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SPCLT Persons as are desirous of Contracting at With the Agent for Commissariat Supplies, to deliver CII)C43I ba. of OATS at the Military Depot, Bridge-yard,Too pellt.reet, may receive particulars of the Contracts at this t . - " Ce, between the Hours of Ten and Four; and deliver Tend eril sealed up and directed to the Agent for Corn oatssariat Supplies, marking thereon— ,, Tender for Oats ;" °l. :before Tuesday, the 10th December; but none will g e tee !i.v.ed• after Twelve o'Clock on that Day; nor will I , tiii %‘ lril .. 9 Positl he noticed unless made on or annexed to a ---4(1 Particular, and the Prices inserted in Words at nor unless a Letter be subjoined to such Proposal, r ' l l two Persons of known property; engaging to be the P arti c d with the Party tendering in the Sum expressed ulars, for e the due performance of the Contract. r hihr - MR. JOHN SCOTT, ENGRAVER. VIE Case of this unfortunate Artist, a Native Newcastle being correctly stated in his Address to tt °Yal 4cademy in London, and his talents as an Engraver an d Es llll3l7 n, and highly esteemed, it is hoped the lovers of Art, t' : l ends of the Distressed, will give his deplorable Situa kaleir benevolent Consideration, and exert themselves to ; a respectable Man and his Family from utter Ruin. Pal 4 \ bs eriPtions received by Messrs. Morland and Co., Bankers, 1.0 4 . a lls London ; Mr. Lambert, Engraver ; Messrs. Hodg- N t ' ha Zd Mr. Charnley, Newcastle ; and Mr. Andrews, Subscriptions already received : .S . ;"'*„ . witiburne,l3t. £6 6 Mr. Mark Lambert £2 2 q. sea. 3 3 Mr. Alex. Reed . 1 1 A '4 . 11 6 , 3j-Itnhurn e -• 2 2 Mr. John Archer 10s. 6d. Zr• G„,-„"„idson, Esq. 3 3 Mrs. Archer - 103. 6d. AZ• Burnett - 2 2 Mr. John Bulman - 1 1 r. Jr l _orer Donkin 2 2 M . r. Thomas Carr - - 1 1 9 - 2 2 Mr. Edmund Graham 1 1 in% " s on -Potter - L 1 Mr. H. Waters - 103. 6d. /1 fist% Sewell - 1 1 The Vicar of Newc a s t le 1 1 • tditirrnett, jun. 10s. 6d. .11 , Irs. Losh, Jes_mond 3 2 3 2 `v • Stable 10s. 6d. C. W. Bigge; Esq. 4 1„ r..\, s ll °s• LOggan 10s. 6d. T. 11. Bigge, Esq. 2 0 'Litt £2 2 C. J. Brandling, Esq. 1- 0 Lambert - 1 2 Sir M. W..Ridley,.Bart. b. 0 Dr -10 s. 6d. Mrs. Burnett - -10 s. 6d.: ,V 4 ` l _ 4 lnsay - I Airs. Adml. Charleton 1 1 rh, 4 eadfiitter - 103. 6d. Mrs. Davidson . 22. 401-olis Gibson, Esq. 5 0 John Davidson, Esq. 2 2: Esq. - 22' Mrs. Hutchinson . 1 1' 11 rson Charnley 1 1 . M. T. - - 1,111 0 pe,following letter to the Royal Academy will explain P f leiltenlars of this melancholy , case. The gentleman re al hn shocking calamity to this painful necessity, Mr. a,Per tn t , e eminent animal to landscape engraver. o ti tt ' e 4i .nt Who. have the lightes - cquaintance with the works no 'Oats, the mention of the name is a sufficient intro ell ben.th I n the course of an industrious life (and what life t i t4 sh e a te industrious than the Engraver's ?) Mr. Scott has e h B ,,everal plates,. which are all in high estima t Sporting Magazine, Mr. Daniel's Rural . Sp orts, i ,,, t ikt atin • - 4- works of a similar nature, owe a large portion of their Ver -11 1 ,,t the exquisite delicacy and truth of Mr. Scott's b b esth large - plates-:" Breaking Cover," and " the I th e Pox," after Gilpin and Reinagle--are possessed of - Art who prizes pictures of animals and field l,„ t Moo 411(1 ,,,,eed many good judges conceive, that these plates in 41311 n-wield to place Mr. Scott at the top of his profes t, th at line. We cannot conceive any thing more distress tl4„,4l4,„,rs r 1 a Man of high talent, who was living respectably by in profession of which he is ardently fond,- sud -`"t °W from a his means of subsistence, and thrown into (1 44 11D a tt ir e by , afflection so dreadful as a paralytic stroke. tlak entle resident and Members of the Royal" Academy. e th e „ r nen—l am reluctantly compelled by necessity to ij a i v i - eresent appeal to your benevolence in behalf of my- L. For e, and a numerous family. 1..,7. 11 e 0 . 