346 Review of New Musical Publications. lated from the French of J. B. Say. By John Richter. 8vo. 6s. The Interference of the British Legislature in the Internal Concerns of the West India Islands, respecting their Slaves, deprecated. 2s. 6d. An Examination of the Principles of the Slave-Registry Bill, and of the Means of Emancipation proposed by the Authors of it. By G. W. Jordan, esq. 45. The Crisis; or, a Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the present Alarming State of the Country, with a Remedy at once safe, easy, and efficacious. 3s. 6d. Proceedings of the House of Assembly of Jamaica relative to the Slave-Registry Bill. The Reviewer Reviewed, or Observations on an Article in the Christian Observer respecting the Slave Registry Bill. By Thos. Venables. 1s. 6d. A Brief View of the Actual Condition and Treatment of the Negro Slaves in the British Colonies. By Capt. Henderson, late of the 44th reg. 2s. 6d. The Principles of Population and Production as they are affected by the Progress of Society, with a View to Moral and Political Consequences. By John Weyland, jun. esq. F.R.S. 8vo. 14s. TOPOGRAPHY. [May 1, the Town and Castle of Warwick, and of the Neighbouring Spa of Leamington, with Short Notices of the Towns and Villages within the Circuit of Ten Miles. 8vo. 16s. A Topographical Account of the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire. By W. Peck. Vol.I. 4to. 21. 2s.-large paper. 41. 4s. VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. Travels of Ali Bey in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, between 1893 and 1807. 2 vols. 4to. 61. 6. Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde. By Lieut. Henry Pottinger, of the E. I. C. ser vice, late Assistant and Surveyor with the Missions to Sinde and Persia. 4to. 21. 55. Sketches in Flanders and Holland. By R. Hills. roy. 4to. 51. 5s. Travels in Europe and Africa; comprising a Journey through France, Spain, and Por tugal, to Morocco, with a particular Account of that Empire: also a Second Journey through France in 1814, in which a Comparison is drawn between the present and former State of that Country and its Inhabitants. By Col. Maurice Keatinge, Author of the " History of the Conquest of Mexico," &c. &c. 1 vol. roy. 4to. illustrated with 34 Plates of Scenery, Antiqui ties, and Costume, from Drawings made by A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Author. REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. solus, are equally good, but too long for insertion; we shall only have space to transcribe "Francisca," set by Messrs. Braham and Nat an as an air, and A Selection of Hebrew Melodies, Ancient and Modern, with appropriate Symphonies and Accompaniments. By J. Braham and J. Nathan. The Poetry written expressly by the latter gentleman as a duet. Pastorale, F for the work by the Right Hon. Lord Byron. The harp the Monarch Minstrel swept, O'er tones her heart of hearts had giv'n: A night am Sorrow watcheth to behold, four flats. We might dwell for ever on such lice Francisca walks in the shadow of night, There whispers a voice through the rustling leaves, Elegant Extracts for the German "Flute, consisting of Airs with variations, Rondos, Marches, Waltzes, Duets, &c. Selected from the Compositions of the most favourite Authors, some of which are composed and the whole arranged by L. Gianella. Goulding and Co. No. 12, 35. This number completes the work, which forms two handsome volumes, and with which is given an elegant frontispiece, designed by Craig and engraved by Hunter. This collection is carefully selected from the most favourite compositions of Stevenson, Braham, Shield, Bishop, Mazzinghi, and many foreign composers. Of the beatness and correctness of the engraving we can say much, and of the judgment in the selection still more. Nothing seems omitted that can lull the ear, or fascinate 1816.] Dramatic Register-Drury-Lane. An author returning from his travels can publish with great advantage his Tour; a musician cau only publish his Retour. The fertile imagination of Mr. Von Esch first suggested these retours-an imagination which he finely displayed in his "Retour de Wandsworth;" next followed Mr. Latour, with his warbling nightingales in Windsor Park, called "Retour de Windsor." Mr. Steil has taken a more distant flight, and brought us with him all the way from Tunbridge Wells. It would be doing a young composer more harm than good to com. pare him with those veterans who have grown grey. in the service. It is but justice to say that, upon an attentive perusal, no faults are discernible in this composition. The modulation is natural and unaffected, and the divisions showy and pleasing. Sweet Cheering Hope. Sung by Mr. Sinclair in a Midsummer Night's Dream, at Covent-garden Theatre; composed by Henry R, Bishop. Goulding and Co. 1s. 5d. This song, (in the polacca style,) besides the goodness of the composition, has the merit of being adapted to the compass of almost any voice,not loaded with accompaniments, and therefore extremely well suited to be sung in company, or private parties, Tasto solo. The Prince of Saxe-Cobourg, a favourite Dance. Composed and arranged as a Rondo by M. P. Corri. Button and Co. 1s. 6d. Every shop you go into has something Cobourg in it, such as hats, bonnets, mops, brooms, &c.