fully executing the will of the dead, demanded all Mrs. Woffington's paraphernalia from Mrs. Barrington, with whom all her stage jewels were left in truft, and from their long acquaintance fhe expected to enjoy them in their full luftre, with a good legacy added to cheer her woe on the occafion; but to her great furprise, mortification, and disappointment, the whole, even to the minutest article was demanded, and Mrs. Barrington was unwillingly compelled to resign her crown, her coronet, and all the marks of royal distinction, belonging to the late Queen Margaret.

This profufion of ftage pomp and grandeur, the most rich and elegant of the kind, and all of them fet in filver, in the hands of an actress, was a property of great consequence, looked most splendid, and would have defcended from Queen to Queen, from Phaedra to Cleopatra, from Hermione to the Grecian Daughter in due tragical will-progreffion; but in the hands of a lady of fashion, only a few of them could with propriety be worn, and as what profit could arise from the fale of them, must be indeed contemptible, I wonder fhe had not the pleasure of making a genteel gift to an old friend and acquaintance of her fifter's, particularly as Mrs. Cholmondeley was fecure of all the real jewels, &c.

Having fo often mentioned Mrs. Woffington, I

naturally apprehend many perfons who have not had the pleasure of feeing her, would like a fhort defcription of that celebrated actress; and having related fo many particulars concerning that lady, and pronounced authoritatively how much I was thought a strong caricature of her stage manner, it might be judged that I could give fome ideas as to a fimilitude; which indeed I can with the strongest traits, and at the fame time compliment the present age on their poffeffing an actress, in a first polished character, in the arch and attractive Mifs Farren. Such parts as Lady Townly, Maria, Millamant, &c. now reprefented by her, were formerly thought Mrs. Woffington's best line of acting. Mifs Farren is to a certainty very like Mrs. Woffington in fome points, and enchantingly fuperior in others: Mifs Farren, as to every intrinfic quality, may bid the world look on, fcrutinize, and envy; while on the oppofite fide, we are compelled to place com paratively Mrs. Woffington, (who also had her fhare of praise-worthy qualities) yet a veil will be fometimes neceffary to fhade the frailties too often prevalent over the human disposition.

SCALE OF MERIT.

So undoubtedly Mifs Farren feizes the wreath of Fame with fecurity, as the adds to her perfections, in the Scale of Merit, virtue, modefty, reverence to a parent, and every other endearing quality; therefore with propriety and for the credit of the Drama, let me hurl my 'cap and cryLong live THE FARREN.

So my dear, agreeable Miss Farren, for the present adieu-and now let me inform the reader, that on the night of Mrs. Woffington's fatal illness, Mr. Wignell, an under actor at Covent-Garden, was enlifting troops to form a party at Maidstone in Kent, where it was faid there had not been a company of comedians for fome years; and that one from London would of courfe do wonders. I afked Mrs. Barrington to intercede for me, but The refused any interference; I therefore waited on Mr. Wignell, who told me, he was erecting a wooden booth at Maidstone, and that Mr. and Mrs. Barrington, who usually went to Bristol, were disappointed that year on account of fome dispute with the mayor, and he should find in them (his coufins) a tower of strength.

Mr. Barrington, was not a very good comedian; but yet was in low Irishmen, (Mr. Moody indeed excepted) the best I ever faw-such as the Teagues, in the Committee, Twin Rivals, &c. but would have been a bad Major O'Flaharty, as he was in

fat a very indifferent Sir Callaghan. Miss Hallam was to be there, niece to Mrs. Barrington, and had been bred under her with the utmost care and reared to be an accomplished actress, as the reader will allow, when I announce that Mifs Hallam is the prefent Mrs. Mattocks; for whom I have, and fhall ever retain the highest regard; and am indebted to both Mr. and Mrs. Mattocks, for repeated acts of kindness and friendfhip.

I was, from the emergency of Mr. Wignell's company not being filled, to my delight accepted as a fharer, and enrolled one of their commonwealth. The performers collected for this Kentish expedition were-Mr. Wignell, Mr. Barrington, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Smith, Mr. Haughton, Mr. Clough, Mr. Jones, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Buck, Mr. Caftle;-Mrs. Barrington, Mifs Morrifon (now Mrs. Hull), Mifs Bradshaw, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Wignell, Mrs. Haughton, and Mifs Hallam.

I got home, and judged that I had for once done fomething like a tranfaction of bufinefs; and alfo found I had the intereft of a great friend of my mother's, who I have the honour at this day to call a relation, and to whom I am and have been greatly obliged ;—the Lady's name was Wardale, fhe lived at Carlifle. To thofe who