The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1806-04-21 00:00:00

rate 4S • • told spier in ids pencil or CIIRTRaff. Mr. BM I N •••!!NR the, afthelditrtoif standi, the ATTORNEY NEsIit. or the party aggrieved may prosecute .; offender. 'WI go further. and assert, that the oJtt ma,' cone& the abuse, for no individual, , hose busintst it is to report raw proceedings :he Newspapers. would have the hardihood to t.rnve the Court from day to day, by reporting a part of its proceedings, which it had declared unfit •: puhhcation. I lere there are dote (listing re. in,.dies; and if they are seldom resorted to, we have a tight to presume th It it is because flagrant instan (xi of the abase on the part of the Newspapers are not frequent. Three modes, however, it seems are not sufficient. and we are row to have a four;}., by tam aAion, at the suit cf the Common Informer. Epics and Informers have been odious in all age;, uzder all Governments, and certainly are not tIN.E.ti) inn of people whom a sincere lover of La. I b.r y of the press and our free constitution, a.'. he I.kely to encourage. The nehrioni arts „ .tfat,.:4?nis to %shich they have lately resorted, t.-t the purpose cf entrapping Ediwns of Newspapers, in obsolete penal statutes ; and the many hard and cruel cases that have recently occurred, by which in duttrious and well meaning men have been plun dered by these miscreant informers, must 'be well known to every Gentleman of the Bar. rem our pert, though closely besieged by these reptiles, we have ever suffered by their wiles, an I therefore may be allowed to speak di:passionately upon the subjeß. We do then think, that a Member of Parliament would bAter evince his regard for the Liberty of the Press, by proposing to repeal these obsolete and useless statutes, than by opening a new field to tomer:Ns informers, and letting such be.tsts r f prey loose upon the public Press. Mr. Derr has which etite ; Ls t , far of the CAlt (I er cs .reinstcr Len lead f public parts t 1 shor.l.l A v oid admitted that the law, as it now standf, it fully adequate to punish the offence of which he corn plains ; but, as an objeStion, he adds, that in two eases in which be was consulted, he dissuaded the patty flows enforci ,g the law, as it would only aggravate the esil, by encrea‘ing the publicity.— but heL,re what secret tribunal is the vis taw aaicil to be tried? and is not this new remedy open to the same objeetion ? Ate we to he told that the Arrosssav-CEssott is negligent in his duty ; that the Court of King's bench does not care for its own dignity ; and that the patty dues not know when he is injured ; that must feel by prosy ; and that a common in former must take the funftions of the Avroiriev (4st:its t. and ti.e Court into his hands? We give Mr. BEST credit for the costive which protapted him to introduce his Bill; but we do hope, that to induct triads. attention it, or the B.! use to dant it our, it is only necessary for them to he con vinced, that the evil whi:h it proposes to curica, is up..n . the decline; that the law has already pro vided more thsn one adequate remedy ; and that the Bill, if passed, can tend to the benefit of none but a race of men whom every good government, and none ;awe than our own, ought to discourage. On Fri..:ay morning the Corn/.d44 sloop cf war, fill in, about a league horn the :louth Foreland, xiih a Bag of truce from Calais, ha , ing d:spatclics on board firm the Flinch Government, which w•wre delivered to the Captain of the Corahalant, by a French officer. The Conthatahl proceeded to the Downs, where she arrived about tr- ,, r in the after noon. Tl.a . Uispatcrles were immediately deliv ere d to Admiral Hoc Lowa v, who tran•mittted them to Lord Km t in. They artivgd at the SitcaEr ass , of STAT.:6 Office about eleven o'clock the same night, at 1 ort Saturday mornirr, were submitted to His IsIAJ EST • aril a Cabinet Council. The most laud wcrecy has been observed upon the subjeet of t.e fitquent communicatiuns between this ccun. try and I•'raace. We still, however, adhere to our original opinion, that they relate to a negotiation for peace. Saturday morning.