his alliterative sentences, as any professor of steeple music has done in the merry and complicated peals of a treble bob major! There's a pensive enjoyment the pen cannot paint; besides, making us believe he intended a pun “on his grey goose-quill;"— is certainly almost as bad as Peter Piper picked a peck of pepper, &c. which we remember repeating, at a Christmas game of forfeits, in the days of infancy and sugar-plums. Other examples are to be met with, equally as faulty, witness these : The monarch of day more majestic may be, His magnificence scatters the mists of the morn.—p. 121. If we look on we shall still find it "semper eadem,”—or, as paddy would translate it, worse and worse." Fond fancy gives birth to the feeling That part of ourselves is at rest; Hope, humble, but holy and healing Sheds its balm o'er the yet bleeding breast. The alliteration of the ancient Saxon and Welsh bards, is scarcely more amusing. We would wish also to observe that, some of Mr. B's. lines are rather wanting in that delicacy of construction, which renders all verse so graceful; as an instance, we choose this: Piety, resignation, hope, faith, peace, which we fear Dr. Carey would condemn, as not proveable by the laws of English prosody; but these are faults of omission, and may be pardoned as readily as they may be amended. We congratulate Mr. B. and his readers heartily that there is nothing deserving the "branding-iron" in earnest. Mr. Barton's faults, as faults, are amiable; and this observation is brought out, in consequence of a passage which, though highly poetical and highly soothing, we should hope, upon mature consideration, will not be suffered to be named, as a test of Mr. B.'s. opinion. The passage in question is the following, and may be found at page 45. Who knows but the beings who bound us Though unseen, may be hovering around us Although not to our senses permitted And the feelings they prompt are most fitted To dry up the sorrowing tear. We will not now enter into a refutation of a doctrine so engaging, yet withal so distressing to him who really ponders on the "unseen world.” That the beings, who are most attached to us in life, should unseen hover round us, in the spirit, after death, is a thought highly worthy such a mind as Mr. B.'s.; but, divested of its fanciful colouring, we should be led to consider the souls of the departed as the witnesses of all our faults, our errors, and our backslidings; thereby adding to them a degree of misery(of such a nature as spiritual beings may best suffer,) ill suited to our present ideas of future punishments. The subject has already given rise to much discussion, and we have no wish to avail ourselves of this opportunity for renewing it. We, (although dissenting in the opinion,) give Mr. B. all credit for the feelings which caused it. It is now time to close our remarks; and we know not how better, than in recommending the thorough perusal of the poems themselves to our readers, who will then be enabled to enjoy what we reluctantly, though of necessity, have here omitted to mention. Suffolk has, indeed, cause to be proud of her poet, and whilst the names of Drake, Crabbe,Mitford, &c., adorn the pages of her annals, the muse, we are sure, will not be indignant, if that of Barton be added. We have understood Mr. B. has been busied in preparing a second volume for the press. We shall look forward with pleasure to the time of its announcement; and it would be in vain to urge it, in another strain, than in those sweet lines he has addressed to a contemporary bard,-the elegant, the placid Rogers: Oh! sweetest minstrel! since to thee belong The gift of verse, the poet's art divine; Why lies unstrung a harp so sweet as thine?-p. 32. And with this admonition, this expression of our thanks for past, and of anticipation of future pleasure in the perusal of Mr. Barton's productions; and not fearing that his brethren will be annoyed at this "worldly wooing," which he has so successfully vindicated in his poems on the "Quaker Poet," and the "Drab Bonnets," we respectfully bid him and our readers, for the present, farewell. E. THE STAGE. The Stage we chose a subject fair and free- KING'S THEATRE. In the operatic department, nothing new has been produced at this theatre, since our last. Il Barone di Dolsheim, Il Nozze di Figaro, and Il Turco in Italia, have been alternately performed with increased effect. An additional Cantante Buffo, ZUCHARELLI, has arrived, of whom report speaks favourably. His line is different from that of Ambrogetti, so that no rivalry existing, we may expect the combined talents of the whole corps d'opéra, in some of the established pieces, or those forthcoming new ones, which were promised at the commencement of the season. On Tuesday night last, (the 26th March), a new Ballet, called Cendrillon, composed by M. Albert, the music by M. Sor, was produced with complete success. Even the most juvenile of our readers, must be perfectly acquainted with the fairy tale (Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper), on which the Ballet is founded: it is therefore superfluous to attempt any account of it. The principal characters are Cenderillon (Mereandotti), her two sisters Clorinda (Mad. Anatole), and Thesbe (Mlle. du Varennes), the prince (Albert) the Fairy (Mlle. Roland), and twelve lovely pages. The composition of Cendrillon reflects great credit on Mons. Albert. All the arrangements were perfect, but it would be injustice to Albert and to Cendrillon's twelve female attendants, were we not to bestow our highest meed of praise upon the