The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-18 00:00:00

MR. WHITE'S LECTURE ON MUSIC

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4NBARD,
" Nothing extenuate, nor aught set down in malice."

SIR,—My attention has just been called to your paper of
Friday last, in which I find a curious critique on a lecture of
mine, delivered at the Royal Institution soiree of the lltk

instant

As a public individual, whose professional avocations ne-
cessarily bring him in frequent contact with the community,
I never expected to pass unscathed the ordeal of criticism :
on the contrary, as a young (though, at the same time, net
inexperienced) lecturer, I hoped to benefit much from the
advice and generous counsel of the more matured intellect of
those whom 1 may consider standing ornaments of that vine-
yard in which I have the honour to be an humble labourer :
but I must confess that, in my expectant visions, I never an-
ticipated malevolence and false statements. No, sir; on tho
contrary, I looked for the emanations of honourable feeling
—faithtul representations and just criticism. And how far
that man can be depended on for the latter who violates the
former, is for the consideration of my professional brethren
and the public to determine. I, therefore, proceed at once
to state, that in the course of my lecture at the Royal Insti-
tution, I did not givefour illustrative songs from Moore. I
also deny being guilty, either in manner or intention, of nn.
politeness to the lady alluded to : indeed, it is the first time,
in the course of my life, I have been suspected of a derelic-
tion of gallantry.
But in the midst of all this gentle critic's thunder and light-
ning abuse, I find that he has conferred upon the the highest
compliment I could possibly receive, inasmuch as the
song
" When youth's bright days are o'er"—which he states to be
Moore's—happens to be one of my own humble lays—both
words and music. " When morning beams," or " I think
of thee," (another of my own) I wished, in justice to myself
(not that I doubted the capability of the fair accompaniest).
to give in my own style, and according to my own original
conceptions of the melody ; and surely this will not be deemed,
by any sensible person, worthy the acrimonious acerbity of
this fastidious gentleman, who, like Sterne's critic, was re-
solved to be dissatisfied with every thing, and looked at
nothing but his stop watch ! What an attentive auditor' , _
di
It is quite evident he paid little attention to myself, ur
spiriL
could have observed my manner rather nervous and
ed than " self-satisfied" on the occasion,
A ma--
Having, I believe, made a sufficient reply to sash
levolent attack, permit me a word of explanatioTa
always
myself right with the public, whose approval it h 3
been, and ever shall be, my object to attain.irhe
(r;r°l4
take leave to state, that having forwarded
ea syllabusßoyal Instite.
lecture to Mr. Winstanley, secretary of
thfreckleton , who,
prepared,disin,,ahne and
tion, he laid it before the president, Doctoral, 119 w.,,, and to
in reply, requested me to limit myself toi'
elaborate !
than, introductory ad_
the lecture rather amusing
i his,
Sir, your most
combined with the Rev. Dr. Tatterbs
what
dress, induced me to alter partfe.iss._l
am,
in order to harmonies with
to trust to an impromptu effort,
feelings his remarks and the apparent olf nthaue
audience I had the honour to add
obedient servant, P. F. WHITE.
Norton-street, Islington. Liverpool,
January 17, 184'

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of Mr. White with unfairness, 6 . we spoke
or in "
spirit." As we have stated, we a malevolent
would m
blamed for over-praising than for ce • uch rather be
We should regret that any critique in' verity in our notices.
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materially harm any young aspirant _TANDARD should
blame is always a stimulant
raise up than crush.—E.L.s.l to exertion—we would rather

" HEAR THE enußcx."—pi, Thursday last a number of
poor men were, with their carts and hors's, employed draw-
ing ice to the fishery ice-house, Ballina, when the Titular
Bishop of Killsla, Dr. Feeny, ordered them instantly to de-
sist from their impious proceedings, obliged them to throw
then
e on the road, and go home with their horses and carts,
as e day was a holiday, which " the church" had com-
manded to be observed. The poor men were, of course,
obliged to obey, and the consequence was a loss of about ton
shillings for the day to each, as they were to get eight shil-
lings for each cart of ice, and could bring three or four during
the. day. This is no trifling loss to poor people, in such
times as these. But more : the Roman Catholic shopkeepers
were ordered to close their shops, and so " keep the day
holy," as commanded by the church or Dr. Feeny.--Mayo
eaystitution.

am Maike