POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Gotha was devoted on Tuesday to music; the Royal folks joining in the devotion to the art. The Thuringian Musical Society held its third 'yearly festival, not at Arnstadt, the place appointed, but in the city graced 'by the presence of Queen Victoria. The Society comprises some hundreds of members, of all classes; its musicians are both vocal and instrumental, the voices being exclusively limited to the male sex; and its vocation is to sing the choral songs so popular in Germany. The musicians began to enter the town from all parts at six o'clock; by eight, they assembled in front of the Theatre; at nine, they paraded the town in proces- sion, to the music of four excellent bands, two of which were furnished by Prus- sian regiments; they stopped at the Festplatz, where they went through a rehearsal; and then there was a lull in the activity of the day. At two o'clock, all the world flocked to the Festplatz; which was in a state of restless expectation until four o'clock, when the Duke and his illustrious guests 4arrived. They took their seats in a handsome pavilion at one end of the place, . adorned with garlands and hung with crimson silk; ivy twined round the sup- porting pillars within, and flags waving above. Opposite was another and larger pavilion, less ornate, with seats for the 900 singers; in front of that were scats for 250 instrumental performers; at the sides, seats for 2,000 auditors, principally ladies, and beyond all round more public seats. The Royal party seated, the mem- bers of the Society entered to music, in procession, divided in companies repre- senting the several pl ces to which they belonged; and the concert began. These are the notable points in the programme: a congratulatory ode to Queen Victoria, • with spirited music by Jacob; of Berlin; a complimentary speech by Professor Dennhardt, of Erfurt, delivered with much energy, and crowned with a universal cheer; a choral sung, with words by the Duke and music by Prince Albert, and another, with music by the Duke; and divers choral and national songs, ending with one to the tune of "God save the Queen." When all was over, the Queen mse, bowed, and retired with her friends. At nine in the evening, the place was thrown open to the public, and there was more music.
[The effect of the voices, it is said, was lost in the open air. But it is evident that the most striking element in the festival was the cordial union of all classes in a great amateur music-party; that the object was not to obtain, as by hire, the utmost professional skill, nor even was it personal display, but sympathy in the enjoyment and reverence for the divine art.] The Queen was to leave Gotha, we learn from last night's Gazette, on the 3d instant; and she is expected to return to the Isle of Wight early next week.
The Duke of Cambridge left London last night, in the Ostend steam- packet, for Germany.
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