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lV CHir ESE MUSI C. I am not pretentious enough to think that my work will be utterly irreproachable. Mi stakes are so easily made; and if I have just alluded to the many mistakes which are found in books, it is merely with the intention of showing how careful we must be when writi ng, and , much more, how indulgent we need be towards the wri tings of others. I should deem it unfair not to mention that Mr. HIPPISLEY, one of our Commissioners of Customs, is entitled to my most sincere gratitude for his kindness in readi ng the manuscript and correcting the many fault s which ordinarily slip from one's pen when attempting to write in any but one's own language. J. A. VAN AALST.