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each other in their perfonal decorations, and their attentions to his Highnefs.-Contrary to the report of fome papers Mrs. H, though long fince invited, being in the country, did not add to the beauty of the affembly by her presence.

The BULIAN LOVERS.
A true Story.

Literally tranflated from the BULIAN language.

In the fair city of Bulia there dwelt a man, whose name was Edart, remarkable for his riches, and who had feveral daughters; one of which was exceedingly beautiful, and was called Aidni, fignifying brilliant and alluring. When his children arrived at a certain age, Edart gave them portions, and left them to their own difpofal; for he entertained an opinion that the happiness of children confifted in the difpofal of themselves, and that the interference of parents more frequently rendered them miferable than otherwise. The beautiful Aidni having received her portion, confifting of five thoufand balloons, fifteen villages, and an immenfe quantity of jewels, and being folicited in marriage by fome of the first families in Bulia, at length listened to the addreffes of Lahnedael, a man whofe riches and family honours were nearly equal to her father's. Articles, with feals dangling at them, were prepared, and the good people of Bulia began to rejoice on the approaching union of Lahnedael and Aidni, for they were both beloved by the whole city.

UNFORTUNATELY for our lovers, Aidni, foon after she had established her own houfhold, and had the entire command of herself, was met at Court by one of those deteftable women who make a practice of enfnaring the innocent, and reducing them to all poffible distress for the most inhuman purposes. The name of this woman was Carolo, and her defign was to prostitute the beautiful Aidni to no less than fixteen gentlemen of Bulia, who had all declared themselves captivated by her charms, and impatient to poffefs her!

INNOCENCE is feldom fufpicious. A friendly intercourse soon took place between Carolo and Aidni; for the bawd was fo kind and so officious, and used to give her fo much grave advice, that it is no wonder Aidni grew fond of her company and converfation. The old hag-[I beg the reader will remember that this is a literal translation. The old hag contrived to get into all her fecrets, learned all her movements, once hired all her fervants, and, it is faid, by certain corrupt practices, secretly gained over almost all the people in her house.

AIDNI, though a charming woman, was not deftitute of female faults: fhe was a little expenfive, and Carolo perceiving it, would freely offer to lend her as much money as fhe wanted-for Carolo, though poor herself, knew how to procure money on fuch occafions-Aidni would fometimes accept her offer, and, as the fortune of Aidni was prodigious, Carolo's demands were regularly discharged as Aidni's rents came in.

PREVIOUS to her contract with Lahnedael, Aidni borrowed a very large fum of Carolo, who no fooner heard of the intended marriage, but she immediately demanded the repayment of her money, which Aidni found herself unable to fatisfy. Whether it arose from the real poverty of her tenants, who had certainly been at rack-rents for fome years; whether fhe was defrauded by her stewards, or what elfe could be the cause, none could tell. Be that as it might, this shameful, this deteftable wretch infifted on instant ment, unless the fweet girl, the charming Aidni, would yield herself up to the abominable purposes of Carolo, by proftituting herself to the fixteen Bulians, who had declared themselves the captivated flaves of the beautiful Aidni!

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MORE aftonished than alarmed at the infernal purposes of Carolo, Aidni treated her menaces with contempt, and to avoid immediate distress, appealed to the Etanes for justice. But many of the Etanes were privately attached to Carolo, and were also defirous of poffeffing the charms of Aidni; her fuit, therefore, was rejected. She then appealed to the Reppu, who, taking her cafe into confideration, ordered her debts to be paid by proper inftalments; her marriage concontract with Lahnedael to be ratified; her fixteen admirers to be publicly whipped; and Carolo to be branded as a difgrace to her fex, to Bulia, and to the univerfe!

NOTHING could equal the joy of the lovers on this decifion of the Reppu; and Rexman the king, being made acquainted with the virtues of Lahnedael and Aidni, honoured their union with his approbation, and all Bulia rejoiced that the wickedness of Carolo was fruftrated, and the lovers made perpetually happy.

