erty of introducing the following pleasant paragraphs, from London Papers.

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"A provincial paper says-We are confidently informed, on good authority, that the little phe nomenon, aged seven years, and her six younger sisters, have entered into articles with the manager of Drury lane theatre, for the ensuing season. The dry nurse of the youngest, we hear, is also engaged at a liberal salary. Miss is to make her first appearance in Isabella."

Every nursery is now converted into a green room, and instead of See saw, Margery Daw, or Lullaby, lullaby, on the tree top, nothing now is heard but To be, or not to be? or, Angels and min isters of grace defend us! or, My name is Norval, Sc.

A young lady of rising talents, and the most astonishing acquirements, (just entering her sixth year) was lately grossly insulted by the ignorant manager of a country theatre desiring her to take the part of one of the babes in The Children in the Wood; 66 No," " cried the young phenomenon, with great spirit," me won't-me shall be a queen, me shall." The poor manager, finding

he had mistaken his cue, thought it prudent to put her name in the hand-bills, in the part of Roxana, in Alexander the Great, which character she represented the night following with the greatest éclat.

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A young gentleman, (who was just put into words of eight syllables) lately made his entrée the boards of the Belfast theatre (that prolifick nursery of theatrical genius) in the arduous character of Richard the Third: no doubt was entertained of his success, as he was thoroughly read in the part, and had every necessary requisite s

very unluckily, however, he had not been apprised of the mode in which an audience testify their approbation; and on being saluted with a violent clapping on his first appearance, he suddenly took fright, and hiding his head in the prompter's lap, sobbed out, that the gentlemen and ladies were going to whip him ;" a new rocking-horse, and a pound of caraways and comfits were offered by the manager to induce him to tread back his steps, but in vain.

It is with great concern that we announce to the publick that Miss Little (the young Melpo mene) was prevented appearing at the Edinburgh theatre in the character of Lady Macbeth, by sudden indisposition. We understand her complaint is the chin-cough, which threatens to deprive the stage of one of its brightest ornaments."

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THEATRICAL CHIT-CHAT.

MR. COOPER, says the New-York Herald, "hav ing finished his engagement at Petersburg, where he played six nights, and as the papers inform us to crowded houses, and with his usual success, heat and drought notwithstanding, was to have left that place, so as to begin last evening (the 18th) the same round at Richmond. After that he returns here, and if no sinister accident intervenes, opens the theatre the middle of September."

Mr. and Mrs. Barret have likewise been performing at Petersburg. Mr. B. made his entrée on the Virginia boards in Abaellino, the Great Banditt.

The Providence and Newport company have returned to Providence.

EDITOR'S NOTES.

THE editor respectfully returns thanks to sev eral gentlemen, for their late successful exertions to enlarge his list of subscribers.

In making selections we have endeavoured to provide such a variety that every one of our patrons might find something to his taste.-We have not attempted to instruct our superiours in knowledge and virtue, but our principal object has been to amuse those, who are not too wise to be amused. The man of sober reflection may find a share of the work devoted to morality; the ladies may feast on novels and allegories; and there are cookies and kickshaws for the loungers of Cornhill and Court-Street. We therefore hear with regret, that one is displeased with a short sermon, another with an epigram, and a third with a catalogue of summer amusements. To these and similar complaints, we can only reply in the words of Pope

What would you have me do,

When out of twenty I can please not two?

Some like the pheasant's wing, and some the leg :
"The vulgar boil, the learned roast the egg:

Hard task, to hit the palate of such

guests.'

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In what estimation we hold the productions of 'S. COLLINA,' and 'PSYCHE, our attention to them in former numbers will best prove... Are their harps hung upon the willows?

Lines to a Snow Drop are not perfectly in season. The Dog-Star would have been a more appropriate theme for the Poet.

No. 10 will be embellished with a portrait of the late S. Adams, Esq.

The portrait of Mrs Darley is now in the hands of the engraver, and will be published in a short