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Hfcm the .V/w Tn»A Kvoiing PosJ.
I'lir follow iitt. .*iiHr* arc siiceestis! by the rrrent contrndio
•."ii m rut- fconrt preiioixs'y roct ived of the fall of Mi.-sol
p*'hi. T. K. S.
S- i; s "in^ the ti limpet's lintr,
A iid '‘ill doth !■ leedom’s banner final
v“u Missolonghi’s wall*-;
An ' still is lieaid tin- liuttle cry,
/Mid tiro ^,W»d slmm id victory,
Whou the opprc -sor falls.
Tims* .vails cnclusc a gallatit hand,
t rllM, av a wii'-.'iicrs of the Ian:!.*
To eonqnei of to Hie.
iTis theirs to peitl blood and life,
I ,i glut foils, though tnrrei tain sir».
I ni litem «nd Libertv .
Ar ? shall tin- ll.i ’ tli.it o’er them waves.
Jji early slirnod them ill iticW "raves —
The last home of the feci1
And shall the crC'i nH hannei rise
OVr him, who, for hi country dies.
Rather tli.in“Uini aud five?*’
Spirits of (irccce, a e ;-t;i ! arise!
A-r.: raise to Heaven v nut holtlc cries.
To call your true heaits here,
t t all who love their country's weal,—
I • ! a.! <* Ijo freedom’s impulse feel.
Strike in a cause so ti* ar.
For.j.irts* spirit still survives -
The martyr for his country live*
Immortal in the veiso
O’. him.T whose numbers proudly *we’!,
A , on his ;a!lant deeds they dwell.
Ami noble itctstehearse.
Hi‘•name shall ha the tallying wot ’.
To nerve the arm and h ire the sien.d.
Prawn for a sofferiii" !ati ! -
Where’er the hannei ol tiie cross
Shall lead a brave, devoted force.
In Freedom's cause to stand.
T. h. S.
♦-‘•He, wheiil II mi veil
n.ilh call’ I to he the iiwakentr of a Ian i/' &■’.
M s. M nun ns.
tThe author of “Mnrcn Bor./outs.”
j#li8ecU»uimi8 XKjmvtmrut
From jlit; London New Monthly Magazine fm Apsi!.
Jit-collections of the I .ij'r oj' John (.)'K'rtl'e.
V HITT! N III It! M lit V.
[fJoniinm-.il "j
On tv.'y return homo to Dublin, 1 remembered my pro
mise to Mr. Column (not forgetting iny own stimulus
to fame and profit,) aud set lout another tivo-act piece,
in whtclt I resolved, for the fi««-1 time on the London
stage, to mount the opera .-.tile. A1- early as tin year
175U, tny fondness for song had often Jet! me to the con
certs at .Marlborough Green, Dubiin. Among the main
line singer* there was Rachael Baptiste, a real black
woman, a native of Afiiy::; she always appeared in the
inchest ia, in a yellow silk gown, aud was hoard by'
the applauding company with great delight, without re
marks upon her moles. Ti.e favorite song at that time
was Lord Chesterfield's “Fair Kitty, beautiful and
young.”
jYIar thorough Green was a suit of tea di it king place,
with singers, band of music, &•:. and was greatly tie
qaented. ()..<• evening a young gentleman tv.is do
fecending liie steps wliieh lead to the long room, and a
gentleman with a party of ladies was going- up, the ■
Liter in full dress, the* former in hoofs; his spue hap
pencil to touch the uthci's stocking, who muttered, ■
‘ \)—n your spurs!” and proceeded with hi-> party up to
the rooms, lie hud not sat at the table two minutes,
wlien Lord --hastily entered and struck hiin across
the shofWdeis with his ratan, say ing, “Follow me, sir.”
Mr.-started up; they both rushed down the steps,
which were on t!ie outside oflhc room, upon the green;
where a number of persons wet e walking and con vers-1
Ting Lord-snatched a small sword fiom sorneboJv, j
and drew it. IMk-drew his from his side, and in j
a pass or two, before any one could inlet fore—for thev
were as quick a, hghtuiug, Lord-was run through ■
the body: he died a few hours afterwards. Mr.-I
quitted the kingdom. 1 have often since blessed Beau j
Nash for abolishing swords. Challenges aud pisted worit!
arc bad enough; hut even then the wrathful man may
have s chance of n watchful Pi evidence not permitting ‘
the »un to go down on his anger, h is to he wished that'
seconds wen- a little inure alert in peace Risking, ;v
tho Qiincrpais themselves may he afraid of any step to
wards if. lo* t they incur the imputation oi cowardice,
fur slander has always its blackleg brush ready to dash
away. It is with much pleasure I icflect, that in my
day l have prevented two or three duels.
1 finished my “Son in-law” in three weeks, and sent
jt over to Mr. Coiinvwi In a frank ot llely Hutchinson,
then Sceielary of State for Ireland, and provost of Tri
nity College Dublin. As I never had any answer from
lYir. Holman, 1 Teased iny parcel was lost, though I had
rare fully put it n»to tire General Post-office myself. A
few dm s after, m\ f ither-in-Hw, Tottenham Heaphv, rc
1 iiincd to Dublin from London, and, calmly sitting
down, recounted whom he saw Ibcie, and where lie
fudged, and with whom he dined,and other circumstan
<vs of very small i«nport, as I thought to me; at length
lie mentioned Mr. Oolman’s name. I asked, "Did he
tidl&of me, or send any message tome?”—“Oh, yes—
—yes, ho received your 'Son in law,’and likes
i? ahuveali things, and will hiing it out this summer.”
This f= one of the many instances of Mr. Heaphy’s re
ntal fc.rble absence of mind; but, setting aside this, he
was a good man and highly respected. In his youth he i
and lour brothers more volunteered to Germany, and i
were of the I; ish parly who rescued King George the!
Second, when he was surrounded by the enemy at the
battle of Foivte.noy, or Dettingun. I do not remember
which. Mr. Tottenham Heaphv afterwards quitted the !
army, and became manager of the Cm U and Limerick i
theatres, which lie had built hy his intlnencc iri raising:
ti;e requwke subscriptions, being himself neurlv related
to the first families of rank and opulence in (he coun- j
ties of Cork and Limeitek.
