The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-12-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN MTELLIGENC'R. PARIS PAPERS. PARIS, DUESIZII 14. Vestertlay, it eleven o'clock, the King received Lord Castlereagh. His Lordship departs this day few London. His Majesty hea' Mars in his own apartmentse At one o'clock he receiv.d the Doke of Orleans, the Miuistets, Marshals, Grand Officers. food Peers of France ; the D-puties, tvlilu.fry (Are.. of all ra•AP, and the Ambassadors of Spain and Naples. The Count Corvette, late Minister of Finance and Minister of State, has received from his Ma. jesty the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Michatt of Russia arrived at Strasburg on the Bth of this month, under the name of General pookewitch. tie visited the principal establishments, and pro. eeedrd towards Switzerland. Yesterday, at noon, the Duke of Wellington weut in strict incognito to the Thuillerits. His Grace had a long audience with lit. Royal High ness the Duke d'Angouleme. It was expected that his Grace would hear left Paris yesterday nsorning at silt o'clnek ; at four, the Post-mister received on order, on the part of the Duke, not to scud the horses which had been ordered. His Royal !Incliner; the Grind Doke of Roden died, as we have alr-atly mentioned, on the 9th of this month, at eight o'clock in the morning, at his Castle of Mistook. His huffy was tratisposted on the same day to Corlsrulte. The mrlitary end pub lic forecriorrerree effered their &kit owl I ge to his Highness the Margrrive Louis, his successor. All the country will wear mourning for lihren clays. A pamphlet is in circtilation iii the ileirartment of the Meuse, elititled, " The linin o/ Verdun. and the Violation of the li'i4htt if Nations." It relates to the inhahatents of Verdun, creditors of the English Kremer, of seer (hut particularly the hostages of that natioe), who cl.rirn neatly four millions, which they owe to them, and payment o f which they consent obtain. Ihe persons detained were uume ((((( ;4. Thrir captiviiy lasted eleven r ears, and the Continental blockade prerl Wird 1111 cont. inutrication with their 'wive hml. They said, " We ore opulent, relieve us ; our debt will be one a in.- Hour ; we would die rather than fail to :esprit it ; the word of an l?inglishistan is sacred." The Firm Goversenetit existing at that time give be isssis railer, (h ,t the detained should trot he released uuul they had fulfilled their eirgagemelits. limiest minds ars• errs' ir Ions: they furilielsed these strarigers with fiord, clothes, lodgings, and funds. Nevertliti, is, hills of exchisirge given by some amongst them, were forwarded to London ; they were protested. The creditors, alarmed, obtained orders fur personvl arrests; but in January, 1814, .on the aloproac!l of the Allies, the English depot was booster ed to Ilioi•; and the detoured (obtains (I their fres (lion through the circumstances which af terwards transpired. The pledge disappeared, the pronti.e :shine remained. 'rhe creditors forwarded to England documents of full power against thiir debtor; they acre referred to the English laws. The Royal Government of France grac sly re ceived a petition from the inhabitants of Verdure •und, tin consideration of the distressed position ef the said creditors. benevolently interfered respecting their claims. The British Minister, iis reply, dr vided the debt ; he consented to pay what was due by such as belonged to the military or naval service, because he had the means of indemnifying himself; but lie obstinately refused to charge I self with the other claims, which make nearly two-thirds of the aggregate. The production in question is signed by M. Lom bard rte Langres, Attorney ; M. J. Humbert, Cre ditor ; and M. Clausson, empowered Agent for the whole of the (+lnstants. 11a (fun ;.4 to prove, that the Eliglish Government ought to pay the riiiiie debt ; that any (other conduct, on Its part, would be unjust, contrary to the rights of unalltlnls, contra dictory, and absurd—(,tnjust, because it helots the pledge nn i•s power, and has °blamed payment for Its own roubjo cis of what Frenchmen owed them — contrary to the rights of nations, us established by the English publicists, Cumberland and Itacou— contradictory, because it lakes upon itself a part, and the whole is of the same nature—and, finally, absurd, berair.e the N'erdurt cannot go and seek their debtors wherever they may be. Of their litattiber, tower are dead, some expatriated. some traverse the seas, and others have usiknown residence., &c. The Emperor Alexander and the King of l'rusma acted differently under sunder cur 4usnstances. It concludes by the roguing parries proposing again to solicit the paternal niterventruu of our august King.