The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-17 00:00:00

MUSIC.

On Tuesday night the second " Chamber Concert"
of the Society of British Musicians, took place in
Erats' Harp Saloon, Berners-street. The chief
novelty of the evening was the debut of Miss Thorn-
ton, a soprano of moderate compass, and rather thin
quality in her lower notes, but possessing consider-
able sweetness of tone and distinctness of articulation.
She sang with much feeling and ease, a quaint song
by Weber, " Ask me for ever ;" and, with Mr.
Seguin, a pretty duet, by Spohr, " Dearest let thy
footsteps follow." Mr. Lockey, a rapidly rising
favourite, whose voice has more of the pure mellow
Italian tenor than any of his countrymen, sang a
MS. serenade, by C. E. Horsley, " Come with me
love," with as much grace and effect as the common-
place nature of the melody would permit. A scena
from " Thompson's Seasons;' a little in the rolling
and tumbling style of. Handel's bass solos, and the
composition of Mr. IN estrop, who, presided at the
piano, was sung by Mr. Seguin, who possesses a well
toned voice, but wants the finished modulation and
dramatic power of Phillips in this class of music.
The instrumental productions were performed with
spirit and precision, by Messrs. Thomas, Wheatley,
Westlake, and Reed. A MS. quartet, for stringed
instruments, composed by Mrs. Neinagle, was per-
formed for the first time, and met with a kind recep-
tion. Another quartet in D, and, like the former,
divided into four movements, was also much ap-
plauded. We thought, however, that the violin of
the composer, Mr. Thomas, was throughout too loud
for the other parts. The andantino movement was
particularly effective. In both of these productions,
however, the fashionable rage for intricate and rapid
execution, to the neglect of connected melody, was
too manifest. The wonderful improvements and in-
ventions in musical instruments partly ac-
counts for this. These have seduced us
too much from the sublime and simple models
of the old school, whose noblest creations were con-
ceived generally by means of the simple spinet. A
splendid trio by Beethoven, " Tremate crussi tre-
mate," performed by Miss Thornton and Messrs.
Lockey and Seguin in excellent style, finished the
proceedings of the evening.
The audience was select and fashionable, compris-
ing a number of amateurs and professionals, both
foreign and English. The various performances were
listened to with much attention, notwithstanding the
heated state of the room from the total absence of
any means of ventilation. Indeed the concert had
scarcely began ere the languid looks of the audience
told too plainly the poisoned state of the air incident
to the exhalation of 200 pairs of lungs in an ordinary
drawing-room. In these circumstances, to sit erect
for three hours upon hard backless seats, ats, wasa pur-
gatorial trial of patience, which nothing butintense
fondness for the art could withstand. These matters
ought not to be neglected by the, committeein snaking
the arrangements of "llress ' concerts, at a time
when the public mind is filled with schemes of ame-
lioration in much less fashionable resorts.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE DR. DlLLON.—Yesterday
afternoon the mortal remains of the late Rev. Dr. Dil-
lon were deposited in the vaults of the church of St.
Margaret's, Lothbury ; the body was followed by his
daughter as chief mourner, and a considerable number
of persons, principally females, members of the con-
gregation of the Rev. Gentleman's Reformed Church.
A report is in circulation that the long-pending
dispute between the Marquis of Bute and Sir J. J.
Guest has been finally settled, and that Sir J. Guest
continues the proprietor of the Dowlais Works.—Sun-
derland Herald,

The Gentlemen-at-Arms have recently been or-
dered, by authority, to promote the growth of hair on
the upper lip.