I shall venture to say, any performance of that kind that the French who were then in Egypt.-Ill health made him has appeared in English. The failings of that Princess leave India at a period when, from his length of services, he are not covered over, but her singular catastrophe is ren-must have been soon made a Commander, and he came home dered truly lamentable and tragical; and the reader cannot in command of the Star brig, with dispatches from the Admiral. forbear shedding tears for her fate, at the same time he blames her conduct. There are few historical productions where both the subject and execution have appeared so happy. On arrival in England, the preliminaries had been signed, and he was put on half-pay. In 1803, the late Lord Melville selected him as first lieutenant the Calcutta, 50, which carried convicts to form a new settlement in New South Wales; and after landing the convicts he was employed in various surveys of the coast, which, together with his account of the voyage, have been since published. Some prospect is now given us that this miserable war between the two nations is drawing towards a period, and that the former intercourse between them will again be to St. Helena to convoy some Indiamen; and in Sept. 1805, On return to England, the Calcutta was refitted, and ordered renewed. If this happy event take place, I have enter- within a few hours' sail of Cape Clear, she most unluckily fell in tained hopes, that my affairs will permit me to take a jour-with the Rochefort squadron, but with which she maintained an ney to Paris, and the obliging offer which you are pleased unequal conflict, sufficiently long to enable all the East Indiato make me of allowing me to pay my respects to you, men and South Sea Whalers to make their escape. The Calwill prove a new and very powerful inducement to make cutta was taken to Rochelle, and her crew sent prisoners to me hasten the execution of my purpose. But I give your Bonaparte. During his nine years' captivity, he compiled his Verdun, where Capt. T. remained until the discomfiture of ladyship warning that I shall on many accounts stand in work on Maritime Geography, in 4 vols. On his return to need of your indulgence. I passed a few years in France England, he was promoted to Commander by the present Lord during my early youth, but I lived in a provincial town Melville, and shortly afterwards selected to command the late where I enjoyed the advantages of leisure for study, and unfortunate expedition to Africa. an opportunity of learning the language. What I had imperfectly learned, long disuse, I am afraid, has made me forget. I have rested amidst books and study; have been little engaged in the active, and not much in the pleasurable scenes of life; and am more accustomed to a select society than to general companies. But all these disadvantages, and much greater, will be abundantly compensated by the honour of your ladyship's protection, and I hope that my profound sense of your obliging favours will render me not altogether unworthy of it. I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS. CAPTAIN TUCKEY OF THE ROYAL NAVY. The enterprize of British seamen had left no part of the Ocean unexplored, when their exertions were thought necessary for the investigation of Internal Geography. In this latter pursuit the subject of our memoir has fallen a victim to fatigue and climate; but, like his great predecessor, CooKE, he died not until he had proved the impracticability of the object sought for, in respect to maritime purposes. Captain TUCKEY married an English lady in France, who is and the youngest born since his father's departure for Africa. left a widow with four children, the eldest not ten years old, On the advance of the Allies into France, the prisoners were ordered into the interior, and Capt. T., with two of his sons, was obliged to depart at a moment's warning; his youngest son, a fine boy about five years old, was taken ill on the journey, and fell a victim to sickness and fatigue. Another child of his, seven years old, was some time since burnt to death. come more promising, but his death has finally closed them. His prospects, and those of his surviving family, had lately beTo his friends his loss has been great, and it may not be, perhaps, too presumptuous to add, that his country has lost an able and experienced officer. But his widow and children have suffered an irreparable injury; and we trust that the bounty of the country will be generously extended towards them. ORIGINAL ANECDOTES. KEAN AND SHERIDAN.