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in many places, was deluged to an unusual depth. The
roads were covered, and for a time travelling was impracti-

cable.
Cheltenham has received a number of distinguished
visiters since Monday. The ball on that day was well and
fashionably attended. The annual ball of the Female Or-
phan Ap.ylam is fixed for the 19th of next month, and is
under the patronage of most of the distinguished residents
of Cheltenham and its neighbourhood.
The Earl and Countess Cornwallis have just expe-
rienced a most heart-rending Loss, in the death of their
amiable and affectionate daughter, Lady Jemima W.
Martin, wife of Charles W. Martin, Esq., of Leeds;
Castle, who died at Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Sa-
turday morning, at 2 o'clock, leaving a family of four
children—three sons and a daughter. The deceased lady
was the only daughter of the Earl and Countess, and aged
only 29 years. The remains of the deceased lady will be
shortly removed from Cowes to the family vault, Linton.

Ildlace, Kent.
The Duke and Duchess de Grammont have taken
a spacious ha:' in the Faubourg St. Germain, having left
Gratz, in Bohemia, some time since. The late Dukc,
whose death reccni!y took place at Paris, married Made-
moiselie de Polignaci sister to the Prince, and daughter to
the celebrated Madame de Polignac, favourite of Marie
Antoinette.
On Sunday the Earl of _Egremont attained his 86th
year, and on Monday his Lofcit:hip rejoiced the hearts of
some hundreds of the poor in the neighbourhood. The
members of the Sussex County Museum, to which In-
stitution the Noble Earl is a munificent patron, dined to-
gether in celebration of the event. Sir F. Burdett was at

the dinner.
The Marquis of Ely and Lord Augustus Loftus
were among the distinguished guests invited by their French
Majesties to dinner on Saturday last.
The Marquis of Anglesey, and his son, Lord Cla-
rence Paget, have arrived at Beaudesert Park from Paris,
and a distinguished party, to pass the Christmas. The Earl
and Countess of Uxbridge, Lord and Lady Sydney, Lord
Crofton, &c., are expected. The Marchioness and her
youngest daughter, Lady Adelaide Paget, are oil their way
from Paris, and will stop at the Burlington Hotol, the fa-
mily mansion being still under repair.
General Alaix, whose conduct in Andalusia has
been subjected to so many animadversions, is stated to be a
Frenchman, and to have belonged to the garde-du-corps
who accompanied the Duke d'Angouleme into Spain in
1823. He remained in the country, and has ever since
served in the Spanish army. His name was De Saint