—/Journal de la Meuse.) It is confidently said, that 011 the day of the Royal Sitting, when the Deportation appointed by the Chamber of lit pukes were accompanying the King on his return to the Throlteries, his NI sty hulled toverril• the Nlembers, unit addressed them in the followilig remarkable word.:—.. (;eettlenten I)eproties, vou have heard the slake seramierits of any heart ; I sin sure that I have understood yours." On the 12111 inst. the Pollee Authorities seized • work, entitled, 1. The 16th Century in 1+17," by the author of " The Pentane and the Gentle man." We lately announced that au attempt bad been made to asaassio.rte Mr. Hervey, an English physi gel residing at the entrance to the town of lii3 cox, ON ' lir road to Caen. its'ive persons, among whom art.' three chas•eurs of the regimerit of the Somme. g .ri ison at Bayeux, were accused of this clime. These five persona having made some confessions, mid retracted them, were on the Siih of tlos month brought before the Assize Court of Caen, where the proceedings excited that species of interest which molls !rum a contrast between the cool ols *wool of three of the 1 1 ,16011 M, a n d the repentance displayed by the two Wiens. . . . . St - Le irelieur, the Lieutenant of the three chin sews, staled, that on the usornimg after the commas,.. stun of the crime, he ordered the effects of the Ilnre Wen to he .rescued, and found iu Fournier'', pail !ay.,. it vilirt will pantaloon, eloineei with blood. Fournier and aingeitot then enesieNned their mime. " I said it, dumb," coon tttt eel M. Lepecheur, 4• my friesols, pat will then stain the honour of the Few tneui."---.• Vey," they replied, blirildnig, tears, " but we nee guilty. and we pr.iy the Court to receive our coisfe.sion of a crime we detest. and of which we would willi.igly obliterate the memory with the _ last drop of our blood." The two chaseeues then declared, that on the 12th of April last. at ten o'clock at night, Lervot. who knew that they were with Mittlebronne on guard at the stable., brought them a bottle of broody. He thou told them to be at half-past one nn the road from Bayeux to Caen, near the Church of St. Exupere. There they met him with Viel. Lervot still had the bottle of brandy, from which they all drank sonic. He advised the chasseurs to stain their facer', and to put their shirts over their clothes. Thus disguised, they proceeded on their criminal expedie . It was two o'clock when they arrived at Mr Hervey's house, and gut over the outer wall. Lervot, who had pre viously examined every thing, threw some meat to Mr. Hervey's dog. They then raised a ladder io the back of the house, by which they entered the chamber where Mr. Hervey was sleeping with his wife and child. Lervot struck him with a stick, at which Mr. Hervey jumped up, and the light being then extinguished, all was confusion. This statement was corroborated by Mr. Hervey. who recognized Lervot. Lervot and Viel denied the accusation. Gaguenot and Fournier persevered in their original confession, but Mittlelnoime, the third chassrur, continued to deny his share in the crime, although he was earnestly addressed by the Marquis dr le Thaurette, Lieut.-Colonel of the regunent.—The Jury having considered the c.v . '. deuce, ilvelarrd the five men titaihy, hut unani mously recommended Gaugeuut and Fournier to the King's clemency. THE man s n PRE S SS. LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1818. It has become so much the practice of certain Treasury Scribis to spit forth their venom at Juries, that we now cease to feel any surprise at so flagrant a breach of propriety. The convictions that took place at the Old Bailey on Monday and Wed nesday, have, as we yesterday anticipated, afforded these ingenious vilifiers of our most sacred institu. tion tin opportunity of iiffecting to draw a contrast between the conduct of the Juries what convicted, and that of those who acquitted certain poisoned on the charge of lorgery ; nor du they fail to repre sent the latter as bring influenced solely by politi cal motives, and fraught with the most injurious conatiquerices. To their wilful blindoess, no differ ence appears between complete And deficient evi dence; and as they are accustomed to decide upon every question of public interest, nut in conforiney with reason, but as passion chances to dictate, sat do they imagine that even a Jury must of necessity be influenced in its judgment by similar motives, and disregard the character of the evidence.