LEEDS.-The Leeds Musical Union gave its Third Dress Concert in the music Hall, on Friday evening (the 30th ult). The singers were Madame Clara Novello, Miss Messent, Herr Reichardt, Signors Sivori, Piatti, Mr. Land, and Master Arthur Napoleon.

COALBROOKDALE-Miss Darby, one of the proprietors of the Coalbrookdale Works, has presented to the music class of the Literary and Scientific Institution a semi-grand pianoforte, value fifty guineas. By way of inaugurating the instrument, the members gave a concert, which was numerously attended. Mr. Charles Roden conducted the concert, and Master Theophilus Watkiss presided at the pianoforte. The other performers, all, we believe, in the employ of the Coalbrookdale Works, were Messrs. W. Walker, H. Bradburn (violins), Mr. W. Bradburn (violoncello), Mr. Baily (double-bass), Mr. G. Aston (flute), and Mr. H. Griffiths (cornet). The vocalists were Messrs. John Evans, Paul Elwell, Isaiah and George Jones. HUDDERSFIELD.-Mr. Dean played on a new organ, purchased for the Highfield Chapel, one evening last week. The instrument appeared to satisfy the audience assembled to hear it. Several choruses were sung during the evening, after which a subscription was opened, and £23 16s. 8d. realized-sufficient, as Mr. Sykes admitted, to pay the balance due for building the instrument.

UXBRIDGE.-(From a Correspondent.)-The Uxbridge Choral Society gave a concert on Monday evening, the 26th ult., for the purpose of purchasing a pianoforte for the special use of the society. In addition to the members, the services of the Misses Walls from London, and a violinist, pupil of M. Sainton (Mr. W. A. Sondes), were retained. The young

ladies obtained several encores. Mr. Sondes played De Beriot's Tremolo, and a duet for violin and pianoforte with Mr J S. Birch, who also officiated as conductor and accompanyist. The execution of the choral pieces was creditable to the members of the Society.

GLOUCESTER. (From our own Correspondent.)—The third concert of the Philharmonic Society was more fully attended than either of the previous ones, many persons being unable to find seats. The programme (with vocal music for the first time since the existence of the Society) was as follows:

Overture, La Gazza Ladra-Rossini. Symphony No. 1 in C-Beethoven. Quintett, "The Woods" - Mendelssohn. Polka, "Bride's” – D'Albert. Overture, La Dame Blanche-Boieldieu. Symphony, No. 4 -Mozart.-Duet, "The Elfin's Call." Quadrille, "Como"-D'Albert. The execution of the Beethoven Symphony was very unequal, indeed, in many parts, rather slovenly. The most noticeable feature of the evening was the Symphony of Mozart, which, as it had been oftener rehearsed, was creditable. The second movement, especially, was well given, although the last amounted to something like a scramble. Both vocal pieces were encored. You know we are famous for encoring in Gloucester-the Music Meeting Concerts to wit. The number of subscribers is steadily on the increase, and, in a short time, I fancy, the new premises will hardly be found sufficiently large to accommodate the audiences.

To judge from the number of gentlemen who have accepted the office of stewards for the Triennial Meeting of the Choirs in 1856, the prospects are encouraging. The list is by far the largest that ever appeared at Gloucester, Worcester, or Hereford. A general meeting of the stewards was held last week, when, in addition to the names published in the Musical World, Sept. 1st, the following were proposed and accepted for the responsible office :-Edmund Hopkinson, Esq., John Rolt, Esq., Q.C., John Fortescue Brickdale, Esq., Hon. Ashley Ponsonby, M.P., the Rev. Canon Banks, the Rev. G. D. Bourne, the Rev. R. W. Hippesley, and the Rev. E. F. Witts. Thos. Holt, Esq., (registrar of the diocese,) is appointed treasurer, and that most indefatigable of honorary secretaries, James Henry Brown, again kindly gives his valuable services to the interest of the Festival. The conductor, of course, will be Mr. Amott, while eight of the most active stewards have undertaken the whole affair. The date is not yet decided, but it will most probably be either the latter end of August or the beginning of September.

