The Sun. — London, England, 1834-10-09 00:00:00

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K'r Fri [ace oa w erv o t eic f oe sto sa lt of e the : re e res s ' v Afte r jarqbe In d a I ,ether• te a v I 'SUPT F or he r il , A iyo ot 1 ° dov , t Gor er p - 1 3 ;0 0 1 7 1 nal f)l t ' . e ne f 4014 ' tire C ; ' l l. ier s * 00 °6 Dup _ o p , t 0111, gage c od ler '7 4 y, Socl` ' il f ecti° lll 'th e l lo / , re origpieb e a fi o tel o f O c frii isteif ic e l e th;f, ro ,o rc be ii - b ich jo o tt if 'es , og s r toito' tiger hi,heADoo do theY ,1 , he e s _„, ' the str t ie ; g fee I,e • or' ell $ ol` •vt v f Id tO e t ilt/ fo r 01V rig s 0 1 0 the r ing in befor e ar l caf e 1 •It in • ro his COURT CIRCULAR. The R . at> attended by Si r H er b ert T ay l or, arr i ved at g t. tret u —'B r ace at half -past one o'clock yesterday afternoon H ia Castle.te k i ed ,Majesty held a Cdurt at two o'clock, which was at . Sorell of 8 the Minister from the Ottoman Porte, the Secretary G o k t a s t v e for. Foreign Affairs, the Lord Steward, Lord Hill, S. Stick 11 Waiting, Sir George Shee, Lieut.-Col. Thos. or th e 1 th e Master of the ir Ceremonies, and the Secretary li,...",utaish Legation. Nlaj - "`"L P ada, the Turkish Minister, had an audience of his is t zee lY la the Royal Closet, to present his credentials. H See r , ell eY was introduced by Viscount-Palmerston, Principal Si r l e CrY,_ of State for Foreign Affairs, and was conducted by s ir 'Jeri Chester, the Master of the Ceremonies. too°. George Shee was presented to his Majesty on being Visolte.d.NEnvoy Extraordinary to the Court of Berlin, by L' e - C it ‘ r almerston. VeNite,,,ant-Colonel Thomas S. Sorel', K. H., his Majesty's hated by f or t h e Austrian States in Italy, was pre-' fork,l .. VI -sem/it Palmerston, to take lea ve on his d e p ar t ure e ll O I(6_ ' 4 ll -- "g gave audiences to the Duke of Argyll and Lord Lord N Adolphus Fitzclarence and Sir Charles Paget were toer.,,and Groom in Waiting. testera:Qi°o3pteda, the Hanoverian Minister, had an audience vise ote l x. O l the King. His Majesty also gave audiences to tad Sir 4' le lhourne, Viscount Althorp, the Judge Advocate, .rd' 'males Cockburn. A i , , las AC e 'land presented Rear-Admiral Sir Bladen Capel The esyKingevelii„., left town at 20 minutes past seven o'clock last 111t0°43111 oa his r a carriage an d f our , w i t h an escort o f Li g h t eturn to Windsor Castle. tertla `4B4over ian Minist er v i s it e d Vi scount P a l merston yes- Afr Y , atea,the Foreign Office. Y e ~td: ' O'Connor and Dr. Phillimore had interviews Y with Mr. Secretary Rice, at the Colonial Office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. lady,•ord r._ 8 - , eor ge ARRIVALS. Quin, in Hyde Park-place, from Worthing ; l is A t airtiard, at St. James's Palace from Tunbridge Wells; R I P. 51 1 , 7 1 . 1 N e g °llll, at Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, from a tour ; 'i l . "'rs.• Stevenman at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from 1 1r, se at i:i Barks ; the ' Rev. Mr. Chohnontleley, at ditto ; 4DotaaClllelkltersh theftvMoore, Esq., at L dit i t e o, sto e la hes on, atn Thomas's Hotel,i:iuntesA of k ? e osf s o n r e d ar a e nd fr t o h m e Bu d a ! (littt:;frBir Williarnaand Lady Ma e ;ia e O y ilaiider a ' nd family, at tro lls his can the Isle of Wight • Sir Robert Gunning, Bart., 41 1, t Ato l l seat, Horton, Northam' p'onQhire • W. Burdett, Esq., n. ers Hotel, Trafalgar -square, - from' Dublin ;T. S. Pig, tarrnat ditto, from a tour; Thcma ' .3 Williams, Esq., and J. 1.4 )' Z t :r 4 .' N., at ditto, from the Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. p i a4 lkn es . ' al ilvy at ditto from Edinburgh ; Mr. and Mrs. ildon ,: ,at Vark-lane, from Worthing ; Lord Ongley at '1,4 14;t8notel, Oxford - street; Hon. John Dutton, at ditto, E ea l' d tein,'.;\Vh Mon it sieur and Mada me Ay a l a , a t ditt o , f rom P ar i s ; • field, R.N., and Mrs. , at ditto ; 4 sa o r E q., a t ' Sq., at ditto, from Scotland ; Mordau Whitfield nt Ricketts, ditto, from Cheltenham. 1 - 1 Tile earl o f DEPARTURES. e °(l , fo Darlington, for Raby Castle ; Mr. and Mrs. ~ . r their seat, Lucknar Park, Wilts; Samuel Seale, shi r e , fro m the c , 1 ) , : , -; s; - ..4. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Bedford ir' t;s cl, from I.' e P ' rlie —‘r Til°111 " B. T i borne Bart., and John B. Hep the. alei tt ; m the Royal Hotel, Jermyn-street , for the 1 . 4. , seat in i r • and Mrs. Dixon, from Grosvenor-street, for '', 13 0 ' Norfolk ; Captain Macdonald, from Raggett's er.street, for Ireland. BRIGHTON, OCT. 8. Ili t° :oits e , art th iY als during the week been so e b xceedingly nu -I..Pettis at many of the first-ra e c hotels have een . com . pelled iti m4 . 3 ' er e o !, ll ",ts.. The Steyne, esplanade, and cham-pier f a o r r e - Nyr h o ' , ect with fashionable promenaders ; and the two and it etrl " „„a,nurnerous assemblage of brilliant equipages the. -".s in the afternoons. t , ' gaieties of the season have commenced in gre . at force; fiN'arf of w t rord ~ - estmorland entertains large dinner parties at the L' m tl her 0 , 't,lrriciLa.awrence and Lady Jane Peel gave an elegant Kemp-town, to the Lord Chancellor, klhk°lligharnl' an d Miss Spalding, Sir Peregrine and Lady illi e e l l :,,. t e k n i d_, a Mrs. M is M s osn Colonel Grey, and Mrs. di t ; i. Lord Zl: a o n lii i ed their .d hb'oisuse Lady were haut ton. . were entertained at ZhN'e'r S , 4 P , cla ;leey C hancellor and Bishop al' of Chichester, at the Palace, Oaclav-('''-, Chief Justice th Deman was also a visiter. . On h 'er v i t ." , the Noble Baron and his family attended Divine 'i.lbtes4 at the Cathedral. His Lordship has since left f 41 " e ;F, 'fl Great Stanhope-street, but is again expected e ill CoigneleKterrace to-morrow. ste p irst4bBoMerset has granted permission for the band of :he dtu.rnogytahieDseraasgoono.ns to perform occasionally on the k.l°4llte., ARRIVALS. t,„‘":?.(1,,,,1ti.1i ARRIVALS. Lod (Viscountess Keith,) from Scotland; Nte • Sir L adY, and the Misses Codrington, at Hampton 1) 441 i' o : Edmund and Lady Stanley, Mrs : _Bontein, Ad p4/a,yerinhilsen and family, Mr. Poyntz, M. P., and the gliq' s , 1-adY Clinton, from Cowdray-park ; the Dowager 1 -i ' o r rd arie d ' At e lr s \V i rw ick Wild the . Ladies Greville, from Cowes , Wi ts. Howa rd "n I P, General Sir John B ng, Major Brereton, Lad „ all, Ali.. a Of Effingham, Major and Lady Sarah Taylor, ' ha -s Clayton, ',Mr. and the Misses Uoldsmid, and lels e I l e It : r n ur ib P ni l i c : ll. l Mr. E a r, C lD r ßo a pf v A e ERn DEPARTURES. Em a Lady t his Long, Lieutenant-cap ta Captain Major-General eiearsat_l ~ td_ll,e,..lis Baring ert a fo t t r , dsh S i ir r Alexander Mold, Lady ocock .n , It '44it,41 narriet • the Speaker, from a shoot 1 g %r 1341 St. Helens , ' Colonel Cathcart. rz‘ ,at I ) ‘• Maitland, on a visit to son, k r 'e p riti. s ir nja;mMr. Sergeant and Mrs. Wilde, for Hastings; Lady Rodney, "'-- es, Lady, and Mrs. Duff; i N > ,Ni uer, Sir John Savage, Earl of Roden, D L ai o z r e dT H ul o l o a- . L l ' 4 % p 1 ,,,r• and Mrs Campbell, Lord and Lady . -51 vri h — "'', .et,,t, Cotintess Poulett, Count Tortoma, Countess °I "artmouth, Ladies Legge, for Dieppe. CHELTENHAM, OCT. 6. t 4rly 400 As h kte r ,Persons of the first distinction were present at at i 1, 441)1 n ° ' the Ceremonies' ball, which took place at the Fl et „ °Tils on Monday evening. The Quadrille Balls 4ti t th e are as attractive as ever. There were nearly keno th e a ulng members of our fashionable circles . pre- S; 4r 4s sernbly of Thursday evening. The musical pro of4llor Gar held every afternoon in the gardens. 441 di 194 M a a re ia gave a morning concert on Friday, on which 6, Ctee. a ,"araa Garcia was introduced to a Cheltenham hic 4 ,' 4 l4 ? local print says, " With the exception of sa t 'Vtl;' lis tle Malib - ran, eed fear no rival." She was a stically applauded. 11, 11 %, Q. ARRIVALS. a.ptit?• Berkeley, M.P., Hon. C. F. Berkeley, M. P. , ,P 1 and Mrs. Pellew, Hon. Miss Montague, Sir 67._,Q Lady Palmer and family, Colonels Park, Eyre, 'utzler, lU NBRIDLE WELLS, OC T. 6. 