The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-04 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY.

1494 Saturday, the members of the Royal AFademy gave
Holr anniversary dinner at their apartments in Somerset
tutise; Which was attended by a numerous assemblage of
toetiastV the first rank and talent, among whom were—the
the -17‘.'eePer, the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench,
th•ilTee-Chancellor, Lord Commissioner Bosanquet, Lord
torleJustice of the Common Pleas, Lord. Chief Baron, At-
LNY and
Solicitors-General, Lord President of the Council,
State Seal, First Lord of the Treasury ; Secretaries of
the Foreign, Colonial, and War Departments ;
4erihttneellor of
the Exchequer, First Lord of the Admiralty,
s' Commanding in Chief, Archbishop of York, Prus-
tupi: Swedish, Wirtemburg, Saxon, Bavarian, Spanish, por-
Gireise, Danish, Netherlands, Belgian, American, Turkish,
ll'oll',llnd Hanoverian Ministers; Dukes of Norfolk,
N:oeilt Devonshire Sutherland, Buccleuch, Argyle, and
s b,h-muerland; Maniuisses Camden and Conyngham; Earls
14° l"vrY, Cawdor, Ripon, Brownlow, Carlisle, Durham,
Ca°.l. Grey, Rosslyn, Mulgrave, and de Grey ; Viscount
1.31-11rY; Bishops of London, Llandaff, and Rochester;
124-41.1 purghersh Wharncliffe, Northwick, Francis Egerton,
Lyndhurst, and Stanley; Right Honourables the
JOUlett l'ekiter, Sir R. Peel, J. W. Croker, C. W. W. Wynn,
0,, -horns() and H Goulburn ; Sir E. Knatchbull, Sir
in vf7ar, Lord Mayor, Hon. General Phipps, Field Officer
the eing, Chairman of the Board of Customs, Chairman of
gardelndia Company, Governor of the Bank, Master and
1,1"14,„el of Dulwich College, President of the College of
Vq;„—,;alls, President of the College of Surgeons ; Sir. H.
Swi—L"eY, M. W. Ridley, F. Freeling, R. H. J.
tluorne, Willoughby Gordon, A. Carlisle, G. Phillips,
Ste fie'
W. Knighton, F. Pollock, and W. Follett
Sero-ths: :YY. Smith, Watts Rultell, Ridley Colborne, W.
Na,4. •
Vernon R. Hart Davis, E. R. Tunno, W. Wells,
blorZw, S. Roger's, J. Sheepshanks, T. Lister Parker, J.
Walpole, Hallam, Marshall, J. H. Green, &c. &c.

GREAT CONCERT ROOMS, KING'S

THEATRE.

berth. koscheles, the celebrated pianist, pupil of Albrechtz-
N„,er and Beethoven, held his Annual Concert at these
aete' on Friday morning. The instrumental compositions
tiet,°f
of the distin
Mguished excellence ; those by Mr. Moscheles con-
DS. overture to Schiller's " Joan of Arc," the
1 14°Yement of his " Concerto Pathetique," and a Rondo. in
cistiaTrio of Beethoven and Quartet of Maurer were m-
ot' trod In the scheme. The " Concerto Pathetique "is a work
terisltlTlsectident beauty, replete with the distinguishing charec-
is dies of genius--originality. The most creative imagination
sent PtaYed in the varied and wondrous forms which are pre-
Md to the mind of the hearer. To analyse this movement,
skethe Rondo which succeeded, would occupy a much greater
'eonid,ball our limits will afford ; and a more concise notice
ue unjust to the composer, and mortifying to ourselves.
brought4!.e inclined to rank this Concerto above the Sett_
Sne out by him, some seasons since, at the Philharmonich
efforts Y's concerts ; and both rise immeasurably beyv-ondt e
lat °I. any other pianist living in this country. \ e have
e Yhad
, occasion to mention Mr.. Moscheles'. overture to
and (:r tragedy ; and we think it inferior to both. the Septet
t° hay-oricerto. The composer in this production appears
or h.,,e been fettered with the desire of producing from the
toe6;:tra passages originally constructed for the piano-forte; and
littiti_c set out with a determination of imitating the pecu
Loy " rather than the beauties of particular writers. Beet-
by 'Zs trio for the pianoforte, violin, and cello, played
point:B°loes, Mori, and Lindley, does not display the best
kind
ofor happiest style of this great master. The subject,. a
polacca, was wrought up so as to distribute the diffi-
oil 0. 8 e pretty equally between the instruments ; and the coda
pedalo, at the close, is most worthy of notice. Maurer, s
...t!eertante for the violin, played by Mori, Wolff, Blagrove,
(_Eliason, is a very clever production, and was admirably
ormed. It consists of three movements, of which the
the 7cend' in D, was surpassingly executed and the cadenza of
elast elicited the liveliest applause. The vocal performers
110, of the fair sex, Grisi, Caradori, Masson, and C. No-
; of the other, Rubini, Hawkins, Hobbs, Machin, Parry,
Zai! Lablache. The compositions sung, or selected, by our
ittre vocalists were not of the first order of merit. As
korage specimens, may be mentioned, Horsley's Rosabella,
tellSreith's Battle of Hohenlinden. The Italian professors,
ete scarcely an exception, wasted consummate skill on
nianll:l3, alternately distinguished by bombastic energy and vapid
eknitY• When will our most respectable artists combine to
.iude such vicious absurdities from an English concert-room?
jti7 Yet, during their performance, one may. hear competent
rcriticising these abominations with just severity,. and.
rat;on eir conclusion applauding them with hypocritical voci e-
%hart ne extemporaneous performance of Mr. Moscheles
ee.:,A the peculiar characteristics of his style and enius.
Pe "esley, he follows up a progression with the most vivid
`tariteeetPti" of' musical effect ; and like Beethoven, he is a close
quentr the orchestral divisions of the harmony which fre-
ordin Y render mysterious, or novel, the efforts of
even an
Seien4l7 Mind. We should give Mr. Moscheles credit for pro-
coda. eY in the sister branch of his art--organ-playing. His
ltith at the close of his fantasia, indicated his acquaintance
crow" appropriation of the oint d'orgue. The room was
"ed with a numerous and fashionable audience.
Sir R,

