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P Naccount of the new tragedy, cal-Journal of the late war in the East-Indies led, The Brother's 99 The difpute, occafioned by feeing that A play ΤΟΙ To Oxymel Busby ibid. Contents of Sir Hans Sloane's mufæum ibid. Account of the Nabobs there 130-132 330 132 An account of the great river Volga in Muscovy 103 Defcription of Upnor caftle in Kent, and the neighbouring forts The JOURNAL of a learned and political CLUB, &c. Continued 104 1105-112 SPEECH of C. Popilius Lænas against the fubfidy treaty with the king of Poland, elector of Saxony 195 Several instances of our late bad politicks ibid. Why the German princes are always thy of chufing a' king of the Romans before 106, 107 the emperor's death SPEECH of a Pofthumius against subsidy -treaties in general, in time of peace 110 Conclusion of the report, annexed to the duke of Newcastle's letter to the Pruffian minister, concerning the Silefia loan 113 Remarks on a pamphlet, intitled, Some reflections upon the 7th, 8th and 9th verfes of the 2d chapter of Genefis 114, Of the gradation from vegetables nimals &c. to a 117 118 ibid. F. A rhyming question proposed Remarks on the character of the late Mr. Whiston Difpute on a mathematical queftion 119 Extract from Mr. Horne's ftate of the cafe between Sir Ifaac Newton and Mr. Hutchinfon 119, 120 121 with a ibid. C. A question put to him Of the lunar eclipfe which will be on ibid. A. April 17, with a type Of the tranfit of Mercury over the fun, which will happen on May 6, type of it An account of the new tragedy of the earl of Effex Extracts from Mr. Alcock's remarks on two bills for the better maintenance of the poor 121-123 123-126 A large account of the trial of Mary Squires the gypfy and Mrs. Wells for the extraordinary affair of Elizabeth Canning Canning's evidence Virtue Hall's evidence Wells's and Squires's defence, Dialogue between a hotfe and an afs An elegy occafioned by shooting a blackbird on Valentine's day Confiderations on Sir Hans Sloane's col lection of curiofities 1331 1134 POETRY. Anfon and Warren, a fong fet to mufick A country dance 235 136 ibid. To Mr. Henry Jones, on his tragedy of fex 137 Prologue to the tragedy of The Brothers Hiftorical epilogue to the fame ibid. 138 A humorous epiftle of a facetious young ibid. lady be-rhymed Officium noftrum erga Deum, from Holt school in Norfolk Imitated in English heroicks Colin and Phoebe, a new fong ibid. -139 ibid. To the author of The Earl of Effex ibid. To the Rev. Dr. Young, on his excellent tragedy, called The Brothers 140 Hearing Mifs Davies practifing on the ibid. harpficord, &c. An epilogue defigned by Mr. Foote, for the tragedy of The Earl of Effex 141 A dialogue between the Rt. Hon. H P--and Madam Popularity, in imíibid. tation of Horace A further account of the affair of Eliza142 beth Canning Account from the Infpectors on that fub ibid. -jet Abstract of Mr. Fielding's Clear State of the Cafe 142, 143 Virtue vindicated from Brutus's flander of it 144 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER 145 A melanchcly relation of diftrefs at fea ibid. Acts paffed 146 ibid. 147 Virtue Hall retracts her evidence Deaths. Ecclefiaftical preferments Promotions civil and military Perfons declar'd bankrupts ibid.. ibid. 143 ibib. 149 ibid. ibid. Abstract of Dr. Hill's pamphlet in rela-. tion to Elizabeth Canning 150, 151 Prices of flocks and grain; wind, wea 126-130 127 128 ther The king's fenior chaplain, another copy of verfes from Holt fchool, verfes from Oxford, &i, fall be in cur next; and other pieces we have received, the first opportunity. N. B. The many curious pieces we bad received from our correfpondents, and the great variety of other important affairs, have occafioned the addition of one balf-fheet, which is eight pages, to our ufual quantity. THE LONDON MAGAZINE. MARCH, An Account of the new Tragedy, intitled, The Tragedy of THE BROTHERS is found The CHARACTERs are, • Antigonus, a minister of state, Mr. Dymas, the king's favourite, Mr. Simfon. Pofthumius, Roman Mr. Winstone. Curtius, Sambaff. Mr. Mozeen. Erixene, the Thracian princefs, Mifs Bellamy. Her attendant, Mifs Hippifley. T A B C HIS Macedonian mo- following manner. Philip is reprefented to have formerly invaded Thrace, taken its capital, maffacred its king, murdered his two fons, feized his kingdom, and taken Erixene, his young daughter, captive to Macedon, where he treats her like his own child, intending her for one of his fons, both of whom are enamoured with her, par- E ticularly Demetrius, who is also favour'd by the princefs. Philip is the inveterate foe of Rome, which held the king of Thrace as its ally; and having at this time fubdued the Carthaginians, he has turned her arms March, 1753. 