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A nem entitled, Eintlfee : or, the
Statue. wee last night rerreoeiiird. It is from the
elegant and successful pro tsl ?r.lltEtl., Trout
te hoer tragedies of The Apostate and Brilatntra the
town has derived
Eharacirs a were thus reptemlated
The kiag of Naples Ms. A tinoTe.
7.r0t0t40 Mr. MacrtEaoT.
17iiksart
• Mr C. KEatute.
Erashe
Wink& ... ' ... •• _ss• • ..... Mrs. Kit' IT.
Loolovico, a villain, without owe reels tonne virtue In hie
tharecter, hie, by humouring the vie.. and follies of his
master, the Kole of Naples, arrived at the enviable post of
Chief Minister and favourite of the Monarch. A, tooted by
a guilty ambition, lie couceives •the base design of destro-
ing his leAsefactor'a life, and setting " the golden wild of
severeieuty," as the reward of his treachery. Fie commences
Iris inachmatione by exciting in the King a dishimouvable
passion ter Evaibie, the beauteous sister sif Collision, a
Neapolitan Nutileissan, whim father bad been aeleciesl
ms
watch over and direct the education of the youthful Mo-
narch, and who had loaf his life in deft while his pupil on the
field of battle. losoloviesi engages that the brother, moldy.
Minded as he is, shall so he wrought sits as. to consent to his
sister's shame. The traitor himself has IM Ml,llllOO of sacii-
firing Evashie, whom he secretly loves, to the Killer, lost veto
the plot its Movement to destroy the King by Colones's
hand. It is also necessai!e, that, to sohtaiss Evadne, her
lover, Vicentio,eboold lie 'disputed of, by marriage, to Olie
via, Ludnvir.i a kinswoman, who adores him, lint is treated
with comae... To Effect this porpoise, Vicentio is recalled
from a foil eign embassy; and, upon his ret us n, in informed by
laidoviro tilat Evadne is false, soil hail become the 'Millet's
of the King. kris-tell., is persuaded to believe boa mistr-se
faithless, ou the evidence of a letter written by Evadne,
containisic the most passionate avowal of 1e...term...50, alio'
really into wird far Vicesitio, which Olivia, who is her bosuns
friend, has stolen, at the request of Luolovico and, the
address lio'ing changed, it seems to be issteniled for the
amorous Monarch VicentiO, raging with jerilossay. has
now an iuterview with Ilvadne Ile reproaches her with her
felsehisml, but is half perenailed by her protestation% to be-
lieve her innocent. As the last menu!: of removing his suspie
clung, he &mail& that she should let him ore whether she still
wore rattail her nick his picture, which lie bad given her at
his departiore. She is overjoyed, prodiscee • pictore, and
giVeS st to him • it is the picture of the Knie! which Olivia, a
few minutes before, lead artfully contrived to substitute for
that of her lover. Evadne cannot believe the evidence of
her senses. In vain she mein. kir rye halls on the hated
ohjs ct—in vain she endeavour's to persuade herself that it is
an es ror of vision, not a reality—the image of the Monarch
still presents itself to her view. Vicenite becomes furious
arid inexorable—Ermine, terror-stricken, roma-ions of in-
nocence, but astable to exploit, the mystery, stands silesit
rind abashed. latoloviro, who hail set Vicentto's heart upon
the rut k, is hailed as his friend and deliverer. While burn-
ing with indiguation, he induces him to visit Olivia, for the
purpose of demaululg hr hand. While he is in her palace,
Evadne airier., and, martini, Lusluvico, who i. hovering
around his victim, Ingo Ire* twitter he tan direct her to Vicen-
too. From this arch-fiend she learns that Viceistio is 011 the
point of wedding Olivia. She cannot give credence to the
'heedful sows, until she perceives Vicentio leaving the mans
shun of her rival. She seal° addresses him, wHh no much pa-
thetic tenderises', that he alssioot retorts--Iml the invstery
14 the picture mow, Ire explained, and his retursotig satire-
ISS Missive, tent into scorn. Csilosisia, who stisiwrled that his
sister had beem abandoned by her Mire ardent lover, arrives
during their interim w. He perceives his sister agitated and
io learseseasel demands of Viceotio the cease of his cruel
treatmo ut of one so young, au !moil, ass beautiful. Evadne,
anxious to preserve the life of a brother whom she loves, and
of a man whom she es ...... t learn to bate, vanity endeavours to
prevent a sliselosore of the injurious suspicions which fill We-
centio's mind. Columns, IlVed with the recollection of his
sister's wrong., and indignant at any alight upon the honour
of an ancient family, insists on having au explanation of
Vicentio`e conduct. Ile, no less jealnes of reputation,
tauntingly replies " that he cannot stoop to marry the
mistrals of the King," and paints to Evadne as a wanton.
