"What do you see?" said Margaret.

"Something that looks like the leg of a great animal of some sort or other," replied Sir Henry,

"but I do not know what."

"It is an animal, I think, that you have seen very often," observed Clara.

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"Oh never!" replied the astonished little boy, never; I am sure I never saw any thing at all like it. And what are all those threads and things at the top of the leg, just like the roots which hang to the groundsel I see the gardener pull from the ground."

"They are the sinews and tendons," replied Mr. Melville," which fastened the leg of the animal to the body. Your similitude of the piece of groundsel is a very apt one, excepting that the groundsel being planted in a light soil, is easily divided from the earth, while these strings being strongly connected with the body of the animal, require considerable force to separate them. Besides which, we must remember that the groundsel does not feel, but such an animal as this to be deprived by force of a limb, what acute pain he must suffer in the disjunction of thread after thread from his body!"

MUSICAL REVIEW.

The Lake Minstrels; a Duett. THE words of this admirable duett are written by J. Lee Lewes, Esq. and have been sweetly adapted, by the publisher, to Se Potesse un Suono Egaul.

We have before given our opinion on the skill of Mr. Williams, in the adaptation of English words to the Italian expression; this opinion, so decidedly in his favour, we are not inclined to retract, as it may concern The Lake Minstrels, the music of which is touching, and truly expressive: the soft and tender notes on the words of "Light our little bark doth ride," pecuJiarly pleased us; they may not breathe so much science, perhaps, as may be found in other parts of this duett, but this passage has a softness that interests. The latter part has a sweetness peculiarly charming; particularly the notes on

"While yon orb attracts our eyes,
"Vocal concerts higher rise."

Deep in a hollow echoing glen. THIS is the celebrated duett sung by Mr. Horn and Mr. J. Isaacs, in the Persian

Hunters; and comes sufficiently recommended from its music being composed by Mr. Horn, whose talent, at composition, cannot be too highly appreciated. There is but little left to say on piece of science and taste so generally known and estimated; but we cannot forbear calling on the attention of our musical readers to the

Allegro Spiritoso of the preludio. The fine bass of Mr. Isaac's voice, and the sweetness of Mr. Horn's could not appear to better advantage than in this duett, and which is peculiarly striking after being ushered in by its admirable preludio. We seem to view "the hollow glen," and to hear "the tawney lion roar." Nor can the fire of expression be equalled in those notes on "his gaunt mane he rears!" The slow time on "he groans, expires," evince the skill and judicious manner of expression in this excellent composer: nor should the poet be denied his meed of praise; no words could have been better adapted to the subject than those of this duett from the pen of Mr. Noble.

Ah! where shall I fly?

THE music of this air is composed by J. M. Jolly-a composer of whom we have not yet heard much but he promises well, aud it has ever been our province to encourage rising merit. To say that it is peculiarly adapted to the voice of Miss Carew, would, in fact, be to say nothing: the skill, the science, and enchanting voice of that young lady, render every composition easy to her. To speak of the air itself, we do not hesitate in ranking it amongst some of the best of the new musical productions: its expression is well adapted, and its harmony is just. The Accelerando from "each moment my perils increase," is rendered peculiarly tender by the wellintroduced accompaniment for the flute; nor are the slow notes on "too late for my peace," less appropriate before the oboe solo is brought in at the conclusion.

BIRTHS.

At his Lordship's house, in Mansfield-street, Viscountess Ashbrook, of a daughter.

The Countess of Aberdeen, of a daughter.
At his Lordship's seat, at Gogmagog Hills,

The lady of W. L. Hughes, Esq. M.P. of a daughter.

The lady of R. Frankland, Esq. M. P. of a daughter.

At Headen-hall, Middlesex, the lady of J. Walker, Esq. M. P. of a daughter.

At Stonehonse, Cumberland, the lady of Sir H. D. Ross, K. C. B. of a daughter.

The lady of J. Alexander, Esq. M. P. of a daughter.

Agnes, wife of T. Baxendale, of Preston, of three fine boys, who, with their mother, are likely to do well.

