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London, England, 1804-12-26 00:00:00

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If gaiety were the fashion, all Paris would run to
the T" Louvois, to see Lea Tro;e Cousines, a
chaemit:: .e of Dascouftx, which P . IcARD has
got up wins great care and expence: but alas ! the
people go to the Comedic now only to weep ! and the
cannon of alarm a.lippeo, SaiG, And the belfry of
baba, will draw more company than the tine scenery
t .e Trois Cussing's, and the comic and spirited di-
alogue, which pervades the whole piece.
A new picae, entitled The Suseenittle, was lately
produced with success at the same Theatre ; and, to
vary the scene, PICARD has lately announced. for
the grati6eation of the lovers of the Old Comedy,
TheZorou d'.libierac, a piece in five ACts, by Tao.
I 1411 Cc:elms' LLE.
The Drigiaol and the Portrait, a piece for some
timeannounced at the Theatre in the Rue de Char-
tres. is abeautifid randezd'e, composed by M. SE-
MI*. AM. author of Deux VitiVel, Of, Portrait de
Fielding, and Mari Retrouvi.
Camilla not be s produftive, as was expeeted, the
Roiffee are pap ring to get up la Genieora, a new
Opera of iv,. Mosca, their Manager. The poem
is an imitation of ANIODANT.
The Theatre Favart has announced for this win-
, a piece of DEtiosiv and BOY LLOIEU. Tile
poetry music of which have completely suc-
t_• !at cit. Petershurgh. It is a Russian suhjeht,
hit h :Aust, actirding to report, be interesting
yen in France.
A new Pie e, intitled, Achille a &year, by GAR..
g/ , and in which DUPOR r plays a principal part,
as been lately brought out with success,
Tha )pert Cornigne has announced Pizarro, a
rand Spedtaale, in three Aas. in which Gaya %MAU
ill play the principal part. M. R csicou ar. and
rrsoiselle Pt .totscr, are sick at the Opera Co-
igne; M. Iv I. I .7N, at Vaudeville ; and M Ti EKCE
IN) and Mademoiselle CAROLINE, at Montansier.
t the (leave Francaise. the Coriedien: are all well.
t is only the Comedy that is sick.

Arrival; at Cliftnn last week
I,n,a :;notiey, More, Celotv.l Travers,
'taint Nixvic, Major Arrnwone, Captain Smyth, Mr. and Mrs.
'earce and lama', Mr. and M. M.Cartitey, Mr. ane Mrs.
:Midi, Mr. and Mrs. CH, Mr. I larve,, Mr. Rote, Mr. .1.
.ingt.in, Mr. Arinstrimg, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Hunter, &e.

!Arrivals at Hotwells--
Mia Wilkinson, Mr. Cnieman, Mr. ltsbson, Mr, lita miser,
Mrs. Slant, Miss tiunkslm. Mr. Mrs w Mace. Mr.
ir Sespberd, Sdafrd, Mn. s, and M. Woad, Dr -Mrs
racy, Mr. Hawkins n, Mr. W. and J. Saone, Mr. H.
Tottenham, &c &c.

The Earl and Countess of Notarrizseutty. and
Viscount Paxwcas CON, are on a visit to Lady Pa
astarrox, at Broadlands, near Ramsey.
The Earl of Luc•N has retired to his country
seat, at Castle:rat., Ireind, where he intends to re-
stain until June.
The i•:arl of ALraMotsVT is excreted in town to-
sorrow. from Cambridge, on a visit to his father,
the Marquis of St.ioo, at his house in Grafton-
street

Lady Motvwria, the wife of S:r C APET.L, it ar-
rived at Bath from Ireland in a very ill state of
health.

Lord MORPtTlit parchased, on Saturday last, the
teem weickncr ef the late Dowager Lady HAR•
12C•wsv, in Park-street, for 7000 guineas.
1)r. ‘‘'at.coTr, alrat Petir Prnshir, is one of the
most intimate literary friends of the Duke of Roc-
are au, and dines every day at his Grace's table.
Mrs. 'leaven+ and tamily return to town this
day from hngletield-green, to their house in Gros-
venot-qqap e. . _

°Amid Llt left town yesterday to pass the
C.;irittians wit:a Colonel MUDGZ, at his seat near
Blackheath.

