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REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS.

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"The Twelfth Cake" is formed on plan entirely novel. The fongs are per fe&tly appropriate to the occafion, which furnishes the title of the work, and are written in the feveral characters of king, queen, a failor's wife, a match-girl, Simon Pure, a ballad-finger, and harlequin. Thefe characters, generally speaking, are fupported with judgment, and at the fame time, prefent to us familiar but pleafing

airs. The introduction confifts of two

movements, is purely inftrumental, and may be confidered as a short overture. The finale is a chorus, and concludes the production with a spirited and plea fur

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The Prefident's March is an American compofition, The ftyle in which it is conceived is lively, but wants confequence and ftrength of effect. In the form, in which Mr. Taylor here prefents it to the English public, it furnishes a good exercife for young performers, and poffeffes, in a confiderable degree, the qualification common to piano-forte duets; which is that of improving the young practitioner in his time.

Six Duets for Two Voices, or One only (ad liitum), with an Accompaniment for the Piano-Forte; compofed by Gno. Bianchi; the words by Metaftalio. Price 7s. Skillern.

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fra dubbi miei," is strongly characteristic,
and, in fome parts, conveys the fenfe of
the words fo emphatically, that the audi-
tor may fay, in the language of Metafta-
fio himfelf,

"L'aure che afcolto intorno
"Mi fanno palpitar.

The Genealogy of the British Kings, including
the Heptarchy, compofed by T. Attwood.
The words written by G. Saville Carey. Price
3s. 6d.
Longman and Broderip.

This production is profeffedly compofed for the laudable purpose of impreffing on the memory of youth, by the attraction of new and fucceffive melodies, the important and interefting fubject of English Hiftory. To undertakings of this nature, under whatever form they appear, we cannot but avow ourselves to be the zealous friends. But furely, the object of mental improvement can never be more engaging to the juvenile mind, than when recommended by fo alluring a vehicle as that of mufic.

We have perufed thefe duets with confiderable pleasure. Much elegance of ftyle prevails through the work, and fome of the airs do high credit to fignor Bianchi's talents, both on account of their accurate and forcible expreffion, as well as their theoretical excellence. "Sol può dir che fia tormento," is moft happily Atudied in the above points, and "Trova un fel, mia bella Clori," poffeffes much original fweetnefs. "Se ti bafta ch'io t'ammiri," is particularly refined; the paffages beginning at “ Sei vezzofa," and ending at "e la belta," are intimately connected with the sentiment of the poet, and return to the original fubject with great felicity of effect. The last duet, "Tremo

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Confidering the tender age of thofe for whofe benefit this work is chiefly defigned, and that a familiarity and plainnefs, bordering on puerility, was an abfolure requifite of the plan, both Mr. Carey and Mr. Attwood have acquitted themfelves with much addrefs. But, to confine our obfervations to the mufic; the fe'veral airs and recitatives, of which the genealogy confifts, are fo pleasingly conceived, and fo judicioufly arranged and contracted, as to maintain and intereft the attention to the end. Wherever the

compofer has found the fubject of the
words fufficiently prominent and dif-
tinguifhed to demand a particular caft of
expreffion, he has attended to that cir-
cumftance, and generally with great fuc-
cefs. In a word, the happiness of the
execution fcarcely yields to the excellence
of the defign.

Goofey Goofey Gander; with Variations for
the Harp or Piano- Forte; compofed by C.
Bryan. Price 1s.
Skillern.

This air, originally trivial in itself, affumes, in its prefent ftate, fomewhat of refpcctability. The variations were given to it by Mr. Bryan, are calculated to attract the attention of Piano-Forte practitioners. They are eafy, progreffive, faithful to the theme, and every way fuited to the improving finger of the juvenile mufician.

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ACCOUNT OF DISEASES IN LONDON *,
From the 20th of December to the 20th of January.

