THE ANCIENT CONCERTS.

BY dint of screwing and pruning, by discharging and squeezing, these concerts have been bolstered up for another year. Some of the most efficient of the instrumental performers have refused to submit to this process, and retired: nay, even certain of the poor chorus-singers have declined to accept the pittance which the Duke of CUMBERLAND and his brother Directors have offered. The first concert watkon Wednesday. We subjoin the bill—"with

out note, or comment," except this, that the evidence of our ears was unnecessary to satisfy us that madrigals sung by thirty gleesingers, and madrigals sung by the same number of bawling chorus-singers, are as unlike each other as a chesnut horse and a horse chesnut. This foolish endeavour to enter the lists with the Vocal Concerts ended, necessarily, in a total failure.

CONCERT Or ANCIENT MUSIC, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6.

Coronation Anthem," Zadock the Priest" HANDaL.

Madrigal. full Choir." Lady, when I behold" WILI3 YE. Song." Lascia amor" (Orlando) HANDEL. Chorus," Righteous Heaven" (Susanna) . HANDS!. Song. Lord, to thee" (Theodora) HANDEL. Concerto First (Grand) HANDRIA Glee," Once upon my cheek" CALLCOTT. Song," There the brisk" (Hercules) . HANDEL. Chorus," Let old Timotheus " (Alexander s Feast) . . . HANDEL.

Overture (lphigenia) CLUCK. Song, "0. Sleep!" (Semele) 11 ANDEL.

Quartet and Chorus." For this Gun is our God". MAncaLLo.

Recitative," Alas! I fin . . d " 1(Sasanna) HANDEL, Air," It' guiltless blood '

'Recital ive, " Vieni " s

I (Admetu ) HANDEL.

Duet," Alma min."— 1 .

'Madrigal, full Choir." Sweet honey-sticking " ......... WILBVIC.

Recitative," Ile measured the waters",

Air, " Ile layeth the bouns " 1 HANDEL.

r 'Chorus," 0 praise the Lord" Lao.

HYMN OF THE CONFEDERATES. From the Polish Tales. (Unpublished.) Bon OF OUR FATHERLAND !—AD-ruling Power! Who in thy mercy's fount our sin-blots Invest,— Stretch forth thy mighty hand to bless the hour, And sanctify the glowing souls thou gayest!

GOD OF OUR FATHERLAND 1—Omniscient mind !—

Whose lidless watch o'er deed and thought extendeth Grant ui; submissive hearts to drink, resign'd, Each hitter cuitly Chastening mercy sendetlx!

GOD OF OUR FATHERLAND !—Omnipotent !— Disdainless o'er the sparrow's flight presiding. Shoa. forthihy wonders in the firmament,— Like Israel's tribes our wandering footsteps guiding. GOD OF OUR FATHERLAND !—CEPRIOE I—Lord !— Pity thy servants, bow'd in dust before thee; Strengthen the struggling arm, the avenging sword, And grant us Peace and Freedom to adore thee.