—Mr. Sheridan was so much offended at being excluded from any concern in the rebuilding of Drury Lane Theatre after the fire, that he made a resolution never to enter it, from which he did not deviate till a few months before his death. When Mr. Kean came out, however, and his extraordinary talents became the universal topic of conversation and admiration, Mr. Sheridan was impressed with an eager JAMES HINGSTON TUCKEY was youngest son of the late Thomas curiosity to see him. Yet, faithful to his resolution, he Tuckey, of Greenhill, near Cork, Esq. and was born in 1776. could not be prevailed on to witness his dramatic exerHe made choice of the sea for his profession; at a very early tions: he would see Mr. Kean, but he would not see age made two or three voyages from Cork to the West Indies Richard, Shylock, Othello. One day, when Mr. Kean and North America; and on the war breaking out in 1793, was to perform, he was invited first to dine with Mr. was appointed Midshipman in the Suffolk, 74, commanded by Sheridan, and an intimate friend of his, deeply concerned Rainier. In this ship he served in the Channel fleet under in the Theatre, at a neighbouring tavern. They sat for Lord Howe until 1794, when she went to the East Indies, where he was shortly after made Master's Mate, and was two hours, when Mr. Kean was obliged to leave the party, present at the capture of all the Spice Islands, and in various and attend his professional duty; but such was the inengagements by sea and on shore in India. Having taken a terest excited in Mr. Sheridan's mind, by this new dramaprize, he was made Prize Master, and brought her into Madras, tic meteor, that during the whole time he stayed, his at which time accounts having arrived of the French frigate attention was entirely rivetted upon him, he studied his La Forte, 50 guns, in the Bay of Bengal, he volunteered his every look, his every word, his every gesture, nor did he services to Captain Cooke, of La Sybille, who immediately drink even a single glass of wine. sailed, met La Forte, and, after a desperate night action, took "Mr. Kean," said her. Mr. TUCKEY rejoined the Suffolk, was made acting Lieute- Mr. Sheridan's friend, in relating the anecdote, may nant of her, and shortly after, 1798, appointed Lieutenant of the boast of having done what no other man ever could do, Fox frigate, stationed in the Red Sea to watch the motions of of having even charmed Sheridan's attention away from his bottle." When Mr. Kean was gone, Mr. Sheridan | verse, 50 lines at most, by Under Graduates not exceeding four said, "What salary do you give that man?"-"Fifteen years from matriculation. Two Courses of Lectures on History and Political Economy, pounds a week," was the reply-" "Tis a shame," he said, "he ought, at least, to have double that sum; take by the Reg. Prof. are shortly to commence. CAMBRIDGE.-The Prize Essays are recently announced. my word you have got a treasure, he will be the salvation For Senior Batchelors-" Utrum Sibyllina Oracula e sacris Juand support of your Theatre."-Mr. Sheridan at length deorum libris compilata fuerint." For Middle Batchelorscould no longer resist the attraction of Mr. Kean's talents," Utrum recte judicaverit Cicero, omnia Romanos aut invenisse but did go to the Theatre to see his performance of Sir Giles per se sapientius, quàm Gracos, uut accepta ab illis fecisse meOverreach, of which he thought so highly, that he said-lioru." "There is mind indeed! those are talents that can never fail, but must ever be more and more admired, the more they are known." -For Greek ode" Tà rárra idoù Briaλà Alay." Gen. i. 31. For the Latin ode "Tot Debellata"-and for the Epigrams“ Α' δεύτεραι φροντίδες σοφώτεραι.” 66 LORD JOHN TOWNSHEND.-When the early struggle DUBLIN SOCIETY.-The Lord Lieutenant has presented to was over in Poland, Kosciusko came here in his way to the Museum, a very fine collection of 154 specimens of polishAmerica, whither he was going to retire; and the Whig ed stones from Siberia, and also a catalogue of the same, formClub, to do him honour, ordered him a magnificent sword.ed by Sir Charles Giesehe. The Hon. Peter Blaquiere has presented an ancient Bas-reLord John Townshend, so celebrated for his wit, wrote lief of the river Tiber, with the figures of Romulus and Re the following impromptu on the occasion: "The debt to valour due, by England paid; When lo! another's to the cutler made, Let Polish gratitude discharge the bill, For British patriotism never will." ORIGINAL POETRY. TO THE MOON. 1. Say, radiant Empress of the Night, 2. Once- when beneath its sacred shade, 3. Oh! then-when rapture fired my breast, 4. 'Twas then, fair Empress of the Night, 5. But since my Julia's spirit fied, 6. WE have the pleasure to announce the first of an occasional series of articles, in this very interesting department, in our next publication. The country has a right to be proud of the advances made by native genius, even in seasons the most unfavorable to it; but we hope, speedily, to see a wide field opened for encouragement in the various branches of the Fine Arts, as all our old channels of communication with the artists, amateurs, print and picture markets, on the continent, are gradually resuming their activity. When we survey the stock of ability in the United Kingdom, we have no doubt, but that our hope will be realized. During more than twenty years, except for a short interval, our print-sellers.being shut out of the foreign markets, the business of engraving and publishing prints for exportation had altogether ceased. The painters, who had been employed in designing and painting historical and fancy subjects for the engravers and publishers, were thrown out of employment. This was a severe blow. Numbers abandoned their proOXFORD.