Mv "Hon in law” appeared in 11*0, and in the Lon- '
«h n newspaper?, w’ .it h I saw at the I tin at Clonmel. I
read my triumph. This for ever silenced the croak
mgr of mv timid fiicods.
■i'diit .Johnstone belonged at this time to the Dub
lin Company, an : had never been m London. He was;
rnriai li.tble in oiiemeiry parties mn m •’■ing verv good
songs with bis bilsctto voice. He v< idied at bis benefit
to have an opportunity of surging ail these songs upon
the stage, and su'd to me, i'K<*tl'o, you can bring
tfns about forme” J di I so by w riling a dialogue, rc
picsenftng on tbe ?* ige a mm.tier of people in a room, i
at tiie bottle, so meat tlrC dice box, some ai muds, n'bors
eating oranges, sipping < ; ill.ore, and spooning up pd ,
iit-s; and I contrived appropriate litmr in this dialogue',
f ’ draw out from .Tohnstone each of bis songs ie. s*n:ces
fion. L hu 1 a good clli'Cf, and the audience of In, full
bouse was run. h rmtifird.
i\l r. Colrnr.n earne tbal winter over to Thiblin, invited
by Mr. J*-lh eys. bo other in-biw to Lord Kitzgibbon.
Lord ( h inn Uor oi In land, and other leading persons '
oi rank, to «1 ? ibltsh •• theatre theic. in conjunction with
A>r. Ifeajiby. w bird t|>vpn.f ■ * d building by subseiip- j
ti'.n, and the spot v..ts n;<d i. .on on the right hand of!
( oije^e Crfrii a- you f.,* c tbe t 'o'lege; jiiit. IIOIII .Mr.
f..doi o • pin m v- y oft!.* lik* nli'i' il <>( < csi on sued
S, per obi i..:j. i;«-got vr*g»i'i-ncd, at.d gave up his part
i! ii e rl! it an I ->o if dsepoo.l. I ‘■lipp'd wr!!i tun,
Kyai.'-'J'.v in. l own«» street, writ r, the miina
t.o** j ..ii.-*-.. vtli.i I.') 1 aecfun,janied him to litd.iti.i At
l< ts n oi t,i < ohinin uif'Vil me’o tv ii!e anotkor
pi 1 .1 I..- n? s* .1-..II, .I'.d. t»r(or* beqwittrd Dublin,
y.td in'’ the m.v. «,*' tor night foi the u m D»v,”at
tbe i*..me t i >»• w -‘je.g I »>' r id slJI him my copvnght
ln-.tk,oi a! T , ostrig ot i* a bookseller; as in the hit- j
t*-r I Ase be S;.iirJ fill; ViiUkr houses would hack it OUt '
and tai». from tu imlt1 ill fa-- l.e v/med the Maymaikei;
Thealrol that novelty which w- rio.ce&sarv to attract at. (
autJieoee r* tee hot summers. Found to Vir. Coltnari ■
tRf’ug’i gratitude for having produced my first pl.iy,|
which «.»« 1 feared ti«% et h»s t c c. . *• yfere a I' r. '
den public, and not thinking it prudent to object to the
yroposal ot a London manager, who had it in his power
to shut out iny future works forever from notice, 1 con
sented, and he gave me JL'IO for my copyright of the
“Son-in law,’’which with the profits of my author’s
night, made about jL’lOt.t.
In (tic summer of 177'd I returned from Fhiglaud,and
: at that particular period bat! no concern with any of the
theatres: but having, previova to my leaving Ireland,
I been, at C a pel-street theatre, very highly thought of by
1 the public in that tulip of fops. Jct-ainy. many la lies of
I ilie In chest rank, who patronised the youthful iMichael
| Kelly, now r.sked me to step oirt oti the boards of Crow
street. ami plav heau Jesse my for t lie* benefit of their
i voting fa vein ite, .Master Lionel, who was just preparing
for bis voyage to Italy ;—and .here at present, in the year
. iv:o, ! lake occasion to say that I have a due sense of
the well meant, and indeed happy mention of i^p by
mv highly' endowed and kind townsman, Mr.* Michael
Kelly, iu his well writteu, entertaining “Kemineseen
, ces.”
t To touch upon Jessamy finery, in former time* I was
* I confess, a very dressy sort of a fellow , which made
' Maeliti remark before a number of people, when i call
| ed upon him in a sea green tabineteoat lined with white
I silk atid large bunches of gold Brandenburgs: “Now
i none but a jackanapes would wear such a coat as that.”
At this time <>ur pleasant youthful partio.s in Dublin
, were Mat By rne. afterward i Captain < )’B) rne, of (.’lar
ges street, London, (for few ot us old lijsh ventured to
-[■.or! O’sat that period,' he had been a:i officer in the
Xu'Jriau service; and, having a good musical taste,
■ i cd In s ng us a French song of “La Belle Annette,”_
Mr. Join MacMahon—(he was safe in his Mac)_Col.
MacVahon afterwards, vv hose favourite of all my pieces
was the “Poor Soldier,” as he had himself been fight
ingot Beattie's l’oti!. wIicfc "Mv soldier I’atrick”saved
the life if Captain Kiv.roy: Frederick Hamilton (eldest
; son of Lord Boyne.) a thoughtless, pleasant youth;
Captain John Campbell (nephew to Ix>«d B!anev.) a fie
ry, goodnatured fellow; Larry Clinch, whom Mossop
brought on the stage in Casliha; Dick Spark os, the ac
tiir; Jack Martin, the pupil of Aviagoni, the Italian
pitrne violin; mv friend William Lewis, Scr. Our ren
ie/.vous was .the Globe Coffee house, in Fssex street,
frequented by grave dons of merchants, physicians, and
lawy ers with great wigs and long cravats. This cutler
house was convenient to them, as at that time the Kov
al Fxehaogo was nut built. <>ui volatile high go’s were
I r'lubb'.-.ninr to every, hudv.
