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PROVINCIAL DRAMA.

Worthing, Feb. 12.

"We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand motives for depreciating each other, but the male slanderer must have the cowardice of a woman before he can traduce one."-Sheridan.

SIR,

Your correspondent Razor, who has criticised the Worthing performers, however blunt, may, if he pleases, and openly (if he dares) take the gentlemen by the nose, and should he get into the suds, I shall not interfere, in that case there will be lather enough—but, really, Mr. Editor, when an attempt at wit, without polish or keenness, is substituted to convey an unmerited calumny on the private conduct of a deserving female, I feel justified, as a woman and a mother, to assure this mighty shaver, his unmanly insinuations relative to Miss B. are as void of truth as he is of shame. If I do not err, the WEBB from which this spider vents his venom is known, and this Mr. Razor was discarded as an unworthy understrapper at Worthing, himself. I rely with confidence on your inserting this, to counteract the poisoned wound, which this rusty razor wishes to inflict, from a conviction of the known characteristic of candour that marks your valuable magazine.

I am, Mr. Editor,
Your humble servant,

A FEMALE QUIDNUNC,

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

RESOLUTIONS for the establishment of what is to be called, "The Literary and Philosophical Society of Hackney," have lately been published, to invite Hackney and its vicinity to support a very laudable undertaking.

The popular Author of tne Husband and the Lover, has in the press a Romance, of which report speaks in the highest terms; it is intitled, The Daughters of Isenberg.

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A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT CLEVELEY, ESQ. ENGRAVED BY FREEMAN, FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING.

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PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS,

By Harding and Wright, No. 38, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell :
And published by Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, in the Poultry;
J. Murray, Fleet-Street; A. Constable and Co.
Edinburgh; and sold by all the Booksellers

in the United Kingdom.

In our next Number will be given a fine Likeness of Mr. LEIGH HUNT, author of CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE PERFORMERS, &c. with a MEMOIR, written by himself.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A humorous article by the author of MY POCKET Book, and a paper" On the corrupt pronunciation of Greek and Latin verse."

"A Comparison between Lord WELLINGTON and ACHILLES cannot be inserted. The satirical comparison is made out in this way-Ex pede Herculem-Achilles was pedas wxus, swift of foot-so is Lord Wellington! At Troy and at Talavera, they both took to their heels-with this great running-advantage in favour of the Baron, that he was first, while the Greek was behind!

Counsel have been heard before several members of the privg council, Whitehall, respecting a third theatre. In No. XL. we shall give the particulars, with some comments. Mr. ELLISTON peti tioned against it!! ScoWTON of Bartholomew Fair, and the man who carries Punch about the streets in a box, being of equal importance, and having an equal interest, in this affair, would, but for the want of Mr. Elliston's GOOSE quill, have presented their petitions. We want more of the Sketch of Dresden to make a paper; T.'s second letter On the Alterations of Shakspeare.

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We have a long string of " Puzzles" put by "Shakspearianus" to Mr. MALONE, and the writer of them seems to have a head made of the same wood, as that of the Oracle to which he applies. They all relate to the exits and entrances in Shakspeare's plays. The bright est of these momentous questions runs thus-"In Henry VI, the direction is, Enter King Henry, disguised with a prayer-book pray is the prayer-book the disguise?"

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"A Querist,"query, Queerist ?, wishes to be informed, "Why chicken, hatched in an oven, want rumps ?" He shall know, in our next.

J.S.and J. C. will be taken care of; but perhaps J. C.'s first piece is objectionable. That the padlock, which he proposes to put on the young lady's mind, &c. should at last be put on her coal-cellar, is fancy in excess, without being very bright.

P. G.'s "Lesson" will appear next month as he sent it, unless, he should think that the second rhyme of the second stanza might be improved-breath there" really is wasting your breath."

Edinburgh, Glascow, Leeds, and Sunderland theatricals next month.

Errata-In our number for January, p. 14, 1. 6, for "quaderna; rio" read quadernarj, and in our last, p. 98, for “Cava” read Cevaand p. 145, l. 1, omit who.

Painted by Sir W. Beechey, Engraved by Freeman.

Robert Cleveley, Esq. Wales.

Marine Painter to his R. H. the Prince of Wales. and Marine Draftsman to his R.H. the Duke of Clarence.

Published by Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, Poultry, April 1810,

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