LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES,

Duke-street, Lambeth.

CONTENTS OF THE FIRST PART

or 1834.

ORIGINAL PAPERS.

PAGE

1
9

German Studies, by Mrs. Hemans.-No. I. Scenes and Passages

from the “ Tasso" of Goethe ..

Sketches of Irish Fools, by T. C. Grattan, Esq.

On the Progress of Music from the Commencement of the present

Century, No. V.

20

Songs of Spain, by Mrs. Hemans. 1. The Rio Verde Song; 2. The

Zagri Maid; 3. The Lost One; 4. The Bird of Ebro; 5.

Spanish Evening Hymn; 6. Old Spanish Battle Song

26

Magpie Castle, by the Author of “ Sayings and Doings

29

Milton's Prose Writings

39

The Story of Helen Gillet

51

The Financial State of Great Britan-Part III. The House and
Window Duties. IV. East and West India Interests

61, 334

The Chartered Booksellers

65

Authentic Account of a late Unreported Meeting

76

Backgammon v. Chess

80

Monthly Commentary

84, 234, 369, 511

The Lion's Mouth

95

The Gauchos; a Tale of the Pampas

137

Scenes from the “ Alcestis" of Alfieri

170

The Penny Press

175

Strategics; or, a Chapter on Duns

185

The Necessity and the Power of giving an Opera to the English.

Nos. I., II., III.

192, 305, 456

Chapters from the Note-Book of a deceased Lawyer, Nos. I., II. 201, 349

Irish Affairs in the Coming Session-the Last Irish Parliament 213

A Singing in my Head

219

Martial in London

222

Inhabitants of a Country Town-No. III. By Viss Mitford

223

What is Liberty ?

281

Songs for Evening Music, by Mrs. Hemans. 1. Ye are not missid,

fair Flowers ; 2. By a Mountain Stream ; 3. Willow Song; 4.

Brightly hast thou fled; 5. Sing, Gondolier; 6. The Rock be-

side the Sea ; 7. The Orange-bough; 8. Come to me, Sleep;

9. Leave me not yet!

290

Sketches from the Portfolio of a Medical Traveller-1. The Goddess

of Reason; 2. The Italian Bandit

298

The Future, by L. E. L.

My Travelling Acquaintance. No. III. The Pilgrim of Mont Blanc 314

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