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and proper subject to be recommended for 
the royal mercy, it shall and may be lawful 
for such court, if it shall think fit so to do, 
to divect the proper officer then being 
present in court to require and asia, wiiere- 
upon. such officer shall require aid ask, if 
such offender hath or knowetP any thing 
to say, why judgment of death shou!d uot 
be recorded against such offender; aud in 
case such offender shail not allege any 
matter or thing sufficient in law to arrest 
or bar such jadgmeut, the court shail and 
may and is hereby authorized to abstain 
from pronouncing judgment of death upon 
New Music and the Drama. 
[Dec, 1, 
such offender ; and instead of pronouncing 
such judgment to order the same to been- 
tered of record, and therenpon sneli pro- 
per officer as aforesaid shail and may and is 
hereby authorized to enter jadgment of 
death on record against such offender, in 
the usual and accustomed form, and ia 
such and the same manner as is now, used, 
and as if judgment of death had actually 
been pronowuced in open. corrt against 
such. offender, by the court before which . 
such otfender shall have been convicted. 
§ 2. Record of judgment to have. the, 
same effect as if-pronaunced,, 
: 
NEW MUSIC AND THE DRAMA... 4 
—<—>>—_ : 
Fantasia for the Flute and Piano-Forie ; 
composed by Churles Nicholson. 4s. 
O give an additional burnish to this 
fantasia, Mr. Nicholson has in- 
troduced the favourite frish melody of 
«<The last rose of summer;” and, to 
complete the excellence he intended, 
has, for the construction of the piano- 
forte accompaniment, availed himself of 
the skill of Mr. Bochsa. Under such 
circumstances, the reader will naturally 
expect our commendation ; and, in de- 
nying it, we should be unjust to two 
distinguished masters in their separate 
provinces of practice. The general 
plan of tlie piece is good, and its execu- 
tion proclaims taste, grace, and a vigo- 
yous imagination. The style, in évery 
sense of the expression, is so perfectly 
modern, that, if the nove] ornamentsare 
notomitted, yet are they ratherjudiciously 
than abundantly employed; and, on the 
whole, we really think that the talents 
of Nicholson and Bochsa so happily 
amalgamate, that it is to be wished that 
the present instance is only one of many 
in which their efforts will be combined. 
Ealantha’s Song, as sung by Mrs. Ashe, at 
the Bath and Bristol Concer!s, Composed 
by F. I, Klose. 1s. 6d. 
This song, whiéh we know to have 
been very flatteringly received both at 
Bath and Bristol, is a pleasing, and 
somnewhat interesting, if aot a brilliant, 
production. Of the separate passages 
of the melody, we should say, that they 
are not the most beautifully conceived ; 
and, of the melody itsclf, that it is defi- 
cient in the connexion of its portions, 
and consequently imperfect in its agere- 
gate character. If we are sorry when 
we see Composers of genius mistaking 
mere assemblages of heterogeneous 
ideas for orderly ‘construction; and, 
perhaps, throwing away real f{elicities of 
thought, by paying no attention to 
consonance and affinity ; we are seareely 
less concerned at witnessing the deterio- 
ration of ‘second rate abilities from the 
same unfortunate error. vet 
Handel’s Celebrated Air, “ Ovhad) b Tubal’s 
Lyre ;” arranged by, Samucl Poole. | 28s, 
This so justly-admired.. melody, jis, 
here made the. basis of a duett tor the, 
piano-forte, and forms the fifty-third 
number of Hodsol’s excellent gollection 
of picces of the same deseription. » ‘Ro 
cffect this transformation with snecess; 
required no trivial degree of skill... The 
difficulties it presented have, however, 
been so far sabducd’ us: to entitle Mr. 
Poole to the thanks of the public... By 
his judicious management, all the prin- 
cipal points have net enly been pre- 
served, but enforced ; aud an effect pro- 
duced which, to say the least of it, is 
rather advantageous than detrimental, 
to the air on which he bas, worked ; and 
young piano-forte performers. will not 
practise it without advantage. 4 
“ O speed thee, dear IXinsmun,” a Sung, come 
posed and arranged for the Piano-Forte, ” 
by M. Corri. - 1s. * al jie 
'Phis is the air sung with so) muéh 
eclat by Mrs. Garrick, in the “Melo- 
Drama of “ Gregarach, ‘the Highland 
Watch-word.” ~ OF its very high pre- 
tensions it docs not allow ‘us té Vaunt. 
Though we are far from asserting ‘its 
destitution of merit, we' fect’ otirsel ves 
compélied to atiribate its favourable re- 
ception on: the boards, chivfiy to, the 
vocal excellence of its fair performer, 
Mr. Corti excels in this department of 
composition; but in the present melody 
we miss much of that grace and appropri- 
ateness of expression of whicli he is ge- 
nerally ‘mister, and by whieh he long 
siice distinguished himself from" the 
common herd of ballad-corpésers.” 
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