About this time Signor l’assariui was eminent in Dnb
| tin as n composer—the Signora In's wife, a first rale
linger. 1’nssnrini had t Iralorios, or ratiicr Scren itas,
| as lie calliJ them, ot Ins own composition, He had two
nephews, little brmvn Italian hoy>, Tcnino and Casino,
wlmm In; brought up with musical rigour:—his dress was
a black velvet coat, tissue waistcoat, and latge (lowing
powdered wig. lie had the stage laid out anil built for
ibis fv’rcnatas, winch generally brought a crowded nu
j du nce. One night, Dick Sp.ukcs (son of Isaac the fa
moo; comedian} contrived to have a large corking pin
hooked to the top of Ins wig, and fastened by a string to
the • loadings over tin* gates in the carpentei’s gallery,
fin house was full, the curtain rose, and Passariiii
wa- discovered on an eminence, silting in high pomp,
bis bmv and violin in hand, ready to strike off a“com
poser and loader of the full hand, when, ata signal of
ihc mischievous contriver of the frolic, who with his
companions was in the cloudings, up went the wig, leav
ing Passat ini. in his bald head. The eflcct ot this on
ihe audience may be easily imagined; — but such was
tln> musical eircourngement in Dublin, that I’assariui
'•■ nil his benefit, concerts, Ac. w as enabled to live tbeie
in very good style.
My next play was the Dead Alive,'1 which I found
ed on a story in the “Arabian ,\igli!s,”aiij purposed lay
ing ihe scene in Itagdad; but, on second thoughts, pie
ferred Loudon ways and manners to Turkish turbans.
I wrote the character of Motley purpost.lv for FMwin,
having heard he was so capital in m\ Lfnwkit. I sent
mm the “Dead Alive,” in my own hand writing, to Mr.
Dolman, in I7U0, hut he did not biing it out that hoi
summer.
In I7J11 1 went to Loudon; and fiom the window in the
Coffee house at the ( Joldeu cioss, Chai ingcro-s, saw the
state coaches goby toSt. James's Palace. it was (he
Uh of June, tile King’s biilhduy. Hut the motion of mv
pen was now mv great object, and I hastened to .Soho
stj u a re. Mr. ('olman was not at home, and 1 waited
••bout half audiour in doubt ao.J anxiety as to the fate of
mi play, for I had never heaid Irom him on the subject,
wIk ii he came in, in the highest spirits, was surprised to
sec me, and shakiog hands with a hearty w elcome, said,
“Clad to see you; I'm just come from your work, Ihc
rehearsal of the‘Dead Alive;’ the |>erfi>rinp:s all pleas
ed w ith their parts, and in tiptoe glee.” It was acted
a bon i a week after, and justified all our hopes. At ln«
request I sold him the copyright for £ 10 and received
JJ'iO or something better, for my sixth night.
.Mv elder and only brother Daniel bad been settled
in Fvmdon 3omc years (an eminent miniature painter,t
and 1 look lodgings next door to him in Macclesfield
street. Again I set to my pen-, and in a ehoit time fin
ished my “Agreeable Surprise.” This was the last
piece I wro>* in my own band, mv tight now beginning
to decay. I offered it to Mr. Dolman, bul lie was roof;
having at that time in rehearsal a two act piece by Lady
Craven, (now ihe Margravine of Ansparh;) it was well
written, had good songs, and line music In Dr. Arnold,
and was played often.
t lnHJgU the season ivas nearly dosed, Mr. CoJinan
askeil me. and I gave him 1113' -‘Agreeable .Surprise,”
which lie iinmediafery brought nut. Mucklin was in
(bo pit the first night, and at ihc dr ipping of (lie cur
tain was heard tosav, “ -The Agreeable .Surp:i-n’ in the
best farce in the English language, except ti e -Sou in
law:’ ”which decision on its me: its coming from the au
tbor of “f.ove a la Mode” and “The Man of the
Wo: Id,” and an excellent actor himself, did me no harm
with bis hearers. M3’ brother was also therr; but such
was the fear of our nearest relations for us in untried
enterprise, tu.st lie, lull ot grave anxiety, asked a per
son who sat next to him, “Do you think they will ever
let this he done again.'” One evening being n't Vauxbnll
with Hi,dor Ain. I I in the course of niv writing-‘The a
greoable Surprise,” we saw Vernon there walking about
between one of the aets of (he Concert. The Doctor
brought him into a dark alley, for him to sing to me a
particular comic Irish tune for me to write to. I at
nitre recollected the air, and wrote f .ingo's first song to
‘‘Of nil the prrtty letters. &c.”
Mr. Col man bought my copy light for £10. which
with my Author\ night made about Tl00. On an
ivm.ige, J receiv' d fur tln su tl.iee pieces, “The Son
in ’air,’’ -‘the Dead Alive,” and “The Agreeable Mur-'
prise,'1 Author's jiroffts and copyright included, about
me hundied pounds each.
Mr. Column was ever friendly and attentive to me:
entistant invitations to Soho-erpiaie and Itichmond.
wtnsrr I spent many cheerful dins, particularly at the
bdt r placo. 11 is house was the next to the bridge, the
gardens sloping down towards the Thames. I bad sent
over Cor my two children, Tottenham arid A lelaide; 1
the one born in Cork, the other in Dublin. Mr. Col
man was very Imd o both, and had them (iCfpieiitiv to
1 whole days with bun at Richmond, 'ukiog them
and me rides in his can rage, and, when in ft»wn. to and
iiom to* theatre, wlreie w. sat with him in his private
box. which was that on the left baud as you lace the
and ( bee to the shilling gallery: the private box
on the right blind as \,ni face tin; stage, and cl ue to the
Mm gdlcri, belonged to bis Itoyal Highness the
Most ,,f the nights to enmr of the Tlaymarkct short
sea. in wee fixed for the |w» foirneih’ bent tit*; hut Mr.