• Itrincesses t - norr 4 and So aura. accompanied by General /41 assaas, Colo nel l's•xna, &e. took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park Prunce.s Aurtla took to airing in a carriage and tour, by Cranbourn. The Duke of Cuss act ta n n arsluedat Wiarirsee, or S.iturday afternoon, from town. 1 etterday mArning H ib MAJtety, Princesses At.• GUST •, SOPHIA, and Mawr, acrannpanied by Ge nerals/41A mates and Firalov,Corunt Mots-rta,and Colorist Desascis E. W. nt to L' ' .4 ; tlt George's chapel, and heard An excellent sermon pr.-4ched by the Rev. Dr. bobsurnavii. Irom ati Charer Central Epistle to St. Jolm. ant: 6th verse. At ler Divine Service. the Loyal Pal ty took an ait ring t s Frogmnre. Extra& from the Journat ot the Irakingheste packet, from Lishnn, arriveJ a 1 Falmruth : " Match SO Arree I3t 2. Armed the Eltz.,!,ttt racket, from Fere:wit —April 4. Aldred Pr Met. of racket, from dill, —A,ml 6. Side! from 1.41. m; aft, sar•ng 03cf ttle B3t, l owed a convoy et Only -14, SA:, six of nitwit edb a frogs-r, were atetnrig fer 11:. Ira•aerl• able oithnut a runt standing, or any r• 110, on o.ad, in In 41. S. a. Jo In lat. 41. 15. luny. • .0 to !ems. C , , 0 prewarl to be a eng,coy " fhe .11.4ry tralsport, Captain Nl'Ca NT f rom Ireland, was captured, on th.r 7!:i inst. by the /err. 1•i,1 French privateer, and r•e:cap:ured, on the 1 I th. Ly twu bow.. off Scilly. The privateer bad car se%rral e t h e r vessels, one of them the Ply rwrkit, fur Newlcuzdia3i. On Friday evening this elegant entertainment WAS held at the New Rooms, Hanover-square. and attended by a crowd of Nobility. The first a& commenced wirh the overture to isul,9/4,..k. Miss Caicos:Tit sang with peat sweetness, N.I la eiirti n Pr rIICII incato, Mi xi a d rzza in semi t 1 Ca. Di murini almeno a latu. Perehe a we to niegti ancor ; and was much applauded. Mrs. Dickoss gave the sweet air. Vino vetehics e lnnnc giovatii Ave, det‘be stn intena Dove son v` e allegr I& E la Minna societa, in the most charming style, and was rapturously enrered ; as was the charming duet, When Phrebus the to .a of the link does adorn, I low sweet nth, sound of the echoing horn ! from fla Nutt, (with accompaniments far horns and bassoons, by Dr. ASKS) by Mr. HARRISON and Mr. BARTLE.MAN. Mri. DICKOAS, Mrs. VAU•H.IIIA. and Misc DetotiPlTTl, were warmly applauded in, By U a twisted serpents iiiae'd Fur a girdle rouricl thy waist ; Br tie hearts of thst deck, from The hrlean Quern. Mr. BARTLE:WaII dis played his great powers in the recitative and song from the sanm... piece, with the happiest ed.& and was terptttrously applauded. Mr. NV i.t Clint I. pre formed a concerto on the violin, which displayed all the execiition and taste he is so justly admired tot. The Concert concluded with tLe grand chore; from Sari WIN Let their celestial concert. u iit Ever to sound his mato% i.t • ess blaze of light That of neat Friday will he the last of the sea son. The airangements, seleslions, &c. have given the greatest catitfa , 'lion to the subscribers, and do cre.lit to the Crild .aarS. Messrs. l lAkRIVOi, Bu It- TI.V4 AN, and (AItt•TOSI (here were ptesenr, &avid II glister's the Prunes of Wales, MAW of Cumberland And Cambridge. Marchioness of H •adfurt. Faris—Ushrirlgy, Westmeath, and Longfoql. Barmiesil Rose. 113 1 2 4 ager Lady Dacus. V is mint Curzon and the Hon. Miss Currant. adies—Lucas. Dowager Riggs, Millcr, Inglis, Cawley, Grar.thenr, and Elrerdanmuch. but Dr-unwind and Lady Smith ; Sirs J. Nurcbff.. L u tes and pond Orrirday. Mrs Jeffry. Messrs. Smith, Merle, M. idellgOrd, CUMMINS. Watson, and Webbe. Mrs. Joao* of will, this night, for her benefit, re receive her numerous visitors and friends in two new ch sraelers, that of Lady Maier, in Mrs. SIZE KID A n's celebrated Comedy of The Dilro.rsu, a part most happily adapted to her unrivalled talents ; and for this night only in :he part of Mrs. Siam rimiia Dog rerri, we dramatic Poetess, in the revived Farce of 7/o, Roeioor Offer ; Mr. Barostsr Ea takes Sir Mat thew Broikille, the charaeter wkich was