The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-26 00:00:00

ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM.

Earl and Countess of •Glasgow, Lord Carrington, Hon.
and Rev. Dean of Leighlin, Admiral Sir J. Coffin, Acl.
miral Hollis and family, General Sir Charles Dalbiac,
Sir John Walsharn, Sir J. Hamilton, Colonel D'Arcy,
Colonel Lee, Lieutenant-Colonel Kennett, Major Pinck-
ney, Major Symms, Rev. R. Boulther and family, Rev. J.
Cattell, Rev. Francis Ellis, Rev. E. Dent, Rev. W. H.
Peacocke, Rev. George Peacocke, Rev. W. W. Holland,
Rev. Mr. Aworth, Rev. 4. Austin and family, Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. Lucas, Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Carey, Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. Mayo, Rev. E. Eckley, Rev. W. Maunsell, Rev.
Dr. R. H. Graves, Rev. Mr. Harcot, Rev. Anthony and
Mrs. Chester, Rev. H. B. and Mrs. Campbell, Captain
and Mrs. Addersley, Captain and Mrs. Watson, Captain
and Mrs. Rownham, Captain Chamberlain, Captain
Heastop, R.N., Captain Clayton, Captain Stephens, Cap-
tain Gordon, Captain Peacocke, Captain Foote, Captain
Hughes, Captain Westnard, Captain and Mrs. Thomas,
Mr. and Mrs. Love, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Thomson, Mr.
and Mrs. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Youle, Mr. and Mrs.
Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Prior, Mr. and Mrs. King, Mr. and
Mrs. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Jervis, Mr. and Ire. Man_
field, Mr. and Mrs. England, Mr. and Mrs. Thorngrove,
Mr. and Mrs. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Green, Mr. Mrs.
and the two Misses Pyne, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Gregson,
Mr. and Mrs. Grand, Mr. and Mrs. Long, Mr. and Mrs.
Young, Mr. Acock and family,Mr. D. E.
Mr. Macnamara, Mr. A.
Spearing, Mr. Gosport, Mr. E. Henriques,Hutchins
Williams, Mr. Maskell, Mr. S. Ridgway, Mr.
Williams, Mr. John Ennis.

FASHIONABLE CHANGES.
Sir Joshua and Lady Paul and suite, for their seat, Bal-
lyglan, county Waterford ; Mr. Allen, from this town for
Wales ; Mrs. Aufrere and Gibbings, for London, &c.

THE DEATH OF MOSES.—The Fourth
Part of Weston and Martin's Illustrations of the
Bible, to be published July 1, price ls., will contain
eight engravings, accompanied with descriptions from
the following striking subjects :—Joshua commanding
the sun to stand still—The rod of Moses turned into
a serpent—The destroying angel—Miriam stricken
with leprosy—Death of Moses on Mount Nebo—
Jacob's daughters trying to comfort him—The cup
found in Benjamin's sack—and Amalek overcome.

ROY-AL MUSICAL PtSTIVAL.

(THIS DAY.)

Shortly before twelve o'clock their Majesties, the
Princess Sophia, the Duchess of Kent, and the
Princess Victoria arrived at the Abbey, escorted as
on Tuesday. During the progress of the Royal
party from St. James's they were most enthusiasti-
cally cheered by the populace. His Majesty,
who appeared to be in most excellent health
and spirits, was highly gratified by the attention of
their loyal subjects, whose salutations he returned
with apparent great gratification.
A few minutes after twelve o'clock, their Ma-
jesties, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, the
Princess Victoria, and several other members of
the Royal Family, entered the Royal Box opposite
the Orchestra, immediately upon which the per=
formance• commenced.

