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fufion of groans, hifles, and every noife of 

 difapprobation, one of the adlors advanced 

 a ftep before the others, and infolently brand- 

 ilhing his arms, began the fong that had 

 been called for, which was then fung without 

 fpirit, and with the moft carelefs indiffer- 

 ence. Tell me if a London audience would 

 have fubmitted to fuch an Infult ; or If a 

 metropolitan performer would have been 

 hardy or imprudent enough to hav^ hazarded 

 fuch mifcondud ? — No ! methinks I hear you 

 reply : he would have been driven from the 



ftage, and would never have dared -never 



have prefumed to return, until repentance 

 and humility had led him forth, in due fub* 

 miffion, to offer his apologies. 



We returned, yefterday, to the Lord 

 Sheffield, and you will be glad to know that 

 we were accompanied by our friend Cleghorn, 

 who, in confequence of a new arrangement, 

 is permitted to join our mefs, fo that we have 

 again the profpedl of croffing the Atlantic 

 plcafantly en quartetU. Dr. Henderfon is lefs 

 fortunate, for, while we are, agreeably, af- 

 fociated to our former number of profelBonal 



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