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faical verfes of this fong, Mr. Moulds 
has acquitted himfelf with extraordinary 
fuccefs. ‘Though there is rot one poeti- 
cal idea in the words, there are feveral 
pleafing conceptions in the melody, and 
the ftrain altogether affumes a novel ‘and 
attractive character. 
Welfon’s Vigiory, written by Mr. G. Fox, and 
compofed by Reginald Spaftorth. 1s. 
Longman and Clementi. 
*¢ Nelfon’s Victory,’ as a temporary 
ballad, is a tolerable compofition. The 
paflages, though not clofely connected, 
are bold and familiar. The compofer 
clofes the air with the choral part of 
€¢ Rule Britannia,’? which he has fo in- 
genioufly incorporated with his own mu- 
fic as to give it a-perfeCtly new effeé&t. 
The Harpfichord Preceptor, being a mew and 
complete introdu€tion to playing the barpfichord, 
organ, or piano-forte. 58. Thompfon. 
This work we have perufed with much 
fatisfaGion. It centains a tamiliar elu- 
cidation of the firft principles of mufic, 
with examples of the moft medern and cor- 
rect mode of fingering ; and prefents the 
pupil with thirty pleafing leffons in va- 
rious keys, progreflively arranged, and 
New Patents lately enrolled. 
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‘[ Aprif 
accompanied with preludes and canzonets: 
The work. altogether, we have the plea~ 
fure to fay, is formed on a novel and im 
terefting plan, and is calculated both to 
eafe the mafter and facilitate the improve- 
ment of the pupil. sat ik 
«* At Noox when my Fair One I meet,” @ 
ballad, compofed by S. R. Rimbault. 1s. 
Thompfon. 
This ballad is writtes. with much tafte- 
and expreflion. The paffages are im ge- 
neral eafy, flowing, and in perfeét con- 
fonance with the fentiment of the poet. 
Numbers II. and III. of Elegant Seleétiens, com-. 
prifing the moft favourite compofitions of Haydn, 
Pleyel, Mozart, Pafello, and other éfteemed 
authors, confifting of fonatas, overtures, ca- 
pricics, rondes, and airs for the pianse-forte or 
harp... Each Number as. olfes 
The firft number of this intereftnge 
compilation we noticed in our laft. The 
prefent numbers are fupplied with equal 
valuable materials, and are at once calcu- 
lated to entertain and improve the prac- 
titioner. The pieces are feleéted with 
tafte, and afford an attra&tive variety 
both to the vocal and inftiamental ama- 
teur. 
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The NEW PATENTS, lately Enrolled. 
Mr. FuSSELL’S NEW PATENT FOR A 
BALANCE LOCK FOR CANALS. 
HE inland navigation of England 
by canals, has gradually become an 
obje&t of infinite commercial importance. 
A very confiderable portion of the capital 
of the nation, has been laid out in form- 
ing canals: the intercourfe, and the con- 
veyances of trafic, have been very much | 
facilitated wherever canais have been cut. 
A very high annual income tc the pro- 
prietors of canals is yielded, as the regular 
commercial return from the money which 
has been expended upon them. Every 
year, in confequence of thele things, is 
marked by new projects for the extention 
of thefe channels cf our internal navi- 
gation. A confiderable hare of the 
mechanical ingenuity of the nation has 
been exerted in this interefting province. 
The new proieflion of civil engineers, 
find here their chief employment ; and 
canal navigation is in a train of improve- 
ment to the higheft perfection of which it 
is fufceptible. 
No one particular in the confruétion 
of canals, is of greater confequence or 
difficulty, than that which regards the 
connecting of canals of different levels 
into one courfe of uninterrupted navi- 
gation, It is often impoflible, without 
an exorbitant increafe of an expenee, 
which is always very great, to form a 
channel for a canal, of one unvarying 
level throughout the whole traét through 
whieh it is to be conduéted. If, in fuch. 
cafes, means might be contrived for the 
convenient raifing cr lowering of the 
veflels in a canal, from one~level to 
another; it is ealy to fee, that there 
would be a mighty improvement accom- 
plifhed. To aniwer this end, various 
means have been, at different times, 
adopted. In China, it has long been 
ufual to razfe or lewver boats from one 
level of a canal to another, by means of 
balance-boats kept in referve at the 
locks at which the change of level takes 
place. Mr. Ross, a fcottifh. clergy- 
man, about thirteen or fourteen years 
fince, fuggefted, among his friends, a 
very fimple adaptation of the Chinefe 
conirivance to the ule of our Britith 
canals ; it was talked of as ingenious, 
but carried no farther tewards execution. 
More recently, aninvention, the fame in 
principle, was propoied for the fame ufes 
by Dr. James ANDERSON, a man to 
whofe aétivity and originality of genius, 
the arts in Britain ave very highly in- 
debted. 
Mr. JaMes FussgbL, iron-manuy- 
fagturer . 