Alais.
Dag XiJuliana Berners, in her " Boke of Falconrie,"
printeu'in 1486, speaks of the operation of "blinding the
hawk," or, as it is termed technically, " insecting." "To
do this take needle and thread, and pass it through the
upper eyelid of the bird, and so of the other, and then to
make the threads fast under the bet k, so that she sec not,
both her upper lids being brought down over her eyes."
The officers of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusileers, sta-
tioned in Kilkenny, gave a splendid ball on Th:trsday night,
at the barracks. Upwards of 150 ladies and gentlemen of
the county and city were present.
Prince Esterhazy, Lady Tankerville, Countess of
Ashburnham, Countess of Aldborough, the Hon. Mrs.
Montagu, Mrs. Lane Fox, the Duke of Devevonshire, the
Duke of Argyll, Count Tolstoy, Baron de Haber, &c.,
honoured the Opera Buffa with their company last evening.
Although the pleasing opera of Donizetti, L'Elisir d'Amorc,
continues to increase in attraction and improve on each re-
presentation, it is the intention of the management to bring
forward other operas, new to this country, immediately.
The Scarainuccia of Ricci, which possesses the greatest
popularity throughout Italy, will be produced early in the
ensuing week, and immediately afterwards the Nina of Cop-
pole, in which Madame Giannoni will make her debut.
The Chiara di Rosenberg Le Nozze di Figaro are likewise
in rehearsal.
Yesterday morning, shortly after ten o'clock, a me-
lancholy and fatal accident occurred on the river to two
youths, of the names of Martelett and Richards, the for-
mer son of Mr. Martelett, coal-merchant, Long-lane, Ber-
mondsey. It appeared that the unfortunate youths were
rowing down the river in a boat belonging to Mr. Roberts,
boat-builder, Vauxhall, when, by some mismanagement,
they ran foul of some coal barges moored in the middle of
the river opposite Somerset House, and with such vio-
lence that the boat was completely cut in two. Several
watermen at Waterloo Bridge immediately put off in their
boats ; but before they arrived at the spot they sunk to
rise no more. The body of Richards was picked up by a
fisherman, and conveyed to Horseleydown workhouse last
evening.
About midnight on Tuesday a fire broke out in the
basement kitchen of the house of Mr. J. Blain, eating-
house keeper, North Audley-street, which threatened se-
rious consequences. Fortunately thq engines were soon on
the spot, and by the great exertions o the firemen the
flames were subdued without doing much damage. Another
fire occurred about the same hour at the house of Mr.
Hucks, cooper, Spring-court, Paradise-street, Rotherhithe.
It was caused by some shavings being by mischance set fire
to with a candle. The engines were promptly brought to
the spot, and the fire was got under, but not before much
damage was done in the workshop, and the building injured.
Active steps are taing towards forming a railway
from Manchester to London. One also is contemplated
from Bolton to Preston. The latter is to enable the goods
of the bleacher to be conveyeil with more speed than here-
tofore. The expense in crossing the valley of the Ribble
will be enormous. An embankmen!, of three miles long
will be necessary, one mile of which require the re-
moval of 2,000,000 cubic yards ; and, with the bridge over
the Ribble, will cost more than 200,0001.
BOOK SOCIETIES.—The establishment of Book
Societies in most of the counties of England, Scotland, and
even Ireland, has become more general than ever, since the
New System of supplying them regularly with all works
they may desire, at scarcely one-fourth of the usual expense
and trouble to the members, has been planned and pub-
lished by Mr. Bull, for general distribution. The supply of
families, either singly, or two or more as joint subscribers,
on new and most advantageous terms, is also included in the
System ; the full particulars of which, together with a co-
pious List, including all the Valuable and Popular New
Works, can be had gratis, or sent per post as, a single letter,
on application to Mr. Bull, the Librarian, 19, Holles-street,
Cavendish-square, London.
The Manchester Theatre opened last Saturday
evening, for the season, with an excellent comiiany. Mr.
Forrest, Macready, C. Kean, and others have been en-
gaged, and will follow in succession, as their other engage-
ments will permit.
LIVERPOOL THEATRICALS.—Mr. Edwin Forrest
commences an engagement for ten nights on Monday next.
Mr. Forrest will be succeeded by Mr. Rice, Mr. Macready,
Mr. Vandenhoff, Mr. Kean, and Mr. and Mrs. Wood.
On Monday last a French company commenced an engage-
ment for a limited number of nights. After a vaudeville,
from the prolific pen of M. Scribe, Miss Adelaide O'Bryan
and Signor Sagoni (from the Dublin Theatre Royal),
danced with exquisite taste and effect the celebrated gallop,
from Beniowsky. The graceful beauty of their attitudes
evinced the perfect mastery they had acquired of their art,
and drew down, as they deserved, the warmest plaudits of
a delighted auditory, who insisted upon an encore. The
Royal Amphitheatre opens on Monday next, with an effi-
cient company. The Liver Theatre also re-opens on
the
same evening, under the able management of Messrs. NV;
J. Hammond and Raymond.
A SECOND GASPAR HAUSER.—The Hamburg
Correspondent has the following :—" For two years past
deaf and dumb person has found an asylum in the house of
M. Borstel, in Holstein. His manners are those of a man
of good family, but as yet nothing certain is known of its
origin. The young man, who is endows "d with extraordi-
nary intelligence, was in a short time taugi.! to express his
ideas in writing in the German language. According to
what he has written, aided by some clumsy sketches, the
idea of which he has taken from an engraving represe:itiog
the town of Marseilles, which is presumed to be his native
place, he is supposed to be the only son of a widow of that
town, and to have been delivered by her to a Swedish
Captain, who confined him in the hold of the ship.
He
thinks that the ship sailed to distant countries, such as the
East Indies—and he states that the vessel touched at St.
Helena to take in fresh provisions, but he was not per-
mitted to go ashore ; that after another very long voyage,
a watch, bearing a cipher, which he has indicated, was takeo
from him, after which he was placed in a boat, in whieh
he contrived to row himself to shore. Ho then directed
his steps to a house where there was dancing ; then conti-
nuing to advance up the country, he arrived at night, over-
come with fatigue, at the village of (Ering, a dependency °I
M. Borstel. After passing the night at this place he wa
taken to the steward of the domain,
who employed him in
doing little services in the house. Several notes written
by this young man have been sent to Marseilles, as also his
drawings, in which are clearly sketched the house of the
widow, the street in which it is situated, and the various
shops and adjacent buildings. It is expected that by these.
means a discovery
the explanations given by this young man. The Swedish
may be made to what extent are founded
vessel has also been so well indicated, that the captain hag
-been discovered in Sweden, and undergone an examinatiotai
on all these
board his vessel any individual resembling the young 110,11.:
points, but be denies ever having taken o
One circumstance calculated to excite suspicion is,'-that
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the various notes written by him he constantly confounds the"
letters B and P, and D and T, though the error may probes
proceed from the imperfect manner in which he has learn;
to form them. He appears to be between nineteen a a
twenty years of age.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.
TIIR DERBY.