14 1 .1. i, , 11 °Y 1 : e at a d. H ighness the Duchess of Kent entertained select tpia"er on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at pipe Iv - 41 . 1 - ' 44 e. On Saturday their Royal Highnesses and e toli"!)f A l about twenty-five other equestrians, visited h the4lon, 4Yfield-place where they were served with a cold Ni Y , 4 tt m 444 r eturned ' to Calverley to dinner. On . Sunday tit l t'ae: s " e d divine service at the new church. Their Royal gu y stos continue their promenades on the Parade, fre 'Vag to make liberal purchases at the shops. 141 4 k14 3 e r ARRIVALS AT THE SUSSEX HOTEL. tit h. Vi scountess Dillon and family ; Captain Stuart; t at e.elabi se Y ; Lady Barnard • Mr. Pelham ; Captain and R e -- e r ; Mr. Duff; Mrs. a ' ncl Miss Hughes ; and Gene- B Y ell, at Buckingham-place. 8 and r DEPARTURES. (- 1 - ? ra and Lady Graham and family; Vice-Admiral 6"din ; Hon. Miss Graves; Lord Colchester; 11 I' l W ° , li llte - s of Meath • Mr. and Lady Jane Peel ; tlLaWkich ' se Sir Henry Halford ; Earl of Breck- I l lia ° r u y s • Sir William and Lady Herries and Me t , &,,, - J ( n . and M o rs s ' Close; Captain and the ; Countess of Chichester ; and Ladies Pelham. O VNT-GARDEN THEATRE. J ,„ 't* 1 " - Was brought t last night, the part of the Lady 1 9 la 4e beir . ‘ll4. pinionYMr sustained by Miss Clifton, and that of the char ' Vandenhoff. We see no reason for changing o , 4 et e „ ef Miss M n's ualifications to personate suc ,11.;,,;,t.ei1e-easw!ho: she haschosen to appear in. Her Lady qt 1 1 :1 .3 tO N „" ueh more subdued than her Belvidera, and ell • kin Her accusation of the 'quently more successful. hype but t f was delivered with co nsiderable . power, and told flat a, we r : 4 .her address to her child, and her peal to N °I I. ;Ri`ieu hi the same tone, tlise,i n l ii he speech to the Archduke of Austria evinced and with the same gesti- Lhile!co, or e ,i ation, and her manner of . saying the words, - qt. " was excellent. Her grief mould lhoassveofheheenr if m too violently expressed, and . 4 111: 4 tha t ls ' Clifto n could have res train it edherse m lf r to va th n e_ *e t , °ll 's b „ se ,eue with Philip and the Cardinal. he 2:itliti`:`°r,tuanee was eminently successful ; its out, t efe a c n t d s tee ll eole ; t ne light and shades were well marked he„Thectutidielliunsly blended together. The first l o stri v k a in n g . 18 ,Nil & B% A ° n the appearance of the C . ardina . 14.' t to th: ll ßtuous and sarcastic manner in sending his Peer ' - oPe was admirable, together with . the sub -1114),1va% 1 ,,,ee to France. Then the in with Hubert, • e,ritt-lela. --cleestionably the finest thing in the whole pe r r - - 4 1 14 tha•Nak,.;fe,,,.,attitude, the tone of . voice, the look of alte co l Lehe al „'`'• and hope ; the satisfaction at the assent to eurpose and the exulting exclamation, " Now , e t : t rrY," Were true to nature. Mr. Cooper s th ei l eler suited him in the part of Falconbriclg Vi.e di m well r epresented bWarde who gave great effect g ll e with P • Arthur (Miss Poole)'Mrs. t hee es Q 1 Prince of c ost 4„. .. Qreieen Eleanor, and Mr. Diddear the Kin g the ; ; but care and expense have been bestowed on the l e dr ess w ve must put in a word for the Pope's Legate, :I li w ai i s s o th p e a lt i r; vi a c n e d ss ihe m d i r s a s pery so scanty, as to set gs if 3 Itir rei ,,, in 4 Itter. Aft , Fr the tragedy c a a y me d Jo . hn of Paris. fßeie,t'''e played T for the th e re pr. .the.part of Rosa. Pe ng Ml,ll4part .entatwe in Mr. Harley, and Mr. Cooper . o P P ag ot e t's had and played and ,:the Prince. There was an improvement in Prior ethoven's Prometheus overture was tolerably :he tragedy. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, MI BIRMINGHAM GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. TUESDAY MORNING'S PERFORMANCE. (From a Morning Paper.) The selection of to-day's performance was made, on the whole, with judgment and taste. From this observation, however, I must except the piece with which the performance began ; Handel's coronation anthem, " Zadok the priest." To begin by a coronation anthem, or some other expression of loyalty, in the pre sence of the Sovereign, as at Westminster Abbey, is a be coming piece of courtesy ; but there was no occasion for it here ; nor was there any occasion for choos ing the poorest composition of the kind that Handel has written. Many things become hackneyed in conse quence of their' excellence, but " Zadok the priest" is hack neyed because it is made level to the meanest capacity. Any set of performers may bellow and saw through it, and any kind of audience may discover all its beauties. Besides, even were it better than it is, it was ill chosen on this oc casion, when the opportunity should have been taken of electrifying the audience with the full power of this magni ficent band of voices and instruments bursting upon their ears in one tremendous chord. This was lost, to make way for the piece of insignificant tweedledum fiddling with which this chorus is introduced. This great and popular chorus, remarkable only for being alternately feeble and clamorous, was followed, with an ex quisitely soothing effect, by Novello's song, or rather hymn, " The Infant's Prayer," sung by his daughter. The music is sweet, tender, and devout, and Miss Novello's singing was truly in the spirit of the composition. Next came Croft's fine anthem, " Sing unto God ;" the chorus of which was performed with the full orchestral parts of Grea torex. The first part is a quartett, sung by Mrs. Knyvett, Messrs. Hawkins, Horncastle, and Phillips, and accompa nied only by the organ. In this movement the voice parts (which were admirably sung) are exceedingly melodious, and so interwoven as to produce a succession of beautiful imita tions and points. The chorus is remarkable for the finely wrought fugue upon the words, " Great is the Holy One of Israel ;" and the forcible enunciation and emphatic re petition of the word " great." This .s as the first piece which fully developed the powers of:44.vocal and instru mental band, the qualities of the org;iii, 'and the adaptation of the room for the conveyance of musical sound. Most of your musical readers have again and again heard Braham deliver the heart-rending soliloquy in the oratorio of " Sampson." Often as I have heard it, I never listened to it with more pleasure and emotion than I did to-day. This transcendant singer was in full and perfect voice ; and his depth of expression was hardly inferiot, to that which he displays in the inimitable " Deeper and d&per still." Even in the first two lines of the air— " - " Total eclipse ; no sun, no moon !" Braham's conception belongs to the highest genius. Wisc.. at first, the murmur o f d ee p despondency ; then die in quiring exclamations " no sun—no moon ?" as if he doubted the extent of his calamity ; and his full conviction of the reality— " All dark amidst the blaze of noon"— is expressed in the piercing accents of agonized despair. liraham, as a singer, has stood alone in the world forty years ; and he stands as much alone in it as he ever did. The recitative and air in the " Creation," descriptive of the creation of the animals, are (as well as Mr. Phillips's performance of them) too familiar to the musical part of the public to require much remark. Everybody admits the ingenuity and pleasing effect of this celebrated passage ; but many have questioned its propriety, as forming a part of a great sacred composition. Each sentence of the reci tative announcing the existence of a new animal, is prefaced by a short musical -phrase, descriptive of something in its appearance or habits. The roaring lion is announced by a roar from the brazen • throats in the orchestra ; the " sud den leaps" of the tiger are described by sudden leaps from the bottom to the top of the scale ; the steed flies in a suc cession of cantering triplets, and so on. Now this, if de scription, is the sort of description resorted to by children or uneducated persons ; or, in other words, it is mimicry ; and mimicry is surely unsuitable to a serious, still less a religious, composition. I confess I like to hear this recita tive, and feel amused by