This, as it only derives its impor-[ed by his boldness. In all situatance from the thing represented; tions the sympathy of the auditor is so it receives its insignificauce his own, through the same channel. Non equidem studeo, bullatis ut mihi fumor. Jaffier on the contrary is despised' pitied and applauded, as his ever unsteady passions, drive him into treachery; betray him into false confidence, violent resentment and pu Fritz, being Mr. Cauldfield's Lon-sillanimous submission; or recal don character, probably attracted a him to all subduing love, and duty house; he evinced some discrimi- the state. nation but was less the apparent Belvidera's insinuating attachvillain than was required for a ju- ment, sympathetic passion, high dicious representation of the part. sense of real honour and fervent Mr. Poe oftentimes forgot himself filial affection, make her the lovely or rather his character in Old Mau-object of commisseration, wonder, rice. The general tenor of the act- love, and pity. ing was better than the play deserved; though not so good as the audience had reason to expect. Venice Preserved, or a plot discovered (Otway); and The Maid of the Oaks. Of the performance of this play we shall speak at large. The cast of the principal personages was as might have been expected; but where was Usher. Renault would not have dishonoured his abilities : it is a character of strength. Mr. Caulfield in Pierre. Our Monday, Nov. 17. This tragedy, the masterpiece of greatest objection to this performOtway, is said to have been bor-ance, was the want of force in dis crimination. The outline was so rowed from the Abbe de St. Real's faint that a common observer would Histoire de la conjuration de Marnot perceive it, it wanted body and quis de Bedemar." Numberless have life. This is perhaps the consebeen the objections with which wit, combined with learning, & both with C. often not only did not mark suffiquence of too great hurry: Mrvirulence have violently assailed it. ciently the emotions he intended to The title, the moral, and the low comedy which is introduced, have convey, but he weakened the force even of what he said, by hastening severally experienced the lash of to a new passion His voice is reprehension. But notwithstanding well suited to the part; and his these acknowledged defects, the first interview with Jaffier, in variplay contains intrinsic worth; and ous instances gave proofs of its caas it is now performed it shines like a diamond, when cleared from its impacity. In this passage he spoke purities, the most brilliant gem enchased since the days of Shakespeare. The noble, though violent and aspiring Pierre, constant in his friendship, ardent in his desires. and indignant at dishonour, inspires the audience with an interest in his fate, which is not so much -deserved by his virtues, as demand-I well. "Honesty! 't was a cheat invented first Tobind the hands of bold deservingrogues, His denunciation before the scnate was most powerfully uttered. Curst be your senate; curst your constitution, &c. The taunt to Renault was given even surpassing hope. with sarcastic severity. Had Jaffier's wife prov'd kind, he'd still been true. sage opening The pas Yes, yes, there was a time, was given with a delicacy, yet truth of coloring, which was indicative But he wasquite deficient in energy, through the whole passage, begin-« of a master-hand." In fact, the ning Life! ask my life confess! record myself a villain ! &c. Pierre on the whole was. a respectable performance; consisting of a few striking beauties and not many defects. We are ready to retract our observations made in the first part of this paper respecting Mr. Fox. His Jaffer evinced attention, and in some instances, skill. We have seldom seen Mr. F. to more advantage. If he had less rapidity in utterance, and would pitch his voice higher, by being understood with more facility, he would essentially improve his manner." Of Belvidera, by Mrs. Stanley, what shall we say? With a fine comprehension of her author, most appropriate gestures and expression, she has in many instances a whine and drawl in her utterance, which in scenes of pathos, are utterly inconsistent. This, though a strong, is our only objection for in scenes expressive of contempt, or any masculine passion, she evinced powers beyond expectation, and *It was not without concern that we witnessed several wanton hisses, during much respectable and even excellent exhibition; and we felt much sympathy for Mrs. Stanley. But while we assure her, the respectable part of the house were in no degree the organ of malevolence ; we take the same occasion to assure Mr. Fox, that his interference and impertinence would have met with severe reproof, but for delicacy towards Mrs. Stanley, and a wish not to give a color to a hiss, equally undeserved and unprovoked. Mr. F. should know that the audience, or any part of them, are neither to be bribed for schooled, whole