4b 111 1 anY years past, by indefatigable exertions, I have rac.i. eat .ed by my humble abilities as an Engraver to support ef - ' 4 bit t i ng family, now amounting to nine children, in re- Pe4‘esti t l and comfort, and still enjoyed the cheering prospect tance in such honourable endeavours as every ter l "al () rind delights in. But by one of those awful visi vt Providence which it is not for us to question, I was K.tte e d incapable of further professional labours. I ,ioteo l ,vklent paralytic stroke in March, 1021. My medical let? to-,•c°n'lmended a visit to my native air, as the only means ko•estore my shattered frame. A stay at Newcastle of 4 i t bs affording no change for the better, I returned to t teti ( oh4„in ray absence, my enemies injured my interests by tet i ,Y pti,f2ernenting my total loss of intellect, while they se- WoNie - "ted their own selfish and mercenary views. The ftert'otk mated of such conduct was, that I have been deprived ""i t , h!, 41 n, 'punting to many hundred pounds, which was trans tot tne hands of the men who had thus assailed me in the tti t t ih thi !I}, t, l 3 state o f s i c k ness an d di stress , I was a d v i se d b y my fli tt pri nt take a house in Reirent-street for the better sale of S:tisw e ; a,nd to let a part f P urnished ; s and although this step .41 ttit, 114 41 - 7, 4 I lly most sanguine expectations, and would enable aya . 4 nily to live rent-free, yet the previous embarrass ,Hqe „ l ist a l Vtg froni a total loss of saver ncome, had brought me to ,witictterp,ll that nothing can me from inevitable ruin but h.‘ "tt, l ti t f,lag hand of benevolence. To aggravate the ills ant encompassed, my wife has fallen sick from Col:414 1 c- to avert them ; and the husband of my only mar- OW: c , c ntsigned to prison for debt, leaving his wife and tto, t s Inf?ats an additional burden on me. 1 4 ( i g „tieo t Gentlemen. this recital of my misfortunes will be Vology for the boldness with which I have ventured . Aihl.otbrou. plead urgent distress, and feel confident I 174g.lkiti:4d Vain to those who know the difficulties with trteo i f are often beset, and who have on various occa torward to their assistance. Although I have not 1 1 1 ; e eeiv: f l being a member of the Royal Academy, I trust I 'nen; t he sympathy and- commiseration of its members, ili e lo ti ;, them to rescue me from irretreivable ruin by a q t which will enable me to complete the works , ex ° , - "„7 execution, and again to support my family . by . 91 t1 - 40 r '` l °ns. Trusting you will not deny me that assist "Oeo Ivit Ot I shall feel for ever gratefuL—l remain, 'll(l4.4l,:t‘th. sentiments of the greatest respect, your obe 'h, 'note servant, - IS " JOIIN SCOTT." 'tt14q13a,,,,1 e 4 was not without its effect. Seconded by Sir foite'tnd re l ttee (who has behaved with a feeling and deli itieti and le the va l ue o f hi s generos i t y), M r . Soane the .t ' a Ts i ii t c other G ent l emen w h o h ave h earts to appr eciate 4 1' % - 1 0 0o at e i t hose above detailed, the Academy voted to Mr. N o , hat of thirty guineas, to head the subscriptior!- to th hopes of 'lllr. Scott's friends on this clor s that th • now -4 ar i d „ e aid now sought from the sympathy of the not e rations of Art, and the benevolence of the Pub -1,41fi Xtend to the support of himself and his family )4 tg iti kibis L it i e t ilne,—whicli might render hopeless all exer ' h ll, B He is so far recovered as to be able to re ' L liZPr o - ,"'. Partially, anti is greatly assisted by his son, a abili • Should' such a sum, therefore, thi• wCatld relieve from the immediate pressures it ai e4 ten to erus ll he possesses the consoling pros -1'544 li ll Et t : it ling family i as formerly. The following Sub as 'r e been received :—The Royal Academy, 311. Ios. ..awrence President, 5/. tt,„ A , -Pi SMIRKE'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF LALLA ROOKH. On the 30th of November will be published, price is., Embellished with, 1. Fifth Illustration of Lally Rookh ; 2. View from the Great Western Entrance to Foothill Ab bey; 8. South-east View of Foothill Abbey, with a Fac- Simile of Mr. Bcckford's Autograph; 4. A Lady in Cos tume for a Dress Dinner Party ; 5. A Lady in an Evening • or Musical Party full Dress, both in Colours; 111 H E LADY'S MAGAZINE ; or, Mirror of the Belles Lettres, Fashions, Fine Arts, Music, Drama, &c. for December 1, 1822, containing, Critical Notices of Lady Blessington's Works—Dagley's Gems from the Antique, with Croly's Illustrations in Verse—Tales—Essays—Original . Poetry, by Bernardißarton—Review of New Music—Dramatic Intelligence—Monthly Calendar of Fashion—Notices to Cor respondents. London t Printed for S. Hamilton ; Published by S. Ro binson, Paternoster-row; sold by J. Miller, 69, Fleet- street ; J. Andrews, New Bond-street ; C. Chapple, Pall Mall ; .1. Anderson, jun. Edinburgh ; J. Kempston, Dublin; Galig nani, Paris ; Ewbank, Brussels; Le Lieux, Calais ; and by all the Booksellers of the United