"Never mind him, he is but a boy."-My young friends, however, are not fo unob ferving, and impreffions on their minds are indelible. No word or action of those they look up to is loft; and therefore I wish the example to be continued, as it brings them forward in their education. Give your fon always plenty of pocketmoney, and he will eafily find proper companions to spend it with. The gingerbread and bun period is now over, and he must now be more amply fupplied. He will entertain his companions with what his father Jaid, and how he gulled his mother. Instead of attending the French or any eveningfchool, he will now and then rake about the street, and in the groupes of idle youths and girls, and my knowing female friends, who, by a proper indulgence of the police, infeft it, his knowledge and manners will be highly improved. When young miffes come to vifit at home, they will not find your fon fetepife or bafoful! Some mothers complain, that they dare not truft their daughters out of their fight, the boys are fo early vicious, and fo foon tura blackguards.—I shall give my advice upon this point, when I come to fpeak of FEMALE EDUCATION. The next step is, to have a fashionable bair reffer. Your fon must have no regular time of dreffing, if he wishes to be fashionable. Let his hair be combed in the morning-half. dreffed before dinner-and full dressed in the evening. An hour at least, each time, must be employed in this important business. -Brown powder in the morning-a mixture of brown and white before dinner-and in the evening, white feented. In the morning, the hair may be loofely plaited, and turned up, like a lady's, on the top of the head; but as this fashion has now got down to fetmen, fome new mode must be devised. Let my young friends always follow the fafion of the ladies, and they cannot be far Wong. Your fon will receive much inftruction by being fo long in company every day with the hairdreffer. The news of every family he attends, and their œconomy, will be narrated. How the miffes are employed -how to be dreffed-their converfationand their engagements; befides, he may drop a hint now and then, &c.-By this means the hairdreffer will become a most demeftic animal, and the mafter or mistress need not be furprised if he should fometimes be their lodger for a night. NANNY and BETTY, the fervants, are prudent girls, and your fon or daughter may profit fome day by their circumfpection! Mr Pommade runs no risk of detection in his own intrigue with the maids, uglefs the miftrefs is feized with wandering about at untimeous hours; or young ma fter fhould want a glass of water at midnight. I am, &c. BELZEBUB. VOL. L. PROLOGUE to The Ton, or The Follies of Fashion; a Comedy by LADY WALLACE Written by J. Jekyll, Etq; and spoken by Mr Farren. WHILE THILE Reformation lifts her tardy hand, To fcourge at length tranfgreffion from the land; And dormant ftatutes, rous'd by Proclamation, Affright the petty finners of the nation, The country juftice, with terrific frown, To tell his Worship, that He must not swear? Gons? But where befeech-where best bestow my What! thall I climb the mountain's brow? Now for myfelf, fome pity I should wake→ Unskill'd, unpractis'd in the task I take : Here, where the powers of finish'd fpeakers fine, How filly was it, to make choice of mine; Of me! a weed; unknown to Rhet'rick's flowers; A fimple Cowlip, in thefe fragrant bowers! [Here was introduced the imitation of the Ifabella] "Thus fome young Artist, fearful of each ftricture, With diffidence, first ventures on a picture; More than content, if he escape from blame : Your praife may give the portraiture a name, And fix, if juft, it's character and fame!" [The lines in the inverted commas were added by Captain Topham.] And daunclefs view the vale below, Unaw'd by pallid Fear; Sweet Goddess! ftrike thy airy lyre The wretch, who o'er the midnight bow! And roves from Reafon's way, Or be, who wrapt in robes of state, He too may think t' enjoy thy charms, He 'wakes-'tis but a dream. In fweet Contentment's mofly cell, The Elves, the guardians of the night, And liften to thy fong; And dance the evening long. Sweet nature's charms, the blooming fpring, Celestial Maid! are thine; The Druid's facred tree; And I will dwell with thee. The following LINES, addreffed to Dr WARNER on his leaving London, and more seriour bufinefs, tempted by the hofpitalities of Matson, the feat of G. SELWYN, Efg, were written by Mr