Culprit's, maddened by the act, strikes bim, and the
parties rush off to decide their quarrel by the swords The
cries of Evadne draw Olivia from her palace. She lemma
from the being whom she 119 S to deeply injured, the peril
in whirls the life of Vieentio is placed—mod, overcome by
remorse, she acknowlcilgen Ilse infamous arts by which this
terrifying event has been produced. Happy, that she his
it its her ',OWN' to Sienese her innocence to ViEentio, she
hastens in
encountered by Eiolovieo, who, fearful she should arrive
before the work of death is completed, detains her, by
stating that lie, Irving apprised of the quarrel, had taken
effectual measures for its preveution. He then alt-
ostrati the language of love, which is received with
indiens'ion—and, finally, throwing off the niask,
cxnl-
tingly directs Evadne's atteotion to Colunua, who appears
with a sword dyed in the blood of her lover. In an agony of
distress, she showers ber melestiction4 ton him. But her
rage is melted into pity, whets a guard arrives, and Cols ..... a
is II 41nreyrt1 tss a dungeon, to answer, with kit life, for that
of Violins', whom he had Is ft apparently dead on the field.
!Antoci/r shits Cotonou—gives him his freedom—tells bun
Hutt the Kung has demanded his sitter's shame, roil his
own acquiescence, as the price of his pardon—amt persuades
him, by artfully working on his feelings, to give a seeming
commit ; to invite the King to his Palace, and at the moment
a hen lie exps cis the brother's hate sacrifice of the sister's
lisonstir, to fourth r him. The King is invited and feasted by
Colonna. The hone of rest approaches, and the Klee re-
tires to Isis chaisilier. Colima, aCennipallied by Liolovico,
enter. an &pertinent adj • ° c that to which the Monarch
is acting for Evadne. Ili• soul revolts at the idea of coin-
milting a Israelis-tuns murder—be wishes to meet the King,
hand to Laud—:lnd. filled with horror at the thusight
•-sassiiiation, he flings away his poniard. Ludovito,
by specious arguments, again induces him to wider-
take the bloody task. Ile iiii,lsCalbs Isis dagger, and an.
pruachra the 'loon of the Kate* apartment, wheat he hears
a mournful voice It is that of Evailue. She haul overheard
hit conversalsos with Luduvieu,auA camstequently knew his
pin pose. She .ippeal• to her brother's (relines, amid, confident
in her purity. persuades him in let her meet the King He con-
sents, lint suspecting her weakness, conceals himself so as to
overbear what passes. The King enters, and hods Evadne;
she evades his dishonourable propositions, by ratline
his attention, with mysterious an solen pathos, to
the statues of her family, which std ood inm the chamber.
To one she inure particularly directs his stutter. It is that
iif her father, who hid, its his early years, tutored Into in
earl err, and who had sacrificed his own life to pleserve that
of his !hitter. Evadne embraces the statue—invokes the
'putt of her deceased parent—and, in a beautiful appral,
demands of the King, whether he will reward the service'
of osie who died for hits, by reducing his child to a level
stub the most profligate. The heart of the King is vette-
l" afro! by hi:. address--aud lie renussucea his vile intentions.