Mr. Yrs- and Miss Fa Eat, are arrived in town,
imm their seat in Norfolk, and have taken up their
residence at MILLBR': Hotel, in Jermyn-street,
expectation of the arrival of his Mother, Mr. Fa tit r,
the Ciar,zetriffairet, hourly, frcln Spain.
The son and heir of Lord Mon-rook Ear diet!
htct week at P.Oeton Castle, in Scotland, a few hoiirs
sifter his birth. We are happy to state, that her
Ladyship is as well as can he ezpeited.
Lord and Lady MELBCIt4E. Lady AsoleCtcrh,
and a large party of fashiouables, are passing the
hoirdays with the Mar furs and Marchioness of
hat.rsamtv, at Ilatfield.
Colonel Gittvir.r.r, Lady ',Mar fl, t Trot:
Marquis and Maahionc,s of Tiictirtt Ln, and a
large party, are passing the holidays with the
tukt of PORTLAND, at litAs•rode.
Colonel BING ii Ist and th,, Officers of ere Dorset
Militia have commanded The: Ifsuleaul, at

the Lewes Tiscatre. for Friday ingot.
General Lemstoz is eleelett Master of the Royal
Clarence I.odge, for the ensuing fear.
'1 calebrateJ Ko rat act has late'y been arrested
It sly, by order of a great power.
The Duke of tloaroax is enjoying the festivities
of the s-aeon at Worksop Manor.
We are concerned to state, thsi Lady VILLIMIIS
is ill at Cisteris Park.
Miss PA a 4fr; is on "the infirm and sickly list;"
a circumstance that will occasion a gre it disap-
pointment to the Musical entre, srs at Rath, vrhere
she was soon to :save displayed her charming vocal
'queers.
lastat.a is much beuer with reaped to the strain
Si the muscles tta i vie, as well as to his cough,
which has bzen matt severely oppressive.
Master BaTTY was better yesterday.
Mrs. Si nocites kiintinuu so much indisposed, that
there arc little hopes of seeing leer again on theatrical
hoards.
An outside passenger on into of the Norwich
coaches, tin its arrival yesterday mousing. was found
dead and stiff will, the frost.—lie was a huge
Norfolk Turkey.
This day the seventh Regiment of Loyal London
Volunteers, with their rifle company. will have a
general muster at their ground before Major l'a•TT,
In the absence of Lieutenant CO!Ullel SHAW •' after
which they will march to the 'reoter-ground,Good-
man's-fiells, for the purpose of presenting their Ma-
jor, ions Pe•trr, [sq. with a sword, voted to him
by the officers, non-commissioned officers, and pri-
vates, valise 1001. as also a sword of the value of 501.
to the SerjeJra Major, both with suitable devices,
after which they will go throng!) their different ma-
n•uvres of a field-day, and then go to the London
Tavern to a dinner, provided on the occasion by the
officers.

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FROM TIIE WILL OF AK OLD BACHELOR,
Dud at the Age of 117.

TRANStaTILD ',ROM THZ GEtMAN,

BY MADAME DE MONTOLIEU.

