ed him with the disgraceful and dangerous practices of his son. The agony of the father upon this intelligence was such that he fainted. Upon his recovery, he went into his son's room, who was or pretended to be asleep. On the table he found the watch and seal, with his friend's arms upon it. The son then rose, and endeavoured to escape, but his father seizing a pistol which was on the table, shot him through the head.

The person known by the name of M. de Verdion, whom our readers must have remembered about the streets of London, for a great number of years, wearing a little bag wig and a large cocked hat, and carrying an umbrella, died lately of a cancer in the breast, being it appears a female, though she always wore a masculine habit. By papers found in her apartments, it seems she was the natu ral daughter of the late King of Prussia, and came to England with Madame Schwellenberg, mistress of the robes to her Majesty. It is understood she was once in possession of property to the amount of £.8000 which, trusting in the hands of a foreign banker, who failed, she entirely lost. She has since subsisted by teaching foreign languages, but is understood to have lived very abstemiously. In her lodgings a number of valuable suits of cloaths have been found, in which she used, till within these few years, to attend at court on gala days, in the male character, having never been known in any other since her residence in this country, except to her patroness: her external form was, however, such as almost to have caused a suspicion of the real fact. The ensemble of her figure, when decorated in its usual paraphanerlia, was whimsically grotesque.

MR. BARRETT'S BALLOON.

When a person offers himself to the notice of the public, and professes to complete an undertaking, candour, always indulgent, is ready to make some allowances, if, in the first instance, he should fail. Allured by the pompous advertisements which this gentleman had sent forth, the public were induced to make a visit to Greenwich on Thursday, in the full expectation of being gratified with the sight of an English aeronant traversing the vast ocean of air, and disputing the laurel of victory with an alien. With this view several thousands of spectators had gone from London, and were not informed, until an hour before the proposed ascension, that Mr. Barrett could not possibly on that day fulfil his engagements. Feeling for the situation of a young man, it being his first attempt, and he having stated that the disappointment arose mot from any neglect of his own, the public, with much good humour, after lightening their pockets in the ale-houses in Greenwich, and taking a full allowance of grog on board, returned home to dream of the land of promise, which they fully expected to see on the morrow. The time specified by Mr. Barrett for his ascension on Friday, was three o'clock precisely; at that hour many thousands were arrived, and some hundreds paid for admission. On entering the grounds of Mr. Andrade, from which place is was proposed the ascension should take place, the eyes of all were naturally directed in search

of the Balloon, which was of course expected to be completely filled. This, however, was not the case, for exactly at that hour the process of filling began. The spectators were informed that it would be ready by 6 o'clock, and that at that hour most assuredly Mr. Barrett would ascend with Captain Sowden. Not a murmur escaped the lips of any one; all waited in anxious expectation, watching the gradual progress of inflating it. Six o'clock passed, and seven; at length the hour of eight struck, at which time the balloon was about three parts filled; it being near dark, the car was brought forward, and fastened to the balloon, and Mr. Barrett waved two flags which he held in his hands, and intimated his intention of taking his seat. This intimation was answered by the spectators with loud tokens of applause; though several judicious persons observed, that it was next to madness for any man to attempt ascending with a balloon so improperly filled. Others expressed their fears for his safety, and hoped he would not make the attempt. Mr. Glassford, the gentleman who accompanied M. Garnerin in his voyage from Vauxhall, got into the car, in order to try whether the balloon would ascend, but it was found that it would not ascend with the weight of any person. The fears of the spectators for the fate of Mr. Barrett being thus entirely removed, it was hinted that the faith of Mr. Barrett would not be broken, if the balloon was suf fered to mount. This hint being approved of, the persons immediately employed about it, at half past eight o'clock, cut the ropes, and the balloon, with the car attached to it, and the two flags, ascended, and kept in sight for near ten minutes, at a prodigious height; it then began to descend, and, we understand, alighted on the opposite shore, near to Blackwall. The public, forgetting their disappointment, testified their joy by loud acclamations. Mr. Barrett took this opportunity to depart.

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BIRTHS.

Lately, at Wimbledon, at the house of her father, Sir Stephen Lushington, Bart. the Lady of Colonel Onslow, of twins. Of daughters-At Creedy,

near Exeter, the Lady of Sir John Davie, Bart. At Mill-bank-house, Vicountess Belgrave.

MARRIED.

On Thursday morning, at Winchester-house, the Hon. and Rev. Thomas De Grey, second son of Lord Walsingham, to Miss Elizabeth North, fourth daughter of the Bishop of Winchester. At Paddington, Joseph Wharam, Esq. of Bayswater, Middlesex, to Miss Susan Wegg, daughter of the late Edmund Rush Wegg, Esq. his Majesty's late Attorney General of the Bahamas. Lately, at Mertion-square, Dublin, the Right Hon. Lord Dunally, to Miss Trant, only daughter to the late Dominick Trant, Esq. and niece to the late Earl of Clare. At St. Mary-le-bone, J. H. Everett, Esq. eldest son of T. Everett, Esq. M. P. of Bedford-square, to Miss Cooke, eldest daughter of the late Major Cooke. Lately, John Archer, Esq. of Dublin, to Miss M. Priest, of Salisbury-street, London.

DIED.

