Cafhope is gone to the facrifice, Phineas and Andromeda enter fcolding; he up braids his niece that the loves Perfeus, which the lady denies, and promifes to obey her father's commands. Caffiope returning, acquaints them that Fund will not relent, and their only hope is in Perfeus, who had promifed to cut off Medula's head, on condition of having Andromeda for his wife; this enrages Phine as, who goes off to appeal to the king, and the queen goes alfo to prevent his influence. Merope is likewife grieved at the lofs of him fhe loved; and Andromeda, who for all her diffembling loved Perfeus, is fearful he will perifh in the attempt; and on his coming to take his leave before the combat, he tells him The loves Phineas, in hopes it will prevent his attempt on Medufa; but he feeming still more refolved, flhe confeffes her love, and leaves him with her wishes for his Safety and fuccefs. When Perfeus is alone, Mercury enters to him to prepare him for the fight. Two Infernals rife and prefent him with the helmet of Pluto, which will render him invifible. Four war-nymphs bring the field of Pallas, and three Cyclops a fword of proof, and wings for his feet, and thus equipped, the hero fets out on his enterprize. The next fcene is a most beautiful view of a palace, which feems an amazing length. The queen, with the lovers, are proceeding to the nuptials, when they are flopped by Merope and Phineas with a band of armed foldiers. Perfeus calls fome foldiers to his affiftance, but recollecting he had the head of Medusa on his fhield, he prefents it to his enemies, who are turned into ftone, and then they go to the wedding. This is the plot of this truly Burlesque Opera, which in many places is highly laughable, and replete with ftrokes of juft and delicate fatire. The tunes to the fongs, duets, airs; and choruffes, (forty feven in number) are excellently adapted; and it has given a general fatisfaction to the feveral audiences, which would have been more numerous, had not the heat of the weather, and Crow. ftreet theatre being opened, prevented many people from enjoying a diverfion truly elegant, and really pleafing. The piece is preceded by a fatiric prologue by Mr, Punch, giving an account of his travels; and concludes with the INVITATION, a musical sketch, in which Punch and his wife Joan, procure the affittance of mirth and fatire (represented by Euphrefyne and Momus) to please their customers. The fecond act presents a view of the cave of Medufa. She and her two fifter as Gorgons, lament the misfortune of their hideous figure. Mercury enters and charms them to fleep, whilt Perfeus comes and cuts off Medufa's head. The fifters awaking, fearch for the murderer, but he being rendered invifible by Pluto's helmet, plays at blindman's buff with them, til at Mercury's command they fink through the ftage in their paffage to Old Nick. The third act opens with an elegant view of the sea, a chorus of fishermen, fith women, &c. celebrate the victory of Perfeus. Phineas and Merope exprefs their grief at his fuccefs, but Cafhope enters, and acquaints them that at Juno's command her daughter was to be devoured by a sea monster; and accordingly two Tritons bind Andromeda to a rock, and a fea moniter appears. The poor girl gives herself up for loft, when Perjous appears in the air, fithes for the moniter, catches him on a hook, and runs a spit through his head. The Tritons fink, compofed. Perfeus releases his mistress, and all go out to prepare for the wedding. The scene changes to a magnificent chamber, where Merope and Phineas la. ment their misfortune, and agree to have vengeance. We fhall fele&t one fong from each act, a fpecimen of the ftile. ACT I. TRIO III. Caffiope, Phineas, Andromeda. Cafhope. He is the fon of Jove. Phineas. Yes, to be fure, ma'am! Andromeda. No falfehood can him move, Phineas. No, to be fure, ma'am, Andromeda. He fays that fo it is And he must know it. Then his birth's not amifs. Phineas. How can he show it? He'll cut off the head of Medufa; Phineas. O yes, to be fure-but what does he afk, When he has accomplished this terrible tafk? Caffiope. My daughter's the only re- That fon of a bunter! That bafe fortune-hunter! I'll appeal to the king, Hhh z High dine, a ding ACT You will lament it; unless you're a Yes I muft cry fadly! As at any tragedy. Ends my daughter's destiny. Swears Andromeda fhall die Will crack her bones fpeedily. Account of the Regatta, exhibited on the kiver Thames and at Kanelagh, on Friday, June 23. ARLY in the afternoon, the whole This was fucceeded by firing of cannon from a platform before the duke of Richmond's; who, as well as his grace of Montague, and the earl of Pembroke, had fplendid companies on the occafion. The directors barge, which was uncommonly fuperb, and on the ftern of which was difplayed a blue enfigp, with the word REGATTA in large gold characters, was rowed in great tate to its station, a little before seven, on the west point of the center arch. The boats and veffels of the red flag immediately brought up in the line of the four arches, on the Lambeth fide; the blue divifion in the direction of the four nearest Westminster; and the white, of the two