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THE SCOTCH 'WHARFS.—.-APRIL 26.
HOARE'S WHARF.—Advices : the Peterhead smack Peter-
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24th inst. Arrivals : the Peterhead smack, Margaret William
Begue master, from Peterhead, after a very quick passage,
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DowNs's WHARF.—No Advices. Arrivals: the Inverness
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arrivals or departures.
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ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING, April 28.
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FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 23, 1835.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed
under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, constituting and
appointing the Right Honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Bart. ;
the Right Honourable John Sullivan ; and Sir Charles Cockerell,
Bart., his Majesty's Commissioners for the Affairs of India.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 25.

The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed
nni-lcr the Great Seal of the United Kingdom appointing the Right
Honourable the Earl of Albemarle, Master of the Horse to his
"Majesty.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, granting
unto Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable George Anson, the office
of Store-keeper of the Ordnance of the said United Kingdom.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 25.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed
under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing Henry La-
bouchere, Esq. to be Master and Worker of his Majesty's Mint.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 27.

The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed
under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right Hon.
Sir H. Parnell, Bart. to be Paymaster-General of His Majesty's
Forces.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right
Hon. Sir Henry Parnell, Bart., to be Treasurer of the Ordnance.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 28.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed
under the Great Seal, appointing the Right Hon. John William
Baron Duncannon ; commonly 'Called-Viscount Dtinbirmohl;•Major-
General. Sir Benjamin .Steehenson,.night grand crois
of the Royal 'Hanoverian. GuelPhic Order ; and Alexander
Milne; to Conuniksionere ar hiss 'Majesty's Woods,
Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Public. Buildings..

OFFICE:at the LORD CHAMBERLAIN to the QIJgN,

QUEEN'S 11471/S„Z. 4,JA;v,Fs, APRIL 28.
Notice is hereby given, 'that ttiei uravoitig..6odi aviointed- to be
held ott-Thursday„ the 30th instant, is gostpioixed,till htirsda,y, the
14th of May.

CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 28.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE NEW PARLIAMEET.
NotTINGHAm—The Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, of
Chantry-house, in the parish of Bradford, in the county of Wilts,
Bart.
SANDWICH-Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Bart.

DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.

HENRY KNOX, jun., merchant, Park-street, Marylebone.

BANKRUPTS.

JOHN CROSBY, dyer, Nottingham, May 8, at ten, and June
9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Sharpe and Field, Old
Jewry.
ALEXANDER WEBSTER, victualler, St. Michael's-alley,
Cornhill, may 6, at eleven, and June 9, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Watson, Lincoln's Inn-fields, official-asssignee ;
Green, Aldermanbury.
JOHN WILLIS, victualler, High-street, Poplar, May 5, at
two, and June 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hen-
derson and Smith, Leman-street, Goodman's-fields.
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON BELL, cloth-merchant,
Leeds, May 20, and June 9, at eleven, at the Court House,
Leeds. Strangewayes and Walker, Barnard's Inn, London ; and
Blackburn, Leeds.
THOMAS FREDERICK CHAPMAN, hotel-keeper, Ex-
mouth, Devonshire, May 8, and June 9, at twelve, at the Old
London Inn, Exeter; Clowes and Co., Temple ; and Laidman,
Exeter.

THOMAS DANIELL, copper-smelter, Michaelchurch-court,
Herefordshire, May 12, and June 9, at eleven, at Pearce's Hotel,
Truro; Simmons and Passingham, Truro ; and Newton, Gray's-
Inn.

MAURICE DUNN, wine merchant, Preston, May 22, and
June 9, at eleven, at the Town Hall, Preston. Chester, Staple
Inn, London ; Haydock, Preston.
THOMAS RICHARDSON, coal merchant, Norwich, May 5,
and June 9, at one, at the Bowling Green Inn, Norwich. Staff,
Norwich ; White and Co., Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, London.
WILLIAM BODIN, Cheetham, Manchester, May 12, and
June 9, at twelve, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester.
Rowley, Manchester; Cuvelje and Co., Southampton-buildings,
Chancery-lane, London.
BENJAMIN PROCTOR, lace-maker, Radford Nottingham-
shire, May 7, and June 9, at eleven, at the George the Fourth
Inn, Nottingham. Capes, Gray's Inn ; and Wadsworth, Not-
tingham.
DIVIDENDS.

