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London, England, 1807-12-11 00:00:00

PARISIAN FASHIONS. •

The Fetes to be given to the Imperial Girard. en the 2)th
feasts( (November), have suggested to our fair, for hes&
dream, crowns and diadems of laurel. la gold, in itailaska
of the golden crowns which are to adorn the Eagles of dr
Imperial Guard; upon its entrance into Park ; and as

Ries no plait tent aux goon ides bedew
taste le courage dun goerrier;
we are assured, that several negotiates Ism ordered. r
meats for the hats of the WHIMS who ere to ahead them
at the Fees, branches of laurel instead of plumes. At ear of
the late representations or Trajaza, we isetioad satin robes awe
broidered with a shower of pearls. Thus robes &Wawa •
beset before, and a corset behind, with puffed sleeves. The
detached Across were of swansdown, minim, eed hies fox, hot
presented nothing new in the shape. For siemisr riding
the rich ltdoss have adopted • woollies stuff, in lineation of
Caelseinire, the pliancy of which accommodates itself admira-
bly to she present style. The preveiliog awls are red, poppya
snow, and iiroaranthus.

Lady ELIZABETH Fosrsa ontertained- a self&
party, last arming. at Devonshire Room The
Couatess Dowager of Sravcsa was amongst ski
couspaay.
The Lad and Countess of Stamosa will remain
at Althorpe, Northamptonshim. NMI she Mertiog
of Parliament.

The Earl of Eters entertained a seise party at
dinner, yestetday, at his house in Park-lase.
?be Confederacy will be revived, next week, at
Covent•garden Theatre, and peados:, Mr. Lawn,
and his double, Mr. Jowls. in the annee pines.
Mr. and Mrs. H er.r emus. a, we hear, ale returned
from Lisbon, to their beat, near Southampton.
Mr. Ha hlaaToll, ISOM the Theatre-Royal,
Dublin, and late of the Theatres Liverpool wad
Manchester, will make his deist on Thursday neat,
at Cevetu•Garden, in his favourite part of Lhasa
Brolgresddery. Mr. Jeassvose's excellence in ibis
line forms the basis of opinion in London; ►us
Critics who are well acquainted with the Irish pro-
vincial accents, give Mr. Hausaron unlimited
praise, both in low and genteel Comedy.
The Marquis and Marchisneee of Doraoat. and
family, and WILLIAM M'DOMALD, Esq. of Garth..
land, M P. have arrived in Edinborgh.
His Imperial Highness the Grand Dukeof'sVots-
suso has left Paris, on his return to his dominion,.
Mr. Raaztat's annual benefit at Bath will take
place on the 24th. The performance will be
Meetia4 ; and the principal vocal performers Mr.
111 KARAM, Mr. MAGRATII, Mr. BLIIIIST. and Mr.
Davis; Miss Saaar, and Signora STCRACA.
The last arrivals at Bath arm

Earl I)igby. Earl of Gnirk. Copntaira of Rnaaberry, Lady Ana
Ter relay, Lady A'Cotirt, Lady C. Rain. L Jed John Thyme.
Iltra. Col and Mrs. Franke., Rev. Sir Samuel Walter, Bet.
Sir Hunry LippitivAt, Sir D. Davis, Sir R. Terrulay, Ste Wee.
Forbes, Lieut.-General Mercer, Col. Tate. L.eut -Orland
Bucisautan. Lieut..Cul. Byag, Lieut.-Col. Milian., Mope
Dunolin. :,.rajor Hann., Re.. Dr:trent:n.4.
Dr. 11.1rvq, Krt. Mr. Beady, Rev. Mr. R Rev. Mr. S.
Siromi-nr, Rev. Mr. licaLS, Rev. Mr. Parke awl fantiy. Rev.
Mr. Al . _ .

There is a succession of novelties at Drury-Lase
Theatre, in preparation, to follow the interesting
entertainment of AN Rosenberg, among which ate
Genwia's Tragedy, taken from Daniel Delos t
the nen pantomime, in which LAVIITNT God
Muni-comet are to be the Clowns; a new Opera,
in five efts, the music composed ►y Bastian and
Reeve ; also a new Comedy, and a musical Farce.
7At Honty Moon was performed last night with
great applause at Drury-lave Theatre.. AIM Rs-
seqberg followed, and was h()lloUred with a tun
terce. The Countess Dowager of KINGSTON. Lady
Ma ay TAY L OM, Si, r 0116,11 T and Lady B•ai.ow,
the Hon. F. Gezrivit.i.a, and Mr. 11"amer, aete
present.
The opening of the Harmonic Society, at Bath,
at the White.hiatt, on Fr idey, was rn its usual style
of unrivalled excellence; the Loan Latusso Art
in the chair ; Sir Russel. Banta. Bart. Vint-
President. A great number of members attended,
amongst whom ae'ilt several of the Nobility, the
Ltepresentativcs tor the enmities of Somerset and
Wilt., &c. Stc. The glees and chorus'se were pet-
firmed most admirably. Amongst a great 'variety
of cheerful songs, Ito. after supper, we cannot bele
noticing a new one of great humour by Mr. Mat.
'Aesop., and a beautuul glee of 'action's. by
'lmo'. Gig PIET r. J. Loose, and LAM....
Eighitti arvi members wee admitted.