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Hernia

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Colica Pictonum

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Diarrhea

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Dyfentery

Hemorrhofis

Dyfuria

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Enarefis

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Scrofula

Hypochondriafis

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The prefent feafon being uncommonly mild, the number of catarrhal and pneumonic difeafes has been comparatively fmall. Many perfons, who are ufually afflicted with these complaints at this time of the year, have either entirely escaped, 2 or have been very flightly affected by them. The froft, however, though it lafted but for a few days, rather increased the number, and aggravated the symptoms of thefe difeafes. In one cafe of catarrhal fever, befides a confiderable degree of pain in the head, particularly about the frontal finus, forenefs and excoriation of the fauces, and fome rigidity in the muscles of the lower jaw, the cough and difficulty of breathing were fo urgent, as to require the application of leeches and a blifter to the fternum; these means, accompanied with gentle purging, and the ufe of antimonials and fquills, fucceeded in the removal of the difcafe.

It having been announced to the public, in the laft Magazine, that the late reporter of the Monthly State of Diseases in London ha fufpended his periodical communications, and that a fimilar correfpondence habeen established with a Gentleman in a different part of the town; it may be proper to obferve, that the limits of the Difpenfary which he attends in clude the whole of the City, and extend likewife confiderably to the North and to the Eaft-It may not be improper farther to remark, that his fituation affords a favourable opportunity of giving fome report refpecting the Atate of Puerperal and Infantile Diseases.

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For fome weeks paft, there has been a large number of cutaneous difeafes; the different fpecies of herpes have prevailed, and, in fome inftances, puftulary eruptions have been very obftinate. The ftrenuous manner in which the ufe of the nitrous acid had been recommended, induced us to try it in fome of these cafes; and we have a pleasure in reporting that, in feveral inftances, it produced a speedy removal of fymptoms. That a conclufion refpeting the powers of this medicine might not be rendered dubious by the use of external remedies, of a different kind, a lotion, compofed of this acid and water, was used in thofe cafes in which any external remedy was thought to be neceffary. In two cafes of tinea thefe means fucIceeded. The ufe of this medicine was not, in many inftances, attended with any inconvenience and in thofe cafes where any pain in the ftomach or bowels was complained of, a larger dilution of the acid, or the addition of a fmall quantity of any tincture, or fpirit, prevented any farther effect of this kind.

The cafe of Trifmus terminated fatally. It was preceded by a flight wound in one of the fingers, from which very little inconvenience arofe until feveral days after the accident, when the jaw became fuddenly fixed; fome flight convulfions were felt in different parts of the body, the pulfe became exceedingly quick and feeble, and in a few days the parient expired. The coica pictonum was fucceeded by anafarcous fwellings of the lower extremities, accompanied with fuch a difficulty of breathing, as indicated fome effufion into the cavity of the thorax. Thefe fymptoms may be attributed to a ftate of conftitution induced by repeated attacks of the former difeafe, to which the patient, who was a painter by trade, had for feveral years been fubject, or, perhaps, with as much probability, to an intemperate ufe of fpirituous liquors in which he had indulged himself, and which might co-operate with the other caufe in producing the effect. The mifchief arifing from this fpecies of intemperance has been admirably well defcribed by the writer of the account of difeafes prevalent in the month of Novem

ber.

In one of the cafes of hydrothorax, on the death of the patient, an opportunity of

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fered of infpecting the body; upon elevating the fternum, and infpecting the cavity of the thorax, we difcovered a large quantity of a brown or reddish coloured fluid. There was likewife a preternatural quantity of a fimilar fluid in the pericardium. The left lobe of the lungs was much compreffed, fo as to appear much diminished in its fize; and there were confiderable adhesions of that portion of the pleura which covered the lungs, to that which lined the cavity of the thorax.

