The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-09 00:00:00

THE BURGER AND BRIGHTON LEO

NORA; or Romance versus Railway.
Parodies are little to our taste ; and travesties of
anything sublime or pathetic are our utter abomina-
tion. It cannot, therefore, be surprising that neither
the pen of J. W. Warre Tyndale nor the pencil of
K. A. Drake can obtain from us any commendation.
The noble and solemn beauty of Burger's " Leonora,"
one of the finest ballads in any language, is of all
things the least adapted to the exigencies of burlesque.
Hence, in regard to the present volume, what may,
perhaps, be very facetious in itself, appears to us to
be a nonsensical desecration of a splendid original.

NEW MUSIC.
"OF WHAT ARE YOU THINKING,
JENNY ?" and "I'M THINKING NOW
OF THEE, JAMIE." Sung by Miss Birch.
Published by Dalmaine and Co.
These companion songs, we predict, will become
immediate favourites with the lovers of the cantabile
style. The melodies of each are easy and flowinq,
and adapted with admirable skill to the pathetic
strain of the words. There is a touching tenderness
of character about them which cannot fail to arrest
the attention, and, if well executed, by either a mezzo
'soprano or the sonorous tones of a contralto (especially
if the voice be entirely "di petto") they do more than
attract—they stir the heart, as well as enchain the ear.
The symphonies are peculiarly graceful, and the
embellishments throughout introluced with unexcep-
tionable taste.

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JEANIE AND DONALD. The Poetry by
Stuart Farquharson, D.C.L. The Music by G. A.

Ilodson.
Here we have a ballad which, with an appropriate
illustration, speaks to us of conjugal felicity, even in
the autumn of life, when the locks are "touched with
silver," and the lines of beauty become as a dream,
shadowy and indistinct. The charm of this song lies
in its artistic simplicity. Both poet and composer
appear to have travelled hand in hand to the fount of
inspiration, there to quaff simultaneously the same
draught of sentiment. There is also a freshness and
originality in the composition which renders it scarcely
I less attractive than its admired predecessors.

FINE ARTS.
THE ART JOURNAL.
Turner's wonderful painting of " Venice," copied i
by n llmore from the original in the Vernon Gal-
lery, is the principal feature in the Art Journal for
August; and exquisitely has the graver imitated the
miraculous production of the brush. Etty's charm-
ingly coloured " Penitent,"engraved by Bacon, and
WTestmacott's graceful statue of " Ephrosple,
engraved by Roffe, are the companion illustratrn.
One of the most striking contributions to the periodi-
cal this month is the article on " The National
Exposition at Paris," profusely embellished with
woodcuts. Mrs. S. C. Hall makes her pilgrimage
this time to the tomb of Sir Richard Lovelace. The
rest of the is peculiarly interesting.

GALWAY AND ENNIS JUNCTION
order in Chancery
.has been issued for
this COPPADY'a Offgro.

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTIO
A novelty of a highly interesting character was in
troduced to the notice of the numerous visitors to this
excellent institution yesterday. It consisted of a new
series of dissolving views illustrative of various points
in the "eternal city "—Rome—accompanied by an
interesting descriptive discourse, delivered by Mr. J.
Russell ; thus, as it were, at once combining in the
most acceptable form two great qualities, amusemein
and instruction. A more able lecturer than
r.
Russell could not 'well have been selected, his classic
reading and knowledge enabling him to present a fund
of useful information at the same time that his abilities
as a lecturer give him the power of rendering his dis-
(*.use as it were familiar to all his hearers. The
views are twelve in number, artistically and correctly
painted, and are exhibited in the large theatre
recently constructed in the Institution. The
lecturer introduced his subject by alluding to the
improved method of present travelling, which served,
he said, almost to bring the continent to us. For-
merly it was thought a journey of several days to
Dover, now it could be reached in two hours and a
half. The first view was of Toulon, which the de-
scriber, said was, doubtless, from its peculiar structure
and other causes, of Roman origin ; it contained an
arsenal, in which every requisite for the building and
fitting-out cf ships for the navy was to be found.
Civita Vecchia, which followed, was, said the lecturer
a surprising proof of the popularity and notice which
steam navigation had been the means of bring into of
towns and places which would otherwise have been
disregarded, and comparatively unknown ; this place,
too, was also remarkable, as the port of debarkation
of the French army after their late "friendly visit.
The villa of Monte Maria was then shown, followed by
the famous Tiber. This river was described as still over-
flowing its banks as it did in the days of the poeVirgil. Many of the little streets which were
these
con-
tiguous to its banks were inundante
overflows took place. The Bridge a
Angelo, with the effect of the Girandola, were shown.
ddCawstle of St.
lecturer said its sylvan heights had Mount Aventine was also introduced,heenofpwe'ohpilceha tbhye
fauns, nympbhst, tomm,eraenynuowf
been
convents.erected,
p onute whichmoiie
superseded
the early poets with
elisl'aibadyz z a del Popolo, then follow in rapid
Of Ferrara, which terminates the series,
inA whomnne Ancona,
ay , pandl tombsae
succession.
Mr. Russell remarked, that it appeared to be a fated
city, for, owing to the humidity of the atmosphere,
no living things save frogs could thrive in it. Here
it was that Tasso was -imprisoned by Alfonso, chained
with madmen ; and here, too, stood the tomb of
Ariosto, the ornaments of which were on one occasion
struck by lightning, which fact gave rise to Lord
Byron's beautiful stanza—
" The lightning rent from Ariosto's bust—
The iron crown of laurel's mimick'd leaves,
Nor was the ominous element unjust,
RAILWAY.—An For the true laurel-wreath which glory weaves,
the winding-up of Is of the tree no bolt of thunder cleaves, &c."
The exhibition W applauded.he even.