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from Porchefter Caftle were landed 
at Meffrs. Squire’s wharf, Peterbo- 
rough, whence they were efcorted 
to Yaxley barracks under a ftrong 
guard of light-horfe. The procetf- 
fion was truly awful. The barracks 
are entirely new, and fet on a moft 
healthful {pot at Norman Crofs, 
near Stilton in Huntingdonfhire. 
That excellent actrefs Mifs Far- 
ren performed this night for the laft 
time, previous to her marriage with 
the Earl of Derby. The play fhe 
chofe was the Schoo! for Scandal. 
_ The different avenues leading to 
the theatre were crowded with all 
ranks and defcriptions at a very 
early hour, and in a few minutes 
after the opening of the doors eve- 
ry bench in the heufe, and every 
paflage in the theatre, even to the 
feveral doors, was completely occu- 
pied. Never was fuch an audience 
feen at this or any other theatre. 
On her firft entrance fhe was 
greeted in the moft flattering man- 
ner; and the audience appeared to 
be animated with a principle of 
emulation, in beftowing their libe- 
ral plaudits throughout the whole 
of her performance. 
At the conclufion of the play, 
Mr. Wroughton immediately came 
forward, and addreffed the audience 
28 follows: 
But ah ! this night, adieu the mirthful mien, 
When Mirth’s lov’d fav’rite quits the mi- 
mic {cene ! 
Startled Thalia would affent refufe, 
But Saal and Virtue fued, and won the 
uic, 
Aw’d by fenfations it could ill exprefs, 
_Though mute the tongue, the bofom feels 
not lefs; 
Her fpeech your kind indulgence oft has 
nown, 
Be to her filence now that kindnefs thewn : 
Ne'er from her mind th’ endear’d record 
will part, 1 
But live the prondeft feeling of a grateful 
heart, 
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This addrefs was repeatedly in- 
terrupted by general and reiterated 
plaudits from all parts of the houfe. 
Mifs Farren appeared much affeét- 
ed at the generous conduét of the 
audience. After the torrent of ap- 
plaufe had fubfided, Mifs Farren 
came to the front of the ftage, with 
graceful and diffident fteps, to take 
her final farewell of her patrons. 
In a manner the moft elegant and 
impreflive fhe made her courtefy, 
firft to the right, next to the left, 
and laftly to the front of the houfe, 
amidft the univerfal, reiterated, and 
rapturous plaudits of the audience, 
many of whom accompanied their 
tokens of refpect with tears of fen- 
fibility. 
-5th. The fheriffs of London, 
(Meffrs. Langfton and Staines) ac- 
companied by the city remem- 
brancer, attended at St. Jamés’s 
yefterday, purfuant to the inftruc- 
tions of the laft common hall, to 
have a perfonal interview with the 
King, on the fubject of the peti- 
tion lately agreed to by the Livery- 
men. On being introduced to his 
Majefty, the fheriffs explained to 
him the privilege which they con-. 
ceived the citizens of London pof- 
feffed of prefenting their addreffes 
to his Majefty upon the throne; 
and informed him that, in the pre- 
fent inftance, they could not deli- 
ver their petition in any other man- 
ner. His Majefty replied, that he 
fhould always be ready to receive’ 
their addreffes or petitions at the 
Tewee, but that he could mot receive 
any petition wfon the throne from the 
city of London, except in its corpo- 
rate pe With this anfwer the 
fheritts and remembrancer retired. 
9th. The trial of Jones, the dele- 
gate of the London Correfponding 
Society, came on at Warwick ea 
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