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    662 The Saturday Analyst and Leader. [Ju...

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    PARLIAMENT. IN the House of IJords on Th...

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    - Entertainments. Oil Wednesday Night, W...

    the assembled eighteen judges . The names of these chosen bands and the pieces they played are as follows : — Saltairo .. ... .., ... Selection from " i-ucrezia Borgia . " Cyfarthfa ... ... .., " : « The Bondsman . " , Beifc-hton ... " Ernaiii . " ' - - Witney ... ... ... ... " . Trovatorc . " Stanhope ... " Prcciosa . " Chesterfield ... ... ... "Trovatorc" . » ,- „ ¦ „ Staleybridge ... ... ... Overture to" William Tell . " Dewsbury " Preciosa , " Blackdyke ... " Preciosa . " . . Axikrlngton ... ... ... " Xino . " l > arl ? n'rton " , ' . ' . " . . ' , ' ' . " " Kyrie' ^ nd " Gloria , " from Iluydns 2 nd Jliiss .

    The first selection of the bands occupied from ten o clock till three , the final process of ohoosing from four until half-past seven ; and the intermediate time was occupied by the performance , in tho Handel orchestra , by the combined forces , of the following programme : — 12 Kule Britannia ? . Chorus—Hallelnjali • J * !! , , U . Wedding March Mendelssohn . 4 . Chorus—The Heavens are tellinj ; Haydn . 5 . God save the Queen .

    The " Wedding March" of Mendelssohn * was encored , and the National Anthem was also repeated . Mr . E . Jackson conducted with remarkable vigour and ability . At eight o ' clock the decision of the judges was announced , and the following were declared to be the successful competitors : —1 st prize , £ 40 , together with a splendid silver cup for the bandmaster , also , a magnificent champion contre-bass in E flat value 35 guineas , presented by Mr . Henry Distin , 9 , Great Newport-street . St . Martin ' s-lane , London ; Blackdyke Band ; 2 d , 25 / ., JSaltaire Band ; 3 d , 15 ? ., Cyfartlifa Band ; 4 th , 101 ., Darlington Band ; 5 th , 5 / ., Dewsburv Band . The attendance on Wednesday at the -Crystal Palace , at the second and final contest , was far more numerous than at the first , the numbers present being over 22 , 0 GO . At three o' clock the whole force assembled in the Handel orchestra to exhibit their united strength in a select programme . Three encores were demanded , namely , " Rule Britannia , " Mendelssohn's " Wedding March , " and the National Anthem * all of which were executed with surprising brilliancy and precision . ¦ ,. "' , . ' " ¦ -, '' - The bands selected by the judges as worthiest to contend lor the prizes—a « ain 12 in number—then successfully exliibited their strength m the Handel Orchestra . The first prize— £ 30 in money , with a silver cub for the band master , and a complete set of / Boose ? e , Brass B < irid

