particularly to have studied the grand Bravura of " A Compir già vo l'imprefa, &c." and Sir Jofeph has approved his manner at the last Rehearsal. The addrefs of Semiramis to the High Prieft of the Temple, "O Sacro Interprete de Numi," was given at the Rehearsal in the true ftyle by Mr. M-TH-s and the Tomb Scene had all the fombre colouring of Voltaire, and Lorenzo da Ponte, Poet to the Opera House. A Lord S-LSB-RY and the B-p of D-RH-M have requefted Sir J. B. that the Opera and Dances may finish before twelve o'clock. Nobody will be admitted to the Rehearsal but the Sele& Committee of the new Royal Inftitution. The Room will be warmed by Rumford ftoves, and the refreshments as ufual. Lord Galloway and the Connoiffeurs of the Lower Bench at the Opera have favoured Sir J. B. with their ideas. Great intereft is making for Tickets.-The Dances will be "Les Jeux d'Egle Literaire, and Telemaque dans l'Ifle de Calypfo." N. B. The Rehearsal of the Opera will be in the New Rooms of the ROYAL INSTITUTION, in Albemarle street. Between the acts, an air in the original Greek will be fung by Dr. R-NN-L, accompanied by the Organist of the Temple. Some Latin ftanzas, by Mr. M-TH-s, fet to mufic by the late Mr. Anthony Storer, with a melody by Haydn, and the amorous Soliloquy of Queen Elizabeth, on her unfortunate attachment to Shakespeare, compofed by Mr. Ireland, and harmonized by Greatorex, will also be sung as part of the Entertainment, by Mr. CH-LM-RS. Further particulars will be given in a future letter, by your friend, Q. in the Pit at the Opera Houfe. MORNING CHRONICLE, March 21, 1800. SALE OF A LITERARY VESSEL EXTRAORDINARY. Mr. EDITOR, March 17, 1800: WHEN I was at Lloyd's on Saturday laft, I obferved an extraordinary Advertisement hanging up in the room of A SHIP FOR SALE, which occafioned much speculation among the merchants and captains, and no fmall confufion among the under-writers. I took a copy of it, which I tranfmit for your amusement and that of your readers. I am, Sir, your's, faithfully, J. LOCKYER, Junior, Sworn Broker For ACCOUNT of WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, &c. A LITERARY VESSEL FOR SALE. A veffel of very great Burthen called THE REVENGE! America built, but not of live oak or cedar, square-sterned, figure head-MAC-JUNIUS-BOYD, copper-fheathed, burthen 850 tons measurement by register, with complete papers, though not abundantly found in good stores; will be fold with all her kentlidge, leaden fhot, balls and guns which are in excellent condition, her powder and provifions excepted, which are so damaged as to be good for nothing. She She is capable of making a voyage to India, or any other part of the world, cognita or incognita, for literary purposes. Government having no further occafion whatever for her, fhe is ordered to be broke up immediately, if not disposed of in a few days. Now lying in the mud near Stratford Stairs: GEORGE CHALMERS, Commander! For inventories and other particulars of her lading apply to THOMAS EGERTON, Broker, at Whitehall Stairs. N. B. Her entire cargo will be fold in lots, confifting of the following particulars, viz. No. 1. Several Bales of Eftimates, &c. drawn up for the meridian of the Treasury. No. 2. 154 Bags of Sonnets and inftructions of various kinds for literary traders and others, marked Shakspeare, Elizabeth, Puttenham, Marston, &c. No. 3. 4000 Bales of Apologies, Supplemental Apologies, Supplemental Poffcripts and Supplemental Appendixes to Supplemental Apologies, all unopened and fresh, worked off on the Commander's own patent fheet-lead, very useful for foreign exportation, there being no demand for home confumption. They will be found valuable to (an) extreme for ballaft, wadding, or in cafe of an attack by a French privateer, the fheet-lead may eafily be rolled up and ufed as bullets. No. 4. 2000 bales of the fame Apologies, &c. worked off on paper, for the vulgar purposes of life, fit for boiling down again if the ink is extracted; or they may be used for heating coppers or ovens, or for foreign office-paper and trade. No. 5. Various inftruments of torture, thumb-fcrews, with the Duke of Alva's inftructions how to use them; feveral casks of gall-bladders, pitch and tar, coarse fulphur, dried C 4 spiders, fpiders, fools-caps, blind-worms ftings, &c. &c. and other implements of literary warfare. With various other particulars; lifts of which may be had of St. Barbe, T. Rowcroft, and other literary Brokers in the City. If I fhould go in the City on the day of fale, perhaps I J. LOCKYER, Junior, Sworn Broker MORNING HERALD, April 10, 1800. A LITERARY FUNERAL! March 14, 1800. Mr. EDITOR, I HAVE the melancholy office to acquaint you, that, on Wednesday laft, an eminent Literary Undertaker was fent for to prepare for the obfequies, and finally to folder up the remains of THE LATE APOLOGIST for the dramatic Ireland, who departed FOR EVER from the world of learning, common fenfe, and good manners, at the Library of Mr. T. EGERTON, Whitehall, on Tuesday the 11th of March, 1800. The body of the deceased was carefully wrapped up in many coverings of his own fheet lead, and fecured in a ftrong patent coffin of the thickeft and most impervious lead, made by Mr. T. JARVIS, at Charing Cross, the Patentee. It is intended to be interred in the course of next week, after it has lain in ftate for one whole day at Mr. EGERTON's, in the Cemetery near Norfolk-ftreet in the Strand. The Proceffion will be nearly as follows:→→ THE ORDER OF THE LITERARY FUNERAL OF THE LATE GEORGE CHALMERS ESQUIRE, F. R. S. & F. S. A. and CHIEF CLERK of the BOARD of TRADE and PLAN TATIONS. 1. A Select Committee from all the Proprietors and Workers of the Lead-Mines throughout England, preceded by the Saturnian |