— Nothing can be more unjust than to regard the recent acquittals as tending to promote the crime of forgery. Let us suppose a case where a 111411 is charged with a burglary, but the evidence doe, not embrace those peculiar circumstances that constitute the precise offence with which he is charged, and the prisoner is acquitted—will it he said,.that the Jurors who acquit hint have forgotten their duty, and given a sweeping encouragement to burglars in future ? Suppose also that another Jury, in the course of the same assizes, were to convict another poisoner of the offence of burglary, where the evidence substantiated the charge, would it not be conceived very piepusterous in any indivi dual to commend the second Jury at the exiiewe of the mural character of the former ? Vet such to precisely the case with thwe who go about to enue trim the Juries who acquitted, and those who coo l victed. in the respective prosecutions for the Brisk ; and the cry for blood is so keen, that should the game, once started, not he fully roil down, the Jury must be brauded for the high crime of huinainty ! We now learn, for the first time, that it is illeqal in a prisoner who has pleaded guilty to retract his plea, under the sanctioo, and with the express per mission of the Court. Flaring thus again, we may add unwillingly, noticed the cases of fu:gery, we cannot avoid ex pressing our surpr:se, that in all the prosecutions which have taken place", no instance, to our know ledge, has occurred of discovering and punishing one of the prime criminal•, we mean the origin/I fabricators of the forged mites. Means might, we think, be devised of discovering one of the chief manufacturers, by the agency of the cooticted utierers. The accomplishment of this object would te►►rl 1110 re to the security of the retail traders of this icJuntry, than the sacrifice of fifty utterer* of forgeries. Paris Papers of Monday last have ;arrived at our Office. No notice is taken of the litrai's late at tack of the gout, but his MAJEsTy is still confined to his :apartments. On Sunday he received a crowd of persons of dirtinction, among whom was Lord Csiortattmatti. His Lordship intended to leave Paris ou the following morning. The Duke of WILLINGToN dad lint leave Paris on Stmilay, as he had oilginally intended, lain orders fur travelling basil been isstiv.l, but were suddenly counterstsatalled. The inhiabitatais of Verdun have again waist shed a Ictisocatrance to the British Government in the shave of a pamphlet, complaining that the a l bs contracted its Verdun b% the llliti.h ini•otors of war, during the reig:i of NAPoI.EUN, have not u. yet been liquidated. "[bey accuse our Gortrutata.t of injustice, and of violating the laws of nations ; but though we lament that such debts have not been paid by the individuals who contracted them, we cannot discover the obligation under which the British Government is supposed to he placed. When the affair was referred to the British Cabinet, an offer was made to pay such debts as were contracted by Officers iu the Navy and Army, who were properly prisoners of war; and beyond this polka we do not conceive that our Ministers would be justified in advancing, tailless they are prepared to acknowledge that all those persons who had been detained in France by NAPOLEON, at the commencement of hostilities, no matter what may have been their habits or occupation, were all is prisoners of war." Letters have been received from Spain, of the 'sth of but month, which state, that a Royal Decree is expected to he shortly issued, for recruiting and or ganizing the Spanish army, which is to amount to 70,000 men, including four regiments of veterans, who are to remain in garrison. The body guard will consist of 5,000 men, whose pay will he higher titan that of the other corps. No further changes in the Administration were looked for, but it was thought that Przautto, rod the other banished Mi nisters, will he permitted to return to the capital. A new censias his lately been taken throughout the several departments comprising the Fletich Monarchy, whereby it apimars that the total popu lation 11111011111,. to , 2!),317,358 souls. Of the de. partments, that of the Seine, comprising the capi. tal, is of course t lie most populous, Voris