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It is a delicate question , no doubt ; and Charles Knight has earned the praise of having fulfilled his editorial task with a success which is not much affected by a few errors .
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NEW MUSIC . lam Free . Written by W . II . Bellamy , Esq . Music by C . F Desanges . Mr . and Mrs . Ball . Duet . Written by Edward G . Gill . Composed by S . Nelson . X do not mourn o ' er vanished years . Ballad . Words by . J . F , Slingsley , Ee < i . Music by llobert P . Stewart , Mus . D . Thou art near me ayain . Ballad . By the Composer of Thou art gone from my gaze . The Primrose Polka . By L . Geronimo . Chant des Batalicrs Rustes . Arranged for the Pianoforte by Ignace Gibsone . Addi .-on and Holher . lam Free is the song of an escaped bird , exceedingly pretty , and not particularly difficult for warblers of ordinary capabilities .
Mr . and Mrs . Bell is a matrimonial squabble , cleverly arranged , though the last movement is musically disagreeable . Mr . Frank Bodda singing with Miss Poolc , Miss Messent , and Miss Eliza Nelson , has rendered duets of this class popular . In the last verse Mr . Bell is made to say , " you once was my love : " showing that his grammar is somewhat less refined than his sentiment . I do not mourn o ' er vanished years is a
remarkably innocent composition . It bears so great a resemblance to Wallace ' s tenor ballad in Maritana , that the first eight bars of accompaniment might serve for either . When we see Mus . D . in a titlepage , we naturally expect a melody classically treated . Young ladies need not be alarmed at the science , in the present instance . The ballad will just suit them , being smooth , symmetrical , easy , and unambitious .
Thou art near me again is intended as a joyous celebration of the return of those whom young Indies were whilom lamenting as having ' gone from their gaze . " It appears the fashion to publish companion ballads ; but , though the boudoir absorbs eagerly all Mr . Linley can write , surely he should make some little difference in the style and phrasing of loss and return . The Primrose possesses all that is necessary for a good polka . A nice variety of key is introduced , while I he principal theme i . s light and . sparkling , and ( . hi- time well marked .
' 1 he Chant has its character well preserved , and is varied by an agreeable change of key . It is arranged easily , and forms : i pic , ising piece , the time being very distinct , as is the case with all Kussian and l uli . » . h airs . The arpeggios in pages two and six are scarcely in keeping with the practicability of the remainder (< f the inorceau . The employment of the double nolcs on the first and third quavers of the bar , instead of on the semiquavers , would have facilitated ( ho execution materially , without destroying 1 he effect . Tin-: (' iiuiicu in Danukk . — Almost ever } - day , it may now Ik- fairly said , or at least every moon , l > riii < 'H forth some ; fresh assailant on ihe bulwarks ot
( Miri .- > tianity ; discloses some in --minus plot to undermine , or wiine daring and open attempt to escalade , or . some weak intention to Hurreiuler , those reall y impregnable walls which guard the city of ( jod , the fortress of Divine revelation . Now a Coleridge — eloquent , spiritually minded , devotional , reverential even , but unhappily mystical , and partially unreal , ciinics before us with the avowal and assertion that the inspiration of Holy JSiripture can no longer be defended a » of old . Now an Arnold—bold , vigorous , ardent , earnest-hearted , steps forward to denounce , in the name of the Christian faith , the very fundamental
conditions of a ( Miurch polity . Now a ( , V . rl yle — passionate , picturesque , impulsive , mighty in words , possessing a singular power of fascination tor bin contemporaries revels in a stormy 1 n 3-. stici . sn 1 , hull ( ieinian , half his own , suggestive of most wei ghty truths , unknown , but yet assuredly in store for us ; which , once revealed , cannot fail to convert all our present possessions into bare shadows of reality , types and images of Ma : coming glory . Now a Newmankeen , searching , nubile , biltcily san astic . Oriel ' s
. Newman of olden tune , denounces our v . hede social and political being , : m n Church ami nati > n , as reared upon the , in bits ey < -n , false assumption , that , the state Hhould lie a Christian power . Now a Fronde imaginative , eloquent , and audacious ; now an Minerson — arrogant and parodoxical ;—now a Foxton -denounces old and orthodox Christianity as something antiquated , and altogether out of date , or even adverse to the progrcsH of humanity . -From the Eiujlish Review fur October .