these musical imitations ; but it is because they amuse me that I am disposed to doubt their propriety. We then had a mass of Haydn's, very beautiful, but possessing no very striking features. It was followed by a chorus by- Beethoven, belonging to a mass, and introduced by Mr. Gardiner in his pasticcio oratorio of Judah. It is a noble composition, remarkable for the energy of its vocal phrases, and the simplicity of the means by which the author (as usual) produces great effects. Towards the conclusion there is a fugue upon the words, " I will exalt his name," upon a well marked subject, but slightly treated. Beethoven did not excel in fugue writing, on which, indeed, he does not seem to have bestowed much attention. The transition from this to the Italian style of Amarosa was somewhat violent ; but Madame Caradori's beautiful per formance of the fine scena, "Chi per pieta me dice," from " Il sacrifizio d'Abramo," made every one feel that, in .re spect at all events- to melody and expression, music has gained nothing since the days of that great master. A selection from Neukomm's " Mount Sinai" concluded the first part of the performance. It consisted of only a small part of the beginning of the oratorio, but comprised some of its greatest beauties. Among these was the semi chorus, " He loveth his flock," the sweet and pastoral effect of which is quite charming. I thought, however, it should have been sung in a manner somewhat more subdued. The recitative, sung by Mr. Braham, descriptive of the tremen dous manifestations of the divine power and majesty when the law was delivered upon Mount Sinai, was in the highest degree sublime. The thunders and lightnings—the thick cloud upon the mount—and the voice of the trumpet, which sounded long, and waxed louder and louder—were all brought before the imagination of the listener by the sounds that proceeded from the orchestra, while the voice of the speaker described the tremendous scene. An awful voice is then heard, delivering the first commandment ; and here the composer's genius shines with the greatest lustre. The voice which utters the divine command is composed of the whole united powers of the chorus and the instru ments ; and the music is a fragment of canto fer»zo, in one of the ancient ecclesiastical modes. The effect pro duced is that of a single voice of tremendous power, the accents of which are heard amidst thunders and lightnings and the war of the elements. This specimen of the sublime is succeeded by a specimen of the beautiful, consisting of a recitative and air expressive of the feelings of the strongest devotion. The air is one of the most captivating melodies I have ever heard. It was beautifully sung .by Mrs. Knyvett ; and its conclusion was followed by a murmur of pleasure throughout the audience. The chorus which fol lowed, " Make a joyful noise to the Lord," was admirable. It terminates with a magnificent fugue, which is wrought up to a pitch of grandeur hardly surpassed even by Handel. I may observe, that throughout these pieces from ". Mount Sinai, the ophiclbida displayed its prodigious powers. The second part of the performance began with a selec tion from Spohr's " Last Judgment," which (like that from " Mount Sinai") comprised some of the finest parts of the work. It comprised, in particular, the air " Jehovah now cometh to judgment," sung by Mr. Braham with astonish ing energy ; and the Chorus, " Destroyed is Babylon the mighty !" a composition to which it is impossible to listen without being positively appalled. It comprised also the divine quartett and chorus, " Blessed are the departed ;" and finished with the grand chorus, " Thine is the king dom," which concludes the work. It was admirably per formed throughout ; better, indeed, than I bad ever heard it before. The rest of the performance was made up of a few mis cellaneous pieces, one of the most beautiful of which was a movement from one of Mozart's masses, " Laudate Dominum," sung by Madame Stockhausen, with an organ obligate accompanied by Mr. Novello ; and it is hardly necessary to say, that it received ample justice. It was followed by Handel's air, " 0 Liberty !" with Lindley's famous violencello accompaniment, written in the manner of the old Italian cantatas of the time of Scarlatti. It is an admirable accompaniment, and would be admirably played, but for one circumstance—that Lindley makes his part the principal, leaving it to the singer to accom pany him the best way he can. This, indeed, is the be setting sin of our great violincellist. He loves his own beautiful tones as much as the public do, and loses no op portunity of letting them be fully heard. In a great or chestra, where he has to contend with a whole band, he is wholly unrivalled ; but in an obligate accompaniment to a song, he uniformly forgets the relative position in which he stands to the singer. This is the case, not only in the song in question, but in many others—such as, " Alexis" " Gentle Airs," &c., and, worse than all, in Mozart's charm ing " Batti, batti," in which he reduces the actress who sings it to a state of ,insignificance. In the ordinary case, it belongs to the singer of a song to make the cadenzas ; but in this song, Mr. Lindley takes the cadenza out of the singer's mouth, and keeps running up and down the strings of his bass for a couple of minutes, leaving the unfortunate singer standing and looking all the while like a fool. But it is no wonder that our favourite performers commit such barbarisms, when they find that these are the very things for which they are most outrageously applauded. The whole concluded with Braham's recitative, from " The Creation," " In splendour bright is rising now the sun," followed by the chorus, " The Heavens are telling." On pieces so well known it is unnecessary to make any re mark further than to say, that I never heard Braham de liver the recitative with more energy and power of voice. The erect of the chorus was admirable, and it was a fitting conclusion to a magnificent performance. TUESDAY'S EVENING PERFORMANCE: (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. The doors of the new hall were opened at seven o'clock, but long before the hour arrived they were besieged by the company, and, when opened, the vast area and large galleries of this spacious building were rapidly occupied and so com pletely filled, that numbers were compelled to stand during the whole of the performance. When' the hall is lighted up, and the company seated, the scene is grand beyond de scription, and one which has never been surpassed at any provincial town. The sale of the morning tickets pr o d uce d upwards of 1,7001., but from the crowed state of the room, we should imagine the receipts of the evening could riot be less than 2,0001. The performance commenced with that lovely gem of Beethoven, " The Pastoral Symphony," which was admirably executed. The symphonies of Beet hoven require that each performer should not only be well acquainted with his own part, but also with the general ten dency of their structure, and the effects intended to be developed. To be heard in perfection, one must go to the Philharmonic, where they are produced in a manner ad mitting of no rivalry. We never heard the symphony per formed out of London in such a spirited, correct, and effec tive manner. The second movement, " The Scene by a brook," was beautifully done ; the subdued accompaniment of the strings indicating the murmuring of the waters ; the constant appearance of the motiVo from the different wind instruments, followed by the warbling of the birds, pro c l a i m the master mind o f th a t grea t mag i c ian, and places him foremost in the rank of orchestral writers. Nicholson, Willman, and Cooke, each played as if their feelings were with the composers ; nor can we forget Lindley and Dragonetti. The rising of the storm,—the rush of the whirlwind,—the war of the eleMents,—followed by the wail of distress, and concluding tith the prayer, is the perfection of the poetry of :music. The stortna. scene was led with great fire and energy The sytnphony excited a tumultuous burst 'of applause. This composition was followed by the " Forget me Not" of