J. M. and C. H. Metivier, clothiers, Gloucestershire, May 12,
at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
J. Lindsay, jun., merchant, Warnford-court, May 20, at one, at
the Court of Bankrnptcy.
G. Miles, clothier, Stroud, Gloucestershire, May 20, at eleven,
at tho.,Court of Bankruptcy.
J. Brown, victualler, Wapping-wall, May 21, at two, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
J. Jay, upholsterer, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square, May 19,
at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
G. Pearson and W. Sykes, silk-manufacturers, Macclesfield,
April 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
J. Foot, wine merchant, Southampton, May 20, at two, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
W. Asprey, silversmith, Bruton-street, Borid-street, May 20, at
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
R. Lewis, J. Dutton, clothiers, Wootton-under-Edge, Glouces-
tershire, May 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
J. Boyn, sen., snd J. Boyn, jun., wine-merchants, Crutched-
friars, May 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
G. W. Robarts, merchant, Finch-lane, May 20, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
T. R. Lewis, wine-merchant, Tonbridge-place, New-road, May
21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
G. Gidley, button-manufacturer, Wood-street, Cheapside, May
21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
B. Edwards, currier, Yeovil, Somersetshire, May 23, at one, at
the Mermaid Inn, Yeovil.

N. Henwood, victualler, Penzance, Cornwall, May 20, at twelve,
at the Mount's Bay and Western Hotel, Penzance.
G. C. Hall, money scrivener, Alfreton, Derbyshire, May 21, at
eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Wirksworth, Derbyshire.
J. B. Kelk, lace-manufacturer, Nottingham, May 20, at one,
at the Ram Hotel, Nottingham.
E. R. S. Falkner, school-master, South-hill, Nottinghamshire.
May 19, at twelve, at the Ram Inn, Nottingham.
W. Pinnell, farmer, Up Lambonrn, Berkshire, May 22, at twelve,
at the Bear Inn, Hungerford, Berkshire.
Fletcher and Co., bankers, Liverpool, May 25, at two, at the
George Inn, Liverpool.
R. and H. Collier, blanket-manufacturers, May 20, at two, at
the Golden Cross Inn, Oxford.

M. Scholey, draper Kingston-upon-Hull, May 23, at eleven, at
the Commissioners Rooms, Manchester.

J. Waters and Co., bankers, Carmarthen, May 21, at eleven, at
the Ivy Bush Hotel, Carmarthen.
B. Coulthard, bleacher, Bolton, Lancashire, May 19, at ten, at
the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester.

P. Joughin, builder, Liverpool, May 23, at eleven, at the Cla-
rendon Rooms, Liverpool.
C. Winn, blank tray maker, Birmingham, May 19, at twelve, at
twelve, at the New Royal Hotel, Birmingham.
C. F. Davis, clothier, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, June 10, at
two, at the Ram Inn, Gloucester.

S. Mills, sen., B. iowett, and S. Mills, jun., printers, Bolt-court,
Fleet'-street, May 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.

CERTIFICATES.-MAT 19.

J. Carnley, upholsterer, Kingston-upon-Hull.
J. Cooper, builder, Liverpool.
R. and J. Mansfield, millers, "I hirsk, Yorkshire.
J. Miller, merchant, Liverpool.
J. Wilson, upholsterer, Liverpool.
W. and J. Westlake, tailor, Romsey Devonshire.
C. Clark, chemist, Stowey, Somersetshire.
M. Flook, currier, Kingswood Hill, Gloucestershire.
G. Weston, builder, Nottingham.

