The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-19 00:00:00

MRS. G.)RkICA".

We firtnllonc.l the death of thin eerier-able Lady yeiger-
day ; hid we understand ale rims in her 99th year, instepl
of her *nth. impric survived her lioslhool, the it iinitalite
Divid Garrick, 43 is.. and 9 namittei, he having died we
the 40th Jamey", 1779.
Mr.. G. rm. insisted in July, 1749 Her maiden. cleanse
nes Violett., and she rr.• a native %%ens., but chose, as
Murphy imp., grace herself with an Italian noose."
From the pine aiiihor.ty we learn, that "she eras an circlet
figure; and as 4 desirer greatly •drnieed fir the uenammou
eleganee which site diiiplapd in all her nouveseents." lo
early life she unqiee.tionahly possessed peat personal attrac-
tions, as the p oirsits of her at Hampton (which we hail
lately the uppeemeity of seeing) bear *times..
" Signora Viuktit," rsy§ was patronieed h•
Lord sail Lady flurliegton, who, it was geimeallir wedrr-
stood, gave her a Torture of Rix thuosand pounds." The..
at least, repo. to attach some &vire of credo, if it duel nut
confirm the account of this I..ity which is detailed a, ets,,t
length in Lee Lewes': Memoir& Teri ti. Pelle 66. rile. h
might nu hei wise he regsr.lerl ire • fiction. The foitureior are
• few of the musketry' of Chia rompatie narrative, and as
they seem to tome been unknown tr., or cooped the toeing ot,
the various biographers of the great actor, and are is altern-
atives out sisiuteresting, we give them as follen
a It is rather ...eviler "bat Mr Garrick's alewscrossa bia-
graphers 'Mould here entirely omitted not the least of the in-
triestioe particulars of his in-wit/Cr will' Si uill% V.idellis
particularly •s they lime 'bought proper to irrothle the world
*ith the must carnoistannal arid mutate accost* of lits
peroliarities, and receetricities.
a The late Earl nit Cork and Hai Import, that distinguished
patron of the Are arts, had, riming his top through Italy. an
amour with • young lady of family in the city of Floreure.
Their 'miaow-, produced, at • naturally expected period, a
sweet pledge of their emlearnteals. Hi. Lordship was safer -
Innately called home before he could bore the &rams
of beholdiug the that offspring of hie leader attach-
ment ; and the mother, altbootelt she was aberodosed by
her relatives fur the dispaee she had bronchi epos her
family, 'might in her infarct the oily comer/set site could
And for the aboence of its father. Frostily ermaideratiosis
obliged him, after his return from Italy, to form a 611..•
trimming consexios with a native of Isis owe country.
Hot this union of rustily prudence sedsetersimodetion could
not obliterate hi. fuel resellthealea of his forme love, nor
the affection which lie felt as • parent. in • word be de.
soled neither the Italia. lady Nor his Wulf ; he tent ample
reedit to her, and trivially correspunded with her by
letters mind several trusty sonsengerie whom be eniploy-
ed fur the purpose of hearing faithfully the slate of the
mother and bir infant, who he had every real.. to be-
Itevn was his own. he lovely girt received from her
well-bred mother • virtuous sad an itenimplhdred edu •
cation. She was the delight of her pronto; arid the great
advert-es ahe aside in every breech of petit...sew and elegance,
reedered her capable of Phonies. the mull exalted spheres
of life. Unfortunately, before she arrived at wooesubood, she
lost her mother, whom site bad the *Set io• to 1.. gradually
falling the victim of a cause too latest fur her to dieeowei ;
and as her neuther
kauw-
le.lge of bee teal father, eke thus found herself, at a very
early period of life, in the situating of on orphan, without a
parrot to guide, protect, or cherish that period ef female
life, when all around Is danger bad deinsion. She hail, how-
ever, the sollisfactiow of lemming from her weather that her
father was of a family both honuurable and noble. His
Lorelei's!, baring eat ly intelligruee of the death of the Poi-
•ltle woman, immediately formed • plan for complelieg
the education a his daughter, which the outlier bad. uhh
hos liberal mid powerful as.istanee, considerably advareed
towards a state of singular pirfeeilon. To et et this desir-
able purpose be wrote to • peters* at Flocroce, in whom be
hail great confidence, to take mosat charge of the young
creature. This ream proved so sofsithfol, as to app e-
pisteto himself the gi eater past of the allowatese that should
hove reopened and educated Do about datizieter with eve:,
splendour sad artrowsneudatiun becoming her deseent. She
was ewes thankful to his for as ecipmemeat he obtained for
her sea dancer is the Opera House of the Great Duke; so
much was else deceived by the pretences sad ',yogi-Potations
of this perldioos monster, that she eves received the most
trifling allowance as the gratuity of his own beiteticesee!
Her appoisstnsent at a dancer sewn reaching the ear* of her
Noble Father sod prutertor, made him resolve that •ehe
should ini logger continue at such a distance from his cats
and observance. Being n.rived at the most precarious time
of life, sad her situation boor, in every respect, truly
hazardous, still mine letarmisieri him to dispatch a messenger
fur her, whit engaged her to come to &seised at • anion
greater Paler, shoo she (mold ewer pessibly expel to have rat
Italy. The oiler was irresi-hble, sad either • pesentinivot
of what followed, or a time? Ito visit other climes, induced
her to lake the earliest opportooity atoning to England.
o The period of the arrival of Signore Violeta was coos
'after Mr. Ga.riek (with • how she was coated) commeneed
manager of Derry-lane Theatre. The graces that 'weeded
her fl.st appearance charmed sod prepuoseesed every eine.
tater so her favour. ' She aim the- hearts of all the swain.,
and rivalled all the fair.' Modesty, lake her native heed.
amid, waited on all her steps; and Dame Fortune, however
cruel to others, lavished rpm her the most desirable of her
boodles.