The deaths in the Bills of Mortality for the laft four weeks, are stated as follows:

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The body was opened at the particular requeft of the deceased, who, not long before his death, mentioned his with on this fubject, and folicited a promife from his family, that it should be complied with; affigning, as a reafon for this request, that a knowledge of the feat of his complaint might contribute to the relief of others, who might be afflicted in the fame manner. Such a request being rather unufual, efpecially among perfons in a lower rank of life, deferves to be mentioned, as highly worthy of imitation.

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STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. In January, 1798.

GREAT BRITAIN.

R. Pitt's Affeffed Tax Bill, the rife and progrefs of which were given in our last number, has, after fome modifications, received the Royal affent, and been paffed into a law. Among the numerous meetings to oppofe this measure, that held at the Crown and Anchor on the 2d of Ja nuary, of the United Committees of the outlying parishes of the metropolis, deferves particular attention. Among other refolutions breathing that spirit of rational liberty, which was wont to animate the breast of almost every Englishman, there was one which expreffed the concern of the Meeting, at "Seeing inftituted in this country parochial inquifitions, where the people can only obtain redress by difclofing the fecrets of their private concerns, and fubmitting, perhaps, their most important interefts to the inveftigation of men, who can have no particular motive to protect, and may have many inducements to harafs and opprefs."

The laft important debate upon this Bill in the Houfe of Commons, was upon its third reading on the 3d of January, which was adjourned, and concluded on the 4th. Mr. Thompson first rofe, and pointed out the striking inconfiftences of the Bill, and its oppreffive tendency. He was followed by Mr. Tyrwhitt and Mr. Nicholls, who both oppofed the Bill. On the fame fide Sir Francis Burdett made what may not only be called an energetic, but a bold speech: he observed, that though he agreed with those who thought this mode of raifing the fupplies was highly objectionable, yet were it altogether unobjectionable in itfelf, he would oppofe the granting of fuch fupplies, because he detefted the purpofes they were intended to promote, the profecution of "this deteftable war," and the fupport of a fyftem of corruption. Thefe were the accurfed ends for which the people of this country were to groan beneath a load of increafed taxes: he was not forry that at this late period, when the clouds of prejudice were in fome meafure paffed away, and when men from distress were brought to think, and reflect upon the past, to have an opportunity of faying a word, which he attributed entirely to the ambitious projects of Minifters upon the origin MONTHLY MAG. No. XXVII.

of the war, for the fubjugation of France. By means of the immense revenue raised upon the people of this country, he added, a corrupt Minister had debauched the very spirit of the nation, and prepared us to become flaves, and the proof of it was our want of generofity and fpirit in fubmitting to become the instruments for enflaving others: "For let no man flatter himfelf," faid he, "that he has not been implicated in the guilt of that horrible conduct, which the Minifter adopted with regard to Ireland, unlefs he may have done all in his power to prevent it."

Sir Francis then traced the outlines of the melancholy ftate of the Sifter Kingdom, which he founded upon the report of the Earl of Moira, and upon information he had himself received. This Irifh fyftem, he obferved, had already paffed over into Scotland, and the fame fpirit had discovered itself at home, though not to the fame extent. He concluded by declaring, that he never would at any time, or under any circumstances, become an accomplice in the guilt of fupporting a system, which if it could be fupported, and was to be perfifted in, would eventually destroy the freedom of his country.

Dr. Laurence, Lord Hawkesbury, and feveral others on the minifterial fide of the Houfe, fupported the Bill, and defended the measures of adminiftration. The debate was then ad-、 journed.

On its being refumed the next evening, Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Fox exerted their talents against the paffing of the Bill, and against the conduct of Adminiftration. Mr. Sheridan was extremely fevere upon the affertions made by Dr. Laurence the preceding evening, particularly the comparifon which the Doctor had drawn between us at prefent, and the great Roman Republic in the height of its fame and glory. Was it ever stated, said he, that the Roman bulwark was a naval force? This kind of rhodomontade declamation ufed by the learned gentleman, Mr. Sheridan faid, was finely defcribed by one of the Roman poets→

"I, demens, curre per Alpes, Ut pueris placeas, et declamatio fias." The Doctor appeared to come to that Houfe as executor to adminifter to Mr. Burke's fury, without any of his fire or genius.