HAYLEY. AH! flippery Monk! to leave thy book and bell, Put out thy candle, and defert thy cell! Yet Reverend Fugitive, unlicens'd roam, Since ftrong temptations urg'd thee from thy bome. Tuesday March 25th being the day appointed by act of parliament for the elec. tion of governor, deputy-governor, directors and auditors of the British Society for extending the Fisheries, and improving the fea-coafts of the kingdom, a general court of the proprietors was held; when Mr Beaufoy gave them an account, 1. Of the proceedings of the directors from the time of their election in March 1787, to the departure of the committee appointed from among themselves to vifit and examine, at their own expence, the coafts of the north-weft of Scotland, and those of the adjacent Iẞes. 2. Of fuch obfervations on the general ftate of the country, and on the local circumftances of particular parts of the coaft as fuggefted themselves to him in the course of his late tour. 3. Of the conduct of the directors fince the return of their committee, particularly of fuch of their proceedings as relate to the purchases they have made of 1300 acres of land at Ullapool, on Loch broom, in the county of Rofs, and of 2500 acres at Tobermory, in the ifle of Mull, in the county of Argyll. The proceedings of the directors having been approved and confirmed, the proprietors gave in lifts of the names of the perfons they wished to nominate as governor, deputy governor, directors, and auditors for the enfuing year, when it appeared that the fame perfons were cho fen as had been elected in the preceding year, viz. Governor, Duke of Argyll; Deputy-Governor, Earl of Breadalbane; Directors, Marquis of Graham, Earl of Moray, Earl of Abercorn, Earl of Gower, Lord Suffield, Sir Adam Fergus fon, Henry Beaufoy, Ifaac Hawkins Browne, John Call, George Dempster, F. H. Mackenzie, Neill Malcolm, William Wilberforce; Auditors, Sir Robert Herries, Alexander Anderson, Duncan Campbell, William Grant, Alexander Pringle. On Tuesday, April 1. the Rt Hon. the Prefident, Vice-Prefidents, Governors, &c. of the Humane Society held their anniversary at the London tavern. A more numerous company were never witneffed than on this occafion. Upwards of 70 gentlemen were prefent more than laft year. The number in all exceeded 350. The dinner was plenteous, and the wines extremely good; but the triumph of the day came after. Between thirty and forty perfons, principally young people, made a proceffion round the room. Every one of thefe had been rescued from an untimely death by the Medical Affiftants. A fight more gratifying to the belt feelings of our nature cannot be ìmagined. The tears of joy paid that tribute to the excellent nature of the Humane Society, which no words could exprefs. Although no collection was made in a formal manner, the fight of the objects had fuch an effect, that when Dr Lettfom went to a fide table, many gentle men made moft liberal contributions. Among thofe donors were the Earl of Stamford, Prefident; Mr Gorge Byng, Alderman Boydell, &c. &c. A legacy of pool. was received at the fame time, and many two and one guinea donations. After dinner an ode was performed by Meff. Arrowsmith, Goldfinch, &c. the words by Mr Thelwal, and the mufic by Mr Curtis. Many excellent fongs were fung, and the healths of the promoters of the inftitution drank with glee. The following is a statement of the arrangement which his Majefty has been pleased to make for adjusting the claims of rank between the King's and the Eaft India Company's Officers, and fettling them on a firm and lafting footing: [p.165.] 66 1. That from the day when hoftilities ceafed at Cuddalore, the Officers in his Majefty's and the Company's fervice fhould rank indifcriminately from the dates of their commiffions. 2. That if it should happen that two commiffions, now or hereafter, fhould be dated on the fame day, the King's Officer is to have the precedence. 3. That fuch King's Officers as hold commiffions dated prior to the ceffation of hoftilities at Cuddalore, fhould command all the Company's Officers of the fame rank: 4. That brevets fould be granted by his Majesty's authority to the Company's Officers, dated from the ceffation of hoftilites. 5. That in all future promotions, the Company's Officers fhall receive brevet commiffions from his Majefty. 