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“ Now prithee your Laughing give o’er.”” 
Trio. C. F. Horn.-—Wants originality ; is 
otherwise not a bad composition. 
“Lucy Dear.” Song. C. Horn.— 
Pretty, but common-place. 
Finale to the First Act.—This, though 
completely dramatic, is one of the most 
characteristic and striking scenes in the 
opera; there are one or two vocal passages 
of several bars, without accompaniments, 
which would have been improved by a 
richer harmony ; with this trifling exception, 
we approve of: it in toto: the short allegro 
molto, which winds up the conclusion, is 
spirited and effective. 
“A Bachelor he may Shew his Cares.” 
Quartetto. T. Cooke.—This is the excep- 
tion we named to the general superiority of 
Mr. Bishop’s music ; perhaps we ought to 
confine ourselves to the conclusion of the 
piece only, for there is a good deal of com- 
mon-place in the commencement. 
“ Hearken, Damsel, to Me.” Duet. H. 
R. Bishop.—In despite of the ludicrous 
character of the words, Mr. B. has managed 
to form a very pleasing and somewhat origi- 
nal duett. , 
“ Oh Saul! Oh King!’ Scena. H. R. 
Bishop.—This is a truly elegant song of 
great capability ; we consider it requires a 
singer of higher powers of expression than 
Miss Stephens to do justice to it; the 
favourite air, with some slight alterations, is 
introduced with great effect at the end. 
“ Oh ! not in stately Halls!” Song. W. 
Fitzpatrick. Edvestoff: —This song possesses 
great merit ; some of the passages are 
beautifully melodious, and it is, generally 
speaking, of a superior class: not that we 
consider it without defects, but they seem 
to arise from a propensity of the composer’s 
which we haye before noticed, of choosing 
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blank verse, or words almost destitute of 
poetic rythm. Words of this class haye, 
we allow, when adapted to a sublime sub-- 
ject and asombre style of music, produced 
a splendid effect ; but they seem to us most 
unfortunately incapable of assimilating with 
tinkling lutes and honeysuckles. Laying aside 
the prosaic effect produced by this pecu- 
liarity and an occasional hurrying of the 
words, the song is extremely fine; the 
harmonies varied and rich, and the imita- 
tive accompaniment that pervades almost 
every part of the song, highly ingenious. 
** Ave-Maria.”” Solo and Trio. W. Fitz- 
patrich.—A very elegant chaste little hymn 
(perhaps serious song would be a more cor- 
rect title); very simple and beautiful : we 
have no doubt of its proving a favourite, 
whereverit is known. 
“© Savoyard Glee” in William Tell. H. 
R. Bishop.—The characteristic peculiari- 
ties of this glee are almost too strongly 
marked ; some parts are extremely beautiful, 
but we are occasionally struck with a ballad- 
singing twang which grievously annoys our 
ears. 
“ Romanza Giovinetto Cavalier.” Meyer- 
beer.—The subject of this air, which has 
already become such a favourite, is ex- 
tremely simple ; not very original, and the 
general construction is very Rossinitsh— 
we fear it will become a sad bore, and be 
ground into our ears by all the organs in the 
metropolis, as itis just the sort of little 
pretty melody to please an uncultivated ear. 
“The Lullaby of the Dove.” J. F. 
Danneley, Preston.—Mr. Danneley’s song 
is original, scientific, and in many parts ex- 
tremely beautiful, but it is too difficult to 
be at all a saleable song ; few ladies can 
reach tenths. 
POLITICAL OCCURRENCES, &c. 
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HERE is so little to say upon this 
subject at present, that it is hardly 
worth while to make it a separate head, 
especially in a miscellany which, though 
firm and unchanged in its political prin- 
ciples, has no connection with party in- 
terests or confederations; and whose 
conductors, whenever the tranquillity of 
the times will permit, are more desirous 
of concentrating their attention to the 
record and advancement of the progress 
of intellectual science and the useful 
and ornamental arts, than of expatiat- 
ing on the cabals of placemen and place- 
hunters, and the fugitive gossip of the 
day. The barrenness of matter of any 
real import has accordingly occasioned 
us,,in some instances: of late, to, pass 
over the ane in complete silence— 
in fact, to forget it. We have taken. 
precautions, however, that for the future 
some brief notice shall be regularly 
taken of occurrences of this kind, 
though all we shall in this instance pre- 
sent, are some few paragraphs of do- 
mestic and foreign intelligence. 
The French government is beginning 
already to shew the kind of use they 
are disposed to make of the military 
possession’ of Cadiz. An English fn- 
gate being about to enter that port, was: 
stopped by the French guard-ships, and 
ordered to perform quarantine. The 
English captain, however, with the’ 
spirit that characterizes and does-ho= 
nour to ‘our navy, replied that he was’ 
about. to enter a Spanish port, and: had’ 
no directions’ to receive from’ any ‘but 
Spanish authorities; and entered, “ac- 
cordingly, 
