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MARRIED.

J. Hammet, Esq. M. P. to Miss Woodford, daughter of the Baronet. Lieut. Col. Sir John Fancourt, of the 69th regiment, to Miss A. Farrer, of Bath. Capt. F. L. Popham, of the R. N. to Miss Wallis, of Travarno. At Stoke Newington, Capt. Compton, late of the India service, aged 72, to Miss Jeffries, teacher of a boarding-school, aged 66. S. Margrie, Esq. to Miss Johnson, niece to the General. At Dublin, the Hon. F. N. Burton, to the Hon. Valentia Lawless. R. Pigot, Esq. brother to the Baronet, to Miss Williamson of Stafford. R. Ironmonger, Esq. of Whorwell, to the third daughter of Sir T. Crawley Boevey, Bart. At Monghyr, in the East Indies, Capt. Stewart, of the Bengal Military Establishment, to Miss H. daughter of F. Wainewright, Esq. late of Pall Mall. At Filey, R. Shepherd, of Lebberston Hall, near Scarborough, aged 81, to Mrs. Ann Watson, aged 24. By this union the bridegroom becomes brother to his and uncle to his grandson, the father and son having married two sisters. At Froome, Mr. John Cooke, aged 76, to Mrs. Pope, who, on the morning of the tender sacrifice to Love and Hymen, attained her 60th year. Lord Louvaine to Miss L. Wortley, of Grovesnor-Square. Captain Lukin, of the Doris, to the second daughter of the late Peter Thellusson. Dr. Crauford, of Hotwells, Bristol, to Miss E. second daughter of Sir P. O'Connor, of Cork. J. L. Freeman, Esq. of Crickmailly, to the second daughter of the late Gen. Trelawney. Mr. Wm. Daniell, of Howland-Street, to Miss Westall, of Upper Charlotte Street, By special licence, at the Dowager Lady Burgoyne's, Oxford Street, the Right Hon. Lord Ongley, to Miss Burgoyne, only daughter of Sir John Burgoyne, Bart. At St. George's, Bloomsbury, by the Rev. Gerrard Andrews, William Alves, Esq. to Miss Davidson, of Bedford Square. At Lambeth Palace, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Pelham to Lady Mary Osborne. At St. James's church, Thomas Nisbett, Jun. Esq. to Miss Sally Prestou, niece of the late Sir J. Call, Bart.

DIED.

Lord Stonefield, one of the Scotch Judges. In Mansell-Street, Mr. R. Newcome, brother to the late Primate of Ireland. At Duddingstone, the Hon. Capt. Napier, of the navy. The Rev. W. White, an Alderman, of Portsmouth. At Penkhull, near Newcastle, Staffordshire, Miss Ellen Spode. The Rev. J. Alt, Prebendary of Stillington. At his house near Bath, Viscount Barrington, nephew to the Bishop of Durham. At Epsom, Sir Griffith Poynton, Bart. Mr. E. Connel, of Mr. Astley's theatre. Suddenly, in the county of Wicklow, while on a survey of his district, Lieut. Gen. Eustace. R. Moss, Esq. of the Secretary of State's Office, and youngest son of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. In Gloucesterplace, Brigadier General Arnold. At Thunderton, the Dowager Lady Dunbar. On her passage from Jamaica, Mrs. Major Cameron, niece to the Right Hon. H. Dundas. In St. James's Street, C. Edwin, Esq. formerly M. P. for Glamorganshire. Sir J. Lawson, Bart. at Borough Hall. At Worcester, J. Deane, Esq. many years representative of the county of Dublin. Some time since, in the West Indies, Mr. Williames, formerly of Drury Lane theatre.

MONTHLY MIRROR,

FOR

AUGUST, 1801.

Embellished with

A PORTRAIT OF MR. KELLY, ENGRAVED BY RIDLEY, FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY HUTCHINSON. ALSO,

A HUMOUROUS PRINT REPRESENTING ST. PETER AND THE LAWYER.

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The Portrait of Mr. Johnstone, promised for this number, could not be prepared in sufficient time for the publication; we have therefore substituted a likeness of Mr. Kelly of Drury Lane Theatre.

Lines to a Redbreast flying in a church, by N. HOWARD, from Plymouth, shall appear at the first convenient opportunity,

The packet from J. B. of Liverpool, is received, and the articles shall be inserted.
So also shall Mr. ATKINSON'S ballad.

PEREGRINE is informed that the opera of False and True, was performed at Covent Gaṛ. den theatre, for the benefit of Mr. Johnstone, on the 30th of April, 1799.

Mary, the Toast, and the Cot of the Vale, by S, shall be duly attended to.

We have the gratification to announce to our readers, for our next number, an exquisite translation by CAPEL LOFFT, Esq. of Milton's justly celebrated Italian sonnet to Deodatus. It unfortunately arrived too late for the number of this month, as did "The Sonnet written in an Evening in a retired Village," by the elegant author of the series of beautiful sonnets pube lished in this work.

Inscription for a Cavern in the Vale of Glamorgan, by a CONSTANT READER, from Abergavenny, and Lines to the departed Spirit, by LAOCOON, as soon as possible.

The Fan of Love, by our ingenious and valuable correspondent T. NOBLE, certainly in

our next.

The actor alluded to by a CONSTANT READER, has unquestionably great talents, and we are not insensible to them; but need the writer be informed that it necessarily requires time, to reflect the likeness of every person who has a claim to the notice of this work.

The elegant reproof of J. J. P. has had its effect, but we assure the writer that our delay is attributable rather to inadvertency than intentional neglect.

