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THE BRITISH MINSTREL; AND
ducted, they prove that those who frequent thera are
capable of appreciating the divine art of music, and
that it may be made the means of still further elevat-
ing them out of the debasing influences which are too
frequently connected with it. The committee, there-
fore, propose a series of weekly concerts, on the Sa-
turday evenings, in some large and commodious build-
ing, where the best vocal talent shall be engaged, in
conjunction with our own choirs, in the production of
vocal and instrumental concerts, which shall be on a
more extensive scale and of a superior character, and at
lower rates of admission than any similar experiment
yet made. Our own clisses afford us peculiar oppor-
tunities for carrying such a plan into successful opera-
tion. In addition to this proposed feature in our pro-
ceeding, the committee have to request your attention
to another equally important. Although Manchester
abounds with musical societies, yet there are few op-
portunities for the working classes, or even for the
public of Manchester to enjoy, at a moderate charge,
the chief works of the most distint^uished composers
of our own country and the continent. Your com-
mittee have entered into correspondence with several
parties in the musical world, and have come to the
opinion that it would be quite practicable to give two
or more performances per annum with the most dis-
tinguished .artists, and at rates of admission which
should render them accessible to every class of society.
The report having been approved of by the meet-
in<j, the committee were empowered to carry out
the proposals embodied in it. It was also resolved,
that the name of the association should be changed,
and that for the future it should be known as the
" Lancashire and Cheshire Philharmonic Institute."
HAVE HOPE.
The vernal wind that whispers o'er lie seas,
From sunny climes, and plays among the trees,
Saith, with the gentle music of its breeze,
Have hope.
The rose, that wept its wither'd flowers' fall.
When rain and storm had forced its funeral,
Bids its young buds say unto, me and all,
Have hope.
The desert sands, so wildly, sternly hare,
Whe;-e eye and heart smk 'neath the torrid glare,
Have yet a fountain cool to murmur there,
Have hope
The tide, that, ebbing, leaves the native shore,
And backward rolls, as if for evermore,
Saith, as it flows where it had flow'd before,
Have hope.
The night, when darkness is ai-ound the earth,
And nature seems to feel the cheerless dearth,
Saith, with its starlight, and the fair moon's birth,
Have hope.
The dream, when guardian angels watch our sleep,
And o'er the tranquil soul fresh visions creep,
Whispers, in tender accents, soft and deep.
Have hope.
The merry morn, when in its purple car.
It leaps the brightening heaven's eastern bar,
Waves on its beammg baimer, floating far.
Have hone.
Dublin C/n/oersily Mayazine.
Andance.
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GLEE FOR THREE VOICES.
Nicholas Freeman, 10c7.
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