New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-09
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
From oar Go-ipiIs Correspondent

LONDON, Feb 90, 1857.
II has alresdy been my duty 10 dwell on the ar
tistc and musical professions set up BY the natives
of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain, and to
ask on What hieh productions, either in compost
ton or execution, their claims sro founded By
WAY of asserting Der naval supremacy 1t IS not too
Ii uch TO ray ih.t England is now burning gunpOw-
DER in every quarter OF the globe; but IN the nut
steal world, whatever may be the origin Of the Pc
Iodical bearing that nane, the " Rule britannia
IS Dot yet current.
The London Times is generally looked upon as
III. highest authority in matters concerning public
opiDi,D -in fact tor the majority OF the Bts-
obs, The Times IS public opinion lt-ei That
Il dec not direct this opinion in politics, but slm-
ply refec, it, 10 accordance with the IDEAS aud tue
material interest of few CAPITALISTS, Is Well
known faci The writer's are individually, allowed
10 express DO convictions, however serious may BE-
the topic Oh which they called upOO To provide
articles. They form "a staff, obeyng bllndly the
n,rd of con maDd AS Andrieux says:
Yen cor vieaira sAns psno 81 ser- m.eax encore"
will quote m instance illustrating tho state OF
thing, which | am discussing. The musical 10
porter o, The Times, Nj. Dawson, is undoubtedly
rnsn OF great ability, and possesses extraordinary
literary Accomplishments. Ills stye is hueht
and charming, such indeed "a can 10 expected only
trom the most brilliant feuiet"ni,t. His
non for PR III g-h use Square. But IN What coz
ditious srre his s-rvlc-s procured The Catholic
legend relates that the venerable Bishop SAINT
REM, who received the barbarou, founder OF the
French monarchy, King Clovis, into the bosom Ut
the church while in the act VI bap lzing the royal
beophyte, exclaimed proud Slcander, kneei
"d0an; hrncrforth, burn What you have WOE
",bip.d, and worship Whist you have burnt me
lines. mm,atis mntandts, is the Saiut Rem OF mod
r~ara y
a. least 10 blte with ,he sharp tooth ol crIHcsm,
rh,rytr they previously held most s4cred.
Before bis eonr.rsion Mr.. Dasl-on wrote 10 The
M ,ieal Ffam,aey a numb-r OF ESSAYS which de-
srrvecly attracted tho attention of all arH'tlc cI'-
eles He Was at that time, IL vent partisan oi
The new romantic and tho old classic school. Bee,-
h0yen hebdel.suhn aid trederl: On plu were Inc
gods of music AID Dawson heir faithful pr poet
Armed cap-a-pie, 10 due Don Qll1o'e fishioo, NC
vent 10 war, not against lnaEin 'fy "inu Lnn,,
a,siu.. The. "He-liby Meyrrbe-r, Of ~n"n ne
said ha, his celebrity nos paradox, ags'ns,
", the DIV ta'ne.s uf ROssbis green maturity,
again,t tie -, bdrrnus Ihaoerg, whose maS'cai
- position war rldde for an Hdlpu5 10 sol'e'
,nd host of composers u he Frelch aad l>hiiAn
schc,l He wrote for Vessel d e., 70" music
sci ers in Regent .rrer, uD essay 90 'ne ""rA' w
Frederic hrpin," the mighty poe. ald 81 ''l7-
.oul-d psychologist, - "hch Be ca. 81 .l'h., oc
ep.p, ,oioarrs -" harmonic snl'e-s~alio~ers rnd
"errtcbery turper- Of summersets. 10 ole word
be them bestowed his Arbitration on comp ser VI
decid, 81 ndi7idGtl genius aud ca no' spifs A.
attack, sgsiu,t the ,tlfconceted children oi uedl
ocr,ty. The German school II music bso, al iasA
f uLd devoted adept ID Great Britain.
Ue d.y. however or rather one e'enlog' ,he
ten ter sppear-d in the person OF gen ieuan ~
ing .OueNbe.e in Queen square, ono e" ~
sued On .ood authority thai he f. l"~Ing language
va, L,ld b, ID, .ntlctr 10 be CITED cTliIc:
Yova, AHA, q "a ID. and yU1f Ga'.;S 7e} 20
a. Mo 70 l,,, :, The umus OF The 80 pipef' j.
M,y.rO+er - IL favor 81 re phol' you d" M
s,is ,,rh-sf; is the l'ai. 81 ope'' y ~ ''5 -
- mu.i sDg u = >, ai're ~ " -, - a.. ,
In 10, east TIE T,mSs b.iog a. Ens'F' Al d ,, q
Gems, u,r.r ,nu u.uai prove t1.l G-r@2~Iy - o.
81 ~ and tha. Cree: Br,.,'n u hloa' - s'To " ~
hrph.,. 10 ,he uu-tr1' SKY. Are Joi p''2aI7a
to Nriie Oh tho cpdiiio'7'
Ala. Mr.. Dawson did not refuse ana u Do"
wor,biphs ubat h. i"uiefy OuiH' "'- 49, ."
qlsitoTial zeal and ierv"r. ,,r !,
PoIie6in,lls Thi, Is the reason "hy the Ingenious
r,,,,r n Rad dc cltred Beet bowen and hrldei-spln
IA "A. ,,,s, ,rcompl she'd piab"ior'e - Hposer-
Tia, eye,.,s,ed uho called Fred.rc Chopin one
~ the ,,ss,e., mus,risu- rails az the artls &c
e,sir az Paris AID a.-ert- hai th- decline OF Ger
! n,rylsst hand. Great Britain k'f-sef snd Va :.
tLins,. even ID music. To parody Mr.. D''l'on.,
can void, he !, il obedience :" s'r RrSIr's'o,, !"
TX. 1,m.s, "a Sc i-Opiniona.ed E"si nnia'' We,
"ej,eG,re-, i IN Brito a'd IS - M .a'
IL. be- Rrit, n il 10 b. all thai 10 BE- h. "prta'
II ,st. e,u,riy eouyIaiDed h Prevailing 'oo'
| " Of he mo.t uouu,,r music OF thu present Gay u
"url. al'hy snd vicious /, me rAtreue' orc w
ro, IN i,l. Ia attribute il IA hose NUMEROUS cf ie
WHO, hLr hiu,e,f, ever 4, with the tide 40 As'
diso omEss
he fri-bd- and admirers 81 L'-z' ~ Hsrmaa.
lave recently been ,'srsied D, 'ne a,r'u'-""s 70
iorma,ion ,hs, he animated and Sparkling P'aoi'