-of course a Cobourg dance is not at all out of cha racter. Mr. Corri has been known to excel on a less stimulating subject than this; so that, after DRURY-LANE. 347 rousing all his loyalty, it is no wonder he has pro duced a very interesting composition. The Bugle Horn, a Chafacteristic Overture for the Piano-forte, composed and dedicated to Miss Clarke, by Wm. Ling. Op. 15. Clementi and Co. 3s. Few overtures are better adapted to produce effect than this. The interesting notes of the bugle were never more successfully called forth. As few difficulties occur, it lies within the compass of the generality of piano players, and will most likely become a favourite as a stock-piece. The Irish Duel, or the Loves of Paddy Whack mack crack, and Mr. Mackirkincroft for Katty O'Donolioo; sung by Mr. Johnstone in the Comedy of Where to find a T. Dibdin. The music by the late Mr. Friend, at Drury-lane theatre, written by Reeve. Button and Co. 1s. 6d. This was one of the last compositions of poor Reeve, a man always ready, and always inspired. A notable instance of which latter quality is thus recorded. The managers of the Royal Circus ha ing occasion for some music, on the spur of the moment, applied to their composer Mr. C, who do nothing, and that inspiration might not de informed them that till he was inspired he could scend upon him perhaps for a week. As the wait ing for these heavenly visitations would have entirely frustrated the business in hand, they applied to Mr. Reeve, and putting a ten-pound note in his they wanted. hand, he was immediately inspired to do what INTELLIGENCE. about to publish (by Subscriptiod) two sets Dr. JOHN CLARKE, of Cambridge, is of Songs, Duets, or Glees, with Original Poetry, written expressly for the work, by Mrs. Joanna Bailie, Walter Scott, William Smith, James Hogg, John Stewart, esqres. and Lord Byron. DRAMATIC REGISTER. The selections announced for the oratorio at this house on the 20th of March, -among which were the Liberation of Germany with music by Winter, Haydn's Creation, and Beethoven's Battle Sinfonia,-attracted an unusually numerous audience. At the conclusion of the first act Mr. Nicholson gratified them with a most brilliant concerto on the German flute. His performance on this occasion naturally excited more than ordinary anxiety, from its being considered as a public competition with M. Drouet, who had been received at the other house with distinguished favour. We shall not pretend to enter into a comparison of the merits of these two eminent performers; but we cannot forbear remarking upon the pathetic and sweetly-expressive manner in which Mr. Nicholson played the favourite Scots air of Rosline Castle, which afforded him an opportu aity of displaying that surprising power and diversity of intonation peculiar to himself, which held an enraptured audi ence in consentaneous and profound attention, and which was followed by reiterated bursts of enthusiastic applause. The managing committee are certainly entitled to praise for the desire to encourage native talent manifested in their engagement with Mr. Nicholson-a circumstance which we have no doubt will at once prove a source of emolument to the theatre and of gratification to the public. March 26, the expected appearance of Mr. Kean in the character of Sforza, in the Duke of Milan, had filled the house at an early hour. The prologue had been delivered by Mr. Bartley, when Mr. Rae, the stage-manager, informed the audience that Mr. Kean had not yet arrived. After waiting with patience for a considerable time, in expectation of his coming, it was agreed that the farces of Fortune's Frolic and Ways and Means 348 Dramatic Register-Drury-Lane. should be substituted for the tragedy. The absence of Mr. Kean was reported the following day to have been occasioned by his being accidentally thrown out of a chaise on his return from a dinner party at Greenwich, and dislocating his shoulder. We shall not pretend to question the truth of this statement: though it does appear rather extraordinary to us, that a man, who had received such an injury, should be able on