1802. 
Rubbing down the Poft- Hor fe ; Watering the Cart- 
Horfe. Pair of Prints 15 by 12. Painted by 
G. Morland, engraved by “f. Raphael Smith. 
In fubje&s cf this defcription Morland 
is unrivalled. There is in each of thefe 
prints, an attention to nature, and a truth 
ef charaéter, which has not been exceeded 
by any artift of any age or country, and 
they are admirably transferred to the cop- 
per by Mr. R Smith.. 
Lhe annual Ceremony of adminiftering the Oaths of 
Allegiance, Ge. Nov. 8th. to the Lord Mayor 
ele#. Painted by Miller, and engraved by 
B. Smith. 
Confidered as giving an interior view of 
Guild-hall, and containing portraits of 
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more than 130 different citizens, coms 
prizing many men who were or are re-~ 
markable chara&ters, this muft be clafled 
as an interefting print; and what gives it 
fome additional value, is that the portraits 
are, generally {peaking, very characteriftic 
refemblances. 
Mr. Alderman Boydell has lately pub- 
lifhed prints from five of the pictures 
which he prefented to the Counci!-Chara 
ber, Guildhall. Providence, Innocence, 
Wifdom, and Happine/s, allegorical from 
Rigaud ; engraved by B. Smith, Simon, 
and Burke; and Coajugal Affection, en- 
graved by Thew. They forma very pleaf- 
ing fuite of prints. 
REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 
Six Englhifh Canzsonets and two Duettinos, with 
an Accompaniment for the Harp or Piano forte. 
The Words by Lady Tuite. Compofed, and de- 
dicated to the Prince/s Elizabeth, by Pbilip An- 
tony Corri. 
canzonets, we are not, we mutt con- 
fefs, difpofed to form any very high opi- 
nion of Mr. Corri’s talents in vocal com- 
pofition. They are, generally fpeaking, 
remarkably fterile of air; the expreffion is 
feeble, fometimes even falfe; and the ac- 
companiment is little more than a mere 
monotonous arpeggio. We were anxious 
to find one, at lea{t, that we might recom- 
mend to the public ; but did no way fuc- 
ceed till we arrived at the fixth. This 
poflefles a tolerably pleafing melody, and 
givesthe fentiment of the words with an 
effect, which, though not ftriking or origi- 
nal, is juft, and, in a confiderable degree, 
interefting. 
A FTER an attentive perufal of thefe 
OFS 
Six Songs, with an Accompaniment for the Piano- 
forte. Compofed byfobn Fergus, of Glafgow. 
Mr. Fergus has difcovered fome genius 
in this collectien of airs, though we do 
not find any thing to warrant.a very flat- 
tering report. Some of the paflages are 
novel, and a general connection of idea is 
preferved. The expreflion is juft, though 
not ftrong; and the accompaniment, 
though it fays but little, is never at vari- 
ance with the fentiment. The laft fong 
in the colle&ion is printed in /cere, and 
exhibits, in the conftruction of the parts, 
fome marks of ignorance or negligence, 
which fomewhat furprifed us, after our 
perusal of the preceding vages. 
The Welch Harper, a favourite Glee for three 
Voices. Compofed by Theodore Smith. 
Mr. Theodore Smith, to whofe well- 
earned repute we have often had the plea- 
fure of contributing, has produced, in his 
prefent effort, proofs of an unfading fan- 
cy, and a judgment not impaired by years. 
The melody of the ‘* Welch Harper’? is 
fimple, original, and fweetly pretty, and 
the parts are put together in a mafterly 
manner ; though we muft notice, that the 
word merrily, in the firft page, is falfely 
accented in the fecond foprano and in the 
bafs. The whole is fet as a harmonifed 
ballad, and comprifes three verfes or re- 
petitions of the fame mufic. 
Trio for three Performers on one Piano-forte. 
Compofed, and dedicated to the Mifs Caffanai- 
jors, by MM. P. King. i 
This trio comprifes three movements, 
and is ingenious in its conftruétion, parti- 
cularly in the laft movement, which is @ 
well-worked fugue, and does credit to 
Mr. Ksing’s fcience and contrivance. We 
cannot, however, give our unqualified ap- 
probation to this p~laz of compofition. 
The execution becomes neceflarily very 
unequally diftributed, and the effes, in 
fpite of the beft management, will always 
be indecifive and confufed. As a novel 
effort of art, we are pleated with the pro- 
duction : yet fcarcely know how to recom- 
mend it to the attention of the practicaé 
fiudent, 
“¢ Poor Elicn,” a Ballad. S:t to Mujic by M. 
P. King. 
This ballad is written inan eafy, natu- 
ral, and expreffive ftyle. If it do. not po 
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