The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-30 00:00:00

THE KING'S VISIT TO THE CONTINENT.

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HOMBURCH, MARE"' 15.—Our readers will remember that
t was mentioned in several German journals, last year, that his
BRITANNIC MAJESTY would again honour the Continent
with a visit in the year 1822, and make a longer stay than he
did last year. We now learn, from indubitable authority, that
this event will take place in a few months. According to let-
ters which her Royal Highness the Landgravine of Hesse
Homburg has received from London, the visit of her Royal
Brother is announced to the Princess for the month of June.
In fact, preparations are already making to celebrate, in the
most brilliant manner, his Majesty's visit to this capital. llis
Majesty is also expected at Darmstadt, according to the ver-
bal promise which he made last year to Prince Emilius of
Hesse. Accordingly several new operas are now preparing at
the Court Theatre in Darmstadt, to afford the Pritish Sove-
reign a pleasure for which he expressed a great desire on his
last visit, and which was excited in him by the great reputation
which that theatre enjoys in Germany. With respect to the
further plan of his Majesty's tour, we learn, from the same
source, that his Majesty intends to visit the Courts of Vienna
and Berlin this year, and to arrive about the end of July in his
Hanoverian dominions, where he will visit Pyrmont, the wa-
ters of which have been recommended to him by his Physi-
cians. The accounts do not a little contribute to give credit to
the reports of peace ; for the English Monarch, it is inferred,
would hardly leave his island, if the Continent of Europe was
in danger of being visited with the flames of war.—(Nuremberg
Correspondent, March 19.)

TILE FINE ARTS.—We feel great pleasure in
drawing the attention of the public to the productions of genius,
and therefore attended with no slight degree of expectation to
a new work of Mr. MARTIN, a young artist of extraordinary
talents, which was yesterday submitted to private inspection
at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, a place which now ranks
among the chief depositories of the Fine Arts in the British
metropolis. The subject of the new work in question is The
Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The very attempt
to represent so awful and magnificent a scene manifests an ad-
venturous spirit in the artist which would deserve encourage-
ment, even if he had not justified it by previous successes of a
very elevated character. We shall not trust to the first im-
pression of the new work so far as to enter into a critical ex-
amination of its merits, and therefore shall only say that it ex-
hibits such a scene of tremendous horror as takes a powerful
hold of the feelings of the spectator. Nire may, however, just
observe, that the artist is more successful in displaying the ter-
rific convulsions of nature than in the representation of human
figures and the disposition of them. But, as a whole, the work
bears a high character, and makes a powerful impression.—
There are several other works of this artist, which are well
known to the public, exhibited with this great atchievement of
his imagination, particularly his Fall of Babylon, his Macbeth,
the Expulsion from Paradise, and the Welsh Bard, with seve-
ral studies, all of which are characterised by a bold conception,
and are well calculated to augment his professional fame.

The Russian Princess Bag-ration still maintains a great house
at Paris. Her circle is frequently honoured with the presence
of Prince Talleyrand, the Duke of Choiseul, &c.
It is reported in the fashionable circles that the Duke of
Devonshire will shortly add another Duchess to the list of that
exalted rank.

The Marquis of Bute is this spring going to make a variety
of tasteful improvements and alterations, at his beautiful seat,
near Luton, in Bedfordshire, under the directions of Smirke.

THE ORATORIO.—:after a very successful sea-
son, this species of public amusement closed last
night, and it is due to Sir GEORGE SMART and
Mr. BOCHSA to bear testimony to the very liberal
manner in which it has been conducted, as they
engaged for the occasion the first performers, vc,-
cal and instrumental, that this country and the
Italian Opera could supply. It has been said
that, considering the solemnity of the days
on which the performance took place, it
was not sufficiently marked by a religious
character. But the taste of the times required
something of a lighter description, and as there
was a predominance of serious compositions and
nothing of unsuitable levity, the success which
attended the whole was a due tribute to the
skill, judgment and liberality of the conductors.
ARGYLL ROOMS.—These Rooms, purposely
and admirably constructed for musical entertain-
ments, were opened last night for the benefit of
Mr. T. Coox, of Drury-lane Theatre. On this
occasion his daughter made her first appearance
in public, and she sung with such taste, power of
voice, and scientific knowledge, as will render her
a distinguished ornament of the musical world.—
Miss TREE, Miss CRAMER, Miss GLADDON, Ma-
dame VESTRIS, and Mr. Coox himself, formed a
strong musical corps. Mademoiselle JAMS gave
a Concerto on the Grand Piano-forte, with an
accompaniment on the Horn by Mr. TULLY,
which was a prominent feature of the evening,
and the whole received the applause of a very
numerous audience.