" My 'laden most almost anticipate my Warming then,
that she Noble Lord, her (siker, although wailer cower!, was
not the leas walnuts or inactive in eatabrisiring her seputa-
Hum, He I,krwiso embraced every upportuully of con-
vening with his fair offspriog in her native language,
in which he fumed her Nowa all the port-vine his must
anxious wishes could have formed. Did these Eminent
and pleasing contentions to butts were not r
rally satiafartury to the parrot, who wan naturally im-
patient to have the mutual elijoymeor Mat arias" from
hhal and parental intercourse, arreoolrolled by dtsgirise, wild
sonfelirred by mystery. Netball' amid possibly ease the
solicitude of the amnions parent, bat providing her an avylum
under his own roof. Tu ateonsplish this desirable ohject
required the greatest delincy and discretion, His Lorokt.ip
being blessed wish a doughiro• some year. younger than
Sigmas Viokiri, this cireassestane• toggrated to idol the ado*
of having his fair exciter the rumens of her unknown sister.
Signora rationing incessantly or hie affection', increased his
impatience to effect his purpose of 'savior her lu his family.
As his dsughter by his lady frequently aecuroparned him to
the theatre, he stalls., himself of this cliCiintlitarire, to
create an esteem in ho r fur her unknown 'elation the adinir•
ed d . Patiieularly glorifying her grates and aud-
iences, be nos cattail' his huinourable daughter to feel warm-
ly in the Mitres* of Signora. Fading that he bait thus far
succeeded in bra wish. a, he asked her use night, so they were
siitiug in the slate bus, if she would approve of S•grarra
V.oletti at companion and tato/fen to the Italian tougur, in
which he informed her that she was on! eminently perfaci,
and slat her other arconiplialnneuts sere equally excellent.
He woe happy to hood hu ardent wishes almond aotieirof, of,
by the reedy and pleased compliance of the young Indy. S
Ours was, therefore, curtseyed the same n.rhi, in hi, Lord-
ship'. cm tinge, in the town mansion iu het ..d Ily.
• This fsir and annalde stranger at SUMO illl/1411 her NC-
rOnsintiolalions in that abode of isuropit•liy to every orcoper
equal, and r VIA) surpassing, she mood roativo late wishes of her
Isnot ; mod slur felt herself for the Sao time in a mete or
Lappiroess, in which Hawse had more footers, than realm at
present could explain. 8111 am toe weenie r.f boniest comfort
was Wei meant to (-01111.1 In a or oriliosily of sattsfatitiors,
Ihel'a was soon interrupted by bins who wsoniods orrery brea•i,
either to fill ii often with She baina of rein hold, or She bill •
we/ of afil.rtinis. Leering heavy not his bo east, surd pallid um
her cheek. Her thorn's withered, sod her health decayed ;
nature, exhausted, obliged her to recline MS Ibr eolith of
mehroess. Here, Moth. peat alarm end custom ef her tillitnnWil
rtTiliona, she larignishrol a coaaiderable tine. Ha desilthle
pupil was uncummouly ranee/Wad; perhaps timbres ifamy,.
latearly surceased the ; Ike abs al phoyareumomere
oh,asu-d for hoe relief; taut ootetilltitandil ill the cjIL.) ?W.
sty, and is Edenton, that were employed for her rebriel &Like
vielerree of her isrehapositioo ft rearmed every enders,* !Vier
ors delicacy would out permit her to divulge illooklem hoot,
sty lwr malady. Although it iliiimiteurel het ottli.simail tot
lostostsueous dassolut ire, yet the korA ul t awe ruoltlystit
iodise+ tier
—to ockuowledge herself Hoe victim of allealtoo.
• She wee afterwards niireleil to the Mast Htlaillas?uto
of Hietioalos ; who, sins the demur of Ws fitiest. cim • w
the title and mats of the Duke of ,Droseishasti L. ••t