Mozart, sung by Mr. Vaughan. Mr. Kearns, who added the instrumental accompaniments, has produced a happy specimen of the Mozart school of instrumentation. The imitation of the voice part, at the close, by the flute, is very effective, which was exquisitely played by Nicholson. The best of Madri gals, " Sweet honey sucking bees," by Wilbye, wanted re hearsal, and had it been more correctly executed, would `have gained the attention of the audience. The great charm „attending the performance of the madrigals in the metropolis .. arises from all the principal vocalists assisting, and joining the chorusses. We must beg to hint to Mr. Knyvett, we think the omission of this practice an oversight, and had this ar rangement been adopted, we should have been spared this reflection upon a chorus which we confidently assert has never, in our recollection, been equalled. " Illi tradi," " the unthankful song," from " Don Juan," was sung by Miss Clara Novello, as it should be. The musician-like manner in which this interesting young lady goes through her per faryeance demands our warmest approbation, an d we have ~thank her for her undeviating and perse ver i ng con d uc t i n `thank bringing before the public such choice specimens of the great composers. A Fantasia followed by Moschelles, who may be 'justly styled the English Beethoven, which was played with a smoothness, brilliancy, and strength of hand that elicited unbounded applause. " The Recollections of Ire , land "is no novelty, but there is, in this compositi on , th a t to ' which it will be ever grateful to listen. The cadence ascending from the Dominant, with the double shake,is a favourite posi tion of this energetic performer ; and with him the impossibili ties of others is mere child's play. The bringing together of the apparent incongruous airs of " The last rose of sum mer," " Garry Owen," and " St. Patrick's Day," proclaim e the mind of the musician, and requires a master's hand to perform. We were promised a bright jewel from Spohr's romantic opera of the " Mountain Spirit," which he com posed to celebrate the nuptials of the daughter of the Elector of Hesse Cassel with the Duke of Saxe Meinen gen. From some difficulty as to copies, the duet was changed to the more lively duet, " Dunque io son," from Rosini's " Il Barbiere," which was sung by Carodori and Phillips with much spirit. Mrs. Knyvett sung Purcel's grand scena " Mad Bess," with much truth of expression. Mr. Braham, by his excellent singing, obtained the encore of a song by Neukomm, in the composition of which both poet and musician &splay no talent, and for which the world has no occasion. We have no desire for more repe titions of Spontini's noise and Auber's vulgarity. If the Chevalier will be content to write such songs as " Napo leon's Midnight Dream," and " Oft on a steep," he will have our thanks, and the approbation of all classes of mu sicians ; but we are sure no reputation can stand up against the production of such compositions as " A Soldier I am." Mori's Fantasia upon "Robin Adair," and the Barcarole from Masaniello was a novelty in Birmingham, and he astonished the audience by his innumerable cadenzas, of which the performance chiefly consisted. " When forced from dear Hebe to part," that exquisite song, joined to an equally exquisite melody, was charmingly sung by Phillips, and obtained a rapturous encore. This singer has arrived at the perfection of the ballad style, and his efforts appeared as delightful to himself as they were to his auditors. We would not willingly pass over the organ performance of the Chevalier Neukomm, representing the Lake scene and thunder -storm, lest our silence might be construed into appiobation, and our lenity into applause. We have ligfled t - itlegitsp en ' t e d — respi ration to Sarn Wesley;anto nished by the intellect and learning displayed in his su blime extempore performances. We have been also de lighted with the fairy-like touch of Adams ; the elegance with which he dresses up his motivos, the fire and energy of his fugues. We have been equally pleased with the per formance of the younger 'Wesley, of Hereford. The per fect keeping of his style, his unlimited command over the mysteries of enharmonic change : the dexterity with which he pedals the most difficult passages, the whole executed per fectly independent of his left hand„ and above all, the happy distribution of his harmonies over the instrument, in which respect he stands alone. We have heard those masters, and seen them grapple with the embarrassing difficulties of a large organ. And not finding either at Birmingham, our expectations were much raised at hearing the announce ment of Neukomm's " Scena on the Lake ;" we hope no other auditor was in our situation in allowing his imagina tion such free exercise ; if so, we can sympathise with him in the feelings of contempt and disgust with which we sat through the performance. He commenced with some un meaning and rather vulgar phrases, we suppose belonging to the " Lake School" of music, which was followed by the air from " Judas Maccabeus," " See the Conquering Hero comes," upon which he built some variations, which were neither elegant in design, nor supported by decent harmonies, and but slovenly executed. This was interrupted by the escape of the wind from the wind chest of the organ ; to imitate the sound of rain, and the learned gentleman then laid his hands and arms on the keys, and putting down three or four paddles together, elaborated the most exquisite thunder, which was wound up by the clatter ing of falling boards and we know not what. The audience waited very patiently, lost in doubt and apprehensions, but at last applauded vociforously, which, we presume, was in tended for the ingenious mechanic who managed the clatter business on the top of the organ, and who happened to put his head over just at the time, little aware of the honour awaitin g him. Has Neukomm heard Knyvett play the " Dead march in Saul ?" If not we can tell him Kny vett will give him a more ingenious and amus ing mode for the manufacture of thunder. He need be under no apprehensions, like Dennis, that any one will steal it. This learned Chevalier concluded with " Rule Britannia," upon which he attempted to build a fugue, but utterly failed. Does Neukomn think it decent to degrade the most noble of all instruments to the purpose of such a mountebank exhibition as this? Does he know that in the orchestra and chorusses there were provincial organists who blushed for him ? If Neukomn wrote " Mount Sinai" (a supposition which we have some difficulty in believing after this performance), we cannot account for his conduct. Such poverty of invention, scarcity of harmony, and utter absence of all proper and musician-like division of his chords, were never before witnessed. No formation and wearing to. gether of three or four melodies, and the introduction of worn out and common-placed pedal passages, nothing more than the double of the left hand, superseded the legitimate use of the pedals. We now quit the Chevalier Neukomm , we heard him " without pleasure, and leave him without regret ;" the most immoderate self-love would never embalm his performance. It has been our duty to dissect it. We now consign it to the tomb of all the Capulets, and trust it will for the future find a refuge in the last sanctuary of human failings—the grave—which we trust no one will ever violate. We need not tell him that the organ is the best test of a musician's attainments, and the first five minutes' performance is sufficient to proclaim the calibre of the per former's intellect, the strength of his resources, and the ex tent of his reading. WEDNESDAY MORNING'S PERFORMANCE. The interest attending the celebration of this festival has so much increased, that the tickets for this morning's per formance were at a high premium —four and five guineas having been asked and refused for those at half-a-guinea. There were about 4,000 issued, and the entrances to the Hall (of which there are 16) were crowded by parties hour of eight in the filled, and not even amorning.nxious fo r nadiemirtotoamncewaast completely standing room left at the