HAMBURGH.-Nicolai's Lustige Weiber von Windsor is in rehearsal. Herr Carl Formes is expected every day. MAGDEBURG.-Herr von. D, Osten has been giving concerts here with great success.

PARIS.

(From our own Correspondent.) THE season of 1855 has been fatal to every kind of concert, vocal or instrumental. It has ended as it began. On Sunday last a monster concert was advertised "par ordre," at the Palace of Industry. Enormous placards, some four yards square, were posted in every direction, and announced the tidings to the Parisian world. Upwards of 4,500 singers were to take part in this musical fête, and to march, banner in front, to the Industrial Palace. The following societies were furnished by the capital; L'Orpheon, of Paris, Les Enfants, of La Parisienne, Les Enfants of the Seine, La Chorale de L'Odéon, Les Enfants de Choisy-le-Roi, L'Orpheon of Nogent, Les Tyroliens, Les Enfants de Galin (Chapelle-Saint-Denis), L'Orpheon de Vaugirard, and L'Orpheon de Vanves. From the provinces came the choral societies of Strasbourg, Lille, Arras, Douai, Roubaix, Valenciennes, Boulogne, Colmar, Jura, Dôle, Bar-le-Duc, Dieppe, Elbeuf, Troys, Sens, Poitiers, Orleans, Versailles, Saint-Germain, Meaux, Sévres, Montereaux, Nemours, and many others. Finally, from Belgium came the Les Echos d'Outre-Meuse, Les Amis Réunis, of Liège; La Société d'Orphée, La Société Lyrique, and L'Harmonie, from Mons; La Société des Etudiants, and La Société d'Orphée, of Ghent; La Societé Royale, les Chaurs and La Société des Chant, from Bruges; L'Union Chorale, of Brussels; La Société Chorale of Namur; and Les Echos de L'Escaut, of Antwerp.

M. Berlioz was dethroned to make way for M.M. Gounod and Delaporte, as joint conductors, and four military bands, supplied

with all M. Saxe's latest and most formidable inventions in the way of brass instruments, were destined to accompany this truly monster chorus. The following was the programme :God save the Queen. Chorus, "Saint Hubert " Chorus, "La Muette" "Le vin des Gaulois

Aux armes...

La Retraite

O Salutaris...

Vive l'Empereur

...

Laurent de Rillé.
Auber.
Gounod.
Clapisson.

Laurent de Rillé.
Dugué.
Gounod.

This programme formed a marked contrast with that put forth by M. Berlioz: and M.M. Gounod, Clapisson, and Laurent de Rillé made but sorry substitutes for Beethoven, Mozart, and Rossini. The tickets were seven francs each, and the concert was announced for half-past one. Most of the provincial and Belgian societies arrived on Thursday and Friday, in order to be in time for the rehearsal on Saturday. At the very outset, however, a dispute arose between the promoters of the concert and the Belgian societies. These latter demanded that their expenses should be paid, which was reasonable enough, seeing they were not to share in the receipts. This was met, however, with a direct refusal, which led to a lively discussion, and eventually to a most unpleasant wrangle. The consequence was that many of the Belgian choirs refused to attend either rehearsals or concert.

About one o'clock the public began to arrive, and at the hour appointed, half past one-the audience numbered some 10 or 12,000. The day was foggy, raw, and bitterly cold: the building comfortless, and the thermometer inside very little above freezing point. It was announced that the King of Sardinia, in company with the Emperor and Prince Napoleon, would honour the concert with his presence, but unfortunately his Sardinian Majesty had chosen the same day for the reception of the corps diplomatique. Whether it was that the diplomatists were more than usually prosy, or that the King dreaded the effect of M. Clapisson's music, the result was most unpleasant for the public. Two o'clock sounded and no royal or imperial majesties appeared. Point de roi, point de concert, seemed M. Gounod's idea, for he gave no sign of commencing.-The "audience"-quasi lucus a non lucendohaving nothing whereto to listen, began making noises on their own account, more significant than pleasant. At length M. Gounod favoured them with his own cantata, "Vive l'Empereur." Its effect was extraordinary, and for nearly an hour no further sound was heard from the audience, who evidently dreaded lest

