The National Register. — London, England, 1812-03-08 00:00:00

L- 1 . o 10...ww - Til s• , •07 NATIONAL RECISTEIt. of the ntaddrptierert the vothtli. •tiivninit produaiou consisted of these Sonatas, dedicated to. Lady Saph Spencer, in _whose family be tontinned to teach for Many years. This work is entitled to equal Iroise with the I. The .ilonslais are each of a different character, nd Ike the Graces, derma trio of varied beauties... The elegant, the lively, mil the grand are here displayed to captivate every taste. it is, I be lies e, in this publication that Mr. Mugnie first revealed his talent for tonrposing variations. In the third Con= he varied with surpassing enceLlerroe the French air, called Lisont-dormoit dans un itocage. This yeas** bold undertaking as Mozart had done the same be fore . him. Never bail that great master encountered so powerfol a rival. On a fair com panion of the merits displayed by both• on this occasion, with a judg ment unbiassed by the weight of a celebrated name on the one side, and the fervoar left on the mind by a rece nt hearing on the other, it is dif- Seat to decide. Were I,•bowever, to dismiss the fear of being thought partial, Which has in borne instances weakened the expression of my admiration, I would incline to give the palm to 'Nlugnie, because he has preeerVed the air more faithfully through all his variations ; because, notwithatatding the difficulty of avoiding an occasional and involuntary ianhation, when varying an air already handled by another, he has main tained, his originality, and because in his 6th variation, he has produc ed a march which in point of martial harmony, elegance, and effect attrpasses almost any thing I have beard. It is less solemn than that of fits 0, God Save the King," but breathes the most enlivening ardour, and is oily perhaps rivalled by his original march in the Deliees Chast litres one of his later productions, which will soon publicly appear. 'these variations have been published separately, and the rapidity of their sale has fully proved the admiration which they bad excited. Throughout the *hole of these Sonatas, Mr. IVlugnie's style assimi lates greatly with that of Mozart, without any imitation. Both ori ginal, and both endowed with au exquisite taste, force, and elegance of apression, it is net astonishing their style should be something alike, even when their subjects differ. Were that celebrated master allowed to raise his head from the dust, and to listen once more to earthly melodies, he would not think thimself disgraced at being deemed the *lather of this Work. The next display of Mr. Mngnie's powers was on one of those sub jects which his skill clothes in melody, that almost movies the force of language, in expression. It is called Le .Papil:un, " The Butter fl y," sad with the witchery of sounds, give a faithful representation of the sportive wanderings of this light inconsetutinsect. Now the swelling strains seem tobear him high upon the air, and now he gently sinks on waves of melting harmony. Now the lively notee, running through all the mimes of sound, imitate his, circling flight; now he wildly springs from flower to flower, scarce sipping the dew from their 10..1 sorts; and now, suspicious of an enemy, be alights, only to start again ; but seduced by the perfume or the hueof the blossom, returns and wheels round his prize ; flies anew alarmed, and at lest settles on its ammo breast, with wings trembling with delight, and in the midst of Waves of expiring melody. Such is the magic power of Music. In the hands of genius, it soars st equal heights with its titter art , , Paetiy and Tainting. In truth of 'Feeling, fidelity of delineatien, delicacy of exptesNitm, fullness and ele xence of harmony, and marked oYiginality, this piece is transcendent. It its a complete poem, a rural ode . ; and yet it is perhaps surpassed by his intone pique per une Abeille, " Cdpitis stung by a Bee," whith May truly be called a little Anacreontic Drarrta, as it is a greater compost **, and expresse's more considerable action, with the passions of dif rermit character4.—.-TLis latt e r praductiOn I shalraescribe in My next. SCRUTA7OIt. SUNDAY EVENING LECTURES. - - TO THE EDITOR OF THE NAI U)NAL REGISTER. Sza—The Public Will be gla,l to hear, that to the honour of the Ves trrof St. Marrl•-bone, bp.virtue of ao Act passed iu the first year of the Regency, with a view of promoting the Christian Religion, accord , Jog to the principles of the.Estahlished Church, aud accommodating the atc..with seats, they have hired the eight Chapels in that extensive parish, for the purpose of Sunday Evening Lectures,,which iommenced. • bot Sunday; when the pews' were - opened to all the parishioners , gratis: 'They *have.been zealous in °procuring such popuhir preachers as ensure; tiwra full congregations, and I.truit event jally stop the pro:gross 41-offlissenters, in this pasish at least. It hi to be wished that other 5-'WpSilisises shou me mode, that were drones b yld adopt the Ita right occupy the PittrilepiSiot" litornlogi they would eng - ge others-for the evening, whO ' ~rilti b 01437 esti* ought to doe? SUBSCRIBER. • . • Wednesday, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton House. About two o'clock the Prince, .attend!..l .hy C o l one l IVl'Mahon, Generals Turner and _Keppcl, left hip private .I , aitinents, and preeded to his cha,et, where the Bishop of Oxfor d, attended liy the De k an of Windsor, Itti Clerk of theCloseti and Mr. Ryder, as Secre. tary • of State for the Home Department, was introduced, !old did homage before his Royal Highness, upon his election to that S, , e.