National Airs of England

Among the national gleanings which are sent to your journal, I have not seen any that relate to the traditional music of England. We allow our airs to be stolen on all sides, and, had not Mr. Chappell acted the part of a detective, might never have recovered our own property. Ireland has taken "My Lodging is on the cold Ground" and "The Girls we leave behind us," while Scotland has laid claim to all her own *at least*, and Germany is laying violent hands on "God save the Queen." Under these circumstances, would it not be a good thing, for those who have the power, to communicate the simple air…