No Country can boast of more beautiful National Songs than GREAT BRITAIN.Under an impulse that I should serve my country by collecting them together, they were presented to the Public in 1822, under the following Title:—

"Dedicated, by Permission, to the King, The Loyal, National, and Sea Songs of England, Selected from original Manuscripts and early printed Copies, in the Library of William Kitchiner, M.D." One Volume folio.

Among 110 other Compositions, John Bull's "God save the Kinge," is now first printed in this Number; also, the earliestprinted copy of " God save the King;" and for the first time is also now published a Complete Score thereof for a full Band, for Voices and Instruments...

The Songs are so arranged, that they may be sung as a Solo,-a Duet,-or a Trio.

Printed for Hurst and Robinson, No. 5, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall.

The Author had often regretted, that while the Welsh, Scotch, and Irish Songs have been collected and preserved, - the English have been so much neglected! that many have even said, "the English have no National Songs."

The MUSICIANS of ENGLAND have been equal to its POETS! and not inferior to those of any Country!!!

The first Number of The LOYAL and NATIONAL SONGS of ENGLAND is a sufficient answer to those who have inconsi

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derately said, the English have no National Songs!!!" and proves the proud fact in direct contradiction, that "no Nation in the World has half so many Loyal, nor half so many National Songs!!!"

The Author believes that he is entitled to claim the honour of being the first person

who has made this Assertion, which he hopes is satisfactorily proved by the Collection of those "Loyal and Heart-cheering harmonies," which our patriotic Poets and Musicians have composed as tributes to our most gracious Sovereigns, and our gallant Soldiers and Sailors.

The fact is, the works of our POETS have been carefully collected and preserved those of our MUSICIANS have been dispersed and lost; - and many of our most beautiful Melodies have been most barbarously mutilated, in fitting them to modern Words.

Very great pains were taken to produce this Volume of Patriotic Songs in a style worthy the subject; however, the public have not proved quite so warm in the cause of our Country as their Bookseller and Editor-who certainly did imagine, that the

Library of no Man who loved his Country would be without a Copy of this workand that "the Sea Songs of England" would become as usual a part of the Ships' Stores, as a Compass or a Chronometer! However, their Sale has been very different from that of "the Cook's Oracle." May be, more people love Eating than Singing, and like what goes into the Mouth better than what comes out of it.

Nothing can be more uncertain than the popularity of Literary Labours, however much Ability, and however much Industry and Integrity an Author may have, and however well he may be nursed by a good Bookseller, and however well he may be dressed by a good Printer.

As a Companion to the above Work, in 1823 were published, by Geo. Whittaker, Ave-Maria Lane, The Sea Songs of Charles

Dibdin; with a Memoir of his Life and Writings. This Work comprises An Hundred Sea Songs, &c.

These Songs have been the Solace of Sailors in Long Voyages-in Storms - in Battle-and have been quoted in Mutinies,

to the restoration of Order:

“And long as Britain for their Valour calls, Or their dread Thunder ev'ry Foe appals,

These Songs will echo through their Wooden Walls.”

J. Taylor.

But these Tars, "so famed in Story," who are so fond of Harmony among themselves, have a great dislike to Concord as applied to their Enemies, and find even a disagreeable association in the very sound of the word, as the following Anecdote will exemplify :- Among the Illuminations for the last peace, were some of a very grand description, and on the door of a foreign Ambassador in London, the words "Peace