commencement of the Oratorio. The performance of the day was the new Oratoria by Neukomm, compcsed, as the bills inform us, expressly for this Festival. We have only room to give a general ac count of the Oratorio, and will reserve a more particular analysis of the work for our next. The poetry is by a Mr. ai The music is re ity. The orchestral re spectable, le ar , l b d u o t f h h a u s t n in o di e ff la e hn ren t t o o q rj ua gi li n ty accompaniments are, with a few exceptions, worthy of con siderable commendation. Of the chorusses, the one at the close of the first act, the fugue to the " Coronation An them," and the last chorus, are the best. The songs are vulgar and common -place. We must except the one sung by Madame Stockhausen , with, violincello accompaniments, with which Lindley did great things. Machin and Braham sang the duet with great spirit. The opening of the " Ter zetto" is rather elegant, but the whole of it wants originality. The " Lament of the Israelites" is a specimen of the art of sinking in music, and was so far from securing the sympathy of the audience as to obtain their smiles. There is at times much punning upon words ; to express the slaughter and death of the Giant by David, the violins have a sky-rocket passage, to announce the flight of th e s t on e f ro m the sli ng , and the fall of Goliah is announced by a tremendous blow upon the drum. The i Chevalier has not added to his repu tation by this work ; indeed, " Mount Sinai" is a composi tion of greater merit, with more originality. It was per formed with care, and band and singers did it the greatest justice. ABERDEEN MUSICAL FESTIVAL. The inhabitants of Aberdeen and the numerous visitors have during last week been delighted by a display of musi ;cal talent such as no town in Scotland, excepting Edinburgh, la's hitherto witnessed. The ball in the County Rooms, with which the amuse ments of the week commenced upon Monday night, was Cinder the patronage of the Countesses of Airlie and Erroll, Viscountess Arbuthnot, Lady Harriet Stuart Forbes, Lady Bruce, Lady R. D. H. Elphinstone, and the Hon. Mrs. 'Forbes of Brux, and was attended by about two hundred of the most select and fashionable company. Many of the Officers now stationed here attended in the full Highland uniform, which, with the richness of the Ladies' dresses, formed a scene of the gayest and most delightful descrip tioy At twelve o'clock the company sat down to supper, ... , alAancing was afterwards resumed, and kept up with viz at spirit till past two. TUESDAY. The selection of sacred music performed in St. Andrew's CluTel on Tuesday morning commenced with a Corona tion Anthem from Handel, in which the burst of the full choir was magnificent. Part the second consisted of a selection from Haydn's beautiful Oratorio of " The Crea tion," which was most admirably executed. At the Ordinary in the County Rooms on this day about one hundred ladies and gentlemen sat down to dinner, the Right Hon: Lord Forbes in the chair, and Lewis Crombie, Esq., croupier. On Tuesday evening the .Concert at the Theatre was thronged. The glees were sung with the most admirable precision and accuracy. WEDNESDAY. The performances of this day commenced with the cha racteristic chorus from Sampson, " Awaken the Trumpet's Lofty Sound," which was executed with infinite spirit and effect. Some miscellaneous pieces of great beauty followed, and the first part concluded with a selection from Schneid er's Oratorio of the " Deluge." Beethoven's noble, chor us, " Hallelujah to the Father" (from his Oratorio " The Mount of Olives"), which was given with great effect, concluded the second part. The third commenced with a selection from Mozart. " Laudate Dominum," sung by Madame Stockhausen, and the organ accompanied by Mr. Baker, were both excellent. The performances concluded with a selection from Handel's " Israel in Egypt," that had all the sublime and terrific effect at which that composer aimed. On Wednesday evening the Concert in the County Rooms displayed an overflowing attendance of beauty and fashion. One of Mozart's finest symphonies formed the opening piece, and a great variety of the various descrip tions of music followed. There was an Ordinary at the County Rooms on Wed nesday, in the same manner as the day before. THURSDAY. The performances consisted of Handel's 1! ne oratorio, " The Messiah," which was given with the inimitable ac companiments of Mozart. In the evening a concert of Miscellaneous Music was given at the theatre, which was exceedingly full, and could scarcely accommodate half those who applied for admit tance. The overtures to " Der Freisehutz" and " Masa niello" were very effectively performed, and the variety of music which delighted the ears of the audience was succes sively received with great applause. The whole of the musical arrangements, and the admi rable order and precision with which the performances have been executed, reflect the highest possible credit upon Messrs. T. Cooke and E. Taylor, who acted as leader and conductor. Thursday evening a Grand Dress Ball was given in the County Rooms, which were filled with elegant and fashion able company. The dresses of the ladies were of the most rich and splendid description ; and, besides the officers sta tioned here, who were in full regimentals, a number of the Noblemen and Gentlemen present wore uniforms, or the Highland costume. Among the company were— The Duke of Gordon in his Lord Li e utenant's uniform, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Marquis of Tweedale, the Earl of Aboyne, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord and Lady Arbuthnot, Lord Saltoun, Lord and Lady Stormont, Lord Forbes, Lord _TI.IcIdo, Lady-Parriet Stuart Forbes, Lady Claude Hamilton, Lady Mary Keith, the Hon. William and Mr. Keith, the Right Honourable Sir R. Gordon, the Hon. Captain William Gordon, M. P., the Hon. Fox Manic, Sir Frederick Linton, the Hon. D. G. Hallyburton, M. P., Sir Alexander Ramsay koviiniart., Sir R. Dalrymple. Horn Elphi nc t ono , Bart., Sir Patrlck WttiKer, Lrenertn.—minamom.... M. P., William Gordon, Esq., (of Fy vLady Bannerman, A. Bannerman, Esq. M. P., and M rs . A Bannerman, an d B. C. Urquhart, Esq., and Mrs. U rqubarti and e), Glad s tone,S i r Esq., (of Byth), Robert-Grant, Esq., (of Monymusk), J. R. Jones (of Netherdale), and nearly all the gentlemen of this and the neighbouring counties. At one o'clock the company sat down to supper ; after which dancing recommenced, and was kept up till past three. T.'Gladstone, Esq., M. P., was acting steward of the ball. DIED—On the 6th inst., at Upleatham, Rear- Admiral the Hon. George H. L. Dundas. The anniversary of the Earl of Eglinton's birth was celebrated on Monday, when a number of gentlemen dined in the King's Arms, Irvine, and a numerous party of farmers also dined in the Eglinton Arms Inn. Three different parties dined in honour of the occasion in Kilwinning, and one in Ardrossan.—Edinburgh Advertiser. SPANISH BONDS.—It is calculated that less than six months ago the average price which had been paid for all Spanish Bonds in England did not exceed 15/. on which the present price offers a profit of nearly 200 per cent. IMPROVEMENTS IN DUBLIN.—Under one of the acts of the late session, the Commissioners of Public Works (whose labours have been so highly beneficial to Ireland) are empowered to expend fifty thousand pounds in insulating the Four Courts, building a Nisi Prius and Rolls' Court, and other necessary improvements, amongst which, we presume, chambers for s olicitors will not be forgotten. We anticipate that these works will be forthwith set in operation.. , --Evening Packet. CURIOUS SERMON.—At the church of St. Kathe rine Cree, Leadenhall-street, provision is made, under the will of Sir George Gager, who V3s Lord Mayor in 1646, for a sermon to be annually preached on the 16th of October, in commemoration of his happy deliverance from a lion, which he met in a desert as he was travelling in the Turkish dominions, and which suffered him to proceed unmolested. The Ranters at Middleton, near Manchester, have commenced shaving clubs in various parts of the town, the money collected for shaving to go towards the erection of a new chapel.