chapels liave been erected at Mizapoiir, 

 at Majiiicktula, and at Kidderpore. 

 Religions tracts and works of piety iiavc 

 been distributed amon? tiie attendants 

 at these cliurclies: divine service is ce- 

 lebrated iu them every Sunday morning 

 and Tiinrsday evening, to numerous and 

 attentive auditories. Schools are esta- 

 blished at Kidderpore, Bhopaniporc, 

 Chitlah, and Tallah Gauge. There is 

 a school of girls, under the care of Ma- 

 dame Trawin. 



The press is another efficacious mc- 

 <lium of instrnction employed !)y the 

 Society. Iu the course of last year 



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343 



were printed, at their ofTiccand on their 

 account, 12,500 copies of pamphlets in 

 Bengali. 18,000 in English and in Ben- 

 gali; 4500 in Indijustani, 1500 in Eng- 

 lish and in Indou ; and 1500 in Hin- 

 dnwi. The number of copies printed 

 by the Society since its establishment 

 amounts to 117,000. 



Tiie Society has chapels, also, at 

 Cliinswah, and at Benares. Auxiliary 

 Societies, branches of llie great Society, 

 have been formed at various points, and 

 contributed largely to the funds. It is 

 intended to enlarge considerably the 

 number of scliools. 



NEW MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. 



Rossini's celebrated Oterlure '^11 Tancrcdi," 



arranged for the Piano-forte. '2s. 6d. 

 "■" ITTLE need be said of the general 

 .H_^ style of Rossini's compositions. 

 In the one before us, which commences 

 by a martial movement, wc are gra- 

 dually led through a succession of 

 modulations, and interchanges of har- 

 mony, till we arrive at a kind of climax ; 

 and are thence conducted to an allegro 

 in common time, which in its style is both 

 fanciful and bold. The ideas are striking, 

 and, if we are not dazzled hy their bril- 

 liancy and novelty, at least, «e are 

 satisfied. It would be more than su- 

 perfluous to comtiient on the occa- 

 sional abruptness of the moduiation, 

 heeause such comment would involve 

 an indiscriminate censure of many of 

 ■the superior productions of modern 

 comjjosers. We, however, confess our- 

 selves gratified by the present pub- 

 lication ; and are desirous of award- 

 ing to Signer Rossini, the commenda- 

 tion he so amply merits. Mr. Shade, 

 the publisher of this piece, offering his 

 nnisic at half the price at which it is 

 marked, wc naturally apprehended, 

 that it might prove incorrect, as. under 

 Kin)ilar circumstances, is too frequently 

 the case; but we were pleased in ob- 

 serving its accuracy, and the handsome 

 style in which it is jiresentcd to the 

 public. 



" Im fleconnnissance," un Air, tvilh varia- 

 tions for the Piawi-Forle, willi an Accom- 

 paniment for the Flute, compnsed lnj C. 

 Mavius, Jun. 



" Gratitude" is always pleasing, in 

 whatever form it presents its( If. But 

 the title of Mr. Mavius's piece is not 

 its only merit. The ideas arc novel, 

 though not refined ; and the metre 

 whir;li the author has selected, aptly 

 Monthly Mac;, No. .'305, 



favours his design. Tiie variations arc 

 both tasteful and ingenious, and calcu- 

 lated to improve the taste, and facili- 

 tate the manual execution, of tlie 

 juvenile practitioner. It is but justice 

 to the composer to recommend it to 

 the especial attention of Piano-Forte 

 amateurs. 



" Maiden wrap thy Mantle round thee," a 

 Glee, for Thrte Voices, written by Henry 

 Kirk White, comi:ased, with an Accom- 

 •pmiment fur the Piano- Forte, by Joseph 

 Morris, Organist of Harlow, Essex. 2s. 

 This is an easy unafl'ecled compo- 

 sition. Its measure is in the time of 

 two crotchets ; and the melody, and 

 pathetic style, forcibly illustrate the 

 sentiments of the poet. The arrange- 

 ment of tlie parts, reflects considerable 

 credit on the skill and ingemiity of Mr. 

 Morris; and the merit of the piece, 

 viewed eu 7nasse, entitles it to a place 

 in the library of the vocal amateur. ' 

 The favourite Air of " Gramucliree,'" arran- 

 ged with Variatims for the Harp, by C. 

 A. Baur, 'is. 6d, 



Mr. Baur's variations to this old and 

 justly-favorite air, arc written with con- 

 siderable freedom of fancy, and, by the 

 delicacy and volatility of their style, 

 form no less usefid exercise for the 

 finger, than agreeable entert:iinmcnt 

 for the ear. The passages follow each 

 other with grace and ease ; and the 

 general elfect is more than ordinarily 

 striking. Wc cannot, liowever, dis- 

 n)iss this article, without the somewhat 

 censurable remark, that it behoved 

 Mr. B., as nmch for his own ere<lit's 

 sake, as for the accommodation of tho 

 public, to be a little more attenlive to 

 the correction of the press, than certain 

 errors in the engraving allow us to 

 believe he has been. 



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