the conductor should accept it as a signal, and favour them with a repetition of what they had just endured. Three o'clock came, and still the concert was uncommenced. A few minutes afterwards, however, the imperial party arrived, and took their seats while "Vive l'Empereur" was repeated. They seemed to feel the icy cold of the interior, and shortly after their arrival the Emperor whispered to the King, who immediately put on his hat, as did also the Prince Napoleon. The concert began, and proved a most entire failure. Auber's lovely chorus met with an encore, and was the only thing that in any degree thawed the ice of the audience. The imperial party left at four, and choristers, bands, and public soon afterwards dispersed.

The Trovatore has been given at the Italiens with great and well-deserved success. Mario was the Trovatore, and on the first night of his performance many of the audience seemed disappointed that he would not strain his voice like Baucardé, and compete with the anvils, bells, &c., which play so prominent a part in the opera. His success was therefore somewhat undecided. On further reflection, however, the public evidently concluded that he was in the right, and that such a lovely and cultivated organ as he possesses, where with to interpret the music of Mozart, Rossini, and Meyerbeer, should not be sacrificed at that shrine which has (according to Madame Jenny Lind) been the ruin of half the voices of Young Italy. On the second night he achieved an undeniable triumph, and was recalled after the "Miserere," and twice at the conclusion of the opera. Madame Borghi-Mamo confirmed and strengthened the favourable impression caused by her performance of Azucena last year. Her singing was admirable, particularly in the recitative of the second act; and in the prison scene she met with loud and well-won applause. Madame Penco-for whom the part of Leonora was originally written-was effective, and Signor Graziani displayed his fine voice to advantage, though he is getting too much into the habit of singing loud.

Roger is engaged for a term of four years at the Opera. This engagement is most satisfactory, for Roger is unquestionably the only good tenor at present on the French stage. He has accepted the principal part in Signor Biletta's new opera, La Rose de Florence, which is now in rehearsal.

I fear that next month will be the last that Mdlle. Cruvelli will remain on the stage. Nothing can exceed the liberal offers made by M. Crosnier, and every inducement is held out in the hope of retaining so rare a prima donna. Every offer, however, has hitherto been steadily declined, and I believe Mdlle. Cruvelli's determination is fixed and unalterable.

Mr. Lumley is in Paris, and, from what I hear, is actively employed, about what I have not heard.

FOREIGN.

PARIS.-Ernst, who has been some time in Paris, has left for Dijon, where he has announced a concert at the theatre. This will be the first appearance of the celebrated violinist in the department of the Côte-d'Or. Schulhoff, the pianist, has just arrived. Of the operas there is something to say. The Vêpres Siciliennes at the Grand, and the Etoile du Nord at the Comique, soberly varied by M. Adam's Houssard de Berchine, as the phrase goes, "font lez frais!" On the 10th instant-en attendant, Manon l'Escaut of Scribe and Auber, with the long expected apparition of Marie Cabel in the fashionable part of the Boulevards-it is expected that a new three-act opera, the music by M. Massé, called Les Saisons, the chief part in which is entrusted to Mad. Ugalde, will be produced. An operetta in one-act, by M. Gevaert, entitled Le Revenant, is also on the tapis. Meanwhile Madlle. Henrion, a pupil of the Conservatoire, has appeared three times as Angèle in Le Domino Noir with success.

The Emperor and the King of Sardinia went to the Opera on Monday, to admire and applaud the charming Carolina Rosati, in the ballet of Jovita, and on the Sunday previous an extra performance was given of the evergreen Robert le Diable, which can count almost as many public representations as the immortal "Ascent" of Albert Smith (Albertus Maximus).

