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The pieces by Couperin and Raman have much quaint
pace, with that unmistakable rythmimd accent which
'distinguishes French music, both ancient and modem.
Couperin was one of the earliest instrumental composers
who gave distinctive characteristic titles to his pieces ; in
some instances, perhaps, rather forced and affected in
application. lirebz, the best of Bach's pupils, was both a
player and composer of high acquirements, although his
name is now hit little known. Some of his organ music
is compar,ble to that of his master for grandeur and ele-
vation of style and learned treatment. Equally learned,
but scarcely poisoned of equal genius, was Kirnberger,
chiefly celebrated as a theoretical writer. As at
his previous performances, Herr Pauer gave these
elder specimens of clavecin music on a two-stringed
grand piano, instead of • harpsichord as in former
seasons— the difference between that obsolete instru-
ment and the " concert-grand " of the present day
offering too strong • contrast for modern ears. Herr Payer
attributes to Haydn somewhat greater influence on the
progress of pianoforte music than is apparent to us. As •
quartet writer and symphonist it is wellknown he was a
great inventor and originator— but his early pianoforte
music seems to us little more than a reflection of the style
of Emmanuel Bach, and his later a faint shadow of that of
Mozart. The uncertainty, however, of the dates of
Haydn's earlier compositions renders this a point difficult
of exact solution. Far greater in his influence on piano-
forte music was Wink, with his tender grace and refine-
ment of style, combined too with considerable executive
development. A. E Muller undoubtedly filled the
interval, not as to genius, but as to the mechanism of plane-
forte playing, between Mozart and Hummell ; while Weber
•nquestionably prepared the way for the extremeexecutive
difficulties of the Thalberg school—another early pioneer
having been the veteran Moschelee, whose " studies "
(especially his op. 70) belong to the history of the art.
The "Study " played on this occasion was number 5 from
op. !IL, exquisitely beautiful and highly imaginative, as is
the pianoforte music of Franz Schubert, that great genius
can scarcely be held to have influenced the art in that re-
spect, since his instrumental music has only recently
become extensively known. Professor Bennett's charming
sketches (number "The Fountain," encored on this
occasion) stand conspicuous in the present dearth of Eng-
lish pianoforte music of a high class ;4 while Mendelssohn's
fiery and impetuous "Allegro" (as full of im-
pulse and beauty as any of Weber's romantic piano-
forte music) made an effective climax to yester-
day's performance— the prime part capitally played
by Miss Kingdon. The piece, originally written for two
performers on one pianoforte, was, on this occasion, played
en two instrument, for the greater convenience of the
players. The whole of this illustrative series his been as
interesting in research and selection as in performance—
Herr Pauer's playing having been distinguished not only
by thorough mastery over the most elaborate executive
'difficulties, but also by that appreciation of very opposite
styles which marks the thoughtful and highly-cultivated
artist—while his illustrative programmes have contained
much valuable information.

DRINLEY RICHARDS' PIANOFORTE RECITAL.

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This eminent professor and popular composer
for his instrument gave a performance of piano-
forte music at the Hanover-square Rooms on Tues-
day evening. The first portion of the programme
consisted entirely of classical works, the second part being
devoted to a selection from Mr. Richards' numerous com-
positions in the brilliant style. In Beethoven's " Sonata
Pathetique," Weber's Polonaise in E fiat, " Songs without
Words " by ?dendelasohn, Studies by Henselt, Bennett's
" Genevieve," Mazurkas by Chopin, two of Mr. Sullivan',
elegant little " Day Dreams" (one encored), and a
" Capriccio," and " The Harmonious Blacksmith," varia-
tions by Handel, Mr. Richards displayed high powers of
execution as a pianist and a thorough acquaintance with
very opposite styles. Both in the performance of these
and of his own compositions Mr. Richards sustained the
interest of a large audience, who demonstrated their plea.
sure by loud applause and several encores, among other
pieces, Mr. Richards' " Caprice L Valse " being
repeated.

