ther, would be only amufing the Reader with a rude and imperfect sketch of a picture that deferves to be drawn at full length. We fhall content ourfelves, therefore, barely with a few touches, and leave his portrait to be finished by the hand of fome able mafter. The Earl of Offory had a very graceful perfon, and, without concerning himself much about drefs, made always as good a figure as any nobleman at court. He had a martial air, and that eafinefs of addrefs, which is natural to thofe who perform their exercifes well, and have been much used to them. He poffeffed, in a high degree, all polite accomplishments; he understood mufic well, fpoke and wrote French and Italian perfectly, underfood most of the modern languages, and, with all the qualities that recommend a man in a court, had all the talents alfo of a man of bulinefs. His courage was truly heroic, and rofe, upon all occafions, in proportion to the danger; but it was the effect of his high fpirit and good fenfe, and not at all of a hafty difpofition, for in his behaviour no man was more cautious or more mo deft; and though, when he thought it neceifary, he spoke with great warmth and freedom, yet he never did this unprovoked, and was very eafily reconciled, provided he thought his antagonift fincere. His generolity was boundlefs, but at the fame time was exerted to noble purposes and upon proper occafions. When he was commander in chief of the English Brigade, and had the naming the officers of fix regiments, he fhewed his difinterestedness in preferring men of merit freely, and at the fame time directed his fecretary, Mr. Ellis, of Pall-Mall, to take nothing for their commiffions; and, as he was by this means deprived of a confiderable perquifite, his Lordship though himself obliged to make it up to him out of his own pocket. In a word, his virtue was unfpotted in the center of a luxurious Court; his integrity unblemished amidst all the vices of his times; his honour untainted through the courfe of his whole life; his reputation general with all parties at home, and fo diffufed abroad, that he received the ftrongest marks of confidence and efteem from perfons of the highest rank in every nation in Europe; and had the honour of entertaining, at his own houfe, all foreigners of diftinction that visited the court of England in his time. Neither has this juft tribute to his high virtues and many amiable qualities been confined only to the short period of his life, the fame felicity has attended his memory. Such as have written of Irish concerns have commended his prudence in the government of that kingdom, of which he was twice Lord Deputy; thofe who have treated of maritime affairs have extolled his courage and conduct on board the fleet; and foreign hiftorians have recorded the great fervices he performed in Flanders; nor even in these times, when men are too apt to take things in wrong lights, and to impose their own conceptions on pofterity for history, has there yet appeared a writer so regardless of truth, or of his own character, as to venture a ftroke of cenfure on that of Lord Offory. The Reflefs Lover, a Dramatic Tal. R. Belmont was a young gentle MR man, defcended from a very refpectable family in the Weft of England. He had been early placed in the army, where his conduct procured him the esteem of his fuperior officers; but a lawfuit for a very large eftate, which his father had been involved in for feveral years, prevented the latter from supplying his fon with the neceffary fums for purchafing preferment in the military prófeffion; fo that, after being engaged in most of the great actions during the laft war in America, and repeatedly wounded, this worthy young man found himself, when the general pacification had taken place, a lieutenant upon halfpay. Though naturally of a moi amicable difpofition, his mind was fenfibly hurt at the many worthlefs objects which had been placed over his head; and the perfidy and ingratitude he had met with from fome of his companions had contributed not a little to diminish his philanthropy, and put him out of humour with mankind. During the time he was abroad upon his country's fervice, he had conftantly correfponded with a young lady, called Clarinda Courtly, with whom he had been acquainted from his childhood; his father, just before he returned to England, died, and left him about 300l. a year and a fuit in Chancery; Clarinda alfo by the death of a near relation had been left a fortune of 15,000l. but the accumulation of riches feemed to have made no alteration in her fentiments for Belmont. On his arrival in London, therefore, he affured himself he fhould find in his beautiful mifirefs a full recompenfe