11 MAY 1861, Page 17

On Sunday week a festival was given at Paris by

the choral societies of the Seine, a branch of the great Orpheon association, which extends all over France. Our readers will remember the sensa- tion created in London by the visit of the Orpheonists, and their choral achievements at the Crystal Palace. This performance at Paris was of the same description as those at Sydenham, and in- cluded several of the same pieces. It is said that a second Orpheonist visit to the Crystal Palace is in contemplation.