The Epilogue to Cato, spoken by the Lancaster free Grammar School, will only remind our readers of Pope's admirable prologue, and we are sure the comparison would be far from creditable to our correspondent's composition.

Ode to the Memory of Robert Burns, by I. H. L, HUNT, the youthful writer of a volume of poems, of which we have been impelled, in juftice to the poet, to speak so favourably, shall occupy the first vacancy we have.

Sonnet to Miss H. by CIVIS, from Wolverhampton, in the course of two or three numbers. We thank A. H. and shall make use of some of his favours, as he may perceive by this number.

The Post Horse is lame in the feet, and of course bobbles most cursedly. RUSTICUS must mount another Pegasus, or he will never approach the seat of the Muses.

we almost fear that the favours of our highly valued correspondent OCTAVIUS, from Stam. Ford, have either miscarried, or been by some accident mislaid. Might we intrude upon his goodness so much as to request the favour of a second transcript ?--- We are quite ashamed to solicit this indulgence.

We wish we could oblige a CONSTANT READER, who writes from Canterbury.

We were almost apprehensive that our old acquaintance Q. Z. of Hertford, had forgotten us. We are very happy to find it otherwise.

H. K. WHITE, of Nottingham, will find some of his remarks anticipated in the letter of Q. Z. His reply to Mr. TOONE shall appear, with the necessary abridgments, in our next.

We do not feel the force of J. B's observations respecting the Birmingham theatre.

Erratum in Sonnet X. p. 53, for "springing fir," read" spiry fir."

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+++ We again entreat that our Correspondents Letters. Several have been returned this month without our being in possession of the contents. Our very extensive Correspondence renders it absolutely necessary that we should persevere in this practice.

MONTHLY MIRROR,

FOR

AUGUST, 1801.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF

MR. KELLY.

[With a Portrait.]

MR. Michael Kelly was born in Dublin: his father at that time had considerable dealings in the wine trade, but has long given up business. His mother, descended from a very respectable family in Ireland, died about fifteen years ago.-She was amiable, much respected, and will be, by the many who knew her worth, long regretted.

When our subject was no more than seven years of age, he began to discover a strong propensity to music; on which his father procured him the best masters in Ireland; the principal of which was the late Mr. Michael Arne, the popular son of a still more popular father. Under this gentleman's tuition his progress was amazing, and our hero soon became a favourite scholar. At eleven he had attained to such a degree of excellence in the science, as to be employed in some of the first private concerts, in which he soon attracted general attention by his admirable execution on the harpsichord. From this period Mr. Kelly went on improving in judgment and in fame; until a Portuguese brought over to Ireland a company of Italians, among which was the justly celebrated Pinetti, who being much connected with Mr. Kelly's father, that gentleman was prevailed on to suffer his son to perform on the Italian stage. After which, perceiving that he had imbibed an inclination, and that unconquerable, for music, the fond parent yielded to the urgent solicitations of his favourite, the eldest of thirteen ; and sent him, with letters of the first recommnendation to Sir William Hamilton, &c. to a college at Naples, called by the Italians Il Conservatorio di Musica. When arrived there, Father Dolphin, a Roman Catholic friar, was appointed to supply him with money and other necessaries, and to pay for his education at the college.

On Mr. Kelly's arrival in Naples, having delivered his letters, Father Dolphin welcomed his charge with every distinction of kindness and friendship, and immediately received him under his protec

tion and care. In this situation, Mr. Kelly was obliged to sing in all the churches, a task which cannot be dispensed with; but his father had taken care to procure a freedom for the young gentleman enjoyed by very few, owing to the expence attending it, which was, the liberty of going out of the college whenever he pleased.

In this college, rendered famous from having contained within its walls, during their education, those great and well known characters, Paisiello, Piccini, Sacchini, Pergollessi, &c. &c.—Mr. Kelly remained five years, during which time he became acquainted with Mr. Blake, a famous dancer, long since retired from that profession. This gentleman introduced him to the celebrated Apprili, from whom all our principal singers have taken their copy, and have acknowledged him the father of their art;— with Mr. Blake for his friend, Sir William Hamilton for his patron, and his own excellent talents to justify such flattering support, Mr. Kelly was happy enough to gain the particular notice of Apprili, who was prevailed on, notwithstanding his, former decla rations of never taking a scholar, to admit Mr. Kelly under his tuition. He was pleased to confess it was a temptation he could not withstand. To this fortunate election Mr. Kelly may date, in a great measure, the reputation he has since acquired. In every respect he justified the flattering opinion Apprili had formed of his talents, and the satisfaction of the tutor and scholar was mutual.Nothing can be a stronger proof of the success of his studies, than that of being capable to rank so high in his profession, as to enable us to record, that after being under Apprili for three years, that great master took his pupil with him to Palermo, in Sicily, in quality of tenor singer-himself being the first man, and the famous La Gabrielli the first woman.

Palermo being a great place for sacred music, Mr. Kelly sung at several of the principal churches, particularly at the Domo, during the great feast of St. Rosalia, which is kept with all the pomp imaginable on this occasion the whole city is illuminated during the night, and in the day, grand processions, accompanied with bands of music, proceed through its four principal streets, which, meeting together, form a cross; this beautiful uniformity produces a fine circulation of air, and gives a noble effect to the public buildings.

Mr. Kelly was not only caressed by the first families in Palermo, who shewed him every flattering distinction: but he had the honour to attract the particular notice of the son of the prince Di

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