performed by GANN rest on the first produttion of the play. Lord H. FITZIOY left town on Friday for New market ; and Lord Duec As, on beturday, for Edin burgh. The Hon.Cw•ft ra W. W Waal's. M.P. &saved on Saturday night, wi.h his new-Married bride, at his house in Gree George -street, IVestminster, teem Sir C. CUP t.tr re's seat at Atton, in Cheshire. Mrs. LANGTON° Banos; gave an elegant ball and supper. last Friday, at her house in Albemarle street; and will give another. this evening, upon a grander scale. Mater BITTY and The Forty Thi—ves drew an over/kering house, on Saturday ntght, to Drury 's'', fhevte. Lad CA lIFIVILLE, gave a gr Ind dinner, last Sa turday, at his house, 06 isi.trert, to the Mirquis and Marchioness of %Vett rstav, Lord Gt. AtTON•• nun v, the Right Hon. Ca aura A snot-, Hon. Mr. and Mr. ;And Mrs. WICKNAM. Lord and Lady IIotLAND gave N grand dinner, yesterday, At Holland-Hruse, to the Earls SIPEPCgs and Tt MP 11. I, Marquis Ot BGCKINGHAS, Lord Gasavitia, and M. Fos. The Earl of Ciotti A IIVOM will give a grand din ner, neat Wednesday, at hi► house in Tenterden street. Arrivals in town last week— Whosread, Fed. M P. and his Lady ; the Marquis of from Hatti.l.l; tits Eat' of Radom, from Lone_ font Wilts; 'mid Pnliington. f.om Yockshirs ; the Hohour.ible Wilhain R. rlley, from Staffordshire; the and Cowes. ennyligharn, (mom Arthsiist•; Lord Foie% , from Woretmer.hire and lard Rivets, at Nenres Ilutst, from I The last arrivals at Bath are— Lad Head:ey, Hon. Mr. Fllys, Sir G. and Lady Ro lainaon, Gomm' Selma, General Hunt, Cul %Yowl, Colonel Simon, C. 4. and Mrs. Urchard, Col. awl Mrs. F.nrlia Arch. deacon, M.s. and Mut Corbett, Rae. Dr. and Mn.k basics, Rev. Mr and Mr.. Doveton, aud Rev. W. %Vain... The new Italian Comic Opera, Le Vac N e s te ern Sal Morita, was again performed on Saturday night. Is: A LOI, SIOR AC a, and MORLL LI, delighted the au dience, which was numerous and brilliant. There • were presnt— nt timtiie.s.s of No•tharnberljnd. Cor!on, St. Albans, 8..1t0n,a , ,t1 Learbster the ►farchionesses of Headfort ; Dow- Bath, Salsbury, Suckingi,m. rid Eloormhere ; the Couatwes Spasaar. Camden, Teoop:e, Bury ore, Cork, Cardigan. and Clare . Hyde Park, yesterday, was crowded with fashion ; the liarness of the day attraeled all the Nobility in town. The open landau, phaeton, and curricle, were the order of the day ; instead of the pelisse and tippet, the 'Trafalgar mantle, and the point lace vale were displayed. The promenade was un commonly crowded. There was great confusion from the nuinher of carriages; and many panels were damaged. Rotten-row was equally crowded with equestrians.—Amongst the Nuoility, we no ticed— Rural Highneme• the Dube, of York. Cambridge, and Gloucester ; Mr Royal Ifightutst the Prutre.e Chariutt• of Wales; the Marqu,iser I..ortte and flartfo.g t h e E.,b, of Spencer, Chi:hrm,Corrper, Templc, Vliestatorlaud, Bartley, and 'Whim!. Amongst the elegant carriaGes were those of . . . The iluCipelses of t47.nhuiliberlana, GorAms,, Saloon, Dor. kt, Awl Leinster the Cotintat.e...f eani•ten, Cork. harrrrwire. Ch.tintentieley, & li.thant„ Seft.in, Ibex, end Wetmn•icid. Vi-eorint Cranky drove a phaeton am! f,., with redit dexterity ; aal Mr. Keeton al.. &ere an el-lent phaeton. Ic wAS seven o'clock in the evening before all the NrobAi:y bad left the Park. t Oil) B.IILET SESSlOlM—Arart: ti. • EXTRAORDINARY FORGERY OF A WILE— Grill-v. Richard Ira/Arr. Chratepher Dorth,Thomar Rerhtv.r, and Rir4ard were capitally in dieted for conspiiiTT tngether in making . and pub lishing as true, a certam forged paper writing, pm porting to be the List 11 ill .anl Testament rF Major Henry Hawkins, of the Ruy4lCerps of Engineers, deceased. After an able statement of the case by Mr. GI:1041Y, on the part of Rio Prosecution, some Witnesses from the Cnnsistorial Court, were called, to prove the several proceedings which had been taken in Marne Commons, by the prisoner George Richard Walker, as the Sole Executor of the de ceased, and the allegations of the other prisoners, in order to prove the validity of the In..trumei.t :or com