The Gresham Professor of Music concluded the lectures of the
pre- sent term on Monday evening. The suldect on this and the previous evenings was the Dramatic Music of England to the commencement of the reign of Charles the Second ; in the course of which some curious specimens of the masque music of the reign of James the First, and one of the original songs in Shakspere's plays (the only one known to exist) we re introduced. Crowded and attentive audiences filled the theatre of the City of London Schcol every night, and many hundreds went se ay unable to obtain admission. More than three thousand per- sons attended the Greshum Lectures during the late term. It is to be hoped that the Gresham Trustees will avail themselves of the present state of their affairs to restore to its original independence and usefulness the princely endowment of Sir Thomas Gresham; for this, as the admi- nistrators of his will, is their primary duty. We hear that they have it in contemplation to purchase Crosby Hall for this purpose ; and it would be impossible to find, or even to erect, a building more completely adapted to the accommodation of the public, and better fitted to carry out the enlarged and liberal views of the founder of Gresham College.— _Morn lug ChrUnicle.
The electors of Clerkenwell who were in favour of Dr. Dillon, had resolved to devote the surplus of the money raised to defray the ex- penses of the election, to the purchase of a service of plate to be pre- Sewed to the Doctor ; but before the time of its completion arrived, te amours gained ground which caused a correspondence with the reve- rend gentleman, and which ended in his resigning the evening lecture-
ship at the parish-church, and the Committee have refused to present the plate to the Doctor.—Morning Advertiser.
Previous page