Yesterday's transactions effected another change in the position
of the three favourites, Defender having resigned the promichblp)
end left off third on the list. Each was backed, but not to any se-
rious amount. Phantasima was backed for a trifle at less odds than
have been taken about him for some time ; and Brother to Elis
opened at 30, and closed at 27 to 1, taken. Wintonian is quoted
below at 25 to 1 ; it should be stated, however, that the offer was
cottpled with another of 25 to 1 agst Clifton, and that they
must be considered as the extreme odds against him ; 12 to 1 offered
against the two. No other change worthy of notice.
6 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot—offered.
9 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—taken
9 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—taken
9% to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender—offered
16 to 1 agst Captain Gardner's Phantasima. colt—taken
16 to 1 apt Lord Exeter's Dardanelles—offered
I 18 to l agst Mr. Greville's Mango—ofiered
25 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wintenian—offercd
25 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Clifton--offered
27 to 1 agst Mr. Savile's Brother to Elis—taken
1000 to 25 agst Mr. Bowes's Brother to Trustee—taken
1000 to 25 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's The Pocket Hercules—taken
50 to 1 agst Mfr. W. Edwards's Bro. to Grenada—take 1000 to 15
2000 to 20 agst Air. Theobald's Tredville colt—taken
13 to 1 agst Cartoon and Wintonian—taken
300 to 200 agst Phantasima and Flare-up—taken
200 even between Jerced and Brother to Bay Middleton
THE PORTLAND HANDICAP, P.P. (ACCEPT-OR NOT.)
5 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis—taken and afterwards offered
Offers to take 8 to 1 bar two. and to bet 6 to 5 on the 4-yrs-old.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING

MONDAY.
Match, 300, h. ft.—Mr. Greville's Mango, Bst. 91b., agst. Mr.
Grcatrex's c. by the Colonel, out of Citron, Bst.

COURSING.
NEWMARKET AND SWAFFHAM CLUB.
The following trial matches were run at Newmarket on Wed-
nesday
Fyson's Farmer beat Mr. Gurney's Althorp.
Vipan's Verity beat Lord Stradbroke's Memima.
Mr. Gurney's Altisidora beat Mr. Dobede's Delia.
Mr. Saberton's Sailor beat. Mr. Gurney's Arrow.
Mr. Dunn's Balloon beat Lord Stradbroke's Mate.
Lord Stradbroke's Matilda beat Captain Daintree's Kit Cat.
Mr. Gurney's Aladdin beat Mr. King's Royalist.
Mr. Gurney's Ade beat Mr. Dobede's Daisy.
Mr. Gurney's Alice beat Mr. Gillett's Gaiety.
Mr. Gurney's Almond beat Mr. Dobede's Dillamore.
Mr. Dobede's Diamond beat Mr. Gurney's Ajax.
Mr. Vipan's Vanish beat Lord Stradbroke's Metropolis.
Two ot:ners undecided, and one not run ; the trial therefore ended
in a draw.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
The King's Stag Hounds meet on Monday at Farnham Vil-
lage ; Friday, at Maidenhead Thicket—half-past 11.
The Thanet Harriers on Monday at at St. Nicholas ; Wednes-
day, at Dandelion ; Friday, at Bromston-10.
The Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarket Hill ; Fri-
days, at Telscornbe Tye—half-past 10.
The Brighton Harriers on Mondays at Patcham ; Wednesdays,
at the Race Course ; Fridays, at the Dyke.
The Cheltenham Harriers on Monday at Hawling Gate ; Wed-
nesday, at Newland Inn, Cleeve road; Friday, at the Grand Stand,
Race Course-11.
The Cotswold and Cheltenham Hounds on Monday at Battledown.
The Eamont Harriers on Wednesday at Lazonby; Saturday, at
Eamont Bridge-10.
Mr. Chandler's Hounds on Tuesday at Himbleton—half-past 10.
Mr. Carr's Hounds on Monday at the Kennel ; Thursday, at
Aylesmore-10.

