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..416felnie, Mr. Nessiris,.im isdi M Kr. Kean, 05.1
rerry inJlriJaal eel* MS* essinpany ailarked t 0 the then.
Itosperinr 10 whiela. esti/vlid Mettle, no eumpaey was
imweibled mate ih sums niseapnvet, soma, km re.
firriiun. 051 sad all Ake despise an gorSionto of order.

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hearses.
HMI, I typist, with ouch elem., molt oarliilnfler of
privileged smitersesaataslly attestants sail seldom absent
from the theatre, can we, for a souns.mt. listen to the
&enders of empty britches, as a jnstifl +hie plea for
gratuiteee onlers ? I detest the very annul of
smelt iambi's( sionwese; and whenever I hear it, from
peresna isitinsetely comported with the theatre, I hare hems
Inuits ite aspect imposition awl deceit. But I feel each
me 4ardisierieweete practice In h.• dishunuarable ; 111641 if I
eminent wiensel awl art with heinuar, 1 will not calmed or
al all. 'Me Committee leave ass "iinpuitant trust corn.
rltled is their initurdiste ebaree, by a large moil respect.
- joint Mork enuipany of Proprietors, for which, and
whiny the Comasittee, and they alone, sic re.l ;hie ;
to they gee have so jastilleatioe in consetemancing men.
mere which manifantly operate the positive breach of their
lied. These, mad similar reasoning., commits.' my mind,
mew 14. leer prompt decision the Committee muss;
fail of sautes is the general neanarniesit, let it he
penesineutly as.., tad testified by ieuturiety, that fadure
has not prooreekel from any disregard to honmir and
fidelity In the datives discharge of onr lewd The general
Propehrattali inderetatiel all these theatrical point, :LI
as eursehres ; vaimh better then any haus 1e.1.c I pis-
te promo as my own Thy here spoken
540. aaeq isscally Dot to hive ere-
-of reform, while they have npeoly de pr. rated the
ration which a erowdid sootiest, of iii.h,crostuale nam:.
*Atha% is direct euntrr.dietion 11111 coiteletutialsosi of
_ messes misigeed in uur annual report. I. them, 'lie they
Catlett. bares dividend. 1 abhor and deprevate ail emir eal•
men, and attempt at deception, and all ',wormy exp.-
dente, es dislieeentable ; sad ',probe ions salmi int our,ht
Re store to attach to the polity of • theatre, than the etti-
hooded discredit, 'which, by per 'meditated artifice,
studiously attempted to be stamped on floe p. /Arnim y
of all theism, as • desperate, ruinous Sitt 4 1.11.111411,
winnow ssevillee of property.
Barb impaistson., in both cams false soil ilcfnin.,tore,
only immoral and indiscreet anuagemi it or conduct.

