her loss of Mrs. Siddons and Mrs. Jordan. These two stars of the
first magnitude will also soon be missing in the theatrical hemisphere,
and where is he who can say that he has discovered any promise that this
light will, in our time, be repaired?--Nowhere.

"The greatest fires are out, and glimmering night succeeds."

On his taking a final leave of the Dublin stage, Mr. Lewis spoke the
following address:

From ten years old till now near fifty-six,
Of all I've gained, the _origin_ I fix
_Here on this fav'rite spot_; when first I came
A trembling candidate for scenic fame,
In numbers _lisping, here_ that course began
Which, through your early aid, has smoothly ran;
Here too, returning from your sister land,
Oft have I met your smile, your lib'ral hand:
Oft as I came Hibernia still has shown
That hospitality so much her own.
But _now_ the prompter, _Time_, with warning bell,
Reminds me that I come to bid farewell!
With usual joy this visit I should pay,
But _here_, adieu is very hard to say.
Yet take my thanks for thousand favours past--
My wishes that your welfare long may last--
My promise that, though Time upon this face
May make his annual marks, no time can chase
Your memory here, while memory here has place.
My meaning is sincere, though plainly spoke--
My heart, like yours, I hope, is heart of oak;
And that although the bark, through years, may fail ye,
The trunk was, is, and will be true shillaly.

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MAN AND WIFE.

_The Comedy annexed to this number._

The favourable reception which this comedy met in London, will no doubt
induce the managers of America to produce it on their boards. For _this
reason_ it has been selected by the editors.

In the general reception of this comedy on the stage, the author has
been more successful than in the judgment it has received from the
press. Of the criticisms which have appeared in the London publications,
we have seen two, which disagree with each other on its merits. That the
reception by a large audience and the opinion of a critic should differ,
is not at all surprising. In the present instance one of those critics
is at complete variance with the audience, and says "it is as dull as
the ministerial benches, and yet as patriotic as the opposition." The
editors reserve their opinion till they see it acted.

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CORRESPONDENCE.