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managed, that the audience began, at a very early period, to express their disapprobation; and foon after the commencement of the fecond act, the general cenfure was fo loudly manifested, that Mr. Palmer was obliged *to come forward, and request that they would hear the Play to the end, when he promited them, in the name of the Manager, that it fhould be withdrawn. To this propofl the audience affented; but the Piece was fo vapid in its progrefs, that fresh marks of d.fplea. fure appeared; and, though we may fuppofe all matters were cleared up in the catastrophe, the Piece ended amidit an uproar of overwhelming cenfure.

This unfortunate Piece is rumoured to have been the production of Mr. Holcroft ; but if this be true, it is much below his character as a Dramatist.

One circumftance attending this Comedy is to be remarked. It was announced for performance on the 29th of November, and a pretty full houfe collected. The ufual time of commencing having elapfed, and no fympton of fpeaking the Prologue appearing, the audience began to exprefs a confiderable degree of impatience, which was appeafed by Mr. Palmer, who came forward and Itated, that by fome unfort feen accident Mifs Farish had not come to the Theatre; but that a moffenger had been dispatched to know the reafon of her abfence, and the Proprietors huimby hoped the audience would indulge them for a few minutes till the meffenger returned."About f.ven o'clock, Mr. Palmer again appeared, and faid, "that the anfwer that moment brought back from M., Farren was, that he was fo il fhe could not leave her room; that the circumftance had extremely distroffed the Proprieto, who had authorised him to declare, that the money hould be returned to fuch Ladies and Gentlemen as chofe to leave the Theatre; but he was at the fame time commiffioned to fay, to fuch of the audience as fhould honour them with their company, that Mrs. Siddons had kindly condefcended to play Isabella at a moment's warning." A great part of the audience immediately quitted the House.

Various were the caufes affigned by rumour for the disappointment experienced by the audience on this occafion. The friends of the Proprietors faid, that Mifs Farren's abfence was attributable only to her obftinacy in refusing to wear a drefs in the comedy which was not quite new. The friends of the Lady, on the contrary, aff.rted, that it was entirely owing to the Proprietors not diharging a pecuniary demand which the had upon them, notwithstanding her pofitive declaration, that unless the received her mo. ney in the course of the day the would not

come to the Theatre that evening. Such were the reasons affigned by the friends of the refpective parties for the indifpofition of Mifs Fairen.

On the 6th of December, when the Play was again announced for performance, the expectation of the new Comedy, and curio. fity to know what reception Mifs Farren would experience, drew a very large audience. The moment Mifs Farren appeared, a mingled roar of approbation and cenfure arofe, but the bias was evidently in her favour. This contention of friendship and hoftility prevailed for feveral minutes; and after Mifs Farren had retired from the Stage, almost overcome by her feelings, Mr. Wrough ton came forward, and addreffed the audience as follows:

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

"If there has been any appearance of difrefpect to the Public in the difappointment of Tucfday laft, I can take upon me, on the part of the Proprietors, to exprefs the greatest regret for it; and to add from myself as Manager, as well as for Mifs Farren, that under the prefent circumftances I hope you will pardon the error."

This apology' gave full fatisfaction to the whole of the audience, and the Comedy commenced.

The conclufion of it was, as we have already said, amidit the most unqualified cen

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Angelica Goto,
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Sally Shamrock,

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Mifs De Camp. Mrs. Bland.

Michael Goto is the head of a gang of wretches who fubfift upon the wrecks which may happen to be thrown on the neighbour ing coaft. A veffel, named "The Valiant," is wrecked n ar the refidence of this man, who, with his affociates, under pretence of aflitting the failors who cscaped from the fury of the waves, in reality contrive to purloin the best part of the property. The failors are invited to the house of Goto, who, fearful that his villainous practices may be discovered, prepares a bowl of punch, which he impregnates with, fome ingredients calculated to promote fleep, and even intends to murder Цііз

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the unfufpecting Selwin, the principal officer of the unfortunate ship. Angelica, the daughter of Gato, however, is an amiable girl, and prevents the fcheme of her father from taking place. She, indeed, is the intended bride of Selwin, to whom he is at tached. Fanny, who has difgu.fed herself in the dress of a fail, overhearing the d.fign of Goto, and his man Shark, opportundy interpofes, and defeats the horrid int.ntion of the ruffians. In the end, the father repents

and is pardoned, and the Piece concludes with the union of the lovers.