Columns conies forth, customers Ilia sister, and is neon.
riled to the King. laiskivico is approaching—Colontia
places the Kilig behind the statue, and Evadne retires.
1.•olovico miters, and is told by (Amnia that the King is
dead. His joy wild ambition burst forth tumultuously.
He reviles Colman& as a dupe, who had destroyed Ina Mo-
narch to place the diadem on his head—declares that his in.
strisinent alien she the death of a murderer—and order. the
guards to advance and seise Ilion. Suddenly the King ap-
pears before him; Litslovico is Cillirllllll/teeltrelli, is litin-
nelf—anil tries the success of hypocrisy. He is vpunscsl by
the Knit —is routed to the vengeance of despair—cakes no
nticnqii to hate th • King, nod is hininelf killed by Co-
tonna. The %morels, resenest from the door• - of vice,
cordially assents to the wilco' of VlCentio wills his now doubly
beloved Evadne.
To criticise • tragedy, one of the noble:it ...mks
which human genius can produce, niter merely wit.
airs.iiig it. first represeistaitoo, IS It fearful, nut St
presuulptuous task. The id limy, f a Vies"
so cursory, be enabled to lue.tit out prominent dc-

frets, or exirsordissaty lissuaes--lout
.instintste
points, with referete.:e tit en nn.rte, cat triCle I', sod
diction. which Isli necessary to Ilse coastsuc-
flan sur a good anima, are 'vary likely, ill
..111C
soliciltille 'of the flti p cut, to lie over-
looked. Cost iiiii however, exacts an inisuediate
notice, snit its ditlates are ampetative. Mr.
SIeXIL,.. in the formation of the* plot of this lr:t.
geily, has displayed 'a West dead of art. It
embraces minty incidents; and, at the hilt
glance, appestat to be nrarkril by too tuueli coot-
plettity. A moment's consideratoot, huvievei, will
suffice to shew that the fable is slot obscorely volts-
pl.X. The events follow"esch other, like caner 0,01
effect. with Isar iiiiiii isms Firri.ll)ll-4114 u., '•..c:t ii-
stance occurs, which cannot be traced to just alai
natural souk... The charm:set s ale Itrito II I‘oll -
lity,us well to general gnome, as to p int:colas' %Alia%
[IWO stymy.. ii.l!sseoce nnniau conduct
iii it Kreitirr or less degree), shows that Mr.
SHEOL views the pasaiotis sod frefittgs with tine a:aste
yet compithesisive eye of a Imo. 'I lie issarsters
are, in getter:ll, well preserver!—hut wools! he t." 11
more consonant with the
rides el dranialic
if the whole of the characters did Out deal, almost
repially, in metaphor and sonde. Lovers may
dilly away the time ni iiiventiog tigisies to please
the fancy of their mistresses. but these pretniteses
should be sparingly resorted to when viultot emo-
tions are to be ehibrew.eti. are Vrly
ably consrassetl. Tile villainy of Ludorico is a toil
which shawl off, with ton-Gold torigalsie", the
hoisour of (.'sduanti—aiiil the sensitive tesidernessi the
Isabela ensturaoce of stafferaig, the istsliolitig, though •
slightest love, by which ECUtirie is distiu;;uislied, are •
beautifully apposed to the rash mid fiery tempers-
anent of Vicenza). The thviten of she too liter
acts is pointed mid .vigurons—atid,.we think .upe-
rior, on the whole, to that which is found ot the re-
mainder of the play; trot there is no part ut it that
does noi present poetical ideas clothed in elegant
and forcible lasigusge. The doctiiiie of poetical
jostice has hero strictly Uttelirlril to by Mr. :saris.,
:sod, Su our opinion, such should always be the
case, where the story is ;mutely fictitious. We so
often wittless the triumph of vice, lit rept life, that
weak
existence of at sopernitesiding Providence, and
this being the fact, it is surely unnecessary to
strengthets this erroneous feeling, by the aid of
scenic fictions. Isi Mr. SD El CS lingetly virtue hat
its trials. but it has also its rewards. The villaiu
alone sutlers—aid thus the mural of the piece is
rendered clear sod obvious. We conceive that
the tragedy is rather: too long. Souse of the
speeches might be curtailed. so us to produce
to greater contlematiots of that slant, which is
frequently diffused over too great a slumber of
lines. lit the statue scene it would, pedalos, be
as well, a Eenahe, instead of guiug over the whole
of the genealogical tree, confined herself to the
mention of her father. l'he poetry, throughout
this scene, is tiotlatilitedly ',roomful, and as beauti-
fully reviled by Miss O'NEILL. But, while she is
thus engaged, the action is retarded. Its another
pinta. also, she dreina might be iinproved. At
present it does hot appeor that Olivia's t&achery
is made known to Cologne. This important dis-
closure might be introduced, ill one or two lines,
when kvadne, raging st the supposed death al ri-
centio, in the bitterness of distress, loads her brother
with reproaches.
