7 MARCH 1829, page 13

The Black Book Of Paiqs.*

ONit of the most extraordinary of books has just made its appearance in Paris ; it is a revelation of the operations of the police and its spies during an obnoxious Ministry.......

The Lent Oratorios.

MERU'S "JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN." MEHUL has long held a very high rank among the numerous composers . of the Continent. Select portions of the Oratorio of Joseph have been heard......

Epidemic Of The Opera-house.

M. LAPORTE engaged Madame BLAssis on Monday last, lo perform in the Om of Donna del Logo on the following night. She rehearsed, and was much admired : at four o'clock she signed......

Gleanings.

N Ew reconsiderim4 our pa , t opinions, having be , :lf thereto by the splendid examples of the : g e, NW find them to let wholly erroneous, and we of course cast them to the......