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London, England, 1806-08-01 00:00:00

MR. J. P. ICE3ffiLE AND SILIKSPEARE.

s' Adding to clouds more clouds."
Roam entl Juliet, Act. I. Scene I.
iItTOR—I am told that Mr. J. P. Kew-
st.s intends, nest winter, to produce one of SiaAt-
atcAs.'s
?lays, at Corent•Garden Theatre, with
some notable embellishments of his own invention.
%Viva they are, Sir, you will not easily guess ; and,
when von are informed, I think you will, at least.
smile ; for my part, when I heard it. I could not
but " laugh outright." Not to keep you any
longer in suspense, Mr. J. P. Kestet.c has invented
a new sort of ilauels, which are to make their dant
in TherfPßlW%is To succeed, in a high degree, a
man should exercise his genus according to its pe-
culiar qualifications. Mr. K.'s success has come-
ipiently been, as we understand, very considerable.
]titer all, there is, perhaps, no great novelty in this
Invention; fur SH AWL AVM'S ogler Commentators
have been exceedingly bountiful to him in this very
atticle. Yet there is something, it must be con-
fessed, in this mode of i!lristiativ an eminent Poet,
which tickles our risible ribs most provokingly ; and
the clouds of Mr. K. will certainly have this decided
advantage over those of other elucidators or exposers
of Sit AKs that they will, at any rate, possess
tome tub:lance in them. While these gentlemen are
that ingeniously congregating their clouds round
our Bard, permit me to endeavour to remove one
or tact OLD Nice..
" Vila MOM, thou writ eel -:nok*-1 even in thy birth
Nem y Maws of It',.idsor, Vol. 5, p. 209. Reed'. F.J.t.
01 O'er-loord, that is," says Srscvsass, " slighted
air soon as born." This interpretation, to use a,
commentator's language. when handling a brother
is nonsense. Seriously, the meaning is very dd.-
fereeM.ls, CLANvIL, among the narratives of
Witaseataken up and convicted, either on evidence
or confession, one of them is made to sal, that she
had not bewitched, but oter-levi'd the party; and
CLaNvia. enters into an explanation of the differ-
ence in the degree of fascination. Perhaps
;tried is only a corruption of the Northern word
vvarlock, signifying wizard, and that in the Heraldry
of Demonologists, he was a person of inferior
tank to the witch. See the same expression in The
iferehoal of Venire, p. 509, on which no-
thing is said. This authority is indisputable ; and
Wireor MA Lost." according to HORNE Tootes
Ittanniserating ejaculation, Die. P. 11. will do
sell to note it, and " give the Devil his due."
Boole, take you tint marks of bet; the eolour a hire hair
hetaht, age, tr.* warrant of tier virginity"; and
dip, "fit dm loin givsmses,shissli hew lteriers."
?Mew, VI. 21, p. 313.
Over the doors of the courtesans, in ancient
Rome. were what they called Mules, which cut.
Weed the price of their favours. MM.% LIM A have
leg occupied the chamber of Luise*, Juvases.
eb,erves, Ine4si:ajysitca•"But to the pur-
pose of the above quotation. I shall cite a curious
Satire of this sou, preserved by Ator.Lontus Ti-
eirs " e•tireingste Toi•risos dr/a...merit mediae
Shas dohs,. put/ti popao patella ad itneulea solider."
What Sr sev vs gives from an old prose romance,
let° t.se same elfed.

" She I,atb beer. Lweel bt him
flputitlime, V. lt, p 494.
No explanation is given of the word relied. It
alin.fiesfielee, deceived, imposed epos, in any way,
for Any purr cse. In Suffolk and Norfolk, to 0-.4 day.
it is customary to r..1:1 strangers, a: they still term
k. A LonJoner, far iartance, tomes into a room
wish a gilt watch-cham ; one of the party imme-
diately praises ft. as the most beautiful gold chain
he ever saw ; the visitor says, that it is net gold—
tae other persists—end a bet is made, leaving the
d-eision to the company;—they instantly give it in
favour of their friend. the " Jockey of Norfolk,"
and the loser is said to be ',wad.

A private letter ttum litigt.tam, dated July 50,
stet,--" Last night a foot race was run bets een
Mr. But ke and Mr. Derby. for 501. a side. At half
part nine the two Gentlemen came, and the grc.und
vas reesemed from Donaldson's Libraty to the Blue
and Buff houses, the distance of fifty yards. Mr.
Berke teak of his shoes, and both pulled off their
(sits. Mr. Burke won the race: but Mr. Derby
ant being satisfied, he challenged him again for 501.
ant*, which was swim by Mr. Burke, by ten yards:
at:eta:oda they jumped over the rails for five qui.
t•oi a side, senich was scan by Mr. Derby, who
sv.is the layout it e in jumping, though not in runottig.
'lra* morning the sea was pettedly calm, and the
hathere were eery numerous. The donbcs were in
fill emelnyment. Lord Ilollanci's children are
Pone to Loudon. Great sport is 'spelled at Lewes
--otrow—net bed to be had there."
A Whim Pal it says—" We are always ready to
admit every advantage this country derives from her
connees..n with (item Britain; and contemplating
rte hire .ran of money paid by the Globe losur.
bac* Covnpany since 'best vatablisbment Isere, with-
*" any of 1 litian to any claim. tegethee wish their
rintmdm.m tat ti e 4m4 hie inaorence, we are free to
"4t tine's, dans to every confidence which wealth
mid vity•laality demand. It has paid, in the Las:
.1"1111. a.lzilll."
; !me. tureen. hem Peden for L.-ndoz, is
L 141) Ina of Nimbus!.