At Bristol Hotwells, Captain Curtis, of the Navy, son of Admiral Sir Roger Curtis. He came from the Cape of Good Hope about two months since, in an ill state of health, and has laboured ever since under a painful disorder, which baffled all medical skill. Admiral Dumaresq, of Pilham place, Hants, aged 73. He was one of the heroes of he 12th April, 1792 having commanded the Repulse, of 64 guns, in the gallant action fought by Lord Rodney with the Comte d Grasse, on that memorable day. He was wont to take singular delight in relating the following anecdote of himself: "That he had nearly attained the age of 73, without ever having had occasion to pay a Physician or Lawyer a fee." The Admiral was a native of Jersey, of a family who for centuries have filled some of the most important offices in that island, and a member of which, at this time, occupies the distinguished situation of President of the Royal Court there. In Stanhope-street, the Right Hon. Isaac Barre, Clerk of the Pells in Ireland. In Upper Grosvenor-street, her Grace Mary Anne, Duchess Dowager of Somerset, widow of the late and mother of the present Duke. On Sunday last, at East Bourne, Miss Louisa Hudson, youngest daughter of Sir Charles Grave Hudson, Bart. of Wanlip Hall, Leicestershire. In Redford-row, the lady of the Rev. Thomas Heathcote, Rector of Stone, in Kent. She was the youngest daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir Thomas Parker, Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer. At his house in Piccadilly, Dr. Parker, Rector of St. James's Parish. At Aldborough-house, Dublin, the Right Hon. the Countess of Aldborough, widow of Edward the late Earl, and since married to G. Powell, Esq. Barrister at Law. In Orchard-street, Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzgerald, of the 3d regiment of Foot Guards, and Aid-de-Camp to his Royal Highness the Duke of York. At Oxford, on her way to Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire, the Right Hon the Dowager Lady Viscountess Cullen. She has not survived her husband, the late Lord, above five weeks. Mrs. Desborough, lady of Colonel Desborough, of the Royal Marines. The Rev. Dr. Lewes in Sloanc-street, after a long illness. His estates, worth about £. 1000 a-year, devolve to his brother, Sir Watkin Lewes, who represented the City of London in three Parliaments. At Rotherdam, Mr. Wilkinson, corn-merchant. Alighting from his gig, he unfortunately broke his leg; a mortification followed, and in three days he was a corpse. Earl Grosvenor, after an illness of two months, which did not, however, confine his Lordship till of late. His health being very weak, he resided at a house at Earl's-court Kensington, the air in that quarter being mild, the same as at Brompton. Although his lordship had been ill, his death was unexpected, he appeared in tolerable health, but weakly. By his death one of the largest properties in the country descends to his eldest son, Lord Belgrave, who will go up to the House of Peers, and leave a vacancy in the representation of the House of Commons. The late Earl was a great sportsman, and his loss will be very much regretted on the Turf. He was the son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, and the first Peer of his family, being raised to that rank in 1761. He was created an Earl by Mr. Pitt in 1784. He was born in June, 1731, and married in 1764, Henrietta, daughter of Thomas Vernon, by his wife, daughter of the Earl of Strafford.

MONTHLY MIRROR,

FOR

SEPTEMBER, 1802.

Embellished with

A PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM GIFFORD, ESQ. ENGRAVED BY RIDLEY, FROM A FINE PAINTING BY HOPPNER.

PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS,

By J. Wright, No. 20, Denmark-Court, Strand,

And published by VERNOR and HOOD in the Poultry;

Sold, also, by all the Booksellers in

the United Kingdom.

A Portrait of Mrs. Litchfield, from an original Painting, in our

next.

Mr. Lofft is desirous of correcting a mistake of his as to the disorder of which his friend Mr. R. E. Garnham died. It was not a gouty apoplexy, but an inflammation of the lungs. Vide the Obituary in No. 81.

The following articles shall receive as early an insertion as we can conveniently afford, viz.

The Apotheosis of Miss Mellor, who died lately at Nottingham, by V. G.

No. 4 of a New System of Heraldry, by RIMELLI.

An Eclogue in the Yorkshire Dialect, by SELWYN.

Lines written in consequence of a defect in Speech; addressed by a Lady to ber stammering tongue. By M. HOLFORD, Chester.

Lines to Fancy, by P. S.

Ode on the death of Dermody, by W. Nottingham, whose letter shall be answered through the medium of the post.

If our obliging correspondent Q. Z. will refer to our VI. vol. a sufficient reason will appear for our non-insertion of the interesting article with which we have been favoured from the " Encyclopedie Methodique."

The Impromptu on the subject of a print of the late Lord Petre has already appeared in a public print.

The anecdotes communicated by BRUTUS are inserted in the present Number.

Rejected.-On Summer, by J. B. S. L. An Incantation, by G. K. R. Lines written on the Imprisonment and Execution of Mr. Cock, by T. L. Sonnet by MiSERRIMUS, and The little Thatch'd House by J. N.

The Translations of G. C. shall be returned according to his desire.

An Ode on the Vices, by J. W. S. and the tribute to the Muse of "The Farmer's Boy," by B. H. possess merit, but they are deformed by inaccuracies which will prevent our giving them a situation.

The Essay on Happiness, by G. B. Chester, is well written, and the moral purport of it highly commendable; but the sentiments are too trite, and we have already inserted two or three essays on the same subject.

The Epigram by CAROLUS has been several times translated, and the Fable of the Trees and the Bramble too frequently versified.

No. II, of Idle Hours inserted in this month, is accompanied by an assurance that No. I. was not levelled at "the author of Melancholy Hours," but that, on the contrary, Civis had read his numbers with a deal of pleasure. We trust that the contest will not be carried any farther.

ERRATA IN OUR LAST.

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In the Sonnet to the Hour Glass, 1. 2. for Healthy,' read ' stealthy.'

In the account of the Voice of Nature, p. 124, 1. 22, there should be a 'full stop instead of a comma, after the words "never before been thought of."