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We should do our utmost to encourage the Beautiful for the Useful encourages itself . — Goethe .
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LAST SCENE OF THE EXHIBITION . On Wednesday , the fifteenth , fhe Exhibition finally closed , with a ceremony as poor and prosaic as the most active imagination could have devised . It was pitiable . Where , Henry Cole , was thy restless invention ?—where , Owen Jones , was thy fine taste ? The closing scene of such
a splendid existence ought at least to have equalled in emotional grandeur the opening scene . It was the most insignificant day of all . The very heavens declared against it , and poured down steady torrents , which sent us into the Palace , chill , irritable , dreary , damp . I declare I never sat out a more tedious affair ; and yet it was lucky 1 did sit , not stand .
Elbowing my way through the rush of damp Exhibitors , much bewildered by umbrellas , I found myself in the left aisle , amidst a tolerable crowd standing about ; the early-arrived seated upon tables and ledges , the others wandering in aimless despair ; very diminutive pudgy men making ineffectual springs in the air , to look over the heads of men more fortunate in longitudinal developement . The galleries were full . A seat
was not to be had ; to see anything except the Exhibitors , was clearly impossible—and I found nothing unusually alluring in their aspect . Suddenly it was remarked to me that there Surely must be a place set apart for the Fourth Estate . Impossible that Prince Albert should think of Vivian at present , and not comfortably placed 1 Only native modesty prevented my jumping to that conclusion myself ; no sooner was- it shown me , than I set off in quest of my rightful place .
Alas ! no such forethought had possessed the committee ; what indeed did they think of ? Nevertheless I got a seat in the tr . inscpt , not far from the platform ( how I got there is unimportant ) , and had an excellent view of the whole ceremony—pitiable ceremony , I repeat ! About twelve o ' clock the Prince arrived , and passed down the transept to the platform , accompanied by the Executive Committee and the Bishop of London ; but more nobly accompanied by the National Anthem , which was sung by the
Sacred Harmonic Society : this noble burst of music , and the cheers which saluted the Prince , raised the only emotion excited during the ceremony . As soon as the Prince was seated on that splendid ivory throne , Viscount Canning rose and read the Report of the Juries , to which the Prince replied ; but , as may be imagined , in a space like that of the Crystal Palace , only an occasional word was audible , and the whole jni « ht ; is well
have been transacted in dumb show . The Bishop of London then mumbled a prayer , which could only have been heard by those on the platform , and they , I noticed , were in no very devotional mood , and * not . particularly attentive : the ivory throne was minutely inspected by some ; their boots by others . What a meagre thing this prayer seemed 1 how little representing what was in the hearts of the multitude . But it was read by a Bishop , and so must have been " all that could be expected ! ' ' * To my mind , a hymn
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* Vivian , with his usual recklessness , thuH treats the prayer of a Bishop . Vivian , dump and disdainful , the guy , the elegant , the gallant Vivian , wedged among prulijy little men , and even when urged by his renllcHS audacity into the seats of the I'huriseea , still out of earshot , how could Ik ; otherwise treat the Iiishop mid the ; ceremony ? J tut , an our readers in general have no such feelings , for their especial behoof we reprint the Bishop ' s prayer , so that they may judge for tliciu . sclvcfi . " () Almighty and most Merciful God , Father of all
mankind , \ V ho hast , made of one blood all nations of men , to serve and worship Thee , and by their words and works to glorify Thy holy name ; Who didst , wild Thine only Son into the world to reconcile it unto Thee , and to unite all men in one brotherhood of holinesH and love , we , Thine , unworthy servants , most humbly beseech Thee to accept our ofl ' iiing of prayer and praihe . Fio ' m Thee alone pioceed all good counsels and all useful worki ; and by Thee alone are they conducted to a prosperous end .
