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THE SUN, LON DON, THU RS DA Y, SEPTEMBER 10,-18*

THE REGISTRATION.

on, the electors themselves. Expense, it was hoped, would
be prevented. The object of the Act, in this respect, is
most scandalously defeated.
Lincoln's Inn, Sept. 9.

CIRCULAR OF THE REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Reform Association, 3, Cleveland-row, Aug. 31.
STR—To impede the progress of Reform by any means,
however unjustable, the Tories have served notices of ob-
jection to voters of liberal principles, without regard to the
validity of the qualification for which the votes were claimed.
In the county of Middlesex, and in many parts of the coun-
try, two notices of objections have been served upon each
voter, a mere annoyance, without object, save to create a
feeling that there are two objections' to an indisputably
good vote ; and in some parishes all registered voters who
at the last election supported the Reform candidates, and
all claimants likely again to support them, have been served
with such notices. Thus, liberality of principle is made
the ground upon which a Tory faction would seek to ex-
clude men of undoubted property from the exercise of the
elective franchise:
Being fully convinced that the cause of Reform would
not be aided by useless annoyance to any party, this Asso•
ciation, in its printed circular of July 30th, stated, " Let
no groundless objections be served ;" and although the
Tories have resorted to an expedient so vexatious, so an-

A BARRISTER.

YORK MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

YORK, Tuesday Evening.
Although this morning's performance was the first public
one of the series, the Festival may be said to have com-
menced on Sunday last. The services at the Minster on
tint day were attendeJ by a crowded audience, and the
musical portion of the ceremony performed with great care
and attention. After the rehearsal of yesterday morning a
second took place at the Concert Room in the early part of
the evening. The room appropriated to the evening per-
formances of the. Festival was erected by public subscription
in the year 1824. It is 95 feet by 60, and its height 45 feet.
The orchestra, although apparently small, is said to accom-
modate 144 performers, and the ground-floor and galleries
together will seat upwards of 2,000 persons. The rehearsal
of yesterday evening was necessarily shortened, as the
public amusements of the Festival commenced by a grand
ball, which was attended by a most numerous and fashiona-
ble audience.

noying, and so unworthy even of themselves, because so
easily defeated, there is every reason to feel satisfied with
the advice then given. But whilst these numerous objec-
tions show the fear and desperation of the Tories, they
render it more necessary to use additional care in attending
the barristers' courts ; and in every district, whether Re-
form Associations already exist, or plans have been adopted
to procure a good registration, not an opportunity must now
be lost to complete that advantage which the liberal cause
has gained—to support every claim by a Reformer, and
defeat every objection by a Tory, and thus leave the re-
gister good evidence that the cause of Reform is supported
by a great majority of the wealth and strength of our
country.
In every instance where an objection has been taken to
a liberal vote, the party objected to must, either by himself
or by some one on his behalf, appear before the revising
barrister, and prove that he is possessed of the qualification
for which he claimed.
There is no difficulty in this ; but it must not be neg-
lected, for every person for whom no attendance is made
before the revising barrister will be disfranchised.
It is desirable that each Reform Association should give
publicity in its district to the necessity of attendance, and
of the times appointed for holding the courts : and every
person of liberal principles who is objected to should, if
unable himself to attend the revising barrister, furnish some
competent party with such information as may be required
to support his own vote.

Early this morning the doors of the Minster were be-
sieged by all those who had not been in time to procure
ballot tickets, and at half-past ten o'clock the crowd was
very dense. At this time the doors were opened, and the
Minster began to fill rapidly. Such were the excellent ar-
rangements adopted by the Committee, that not the slightest
confusion or inconvenience occurred. By eleven o'clock,
the body of the nave and the front and side galleries were
completely filled, and long before twelve, the Patrons' Gal-
lery, which is placed at the great western window, and said
to contain 2,000 persons, presented the most brilliant ap-
pearance, crowded with the beauty, rank, and fashion of
the north. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent
and Princess Victoria arrived precisely at twelve o'clock,
and on their entrance into the gallery, the assembled thou-
sands arose. The vociferations of the crowd outside 'had

long given token of their approaching presence, and such
was the enthusiasm of the moment, that the sanctity of
the temple was forgotten, and a simultaneous burst of ap-
plause escaped from the audience as their Royal Highnesses
entered the box prepared for their reception. The follow-
ing is the programme of the morning's performance, which
was strictly adhered to, with the exception of two instances,
which will hereafter be noticed :.