The performances commenced this day with the
coronation anthem of Handel, "The King shall
rejoice," which with semi-chorus and chorus that
follows went off remarkably well. In fact, throughout
the day, the known chorusses have gone as well as
it was possible for chorusses to go. A comparative
failure or two has been made in those with which
the singers are generally not so well acquainted.
The effects that were produced by this and the
other chorusses to-day, and at the rehearsal yester-
day, from the immense volume of sound emanating
from so large an assemblage of choristers and so
powerful an orchestra, was tremendous. The
singers, from having become accustomed to each
other, sang much more firmly together than on the
first day's performance, and took up the points to-
gether with much greater tact. Occasionally the
female voices were a little flat, but when we hear
the principals so frequently guilty of the same in-
accuracy, we have no right to complain. By-the-
bye, we may here advert to a remark we found it
necessary to make in our report of Tuesday's per-
formances, that the principal singers were deficient
in quality adequate to the occasion.
We have heard this explained in a way that
seems very satisfactory. The immense volume of
the chorus and orchestra, and the scarcely imagi-
nable effects produced by the combinations they
produce, throw all the principals completely in the
shade ; the ear is not satisfied with what they do ;
their defects are discernable to the most unprac-
tised ear. This festival will inflict a stain on the
reputations of most of them they will not easily re-
cover.

The performances this day were a miscellaneous
selection for the first part, and Handers sacred
oratoria, " Israel in Egypt," for the second and
third. After the anthem, the first piece was' Mo-
zart's " A te, fra tanti affanori,"' from the "Davide
Penitente," sung by Signor Rubini. This piece was
announced as being the first time of its perfor-
mance in this country; and indeed all those with
whom we have conversed, have acknowledged they
never heard it in public before, and that from its
novelty as well as its beauty, they derived a plea-
sure from it . they could not have contem-
plated receiving at this festival. Rubini sang
with very great good taste and correct expression.
His voice. did not sound very powerful, but we
think he could have made more of it if he pleased.
He is a good musician, and the judgment -he dis-
played in his mode of singing this song was highly
creditable to him. The wind instrument accompa-
niments to this song, with are put in Mozart's un-
rivalled style of sitting, were deliciously played.
We arc unable to devote the space we could wish
to this day's Oratorio, and must, therefore, limit
ourselves to the mention of a few of the more pro-
niinent pieces. In " Angels ever Bright and Fair,"
Miss Stephens sang as well as we ever heard her. '
Her voice sounded clear and powerful, she displayed
great feeling, and altogether it was one of the best
executed pieces, if not the very best, of the day. In
" Luther's Hymn," Mr. Braham sung with all his
pristine energy and exquisite taste. The trumpet
accompaniment was finely played by Harper ; the
'trumpet notes, however, occur much too frequently,
and the effect would be far superior if they were li-
mited to once or twice in the course of the hymn.
Mademoiselle Gueletta Grisi failed utterly in the
" Quoniam to solus" (from Haydn's second ser-
vice.)_ Her execution was ineffective, and the power
of voice inferior, apparently, to that of the second
rates engaged at this festival. People 'who had
only heard of her as the. Prima Donna of the Italian
Opera, looked at each other with astonishment. The
cause of the failure appeared to be her leading off
the movement faster than was suited to the character
of the composition. At all events, she totally
failed, whatever was the cause. In Israel in Egypt,
as we have said, the chorusses were splendidly per-
formed. The " Hailstone Chorus," and " The
Horse and his Rider," as these two composi-
tions are technically called, both produced an effect
perfectly astounding. In the second part, the
recitative and air " Now the Magicians," and " All
Human Power" were beautifully sung by Miss
Romer, as well as the duett in the third part,
" The Lord is my strength." In fact so much sa-
tisfaction was given by those young ladies that some
of the greater names will have full right to be
jealous of them. The duett " The Lord is a man
of war,"by Messrs. Phillips and Machin, was also well
sung, particularly by the last mentioned gentleman,
who indeed appears to take the lead. The chorusses
however, were the main feature of the day. To
hear them in the style they are now done at the
Abbey is a treat of the value of which no adequate
idea can be formed. In other respects, so far, we
think the festival has been sadly deficient. We
have unfortunately no Billington or Catalani, and
nothing in the same line, which compared with them,
is not the mere shadow of a shade.
The following is the Programme :

PART I.
Coronation Anthem—" The King shall rejoice."—Handel.