scene where she upbraids Jaffier with his conduct, informs him of the treachery of Renault and persuades him to relinquish the enterprize in which he was engaged, she was above competition; at least in this country. Particularly her concluding words, Remember twelve, would have convinced the audience of great powers; had they been dissatisfied before. Of her madness, there was method in't. It surprised us, it satisfied us, it distressed us. We entertain a hope that Mrs. S. can attain a more natural manner in her tender sentiments; we hope it, as we know no particular in which her playing can be so essentially improved. So much for the principal characters: For the rest, the conspirators we thought were made of the worst of the company, that the senate might be composed of better stuff; but we found some of the conspirators had not only turned states evidence before their time, but were made senators into the bargain. Certainly such minutia are worth attention: if the illusion of the stage is ment to be kept up, there should be consistency in supernumerary regulation. A page is not the most important personage at court; but he should stand in his place. It has often been denied, that Cicero possessed that faculty, with which few are favored in these punning days, the art of joking with elegance. The grounds, however, on which this opinion is formed, are by no means the strongest. The adaptation of Roman wit to a modern car is most assuredly an arduous undertaking, since no species of composition can be so much confused by translation, as that, which depends altogether on some word or phrase the exact parallel of which either does not exist in any other language, which if it does, the translator is generally too lazy to disCesar was very partial to these levities of the celebrated orator. Many were collected by his friends; the best collection however was made by his freedman. cover. dies, unabashed, for a moment, enjoyed their triumph, when a great uproar ensued, and go on, go on, was heard from all parts of the house, when a young collegian suddenly jumped upon the bench, and exclaimed to the audience," My friends who sit about me are determined the play shall not go on, until those three drunken gentlemen in women's clothes leave the stage box." This address was universally applauded, and being followed by a shower of oranges and apples from both galleries; the amazonians retired in the utmost confusion, amidst the hoots and hisses of the spectators. BARON DE BLOT. One of the most celebrated sor.g writers of the age of Louis XIV. was the Baron de Blot, valet-de-chambre to Gaston, brother to Louis XIII. In his hours of gaiety he spared no one, not even his own master. The following are some satirical verses which he wrote relative to the Duke of Orleans and the "Adieu la France, adieu l'Espagne ! The following is in the first rank, among the few that have come down to the present day. In a cause where Cicero was employed, he had occasion to summon Popilius Cotta, professor of civil Law, but a very ignorant man, declared he knew nothing of the fact in question, and became quite uneasy at his situa- The Prince, thinking this pleasantry tion; Cicero, who noticed this, ex-rather too high-seasoned for his palate, claimed, “Cotta, do not be distress-intimated to Blot that he intended to dismiss him; but instead of being cored, I shall not question you concern-rected by this threat, he immediately ing jurisprudence." sat down and wrote these lines: THEATRICAL ANECDOTE.*** Some years ago, at the theatre, in Dublin, Mrs. Glyn, (a new actress) having made her first appearance in the character of Lady Townly, three high bred women of fashion in the stage box, grossly insulted her, by talking loud, coughing, &c. The actress was greatly distressed, "Son Altesse me congedie, Nous devons tons deux nous connoitre : composed on Mazarin: " Ensign la cardinal a terminé son sort, Que direz-vous, Francais, de ce grand personnage ? stopped, and at length burst into a Il a fait le paix, il est mort; flood tears, and retired. The la-Il ne pouvoit pour vous en faire davantage.” NATURAL HISTORY. This favorite, science of men at an advanced period of life, of the wealthy and great, and of all those who, disgusted with the noisy pleasures of the world, return to the tranquil and peaceful contemplation of nature, furnishes employment to a great number of writers not being able to fathom the reason of such a prohibition, grew so uneasy that he paid the fine, and took a trip to Flo rence. EPIGRAM. The Divine beat at his own weapons. While the good priest with eyes devoutly clos'd, Left on the book the marriage fee expos'd, sian spies, And, pleas'd, re-pockets up the shining prize: in the present times; when too ear-The new-made bridegroom his occay introduction to the luxurious enjoyments of life soon produces satiety, and when sudden revolutions must so often bring us back to nature, pursuing