At 12 attended the great concert at the Imperial Riding School - a fine edifice attached to the palace- a stage constructed at one end contained the performers vocal and instrumental - at the other is the emperor and court - the two galleries and floor of the large building were filled with the audience.

The effect was very fine - the pieces performed were from the music of Handel, Haydn & Beethoven - the Messiah - the return of Tobias and parts of other oratorios - also the overture to the opera of Euryanthe - the vocal parts were very finely done and the number and strength of the instruments equalled the roar of thunder.

Among the instrumental performers with the assistance of my lorgnette descried Mr. Kriesker with his violence - and among the female singers Carlotta - the innocente.

Mentioned Oct. 22nd - going to the Casino to dinner was agreeably surprised to fall in with my Florence friend Mr. Simon - who accompanied by his nephew is returning from Moscow to Italy. With Mr. Simon was very intimate at Florence, and to meet him here at Vienna where I almost know nobody affords me great pleasure - after leaving Italy in March last recounted to me his route thro France to Paris and London & thence to Hamburgh and St. Petersburgh - kept company the remainder of the day went to Strauss's concert - thence to the performance of the Sylphide at the Karthner Thor Theatre - and lastly to a supper room and ball at a house called the Sperle - there were more eaters than dancers - at one table sat a bride and a gay wedding party - all of the lower class but well dressed and of correct deportment.

The waltzing was anything but gracefull - and the girls some of whom where no doubt laundresses and chambermaids dressed off in their Sunday clothes were nothing remarkable - so that quarter of an hour satisfied us here - after witnessing the fairy like steps of Signer Cerrito in the Sylphide, and seeing the elegantes at Strauss's.