The tragedy wss snout triumphantly received, by
a Very crowded and fashionable sudience. It will,
we are convinced, base a long rum—but we are
sure it will nears he a favourite at Court. Cu/intaa
—a character which Mr. YouNG played notrussitly
—speaks you much truth—reprobates too freely
the vices of courtiers, mot the despicable weak-
ness of Monarchs—to afford a shadow of hope that
the inhabitants of Palaces will ever entertain
kindly, Tl:e eharacter of Leonine is finely suited
to Miss O'Nett.i.'s sold.oseliing powers. Evadne
is all shrinkiog delicacy—feminine softness—an-
gelic mildness—spotless purity. The storm of un-
kindness may " batter at her pence "—but, though
she cannot repel it, she milks not before it. Con-
scious insiocence sup:torts her—aid, while all with-
out is dark, dreary, and desolate, she enjoys within,
that " Aim-Arnie of the soul," which a cons, irisce
void doffs sire can alone confer. In expressing the
devoted love. sod the bruit-appalling grief of
Evadne, Miss O'NEILL was equally successful.
[ler opening soliloquy was exquisite. It is quite in
the style of Julia—sod she imparted to it all the
playful, pouting; pettishness., which residers that
character. 111 the early scenes, so itltertStitig.
tier interview, immediately alterwaids, with VS-
eentio whets her smiles still caresses are received,
first, with coldness, and filially with contempt, was
extremely touching---particularly, the concludiog
part, where the discovery of the King's picture de-
prives her of animation. These
—.---" She aremM
ansforall to stone, her uwn pale monument."
Her greatest scene is, however, in the thirst act,
when Colonna and rieentio meet. The earnestness
with which she em ir:mimed to persissele her brother
that she was not iipireit—her.despair, when the two
beings she most losses retire to ileOrtay each other—
and her subsequent joy, when Ohcia mussels to her
the secret by stitch she can clear her fame—a ale
specimens of perfecta's' in the scenic art. Mn.
MACREADY supported the character of Lidelocica
with uticusumusi ability. 'rite wily plausibility which
distinguished his early scesra. reodeitil more stsik-
ingly effective the horst of tiesid-like raids:mon,
which the supposed completion of his object pro-
duces. Mr. C. Kastot.c, as Viccisfio, described the
pangs of jealousy with troth nod toter ; but his dress
ass very unlwcositing—it eas partly that of a no-
tary, vattly tlatt sit a Nobleocii.
%unitary howe•a,
The primal moo beheld hill *cola a flues rs,
Ettaniti suit.i.ine littera she elortuas sky.
AlicrualC Ix ouhrs %COMA list WaladCring ye;
While miaot Love watmoe whom's Slue,
'.Yoke the wild spilt, of the brisihiug Spittle.
Yet, still through ParadiAe het estle,o. waved,
Its bower was sinKlriw, and li• aas shade
E'en as the Bata • of AlMmy
In strains that live for see, anti yet are young
etealiou bloonsY, a as emaled *O—
il was out Paradise—till Woman aslant.
Fair on his view the paragon &row.
