της Καρυσίας και TMS AETKAAIAS. Vox ultima Cafaubono merito fufpecta eft. Reponi poffet, mutatione minima, AETKANIAE, fi de Leucadii marmoris præftantia teftimonia fuppeterent."

Ex pede Herculem. By thefe few emendations the learned reader may judge of the whole. Much of courfe

muft naturally be expected from Mr. Tyrwhitt. The critic will find his expectations fatisfied, and the reader, who perufes the authors of antiquity merely for amufement, will find many difficulties explained, and many erroneous paffages reftored. The Gret is printed without accents.

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fulfilled:

Vont-ils lancer au-deffus du tonnerre,
Et dominer fur l'horifon?
Je vous jure, Meffieurs, que non,
Ils vont fe trainer fur la terre.

"The aerial navigators, contrary to the advice of M. Pilaftre du Rofier, mounted in the gallery of the balloon un the 19th, and flattered themfelves that they fhould reach Paris in fix hours; but the defigns of mankind are often defeated by the wind. At half an hour after twelve, the cords which held the aerial machine were cut, and it immediately rofe to the height of about 400 fathoms. When they were at this great diftance from the earth, the balloon burit with an explosion, and thefe human birds defcended much quicker than they wifhed; nevertheless their fall was not attended by any material accident, none of them being hurt but M. de Montgolfier, who was flightly wounded; but had the machine burit over the Rhone, or any buildings, they muit all have inevitably perifhed. The whole fcheme is, however, in all pro

bability, put an end to by this last coup de theatre. Those who are of M. Montgolfier's party affert, that M. de Fleffelles had informed the voyagers of the precife time when they were to return to the carth, which was twenty minutes, but that is merely a fpecious pretence to difguife the real itate of the difafter."

Another account from Lyons, dated Jan. 19, fays, "This morning the arial voyagers embarked on board the.Fleffelles, the enormous machine built there by way of balloon, and named the Fleffelles, in honour of the Intendant of that province. It rofe in the fight of more than 300,000 perfons, who filled the quays of the Rhone, &c. and were aftonished at fo majestic an object, to the height of 500 toifes. The fhip at first directed its courfe to the north, but at the laft period of its elevation, meeting with a new current of air, retrograded to the fouth. The navigators, at this height, perceiving the machine become very warm, were afraid of its taking fire, and, therefore, defcended not far from the theatre, where they had mounted. The noble and deliberate courage of M. Pilattre du Rofier has acquired him the furname of Brave."

bufinefs of the meeting from being disturbed by debates) that in future every motion fhall be delivered in writing to the fecretary, two meetings previous to its being put to the ballot, and figned by at least two members, Baron Maferes, Curfitor Baron of the Exchequer, Sir George Shuckburgh, Bart. member for Warwickshire, the Rev. Dr. Horsley, Archdeacon of St. Alban's, and feveral other Fellows of the Society, did, on Thursday the 29th of January, deliver a motion in writing, the purport of which was, that "it be recommended to the Council to refcind their refolution refpecting the refidence of foreign fecretary in London, and to request Dr. Hutton to resume the fame."-The queftion of courfe was agitated laft Thurfday: the bufinefs was opened by Baron Maferes, and feconded by Dr. Horfley. Thefe gentlemen endeavoured to vindicate Dr. Hutton (who is Profeffor of Mathematics in the Royal Academy of Woolwich) from any imputation of neglect in the office of fecretary. Dr. Mafkelyne, the Aftronomer Royal, Mr.

Maty, Mr. Poore, and others spoke on the fame fide.-Thefe gentlemen were anfwered by a paper given in by Dr. Watfon, one of the Council, and which was read by the Secretary. This paper, which contained the reafons which had induced the Council to come to the refolution in queftion, was followed by Dr. Hutton's defence, which was likewife read by the Secretary; and the Doctor himfelf, who was prefent, rofe to explain different parts of it. He was replied to in a very able fpeech of confiderable length by Mr. Anguish (Master in Chancery, Accomptant General, and one of the Commiffioners of Accompts) who vindicated the conduct of the Prefident and Council. Lord Mulgrave, Mr. Frere, and fome other gentlemen, fpoke on the fame fide of the queftion. They were replied to by Baron Maferes, Dr. Horfley, and fome others; and about eleven o'clock, after a debate of three hours, the question was put to the ballot, when the numbers were for the queftion, that is for the restoration of Dr. Hutton 47; against it 85.