containiog 713,765 souls. The entire department of the Seine commits 806,-281. The Journal des Debuts mentions, that after the close of the market on Saturday last, the Five per Ceuts. iu Paris rose to (3 f. it) c. It was reported, yesterday, in the City, that in consequence of the great fall in the French Funds, a new arrangement has takers place between the Gover 1111 l ent of France and the Contractors for the Loan destined to pay the foreign contributions. It is said that Mr. BARING and the other Contractors take only half of the Loon, assal that the French Government will ne,goriate anew for the remainder. It is very generally suspected in Penis, that the late rapid 101 l intro he attributed to the maritime lions of a powerful body of French capitalists, who feel itteltgionst at the apparent prefererie e :Mewls to foreigners its the contiart, slid have en deavoured to produce all unfaviairolde impression upon the piddle: funds. IVe know not what effect might arise from restoring these Gentlemen to better temper. There can he little doubt, its the present titunir,al comlition of Frame, lout that a fall in the prices of the public funds so great and rapid as that we have lately witnessed, must have been produced ley artificial means. The follow log private letter from Paris alludes to this sub ject more circumstantially EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A R tNKGR AT PARIS, DATED MONDAY, DEC. 14. " The Committer which I mentioned to you in my last, of SalnrJey, comp,iril of Messrs. Deli swrt, Latilie, Hut timer, and Pe►rirr, met in the evening at the Nlinister of Finance, while after lon: diacussione, and at the mimes* of Messrs. Beim and Lahonchere, it was agreed to annul the last portion of t h e Loan, that is to say, the seven usillions of reales, which die Allies hail smell to iaLe for payment of ties huudrail millions of francs, will, the payment to them in full " Another proposition was made by Messrs. Latitte and Perrier, that in 14 itll,l•Aw the total a. lof live Luan, and to give lush ail of it (les bons tic in starve &assort/3st 'Went), wenuitt pr ttttt issoi y notes of the Sinking Fund, to be paid at reit lie& fixed dates ; but tlo tt pnytn.iliun was not agreed to, because Nlessrs. Haring and Libmichete 'hem s. It es did not think it necessary. " This resolittion of the Coinniitiie was iinnudiately laid before the Duke de It.elithro, at whose Ir.inse the Duke of WI ninon' and Lord C.lstlirreiteli met, and there it was agreedfinally between the French and Fureizii :Moisten, that the list Loma shunt.: be definitively reduced to twelve millions of settler, to Ise pant in eirldeen months, anti that the last hundred millions of francs should he paid in rash by France herself, in nom mouths after the expire the time granted to Mt,srit. Baring and Cu. ; whirls extends to nearly 27 months, the whole lime granted fur the total pay. meld." Mr. HARE, flow the Bank of England, Ir3V P notice yesterday, that the money advanced by the Bank ott the Ott n lodged there, on which the Bank hate 'anti the late ilibialliltlllB, trittNt be re deemed as fnllows: _2.1 January 3O per Cent. 211th Ditto 12th February The Funds fell in consequence a half per Cent. Nye understand that the above notice has been issued in consrquence or on application to enlarge the payment of the Oninium (to the amount of four million•) to four months. This the Bank, it appears, has refused in its full extent. Letters received from Ilsitsburgli, dated the Bth instant, ►tate, that owing to the wind having changed to the S.W. a complete thaw had taktio place, and the itavigation was therefore no longer impeded by the Ice, which hail aecumulwted dur ing the frost on the and sth. lord COCHRAIIIF.'II ►team-vetwrl which wa► to have followed lion to Valparaiso, lout winch did not miswer the porpoise, has beret ag•.iu token out of dock, but her new eme.troctioto sloes not yet allow leer to proceed with •ulseleut rapidity ; the eiogose Int 4 consequently siren taken out of her, and the vc►•rl now Ay • ' or the. Ittd House at Deptford,—o. (Canterbury Paper.) • COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. A new comedy, entitled, A Word for the Ladies, the production of Mr. KENNY, a Gentle man wh i i se dramatic talents are well known to the public, rya., lag night performed. The dramatis persona, in which are included nearly all the serious and comic itrength of Ihe him.., are as follow 014 Bowel renurt Mr. W. l'Auneg. Young Bowererourt • A soorr. MACRFADY. Dorriuglux C INFMBLE. Lorain. YOUNG. Adamant Coxsost, hileertongue Gametic Scurf EMERY. Gray CIIAPMAN. Miss Ade:lona—. ..... Miss liR UNTux . Clara Wiaterland hlrs. ur tr. Mrs. Singleton .