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be an unpardonable negleét, not to fay its 
features were as finely reprefented by Mr. 
H. Johnftone. 
The mufic of this piece evinces a deli- 
cate tafte, and great, knowledge of his art 
in the compofer. This gentleman’s name 
is Bufbys the compofer of the admired 
oratorio of Praphecy. 
A new Mufical Afterpiece, called The 
Ring, or Love Me for Myfelf, was per- 
formed on the day of this month, at 
Drury Lane Theatre. It is an alteration 
from a piece called The Pavillion, which 
did not fuc¢ceed.. The faults of the origi- 
nal were inlipidity in the dialogue, and 
heavinefs in the mufic; and, though a 
good deal is done to counteraét thefe de 
feéts, it is till a poor performance in both 
its part. : 
A New Tragedy, intitled Adelaide, the 
production of Mr. Pye, the poet-jau- 
reat, was performed at Drury Lane Thea- 
tre, on the 2sthof this month. ‘The fcene 
lies at the Court of Henry II. of England, 
in his Norman| dominions; and the chief 
perfonages are—The King ; his two fons, 
Richard (Caur de Lion) and Fohn (atter- 
wards king of England); Adelaide, filter 
of Philip king of France; C/gford, natural 
fon of Henry ; and a Legate trom the Court 
of Rome. The. principal topics are— 
Richard’s vehement paffion for Adelaide, 
to whom he is betrothed; his rage at the 
f{uppofed defign of his father to marry that 
princefs, and his belief of her treachery, 
which jealoufy and rage are excited by the 
_ practices of John; the final interruption 
of the intended nuptials of Richard and 
Adelaide, by the Legate; the taking of the 
veil by Adelaide; Richard’s fuccelsful re- 
volt againit his father; and the king’s 
confequent grief and death.’ ts 
This play is written on the true prin- 
Lift of Difcafes. 69 
The ftory is fingle, and condu&ted with 
fimplictty ; the paffions, fentiments, and 
characters are accurately fketched, and in 
due harmony with each other, but a foul 
is wanting to this outward form; all things 
belonging to it are flight tracies from 
greater works. The fecond and third 
acts are the beft; and had the remaining 
acts been as fuperior to thofe as they ought 
to have been, the play might have beea 
pronounced a pleafing production. But 
the two laft acts are feeble beyond the 
imbecility of thofe that preeede. The 
language of this play is its sreatett me- 
rit. It is every where beautiful, and fre- 
quently poetic in a very high degree. 
There was little for the performers to 
do, that deferves notice. The part of 
Mis. Siddons was the moft fignificant; at 
times, it communicated calm delight ; and 
that was the higheft gratification any part 
of the play could afford. 
The prologue commenced with a very 
beautiful addrefs, to the Tragic Mule. It 
was, however, fucceeded by as complete 
an inftance of the bathos as perhaps was 
ever exhibited: From a picture of the 
fublime powers and’ touching effeéts of 
the Tragic Mufe, the puet defcended to the 
atchievements of Sir Sidney Smith in Afia. 
The Epilogue at leatt attempted to be 
fprichtly. 
The play was received with general ap- 
plaufe. We perceived no oppofition till 
towards the conclufion; and that was little. 
We believe the piece owed much of its 
fucce(s to fome vevy pointed’ fatire on the 
infolence, oppreffion, and rapacity of the 
Church of Rome in former ages. The 
firt paffage of that kind brought down 
three or four fuccefive plaudits. We 
think thofe perfons are utterly miftaken, 
who imagine this nation has of late aca 
ciples of the art, as far as thofe rules go, quired alove for the Roman Catholic re- 
which may juitly be called mechanical. 
ligion. 
(This Article will be regularly continued. 

LIST OF DISEASES IN. LONDON. 
Account of Difeafes in an Eaffern Diftri& of London, from the zoth of December to- the 
20th of Fanuarv. 
ACUTE DISEASES. 
a) No. of Cafes. 
‘yPHUS mitior - - 6 
~Pneumonic Inflammation - 4 
Catarrh - - - 10 
Peripneumonia notha - - 7 
Acute Rheumatifm - “ 4 
CHRONIC DISEASES. ; 
Cough with Dy{pnea - - 20 
Cough * ~ - 16 
WVo. of Cafes. 
Hzmoptoe = - - 3 
» Pleurodyne - -, ~ 2 
Phthifis Pulmonalis - - 5 
Hydrothorax - - - 4 
Gaftrodynia ~ ” - 5 
Dyfpepfia - =~ - 7 
Anovexia - - - z 
Diarrhea - Se Gh tee 5 
Dyfentery - * = 2 

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