Kingdom. PARSONS' MIMING COUGH POWDERS. FEW Diseases have been f oun d more perplex ing than the Hooping Cough, and the Medicines usually administered for this alarming Complaint haviiig proved - totally ineffectual, Mr. PARSONS - is induced, after several years experience of its e ffi cac y, t o o ff er hi s M e di c i ne to the Public as a safe and certain Remedy. The Patient will soon be relieVed from that convulsive af fection .termed Hooping; and by persevering strictly accord ing to the Directions, two or three Packets have almost inva riably been found sufficieht to effect a certain Cum . It may be administered with perfect. safety to Children of the most tender age, as well as to those at a more advanced period. Prepared by Mr. Parsons, Surgeon, West. Mailing, Kent, and sold in Packets, at ‘2s. 9d each; y Messrs. Butler,. Che mists; No, 4, Cheapside, St. Paul's, and 220, Regent-street, (near the Argyle Rooms), London; 20, Waterloo•place, Edinburgh ; and 3t, SaCkVille-street, Dublin, and by the principal Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. N.B. Be careful to ask for Parsons' Hooping Cough Pow ders, and to observe the Goiernment Stamp has the words " Didier, 4, Cheapside," engraved . on it. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1822 AMATEUR THEATRICALS. ( From the Chester Courant, Nov. 26.) On Wednesday evening last the neighbour hood of Martin's Ash, in this city, was thrown into a state of alarm and trepidation by the appearance and sudden irrup tion of from half a dozen to half a score policemen and con stables, into a public-house, known by the sign of the Ship.— We have been told they were well armed, and presented an appearance sufficiently formidable to have secured - a Cato street gang. It subsequently appeared, however, that the ob ject they were directed to accomplish was by no means of that magnitude which required all this hostile preparation. The fact appears to be, that a few stage-struck young men and women, who doubtlesi had sustained many a sleepless hour in studying their respective characters, were engaged in a room of the house in acting the Castle Spectre, for the • amusement of their private friends, and prOliablY — fi: some of them in. nocently enough imagined, laying the foundation for the fame Of a future Garrick or Sidsions. They were thus 'engaged, when this immense posse conzitatus, without having the good manners to wait the conclusion of ; act or scene, sansceremonie, darted upon , and seized all, the actors and actresses of the drama. Several accounts we have seen agree in describing 'the violence used as greatly beyond what the occasion required; we should be glad to see this represetitation substantially re, • futed, as nothing tends more to bring the law or its officers into disrepute than an uncalled-for and unnecessary display of authority.—Be this as it may, they were taken into custody, (except a hero and heroine, who escaped through a window), and instantly conveyed to the house of correction, without be ing permitted to change even their dresses; where they were kept in hold during the night —On Thursday,: they were brought before the Magistrates to the Pentice, but the noise and hubbub which the occurrence had spread through the city, brought together such a concourse of people, and the crowd became so oppressive, that the examination was ad journed to the Town-hall, and subsequently took place pri vately in an adjoining room. Mr. Folliott is said to have highly distinguished himself in defence of the captiNes. He is stated to have said, that he stood forward as a man ought to do, on behalf of the young ladies and others who had been ap prehended—he was there to defend their cause to the last drop of his blood, without fee or reward,* and what he said he hoped would appear in the Chester papers ; for it should in the Lim don, and should be spread throughout Europe. He was al ways the friend of the poor, he always had been ; and they' should always find bins a firm supporter of them as long as God spared his life! Three cheers were then given for Mr F.