6. That no Officer poff ffing brevet local rank in India fhould remain there, unless he chufes to ferve with his actual rank in the King's army. Kk a 7. That 7. That a period of 18 months fhould be allowed for the exchange of thofe Officers who now hold local rank in India." Thursday, April 10. a trial was made in one of Lord Romney's fields near Maidstone, with a machine to fow, fur. row, and properly fecure corn from be ing eaten by the birds; it was contrived by Mr Freeman, of Biddenden, in Kent; the trial was made before a number of gentlemen, farmers, and others, and was allowed by all prefent to be by far the beft contrivance for the intended purpose of any they had yet feen; for with only one horfe and a boy to direct the machine, a part of the field was fowed with corn, and harrowed, and the corn fecured from being eaten by the birds in a very mafterly manner. The feeds were depofited in the ground, at equal diftances one from the other. By repeated trials it is found, that by this way of fowing corn there is a faving of one bushel of the feed in fowing an acre of land, and better crops are produced than from corn fowed the common way. The following is a lift of the prefent directors of the Eaft India Company. The figures before each name denote the number of years each gentleman is to remain in the Direction, and the letters after each name the Committees they are upon. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman are upon all Committees. 3 Nathaniel Smith, Efq; Chairman. 4 John Michie, Efq; Deputy Chairman. 2 William Benfley, Efq; gt. p. pg. f. Jacob Bofanquet, Efq; a. b. h. w. I Thomas Cheap, Efq; c. m. t. 1 Lionel Darell, Efq; c. m. t. 3 William Devaynes, Efq; c. m. t. 2 Hon. William Elphinstone, gt. p. pg. f. 3 Thomas Fitzhugh, Efq; a. b. h. w. 2 John Hunter, Efq; a. b. h. w. 3 Stephen Lufhington, Efq; a. b. h. w. 4 Charles Mills, Efq; gt p. pg. f. 3 James Moffatt, Efq; c. gt. m. p. pg. f. t. 4 Thomas Parry, Elq; a. b. h. w. 3 Thomas Pattle jun. Efq; gt. p. pg. f. 4 Abraham Robarts, Efq; a. b. h. w. 1 John Roberts, Efq; c. m. t. 2 John Smith, Efq: c. gt. m. p. pg. f. t. 1 Robert Thornton, Efq; gt. p. fg. L. a denotes Accounts, b Buying, Correfpondence, gt Government Troops and Stores, h Houfe, T Law-fuits, m Military Fund, p Private Trade, g prevent the Growth of Private Trade, f Shipping, t Treafury, w Warehouse. The following is a lift of the eight gen tlemen who have been elected this year Directors of the Bank of England:Tho. Boddington, Thomas Raikes, Thomas Dea, Sam. Thornton, John Harrison, Ben. Winthrop, Chrif. Puller, Mofes Yeldham, The laft gentleman was elected in the room of Lyde Brown, Efq; deceased. N. B. It is a rule agreed upon by the Directors of the Bank, that eight out of the twenty-four go out every year in rotation, with an exception only to those who have paffed the chair. By the Treasurer's accounts for the Weft Riding of York, fettled at the last Pontefract Seffions, it appears, there have been manufactured within the laft twelve months 139,406 pieces of broad woollen cloths, or 4,244,322 yards; and 132,143 pieces, or 4,408,303 yards of narrow woollen cloths. Decrease in broads 16,342 pieces, or 606,510 yards; increase in narrows 3403 pieces, or 150,146 yards. The following is a ftatement of the claims of American Loyalifts, as exami ned into, and reported to be due, up to April 5. 1788, by the Commiffioners ap pointed to inquire into their loffes. Allowed for loffes of property, L. 26,549 For loffes of income, For Loyal British fubjects, fuppofed to have been relieved by articles of the peace, but unable to procure it, 970 45,364 Probable amount of farther claims,300,000 Paid towards compenfation of loffes, liquidated up to May 1787, 454,260 It is highly honourable to the Loyalifts, that out of 1700 claims, twelve only have been difallowed as fraudulent. Saturday, April 5. the feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when 5 convicts received judgement of death; 26 were or dered to be transported; 4 to be imprifoned and kept to hard labour in the houfe of correction; 10 to be privately whipped and discharged; and 22 were difcharged by proclamation. April 8. A new comedy called The Ton; or, Follies of Fabion, the production of LADY WALLACE, was performed for the firft time at Covent-Garden Theatre, and received with a mixture of applaufe and difapprobation, by one of the most fashionable and crowded audiences that ever were in a theatre. The The principal part of the fable is briefly this: Capt. Daffodil, a coxcomb who prefers the bruits of