The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-26 00:00:00

914.

FREE Teaer.s—The diversity of the soil and
climate, of the natural and artificial productions, and
of the national character 'of the people of Great
Britain and France, wi:l always enable the one to
produce innumerable articles of raw and manuf le.
Lured produce at a much cheaper rate than they
could probably be produced by the other. If we,
were allowed freely to purchase the wines, the
brandies, and the laces of France,that commixlithe,
which we can produce with less expence than our
ingenious neighbours, would be taken in payment.
An extensive market would thus be created for
many branches of our manufactures, and a natural
and powerful stimulus would be applied to the in-
dustry of both countries. It choultl be clearly
understood, that we have it completely in our power
to add indefinitely to the number of the consumers
of British produce—to open u trade with a wealthy
nation, possessing 30 millions of active, industrious,
and enterprising inhabitants, abounding in various
products, which are not the grim tar of Britain, and
ut the same time destitute of many species of our
manufactures; to accomplish this most desirable
object, we have only to relinquish a few of the worst
and most contemptible of our prejudices—to admit
that claret may be as palatable as port, brandy as
English gin, and that a Frenchman may be quite as
honest as a Portuguese.
GA RRICK AND MADEMOISELLE CLAIEON.—Xut
long before Mr. Garrick left Paris in 1765, several
persons of the first distinction of both sexes, English
and French, met by appointment at the Hind do
—. Mr. and Mrs Garrick and Mademoiselle
Clairon were of the party. The conversation tensed
ter sonic time on the Belles Lettres, in which the
merits of several eminent writers were discussed
with equal judgment and candour; teeny critical
observations were shade On the aatiostentd eloquence
of the English and French Theatres; and at the
request of this very brilliant circle, La Clairon and
Garrick consented to exhibit various specimens of
their talents, which produced much entertainment.
This friendly contest lasted a considerable time,
with great animation on both sides. The company
loudly declared their approbation in the strungest
terms of the two exhibitors. It was remarked that the
French gave the preference to Mr. Garrick, and the
English, with equal pulitestizs, adjudged the victory
to Nlademoiselle Clairou ; but, as the greater part
of the former were link acquainted with the Eng-
lish language, Mr. Garrick was induced to reiete
fact, cud atterwurds to exhibit it by action, which
happened in one of the provinces of France, at a
time he was there, and of which he hail ken an
eye-witness. " A father," said he, •• was fondling
his child at an open window, whence they looked
into the street; by one unlucky effort, the ehwitl
sprung from his father's arms, toil upon the {;roused,
and died upon the spot. What followed (he s..itl)
was a language which every body understood, for it
was the latiguage of nature." He immediately
threw himself in the attitude in which the father
appeared at the time the child leaped oat of his
anus. The influence that a father's agony pro-
duced on such a company, and exhibited by this
darling sun of nature, in the silent but expressive
anguish of sorrow, is easier to be imagined than
expressed; let it suffice to easy, that the greatest
astonishment was succeeded by abundance of tears.
As soon as the company had recovered from their
agitation, Mademoiselle Clairon caught .Ir. Garrick
in her arms, and kissed him; then turning to Mrs.
Garrick, she apologized for her conduct, by saying !t
was an invuluutary mark of her applause.

MoDESTV.— it Lady who advertised fora husband
in a Provincial ”ciespaper, lkis withdrawn her ad-
vertisement, stating that she was not aware of the
iisdelieneg of the proceeding at the time. but, how-
ever, modest& saws, .4 any G ent.eman should be
inclined to advertise for a wife, she will answer the
advertisement without delay."

Thursday night as Mr. Horton, of White.crert, Be.
rough, was eros4ittg Clapham-a:lds, two men stopped
I and one of them presenting a pistol, deniantle.l
his money. Mr. flormsi hesitated; on which one of
them woe him a Ohne that fel;ed him, when they rittint.l
hiin of Is*. in sitter, big watch, and a silk haniiktreltici,
11iey then ran towards the high road, telling him, if Le
made the least noise or putattit, an would ruituu aa.4
mandu