The Ludlow Hounds on Tuesday at Thatcher's Wood; Thursday,
at Prior's Ditton-10.

The Winnstay Hounds on Monday at Overton Brigge ; Wednes-
day, at Acton Smithy ; Friday, at Penley Green—half-past 10.
The Cambridgeshire Hounds on Monday at the Hardwick Arms;
Friday, at Potton Wood—half-past 10.
Mr. Mure's Hounds on Tuesday at Lawshall ; Thursday, at
Trundley Wood—hf-past 10.
Mr. Meynell's Hounds on Monday at Longford; Thursday, at
Foston ; Saturday, at Henhurst—half-past 10.
Mr. Hortock's Hounds on Tuesday at Neston Park Lodge; Thurs-
day, at Bittlesea Wharf ; Saturday, at Beckhamptonlnn—hf-p-10.
Mr. A. Smith's Hounds on Monday at Everleigb House ; Tues-
day, at Lower Wick Farm ; Thursday, at Weyhill ; Friday, at Oare

The Warwickshire Hounds on Tuesday at Mitford Bridge;
Thursday, at Harwood's House ; Saturday, at Swaysliffe—qr. to 11.
The North Warwickshire Hounds on Monday at Kenilworth Cas-
tle ; Wednesday, at Meriden ; Friday, at EarlswoodWarren—qr. 11.
. The A therstone Hounds on Monday at Maidstone Village ; Tues-
day, at High Cross; Thursday, at Martins Lane; Saturday, at Red
Gate--quarter to 11.
Mr. Portman's Hounds on Monday at Meleomb Bingham-10.
Mr. Hall's Hounds on Monday at Batcombe Wood ; Thursday,
At Chaffcombe ; Saturday, at Henley House ; Monday, at Stal-
bridge Park—half-past 10.
The C. H. on Monday at Milbourne East Hill; Thursday, at
Sparkford Bridge.
The Burton Vale Hounds on Thursday at Boys Hill Common ;
Friday, at Buckland Knoll.
Colonel Wyndham's Hounds on Monday at Poling Woods; Wed-
nesday, at Toddington Wood-10.
The East Nussex Hounds on Monday at FolkingtonWood—qr. toll
The Essex Stag Hounds on Tuesday at Elsenham ; Friday, at
High Easter.
Lord Petre's Hounds on Monday at the Dog and Partridge, Stir-
ford ; Thursday, at Purleigh How ; Saturday, at Langdon Hills—
half-prst 10.
The Herefordshire Hounds on Tuesday at Tibberton Village-10.

N.xt year a fair trial of the English and Scottish grey-
hounds may be expected, as Lord Eglinton has declared his in-
tention to challenge any seven greyhounds bred in England
with seven greyhounds bred in Scotland, one hundred sove-
reigns each dog, each brace of dogs to be tried the best of
three runs, and five hundred sovereigns the main. The match
to come off in November next, somewhere in England.
Mr. Chapelhow, of Appleby, sold a greyhound, named
Brandy, last week, to Joseph Bellas, Esq., of Sleesonhow,
near that town, for the sum of 401. Report says that Mr.
Bellakhas a customer for Brandy at 601., otherwise we should
be inclined to say that the adage of a certain kind of person
and his money being soon Tatted was verified by the transaction.
STAG HrNT.—A fine sport was exhibited on the Humber
on Monday. A stag, which had been closely pursued by Sir
C. Constable's hounds, passed the garrison, and deliberately
tcok the water. The animal swam like a duck on the sea,
and as rapid as a steam-boat. At length his branching antlers
attracted the notice of some boatmen, when about five or six
sailing aid sculling boats set off in chase. The first boat
missed its prize, the stag diving under its bottom and re-ap-
pearing on the opposite side ; before the boat could be brought
round the stag had got some distance. At length the animal,
finding escape impossible, being surrounded by boats, after
many fruitless attempts, and being quite exhausted, was caught
by a rope thrown over his horns from a sculler's boat, safely
brought to land, and lodged at the Vittoria Hotel, there to
await a future day's sport.