H. Bonsor,, manufacturer, Stewart-street, Spitalfields.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

J. Berry, sen., and J. Berry, jun, timber merchants, South-
mailing, Sussex.
J. Lees and Co., cut-nail manufacturers, Birmingham (so far as
regards T. Lees).
G. Holden and H. Wilson, ironmongers, Skipton, Yorkshire.
J. Rabone and R. Mason, barometer makers, Birmingham.
W. Main and G. Hutchinson, silk mercers, Bury St. Edmunds.
J. Hatton and Co., ironmongers, Liverpool.
J. Perrin and T. Palmer, salesmen, Liverpool.
J. and B. Swiney, dyers, Norton olgate.
S. Appleby and R. Charnock, attorneys, Raymonid's-buildings,
Gray's Inn.
T. Lightfoot and Co., sugar refiners, Liverpool.
T. Lightfoot and D. Humphreys, grocers, Liverpool.
W. and W. H. Mason, printers, Chichester.
Zulueta and Co., London (so far as regards C. Zulueta).
W. Hill and F. W. Paddon, carriers, -Plymouth.
R. Milne and Co., Leeds (so far as regards J. P. Sunderland.)

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTS.►—On Thursday the
weather was very squally ; for an hour it blew a heavy gale on
the English side of the Solway, during which the General
Sharpe, of Dumfries, was struck about midway •with a heavy
squall, and went over in an instant. A boat with six men
instantly put off to her assistance, but it was too late, for all
had perished; namely—Joseph Young, the master•, with his
wife and child, the mate, and an apprentice, and a passenger.
On Tuesday, a man named Little, residing in Caldergate,
Newcastle, in the absence of his wife, fell from his chair in a
fit upon the fire, and was not discovered until quite dead, with
his nose and one of his ears actually burnt off.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—The following shock-
ing circumstance took place on Saturday last at Ware.. About
six o'clock in the morning, Joseph Dyton, landlord of the Bay
Horse, went into*a cellar which he occupies under a shop be-
longing to Mrs. Brown, butcher, to draw some beer, and was
alarmed at perceiving some blood running through the ceiling
from the silty above. He immediately called up Mss. Brown,
and on entering the house he discovered Joseph Brown, the
son, lying at the back of the shop with his threat cut, and
bleeding profusely ; he had a knife in his right hand, with
Which he had committed the rash act. Mr. Judscin, surgeon,
was instantly sent for, but on examination he said ;that he must
have died immediately after inflicting the' wound. The de-
ceased has been in a desponding state for some time., Be was.
about fifty year of agt;intid had bebn inaify years a iespecta.,
ble corn-netoer,in the tgwn.. An; inquest was :held um thebok
before P. Lengmore, Esq., ,Coroner, ,Verdict—Tmanity.--1
Hertford'lttfortilek
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ENGLISH VOCALISTS.