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triumphal car," were to make the grand aerial tour, the concourse of people was prodigious. Two very small globes were fent into the air, to the fmall diverfion of the fpectators, who impatiently waited the appearance of the triumphal car; at length the major balloon ascends; but no car appearing fufpended, it was permitted to go fans acclamation, and was quickly out of fight. -Many people ftaid in hopes of fecing the triumphal car; but the fociety of pick-pockets were obferved to make a precipitate retreat towards Field lane, leaving one of their brethren to the fury of the populace who gave him a terrible ducking. I could not help lamenting that this poor ragged wretch, was unaccompanied in his punishment by any of the genteel harpers who infested the place; as Mr. B. and Co. were obferved to be actively affiduous about the perfons of the ladies, feveral of whom loft their watches and money.

WITH refpect to the balloon itself, it went off very well, and looked very handfome; and had not the public been taught to expect feeing it attended by a triumphal car, would have given. general fatisfaction.

SUCH was the magical effect of this aerostatic globe, that, in various parts of the metropolis, the price of pocket handkerchiefs was reduced fifty per cent, the fame day; and watches about thirty!

THEATRE S.

Drury Lane.

ON Tuesday, Every Man in his Humour, inftead of the Countess of Salisbury, which was postponed on account of the indifpofition of Mrs. Siddons, was performed at a fhort notice, and was very well received. Mr. Palmer was particularly excellent in Bobadil.-The Double Dif guife was performed, for the fecond time, the fame evening, and was received with repeated plaudits, and having been performed every evening fince, except on Wednesday and Friday, fully juftifies the opinion I gave of it in my laft. The news-paper critics, however, conceiving that the piece was written by one of their own profession, have spoken as ill-naturedly of it as they poffibly could. But merit bears down all oppofition, and both the words and the mufic of the Double Difguife continue to meet with the most abundant applaufe. I am told that the words are by Mrs. Hooke; be that as it may, they do credit to the writer, and the piece is already fo well established in the public opinion, that all the malevolent efforts of pseudo-critics fhall not prevail against it! THE Oratorio of Samfon, on Wednesday, went off with fuccefs, and was honoured with a large audience.

THE author of the comedy of Reparation, which was performed on Thursday, Saturday, and last night, is much indebted to the inimitable performance of Mifs Farren for the support of his comedy, which is likely, on that account, to run much longer than could have been expected from the merit of the peice itself.

On Friday, by Command, the Oratorio of Alexander's Feaft was performed. The mufic, vocal and inftrumental, went off with great applause, exceeded only by that with which his Majefty was received on entering his box, testifying the moft cordial unanimity between the fovereign and the people. The plaudit on his appearance was-as is ufual now-thrice encored!

MISS GEORGE and Mrs. Kennedy, Mr. Reinhold and Mr. Norris, acquitted themselves with their ufual excellence; and particular praife is due to thofe little fons of harmony, Guest and Binns, belonging to the King's Chapel. Their exertions do them great credit, and reflect no fmall honour on the gentleman by whom they are inftructed: Mr. Ayrton, of the King's Chapel.

Covent Garden.

ON Tuesday Mr. Macklin's Man of the World was performed to a brilliant audience, and received with every mark of approbation. The more frequently this play is feen the better it is liked; and Macklin is juftly regarded as a good writer, and a theatrical phenomenon!—The Poor Soldier, though defpicable in itself, never fails to please, by the exertions of Mrs. Kennedy.

THEIR Majefties, on Thursday, honoured this Houfe, with their prefence to see the comedy of Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, and the farce of the Sultan; in both which pieces Mrs. Abington played with more than usual spirit.-Four of the Princeffes were alfo prefent; but his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales not intending to honour the theatre with his prefence, his box was not fitted up.

THE mufic of acclamation with which his Majefty was received, drowned the harmony of all other founds; and the Queen and Princelles received fimilar applause.

THE Caftle of Andalufia, performed on Saturday, for Signora Seftini's benefit, was honoured with one of the moft crouded and brilliant audiences I ever beheld. Edwin and Quick, were very charactereftic, and it ought to be remarked, that this piece owes its fupport entirely to their exertions, for in point of compofition, it is, perhaps, as wretched an attempt at writing as ever issued from the pen of Mr. O'Keeffe. Seftini, Mrs. Kennedy, and Mrs. Bannifter; Meflrs, Bannifter

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THE gallant Colonel-who knows not the gallant Colonel ?-whofe boaft was to have "killed more men, and to have ruined more 86 women than any man in England," has thought fit to make a precipitate retreat, afraid of a criminal profecution, and of fhewing himself in the metropolis.-The celebrated courtezan, whose charms have fubdued many heroes, is highly enraged at the man of war, for paying fo ill a compliment to her beauties. She is now on the look out for a fresh supply of fashionable folly, in order to recover her wonted splendour in the Cytherean hemifphere; but it is to be hoped that she is become too hackneyed to attract any attention, but that of general disguft!

