The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-23 00:00:00

FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondcley, on Carl-
ton House Terrace, from their scat, Chohnondeley Castle,
Nantwich, Cheshire; Viscount and Viscountess Canning, in
Gross enor-square, from Scotland ; the Duke and Duchess of
Cleveland, in St. James's-square, from their seat, Newton
House, Durham ; the Hon. Mr. Fitzge7ald, in Whitehall-
place, from Pares ; Lord Northland, in Connaught-place, from
his seat, Northland House, Dungannon, Tyrone ; Sir P.
Durham, in Hill-street, from Portsmouth ; the Earl and
Countess Delawarr, in Grosvenor-street, from their seat,
Bucklchurst Park, East Grinstead ; the Earl of Brecknock,
in Grosvenor-street, from the scat of the Marquis of Camden,
the Wilderness, near Sevenoaks, Kent ; Lord and Lady Mon-
tagu, in Hamilton-place, from their seat, Beaulieu, near
Southampton ; Sir George Dashwood, from a continental
tour; Count D'Orsay, in Kensington Gore, from Aylesbury;
Mr. Maule, at the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street, from Lea-
mington Spa; the Earl Compton, at ditto, from the seat of
the Marquis of Northampton, Castle Ashby, Northampton ;
Mr. N. Bull, M P., at ditto, from Ireland ; Mr. James
Sparkes, from Surrey ; Mr. Battersby, at ditto, from Ire-
land; Mr. F. Sturt, M.P., at ditto, from his seat, in Derby-
shire; Captain Hervey, at ditto, from a visit to the Duke of
Newcastle, at Clumber Park, Nottingham ; Mr. Harrison,
at ditto, from Lancashire ; Major Brookes, at ditto, from Li-
verpool; Mr. and Mrs. Akers, at ditto, from Ludlow ; Mr.
Bold, from Lincolnshire ; Baron and Baroness Dimadale, at
Mivart's Hotel, Brook-street, from their scat, Camfield-place
in llcrts ; Mr. Newton Saville Scott, Secretary of the Le-
gation at the Hague, at ditto, from Holland ; Lord South-
well, from Brighton; Lord Rayleigh, in Saville-row, from
Stirling Place, Essex; the Earl of Mountaharles, at Dudley
House, Park-lane, from St. Leonard's-on-Sea; the lion.
Captain Watson, in Davies-street, from Lord Sondes' scat,
Lee's Court; the Earl of Moray and Lady Ann Stuart, at
Bailey's Hotel, from St. Leonard's-on-Sea ; the Hon. Mrs.
George Lamb, at Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street ; the
Prince and Princess of Capua, family, and suite, at Mivart's
Hot9l, Dover-street, from the York Hotel, at Dover.

DEPARTURES.
Lord Wallace, from Bo rid-street, for his seat, Bexley Castle,
Northumberland ; Lord and Lady Albert Conyngham, from
the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street ; Sir John and Lady Pol-
len, from ditto, for their scat in Wilts ; Dr. Ainsley, Vice-
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, from ditto, for
Cambridge ; Colonel Villett, from ditto, for his seat in Wilt-
shire • Captain and Mrs. Macquarie, from ditto, for their scat
in Perthshire ; Mr. Golightly, from ditto, for Liverpool ; the
Captain and lion. Mrs. Ryder Burton, from ditto ; Sir
William and Lady Maria Somerville, from ditto ; Mr. Brad-
ford, from ditto, for Wiltshire ; Mr. Topham, from ditto, for
Lancashire ; the Hon. Mr. Yelverton, from ditto, for Ireland ;
Dr. French, from ditto for Cambridge ; the Dean of Bristol,
from ditto, for Bristol ; Captain Cottingham, from ditto, on a
tour; Baron Ullantlorf, from Jerrnyn-street, for the Conti-
nent ; the lion. Stewart, from Berkeley-square, for
Paris; the lion. Captain Bridgman, from Park-lane, for the
Continent.

QUARTETT CONCERTS, HANOVER
SQUARE.

