Sir G. Warren was suddenly taken ill, on Sunday night, August 30, at Tunbridge Wells, and expired in less than an hour. A singular circumstance in his history was, that after a separation decreed in the Ecclesiastical Court between him and his lady, in consequence of disagreements merely the result of contrariety of tempers, they again came together, and lived with each other till death pronounced a more durable divorce.

Amongst the wounded in the late attack before Boulogne, who were taken to the hospital at Deal, was a man who lost the entire of his face, from his eyebrows to his under jaw, the ball or splinter having carried away his eyes, nose, and cheeks; he, however, lived for four days in this condition, in perfect posI session of his senses: on entering the hospital he took off his shoes, washed his hands, and tied his own neck-cloth, and, in writing on the subject of his misfortune, he alone regretted that he should not live to see the success of the enterprise.

A gentleman in Inverness-shire lately shot 52 brace of moor-fowl in a day.— He did not fire at a bird while sitting, nor did he shoot more than one bird at a time. Considerable bets were depending.

As a gentleman and lady were travelling on the road adjoining the river Mersey, between Didsbury and the northern ford, some boys disturbed a wasp's nest, by which the horse was so severely stung, that he instantly ran back into the river, which is five or six yards deep. The lady and gentleman fortunately leaped out as the chaise was falling over the bank, and escaped being hurt. The horse was drowned, and when taken out of the river, many wasps were found sticking on his head. It is supposed that, from the dreadful manner in which the animal was stung, he must have died, had he not been drowned.

Jacob Preston, Esq. is elected. Mayor of Yarmouth. The ceremony of choosing the Mayor is curious. Six members of the Common Council, and six ffeemen of the Borough are locked up in the great hall, near the church, until. nine are unanimous in the choice of one person. The electors were this year 33 hours in coming to their determination. They have, however, been known to sit nine days. Neither food nor light should be admitted into the room during the election, but the parties be left to watch and starve each other out.

The late showers have done infinite benefit to the grass lands, turnips, &c. A correspondent at Shrewsbury observes, that the second hay-harvest has been nearly equal to the first in produce and quality.

Potatoes throughout the country are uncommonly abundant.-In some parts of Cornwall the produce has been at the rate of 4 Winchester bushels to 18 feet square.

BIRTHS.

Of Sons:-At Jedbrook House, near Richmond, Surrey, the Hon. Mrs. R. Stopford; The Ladies of Sir H. Harper, and of Lieut. Gen. Harris. Of Daughters :-Lady Hervey; the Hon. Mrs. Dorien Majens; at Inveresk, near Edinburgh, the Hon. Mrs. Charteris; the Lady of Dr. Thynne, Berners Street; in Grosvenor-square, the lady who has been married at Rome, and at St. George's Hanover-square, to Prince Augustus Frederick.

MARRIED.

Lord Tara, of Bellinter, in Ireland, to Miss Powys, second daughter of T. J. P. Esq. of Berwick House, Salop. E. Bacon, Esq. eldest son of Sir J. B. Bart. to Miss Bacon, Daughter of D. B. Esq. of Ottery, St. Mary. Brig. Gen. | J. Murray, to Miss M. Pasco, niece of W. Baker, Esq. Comptroller of the Customs, at Montreal. In Ireland, Captain Bates, of 21st Light Dragoons, to Miss Waller, daughter of the late Sir R. W. Bart. J. Bacon, Esq. Sculptor, to Miss Taylor, of High Street, Southwark. J. Watkins, Esq. of Charing-Cross, to Mrs. Walker, late of Stafford. At the Earl of Roseberry's, in Park-lane, by special licence, W. Harvey, Esq. of the county of Carnarvon, to Lady D. A. Primrose, his Lordship's youngest daughter. S. Peacocke, Esq. of Cavendish-square, to the only daughter of Sir T. H. Apreece, Bart. J. Bond, Esq. High Sheriff for the county of Somerset, to Miss Cruikshank, of Enmore. Mr. Frazer, of Great Pulteney Street, to Lady Croft of Devonshire Street. RearAdmiral Wilson, to Miss C. Pollard, of Ewell, Surrey. J. L. Farrer, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, to Miss M. White, sister of Sir J. J. White, Bart. J. Hawkins, of Sunbury, Middlesex, Esq. to Miss S. daughter of H. Sibthorpe, M. P. for · Lincoln. Brigadier General Dunne, to Miss White, sister to Lord Bantry.At Linton, in Kent, Colonel Rochfort, of Carlow, Ireland, to the third daughter of Sir Horace Mann, Bart. At Bath, Sir M. Somerville, Esq. M.P. for the county of Meath, to Miss M. Meredith.

DIED.

At Weston, Lady L. Bridgman, wife to the Hon, and Rev. G. Bridgman, and only daughter of the late earl of Cork. At his house, at Sunning Hill, in Berkshire, the Hon. Mr. John Yorke. Same day, at Hackney, the Rev. and celebrated Gilbert Wakefield. In Caroline Street, Bedford Square, W. Tyler, Esq. R. A. At Reading, in the 85th year of his age, J. Manley, Esq. Senior Bencher of the Middle Temple. W. Rix, Esq. Town Clerk of the city of London. At Tunbridge, Sir G. Warren. In Dublin, Lady H. Stratford, daughter to the first, and sister to the present, Earl of Aldborough. At Baden, Fieldmarshal Lasey, the oldest of the Imperial Generals. On his passage to Lisbon, Lieut. Gen. M'Leod, Lieutenant Colonel of the 73d Foot. At Lewisham, Lady M. Churchill. At Ellon Castle, in the 80th year of his age, the Earl of Aberdeen. Sir W. Plomer, Knt. Alderman of Bassishaw Ward. Gen. Lord Adam Gordon, Col. of the 1st Foot. Mrs. Elmslie, wife of J. Elmslie, Esq. of Berners-street, having on the 4th been delivered of her 21st child. At Rathmines, near Dublin, Mrs, Pendred, formerly Miss R. Ryder, daughter of the late Mr. R. many years manager of the Dublin theatre, and afterwards a performer at Covent Garden. In Jamaica, Lieut. Col. de la Beche. At Vienna, Maximilian Francis Xavier Joseph Prince Bishop of Cologne. In Dublin, Lord Rossmore. At Edinbugh, Lieut. Gen. A. Campbell. In the 84th year of his age, J. Kellett, Esq. many years Col. of the Horse-Guards, Blue. At Liverpool, Mr. Wild, upwards of 20 years prompter of Covent Garden theatre. At Tobago, W. Matthews, Esq. Barrister at Law, a Gentleman of considerable Talents. At Troston, Mrs. Lofft, wife of Capel Lofft, Esq.