the following Monday to perform with as much apparent ease and freedom of movement as if nothing had happened. On this occasion, (April 1,) when Mr. Kean personated Shylock in the Merchant of Venice, strong tokens of disapprobation intimated that an apology was expected." It is the first time," said he," that in this theatre I have been the unwilling cause of disappointmentthe first instance out of 269 perform ances. I appeal to your own recollec tion and the testimony of the managers. To your favour I owe whatever reputation I enjoy upon your candour I throw myself when prejudice would deprive me of what you have bestowed." In this address, which to our perceptions partook much more of the nature of a justification than of an apology, there was no plea of accident, which with a British audience must have been irresistible. The public favourite seems to have cal culated upon his extraordinary influence, and he was not deceived. His address drew forth thunders of applause; and never did he exhibit a more correct delineation of the obdurate Jew.-Too often have we had to lament that men, exalted by their genius and talents to the pinnacle of reputation, should suffer themselves to be precipitated from it by failings and vices which degrade them to the level of the lowest of their species. With the striking example of a Cooke before his eyes, we trust that Kean will have the prudence to avoid the fatal rock on which the former perished: nay, we think that a more friendly office could not be rendered by those who value him than to have a starling taught to ring in his ears every hour of the day the emphatic admonition: "Remember Cooke!" After closing his performances in London for a short time on the 4th of April, in the character of Sforza, Mr. Kean left town for Scotland; being engaged to act ten nights at Glasgow, at 100%. each night, and afterwards at Edinburgh. On the 6th of April Miss Murray appeared, for the second time on any stage, as Cecilia, in Miss Lee's comedy of The [May 1, Chapter of Accidents, having made her debut on the 2d for the benefit of Mr. Dibdin. The character, throughout of a sombre cast, is not well calculated for the display of talent. It is the constrained delineation of a female, who, seduced from the path of virtue, though living in the enjoyment of wealth and continuing to possess the rare felicity of her lover's affections, is yet unable to banish from her mind the gloomy recol lection of her offence, and the apprehen sion of its heavy consequences. Mist Murray has since appeared in the cha racter of Angela in the Castle Spectre, in which, as on the former occasion, she experienced the most flattering reception. She is about the middle size, a brunette with an interesting countenance, a clear harmonious voice, (though perhaps hardly powerful enough for so large a house,) and correct enunciation. If we have any fault to find with her, it is a deficiency of animation; but she certainly possesses qualifications which, with a little more spirit, would not fail to render her a very useful acquisition. The musical farce of The Two Misers was revived on the 6th, after a seclusion of twenty years, with new music and songs by Mr. T. Cooke. Knight acquitted himself well in Gripe; and Mrs. Dickons, as Harriet, displayed her usual powers in the songs assigned to her. On the 18th of April, after an absence occasioned by indisposition, Miss Nash resumed her situation on the boards of this theatre, in the character of Rosetta, in Love in a Village. Her execution of the songs was marked with judgment, and her acting in many of the scenes far superior to that of the generality of vocal performers. She was particularly happy in playing off the amorous old Justice, who was personated by Dowton with the fullest effect. The opera was succeeded by a new ballet, entitled Pitcairn's Island. The story of the piece is founded on the recent discovery of a colony descended from the mutineers of the Bounty frigate, upon an island in the Great Pacific Ocean. The entertainment combines the various qualities of singing, dancing, pantomimic spectacle, and dialogue. The dancing is by far the most pleasing part of the whole, though we could not for our lives conceive how the pirouettes and scientific movements of professed opera-dancers, exhibited by Mr. Byrne, Miss Smith, Monsieur Dupree (who made his first appearance on this occasion), and some others of the performers, could bare been acquired by the demi-savage islanders. The dresses, decorations, and scenery are magnificent. The first and last scenes representing the arrival and departure of the British ships, were particularly splendid. With such attractions, we anticipate that this piece