At the Italian Opera, Mad. Frezzolini, having signed a new engagement, will shortly make her rentrée. The public "will

know will" (saura gré) to M. Calzado, the manager, who also has in hand a new semi-serious opera, by one Pedrotti, called La Fiorina, for Mad. Penco, Signori Carrion, Everadi, etc. It is also pleasant to relate that Mdlle. Boccabadati is restored to health, and will appear incessamment in the Sonnambula, and, moreover, with Mesdms. Penco and Borghi-Mamo, will help the public to a new hearing of Cimarosa's Matrimonio Segreto. (Why not the opera of the same master, for which Rossini expresses so great an admiration to the confabulatory Ferdinand Hiller-Le Trame Deluse.) But this is not all. Verdi's still unknown, on this side of the Alps, Traviata (the Dame aux Camélias) is in preparation, and, to conclude, the world will at last be made acquainted with the Don Bucefalo of that same Cagnoni from whose pen a miserable Cavatina was wont to be sung at the festivals by Madame Clara Novello-since this opera they mount equally" (On monte également).

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There is no end of new operas. M. Adolph Adam has already put his well-worn nibs to music-paper, in the shape of another two-act opera (the hundredth-and-what) for the renirée of Mdlle. Meillet, the libretto whereof is the work of those inexhaustible scribes (not Scribe) MM. Leuven and De Beauplan. When will Monsieur Adam imitate his great friend Rossini, have an attack of the nerves, and present his pen to the Jews? At the Théâtre-Lyrique, M. Hermann Léon, the bass singer, well-known at the Opéra-Comique, is engaged. The changing and chopping about from the Temple to the Feydeau is perfectly bewildering; everybody seems to be going from everywhere to everywhere, and all to no purpose.

VIENNA. The Etoile du Nord is to be produced after all. Mdlle. Wildauer, the well known Court singer, has resigned her part of Catherine, in consequence of indisposition, to Mdlle. Liebhardt. Herren Steger and Beck, the bawling tenor and the roaring bass, who were also indisposed (every body was indisposed) are now disposed, and the rehearsals are going on assiduously, under the superintendance of Meyerbeer. M. Hellmesberger, the fidler and composer, has returned from Paris, rayonnant with the blunders he and his companions have committed as art-judges in the Paris Exposition. The advent of Joseph Joachim is expected immediately.

VIENNA. On the next anniversary of Mozart's death (the 5th inst.), a monument will be erected by the municipal authorities of this capital, in honour of the great master, over his last resting place, which, it would appear, has been discovered. A sharp controversy is being carried on between Herr von Lucan and Herr F. Glöggl, both of whom claim the merit of the discovery.

BERLIN.-At the Royal Opera House, Herr Dorn's opera, Die Niebelungen has been revived, with Madlle. Johanna Wagner as Brunhilde, her original part. Great activity still prevails in the world of concerts. At the last one given by Herr Joachim and Mad. Clara Schumann, the programme was particularly attractive, containing specimens of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, most admirably interpreted by Herr Joachim. Mad. Clara Schumann performed Beethoven's sonata, "Les Adieux, l'Absence, et le Retour," the scherzo capriccio in F, by Mendelssohn, and a Jagdund Schlummerlied," by Schumann. Mad. Meklenburg diversified the purely instrumental character of the concert, by singing the first air from Iphigenia in Tauris. The second quartette-Versammlung of Herren Zimmermann, Ronneburger, &c., took place in the Cecilia Hall at the Singacademie. Among other pieces, the programme included Beethoven's quartet in B major (Op. 127), Haydn's in E (Cah. 12, No. 3), and a fragment consisting of a scherzo and andante from Mendelssohn's posthumous works. Herr Wendt's new quartet was successfully repeated at the last Quartets-Soirée of Herren Oertling, Rehbaum, Wendt, and Birnbach. At the second of a course of lectures he is now delivering, Professor A. B. Marx gave a comprehensive and interesting sketch of the musical instruments of the Chinese and Indians, with practical illustrations. Dr. Franz Liszt is announced to appear on the 5th inst., at a concert of the Orchester-Verein. He was received at the railway station by the committee, consisting of Herren Marx, Dorn, Stern, von Bülow, Grell, Laub, and Bock. It is proposed to invite him to a grand supper before his departure. Herr Joseph Wieniowski is stopping here for a few days.