Aria—Signor RUBINI, " A tanti affanni," (Davide Penitente)

—Mozart.
Chorus—" Glory to God." Solo—Mr. VAUGHAN, " Holy
and merciful Father." Quartet—Miss C. NO.VELLO, Miss
H. CAWSE, Mr. VAUGHAN, and Mr. E. TAYLOR, " 0
Lord, have mercy upon us." Chorus-:-." God is great in
battle."—Beethoven.

Recit. and Air—Miss STEPHENS, " Angels, ever bright"
(Theodora)—Handel.

From Haydn's Second Service.

Chorus--" Kyrie eleison," the Solos by Madame STOCK-
HAUSEN, Miss MASSON, asd Signors RUBINI and
ZUCHELLI. Solo—Signor ZUCHELLI, " Qui tollis,"
Violincello obligato, Mr. LINDLEY. Chorus and Fugue,
" Et vitam "

Recit. and Air—Mr. H. PHILLIPS, " The snares of death,"
Bassoon obligato, Mr. MACKINTOSH (Thanksgiving)—
Sir J. Stevenson,

Recit.--Miss BEM, " Matrons and virgins, and 0,
who can tell," Violin and Vlolincello obligati, Messrs.
WEICHSEL and LINDLEY (Joshua)—Handel.

Luther's Hymn—Mr. BRA HAM, accompanied on the Organ
by Mr. H. IL BISHOP, with Trumpet obligato, Mr. HAR-
PER.

Air—Mlle. GIULIETTA'GRISI, " Quondam to solus sanc-
tus."—Haydn.

From Mozart's First Service.

Chorus—" Credo." Quartet—Miss ROMER, Mr. HAW.
KITS, Signor RUBINI, and Mr. SALE, "Et incarnatus
est.° Solo—Madame STOCKHAUSEN, " Agnus Del."
Quartet—Miss ROMER, Mr. HAWKINS, Signor RUBI.
NI, and Mr. SALE. Chorus—" Dons nobis."

PART 11.
Handel's Sacred Oratorio,
ISRAEL IN EGYPT.
Recit.—Mr. F. ROBINSON, " Now there arose a new
King."
Solo.—Mr. HAWKINS, and Chorus, " And the children of
Israel sighed.,"
Recit.—Mr. VAUGHAN," " Then he sent Moses"—Chorus,
"They loathed to drink."
Recit.—Miss MASSON, "This the magicians did ;" and
Air—" Their land brought forth frogs..'
Recit —Miss ROMER, " Nor the magicians ;" and Air—
" All human power now failing."
Recit.—Mr. F. ROBINSON, " The plague now ceas'd ;"
Chorus—" He spake the word."
Recit.—Mr. VAUGHAN, " Yet Pharoh still exalted."
Chorusesr" He gave them hailstones," and "He sent a
thick darkness."
Recit.—Miss CLARA NOVELLO, "Three days thus o'er"
leading into;. Recit. (accompanied)—" Hail ! holy light."
Choruses—" He smote all the first born of Egypt," and" But

as for his people."
Recit.—Mr. HOBBS, " Thus with a mighty hand."
Choruses—" He rebuked the Red Sea," "He led them
through the deep," and " But the waters overwhelmed
their enemies."

BELtAMY, " God lo6ked forth ;" and Air—

" Wave from wave."
Chorus—" A ndlsrael saw that great work."
PART HI.
Duet—Miss ROMER and Mils WOODYATT, "The Lord
is my strength."
Chorus—" He is any God"—" And I will milt him."
Duet—Mr. H. PHILLIPS and Mr. MACHIN, " The Lord
is a man of war."
Choruses—" The depths have covered them."—" Thy right
hand, 0 Lord."—" And in the greatness."
Semi-Chorus and Chorus—" And with the blast."
Air—Mrs. W. KNYVETT, " Thou didst blow."
Choruses—" Who is like unto thee."—" The people shall hear."
Air—Miss H. CA WSE, " Thou shalt bring them in."
Chorus—" The Lord shall reign," Recit.—Mr. BRAHAM,
" For the host of Pharaoh." Recit.—" And Miriam the
Prophetess." Solo—Miss STEPHENS, " Sing ye to the
Lord." Chorus—" The Lord shall reign."