" We ai knowledge with all humility and thankfulness the gracious answer which Thou bunt vouchsafed lo the prayers of our Queen and her people , in blessing with a wonderful measure of kuccchh an undertaking designed to exhibit , the glories of Thy creation , to promote the utsoful e * eicioo of thouu faoultica which Thou huut
imbursting forth from the crowd in choral grandeur accompanied by the stormy harmonies of organs answering from aisle to aisle—that would have been the fit translation of the crowd ' s inarticulate thoughts . Instead of that we were all looking about us , nodding to acquaintances , or making sotto voce criticisms . ¦ o The prayer over , the organ and chorus gave n < s the splendid » Hallelujah " of Handel , and amid some not very tumultuous , and by no means universal , cheering , the Prince and Committee retired—the scene closed—and the crowd issued once more into the vortex of umbrellas , omnibusses , cabs . I wended my way slowly home " reflective and damp . '
As a symbol this Exhibition is of immense sig . nificance ; to those who regard the Industrial Epoch as a necessary and most important transitional phasis in the life of Humanity , it sug « gests" Thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls . " Turn your eyes from the mere glitter and gewgaw of this Exhibition , and there is much of it , —cease to regard the marvels or no marvels of industrial ingenuity—call it if you like , with a celebrated Philosopher of our times , " The Great Win&uslry of all Nations' '—and think only of what the mere fact represents , and you will see how immense it
is . I remember as a boy being much struck with the remark in Cice ro , that an enemy and a stranger were expressed by the same word , because at first all strangers were enemies . Does not the dog rush out upon you till you have ceased to be a stranger to him ? Well , now view in the far retrospect of Time the slow and yet immense progression from , such a conception of the stranger to one wherein All Nations are invited to friendly congress , friendly rivalry , friendly intercourse , as in this World ' s Fair ! The Crystal Palace is the Industrial expression of the idea of that Brotherhood of Nations which modern writers christen
solidarity j and as such an expression it has a grand significance . But it would lead me too far to enter upon the suggestions of such a theme . I have narrated briefly the eminently unimposing " ceremony' " which closed this Exhibition , and that was all I proposed . Vivian .
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planted in the sons of men , and to encourage the growth of peace and broth ; rly love . " We humbly thank Thee , O Lord , that Thou hast
graciously prospered the counsels of him who conceived , and of those who have carried out that great design ; and that Thou hast mercifully protected from harm the multitudes who have thronged this building . We acknowledge it to be of Thy goodness , that a spirit of order and mutual kindness , of loyalty to our Sovereign , of obedience to the laws , and of respect lor the scanctily of Thy Sabbaths , has been manifested by the people of this country , in 1 lie sight of those who have been here-gathered together from all parts of the world .
" We th . ink Thee , also , that Thou hast disposed the hearts of many nations to enter upon a generous and peace fid competition in those arts which , by Thy merciful appointment , minister to the comfort of man , and redound to Thy ^ lory , as the giver of every good and perfect gift . " We devoutly pray , that all may be led to acknowledge Thy power , wisdom , and goodness , in the achievements of man ' s industry and skill ; and may depart to their several homes to ' speak in their own tongues the wonderful works of God . ' Continue to tin in , we beseech
Thee , Thy favour and protection ; let thy good Providence conduct them in safely to their native land ; and blc-B them with prosperity and peace , ( Jrant , () Lord , that this gathering of Thy servants from every nation may be the token and pledge of a continued intercourse ot mutual kindness between the different branches of Thy universal family . May it contribute to the growth of Christian love , and hasten the coining of that blessed reign of peace , when ' nation shall not lift up sword against nation , neither shall they learn war any more . '
" Lastly , we pray Thee with Thy favour to behold our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria , the I ' rinee Albert , Albert Prince of Wales , and all the Royal Farnily ; to continue to thin nation the manifold gifts which I l » y goodncus has so long abundantly showered upon it . ; t save and defend all Christian kings , princes , and K ° ~ vernerH , and to bless thy people committed to their charge , ( iive them grace , that they may in aU _ t' » in"s seek Thy honour ami glory ; and be diligent 111 "ic heavenly work of enlightning and purifying inanknul ; of diffusing through the world t be blessings of peace ; and of extending the Kingdom of Thy dear Son ; who h «< J taught us to approach Thee aH our common parent , an * to
say __ . , , , .., " Our Father which art in Heaven , hallowed be thy name . Thy kingdom come . Thy will be done on eartlj , as it is in Heaven . ( iive us this day our daily brc »« , and forgive us our trcspanHon as we forgive them t ia trespass against us . And lead us not into teinp < ! ltl () "; but deliver us from evil ; for thine is the kingdom , U »< - power , and the glory , for ever and ever . Amen . " The Kracc of our Lord Jcmih Christ , and the love 01 ( Jod , and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost , be With «" ull evermore . Amen .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 18, 1851, page 998, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1905/page/18/
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