THE [Embellished with, 1. An ELEGANT FRONTISPIECE, reprefenting the ABEEY CHURCH at BATH. And, 2. À PORTRAIT of Captain GEORGE HENRY TOWRY, of the Royal Navy.]. CONTAINING, Page With various other Articles, on the Plan of a MONTHLY CATALOGUE. Theatrical Journal, including an Account of "Harlequin and Oberon, or the Chace to Gretna," a new Panto-3 mime-Linley's "Honey Moon," a Comic Opera-and Morton's "Cure for the Heart Ache"-with an Account of a new Performer, Poetry, including An Effufion written in the New Foreft, Hampshire, after an Abfence of Ten Years-Impromptu, to Eliza admiring the Beauties of Nature -A Shepherd's Complaint to his Lamb, in the Manner of ShenstoneOn Scotland. By R. Burns.-The Depredations of the Rats. A ludicrous Tale-Sonnet, written on revifiting the Banks of the Avon, near Bristol Hotwells-Sonnet. To an Abfent Friend, E. J. M. D. F. R. S. Droffiana. Number LXXXVIII. Anecdotes of illuftrious and extraordinary Perfons, perhaps not generally known. [Continued]; including john Hunter, Efq.-Lord Bute-and Sir William Jones, one of his Majesty's Judges of the Supreme Court of Bengal, State Papers, including Official Documents of the Negociation for Peace between Great Britain and France, as prefented to the two Houfes of Parlia ment-Declaration of his Britannic Majesty, Journal of the Proceedings of the First Foreign Intelligence, from the London 35 37 39 4E 53 ༠ 67 76 78 LONDON: Printed for J. SEWELL, Cornhill, and J. DE BRETT, Piccadilly. Voz. XXXI. JANUARY 1797. B reprefents the Abbey Church at Bath, dedicated to ST. PETER, where formerly food another Structure, founded in 775 by King OrFA, frequently repaired and augmented, till OLIVER KING, LL. D. and Dean of Windfor, began the prefent Pile in 1495, which proceeded fo flow that it was not finished until about 1612. This venerable Building contains the Remains of Numbers who have been celebrated in their Day for Valour, Genius, Beauty, and every refpectable Qualification. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Felix's Offer will be acceptable. We beg to be informed by our Correfpondent 7. J. whether the Account of a Custom obferved by the African Slaves in our British Colonies, is not already in Print. Mr. Mofer's Favour in our next. The Book mentioned by Mr. Polwbele never came to our Hands. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from January 7 to January 14, 1797. s. 000 INLAND COUNTIES. 0100 • Effex 027 1019 026 28 022 312 Middlefex 54 126 0:28 720 7(25 8 Norfolk 416 029 614 824 Hunting. 48 900 027 Wilts Berks Bucks 939 4 Dorfet 0130 028 117 200 031 1121 334 I 033 4:00 Ojco 33 617 800 2:30 6 York 46 0 32 827 315 528 49 6 28 033 119 800 423 7 Northum. 45 130 7 42 8 634 037 33 1115 4134 033 316 900 39 6 Hants 128 6 |