—Leeds Intelligencer. - - A few days ago one of the officers' tents, at the Camp of St. Omer, was set on fire from the accidental fall ing, during his absence, of a double-barrelled gun which was loaded and went off, and the shot from which was heard by the sentinel to whistle by him. As the wind was calm the flames were prevented from catching the other tents, but this was en tirely consumed with all it contained, except the mattresses. Emigration from the Clyde to the United States and the British colonies has been going on slowly for this sometime back, so much so, that a vessel sailed lately from Greenock for New York with only eighteen passengers, and emigration may be considered over for a season. From all quarters we hear of preparations for emigrating in the spring to a great extent, and that, too, by people of capital.—Edin burgh Courant. A family at a country-house near Lyons having missed a silver tea-spoon, conceived it possible that it might have dropped accidentally into a hole which was close to an oven. This recess was accordingly probed, and after drawing out several fragments of china, some decanter stoppers, and the steel cla s p o f a purse , t h e ost spoon was brought to light. As during the operation a lizard of the larger species made his escape from the hole, it might have been supposed that the cream which remained hanging to the spoon had attracted the cupidity of this reptile, but the discovery of the other articles leads to a conclusion that it possesses the mischievous propen sities of the magpie. Pheasant shooting commenced on Wednesday, and many sporting parties have been invited by the nobility and gentry who have preserves to partake of the amusement. The birds are remarkably strong on the wing, and are abundant. It was imagined when the sale of game was legalized that game would become scarce ; but this is not the case, as the eggs are now spared by those who formerly destroyed them, and par tridges were never so cheap as they are at present.— Worces ter Herald. AN AFTER-DINNER ANECDOTE.—At the Lord Mayor's dinner on Tuesday evening, when the toast of " the Primate and Church of Ireland" was given from the chair, Mr. Thompson, a corporator of the old true-blue school, and by trade a butcher, stood up, and in a loud voice exclaimed—" hope that none but a real Protestant. Clergyman will speak to the toast of the Primate." A gentleman who sat beside the corporation v i c t ua ll er ca ll e d ou t—" H ear M r . Thompson speaking on behalf of the prime-meat." This jocose play upon the words excited a hearty laugh, in which Mr. Thompson Inraself most cordially joined.--bublin Morning Register. DINNER TO H. A. AGLIONBY, AT COCKER. MOUTH Saturday last being the day fixed for the dinner to be given to H. A. Aglionby, Esq. M. P., by his friends and constituents at Cockermouth, the town presented the appear ance of bustle and animation usual on such oceasions. On our arrival, a little before two o'clock, the hour fixed for the en tertainment, we found the honourable gentleman addressing a portion of the inhabitants from the windows of the inn, and answering questions put to him relative to his political conduct anc ; Intentions. A little after twe o'clock, the party sat down a ' u odant and well-served dinner. The viands w ere to a very of a plain and suir;::.antittl description, including soups, an d a great variety of roasted +;"d boiled joints, &c. We never at tended a public dinner in which; the eatables were supplied i n greater abundance and excellence, of which was got up in a more creditable manner. Indeed the only ,: ,f ficulty arose from the profusion in which the table was encumbere,: with excel lent dishes. As near as we could make out, 67 persoo dined in the principal room, and a number of gentremen, whom 2t was unable to accommodate, dined in an adjoining room, making not less than 80 in all. The party consisted princi pally of respectable tradesmen, farmers, and others, within the borough, of whom a very large proportion, nearly the whole, were electors. Mr. Aglionby sat on the right hand of the Chairman, Wm. Rudd, Esq., supported by Wm. Wy bergh, Esq., of Isel Hall, John Wybergh, Esq., of Liverpool, H. T. Thompson, Esq., of Bridekirk, and other gentlemen. Humphrey Senhouse, Esq., of Fitz, sat the foot of the table. —Whitehaven Herald. The illness of Sir G. Grey, Bart., M.P., which has detained him from his official duties, is bilious fever, of which he is getting better. Sir John Newport has arrived in Londcn from Waterford, on business connected with his new appointment. The Count of Leon, natural son of the Emperor Napoleon, is at present in London a marriage is spoken of between him and the daughter of one of the Emperor's brothers.— Cabinet de Lecture. The Master of the Rolls is not disqualified from sitting in Parliament. When a Member, as was the case with Sir Wm. Grant, he sits in his wig and gown, and has a place especially assigned to him, being the first seat on the row below the Treasury bench. In addition to Archdeacon Butler, Drs. Shuttle worth and Allen are named as candidates for the vacant Bishopric; the former is Warden of New College, the latter was tutor to Lord Althorp. The Prebendal stall at Durham, held by the late Dr. Grey, was of much more value than his Bishopric, and is therefore sought for with more avidity. It is in the gift of the Bishop of Durham. The Marquis of Lansdowne, after visiting Paris, proceeds to Germany. His Lordship is expected to be absent about six weeks. Lady Woodford (the Lady of the Governor of Malta), and family, have arrived at Mivart's Hotel from Malta. Lord Harborough is returned to town from Melton Mowbray in an ill state of health. The Earl and Countess of Caledon, accompanied by the Earl of Selkirk, have been for some days at Westport His Lordship was an active friend to the starving poor of Ire land in 1831, and contributed liberally towards their relief. Lord Duncannon, Earl Mulgrave, Sir William Gos sett, and his brother, Captain Gossett, visited Waterford on Monday. After promenading the city and its environs for about an hour, they set for Besborough, the seat of Lord Dun cannon, with whom the other distinguished personages above mentioned are on a visit. The Baroness Saye and Sele, whose death appeared in the papers on Monday, was the eldest daughter and coheir of Sampson Lord Eardley, on whose death, in December, 1824, that title became extinct. The only issue of the mai.- riage is the Hon. William Thomas Twisleton Fiennes, born in April, 1798. Her Ladyship's death will put the Powerscourt, the St. Vincent, and ether families, into mourning. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry are still at Wynyard, occupied in the improvement and arrange ment of their new mansion. The idea of visiting the Conti nent we believe is given up. The Dowager Countess of Warwick and the four Ladies Greville left their marine villa in the Isle of Wight yesterday for Brighton. Lady Grenville still continues in the seclusion of Dropmore Park, but we are happy to hear is enjoying good health. Lord Edward Somerset has returned ,to Down Ampney House, near Cricklade, from a tour. - - It is reported that the accomplished daughter of Sir Charles Wolesley, Bart., of \Volesley Park, Staffordshire, in tends shortly to bestow her hand on Francis B. Lousada, Esq., of Exeter College, Oxford. Lord Harborough is returned to town from Melton Mowbray, in an ill state of health, to the great regret of all his friends. Vice-Admiral Fleming, M.P., family, and suite, arrived at Sheerness, on Monday, by the Monarch steam packet, from Scotland. We are informed that the Bishop of Rnphoe's will has been proved, and that his personal property amounts to fifty thousand pounds, exclusive of a large property in the English funds.—Pilot. TATHAm WRIGHT.—This great will cause —m—+, it ; fnr,;.l, rymner for the gentlemen of the 775nroneTtts-- - m - t00 . . , tn the. (-elm of King's Bench, upon the ground that t h e verdict is contrary to evidence, as , well as on the alleged partiality of the Judge.