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M SIR J. HUDDART & Co., Copen- the works and show-rooms of this comhagen-place, Limehouse.-For the manu-pany, which are very extensive. facture of rope and sailcloth. The R MR. MASTERS, Adjoining the Polymachinery of these works is highly technic Institution, Regent-street. interesting and curious, and will well the supply of confectionery. One of repay a visit. The cable "laying" the purveyors to the Exhibition. machines have attracted much atten- R MESSRS. MECHI & Co., Leadenhalltion for the beauty of their construc-street.-For the manufacture of dressingtiɔn. cases, &c.

M and R MESSRS. JACKSON & Co., M MESSRS. HERBERT MINTON & Co., Rathbone-place, Oxford-street.-For de- Albion-place, Blackfriars. For the macorations, &c., in carton pierre. nufacture of tesselated pavements, en

R MESSRS. JACKSON & GRAHAM, caustic tiles, and porcelain, in great Oxford-street. For the exhibition of variety. The stranger should by all carpets and furniture of a rich descrip- means see Messrs. Minton's exhibition tion, bronzes, decorations, &c. Their of these manufactures. premises are very extensive and quite R MR. MOON, Threadneedle-street, worth a visit. City. For the publication and exhibiR MESSRS. JAY & Co., 247 and 249, tion of engravings. Mr. Moon is pubRegent-street. For the peculiarity of lisher in ordinary to her Majesty. being devoted entirely to furnishing mourning attire, and for the tasteful decorations of their show-rooms.

W MESSRS. J. & R. MORLEY, Woodstreet.-For the extent and magnificence of their warehouses, which have been reR MESSRS. JENNENS & BETTRIDGE, cently erected at an enormous expense. Halkin-street, Belgrave-square.—For the This firm ranks first in the manufacture manufacture and exhibition of produc- of hosiery, &c. tions in papier mâché.

W MESSRS. MORRISON, DILLON & R MESSRS. KITCHEN & Co., 533, New Co., Fore-street, City.-This is the LeviOxford-street.-For tools of all descrip- athan of city warehouses, comprising tions for agricultural, masonic, and almost all descriptions of goods sold by domestic purposes. Messrs. Kitchen linen and woollen drapers. were the manufacturers of the tools M and R MR. GEO. J. MORANT, 91, used in the formation of the road across New Bond-street.-For an exhibition of the Isthmus of Panama. specimens of furniture and decorations. W MESSRS. LART & SON, Wood-street, Mr. Morant has been engaged in furCheapside. For the manufacture of nishing and decorating the mansions of peculiar kinds of hosiery. the Dukes of Sutherland, Cleveland, M and R MESSRS. LAURIE & Co., Rutland, Norfolk, Buckingham, DevonOxford-street. For the manufacture and shire, the Marquis of Exeter (for the exhibition of coaches, carriages, &c. Queen's visit), and other castles and mansions, at each of which specimens are to be seen.

W MESSRS. LEAF, COLES & Co., Old Change, City.-Extensive premises for the exhibition of shawls, silks, ribbons, &c., for supplying retail dealers.

R MESSRS. MOSES & SON, Aldgate, Minories, and New Oxford-street.-For W MESSRS. LIDDIARD & Co., Friday- the magnitude of their establishment street. For the printing of cotton and as merchant clothiers, occupying, in woollen fabrics. Messrs. Liddiard are Aldgate, eight large houses, and, in considered pre-eminent in this depart- Oxford-street, six houses. The Aldgate ment of trade. premises are devoted to every article of M and R LONDON MARBLE WORK- clothing; at the Oxford-street depot, ING COMPANY, Esher-street, Millbank.only to Gentlemen's dress. Messrs. The stranger should endeavour to see Moses are supposed to employ : 5000

work-people. There is the largest gas

M and R MESSRS. APSLEY PELLATT chandelier in London at the Aldgate & Co., Falcon Glass Works, Holland. establishment. The decorations of the street, Blackfriars.-Exhibition rooms, Oxford-street houses are good, and the Bazaar, Baker-street, Portman-square. glass ceiling by Messrs. Apsley Pellatt, By the courtesy of the proprietors, & Co., is worthy of notice. The pro- visitors will be allowed to see the prietors have also establishments at works on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sheffield and Bradford. Friday of each week.

