European Magazine, For OCTOBER 1796. [Embellished with, LA PORTRAIT of Mr. JOSEPH MUNDIN. And, 2. A View of the ROTUNDA in the BANK of ENGLAND.] CONTAINING, Page Some Account of Mr. Jofeph Munden, 235 Further Account of Lieut. Cragie, 236 C Page 270 273 Lycophron's Caffandra, L. 324, explained, 266 Some Account of Robert Burns. ibid Defultory Remarks on the Study and Practice of Mufic, addressed to a young Lady while under the Tuition of an eminent Mafter [continued], Theatrical Journal, including Characters of various new Performers in September, Poetry, including Verfes to an Old School-Fellow-Lines for a Tablet, to be placed in the Cathedral Church at Wells, in Memory of T. Linley, Efq. and his two Daughters-The Cit's Birthday Ode Sonnet- The ContrastLines prefented with fome Love Son. nets to Julia-Ode to Variety-The Tempeft, from Metaftafio-The Pro digal Sonnet, compofed in early Spring -Song-Sonnet, imitated from a Latin Verfion by Gray, of an Italian One of Sig. Abbate Buondelmonte-Tranflation of Anacreon, Ode 20, Official Note published by the French Directory, refpecting the Reports spread, that an Envoy from the British Cabinet had arrived with Proposals of Peace to the Directory, 279 Journal of the Proceedings of the First Seffion of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain, 275 252 280 256 Foreign Intelligence, from the London Gazettes, &c. &c. 289 Colquhoun's Treatife on the Police of the Metropolis, Second Edition, LONDON: . Printed for J. SEWELL, Cornhill, and J. DE BRETT, Piccadilly. VOL. XXX. OStoran 1796. Hh The Critique on a Book published at C cannot be admitted. If the Person who fent it will tranfmit the Book itself, it will be perufed with candour, and fuch an account given of it as it may be entitled to. The Paper from W. is received. Wheat Rye | Barl. Oats Beans London S. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. doo o Effex AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from October 8, to October 15, 1796. COUNTIES upon the COAST. Wheat Rye Barley, Oats Beans 61 29 031 019 629 0 918 65 55 3 32 028 625 7 Kent 60 6 00 027 6,21 0100 0 920 INLAND COUNTIES. Middlefex 57 7.36 931 120 0'30 0 28 027 Surry 38 1035 031 219 1032 218 923 10 0 Lincoln 52 7 29 027 513 528. €16 924 • 53 57 5 38 831 6/14 2 132 8 716 10 35 4 020 418 10 6 40 8:36 21 622 542 5 Dorfet N. Wales 58 300 0,29 2/22 0132 6 THIS Gentleman, by dint of affiduity his profeffion, which he has fince pre and attention, has become a confiderable favourite with the Public. He is as frequently feen as any Actor belonging to the Theatre, and his performances have had the good fortune to be as generally, and as defervedly applauded, as the best of our low come dians. His diligence in his profeffion has not been exceeded by any performer, nor has it paffed without reward. His father is faid to have been a Poulterer in Brooks-market, Holborn, and he himself was brought up, and for fome time employed, as a writing flationer, in which capacity the feducrions of a theatrical life, it may be conjectured, first led him to neglect his bufiness, and afterwards to abandon it altogether. His firft effays were made in ftrolling companies, where it feems probable few opportunities of improvement offered themselves, and still fewer encourage ments were prefented to gratify any Jaudable ambition. In 1780 we find him at Canterbury, by the Dramatis Perfonæ of a Play acted there, and at this period it may be prefumed his fituation could not be a very enviable one. In a fhort time, however, he changed it, and bent his progrefs towards the North, where he became firft a meŋber and afterwards a joint sharer in a company, which had once been under the management of Mr. Auftin. Here he fuccesfully cultivated his talents, He foon was diftinguifhed as a first-rate comedian in his walk, was enabled to fave fome money, and acquired a cha1acter for punctuality and diligence in ferved. During this period Mr. Edwin reigned without a rival at Covent-gar den; but the death of that excellent performer caufing a vacancy at that Houfe, Mr. Munden was fent for, in hopes to fupply his place, and appeared the first time in December 1790, in Sir Francis Gripe, in "The Buty Body," and Jemmy Jumps, in "The Farmer." His reception was favourable, though his talents were not of that kind calcu lated to render him a legitimate fucceffor to the perfon whofe place he was propofed to fupply. The irregularities of Mr. Wilfon, then engaged at Coventgarden Theatre, and his final departure from thence fhortly after, left a ange of characters for Mr. Munden, which he has fince filled to the increafing fatisfaction of the Public, and to the emolument of the Manager. Mr. Munden's caft of characters is chiefly confined to the old men of comedy, in which he acquits himself in general more to the fatisfaction of the vulgar part of the audience, than the more refined. He indulges himself too, much in grimace, which thofe who have obferved the chafteness of his performance of Polonius, and the propriety of his reprefentation of Dornton, in "The Road to Ruin," cannot but feel both pain and regret in seeing an Actor, apparently capable of better things, fo often facrificing to the bad taste of the galleries. The peculiarities of his manner are not offenfive, though they produce too often a fameness hardly confiftent with the variety of characters which he reprefents. In dreffing the parts he perHh2 form |