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factiire of a plaited substance, composed 

 either of silk, cotton, or other thread or 

 yarn. — Nov. 20. 



Thomas Hopper, of Reading, esq. for 

 certain iraprovements in the manufacture 

 of silk hats.— Nov. 20. 



Anthony Deane, of Charles-street, 

 Deptford, ship-caulker; for an apparatus 

 or macliine to be worn by persons enter- 

 ing rooms or other places filled with 

 smoke or other vapour, for the pur- 

 pose of extinguishing fire, or extricating 

 persons or properly therefrom. — No- 

 vember 20. 



Jacob Perkins, of Hill-street, London, 

 and John Martineau, of the City-road, en- 

 gineci's: for an improvement in the con- 

 struction of Uie furnace of steam-boilers 



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and other vessels, by which fuel is econo- 

 mised and the Siuoke consumed. — Nov. '20. 



Joseph Bourne, of Denby, Derljyshire, 

 stone-i)ottle manufacturer, for improve- 

 ments in the burniui; of stone and brown- 

 ware in kilns or ovens, by carrying up the 

 heat and flame from the furnace or fire 

 below to the middle and upper parts of 

 the kiln or oven, either by means of fines 

 or chimneys in the sides thereof, or by 

 moveable pipes or conductors to be 

 placed within such kilns or ovens, &c. — 

 Nov. 22. 



*^* Copies of the specifications, or further 

 notices of any of these itwentions, will be 

 inserted free of expense, on being transmitted 

 to the Editor. 



NEW MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. 



Fa7itasia for the Flute and Piano-Forte ; 

 composed by Charles Nicholson. 4s. 



IN this piece, which has been re- 

 peatedly performed in public with 

 distinguished applause, Mr. Nicholson 

 lias successfully introduced the popu- 

 lar Scottish air of " Auld Lang Syne," 

 and an " Original Waltz." So far as 

 the selected movements evince indi- 

 vidually the tasteful choice of this 

 celebrated fluitist, they are creditable 

 to the jjrofessional cultivation of his 

 mind, while such of the matter as he 

 claims for his own displays a respect- 

 able portion of natural talent. Its 

 style is certainly good, and it well 

 amalgamates with the parts of" the 

 publication. The embellishments Mr. 

 N. has given to the melodies he has 

 enlisted in his service are too judi- 

 cious, and, we may say, too improving, 

 to have escaped our notice ; and the 

 tovt ensembk o{ the production exhibits 

 a degree of imagination and judgment 

 which give him an honourable rank 

 among tlie instrumental composers of 

 the day. For the piano-forte accom- 

 paniment to this " Fantasia," the free 

 and (lorid style of which well entitles 

 it to its designation, the public, it 

 would seem, is indebted to the abilities 

 of Mr. Nicholson's friend, Mr. J. B. 

 Taylor. This geullcman has executed 

 liis task with a skill worthy of the un- 

 dertaking ; and the w bole piece pre- 

 sents an attractive example of united 

 taste and ingenuity. 

 " The I Jinfftuv^e of Love,'' a Canzonet ; 

 cumposrit, xc'Uh on Accompaniment for the 

 J'iano I'urtv, by Charles Jarvis. is. Gd. 

 Ilow far the title of this can- 

 zuuct is sanctitmcd by the treatment 

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the author has given it, we will leave 

 to the judgment of its hearers. The 

 piece (in E flat major) is composed in 

 an easy, simple, and natural style, and 

 with very little digression from the 

 original key. Mr. Jarvis has evidently 

 aimed at nothing beyond prettiness, 

 and so far has succeeded; but, as to 

 the light thrown by the poetry on love, 

 on the " Art unteachable, untaught," 

 its discovery must rest with the saga- 

 city of its author. 



The celebrated Trio from Rosina, "When 

 the rosy morn appearing,'^ arranged with 

 Variatiunsfor the Piano-Forte, by Samuel 

 Poole. 2s. 



In scanning the pages of this little 

 and unassuming production, we find 

 ourselves much pleased. By his ad- 

 scititious matter, Mr. Poole has given 

 an agreeable variety to the original 

 air. The light and shade thrown over 

 the composition, by the changes and 

 re-changes, from the major to the 

 minor mode, and vice versa, together 

 with the concluding corda, present 

 indisputable evidences of this master's 

 taste. Without stretching fur into the 

 regions of science, or displaying any 

 profound acquaintance with the laws 

 of harmony, this pleasing eflort affords 

 a respectable specimen of talent and 

 knowledge of the secrets of good com- 

 position. 



" Tarry and woo," a Ballad, as sung hy 

 Misi Graddon. The IVords by Mr. H . 

 Upton, the Music by Mr. T. Cooke. ?s. 



There is in this air a degree of 



novelty, and that novelty, as far as it 



goes, is not unrecommondcd by the 



tasto with which it is set forth. In the 



accompaniment 