will continue for some time to draw a crowded attendance. A new tragedy and melo-dramatic after-piece are announced as being in preparation at this theatre. COVENT GARDEN. Nothing of novelty occurred at this house till its re-opening after the holidays; previous to which, the principal performances were repetitions of the School for Scandal and the new musical piece of Guy Mannering, noticed in our last. Let us not, however, forget the new luminary, who now appears a moon among the minor orbs of the theatrical hemisphere. Thanks to the penetration of the manager, he has discovered a female, who rises as far above the accomplished and once admired O'Neil but hear us out, gentle reader, before you accuse us of dramatic blasphemy: we were going to say-as the two shilling gallery is above the stage. All who have witnessed the performances of Madame Sacchi will attest that this is the truth and nothing but the truth. We shall not stop with the French journalists, to enter into the most interesting inquiry, whether this fair lady walks over the heads of the spectators with or without drawers, visible or invisible-we shall not advert to the feats of her husband or his brother (we know not which), that in us excited feelings of pain and disgust, but merely remark on the falsehood of the public statement, circulated ever since her first appearance, that she was about to leave this country immediately; to which manœuvre alone, we attribute the toleration of these exhibitions for such a length of time. It is now generally understood that Madame Sacchi is engaged to appear at Vauxhall during the ensuing season. For our own parts, we protest most strongly against a practice which we cannot view in any other light, than as a prostitution of a temple that ought to be sacred to the legitimate drama. The re-opening of this theatre on the 15th of April, introduced a new performer of the name of Cobham, who has for some years been engaged at the Regency, Circus, and other minor theatres in and near the metropolis. The part which he chose for his first essay on these boards was Richard III. By those who 849 have witnessed the performance of this character by Kemble, Kean, and Young, the attempt to wrest the laurels from their brows, or even to rival their excel, lencies, will be deemed a bold one. Mr. Cobham has yet much to learn, and what be will certainly find a far more difficult task, much to unlearn, before he can gain the approbation of critics possessing either judgment or feeling. He must divest himself of that coarseness and vulgarity both of tone and manner; which often bespeak the bravo or leader of banditti, rather than the heir to a throne. He must get rid of an offensive provincial pronunciation; he must lop off much of that redundant action, by which he converts many of the gravest passages into downright burlesque; and above all, he must study nature-be must identify himself with the character that he personates. Here it is, in our opinion, that Mr. Cobham, with all his faults, is most defective; he exhibits none of that mens divinior, none of that genius which enables the artist to conceal his art and give to his picture the illusion of reality. He is the actor throughout-and his action unrefined by taste, unchastened by judg ment, abounds in extravagancies, which, apparently addressed to the galleries, did not fail to produce the desired effect upon the exalted critics in that part of the house, by whom Mr. Cobham was received with obstreperous applause. It is indeed asserted, that like a good general, he had provided a sufficient auxil iary force to overcome any opposition which might be raised; and thus by the clamour of the contending parties, several scenes were rendered wholly inaudi ble. He repeated the part on the 22d, not without considerable improvement. Were the whole of his performance equal to that of the courtship scene with Lady Anne, we should in justice be obliged to pronounce it respectable. April 16, Macklin's comedy of The Man of the World was revived for the purpose of introducing to a London aúdience a gentleman named Bibby, in the difficult part of Sir Pertinax Macsycophant, which since the time of Cooke has been almost banished from the metropolitan stage. It is a circumstance which while it excites considerable surprize, yet speaks loudly in favour of the na tional character of the Scotch, that no native of the northern division of our island has been found to undertake this part. To such a person the task would be comparatively easy: the dialect being natural, he might bestow his undivided atten 350 General Treaty of Vienna. tion upon the expression of the passions ascribed to the hero of the piece. Indeed, till a