13 DECEMBER 1828, page 12

The Disowned*

WE see how we fell into the mistake of attributing Pelham to the author of Vivian Grey. The Disowned lets us into a secret. The true writer of Pelham is a cameleon—his works......

New Musical Publications.

Part First f the Messiah, an Oratorio, in complete Score, composed by G. Thindri, as first performed in the Year 17,41, with all his subs,quent ,ill m ition, and A , blitions ;......

Extracts.

CONFESSIONS OF A FAT SPORTSMAN.—I am growing heavier and fat cc tan I wish to be (my ordinary weight, a few years ago, was fifteen stone, and I am now increased to nineteen).......

The Stepmother.

By RICHARD HOWIRT. Y011 ask me why I look so sad, And why the roses on my face, Which ever hlootn'd so fresh and fair, Have lost their former grace ; And why I now seem no......