THUS it is, that infamy and ruin accompany each other; and the all-accomplished foldier and his Dulcinea are examples to their respective profeffions, that external splendour can never shield private vice from public disgrace!

TOWN GENTLEMEN. WHILST many writers have exerted their talents in the argumentative and the declamatory, refpecting Town Ladies, a numerous class of beings equally refpectable, and who may juftly be called Town Gentlemen, feem to efcape notice, as if they were not a nuifance equally dangerous with the sharpers of the other fex. 'A great deal has been faid of the numbers of prostitutes infefting our ftrccts; and when it is confidered, that the number of gamefters, fwindlers, money lenders, and black-legs, is perhaps fuperior, it may justly excite our wonder, that honest industry can make any progrefs, thus be-fet with every fpecics of villainy. A Town Gentleman is one who, having no vifible means of fubfiftence, runs the round of diffipated folly, and is always to be difcovered in every place of public amufement, which he frequents on the fame principle as Town Ladies-for the fake of reimburfing his expences, and picking up a decent livelihood,

He is generally fupported by his fuccefs at the gaming table, which he conftantly attends, in order to take in every unwary vifitant. A public proceffion forms a kind of field day for him, and he generally retires well paid for his extra duty. Sometimes he affociates with a house of mercantile thieves, who, after having procured

large quantities of merchandize, on the credit of their house, ufually divide the spoil, and abfcond-In short, it is impoffible to trace him in his various forms; and nothing but the most vigilant attention can fecure the public from the effects of his artifices.

Now, though means may be devifed for putting a stop to the baneful exertions of Town ladies, I am quite at a lofs what to fay refpecting thefe Town gentlemen, and muft leave them to the correcting hand of that providence, which feldom permits fuch wretches to escape the halter many years together. I only wish I might be permitted to warn the public against them individually, as well as generally: I would then prefent a lift of fuch names, as at prefent figure in the fashionable world, which, if things went right, would figure in the black lift of Mr. Akerman! As it is, I can only advise my readers to beware of the Box-lobby, the horfe-racing, in fhort of all thofe gentry, who affume the impudent airs of a man of quality, when nobody knows who they are ; and in that kind of gentry this metropolis does abundantly abound!

HANDEL.

THE intended commemoration of this immortal musician, is likely to prove one of the most splendid mufical feftivals ever known in this country, and that under the immediate protection of his Majefty, who by this mark of his attention to one of the moft enchanting sciences, in the act of conferring, receives immortal honour. Indeed nothing has been wanting on the part of his Majefty, fince his acceffion to the Throne, for the utmost encouragement of the arts and fciences; and as there are few better judges of compofition than his Majefty, it, is no wonder that he wishes to pay particular honours to the memory of Handel.

A GALLERY, peculiarly magnificent and beautiful, is faid to be preparing for the Royal Family, at the Pantheon; and directions are given to prepare Westminster Abbey for the reception of a more numerous and fplendid congregation than have appeared within its walls fince the coronation of our illuftrious Sovereign.

WHILST the fine arts are thus countenanced by Royalty, we may entertain the most lively hopes that Britain fhall more than emulate Athens and Rome in the excellence of her productions, and the happiness of her people!

I am, Dear SPEC,

Your upright Deputy,
JOHN BULL.
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To the NEW SPECTATOR.

Mr. SPECTATOR,

WE wish to be informed, through the channel of your entertaining paper, what advantages would refult to the mathematics from a discovery of fquaring the circle; and whether the discoverer might expect a pecuniary reward for making it public?

We are, Sir, yours, &c.

SQUARE AND CIRCLE.

To the NEW SPECTATOR.