IT

T is impoffible to withhold innocent entertainment from the people of England. Notwithstanding the ftate of the nation in general, and the prevalence of diftrefs, the effect both of the late war, and unavoidable inclemency of the feafon, it is impoffible not to foften the rigour of auftere morality, and allow that people to enjoy their favourite amufements, who fhow themfelves on all occafions ready to alleviate the forrows of the poor and the friendlefs. The very liberal contributions in most parts of the country do honour to human nature. Surely they who do fo much to cheer the hearts of the miferable ought to be permitted to amufe their own minds COVENT NEAR the end of January, the pantomime called Harlequin Friar Baon, and which we gave an account of

in what manner they pleafe. The confideration of the many instances of bounty which have appeared for fome time pat takes from that uncafinefs which we otherwife fhould feel, when we fee with what eagerness people indulge in their favourite diverfions, in fpite of national confufions, and every principle of economy. They fhow that although they are prodigal in their expences incurred by aufements, they are on proper occations no lefs lavish in their generofity to the unhappy and the deferving. Let thefe relections accompany the reader while he fees that we are more grave on fome objects of public attention than in ftrict juftice they may deferve. GARDEN.

in our Magazine for that month, was withdrawn for the purpe fe of making fuch alterations as might render it more

worthy

worthy of applaufe. As it originally ftood, we accounted it a very pleafing puppet-fhew. But the appearance of a pantomime in Drury-lane, greater in merit than most ever exhibited there, and favoured with univerfal approbation, occafioned a dramatic jealoufy at Covent-Garden. The manager of that houfe wifhed to maintain his fovereign and exclufive right to have the beft pantomimes, and, therefore, recommended to the author for every pantomime has an author, as much as a fyftem of ethics, or a theological commentary-recommended to the author that he should make fuch changes and improvements, as to render it on the whole equal, if not fuperior to the pantomime of the other house.

fet it to mufic. It always gives us pain to cenfure a favoured writer, but we muft in plain terms tell the author of the pantomime, that there has a licentioufnefs prevailed of late in the department of fong-writing, which we fhall ever reprobate, convinced that it vitiates the taste of the town, and hurts the delicacy of pure manners. We have only to add, that this pantomime in its altered state is called, Harlequin Rambler.

This was a proper emulation, and deferving of the thanks of the public! Would that the execution had been equal to the intention! The firft act is certainly purged of its fuperfluities, and improved into a fomething more regular and confiftent than before. The Lilliputians feem more at home, and the Brobdignagians carry about their pafteboard bodies with great facility, and if we may be allowed the expreffion, with a better deception. But of the fecond act-what fhall we fay? Brief let us be; it was the ne plus ultra of abfurdity, without the leaft attention to fable, connexion, or any one requifite to make a pantomime agreeable. To enter on its particular demerits is a task fomething beneath that of a writer in this mifcellany, and is more worthy of thofe benevolent critics who write criticisms before plays are afted, and print cenfures on performers who never appeared. One fhocking barbarity we cannot omit - not that of introducing a live cock to be tormented, although that was bad enough--but the introduction of a fong fung by Edwin in the character of a hunch-backed barber, the fentiments and words of which fong, as well as the manner of finging it, are adapted to the pupils of the academy at Woolwich*, and to no other clafs of perfons we know. It was an infult to the audience to introduce fuch a fong. It was a grofs proftitution of ink and catgut to write and

Feb. 3, Was prefented at this theatre, The SHIPWRECK, a tragedy, being an alteration from Lillo's Fatal Curiofitz. Our readers may remember that Faral Curiofity was performed in the fummer 1782, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, for which it was prepared by Mr. Colinan. Cur readers will allo remember that many critics oppofed the exhibition of it, because it was too horrid for reprefentation. The opinion of the late Mr. Harris, of Salisbury, weighed with others, and the tragedy was played feveral nights with great fuccefs. It was thought that the author of the prefent alterations (Mr. Mackenzie, author of the Man of Feeling, &c.) would have profited by the opinions of that time, and foftened the catastrophe. But we were furprised to find that he had heightened the diftrefs in every part, by the introduction of a child, and many other circumflances. He has accumulated the diftrefs of the wretched parents, in order that their crime may appear more excufable from the additional ftrength of temptation, and this was proper and laudable, had be by fome means or other prevented the horrid conclufionbut this he has not done, and the play ends as before. There are many beauties in the parts, which are entirely new, and which do credit to the head and heart of the author, but there is a confution in his ftructure of the fable, which impedes the right understanding of the feveral characters.

Our opinion of Fatal Curiofity was that which we now offer concerning the Shipwreck; we are clearly of opinion that the fable is improper for reprefentation. The crime with all poffible alleviations is too horrid-much

too

too horrid to be reprefented in fuch glowing colours as cannot but make us diffatisfied with our natures, and by frequent exhibition may leave impreffions on our minds which we could not believe them capable of receiving. The crime of thefe unhappy wretches ought to be buried in perpetual oblivion. No mention ought to be made of it. If mentioned, it ought to be inculcated that no fuch crime ever did, or ever can happen. But the frequent reprefentation of crimes undoubtedly deftroys impreffions of deteftation. We become familiar with villainy and blood, and in an hour of temptation and mifery are too often apt to realize thofe crimes, and fall into thofe weakneffes which we faw reprefented fo as to claim the pity and benignity of a fympathizing world. The frequent occurrence of any crime in real life tends to make it lefs detefted, lefs remarkable. May not then the frequent reprefentation of it loofen the bonds that connect our minds with virtue, and make us think that there is a Providence which permits fuch crimes, as neceflary appendages to our nature? We cannot dwell on this fubject more fully at prefent, but if any of our readers think that our opinions on it are more fpeculative than juft we fhall gladly renew it, and endeavour to prove that experience, and not imagination has led us to offer objections to the reprefentation of fuch horrid tragedies as that now before us.