The juxta-position of the Italian artists with the Eng-
lish at the late musical performances, at Drury-lane Thea-
tre, produced but an unfavourable opinion of the system of
musical education pursued in this country. The Philhar-
monic Concert and German Opera have done much for
the instrumental members of the profession ; but, unfortu-
. nately, their vocal brethren have no such school for im-
provement. It is readily observed that all the continental
singers produce their tone in a similar manner, possessing
the unmixed voce di petto—but with the English there is
no settled principle, and it is almost a matter of chance
whether the tone proceeds from the throat, head, mouth,
or chest. The vocal members of the profession may be di-
vided into three classes—the cathedral, theatrical, and
dinner-singing tribe. The first and third of these classes,
for the most part, enter the profession as choristers, and ac-
quire no knowledge of the art beyond that of reading at
sight. Until great reforms have taken place in our cathe-
drals it is in vain to expect that native talent, from that
source, can ever compete with foreign. The theatrical
singers are generally self-taught, but the stern force of
public feeling compels them to keep their reading up. Mr.
Wood and Mr. Henry Phillips are splendid exam-
ples of what can be done by undeviating perse-
verance. The cathedral singers of the present day
are distinguished by the absurd desire- of preserving
what is called the " pure style" of Harrison, and the men
of the last generation. This singer's voice was " great
because it was so small"—his imagination was chained down
by the icy temperament of his judgment, mid the volume
of his tone frittered away and exchanged for the infinitely
minute finish of his execution. Both he and Bartleman
were exceedingly bigotted and prejudiced in their. opinions,
and altogethqr behindhand in their reading of the musical
works of their time. W.e..extract .the following remarks
from the -New Monthly .ilfagazine.ef this month, for the
purpose of showing the mischief: which has arisen from the
want of a pliblic Sclient for i'd6al4instraction; and the folly
attending a blind adherence to what is called " the Old
School. Knyvett has a pleasing taste, but his voice has
no power, being almost inaudible even in a Conceit4ootn ;
and it is of that bad quality, the falsetto counter tenor.
Mr. Hawkins is another of this class : he spoilt a good
tenor to acquire an artificial alto. The falsetto is rarely
tolerable, never agreeable, and most frequently painful,
from its piercing, unnatural quality of tone. Vaughan,
who is looked upon as the successor of Harrison, has a
voice of agreeable quality, but- no power ; his style is
called pure : we should call it a manner, and the reverse of
pure ; for it is tame, mechanical, monotonous ; its orna-
ment consisting in a small set of shakes, cadences, and
twiddles, introduced in the same places of similar songs ad
infinitum. Horncastle's singing is equally mechanical. His
style is coldly correct, with neat execution ; but his voice
is utterly deficient in tone. Hobb's voice possesses some
sweetness. He too is a disciple of the pure style,' with
the addition of a few flourishes more suo. Bellamy, the
fellow student and follower of Bartleman, is the most
unfavourable specimen of the Good Old School.' His
manner is cold and hard ; his production of tone is
nasal ; his execution disjointed ; and he is apt to indulge
in clumsy and unmeaning flourishes. E. Taylor we regard
less as a vocalist than a musician. He is a bad singer, but
a good critic, when his prejudices allow him. His voice is
stunning in a small room, but almost inaudible in a spacious
one : even in the King's Theatre, than which we know of
none more easy for a singer, he produced no effect ; his
enunciation, moreover, is mouthing and inarticulate. The
public are much indebted to him, however, for the influen-
tial exercise of his fine taste, sound judgment, and good
understanding in musical matters.
"Sapio came out as a tenor, whereas his voice is naturally
a fine baritone of very high quality. By the aid of a good
chest and a great deal of energy, he forced it up beyond its
natural compass ; the consequence was, that a season or two
as a dramatic singer fairly knocked him up. His feeling.
and impulse only accelerated this result ; a huskiness came
overhis voice, and its intonation was no longer under control.
"Atkins is a striking instance of the fallacy of the maxim,
that " of one hundred requisites to make a singer a voice
is ninety-nine." His voice is naturally a bass of extraordi-
nary weight, fine quality, and great compass ; but from his
method, or rather want of method, of producing it, its
powers are not brought out, and it has an unpleasant coarse-
ness of tone. Style or execution he has none ; and lie has
a faculty very rare among basses—that of singing very sharp.'

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

FIFTH CONCERT.