••• . • ....... rs. YATIE. The t h ief interest of the piece turns upon the distress of Young Wititerlawl, who, basing incurred ibe displeasure of an uncle, on whom his ratlines dew-ivied, is disinherited, soil hides from his creditors it, a fibheritisn's Cottage. His sister, who shares his misfortunes, is attached to Young Harrington, his sworn friend, to whom he has formerly made great sacrifices, and who has been to the West Indies to lake possession, as be twlieves, of a rich inheritance. On his re turn, the Wow eland. depend ou his fulfilling their hopes both of marrying Clara and relieving her brother. His con duct, however, becomes mysterious and equivoial, and the most off ciing of the situations arise from Wintedanirs le sent mew of liis c bid, the disappointed passion of Clara, and the severe reproach of her feelings, which she incurs from the high spirit nod wounded prole of her bi other.— Ciresintstaticea rewire Dorringt on the beanr of an offer of marriage to Clara I. Young Hon . ..wood, who had starred overtures to be made in Clara's prosperity, and whiuli his frilier holds him more than ever bound to fol low up. An explanation ensues between Durrinclon and Clara, when he declares himself disappointed also of his in heritance, and oriel the suit of Toting Howersents it, in order to save Winterland from despair Rllll ruin. Bowerscouri's heat t has, ',weever, in spite of his Indite reason, been ensuared by Miss Adamant, a gay woman of fashion, of a generous disposition, hot tli,thty manners, which revolt him. The difficulties of these parties are finally re tiu,vral by a POPKI/1- able discovery. Mr. Hustings, the uncle of Wititerland, had left the property to an unkliowu stranger, who bail saved his life from robhrrs on the roast of Cornwall, on has iden tifying hinsself—if nut, it passes to a Mr. Silvertongue, a more distant relation. Silvedungue, by a cowardly calomel to avert the supposed Wolignation of Dorringion, calls on him to explain his condoet„ and tinfolds particulars ohm!) prove Dort ington himself to be the fitgit:ve Mew / silo, il l Ilse last hour allowed him to act op his istle. Hr arrives, Lowey. r, at Old &mem:owl's the trustee, just iii and the possession of the properly enables Win to do justice to IVinterland, and to youth nt his engagements with Clara. Young Hower , court is thus released of his obligation—both be and his father become reconciled to Miss Adamant, who remain., the mistre►s of his heart. Mr. larum is a ilaturel agent in the plot, and sonic amusing situations arise oat of his having ■landiueit his wife, from a hasty and erroneous conviction of her y ; and being afterwards employed by 01.1 Bowerscourt to promote a itirteli with het fur the old gentleman, she 10-ing then unknown to him, wider the name of Singleton. Tins leads to a sial kilt tory explanation, by which they aro reeonciled. Tic ituperiiiient gallanit tea of • 11 r. Curv. lie, which hare a Er..at tendency to errata the jealous bowies of Young Itowersrourt, form also a coo siderahlc share of the earlier acts of the Comedy. This is a mere sketch of the plot—the machinery of which is exceedingly complicated ; so much so indeed, that it very often worked slowly and heavily. There is inure novelty of situation, than of character, its the comedy. To the latter dos tioction, its claims are extremely feeble—few, if any or the parts, especially those of a sentimental CaSI, even approaching to originality—but Mr. KENNY hay slit hi! Wolltrit hilts teat and inge nuity, in the production Loth of his comic and serious olittatioits—many of which ate new. and all of them . IVliere the , :liaracter. of a piece are sit mum-rims, as they are In this instatice, it is not possible that they can all be equally well-finished. We, therefore, think, that KENNY did not act wisely when Ire till roil ii ced nit 111:1•Iy personages, some of do in lint ut all necessary to the developement of the plot. Ills intention evidently was, to coticentrate, in one focus, all the brilliant talent of the house. I;tit some of hi. characters are jejettme sketches, to who It ability. beratver great, could not impart iiiterc?t—ate!. therenire. his safer course would have bent, to lirrve excited all lilt genius in forming three or boor perfect parts, instead of sveakeidi g his mind Iry thin pioduction 