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400.
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PRIP4TR TiIIaTRICALS. •
•
Porkington, the magnificent seat of M
°unser, in Shropshire, has. in the course of I
week. been enlivened by two representations, o
Theothaims ; or, Tile Pore. of Lew, with the farce
The Devil,* Per, by a party of Antatents. The
Theatre is most elegantly and tastefully fitted up
and the Performers exerted themselves for the,
tAs-n, and the amtistnent of their frfeads,'with goo
effeff. lam sure the fair heaters, why personate;
the Persian Prince. as well at the other Ladies en
Gentlemen concerned, will excuse my confining my
observations to the Leofflitat of Mr. Gtht., which
was manly and dignified; and the ettb,swis of Mtn
Coca. I have witnessed many private perform-
&nem. but never befogs saw es smeassfal as effor
as hers; the whole well method se but in the
last scene with reiwee, bee af2segitould not have
disgraced Mrs. Sinnott,; her dying was one of the
finest efforts I ever witnessed on any stage; and so
strong was the idle& that many of the audience
thought she had fainted bet their fears were
agreeably relieved by her sweating in Acit, with
all the playful vivacity that charafter requires. She
sang the songs with mach burnout, and gave tett).
whole a grace and spirit most hippy gratifying.
Amongst the company ganaeviistwer. Lclthey ECcAlnin:
of Powts, Lady Locts• r
BUTLER. bliss PONSON • v, and all the fashion within
many miles.
The supper, which succeeded the entertainment.
was splendid. as might he expelled horn the libel.
tatty of the fair owner of the mansion.

Pi

ILS. •

PORTIZ r.

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rat of ni
course of la

eseeitations,;
ith the farce
nateuts. The
uliy fitted up
!Ives for tLe
eds.' with goo
hn personue.i
er Ladies an
ennfining my
GILL, which
ffic Reis of Mess
irate perform-
ing! an effort
use ; but in the
would not have
was one of the
stage ; and so
. die audience
!ir fears were
in 11,4 with
requires. She
sod gave to the
r graiify int.
e the Countess
ady ELetakoa
fashion within

!nteetainment,
foal the fiber-

r. •

✓aid. es the 45t%
✓ (Air, fur hea4
geld, in iinitesiosi
le Eagles el' the
; and as
des

:ordered, Al WRAF.

to atieul theta
At 011.11 oI

sahe robs eon-
!' r.,bee fuemed
fret of • Tea
arel blue iou, bet
rule, ruling cwtc.
111 iMitatloll 0:

lates itself admits-

am are red, poppy.

tained a selset
House. Ile
e amongst the

is will remain
td tLe Mertiog

idea party at
irk-lane.
nest week, at
Ice Mr. !Awls,
TM piece.

tr. aie returaed
thamptoo.
The/II C.ltoyal,
Liverpool Jul
Thursday next.
part of Daiwa
tcelhince in this

Loudon; bus
h the Irish pro.
LTO/11 Ullllll2ittil
Medy.
Dominoes. sod
Esq. o Ganb.
orgh.
Duke of Wirtz.
his dominiost.
Bath will take
see will be lb:
performers Mr.
and
STOaiC►.

noebery. Lady Ma
~n 1 Jelin Thyme,
noel Welter, Bat.
Terries,. air
ite. L•.ut.Celrnd
. W.lltaays, Mame
dassy, Rev. M.S.P
:a and ramcy,Rev.

at Drury-Lax
the interesting
racing whicli are
a DRXMI Urfa I
L•LIIINT and
s t a new Opera,
:yI3IIIIIIASS and
a musical Farce.
last night with
CATC. Gila No-
red with a full
KINGSTON. Lady
Lady Ban Low.
. lisaacy, Vi4ro

()citify, at Balk
in its. meal style
ID Llll7llOl A KT
Ka. Bart. Vier
!mbar• anemia('
Nobility, the
of Somerset mad
musses were pet•
it a great varawy
•, we cannot help
Ur by Mr. MAL.
AcL.Oteb, by
and Lac
sated.

