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London, England, 1819-07-13 00:00:00

MR. HARRIS'S PORTRAITS.

Tlte sale of Mr. Harris's Theatrical Portrails,
cestertlay, attracted a outwernua assemltltive at Mr.
'Robins's Room-, Covent-gstrilers. The following
were &spored of as follows:
Gait/errs.
Reit Jonson (the poet), au original - 4
Temlucci, au ortoctual, came to England 1750
Gaiisslmrouol 3

Mrs. Pritchaid, of Covent-garden Theatre, the
greatest ornament of the stage in her time Hayman 4
Fischer, the celebrated oboe player, original, Kowa
intonate friend of Gaineborough, who tnerro.4
elites, daughter GniraboroPvilt
- -

Mrs. Cl;ndininr, •• Itusina, firpt appearance at Cu-
tent-garden, Nur. 1792, n• Clara
Got ittAbornriph potpnnt 35
Mutt-Bs-ion, first appearance ■t Coreat.gardrn S•pt.
1756, Romeo - thirst 35

Holman as Mad Tom. first appearance at Covent.
garden a Romeo. Oct. 1784 ditto 5
Mrs. H. Johnston. as Rosalind, in srEicli character
slw made her first appearance at the Haymarket, Sept.
1798 ditto 31
Murray, as Damn Waldenbrim, first appearance at
Covent.garilen Sept. 1795. as Shyluck . ditto 4
H. Johnston as Douglas, in whit h 1 !mender he
made his first appearance at Covent•garden Oct. 1797
.litho 31
Lewis, as Mercntio. firs. appearance at Crivrtit.
garden, as Beleour. Oct. 1773 ditto 8
Mrs. Dickuns (when Miss Poole), first appearance
at Covent-garden, Om 1793 ditto 7
Pope as Handel. first appearance at Ciivent-prden,
Jan. 1785, as Orutiooku - . . ditto 2
Mrs. H. Siddons, first appearance, May 1796, Per-
. ditin ditto Di
Mrs Martyr, as Euphrosyne in Comas, first •p.
pearance at Covent-garden, February, 1779, as Ro-
setta ditto 2
Mr.. Pope as Quern Katherine, first appearance
at Drury•lane, October, 1768, as ITOgell dullu Gi
Mrs. Mattock. as Mrs. Ford, first appearance at
Covent-garden, as Juliet, April 1762 - ditto 81
Quick, as Spado, in the Castle of Andalusia, first
appearance abont 1767, Haymarket - ditto 51
Mrs. Muientaiii, as Peggy, in the Gentle Shep.
herd, first appearance at Curent.garden, October, 1786

_ . .
ditto 8
Signora Storaee . - . - ditto 41
Mrs. Campbell (late Miss Wallis), as Imogen, in
which character she made her first appearance at
Covent-garden, October, 1794 - ditto 31
Maarten, as Polimius Aril appearance at Covent-
garden, October, 1790, as Sir F. Gripe ditto 4
John Johnstone, as Sir Caßagan O'Brallaghan, first
appearance at Covent-garden, as Lionel, October,
1783, original - - - Shee 10
Betty, the Young Roscius, as Norval, original
Northcole 51
Barrington, as Teague, in The Committee, a fa-
tuous actor at Covent-garden Theatre in 1749, the
uncle of Mrs. Mattocks Sir Godfrey A-seller 35
Barry and Mrs. Elroy, as Hamlet and his Mother
(1757) - - Hayman 10
George Colman, the chic, - Zetury 51
Head of Mrs. Yates, an original, undoubted
Sir Joshua Bermlds 151
Macklin, an original - - Opie 30
Cooke, first appearance, Covent-garden, October.
1800 - . - - - She* 18
Mrs. Inchbald, the celebrated authoress, ori-
ginal . - • - Opie 11
Quin, original - - Gain:borough 22
Lewis, original - - - - Shce 8
Fawcett, in the Travellers in Switzerland - - 21
Mrs. Oldfield, original by Richardson. a Painter
celebrated by Pope in his Works, as the Reynolds of
his day, appearance 1898, died 1730 - - 101
Leveridge, a famous hale singer at Covent.garde•
Theatre, in tire time of Mr. Rich, the writer and com-
poser of the song of " O, the Roast Beef of Old Eng-
land." First appearance at Drury-lane 1699, quitted
the stage 1731, died 1758 - - - 18
Mrs. Yates, an original - - Coates 21
Lacy, a very famous actor, and great favourite of
Charles 11. by whose command be was drawn in
three different characters; presumed to be those in
whirl, be was most celebrated : died MI - 11
Colley Cibber, as lord Fuppington, an original - 24
Harry Woodward, as Petracbio, an original
Van de Gucht 93
Leigh, as the Spanish Fryer, an original, in 1689
Sir Godfrey Kneller si
Portrait of Mrs. %Voffingion, painted expressly for
Garrick by - Old Merland 121
Full-length Figures of Comedy and Tragedy, with
cupidon 4, flowers, e‘c. to form a ceiling Cipriani 14
The Screen-Scene in the School for Scandal, will'
originals of Mrs. Abington, King, Smith, and John
Palmer - - - Roberts 16
Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard, as Ranger and Cla-
rinda, in the Suspicious Husband, painted in the cos.
tame of the day, original - Hayman 6
Two large and very fine Historical Paintings, the
subjects from Richard 11l the infant Edward V. and
his brother the Duke of York, with an original Por-
trait of J. P. Kemble - Northrote 100
Garrick, an original - Zogisey 70
A Scene in Hamlet, with Hamlet, the Queen, and
the Ghost - - - Roberts 4
Mrs. Pritchard, a fine large portrait - 41
Mrs. Davenport - - Bernell 15
The Sapper Scene in the Children in the Wood,
with Portraits of Bannister, Mrs. Bland, and Mrs.
Booth - • - De IVilde 10
Minden, as Verdun, the Old Butler, in Loveis'
Vows - - - De IVilde 20