—The result of the examination, it seems, was this, that the offending culprits were told by the Magistrates that their pro ceedings were illegal, and dismissed them ! is far from our intention at any time to weaken the hands of the civil • power,-or encourage in the lower or higher claSses of • society an approach• to disorder or immorality. , But we cannot avoid saying, on the present occasion, there appears either a want of correct information on the part of the Magistrates, or that they have acted, to adopt the most tender expression, indiscreetly. The apprehension and imprisonment of these people are stated to be under 111 r. Chetwynd's vagrant act, Geo. IV. c. 40, as applied to " common stage players not authorized by • law." But a very' superficial observance of .the provisions of that act will satisfy any man that it is necessary to prove that these stage players receive money for 'their exhibitions, in order to convict them of vagrancy, and subje& them to the penalties of that act.—The section applicable -to this species of vagrancy refers only to " common stage players, who shall for hire, gain, or reward, act, represent, or perform, or cause to be performed, any interlude, or entertainments o f t he stage, or any part or parts therein," &c. Now it is not pretended that any money was given or taken on the above occasion, and we there fore can only conclude, that the Magistrates have received wrong information on that head, or. have acted on some other ground of offence—what, we cannot tell.—However, under any circumstances, the proceeding to such extremities—the seizing —dragging to gaol—and keepinVin confinement for a whole night—a number of young nerd:Cris, some of them of respectable connexions, for an offence at most of a very venial nature, savours of harshness, if not cruelty, whe ther the law will justify the arrest or not. But in saying this, we will never be apologists for the practice, against which these measures have been taken. It was a very fit subject of magisterial interference ; and however it may be justified by those who affect an enthusiastic love for the drama, yet surely it will not be contended that our public-houses are to be turned into play-houses. All we lament is, that some other equally effectual and less obnoxious method was not taken to prevent a repetition of play-acting at the Ship. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. An express was this morning received from Paris, bringing information till late in the evening of the 25th current. On that day the value of the public securities was improved. The Rentes were done at 88f. 60c. 50c. 45c. 40c. 45c., and the latest transaction was done at 88f. 45c. Neapo litan advanced to 76i, and on the Spanish Bonds of 1821, th e improvement was fully 2 per cent. On Saturday the price being 55i, and the closing price on Monday 57i. Rumours in the French capital, as here, were various, but the best informed Fundholders were of opinion that the peace of Europe would not be disturbed.—Before the express was dispatched, it was currently reported that a commercial treaty had been concluded betwixt England and her natural friends, Spain mid Portugal; and this report added much to the confidence previously en tertained, that mankind would not be deprived of the blessings of peace. A very extensive account was settled this day in the English Funds, and it was arranged with great honour and propriety. No public defaulter was declared, though the differences have been betwixt 4 and 5 per cent. Consols for cash opened at 84 81, at which the account was arranged ; and they closed at -81t 3 i. For the 17th January next, they were done at 8144, and advanced to 81k; and after the Exchange was shut, they were done at 81i. In Foreign Securities no business of any consequence can be effected till the account be settled on Saturday next. To many it is extremely fatal, and numerous families will long have cause to remember the present meeting of the would-be Regu. lators of Human Affairs at Verona. If their wise deliberations for nations produce results to Empires similar to what they have occasioned in private life, how" deeply must the human race suffer by their legitimate errors. The Spanish Bonds are one per cent. higher, and a general improvement will take place in every description of National S ecur i es, as soon as the Holy Despots dissolve that alliance so hostile to the peace and well being of their subjects. The Brazilian Loan, it Is rumoureti, will soon appear. South America contains great resources, and new Republics are always virtuous. Both the Peninsula and , England will de rive great advantages from an intimate connection with these States, and the acknowl&gment of their independence will be as beneficial to their former European masters as to them selves. It is understood that this new Loan will be under the patronage of a powerful Hebrew Interest. The following are the prices, though almost nominal, of Fo reign Funds this day : French Five per Cents. with Dividend from 22d September, Exch. 25 50. 