lag the ettsweru.
ells, is the fonneliation of all theatres; autl ',indent
management suer her auspicious batmens rusitielenily pro.
• to insure fair remstiontive profit, as muce, sit for
as any "Awe pecuniary speculation; and 1 have nu
hesitating, in committing my deliberate ovinion lOat rinfilit
',wane concrnes can terser be. justly al le dented tie Ow ins.
principles of the institen loss. 7 bey a,e o lemon.,
, and cod. filed," and can nevi r fail but l the mita.
Islieintion of mistaken ur corrupt practice, or unskilful cep.
propeialtou.
The drama. skilfully condoned, ninerii lonely enemies re_
lenetserallisg feinting In its eseleroCeteas and ste 'Tenn 1,, Ili Mu-
!: red whet is still more 11.disaleie an.' satiis":4 Iy More
Thy its standard, in mental gratificallati,
is stele of the inost internitinz arioni's of bode-net'
the incielcation of Isnasel roles .rsil whole.nose r, d. 1.,
banana eanibect. It creates " disgust to Vie?, hatted icier
lie, nud contempt fur folly; and, *bile it caritas, win_
pa- for misery, it promotes social affectiroi, prolifically
enCeseelra grottoes seuGmenu, and tend. estnuircty to
ennimers." And, from this department of poetry, the
aslivianal noinot fail to derive instrticii.m.—.. tllw never
inibilent a Moroi front a parent, a maxim from a tutor. or
' sale of deportment from w-ciety," in as plew•Aull,
■ Snort oilseed sod dignified mode than the !elides-
&TlM, of lest ancient school, vainly ruateniplates, leer the
benefit of mankind, " that reler• of states should imbiber •
Isis hiss and hsintaility silk their wine."
For the birstltnut awl aucceesful display of all obese ines-
timable tranchs a of this moral iustisulion, Drury-lane
aingeel irly and happily powwows a competent esta-
blishment of the ableat praessurs of the Isistriuuic art, whine
inlniesie merits have most justly acquired the unrest iye el
applause of the public; and, if their trieneetrnelehl mist-
illiealleties a ill nit CoMM*IIOI audiences rump. trust to nee I
the moderate support of this national school, for Ile
Print etiseit of private violet and public marals, see inest
Nlr hi social covereitiorni. by pure and spontaneous reinsl
for Dee isevalnable he,.. Al. which society muss derive from a
ehrine sit Orilla.' and exhilaration' display We ectelerftle el,
IM.I splendid theatre, so anxiously and rapidly re built, under
time peenerfoll and enaleusiaalic impulse iinfirclion whsrh the
of the artists' instruments sonorously chistnied iss liar.
neoesiussa es neon, he she daily impatience of public teeliog
!so onneptelluell for their reception, this spkeell.l theatre,
say, has been kept open too ken, by yea's, already ; pearly
half n minium of money bat been vainly and improvidently
inveatid an a magnificetit fabric, highly 1 ttttt (useable to the
promoters and truly creditable to the metropolis of a great,
powerful, and opulent nation, hut lamentably ruinous as
the ',Merlons Sulinerilwro; and we cannot too seen sell ly
imenotase the iunognh a prudurtion of " The Silow.l for
Yras.drol" in the racreel tomb of its lamented author. %hose
is reparahle loss—bat yeates day !--eo intuitively obliterate-II
all peril dielsorti tttt , that the remains of this immortal ge-
nius •cre alike I ttttt toned by illustrious Princes, Statremen,
and Nubility, hien& and oppments—eelfinvilitil!— in 'P-
lenum ettenelnuce to his ',marine : so that it may be Italy
said, nature symninsoeutisly mourned. and the whisk nation
emulous!, attested her iris f! Like the es kleruteil nether,
hi. eels Imaged weak of enchantment," The .Sekril fur N4llll.
dill," newt rest from it. Inhumes, but, bulb well !lc:, till—
iiine shall be no more.
Of our splendid establishment and all her corresponding
vignrows facoltit a, you. dear Sir, are the this f uhiiirer of the
esessimiller of Slsnagesisent render the Act of nbr I.exmslnlnrr;
gaol, for myself, 1 must rely on your own professed
teleties for the display an, Intel ion to the public, cu re it aillle
tenth time itivalnable menu. at one ilismovel.
1 have been hit into ibis long discussioa I hardly knows
kiss, but, such es it la, I send il.
Dear Sir, yours is u!y,
Little Ilmivirtni, Oct 11, 1817. P. MOOR E.
I'. n Rarpeursil. Eaq.
Mangan, of Dears y.lrree Theatre, London.

SINGULAR ACT OF FRIENDSHIP.

