1804.] 
The melodies of thefe fongs are {mooth, 
graceful and expreffive ; and the duett 1s 
conftru@ed with that ingenuity and fkill, 
which enfure a fweet and interefing effect. 
Six Ballads, compojed and infcribed to Mrs. 
Sheridan by Mrs. Bland. 53. 
The pernfal of this little collection of 
ballads has affurded us, much plea(ure. 
They are marked by an eafy flow of 
fancy, and, in fome inftinces, a felicity of 
éxprefiion, not common to thofe who ftep 
out of their own profMfonal tra&, in 
order to become compofers. The airs, 
‘© The fireams of day forfook the fley;”’ 
*© Ah! he’s dead, and donot hear ;” and 
“< To other fhades my Delia fies,” would-, 
not difgrace the pens. of fome who rank 
high in the lit of our mufical authors. 
No. 2. of Original Airs in variousand familar 
Styles for the Piano-forte ; compofed by Fobn 
and Weitiam Crotch. . 28. 6d. . 
We find in this collection, thirty-four 
little airs ; moft of which are pleafing trifles, 
and fo fimple and eafy in their conftruc- 
tion, as to form a good fequel to the 
number which has already appeared, and 
of which we {poke jn the commendatory 
terms it merited. 
Suzette of Sawoy, Cunzonette Ala Villagesife, 
written by F.- Bryan; compofed by Auguft. 
Voiut, 1s. 6d, 4 
We admire the appropriate. fimplicity 
of this ballad. Mr. Voiut, who we un- 
derftand isa foreigner lately arrived in 
this country, has caught the plain natural 
Englifh ftyle, with an exattnefs that fur- 
prizes us; and has conveyed the fenfe of 
his author with an accuracy that would 
do credit to a native compofer. 
New £65 of the Britifb Legiflature. 
481 
The Thrufh. The words by Z. W. Vincent ; the. 
Mujic compafed with an Accompaniment for the 
Piano-forte, by Fohn Banner. ¥8. y 
This little ballad is by no nicans with. 
out merit 3 nor is it wholly free from faults. 
The former, however, is fufficient to 
evince confiderable tatent, while the jatrer 
are only-to be charged to inexperience ; 
aided, perhaps, by too great an avidity to 
publifa. — 
« Enguiry after Happinefs 3’ compofed by I. 
Terai.’ Is.” 
This is an engaging little ballad. The 
melody, we are obliged in-candour to fay, 
is not fo ftriking'as we would wifh; yet, 
we muft allow that it is eafy, (mooth, and 
unaffected ; and by no means unfuitable to 
the fubjeé&t of the words. 
The Britifo Volunteers, a Patriotic Glee and 
Chorus ; fet to Mufic by I. Marfh, Efg. 1s. 6d. 
Mr. Marth has acquitted himielfin, this 
laudable attempt, in a ftvle worthy the 
fubjeét he has adopted. The *elody, is 
broad, bold, and fpirited ; and” the com- 
binations ingenious and correét. . 
Mr. Ruffell is printiag Propsfals for pyblifhing by 
fubfeription 5 Twelve Veluntane’s for the Or- — 
gan. The Merits of which, we have no Doubt, 
will confer much Honour on the ingenious Author. 
The Cimpofitions are to appear immediately. 
Price 10 Subferibers, 10s. 6d. to Non-furjcribersy 
72S. 
Thofe of our mufical readers who are. 
fond of {cientific information, found criti. 
cifm, and interefling anecdote, will be 
glad to hear that Dr. Bufby’s claffical pen - 
isnow employed on a Hittery of Muhe, 
fiom the carlieft period of harmonical in- 
telligence tothe prefent time. ~ 
NEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLATURE. 
Being an Analyfis of all Afs of General Importance, pafed during the late 
Sefion of Parliament. 
ani eee 
¢¢ An A& for repealing the feveral duties,- 
under the management of the commifiion- 
ers for the affairs of taxes, and granting 
new duties in lieu thereof; for granting 
new duties in certain cafes therein men» 
tioned ; for repealing the duties of excife 
on licences, and on carriages con(truéted. by 
coachmakers, and granting new duties 
thereon, under the manigement of the 
faid commiflioners for the affairs of taxes 3: 
and alfo new duties on perfons felling car- 
riages by auction or on commiffion.”” 43d 
Geo. Ill. Cap. clxi. Paffed Auguft 12, 
1803. 
T is ena&ted, ** that from and. after 
SL the sth of April, 1804, throughout 
‘England, Wales, and Berwick-upon- 
MontTuiy Mas, WNo.ils. 
Tweed ; and from and after the 24th of 
May, 1804, throughout Scotland, in licu 
of the duties thereby repealed; there fhall 
he paid the feveral duties fet forth in the 
hereinafter {chedules. 
The provifions in this very voluminous Act 
are too diffufe and extenfive to be inférted 5 
but as the new duties affect all perfons, they 
appear to be too important to be omitted, 
and in particular, at this pericd, when they 
are about to commence. ‘ 
The following new rvles for charging the du- 
ties, feem to be the mot important, out of 
the thirteen annexed to the above fche- 
dule, 
4 R : WINDOWS 