88A. Prussian Five per Cent. of 1818 in Later]. with Dividend from lit Oct., 86i. Do. do. of 1822 in do. do., with Dividend from Ist July, 874. Ditto Scrip, 86. Neapolitan Five per Cent. with Dividend from Ist July, Exch..4 40. and 23 63. 761. Ditto Scrip, 771• Spanish Five per Cent. of 1820, with Dividend from 30th Oct. Exch. 43. 681. Do. do. of 1821 in £ sterl. with Dividend from Ist Nov., 581 1. Ditto Scrip, 6 5:3 discount. Danish Five per Cent. in £ sterling, with Dividend from Ist July, 90. Ditto, dittO, in Banco Marks, with Dividend from Ist July, Exch. 37 4. 88. Russian Six per Cent. with Dividend from Ist July, Exch, 12a. 82. Ditto Five per Cents. metal]. with Div. from Ist Sept. Exch, 31. 83. Ditto Five per Cent. in £ sterl. with Dividend from Ist Sept., 86A. Ditto Scrip, 85i. Colombian Six per Cent. in £ sterl. with Dividend from Ist Nov., 77. Chilian Six pa. Cent. in sterl. with Dividend from 30th Sept. 76. United States Six per Cent. of 1812-181 i with Div. from Ist Oct., Exch. 46. 92 100. Peruvian, 79. Poyais, 70 to 71. A Mail has been received from Holland, but it does not bring a single letter from St. Petersburgh. On the Baltic Walk very little business has been done this day. The game in tallow still proceeds with great vigour. The present open weather how ever causes movements, which a severe winter would probably have rendered unnecessary. The price is nominally quoted at 38s. but several public sales are expected to take place soon, in order that the actual value may be ascertained before the Gentlemen of the long robe employed to settle some dif ferences occasioned by unlooked for checkmates. It is a most beautiful game, and has created almost as much interest amongst those who are only spectators, as is experienced by the Gentlemen themselves who are displaying so much talent and ability in its management. The bets on the result are at pre sent nearly equal. At the Corn Exchange the supplies of all descriptions of grain continue small, but only needy consumers make purchases. Large arrivals arc expected, and the trade generally wait for them before they get in their usual stocks. There is no altera tion in prices, for though oats and barley may have been sold at ls. advance, still this cannot be considered as a criterion of the value of grain, when a change of wind again brings plenti ful supplies. Since Monday the arrivals consist of only 3,100 qrs. of wheat, 1,100 qrs. of barley, 650 qrs. of oats, and 2,700 sacks of flour. Notwithstanding the low prices of grain, there is no spirit of speculation in this article. A part of the money employed on the Royal Exchange, if invested in grain, would certainly pay them well, if the war party think that their opi nions are well founded, for in proportion as the British funds declined, corn would advance. Hostile rumours, however, do not obtain much credit, for it is probable that corn, before this time, would have felt their effects, had they been thought to be established on any secure foundation. Never, however, was the corn trade in a,greater state of depression, nor is there at pre sent the most distant prospect of its improvement.—(Morning Chronicle,. ) TO THr.:F.Drron. OF THE CHESTER COURANT. Siit,—As a friend to the theatrical world, f beg.through the medium of your communicative paper to ask a few questions, on the proceedings which took place a few evenings ago at a public-house, where the constables forced their way into the room, took indiscriminately all who fell in their way, and drag ged them to prison, where they were lodged and treated as felons, lying upon filthy straw, &c. Mr. Folliott represented it as a bastile ; the humanity t 1 Mr. Voice, however, is well known. 1 beg to know; Mr. Editor, is there a law in force to warrant such proceedings against a few young persons, who chose to amuse themselves with what is termed ‘private thea tricals ?" No money was received at the doors. The scenery, dresses, and other expenditures, I understand, are defrayed by the individuals concerned in this little company of tragedians, who were so unmercifully treated while going through Mr. P. Lewis's play of the " Castle Spectre.' Poor Angela was dragged from Earl Osmond by Major Dodd; Hassan ' Percy, Kenrick, Father Philip, poor Alice, &c. were taken by General Washington and his brigade; the scenery destroyed, dresses . torn—swords, helmets, turbans, caps, &c. " taken, stolen, and carried away." I now seriously ask, was this treatment lawful If so, would it not have been equally lawful to have sent a body of police officers on Wednesday (the very same night these persons were taken to prison) to the Royal Hotel, and taken the whole of the performers and auditors to jail ?