-The Classical Year at this University has com-fession, and emigrated to America, and the West or East menced, some weeks previous to the date of our Journal, by Indies. Of the low ebb to which engraving was sunk, we the proposal of the Annual Prize Essays; but we insert them need adduce no stronger instance, than the fact that Sumas introductory to our future columns. merfield, one of Bartolozzi's favorite pupils, who executed The Chancellor's Prize Essay, for Latin verses, is "Regnum the capital line engraving of Rubens and his Wife goPersicum a Cyro fundatum"-For the English Essay, "On the Union of Classical with Mathematical Studies"-and for a Latin ing to Market, was absolutely reduced to want. Essay," Quam vim habeat ad informandos Juvenum Animos Poe-noblemen and gentlemen who founded the British Institution had not stepped forward at a critical period, it is to In veiling clouds thy form conceal, PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, tarum Lectio," DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN. If the The Newdigate Prize is for the Farnese Hercules, in English be feared that the higher branches of the Arts would have been nipped in their bud. The patronage of that public- sensible of their leaning, the most upright are biassed, spirited body rescued the British school; afforded encou- when delivering an opinion for or against their own conragement to dawning merit; and set a noble example to cerns. To the spirit of honest pride, which heats the the country. We shall be happy to record the promi- mind in all contests for superiority, the spirit of gain adds nent features in the future proceedings of this dignified its less scrupulous and more powerful influence. When assembly, and to notice the works of the artists in the the rage of adventure has greatly multiplied proprietors, approaching exhibitions. We shall attend to the several their efforts to obtain, what may be termed, the run of departments of excellence; to portrait, landscape, and the market, in favor of their own actors, has a tendency historical painting: without any of those partialities which to corrupt the public taste. The merits of performers are are more calculated to excite heats than promote a gene- over-rated, and their palpable defects not unfrequently rous emulation. Our remarks shall not be confined to made the subject of extravagant commendation. Some the exhibitions. Our plan comprehends works of merit of the periodical Journals and diurnal Critics are enin progress, in Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, and En-gaged as auxiliaries, so that the columns of a newspaper graving; and also all publications of merit on these sub are, sometimes, no very faithful guide to the opinion of jects. Our limits must necessarily be our rules; but we the public. Mrs. Siddons, Miss O'Neill, Kean and Kementertain an honest hope, by an impartial expression of our ble, have been thus, at random, praised and censured. opinion, to draw the attention of the public to genius, An eminent tragedian, besides the advantage of a claswherever it falls under our eye, and needs a patron. Fo-sical education, requires a noble exterior, and Kemble reign Works of Art shall be duly noticed, and by the possesses this requisite in a superior degree. The peroccasional devotion of a portion of our columns, we shall sonal disadvantages of a dwarfish and deformed Poet, endeavour to second every plan for promoting the best Painter, and Sculptor, as in the instances of Pope and interests of the British school. Bamboccio, cast no veil over the fine qualities of their minds. The men and their merits are distinct; and we judge of their genius in their works, without ever having seen, or thought, of their persons. But the merits A PUBLIC notice, before the late opening of Covent Gar- of an Actor are identified with his person; they live and den Theatre, announced the intention of John Kemble to die together. Unlike other imitative artists, his personal go through the range of his characters this season, and then endowments are of the first importance because they take leave of the stage, for ever. There is something in come first under the eye; and the man, himself, is the the words, for ever, which lays a strong hold on the mirror through which his talents or the merits of his mind heart. The retirement of a favorite performer, in the are seen. If we did not every day hear the opposite evening of life, is productive of so many interesting recol-maintained, it would appear idle to observe, that he who lections, that it has always been contemplated by the has to personate a hero, a monarch, or a fine gentleman, public with regret. We are not surprised that the ap- ought to possess a person and countenance, in conformity proaching retirement of so eminent a tragedian, has ex-with each of these characters. THE DRAMA. cited a more than usual sensation among the lovers of the If there be not this conformity, there can be no perdrama. His classic attainments as a scholar, and de- fect illusion; although there may be great powers of meanour as a gentleman, have added to the general esteem genius and an audience may be highly gratified, by a of bis character. Commencing our publication at the display of impassioned energy and much knowledge of moment when we are about to lose this distinguished per- human nature. The Actor may excite powerful sympaformer, it becomes an anxious pleasure to analyze his thies in characters of fiery vehemence; but he cannot do style and powers as a great Histrionic Artist; the