BRUSSELS.-(From our own Correspondent, Dec. 2.) The | musical season has just commenced. M. Dupont, the pianist, lately gave two Classical Concerts, in which he introduced selections from the great masters, from Bach to Mendelssohn. The Association of Musicians has given its first concert. The programme, among other morceaux, included Beethoven's Symphony in A. It was correctly played, but without energy. An Italian pianist, Signor Andreoli, executed with great animation the first movement of Hummel's Concerto in A minor. To-morrow, M. Cardovat, a new tenor-the fifth since September, the others having failed-will make his début. The great theatre in the Place de la Monnoie, which should have been ready last month, is likely to remain closed for at least six months more. The Théâtre de Cirque is undergoing alterations to make it comfortable if that be possible-in the winter season. M. Jullien has carried off the cream of the orchestra of the Conservatoire, and M. Fétis is in a pet. The Brothers Holmes have paid us a visit lately, and played at a concert at the house of Captain Greville, in which they were very successful. M. Levassor is at Brussels, and draws money. Lately, while performing in one of his popular pieces, he was so seriously injured by a cat that the representation of Jocrisse had to be suspended. I forgot to mention, that at the concert of the Association of Musicians, M. Hanssens conducted. I do not think he exhibited his usual vigour, which may be attributed to the presence of M. Fétis, who was seated in the front row, and looked on in a very patronising

manner.

NAPLES.-Mercadante,the thrice venerable veteran, has entered into a contract with the Impresario of the San Carlo to compose a new opera for the season of the Carnival 1856-7.

LEIPSIC.-(From our own Correspondent.)—During the last month, we have had only one Gewandhaus concert, in consequence of two Busstags, or fast days, falling so close together. The sixth took place on the 15th ult. The programme was as follows:PART I.-Overture, Cantemire, by Fesca; Aria, with chorus, from Händel's Sampson, by Mdile. von Kettler; Concert in Form einer Gesangscene (dramatic concerto for the violin), Spohr, Herrn H. Lauterbach; Scena ed aria, from Spohr's Faust, Herr A. Eilers; Andante and rondo, violin, De Beriot, M. Lauterbach.

PART II.-Symphony (E major), Gade. Mdlle. von Kettler sang well; Herr Eilers has become a favourite; Herr Lauterbach won the deserved applause of the audience. The orchestra was excellent. The overture of Fesca was interpreted with vigour. The third concert of the Musikverein Euterpe took place on the 27th November. The selection

was:

Overture, Wasserträger, Cherubini; Schubert's symphony in C; Recitative ed aria, "Susanna, e non vieni"; "Dove sono," from Figaro and a concert aria of Mendelssohn, by Mdlle. von Heimburg. Beethoven' concerto in G major (No. 4), and the Marsch and Elfenreigen by Men

verein. Herr Schneider sang the Recitative ed aria from Méhul's Joseph (Vaterland, etc.) with success. The hymn to Eros and Bacchus, from Mendelssohn's Antigone was given in an excellent manner by the same chorus. Herr G. Mertel, pianist from Bremen, performed Schumann's concerto in A minor, and one of the rondos with orchestral accompaniments of Mendelssohn. He is a good mechanist, but devoid of feeling. On the 1st inst., at the theatre, we had a representation of Bellini's Romeo et Juliette. The Romeo was personated by Mdlle. Bartel, Juliet by Mdlle. Neuhold. Both made a good impression on a scanty audience. Mdlle. Neuhold is one of the best of the new opera acquisitions. M. Colbrun, from Paris, has appeared at the HofTheater in Dresden as Sarastro in the Zauberflöte, and in Robert le Diable as Bertram. He has received a permanent engagement of 1800 thalers per annum. Herren Blaszmann, Hüllweck, Hörner, and Göring have commenced a series of soirées in the Hotel de Saxe. Mdlle. Marie Wieck, the pianist, has established at her own house a weekly soirée, to which she invites friends and patrons of the art.