The Mufic by Dr. Arnold was extremely pleafing.

The Piece was received with great applaufe, and has been fince frequently repeated.

On the fame evening, at Covent Garden, Mifs Allingham made a new effay in the character of Hermione, in The Digreft Mether; but the attempt was not attended with fucCifs.

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POETRY.

LENNARD AND ROSA.

A TALE.

TPSTARTING from his bed of ft;aw,
His face diftain'd with gore,

Rofe framic Lennard, pale and wan,

Far from his native fhore.

With anxious thought his bofom wrought,

The fleepless night he tofs'd,
And morn brought nothing but defpair
Upon the Gallic coaft.

He long had lov'd a charming maid,
Who figh'd for his return;

But Rofa nought of him could hear,
In filence he did mourn.

He went with Fredrick's warlike hoft,
To fight on Gallias lains;
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But Callia's power the frongeft prov'd,
And Lennard felt her chains;
Twelve weary months a prifoner lay,

And many a hardship Fone;
And woeful news to Rofa came,

That Lennard was no n.ore, Full oft he heard the fetal tale,

The tall of Lennard Lrave;

And cruel Rian urg'd his love,

Since Lennard's in his grave.

Too well he knew that Lennard livid,

He lov'd the weepin, main;

And hush d each doubt within her breast,

And foul his frænd betray d.

From town to town in Gallia's ind

A captive he was fent;

From town to town of Rofa thought,

In forrow as he went.

Eis'clothes were rought but tatter'd rags,

His food the ccari:it bread;
And never flept on aught but straw,

Nur pillow for his head.

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She shriek'd aloud, clung round his waift,

<< And does my Lennard live?

"I now am Rian's lawful bride,

But Lennard is my love."

Now thought flafn'd thro', her frantic brain

Of all their former love;", And memory did wing her heart,

Almeit to madness drove.

Now whirld around each giddy fenfe,

And brought a fad relief;
She fainting funk upon the ground,
And filenc'd was her grief.

The furious Lennard drew his fword,
A facred oath he swore,

Ere night to dim its dazzling fhine
In cruel Rian's gore.

He often had to Rofa wrote,

And Rian knew it well,

That he a captive was in France,

And not in battle fell.

He faw falle Rian now alone,

Beneath the greenwood's fhade;
He heard the furious Lennard's vaunt,
And drew his fhining blade

Like lions fierce they now drew near,
And low'ring grim they frown'd;
Two ftately warriors hold and brave,
They trod the founding ground;
Nor chang'd a word, with fury fell,
Fierce at each other ftrosk;

And deadly words fath'd from their fwords,
And deadly was their look.

But long and bloody was the fight,

'Till Lennard's iron blade
Was bury'd deep in Rian's brain,
And clove the traitor's head.
The furious Lennard frantic ftood,
His madness made him wid;
He faw the lovely Rofa weep,
Here lay her husband kill'd.

He nothing faw but black defpair,

Around him all was gloom;

He faw no peace there was on earth,
For forrow was hi doom.

He could not wed the lovely maid

Whofe husband he had fuin;
He faw the midnight dungeon's cell,
He heard the clanking chain.
His manly bofom now he bar'd,

He took the recking sword,

Quite through his heart he drove the feel,
Ner fpoke another word.

Fair Rofa ran to stay his hand,
But came, alas too late ;
And only had the ditmal fight
To fee her lover's fate.

She thrick'd, in dreadful horror, leud,

While guil'd her lover's gore;
She funk upon us panting corie,
Her Leinad was no more.

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URN not, O Reader! from this humble
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Nor think attention due to pomp alone;
Behold here lies, beneath her kindred earth,
One high in goodness, tho' of lowly birth:
Of foul unitain'd, and uncorrupted mind,
In manners gentle, and of heart refin'd ;
One who, thro' life, forfook not Virtue's
road,

But in her facred footsteps firmly trod.
Say, fhall the proud, the mighty, claim the
figh,

And unaffuming worth unheeded lie!
Shall mad ambition funeral trophies raise,
And teal from modeft truth her unfought
praife?

