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tlic car, and prnduccl an cxeicist; that 

 will not fail to lio ai;cP|)tal>le to \oiiii<; 

 piaclitioiicis. Tlie passaj;es, tliougl) 

 roiiiulcd on a borrowed basis, carry 

 with tlicm proofs of tiie power of origi- 

 nal conception, and, in our opinion, de- 

 monstrale tidents udcqnate to higlier 

 sillcmpts. 



'* The Ciiutilry liumpkitt" a farourite Air ; 

 arranged as a Trio, for Piano-forte, Flute, 

 and f'ioloncello ; hij C. F. Eleij. 5s. 



Of ^U. Eic) 's taste, in selecting " The 

 Country Euini>kiu" as a subject for a 

 trio, we cannot say mucli. Indeed, we 

 lathor Wondered at such a ctioicc in a 

 master of his known judg/nent. 'i he 

 ])raise, however, is due to iiim, of having 

 made the most of the matter on vvliich 

 lie has worked. Many of the passages 

 are brilliant, others elegant, and most of 

 liicm ingenionsly tnrno(?. The intro- 

 ductory movement is |)Icasing and ori- 

 ginal ; and th<' whole forms an atti active 

 piece for the Instruments for which it is 

 exclusively intended. 



Sonnet to Beneriloice ; composed by Samuel 

 IVebbe. l.«. CV. 

 If this little song, — the really poetical 

 words of which are from the pen of Dr. 

 Drennan, — is by no means captivating 

 in its melody, it is not that i\lr. Webbe 

 lias been unmindful of the imi)ortance 

 of analog!/ and expression, but because 

 Ills imagination is not perfectly upon a 

 par with his judgment. In several 

 places, he has ajmed at ap[iropriatencs3 

 of melody; hut in no one instance has he 

 given proof of his power to achieve his 

 design. The modulation into the fifth 

 of the key (minor) at the line, "To 

 succour human woes," and the intro- 

 •luction of the siiarp eiglilh, in the last 

 bar of the first page, exhibit symptoms 

 of correct intention; and we wisli we 

 could say that the intention is executed. 

 But that, perhaps, it would be unrea- 

 sonable to cx|)ect from judgment un- 

 aided by that happy quality of the soul 

 and mind by some ycleped genius, by 

 others inspiration. 



The ceUhriiled Medley Overture to 'Uhe Siege 

 of Ritchtlle ;" composeil, selected, and 

 arranged, for the Piano forte, by IV, P. R. 

 Cope. 2s. 6d. 



This overture, in which the popular 

 •airs of" Hearts of Oak," " Lira, lira," 

 &c. are introduced, is, by its very plan, 

 rclisvcd and ree(n7m)ende(l by the 

 always welcome qualification of diver- 

 sity. It comjirises, indeed, not fewer 

 than six diri'iicnt moveinonis; anil it is 

 ijo trivial praise to Mr. Cope, that they 



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are so arranged, as to produce all t'le 

 ellect of which, in comliinatiou, thi-y 

 were capable. A large portion of the 

 jiublicaliun is the emanation of his own 

 mind ; and the general classification of 

 the original matter is judicious and 

 elfective, Asa medley overture, "the 

 Siege of l\tie!iellu" (Icmauds our aj)- 

 proval, and claims our recouimendatioa. 

 '^C'estl'Amour!" (trranged as a Rondo for 



the Piano-forte; composed by IV. li. Culler, 



Mus. Bac. Oxun. 2s. 



As an instrumental trifle, this rondo 

 may justly be recommended to young 

 practitioners on the instrument for 

 which it is designed. The [)assages, 

 j)Ieasing in themselves, derive some 

 a<lditioiial worth from the accommoda- 

 tion they alford to the juvenile hand ; 

 and we think the piece, if duly prac- 

 tised, will prove as improving to the 

 linger as it « ill be found pleasing to the 

 car. 



THE DIIAMA. 



During the past month, the patrons 

 of the drama have had evory reason to 

 be satisfied with the caterers for their 

 amusement, — the managers of the Nati- 

 onal Theatres. 



At Druky-Lane, the new attraction 

 given to " Measure for Measure," by 

 Macready's Dulip, Liston's Lucio, and 

 Harley's Ponipey ; the display of Bra- 

 liam's and Miss Stephens's vocal powers 

 in "the Lprd of the Manor;" Dowtoifs 

 admirable Doctor Cantweli -AnA Liston's 

 Mawworm, in "the Hypocrite:" Ma- 

 cready's Leontes and Mrs. Ijunn's Hcr- 

 mione, in " the Winter's Tale;" Kean's 

 tmrivalled Richard the Third: Liston's 

 Bailie Nicol Jarvis and Madame Ves- 

 tris's Diana Vernon, in "Rob Roy;" 

 Munden's Old Rapid, in a " A Cure for 

 the Heart-aclie, and in Old Dornton, in 

 "the Road to Ruin," with Elliston's 

 Young Dornton ; — have aflbrded ricli 

 treats, !ind, in the estimation of genuine 

 critics, have stood as high as any his- 

 trionic clForts that in mo<lern times ha\e 

 been submitted to the judgment of the 

 |;ublic. Although Mr. Elliston's exer- 

 tions for the entertainmcutor his crowd- 

 ed audiences have not, any more than 

 those of the rival management, produced 

 within these few weeks any thing new, 

 the general style, in which whatever ho 

 has exhibited has bcon performed, has 

 well entitled him to the countenance 

 and encouragement his labours have 

 procured. 



At Covent-Garden, Cooper's Zo- 



renzo and Miss Capon's \^ctori(i, in 



" Pride 



