To every fin a finner's name he tack'd, In this day's conteft, where, in colours new, Three play-houfe candidates are brought to view, Our little Bayes encounters fome difgrace: Should you reject him too, I mourn his cafeHe can be chofen for no other place. } This piece, after fome exceptionable paffages. had been expunged, was received with the warmeft applaufe, on the fecond night, and continued to be acted with equal fuccefs, till the ninth night, when fome gentlemen in the boxes began to hifs the piece, and feemed inclined to condemn it. They were, however, filenced by the audience. On the fixteenth of June, the tenth night, the fame party, about twelve in number, appeared in the front boxes, and after hearing the prologue, and part of the firit fcene, they began their attack, with violent hiffings, and clamours of "Of! Off!" This noife and "wild uproar" they continued, during the remainder of the piece, fo that not a fingle fpeech or fong could be heard, even in the ftage box, though the performers went boldly through their parts, and acted the whole of the piece, as if in defiance. It is rather furprising that the rest of the audience, who were beyond all comparifon the majority, did not exert themfelves to filence the bawlings of thefe riotous young men. It muft, however, be remembered, that they had very prudently fheltered themfelves from the refentment of the pit and galleries, by ftanding in a body, at the back of the two center front boxes. THE ELECTION has not been fince performed, but we hope Mr. Colman will not fuffer the piece to be laid afide, as if it had been condemned by the public, when on this night the diffentient voices were fo few, and it had been fo well received at former repre Mr. Dupely having acquired, in the met tile line, à confiderable fortune, retires ina country with his daughter, whom he is defirous of having united to fome ancr mily; upon condition of his giving her t thousand pounds, a match is concluded with Sir Thomas Tonly, who promiles his fon, Mr. Towely, to Mr. Dapely's out houfe, to fulfil the engagement. Young T of courfe, is difpatched, who has not e inclination for any matrimonial com when stopping at an inn within a few t the end of his journey, he meets with an old acquaintance. A natural enquiry has brought each other to that part of the try takes place; when it appears that is actually enraptured with, and in penc the very lady to whom Tourly is le married. Townly, glad of the opport getting rid of his unieen miftrefs, pret give his friend every afintance in h and having never been teen by old it is agreed that Beaufort fhall affume racter, and he pafs in the family for the val this fcheme is put in practice; and the nefs of the old gentleman for the union Townly family, occafions an immediat riage to take place between Beaufort and lotte, while Townly is very bufy amuse with Tippet, her maid. The mat fooner concluded, than Sir Thoma which, of courie, brings about an i Mr. Dupely, as might be e highly incenfed at being impofed uport the interceffion of Capt. Dupely, his bru reconciliation takes place, and young very readily promiles to obey his fathe thing but in the choice of a wife; they moit happily concluded by a finale to Scotch tune of Fy let us a to the brida, had a most loud and general encore great part of the audience feemed to wat be again repeated. ment. This piece is avowedly the productiva Colman, Jun. who, the prologue infera is in his " one-and-twenty. As a formance it has uncommon merit, and first performance of fo young a writer, it isa a prodigy, and was, on all accounts, wh titled to the loud and liberal plaudits obtained. The character of Captain Dapely iss and admirably contrated with that of ther, the old citizen, who has left off bufie, values himfelt okay on the treasures we policies: “At mibi plaudo Ipfe domi, nummos quilles contempler in The half-pay officer, on the contrary, wealth, and thofe who have amafied it change or behind the counter. He is a bonour, and while his brother felicitates on having hoarded up a plumb, he seems, proud of having spent one, and of being a fupport the character and appearance of a tleman, without a fhilling. The lively and coquettish chambermaid, pet, is well drawn, and admirably top Through all the characters, indeed, there vein of purely comic wit; and as fome