for all his forrows, difappointments, and fufferings. Clarinda Clarinda conftantly fpent the winter with her aunt, lady Woodville, a rich middleaged widow, who lived in a high ftyle, and kept what is ufually called the belt company. This lady's diffipated way of life made fuch an impreffion upon the volatile difpofition of Clarinda, that the foon adopted the fashionable follies of the age; and, in confequence of being befet by a croud of admirers, became one of the moft finifhed coquets of the weft end of the town. In this clafs, the was found by her lover, when he prefented himfelf to her at lady Woodville's; and he was not fo blinded by his paffion for her, but he faw too plainly, with regret and aftonithment, the alteration which had taken place in her behaviour! but, though her manners were corrupted, her beauty was improved, and he fenfibly felt the influence of her charms, while his esteem for her continually decreased. In the course of his vifits, he contracted an acquaintance with Mr. Mildmay, a man of fortune, honour, and integrity; who paid his addreffes to Mifs Mordaunt, a fenfible accomplished girl, who had been in town fome time on a vifit to lady Woodville. Mildmay, who perfectly knew the world, presently faw that Belmont was a worthy disappointed man, and, pitying his fituation, took fome pains to remove the gloom which clouded his temper. Among the coxcombs who frequented lady Woodville's, was Sir Peter Plaufible, a compound of vanity, impertinence, and affectation: but his attention to the ladies over-balanced his faults, and he was a great favourite with the 'fair fex in all the polite circles. To this fop, and fome others of the fame flamp, Belmont found it difficult to behave with common civility, which Clarinda perceiving, like a true coquet, fhe determined to play him off, (as the phrafe is) by appearing partial to the wretches he fo much defpifed. This proceeding gave him uncommon uneafinefs, and he refolved a thousand times to part from her for ever, but difcovered, almost in the fame inftant, how ill qualified he was to put his intentions in execution. About this period a circumftance happened, which added not a little to his chagrin Lady Woodville was fo ftruck with his paffion, that the infenfibly became a rival to her niece, and, finding Belmont take notice of her affiduities, embraced several occafions of expreffing her paffion for him, with so small a fhare of delicacy, that he was much disgusted with her folicitations. After a variety of vexations, he one day ventured to expoftulate with Clarinda upon the confiderable alteration he perceived in her character. He told her, that, if her complaifance was lefs extenfive, her merit would be greater; that, though the had often confeffed a regard for him, he had no affurance but the might do the fame to every one else; that, if he was grown jealous of all the gentlemen of her acquaintance, it was because they were all kindly received by her, more particularly that confummate coxcomb, Sir Peter. She rallied him with great good-humour upon his illfounded fufpicions, and affured him Sir Peter was her utter contempt and averfion; that Belmont's fplenetic difpofition made him fee things through a falfe medium, and that it was only from a principle of common civility, that the ever liftened a moment to the converfation of the people who appeared to have given him fo much difquiet. He kiffed her hand a hundred times, on this declaration; begged pardon for his doubt of her fidelity, and promised to be less suspicious for the future. Lady Woodville, who narrowly watched her niece's conduct, fome time after this, got poffeffion of a letter from Clarinda to Sir Peter, in which, the treated the character of Belmont with the most poignant ridicule, and exaggerated his mifanthropic temper to fuch a degree, that he appeared a monster of rudeness and ill-nature. This epiftle, fhe flattered herself, would turn to her advantage, by convincing Belmont of the perfidy of his miftrefs; and the feized the first opportunity to furnish him with the information fhe was fo defirous to communicate. She excufed herself upon this irkfome occafion, by declaring the could no longer bear to fee the continual wrongs which were done him by the unworthy object of his affection: That fhe doubted not she had poffeffed him of an undeniable proof of Clarinda's infidelity, and, fqueezing his hand, whispered with a fmile, that, if he could be fmitten with any other eyes, fhe, perhaps, could offer fomething to give him confolation. The agitation of his mind was fo great, that he made little reply to her Ladyfhip's kind expreffions; he left the room abruptly, and haftened to