R MESSRS. H. J. & D. NICOLL, Re- M MESSRS. PONTIFEX & WOOD, Shoegent-street and Cornhill.-For the magni- lane, Holborn. For the manufacture of tude of their business as merchant all descriptions of articles in copper clothiers. These establishments are and lead: such as the fitting-up of interesting as evidences of the great sugar-refiners' distilleries and breweries private enterprise of some of the Lon- -in all of which copper utensils are don traders. Messrs. Nicoll have agents used on an extensive scale. Messrs. in all the principal towns in England, Pontifex and Wood have very extensive Ireland, and Scotland; and also special and interesting works for whitelead, agents at several of the colonial set- oil, colours, &c., at Millwall, and copper tlements, &c. Foreigners will be and zinc mills at Wimbledon, in received by persons who can converse Surrey. Messrs. P. and W. have kindly in French, Italian, German, and Spanish. expressed their intention to render R MESSRS. NICHOLAY & SON, 82, every facility to visitors wishing to inOxford-street. For the style of the spect their works.

interior decorations of their show-rooms, R MR. SAMUEL PRATT, 47, New Bondand more particularly for the exhibition street. For the importation and exhiof valuable furs and skins of all kinds. bition of ancient furniture. Amongst Messrs. Nicholay's show at the Exhibi- the many interesting curiosities may be tion will be, we believe, second to none named - the turning-lathe used by in the world. Frederic the Great, specimens of ancient R MESSRS. OSLER & Co., 44, Oxford- armour, suites of tapestry, guns of the street.-Glass manufacturers: for an Grand Duke of Wurtemburg, whose exhibition of crystal glass, chandelier, collection was unique. candelabra, lustre, and table-glass, in R MESSRS. SANGSTER & Co., Regent street, Fleet-street, Cheapside, and Royal R PANTHEON, Oxford-street.—A ba- Exchange. For the manufacture and zaar for the sale of toys and fancy exhibition of elegant parasols and um articles of all descriptions, also for the brellas. sale of paintings. There is, connected R MESSRS. J. SARL & SONS, 18, Corne with the building, a conservatory and hill.-For the manufacture and exhiaviary, occupied by persons who sell bition of a substitute for silver, called flowers and birds. One part of the Argentine silver, in dinner and teaupper floor is devoted to paintings services, vases, candelabra, &c. which are sent for sale by artists.

all their varieties.

W MESSRS. PAWSON & Co., St. Paul's Church-yard. The second in magnitude of the warehouses for the supply of the linen and woollen drapers of the United Kingdom.

R MESSRS. PEARCE & SON, Ludgate hill.—For the exhibition of chandeliers, table-lamps, and also for a collection of bronze statuettes, &c.

W MESSRS. SCHOFIELD, BROWN & Co. Gresham-street.-For the manufacture and dying of flannels.

M and R MESSRS. SEDDONS & Co., Gray's-inn-road.--For the manufacture of furniture for domestic purposes. Messrs. Seddons supply the palace at Windsor with furniture.

R MESSRS. SHOOLBRED & Co., Tottenham-court-road.-For the exhibition of

linendrapery, silks, &c.; also carpets
and furniture. This is the largest
retail establishment in London, and oc-
cupies a great number of houses, now
made into one extensive warehouse and ration of the premises.
showrooms.

R MESSRS. SWAN & EDGAR, Regentquadrant, Piccadilly.—For the exhibition of silks, shawls, linendrapery, &c., and the tasteful architecture and deco

M. and R MESSRS. TAYLOR, WIL

R MR. GEORGE SHOVE, 488, New Ox-LIAMS, & JORDANS, Lambeth, and 154, ford-street. For the manufacture of an Strand.-For specimens of wood-carvarticle called "Silexated marble, or ing, by means of machinery, for decomarble-glass," much used as a substitute rative purposes.

for marble.