* They received at the doors 7s. tid. per head for admission, while the little troop Of " amateur actors" per formed to their circle of- acquaintance gratis. The magis trates are sworn to do justice to the poor as well as to the rich. In this instance have they exercised their duty fairly ? It will be urged, perhaps, that there were apprentice boys there. Admitting there were, why not get warrants for them, and them alone ? But, no, that was not the way to do th e bu siness ' • destroy the whole, root and branch ; they are only at a pot-horse ;—but the er body must be held sacred—th ey are at the Royal Hotel. I remember the other day seeing an account of a company of performers in London treated in the like manner as this little troop was on Wednesday last ; they were all seizettand taken under the new Vagrant Act to prison ; but there happened to be a SHADE of difference in the case-- they were playing for pr yit. while the company in question were performing for their own recreation, and amusement of their friends. lam informed that the Mweistrates wished t o get rid of the business, and wash their hands from it in the best possible way they could, and dismissed them with an ad monition to go home, and do so no more." 1 am, your's, &c: Chester, 23d Nov. 1822. 4' HORATIO. * 'Whether the seizure and treatment in the manner described of these theatrical amateurs were legal or not, we shall not take upon ourselves to determine; but certainly there could be no foundation for proceeding in this way against the performers or auditory at a concert qf music, under an Act of Parliament which is solely directed against persons who " perform interludes, or entertainments of tile stage."—Em T. THE SIMPLE RECTOR OF LOW NORMANDY. " I am very unfortunate," says this Rector to M. DIDEROT after a long conversation, " to be Rector of Mont Chauvet, the most melancholy place in the world, where my talents are buried, and where I am the only man of genius; besides there is no society, and my only resource is the school-master, who is a countryman dressed in black. lam just arrived from my Rectory, and am delighted to have become acquainted with a man of your reputation, that I may ask your opinion of a madrigal of alrout seven hundred verses that I have composed." " A madrigal of seven hundred verses," exclaimed the Philoso pher, in a tone of surprize Upon which the other pulled out of his pocket a large quire of paper. 'M, D., frightened at the thoughts of reading it, said to him Sir, I think you are very much to blame for employing your leisure on such subjects ; a person of acknowledged ge nius like you ought to compose tragedies, and not amuse himself with madrigals. Allow me then to tell you that I will not listen to a single verse of your composition till you bring me a tragedy." " You are right," replied the Rector, " the truth is, lam too timid." By this means the Philo sopher of the mountain got rid of the madrigal ; but what was his surprise a few days after, to see the Rector of Mont Chauvet with a tragedy.— There was "no escaping, he was obliged to undergo the reading, and, to make it more amus 'ing, it was resolved to Invite the Rector to the. Sunday Society. Behold then the poor Rector in the midst of a set of wags, all prepared to flat ter him and to make him a fool if he was not one already. The citizen of Geneva alone (Rousseau), with his invincible honesty, was determined to act the part of an honest man, and he succeeded so well that the Rector has taken the greatest dislike to him. I have no doubt that the reading of the tragedy would have greatly amused you ; but the criticisms that were made, and the manner in which the Rector answered them, you would have enjoyed much more. In his preface he al leges his reasons for not introducing a particular scene ; he then excuses himself for the resem blance which he has been told there is, between his style and the great Corneille's, and solemnly protests that he by no means wished to become a plagiary. After which he said, i❑ the most ri diculous way possible, " why he makes an goisse rhyme with tristesse," which the citizen at tacked. He concluded with saying, that some people exclaimed 'against the word "Hanon," as a name which did not sound well, apparently be cause of the ridiculous pun of that of ( anon), an animal so common and so well known.