Mr. Mildmay, whom he acquainted with the fatal intelligence he had just received; he abused the fex in the most extravagant termus; terms; execrated one part of them for being mischievous and wicked, and the other for not hating with that inveteracy which vice ought to infpire in all virtuous minds. He afferted he had never met with any thing but injustice, treachery, and ingratitude; and that he was refolved to Hy into fome defert, and avoid the approach of every human being. Mildmay endeavoured to perfuade him he might be by fome means impofed on, and with difficulty prevailed upon him to feek a perfonal interview with Clarinda. He proceeded without lofs of time to Lady Woodville's, previously declaring to his friend, that nothing thould prevent him from breaking with her for ever, as he should be his own tormentor ever to regard her more. He could hardly contain his tranfports, when he ap proached her Clarinda pretended, with an air of great diffimulation, to fympathife in his perplexity, and defired him to explain the caufe of it; which he did without referve, and was much furprifed to find her receive his upbraidings, and look at the letter he produced, with a fmile of complacency. After a fhort converfation, the had the addrefs to perfuade him that the letter was forged, and the base contrivance of fome malevolent perfon, who wifhed to deftroy the good opinion he had fo long entertained of her. He heartily withed to believe what his mifirefs afferted, but his judgment contradicted his inclination. She prefently faw his embarraffiment, and, afluming a grave air, told him he did not deferve the love the had for him, and requested to know, if her heart inclined another way, why the fould defcend to the bafenefs of diffembling with him? She blamed her weaknefs, in a foft tone, for retaining any favourable fentiments for him, and lamented the had not fixed her esteem upon an object more deferving of it. Thefe expreffions threw him into a paroxyfni of joy: He made a number of apologies for having fo much fenfibility, and extravagantly declared he fhould have been much happier, if she had poffeffed neither rank nor fortune, that he might by a difinterefted facrifice of his heart, have made reparation for the injuries of fuch a fate, and have had the fatisfaction of feeing her enjoy every thing from the abundance of his love. They parted upon the best terms imaginable; and, as the nuptials of Mifs Mordaunt and Mr. Mildmay were to be celebrated in a few days, he flattered himself with prevailing on Clarinda to give him her hand at the fame time. Scarce had he enjoyed a fhort period of tranquillity from thefe pleasing expectations, when the law-fuit, to carry on which he had confiderably involved himself, came to a final hearing: A circumftance he had impatiently wifhed for, as he affured himself of gaining his caufe, from the juftice of his claim. Upon this head, however, he reckoned without his hoft; for, what with the chicanery of the council and the iniquity of his antago nift's witneffes, he had the unspeakable mortification to find the matter decreed against him by the Lord Chancellor. He was little prepared for this ftroke, which feemed to threaten him with inevitable ruin. As he walked down the Park, Tuminating upon his misfortune, he fuddenly met Lady Woodville, who after a fhort introduction, condoled with him upon the lofs of his caufe, and, to his further furprife, afked him if he was invited to Clarinda's wedding with Sir Peter, which the informed him was to take place the next day. He had not power to answer this mortifying queftion, before the Baronet and his mistress joined Lady Woodville. Belmont could hardly fupport himself at this incident; but his grief gave place to refentment, on feeing Sir Peter hand the two ladies into their carriage, and drive off with a loud laugh. He haftily repaired to the St. James's coffee houfe, and penned a billet to the Baronet, &c. of whom he demanded immediate fatisfaction. He had just difpatched this note, when he received one from Mr. Mildmay, intreating him to come immediately to Lady Woodville's on a matter of importance. As he had refolved never to enter the house again, he answered his request in thefe words: I'm forry, my good friend, I cannot attend you at the place you men tioned. A circumftance has happened which obliges me to leave town with the utmost expedition., I fhall probably fee you no more. May you and your lovely bride be ever happy. Adieu! Betrayed on all fides, oppreffed with injuftice, and wounded, where the heart moft exquifitely feels, I'm going to abandon a city where vice reigns triumphant, and to fearch out fome retired corner of the