Lord Cornwallis's continued refidence in England. This exalted perfon waited on the King, and painted her Ladyship's agony in fuch terms, that his Majefty could not refuse a request to such an inconteftible proof of connubial love, and relinquished his intentions of Lord Cornwallis's going to America. Her Ladyfhip now felt secure of all her withes; but how vain, how unsubstantial is human blifs!-for the inftant he heard an item of what was done, and the fource from whence it fprung, he flew like lightning to the throne, judged his honor, duty, was at stake, and his fame would be for ever tarnished, should he suffer fuch a weak womanish motivé, (however affectionate) to over balance fuperior duty. His Majefty was convinced of the propriety and nobleness of his fentiments, and therefore his command was continued to America he went.-As to the hour of feperation, turn your light inward-eye, behold, and picture!he relied on her Ladyship's ftrength of mind and pride for his honour to reconcile her poignancy of sorrow.

But love, almighty love, reigned in her diftracted bofom!With horror fhe funk beneath the weight of grief!-her eager heart followed her other felf-o'er leaped its bounds-and, beckoned by the attending fpirit, her foul departed to the angels fure, and left her precious image deeply engraven in his Lordship's heart!

Here let me paufe, and with truth declare, I could not relate this tragical event of the lady, by me so well remembered, without paying the tribute of a tear to her lovely and virtuous memory. Here arises an awful and an ufeful leffon for reflection, as it evinces that no rank whatever is exempt from misfortunes-The gilded carriage too often carries a heavy mind within.-Where we have feared death, we have borne life away! and where we would be safe, we perish!

Since I wrote the foregoing history, I have been honoured with a letter from James Jones Skelton, Efq; of Pap Caftle, near Cockermouth, in Cumberland, fon to the Capt. Jones before mentioned. I conjecture Pap Castle to have been the feat of good old General Skelton.

The feafon at Covent-Garden in 1753, clofed on Saturday, May the 26th, with Romeo and Juliet; the last time Mrs. Cibber ever performed with her first Romeo, Mr. Barry, as the engaged at Drury Lane the feafon following: When Mr. Barry tutored and introduced Mifs Noffiter, Wednesday, Oct. 1oth, as before mentioned, in the character of Juliet, to the public, fhe was moft favourably received. His occafional prologue that night contained the following compliment to Mrs. Cibber:

"Who cou'd have thought that Juliet e'er cou'd prove, "Falfe to her Romeo, faithlefs to her love;

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"She on whofe voice the enraptur'd audience hung, "Caught by th' angelic music of her tongue."

That feafon produced an ornament of private and public worth, Mrs. Gregory (now Fitzhenry): She first appeared on the 19th of January 1754, in the Princess Hermione; which character the repeated several nights. Mifs Bellamy, alfo returned that year from Drury-Lane, and made her debut in Athenaïs.In that Winter was the famous Dublin Riot. Saturday, February 2, 1754, Mr. Sheridan was dethroned. Mr. Barry, with Mifs Noffiter, and Mrs. Gregory went to Ireland, in October, 1754.-Mr. Murphy acted Othello, Friday, October 18, 1754, at Covent-Garden, being his first appearance on any stage. Mrs. Woffington, and Mr. Sheridan were alfo engaged from Ireland, at Covent-Garden.- -Mr. Sheridan retired in the Spring, and Barry returned to his old fituation at that theatre, and continued there till the end of May, 1758.-Mr. Murphy deferted to DruryLane in 1755.-Mr. Moffop went that feason to Ireland. Mr. Holland became a candidate for public favour, October 13, the fame year; and the great riot, on account of the French Dancers, was on Saturday the 8th of November, 1755. The bill from the peculiar circumstances which it occafioned I here infert.

By His MAJESTY'S COMMAND.

THEATRE-ROYAL, in Drury-Lane.

This prefent Saturday, being the 8th of November, 1755, will be prefented a Comedy, called

The Fair Quaker of Deal.

Beau Mizen, by Mr. WOODWARD.
Commodore Flip, by Mr. YATES.
Arabella Zeal, by Mifs MACKLIN.
Belinda, by Mifs HAUGHTON.
The Fair Quaker, by Mrs. DAVIES.

To which will be added, a New Grand Entertainment of DANCING, called

THE CHINESE FESTIVAL.
Compofed by Mr. NOVERRE.

The Characters by

Monf. DELAISTRE,

Sig. BALETTI, Mr. LAUCHERY,

Mr. Noverre, Jun.
Mr. Dinnifon,

Monf. Pochee,

Mr. Hurft,
Monf. Sarney,
Mr. Walker,

Mrs. VERNON, Mifs NOVERRE,

Mrs. Prefton

Mr. Shaw forth,

Monf. L. Clert,

Mr. Mathews,

Mr. Harrison,.

Monf. St. Leger.

Mr. Granier,

Mad. Nonend,

Mr. Sturt,

Sig. Pietro,

Mad. Charon,

Mrs. Phillips,

Mr. Atkins,

Mrs. Addifon

Mad. Nouffelet,

Mrs. Lawfon,

With New Mufic, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other

Decorations.

Boxes, 5s.-Pit, 3s.-First Gal. 2s.-Upper Gal. 1s. PLACES for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. VARNEY, at the Stage-door of the THEATRE.

No perfon can poffibly be admitted behind the Scenes, or into the Orchestra.

Nothing under full price will be taken during the whole Performance.

In 1756 Mr. Sheridan refumed his throne, after an abdication of two years, and continued till the end of the feafon, June, 1758.

Thefe little anecdotes of the theatres I have merely given a place, to fill up the chasm of my life from Chriftmas 1752; nor would I have offered these notes here, as I intend a regular account of the fuccefs of every performer, their seasons, &c. in a publication that will not only contain much information, but be of real fervice to every young candidate for the fock or bufkin, whether lady.or gentleman, with the terms, advantages, and difadvantages, of all the principal play-houses, and circuits in the three kingdoms, and the particulars of my own theatres, from my commencing manager to the prefent date; but without any idea of another subscription: therefore this little sketch is only done by way of supply for my fameness of life till November 1756, being entirely at home.

In 1755, my father began the dreadful experiment of exerting his fuppofed rights as minifter of the Savoy; and my conftant attendance at the theatres was aided by a pocket full of money; for foon after the fatal Marriage Act (as I may truly term it) took place; my father judged he had a right to grant licences as ufual; and that it was a privilege annexed to the Savoy, as being extra-parochial. Those marriages brought in a