4.1 several immature ones. The ths'iess, througliout this drama, is too deep, std cf too conolitot Baq:urn:lice, to har monise With the buoyant spirit al comedy. This is the pi turipal error rse petreive stn it—and it may be removed, to some measure, if not en tirely, by a judicious curtailment of those sombre teener, in which 'Arrington, Citra, Winter/and, and her brother, are the actors. Many sallies of wit, and not a few strokes of buitiont, are observa ble in the coarse of the play—but they are over whelmed beneath the weight of the serious scenes by which they are on carry side surrounded. The colouring is altogether of too sombre a cast. To please the popular taste, it must be brightened and relieved. The very equivocal success of the co medy, must be wholly attributed to the lively and rccer:tric characters performed by Messrs. W. FA It• I.IsTON, YOUNO, and Joot:s. Their ap peat:ince repeatedly allayed the .norm, which the sentimental sorrows of ( lira, lUinterlontl, and Dorri Von, had produced. Mr. W. FARRLN, as the elder iitaverscomrt. was extremely amusing. Botrerscoutt is an old gentleman, remarkable for various peculiarities—possessing a generous heart_ tool, though "declined into the vale of years," retaining a strong affection towards the softer sex. lie is, iti,!reil, a sort of Lord 0/4kby. Less fintitkin, and not so elegantly Imhof:et!, hot presenting many of those traits by which Cot.- MAN% ancient beau is tbstitignished. lie who had sit ably repit-eitied Lord figletty, could not fail to make Bowersridtrt a most einertaining iwrsotioge. FAoItEN'S performance was richly descriptive of the feelitigs which farm the chief feattoes of the character. Nothing could he more exquisitely humorous than leis descant mi the delights of matrimony—nor more powerfully ludicrous than his incrulication, when Lacuna, to make him libellant, all thoughts of marriage, paints the whole sex as coissuitiniate int p_oiers, and adduces his own intlividuid case, as n p0,..f of the troth of his asser tion. The part of ltrom, • cyme with • good heart, was well soppored by Mr. You Nu. Lunar. disgusted with the *mid himself, is coostently oc cupied in the pleasing employment of rentleiiiig all ..lion, lie encounters equally dissatisfied. M r . YOUNG assumed, with succ.t.s, the churlish habit of the discontented man—soil uttered his snappish. but pithy observations, with considerable force. The character is, however, more suited to rdr. TErtntr i tt style of actinz, than to that which Mr. YOUNG fie gesser4 adopt. Sikeriongre. a selfish coxco.iih—a professor of humane resstinienta, which he never felt—and a pretender to Isterray acquit.. meats, .without mind sufficient s , to comprehend the mystery of • a mousetrap." was admirably re. preeused by Mr. Lissom. Climate. a pert tune-hunter, who, havtaig squandered all lus own property. trusts to his %%screws with the I.ir sea, for a reinstatement in affluence, was sup. ported by Mr. Jones with mouth spirit and gdsety. The character' r.f Dorrington, Winter, I.lnd, ;lint Young Botnerseutat, w, re cuslitigaird to Nir.,rs. C. KESIBLE, MU:READY, mai ABBOTT. These gentlemen vainly exerted sii•mselves. The parts are not calculated to excite iuterest. Julia Adamart, a dashing lady of quality, mad Clara Winterland, a love-sick and moss disconsolate dam. sel, were agreeably sustained by Miss BRUNTON Mid Mrs. FAUCIT. The comedy proceeded to the end of the third act with scarcely any interruption. But, during the performance of the fourth and fifth acts,.the opposition assumed a very decided character. Ale. C. K t.st OLE came forward to announce the piece for repetition—but the excessive noise defeated his ol•jt cf. The following Pao;move, written by N. TA 1.• FORD, Esq. WWI neatly apoken by Mr. ASIOTT ;nu. In pause of Tragic sadness may a word For old uegleet. d Comedy be heard? Fur her who first, when Poesy %, a. young, To freshest life in sweet Inlay lance sprung; Dr. w forms grotesque hi guy fantastic dance. That half partook the gorgeous time', romance ; Threw, 'mid Ike scenes of laughter, Wisounea kiula s And shed e'er Fglly , F'ancy'e rainbow tints ; Her a ho, alien Fashion's glassy stream began, 'rhat mirror of die changeful ways of man, Stood tear the polish'd ft. oil, ►o xrutly fair, And stole each twain and cl.•ud reflected there; Caught the g,y bubbles of the cryaial ►iver, To lie to rant gate 4 charms or ever. (1k! let her fail not!