publi- justice to his own conceptions, where grandeur and macity of his life having superseded the necessity of bio-jesty are required. However just his feelings and ideas graphical details. Before we begin our view, we have to may be, they are seen, like a fine picture, through an remove some crude opinions calculated to interfere with opaque and discolored glass. In the high class of Greour object; as a traveller, who would approach a noble edifice, must free his path from interfering obstacles. We should be happy, if our limits permitted us, to draw by analogy, from first principles and celebrated examples, an illustration of his physical and mental powers; and endeavour to measure his merits by showing their deep foundation in nature, and the degree of their similitude to the highest performances of Genius in the Sister Arts. cian and Roman characters, no vigor of conception or feeling can altogether atone for meanness of figure and countenance. Intending to follow up, in the succeeding numbers of this publication, our notice of Kemble with a similar review of that admirable performer Kean, of Mrs. Siddons, Miss O'Neill, Mr. M'Cready, and the whole strength of the two Theatres, these remarks are necessary in the outset, to oppose some prejudices, which have arisen from a want of a due consideration on the subject. Like all other eminent men, Kemble has been the subject of much applause and envy. In forming our estimate, we shall detach ourselves from local and temporary inte- The causes, which govern the affections and sympathies rests, and judge of him by himself, by comparison, and in private life, operate with more influence on the public by public opinion in its purest channels. In this im-stage. We agree with Lord Chesterfield, that a good meuse capital, where the contest for public favor is con- person and countenance are the best letter of recomfined to two great Theatres only, the rival proprietors, and mendation, which Nature can bestow. They ensure the their circle of friends, however honorable, are perhaps bearer a good reception in all countries. Notwithstandtoo closely committed in a strife of personal interests, to ing this natural effect from natural causes has prevailed judge or speak, with perfect impartiality. Without being in all ages, some Critics have endeavoured to reason us out of these feelings. In their estimate of Actors, they | gold; although all equally brilliant in point of impression, seem to hold a good or bad face and person, as objects and struck from the same die. There is a union of of secondary and small consequence. They place their strength and symmetry in his figure; a flowing largeness whole stress upon the words "great nature," "strikingly in the outline of his person; and a fine accord of all the natural," or "naturalness," by which they imply their parts, the essential of grandeur, in the whole. The same notion of a near resemblance to every-day nature. This, character of majesty is stamped on his countenance. in their judgment, is the chief merit of a great Actor. The breadth of his forehead and dignified elevation of his But the finest form and face, and those which are least brow, are suited to command. This impression of royalty favored, an admirable Crichton and an Æsop, are equally is well sustained by the volume of thought and fiery meauthe work of Nature: so far their looks, gestures, and ing of his eye. The aquiline boldness of his nose, the movements are equally natural; and, in the expression of expression of his mouth and line of his chin, form a noble the passions, the latter is frequently more violent, or as contour. There is a masculine prominence in his feathey term it, more striking, than the former. But no tures; but their boldness is harmonised by their perfect person will say that they are equally capable of exciting union with each other. In the countenance of his celeour sympathies or equally impressive. It is not, there-brated competitor, COOKE, the features, although all sefore, the mere circumstance of one Actor's being, in the parately fine, were not in such fortunate accord. The ordinary sense, more strikingly natural, which produces bold line of his aquiline nose, and manly projection of the difference in our feelings. It is, as in the case of his chin, were somewhat too large for his remaining feaKemble and Mrs. Siddons, the superior nobleness, grace, tures. This disproportion, with the lour of his brow, and grandeur of form and face, which enable one to exer- construction of his body, stormy power of his voice, and cise a higher dominion over our senses; and render him, coarse turu of his mind, enabled him to throw a tremendwith even no higher mental powers or feelings, a superior ous depth of expression into characters of a plotting, guilorgan of effect. ty, and ferocious cast. With these unenviable requisites, The powerful impression of personal advantages ren- and a strong conception of his author, it is no injustice to ders the study of superior forms a first principle, as a pri-admit that in the remorseless mind and peculiar person of mary instrument of effect in all the imitative arts. Homer the tyrant, Richard, he came, perhaps, somewhat nearer confers upon Achilles, as his principal character, loftiness the mark, at least he gave a darker