we please." Poor Mrs. Arne! humbled, half-starved, deserted by her husband, losing her good looks, and the bloom of her voice, sings well, and if she had not been idle would have been a charming singer! Mrs. Delany, a gifted and kind-hearted woman, was evidently ignorant of the fact that the lady she criticised was forty-seven years of age, and had been constantly before the public, as a vocalist, for twenty-six years. In the following January, 1759, Mrs. Arne and Miss Young were residing together in Dublin, at Mrs. Rowe's, in Drogheda Street. A Grand concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, followed by a Ball, was given for Mrs. Arne's Benefit at the Fishamble Street Music Hall on the 6th of March, when both appeared and sang; another benefit performance for Mrs. Arne was given on the 17th of April, when "Much ado about Nothing" was performed. Miss Young, Mrs. Storer and Mr. Wilder were the vocalists. A benefit concert and ball, for Mrs. Arne, was given on the 10th of December; she had then removed to "Mrs. Lee's, in William-street." It is significant that she did not sing on this occasion, nor is there any evidence of her appearing again before the Dublin public; a Grand Ball was announced for the Benefit of Mrs. Arne and Miss Young at the Fishamble Street Music Hall on the 25th of November, when it was stated: "Before the Minuets Miss Young will sing some capital Songs, accompanied by herself on the Harpsichord." Mr. Arne had been fully engaged in the various gardens and theatres in London. At Covent Garden "Cymbeline" was produced, with songs by him. His pupil, Miss Brent, had appeared at Drury Lane Theatre, in his opera "Eliza," on March the 3rd, 1758, and at Covent Garden on the 10th of October, 1759, as Polly, in the "Beggar's Opera." On the 6th of July, 1759, the University of Oxford conferred upon Arne the degree of "Doctor in Music."[16] It is said that he composed an Ode which he submitted to the authorities; but no copy of it is known to exist. In 1760, on the 28th of November, Dr. Arne's musical entertainment "Thomas and Sally," written by Bickerstaff, was produced at Covent Garden Theatre. Miss Brent made a great success both as singer and actress; the other vocalists included Mr. Beard, Mrs. Vernon, and Mr. Mattocks. The piece obtained immediate and lasting popularity. The music was published with the following title: "Thomas and Sally, or the Sailor's Return, a Dramatic Pastoral, with the Overture in score, songs, dialogues, duettos and dance tunes, as performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden by Mr. Beard and Miss Brent, Mr. Mattocks, Mrs. Vernon, and chorus. The music compos'd by Doctr. Arne. London Printed for J. Walsh, in Catherine Street, in the Strand. Enter'd at Stationers' Hall."