1BOG.] 
and chaste: a certain tone of austere 
sunplicity pervades both the inside and 
- tie out, 
‘The second consideration, as to its ap- 
propriateness, cannot be so. favorably 
given as the former. ‘The outside 15 mot 
theatrical; it presents the idea of a trea- 
sury, a bank, a senate-house, or any 
grand public building, rather than a 
theatre. 
Had the wish to present the appearance 
of an antique ‘Fheatre prevailed, ccr- 
tainly the Doric is no more the order to 
be employed, than if at had been intended 
to give it a modern appearance, Both 
among the Greeks, as weil as among the 
Romans, the theatre was (after the tem- 
ples) the most considerable of their 
buildings; and fiom the. most. ancient: 
‘times, they were dedicated to Bacchus, 
to id honour they chanted dithyram- 
bics,and accompanied them with dancing. 
A theatre, th eretore, should present a 
Joyous, light, aud (coraparatively) trifling, 
appearance. 
the Corintbian order, friezes of vines, 
New Acts of the British Legislature. 
The lightest specimen of 
303 — 
honey-suckles, and those festoons that 
were appropriated=to Cercs and Bac- 
chus, should have been preferred to 
those of a more solemn and sedate ap- 
pearance. ae 
(To be continued. ) 
INTELLIGENCE, 
Mr, Westall has lately finished a very 
large drawing of Chiist blessing little 
Children, which be has ‘treated. in lis 
usual able, and clear manner, and 
fint-hed i: a most exquisite and delicate 
style. 
The second part of ie second seri jog; 
of Mr. Prince Hoare’s periodical paper, 
called the Artist, will make its appears — 
ance in the first week of November. 
The Royal Academy. is now open to 
the students, &c. alter-the vacation.. 
Two fine prints of the largest size, from 
the burin of Scriven, after Westall, from 
Telemachus, may be expected early in 
the winter, 
Schiavonetti’s print, frem Stothard’s 
Chaucer’s Pilgrims, is also in a state of 
forwardress. 
ABSTRACT OF THE PUBLIC LAWS ENACTED BY THE BRITISH 
LEGISLATURE. 
Passed in the 49th Year of the 
(Not Annual, 
teign of George IIL, 
or of an Officia! Nature. ) 
epee 37-8 aed 
Y 49th Geo. III. c. 98, the severat 
B® duties of customs, chargeable in 
Gieat Britain, were repealed, and other 
duties granted intieu thereof 
Passed June 10, 1309.] 
By 49th Gev. IIL. c. 108, Wills exe- 
eat by seamen in navaj hospitals, or 
sick quarters abroad, shali be good, pro- 
vided they are made revocabie, and at- 
tested by the surgeons, 
Seamcn, seni boime in transports, sick, 
may execute wills revocable, to be at- 
tested by the master and inate. 
No wills of persons, mace previous to 
entering, shall be held to be good, un- 
less executed avd attested according to 
the provisions of former acts. 
Petty officers are such persons as form 
a part of the ship’> complement, except 
@uch as are rated as admirals, or flag-offi- 
ers, and their secretaries, captains, 
lieutenants, sub-lieutenants, masters, se- 
cond masters, and pilots, physicians, 
surgeons, assistant. surgeons, chaplains, 
Loatswains, gunners, carpenters, and 
pursers ; field- officers of marines, cap- 
tains, captan-licutevants of nares, 
lieutenants, and quarter-masters of ma- 
nines. 
Letters toand from the inspector of 
seamens’ wills to be fice of postage; 
sending any thing TN: other than on 
business, 100]. penalty, and, forging 
his hand, felony without clergy. 
Petty ‘officers, scamen, and marines, 
may allot a part of their pay for the 
maintenance of their children; or toa 
father, being a widower, and wholly un= 
able to maintain himself; which allot. 
ments may be revoked. 
No proctor shall in fature deliver any 
letter of administration, or probate, toany 
person, but the treasurer, “or paymaster, 
of the navy. on pain of 1001.; and if any 
acent shi ny pay any prize-money, due to 
a “deceased petty officer, seaman, or mae 
rine, under any other authority, than the 
check directed by fesmer acts, it shall 
he void, and suchagent shall also forfeit 
asum equal to the amount, ta Greenwich 
hospital. 
By 49th Geo. IIT. c, 109, certain acts, 
from 2d Edw. UE, ¢. 44, down to 1st 
Geo. I. c. 15, respecting the woollen 
manufacture, 