representative so quafified shall come forward, we cannot expect in the personation of the booing Scot all the illusion of which it is susceptible. Mr. Bibby, who is above the middle size, of an athletic figure, and possesses considerable powers of expression, though he displayed throughout a correct concep tion of the part, was unwarrantably in terrupted on several occasions, particularly at the commencement of the third act, where the interest of the piece certainly flags: but in the fourth and fifth, where the action becomes more spirited, he commanded a hearing by the power of his genius, ard retired amidst almost unanimous applause. He was most happy in his delineation of the stormy scenes: the rage with which he heard his son declare his passion for Constantia, the fury excited by the refusal of Sidney (Abbot) to lend himself to his base sug GENERAL TREATY, [May 1, gestions, and his sneers at the sturdy virtue of this dependent, were partico larly excellent. The lively Miss Booth undertook for the first time the charac ter of Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt, and infused into it all the spirit, vivacity, and archuess, of the original. The courtship scene with Egerton (Mr. C. Kemble) was remarkably animated. Miss Matthews was a worthy representative of the grace ful and tender Constantia. According to the public announcements, Mr. Bibby will repeat the part of Sir Pertinax. After the comedy was produced a new melo-dramatic romance, entitled Whe wants a wife? or the Law of the Land, from the pen of Mr. Pocock. The plot is extremely meagre, and the dialogue very flat. The music by Mr. Bishop, and the scenery, which is magnificent, ensured it, however, a favourable reception, and it has since been frequently repeated. STATE PAPERS. which is situated between this county and Signed in Congress at Vienna, June 1, the part of Rheina Wolbeck occupied by the 1815. (Continued from page 265). XXVI. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, having substituted for his ancient title of Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, that of King of Flanover, and this title having been acknowledged by all the powers of Europe, and by the princes and free towns of Germany, the countries which have till now composed the electorate of Brunswick Luneburg, according as their limits have been recognised and fixed for the future, by the following articles, shall henceforth form the kingdom of Hanover. XXVII. His Majesty the King of Prussia cedes to his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, to be possessed by his Majesty and his successors, in full property and sovereignty: 1. The principality of Hildesheim, which shall pass under the government of his Majesty, with all the rights and all the charges with which the said principality was transferred to the Prussian government. 2. The town and territory of Goslar. 3. The principality of East Friesland, including the country called Harlinger-Land, under the conditions reciprocally stipulated in the 30th article for the navigation of the Ems and the commerce of the port of Embden. The states of the principality shall preserve their rights and privileges. 4. The lower county of Lingen, and the part of the principality of Prussian Munster Hanoverian government; but as it has been agreed that the kingdom of Hanover shall obtain by this cession an accession of territory comprising a population of 22,000 souls, and, as the lower county of Lingen and the part of the principality of Munster here mentioned, might not come up to this condition, his Majesty the King of Prussia engages to cause the line of demarcation to be extended into the principality of Munster, as far as may be necessary to contain that population. The Commission, which the Prussian and Hanoverian Governments shall name without delay, to proceed to the exact regulation of the limits, shall be particularly charged with the execution of this provision. His Prussian Majesty renounces in perpetuity, for himself, his descendants and successors, the provinces and territories mentioned in the present article, as well as all the rights which have any relation to them. XXVIII. His Majesty the King of Prussia renounces in perpetuity, for himself, his descendants and successors, all right and claim whatever, that his Majesty, in his quality of sovereign of Eichsfeld, might advance to the chapter of St. Peter, in the borough of Nörton, or to its dependencies, situated in the Hanoverian territory. XXIX. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, cedes to his Majesty the King of Prussia, to be possessed by him and his successors, in full property and sovereignty. 1. That part of the Duchy of Lauenburg |