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being laid ‘out in the purchafe of 3 per 
cent. confols, in like manner as the mo- 
nies arifng from the fale of fee-farm 
rents are, by an act of 34 Geo. 3, for the 
better management of the land revenues 
of the crown, directed to be laid out. 
s¢ An AG& for permitting until the sth Day 
of May, 1805, the Importation of Hides, 
Calf-fkins, Horns, Tallow, and Wool, ex- 
cept cotton Wool) in Foreign Ships, on 
Payment of the like Duties as 17 imported in 
Britifh or irith Ships. 44 Geo. 3, ¢. 29.” 
(Pafied March 23, 1804.) | 
The object of this a&t, is manifefly to 
keep down the price, of feme very necef- 
fary articles of general coniumption, by 
encouraging the importation of the raw 
materials at a low duty; but our com- 
mercial readers are to obierve, that this 
permiffion is dependent beth as to its 
commencement and -duration, upon the 
order of the King in Council in Biigla:d ; 
and upomalike order ifued in Ireland, 
under the authority of the Lord-leme- 
nant in Council. 
Review of New Mufical Publications. 
| [Feb.'1, 
s¢ An A&to revive and continue, until eight 
Months after the Ratification of a defini- 
tive Treaty of Peace, an A& made inthe 
42d* Year of the Reign of his prefent 
Majefty, for repealing feveral A@ts re- 
lating to tae Admiffion of certain Articles 
of Merchandize in neutral Ships, and to 
the iffuing Orders in Council for that Pur- 
pofe, and for making other Provifions in 
Lieu thereof; and alfo tu indemnify all 
Perfons who have been concerned in iffuing, 
or carrying into Execution, Orsers of Coun- 
cil, for permitting the Importation of cer- 
tain Goods from America in neutral Ships. 
44 G. 3, ¢. 30,” (Pafied March 23, 1804.) 
_ The a& of 42 Geo. 3, referred to in 
the title of this aét, ailowed the importa- 
tion iato Great Britain and Ireland of any 
goods or commodities, the preduce of any 
countries not under the deniinion of bis 
Majefly on the continent of America, or, 
in the Weft Inaies, in fhips from coun. - 
tries in amity with this, until January 1, 
18043 and by this aét, this permiflion is 
revived, and to continue until eight months 
after the ratification of a definitive treaty 
of peace. 
* aa Geo. 3, Cap. 180. 
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REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 
ELIE 
Pra&ical Rules for Playing and Teaching the 
Piano-forte and Organ, with general Obfer= 
wations on the Accompaniment. and Perform- 
ance of Vocal Mufic, by the late S. F. Cheene. 
tl» Es. 
R. CHEENE, late organift of the 
| Collegiate church, Manchefter, has 
produced in this work a moft ingenious 
and ufeful aflemblage of praétical infor- 
mation, the greater part of which is par- 
ticularly adapted to the advancement of 
the blind practitioner. The preface, to 
this publication is judicious and fenfible ; 
and the imtroductory matter diawn up 
with a concifenefs and perfpicuity far ex- 
ceeding what are commcealy met with 
in publications of this defeription. Tne 
procedure. and examples are perfect'y pro- 
‘ gréffive ; and though we do not unverfally 
approve of the fingering, the general caft 
of it is accurate and elegant. 
- The fe&tions treating of the major and 
minor modes, and of the true nature and 
excellencies of accompanying, are {ufficient 
evidencies of the clearnefs of the autncr’s 
ideas on thofe ‘parts of his fubject ; and 
the whole will he found by thofe who are 
ardent in the purfuit of all the firit and 
leading principles of gocd performance cn 
the Piano-forte, the organ, and in fing. 
BES a 
ing, to be a highly qualified and valuable 
acquifition. 
Mazzinghi’s Lufus Harmonie Mutabilis. 
_ The nature and purpofe of this curious 
invention, which confifts of a number of 
mufical cards, will be beft explained in 
the words of Mefirs Goulding, Phipps and 
D’Almaine, who teil us that ** they have 
prepared for the amufement and Jervice of 
the public, a curioufly conftruéted Mufi- 
cal Repofitory, filled with an inexhauftible 
combination of meicdies in the ftyle of _ 
rondeaus, fo arranged that any perfon 
may compofe his own tunes, and vary 
them through millions ef changes.” For 
the ingenuity and novelty of this project 
we give Mr. Mazzinghi great credit. It 
is {uficiently ériginal to excite the atten- 
‘tion of the curious, and at leaft practicable 
enough to fatisfy thofe who do not look 
for impofibiliies. This is not the firlt 
attempt of irs kind, though its means are 
new; and we mutt confefs that we fat. 
down to its examination by no means pre-_— 
judiced in its favour; but the zuthor has 
had the addrefs to convince us of the fea- 
fiblenefs of his plan, and we are fo far his 
advocates as to recommend it to the atten- 
tion of thofe who are attached to fcientific 
amufement and ingenious gratification. 
A Collection, 
