... MUSIC, ETC, DZAT1I OF DRAGONNeETTI.-We regret to announce the death of this celebrated double-bass performer, who expired athis house in Leicester-quare, on Thursday afternoon. Count Pepoli, the Italian poet Mr. Novello, M~r. Pigott, and M: Tol- becque were with the musician during his lasi moments. HI was ?? by birth, and was born in 1764 or 1762, for Dragonetti weea never positive about the ...

... iASUivONBLB INTELLIGENCE. t vill remain quiet, it is expected, until after The C turt of her ?? event which is drawlng thelaebo, cc r that thet weeks, or even the days, are affected to 0clentlYe' but the middle of next month seems to be the be at prcsent.CnELT0NUAM splendid-hal f hlavoer power to state that a splendid bal Wae it in o ur0 ingscale of magniflcence as the Wa. on t be termed the ...

... are amc'ngst the necessaries of life. They have ad. 13 o rapl l1v and as universally as tea in public estima. I ie that refreshing and long-abused herb, once de- tion a the svmbol for every thing the contrary of man. nce bat at last esfablished as the temperate drink of crack har .coarchmen, and very probably now in vogue even with the st8e1. tr e g1ritto successor to the Jehu of the common ...

... LAY OF TIHE DIAGICIAN VIRGILlUS. III days which nually a nurscry rhyme m )Describes as ?? once upon a tinim, 1:efore geography laid down nr The whereabouts of state and town, Or history with her crabbed pen Wearied with dates the sons of mcn St Wlhen science for art inmgic past id (Nouw owned the magic art at last), le And clowns believed that onl a book le 'T would raise the devil 'eon to ...

... 3Rtbttb)!5. TWO ORATIONS AGAINST TAKING AWAY HUMAN LIFE UNDER ANY CIRCUM- STANCES; AND IN EXPLANATION, AND DEFENCE. OF THE MISREPRESENTED DOCTRINE OF NON - RESISTANCE. By THOMAS COOPxa, the Chartist. London: Chapman, Brothers, 121, Nevigate-street. We perceive by the notices quoted in Mr. Coorsa's advertisement, that several of our contemporaries have awarded to these orations their praise ...

... lI-IUSICAL, INTELLJIGENCE. CONCERT OF ANCIENT MUSIC. The fourth concert was given last night, at the Hanover- square Rooms, conducted by Sir 1-I. IL Bismol' ; Mr. Lu- CAS presiditig at the organ, and Mr. T. Cnntcn being tue dief ?? in the orrhestra. The director of the present scht me was his Royal Highness Prince Ac.nuit'r, who made the following remarkable solection rAPT I. 'rio Notionni ...

... a TTIE, LITERkRY EXAMJINEi1- Luria; and a Soul's 'Tragedy. By Robert Browning, Author of Paracelsus. MoXamfl. Luria is a tragedy of one day: its acts being the five different periods of morning, noon, afternoon, evening, and night. But into the day which consum- mates a life may be crowded a life's experiences and passions; and this is aimed at in Laria. It has Mr. Browning's defects. Too much ...

... London, Friday Morning, April 17. The half-monthly settlement in shares chiefly occupied the attention of dealers yesterday. Shares were not so well supported in price generally; but there was little doing either in them or scrip. At Liverpool the share-market was very flat, and prices rather lower, except for Eastern Counties, which were still on demand. The same dull feeling prevailed at ...

... Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company'* Offices, 51, St. Mary-axe, April 7. The committee appointed by the minutes of the board the 31st of March, 1846, to investigate the circumstances connected with the loss of the Great Liverpool steam-ship, on the morning of the 24th February, at 4 o'clock, about ten miles from Cape Finisterre, report :— That having read the letter of the late ...

... The House of Commons met yesterday at twelve o'clock, but uutil two o'clock a succession of desultory conversations occupied the attention of the House. At two o'clock the order of the day for the second reading of the Factories Bill was put from the chair. Mr. Hi'ME then rose, and having remarked upon the importance of the subject, and the consequent impropriety of discussing it in thin house ...

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... - Atbitbm TNE CONNOISSEUR-APRIL, London: E. Mackenzie, lll, Fleet-street. We must congratulate the conductors of this periodical onithe success of their venture: in saying this we know nothing of the publisher's accounts, the number printed, and the number sold, we assume the successful progress of the Coennoisseur on the ground that we observe it for sale in a greater nu-il- ber of shop ...