p obably imagine the author must have reEvery great affittance from his father, we e to affert, that the difcerning critic antly pronounce that it could have protely from the hand of the original writer. alegue, throughout the piece, was reneat and fpirited, and was enlivened number of farcattic reflections, which pointed, and highly relished. bags were well written. The humorous. of fancy and whim, and the pathetic Legant and poetical. Nor mult Dr. Ardeprived of his portion of praife, to his overture was intitled, as well in his &locks, as in thofe which he felected. pre was introduced by an excellent prohh we directly difcovered to be the of the elder Mr. Colman. It was tty Mr. Palmer. knowledging that this piece was the da juvenile author, the prologue obthe parent bird had often warbled on where his half-fledged young one now adventurous flight; if he had meA be applauded, and his beauties rhaps, even atone for the errors of his nes fhould the fire and fon be curft, ace the fecond follow Dunce the first, The fhallow ftripling's vain attempt you'll mock, Thus did the prologue conclude, and we think To conclude this fhort account. formers greatly exerted themfélves in their rethey were more perfect, and fome pointed paffpective parts, and on the fecond night, when fages were reitored, the piece went off, to ufe a theatrical phrafe, with even more applaufe than it had commanded on the first night. We cannot conclude this account better, than by the following happy epigram, which has appeared in the papers, addreffed to our young author: To George Colman, Jun. Efq. on the deferved ST OF PLAYS ACTED AT THE WINTER THEATRES*. DRURY-LANE. Oroonoko-Fortunatus. glas-High Life below Stairs. eline-Too civil by half. Body--Englishman in Paris. t-Too civil by half. cious Lovers-Harlequin Junior. e a Wife and have a Wife--Ditto. The Wet-Indian-Ditto. Table Gallant-Ditto. The Gameter-Too civil by half. The provoked Hufband-Harlequin Junior. The Wonder-Harlequin Junior. COVENT-GARDEN. Jan. 1. Douglas-Friar Bacon. 6. She would and She would not-Ditto. 7. The Chances-Ditto. 8. The Grecian Daughter-Ditto. 9. Much ado about Nothing-Ditto. 12. King Henry the Fourth-Ditto. 15. More Ways than One-Agreeable Surprize. 17. More Ways than One--Agreeable Surprize. 19. Romeo and Juliet-Rival Knights-Pofitive Man. 20. More Ways than One-Rival KnightsSon-in-Law. 21. The Duenna-Rival Knights-Tristram Shandy. 22. Zenobia-Tom Thumb. 23. Careless Hufband- Pofitive Man. 26. Count of Narbonne-Poor Soldier. 28. Careless Hutband-Poor Soldier. 29. Man of the World-Harlequin Rambler. 3. More Ways than One-Ditto. 4. The Duenna-Ditto. 6. Carelefs Hufband-Ditto. 7. Caftle of Andalufia-Retaliation. * Concluded from the Appendix, Vol. I. p. 620. DRURY DRURY-LANE. 13. The Gamefter-Gentle Shepherd. 18. Venice preferved-Englishman in Paris. 21. Mourning Bride-The Lyar. March 1. Reparation-Harlequin Junior. 5. Reparation-Harlequin Junior. 6. Countefs of Salisbury-The Deferter. 8. Hamlet-The Double Difguite. 9. Countefs of Salisbury-Ditto. 10. Samfon. 11. Reparation-Double Difguife. 12. Alexander's Feat. 13. Reparation-Double Difguife. 15. Ditto-Ditto. 16. Double Gallant-Ditto. 17. Jeptha. 9. COVENT-GARDEN. Macbeth-Harlequin Rambler. 10. The Shipwreck-Poor Soldier. 11. Careless Hufband-Harlequin Rambler. 12. Man of the World-Rofina. 13. The Capricious Lady-Maid of the O 14. Duenna-Triftram Shandy. 16. Capricious Lady-Maid of the Oaks, 17. Caitle of Andalufia-Harlequin Rambler 18. Chapter of Accidents-Rofina. 19. Diftreffed Mother-Poor Soldier. 20. All in the Wrong-Maid of the Oaks. 21. Artaxerxes-Barnaby Brittle. 23. All for Love-Harlequin Rambler. 24. All in the Wrong-Maid of the Oaks. 26. The Grecian Daughter-Poor Solutt. 28. Man of the World-Rofina. March 1. Tancred and Sigifmunda-The Soldier. 2. Careless Hufband-Harlequin Rambler. 5. Zara-Rival Knights--Rofina. 6. Rule a Wife and have a Wife-The Su 8. Douglas-Harlequin Rambler. 9. Man of the World-Poor Soldier. 11. Rule a Wife and have a Wife-The S 13. Caitle of Andaiufia-Rofina. 15. Rule a Wife and have a Wife-The S 16. Ifabella-The Irish Widow. 18. A new Way to pay old Debts-Harlequin 18. The Merchant of Venice-Rofina. 20. Ifabella-The Poor Soldier. 22. The Heroine of the Cave-Rofim 23. Merry Wives of Windfor-Comus. 25. Carelefs Hufband-Poor Soldier. 