as still the identical piece of rosin which the author of the
'Freischutz' gave him.
--The Moon (morning paper)June 2.
George III. a composer.--Sir George Thrum has in his possession the
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score of an airthe words from 'Samson Agonistes' an autograph of the
late revered monarch. We hear that that excellent composer has in store
for us not only an operabut a pupilwith whose transcendent merits the
elite of our aristocracy are already familiar.
--Ibid.June 5.
Music with a Vengeance.--The march to the sound of which the 49th
and 75th regiments rushed up the breach of Badajoz was the celebrated air
from 'Britons Alarmed; orThe Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom' by our famous
English composerSir George Thrum. Marshal Davoust said that the
French line never stood when that air was performed to the charge of the
bayonet. We hear the veteran musician has an opera now about to appear
and have no doubt that Old England will nowas thenshow its superiority
over ALL foreign opponents.
--Albion.
We have been accused of preferring the produit of the etranger to the
talent of our own native shores; but those who speak solittle know us.
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