Of wishing the ruin of this great and energetic nation, and victory to her enemies.

Of having personal acquaintance with the Devil, and a violent wish to go to him.

Of reading Rosa Matilda's Novels.

Of writing a better Poem than Milton's immortal Epic.

Of having seen His Royal Highness the Regent forget his dignity;

Heard Doctor D-g-n make a polite speech in favour of toleration; and

Observed Mr. Secretary C-k-r embarrassed by modesty.

Of being dead and alive at the same moment.

Of wishing the failure of the Petition for Catholic Emancipation.

Of going to the country when no one goes there, and staying in town when every one has left it.

Of being more corpulent than the late Mr. Daniel Lambert, and as thin as the edge of a razor,

Of bearing what is intolerable; keeping my temper when out of humour, and being silent whenever I speak.

It is by no means unusual to hear a fellow swear that I can swim on dry land, pay my debts without money, and eat at one meal twice as much pudding as I can get. I am said to have more wit and genius than Mr. Sheridan, and also to be as thick-headed as Earl Cn. It is at one and the same time averred, that I look more like a cut-throat than the Baron de G, and yet that, with a bull-face and bandy legs, I am genteel and handsome.

I am acknowledged by several to excel Kemble' in acting, and to sing better than Catalani; and, notwithstanding this, that I have a worse conception of tragedy than Liston, and a voice more harsh than that of a jackass, or Lord

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I am also said to be in two places at once; and to be exceedingly partial to the present illustrious Administration.

Not to encroach too much on your indulgence, I shall, for the present, take my leave; assuring you, Sir, that I am infinitely more a friend to you than to myself. Aug. 10, 1811.

NOBODY.

Swan Tavern, near St. Martin's Lane,

A

GRAND Hudibrastic drama, entitled, The Paper War, has been got up at this House, the principal characters by the performers whom we have already criticised, in introducing them to public notice. This piece has a good deal of resemblance to Family Quarrels, only that it wants an overture. The music is discordant; and to listen to the band, one can easily perceive that many notes are wanting; not but that there are a sufficient number of sharps, but the flats are wofully deficient. The piano and affettuoso movements are most natural, though there is considerable merit in the largetto and andantino parts. The critics say," that Mr. Greville plays troppo presto; but he defends his style as moderato, and accuses his rivals of playing base. We cannot take on ourselves to criticise with sufficient minuteness this momentous subject, but merely state the tenor of it to the world, that they may judge for themselves who are right among these professors.

The proposed Entertainment of The Children in the Wood, by babes not exceeding seventeen years of age, is not to be persisted in, owing, as we understand, to the interference of the Right Rev. Father in

God

backed by the Society for

God the Bishop of the Suppression of Vice, who have unanimously declared, that the exhibition of girls at that tender age would be more subversive of public morals than the Fair at Parson's Green. The Proprietors of the Italian Opera have also protested against this innovation upon their patent, and assert that the spectacles of pretty young ladies behind their own scenes are sufficient for the amusement of the town, and, consequently, there is no need for encroaching on their monopoly.

We learn with pleasure, however, that, to make amends for this disappointment, two sterling old Comedies are to be produced, à la Elliston, in the burletta way. These Comedies are, The Comedy of Errors, tragedized, and All in the Wrong, farcified. Mr. Caldas has been sent to the Continent to import a proper company. They are expected to begin the campaign next summer. A body of German waltzers are also to be engaged, who will not only dance in the ballets, but instruct our female Nobility and Gentry in that chaste measure.

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Notwithstanding we have noticed all these charming designs in petto, we ought first to have observed, that Raising the Wind must be the earliest performance, ཡས་ པ་ and that much pains are taking to get it up,-The alterations in the Pantheon, to render it eligible for plays, masquerades, and private waltzing, are to be set about as speedily as possible, so that the public can be in no danger of a disappointment. Buonaparte's improvements, on the Pantheon, at Rome will be mere baubles to the intended magnificence of this new undertaking.

PICTURE GALLERY.

[From the same, Aug. 22.]

No. I.

THE works of certain eminent Artists have been for some time open for public exhibition; but, although possessing great merit, they have passed without notice in the Newspapers. The following are among the most prominent:

No. VI. The slovenly Letter-writer.-The foreground presents a sheet of Foolscap, with a little fribblish figure of a man writing a letter upon it.The expression of the countenance is that of a pert, perverse schoolboy. He appears regardless of all rule and order; the lines run at cross corners, and the characters are turned the wrong way. A little simple gall supplies the place of ink. On the right stands a black solemn-looking man, pointing out the slovenly defects of the letter, and how to amend it. The first view suggests the idea of a writing-master instructing his pupil; but, on closer examination, it appears to more nearly resemble Lord Eldon commenting upou the Irish Secretary's slovenly letter to the Catholics.

No. XII. The New Mint-This is a good draft of a very bad design. The colours are black and white, and the piece is printed by copper-plate.The drapery is very light, as is the stuff; the piece wants solidity, and has rather a poor and meagre appearance. The site is any thing but appropriate, being an exact plan of the Bank of England, and not of Tower Hill. The materials in the back ground for the coin bear no likeness to the precious metals. They are heaps of rags. This work was begun by Pittini, and finished by one of his scholars. There are many copies of it, which have been pronounced by the best judges, capital likenesses..

No.

No. XV. The Lion taken in the Toils.-This is one of the boldest and most impressive works in the collection. The Lion is a most majestic and commanding figure. A glare of indignation flashes from his eye, and he appears repressed from making a sudden exertion to burst his ignoble bonds only by a figure of Time, who is busily employed in cutting them away with his scythe. The design of this work is also by the celebrated artist Pittini; but it is the joint execution of a few junior artists, who studied in his school. As companions to it, in the same room, we find the battle in which Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, by Pierino del Vaga, and Gulliver pinned down to the earth by the Lilliputians, by that excellent painter Dean Swift.

(For No. II. see page 313.)

IMPROMPTU,

ON THE DEATH OF JAMES BELCHER, THE PUGILIST, AFTER A LINGERING ILLNESS.

JE

[From the Morning Chronicle, Aug. 23.]

EM so many stout bruisers had tir'd out of breath,
That, after long training, he set-to with Death;
But in the last round, the grim king, with a grin,
Hit Jem on the gullet, and Jemmy gave in.

TO THE SUITORS OF MISS T. L

[From the County Chronicle, Aug. 27.]

THOUGH longing long for Long, has prov'd your longing

true;

You long shall long for Long, ere Long shall long for you!

EPIGRAM.