an intrigue to the reality, overhears Lady Raymond, a woman of honour, determine to vifit and relieve a young girl, whom her husband had debauched and deferted, who lod ges at a Mrs Commode's. Daffodil therefore places himself in one part of a cloathsprefs at Mrs Commode's, which has two folding doors, during the converfation of Lady Raymond and Clara, when Lord Raymond unexpectedly coming up ftairs, his Lady, to avoid him, goes into the other part of the cloaths-prefs. In this fituation they are both difcovered by Lord Raymond; but upon matters being explained, a reconciliation takes place-the husband promises reformation, and that reformation is begun by their making their entree that evening at the Mafquerade together. The object of the author's satire is to lafh the follies of fashionable life, and expofe them to ridicule; and though the has not fucceeded in the production of a perfect play, the merits the warmest praife from every friend to morality, for the laudableness of her aim, and the boldness of her attempt. The Ton is defective in regard to the construction and conduct of its plot; it alfo wants a greater variety and novelty of character. The dialogue proves Lady Wallace to have been a difcerning obferver of what has paffed in the fashionable world, and to have judiciously fixed on those circumftances that demand the caftigation and severity of comic expofition: It is, however, unequal; and although it contains fome points peculiarly happy in regard to the turn both of thought and expreffion, it is flurred occafionally with indelicacy of allufion. Upon the whole, this comedy contains much claim to praife, notwithstanding its defects predominated, and gave rife to that ftruggle between its friends and its oppofers, which had nearly doomed it to a violent and very fudden death. By the generalfhip of the Manager, who wifely thought it better to give way than rafhly to oppose the tumult of opposition, another piece was announced for performance the fucceeding evening, and thus an opportunity was afforded the author of making thofe alterations which the effect of the firft night's exhibition might fuggeft to her as fit to be adopted. The oppoution began in the middle of the fecond act, when the name of Mr Erskine was introduced in a manner fo abfurd and improper, that the audience inftantly took fire, and there being no thing afterwards to conciliate their favour, the hiffing and hooting continued with very little interruption to the conclufion of the play. The author having expunged some ex-ceptionable paffages, the Ton was performed a fecond time on Thursday the roth, and for the third and laft time on Saturday the 12th. The theatre on that night was not balf full, and there was not a murmur of difcontent. It waɛ fuffered to die quietly and in filence. 66 The paffage above alluded to was the calling upon the eloquent Erskine to reform the laws of scandal." That Mr Erskine knew nothing of this we must fuppofe, as fo much vanity and folly could not be attached to fo much talent-but when we are pompously informed of a long list of names who attended the rehearfal on the Saturday morning preceding, we are furprised one good-natured friend or other did not inform him of such an uncommon circumftance. A Chapter of the Order of the Garter was held April 9. at which the Prince of Wales, the Dukes of York, Gloucester, and Cumberland were prefent, when the Dukes of Dorfet and Northumberland were invefted with the Blue Ribband. The following are the admonitions pronounced by the Chancellor of the Order, on delivering the Garter and Ribband. On investing with the Garter.-" To the honour of God Omnipotent, and in memorial of the bleffed Martyr St George, tie about thy leg for thy renown this noble Garter; wear it as the fymbol of this most illuftrious Order, never to be forgotten or laid afide, that thereby thou may't be admonished to be courageous, and having undertaken a juft war, in which thou shalt be engaged, thou may'st ftand firm, valiantly fight, and fuccefsfully conquer." On investing with the Ribband. "Wear this ribband adorned with the image of that bleffed Martyr and Soldier of Christ, St George, by whose imitation provoked, thou may't fo overpass both profperous and adverfe adventures, that having ftoutly vanquished thy enemies, both of body and foul, thou may't not only receive the praife of the tranfient combat, but be crowned with the palm of eternal victory." Оп |