1753. against Greece, the greatest part of which fhe has taken under her protection: In derifion of royalty, the has scattered kingdoms away like acres, by investing the brows of their regal flaves with diadems, or the gewgaws of majesty; and now in the vigour of her ftrength, fends ambaffadors to Philip to curb his ambition, and to infift upon the restoration of Thrace, to Erixene, the daughter of their injured ally. Philip, in the first act, declares his hatred to Rome, and his affection for his two fons, in these words: Two paffions only take up all my foul, But he obferves, that "they two are not I'd rather die a father, than a king, Perfeus is of a bold, rough, ambitious difpofition; a mortal foe to the name of Rome, envious of his brother's fuperior power over the affections of their father, and a fuitor to Erixene only for the fake of accumulated dominion. But Demetrius is of an amiable temper, with a delicate form and a generous mind; inclinable. to maintain a friendship with the Ro mans, and greatly in love with Erixene. In the fecond act, Pericles lays before Perfeus the inconvenience of fupporting I that friendship he has promifed to main tain with Demetrius, by infinuating it must deprive him of Erixene; which induces Perfeus to declare his renunciation of that N-2 antity 728986 A amity he had plighted before his father. B In the third act, we understand that Perfeus has not fucceeded in his defign against Demetrius, tho' he had alfo prepared a poisoned bowl, which is difcovered by Philip, when Perfeus has the addrefs to charge Demetrius with a defign on his life; which fo inflames the king, that he orders both in chains, refolves to punish the guilty, and brings them to an immediate trial before himfelf and. his fenate. This is a noble fcene, between the father as judge, and the two fons as fufpected delinquents; the three. performers are all excellent; Mr. Motop carries a noble air of confidence; Mr. Garrick ftrongly depictures the very foul of injured innocence; and Mr. Berry, D in a very beautiful manner, fupports the character of the father and the king, the rigid judge and the tender parent. It is impofble to give any particular specimens of the two beautiful fpeeches from Perfeus and Demetrius, the whole is fo fingularly great in both the actors; but I thought the fpeech of Perfeus fomewhat too long, both for the actor and the audience, who were all highly pleased, as well with the actor as the poet, when Mr. Berry addreffes his fons before the trial in these lines: If I'm a monarch, where is your obe. If I'm a father, where's your duty to me? When the two princes have gone thro' their difference, the father is ftill doubtful, but feems to think Demetrius the offender, whom Perfeus charges with a friendship for the Romans; on which account Philip propofes to Demetrius a marriage with the daughter of Dymas, one of his courtiers, and a foe to Rome, as a proof of his faith to Macedon: This Demetrius is going to reject, but is perAaded by his friend to embrace it, as E F G the only means of preferving himself from immediate death; in confequence of which both are released. In the next fcene, Demetrius acquaints Dymas, that he cannot marry his daughter, and prevails upon him to let Philip know that he himself has an objection against marrying his daughter to Demetrius; after which Demetrius has a foliloquy on his love, and concludes it with this charming line, The love of beauty is the love of heaven. In the 4th act, Erixene confiders her love for Demetrius, and disclaims him her affection on account of his engagement to the daughter of Dymas; after which Philip enters, and prevails upon her to wed Perfeus. Dymas then enters, and acquaints Philip how Demetrius has refufed to marry his daughter, which exafperates him. A beautiful fcene is then introduced betweem Erixene and Deme. trius, who finds his love neglected by her; and, while he is fondly ftriving to regain her affection, he is interrupted by the appearance of Perfeus, who tells him that Erixene is to be his wife, and as fuch he leads her off; which brings on a fine fcene between Perfeus and Demetrius, who falls at his feet to conjure him to relinquish his right; but when Perfeus infuls his paffion, he vehemently rifes, and feizes him by the throat; at which inftant Philip enters, and concludes His darling fon found criminal in all ; in confequence whereof, he orders his death the fame night; in which refolution he continues; tho' the pity of the fa ther is moft ftrongly and fenfibly intermixed with the rigour of the judge, whofe feverity works him up to a pitch of frenzy, which is finely obferved by Mr. Berry; while his inflexibility affords Mr. Garrick an opportunity of fhining in the character of a fon, fuffering for the delufion of a father, and dying beneath an unjuk and cruel fentence; which leaves us in the greatest uncertainty and perplexity for the fate of Demetrius. The fifth act opens with Philip giving audience to the Roman ambassadors on his throne; when the ambassadors clear Demetrius of a charge laid against him by Perfeus, of corresponding, and entering into difloyal engagements, with the Romans. The audience terminates in a declaration of war from the ambarfadors; when Mr. Berry in a very majeftick manner, replies, "eternal war ;" and when the ambaffadors fay, time we meet," he cuts them off by faying, "tis in the capitol; after which, he begins to imagine that Demetrius in next innocent, |