Star.
London, England, 1802-03-13 00:00:00

COLONEL HANGER.

Ma. EDITOR—I received a day or two ago the
inch fed letter by the penny-poll-1 fend it to you,
together with my anfwer. I will; the whole world
to know that I have taken tip the flare upon pt in-
ciplc ; and I am not a man to be moved frOm my
purpofe. YOUeb, GEORGE HANGER.

TO T'E OONGLIRABUT. COLONEL HANGER.

For GOD'S !At', my dear George, what are yea about f You
will blow up our (chyme if you ihreltt is your refolution to ael
aping us, I thoualtt that, 31 clues waa a krvice of danger,
au would have flood forth in defence of the Ladies.Do, my
brave Colonel, came nvcr to us, You !hall have the putt of
honour; ru Mali command the advanced guard of the Thea-
tre ; and it thall be for your Micron as well as your glory. We
have a thou,and means to grati:y a may «f your Wt... •• None
but the bravo dcfcrve the fair." Your's, A etc-ate.
73. e ifonwrableC6Attel HANGLR, Briny.

SIR, or MADAM—I have alrcialy declared wy
opinion of your new Theatrical Coterie, and my
refolution is fixed. I am tor the eQablithed drama;
and I do it with the fame fervour as I would (land
by the ellabliflied church, in oppofitinn to all me-
thodiltical who, like you, pretend t • propa-
gate tniekight morality by naturnal love fins. I re-
jo ice to fee that the clergy have taken a hint from
me (I have taken many a hint from them), and
have pioufly oppoled you from the pulpit.
As to your fly i7finuation, I know what you
mean; but lam not to be taken in. I pretend to
no more virtue than my neighbours. There times
have (hewn the truth of the old intriguiv maxim,
" that every man has his price," and I may have
mine. I do nut know what dollars and doxies
do for me, if they fell my way; but I
trill fly temptation. I will not myfelf in your
fecicty. Whit, trutt myfelf to play !Warhead, with
your buxom Follies and Ludes of filthiest'', Egad, I
fhould be apt to realize the fietions of the Poet. I
am not an illiberal man. I lovt. the Itage for its
morals; and I cannot agree with the fentiment of
a great Judge, who once laid from the Bench,
that, " however they might prate about virtue on
the yet, when the curtain drops, evety Ro-
tree may form a tolerable eltimate of the virtue of
his juliet." No, I think no fuels thing ; hut I
think with Ch:sriez, in The School fo- Scandal, that if
a pretty woman will fl:og herfelf in my way, I
(hould have occafion for all that fage Lawyer's mo-
rality, and .tiro for his years, to refill the tempta-
tion. Egad, it would be quality
pallime enough.
An enchanting Com://iis of quality tinging to me,
Ton rogue, fays I, you'll flop my breath,
Ye :Ala • in, nut my kmll,o,
Again I'll dig fn tweet a death
With Inch a charming fellow !
But my love of decorum—my love of the laws,
forbid my indulgence: and fo
My Lord, my Lady, or Mr. Pic-Nic,
. _

I am for the Old Stage; and a Ilraight Head of
Hair, GEORGE HANGbilt.
Bri•ith, 6th htArch, tact.

P. S. If it had been your intention to do good
by your Coterie, I know not what I might liave
done.—Charity covereth a multitude of fins. If
you had thag:td Ike rad (though, by the bye, as
lonic belles of the higliell ton are of the party, that
may be your delign), or fed the hungry, or that
you meant to fit out young hums and heroines in
the world, it would have been a laudable objeO.
I leinemlitr a thing of this kind when I went fiat
to Ametica. A young hero was equipped by a
Tall and a rejle. I was prefent. I have the prtica/
card of invitation now b.fore me. It was a jea
d'slirit of the fira water. I fend it to you as a
curialty. It may give you an idea for your
play bill:

IYVITATIIN CARD.
The King in his wifdom, it makes me quite frantic,
Ha, ordered my Nephew to croft the Atlantic :
therefor:, colt money to equip him for !ea,
To purehafe hi. linen, his wine, and his tea ;
f, therefore, Intend to difpofe of, by Lane,
Nis Lodes, th:.t go well in curb or in fnallle—.
High bred, or nu Nephew of mine faouldhetride them ;
So gentle, a Lady or Bithop might ride them ;
Whoe'er, for two guineas, will purchLle a chance,
May, perhaps, at my ball have the honour to dance.
N. B. The horfos have foUnwed a pact,
And arc G.ewu by an order from ine—.

MOS•[i MACK.

r as Ms client ; Mr. Dudley he bad known almoft
through the whole courfe of his life; his public Cer-
vices were great, and univerfally acknowledged ;
by his citations Le had certainly created a paradife
out of a defart ; and if the Redory were vacant
to-morrow, and he (Mr. Carron') had the power
of prcrentation, Mr. Dudley would be replaced at
Bradwell, as the objet of his elation. He con-
' eluded by remarking that he had heard fame•
thing of a Icttlement, which he lamented had not
operated to prevent the difiuflion of this day.
Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD, as leading Counfel for
Mr. Dudley, then addreffed the Court, and Paid,
that his client, although he bad no idea of refilling
the plaintiff's prcfent claim of title, thought it in-
cumbent upon him to make his appearance
day, to prevent any mikonfirudions that
arise from his abfence. It was deemed right al:4,
that the title of the plaintiff fhould be fet out as it
was now done. The very handfome and feeling
terms in which his Learned Friend on the other
fide hid defcanted on the merits and: popularity of
Mr. B. Dudley, left him but little to add on deal
fubjed ; indeed it would be altogether unneceffary,
!
becaufe it would only be addreffed to thole who I
had given the moil flattering tellimonies of his
bigh deferts. It was not improbable but that fame !
arrangement, as alluded to by his Learned Friend, j
might yet take place; but however great theeven-
tual lofres of his client may be, he was defirous to
demonstrate to the county that he had no dirpoll-
tion whatever unneceffarily to oppofe the ordinary i
courfe of legal proceedings. A verdid was, of
courfe, given for the plaintiff, on one of the de-
mires only (damages Is.) becaufe his other &mile
fet out, was two years antecedent to the com-
mencement of his title. It is underflood that the
Tingle &mile on which the vcrdid went, will be
further difcufred under a Writ of Err3r to the
Houfc of Lords.