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%¢ Eet ne die;?” a Ballad. The Words by Miss 
T., the Musie composed by TF. Attwood, esq. 
¥s. 6d. 
Mr. Attwoed has, in the present little 
ballad, yiven the public another sample 
of his taste and fancy. The melody is 
highly pleasing, and not without some 
original traits. “Analogy cements the 
music to the words, and a graceful and 
ampressive effect corroborates their 
union, 
*° Wky does my Love ber Linnet mourn?” A 
Javourtte Song, Composed and Arranged with 
az Accompaontiment for the Piano-foue, by Sir J. 
AA, Stevenson, Mus. Doc. 15.0 — 
Sir John Stevenson is always easy and 
graceful in his melodies, but in no in- 
stance has, perhaps, been more so than 
an that now before us. ‘The passages 
are remarkably smooth and flowing, and 
the sentiment of the words is given with 
no less simplicity than truth and force. 
Fhe Perstzan Dance, a favourite Air, Composed 
and Arranged as a familiar Rondo for the Piano- 
Sorte, by J. Parry. 15. 6d. 
This little exercise for the piano-forte 
is skilfully arranged, and will not fail to 
be acceptable to young practitioners on 
that instrument. The passages lie well 
for the juvenile hand, and the pleasing- 
ness of the effect is upon a par with the 
ease of the execution, : 
** Little Winny Wilkin;” a favourite Song, sung 
_ with unbounded applause at the Theaires 
Royal, Covent Garden and Haymarket, by Mrs. 
tston, Composed by Mr. Whitaker. 1s. 6d, 
T-ts little ballad is intended as an 
effort of humour, of which quality it is by 
ho means destitute. Mr. Whitaker has 
given to it a melody verfectly appropri- 
ate, and has accompanied it with a part 
for the piano-forte, which does much 
credit to his taste. 
Report of Diseases. 
[Aug. 3, 
* Twill not bave you, Harry ;'* a fovourite Comie 
| Bailad, sung wi, t pia applause at Vauzball 
Gardens, by Miss Acres. Composed by Mr. W- 
T. Parke, 1%. 
This is 30 pleasing a trifle, that we 
will ensure it the suffrage of all the lovers 
of light and airy melody, in combination 
with gay and spiightly words. 
We have to announce that John Stafs 
ford Smith, esq. (organist to his Majesty) 
is distributing proposals for publishing 
by subseription, a curious and interesting 
collection of ancient music, chiefly con- 
sisting of melodies in canto fermo, pro- 
vengal lays, and other pristine pieces, 
produced antecedent to the invention of 
counter point; to which will be added, 
hymns and anthems, by the celebrated 
Orlando Gibbons, and other distinguished 
masters of “ the good old school.” The 
publication, we understand, will be fur- 
ther enriched by selections from the 
Mass; l’Homme Armé; some very scarce 
madrigals by Adrian Willeart, Orlando 
de Lasso, Stradella, &c. up to the time 
of Bonoucini; and also with two Itahan 
songs, by Geminiani, The whvle is to 
form a view of music, from the 7th to 
the 18th century; and is intended to be 
illustrative of the Histories of Buruey and 
Hawkins, and to trace the sources and 
progress of melody in the British isles. 
To-further this latter object, the whole 
will be accompanied by remarks, biogras 
phical and critical; and every effort is 
promi.ed to render the work worthy the 
notice of the curious and refined, The 
publication is ta be dedicated to the earl 
of Dartmouth; and from our knowledge 
of Mr. Smith’s high professional quali- 
fications, we doubt not of its domg every 
honour to the talents of the editor, and 
fully justifying his lordship’s patronage. 
REPORT OF DISEASES, 
Under the Cure of the late Senior Physician of the Finsbury Dispensary, from the 
: 20th of June to the 20th of July, 1810. 
se 
HE writer of this article finds that 
some expressions have been misun- 
derstood which he has made use of in 
former reports, with regard to the hope- 
less nature of consumption. In the pas- 
sages alluded to, he has been far from 
meaning that every affection of the lungs 
is necessarily fatal; or even that there 
ean be no wound in their structure which 
is not irreparable. There is a number 
ef gradations in pulmonary disorder; and 
it is perhaps only in the fast or penulti- 
mate stage of the dizease, when it is fully 
formed, that the signet of death is mark- 
ed upon it beyond the possibility of era- 
sure or removal, There is an important 
distinction between the state cf being 
consumpiive, and that of being wm a con- 
stwanption. One who is in the posture of 
leaning over a precipice, may yet escape 
a fall, 
With regard to this malady, and more 
particularly at this season of the year, it 
may not be improper once more to re= 
peat a caution which has been often in- 
culcated, but which can never be suffi- 
ciently 