27. Cymon-Rotina. 29. All in the Wrong-Maid of the Oak 30. Castle of Andalufia-Rofina. April 1. Cymon-The Poor Soldier. 3. Careless Hufband-Comus. 12. Romeo and Juliet-Rival Knights Soldier. 13. Two Gentlemen of Verona-Rival K -Tom Thumb. 14. Robin Hood-Harlequin Rambler. 15. Chances-Tom Thumb. 16. All in the Wrong-Maid of the Q 17. Robin Hood-Harlequin Rambl 19. Ditto-Ditto. 20. Ditto- -Retaliation. 21. Cymon- Rofina. 22. Rule a Wife and have a Wife-S 23. Caftle of Andalufia-Rival Knigh Barnaby Brittle. 24. Which is the Man-Flitch of Bacon. 26. Epicene- -Midas. 27. A Jubilee-The Duenna-Rofe and Ca 28. Love in a Village-Midas. 29. Careless Hufband-Rival Knights — ] MONDAY, May 24. morning George Stone, Efq. arrived ith the definitive treaty of peace his Majesty and the States-Gethe United Provinces, which was Paris, on the 20th inft. by Daniel Eq. his Majesty's minister plenipotend by the ambaffadors and plenipotentheir High Mightineffes. FRIDAY, 28. alarming storm of hail, accompanyed remendous thunder and lightening, fell in es of Chapel, White Colne, and Peb. in the county of Effex; it began if part two in the afternoon, and contiunabated violence till a quarter paft damage was done by the lightening, poor man being struck down in the parith am, who happily received no material The hail was uncommonly large, the which were mostly oblong, meatured one length, and one and an haif round; it entirely destroyed feveral fields of peas, Ey other plants of a fimilar tender quality, Very aftonishingly ftripped the trees of their No ftorm fo aweful has been felt in eighbourhood for many years. Before the the thermometer ftood at 75, and two ater fell to 41; a fmart froit followed, cafioned a great deal of hail to remain bed till eleven the next morning. SATURDAY, 29. The day Mr. Robertfon, a navy agent, took trai at the Seifions-Houfe in the O13ty, on the charge of teloniously making and iring a certain order for the delivery of purporting to be the order of Sir Edward K. B. to Mr. Gambold, late purfer of Majesty's thip Superb, directing the faid od to deliver certain ftores, &c. therein fed, for the ufe of the garrifon at Goree, the coaft of Africa; when there not being evidence fufficient to fupport the charge, Mr. Robertfon was honourably acquitted. TUESDAY, June 1. This morning came on, before Judge Willes, the trial of Patrick Nicholfon, James Murray, James Ward, and Jofeph Shaw, indicted for the wilful murder of Nicholas Caffon, before the huftings in Covent-garden, on the 10th of May. No evidence was produced on the part of the profecution that could at all affect the prifoners, except the depofitions of two persons, Gilmore and Arnold, who contradicted each other, and were both contradicted by others; and of a third, Jofeph, who was proved in court to be infamous, and unworthy of the leaft degree of credit, he having received 500 lathes in America, for falfely charging an officer with an unnatural crime. The learned judge, in his charge to the jury, having touched upon the introductory part of the evidence, which tended rather to exculpate than convict the prifoners, dwelt feriously on the depofitions of Gilmore, Arnold, and Jofeph, who fwore to the perfon of the prifoner, Nicholson, and to his ftriking the deceased: he said that the testimony of Gilmore was fufpicious, as he was not heard of till the day preceding the trial; that his pretenfion to fecrely was falfe, as Arnold, the next witnefs, fwore that he had converfed with him on the fubject before; that Arnold was contradicted by a variety of witneffes as to the time when the deceased received the fatal blow; and that Jofeph's depofition was rendered inadmillible by the infamy of his character. But even if thefe doubtful witneffes were believed, the crime, as the conftables began the riot, could amount to no more than man-flaughter; but if they were not credited, the prifoners ought all to be acquitted. The jury immediately acquitted them accordingly. Dennis O'Brien, Eiq. charged as an accellary, was then put to the lower bar, but the principals being acquitted, he was only formally arraigned. A verdict was This being the anniversary of his Majesty's birth-day, who then entered his 47th year, the morning was ushered in with the ringing of bells; at noon the Park and Tower guns were fired. The ode, written by