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i . " ' Sally rivall'd by Country Molly , ' commencing' '' Since Sally's charms so long have been The theme of court aud city , Pray give me leave to raise the song And praise a girl more pretty . ' " Mr . Chappcll quotes two others , and adds— " There are many more printed to Carey's tuncbut the above suffice to show how

, popular it ivas ; and yet , about 1700 , it Avas discarded . " lie then gives the two versions in juxtaposition ivith the Avhole of the original words . "Now Ave turn to Avhat will more than ordinaril y interest our readers ( A ' OI . ii ., p . 003 ) ; it is

headed''' 'HIE l- 'BEEAIASOXS' TONE . "This tune was very popular at the time of the ballad operas , and I . am informed that the same words are still sung to it at Masonic meetings . •' The air was introduced in The Village Opera , The Chambermaid , The Lotteri / , The Qrnb-slrcct Opera , and The Lover his ou-n Rival . It is contained in the third volume of The Banting Master , and of Walsh ' s New Country Dancing Master . Words and music are included in Watts ' s

Musical Mhcella-ny , iii . 72 , and in British Melody , or The Musical Magazine , fol ., 1739 . They were also printed on broadsides . "In the Gentleman ' s Magazine for October , 1731 , the first stanza is printed as 'A Health , by Mr . Birkhead . ' It seems to be there quoted from 'The Constitutions ofthe Freemasons , ' by the Bev . James Anderson , A . M . , one ofthe Worshipful Masters . ' ' There are several versions of the tune . One in Pitts In purge Meloncluily , ii . 230 ( 1719 ) , has a second part , but that being almost a repetition

ofthe first , taken au octave higher , is out of the compass of ordinary voices , and has therefore been generally rejected . " In A complete collection of Old , and , New English and , Scotch Songs , ii ., 172 ( 1735 ) , the name is given as ' Ye Commoners and Peers , ' but Leveridge composed another tune to those words . "in 'The Musical Mason , or Freemasons' Pocket Companion , ' being a . collection of songs used in all Lodges , to ivhich are added the ' Freemasons' March and Ode" ( Svo . 1791 ) , this is entitled ' The Entered Apprentice ' s Song . ' "Many stanzas have been added from time to time , and others have been altered . The following is the old copy . "

And then Mr . Chappell prints the tune , and g ives the ivords according to the second edition of Anderson ' s Constitutions ( 1738 ) . Having done Avith particulars , Ave UOAV beg to present our readers ivith a summary of ivhat is to be found in each of the two A'ohuncs . Vol . I . of Popular Music ofthe Olden Time treats of a general introduction ; minstrelsy from the Saxon period to the reign of Edward I . ; music of the middle ages , and music in

England to the end ofthe thirteenth century ; English minstrelsy from 1 * 270 to 1480 , and the gradual extinction of the old minstrels ; introductions to the reigns of Henry VII ., Henry Y 1 XL , EdAvard VI ., and Mary , folloAved by songs and ballads of those reigns ; time of Elizabeth , songs and ballads of her reign ; James ! ., songs , & c , of his time , and Charles J . Vol . If . —conjectures as to Robin Hoodballads relating to him ; puritanism iu its

, eif ' ects upon music , and introduction to Commonwealth period ; songs of the civil Avars and time of Croimvell ; reign of Charles II . ; songs of Charles If ., and William and Mary ; Anglo-Scotch songs ; reigns of Anne , George I ., and George II ., songs of their day ; traditional songs of uncertain date ; Christmas carols ; appendix ; and further remarks upon various things in both volumes characteristics of national English airs ; and summary .

Before taking leai'e ofthe Popular Music of / lie Olden Time , must not omit to mention that there are tivo excellent indexes , and six very interesting fac similes of oid music ; the printing and paper of irreproachable quality . To such of our readers ivho love a gossiping book , even if they do not knoiv a note of music , Ave strongly recommend an acquaintance Ai'ith these volumes , which , as long as a love for old music

and our nationality is fostered , must become tbe text book for many years to come ; and we knoiv of no more handsome and intrinsically valuable a present to a respected friend than Mr . Chappell ' s Popular Music of die Olden Time , for , take it up at any moment , there is such a fund of anecdote , erudition , and acquaintance ivith our older literature , music , and customs , that the best read man cannot close these volumes without haA'ing , in the most cursory glance , gained some rare and quaint information .

