4 MAY 1861, Page 18

There was a great Festival performance of The Creation at

the Crystal Palace, on Wednesday. The choral and instrumental band consisted of three thousand performers ; and the solo singers were Mlle. Titiens, Madame Rudersdorff, Mr. Sims Reeves, Herr Formes, and Mr. Santley. The movements of this mighty host were guided by the Won of Costa, and Haydn's Aar d'weeze was heard in all its grandeur and beauty. Thirteen thousand persons visited the Palace.