The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-27

&C. .ni.g FORKS forwarded 10 PasM by vast uu ube
| - %''oo,Wr IN GermAny Italy, Holland, belgium Eog
| a. s'u america si connrm the facts ses form /,
voc report, but there was 90, uuaD,a,,ts ma M az
exsc' fAio Of this harmon the p,cn n w.. .,,-.s
o,ua 10, Do reduced lover than q toos Ate
n"se"oo Win leading Instrument maksrs an con t,o
ls OF "'otssras II was at length pronounced nv the m
yoly p' me olnhnion Of quarter Of tome ne ,riy !.
escnhR mat established ut Slut,Rardt in is2a NJ ,ns
mtusasion II LIND ps1,Der the late Composer rh i.,
ahoAea Va the report give the used in t,s
~ ~ france aud IN thu principal ailments. cities n
e'.,hs pe accurate, the band OF the ulass 10 I,rls
sos .@s he highest PITCH the Dumoer OF Vibrations h.
ana the tunihs fork Of Our Philoarmoaio s,cety
go. n'A ID ROTATION, at $40 g. B,ston and u P.te,s
'.'S are Lsx' the owest sud the heat ns,ny n. ,sh
~" o.o 'oiatons per seco0d Il s further alleged thai
ne ois asso BY our Phhsmon Society about an.rser
ar century nee gives only 868 vibrations rns sac, of
the pitch hi. cos-uy has beeo frequently brought ia
Or notice but no,w bsandng the complaints OF tbs sing
en-esp cnl'y tnose who bad suog whsn 1t
come !" definite resolution 10 Ok the stsat.
no hotonely A meeting was therefore
vened At the nstg4,op OF the Council Of Society OF
ATE, OF eaieufs and professors a. their FRI
dAy 'as when interesting although some wnat de l
sofy discussion TOOK place the Rev w whewel,, FIR
mhstr II Trinity College CsmDrigde, took toe CHAIR
Amongst the amateurs present we're the Earl OF Yves,
moresnd the Earl OF Cawd0r, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald the
pean oI Hereford, Dr. Arnoa the Rev T. Cox, the
iey, bowey, Hosa,tn, W Holmes, F Dawson, G l.. Cru
btsen, 8 Edwards, II. Lincoln. g.. rhe professors
were repoeented by Sar George Smart II Biagr,ve, Be-
nenict, Ella, Dr. wy,do, LAM OFT, Goldschmdt and
saoame t'odrcbmidt (Jesny Lnd) II Gr,esbach, A. M.
cno's"o La oesy Noper, G. Cooper H. G. Lunn, futon
u A. worDum &c.
Toe Rev J. L Cox moved resolution, "rhat It was
sxIed'eut to es,ap'Sh the uniform masica PITCH" and
See Was carried vi Eumonsy.
Alter addresses from DR.. Wyde Benedict, Otto Gold
schmidt, sadame Godschmidt, A. Nicholson, HuLah, IL
BaleroVe, BO~ley, &c,
Mr. Ella moved . resolution that a sub. onmt,se
should ce formed 10 consider the policy OF
the french norma d,apasoo, bearing bis personal ea,i
mony 10 the conscientious labors or the commission
MUCH nscurioo took place On this resolution gen
temep Wishing that the resolution should be conxued
the FORMATION OF committee future meet.
ing as 10 the establishment Of the uniform pitch
Mr. Grupesea remarked that the Mnster OF state sga
ing the decree, although ne good hDancer, aud
tad much kuO~,edee Of the turf, neither musician
nor u'ahe msicisn-tnst the majority OF the
sion were not the latter; that small section OF the
L1ematolans were 10. music,ans thas brt,on of
the sieDdsrfss merely formal ones-natnes given
sith toe ntmos! fsc,,ty any suhct He nonsiiered
tnat the nomination Of the leaoog ic0fs Of An or
cbestra With practical instrument manufacturers, vas
absolutely necessary to verify the conclusions of the
PARTISAN CON nissoD AL TO afford to the profession
kunsLt that the uniform musical pcn ugeu
-honld be based ON accurate data, BE would M
more trust french report on science until the facts
we're confirmed than ne would French bulletin
The Chairman no cOnd ucted the the day
much tact, displayed perfect acquaintance WITH the
ehtDc calculations vel Dpathy with the
he'd that the would enabled to 20 folly
0to the matter ano then their report could be submitted
10 a larger meeting.
The foiIowiog then appointed on the CON.
nit'ee:-he Rev. ". wbeweli, Prof De Morgan Sir Ger,
smart Messfs Boadwood, SterDdae, Bennett, Beoedct
Costa Hullah, Il. Gresbsch H. Smart, Dawson DE-
wylde.
Kan The names Of two dukes, marquis earis
vitcOnnte I've lords, three colonies aud right
hoDorablos make up lbe committee.
Hudson, the Irish comedian, s acting In Australia.