1803.) 
The French government has granted a 
patent to the inventors of rwelve machines, 
which are faid to be highly important to 
the manufaéture of woollen-cloth. Great 
hopes are entertained in that country, that 
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thefe machines will tend : to leffen the ex- 
pence in the manufacture of that article, 
and to increafe the general commerce of 
the Republic. 
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REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 
A Sonata for the Piaito-forte, with or without 
the additional Keys. In which is iroduced a 
favourite Scotch Air, and a New Pollacca ;_ 
with anAccompaniment for a Flute, ad libitum. 
Compofed and dedicated to the Baronefs Lit- 
aun, by Veronica Cranchettini. Op. 3th. 45. 
T was with a pleafing expectation we 
4. fat down to infpeét a new work trom 
fo {prightly and ingenious a compofer as 
Veronica Cianchettini, and in no refpect 
were we difappointed. The firt move- 
ment is written in a brilliant and finifhed 
ftyle. The Scotch: Air, by which it is 
fucceeded, is given with tafteful expref- 
fion ; and the Pollacca is original, elegant, 
and ftriking. The hand of a miftrefs is 
difcernible in the arrangement of the ideas; 
and in the modulation and general con- 
du&t of the piece, we trace a degree of 
fkill and {cientific information rarely found 
in Temale compoters. 
“* Ab! Gentle Zephyr.” A Song with an Ac- 
companiment for ibe Piano forte or Harp. 
Compofed and Dedicated to Lord Vifcount 
Kirkwall, by E, Randles, Organift, Wrex- 
bam. 1s. 6d. ; 
We find in this fong fome fmooth and 
agreeable paflages; but they want origi- 
nality and arrangement. ‘he rhythm is 
not ftrictly obferved ; and in one place 
two fucceffive oftaves occur in the fame 
direction. Thefe remarks are, however, 
by no means intended to difcourage Mr. 
Ranales from profecuting his ftudies in 
this {pecies of compofition; in which, in- 
deed, we do not doubt but that a patient 
perfeverance will, ere long, render him re- 
fpeétable. - . 
Maxzxinghi's Mufical, Pleafing Infiru€tor, in 
Numbers; Confifting of Rondos, Marches, 
Scotch and Englifb Airs, Gc. Ge. Exprefsly 
calculated for the ufe of Schools and juvenile 
Performers. Compofed, felected, and arranged 
by the above author. Each Number 1s. 
The firft eight numbers of this work, 
now lying before us, are fo perfectiy 
adapted to the intended purpofe of juwe- 
nile improvement, as to juftity our unquali- 
fed praile. The fele€ted airs do credit 
to Mr. Mazzinghi’s tafte and judgment ; 
and the original pieces are mott pleafingly 
fimple. The whole werk, fo far as it has 
proceeded, is both alluring and valuable, 
and only induces us to wifh that, for the 
fake of young beginners, the ingenious 
editor had thought proper to fizger fome 
of the leaft familiar paflages. i 
An Epitaph. Set to Mufic, with an Accom- 
pamiment for the Piano-forte, by Sfobn Holden. 
Is. 
To this Epitaph, long fince fo beauti- 
fully fet by the late Mr. Jonathan Batti- 
fhill as a ferious glee for three voices, Mr. 
Holden has by mo means done juftice. 
The melody is dull and uninterefting ; and 
the accent is frequently falfe. The adop- 
tion of the zizor-third at the line “ His 
heart then funk beneath the ftorm’’ is, we 
mutt confefs, judicious; but here we trace 
the lapfe of two confecutive-odiaves. 
Tie Weeping Willow; a favorite Song. The 
Words by Mis Stockdale. The Mufic by Theoe 
dore Smith, E/q. 1s. ; 
We are greatly pleafed with this laft 
vocal effort of Mr. Smith’s. The words 
are at once poetical and fentimental ; and 
the mufic is happily calculated to convey 
their fenfe. Many of the paflages are 
truly elegant, and they admirably bind to- 
gether. The introduction of the little in- 
termediate recitatives is particularly hap- 
py, and throws over the whole an air of 
originality. 
A Favourite Andante Movement. Compofed by 
Mozart, with Variations for the Piano-forte 
by L. Fanfen. 1s. 
Mr. janfen, in thefe variations, has dif- 
played an eafy, natural tafle. They are 
not, we muft confe{s, calculated to capti- 
vate the ear; but yet are fufficiently fmooth 
and pleafant to gratify the praétitioner 5 
and if affiduoufly applied to, cannot fail 
to impreve the finger. 
‘6 In Heaven the rapturous Song began.’ A fa- 
wourite Ode on the Incarnation. Compofed by 
the late Rev. Samuel Medley. Set to Mufic, 
for Four Koices, by Richard Taylor, of Chejter.: 
mg; 
We have not perufed this produétion of 
unregulated genius wholly withour plea- 
fure. The parts are put together with 
little of that art neceffary to a malieriy 
K k 2 compolitio n ; 
