GLEANINGS.
Do's SIGISMONDO FIDEL', AND SIGNIOR FAGANINL—Whell the Italian Opera was first established in this country, the light produc- tions of our literature teemed with satirical remarks on the exhorbitant salaries given to the performers. The epilogue to Farquhar's comedy of Love in a Bottle says- .< AnItalian now we've got of mighty fame,
Don Sigismondi Fideli—there's music in his His voice is like the music of the spheres ;— It should be heavenly, for the price it bears.
He's a handsomefellotv too, looks a time.) ea.rid trim: If ye don't take ye, hen the Devil take him."
The alteration of a few words will make this passage applicable to the
only subject that has divided the attention of the public with the Re- form Bill.
"An Italian now we've got of mighty fame,
Signior Paganini—there's music in his name
His.fiddling is the music of the spheres ;- It should be heavenly, for the price it bears." (2,0001. a time!) We need not continue the parody to the points of personal contrast.
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