shadowing to the picof form, masculine beauty, vigor, and martial grace. ture than Kemble has done. The education of the latter; Virgil clothes Æneas in majesty of the highest degree. his natural and acquired endowments; his honorable amMilton has even represented Satan, in faded grandeur, bition; his association with persons of high rank; and all "like the Sun shorne of his beams." Longinus considers the whole frame of his mind, have qualified him for the grandeur and nobleness, as the first source of the sublime, high department, in which he has shone for thirtyand the most rare and highest excellence of a Poet. The four years on the London Stage. His Coriolanus, ancient Poets, Painters, and Sculptors, spent their lives in Brutus and Cato, are acknowledged to be not only the attaining this envied excellence. Their works are immor-most just and classic, but the grandest representations of falised, not so much by those strong and violent gestures the Roman character ever exhibited on the British or on and action, which are in our time termed "strikingly any modern stage. His Alexander displayed the fiery natural," as by their general resemblance to nature, their vain-glory and extravagant grandeur of mad Lee's ranting majesty and beauty of form and face. Our great Dra-original. His King John, Macbeth, and Lear, showed all matic Poet has strikingly exemplified his opinion of per- the varied shades and admirable discrimination, with which sonal advantages, in Hamlet's comparison of his Father Shakespeare separated these characters; and gave to each and Uncle to his Mother. Shakspeare did not confine its distinctive features of subtlety, guilt, weakness, grief, the reprehension to the moral guilt of her crime. The madness, and kingly elevation. His Hamlet was a masterSon appeals to the evidence of her eyes, to prove that she piece of sentiment and noble bearing his Wolsey a fine had sinned against all rule of nature and sense, in her representation of wounded pride and disappointed ambipreference of the inferior figure and face of his Uncle tion; fallen, but dignified and chastened by affecting grace-combination—majestical, fair, and war- touches of solemnity and sadness. The correct arrangelike form" of his Father. ment of the cardinal's costume; the calm impressive melancholy look; the venerable style of bending loftiness in the whole figure, can never be forgotten. Of many of these characters he may be justly said to be the only legitimate representative; some, it is to be feared, and those of the highest class, will die with him. But as he descended nearer to the level of every-day life, he has found competitors, and some on equal terms. The melancholy abstraction of his Penruddock and Stranger, and the pathetic insanity of his Octavian never failed of their due impression. That a great man like Kemble should have attempted characters for which his powers were not altogether suited, is not an unusual circumstance. When young, he performed Othello and Romeo, but fell below himself in these characters. He also made some attempts in genteel comedy, but his performance wanted the gliding to the " Kemble's voice was not naturally strong, but it was of a mellow manly tone, and he has given it a great compass by practice. He possesses that nobleness and grandeur of form and face, which, combined with a just conception and powerful feelings, constitute the primary qualification of a Tragedian of the highest class. It may be termed the GOLD of Nature; that is, the purest organ or basis, for the exhibition of passion, expression and character. Compared with it, inferior forms, even when equal in conception and feeling, are but as Silver; and so on, to the meaner metals, in proportion as they sink below the standard or first order. Kemble's rank in the first class, where he has had so very few rivals, was fixed by nature. No person considers a fine medal in brass, of equal value to oue in silver, or one in silver equal to one in easy demeanour of modern life. That he seriously | verting to the difference of style, we are heretic enough meditated on Falstaff may well be doubted. Neither our to pronounce the substituted symphony in itself unsatisintentions nor limits permit a notice of all his characters factory. It is defective with regard to unity of plan, even by name, we shall, therefore, briefly conclude the although not destitute of individual beauties. This is present article, by observing that he has been equalled in frequently the fault of Beethoven's works. his time, by Henderson, Cooke, and Kean only. These great actors, in some parts of certain characters, have surpassed him. But "take him for all in all," we fear after we have lost him, that it will be long before we shall "look upon his like again." THE ITALIAN OPERA. KING'S THEATRE. Among the new singers, the two principal ones are, Madame Camporesi, who, as prima donna, sustained the character of Penelope, and Signor Crivelli, the representative of Ulysses, as first tenor. The former, although past the age of youth, possesses the combined advantages of an interesting and expressive countenance, and a fine figure; both of which enhanced the effect of her histrionic exertions. At times we thought the latter not quite sufficiently impressive and dignified for her