THE LITTLE UNKNOWN.—Plate 2nd.

The above gentleman turns round to express his gratitude to the Ladies of London on account of the very handsome and flattering manner in which his proposals have been received by them; at the same time he is happy to inform them that he is still open to treaty, no matrimonial arrangement having as yet been determined on.—He is sorry to find that with several ladies, the necessity he is under of concealing his rank and station in society has been regarded as an inseparable bar to a union in all other respects extremely likely to have promoted the happiness of the parties:—but great as is his regret on this account, yet from certain circumstances connected with an affair of honor abroad, he is under an obligation, at least for the present, of preserving a most strict incognito:—several SABLE members of the FAIR sex have thought proper to make advances to him, which, however painful it may be to his feelings, he must positively assure them, are by no means gratifying either to his taste or vanity:—he has already expressly stated that he his by no means a nigger which assertion he had hoped might have been sufficient to have repelled the adresses of ladies who cannot with the least shadow of plausibility make a similar declaration. He will not repeat this statement which he is sorry to find they are somewhat inclined to dispute, but all he will say is, that even if he were what they seem by their proposals to consider him still he has no fancy whatever for a family of SNOW-DROPS and 'two blacks wont make a white.' He is well aware of the various surmises afloat as to who he really is. He knows that he has been taken for the 'Hermit in London' in disguise; but this is quite a mistake. He has by some been supposed to be asmodeus in London—he assures the Ladies he is not the devil! He has been guessed equally erroneously to be Figaro in London;—while not a few have conceived him to be the celebrated German Prince;—whether he is this last-mentioned personage or not he is really not at liberty to say, but this he may observe, that besides the reason above stated for remaining private during his stay in London, 'He has a rooted distaste for all marks of public distinction,' such as presentation of the freedom of towns, military guards of honor, &c. &c. he may have it in his power afterwards to be more explicit, but all he desires at present is to be recognized as the 'Little Unknown.' Although in his last advertisement he particularly mentioned Hyde Park as the place where he would receive Ladies proposals, yet he may add that it will give him great pleasure to treat with them, wherever he may happen to be met. The Burlington Arcade is a favorite resort of his in wet weather, where the public have a good opportunity of comparing him with his picture, which may be seen at the Printshop corner of Sackville Street.

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