Colman puiebasi I many of them from the pcfformei*,
that the “Agreeable Surprise” might not be stop;#*1_
•-, e Kmg commanded th at and the Son m law;” and
no <> tier entertainment had the court and public.
tilin’ 1;!,.mt (lie evening. I. {, , fWo puce*, taking
piccxi. n«’e ahei catclv, w«i«; hi '{iieptlv performed
<d» (i( 1I.1 tion . .i'l l nfie’i tiefnre fen oYiutk the and 1
er.ee V •re st liberty towaik uithc I’ark.Arc. mtheMiip
Trier, mil contre'ed wilti the short dtumatic hue with
wi.ich 1 bil l fun;',tied them.
Abr.iji the »oriod, niy w-rea made a jovial part of
the private t heat nerds •<* Win-iav. Mr. < olman told
me he .. ted f.mgo m the “Agit-eabic Surpti c.” And
om Mght. tost ready to step 00 the s’age in high l.u
,;! :,,r■ 'V xv Wynne, tn* i.-n'toi i..i amateur tw -1
' ~C•C’.'-A.eu I c 1 1. v u rd* »ed •
wig, nliicii, as "Mr. Column said, put tiim iulo a lofty
paxsiou. ISii- Watkio ran away. an«i Lingu ran after,
to demolistn him. 1 received die following' note from
I>r. Arnold, ou the subject of their private plays at
\V instay.
“Dr. Arnold presents his compliments to Mr. O’- i
Ivcetio, and acquaints him that ho has received a letter
from Sir Wafkin Williams Wynne, in which he is in- '
formed !\lr. O’lveefTe’s little opera ol the '‘Agreeable
Surprise” is to ho performed this Christmas at \V instay.
Ami Sir W . \V. Wynne begs Dr. Arnold will request
the favour of Mr. O’lveefic to write the words ot an air
for Compton, to sing in the last scene. Dr. Arnold
lias just sceu Mr. C’olmnn, and request* his company
ool’i id ay next'to dinner.”
In 1731 I passed soma evenings in company with
15ar«lti and /.nll.mi, in the back jiarlour of the Otange
CofTec-1 louse, the corner of the ! Iut mat iter, which room
was reserved tor select company. 1 had long before
read Uaretti’s Travels in Spain. The result of his tri
al in I.on.Ion was an honour to an Dogfish jury, and
gave mo a higher vener. lion for i*V inemorr , .f the Irish
educated Alfred the Great, who l.ud lotiiide.l iu !lng
land the Trial by Jury. Harctli was an agreeable,
good natured man, and 1 am sure, of a humane disjiosi
turn—large fine person—concave, smiling Italian face.
Zofiani was also an agreeable companion. I fir.d pre
viously much udmiicd two fine paintings of his at Mr.
Cehnan’s house, Sohu-square—scenes from Foote’s
“Mayor ol Garrett'’ and “Devi!on Two .Stir ks ” 'I'o
this parlour at the Orange C'oiTee House I was introdu
ced by Dr. Arnold.
In the autumn of 17ft I, Thotnas Harris. Fsq. the pro
prietor and immager of Cornet Garden Theatre, rent
Mi. Garten, Ids treasurer, to me, with a wish i|Jrff 1
would write an opera for Ins house. I did not take it
tip warmly; but soon after meeting Mr. Harris by
chance in the street, lie put the question closely, am!
got til v promise that I would write an opera for i nvent'
Carden i hcalre; but, not being prepared with any fa
Ide to build upon, I took up again one of mv own, “The
Ijanditti, or Dove’s Labyrinth.” A few (lavs after this
interview, being in a room at the tlmatre with Mr. Har
ris and Dr. Arnold, the fotmer •aid tome, “Hut, O’
Kcetfe, what am I to give you lor this opera, your nights,
and copyright:” Dr. Arnold instantly said, Six
hundred guineas.”—“Well, ! will,” was the prompt re
ply: and 1 stipulated to pay Dr. Arnold for composing
it, JC50 on the first night. .CIO more on the sixth night,
and an additional fjdO should it go nine nights, making
d-l -’O m the wholi; lie to have the sale of his music.—
I have preserved among mv paper* all the original law
agreements, kc. ot this.arid many of mv subsequent
pieces. As 1 could now make my own conditions for
the prime of the sea*i>n, my opera by agreement wr.s
not to come nut till February; but, the Covent Garden
hoti-cs getting slack, Mr. Harris strongly urged me to
move mv pen nimbly, and !ot him have it before Christ
mas. 1 worked b ird, and terrified was I at the voice
of the evening mufitn-man at three o’clock, at liaviiw
donesno more that day. 1 lodged at (.his titneal Titelw
fie hi street.
it wa* tins year that Lady Hertford (Lord Herd ford
was then Lord C iininbcrlam) asked Mr. Ham's to have
the “Son-in law” acted “-i\ nights at his theatie; nor
tvas a lady of high rank to be satisfied with his answer
• hat the “Son in law” was the prop*;(y of J fa\ market.
Mr. Harris requested me to mention it to Mr.Col.nan,
which I, knowing how ill he would take it, declined.—
I)r. Ai nold, however, ventured to ask; and Mr. (.'olrnan
'cry uuwillingly complied, urging how rime asunnblc il
was to doprirc his little theatie of attraction v. hen the
heat of (lie weather and empty town required ivn; pu!l
to get an audience at all. The “Son in law” idled
Covenl Gardm those six nights, after which I ,-,dy
Hertford asked for six nigh Is of t!.o “Agreeable Sur
prise.” '/’his vexed Mr. C.’ohnan exceedingly, yet he
consented, when two more of the “Agreeable Surpi iso”
were asked; and these two pieces filled Covenl Garden
Theatre fourteen nights in the dull season. I made no
comment; hut Mr. Dolman regretted to Dr. Arnold and
many of his own friends, that lie had not stipulated
w ith CovenlCarden for a night for me.