particular part, It is on more than one account that we propose to di- but upon the whole we were pleased with her play; and rect our particular attention to this establishment. The as a singer, we deem her an acquisition; of her taste and house affords a point of union to the highest circles of science she gave ample proofs, in the beautiful terzett, fashion; and the performances not only diffuse generally" D'un traditor indegno," as well as in the finale of the a proper musical taste, but serve as a school to such of first act; and in the aria "Nel mio cuore," her intonation our own composers and singers as have the good sense to and the flexibility of her voice had a fair and very sucavail themselves of so valuable an opportunity for im-cessful trial, although the higher notes appeared somewhat provement. Hence we have observed with peculiar regret weak, and occasionally uneven, owing to a habit of the various and almost uninterrupted difficulties under "mincing" the sounds, to which, at times, even Catalani which our Italian Opera has laboured for many years was subject. past; and the recent transfer of the property to the hands Signor Crivelli's person is of the middle size, embonof one individual, Mr. Waters, excited well founded point, with a head somewhat large but these drawbacks hopes, that its future management would at last corre- on the representative of a hero, and a habit, rather unspond with the high patronage and liberal support which pleasing, of turning up and shutting his eyes, appeared it so conspicuously enjoys. overbalanced, by dignified deportment, a noble simplicity These hopes were strengthened by the publication of of action, impressive delivery, and above all, by a fine the establishment for this season. Besides Madame Fodor, body of voice, (rather inclined to the lower notes), of Mr. Braham, and Mr. Naldi, a variety of new performers mellow intonation and pliability. In him, too, we had were announced, of whose merits we shall give our opi- frequent opportunities of witnessing a rich store of science nion hereafter; and Mr. Weichsel appeared as leader of and cultivated taste. These were conspicuously displayed the orchestra, a station, in which he stands unrivalled. in the terzett and finale above-mentioned, as also in the The Theatre opened for the season on the 11th instant, Recitativo obligato, and the Caratina in the prison scene. with the serious Opera of La Penelope, composed by In fine, Signor Crivelli is a first rate tenor. Cimarosa. As this is not a new production, and as the Madame Pasta likewise made her first debut at this poetical value of an Italian Opera is unfortunately sup-theatre, in the character of Telemachus, which she supposed to be a secondary consideration, we shall not enter ported satisfactorily. With a very interesting youthful upon a criticism of the diction and plots of this drama: countenance, resembling that of Miss Kelly, a neat figure, and were the case otherwise, we should not feel justified an agreeable voice, and a good professional education, in allowing great merit to either. The fable in particular, she appears to us a meritorious singer. The air, "Ah! which with the exception of a few names, bears scarcely per noi la bella Aurora," with its recitativo, she gave any resemblance to the Homeric tale, is, notwithstanding with correctness and considerable feeling. its plainness, strained beyond all probability, and in one Mademoiselle Mori, as Arsinoe, was throughout respecor two instances very obscurely told. Of the music we table, but not sufficiently animated. The recovery of a can speak more favorably. Although it partakes to a cer- favorite bird would probably create a greater degree of tain degree of the common fault of the present Italian emotion than she exhibited when receiving the grant of School, a want of originality in ideas, and of striking her father's life at the hand of. Ulysses. In the air effects, (the same thoughts, however good, occurring" Vanne, ma pensa o Caro," she was deservedly apalmost invariably in every Italian Opera), it is worthy of plauded. the name of Cimarosa. The melodies, whether of tender Of the qualifications of Signor Angrisani, also a new or pathetic import, are uncommonly fine; the accompani- performer, we cannot as yet speak in very high terms. ments exhibit the utmost richness and elegance, and Upon the whole, this Opera was well performed, and frequently an abundant store of harmonic science. An the costume was tolerably correct in the male actors. The Overture, by Beethoven we understand, has been sub-ladies, with a slight sprinkling à la Grec, were, as in most. stituted for that of Cimarosa, without great advantage in theatres, dressed pretty nearly in the fashion of the preour opinion. In the first place, the contrast between the sent day, to renounce which few managers are perhaps introduction borrowed from the former, and the music powerful or uncourteous enough to demand from the fair of the remainder of the Opera, is so striking that we could not help recollecting the "Humano capiti jungere si velis cervicem equinam" of Horace, and without ad part of their establishment. With the scenery there would have been ample occasion to find fault, were it not that we consider the concern in a sort of re-convalescence, |