with a firm step an uninterrupted course. SOMETHING NEW. The French have always been considered as a very gay people, and indeed they richly merit the appellation, for they endeavour to be merry on all occasions. No book, no treatise, however grave, but has been versified in such a manner as either to be sung or said, at the discretion of the reader. The following works have all, in their turn, undergone this metamorphosis: "La coutume de Paris," "Les Droits de l'Homme," and "Le Code Civil des Francais." In a new work lately published they have attempted to make the dullness of grammar disappear, and render the task of the child not only easy, but delightful. The introduction is set to the following air: Yet not so safe but Mr. Surplice views The frolic, and demands his pilfer'd dues. No, quoth the man, good doctor, I'll non-suit ye, A plain default I found you off your duty. More carefully the holy book survey, Your rule is, you shou'd "watch as well as pray." Louis XIV. had so high an idea of the strong sense and discernment of madame de Maintenon, that he one day said to her Popes are styled your holiness, kings your majesty, princes your highness, dukes your grace. peers of inferior decree your lordship; as for you, madam, you ought to be styled your solidity." He that flatters you, either hates you, or, at least, has no esteem for you. Ridicule at a distance appears a mon sterit terrifies: but when viewed more closely, it is found to be only a shadow. Those who are addicted to describing the vices and defects of their neighbours "C'est a mon maitre en l'art de plaire."trait of themselves without being aware or companions frequently draw the por Men's desires are raised by Prohibition of it... A rich Neapolitan merchant, named PRESIDENT HENAULT. Jacob Morell, prided himself in not hav- The President Henault holds a dising set his foot out of the city where tinguished place among those who, he lived, upwards of forty-eight years: both in respect to their manner of liv. this coming to the ears of Duke D'As- ing and their writings, have at the same suna, Morell had notice sent him that time the useful and the agreeable; who he was to take no journey out of the have been both philosophers and litera .kingdom under the penalty of ten thou-ry men; who have composed good sand crowns. The merchant smiled at prose, and entertaining verse; and who, receiving the order; but afterwards, while culling the fruits of Parnassus, THE EMERALD. Women reconcile us to life. world's a prison, a sad gloomy den, Whose walls are the heavens in com mon : The gaoler is sin, and the prisoners men, And the fetters are nothing but wo have not disdained at the same time to "I hate," says Lavater, He took the The taylor of Henry IV. having turned his mind to politics, as tailors have sometimes done in other ages and countries, procured a book to be printed, containing some political regulations, which he considered as necessary for the good of the state. liberty to present the king with a copy of this work. The monarch accepted it with a smile; and having read a few pages, said to one of his valets in waiting Go and fetch my chancellor to take measure of me for a suit of cloaths; for here is my tailor, making regulations for the administraton of government.' The best things, when out of place, lose all their value. The merit of a thing, says Quintillian, frequently consists more in its appropiate application than in the thing itself. EPIGRAMS. An Author's apology for knocking out his I must confess that I was somewhat But where's the mighty harm? My works, he said, would not afford him meat: And teeth are useless, when there's ought to eat. Sharp, but sharper still. you employ'd your native skill, From a detail of forty dresses worn at her Majesty's birth-day, we select the following. If any lover of literature is disappointed at this sacrifice of room to fashion, we pray him to consider how much curiosity we gratify. Countess of Jersey-Was one of the most elegant dressed ladies at court: the petticoat and draperies were most superbly embroidered in bright and matted silver foil beads, in a rich antique pattern, and handsome antique medallion cornets in the same curious and costly embroidery; the drapery supported with rich tolio rope and Chinese tassels of silver; body, train, and sleeves, also richly embroidered in silver foil beads: the whole of this dress, which was formed of apple-blossom crape, was universally admired for its singular neatness and superb elegance. Head-dress plume of fine appleblossom ostrich feathers, with a brilliant coronet of diamonds. Lady Mary-Ann Browne.-This beautiful young lady wore a dress particularly remarked for its simplicity and elegance: it consisted of white crape draperied with lace, land festoons of blown roses; the train and body to brrespond. Her ladyship's head-dress consisted of white and pink feathers, and bandeau of roses. The whole was par |