Miss Dolby began her very elegant Soirees Musicales on Tuesday.
They are given in her own drawingroom, and have very much the plea- sant and comfortable air of a private musical party. The music is always well suited to the occasion ; consisting of instrumental quartets and trios, pianoforte pieces, and songs, duets, and glees—all of a refined and clas- sical character, and free from everything like theatrical and garish display. On Tuesday, Miss Dolby sang two songs by Gounod, the young French composer who excited so much interest last season. They gained the unanimous suffrages of the audience, and lsft no room for doubt as to Gounod's genius for the production of original, expressive' and beautiful melody. Considerable interest, too, was excited by the debut of Miss Barclay, a young lady of eighteen; • who sang Mozart's " Voi che sapete," and the highest part of Horsleys fine glee, " See the chariot," in a manner that promised much for her future career.
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