—The Prince Rigent then held a Privy Council, which was attended by an the Ministers of State.—Viscount Castlereagh was sworn in Secretary of 'State fur Foreign Afilirs.—The Recorder of London was then ad. misted into the Council Room, and made his report of the convicts capitaly convicted at the Session before Lista the Old Bailey, who were/all respited during pleasure.—Mr. Cao' , e was afterwards intro duced to the Prince Rr. gent, on being appointed Under Secretary of Staefor Foreign Affairs, by Viscount Castlereagh. •MI •••• • Tuesday, Benjamin Tucker,, Esq. Surveyor-General of the Duchy of Cornwall; had an audience of his . Royal Ilighness the Prince Regent, who was graciously pleuseel to receive an elegant snuf-box, cat th e silver which had been ex:meted from Wheal Duchy silver mine, in the Manor of Caistock, parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall, now working under ate auspices of his. Royal HiglinesS. SPORTING. BET'T'ING ON THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS AND CLARET STAKES• '7 to 1 against "FWD THOUSAND GUINEA to 2 against Handel. Cato. 9to 1 against Calyba. Ct, to 4 aguivst Phantom. sto 1 against Cambrian La's 7to 1 abet Mutuitebatik-8 to 1 agst Hit or Mies-9 to 1 asst Wellington. The famous Phenomenon mare, which Intl once done on a trot PI inile3 in eme hulls, lost the match for 500 guineas on Friday last. She was to trot sixteen millet within an hour. The animal is more than 26 years of age. She lost the match by four minutes. Tuesday sennight, O. gentleman of landed property near Norwich, - sent seventy guns into one of his woods, when eighty brace of hares and one hundrbd couples of rabbits were destroyed , a nd carried awa y in carts. He estimates the damage done to the fell, in that single %vox], by the game within the last yeir, at 3001. Query, What is the s e stimate of damage done to the farmers , whos e lands ad j oin the woos ? LAIV INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, MARcx SITTINGS,AT NISI rkIUS,REF(IRE LORI) COIF! JUSTICZ ELLENCOROUGN, AND A SPFCIAL JURY. ......... I.IBFI,.—PAINE'S AGE OF REASON. THE KINO r. DANIEL ISAAC E.AToN. T11 ., 3 Wali an informr,tion filed ex-dlicin by the Attorney-Cenral against the defendant, a bookseller, .in Ave Nll:ria-lanc, for. a Libel, in re-publishing the third ,x had pleaded Not ParGt u u i tif y ri . ine's Age or don .I Reason ; to which inform . . . Mr. Abbott opened the pleadings on the part of the prosecution. that The Attoriley-Gcricral, then addressing the Court and Jury, said, holding the official.• situation which be had the honour to bil, he had thought it his duty to tile the present information against the d e fendant, for the publication of a Lib4l, full of the greatest impieties and blasphe mies--a. Libel of sr.ch a nature as, he had hoped, the B r itish Pi e , s would ne ,,, r have fern dis , iiraostd by sendinr forth into the w or:tl—it was a I,i .# 3p,lti:ot ti:e Christian RelLioit,atpi the Holy Founder of it; and be knew mit how to expresl-the indignation which he felt, that allf man should be found in this country sufficiently depraved as taisscinis nate such doctrines- AG this.publication the.author denied tlie truth of that Religion c whiCh all oar hope s . of ha pp iness in this world, a wl ail the consolation in that which w.is to come, we re founded. .11e ) 1 A stated in this work. that. the Holy Scriptures, from the be: innin g to the end, were a mere fiction. • lie denied the miracles , th e birth and r: lie of our S:tviour, and . controver e e dhis existence. as the :',on cif Got . ,Speaking of infidelity, he exidttined it by i saying, that " he who in Jesus Christ was an IniMel to God.' The effeCt of such doct rine; uponsociety at large--upon every: individual Wh'o composed a part ui that society, Were of the most destructive tdndency, and if such a wotk believed was to be generally disseminated, and gave au influence over the minds of those .who read it, it would effect. a moral revolution of the ino!t horrid description.. He *di . addressing many inavietuais who were lA' vanced in life, 'and he w ould ask them where they were to look for con:. sedation .01 the close Of their mortal existence, but front tile hopes held out by religion, that if 'they had acted with integrity they would hoc their reward ; and, if.they,had committed an y .effence, to whom were. they to look for. forgiveess but to him whom this impious author drPite.l to have evsr eisteti.,. 'l those who had fandlies he should particuisell