pleting the publication. From these depositions it appeared, that Dodds Vied as th. A ;era. and Richard Walker as one of the Witnesses , the Wall; the latter stating, that being in the lade of going to shave and dress a Mr. Browning, in Dartmouth street,. one day he was asked, in ri - oo'nee of a V"- ion who Mjc called Major Haw!. i , to sign what le was told was that get iem at's V. • ; at first he re fused, not understanding th hosiness.laut nn being assured by Dodds, it,was a r. ;ular and fair ingot,- meet, he it as aV. ir^ ss. Othro allegatioos of the prisoners, i i su t of this s that it was ma to in Datiniontli-oreet, in I just previous to the deceased's roWg to Tr ,,, io .141, and was left i ss care (.t Nit... Browne ing, V)(1, with he: .t that time, lodg. ' ed in the same t., line; but soon atter, she went to Cork, in Irelan,/, from whence she wan to go to America. Browning being one of the sub. scrioii;g witnesses to this will, this allegation was made to shew to the Consistorial Court the impossi bility of gettino her to prove the due execution of it. The will being produced and read, the de• ceased was described as H. y Hawkins, Major in His Majesty's Corps of Royal Engineers ; and by it, he was made to devise the ruin of 701. per annum to one alary Bethnell, during her life ; and 10001. to her daughter, payable at the tints of her maniage, or on her attaining the age of years, under cer tain other restriaions: also making one Elisabeth Hinds his residuary legatee, and appointing thet Prisoner, Geerge Richard Walker, his sole executor. The instrument ending with these remarkable wends—" and I. declare this my last act nod deed." The whole alleged to have been in the hand tot iting of the deceased. Major Rowley, an Officer of Engineers, stated that Ire was very intimately acquainted with the late Major Hawkins for many years; he was a Cap tain in that corps, and Brevet-Major in the army, there being no such rank as Major in the Engineers. He quitted England for Triaidad in April, 11103, and the witness heard officially of his death in the July following ; in ()Sober he went, accompanied by the nephew if the deceased, to tie house of Mrs. Bethnell, Paradise-row, Lambeth, where the Major had resided, and after most diligent search, could not find any will, or other teramentat y paper, aor had be any lin,iwiedge of such an in strument being is existence, until be received • letter, in August, 1804, from the Prisoner George R. Walker, whom he had formerly seen at the island .of Jersey, when' be read lifkjot Hawking' were stationed from 1,793 till 1798. Walker, being a Coal Contratior, and supplying their bar racks, a slight acquaintance existed between bint and the deceased. From the great intimacy and constant intercourse betueen the witness end Major Hawkins, he had repeated oppottunities of seeing him write ; he was one of the most accurate men in the world, .and in writing, precise almost so a fault ; he always wrote hi. own le:ters, and even his official papers. liav,ag examined the Will in tin-stints, he said the writing was wholly dissimilai ; and it was impossible a roan of Major Hawkins's precision and accuracy could have ?Iris named himself and his corps (the latter be;ng always cailed the Royal Corps of Engineers). or committed so glaring a mistake as the last words of the Will presented Generals Twist and Moss, Sir William Green, of the same corps, and William Test, Esquire, Military Surveyor of the 'tower, all of whom had intimately known the deceased for many years, corroborated the testimony of Major Rowley. Elizibeth Sadler proved that George Richard Walker, and his wife, lodged in her house in Dart mouth-street, Westminster, in July 1803, and went by the name of Browning; other witnesses proved they lodged its Brnok-street, New Road, and else where, and then called theme -lees Walker. Robert Eddington, who had been pr ivy to all the transactions between the prisoners, was next called He first proved the signatures of Richard Walker and Dodds to the will. He then s ated, that he had known the prisoner Geo. R Walker man. years. He