PART I.

CoronationAnthern—Zadock the Priest Handel.

Ist and 2d Parts of the Creation
Chaos.

Haydn..

Recit., Mr. Phillips—ln the beginning.
Chorus—And the Spirit of God.
Recit. and air, Mr. Bennett—Now vanish.
Chorus—Despairing.
Recit., Mr. Phillips—And God made the firmament.
Solo and ckorus, Mrs. Knyvett—The marvellous work.
Recit. and song, Mr. Phillips—Rolling in foaming billows.
Recit. and song, Mrs. Bishop—With verdure clad.-
Recit., Mr. Bennett—And the heavenly host.

The few plain instructions which follow show the mode
of proceeding as to objections, and will enable the voter
residing at Zdistance from professional assistance, or from
a Reform Association, to advocate his own cause, and pre-
serve that right of which unprincipled party spirit would
seek to deprive him.

Chorus—Awake the harp.
Recit., Mr. Braharn—ln splendour bright.

Any person registered, or claiming to be so, for a county,
may object to the vote of any person for the same county
by notice in writing ; the notice being signed by the ob-
jector, and his place of abode stated upon it.
The notice of objection must be served upon the party
objected to, by delivery to him, or for him, at his place of
abode, on or before the 23th of August ; or it may be given
to the tenant in possession of the premises in respect of
which lie claims ; but in this case it must be personally
delivered to the tenant. In each case a notice of objection
must be given to the overseer of the parish in which the
qualification is situated, also on or before the 25th day of
August.
If the notice of objection be in the proper form, it must
be proved at the barristers' court, that the party objecting
is himself a registered voter or claimant ; that the name
is his own writing, or written under his direct authority ;
and that the notices of objection were properly served,
both upon the party objected to and upon the overseers.
A strict examination into all these points, and particularly
as to the service upon the tenant, will often defeat an objec-
tion ; for in failure of ANY of these requisites, the notices
will not avail, and the name of the party objected to will
be retained on the register, whether his qualification be
good or bad.

Chorus—The heavens are telling.

CONTINUED.
Recit. and song, Miss C. Novello—On mighty pens.
Recit., Mr. Machin—And God created great whales.

Trio, Miss Kemble, Mr. Bennett, and Air. Machin—Most beauti-
ful appear.
Chorus—The Lord is great.
_ _ - - - -

Recit. and song, Mr. Machin—Now heaven in fullest glory.
Recit. and song, Mr. Braham—in native worth.
Recit., Mr. Machin—And God saw.
Chorus—Achieved is the glorious work.

PART 11.
Introduction and chorus—Ye sons of Israel Handel.

Recit. and song, Mrs. Knyvett—What tho' I trace Handel.

. .
Chorus—Hark, the grave - Himmel.
Song, Signor Lablache—Sanctum et terribile ...... Pergolesi
Chorus—lmmortal Lord
Quartet, Mddle. Grisi, Mr. Hawkins, Signors Itubini
and Lablache—Avo verum
Song, Miss Postans.
Chorus—Gloria in excelsis ; solo parts, Mrs. Knyvett,
Miss C. Novello, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Machin ... Pergolesi.
Song, Mdlle. Grisi—Gratias' Agimus ; Clarionet obli-
gato, Mr. Willman...
Chorus—When his loud voice
Song, Signor Rubini Handel.
Chorus--Glory to God
Song, Miss Kemble—O magnify the Lord ... .........
Credo ...
Quartet and chorus, Miss Masson, Messrs. Hawkins,
Bennett, and Phillips—Lord of heaven and earth.
ocean
Recit., Mrs. Bishop—But bright Cecilia
Solo and chorus—As from the power '

Mozart.