UNFORTUNATE PLIABORS SEEKERS.—The great
pleasure party which left this country in June last cm
board the Quaker City, for the purpose of vinting the prin-
cipal ports of the Mediterranean, and which was to hive
contained General Sherman and Henry Ward Beecher,
and, failing these gentleman, " Mark Twain," Maggie
Mitchell, and the Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock,
has returned, and revelations have been made about it
showing that the " science of society." though still very
imperfect, is nevertheless in a enfficiently advanced state
to make it possible to predict how an expedition of this
sort will end. Nobody who had any experience of human
nature on a journey ever expected that you could shut
up together sixty persons of all ages, sizes, and of various,
callings and antecedents, in a steamer for six months,
without making them miserable, and their trip a failure.
The passengers of the Quaker City have accordingly come
back furious. They find that the committee on character
and social position, refinement and culture, which was
to have considered all applications for tickets, never set ;
and that the only ordeal through which aspiring travellers
had to pass in order to join the party consisted in pro-
viding a credit at their bankers' of 1,250 doh.; and that
consequently each excursionist, instead of finding himself
in choice company on his wanderings, was no better off
than if be had taken an ordinary steamer. Moreover, the
musical instruments they were promised consisted, we are
told by • inalcouttnt, of a " husky-voiced clarionet," •
poor piano, and a melodeon ; the modified billiards''
consisted simply in pushing about " disks of wood on the
deck with forked poles ;" and the library was made up of
• few hymn-books of the Plymouth collection, and two
volumes of Harper's Weekly. The passengers, it is said,
thus left without resources in the way of amusement,
wiled away the heavy hours with criticism of
their fellow voyagers, which does not seem to have
ham received in • kindly and docile spirit, or
to have exercised any improving influence on mind
er character. One gentleman, in his eagerness to
aemunalate facts on which to base his critiques, was de-
tected, it is said, listening at the door of a state-room.
The result is lamentable, and the manager has our sym-
pathy. We trust this will be • warning to Mr. Oscanyan,
who. if we remember rightly, tried to get up a similar
enterprise in laliti, and besides promising a large crowd of
persons select society and a variety of pure delights on
board his htecnier, held out to them the hope of unusual
facilities for "seeing things " in the Levant, to be secured I
through his " high connections in the East." There are
only two good reasons for ever taking a long voyage with
anybody ; the one is the recovery of health, and the other
the desire of getting to some place which there is no other
ray of reading. This has been already known to the
thoughtful and observing for many generations. We trust
the example of the Quaker City party will make it familiar
to the giddy and =reflecting tuultittide.-11'ew York

FIRE AT A CO-OPERATIVE MlLL.—Yesterday
morning, a few minutes after 6 o'clock, in the Spring.
prdens Co-operative Cotten Mill, Tediuoreen-road, Bacup,
afire broke out in ere eugine•house, which rapidly spread
to the seutching.room and other portions of the mill, and
before it war got under the engine-house roof had fallen damagein,
and aerioaa was done both to the building and
machinery. About a fortnight ago a fire occurred at this
and in extinguishing it a quantity of cotton was in-
Ey water. A portion of this cotton hod been placed
en the boiler to dry, and unfortunately it we. allowed to
remain there until it got on fire again, and was the cause
of a second oondagratiou.
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THE CATTLE NHOW.

The second public day at the Cattle Show was as
like the trot as possible. There were equal
crowding of the visitors, equal curiosity to see
the prize ox, equal intensity of curiosity to see
the machinery in motion upstairs. The galleries,
in fact, quite divide the attraction with the stalls,
and are, from mid-day to night, a perfect Babel of
sounds, from sausage-grinding up to common con-
versation. We were glad to perceive yesterday that
the subject of artificial food for cattle had caught
considerable hold of public attention. A great many
people were talking about it, and the general feeling
seemed to be that it was better calculated to swell
an animal to an enormous bulk within a short
time than to produce firm, juicy, and wholesome
meat. We perceive that after the first day
the dab ordered all the labels "fed with —'s
food to be removed ; and it may perhaps be
worthy of consideration whether next year it
should not offer prizes for animals fed with their
wholesome natural food, and not swelled to sudden
obesity by the use of powerful chemical prepara-
tions. A butcher in our hearing yesterday made a
calculation that the price at which the prize ox
had been sold would make about 3s. a pound
wholesale ; and as it is notoriously unremunerative
to the breeder, it may be a question whether
animals fattened scientifically as "Black Prince"
jun. has been, fulfil the intention of the Smithfield
Club, which at its foundation was stated to be to
encourage the production of good and cheap meat
for the London markets.