arches on each fide the center; the grand center arch being folely appropriated to the raceboats. At feven o'clock the Lord Mayor's barge moved, and falling down the fiream, made a circle towards the bridge, on which 21 cannon were fired as a falute. At half palt feven, the feveral candidates for the regatta honours, started at Weltminster bridge; twelve boats, two men in each, in three divifions, habited in white, red, and blue, rowed down to Waterman's-Hall, and went round a veffel placed there for the purpose, and then made up again for the goal, which was gained by one of the red fquadron, who had for their reward, each a new boat with furniture complete, coats and badges, and an enfign with the word regatta in gold letters infcribed thereon ; the fecond boat eight guineas each, and the third five guineas each; and to every other candidate, who rowed the full diftance, half a guinea, with permission to be in Ranelagh gardens (in their uni forms) during the entertainment. As foot as the winners were declared, and their prizes awarded, the whole proceffion began to move from Westminster E river, from London Bridge to the Bridge for Ranelagh; the directors barge Ship Tavern, Milbank, was covered with veifels of pleasure, and there feemed to be a general combination to make a gay evening.-Above 1200 flags were flying before four o'clock, and fuch was the public impatience, that fcores of barges were filled at that time. The tops of the houses were covered, the fafhes of many windows taken out, and the whole river formed a fplendid fcene. A city barge, ufed to take in ballaft, was, on this occafion, filled with the finest ballaft in the world; above 100 elegant ladies. Soon after fix, drums, fifes, horns, trumpets, &c. formed feparate little concerts under the feveral arches of the bridge. at the head of the whole fquadron, with grand bands of mufic playing in each. The company landed at the ftairs about nine o'clock, when they joined the affembly which came by land in the temple of Netune, a temporary octagon kind of building erected about twenty yards below the rotunda, lined with ftriped linen of the different coloured flags of the navy, with light pillars near the center, ornamented with ftreamers of the fame kind loofely flowing, and luftres hanging between each. This room difcovered great talte, but we cannot reconcile the temple of Neptune's being fupplied with muficians in Sylvan habits. At. At half after ten the rotunda was opened for fupper, which discovered three circular tables, of different elevations, elegantly fet out, though not profufely covered: the rotunda was finely illuminated with party-coloured lamps, and thofe difplayed with great tafte and delicacy; the center was folely appropriated for one of the fulleft and finest bands of mufic, vocal and inftrumental, ever collected in thefe kingdoms; the number being 240. It was opened with a new grand piece compofed for the occafion, after which various catches and glees were fung by Meffis. Vernon, Reinhold, &c. &c. Supper being over, a part of the company retired to the Temple, where they danced minuets, cotillons, &c. without any regard to precedence: while others entertained themselves in the great room. -Several temporary ftructures were erested in the gardens, fuch as bridges, palm-trees, &c. &c. which were intended to discover fomething novel in the illumination style, but the badness of the evening prevented their being exhibited. The company confifted of about 2000, among which were the first perfonages of diftinction. Mrs. Cornelys had the fole management of the decorations and fupper, for which fhe was allowed 700 guineas; the fupper was, in confequence thereof, like moft farmed ones, but indifferent, and the wine very scarce, of William Adair, with intention to defraud the faid William Adair, Efquire, against the statute. Second Count. For feloniously uttering and publishing the fame bond as true, knowing it to have been forged, with the like intention; against the statute. Third Count. For felonioufly forging and counterfeiting the fame bond with intention to defraud Thomas Brooke, Doctor in phyfic; against the statute. Fourth Count. For feloniously uttering and publishing the fame bond as true, knowing it to have been forged, with the like intention, against the ftatute. Doctor Thomas Brooke. I have known the prisoner feveral years, we have lived in great intimacy, and our families vifited. On the firft of November, 1774, he applied to me at my house in CharlesStreet, St. James's Square, to let him have a fum of money; the particular fura he did not then mention. But, I told him, I had at that time no more cash by me than for my own occafion, and therefore I could not accommodate him. Upon this, he faid, there was fomething of very great importance, and if I could raise the money it would be a great advantage to him. I told him, I did not know any way of raifing the money, as I had not cafh in my banker's hands. The prifoner faid, let me have fome of your Ayre Bank Bonds. I faid, I did not think of parting with them; when you asked me to raise the money. But he faid, if will let me have them, I will give you a bond of