Mr. Jul Stone, • young man of most respectable exterior,
was 'iambi up in custody to GusWkall from Giltspur-street
Complier on Sounday morning, and being placed at the bar
before Mr. Alarmists Heygate. n gentleman, railing himself
Mr. James Magee, Medical Professor, of No. 6, firma-
street, GulJeu-scpsare, mask the following curious charge
'gait's( him
The Prisoner, Mr. Atone, is a friend of mine, residiag
in Fleet.street, and last night he nine In see me; but very
improvidently he came in ■ hackney coach a uthont having
money in his pocket to pay the fare. This I thought ex-
tremely reprehensible, and deserving of such p hinent as
should impress Si ose his mina fur the future. Accordingly,
I recommended the coachman to give him in Chant! to au
adleer, which I did with a view 111 his Ming brought before
• Magistrate. The coachman followed my 'advice, and
Mr Stone being safely boleti its the Cumpter, I !mid the
fare to save the coachman !wilier trouble, sod Mr. Slum is,
as I anticipated, before your worship, to receive sisch ad.
monition as the ease el ; anti I trust it will be of suck
• mature as to prevent future inadvertency on Isis part, be
Wine • young Man fur whom I have a peculiar regard."
The Magistrate, with a gotta deal of astoniehm►ot, said
that the punishment already inflicted was, its his opinion,
tolerably " impressive," tool rather more than ads quite to
Rte imput►d armee. He should like, however, to hear
what Mr. Stone Is •d to say.
Mr. Stone, whosse name certainly was most appropriate,
apisearcd to receive the corrections of his friend with all due
and entirely as it was professell to hi meant. He
merely replies', that he had that morning reimbursed the
mussy whisas Mr. Magee had kindly sdvauted to the coach-
man on his are I; and that he was sore he %limad be par-
tiesslarly careful 111 avoid getting isle such unpleasant pre.
dicansents in future.

Migistraie--1, Then, rutlemen, I Lave nothing at all to
Mt in the business."
Mr. Simile *as consriornily set al liberty, and he and his
(rifted retired ausid.l the ill.auppreased laughter of a cruotk4l
cowl.

LOVE MA ICES A MA N.

Mr. Illammond, of Wood-Owl, Chemotiile, attended be.
! fore the Sitting Magistiater at Guildhall, on Saturday, and
rind he had Su clams protection fur his mother, against a
; man who was in custody.
is William ersimpluii, the perk'', 'Mailed to, was then
brought up. and entered the bar with the obeisance of a
s lo..tnrr-ouster.
Mr Ilaminoisil stated, that on Saturday last, his mother,
in company aids a Lady of her acquaintauce, was walking
! mess's., Winfield*, when they perceived the Prisoner watch-
' ior them in the nerd particular nitssiiier If they went Into
I a shop, he waited at the dour till they ca:lic out; and when.
ever they Junked towards him, he 'masa and united. This
con fuel he coillinneal till 11l y reached their home in Wood.
shies, and then stationiag himself sin the opposite side of
ilse •treet, he para.hil backward and forward the whole ital.,
I with his eyes constantly directed at the windows, and still
as ass, person spp.arid at Owen he smiled, and taking MT
lux sal, bowed to the ground. On the following day, Sun.
day, lie was again at his post opposite the house, and re-
mained till dusk, Winslow in the same strange manlier. Ou
the M lay he again repealed it, and indeed every day
t.iture with very little isiteriniassion, sad latterly his conduct
bed attracted the notice of the passengers, awl consider-
able crowss of pcop:e frequently gathered about the house.
In coasegw nee hie mother became much alarmed ; ■nd as
rentsaistranee bad nu effect use the Pekuner, they thought
it sight to gam him in charge to as odder.
The Prisoner being called ein for hi: defence, mid, " I am
a sheep withal', a 'shepherd, a weir friendless man; but
sieve rehrless I defy any man to lay harm to my charge. It
is true I slid inert the- ladies as deal salad, and one uf them
Footed UllO4l Ise WI Vile suety, that my heart was touched.
le wise smile I thought which boded me gaud. God knows
hest suffered the fIUOVIIII of the world long enough, and it
1111 issued to me that this 'smile was a prelude to my fatale
happiness. I theiefwe fulluacil the lashes, who from lime
t e time looked bark, and smiled uprise me. It is not to be
•apposed that a mall in my situation could resist this. Nu!
I followed these issiu Wood-street, when• they went imu
a hen'', and I with a beating heart remained over against
it She wheAc day, 111 the hope they would make their re-
appearance. Night came, and I di parted ; but the vision
still haunted toe, and after having in vain tried to sleep,
I pot on my beat clothes, and went again to Wood-street,
thinking, i Surely suisething will come of it.' After wait.
mg a long time I caw a young woman, a servant in the house,
mid I bet alas the lathe', were that I bad seen go in
duly un Saturday. Slit irplieel, i It was my mistress; did
you want to see her?' I 111191TelP11, that if she was a mar.
rind woman I would by so means suck an interview, but if
she was single I should be sw•.t happy. lime girl theta smiled
'mil left use, as I thought, su tell her •ss what I had
said, soul of coarse I waited all day fur an answer, but
• CAM!, and I felt myself constrained to go azaiu the
nest slay, and the next, and the Next. and there I should
have been still if I had not heirs forced away; for I felt, as
it were, quite a new man, whets I recollected the paCiIIS.
ors► of that smile I Arid received in Itlossi tie Islay and alas
houses, thought I, what love and fortune may have in store
fur "Her _ .