CORN EXCHANGE. JULY It.
-....-

We received this morning a large supply of Wheat from
Ease: mid Kent, 11,000 quarter.; cumu 985,1111 y the sales
were very heavy, at a decline of from 2s. to 3s. per q•arter.
Barley supports its price; the Oat trade is rather brink, and
full as dear ; Peace sod Beans cuntiuue at our last-quoted
prices.
CURRENT PRICES OP GRAIN.
Foreign Wheat sBa 80s Grey Pease. 4os 44e
Fine ditto 133.. 70s Fine ditto
English Wheat ...dins 70. Tick Beans.. 2B. 32s
Fine ditto -2s 78s Fine ditto 3B, 42s
011 ditto —a s 1 Small ditto 4Ol SOs
Rye 34s 37s Old d:tto —a —s
Fine ditto .........—a —s Feed Oats ....H0s 20s

Barley 24i 28s
Fine ditto 32* 38.
New ditto a a
Malt 56A 60.
Fine ditto
White Pease (boilers)3B4 44*
Fine ditto

Fine ditto ..23s 26,
Poland ditto . 2t. 24s
Fine ditto 2ss 28.
Potato ditto 27s 31s
Rape Seed, per last 4B/ 5111
Fine Flour 5O. 55s
Secouds 4ss Ws

SMITHFIELD 111,e1IKET, JOLT 12.

Our market this morning had a middling 'apply of prism
hearts, and the shew of cattle iii general woe tolerably good:
Beef, Motion, and Lamb were dearer; Veal and Port sold
■tlast prices; and the trade fur the 1111 u: t part was somewhat
brisk. The vales in the Haymarket were rather considera-
ble: Hay mod Straw hare gut up in prier; Closer has &Ilea
in price. Subjoined is an accurate statement of the prices
■nd nambeis :-
3 o rink the offal per slope of 61h.
8eef....35. 8.1. to bs. 61 Head of Cattle this day :--
itutton..4s. 4.1. to bs. lid. Beasts 1,410
lantb...4s. 6.1„ to S. 64. Sheep and La5ab5....16,400
Vea1....45. 6.1. to bs. 44. Calves 290
Pork ... 4s. N. I. Ils. 04. Pigs

HAY-MARKET.
. 41. Os. 04. M Bf. 04.
18a.
Skew
Clore 01 Oa I. tf. M. W.

131 itT El.

On Thursday last, the tlth instnut, at Alaington Hall, the
Lady of John Wiley Crew, of a daughter.
DEATH.

At Eslinburgh, very suddenly. on Friday, the 2d instate,
where he lout arrived but a few hours previous, for the rue".
very of his health, Thomas Mom...tim. E,q of Penrith.
of his Majesty's Justices of the Petiee for the County ut
Cuasberhiud.