The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert walked in the Slopes in the forenoon. Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness visited the Duchess
of Kent in the morning, and remained to lunch with
her Royal Highness at Frogmore Lodge.
On returning to the Castle the Queen rode out in a
carriage and: four, accompanied by her Royal High-
ness the Princess Royal, and attended by the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton, his Royal Highness the
Prince of \Vales and his attendants following in a se-
cond carriage. His Royal Highness Prince Albert,
attended by Colonel Bouverie and General Wemyss,
accompanied her Majesty on horseback.
His Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick
Ferdinand of Austria arrived at the Castle on a visit
to the Queen, having the following noblemen and gen-
tlemen in his suite :—Le Baron de Lebzeltern, le
Chevalier Marinovich, le Chevalier de Koecher, le
Capitaine Dunmont, and le Compte Caroly.
His Highness Prince Esterhazy also arrived at the
Castle.

The Earl of Liverpool and the Earl of Aberdeen ar-
rived on a visit.

The Duke of Cambridge has left Woburn Abbey,
Bedfordshire, where his Royal Highness had been
staying on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bed-
ford, to honour Lord Ravensworth with a visit at
Ravensworth Castle, Durham.
His Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick of
Austria left Mivart's Hotel yesterday, on a visit to
her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.
Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister,. had
the honour of an audience of his Imperial Highness
the Archduke Frederick of Austria, at Mivart's Hotel,
to deliver letters from their Majesties the Queen and
the King of Portugal.
Baron de Moncorvo was presented to his Imperial
Highness by his Highness Prince Esterhazy, the
Austrian Ambassador.

Their Royal Ilighnesses the Duchess and the
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, accompanied by the
Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and at-
tended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, returned to Kew on
Tuesday evening.
His Excellency Edward Everett, the American
Minister, accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Everett,
started on Wednesday for Belvoir Castle, and a short
tour of visits.
Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, left
town yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor
Castle.
Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in White-
hall-gardens yesterday afternoon, from his seat
Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.
Captain Allen, Senior Officer of the Niger expedi-
tion, had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday,
at the Colonial-office.

General Sancho, the Spanish Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday afternoon
on a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle.

Mr. George Lewis had an interview yesterday with
Lord Stanley at the Colonial-offices
The Royal dinner party, this evening, in addition
to the above illustrious guests, will also include her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Charlotte
Dundas, and Sir George Couper,,Bart.
Yesterday evening Mr. Max Rohner, band-master
to the King of Wurtemberg, had the honour of play-
ing on the violoncello before the Queen and Prince
Albert. He was accompanied by Madame Duleken
on the piano-forte, and the performance elicited from
her Majesty and his Royal Highness the most grate-
ful expression of their approbation.

WORCESTER MUSICAL
r ESTI VAL.

WORCESTER, TUESDAY.—The hundred and nine-
teenth festival meeting of the three choirs of Worces-
ter, Hereford, and Gloucester commenced here this
morning. The Managing Committee on this occasion
rejected all foreign aid, as may be seen by the follow-
ing list of principal vocal performers :—Miss Birch,
Mrs. W. Loder (late Miss Woodyatt), Miss Marshall,
Miss Davis, and Miss Dolby, Mr. Francis, Mr.
Hunt, Mr. Hobbs, Mr. Pearsall, Mr. Leffler, and
Mr. Phillips. Leaders—Mr. I% Cramer and Mr.
Loder. Conductor—Mr. Surman. Mr. Arnott
was appointed to preside at the organ, and Mr.
Hunt at the pianoforte. Of the band it will
be sufficient to observe that they were selected from
the Ancient and Philharmonic Concerts, and the
choral department from the Exeter Hall Sacred Har-
monic Society and the choral societies of Worcester,
Birmingham, and Liverpool ; the band and chorus
united numbering no less than 300 performers. The
Lord Bishop of Worcester acted both as president and
one of the stewards. The remainder of the stewardn
were—Lcrd Lyttelton (the Lord-Lieutenant of the
county), Earl Somers, Lord Ward, Hon. and Rev. J.
Fortescue, F. W. Knight, Esq., M.P., E. J. Shirley,
Esq.,'M.P. J. A. Taylor, Esq., M.P., Sir Thomas
Wilde, M.P., Rev. G. R. Gray, Rev. J. Corn-
meline, Rev. W. H. Cartwright, J. Brown,
Esq., W. Dent, Esq., W. W. Essington, Esq.,
James Foster, Esq., and W. Hemining, Esq.
The arrangements ade for the reception of the
public in the magnificent nave of the Cathedral (in
which part the performances have not been held since
the visit of George 111. in 1788), were most judicious
and complete. The principal seats were laid along
the floor of the nave, and the two aisles were fitted up 1
with galleries of rising seats ; while, reaching from
the floor half way up the beautiful western window,
was an immense gallery, covering an area of nearly
3,000 square feet, and capable of affording ample ac-
commodation to 1,000 persons. From the top of this
gallery the coup d'ceil was magnificent. Among the
other excellent arrangements made by the stewards,
was a determination to reduce the prices of admission,
which now, on the principal days, were fixed at 5s
and 7s. 6d., and 155., thus rendering the performances
as generally accessible as possible, and giving to the
operative classes an opportunity of, sharing with their
richer neighbours
rehearsalone of the. highest
enjoymentsintellec-
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day, and continued nearly througphaocuet on
nhe 'day.
The doors of the Cathedral were opened on Tuesday
at ten o'clock, and shortly there could not have been
less than 1,300 present, exclusive of the performers.
Among the company we observed Earl Beauchamp,
the Hon. George Lygon, Sir A. Lechmere, Bart., Sir
Thomas Wilde, M.P., J. S. Pakington, Esq ,
The Bishops of Worcester and Rochester attended in
their robes. The note of preparation was first given
from the new organ erected for this occasion, and
from the top to the bottom of the immense orchestra
was one scene of action among the instrumentalists.
This noble instrument, we are assured, will rank
among the most complete organs in the kingdom ;
and so far as an opinion can be formed in its present
unfinished state, fully bears out the already extended
11 fame of the builder (Hill, of London), both for ex-
quisite workmanship in the mechanical parts of his
instrument, and delicate voicing of the pipes. Mr.
Surman and the respective leaders having assumed
their positions the service commenced, ,in the course
of which was given the folloWing selection :
Overture—" Esther" . .
Grand Dettingen Te Deum
Jubilate
Quartett—" Sing unto God"
} Dr. Croft.
Chorus—" Cry aloud" . .
Coronation Anthem —" Zadol: the Priest" Handel.
The Veuite and Psalms were chanted by the whole vocal
force to one of Havergal's most popular (No. 4 of the
a't ti Own a 1 ) chants. The Dettingen Te Doan followed.
It has been alleged that Handel has given it too much
the character of a trumpeting military triumph, suit-
able certainly for the victory of Dettingen, but some-
what inappropriate to the sanctity of God's house.
We, howeveii, believe it not only to have been one of
the noblest conceptions of the author, but the finest
compositiOn among the many which have been pro-
duced for this particular laudation. The opening was
magnificent ; and in the chorus " To thee, cherubim,"
the expression "continually do cry," was given with
an overpowering effect. In " Heaven and earth are
full," the idea was most beautifully embodied in the
continual role of drums and the intensity of sounds,