The “liunditli, or Dove’s Labyrinth,” was now
brought out, east to the strcugOi of the company.—
The scones were desigued by Richards, and painted bv
Carver. At the top of the play lulls appeared, “l>v
the author of the ‘Sun in-law’and 1 Agreeable Surpi i-c,’”
and the names of Carolan the Iiish bard, and other
composers; and Mr. Harris did intend (what was quite
out of rule) to have no afterpiece, he was so perfectly
sure of success; ivhen, to (i;o surj tise of every beds,
and the astonishment and dismay of those concerned, it
was completely condemned the first night.
The supeib sceocn and decorations, sweet songs and
ducts of Mrs. Kennedy, and I,coni, the fine Italian Jmv
singer, one of these to the tune of “Vuurueen Deelish
lllleen Oge,” this beautiful air at that time onlv known
by its Irish words, were of no saving elfect. The au
dience seemed to lake offence at lightning Hashing out
"i-Io of the house through the windows of.a darkToom,
though this at rehearsals was thought a fiae preparation
for the tempest and horrors of the scene in the forest
"'bon the travellers are astray, and tin: banditti known
to have i-sued from their cave to attack them. Tiiov
also disliked the character of Agnes, a good onlured
talkative old nurse, my favourite, with which in writing
I had taken (he greatest pains. Mr. Richard lJriwdey
Sheridan, who happened to he sitting bv me that ni<;lil
in an upper box, ssid, “As you sec they do nut Idle
your old woman, you must contrive to give them as
little of her company as you can;” which remark deter
miner! mo, if I could without injuring the plot, (had die
opera gone on) to omit her a!f( gellier.
iserorc ttiecurinin cropped upon my d;->grnr.e, I slip
ped out of (he theatre, told rny servant t<> mil a conch,
(lunar myself into it, and got to my lodgings in Tifch-j
fiolil street, and in a state of confusion and utter dcs i
poodency threw myself on my bed. I thought of rny j
poor children whom 1 had taken from the kind and fus i
lering care of their grandfather and grandmother Hen- j
phy -<n Ireland, and the pang went to my heart. I was j
scarcely ten iniriHtcs in this situation when a coachman’s J
loud rap was heard at the door, anil before .John could j
appiise me of my visitor, in boiled into the home, up!
stairs, and into ray bed room, Mr. Harris and Or. Ar
nold. with a cheering to my sorrow and a condolence of
comfort.
Mr. Harris, with the greatest kindness took all (ho!
cause of the failure oh himself; said ttrat he had hurried ;
me in the writing; that to serve t’ue theatre I had pn>du-1
red the opera three months before the lime, agreed upon *
for its coining out; that he had found my reputation as!
a dramatic author high with the public, and the te mpo. |
rary bust it bad suffered that night proceed' ! from my
alacrity and industry to accommodate the theatre and
oblige him. lie generously added that he would keep I
to the letter of our agreement, and pay me every shil ;
lingof the six hundred guineas; requesting I would do- |
truss all trouble from my mind, and be had not a doubt j
but | should yet he able, with a few alterations, to ren- \
der this opera successful and productive. This candid
and liberal conduct needs no comment.
'1 he next morning a messenger came from Mr. H ar- !
i is. It was my old Iiisli friend and schoolfellow at the
Drawing Academy, \\ illi.tm Egan, who turned out from
his w aistcoat pockets one hundred guineas on (he table,
sent to me by .Mr. Harris, with a desire ih.i* I would
draw without scruple on flatten, his treasurer, for such !
sums as I might occasionally want. Mv* spirits were
raised by this morning visit, and the kindness of Mr,
Harris spurred me to activity. In about tbn c week* i
ie-wrotc the opera, the parts were distributed, and a re
hearsal calied; but, a'rs.' the performers, one and all, '
declared that in it- new state it stood a fairer chance of;
condemnation than before; the parts flrerefnrc wore a
gain called in; and Mr. Harris, in the kindest and most !
friendly manner, insisted that 1 should perplex invsclfi
no more about it, hut take (he whole summer, and he'
was sure I could bring it round for his next winter. For i
better air and park walls i took lodgings at Knights^ j
bridge, where Mr. Harris often railed upon rot, and a'
his house I occasionally met several worthy patrons of
the drama, Mr. Palmer of Hath, Mr. Hives, fee.
1 be first tim* of mv venturing into a theatre after mv
defeat. iMiss (-alley, the celebrated singer, accosted me '
trotn too front row in the lower boxes, loud enough, as
I »-.s many rows bfti k. to be Ircard by ail and every !
body, “So. O’Keeffe, you hid a pirce d—d the other
night. I’m glad nr d—the de vil mend you for writing
an <>’•< r.» wiibcul hri;-goig mo into it.” On my rtconiJ
.-.(temp', think r-', I wr te the character of a l>„dy \b ’
boss for her, with a soi'g n 0 chorus of INuDs, to the !
luno of fitouy Halter—s>o that upon reflection tlic uttia- j
vorahlo judgment of tlic performers, on this my second I
attempt, shielded me from additional disgrace. A few '
minutes after Mis* Catley had thus accosted me, Dconi |
entered the box, with a lady leaning on his arm. Miss I
fallow catching his eye, called out, “Hew do \ou do,
Leoni? I hear t miYu married.—is that your wife? bid j
her stand up till I see her.’* Leont, abashed, n hispered •
to the 1 idy. 'i ho with good huinouicd « • >inphimee stood !
up. t'atley. after surveying her a little, said, “lla! !
very well indeed. I like your choice." The audience I
around us seemed more ilivci ted with this scene in the
boxes than that on the stage, as Miss Cat ley aud her
oddities wet to well known to all. him was one of tho I
most beautiful women I ever saw: tin* expression of her 1
eyes, and the smiles and dimples that plnvtd round her
lips and < hecks, enchanting. She wascccentrie, but had
an excellent heart. When 1 was about sixteen \cais
old. I took a drawing of her in Dublin. Mackiim who j
bad previously sat forme in his gown and nap. when at
bis lodgings in Drimicondu hue, Dublin, gave mean!
