18 23.) 



New Music and the Drama. 



Island of Tobago.... 



Dominica ■ 



— — ^ St. Lucia- • • 

 Colony of Berbice .•• 

 Island of Nevis • • • • ■ 



Tortola • . . • ' 



Moutserrat 



363 



Tiie increase in the total quantity of 

 goods exported to tlie East Indies and 

 China, will be seen to consist principally 

 in cotton manufactures, and that for the 

 last live years the declared value, in com- 

 parison with the official value, (which latter 

 may be considered as representing quan- 

 tity rather than value,) has regularly de- 

 creased. The declared value to the West 

 Indies will be seen to have decreased from 

 7,093,087/. in 1815, to 3,383,061i. in 1822. 

 A considerable portion of the merchandize 

 exported to the island of Jamaica is re-ex- 

 ported from thence to the coast of South 

 America, and disposed of in part for mules 

 and cattle for the use of the island ; but the 

 greater part of the goods so re-exported 

 are disposed of for specie. There is no 

 retarn of the value, but the number of 

 packages so re-exported in each year are 

 stated in the last column of the Table 

 No. IV. including a proportion from the 

 Bahamas and Trinidad ; the quantity will 

 be seen to have regularly decreased since 

 1814. 



The following is a statement of the 

 quantity of Spirits distilled in Ireland 

 in the years 1821 and 1822 : showing 

 tlje proportion on which duty has been 

 paid for home consumption at the rate 

 of 5s. 6d. per gallon, and the quantity 

 exported (vide Parliamentary Paper, 

 No. lOC):-- 



In 1821. 

 Quantity on which Duty has 



been paid for Home Cou- Gals. 



sumption 3,375,658 



Quantity Exported 396,746 



Total quantity Distilled 3,788,786 

 In 1822. 

 Quantity on which Duty has 

 been paid for Home Con- 

 sumption »•• 2,966,901 



Quantity Exported 620,293 



Total quantity Distilled 4,318,012 

 The following is a statement of the 

 amount of duty on Hops of the growth 

 of the year 1822, distinguishing the 

 principal districts in which the duty 

 has been paid (vide Pari. Paper, 

 No. 52.) :— 



Rochester (Kent) ^122,375 



Canterbury 76,087 



Sussex 84,931 



Hampshire •^ 10,487 



Essex 4,132 



Hereford 31,248 



Worcester 6,287 



Stourbridge (Worcester) 2,855 



Salisbury (Wilts) 7,272 



Lincoln -• 4,333 



Suffolk 1,273 



All other Parts 2,968 



Total 354,303 



At 2d. per lb. is 42,516,467 lbs. 



NEW MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. 



A Grand Symphony for an Orchestra, 

 composed by William Howyill, of 

 Whileluiven. Ids. Gd, 



THE publication before us (dedi- 

 cated to the Earl of Lonsdale,) 

 comprizes, not only all the orchestral 

 parts of thepicce announced, separately 

 printed, but an accompaniment for the 

 piano-forte, so constructed as to give 

 to the performance every additional 

 effect derivable from the aid of that 

 in.strument. The composition con- 

 sists of no fewer than seventeen 

 niovemenls ; consequently, it is not 

 deficient in the relief allordcd by 

 variety of impression. Some of these 

 are highly ingenious, and the major 

 portion of them arc marked by some 



characteristic of excellence. The har- 

 monical fabrication, in every instance, 

 is not only legitimate, but indicative of 

 science and contrivance. While the 

 general spirit and diversity of the 

 peace engage and interest the auditor, 

 the active working of the inner parts, 

 and the molivo of the bass, bespeak 

 experience and judgment in depart- 

 ments of composition, which, by the 

 great mass of composers, arc best un- 

 derstood. The instruments are com- 

 bined with no common judgment; and 

 the cllcct of the whole is so striking 

 and gratifying, that we hope the public 

 reception of this more than ordinary 

 cllort, will encourage Mr. Howgill to 

 proceed iu his compositional labours. 

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