was a very considerable contractor for coals with Government to supply the different gar risons, and generally resided in the Island of Jersey. The witness had done business for him for some time, but after he had left him, in July 1804, he received a letter from Walker, desiring him to call on Rochester, at his house in Welleloac-square. He was not at home, but a letter was left for him.directing him to carry one for G. W Aker. which he accordingly did, and delivered it to Mrs. Brewr.low, who lived with George Walker as his wife. Rochester, on his return, told him, that an intimate (fiend of G. Walker's had died at Trinidad, and made him sole executor; there was but one witness (Mrs. Browning) to die will, who had left the kingdom, and in order to administer, it was necessary to have three. Mr. G. Walker bad known Witness a long time, and he was sure he would have no objeftion to put his name to it as a witness. The will, he said, was a good one, and no evil could arise from it to the witness. Au appoierment for a mersiug was r,en made between G. Walker and the Witness, at the Circus Coffee-house, Sr. George'. Fields ; when they met, and Walker being quite deaf, they conversed on the sobjes% with pen and ink, on ships of paper, which were afterwards destroyed. Walker assured him, there was no dan ger _ in signing the will, and they agreed to dine at Rochester's next day. After dinner, Rochester beckoned the Witness up stairs, and putting a written paper in his hand (the will in quesainn), desired him to sign it under the name of Browning. Witness smiled, and observed, that the name bad been just written, and was not • • • t Pet 'thy. Roetetter, however, advised him to sign it; stripe, that . e lied ocen pear:tied 11l ?iii. to do so, and G. Walker would give's' ix.ess one hundred poisndls, and five ifetioeas t.t sin ti.e same; but he positively reread. Ihe -eat day Rochester told him -what he bed s-:11 was irmy a copy of the Will, and WIN atter the Witness acct Dodds, who was 411 A ',Joey, ant he told hiin , if the trinsaaten ; Dodds begge i to he tot i (winced to the parties, observing, that 14 era ape tett ju !go of Wills, and had see:, many goof ones, a )I;ch o. is is very difficult to prove in 1)0aore Comm sot, f.:r want of so messes •In conic-4,0f00t of this. an ri terview took place bete ore ilir petrol and I lcd<lem , , and the lane, engaged so proctor ani rher We:twee / A ~; The Will being prodored, Dodds ex iminti i; with much tcrniiny, took it to t e e indite., made sortie ' . .. observations on falre Wills heing dettaed by the .'..1 water-mark, and men at mild have ••rpetiettce before they meddled in such slin=gs ; he looked if j through the li:eit, and said, t`mt .he water-n . At* ,4 would answer vary eel Richard gitllter sv.is at. • terwards proiruie! by I)odds, hut would reit sign::: it til. 6 was ettrtsi it era, a f tir ks id, and cast. 'i . Dodds, who, 1. , ,ALL \'..4,111 Mitil 01 the Lev, anti, Aljg knew L' 0,1 ehieXs, sign fiat. The %Times, Wa, ..4 p• 'sett. when b A s j; .co. Aim Ectifniction, t e wile c 1 the last witueret • .• ene-robcratod several or the above etrcuinstAnces. I ieutenent klenry H ...FA its, rtepliew t-t tt e•rie- 4 ceased Mains, iota wit has 10-t a leg it th service. I.roved the relatiouship, and tafecOnnete 1E7711110n wh;eh le, his fa.' er, Innate., an! stator, ;ilia wit h 111'417ncle. He died prA•eseed ti in . keT 4 :IA this Foods to the amount nr 54,1001 Sir Brooke W. 1., .1, as. s s verA other witnesses • were called, respecting ,at. It. triinsaaions of t he . prisoner George R. Walker, and the caie on the • part of the prosecution did net close till ttear seven. f i o'clock in the even eg. On tl:e part of the Prisoner George R. Walker. several very retpenable person. w. iii c uled to his charatler ; and man; more of grist .... •itt stability from Southampton, were callei to prove, ghat t h e Witness, Robert Eddiergcno, was a person not to bel credited on his oath 'flee other Prisoners called no wi-nesses. Lord Et.t.itieneouos, in on ad,tr.,ss to the Joey of ne,at• two hours lung, summed up the evidence in a must able manner. The Jury retired for about twenty weintstily and. at ten o'clock at nigh:, brought is a verdict of (haat, -must George Richard s% alket and Christopher ', and acquitted Richard Walker and Mourn r. A message, it is reported. is ers he delivererl Parliament this week. proposing fresh subsidies to ceitain•Foreign Powers. Letters were received in town on taturday, via Plymouth, from the squadroe and r the users of Sir J. B. NVANSLIIII.