W. Whitehead, Efq. PoetTaureat, was performed in the Grand CouncilChamber about one o'clock; and about four there was a moft numerous and fplendid court and drawing-room at St. James's, at which were prefent the Prince of Wales, Princefs Royal, Prince Edward, Princefles Augufta, Elifabeth, and Mary, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, all the foreign ministers, great officers of flate, and a vaft number of the nobility and gentry of both fexes. The drawing-room broke up about half past five, when their Majefties returned to the Queen's-palace to dinner; and about nine in the evening there was a grand ball, which was opened by the Prince of Wales, who walked the two first minuets with the Princefs Royal and Princefs Augufta, after which minuets were danced by Lady Catharine Pelham, Lady Augufta Campbell, Lady Charlotte Bertie, Lady Mexborough, the Countefs of Sutherland, Lady Parker, the Countefs of Salisbury, &c. with Lord Galloway, Lord Mountmorres, &c. The countrydances began a little before twelve, and continued till paft one. The fame day the feffion ended at the OldBailey, which began on the 26th ult. when eleven convicts received judgement of death, forty were fentenced to be tranfported to America for the term of feven years, five to be imprifoned in Newgate, nine to be whipped and kept to hard labour in the houfe of correction, nine to be publicly whipped, ten privately whipped, and twenty-nine were difcharged by proclamation. FRIDAY, II. The House of Commons, after much time fpent in examining witnenes and hearing counfel, having ordered the high-bailiff of Westminfter to proceed in the fcrutiny for the faid city, this day the high bailiff, his deputy, Lord Hood, and Sir Cecil Wray, with their counsel, attended at the vefiry-room of St. Anne's, the power of the court having been kept alive by fucceffive adjournments. They were joined by Mr. Fox and his counfel, and it was agreed to put off the fcrutiny till a meeting could be effected between the candidates and their friends, to fettle the plan or which the bufinefs fhould be purfued. At the fame time Mr. Fox and certain of his friends delivered the following protests against entering on the fcrutiny, with a view to thew that they did not undertake the bufinefs willingly, but becaufe they were compelled to do fo by a higher power: "To THOMAS CORBETT, Efq. High-Bailiff. "Before I go upon the bufinefs of this ferutiny, I do hereby folemnly proteft against its legality, and referve to myfelf the right of impeaching it hereafter, either in any court of judicature, or before a committee of the Houfe of Commons under Mr. Grenville's act: and I hereby alfo declare, that I referve to myfelf the right of fuing the High Bailiff for all the ex Junaiban Page Thoma Willian Themat The high-bailiff of Westminster t veral candidates, their friends, and when the following agreement was mutsal fcribed by all parties; and Wednesday next, at ten o'clock, fixed for the c ment of the fcrutiny. Veftry-Room, St. Anne's, J 1. That no more than two couse! fide fhall argue a point of law. Ne budi 2. That three fcrutineers be appoint fide, to be changed as often as the part pointing them may think fit. Notice m to the high-bailiff at the time of maks change.-Agreed to. 3. That notice of a voter's fuffrage given to one of the follicitors of the party, one whole intervening day be vote fhall be fcrutinized; the notice of jection to contain only the name and of the vote, as inferted in the poll-book day not to be confidered as any day. 4. That Sir Cecil Wray having der. fcrutiny, fhall go through his objetton the votes in the parish where the scrutin be held; and when he thall have tiny his objections, then Mr. Fox trail pr difqualify any votes objected to by him faid parish.-Agreed to. 5. That when the fcrutiny fhall be 26. from one parish to another, no objection") made, or evidence produced, to dilquay # port any vote in any parith from wh journment has been made.-Agreed to HOOD. C. J. FOX CECIL W WEDNESDAY, 16. The high-bailiff and deputy, with bic Mr. Hargrave, attended in the vestrySt. Anne's, to proceed upon the fcruti Mr. Fox and his counfel likewite atten the high-bailiff produced the lift of the different parishes which food Anne's, St. John and St. Margaret fec... Mr. Fox and his friends propofed draw. *Mag. for May, p. 415. |