(•pen letter of introduction, the purport of which was.
that as I had succeeded so capitally in the likencsr ot
an ugly old fellow J' ,e himself, he wished to give mv ge
nius an opportunity of a display in a portrait of yculli
ami beauty. She wore her hair plain over her fuiehead,
in an even line almost to her ejebrous. This set the
fashion in Dublin; and the word «ms with all the ladies to
| have their hair Callc/ictR Miss (. utDy and her mother
lived in DrmQOor.dra*>lanc.
Mv h»_u.**' now got ill from anxiety and tahour of hard
'lujv and ! called in Dr. II. Saunders, who lived near 1
“'ptiiiV (.'miens’ Me was one of the most eminent
.physicians of the day, an 1 recommended tome by Mr.
Colman. The Doctor aflvised me to go to Maigate.
whither 1 went with my brother and mv little’ son
Tottenham, ha. ing placed my other child Adelaide at
Mrs. Hcubcll’s bobrding schcol, Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
.T•> .trUesfrr, f irkin in, Jnnr. ‘id, 1 «!-«Z<3.
I IlOMAS A. MHP.A, Sir, As you me not a i
I V T H ‘idetit of Virginia, you vrill lake notice, that we 1
shall, by our n Homey, on tin* 1st day of July next, he tween !
sunrise and sunn I of same day, at the City Hotel in the I
city ot Aojusta, Georgia, proceed to take the hrnrwit'nnis ;
of sundry witnesses, to lie rend nS evidence in the suit tie- i
pending in thc siiprrior com t of ciia n;:.sry for the Uiclitnoiwl j
district. <s*liere*n you air* pltf. and we are dr fen (hints: but \
sltiuild the taking of said depositions not he completed on |
that day, ne . h .11 continue from day today, between sun
rise and sunset of cacti succeeding day so occupied, until *
they shall In; a II taken.
nn.h\nr.R. and\
/•.’/. //.AURTll /if.r i-ift. and '
n ilLum n.iHiusoy. !
w4w
von are imt a
i:^. MAROAELT COW AN—As
V 2 rcshUiit ol tin: slate, you will please to take notice,
tiiat I shall on the fii-t Monday of August next, proceed,
,tt ttie tnirin of I KoipikCh fv, at (ilnueestei f'(jti1t 1ioi;m',
lo lake llt«s affidavits of Col. William Jones, Wm. Robins*
and others, i<, he rend in evidence Lefttre CommissinMe'r
Anms l.ad.l, iu n suit now pending in the superior mint of
chancery tor the liichii.nud district, wherein von, as admin
istratrix of Alexander Cowan, are plaintiff,' and I ant de- '
ferula id. unoiMi the affidavit; not tic taken on the fnst
day. I shall continue to take them from day to day till
completed. JOIf.K It. H. iRH COlt,
Jon :‘J, 1826 wflrv Jhiui'r of It Hi. Ilanctitii.
WILLIAM WALLER IIENING
fl_8 AS resumed'lhc l'rarticc of the I,aw.—.‘iJiiec, on
-B points of l aw and equity, will ho given liir the cus
I (unary fees, nn.l uot el/uririte, except incase; where the
applicant shall declare, his or her inability to pay n fee; in
which event, not only advice will ho given, hut professional
services rendered, tcilhnnl any fte. Conuet/tvirinj', in all
its branches, executed, for lees commensurate with the in
tricacy r.f the subject.
Richmond, March 10, lfll’O. j v
Smith’s Colton Planter & Cultivator.
THOSU interested in the culture of Cotton arc informed
8. that a inarhiiic is invented for planting and cultivating
this crop, which promises to be of great importance. It
has been lately i xliihitcd both in Richmond null Petersburg, I
and met tint appiobalior. of all w ho had an oportunity i f
seeing it. Those who associate large crops of tobacco «•
com w itli cotton, will find it a valuable acquisition. It is j
computed that one lmnd with this machine will plant or!
cultivate ten acres ppr day. They are so simple in tlteir |
conrtraction that any eommon mechanic cun make them!
and any farmer keep limn in repair.
'S’lie loliotv ing ccitificate, n> which many more revpwKt- i
lde signatures might itava bit cm added, will no doubt U* pci
fectly satisfactory.
1 laving witnessed the operation of Mr. Smith’s Patent!
Cotton Planter and t i.liivat.ir, we have no itesinti >n in
saying that it lolly answers the purpose for which ills- de
signed. U opens the furrow, drops the vwd at any regular !
distance required.carers it lightly and rolls it at one opera- j
tion, and all much hotter than it could he done by hand'. Af- j
ter the cotton is up, two small ploughs are tiven attached, I
which removes the grass and w-eeds from both sides i f the ■
plant at nifre. It opera ten as fa-t as ;i horse usual lv !
walks. It is net cssary however, that the land should bo j
best lisie.d, an 1 Lee Loin stumps or other obstructions.
Sigurd hjj—
IIit tfAitn k'tr.i.n, VVv. M. Arif tv-vox,
lloifEUT HOI.I.I.XO, KtiS. (r. Vajo.v,
Wkioht Rohi.xsox, E. Stoke*.
Ai-v.\. Cf.vnjxc.ilam,
Petersburg,‘JOtli January, lfP.’f).
Ot'|*|ie f(,r them will t>e leceived by J f•* in Wi;hb,{
I:icltnmnd—.! as. 15. K k vdai.i, ft Co. I’l• rsbui
(1
tcC .__ _
mi'l Sini i.AiK.V Moor.k, Baltimore—where the machines
Iiiey at any time be seen. I’ticc of the machine eighteen
K‘,,) 7 ’ 4—wirjt
201000
oUO l)M;
2iKi do
ltt do
50 (in
JAMES WINSTON,
Commission Jflcrihnnt. JTarlift-Hridge, ha* fin i onsiamv-ri l
a nr/ off'/ rs for sale,
f.hs. of bpa\v A.'irhilin" Bacon,
Ko. 1 utitl J cut ilerfiitgs4
(In do gross do
No. I nett Shad,
No. 3 Markeral, Boston insrceiior.