Where an objection is made by the overseers, on the
margin of the list placed on the church-loors, it is suffi-
cient to prove the original list to have been properly signed
and affixed in the manner directed by the Act ; no further.
notice is requisite to the party, to compel the proof of his
qualification. This, however, should be closely looked to,
lest a Tory overseer should adopt Tory tricks.
The objection and its regularity in either case having
been proved, the party objected to must support his claim,
by proving his qualification. This may be done either by
the persons objected to, or by any one on -his behalf, who
can speak positively to the facts in issue. Titus, the owner-
ship of a freehold may be proved by the tenant who pays
the rent producing a receipt from his landlord. And un-
less the objector can clearly show that the party receiving
the rent did not receive it for himself, but as an agent for
another, the proof would be sufficient. The prouction
of title-deeds or other documents is not necessary, unless
some sale or transfer is proved to have taken place ; for
the revising barristers will not try questions of title pos-
session and apparent ownership are sufficient. Iu every
case the party may be required to make oath of the truth
of this statement.

To enter into the merits Or analyzation of each composi-
tion would be superfluous. It must necessarily happen that
a great portion of the selections of music usually performed
at provincial Festivals must be well known and popular :
otherwise howsoever attractive and gratifying the perfor-
mances may prove to the scientific musician, to the great
mass of the public it might appear dull and uninteresting.
Still, as far as the cause of the art is concerned, it is to be
regretted that this splendid opportunity for the production
of grand effects was not embraced by the Committee for
the production of one of Handel's less known oratorios, a
messe or litanie of Sebastian Bach, or the last grand and
glorious, and yet utterly unknown, and at present unappre-
ciated, vocal composition—the missa for eight voices and
full orchestra. An opinion occasionally prevails in the minds
of Directors that unless the programme be light the per-
formance will remain unpatronised. We are inclined to
suppose the contrary to be the fact, and the determination
to lay aside inferior compositions. and to bring those
forward which have a manifest tendency to improve the
public taste, must ever meet with the respect of all
parties, and have a beneficial interest as it respects the ad-
vancement of the art.

The ownership of leaseholds or of copy-holds, and the
tenancy of .501. rental may be proved in the same way,
either by the party objected to himself, or by any one
who can satisfactorily speak to the fact. Questions of
greater nicety may be left to professional advocacy ; but
as the great mass of objections have been taken merely in
a vexatious spirit, every means should be adopted of show-
ing to plain men, who might, through inattention, or fear
of annoyance, be' prevented from attending the barristers'
courts, that it is the duty of every liberal elector to sup-
port his vote, and that he need not fear any inquisitorial
examination. as to his property.

