The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

NEW MIMIC.

"Deep in my soul," 'by Mice Catherine Arm
Wong, is one of those simple ballad mugs which
lathe. with a taste for in 060 and talent for melody'
sometimes produce. It is evidently a Bret com.
polotion, and the role@ of harmony t with the
works of our great masters, have not his.
studied to bring any striking effects into the coin-
portion. It is an easy little song; it will not
tat either singer or scoempsoyiet very much. It
renunris us of tbe warbling of some young bird, very
sweet, faint, yet promising. Now if Miss Armstrong
would take our advice she would continue her studies
under some good master, and we are certain she
would become as popular en Claribel, if not move so,
for there is evidence CI more depth of character in
her compceition thee in Claribers, and if Miss Arm-
strong gives herself the semi advantages as that
highly popular lady, we have no doubt bet that she I
will prove equally successful. Next autumn we ex-
pect 'to Rods few realiy good mop from her pen.
Tob melody, as we have said, is pretty, bat the
'piano-forts portion is too eat sod stiff—there is too
'much sameness in it. The young mithae le afraid to
eruct heripowers the variation in the last Term,
'Then grve me all lever ask, • tear," is quite vs-
freaking, and rather a nice change. We recommend
the imerg and direct the attention of our readers to
inottivr part of this paper, where MKT Althea@ has
had it sung at his concert in London with much
wrest, and where we fled the Logsdon oritio,
whom the notice was oommuniceted, advising further
'tidy upon the part of the young &Minima
" Secrets," and " Oolv • look of hair," by ClaribeL
Two very inkarenting and popular soap, published
by Roomy, and Co.

"I hisrd a spirit sing °omit away l" Music
by W. F. Taylor. London: Sinclair and Co., 40,
Great Idarlborougb.strmit, W. This wing is on*
which 4 pruned is having • great run of popularity.
We notice that it is milord as on• of those to bs
sung at Mr. J. Robinson's saioirt, on the
11th instant, by limbs" Robinson. It is one of
those pretty genial coop that gain • ready
admiration sitter in the concert or slrairing.room.
"Tlit midnight wind." by Motherwell, mai= by
Elizabeth Philp. London: Sinclair and Co. Ono
of the fervid Sootoh post Motherwell's wog plaintive
laments, soul-inspiring words wedded to good mania,
plaintive sweet music. It is one of hot bait soap,
although the next we shall mention is the moot
curious, the Rev. Maris+ Kingiley's "Sang of the
river doer sad cool," by taizebeth Philp,
Sinclair and Co., is roost peaWarly set and beautiful
In its peculiarity. The music puiakas M the china-
ternf auk vane of the song, and the things, are
et ones driking, wiill.davised, and novel. We like
it ninth as the fair million= has shown ion= d
of spirit In her handling of the inkiest, and al=
fearless style of oompontioo. "1 000 s had a sweet
littis doll, dears r • simple little ballad, with not
mach to rsoommend it, but it will always end
einem Its great sham is its simplicity. "0,
softly sleep, my bonny balm," by WI lams author
. and publishers, is a sweet little oradls song,

"0 Lord in Thee put my trust," Coda :
London: lintokings and Romer, 9, Coudeet-street,
Regent-street This is oee of the most beautifal
In our collection this week. The acoompaoi-
ment even is quite a work of art It belongs
to the high school of musical optimization, a
singularly plain but descriptive melody, with ell the
beauty and embellishments which study and art mu
give. As a sacred wog it will be gladly and numb
sought after by good amateur singsra
" State, stare." Ballad by Peter Sesame, LA.
100d00 : A. Brooks, 9, Oilleporldreet, city, R.C.
lion.e time ago Mr. Spenser published a mod ofterm•
lag little volume of poems, entitled" Parvula," and
"Star,, Mare," wagon. of the most admired portions
of ita contenta The ideas were very pretty. A
village child, pare, bright, and simple, meets a very
learned wabokw on a starry sanunee'm eve. The
*choler had studied the Newtemiate ; be Ithd
followed to teem seeps, easy au the wonauo we.
*ovaries of the day, end seeing this unlettered child
gazing at the bright gems that studded the heiress,
the wise student weeders whet she homes or thinks
of all these gloricne worlds, and her answer is at
once beautiful and tree,—" r thinking, air," mid
she, "11 heaven's wronged' be so Weill, what must
the right side be" The natio is tall of expression and
admirably united to the words, It is we to be •
very popular King, bemuse net only are the ideas in
the Poetry good, but the made is Mitraotive mid
nicely finished. The cover is beautifully illmiaated
with most teetotal deigns in lettering end cambia*.
tion of colours.

Received for reciew—" Scotia," "Mary Mayan,
beet." "La "Pause I am la my dreams,"
dc. Any of the foregoing wry be had at Mr.
.1. Robinson's Maio Wave, Caralmill, Decagram.