The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-13 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

The Right Hon. H. Pierrepoint, for the Continent ; Mrs.
Sidney Horton, for ditto ; Sir Edward and Lady Poore, on a
Continental tour ; the Hon. Mr. Jerningham, for ditto ; E. B.
Portman, Esq., from Harwood House, for Bryanston, Dor-
set ; Sir Samuel and Lady Jervoise, from Hanover-square, on
a Continental tour; General Sir Henry Bayley, for ditto;
M. A. Rothschild, for ditto ; Colonel Burdett, from the
Sackville Hotel, Sackville-street, from Watford, Herts ;
Captain Caton, R.N., and family, from ditto, for Bexley,
Kent; Lady Campbell, for Edinburgh ; Mr. and Mrs. Mark-
ham and family, from ditto, for the Continent ; Capt. Jones,
from ditto, for Brighton; Major and Mrs. Stewart, from ditto,
for Leamington.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

SIXTH CONCERT.

The sixth performance of this Society, for the. present
season, took place on Monday evening at the Hanover-square
Rooms, under the direction of Sir George Smart. The in-
strumental compositions were the pastoral symphony and
eleventh quartet in F minor of Beethoven ; Mozart's symphony
in G minor ; a concerto for the piano-forte by a Mr. Bennett ;
and the Overture to Anacreon by Cherubini ; and the Jubilee
Overture to Weber. The vocal compositions consisted of the
scena assigned to Kunegonda in the first act of Spohr's
Faust ; the song of Count Almaviva, in " Le Nozze di
Figaro ;" a duet from " Agnese ;" and a piece of animated
dullness from the " Semiramide" of Rossini. The symphonies
were well executed, except that the time was taken too slowly
in the middle movement of both. Beethoven's beautiful quartet
in F minor, performed by Messrs. Eliason, Watts, Moralt, and
Lindley, received anything but justice at their hands. This
composition was written in the full tide of the author's genius
and fame, and immediately after his two grand symphonies,
Nos. 7 and 8. That portion of the audience which was qua-
lified to relish its beauties was much disgusted with its faulty
performance. Madame Stockhausen's scena is, by her con-
stant repetition of it, becoming somewhat hacknied. This lady
will find that other magnificent operas of Spohr will amply
repay her perusal. Mr. Bennett's concerto has little to re-
commend it on the score of novelty. The introduction by the
Directors of the writing of a native artist, is, however, a good
precedent. This Concert was decidedly the worst of the
season, a circumstance to be regretted, as many continental
professors of eminence were present. Why do not the Di-
rectors bring forward another symphony of Spohr, or one of
his double quartets? Beethoven's last symphony (No. 9), and
the same author's last quartet are undeserving of the obscurity
in which they are permitted to languish, through the culpable
negligence of the heads of this Association. Institutions of less
celebrity than the one under notice are following so closely on
its heels, that it must go onwards with vigorous strides, or it
will be quickly overtaken and eventually outstripped.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—Yesterday a commis-
sion of lunacy was held at the Grey-hound Inn, Croydon, be-
fore Commissioners Phillimore, C. K. Murray, and Winslow,
to inquire into the state of mind of Mr. John Trapp, the son
of a deceased wealthy sugar-refiner. Mr. Thomas Hudson is
related to Mr. Trapp, both of whose parents are now dead.
Since the age of fourteen, to witness's knowledge, 'the subject
of the present inquiry has manifected great imbecility and
weakness of mind ; he was, nevertheless, an exceedingly po-
lite man, but exhibited the symptoms of a weak intellect, par-
ticularly in arithmetic, which he was totally unacquainted with,
and therefore incompetent to have the control of his property.
Dr. Graham had had several interviews with Mr. Trapp, who,
in his opinion, was decidedly of unsound mind. The Jury
returned a verdict—That he had been of unsound mind since
the 16th of January, 1822.