    Jburiialy in 16 volumes , pcesented by the ' publisuers—was awarded to the Gyfarthfa band ( conductor , Miv R . Livesey ) , from Messrs . Craw'¦ shay ' s Ironworks , South Wales ., .. The piece selected for this band was Verdi ' s overture to iV « 6 « ceo . The second prize— £ 20 hi money—fell to the JDewsbery band ( conductor , Mr . John Peel ) , who played a -selection from-the same composer ' s jErnam ; the third prize-- ; £ 15 to the Saxliorh band of Mr . James Bagnail ' s IrpnVprks , Goldsliill , Staffordshire ^ conductor Mr . J . Blandtbrd ) for a ; scen a and polacca by Perry ; the fourth prize— £ l () - ^ -to the Chesterfield band ( conductor , Mr . H . Slack ) , wlio ( in the costume of the Derbyshire Rifles ) gave a selection oi Lucre-id Borgia ; .. the 5 th prixe-r £ 5—to . the band from Meltham HiUs , Yorkshire ( conductor , Mr . H . Hartley ) , for the . performance of the " Halleluiah" Chorus of Handel . The DBlaokdyko and Saltaire bands , who had won the first and second prizes onTuesday , were prohibited from contending on this occasion . Two extra prizes —an electro-plated cornet-a-pistons by Courtois ( presented by Messrs . QhappBll and Hammond ) . and an electro-plated euphoniouinB flat ( presented by Messrs . Bopsey for the best solo cornet and bass players ) , were consigned by W . Blandiprd ( Gpldshill band ) and Mr . John Walker ( Cyfarthfa band . ) The prizes were dolivered to the successful competitors to Mr . Bowley , general manager of tho Grystal Palace , who addressed thoin in brief and appropriate terms , expressed his belief in the good results that must accrue from tho movement , acknowledged the liberality of the donors of prizes , and paid a well-deserved csompliment to Mr . Eriderby Jackson f or tho ability with which ho had organized and directed tho performances . A great deal of ontlmsiasm ¦ w as elicited , and it was nearly 9 o ' clock befbro the proceedings had come to an end . For a first experiment of this kind the success was quite extraordinary . , , ^ ^ On Tuesday night , at the Olympic , was brought out a , new piece entitled , " Duchess or Nothing . " Tho chief object of this lively piece is to exhibit Mrs . Stirling in one of those spirited characters for which she is so admirably suited ; and never , perhaps , did she look or play better than on this occasion . Tho other characters were well sustained by Mr . Addison , Mr . G Cook , Mr . Walter Gordon , and Mrs . Signor Boccalossi gave his Matinee Musiqale on Tuesday , at Messrs . Collard and Oollard ' s New Concert-rpom , Grosvenor-street , Grosvenoraquare . The programme included selections from the eminent pianist's new English opera , " The Subterfuge . Judging from the specimens to which the composer treated his audience , we should say that this is a work of more thanaverage merit . The music ia brilliant , oncl frequently evinces much sympathy and tenderness , Tho vocalists were Miss Augusta Thompson and Mdlle . Donti ( pupil of Signor Boccalossi ) , Mr . Tennant , and Signor Oiabatti . There was also an efllciont chorus , seleoted from thoso of the Italian operas . The opening chorus from " The Subterfuge " was admirabl y done , nnd highly applauded . Mdllo . Donti sang a charming ballad with much tnsto and oxprossion , lmd ~ eJCoitedtrgpoddealof-Bympathjrand applaud—This young eingeu possesBes a voice of uncommon purity of tone and compass , and will wo doubt not ) take a prominent place among our rising singers . A duet from the same opera characterised by tho utmost harmony , was rendered sweetly and forcibly by . Miss Augusta . Thompson and Mr . Tonnant . " Then smiling hope " wns next given by Mr . Tonnant , with his aeouHtomed taste and flniah . In the aeoondpart , Miss Augusta Thompson eanff finely an aria from- "The Subterfuge , " whioh must bo pronounced a masterpiece of ito kind , and a fair apeoimon of tho music of the new opera . " Homage to Garibaldi—Triumphal March , " by P . Boceulossi , is a noble and spirited composition , and was exceedingly well done by the ohorus . The playing of Signor Boocalossi waa of the finest kind , nndolioitod the « tmoat ftdmiration . Tho conoort-room was well filled

    by a highly respectable audience , who appeared to be highly gratified and interested . ' . .. ¦ -. . JtrxLiEN Festivai .. —It is with much pleasure we learn that a grand Jtillien festival will take place at the Surrey Gardens onthe 31 st of the present month . The obje t of the entertainment is to add to the funds already collected for tho family of the deceased composer , and there seems every probability that it will be fulfilled in the most satisfactory manner . Selections from the works of M . Jullien are to constitute the programme of tlio festival , which will embrace the talents of a large number of the leadmg members of the musical profession , all ot whom give their services gratuitously . At their head is Mr . Siins Beeves , who , in that sympathetic spirit which does him so much honour , has kindly come forward to aid in the work of benevolence . The proprietors of the Surrey Gardens , too , have most generously placed their establishment at the disposal of Madame Jullien free of charge of any description . It is only necessary , we feel assured , to draw attention to these circumstances in order to secure for the festival that amount of extended public support to which it puts forth so many and such high claims .

    662 The Saturday Analyst And Leader. [Ju...

    662 The Saturday Analyst and Leader . [ July . 14 , 1860 .

    Parliament. In The House Of Ijords On Th...