— Yorkshire Gazette. The officers of the 92d Highlanders, stationed at Fort George, have challenged the noblemen and gentlemen north of the Spey to produce a piper superior to one of theirs. He must have been in the employment of his master as per sonal piper since May last. The prize is to be a set of new pipes, of the value of ten guineas, and the competition is to " come off" on the 16th inst. at Nairn. VOYAGE OF THE CHANTICLEER.—The narrative of this voyage, undertaken at the especial recommendation of the Royal Society, will comprise, not merely a record of the discoveries effected during the voyage, but abundant adventure also. The indefatigable writer has directed great attention to the natural history of the various places visited by him, from the Equator to the Pole, quite a new feature as regards foreign seas and coasts. • . This narrative, moreover, will, with the delightful volumes of Beechey, Parry, and Franklin, com plete the series of naval expeditions undertaken by order of the British Government. It will.be published during the pre sent mouth, by Mr. Bentley. Saturday forenoon, as the Hero steamer was pass ing Dumbarton Castle, a small boat with two gentlemen on board, was upset by coming in collision with the paddle-box. The gentlemen and one of two boys who were in the boat were thrown into the water, and narrowly escaped being drowned. THE STANDARD NOVELS.—With the exception of the late collected editions of the " Waverley Novels," and those of Miss Edgeworth, no body of fiction presents such in teresting pictures, or contains so many celebrated and classical productions, as are comprised in this series. Indeed, in one important respect, The Standard Novels are favourably dis tinguished even from the two collections mentioned above, inasmuch as they are composed of the works of many great writers of romance, instead of being formed entirely by the the productions of one pen ; and that, with two or three ex ceptions, each volume contains an entire work I In point of cheapness and elegance this collection far outstrips any publi cation of our time. This circumstance, in addition to its por tability, has no doubt conduced to render it so extensively and deservedly popular. In his charge to his Clergy at his last visitation, the Bishop of St. Asaph, in alluding to the poverty of some of the lesser livings, stated that he had, for some time, a plan in con templation which would go a great way to remedy this evil ; and he was not without hope of being able to carry it into ef fect, though from adverse circumstances he had failed in his endeavours for the last three years. His object was to obtain an Act of Parliament to empower the patrons of sinecure Rec tories to apply them, under certain limitation, to the augmen tation of small benefices, or the endowment of new Churches. Exeter Paper. MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.—Mr. Blackburne, M.P., and the other Learned Commissioners for inquiring into Corporations have given notice that they shall sit at Guildhall to-morrow and the nine following days, for the purpose of pro ceeding with their inquiries into the constitution, &c., of the following City Companies, viz.:—Fishmongers, Drapers, Sal ters, Mercers, 1 Goldsmiths, Grocers, Haberdashers, Ironmon gers, Clothworkers, and Waxchandlers. CHARITABLE BEQUEST.—The late R. T. Spear man, Esq., Purser, R. N., and many years Deputy Treasurer for Greenwich Hospital at this port, has bequeathed 12,0001. for the building of a number of alms-houses in this borough for poor women above sixty years of age, and members of the Church of England. Each person to be allowed an annuity of 121. The executors of the will are J. Norman, Edward Scott, and J. W. Archer, Esqrs. ' who, with the Chaplains of the Dock-yard and Royal Naval Hospital, are also- appointed trustees, to carry the object of the charity into effect. In ad dition to the above sum are some small annuities, which will eventually come to the charity. The deceased was a man of extremely frugal habits, apparently almost to penuriousness. He has bequeathed to a niece who has resided with him some years 201. a-year ; to some other distant relation, 51. a-year ; and to his wife, who has been separated from him for some time, a legacy of 201.—Devonport Telegraph. M. TORENO.—MdIIe Bourgoin, so long celebrated at the Theatre Francais for the place which she held in the af fections of Bonaparte, at that time only First Consul, has lately died, and left a million of francs to a natural son. This son, who bore her name, has directed for some time, a bureau of correspondence for the French and foreign journals, which he quitted as soon as the death of his mother caused so great an improvement in his situation. This position is on the point of being improved in the following manner :—During the exile of M. Toreno in France, he became acquainted and was inti mate with Mdlle Bourgoin. As he was rather extravagant, in a few years he exhausted the funds which he had brough twith him from Spain, and, finally, was obliged to have recourse to the purse of Mdlle Bourgoin. She, like a woman who knew the would, and how to lay out her money to advantuge, offered him, in the most disinterested manner, a sum of 100,000 francs, by means of which M. Toreno was enabled to wait for the death of Ferdinand VII. Since he returned to his native country, M. Toreno finds himself the possessor of a fortune of seven or eight millions. Notwithstanding his prompt eleva tion, M. Toreno has not forgotten the services rendered to hire by Mdlle Bourgoin, and he is about to testify his gratitude by the adoption of her son as his sole heir.—Bon Sens. DINNER TO LORD DURHAM.—The place on which the Banquet Hall is to be erected, will not be fixed upon till Wednesday, when the Committee are to meet to de cide upon that and other preliminary matter, as well as to fix on a Croupier or Croupiers and Stewards. So far as the sub committee have yet gone in examining places, they arc in clined to recommend the area between the front of the High School and the back of Anderson's University buildings, a space sufficiently commodious to give room for an erection to dine from two to three thousand people, and being at the same time so retired as to be freed from the exterior noise which „ 4 1 , 1 be inseparable from a building in the Green. The aceommt ,,.. l ation, too, for the parties to meet before the dinner, wou ld b e s e e zred by the use of the large Halls of the High School as well as those of Anderson's University, both of which buildings would, there can be no doubt, be at the service of the Committee.—Scots Tinies ( Glasgow.) Sir Charles Flower, we uti:lerstand, died immensely rich. He was long engaged against Sir Lumley Skeffington in a suit for a considerable estate, still p e oding before the Lo r d Chief Baron Lyndhurst. By his decease, Sir Lumley Skef fington loses his most powerful opponent. Died, on the Ist inst., at Dean House, Hants, Ge neral Sir Henry Warde, G. C. 8., and Colonel of the. 31st Regiment of Foot. He had been in the army 52 years, and began his military career in the Ist Regiment of Guards, a brigade of which he commanded during Sir John Moore's ex pedition in Spain. He was a kind husband, father, and friend, highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. M. Chilhaud de la Rigaudie, who for several ses sions was senior member of the Chamber of Deputies, and as such presided over that assembly till the President was elected, died on Saturday, at the advanced age of 80 years. DESCENDANT OF FLORA MACDONALD. Among the visitors at our Northern Meeting last week was Captain Macdonald, from Exeter, the grandson of the cele brated and chivalrous Flora Macdonald, to whom Prince Charles Edward owed his escape after the battle of Culloden. Though an Englishman in all but descent, Captain Macdo nald seemed to pride himself on his Scottish extraction, and appeared at the ball in a splendid Highland dress—lnverness Courier. HYDE PARK.