Mr. William Adair's for three thousand one hundred pounds, as a fecu- you rity, and I will leave the Ayre bonds as a depofit, in Mr. Drummond's bank. I told him, he fhould have the Ayre bonds upon that condition. I took out a roll from my bureau of these Ayre bonds to the number of about twenty one, and afked the prifoner how many he would have of them. After fome little hesitation, he faid, he would be obliged to me for fifteen; they were all of a hundred pounds each. I defired him to take down the numbers of the bonds, which he did upon this paper (producing it.) at the bottom is wrote thus-1500, Ayre Bonds, bearing date the 29th of June, 1774, and payable to Thomas Brooke, by indorfement. Then follows, ift of November, 1774, Received of Dr. Brooke the above numbers, to be replaced in eight days, which I have given William Adair's bond as a fecurity for three thousand one hundred pounds; figned Daniel Perreau. This is all in Daniel Perreau's own hand-writing. He delivered me the bond which is now produced; I have had it in my poffeffion ever fince. The prisoner took the fifteen Ayre bonds away, and left the bond for three thousand one hundred pounds. After this I saw Daniel Perreau almost every day. The Ayre bonds were not replaced in the eight days, according to the promife, but I thought they might be a convenience to Mr. Perreau, and fo I did not demand them of him till about the middle of December; when, as I intended to call for the interest due upon them, I thought it proper to give Mr. Perreau timely notice of it, and did fo in the middle of December. Upon giving him this notice, Mr. Perreau faid, it was very well, and that I fhould have the bonds. But a few days after he afked me, if I had no other reafon to call for these bonds, but on accouut of the intereft? I faid, no, I really had not. Then, Mr. Perreau faid, he would be much obliged to me, to let the bonds lie in his hands a little longer, and he would pay me the intereft due upon the bonds. I faid, if it was any fervice to him he was welcome to keep them longer. Nothing else happened till I heard of the prifoner's being in cuttody. Then I went to Mr. Adair's with the bond, on Saturday; I believe, it was the 11th of March I heard of this affair breaking out of the Perreaus at first, I could not believe any fuch charge against them. : On bis Cross Examination. "He faid, he never did apprehend any other than a very good character of Daniel Perreau during his acquaintance: that when he went to Sir John Fielding's, Sir John Fielding faid, he was fure Daniel Perreau was in cuftody. He faid, Mr Dean, his lawyer, was there, but that whether he was taken into custody, or whether he furrendered himself, he knew nothing at all about it." Richard Wilson, I am a fcrivener, oppofite the Admiralty I filled up the bond that is now produced; it is my hand writing. The prifoner and his brother were with me together, and have filled up bonds figned, William Adair; but which of the brothers gave me inftructions to fill them up I cannot pofhbly tell; but I never did fill up a bond of Mr. William Adair's but by the inftructions of one of them. Scroope Ogilvie. I know Mr. William Adair in Pall-Mall very well; I was his clerk nine or ten years: I am perfectly well acquainted with his hand writing: it is not his hand, it does not bear the least resemblance. Prifoner's Defence. My lord, I received the bond from Mrs. Rudd as a true bond of Mr. Wm. Adair's. I did really believe it to be a genuine, authentic and valid bond, and I folemnly protett, by all my hopes of happiness here and hereafter, fo villainous an intention of defrauding any man of his property never entered my mind. I adjure the Almighty fo to affift me, in my prefent dangerous fituation, as 1 speak here before you. For the Prifoner. John Moody. I was a footman in the family of Mr. Daniel Perreau; I lived with him fifteen or fixteen months. E left him in July laft, Mrs. Rudd lived with, and appeared as the wife of Mr. Daniel Perreau. During all that time, when Daniel Perreau has been going out, fhe has come down stairs, and began writing; and, after fome time, has rung the bell for me to come to her. Accordingly, when I have come, fh has given me a letter, as coming from Mr. William Adair-Saying thus to me.-When your mafter comes in, he will, in all probability enquire whether any gentleman has been here enquiring for him. Then I was to fay, Mr. William Adair had been there, and that he had seen Mrs. Perreau, and been an hour in conversation with her in the parlour: that I fhould fay, Mr. William Adair had left a letter for him, which Mrs. Perreau had given me. I commonly put the letters upon the mantle-piece in the parlour, and this has happened more than once or twice. When my mafter has come home, he has immediately afked whether any body has been there to enquire for him? I have answered, yes, Mr. William Adair has been here, and was an hour in conversation with my miftrefs. Then he afked, if there was any meffage left for him? I told him, yes, a letter was left for him, that was upon the mantle-piece, he has broken open the feal and read it. As foon as my mafter entered into conversation