world where it is no disgrace to be a man of honour. BELMONT. Soca Soon after he fent away this answer, a meisenger acquainted him'he came from Sir Peter Plaufible, who was waiting for him at the thatched house. Belmont immediately proceeded thither, where the waiter told him Sir Peter had ttept out upon a little business, but would return directly. Belmont had fat over a bottle of claret for a considerable time, when, growing impatient, he rang the bell, and inquired for the baronet. At that inftant the door of an adjacent apartment was fuddenly thrown open, and Mildmay, Clarinda, and Mifs Mordaunt abruptly entered the room. "I have brought my dear friend, not Sir Peter Plaufible,' fays Mildmay (for he, poor gentleman, is in too much agitation to appear before you) but a much more powerful antagonist, who has come to make reparation for all the injuries he has done you.' Nov, 10.7 if 'I am indeed,' cried Clarinda, it is not too late for you to accept of it.' If you, dear Sir, can forget my follies; and excufe the methods I took to cure you of that jealoufy which I had long obferved in your temper, my perfon and fortune are at your service; and, to convince you that I am thoroughly fenfible of the indifcretions into which the depraved fashion of the times has betrayed my youth, if you are refolved to turn your back upon the polite world, I'll follow you into your defert without delay. Belmont could hardly give credit to the words the uttered; but the teftimony of his friend and Mifs Mordaunt foon made him believe fhe was thoroughly reclaimed; and the fully convinced him of it by giving him her hand the next day in the church, immediately after the wedding of their two friends. Lifts of Births, Marriages, Deaths, &c. BIRTHS. 'N Marlborough-street, the lady I of the Rev. Richard Grange of a daughter.————11th, The lady of Capt. Ha- - John Warring of Kilkenny-Dec. 13. James Taaffe, of Springmount, Co. Meath, Eiq; to Mils Smith, of Sweepilown, in faid Co. 16th, At Bandon, Simplon Stawell, Eiq; to Mifs Barnard, daughter of James Barnard, of Caftle-Barnard, Efq; 20th, Jofeph Bayley, Efq: of Golden-lane, to Mrs. Cookman, of the Co. Wexford.30th, At Sir William Montgomery's houfe in Mary-ftreet, by the Lord Bishop of Kilmore, the Rt. Hon. Sir John Blaquiere, K. B. and fecretary of state to his excellency the Lord Lieutenant, to Mifs Elinor Dobfon, daughter and heirefs to Robert Doblon, of Ann-grove, Co. Cork, Eiq a young lady poffeffed of a very confiderable fortune, with every qualification and accomplishment of perfon and mind, that can render the marriage Itate happy. DEATHS. This houfe in Anne Street, St. Ste Efq; of a fon and heir.——— 28th, At Carlow, Aphen's-green, Lemuel Schuldham, Efes the lady of Lt. Col. Martin Tucker, of the 2d horfe, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. T Tipperary, Henry Rofe, of Li brother to admiral Schuldham.- At Cremor gan, Lewis Moore, Efq;--In Gardiner'srow, the Hon. George Plunkett, youngest 07. 30. Americk, Eiq; to Mils Hoops.-- fon of the Rt. Hon the earl of Fingall The Rev. Henry St. George, of Great-inland, Co. Wexford, to Mifs Percival, only daughter of Philip Percival, of faid Co. Esq;—Nev. 1. At Waterford, William Price, Efq; to Mifs Roberts: At Danville, James Blackney, of Ballycornick, Co. Galway, Efq; to Mifs Gertrude Galwey, of Weftcourt.4th, His Grace the Duke of Leinster, to the Hon. Mifs St. George, daughter of the late Rt. Hon. Lord St. George, with a fortune of 120,000l. The ceremony was performed by his Grace's chaplain, the Rev. John Falkiner. -17th, Cæfar Colclough, of Co. Wexford, Efq; to Mifs Warring, daughter of the Rev. Appendix, 1775. Nov. 3. At her house in London, the Kt. Hon. the counters dowager of Kerry, mother to the prefent earl of Kerry.-Alderman Wjiliam Forbes: This worthy gentleman was hipwrecked the 19th of October, at Holyhead, on board the Friendship, Capt. Mallay, bound for Bourdeaux. He was twice elected lord mayor of this city, and filled that high ftation with ability, integrity, and dignity.Nov. 6. Near Drogheda, Robert Ball, of Ballgrove, Etq; fincerely lamented by all who knew him.-In Dame-street, Mrs. Anne Leathley, bookfeller; fhe was as benevolent in her difpofition, as the was eminent in her Nnnnn P - profeffion, and the happy effects of a life of late William Eofter of Kilmaurry, Co. Meath, PROMOTION S. ROGER be Juftice of the Peace for the Co. Donegal,- -The The Rev. Richard Cane, to be a juflice of BANKRUPT S. AMES Baxter and Mils Jane Forfier, of At his boufe in Sycamore-alley, aged 91, J Ballimote, Co. Sligo, dealers and parts Mr. William Wilkes, an eminent gold-beater; ners.-Thomas Lewis, of the city of Dublin, |