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The Leeds Okganv
apparatus , whereby the space passed th ^ of the foot required to produce its motion , are both reduced to a mm From the portions of this instrument at the manufactory , Avhich , although it is a large building , was incapable of accord whole of it in its proper place , we Avere considerably surprised at the ingenuity of the mecnanisni , and greatly pleased with the tones and power of so vast an organ . Under the able hands of Bro . Henry Smart , we caught
some idea of what the monster could pour forth as a whole , as well as the dehcacy with Avhich it could breathe its pu ^ upon ; and the good people of Leeds will have an instrument of which they may well be proud ; and , for its special object , as a grand orchestral organ , they will also be enabled to snap their fingers at all the representatives of an orchestra , Avhose terms make such prodigious holes in the receipts at a musical festival ; so that on ordinary occasions they than a string band , but on extraordinary festivals , Avith a band , chorus , and the organ in its entire state , we can join with ffi
" There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced choir below , Sfr . # ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ " ¦ # . . * " * ' Dissolve nie into eestacies , And bring all heaven before mine eyes
To Bros . Henry Smart and Spark up meed of praise is too high to be accorded for their ingenuity in designing such an instrimient . To Bro . Davison , the builder , we cannot express our conviction . But this we may add , that as he descends the vale of years , comewdiat vill , he Avill be enabled to point with satisfaction to one of the greatest achievements of the present century in organ-building , and say , "I built that Organ ; one organ only in England can equal it ; none can surpass it . "
In taking leave of this subject Ave venture a suggestion to the authorities at Leeds . We are rejoiced at our Bro . Spark having been associated in so grand a work of art , and- —where he is so well knoAA ^ n as in Leeds—Ave hoj ^ e that the Town Council will have the good sense to appoint him the organist , or in the eA ^ ent of his declining that post , that they will take him into their confidence and make him their principal adviser as to whom they should entrust with the onerous post ; remembering that their OAvn , their builders ' and . their designer ' s reputation are at stake in choosing a fit and proper person to be the organist of the Leeds Town Hall . Double Diapason .
Reviews Of New Books.
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Hassan , or the Child of the Pyramids : an Egyptian Tale , by the Hon . C : A . Murray , C . B . London : J . W . Parker & Son . —A ucav novel by the author of the " Prairie Bird " is an event to be hailed with no common satisfaction by the reading Avorld alike of England and the United States . The Hon . Charles Augustus Murray has done more than any Englishman now living to cement the bonds of friendship between the old and the new country , lie spent his youth amongst Americans , he loved and married amongst them , and is therefore entitled to write about them ; because , with the intimate knowledge he has acquired of the American character and his
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The Leeds Okganv
apparatus , whereby the space passed th ^ of the foot required to produce its motion , are both reduced to a mm From the portions of this instrument at the manufactory , Avhich , although it is a large building , was incapable of accord whole of it in its proper place , we Avere considerably surprised at the ingenuity of the mecnanisni , and greatly pleased with the tones and power of so vast an organ . Under the able hands of Bro . Henry Smart , we caught
some idea of what the monster could pour forth as a whole , as well as the dehcacy with Avhich it could breathe its pu ^ upon ; and the good people of Leeds will have an instrument of which they may well be proud ; and , for its special object , as a grand orchestral organ , they will also be enabled to snap their fingers at all the representatives of an orchestra , Avhose terms make such prodigious holes in the receipts at a musical festival ; so that on ordinary occasions they than a string band , but on extraordinary festivals , Avith a band , chorus , and the organ in its entire state , we can join with ffi
" There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced choir below , Sfr . # ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ " ¦ # . . * " * ' Dissolve nie into eestacies , And bring all heaven before mine eyes
To Bros . Henry Smart and Spark up meed of praise is too high to be accorded for their ingenuity in designing such an instrimient . To Bro . Davison , the builder , we cannot express our conviction . But this we may add , that as he descends the vale of years , comewdiat vill , he Avill be enabled to point with satisfaction to one of the greatest achievements of the present century in organ-building , and say , "I built that Organ ; one organ only in England can equal it ; none can surpass it . "
In taking leave of this subject Ave venture a suggestion to the authorities at Leeds . We are rejoiced at our Bro . Spark having been associated in so grand a work of art , and- —where he is so well knoAA ^ n as in Leeds—Ave hoj ^ e that the Town Council will have the good sense to appoint him the organist , or in the eA ^ ent of his declining that post , that they will take him into their confidence and make him their principal adviser as to whom they should entrust with the onerous post ; remembering that their OAvn , their builders ' and . their designer ' s reputation are at stake in choosing a fit and proper person to be the organist of the Leeds Town Hall . Double Diapason .
Reviews Of New Books.
& ETIEWS OF . HEW BOOKS .
Hassan , or the Child of the Pyramids : an Egyptian Tale , by the Hon . C : A . Murray , C . B . London : J . W . Parker & Son . —A ucav novel by the author of the " Prairie Bird " is an event to be hailed with no common satisfaction by the reading Avorld alike of England and the United States . The Hon . Charles Augustus Murray has done more than any Englishman now living to cement the bonds of friendship between the old and the new country , lie spent his youth amongst Americans , he loved and married amongst them , and is therefore entitled to write about them ; because , with the intimate knowledge he has acquired of the American character and his