- Love, hope, and even fear, set.,ht
by turns.to agitate the human breast, to prevent out
days from passing over in'an insipid Imam:ll4y.
It is to escape this insipidity, so insupput table to
man, that hr employs himself in a thousand trifles,
a thousand folios; one plays at chess, another builds
houses—one learns to warble like the birds, annsher
to decypher music—this man learns to cultivate
flowers, the other to write books, &c.
These various means of escaping ennui had no-
thing in them to captivate my fancy. In examining
the different interests which arose in my view, I
found that which alone had power to attach me to
life, and make it valuable, were the extatic ties of
husband and father; celibacy never made a part in
my schemes of happiness ; I loved in good earnest ;
my vow; were always sincere wad honourable, as I
only aspired to become a good husband and a wood
father of a family. I have been in love seven times
—ls not that enough? aed is it not unliirmi..ate that
I have not harmd a wile? Alt! toy hiend—my
first affections alone have power to snake my tears
flow ! A gentle innocent girl, who was to me most
truly a first love, and who returned my passion
tenderly—death snatched her from me, and I was
near following her to the grave. Never shall I for-
get that amiable creature !
After some years of grief and iftlifference, a very
pretty fair one animated my heart ; I exerted all my
assiduities with kindness—she blushed,and cast down
her eyes with a thoughtful air. This is she who
is to be the companion of my life, thought I, with
transport, and I disclosed to her my passion ; she
interrupted my first words, by asstiring me of her
tender friendship, of which she was about to give
me a proof. She then told me, in confidence, that
she had for a long time been strongly attached to a
young man, and never would marry any other titan
him. Its thus renouncing my tender and pretty fair
one, I did no: renounce the hope of being one Jay
happy in marriage. I offered my vows to a third ;
a young lady, who was beautiful as an angel; she
received fly declaration with expressions of esteem,
but she received them as the homage due to her
charms. Amelia (for that was her name) was
proud of her beauty and wit, and only thought of
multiplying her conquests, considering it beneath
her to sacrifice those to the happiness of one man
only. When I merely talked of love, she willingly
heard me ; but when I pronounced the word mar-
riage, I was repulsed. I left her, and went home
much mortified by her refusal ; but as 1 had been
more dazzled by her charms, than touched by her
charthcr, I felt more resentment than grief.
Nothing is more suffocating than anger and vexa•
tion ; I opened my window to get air, and my eyes
were mechanically cast upon the street. In that
moment, a young brunette, neat and smart, crossed
it : I recolleaed to have seen her before, but she
had never drawn my attention ; the general ele-
gance of her air struck me, and, as a flash of light-
ning, it occurred to my mind, to avenge myself on
the haughty Ainelia. by paying ray eourt to this
ruing person. Thts suggestion quickly ripened
IMO a settled project, and, as usual, was combined
with the idea of marriage, which still more embel-
lished in my eyes the object of my new flame. I
found means to introduce myself at her house ; I
followed her with assiduity ; I suffered no opportu-
nity to escape to make known my sentinients, which
she appeared well inclined to return, when suddenly
her parents said to nit.. " That my frequent visits to
their house did them much honour; that they begged
I would continue them, and remain :always a friend
to the family ; but that they believed they ought to
apprise me, that their daughter had been long before
promised to a very rich man of the next town that
his arrival was ex fled, and they besought me as a
friend, not tonffer him any offence." My young
friend gave me to understand, that she would have
preferred me ; btu that she mast obey. He was
handsome, lie was amiable, and I soon perceived
-that my young brunette obeyed without relu6l-

You may easily imagine that I became timid and
suspicious after all these disappointments; hardly
dare I look at a woman, lest I should become ena-
moured ; but the disease quickly banished my fears.
I became again in love, and this time I was very se-
riously so. I loved with passion, but with such
diiSdince, such an apprehension of not succeeding,
that I dared not to avow my sentiments to her who
had inspired them ; I tegularly passed before her
windows three times a day, and when she appeared,
I bowed with the most tender and respeetful air, al-
most touching the ground *id* my hat. During
some days, she appeared there mote frequently, and
I even remark...al that when she saw me at a dis-
tance, she tired herself in her balcony, and answer-
ed my salutations with a sweet smile. I was over-
whelmed with joy. and employed my thoughts on
the means of making myself known to her, when
one day that I passed. as usual, before her house.
and was walking slowly to prolong the pleasure of
being near her, I beard her burst into a fit of
laughter, and say, "Come. I pray you, my dear
friend, come and look at this cringing fellow ! he is
of all beings on earth the most ridicsiloos." A
young man approached her, and passint; his atm
round her waist, laughed heartily with Let, as their
eyes followed me.
I withdrew much quicker than I went, and soon
learned that the young man had become he•r hus-
band two days before. This melancholy adventure,
which ought to have humbled me, ou the contrary,
suddenly renewed my courage. I resolved to be nu
longer the dupe of my own feelings, and to mart y,
cost what it would. I went into an assembly sit
young persons, and addressing myself to her who
pleased me the most, 1 asked to speak to her apart ;
she graved my request, and the next day I went to
her house. " Are you at liberty?' said I. entering.
" Yes," answered she, " absolutely free." " Will
you accept my heart sod hand?* Both," said the,
smiling and extending hers. From that moment, I
considered myself married; but this engagement so
suddenly formed. was as suddenly dissolved. it
would be too tedious to inform you of the particular
circumstances: happily, before the ceremony, I
perceived

was unfaithful. and God be praised she wat not