LEIPSIC.-Herr Joachim and Mad. Clara Schumann will perform at concerts here, during the course of the present month. STUTTGART.-Since the 5th August, when she was delivered of a still-born child, Mad. Marlow has suffered from a lameness of one foot, the nerves of which are seriously affected. The lady is totally incapable of moving, and had to be carried from her bed to the carriage which conveyed her to Wildbad, whither she has been taken in the hopes of recovering the use of her paralysed limb.

THE BURNING OF THE THÉÂTRE DES VARIETES AT BORDEAUX. by a correspondent.] [The following letter has been addressed to the Manager des Théâtres, Bordeaux, 3rd Dec,, 6 A.M. | SIR, I have just witnessed a frightful and unaccountable spectacle. One hour after the performance of M. Mélingue in the Theatre des Variétés was on fire was heard, and at the time I Lazare le Pâtre, which had as usual great success, a cry that am writing (five hours later), nothing remains of this splendid the midst of four bare walls. Most of the artists have lost their edifice and of its contents, but a vast heap of blackened ruins in wardrobes, and M. Mélingue in particular, who kept everything in the theatre, has suffered a loss the more to be regretted, since besides its intrinsic money-value, his costumes possessed a peculiarly great artistic interest. F. DEMARIE.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

Herr A. Hänsel.

The overture might have gone with more precision; the symphony in some parts was open to the same objection. Malle. von Heimburg sang her arias with tolerable power but little feeling. Herr Hänsel is a young pianist of promise, as far as execution goes, but is deficient in style; he has studied for some years at the Conservatory, and has played with success at the public examinations. An Englishman, Mr. Taplin, from Tavistock, has completed his studies at the Conservatory, and it may perhaps gratify his friends to hear that he will shortly return to England. Mr. Taplin has benefitted by the counsels of Mr. Moscheles, Herr Plaidy, and other professors. At the seventh Gewandhaus concert, Beethoven's first symphony, which has not been heard here for a long time, was performed; as was also Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett's overture to Die Najade ("The Naiads"), which the local critics say is a skilful imitation of Mendelssohn.* Be this as it may, the overture was received with an enthusiasm that would have gratified the composer had he been present. After the symphony, there was a selection from Rossini's L'Assedio di Corinto; the solos by Herre

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Exeter-hall. This performance will be repeated on Friday, 21st December. 38. and 5s. Area Tickets, as well as those for the other parts of the Hall, are now issued. The subscription is One, Two, or Three Guineas. Subscribers now entering receive Double Tickets for this Performance. Mr. Macfarren's Analysis of the Messiah and Creation, with book of words, may be had at 6d. each, or will be sent on receipt of 12 postage stamps. Country societies will be supplied at a reduction of 25 per cent. by taking 100 copies.

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T. MARTIN'S-HALL.-HANDEL'S MESSIAH will will be performed on Wednesday, Dec. 19, under the direction of Mr. John Hullah. Principal vocalists-Madame Clara Novello, Miss Julia Bleaden, Miss Palmer, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Thomas. Tickets 1s. and 2s. 6d., stalls 5s., may be had of the music-sellers, and at St. Martin's hall. Commence at half-past seven o'clock.

form Music-sellers and Professors that in consequence of their having made great improvements in the manufacture of their instruments,_substituting machinery for manual labour, and taking advantage of the new Patent Steam Semi-Grands, and Cottages, in all variety of woods and designs, at considerably reduced prices. Illustrated Lists sent on application, or a visit to their Manufactory will prove the great advantage secured. 56, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. Manufactory, Chenies-street, Tottenham-court-road. Alexander and Co.'s Harmoniums at trade prices.