FOR JANUARY, 1810. A SERIES OF ORIGINAL MUSIC, BY MR. HOOK, EMBELLISHMENTS. 1. An Elegant PORTRAIT of the Right Hon. THE COUNTESS OF KINGSTON. 2. TWO WHOLE-LENGTI Figures in the fashions of the SEASON, COLOURED... 3. SKETCH of the INTERIOR of the New THEATRE COVENT GARDEN. 4. An ORIGINAL Song, set to Music for the Harp aod Piano-forte; composed exclu. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF ILLUS BEAUTIES OF THE BRITISH POETS. Hymepæa in search of a Husband Persian Letter from Muley Cid Sadi, one of the Secretaries of his Excellency the Persian Ambassador in London, to Explanation of the Prints of Fashion Osman Cali Beg, his friend at Ispahad.. 6 General (Observations on the most approved History of the Oldeastle family The Solution of a curious Arithmetical Ladies' Dresses on the Anniversary of her A full explanation of the Science of MONTHLY MISCELLANY.--Including Va. 17 rieties Literary, Critical, and Histori. Maxims for ihe conduct of life ; selected from the Works of Sir Mathew Hale... 24 INCIDENTS-Occuring in and near Low- 28 don, interesting Marriages, &c. 32 PROVINCIALS. - Including Remarkable A completion of the Prophecies with re Occurrences, Deaths and Marriages in spect to the Papal power, from the re the several Counties of Great Britain, The Maid of the Inn; or, the Golden Supplementary Advertisements for the THE NEW SERIES. OUR Readers are now presented with the FIRST NUMBER of a New IMPROVED SERIES OF The BOTANY, it is hoped, will be sufficiently recommended by the high and scientific charucter of THE SKETCH OF THE INTERIOR OF COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE is giren this Month, instead of the SECOND PLATE of Fashions; but, in the future Numbers, Tue The New Subscribers will find some Continuations of Original Stories (from the former Numbers of Such of our Subscri' ers as hare not completed their Sets, are requested to make early application for CAROLINE COUNTESS DOWAGER OF her own hands. She has ever since devoted KINGSTON, the subject of this sketch, was her time in dispensing those blessings that the grandaughter and sole heiress of James wealth enables her to do, amongst her the last Lord Kingston. numerous family, large tenantry, and poor She was married at the early age of four of the neighbourhood of Mitchelstown, in teen, to Robert the late Earl ; in conse- the county of Cork, where her Ladyshin's quence of which, the large estates of the princely seat of Mitchelstown Castle is family were again united. Her extreme situated, around which are numerous moyouth and beauty engrossed the public at numents of her munificence and charity; tention for a considerable time, particu- the peasantry are brought up in habits of larly as the ages of the pair did not to- | industry, upon plans peculiar to herself, in gether amount to thirty years, when her the manufacture of spinning, weaving, son, the present Earl of Kingston, was and making lace; all of which are carried born. on with great spirit and advantage to The late Earl died in 1790, leaving her society. She is the good Christian, the a widow with twelve children; at which affectionate parent, and sincere friend, period her large property reverted into B% |