‘JT) do t.rntiine Beach Brandy,
c2.j do do- Apple do
20 do old Whiskey,
2T> do rounlry din,
20 do.Newark Chler,
1.5 do Vinegar,
1 do excellent rotmfry W inc,
50 boxes superior Soiry,
5d brfttl-s omn.try Honey,
25 ke.s leaf lard (50 lbs. carti,',
10 sac ks coarse Salt,
100 f)r. boxes Hack's Yegors,
1 <K» gallons T,disced Oil,
100 do I.amp do winter strained.
Family Flour,
T’hiladc’iiliia Brer, in bbls and half bids.
A Cotton Oiii of ft saws
And DAVISs PCOI CHS, of all si/eV.
ruifiirvj. i:
n . ri l> ind<It n in the ()e»k s office of tha cnpefitir court of
1« *G- "y (<T K'rh",<”,'J 5rd day of April,
Boh. rt I’or.re, E. Si A. FTnbbard, Bar,kin and
p (fhnj.s, ,tr>MTj, business under the fiinttl Rankin
,<Mri ’ 1 rterson and .Mt Kniirv. partners
Vn,jr.Tclbar,t: bnstbrxx under the styloof Peterson
A Mr.Ik,nicy, I nomas Cooksey, and If. L. Philip, and
H 'oert Ewing, . . . . . ' !/f
axain-t ‘
VJ1 1 ! • " ni- I' ■ Ftenirg, Elijah Brown, (losi^c
c Hamilton Port*, Ww.1V. Fmiih. Allan H*.
■ ", A,,n smtth, and Wilt.Smith.Johr S. Mvcrs
•>•■4 l.obert (i Scott.jJ(t'
Itaviiv- * *nhn Hendrec, •>nd Elijah Brown, not
' * ri' ' '' Iheir appenranre and «Jlwn sorority ac
, 1 nc1 ' ^ assembly an i tlie rales of fids ronrl.
• ! ‘'l l’' -Mtv By sati'lnctory evidrnro that they ate not
I nuts df tnis country; It is ordered, that the said dc
ni ants do appear hereon flic tenth day of thrnext term
and answer the bill of ,hc plaintiff.; an<i lfia, n rypv ^
/ru r jp fortluviTh inscrtc/l in some newspajinr
B ii.hmond, for two mouths succes~«ociy, and
f->st( • at Hie fron« door of the Capitol, in the «nid rifv.
A y. Tfj-e, v jff.;,\ /\-(;'r r.
WILLIAM NEALE & CO.
leave to inform their friends and the public, tii.it
their assortment is rendered, by additional arrivn s
from New York and Philadelphia, very extensive and com
plete, enmpi ising almost every mii- li; of Substantial and
Fancy DRY GOODS,
*d American, Riitish, French, German, China, and other
manufactures, in their line.
1 hey have hern purchased at prices corresponding with
the times, and will be sold for cuxli or to punctual cus
tomers at very small advances.
_ M'y ~ 2t ftf
College of William aiul Mary.
jF'"-* Visitors and Governors of this Institution will
.a. p’ease to lecollcet tJir.t their Annual Convocation is
.jxvtl Snr I uesetny thr- 4th cfjiy oJ‘ July. It is super
t milts to add that the condition of the college requires the
puiictu.i 1 attendance of those to whom its government is
especially committed.
-S he Amit.al Fxnmim.:!. .. , f the Students in the Ctrl!.*-*
*’ 1 ll,u" :MI1* Rii‘*y w,i‘ ’ • aimeuce on Saturday the vlth
June and close on the 3d «M July. Parents and Guardians
and the public generally, are respectfully requested to
xv:n- c v m J. AUG. SMITH. Pies’dt.
" ‘Hiam & Mary ( ollrge, May 30. 37-wltJ
' ° John llcndrr.e, K/>jn/t Ilruwn, Cieorge If.
tl al/ccr, and Hamilton I,otts.
G:-:.vti,emf.!v:
l^l.i:-\>K to take notice, tlint on ATondar, the lPth dav
fi of June tie.'.t, at t! c ..litre of Herbert A. Claiborne,
f.-q. • > the city o| Richmond, \rn shall commence the taking
ot i.eposiiions to In: read in evidence, in two suits, dependin '
l,,r ^'l,l,t’r,,ir Grunt uf Chancery for the Richmond dis
trict, ill one fit which Iloheit Poore and others are plain
inf, and Joimi llcndice and others are defendants; and in the
otm r U m. W. Ilening is plaintiff, and John Ikndrec ami
ot.icis are defendants; and, as it will he impossible to com
plete the taking oi all the depositions in one day, they will
he taken from <!a\ to day, until the whole are completed.
II 011 Eli P POORE., for liimsilf and others.
WM. W. HF.MNt;.
Ttichmnnd, May 19th. H126. 4 ,A.
fl/iGLYLl.
At rules, linlden in the clerk's ollice of the superior cent t
of citaticery for the Ric.lnnoud district, the od da\ of
April, 18JG: J
John icing, a.hn’r of R.ichael McCiuig, - .
against ' r
Andrew Smith, Geogheghan, David Barclay, John
O. Camlde, John Kierney, A. <i. Smith, William Aluire,
McKcngu, and John Merriam, . Das.
The defendants, Andrew Smith and A. G. Smith, in t
having entered their appearance and p'ven security arcot
ding to :!,o act oi assembly and tin- rules of this court,
ami it appearing by satisfactory evidence, that tlrcy arts
m-t inhabitants of this country; it is onlcrcd, that the sni I
defendants do appear here on the tenth day of the next
te.iii and a newer the hill of the plaintiff; and that a copy
of this order he forthwith inseited in soma newspaper pul
lis’ied in the city of Richmond, for tw o mouths successively,
an 1 posted at the front door of the Capitol, in t|!e said c':t\ !
_A Copy. Te<te. Um. If, //A7V7jYCr.c.c.