Ah no! the feeling heart forbids the thought,,

And fcorns that honour which is meanly bought. [glows,

The heart, where Nature's genuine fervour
On excellence alone the tear beflows.

IMITATED FROM THE GREÉK.
By Mr. BALMANNO,
Of the Temple.

WHY droops the downy wing of Love?

Why thus unftrung his carélefs bow?

Shall I no more enraptur'd prove
The blfs that bade my belom glow?
Do beauty's foft allurements fly,
And all her refy charms decay?
The tender glances of the eye

With be my luftre ceafe to play?
Ah, no! "tis Time's chill gr fp I feel,
He bids the tranfient joy depart,
And makes the current backward steal,^
That iffied from my throbbing heart.
Yet boast not, Time, thy iron pow'r,
My mind is from thy empire free,
For memory fhall recall the hour
In which I lov`d, nor thought of thee.
JOUR

JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS of the FIRST SESSION of the EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT of GREAT BRITAIN.

[Continued from Page 367.]

HOUSE OF

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2.

T HE Royal Affent was given by com.

miffion to the Land Tax Bill, and alfo the Bill for granting a duty on Malt, Mum, and Perry.

FRIDAY, NOV. 11.

The Royal Affent was given by com. million to the following Bills, viz. the Militia Augmentation Bill, the Army and Navy Englih Quota Bul, the Army and Navy Scots Quota Bill, the Previncial Cavalry Force Bill, the Corn Im

HOUSE

MONDAY, OCT. 31.

OF

MR. PITT moved the refolution to difcharge the Navy and Tresury Bills, amounting to 11,993, 167v 195. 6d. by funding the fame,

Mr. Fox, in a lung fpeech, opposed the motion, repeating his objections to the funding of to large a fum, and fay ing, that by a calculation he had made Aince the laft difcuffion of the fubject, be found the intereft that would be gained by fume of the holders of the bills, would be not at the rate, as he first thought, of 103l. but even of 135. per

cent. per annum.

dr. Pitt, in his reply, afferted that this calculation was molt fallacious, and that taking the average of the intereft of the whole of the ills, it did not amount to more than fix and a half per çent. The Right Hon. Gentleman had allowed, he oolerved, that the prefent Kills had had no greater dilcount than of 5 per cent. whereas, when he was n. adminiftration foon after the late wan, fimilar Bills had had a difcount as high as a per cent.

A divifion rook place, when there appeared for the refoltition 203-againf it 45, and it was carried.

Ale! Hobabe wronght up the report on thetiklilna Augmentation and Tavafion Bal.

Mr. Carwen objected to the prin. cipe and operation of the Bike "The chieubble motives alledged for the adop tion of these smearures," he taids pros

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port Regulation Bill, the Organzined Thrown Silk Bill, and to Aftor's and Horn's Naturalization Bills.

SATURDAY, NOV, 12.

The Royal Affent was given by com. miffion to the Navy Debt Funding Bill. The Annual Indemnity Bill palled a Committee of the whole Houfe; the report was confirmed, and the Bill ordered for a third reading-After which, their Lordinips adjourned to Monday the 18th.

COMMONS.

ceeded from the declaration in the Royal Speech relative to an invafion; but of the grounds for that belief the Houfe had not been furnished with any infor mation: the real chje, he fufpe&tes, was to revive the fyftem of alarm, to ex. tend the influence of Minifters, and to draw from the peckers of the people a how more milliors of their money; as by the loweft eftimare the burthen reated by this plan would cof three mil lions.

Mr. Pitt called to the recolle dion of the Houte the unanimous pledge they had given, to neglect no precautions to carry into effect the récomingñdation from the Throne. At that period he feted his conviction that the neceflity was not only éxifting, but the preffuse extremely great.

