The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-09 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE. MOVEMENTS.

Tuesday the Duke arid Duchess of Clarence visited the
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and also the Princess
Sophia.
The Duke of Clarence visited Prince Leopold, on Tuesday,
at Marlborough House.
The Maruois and Marchioness of Buckingham left town
yesterday, for their seat, Stowe, Bucks.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely left the Clarendon
aotel, Bond-street, yesterday, for Tunbridge Wells; Sir John
and Mist Frederick left ditto, for their scat in Surrey.
The. Earl and Countess of Chatham have left town on a
visit to Lord Sydney and the Miss Townshends, at their seat,
Frogman, Kent.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey have left town for their
seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire.
Lord Carrington has Left his house, Whitehall, fur his
scat in Bucks.

The Countess of Dartmouth is arrived in Berkeley-square,
from Sandwell Hall;Staffordshire.

NATIONAL SOCIETY.

Yesterday the General
tinnal Society for the E(hi
Principles of the Estab
Meeting at St Martin's
The Archbishop of Canterbury

Committee of the Na-
cation of the Poor in the
isited Church held their
'estry-room. Present--
The Bishop of Gloucester
Lord Kenyon
Sir James Langharn, Bart.
Archdeacons Putt
Camliridze
Watson

York
The Bishops of London
------- Exeter

Salisbury
----Carlisle
Chester
And other Members of the Committee.
Seven fresh Schools were united to the Society,
and several fresh giants of money were made to-
wards the erecting, enlarging, and fitting-up of
School-rooms.

ORATORIO.—The lovers of the New School of
Oratorio Music had a high treat in Sir GEORGE
SMART'S selection last night at Drurydane Theatre;
but those whit were brought up in the Old School
of HANDEL, PuaceL, and ARNE, must teach their
ears to like these subtle refinements of intricate
counterplot which are the rage of the present day,
before they can tread `the mazes of such incom-
prehensible harmonies, In the sublime style—i he
proper Oratorio style—a style introduced by the
immortal HANDEL himself, he stands unrivalkii.
—We consider it pretty conclusive evidence that
Our opinion is correct, that Harmony may be
tortured by Science till it is. too like-Discord for
the ears of all but those highly educated artists,
Who are alone able either to pet-form it or to relish
it. The Harp Fantasia of Miss •SHARP .excited
more attention and applause than any instruniental
performance of the evening ;
.and CARTER'S
beauti-
ful melody "Oh Nanny" delighted every auditor;
it was charmingly arranged ; there was nor a
note too much or too little; and the. ooly im-
provement we can suggest to this young Lady's
truly excellent performance is, that we thought
she sometimes struck the strings rather more forci-
bly than was needful. All novices in a theatre
should get a friend whose judgment they can de-
Tend upon, to tell them what quantity of tone is
absolutely necessary to be distinctly heard ;. forc-
ing the tone of either voice or instrument is al-
ways a sacrifice of its quality, which they should
guard against as much as possible. Miss M.
THEK's " Farewell ye limpid streams "'was a very
beautiful performance. This young Lady's voice
is of that peculiar penetrating quality that, with-
not any effort, it makes. its way distinctly to the
most distant part of the theatre. She has evi-
dently studied in the Italian School—the most
classical academy for vocal music, and very little
more acquaintance with the Oratorio style will
give her the same high rank in Sacred Song which
she has so rapidly and deservedly ac quit ed by her
tasteful warblings of operatic music. •