—'1111 na•nl'a away Shill polish all the glorious soul away ; 'Ut:i mightiest streisei ha and aeaknesaeq of man Change by some patent philosophic plan; 'Till 'missions vary by mechanic aide, And every gleam of nit in gas-light fades; St i:1 shall she fliourisb--still delight to stoop, To shed warm sunshine o'er life's lowest group, Trace out new hut. the general soul to bind, A•ol make the Murld more happy •iid more kind. Oh! if you, souls in childhood bounded high, At merriest skeins of ancient Comedy, Joy'il Ito drink in rich Hu mour% ceaseless draught Anil felt the heart grow gentler while it qu.dril, Aerist our Author now, who d.ires employ The strain Ihat wakens lougmeglicted joy; Gilds his hrizlit acmes %tub old Good Nature's ray, And sends all lirai Is in kindred joy away, The annexed CriLOGUE wit; spoken b! Messrs. W. FA RREN a n d FARLEY, in the characters of Lord Ogkby and Cnolosi—and was received a ith the 11100 fervent uptil4ll...:—. Ld.ool. Fair Ladies, by your leave—the g ay old Your mothers ebtrisled fifty year, Km., Your magic miles, rot less by him ador'J, To life and favour leave scant reamed But whd an ace is yours? lYbere'er I turn, Beings, whose very names I've yet to Forcc me, so novel is my situation, To mend old Canton out for iulorsuation. Canton! Castes oilers. Canton. My Lot. Li .099. Peace, Sir —no nickel! Whose that old Indy in the riding jacket, Looking at me with supercilious grits, Twiddling ber locks. and propping up her chin In Tssikish petticoats all spick and span! Capfon. Oh! dst old lady is young gentleman. 14.091. Yuu blind old poppy—gmtletuani absurd! Why. you've forgot the use.niug of the word. Pot on your glow's. look agaiu, and are, ' . . Is that strauge animal a hit like me? Are my legs maAhd op, as if grown handy? Caxton. illy dat gentleman is eall'd de Dandy. You make de Way *cep-- Let Opt. Weep, Canton ! why ? Casion. Your Lordship gentleman is quite go by. M. 091. Gone by. indeed! my style's then voted scurvy, Scouted —men, manners, all turti'd topsy-turvy, If that same sample represents the whole, Ladies, I pity you with all my suet Your swain dt pows you, usurps your ways, . . Your rights, your route, your station, soil your 'tsp.! $3, not, his gallantry is on the shelf, or einirse, 'lis all himself. Let Fashion still tier revohttinits makr, Anil you'll assist kin to los nine mid cike. the coy creature of 1,1. Gieti,ls in marriage, Cutesy respect, and hand I to his carriage. canton. Ha! ha ' ha! ha! Ld. Oyl. You brute, be triel! D'ye think the—gridiron n ran hear this riot Laughing at wit, beside., is vulgar gismo ; Canton. De Dandy newt r laugh, but at los own. Id 091. Then let him troop. it here his smiles he grodge. , , To France, and juiu that modern brood—the Fudges. Canton. To change, a Paris, on de Opera !stitch, His Is la Anglois into Is la French. Id. Opt. Send the whole drove of Dandies there for me. Canton. Ali! my Ler, stock de grand menagerie. Id Opt. You need's stay— Canton. Ab! Canton, any no more— .. Yen Ladies smile—daisasiie r Lor. 14. Ogl. Fair Lathes, o, ' wind wore—l had ['Logo, I have a suit to you—reject it not. Let ate restore you, vow. r, aid wiott remelt:li, To-night exert among your loyal "wail"; frown qualmish murmurs in your own good eV.... And crown our Bard, for my sake, witb spriao, At the election of watchmen last week in Leeds, one of the Gentlemen present asked • stay-slker, who complained that he had been loug out of em ployment, how it happened that work was tram in their line, seeing that the Gentlemen as well as the tv l i a er i y h u e . c lmil i di i , o lly t e v s. w e.m, uie stays? to Whe," said the man, Among the n t i li a :l i t'o ii t i i i ' Fiz i i : : : Ce u s ire;l O ' f f' t b :ie rie el e tra ill o t rd hib i: B o► t ry l temperature of the season may he mentioned, that front the garden or TI10)1 A S NEWTON, Esq. Clap ham Common, Surrey, wren peas ul full gtosili and flavour were gathered a day or two ago, the haum remaining in full blossom. The intii inst. was the last day allowed by Liw for grouse-shooti ng , a ft er which thee a Very IWO)/ penalty is attached to the shouting of every bird. Aroong other marks of respect to the memory of her late MAJESTY, on the evening of her fiivelai, the Stockport you4is rung on the Tower bells of St, Mary's, in that town, 3,874 changes, c•• , r . .• Ponding with the number of weeks of the life of her MAJESTY. NI I.iy seouight, FLETCIII:ft RAINCOCK. E"l• of Livervoo!, tgB4 elected Itremtier of Itleodal, l— eant by the death of the Tate Mt .:luau 1101‘ ARO. Esq. of Aabtead Park, Surrey.