In Parliament-street, Mrs. Mundell, of a son. In Abercrombie-place, Edinburgh, the lady of Lieat.-Gen. the Hon. Sir C. Colville, G. C. B. of a son and heir.

MARRIED.

At Fincastle, county of Perth, N. B. Dr. D. Robertson, of Friendship St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, to Miss Susan A. J. Stewart, only daughter of Col. Stewart, of Fincastle.

At Marylebone new church, H. B. Hunt, Esq. of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, to Lydia, daughter of Dr. Merry, of Bath, and late of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. A Portrait of this lady embellishes No. 93 of this work.

At his Grace the Duke of Athol's, at Dunkeld, G. Fairholme, of Greenknow, Esq. Berwick. shire, to the Hon. C. E. Forbes, eldest daughter of Lieut.-General Lord Forbes.

R. Valpy, Esq. eldest son of the Rev. Dr. Valpy, to Phabe, eldest daughter of J. Rowe, Esq. of Torpoint, Cornwall.

At Brussels, at the hotel of his Excellency the British Ambassador, Capt. C. Gordon, R N. to Ann, daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Blayney.

The Rev. M. De Courcy, eldest son of Admiral -De Courcy, to Emily, daughter of W. Smyth, Esq. of Drummeree, county of Westmeath.

At Gissing, Norfolk, W. Newby, of Burston, to S. Fleet, of the former place, widow; their united ages amounted to upwards of 140 years, Nearly forty years ago she married John Fleet, her first husband, who, after living with her several years, set out on his travels, and visited the most distant parts of the world; the only report that ever reached her concerning him was the news of his death, when having given what she considered a decent time to his memory and loss, she again entered into the state of matrimony: after living several years with her second husband, her first, having completed his travels,

DIED.

Lately, at Dungannon Park, Ireland, in the 90th year of his age, Lord Viscount Northland, a Governor, and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Tyrone, and a Representative Peer for Ireland, He is succeeded in his titles and estates by his son, the Hon. T. Knox, member, in a former parliament, for Tyrone.

Lately, at Shavington, Viscountess Killmorey, wife of Lord Viscount Killmorey, of Shavington Hall, in the county of Salop, and eldest sister of Lord Combermere, of Combermere Abbey, in the county of Chester. And within a few days of his Lady, Lord Viscount Killmorey, aged 72.

At Moulsey, Surrey, the Hon. and Rev. A. Barry, brother to the Earl of Barrymore.

At Weymouth, in the 73d year of his age, Sir E. Leslie, Bart. of Tarbert House, county Kerry. By his demise the Baronetcy, of which the patent is dated the 3d of September, 1787, is extinct. Between 3,000l. and 4,000l. a-year devolves on his first cousin, Robert Leslie, of Leslie-lodge, Tarbert.

At Windsor, Colonel Desbrowe, vice-chamberlain to the late Queen,

Lately, in Altona, Count A. De Gortz, a wor. thy companion in arms of Frederick the Great. After combating under the Prussian banners in the seven years' war, he was sent by the King on a mission to the Khan of the Tartars, in 1761.This venerable warrior also served in Portugal, where he attained the rank of Field-Marshal. He was latterly an Infantry General, in the ser. vice of Denmark.

Lately, at Quincey, near Boston, in the 74th year of her age, Mrs. Adams, the amiable consort of President Adams.

At Kensington, in the 56th year of his age, Mr. R. Reid, biscuit-baker, of the Strand.

Stewart, the eldest daughter of John Trotter, Esq. of Subo-square, and Durham Park.

At Felixstow, Suffolk, the lady of Sir S. Fludyer, Bart.

At Hatfield, J. Penrose, Esq. surgeon-extraordinary to the King, and surgeon to his Majes ty's household.

At Woolwich, Jane Catharige, the infant daughter of Capt. D. Grant, Royal Artillery.

Miss Murray, sister of Admiral Sir G. Mur ray, of Chichester.

At Haarlem, aged 105, a woman named Suzanne Decarion, a native of Surinam.