And in this:

"There is a kind of pride, a decent dignity Due to ourtelves; which, fpite of our misfortunes, May be maintained and cherished to the laft.”

Mr. Wroughton played fuccefsfully, but we cannot fpeak much in favour of any of the ladies, except Mrs. Bates. Mrs. Kemble is an induftrious performer, but her parts in tragedy require a ftrength which cannot be expected from her tender frame. Her part ought to have been played by Mifs Younge. The illness of Mr. Henderfon has prevented this tragedy from being acted fince the first night. When it next appears, we may take further notice of it.

becomes enamoured of Julia, the daughter of Captain Hardy, a reduced officer; but, finding it impoffible to fucceed in his wishes, deceives her by a pretended marriage. During the progrefs of this, the father of Lovelefs infifts on his fon's marrying a lady of large fortune he had chofen, threatening him with difinheritance in cafe of a refufal. After fome conflict, he difclofes to Julia the deception he had practifed on her, who, fhocked at the recital, flies from him with her infant child. The death of his wife leaves him in the wifh and the power to make reparation to Julia; but, unable to find out the place of her retreat, and fuppofing fhe is actually dead, he refolves to leave England. At this moment the piece commences, and we find him difciofing his refolution to Belcour, a friend of his, whom he has come down to fee at the feat of Lord Hectic, a vain man of fashion, who fancies himfelf a man of prowefs, in fpite of an infirm conftitution, and who, by the affiftance of an Irish coufin, Captain Swagger, has made fome advances to Louifa, a young widow in the neighbourhood. Belcour endeavours to diffuade him from his refolution; at the fame time difclofing a difhonourable paffion he had himfelf conceived for Harriet, daughter to a Sir Gregory Glovetop, formerly a gentleman-ufher to the old court, but which he declares he will defift from on hearing his friend's ftory. Lord Hectic contrives to purfue his plans upon the widow by the help of Janus, a pettifogging attomey, while Lady Betty Wormwood, filter to Lord Hectic, endeavours to prevent them, from a fear her brother thould be feduced into a marriage, and herfelf deprived of his inheritance, while Mifs Penelope Zodiac, a friend of her's, affifts her wifhes from a general diflike to ladies who think they have beauty, as well as from an appreheation fhe has engaged the heart of Colonel Quorum, a magiftrate in the neighbourhood, whom he has wished to attach to herfelf. Various ftratagems are practifed upon the widow, who has been driven from the houfe of Sir Gregory Glovetop, where the

had refided with her friend Harriet, from the libertine importunities of his lordship, and the mifreprefentations of his fifter. Lovelefs and Belcour, on being confulted by Lord Hectic, begin to feel an intereft in Louifa's story, and would affift her, did not his lordfhip affure them fhe was partial to his withes, and would comply of course. During the conflict of thefe different interefts, in which Louifa is driven to every fpecies of diftrefs, Loveless receives a letter from Captain Hardy, the father of his Julia, to whom he had now difclofed the ftory of his deceiving his daughter, and who infifts upon immediate fatisfaction. Unable to lift his arm against the father of his injured love, he comes to Lord Hectic to confult him, and entering abruptly into his apartment, he difcovers the widow my lord had mentioned, and who had come there on a business of diftrefs, to be his own loft Julia. An eclairciffement enfues; and after having fatisfied the refentment of Captain Hardy, and appeafed his rage by the influence of his daughter's offspring, the reparation is made by marrying Louifa: Colonel Quorum, the honourable admirer of Louifa, is likewife fatisfied (though with the difappointment of his addreffes) on finding her united to the man of her heart; Sir Gregory confents to his daughter Harriet's mar riage with Belcour, and the piece concludes.

Since the first appearance of this comedy it has undergone feveral judicious alterations, and as now played may be pronounced the beft comedy we have feen fince the School for Scandal, to which, however, we by no means compare it even longo intervallo, but whea our reader recollects what kind of trash has lately been thrust on the stage, under the name of comedy, he will not think we pay Mr. Andrews too high a compliment, when we prefer Reparation to all its contemporaries. From our sketch of the fable, it will appear that the author intended to fucceed by a mixture of the pathetic and the humorous, both which, however, he has carried too far. His pathetic is too affecting for comedy, and his humour

fometimes