— " I think," says he, " that a name in itself should never give offence ; Scripture has made use of it; its ears are as delicate as ours." All this preface is written purposely against the Society with whom he was very much displeased, although he dissembled ; for with all his vanity, he hasplenty of deceit. The reading was begun ; every body, ranged in a circle, was listening attentively. M. de la Condamine, among the rest, had taken the cotton out of his ears, to hear more distinctly, but his patience was exhausted at the first scene. In the second, the hero appears and complains, that love torments him day and night, and .pre vents his sleeping. He has however something to employ him ; he has new enemies, he says, Quatre rois, vire Dieu, ci-devant rn , 2s amis. Viva Dieu, cried M. de la C--, and why no (venire Dieu), and, putting the cotton in his ears again, he went out abruptly. There, said the Rector coolly, is a man who does not know that Wive Dieu) is the oath of the Hebrews. In another passage Ole heroine being entreated by the hero to make him happy, in order to rouse him to a sense of honour, recalls to his mind his former exploits ; she says, Vous sites arracher ce Saul ses furies ; Ou ce prince vainqueur de mille incirconcis, Frernissait que David en etit dix mine occis. "Ah ! goodness, what a verse," cried the ci tizen of Geneva, " and why (occis) . 2 why not (me) 2"— , 4 I could answer you," said the Rector, coldly, " that (hie) does not agree with (incirconcis) ; but you seem to imagine that 0/0 and (occis) are synonymous ; know, Sir, that they are not. It is very frequently said, "Get homme vtc tue parses discours, and we are not occis (killed) by that." " I own," replied the citizen, 44 that it would be very disagreeable to be occis, but I should not care so much for being tue." In an other passage the heroine says, Le roi ne m'offre plus que d'innocentes charmes. " How, now, Sir," said they, " Marine is mascu line." "Ah ! that is the way you take it, Gentle men ; well, in the next scene, you will find it masculine ; I have tried to please every body." In another part he had made plus rhyme with superflu. " That rhyme is not perfect," said they. "Ah ! why ?" he demanded. " Because super." is singular, and has consequently no s." " Pardon me," said the Rector, " I have put one." These are a few instances of the genius of the Rector ; and what renders it truly pleasing is, that it is not exaggerated, and there is nothing more admirable, 'in my opinion, than a character purely original. Notwithstanding the severity of these criticisms, they loaded him with praises, but his vanity was hurt, and he went away very much displeased with the Society. Three days after, he met one of our friends, who was his champion whether right or wrong, during the reading of the tragedy, as had been previously arranged. lie made great complaints. "If I associate with those Gentlemen," said he, " I shall come to think my verses are insipid ; however, I am well assured to the contrary, and if they had only examined their own observations with as much PRICE SEVENPENCE severity as they did my tragedy, they would see that they are insipid. Howevet)• their criticisms do not frighten me; I depend not for subsist ence upon my work, like a mean author. I have made every verse triple, and I can, as you see, sacrifice any thing without the least, inconve nience." Our friend assured him that the So .ciety• admired.his talents exceedingly; but he would not believe it. "I often saw them l aug h," replied 'he, " whilst th e tragedy was reading , and it is not cus t omary t o l aug h at a trage d y when we are sincere." in fact one of our friends was attempting. to conceal his laugh with. hi; hands, and the Rector said to him very sharply, " You are laughing, Sir," " I, Sir," replied the other as seriously as .possible," I never laughed in my life." " In short," said he to our friend,' I -see how it is; these gentlemen are afraid of works of a certain description which, may Attract the public attention ;- they have only their encyclopapa in their heads, and they are afraid that , tny success will injure theirs. But the public will knoW how to do justice to every one." . This same simple Rector, who wrote. the tra gedy which is so well calculated