21 OCTOBER 1843, page 19

To The Editor Of The Spectator.

London, 16th October 1843. Sra—Will you allow me to add a few words to your notice of Continental Music ? WAGNER'S opera The Flying Dutchman ("Der fliegende Hollander") was not......

Publications Received, From October 13th To October 18th.

Boons. Diary of a March through Shade and Affghanistan, with the troops under the command of General Sir William - Nott, K.C.B., &c. And Sermons delivered on various occasions......

Music.

First Sonata for the Pianoforte ; composed and dedicated to his friend, FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, by Loris SPOHR. Op. 125. IT is a significant trait of the great artist, and......