The fifth meeting of this Society took place yesterday
evening, under the direction of Mr. Moscheles, at the Hanover-
square Rooms. The instrumental compositions (Neukomm's
Concertante excepted) were of distinguished excellence.
They consisted of Beethoven's Sinfonia in B flat (No. 4)
Haydn's in E flat (No. 8), the Overtures to Der Freiscbutz
by Weber, and Joan of Arc by Moscheles, and a Concerto for
the piano-forte, in A minor, by Hummel. The vocal com-
positions were the Scena of Mephistopheles, from the Faust of
Spohr, the opening song of Tamino from Mozart's Zauber-
flotte, and some inferior gleanings from Rossini's La Donna
del Lago, and Otello. Beethoven's Symphony was performed
with a precision and brilliancy, the effects of which were elec-
trifying. The movement in E flat, with its exquisite motivos,
was repeated at the simultaneous call of the audience. We
have no space to analyse the many beauties with which this
movement abounds, but we cannot avoid noticing the sequence
of sixths from the G flat to the D flat, with the tonic, and af-
terwards the dominant, carried through by the brass and wind
bands. This feature has been subsequently plagiarized by
Weber and Mendelsohn. The last movement was executed
with brilliant accuracy ; and Mr. Moscheles led the composi-
tion in a way that shewed his familiar acquaintance with its
merits. Haydn's was favourably received, and displays a
richer and more effective instrumentation than is generally to
be found in this author's compositions. The short Solo for
the violin was elegantly, although somewhat ambitiously, exe-
cuted by Mori, and elicited considerable applause. Hum-
mel's Concerto received from Mr. Neate the tribute of a
careful and attentive study. Its movement in F deserves great
commendation, but most of the melodies are deficient in ori-
ginality, and the harmonies not equal to this author's later
efforts. He must be ranked, as a writer, many degrees below
Moscheles. We had not referred to the tragedy of Joan of
Arc by Schiller, and were therefore unable to connect the
scenes and situations of the author with the conceptions of the
composer. Our first impression is unfavourable, but may be
greatly modified at subsequent performances. This piece
opens in F major, with the violins (con sordini), while the
motivo alternates between the corni and oboe, and is repeated
by the full wind band. The point upon the dominant is
worked up after the manner of Beethoven, and the allegro
movement then commences in 6-8 time, and forcibly reminds
the hearer of the peculiarities of Spohr. The funeral march
at the close bears resemblance to the corale in Weber's over-
ture to " The Ruler of the Spirits," and is similarly disposed
for the orchestra. The beautiful tetto, in D minor, of Spohr,
performed at the rehearsal, was discarded in favour of an in-
congruous and rambling septet of Neukomm, and shone in
unhappy contrast with the preceding magnificent Scene from
Faust, sung by Lablache. There was an evident uproar in the
orchestra previous to the commencement of the septet,
which, it is rumoured, arose out of the leader's attempt
to substitute Mr. Baumann, in the stead of Mr. Mackintosh,
one of the oldest members of the society, but who was rein-
stated in his place, in consequence, as it was alleged, of Messrs.
Nicholson, Cooke, Dragonetti, Willman, and Ilarper, refusing
to be deprived of the assistance of their valued coadjutor. The
composition received more than justice in its performance.
Rubmi sang " 0 cara immagine," from the Zauberflotte, with
great feeling ; and, on this occasion, the graces and cadenza
he introduced were in perfect keeping with the intentions of
the composer. The orchestral accompaniments are in Mozart's
happiest style. The song in E major, from the Faust of
Spohr, is found in the second act of that opera, and precedes
the celebrated chorus of Witches in B minor. Lablache gave
it with a power and brilliancy which defies description. His
performance was received with tumultuous applause, and the
song instantaneously encored. As a composition, it is one of
the brightest efforts of living genius, and in vain challenges
competition. The score is a perfect picture, and its effect
must be heard to be appreciated. The performers appeared
altogether inspired by the conceptions of the composer, who,
had he been present, could not have been otherwise than de-
lighted with their efforts. We have long known this scena,
but knew not half its power until we witnessed its performance
last night. It was the gem of the evening, and met with a
success bordering on enthusiasm. Madile. Grisi appeared be-
fore the Philharmonic audience in the finale to Rossini's opera
of " La Donna del Lago," a scena which Cinti has so identi-
fied with herself, that even the performance of Henriette Son-
tag has faded from our recollection. The composition is in-
teresting, so far as it shows what the human voice is capable
of—but there is nothing in it either so excite the feelings of
the amateur or the attention of the professor. Madlle.
whilst exhibiting her talents in such compositions, will never
incur the danger of an encore from so well read an audience as
those who formed the attendance upon last night's concert, and
any singing lesson, taken at random from the modern books of
Solfeggio, will afford equal amusement and gratification. We
were obliged again to listen to the terzetto from Otello.
Surely the Directors ought to be more careful in the distribu-
tion of the funds of the Society than to expend twenty-five
guineas for the production of so much nonsense and un-
meaning trash. The,room was complcteLy filled every part,
and the performance excited universalfeelings 9f gratification.;
The list of subscribers for this season amount to 'nearly six
hundred names, exclusive of the members, associates, and fe-:
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