—The rides and drives begin to put on a cheerful appearance. We counted thirty-three carriages at one time on Tuesday last. The change arises from the re turn of those who usually take a short trip during the fashion able recess. Oatlands-park, since its occupation by Lord Francis Egerton, has been closed to the public. In some of the hop districts this year the value of the crop per acre will exceed that of the fee-simple of the land. - - A gourd has been p . roduced this year in the garden of Lord Rodney measuring eight feet is circumference, and weighing 2001bs. The oldest person living has no recollection of any thing like the heat of the weather in the month of October with which it has this year set in. Herrings are still continuing to be caught off To ward Point, and the adjacent parts of the Clyde, which is enabling the curers there to secure a few barrels for the in land market, besides supplying the places about with fresh herrings.—Edinburgh Courant. LEITH RAILWAY- - This branch railway, which is calculated to open up new facilities of commerce, and im prove the trade of the port generally, is now in a state of great forwardness. The levels are all taken, and the rails laid as far as the Seafield Baths. It may shortly be expected to be opened to the public.—Edinburgh Chronicle. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY.— The report of the fifth half-yearly meeting of the Company has been published, from which it appears that, compared with the corresponding six months of the previous year, the increase in merchandise conveyed along the line has been 7,727 tons, and in passengers 29,255 persons ; and that a profit on the half-year's business has accrued of 34,691/. 16s. 4d., which enables the Company to declare a dividend for that period of 41. 10s. per 1001. share, leaving a reserved fund of upwards of 4,0001. to meet contingencies. The total expenditure on the construction of the railway and works is stated at 1,132,0751. ; and the net profit between July 1833 and July 1834, at 75,5751., being at the rate of 61. 13s. 6d. per cent. per annum. A few days since an enormous waggon, with ten horses, on the road from Lyons to Marseilles, got into a hole, from which the waggoner found it impossible to extricate it, notwithstanding the employment of several hours' labour. The celebrated elephant Kiouny happened to pass at the moment on its way to Marseilles. Ropes and sacks were tied together to form traces, and the stupendous animal being attached to the imprisoned vehicle, drew it and its team upon the high road with the greatest facility, and then continued its march. The Memorial Bordelais, which relates this adventure, does not tell us whether or not this is a puff for the owners of the elephant. It must be gratifying to all who have faith in the fairness of the people, and ttrcfr dfapnsic..' co embraa a the right course when the facts are correctly presented to them, that the two individuals who, at the meeting of the Guardians and Directors of the St. Pancras Board, proposed to postpone furnishing answers to queries of the Poor-law Commissioners, Oki 4,1, J. •• - - ri L "^ "'"`" """' by an overwhelming majority. St. Mary-la-bonne will be left to enjoy the distinction conferred on it by the adoption of the course scouted in St. Pancras. NOVEL MATCH.—The following singular match has been made to come off in a week, for a considerable sum :—A gentleman weighing ten stone has engaged to drive his dog (a large Newfoundland) in a light cart made for the purpose, a distance of seven miles, against a pony thirteen hands high, to be driven by its owner in a cart. The match, from its novelty, excites considerable intero.,t• The dog is at present in training at the Sun in the Sands, road, in the neighbourhood of which the wager is expected to be decided.—Greenwich Gazette. THE LANDED GENTRY.—We are requested to state that the Seventh Part of Mr. Burke's " History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland" is now ready for delivery at the principal booksellers ; and due notice will be given of the publication of the Eighth Part, which will com plete the Second Volume. It has been justly observed that it is almost impossible to convey a more striking illustration of the respectability and permanency of the great proprietors of the soil, than is to be found in this genealogical and heraldic history, which, besides the descents, intermarriages, and armor vial bearings of each family, contains the most memorable actions of persons who have distinguished themselves, inter mixed with curious anecdotes, and forms, altogether, a most desirable companion to the Peerage and Baronetage. It has been positively stated to-day, on good autho rity, that the late Governor of the Bank held all along a bona fide qualification for that office, without any lien upon it, and that the proceeds of the sale of the stock have since been invested in the 3 per Cents. in the names of trustees. — Times. We hear from various parts of the country, but more particularly the West of England, that the management of the branches of the Bank of England has been so little satis factory to the local private banks, that some of the richer and more independent of them have commenced an organized. op position to the circulation of their notes, and, what is more remarkable, considering the apparent inequality of the contest, with a considerable degree of success. Their method has been to induce those of their customers over whom they pos sessed any influence to exchange central or branch bank notes for the local notes of the provincial bankers, who have regu larly sent them up to London to be converted into specie, in order to afford in their vicinity that accommodation which the branch banks genet ally had refused to give, except on the pay ment of a premium. The exaction of this premium is one of the principal grounds of quarrel between the two classes of banking establishments, and the provincial bankers loudly complain also of the rule against payment in gold on the spot of any notes except those of the local branch banks, especially as on first coming into the district they had been liberally sup plied with gold by the country bankers, who relied in return on more liberal treatment from them. The effect of this con test has been, we are assured, to check very materially the cir culation of Bank of England paper in many parts of the king dom.—Morning Paper. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—lnformation was given at the police-office, Scotland-yard, on Tuesday night, of the following extraordinary robbery at the house of Mr. Rose, a surgeon in Blackfriars-road. It appears that Mr. Rose in vited a gentleman to dine with him last evening, and during the time they were at dinner he was sent for to attend a pa tient. Mr. Rose immediately left the table for that purpose, and during his absence the sideboard and dinner table were cleared of every article of plate, and it was found that his friend had quitted the house unobserved by any of the servants. EFFECTS OF YAWNING.—A man in the employ of Mr. Slater, of Carlton, on Friday last, in yawning, over stretched the ligaments of his jaw, and was unable to close his mouth ; he had to come open mouthed to Lincoln, (a curious sight) when Mr. Mason, late of Brigg, soon put him to rights, and enabled him to eat once more, but cautioned him aga i n st vawning.—Stamford News. N.B. It is clear to us that Mr. Slater's man must have been reading Lord Winchilsea's Conservative speech at Canterbury, at the moment when ho was thus affected, for nothing but such a speech could have induced such a yawn 1 [Ed. SON.] SPORTING COINCIDENCE.—Since the establish ment of the St. Leger nine jockies only have ridden the win , ners more than once, comprising 59 meetings. These nine jockies have succeeded 37 times, the veteran John Jackson having been the fortunate jockey eight times. Since the coin ' mencement of the Two-year-old Stakes, comprising 35 meet ings, nine jockies only have ridden the winners more than once. L These nine have succeeded 29 times. Jackson in this list also stan d s pre-eminent, having ridden the winners five times. The t next jockey in the St. Leger is B. Smith, who won it six times ; and the next honourable distinction in the Two-year . old Stakes is divided equally amongst W. Pierse, R. Johnson, and W. Scott, who rode the winner each four times.—Don caster Gazette. S. • I I