to make one laugh—this original poet, is at present employed in another play, called Belshazzar, the subject of which is the Supper of that King, during which were written by an invisible hand the memorable words— MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. Our Rector, who came to bring us his second master-piece, said the other day • " Gentlemen, I have discovered an admirable plan for all plays. For instance, in my tragedy, the ques tion is, whether the King shall sup or not • for if he does not, th e h an d will not write. Now, I have only to bring forward the actors, one of whom wishes the King to sup, and the other does not, and that alternately. if I am the poet who wish the King to sup, I speak first ; thus, in the first act lie sups, in the second he does not sup, in he third he does, and so alternately to the fifth. If, on the contrary, I do not wish him to sup, in the first act he will not, in the second he will, and so on. That is all the mystery."—(Grimm's Corre.pcndence.) FOR THE SUN. Mr. Enrron.—ln a Morning Paper of last week we have a long article on the Political and Commercial Relations of this Country. with Persia, evidently written by one well acquainted with the subject, and giving, as far as my infor mation serves, a very accurate detail of our con nections in the East. Whatever differences may have arisen between our late Resident, Mr. WILLOCK, and the Persian Court—and that there have been differences is pretty evident—l hope they are now in a fair way of being .made. up : but certainly the first step is for the British Government to give assurances that a person who has made himself disagreeable.to the Sovereign and Court of Persia, shall not again be forced upon them as the Representative of Great Britain. I know nothing of Mr. Wir,r,ocn ; but from the accounts I have received of his manner of con ducting himself, I have no hesitation in saying, that I should not deem him a fit Minister to be charged with our important interests in the country from which he has just returned. And I. there fore hope the Government will weigh the circuru stances well before they determine on his being again sent out. lam one, Sir, who, from some knowledge of the subject, consider our friendly relations with the Shah of Persia as a matter of some importance; and if we take a view of the gigantic strides which Russia has made, in cur tailing and hemming in the possessions of her neighbours, we may have some idea of the facility with which she may turn her advantages to good account, should any circumstances render an attack upon our Indian territories at all a part of her policy. By her possessions on the west of the Caspian, Russia completely outflanks Persia on that side, and bears towards the Turkish frontier. By her position with her Turoman allies she also outflanks in that quarter, and comes in the rear of India. BUONAPARTE foresaw the natural consequences of such pro gress, should it be made, and knowing that whatever other considerable European Power Should take the pains to hold Persia in the closest amity might be able to • keep the Russians in check, and make their own im pressions eastward ; not indeed by bringing their own European armies to act there, but by having gained the confidence of the Persian Gornment to organize and o ffi cer the native troo ps, turn them to account on whatever side of the Indus he might stimulate his ally to move—with this view BUONAPARTE took his ambitious station in Persia—at that time the British Cabinet understood these views as well as BUONAPARTE, and sent out a mission which superseded his mili tary Embassy. The Sovereigns of Persia, from the time of SHAH ABBAS and Sir ROBERT SHIRLEY, have considered themselves the natural allies of England ; and we have abundant evidence of the friendly disposition of the present Emperor, from the facility with which he withdrew his confidence from the French mission, and gave it to Great Britain on the occasion alluded to. It will require no great effort on our part to maintain these friendly relations ; and while we continue our support to that country, Persia may safely stand independant of any other ally ; but should England fall off, she must take care of herself and provide against her old enemies the Turks, and it is easy to foresee how indissolvable hereafter might be the bonds which would then unite her to the similar interests of her great neighbour, Russia. London, Nov. 27. 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