barns, &c. and ti and grafs, that tality among 1 croffed a bay of narvonthire, e broad, in fer and proced nights, ard from the f er in the winter th ing fummer: and

AVIEW of HARLECH-CASTLE in MERIONETH SHIRE in WALES.

and geftures, which did not appear
to me very impreflive A bramin
interpreted to me. Different cha-
racters of both fexes were introduc-

did was always in the night. It was
a blue weak flame, and did no mate-
rial injury to the health of the peo-
ple, who frequently went into it to
fave their hay or corn; and obferv-ed;
ed that it was extinguished by any
great noife, as blowing of horns,
firing of guns, &c. A further ac
count of it may be found in the
Philofophical Tranfactions, and in
the Addenda to Camden; but the
conjecture in the latter, that it pro
ceeded from locufts faid to have been
drowned, or to have died afhore here,
about two months before this exhala-
tion, feems but little probable, becaufe
no fuch effect was ever heard of, on
the drowning or death of locufts in
Afia, where they do no fuch mischief.
Something like this, both in the ap
pearance, and in the effect, happen-
ed in France, in the year 134.

and the intention of the piece was
to exalt the character of the bramins,
making many allufions to the unfor-
tunate condition of their country,
and the infernal difpofition of their
late perfecutors, who are exhibited
in the form of devils. Thele in-
fernals fwear to deftroy the world,
and to put to death, in the firft place,
all the bramins. They fally forth
on this defign, and commit many
murders, and at lift meef a Bramin,
against whom they advance quite
furious. The brain, in deep me-
ditation, continues his devotion
without regarding them; which
ftrikes them with reverence, and
hey profate themfelves on the
ground. The bramin, full of be-
nignity, difmiffes them with an ex-
hortation and his bleffing. The
Furies foon return to their former .
courfes, and are repeatedly forgiven;
but the biamin, perceiving the in-
fincerity of their repentance, obtains
their deftruction from Bamah.

The Roman way, called St. He Jen's way, from the mother of Conftantine the Great, who is faid to have conftructed it, is ftill visible in the north-west part of this county.

ACCOUNT of a DRAMATIC EN
TERTAINMENT in the EAST-
INDIES.

A

vifit to the rajah, to be prefent at the marriage of his daughter to the fon of the Peypenard rajah, and communicates the following curious account of a Malabar play:

In the evening the Mopillas retired to their homes, and the rajah entertained his Nairs with a Malabar play. At this exhibition there were prefent, befides my people, five or fix hundred Nair women. It Commenced at nine o'clock, and continued until fix the next morning. The actors were brought from a neighbouring country, and were judged excellent. They were dreffed in the most fantastic Merry-Andrewlike manner. The ftory, or moral, is reprefented by action, fcreams,

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The reprefentation confifts of a variety of feparate flories, one of which particularly engaged my at

tention.

A god marries two young and beautiful wives; they appear on each fide of him, full of modesty and referve, he pays them the moti afliduous love, which they return with affection, and without any appearance of jealoufy or uneafines. He dances with them night and day; but at last a litle repofe becomes neceffary, and he retires, leaving his wives embracing each other. This apparent cordiality does not laft long; and the god is hardly afleep before the rivals begin a fierce battle. The combat.nts awaken the god, and his prefence reftores order; "but he is foon fenfible that it is impoffi ble to preferve peace between two wives. In his diftrefs he applies to 4 Cz his

But your ftraight-forward tafte who can refift [twift; [moft."Some taftes, my lady, feem to have a If women will forget that they grow older, [the shoulder, And wear, like children, straps acrof Why not, like children, give them playful fmacks, [backs!"* And lay the fhoulder-straps across their Mifs, you're fevere"But here's my comfort—this I'll fondly hug."

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