VIltGLMA:
At tules, l.ol Sen ii. the cleik's office of tlie superior court of
lJ’2rC0,y f°r lilL *llch,nom* t*is,r'cl> tile 3rd day of Apia,
John R. Ai('her, ^
against 1
Lewis I. l'nrliam, Eldridge Smith, John Baker, and Shadrick
Alfriend, ,/yfc.
i he defendant Sharliick Alfrieiu’, not having entered his
appearance ami given security according to the act of assent
’.fy and Hie rules of this court, and it appearing by satisfac
toiy evidence, that lie is net an iiihiibitant of this country^
*t orihned, that the said defondant do appear here on the
tentli day of the next term and answer the hill of the pla in
ti.i; ami that a copy of this order he froth with inserted in
M».i,e newspaper published in the. city of Kichmond, for two
months successively, and posted at the from door of the
capital, in tltfs said city.
~l A ropy. Teste,_/fAft JV f/f .WTV7?, f. r.
niiGLYU:
At rules, liolden in tire clerk's office >if the s.,-parlor on,,,r
f’f t.1!"Vos7 r,,r tl,u Richmond district, the 3rd day! of
April, 1820: * *
Sampson A. Robinson, - _
John P. liohinson, assignee of Kri/.ahet!i Harrison, and the
s .k. Elizabeth Harrison, Charles Harrison, ami Thomas
Liglilfont, - _ _
The didco.hi„ts,except ITizabc'.i ITanis.m, not havii'rg cn
teicd their a ppi'.a ranee V given security accoiding to (he art
"i A-'-fmdv ninl the rules of this court, and it appearing by
sanihicto.y evidence, that they aw not iulinhitan<s of this
country; it is ordered, that the said defendants do appear
here on the tenth day of the next term and answer tin- hill
!’* lI,e r>!**«Ai:T; and that a copy of this order l>« foul,with
tu.Si-rte.i in sums newspaper published in the city of Kich
lyond, lor two months successively, and posted at the front
door ol the capital, in the said city.
21 A copy. Tc'tr, Tljn, IV. HF.jYIXT;%r. c.
GIRO Us'I A: 1
At rules, In.Mcu in the cleik's office of the superior court of
rh.incery far the Kichmond tlislrict, the ,)rd day of April,
John ( . Hahson, admV tie bonis now with the will annrx
ei. I ..Iulhtiw Mil Iren, deck!, the sail John C. Hobson,
ami .Mu 14’ his wife, in right of the so id Mary, late Mary
oL;hen, Mathew Muben, and John Mabcn, ' vlls. "
against 1
Jamc* Jamieson. AVillis B. Vick, and Martha C. his wife
• oi.n IHui:.!,Haw<l Maten, T. J. IV,kino,,, and C.Kt.ni,
~ he 'b-fondants Willis J3. Vick and Martha !>is wife, not
h.n.i r, entered tlieir appoaranee ami given seenity accoi.l
!n2 i,f t •>< assembly and the rules of tins court, and
il appealilie l>y satisfactory evidence, that they are not in
habitants oi this (uantry: it i« ordered, that the said rleftn
H.u.ts do appyai here on the t,*.illi day of the next term m l
answer the hill of (lie plaintiffs; and that a copy of this or
dcr he lot ihwith inserted in some newspaper published in
•he city ot Itichmoml, for tun months successive, and
: (isied at the front door of the Capitol, in the said city.
21 A copy. TestP._ U M. Jr. J/EXIXG, r. r.
I JlmhVl.l:
At rules bidden in tiie clrik's ofllce. of the s.ipeiirrr court n,
c .ancery for tile KicImooikI district, (ire lAd day of A.':;’,
rmlton D.ivenpoit, William Davenport, Pittscy T>aveiiporf
• 'aria Anderson, widow of [>*, id Anrierson, decVi, and
!"ul ' >'£;i"i.i his w ife, which said Tarlton
, iliiam, I’atscy, Maria, and Virginia, are children ami
distributees of William Daveirport, dcc’d, 7,//,
against ‘ '
."hii Kilby, adm’r of Willi no Davenport, dre’d. and Tim
n.ms M Ih.i.gle, survivor of J imrna.s M,Dmi*l«-t and Alain,
W infree, securities on said Kilby’s adininiMiatinn bond
WiufM^' J01'" Ki;l’y’ <M}n,'r of ‘he aforcssthl Major
Tim defendant Thomas M’Douglc not having entered
his appearance and given security according to the act of
ossemtjly and the rules of this court, and it "arpenriim bv
satisfactory evidence, that he is not an inhabitant of’th's
-.oontry: it is ordered, that the said defendant do apnear
uere on the tenth day of the nex-t term nod answer the hill , f
the plaintiffs; and that a copy of Chi* ruder he forthwith in
serted in some newspaper published in the city 0f Riel,
motiih, for two months successively, am! posted at the f,( „•
nin*r of ihc capitol, in the said cit)-.
21 A « "py» t, si»>. MM/ir. iTEXl.Vf;. r. r
l 'IRGlXLl ~ —
At rules, holdcn in the clerk’s office of the superior mi
fjf 11,0 U,ch,m»<J district* .he Jfl day v\
n pril, i oio: J
Willian, Duodridgr, she riff of Henrico courtv. tn whom
h«tl, l,ren coo untted tor administration, the m,admin, "
tered estate of Lsme Smock, dec’d, and liet.c Smock,
W i-.ow of said lame, and sole heir of Maria Fox. who
against 1
\\ idiani Wilde and Thomas Watson, jr. - [)/■/,
, lMt' awarded in this cause noj hcinc rcturn
e. executed on the defendant Thomas Watson, ,r. a„,: he
not having entered Ms appearance and given secmitv ac
eording to tne act of a-semhly and the rules of this court
U ulVTT?•'* that he n no, an
fen?' m twwauj; it is ordered, that the said dr
fen ant do appe.tr here on the tenth day ,,f ,he next term
bv” he « draUSe’ ^ *7 fd'” ‘h** revival sought*
IVtilZ'LTrV a,,< thr,f H CC1’y ,,f ,his «rdes befoMh
U rl r newspaper published in the citv of
Richmond, for two months successively, and posted a;'the
fmn door of the capitol, in the «aid r.iii F 6
* A<o,y. Tfsti, ftm. IV. HEXJXO, e. r