with any gentleman in company there, my miftrefs would come down, and sometimes ring the bell for me, and wouldcome towards me as though the was going to put her hand upon my fhoulder, though he never did, and used to fay, that was well done of you to fave your mafter from being angry with me; and would fay with a fmile, that was to affirm that Mr. William Adair had been there, because the faid to her husband, that he was going to call upon Mr. William Adair, and that if her husband found out that she had not called upon ་ him, nor Mr. Adair upon her, he would never forgive her. She has given me half a crown for faving Mr. Perreau, by this means, from being angry with her. At other times, when my matter has been gone, fhe has come down ftairs, and fell to writing as fast as fhe could, and as foon as the had wrote, fhe has given this letter to me to carry to my mailer where he was, at the Union coffee-house, or other places, and to fay he was wanted immediately at home upon urgent business. I have gone as I was directed, and my mafter has immediately come home, and I have followed him at my leifure; what the bufinefs was, I never knew; and I have likewife carried letters, much in the fame manner, to the Smyrna coffee-houfe, near St. James's; and I have faid to him he was wanted at home. 2. Did your mafter ever afk who want ed him? Moody. No, never. At other times fhe has come down stairs when company were in converfation with Daniel Perreau, and bid me, when I faw an opportunity, give a double rap at the door, and come up to her, and fay a gentleman wanted to fpeak with her below ftairs. When no one has been there, fhe has come down to write, and the paper the ufed to write upon, was what I provided for her by her orders; it was thick gilt paper, very different from that commonly used in the family by Daniel Perreau; he wrote upon thin gilt paper. She employed me to get her different pens, crow-quills, goofe-quills, and these I ufed to mend; and the faid, fhe could write better with them after I had mended them than with any other pens. After fhe had wrote a note, fhe would give it to me to put in my pocket, and wait an opportunity to bring it up to Daniel Perreau in the drawing room; but fue faid, I must be cautious, in the firit place, that my mafter was in converfation with fomebody in the drawingroom, that he might not come down ftairs; then to give a double rap, fometimes a fingle one, fometimes to fay, Mr. Adair left a note, fometimes that a gentleman left it, at another time there was a letter that was brought as from Mr. James Adair, in Soho-fquare. After the children had been there to pay a morning vifit to Mrs. James Adair, when they returned back there was a letter produced by the nursery maid, as coming from Mr. James Adair. To the belt of my knowledge, my mafter was out when the children came from thence. When my waller came home, the letter was either given to him, or put upon the mantlepiece. I am fure my matter had it, for I faw the letter in his hand myself. I have feen Mary Brown, another servant, rap at the door, and take letters, from Mrs. Rudd in the fame manner, and fay a gentleman left them; the has let me pafs into the parlour firft, and rapped at the parlour door, and delivered to me a note, and said here is a note a gentleman has left. I entertained no other opinion than that Mrs. Rudd wanted to make Mr. Daniel Perreau think that Mr. William Adair was an acquaintance or correfpondent of her's. I thought her a very artful perfon in fo doing, and I observed it to this Mary Brown; the letters were wrote by Mrs. Rudd, and these letters were in a quite different hand of the usual hand that he wrote in. (a letter fhewn to him) It is the fame direction and handwriting the ufually gave to Daniel Perreau. (The Letter read.) Directed to Daniel Perreau, Efqi Two thoufand five hundred pounds is the utmost you can reckon upon for the enfuing year's income, to pay all expences and debts, feven hundred of which is already used for the faid purposes; and Dr.'s deed will reduce you to one thousand four hundred pounds to live upon till next Christmas, having neither house rent nor Mrs. P's expences to pay, that certainly may do very handfomely with a proper well-judged economy, and without fuch, as many thoufands might be fquandered away.-M. H. is an expence that I make a point you inftantly free yourfelf from. Saturday night, Yours affectionately, W. A. "I don't fee how you can afford new liveries, give broad lace and new waistcoats to the prefent ones." The name William Adair to the bond appears to me to be the fame hand-writing that my mistress used to write; not that I ever faw my miftrefs write; but it is the fame as the direction to Daniel Perreau. I faw the letter upon her table which the wrote, which was the fame fort of handwriting. Elizabeth Perkins. I lived with Mr. Daniel Perreau from June till this affair broke out; four months before, I remember once at Mill-hill Mrs. Rudd defired me to fay to Daniel Perreau, that a letter was brought by a fervant; my mafter asked me whether the man had a livery? I told my master he had no livery. Mrs. Rudd defired me, if my maker wrote |