I HAVE de tres honneur to inform you, Madame, a cat-as-tro-phee has happen dat will aston-ish you ver, ver much in-deed. You, Madame, have, no doubt, heard of de ver dread-ful con-fla-gra-ti-on dat happen toder night at Covent-Garden-Te-a-tre. Ve vas all just come from de seeing of de play. Madame More-ton, she look ver vell, ver vell, indeed, in de green and de silver; de long vaists vas ver be-coming to pauvre Maamselle More-ton. Vell, ve return to de petit souper, at her apartment, La Belle Signora, Monsieur Lauzune, Monsieur Jerme, Monsieur Coupee, and votre tres humble servant. Vell, ve ver merry, ver merry, indeed, ven we heard great noise, great bus-teel, great ringing of de bells; and den dey said de grand magnifique building, de Co-vent-Gar-den Te-a tre was all on fire. Madame Moreton, she vent ver fast wid Monsieur Coupee, Monsieur Jerme, and Lauzune, to see de fire, grand spec-ta-cle, on de top of de house; but, helas! dey should not go, for dey did not know dat de house vas caught, till too late. Monsieur Lauzune he jump from para-pet walls, ver high, ver high, indeed; but he vas used to de jumping. Madame More-ton she follow him, but she no thought it so ver high leap; she vas killed, ver instantaneously, on de ver spot she fell down on. Oh! Mon Dieu! how dreadful acci-dent! Monsieur Jerme, Monsieur Coupee, dey both escape, by assistance of fire-men! but, helas! Madame More-ton could not vait. The Signora be ver much sorry, quite au de despoir; she not sing one note of de musique since. Charmante Madame Moreton met wid so ver tre-men-dous mis-for-tune tragique,

’ N.B. It may be observed, that Monsieur accented in writing, just as he pronounced in speaking.