Star.
London, England, 1807-09-29 00:00:00

HEREFORD, SEPT. 24.

Yeflerday our Mufical Feßival commenced here,
f r the benefit of the widows and orphansof the three
diocefes, Hereford, Worceller, and Glotzceller ; we
began, as uftial, the morning fervice with the Detten.
gen 7e Deum, and anthem, My heart is indiiing; with
!Icily, Holy; theonly long introduced by Mifs Parke,
which was given with very impreffive effect, in their
places. After which, a very excellent fermon was
preached by the Rev. Mr. Clutton ; then finiffied
with the Coronation Anthem, God Save the Kin;.—
The church was as full as poflible, and the collation
for the charity was 1911. Bs.
In the evening ifcis and Galatea was performed at
the College Hall, and the excellence of the perfor
mers made the audience confider it a treat. There
were about fix hundred prefent, which number, the
fir ft night, is coufidered the harbinger of a great
Meeting.
This morning there was a Grand Selection at the
eithedral, and the moft elegant audience I have
I ever feen out of London, which went off in a molt
capital ftyle, the prominent features of which were,
Sing ye to the lord, and re jarred Prig, Tung by Mifs
Parke, in a beautiful and impteflive manner, that has
never been furpalled. Deeper and deeperflill, by Mr.
Hari ifon, with his ufnal excellence. 13attleman's It
ntzy7 be fo ; and his and J. Sale's duet, The Lord is a
man of war, was given in a very feperior manner ;
the reit of the performers exerted their talents with
very great credit to themfelves and pleafure to the
audience, and the whole performance may he con-
fichifed a vet y complete one, for the Choruffes went
admirably. The collation 1371.
This evening was a Concert at the College; to a
perfectly crammed audience, fuck a one, as the peo-
ple fay, was never feen at Hereford before, 740, all
the fttlhion of there parts.
The Duke of
_Norfolk, Eord and Lady Oxford. Lady Cornkvall
and family, the Biihops of Hereford and Gloucefter, Sir Hui ger-
ford liolkyns, Cart. Sir John Cottercli, Lord Clive's fitters, Mrs.
Perloe, Lady Hereford, Mrs. Lcivis, Mr. and Lady Caroline
Price, of Polley; Mr Hughes. Mr. Foley, Mr. Knight, M. P. ace.
The Concert went off in the belt manner.
Seer. 25.—Our third day's performance at the
church was "I be Mdiah, in which Mifs Parke exerted
her poWerful abilities to the happieft drat, as did
Meffrs. Harriinn, Bartleman, J. Sale, Gofs; and Mr.
and Mrs. Vaughan. It was the prevailing opinion,
that that divine Oratorio was never heard to greater
advantage, notwithßanding the church was crowded
to very great inconvenience. The collation duting
the three mornings, was 8251. upwards of 2001. more
than was ever Collated at any former meeting ;
how much to the credit of the Nobility and Gentry
prefent. In the evening a C,Mcert at the College, to
a numerons audience, in which Mils Pat ke fang a
traVoura Italian Fong, accompanied on the oboe by
her father, which union produced the happieft effect
poilible, as did The Soldier tied, by the fame Lady, in
the fecund net, which was given in the moll brilliant
and impreflive manner, and which drew forth re-
peated burns of applanfii from the audience. Meffrg.
Harrifon, Bartleman, and J. Sale, were particularly
happy in the choice of theirfongr,as the audience tali.
fled in the Itronge ft manner, by the applaufe they gave
them. In the courfe of the Concert, Mails. Lindley,
H Ames, andMahon, gave Concertos on the violoncello,
Balloon, and Clarionet, and were highly applauded
for their exertions ; in fhort, the whole of the per-
formances during the three days have been particu.
July gratifying to the performers, from the great ap-
probation continually teflified by an elegant and nu,
merous audience, which, added to an unprecedented
ivillation for the Charity, does the Nobility and
Gentry of the County, who have come forth for fo
' benevolent a purpofe, the higheft rtlEble credit.