The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-07 00:00:00

DERBY MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

Drum-, Oc•r. s.—Our Musical Festival commenced on
Tuesday. The Church Service began a few minutes after
eleven, with a most appropriate Chorus, " Hosanna to the Son
of David," which was admirably sung. Miss Stephens sang
" rious Orgies" in a very chaste and beautiful manner, and she
was sweetly accompanied by Mr. Greatorex on the organ. The
Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry preached the sermon,
which was listened to with fixed attention. After the ser-
. mon, Miss Stephens and Miss Travis sang Handel's duet, " 0
never, never, bow we down," in a very spirited style and the
chorus was full, complete, and exact. The contributions of
the congregation were received at the doors by Earl Howe
and Lady Scarsdale; the Rev. C. S. Hope (Mayor), and
Lady Vernon; Sir Charles Hastings (High Sheriff), and the
Hon. Mrs. Beaumont ; the Hon. Captain Curzon, and the
Hon. Mrs. Eden. The collection amounted to 214/. 13s.
The Concert commenced in the evening, and . went off admi-
rably. The Italian pieces .were executed with great skill and
spirit, and the power and grace of Madame Caradori appeared
in every part she sustained. Miss Stephens, in the song " 1.0,
here the gentle lark," was accompanied beautifully by Nichol-
son. Signor De Begnis gratified the audience exceedingly by
his song from II ilarbiere di Siviglia. Locke's music in Mac-
beth appeared to great advantage, the principal vocal parts
being sustained by Miss Travis and Messrs. Bellamy and
Vaughan. The performances on Wednesday consisted of a
grand Selection of Sacred Music.

CHELTENHAM,
,OCT. s.—The Promenade at the Mont-
pellier Puinp-room and Walks was very numerously attended
last night. Among the Nobility present were the Earl and
Countess of Clare, Lady Fitzgibbon, Lady Rendlesham, &c.
Lord Kenyon arrived here last night, drank the water this
morning, at the King's Old and afterwards joined the
morning promenades. Lord and Lady Riversdale and Lady
Willoughby and family are amongst the most recent arrivals in
the Crescent.

At an early hour yesterday morning the Right Hon. W. and.
Mrs. Huskisson left their residence, Somerset-place, to pro-
ceed by Dover, Calais, &c. to Paris, where, it is expected, the
Right Hon. Gentleman will remain some time.
On Sunday last the Duke of Gloucester visited the town of
Poole, and attended Divine Service at the Church there : after
which he was entertained by the Mayor and Corporation with
an elegant collation at the Town-hall, and was addressed in an
eloquent speech by the Recorder.
Her Serene Highness the Duchess-Dowager of Saxe Coburg
and her family arrived at Brussels on the 2d inst.

Extensive preparations arc making in the internal arrange.
ments of the Palace, in anticipation of the arrival of his Ma-
jesty. The kitchens and gas-apparatus have also been ex-
amined, and undergone repairs and alterations with that view.—
(Brighton Gazette.)
The Archbishop of Canterbury and his amiable family are
expected at Lambeth Palace this day, from Dover. We are
happy to say that the report of his Grace being in a bad state
of health is unfounded.

The Hon. Agar and Lady Georgiana Ellis have arrived at
the Duke of Beaufort's seat, Worcester Lodge, Gloucester-
shire, from a tour.
Lord Lyndoch has arrived at his sect in Suffolk, from a tour.
We are happy to learn that the health of 31r. Wilkie, the
painter, is much better than tied been reported. He left Geneva
about three weeks ago for Rome, where he was to winter. At
the time of his departure from the former place he was in better
health than he had been in for the last six months.

The Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of
Needlemakers, were yesterday sumptuously entertained by
Mr. Kay, at the Albion. It was the day for the election of
Master and Wardens for the ensuing year. After the cere-
mony, the conviviality of the company was sustained by the
representative of the new Master with great hilarity until a late
hour.

,PEERAGE o 7 IRELAND.—Since the extinction
of the three Peerages which enabled the Crown to cause the
promotion of Lord Bloomfield to the dignity of a Baron of Ire-
land, four more Peerages have become extinct. The claims of
the church, army, and law, have been heretofore attended to,
in the promotion of an Archbishop, two Generals, and a Chief
Justice. The navy, it is expected, on the present occasion,
will bear away the palm. The last four Peerages extinct are,
Hanger, L9rd Colerain ; Eardelev, Lord Eardeley ; and New-
comen, Viscount Newcomers, in 1824; and Whitworth, Lord
Whitworth, (Earl of Whitworth in England), in 1825. The
entire number of Irish Peerages extinct since the Union is
twenty.eight, which exceeds the ratio of one annually. The
following gallant officers have been mentioned as candidates
for the Peerage now vacant :—Sir Henry Blackwood, Knight,
Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Sir John Poer Beresford, Bart.,
Rear-Admiral of the Red ; and Sir James Hawkins Whitshed,
KOJI., Admiral of the Red.

The papers of the Vicar of the Church of St.
Nicholas, at Ghent, have been put under seal.
M. De Muynck not having Obeyed a summons
issued out against him, the King's Attorney-
General and one of the Judges went to his house
and sealed up his papers, because he did not
appear in Court as called upon.--(Brussels
Paper, Oct. 4.)
The Courier of the Meuse announces that the
establishments of the brethren of the Christian
schools have been suppressed in the province of
Namur ; it has not yet learnt any thing respect-
ing the establishments under the direction of the
brethren in Liege.
The remains of Madame JOSEPH BUONAPARTE,
which have lain for eleven years in a vault in the
church of Rue!, were transferred on Tuesday to
the tomb which has been raised to her memory
by her children, in one of the lateral chapels. It
is of very large dimensions, and made cptirOy of
white marble.