R MESSRS. SILVER & Co., Cornhill.For outfittings to the colonies and foreign countries.

W MESSRS.

TEMPLETON, Skinnerstreet, Snowhill.-For the manufacture of carpets.

M and R MESSRS. TURNER & WIL

M MESSRS. ALFRED SINGER & Co., LIAMS, Pimlico.-For the manufacture Vauxhall. For the manufacture of of paper-hangings.

patent Mosaic pavements. This is one R MESSRS. WEBB & Co., Old Bondof those interesting exhibitions that street. For the manufacture of gold the artist, in this department, should lace.

by all means see.

W MESSRS. WELCH & SONS, Gutter

M MESSRS. SMITH & BABER, South- lane.-For straw manufactures. place, Knightsbridge.-For the manu- M MESSRS. WHITBREAD & COMfacture of oil-cloths for floors. This is PANY'S BREWERY, Chiswell-street, City.— an interesting branch of manufacture, This is one of the most extensive of and should be seen by the stranger the kind in London. By the courtesy interested in such matters. of the proprietors, visitors will be per

R MESSRS. SMITH & SON, Pimlico.-mitted to see the premises. For the magnitude of premises, and R MESSRS. WILKINSON & Co., Ludextensive exhibition of linen drapery gate-hill.-For the exhibition of furniand furniture, &c. ture for domestic purposes.

R MESSRS. STORR & MORTIMER, Bond-street. For the exhibition of gold and silver plate, for vases and cups, used as testimonials to eminent persons. Dinner and tea-services, &c.

R MESSRS. SWAINSON & DENNYS, 97, New Bond-street.-For an exhibition of printed cottons, for furnishing purposes.

R MESSRS. WILLIAMS & SOWERBY, Oxford-street. For the architectural taste and elegant decoration of their show-rooms. As also for the exhibition of silks, shawls, &c.; and for the manufacture of an article composed of silk and glass, called tissue de-verre.

CHAPTER XV.

MUSIC.

DIVISION I.-GENERAL REMARKS.-CHURCH MUSIC. DIVISION II.-THE OPERA AND CONCERTS. DIVISION III.—MUSICAL SOCIETIES. DIVISION IV.-ORGANS,

AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

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ALTHOUGH it is the fashion to say don will, if he be religiously inclined, that the English are not a musical and, withal, fond of music, naturally people, yet there is no country in the inquire where he can hear the church world where such large sums are spent service best performed? The Chapel upon music; nor one where more talent Royal, St. James's Palace, should be is congregated. That that talent is not his destination, if he can get an introalways made the best use of is undoubt-duction there; but if not, there are edly true; but we have seldom heard, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's, notwithstanding, more effective per- where the noble organ gives the tone to formances than we have been gratified the "full-voiced choir;" and where with at the opera-houses, and at the Philharmonic and other concerts given during the season in London; or at The pealing anthem swells the note of praise." the great musical festivals in the pro- At those cathedrals, the choral servinces. Perhaps there is a more general vice, if not given with all that "pomp ability to perform music on the conti- and ceremony" which will be familiar nent, as it is more extensively culti- to those foreigners who are of the vated there as a branch of education Roman Catholic religion, and are therefor both sexes. Here it is principally fore accustomed to hear the fine music confined to one. It is very rare to go of that Church, is most effectively and into any society and not meet with purely rendered. Perhaps, from its several ladies who can play the piano, very simplicity, it will interest more by and sing to their own accompaniment, the contrast. The Church music of and that well and agreeably, too. The England is essentially of a devotional number of gentlemen who can take a cast, whilst that of the Romish church part in a vocal or instrumental display, has much of the florid style more apis, however, much less numerous; and propriate to secular compositions. In amongst our work-people and operatives, our cathedrals the fine old Gregorian except in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and chaunt is still heard; and the anthems Derbyshire, we have not that musical of our own composers frequently comtraining, so common in Germany, which bine the serious and solemn air that makes the labourers competent to join ought to distinguish sacred music, with in a choral performance with little or no "ravishing harmony." There are several preparation; and enables them frequently parish churches, also, where great atto make the fields, and even the streets, tention is paid to the musical service. resound with their joyous Lieden. But We may mention the church in Wells'the English can, most certainly, appre- street, Oxford-street, and St. Mark's, ciate music; and it forms a large part of Brompton, as churches where the full their domestic enjoyments, as well as service is performed. Besides these, at of their public entertainments: and the Temple Church the organist and the they also delight to find it effectively choir are good; and at the Roman introduced into their religious worship. Catholic cathedral of St. George's, and at CHURCH MUSIC.—The stranger in Lon- the chapel of the Portuguese ambassador,