TIME'S ANSWER TO GEORGE COLMAN,
THE YOUNGER..

but George,
thy retrospective glance
Has check'd me, in my mad advance,
This old truth to arrive at I
Of all who hunt for fame or gain,
Or plough the reeaduw or the main,
Nut one—" CO/1104111S Mat ."

Think'st thou thy posers, that charm the town,
Had gaited like honour to the gown
Alt, tin ! the field's too narrow :
Else in old Mgus' hell thy lungs,
Self buoyant 10 the war of tongues,
Had e'en °ut•gerromed Comoro.
111
till washed within the ber, quite snug,
Humour is contraband...a drug—
For know, my honest fellow,
Young amorous barristers to bilk,
Wit, ere she 1,1114 to robes of silk.
Does penances in prunella.
IV.
Leave common law to common men,
Believe rue, George, thy nervous pets
A brighter cause espouses;
Yok'd to the rumbling dray of law,
Let others empty pleadings draw,
'Tis thine to draw—tall houses.

V.
Wee many votaries of the Mom
My amide blotting payer use ;
With politics some fill rue
While at a sing.s.ng home, I'm told.
Where foreign rites are chatig'd for gold,
Same bear, and others kiil me.
VI.

Thou know•st my litre Asia sing rap,
I live by eating modern plays ;
(A milk surf water diet);
Aut thou wutalXi a starve one, salfi.li man
tau gnaw thy pen-1 never can—
'reould break my teeth to try it.
,VII.
When wilt tiro write like other men
Observe you! brethren of the pen,
How serrintuily I treat em.
Like oysters (sorrowful to ).
Their plays us sooner quit t4e
prigs—yam-4 sat 'em.
VIII.
Whilst ethers in oblivion waste
Time, the !thesis' spear of taste,
Shall still thy James servitor*,
They're .n« and ail ytruly good,
That though they newsy give me food,
They always gin me pleaaute.
IX.
- -

Thus sailing down Weir eddying pool,
My wings shall ten thy passions coot—,
Pala! cease this idle pother l
My eyes draw dam—give me your hand,
Une-half my gla s is cbnak'il with salad,
Let's fat wait wine the other!
X.

Long may'st thou eloutist, wisely gay,
Till any own forelock turns to gray
And when add Pluto's ratan
Shall croak thee to thy narrow mom,
The paucities. open thy tomb,
Shan reaitlaesellllolangsayen s
• XL

•r Within this imettunnisral bed,
Apollo's favourite testa his head ;
Ye mourners cease your grieving ;
A son the father's 1016 buppl4e. :
Se comforted, the Colman dics,
His • Heir et lass •is living '." 3. S.

• Vide Satirist, No. 11. page 127.

The Serpentine River was visited yesterday by
the amateurs in skaiting, who did not venture on the
ice, as it was not strong enough to bear.
The Duchess Dowager of RUTLAND'S house, in
SJckville-street. is getting in seadiness for the re-
ceptien of her Grace, who ib expiated in town iu the
course of next week, horn Belvoir Castle.
The Marquis of Htitertrir entertained a seladt
party at dinner, yesterday, at his Louse I. Grosve-
nor:square. . .