Source of hi. bliss, anti -olacr I 4 In* woes,
$y bounteous klesveu aroma. d 1.. vuoshe Lis fall,
Asst sole survive, s ft comptoic fur

has out felt bet theAlellll4 charmed postii
!Is, voile mad, ov.l rvar hii isptnrJ w.ort
if stseh there he—l 16, h t him bend lie. aea
p r from the ludlottil to-night ;
or hard, in lovely Woman's cause,
Alone f niatily•tiostiga asks applause,
From Hi itish booms asks, wallow a Gar,
Amorest that %itch a tans: in insert .4 here ;
And you. r Fair! are young Feed's, prove
Her resist I soil hue ptighted love!
See her, the lizht and joy of every eye,
Veil all Mr chums is spotless ebastit,,
And 'mil the hies and fantasies of youth,
Turn stool tesuptattrans 'to the cause of truth'
IM may emelt mairtbradne's virtue shale,
heart its l'aitlifu% tho' null form lei• fair
liens tem. trio-hope Anibilism's beirhi hi 4 hloub,
is, 4,4/'1.1114- Ihr444lfh the 19,:, Cr 14144.„
41. in the dal iiio ruso
(Of such design the leerios 31.,1 Ihr- 141 r ;
Behold the wing ikat lift. it to the alma
Melt in the Son to which it sought to tow.
Such is the strain by which the mot al Bard
heck, (roil a moral people his reward;
Seeks in simplicity, *Went! one aid
From SC.llk pump, or pasteboard cavalcade.
biiituts ! be just, sod as our " Statue" stands,
Like Mem 444444 .41 from its niauler'i hands;
Willt • loisht ray illume the aculptur'si toil,
Anil hail it breallices-the creature of your milt.
• Campbell—Albany was the ancient name of Scotland

EPILOGD
IFOKEN BY MRS. FALICIT.
Drop SCI fir—The Hull of Drotootie Statues.
Sent hillier by our /lard, nil pleasant jaunt,
to F.oih,ro.-, a timorous debutante—
I ask your f moor, like it pi whit! elf,
One *mil for him, and one word fur myself!
Cut OE Crusue, from the social walk,
With no Mass ftiday to keep sip the talk;
Etuan'il oir by yonder monumental sag.*
(Pointing to the Drop)
In marble—whist an satirist thing She stage is!
Of Thespian bards, yon Alpha and Omega,
h'oom mighty Shaksittarc down to Lope ale Vega,
Each shakes Isis tinfoil curls, and seem. In say,
" Surely the Author nit,e,s to damn his play.
What! send ass artless nut, the town I:implore,
Who never spoke an Epilogue before!
Olivia for Evailue--nsighty clever!
\Woman for woman ! that is new, however
I'. sue, ye miseopidists tin marble shelves,
You want to damn all Statues but rine...lves
Avitent ! " I've caught the Speakei's eye" before ye—•
Itear.rsok, attention ! whale I tell a story :
l'yonalion once, in ape the Turner's trade,
With errors labour carted an Ivory maid;
But, as immortal grace each limb unfolds,
lie glows with passion fur the maid he moulds.
And cries (how vain were Artists e'en in Greece)
" come ! that" a Statue' that's Art's masterpiece!"
Long he adores liar with a lover's Mien,
And Thus, at length, petitions Reality's Queen :
" Oh, Venus ! hid Me taste of iiivieut's
" And, • twine of my hone; snake yon ivory Mlle'
" !" ;aside thus Miimns same
0 Leave well alone, a Statue has no tongue!"
Vain was the hint :—the silliest of the Greeks
Repeats Isis vow, and gams the hoots he seeks;
The %Woe woke to life! wish eager spring
Pygmalion changed his chissel for a ring;
And, as no parent lived to thwart his plans,
Of course no cross papa forbad the basins.
From that lime forth, unwsrni'il by lover's breath,
Slatio s, or bone, or stone, have Aryl in death.
But if, tu• night, you bid Evaelne thrive,
We hops. to see the miracle revive.