Mr. SPECTATOR,

DON'T you think that fince the invention of balloon carriages it will greatly increase the number of cafile builders? If fo, we may hope to fee Reynardum, that great architect, Master of Arts, and Fellow of Brooke's College, at the head of the City caftle, near the Devil, TEMPLE-BAR, where nought but wind can make his beard to wag!

Yours, &c.

To other CORRESPONDENTS.

THE writer who figns himfelf Blaze, has my thanks for his friendly hints; but he should recollect that the Opinions of John Bull, are introduced purposely to animadvert on fuch temporary matters as are either neglected, or misreprefented, in the daily prints. The Effay is what properly forms the New Spectator; and is appropriated to that species of compofition, which I am happy to find meets with the approbation of Blaze, whofe literary favours would be very acceptable. The request of the Gentlewoman from Jerico can be complied with on no other condition than that of her fetting the example fhe wishes me to follow. As I have no manner of acquaintance with the gentlemen fhe alludes to, her compliments reft with myfelf.-The reprefentations of one of the Goldfmith's company may be very juft, but his favours would probably prove more acceptable to a morning paper.-I am obliged to the gentleman who fends me the complimentary verfes on the Duchefs of Devonshire, but he will find them already printed in a certain collection of Sonnets entitled the Bevy of Beauties.

POLLY TICK.

LONDON: Printed by T. RICKABY, No. 15, Duke's-Court, Bow-Street, Covent-Garden ;

And Sold by T. AXTELL, No. 1, Finch-Lane, Cornhill, and at the Royal Exchange; by W. SWIFT, Bookfeller, Charles-Street, St. James's-Square; by P. BRETT, Bookfeller and Stationer, oppofite St. Clement's-Church in the Strand; by G. KEARSLEY, No. 46, Fleet-Street; and by W. THISELTON, Bookfeller and Stationer, No. 37, Goodge-Street, Rathbone-Place.

CORRESPONDENTS are requested to address their favours to the NEW SPECTATOR, to be left at Mr. SWIFT's, in Charles-Street, St. James's-Square, where a LETTER-BOX is affixed for their reception.

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To be continued every TUESDAY.

Ad populum phaleras, ego te intus, et in cute novi.

Such pageantry be to the people shown;
There boat thy horfe's trappings and thy own:
I know thee from thy bottom; from within
Thy shallow centre, to thy utmost skin.

MONGST those who afpire to the praise of leading fashions and adjusting ceremonies, it is obfervable that their whole conduct may generally may be reduced to a kind of science, in which affectation, either serious, comic, or demicaractere, is the main fpring of action. It is therefore no wonder, that of all common attainments there does not seem to be any thing less understood than politeness, or that attention to the ease and pleasure of others, by which people of refined manners wish to be distinguished. And it is remarkable that the pofthumous docu ments of a late noble Earl have rather contributed to mislead the judgment, than to correct the manners, of his readers. He has laid down a system the observation of which involves them in a thousand abfurdities, gives them falfe ideas of tafte, and renders them liable to that ridicule which always accompanies the extravagancies of affectation, and the affumption of airs foreign to natural habits and manners.

I THINK I can perceive a wonderful change in the common behaviour of such of my acquaintance as are defirous of establishing a reputation for this enchanting accomplishment of politeness, upon his Lordship's principles. Without the

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abilities and addrefs which diftinguished the noble Lord whofe precepts they endeavour to follow, they, on every occafion, wish to adopt his fineffe; and, however incompatible with their natural difpofitions, to put on that mask of diffimulation, that air of deception, which is the grand corner-stone of his Lordship's fuperftructure of politenefs, but which is very apt to give way, and expofe the weakness of the whole building.

THE fyftem of manners which his lordship has fo warmly endeavoured to recommend to his pupil, and those graces by which he was desirous that pupil fhould be diftinguished, may perhaps be of some service in courts, where diffimulation and the outward shows of virtue are practised; but are of the moft pernicious confequence in the scale of general life, where they tend to break the bond of civil compact, to put virtue out of countenance, to abolish common honesty, and render every man fufpicious even of the friendly deeds. of his neighbour.

SINCE the publication of this much-admired fyftem, it has afforded no fmall degree of entertainment to me, to observe the graceless manner in which many have attempted, and "fpite

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