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dent of government for agriculture and 
meteorology, and member of feveral learn- 
ed focieties.—“ On Thurfday, the 5th 
complementary day, year 11, (September 
22d, 1803,) at 7 o'clock at night, I was 
returning out of the country ; the air was 
lightly agitated by a gentle breeze at 
E.N. E.; and the night very dark. At 
the diftance of about half a league from 
Befort, the fky became brilliant, and fo 
full of luftre, that the country feemed illu- 
minated as with a thoufand bougies; 
upon which we inftantly difcovered a 
globe of fire proceeding from a cloud ; 
it pafied over our heads, and precipitated 
itfelf into anothercloud. ‘The globe was 
of areddifh, yellowith hue, and extremely 
brilliant. It feemed to be about 6 or 8 
feet in diameter. It left behind it fome 
faint traces of light fimilar to thofe ufually 
produced by fire-works. The globe re- 
mained vifibie during, at leaft, one minute. 
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The horfes were very much affrighted, and 
ran off ona gallop. Thecoachman was, 
likewife, firuck with terror, and two ladies 
were taken ill: when the globe plunged 
‘Into another cloud, it rolled over itfelf, 
forming a femicircle. I lo& fight of it 
over a wood, about 200 paces from us. 
There I prefume, or near it, the explofion 
muft have taken place. We heard, in 
fa&, a fort of ftifled noife, like that of a 
cannon exploded ata diftance. The meteor 
was feen at Befort and the neighbouring 
villages ; the explofion was noticed iv that 
town, and was taken for an earthquake ; 
glafs vefiels were heard to fhake, and the 
houfes had a kind of fhock, that was very 
terrifying. The globe proceeded from 
the north-eait, to the fouth-weit ; my baro- 
meter at Befort was at 27 p. 4. li., and 
my thermometer at 10 degrees one quar- 
ter above the freezing point. The varia- 
tion at Befort is 27 p. 1 |, and Gs. 
REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 
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Fifteen Songs, fung by Mrs. Mountain in the 
Lyric Novelift, an admired Entertainment, 
performed at the principal Towns in the United 
Kingdom ; fome of which have been Jung with 
unbounded <Applaufe at the Theatre Royal, 
Drury-lane. The Poetry, by Mr. Cherry. The 
Miuficy compofed, with an Accompaniment for 
{ the Piano-forte, by Dr. Calicott, Mr. Webbe, 
Mr. Shield, Mr. Hsok, Mr. Davy, Signior 
Lauza, Mr. Rofs, of Abverdecn: and Carolan, 
-the Irifo Bard. 11s. 
OST of thefe fongs are too attrac- 
tive not to have been well received 
wherever they may have been fung ; in- 
deed, we have feldom found, in an affem- 
blage of the like number, fo great a pro- 
portion of pleafing matter. The talents 
of the different matters engaged in the 
work (all of the firft rank) are, generally 
fpeaking, exhibited to much advantage ; 
and Carolan, the Irifh bard, is feen in his 
-moft pleafing point of view. 
Le Reve, une Sonate. Compofte par M. Wil- 
belma. 3s. 
This compofition, comprifing four 
movements, is intended for the piano- 
forte; and may be claffed with the firft- 
rate productions for that inttrument. 
Many of the ideas are conceived with elo- 
quence; and a refpectable portion of 
{cience is every where evident. 
have to hint any drawback to its merit, 
it is that of its not being fufficiently 
marked with origznality of charaéter. It 
is, however, highly pleafing in its general 
If we 
effect 5 and will, we doubt not, find many 
admirers. 
Davis’s occafional Collection of Popular Dances 3 
arranged for the Piano-forte, Harp, or Violin, 
with proper Figures. Vol. I. 
The nature and defign of this publica- 
tion, will be beft explained by the words 
of the editor ; ho, in his advertifement, 
tells us, that he ** wifhes to lay before the 
public, every fearce and valuable compo- 
fition “applicable to the dance; and that 
he has engaged the fervices of feveral 
profeffors, who will occafionally furnifh 
him with new and popular produftions, 
both foreign and domeftic.” The work 
may be had in numbers, 1s. each; or, in 
one volume, 10s. 6d. containing twelve 
numbers. Confiderable tafte, we muf 
fay, has been exercifed in fele€ting thefe 
pleafing trifles, as well as in the. ftyle in | 
which they are brought forth. ‘The fron- 
tifpiece is fanciful and elegant; and the © 
engraving does Mr. Davis the higheft 
credit. 
The much-admired Air, Laura and Leuza, ar- 
ranged as a Rondo for the Piano-forte, with 
additional Keys; by F Monro. 1s. 64, 
Mr. Monro has formed from this air a 
pleafing and improving exercife for the 
piano-forte. ‘The digreflions and embel- 
‘lifhments are judicious; and the general 
conduét of the piece bef{peaks confiderable 
fkill in this fpecies of mufical arranges 
ment. 
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