l; mbert Peel has consented to preside at the an-
Kruinner of the Noblemen and Gentlemen educated at
ern,"?, Which is to take place at the Thatched House Ta-
-14 Hei c'n the 7th of next month. A numerous attendance of
Pat d' exceed any preceedin anniversary, is anti-
' and mot of whom
have already subscribed their names.
bra it Robert and Lady Peel and their family are at
neeitliManor, where they intend to remain until this day
initer "i 8 name was inserted as a guest at the Royal Academy
' °n Saturday, but he was not there.
bortal,t Robert Peel is a native of India, having been
Le Z,4rinehinopoly, where her father, the late gallant Ge-
-411. John Floyd, served in the war against Tippoo Sul-
the 3, n the armorial bearings of the Floyds represented,.
Lad ‘andard of Tippoo Sultan. The only surviving sister of
Niles feel, is married to Lieutenant-General Sir Joseph

day The
Earl of Mulorave left the Clarendon Hotel this
late assume his official functions as Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
kei
oneofdshi has appointed his staff, in which will. be
tex2_,led thepAides-de-Camp of the retiring Lord Lieu-
-`qt, recommended by Lord Haddington to his successor.
E DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—The Duke of
th
eQin,gtoo had an interview on Friday with Lord Melbourne
Ireasury, and in the afternoon accompanied several
Gallsis to the Exhibition of Ancient Costumes, at the Somerset
of in the Strand. On its being known that the Duke
tes edington was at the Exhibition, a great number of very
14.119etable persons stopped to see the veteran warrior and Ex-
oust •
speer• Grace on his departure was much Cheered e
etat°rs,who followed him some distance down the Strand
el°The regular season at each of the winter theatres
botshes On Thursday next, but there will be an after one at
ad, that at Covent-garden begins on the 18th instl. wftr
4 i.anle .Malibran. La Juive will be the first novelty ?
a 'ra
Are n• The Bronze Horse, Auber's new opera, is also
an
extra'ation. Mr. Bunn has brought over the sketches of
acirclioary exhibition from Paris, which is preparing for
rurlane.
f3pCCIDENT TO MISS ROMER AT THE ENGLISH
f
?4Rousß.—Saturday night, during the performance o
i.341-ountain Sylph, in that scene in the first act in which
prize E. Romer, as Eolia, descends from a window, and makes
in f of the marriage contract which her lover is about to sign
Dor47°llr of a rival—just as that incident was about to be en-
f, the rope by which the " spiriting" of Miss Romer was
corm coed suddenly gave way, and she fell, her extended arm
~,fg with considerable force in contact with the table be-
k
betc;" ; but the support of Mr. Keeley, and two or three other
he, ra of the scene, was fortunately so promptly afforded, that
feet fan was materially broken, and she descended upon her
by the Miss Romer was led off, and much anxiety was evinced
1,0 audience, in the fear that she had sustained serious in-
ellie The " contract," however, being replaced upon the table,
orni TItlY for the purpose of re-enacting the flight, with the
44.8,0 n of the disaster, the audience were soothed into quies-
ittee• It was soon apparent, however, that Miss Romer could
the aPPear, and the act proceeded. At the commencement of
She end act, Miss Romer came on, and was warmly greeted.
a„,„ appeared much agitated, and at length sank upon the
14,;;:t Mr. Wilson, who bore her off. Hysteric cries were
furthenntly heard, and Mr. Serie entered, and begged that the
indulgence of the audience might be extended to Miss
evifuer, who
the
zt:ln chtately was, he stated, more affected by the kindness
te_ed towards her than by the accident, and that she would
'nel.)led to execute such portions of the opera as were more
connected with the interest of the piece. Even-
suff.3'? flowerer, Mr. Wilson announced that Miss Romer wag
fog front alarm to so painful a degree, that it was impos-
"qt her to resume her part, which Miss Somerville hAit
Y consented to finish.