MONTHLY MIRROR,

FOR

OCTOBER, 1801.

Embellished with

A PORTRAIT OF MRS. BILLINGTON, ENGRAVED BY RIDLEY, FROM AN ORIGINALS

PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS,

By J. Wright, No, 20, Denmark-Court, Strand,

And published by VERNOR and HOOD in the Poultry

sold, also, by all the Booksellers in

Great Britain and

Ireland.

A Portrait of Miss De Camp, from a fine Miniature by Barry, will be given in our next.

Portraits of Richard Porson, Esq. Greek Professsor of the University of Cambridge, Mr. Henry Siddons, Mr. Quick, and Mr. Charles Kemble, are in a state of great forwardness.

We have received several letters on the subject of the present state of one of our winter theatres :—the respect, however, in which we hold the talents of all the parties involved in the dispute, and our general wish to avoid all personal controversy, the existence of which we sincerely regret, prevent their insertion.

Mr. TOONE's review of the observations of Q. Z. and Mr. White on Sternhold and Hopkins, shall appear next month,---and with this article we must beg leave to close the controversy.

We thank Le----- for his account of the private theatricals in Lamb's Conduit Street; but we want room even for our remarks on the public stage, which is infinitely more interesting to our readers; and, besides, we do not think (though we have admitted one or two articles of the kind) that private performances are fit objects of criticism.

The Sonnet by J. C. of Pentonville, has some good lines; but the final couplet is unequal to the rest of the composition, and our poetical contributors are really so numerous, that we must become more scrupulous in our promises of insertion.

The Paper of EDONERASTES is well written, and his observations are sensible; but they are not distinguished by any novelty, and are too general.

THALIA (York) may, in time, be gratified by the appearance of the portrait she wishes to see in our work. The performer she mentions is sedulously cultivating the favour of the comic muse, and, at a proper season he shall not pass unnoticed; but there are very many claims before his, at present.

The Memorandum of C. H. came too late for this month.

The favour of J. C. S. (Liverpool) in our next.

A Constant Reader (York) makes a very earnest application to Higeia for her assistance: and immediately after tells her that--

His soul unmov'd beholds the wasting frame,

And views eternity with eagle eyes.

This is contradictory. The goddess will not think herself honoured by such a votary as this.

In the Acrostic-Sonnet, from Gray's Inn. There is something defective in the first stanza. We dislike the 3d and 4th lines. If these could be altered to our satisfaction, we would insert the poem with pleasure; for we think the thought rather happy.

Darthula, by LAOCOON (Abergavenny), is under consideration. There seem to be twe or three blanks in the copy, which require to be filled up.

SONNET to the Author of the Series of Sonnets, in our next, if possible.

J. COPE, who has sent us a song called the Wounded Sailor, is certainly not an “old veteran" in the service of the Muses, however grey his honest tar may have grown in that of his country.

The MS, of W. H. M. has not reached the hands of the person who held out to him the en@ouragement expressed in the correspondence page of a former number. The necessary enquiries shall be made, and W. H. M. shall have an answer next month.

The favours of A. H. are received:

ERRATA in our last.

Page 197, in the Sonnet from Milton, line the last, read " Reluctant were she most." Same Page, in the Sonnet on a Wild Rose, line 7, for "So thy mild," read " To thy miid." Page 211, in the Celestial Notices, last line but one, for "length," read “ tenth.”

As it is a prominent characteristic of Englishmen to feel a strong interest in whatever promotes the honour or advantage of their country, in the useful or the ornamental arts, we hardly need offer any apology to our readers, for presenting them with some account of our first English singer.

Miss ELIZABETH WEICHSELL, was born in London, in the year 1769. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weichsell, who have long been known to the musical world. Mr. Weichsell, her father, is of a noble family in Germany; but, not possessing any lineal inheritance, he devoted himself to music as a profession. His brother is at this time a judge at Erbach in Germany. Mrs. Billington's mother, who has been dead some years, was a vocal performer of considerable ability, well known at concerts, and particularly at Vauxhall, where she long held the rank of first singer, at a time when Vauxhall was much more distinguished for the excellence of its vocal performers than it is in the present day.

Miss Weichsell, quite in an infant state, displayed the most promising omens of musical genius, and her father took care to give all possible encouragement to her talents, by his own instructions, and by the assistance of the first masters, whom his situation easily enabled him to procure. The piano-forte may be considered as her earliest play-thing, and it has through life been her favourite amusement. When she was only seven years of age, she performed a concerto in public, and when she had reached her eleventh year, she again displayed her talents on the same instrument, in a composition of her own. This early entrance into public life, has induced many to conceive that her age exceeds what we have above stated.

Among her numerous masters on the piano-forte, was the cele