In the seventh Philharmonic concert, performed on Monday, the instru-
mental music was excellent: Beethoven's Symphony in C, and Mendels- sohn's in A minor; the Overtures to Leonora and Les Deux Journies, and Mendelssohn's Serenade, admirably played by Miss Kate Loder. The vocal music exhibited the utter disregard of the Directors for this branch of the concerts. Mademoiselle Treffz sang the threadbare " Robert, toi qua j'aime " but with German words; and the other vocal performer, a M. Wartel, only showed his utter incompetency, and produced some sounds of sibilation, better deserved by the parties who placed him there.
The enterprising Monsieur Jullien has set on foot a grand " Congres Mu- sical," as he calls it, or series of monster-concerts, at Exeter Hall; the first of which was given last night. It was an enormous melange of al- most every description of music, from the classic symphony and the organ fugue to the national ballad. There was an immense instrumental or- chestra, with a host of the most eminent vocalists and solo-players. As the scale of prices descends so low as a shilling, these concerts will bring a great quantity of first-rate music within the reach of " the million."
The other principal concerts of the week have been that of the Royal Italian Opera at Covent Garden Theatre, on Wednesday; and the benefit Concerts of Madame Puzzi, Herr Sehulhoff the pianist,. and Miss Messent;• all of which were made up of the usual materials. A very good concert was also given by Mr. C. Salaman, in aid of the funds of the Metropolitan Convalescent Institution, which was attended by a crowded audience.
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