To Reality's Goren the Grecian potted his vow,
Oiir Poet hends to Reality's Daughter* now
Oh' may they waken his dramatic wife,
And, smiling, warm kis Sidles isle life!

INTEREITING To GARDE?, RS.—A gentleman
in Oxfordshire has lately tried sortie experiment'
with the to tttttt orliacal liquor, produced to the ma-
nufactory of gas from coal, for the destruction of
the grub. and other worms, which PO Often iledroy
the rising hopes of the gardener, particularly ill
early crops. The result has satisfactorily prioir4i
that the use of this liquid entirely destriis them
and so far it it from injuring the tendert-at plant, it
seems rather to invigorate it than otherwise.
There was a good supply of Limb wheat acri
barley at Norwich market on Saturday, ro'l'l'.-
former advanced about Is. per coomb ; but little
business war done in other grain.—The sliew
cattle on the Hill was tolerably large, the prices of

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ale nearly stationary.
On Saturday evening, the 6th instant, a nielso-
choly ;it:video betel Sir HENRY HARPER Cu its
Bart. while driving a pair of young full-blood
horses in a carriage constructed like a break, near
the gates of his residence, Boreham Wood. iiear
Elstree. The horses became in a slight ileatee
realise, and the wheel coining in contact with tiw
posts at the gateway of a cottage near hi., ~,,,
the carriage received a cmicti•sion which threw its
HENRY with great force from his seat. I e letl oil
hie bead, which occasioned his instatitaneon. death,
Lally (..s.axwc and some of his children weir at That
I moment arrived from town to dinner. Ilis so' wt's
with him on the box when the misfortune occiii red.
The clings of his distracted Lady and family tot
th a unhappy occasion, may be better conceived than
described.
The following report of Mr. NI A SISFIF.I.D'S Sisr.lll
on Tuesday night in the [louse of Common., i.,1 si r.
STU ILO ES BOURN E'S motion resreciwg the Poto'•
Law., was at otlentally omitted in initlong tit' our
Paper of yesterday, and should have come in im-
mediately after that of Colonel W tinu
Mr. NlANbetech said, that he hail had too Imte ever-
riftire as a Magistrate, in a large and yopulonv itifirset,
not to he as tarn acquainted with the tostrersegs of the
pum, anti as feelingly alive to their Morelia, as any of she
Hon. Gentlemen who had ashlrtased she Hume. It
was
Irvin a deep sense of their 41s.tress that he clossessrfed
the ft-appointment of she Committee, which he hens d
would rs vette a Wide flkirligiUD, slid attentively and V'.•
lonely direct ita vigilance to this most tintiort,oi .
Before its re.uppoliolineut, lioutver, to avoid bet: io
east to chi in, that they would meet, net us. rely to e.••••
eider the ueight wiih which the l'eur Haley ',we...1
it puts the Landed ii. tercet. hut that they won II II tVe
ronsislci hi.iv they !meld heat alleviate the innily snit atit•-
liorate Ilse nonitil of the Poor. He ronl.l lake Nam hoo•
self to say, That nl tlw ili•tr:et in which Ise had sete.l as a Va.
IWleste. nut only h..l he found the ifo.t alleys of imp., I.
11011 nol the part of the poor cosy psi:direly few. hot lisal
be
had found Owns gener.slly grateful for the lets. f which thry
ricrovist at.l i.e for one *MI F14111814/I ihSt all the etlief Its .y
reentry., vita slur In ille.ll, as it kept them ftnin asarring ..r
front l.luuder lie utsjs fled to a statement which Scot been
'iodide In an Honourable Gentleman iu she Cuurae of the dr.
bae, uf Mt severe sod excluive 'invitee which he hid as.
Pliltt +I ibe laori to sutler from she l'uur Nero, fur hr hstit rm.
tot to %sate how much the Itisd hail hrtirfind by the pme
when their con.htsuo wait better, and haul enabled lb.
niaiiitatis then...elves by their industry. He concla.sn
cousid. a by
atros,gly upon the Committee, while they
rid
l•ottiot , f, nut to Angst the Micron of the your.

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