The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

GLOUCESTER, Friday.—Last night's concert at the
Shire Hall was crowded by a most fashionable and dis-
tinguished company.
There was lull choral service at the cathedral again
last night, and to-day at 8 o'clock a.m.
There was a general rush this morning to listen to the
"Messiah" of Handel. Not only was the whole area of
the spacious nave of the cathedral filled, but numbers
'gag to find sitting room in the choir, where the singers
were invisible. The number of tickets sold to-day was
2,770.

Mr. Sims Reeves open'ed this sublime oratorio in a
most commandirg and impressive style. The difficult
song, " Thus saith the Lord," was allotted to Mr.
Thomas, who impressed the audience most favourably.
Mrs. Lockoy's fine voice told with great effect in "0
thou that teflest," but, unfortunately, there was a detrac-
tion at the commencement mused by an omission in her
copy. Madame Novel!o's singing it is quite superfluous
to praise.

The performance of the oratorio was brought to an
end about half•past four, at h four hundred of people
were collected at the College-green to witness the depar-
ture of the visitors of the cathedral for the last time. The
collection at the doors of the cathedral to-day in aid of
the charity amounted to 3191. ss. 81. The amount col-
lected at the cathedral doors will be increased by further
donations yet to be received, and it will, no doubt, ex-
ceed the amount collected last year. It is also pretty
certain that there will be a surplus of receipts f6r sale of
tickets, which will, of course, be devoted to the charity.
There is a grand full-dress ball this evening at' the Shire

The Limerick and Ennis Railway directory met on
Tuesday ; Lord Inchiquin in the chair. The works for
the construction of this important Hue will be rc•xlm-
menced immediately. Mr. Dargan was present at Ilse
meeting, and has evinced a lively interest in tbe-pros-
perity of the

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of Coventry has been spending the first days of Septem-
ber at Croome. His lordship promises to be an excellent
shot. On Monday his lordship, accompanied by Lord
Vaughan, son of the Earl of Lisburne, with Capt. Co-
ventry and Mr. W. Herbert, were shooting at Hanbury."
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