IXSTIXCT . —Man , doubtless , has his instincts , even in common ivith the inferior animals , and many of these are the germs of some of the best feelings of his nature . AVhat . amongst many , might I present as a better illustration , or more beautiful instance , than the sinrge or maternal instinct . But man ' s instincts are elevated and ennobled by the moral puds and purposes of his boiiis ' ,

New Music.

NEW MUSIC .

7 rare ami Iluriitoiig ; Masonic Song , dedicated l / g pcrinission In the I Vorshipfi . il Master , Officers anil lirelliren of the Lodge of Peace and Harmony . Words by Bro . G . M . PASSHXCIF . I :, 'Music I 13 * Bro . G . PuiLir KLITZ , Organist , Nos . 152 and Wrl . London " : lire . CIIAULES JEI-TI-KYS , ' 21 , Soho-square . 'fins is a capital song for Lodge purposes . It is composed in a someivhat familiar style , and bears snatches of melody that are

not new to the musician , but easy of retention by those who can catch a tune to sing by ear . To be simple and orig inal is a difficult matter in the present day , but Bro . Klitz has treated the Avords , which are truly of a Masonic spirit , as a musician knowing how to suit the popular taste without becoming scientific and miinteresting . Peace and Harmony ought to become a favourite ivith those singers among our fraternity Avho have but a limited range of A-oicc and but little knowledge of the art , We hope to hear it on many occasions .

Poetry.

Poetry .

HAM INSTEAD IIE A TIL 15 * Z CHAUI . ES OH AY . I ' VK roved far over Britain—in foreign lands I ' ve been , And grand ancl varied beauty have there . delig hted seen ; But yet thy heath , fair Hampstead , is lovely to me still . As when in buoyant childhood I roamed o'er vale and hill .

Beneath yon fir-trees' shadow IIOAV often have I dreamed , Enchanted vioAved the landscape their dark-crowned stems have Allowed my eyes to Avander far o'er a sea of gold , [ framed ; More beautiful , and g lowing than miser ever told . Or Avatchcd glad groups of children , in animated p ia } -, The sweet Avild flowers gather or lure their finny prey ;

And . on fine summer evenings or sunny holiday , Tlie throngs that pour from London , ivide o ' er the heath to stray . From crowded street , lane , alley , from sun-eclipsed homes , AVhere God ' s unmeasured bounty—pure vital air—ne'er conies ; To range mid Nature's beauties ; to breathe tbe healthful gale ; Beneath bright heav ' n's clear expanse , joy , vigour to inhale .

Ve rulers , O ! forget not , that energy and health Arc Nature's richest blessings , a nation ' s sterling ivcalth ; The source from which brig ht virtue and genius arise , With all the earthly treasures that men most dearly prize . Behold yon o'ergroivn city , with wide extended ja-AVS , Our and smiling meadows remorselessly devours ;

groves Whose smoke pollutes the heavens , obscures the glorious sun . And England ' s noblest river has made a seAver to run , AVith silent , stealthy footstep—insidious approach ! E ' en on this beauteous upland , fain ivould he UOAV encroach ; Forbid it , gen'rous Avisdom— - enlightened policy ! Nor let such desecration , our children's children sec !

Izaak Walton.

IZAAK WALTON .

BV GEOItCJi JIAItKHAJI TAVEDDEU ,. * Tnou meek olcl angler , knight of hook and line ! What glorious reveries methinks Avere thine , As ' neath the spreading sycamore you sat , To find a shelter from the vernal showers ; Or Avander'd in green lanes , Avith cheerful chat Making dull days seem pleasure ' s fleeting hours !

Oh , how I love , in " fancy free , " to roam By purling streams , in company ivith thee ; Or , in some " honest ale house , " see the foam Of nut-brown ale a mantling merrily Above the goblet ' s brim—whilst thou dost sing A quaint olcl song , ami all tbe rafters ring With merry laughter at each harmless jest , —¦ For of all wit the innocent is best . ' " Aiirhi - ir of- fjlink-- 'p . ' -re ; his Times and ( . ' om > inpi . riric : » . " S