The Prisoner app►asing to be becoming quite inspired
with his subject, the Magistrate iotersupted him to 'moire
*hat hr vex.

Prisoner...." i am a man who gains his living by rarrying
frisk from the different market' to the boosts ui those who
pinches, it.
Tlic Magistrate, after conferring with tr Hamm 1111 l I imme
iiine, during which the Prison,' continued to rhapsodize ion
'rheum and love, naked him whether he would promise, in
c.,se he should order his discharge, never to go near Mr.
Hammond's house again. . . .

The Prisoner, failing on hi• knees, said, he perceived
there was no hope tor him, and their fore be would give the
r• ipoired promise in the nio- S solemn mammy. lie was pro.
reran's' to frame some tremendous oath, a hen the Magis-
trate told him he would take his word, and he was accord-
ingly discharged.

ANTI-PIRA7W INSTITUTION.

PA AUGUST 22.

The latest intelligence received from Algiers,
dried the Ist June. state, that the new Dry. not
sib:siHa to follow the examples cif his predecessors,
lids not only set St liberty the European wires awl
Ildtighttno, who hail been seized by Ali-liodgia, but
that he hoarsen caused a considerable suns of money
to be paid them as a sort of compensation far the
outrage they had experienced from his predecessor,
They announce also the disarming aril the corsairs.
and the determination pronounced by the Dry, who
is %ery moderate in his c ..... beet, that they shall nest
sail during this year. The labours of the Alai-
Pirate Institution also draw towards a close, which
was more to be desired than expected at the time of
its foundation. The bureaux are on the point of
termioating their operations in Paris, and the Pre-
sident of the Institution, being on the eve of his de-
parture from this capital, the creditors of the Inqi-
tutioes are advised to present themselves at toe
Hotel du Cosigrel, and to produce their accutnits,
that they may be liquidated.

Ealrart of a Warr from Rome, dated Oili Almost:—'r A
machine bag recently bean lin:Twirl to drag the 'Fiber, from
Ow !nadir %folk as far as Sari Paolo, to rrei•ver the precious
°Niers which at is generally though' are buried in at. ben.
Many people are persuaded that she golden candlesticks of
ivinsalraw will be (viand Iwareticr, sheath" the project of
hurling flame objects (which, pro haps, have not Levu thrown
Tutu she river) fad, great hop., are entertained r hi 4i. 01_411.11.4
valuable antMuititr, although in a had state.
d. sign canard he carried into jets this year, ou *crowd of
increase of its widely, which takes place mutually iu
guturtu."

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