    PARLIAMENT . IN the House of IJords on Thursday night , Lord Wodehouse , iu answer to Lord Noemanby , said that he had received no information in regard to the accrediting of a Sicilian representative to the Court of St . James . He also took occasion to deny that Mr . Elliot , our minister at Naples , had interfered to bring about the restitution of the two captured steam vessels . He was glad , however , to inform the House that they were to be restored . After some remarks from Lords Bbougham and ELi / ENBOitotrGil highly eulogising General Garibalbi , Lord Noema ^ bv said he had seen in foreign newspapers accounts of atrocities , said to have been committed by tho 3 e under the control-of Gabibaidi . Lord Wodehouse thought it only just to state that the conduct of Garibaldi had been characterised in the official reports as marked by the greatest generosity arid humanity . The subject then dropped . The Highland Roads and Bridges Biil was read a third time and passed . In the House of Goinmons Lard PalsiekstoS , in rising to move the resolutions of tvhich he had given notice , observed that the question at issue involved considerations , of the almost constitutional importance , and that the occasion was one which wpuld have taken a promment rank among our Parliamentary proceedings . He gave a slight historical " - sketch of tho growth of the British LegislatureT He advised the House , as the most dignified course , to be satisfied with a declaration of their cpr > stiitiitional j ^ rivileo-es ; and he . concluded a speech of great length by moving the first resolntion . — " That tlie right of granting aids and supplies to the Grown is in the Commons alone , as ^ an essential part of their constitution ; and the limitation of such grants , as tile matter , manner , measure , arid time , is only in them . " , Mr . CoLLrEB contended that the rote of the House of Lords was opposed to constitutiphal usage , and to the tacit understanding which regulated the proceedings of the two Houses , without which tho Constitution could not work . He argued this position uponprinciple and-authority ; and , after a minute examination of the prcoedents reported by the Select Committee ^ he contended that not one of them was at all applicable to the present case ; that it did not appear that tho House of Lords had ever rejected any bill ; imposing or repealing a tax on purely ' , financial grounds , Mr-CoXYifGHAir said the passing this resolution > vould not dispose of the question , wliilc it would provoke an agitation out of doors which had not been seen for many years . Mr . Scully observed that tho rcsoluli 6 n ' s wero '' nb ; rfhigl'TuTtlToTTCl ^ a bolder course . Mr . Leatuam contended that not a singlo prb < -edent in point had been discovered by tho coinmitteo tliat could justify tho act of tho Lords , which was , he said , an attempt at laxation without ropresentalion . Mr . OsntmxK observed , that as far as common sense wont tlio act of the Lords wns riff ht ; but it was against the Constitution . Mr . Ja . mes complained of the lame and impotent conclusion of Lord Pai j mkiwxo > % who ought , ho said , . to have come forward to support tho dignity of tliollouso of Commons . Tho House of Lords had paralyzed the financial policy of tho Government , and tho resolution proposed was a poor and paltry compromise of opinions in thocabinct . —The Chancellor of tho Excuequekj after roprouching the Opposition with being silent partisans of a gigantic innovation , said ho could not refuse his assent to tho Resolutions , because they , contained a mild and temperate , but a firm , declaration of the rights of the House of Commons . Tho vindication was a good and a sound vindication ; but tho Houso had a right to vindicate its privileges by action , and he reserved to himself an entiro freedom so to vindicate thorn . Mr . Colliuk hud gone through tho list of pretended precedents , and had shown'that there was not a rag or shrea of authority for tho claim put forth by tho Houso of Lords , Tho course of the precedents was entirely adverse to tho protonsiori of that Houso to interfere with the taxing function of the Commons , none of whoao privileges woro not essentially violated by tho act of tho Lords . Ho wanted to know whether the power pi ' review pxo' -oisod by tho House of Lords in otlior matters of legislation wua to bo extended to finonco ; whether tho financial errors of the Commons wore liublo to bo corrected by the Lords . He justified tho Governtnont in choosing tho boat in prpforonoo to the most popular financial policy , and askocl what was to bo tho influence of tho conduct of tho Lords upon those who woro hereafter to frame financial measures . Mr . Wjiitk . side , in reply to tho CX'U *' 0 B . li . ou- of : ~ tho .,-Exou jj qukk , — obsorvod .--thnt .. _ . tJio _ apcccli _ J « L .. 4 JPI ! * _ PA . i-MKiistON WoBflueli asbe ' oamt * the first minister of tho ¦ country , and admitting , as it did , distinctly nnd emphatically , tho right of tho House of Lords to resist ) tho ropenl of a tax , tho spocoh was satif " fiuilory to tlio OppoHition eido of tlio Houho . Lord ITekMOY said t , ho Liboral par , ty , rosorving to . thtMiisolves I ho right to tnko other stepsi thought thoy woro not fibnmlouing their principles in nllovying ' these Rosolutious to pass . JIo doniod that thoro wus a amgle oaae in whioh tlio Lords hud ri ; iocn-d a bill purdy financial sent to thom by tlio Commons . Mr . Dillwyn believed that the object ot tho Lords iu whnt they luid' douo was to dintuto to tho country who should govorn it . Sir ' j . Tiiel . vwkky said ho would not support'tho rosolutioiiB . If there hnd boon an invasion of their privileges , " the

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  • Leader (1850-1860), July 14, 1860, page 14, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14071860/page/14/