the lover of sacred music cannot terior arrangements. The principal fail to be highly gratified. There are entrances are in the east front, in the grand performances of sacred music at Haymarket, which is 283 feet long, and the Anniversary Festival of the Sons 64 high. A composition, in artificial of the Clergy, usually held towards stone, by Bubb, in alto and basso relievo, the latter end of May; and at the emblematic of the origin and progress Anniversary Meeting of the Charity of music and dancing in various counChildren, in the beginning of June. tries, fills a sunken panel near the top Both are held in St. Paul's Cathedral, of this front. The interior is very and the latter is one of the most inter-capacious, and will hold near 3000 esting and affecting spectacles that can persons. Three years ago this interior be seen in London; between 7000 and was entirely re-decorated, in the first 8000 children being assembled, who style of art, though we think the are clothed, boarded, and educated by decorator erred in the colour of the voluntary subscription.

DIVISION II.-THE OPERA AND THE

CONCERTS.

drapery. Of a beautiful primrose hue, it does not harmonise so well as other colours would with the ladies' costume. Since 1793, there has been an uninterSince the days of Handel, the Italian rupted succession of " seasons; -some opera has been naturalised in England; disastrous to the manager, others the and though there was some difficulty in reverse and the best works of the obtaining a "settlement" for what was best composers, with the first singers considered a foreign intruder, it soon of the day, have there entranced the became highly popular with the nobility ears of brilliant audiences. As a specand higher classes. And so it has con- tacle, there are few things more attractinued. The opera-house has always tive than the Queen's Theatre, when it been most liberally patronised; and is crowded from the orchestra to the although managers have failed, and top of the gallery with such an audience been greatly embarrassed, yet that has as will assemble there, for instance, arisen rather from the exactions of when it is known that the queen is foreign artistes, than from the want of going in state. The boxes then, with liberality on the part of English their occupants, most of them handaudiences. There are now two esta- somely and richly dressed women, blishments for the performance of the with faces more beautiful than their Italian opera in England; the stranger attire, the male occupants heightening will probably visit both, and to both the charm by contrast, and where here we shall give him a guide for the season, and there an officer appears in uniform, giving the pas, as is only just, to embellishing it by the splendour

THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.-This theatre which is a characteristic in the full will not, in the exterior, give the visitor dress of the household troops;-the any very exalted idea of our theatrical pit, too, filled with such men and women architecture. The former opera-house as England may be proud of, and the was destroyed by fire, on the 19th of gallery also crowded with the same June, 1784, not without suspicion of material; then the gay decorations, the design. The present one was erected brilliant lights, the enrapturing music; n 1791, by Signor Novelsielski: but above all, when the orchestra soundthe then proprietors, though connected ing the well-known notes, the audience with harmony, had much discord within rise to hear the fine diatonic air of themselves, and it was not opened till "God save the Queen," with its swell1793. The building prepared as the ing chorus; when that chorus is taken receptacle of one of the highest forms up by the thousand voices joining the of music, is a very fine one in the in- loud anthem-then the heart beats

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