Wi are hippy to notice the establishment of such
a valuable Institution as the Atheneum, in Princes'-
street, Leicester-square ; the simplicity of the plan,
a:A utility of the principle on which it is formed,
exceeds every undertaking of that nature we have
beard of t we hope and wish that the Proprietor
will meet with that encouragement he so justly nu-
rits.—See Advertisement.
The new Race-Course at Penrith is to be inclosed
with all expedition.
The Empress Josephine was present, on the 20th
N tvember, at the ninth representation of Tee4ate.
Eer Appear Atice excited the loudest and most uaa-
niinous appl iu,e. Her Majesty seemed highly sen-
sible of these tcstimottius of public affedion.
The Earl of EGKEMONr's General Audit will be
holden at Cockermouth Castle, on Mondry the 28th
instant.
M. L'Abbe Li-CHEVALIeR, formerly Royal
Censor, Author of several classic works, died oa
the Ilmh last at Paris, in the 76'h ye a of his age.
On the 2lst of November, the Queen of Were-
rNALl4 paint a visit to the Mil., for Medals. Her
IIIAJ 'try examined, with great interest and saga-
city, the minutest details of that establishment. A
medal, engraved by hi. unataw, representing
Ceput giving flowers to Itmen. who forms a crown
of them, and cm the reverse an inscription cool.
memorating Her 81 ar cu. v's visit, was struck in
her presence. As fist as the medals were struck.
the QOM distributed them among the persons
aho had the honour to accompany her.
On Thursday morning the body of a young
•VieotnAll was taken out of the Dock, at Hull,
r Rh* proves to have been a girl of the town, who
had been on boded a ship lying in the dock, on the
precesling evening; and on returning ashore, in a
stile of intoxication, across a tier of vessels, led by
one of tire crew, she slippsnl and fell into the
water. The sailor, with difficulty saved himself
from being dragger in atter her, by catching hold
of the maul chain:; but, as we are infonaut, with
unfeeling tinstality,, gave no alarm. on, made
known the circumstance until the nest morning.
On Saturday ni4ht last, s melancholy accident
happ.ned at New-mitles-,am, near Waked.lel. Mr.
Ito:writ, jun. of this forme: place, went into the
fittest of sir. ltlingworth, and sea in himself with
ha, gun loaded, act us the knees, oat it: the children
I' gee ‘vltlt it. which by some means went
''4, and, shocking to relate, the contents were
I ,dged it; the ho ty of a title boy, about four y;ars
'ld. who d:e4 iu consequence acr,of almost twine-
tad,.

coinir OF COMMON COUNCIL-ATtc.lol

Thgexpeßed motion of Mr. WAITIM•11, on the
ipeervrsion of that Charitable Institutton. Chr ibex
Hospital, did not take place, and the Court' WAS
inertly occupied in the arrangement of ordinary
business.
BREACH OF PRIVILFOE.
On the mot:oa of Mr. Warr Hu •tt, the Marshal-
men were further examined, with Tweet to the de-
livery of a Newspaper,called Bell's Melly Davatch,
and a Pamphlet, intiteled The T►ial of Sir Home
Popham, at the houses of the different members of
that Court, at this same time that they left sum-
monses for attendance.

They stated. that by the desire of Mr. Naider,
they left them at the houses of the different Gen-
tlemen.

The Loan MA TOR wished for every inquiry into
the transaltion, as he was convinced. that not only
an imputation, but even the slightest suspicion tf a
knowledge of the circumstance, could not, by possi-
bility, attach to him.
Mr. Quin stated, that a Gentleman of the T em-
ple, who be knew to be a friend of Sir H. Pop-
ham, requested of him to Inv him in the best way
of circulating the trial of that Officer, amorist the
individuals who composed this Court. He, merely
nut of private friendship, diresed him to use his
name with Mr. Nalder. Of the Newspaper he
knew nothing, until he heard the strange article
inserted in it commented upon in that Court on a
former day.
Under those el

Mr. WitITII MAN

was not inclined to press any moticn. He sow was
convinced that it was a device of corn- friend of Sir
H. Popham, to press the public opinion, if possi-
ble, into his support ; at the tarn, time the Otficers
of this Court should ►e cautious in what way they
thus inter lered.

Two Hundred Guineas were unanimously voted
to the Society of Refuge for the Destitute.
Several Reports for Leases and otherwise. were
presented to the Cowl and agreed to.

ST. ANDtttIV'S .IMY.

The Anni y of Sr. Andrew was celebrated
on Monday last, in the Donegal-Arms, Belfast, by
a respectable number of natives of Scotland, t ith
the addition of a few' of their Irish friends, who
formed a most agreeable argdwPon on the occA.
lion. After dinner the Chairman gave the follow-
ing mists
111,. ?Mil Memory of St. Andrew—Tin Kin4—The Lon!
Lieuteoant of helot-ad-11%a Land or of
P0td0...--Tuvra Lai Trade of klellast—Tll, K.,l of Scot.
had—Honest Met and bonny Lasses—,abe bons of St. An-
drew all over tit.- trod&

In the course of the evening, a cumber of fa.
vourite Scotch and fri.ts songs enlivened lie com-
pany, aad the toLowiug toast, wet.. given :
Maroon. of Doneir..l, Lola of th, soil—Laid Viscount
Tensplutown—.o4. Pak. ahaiu—Ear. ‘llOl,l —41.4 Carh can
—Merlon* of Sir Ralph Abcrer,,niuy—Moiouly of RoJeit
Burns.—Wari tined &Moog, 6c arc. . . -

The utmost harmony And conviviality prevailed
throughout the evening, and the company did not
incline to separate till it hid somewhat exceeded
" the wee short hour aynnt el,- ;wall," with the
universal sentiment of " Happy to meet, sorry to
part, and happy to meet again."