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Debate on the Affeffed Tax Bill.

Mr. Fox defended himself against the affertions or charges which had been brought against him on that and the preceding night, by feveral adherents of the Minifter, who had infinuated that he and his party had not the confidence of the people: he faid if he were to imitate the example set before him, he could fhew how much more the charge was applicable to his Majefty's Minifters. If petitions of diftruft from feveral of the most refpectable diftricts of this kingdom were proofs that they had loft the approbation and fupport of the country, it was certain that many fuch petitions had been prefented to the throne. He had had frequent occafions to go to the Levee to prefent fuch petitions: it was the fashion of the day, that the public fhould be derided; it was the King's, Lords, and Commons Houfe of Parliament, not the Commons of Great Britain, not the voice of the people that was now to be regarded-now that the Bill of Rights was deftroyed, the public voice was to be nothing. Thus an Alderman of London had prefumed to fay, that his conftituents were for the meafure of this Bill, directly in oppofition to a refolution of the Livery in Common Hall, in which they had declared their difapprobation of its principles. In reply to fome illiberal reflections of Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Fox exclaimed, "Why is the Honour able Gentleman fo violent againft me, but that he is ready to lend himself as a ready inftrument of the Minifter, in order by thefe ingenious mifreprefenta tions to divert the public attention from the fubject that preffes hard upon his inftructors; juft as in 1784, he lent himfelf as a fit inftrument to spread in the county of York the report "that I was defirous to feize upon all power, and feat myself on the Throne." For fuch an office he is eminently qualified. Mr. Fox next fpoke in extenuation of a charge, which fome of the Minifter's friends had brought against him of ufing ambiguous and dangerous expreffions, when he had fpoken of a Radical Reform in Parliament. To prevent future mifrepresentation, he Laid what he meant was, "that a radical reform both in the representation of the people in Parliament, and of the abufes which had crept into the practice of the conftitution, together with a complete change of the fyftem of administration, was the fole ground upon which he could be prevailed upon

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to take any refponfible office in his Ma jefty's Councils." Was explanation, faid he, necessary to this? If it were, he fhould anfwer in other words, "that instead of governing on the principle of the prefent Minifter, which went to increafe the influence of the Crown, and to abridge the rights of the people; he wished to fee both reftored to that juft balance which the conftitution required, and which was effential to the happinefs both of king and people." In short, he meant exactly what Lord Chatham meant, when he faid "that by a change of fyftem, it was not merely the removal of Minifters, but a thorough dereliction of the principles upon which their adminiftration had been carried on." He meant what Lord Camelford meant, when he declared he would vote against granting the fupplies. His declaration was, that he would not vote for granting a fupply until a pledge was given him, not merely for the removal. of Minifters, but alfo for a complete and total change in the fyftem of both foreign and domeftic government. This declaration had been attributed to the present Chancellor of the Exchequer, but improperly.

Mr. Fox next alluded to the letter which had been published a little time before, faid to be from Earl Moira relative to a change of administration, to which reference had been made in the former part of that debate. He declared, that he had no more concern in, or knowledge of what had paffed upon the occafion to which it referred, than the Hon. Secretary. An application he understood had been made to the noble Earl, for whom he had a very high perfonal respect, inviting him to form a new administra tion: he knew not who they were, he had never been let into that fecret; but the publication of that letter had made known a fact of a very important nature to the country, viz. that there was a number of members of that house who gave their support to the Minifters, though at the fame time they thought that they were utterly unfit for their fitua tions, and that there ought to be a change. "If I had given any advice to the noble Earl upon the subject, faid Mr. Fox, I can affure the Hon. Secretary, that it would have been a very difinterested one, notwithstanding the infinuation he has thrown out.I fhould have faid, my Lord, take

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