If any thing had been wanting to add to that conviétion, every commu

nication that had been received in the interval confirmed that fentiment of inevitable neceflity; and chabbed his perfect conviction with a view to the object itfelf, and the danger and impracticability of entering into a difclefure of the circumstances that induced that conviction. The danger was indeed inuminent, and if we exerted our energy as a nation, it was not get tog late; but he thould be wanting in his duty to his Sovereign, to his country, Fod him if, did he not warn them again the unavoid aste confequence of fleeing upon their arms. No material in confchience

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venience could arife from precaution, but irretrievable ruin might be produced from neglect.

Mr. Fox entered into a long and violent declamation again the measures of Miniftry, which he confidered as tending to produce an abfolute Monarchy, by means of falfe alarms. He difap proved of the provifions of the prefent Bill, and of the others for ra.fing men for the army, navy, and irregular cavalry. He went over the beaten ground of the State Trials, the verdicts on which, he faid, conferred on the Juries immortal honour.

After the great ftrength given in 1794 to the military eftablishment, he thought that might have been fufficient, being convinced there was a general and univerfal affection to the Conftitution, not only at this day, but at the commencement of the war. So far from believing there were eghty thousand inconigible Jacobins, as had been faid (alluding to fome expreflions in Mr. Burke's late Letters), he did not believe) there was one. But if to think the war was an unjustifiable war, and that Minifters had conducted feebly, what they had undertaken rathly and ignorantly; and if t believe that till there was a change in men and menfures, and fome great reform, there was no hope for profperity to this country-if this was to be an incorrigible Jacobin, be was one, and inftead of 80,oco, he withed there were eight millions.

If the Right Hon. Gentleman would fay there was real danger of invasion of Britain, he would not oppofe the rail. ing of the Militia. If any other part of the King's dominions were in danger, Minifters should ftate it; for the efforts neceffary to be exerted for ene were not the fame as for the other.

Mr. Fox profeffed himself cordially difpofed to agree, that for the defence of the country in the hour of danger we must look to the zeal of the people, and their warm attachment to the Confitution. Should an invation be ferioully attempted, he would agree with Minifter in calling on the people to elle, and urge all their exertions to fruftrate the rash attempt, to rouze and put forth all their energies, both of body and of mind, and raile both their arms and their hearts to crush the info

leat temerity of the invading for.

But he would likewife call on them to exercife their judgment as well as their va lour; and after their courage had ref.

cued their country from the danger that is now fuppofed to threaten it, he would as eagerly call on them to evince their civil powers, in vindicating the rights and privileges to which the Conftitution entitled them, and rendering truly valuable what they had fo nobly, struggled to preferve.

And indeed to what purpose would they have gallantly fought to fave the country from the French, if they did not afterwards fecure the Conftitution from the encroachments of the Miniftry, and retrieve it from the violence they had fo wantonly offered it - It was not against foreign enemies only that the people fhould be vigilant, they should alfo be watchful and alert, to mark the conduct their domeftic enemies.

Mr. Pitt repeated the affurance, that the ferious apprehenfion of an invafion (really intended) had been confirmed by fubfequent mformation; to particula rife which information he did not hold to be his duty. But that there was fe rous danger of an attack being made on fome part or other of our territory, and that fuch was now the intention of the enemy, he had well-grounded reafon to affirm; but where that particular part was, how to adopt a particular mode of defence, where a diverfion might be made, and where a real attack, it was not in his power exactly to specify, or deliver any profeffed opinion upon. The danger he knew to be ferious and alarming enough to make us look on every fide for fecurity, and he thould be wanting in his duty to his. King and country not to apprize them

of it.

But it was not in foreign and very dif tant parts of our poffeffions that we were to much to dread the attack, as nearer. home; for he would take it on him to fay, that the enemy's views were fixed on parts of his Majesty's. European dominions, little inferior in importance to the island we inhabit. Az he law the Houfe full, he was the more eager to prefs the neceffity of palling the Bills as fpeedily as pollible; and he had endeavoured to frame thes in a manner as hort and firople as he could, that they might meet with no delay from minute amendments and detailed dif cuffions.

The firft of the Bills only would he pafs through the Committee this night. As to the claufe refpecting the gamekeepers, nothing could be more grufsly mifunderfood. The peculiar hardship

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