The performance of the morning opened with Handel's
Coronation Anthem, " Zadock the Priest." The introduc-
tory symphony was performed, as is usual, pianissimo ; and
the effect of the thirty-two feet pedal pipes, standing out
through all the orchestral instruments, was very fine. The
employment of the united strength of the whole orchestra
at the commencement of the vocal score was a favourable
opportunity for the audience to judge of the powers of the
band and chorus ; but it was not until the opening of The
Creation that the attentive auditor was made fully acquaint-
ed with the extraordinary adaptation of the building for the
conveyance of musical sounds. In the orchestra and tran-
septs, and also the -choir, the effect of the band is one
.mass of confusion, unless great care is taken to place ones-
self in particular situations ; but in the nave all reverbera-
tion is gone—the sounds fall as clear and as lucid upon the
ear as might induce the amateur to fancy himself in the
Philharmonic Concert Room. The sinfonia, introducing
the first recitative and chorus, was ably and effectively
performed. The elaborate modulations and elegant mo-
tivos which are at intervals dispersed as solos for the wind
instruments were beautifully sustained, and Nicholson,
Cook, Willman, Mackintosh, and Platt, did wonders
on their respective instruments. The magnificent size
of the Cathedral seemed only to have the effect of mellow-
ing or softening down the tones of each of their in-
struments without affecting or detracting from the perfect
intelligibility of the melodies. At the former Festivals the
chorus/and vocal performers were brought into the side
aisles, but at the present one they are brought considerably
forward into the nave. The band is consequently placed
under the great tower, and from the uncertainty and want
of precision occasionally evinced by the chorus singers and
some of the principal performers, we are inclined to sup-
pose that the power of the orchestra ascends up the tower
and then rolls along the roof of the nave, thus going away
from those who are placed immediately in front. Although
in general nothing could be more smooth or finely blended
than the union of all the voices and instruments, there
were parts of the performance imperfectly executed. The
recitative preceding the trio, " Most beautiful appear," and
which was sung by Mr. Machin, was utterly unintelligible ;
and in the two choruses, " The heavens are telling," and
" Gloria in excelsis," the chorus singers ran away from the
instrumentalists. The first-mentioned chorus had truly an
electrifying effect at the coda, or peroration. The inversion
of the point (fugue, which appears upon the E, and is
drawn out by the tenor trombone, whilst the basses as-
cend by semitones, is one of the best specimens of
Hadyn's creative genius. And here we cannot but
mention in terms of great commendation the fine skill
and musician-like performance of the gentlemen who
form the brass band. The trombce players, with Harper
at the bead of them, appear occasionally at one blast to
recal the whole orchestra, and afford the utmost confidence
to its most remote member. Of the solo singing, the exe-
cution by Mrs. Bishop and Mr. Phillips o the songs,
" With verdure clad," and " Rolling in foaming billows;"
deserve the most marked commendation. Mrs. Bishop
displays a purity of intonation, chaste and correct concep-
tion, and such an exquisite feeling of the intentions of the
composer, as to place her at the head of the English so-
prani singers. The variety cf tone, distinct articulation,
and the truly cantabilo mode by which Mr. Phillips pro-
duct his notes, is, in our opinion, the acme of perfection.
Both songs are gems in the oratorio, and deserved the care
and attention bestowed upon them by the singers. Mr.
Braham, as usual, astonished the audience by the power
of his voice in the scena, " In splendour bright ;" and the
immense space of the nave appeared favourable to his ef-
forts. The contra-bass (or monster) opheicleide, which
first appeared in this country at the Festival held at Bir-
mingham last year, was imported by the Governors of the
Hospital and Directors of the Festival at that place ; and
it has been brought from Birmingham to be used on the
present occasion. It is of great service in adding weight
of tone to the bass of the Orchestra, and in the choruses
in Israel bi Egypt its services are invaluable. The second
part of the concert consisted of a miscellaneous act. The
choruses of Handel from his oratorios of Joshua, Belshaz-
zar, Deborah, and Dryden's Ode, are severally sublime
compositions, and exquisite specimens of the genius of
their author. The additional accompaniments for the wood

In support of objections made by Rcformers to Tory vo-
ters, care must be taken to have proof of the due services
of the required notices, and of the causes of objection, in
attendance at the courts of the barristers, so as to prevent
any Tory being registered through the negligence or in-
attention of a Reformer.
This Association will be pleased to hear that, in your dis-
trict, the courts of the revisiog barristers are well attended,
and I shall be obliged by the general results of the regi-
stration, when completed.
I am, Sir, yours, faithfully,
JAMES COPPOCK, Secretary.

TO THE EDITOR of the MORNING CHRONICLE.
Sir—ln your paper of yesterjay is a letter signed " J.
A. Heraud," which is calculated to mislead a very large
proportion of Persons objected to, and which therefore re-
quires notice. Mr. Heraud states that none but overseers
can object to persons who are already in the list of regis-
tered voters. Now the contrary of this is so completely
the fact, that it never till now was doubted. Any person
already on the register, or claiming to be so, may object to
any person as not having been entitled on the 31st of July
to have his name inserted in the list. The list alluded to is
the list prepared each year by, the overseers, which list is
to include registered voters as well as claimants, and is to
be prepared by them on or before the 31st of July. A
voter already registered, and a new claimant, stand precisely
on the same ground, both as to power of objecting, and of
being objected to, and non-attention to an objection, whe-
ther made by overseer or other person, would be fatal to
the vote of either registered voter or claimant.
At this moment, when every means should be used to
rouse attention to the necessity of attendance at the barris-
ters' courts, it is matter of regret that Reformers should
speculate upon points of this nature. In the courts of the
revising barristers the election must in every case be fought,
and much as the success of our opponents is talked of,
only letihe Reformers of Middlesex attend the courts of
revision, and the came of Reform is safe in this county.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
JAMES COPPOCK.
7, Furnival's Inn, Sept. 9, 1835.