—T..e gallant Admiral con tinued of/ the Canary Islands earl?, in the preens worth. The report.:..l appointment: of 1 ..0rd Lacoantrist to be Governut-General of Indsa, has Oct "ft Was pl , ce. Lo-d Sr. Joint, is tnentkned as the prnbable successor to Lord I%'istanas Burr iscs, :n the Go, vernrr.eat of Madras. RICHARD &n Tas* itnanon. VVeY the Caor.ty of • Surrey, E.,q. Is returned it si a li n: Parliament for the borough of Honiton. in Ike room of Sir Jos:: Hon ywooo, Bart. deer-aced. Hs Males-re having lice.. pleas-d to appoint JOHN Hooosorr, Efq. Govrrr.or aad Comae:kw Chict in and over the ' , lauds and Pl. • ••ri 'n • in America, commonly Hill. .4 the a er m e a e , o r s o m e Island.. ne, on Vs'edne‘dor last, rook .. Oaths appointed to be taken by the Governors of His Mains v's Plantations.—(Goa.) The harems of Sitar:ley nigt.c commies a Carrie*. tula:ory Address to His blAraerv, from the $4..- gistrates and Town-Council of the Futgh of It •k -wall, on the app , antreent ot the prevent Miasisty. On Wednesday last, aria Excellency the Count Ds 1 Wortop.con, At:VIA:a/dor k.straorclinary an P.:A.- potentiary Irons tlie Emperor of all the Ru,si as, 114 l an Audier.ce of Leave of His \I stens : To w ich he was Mtroduced by the Right Non. CIE A ELLS Janus Fox, His MAJESTY'S PTITICI:NIi S!CTEEAIr of State- for Forrigu Aff ries. and c ond i ai e d by s ir Seeruem COTTRELL, Knight. blaster of the Cc remnoies.--( Gas / On Thursday last, his Excellency the Count Ds Woaormove, Amthssador Extriundina• y trld Pk i potentiary from the Emperor of all the Russ: ss. sad an Audience ()Cleave of Her NI roast v : t o w!.ich he was introduced by the E4rl of ist....ena. L. rd Chanilirriiin to Her MAJESTY, and cot.duaeu by the Vaster of the Ceiemo , :iss —( 1, .) The Qcssu has been pleased to ..ppoint LIAM (.sk:ORCIE AI UM. L)toClur 10 NIS MC, .s ors Physician Estranrslinary to Her fdapssete....-(ie.) The KING has been pleased to conf-r tt e ho o.ur of K;.ighthood on Musts Xi SI LOSS, Es 1. — (id / Counsellor SAMPSON, whoa • name occurs su 0 .en in the history of tae Irish rebellion, in 17ti8. arrived, a few days ago, from the Contineet, and was tans immediately in:o custody. His case has been in vestigated by the Seciittaatss of Srsve for the Home and Foreign D. partments, and he is. at present, is the Cat, of Mr. SI. • lOW, the Kr‘sPe Messenger. Mr. SA NI PSOII, we believe. has visited America since he left Ireland, and had been, for some time, settled at Hambnrgh. Lieutenant Ratherf:rd, of the rear/are. lately ad. venised, has been discovered and secured in the neighbourhood of Scarborough. A laliourse in Gvrroao's Brewery yesterday stabbed his wife, at dinner, with a knife, in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane. He attempted to make his escape, but was apprehended. The un fortunate woman, we understand, is since dead. In ancient times there were three *messes at Rome, waned Oeseo, CT T HEN 45. and Artee.cvcs, whose talents were so powerful. that the whole populates:3'ot the city were elisions to gain r: eir good graces. Although these celebrated persons have long been forgotten, It would seem V.at their various attreetwas are, in modem, times, transferred to one particular actress, called Fortune : who pop sesses such tkrltter abilities, that all England is im patient to see or hear of hot periortrances at Cnopete 'Jail. Indeed her favours are known to be of 1,u,.h an agreeable kind, that every body seems A' x'l)(111 fors EH A Es of them, while the applications t.r her Tic sirs are numerous beyond a parallel. a e • --4° 7RE VOCAL CONCERT. n. d- tv 71:11 ; 11' le op- it may 1