The first of the Quartett Concerts for the present season
took place last night at the Hanover-square Rooms. To
those who are partial to music of this character, and who pre-
fer the 'United but perfect harmonies and playful delicacy of
the quartett, to the full, but sometimes overbearing combina-
tions of the overture and symphony, we would earnestly re-
commend to visit Hanover-square on the succeeding nights of
this series. The highly refined style of playing of Mr. Bla-
grove, who has wonderfully improved since he was last before
the public, is a rich treat in itself, but when combined in the
quartett with his able associates, Messrs. Gattie, Dando, and
Lucas, nothing can be imagined more perfect and finished.
The performers execute their parts as though but one soul
animated their frames; the giving full effect to the music
upon which they are engaged appears to be their
solo aim, and no one appears to wish to shine above
his fellows. The opening piece, Haydn's quartett in
G major (No. 1, of Op. 76), for two violins, tenor,
and violoncello, by Messrs. Blagrove, Gattie, Dando, and
Lucas, was as perfect an instance of the real style of quartett
playing as we ever remember to have heard, and so highly
effective was.it, that we were almost induced to change our
already recorded opinion, and to acknowledge that, under cer-
tain circumstances, the quartett was as well adapted to the
public concert room and a mixed audience as any other spe-
cies of composition. Unlike some modern efforts of this
description of music, in which the drift of the composer seems
to be to show how much he can make out by technical skill
arel intricacy, of what in itself is almost nothing., in this of
Haydn there in melody in every movement, end meaning in
every note. The quartett of Ries (No. 3of Op. 70) with
which the First Part of the concert terminated, although a
beautiful composition, exhibits something of the defect wo have
alluded to, and shows very visibly the stosl and ingenuity of
the composer. The adagio, however, is a remarkably fine
movement, and in the Lands of the gentlemen we have men-
tioned, had a very satisfactory effect, as also had the very play-
ful minuetto, which forms the third movement of the com-

position.
The Second Part of the concert commenced with Bee_
hog en's Trio (1 of op. 70.) for piano-forte, violin, and
violincello, and terminated with a double quartett of Spohr.
'The trio was played by Messrs. W. S. Bennett, Blagrove,
and Lucas. It was executed in very excellent style, parti-
cularly the "largo." Mr. Bennett evinced considerable
command over the difficulties of the instrument, and played
the part with much brilliancy and finiih. The double quartett,
although abounding with the peculiar beauties of the author,
proved extremely tedious to the audience, from its extreme
length. The beat portion of it, in our opinion, was the se-
cond movement, an." andante con variazioni." An extremely
difficult variation for the violin was played by 131sgrove with-
out the slightest appearance of exertion ; indeed the beauty
of this professor's playing is the very great facility with
which he executes the greatest difficulties of the instrument,
and the total absence of everything like exertion of body or
anxiety of mind. To this he adds a purity of tone and a •
sentiment in expression that marks the accomplished musician
in contradistinction to the mere fiddler. It is necessary to state
that this concert was not confined to instrument playing. The
vocalists were Miss Masson, a lady well known to the public, and
a German gentleman, the Herr Kroff. In the first part of
the concert Miss Masson sung " From rosy bowers," by Pur-
cell, and, in the second, a composition of Ries, to words of
Lord Byron. Purcell's Cantatata was given with a great
deal of feeling, but the lady rather failed in the concluding
air from want of sufficient power both of voice and execution.
The Canzonet of Ries was not to our taste. The lower
tones of Miss Masson's voice are fine, but she has acquired a
mode of forcing some of them in a hollow, sepulchral style,
that is very disagreeable. Herr Kroft also cline' two pieces,
one in the first and the other in the second part of the concert.
' That in the first part was a " Romance" of Tomaschck, the
words German, a " Farewell" of Henry IV. to " the
fair Gabrielle." It was given with a good deal of expression,
but the German words to an English car did not assimilate
with the love-sick and die-away style of the singer. The
piece sung by Herr Kroff in the second part was a Canzoilet
by Mr. W. S. Bennett, to German words, something about
whispers, limpid rills, and zephyrs. It was a pretty trifle,
very prettily sung, audlienoured by the auditory with a unani-
mous encore.
The concert was attended by a considerable assemblage of
extremely fashionable company., but the room, we regretted to
observe, was by no means crowded.

We are requested to state, that instead of Sir F.
Maunsell, in yesterday's paper, in the two lists of Captains, it
should be " Captain Sir Thomas Mansell, Knt., K. C. IL"
STATE OF TRADE.-There was a rather more ex-
tensive inquiry for the lower descriptions of yarn yesterday
than for some weeks past : but the prices offered were lower
than the generality of the spinners were disposed to take, and
the amount of business done was rasher limited. For power-
loom printing cloths there was a very fair demand, and on
sonic inferior descriptions a trifling advnnce was realized. In
other descriptions of goods there was no change, and the mar-
ket was flat.—Manchester Guardian.
A NEW LOAN.—" I say, Jack," shoaled a Smith.
field drover the other day to his pal, " these cursed st!etl
• von't move in this veather ; lend us a bark of your dog, vill you ?'