quadrille, danced by them in the last scene. The grouping and attitudes which were picturesque and difficult, were performed with an ease, a grace, and a precision quite surprising on a first representation, and were acknowledged by unanimous and long-continued applause. Indeed nothing but consideration for the great and fatiguing exertions of the performers could restrain the audience from demanding its encore. The scenery was good-the dresses magnificent. The music was neither original nor very happily selected. We do not mean to detract from M. Albert's claim to originality in the composition of the Ballet, when we state, that the story furnished materials for a Ballet of the same name, which was represented at the theatre of St. Carlos, at Naples, two or three years since; and in which thirty-three horses were produced at once upon the stage. Indeed, were there room for the addition of such a number of quadrupeds, to the pageant we are not sure that their exhibition would please an audience of that class of which the King's Theatre can boast of being principally composed, The Ballet was rapturously applauded throughout, but we lament that there appears a necessity for curtailing it. The only objection that can be made is, that it is too exuberant. We have no doubt Cendrillon will run through the season, and become a stock-piece at the King's Theatre. COVENT GARDEN. We had no novelty in the way of Drama at this theatre since our last; but the change of administration will no doubt produce a change of manners. One good effect of that will be, no doubt, the performance or revival of some of our good old comedies. With a company which contains Jones, C. Kemble, Emery, Farren, Fawcett, Farley, Mrs. Davenport, and Mrs. Davison, much might be done towards reforming the public taste,-towards recalling it to that path from which it has strayed in search of novelty. UNIVERSITY AND ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. *** The livings thus marked are not in charge. + These livings are discharged from the payment of first fruits, Value in the PATRONS. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. King's Books. Rev. H. Barnes, domestic chaplain to the Marquis of Westmeath, to the vicarage of Monmouth. The Rev. Samuel King, M.A. of Queen's college, to the rectory of the free chapel of Eastmanstead Latimer, in the county of Bucks. The Earl of Stradbroke has appointed the Rev. John Locke Jeans, M.A. of Pembroke College, to be one of his lordship's domestic chaplains. Rev. H. Plimley, M.A. vicar of Cuckfield, and prebendary of Chichester Cathedral to the dignity and office of chancellor of that diocese. Rev. Richard Greeves, to the vicarage of Deddington, Oxford. The Rev. J. Sharpe, vicar of Doncaster, to be chaplain to the Earl of Clanwilliam. Rev. T. C. Adams, M.A. domestic chaplain to the Earl of Aylesford, to the living of Foleshill, near Coventry. Rev. J. H. Randolph, to the rectory of Fobbing, in Essex. Rev. Joseph Worgan, to the vicarage of Pebworth, Gloucester. Rev. R. S. Barton, to the vicarage of Alconborough cum Weston, Hunts. The Rev. Edward Polehampton, M.A. fellow of King's college, to the rectory of Greenford Magna, Middlesex. The Rev. Edward Hibgame, M.A. fellow of Jesus college, in this university, to the vicarage of Whittlesford, Cambridge. The Rev. William Wilson, M.A. fellow of Jesus college, to the vicarage of Elmstead, in Essex. The Rev. Wm. Yeadon, B.D. to the Rectory of Waddington, in the county of Lincoln. Rev. James Deacon, to the curacy of St. Ethelred, Norwich. The Rev. W. E. Coldwell, M.A. of Catharine hall, is appointed domestic chaplain to the Right Hon. the Earl of Roden. The Rev. Henry Bristowe Benson, M.A. of Christ college, to the vicarage of Heckington, Lincolnshire. The Rev. John Jones, curate of Waterbeach, to the living of Cradley, Hereford. 9 *** 15 9 4 Lord G. H. A. Cavendish. Bishop of Chichester. † Dean and Canons of Windsor. The Lord Chancellor, * 10 8 6 1 20 0 27 0 Value in the PATRONS. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. King's Books. The Hon. and Rev. Richard Bagot, M.A., to a prebendal stall in Windsor Chapel, vacant by the death of Dr. Heath. The Rev. Charles Richard Sumner, M.A., one of his Majesty's domestic chaplains, to a prebendal stall in Worcester cathedral, void by the resignation of the Hon. and Rev. R. Bagot. The Rev. J. W. Whittaker, M.A. fellow of St. John's college, and domestic chaplain at Lambeth Palace, to the vicarage of Blackburn, in the county palatine of Lancaster, vacant by the death of the Rev. T.D. Whitaker, LL.Ď. The Rev. J. Briggs and the Rev. J. F. Plumptre, formerly fellows of King's college, have been elected fellows of Eton college in the room of the late Drs. Roberts and Heath. The Lord Bishop of Lincoln has appointed Richard Smith, Esq. M.A. of Buckden, to the commissaryship of Bedford, in the room of the late professor Vince. The Rev. Robert Hales, M.A. to the rectory of Hillington, Norfolk. The Rev. M. Irving, B.D. to the vi carage of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, void by the death of Dr. Heath. The Rev. G. Bethell, M.A. to the vicarage of Burnham, Bucks, void by the death of Dr. Roberts. The Rev. C. Collier, vicar of Hambledon and Branston, Rutlandshire, to the vicarage of Rilby, Lincolnshire. The Rev. J. Willings to hold with the rectory of Church Leecht, Worcester. The vicarage of Bromfield, Salop. At a meeting of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, the President, the Very Rev. Dr. Wood, after alluding in the most feeling manner to the great loss which the |