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PRICE 7D.

THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL.

BATH', THURSDAY sioamm;•
The residence of this agreeable child in our city
has caused no inconsiderable excitement among the
thousands who scarcely know how to dispose of
themselves; and the extensive area in front of the
York House has consequently been occupied by
several hundred people since her Majesty's arrival on
Tuesday last, a few hours in the night alone ex-
cepted.
There are several noble families at the York
House, and among them Lady Byron.
The following is a correct list of the suite of her
Portuguese Majesty :
The Marquis Barbacena, who left for London yes-
terday; Countess Itapagipe, Lady in Waiting; her
two sons ; Viscount Itabayana, Brazilian Ambassa-
dor; Marquis and Marchioness Pahnella ; Chevalier
Saldanha ; Conde Calharin ; Chevalier Altneida ;
Chevalier Baptista Pereira; Chevalier G. Kieck-
horfer, Brazilian Secretary.
Lord Clinton, Lord of-the Bedchamber ; Sir W.
Fremantle, Comptroller of the Household; Mr. Em-
mons, of the Treasury; Mr. Loades, the King's
Page, and two of his Majesty's domestics in the
royal livery, are also in constant personal attendance
on her Majesty.
Mr. Emmons, on the part of our Government,
meets every pecuniary claim \accruing from expenses
of the Queen's immediate party. Tile second table,
at which the Marquis Palinella presides, is supported
at the charge of the Brazilian Embassy.
Her Majesty breakfasts at half-past eight, dines at
half-past one, sups at seven (taking the tnssc de cafe
after each, thus dispensing with tea as a set meal),
and retires to bed in company with the Countess
Itapagipe at eight or half-past eight o'clock.
Her Majesty has not been out since her arrival,
the wet weather yesterday having occasioned the
postponement of her intended visit to the Pump-
room. A voluminous portfolio of drawings, carica-
tures, &c. from one of our booksellers, afforded her
considerable employment and amusement.
This day, at twelve, our Corporation present an
address.

NIANCIIESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

MANCHESTER, OCTOBER. 1.
The Collegiate Church .of Manchester is well
known to be a fine parish church, but as its total
dimensions will not bear a comparison that can be
considered favourable with even any fourth part of
the York Minster, and certainly not with that por-
tion of the splendid edifice in which the audience
was there accommodated, the resonant advantages
of so immense a building. could not therefore be ex-
pected within the church at Manchester. However,
any good that may have been lost in one particular,
has been gained by the cotypaetness of the present
orchestra, which very materially contributes to
closeness in execution ; and a large proportion of
the York Minster band being employed, and upon
almost all that had been performed the previous
week, an apparent correctness was generally visible
throughout the numerous and excellent composition,
very judgmatically selected for the first grand per-
formance in the church this day. The principal
vocalists consisted of the Yorkists, and the addition
of Madame Puzzi, Miss Love, and Miss Godfrey;
Mr. Isherwood, Signors Curioni and Pellegrini—
making a grand total of seventeen principal singers.
The Church orchestra consists of 42 violins, 12
violas, 12 violoncellos, 10 double basses, 4 flutes, 4
oboeo, 4 clarionets, 4 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 trumpets'
tromboni, 2 serpents and bass horns, 2 drums, 2
harps, 1 organ—making a grand total of vocal and

instrumental 373, or thereabout ; a number even
more than sufficient for all purposes of good effect.
F. Cramer leads the three morning performances,
supported by Mori, who leads the three evening
concerts, supported by Mr. Penson—Mr. Moralt,
principal second violin on each occasion, aided by
Messrs. Anderson, Abbott, Ella, Nadal', Piggott,
Watkins, Gattie, Litolffe, Guynemcr, Dance and
Loder, chiefly of the Philharmonic; Messrs. Lindley
and son, Dragonetti, Nicholson, Wilman, Puzzi,
Mackintosh, Harper, Ware, Chalmer, Gricsbach,
Addison, J. Taylor, &c. surround their Leaders; and
blended as they are with the provincialists, Messrs.
Sudlow, Hill, Hughes, E. Sudlow, Hime, Clough,
White, Beak, Whitton, Hyde, Jackson, &c. form
a most powerful and very effective orchestra, an
example of which was delightfully manifest through-
out the business of the day. Handel led the van,
with his justly admired and solid musical structure,
the Overture to Saul, which afforded an interesting
contrast to the more recent school of Mozart,
whose fine motette, " Oh ! God, when thou ap-
pearest," furnished the lovers of each style the most
ample means of judging of their several merits. An
air by Handel, " Wise men flattering" was very
sweetly swig by Miss Godfrey, indicating much talent,

if fairly brought out—she did not attempt a cadenza,
one convincing proof of good education and taste ;
and a path, we trust, she will not be allured from by
the temporary success of her contemporaries. Mr.
Gardiner, of Leicester, has been the means of en-
larging the sphere of our musical enjoyment in a re-
markable degree, for his compilation from the
works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, adapted to
English poety, and entitled the " Oratorio of Judah,"
contains a great quantity of the very best materials
for selection, at our grand Musical Festivals—the
one first chosen for this occasion being pre-eminently
beautiful, viz. " The Arm of the Lord." H.
Phillips gave a song of Sir John Stevenson's,
" The Snares of Death ;" the recitative to which is
a most glaring plagiarism from handers " Deeper
and deeper still," &c. : it is nevertheless cleverly
put together, and is tolerably effective. A trio,
said to be the joint production of Marcello and
Greatorex, would it not have been " quite correct"
to have stated the truth, and printed—" composed
by Marcella and orchestaried by Mr. Greatorex ?"
It is pleasant, to be sure, to see one's name in print,
and more especially, in conjunction with the illustri-
ous dead ! Never did our British, talent stand for-
ward more conspicuously than at the present
trde
tl. omtai
osmasters' per-
formance.
Miss Stephens was in admirable voice—
herio n
6 intonationof erestoredtlal are her concep-
t
; and it is well
knee n how a
pathetic songs.
In " Angels ever bright," she imparted unqualified
delight. By the way, we take leave to say, the
‘•err beautifully
of
completelyhe great
ea
n.
solemnity of the composition would derive consi-
derable inci ease, if the trilling responses of the first
and second violins were rendered plain, with a slight
• emphasis, in lieu of the shake. Established custom
says no; let the matter be fairly analyzed, and we
scarcely doubt that the majority would denude the
violins of their " show off." Braham and Lindley