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3. In the Freneu language :—Lé Con- 
servateur Impartial, published by the Mi- 
nistry of Foreign Affairs. 
In Moscow are published : 
In the Russian Janguage:—The Ga- 
zette of Moscow; Historical, Political, 
and Geographical Journal, or Cotemporary 
History of the World, (the oldest political 
journal in Russia; haying existed these 
twenty-six years without interruption ;) 
the European Advertiser, by Katsche- 
nowski ; the Magazine of Natural History, 
Physics, Chemistry, and Agricultural Expe- 
rience, by Dwigubsky. 
In Kasan, in the Russtan langnage :— 
The Kasan Advertiser, published by the 
University of Kasan. 
GERMANY. 
The royal Prussian general, Meme 
von Minutoli, lately made a scientific 
tour through Egypt and Syria, where 
lie formed an excellent collection of 
antiquities, which he conveyed from 
Alexandria to ‘Trieste, where they 
were shipped to be conveyed to Berlin 
by way of Hamburgh. During one of 
the late storms, the vessel was wrecked 
between Heligoland and Cuxhaven. 
Mw Music and Drama. 
[July 1, 
A few boxes, containing mummies, 
have been driven on-shore on the coast 
of Balje. The country-people were 
nota little terrified on finding they con- 
tained dead bodies, and accordingly 
buried them. The mummies have, 
however, been disinterred, and con- 
signed to the Prussian authorities. 
ITALY. 
A new journal has appeared at 
Turin, called the Spigolatore, or the 
Gleaner. It gives an account of alk 
new works, scientific discoveries, the 
drama, &c. and promises to become 
the most popular work of its kind. 
UNITED STATES. 
The Mobile Register says, “The 
number of persons employed by book- 
printing in the United States, is esti- 
mated at 10,000. The foreign books 
which have been published in the 
United States within thirty years, 
exceed 20,000,000 of dollars; and, the 
amount of books manufactured in this 
country every year, is at least from one 
and a half to two millions. ~ 
NEW MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. 
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“ Drink to me only with thine eyes,” an 
admired Air, with Variations for the 
Piano-forte, and an Accompaniment 
for. the Flute (ad libitum), by J. 
Hopkinson. 33s. 
Y the free and playful manner in 
which Mr. Hopkinson has treated 
this justly-favourite melody, he has 
rendered it an eligible and practicable 
lesson for piano-forte students. He 
has carried his lucubrations to the ex- 
tent of nine variations, the greater 
number of which are fancifully con- 
structed, and, without the too common 
fault of deserting the theme, present 
a-variety and contrast which at once 
declare his taste’ and’ his judgment. 
So satisfied, on the whole, are we with 
this little production, that it is but 
agquiescing with our own sense of jus- 
tice to recommend it to the notice of 
young performers. 
**O! pity a poor, satlor boy,” sung atthe 
Surrey Theatre by, Master T. Radg- 
way ; composed by Ei. Solis. 1s. Gd. 
In speaking of this ballad, we cannot 
employ the language of encomium. 
The air is not conceived with taste or 
feeling ;nor does’ either the formation 
or the arrangement of the passages be- 
speak much talent or science. We 
irace an ‘aim at expression, but if is 
unsuccessful; and the bass, in some 
instanees, is too ill chosen to admit the 
conception, that Mr. Solisis a profound 
musician. 
“« How vain is the sighs’ sung by Miss 
Povey at the Theatre Royal Drury- 
Lane ; composed and arranged for the 
Piav-forte, by John Whitaker. 2s. 
This song (which is published in full 
score, as'well as with a piano-forte 
part,) is set with considerable skill 
and sweetness of fancy. The melody 
forms an illustration of the poet’s sen- 
timent; and, while it gratifies the ear, 
awakens and appeals to the mind. On 
examining the score, we find the ge- 
neral combination good. The piano- 
forte accompaniment extracted from it 
is judiciously and effectively adjusted; 
and the whole composition is calen- 
lated to support the credit Mr. Whita- 
ker, has, acquired as a vocal composer. 
A favourite Waltz ; arranged with Va- 
yiations for the Piano-forte, by Ey 
Simms. 2s. 6d. 
Mr. Simms, in the six variations 
which he has founded upon this theme, 
has furnished an acceptable praetice 
for the instrument for which they are 
designed. W?:thout losing sight of di- 
versity, he has kept tolerably close to 
his theme, and thus combined fidelity 
with invention. Some of the original 
passages are so felicitously tarned, as 
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