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Numbers XT. and XII. of Handel’s Overtures 
for the Piana-forte and Flute. Adapted 
by F. Mazxxinghi. 
Goulding, Phipps, and D’ Almaine. 
The prefent Numbers of this‘ ufeful 
work, complete Mr. Mazzinghi’s plan,. 
and we congratulate him onthe fuccefs 
with which he has executed his undertak- 
ing. We here find the Overtures to 
Alexander Balas, Meffiah, the fourth and. 
eighth Anthems, the Jubilate, and the 
whole of the Grand Coronation Anthem, 
which, together with thofe in the previous 
Numbers, comprize all the moft popular 
and eligible Overtures of the great German 
compoier, and form a moft valuable little 
library in the grand ftyle of organ and 
piano-forte mufic. 
§* Come Peace Repofe with Me,” a Canzonet. 
Set to Mufic and Inferibed to Mifs Colburn, by 
F. B. Adams. ts, Skillern, 
The chafte and. plaintive. ftyle of this 
Canzonet, will intereft thofe who are fond 
of pathos and fimplicity. The diftances 
are natural, and characterifed by a melli- 
State of Public Affairs in Fuly, 1801. 
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fluency highly favourable to the fentiment 
of the words. 
“© The Laffie of the Glen,” a Scotch. Songs 
compofed by W. P. Cope. 1s. Riley. 
«©The Laffie of the Glen,” is one of 
thofe little efforts, in which, though no- 
thing fcientific or claffical is expected, yet 
we find much ea(e, fprightlinefs, and plea- 
fantnefs of effect. The meicdy, not ftrik- 
ingly novel, is for the moft part greatly 
engaging, and partakes throughout of the 
true Scotch ftyle. 
The Nightingale, aCanzonet. . Sct to Mufic and 
inferibed ta Mifs Anderfon, by F. B. Adams. 
1s. 6d, Skillerae 
The * Nightingale’ is a charming lit- 
tle air, and the accompaniment is ingeni- 
oufly contiructed in imitation of the bird, 
which forms the fubjeét of the words. 
[ We apologize to Dr, Clarke, far the 
érratum of the prefs, in our critique laft 
month, of his excellent Glee; and. requett 
the public inftead of ‘¢ Compofed by John 
Cambridge, Mus, Doc.” read “* Compofed 
by John Clarke, Mus. Doc, Cambridge.’*} 
or rece enema 
STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, | 
12, Ful): ABOE. 0 | 
FRANCE. 
N every point of the French coaft, 
immenfe preparations are ftill ad- 
vancing for a pretended invafion of the 
Britifh empire. We are well aware that 
when we ufe the word pretended we are 
perfectly correé&t; but we regret that we 
are, by thefe means, compelled into a 
vaft and overwhelming expence. 
The divifions of flat-bottomed boats, 
which lately failed from Havre, we under- 
ftand, eluded the vigilarice of the Englith 
cruizers ; and, itis fuppofed, arrived at 
their dettination. 
“With refpes&t to the general ftate of 
affairs on the Continent, if we may be- 
lieve the French official papers, the conti- 
rental intrigues are on the point of being 
amicably adjufted at laft. The plan of 
indemnities is to be extended ftill farther ; 
and by fuffering feveral of the dillatisfied 
powers to. partake of its blefings them- 
felves, the ftorm is once more likely to 
be averted. The Pope will, certainly, 
and with the confent of the more power- 
ful of the Catholic States, be difpoffefied 
of all his temporal dominions, which, there 
is little doubt, will be conferred on the 
Jate King of Sardinia; who, it is faid, is 
now to be known by the new-fangled 
title of the King of Etruria, and who will 
once more be fuffered to keep poffeffion of 
his new gift of a crown, juft as long as 
France or Auftria fhall gracioufly conde- 
{cend to permit. There is a degree of 
natural referve in the cendu& of the Firt 
Conful, probably the effeét of profound 
and perpetual meditation, which 1s totally 
uncongenial to the manners of the people ' 
of France, and which we already find has 
difgufted fome of the diplomatic corps. 
Cobentzel and Lucchefini, the Auftrian and 
Pruffian Minifters, have requefted to be 
recalled, from this caufe alone, as it is 
faid, and are to leave Paris fhortly. 
Paris journals, of the 8th of July, 
announce the arrival of the Lodi brig’on 
the 28th of June at Nice from Egypt, 
which fhe left on the rgth of May, hav~ 
ing taken’a Turkith veffel, loaded with 
horfes, on her paffage. She brings no 
difpatches from the French General ; as 
he forwarded, fome days before the Lodi © 
failed, by three different advice- boats, ac- 
counts*of the military operations up to 
that period, which boats are not yet ar- 
rived, and fuppofed, of courfe, to be cap- 
tured, The French were in poffeffion of 
Cairo 