Ton AYRSHIRE Fox HOUNDS.—This celebrated pack of
bounds met lately at Barskimming. They soon found a fox
at the low end of a wood near Stair Bridge. A most game
fox he proved ; the hounds were soon laid on, and away they
pent at the devil's own pace. He made a ring of at least five
miles round to near Drongan, Auchinleck, and back to Bar-
skimming ; being hard pressed he dashed through the Water
of Ayr, at the Old Bridge of Barskimming past Smythson, up
to near Lochbrown, back and past Mauchline, past Sorn,
Auchmannoch, into the moor there. One hour and a half had
now elapsed, and it was found that the horses could not follow
the hounds any farther, being in fact dead beat, those horse-
men who were then up being obliged to make the best of their
way to Mr. Brown, of Lafine's covert, thinking that was rey-
nerd's point ; but not a point had he left, but ran as far as the
staunchest fox that ever tried the mettle of bounds. When
they got to Mr. Brown's no hounds were to be heard of, and
as they progressed they ascertained that the indomitable ani-
mals had run into Lanarkshire. A countryman, whose house
the game pack passed, mounted his horse, and following, saw
them kill their fox in good style in the open, and on part of
the Duke of Hamilton's moors. He (the man) brought back
the defunct, and only a few out of a large field saw the fox
eaten. The select few were the Earl of Eglinton, Sir James
Boswell, Mr. Gordon, of Milrig, the Master of the Hounds,
the Huntsman, and one or two others. This was, perhaps, the
greatest run ever known—it could not be less than thirty miles.
From Barskimming Bridge to where the hounds killed is 18
miles as the crow flies. The hounds ran during two hours and
forty minutes with only one check, the first part being as fast
as it was possible for the best horses to live with them.
EUNTING IN HERT3.—Mr. Dalyell has had an excellent
week's sport. On Monday day and country were bad, but we
never saw hounds run better in cover than his did in the af-
ternoon, and nothing but night saved a fox, which they forced '
out of Easeny Park late in the evening, and ran up the mea-
dows to Ware, and thence through the farmyard at Widbury
in the diret:tion of Buckney, until they were stopped
by common Consent, it being impossible to see either the
pack or the fences. Wednesday a most extraordinary cir-
cumstatirti took place. The hounds divided at East End
Wood (near Elsenham), and twelve couples slipped away
with a travelling fox, not one soul being with them but Mr.
Jolliffe Tuffnell ; and one of the whips, who was sent to
stop them, in the belief that they had gone away with a hare,
was unable to come up with them at all, but followed upon the
line, as did Mr. Dalyell and some others, who went as far
as Thaxtcd. Here all trace of the pack was lost, for they
ran nine miles beyond Thaxted, without a check of any kind,
or being once cast—over the strongest part of Essex, and
killed their fox in an open field fifteen miles from where they
found him. Mr. Tuffnell, assisted by the whip, who came up
by the help of a road, a quarter of an hour afterwards, got the
hounds safe home again, and may certainly boast of having
seen, alone, the finest run heard off for years in this part of
the country. Saturday, the meeting was at Capon's, where a
fine wild fox was found, and slipped away immediately. Some
time was lost in getting the hounds out, but there was an ex-
eellent scent, and, in spite of a great deal of unfair riding on
the Part of the field, which was a Christmas field, and conse-
quently not easily to be kept in order, the fox was killed, after
a capital hunting run of one hour and a half, at Hyde Hall
Springs, having first crossed the opens to Rovston, where he
turned, and came back by Sandon Row Wood, in the direc-
tion of Capon's.

a",,..A heavy arrear of untricd causes will swell the list
of remanents from the present sittings of the Courts of Law,
in consequence of the extreme length of time occupied in
trying the majority of the Special Jury cases which have en-
grossed nearly the whole of the sittings. Only two per day
on the average have been gone through. The causes tried
have been unusually dull and uninteresting.
The Bible Society at Dantzic distributed last year
its 22d gift-955 German Bibles of different sizes. 430
German New Testaments, and 132 Bibles and New Testa-
ments in foreign languages—together 1,517, which, added
to the 19,782 copies distributed since 1814, makes a total
of 21,299 copies

Eti CHARLES KEMBLE.

Our greatest actors; With, ftiW Upen
g,teat of the drama ; such, at least, has
hoeu case since the Restoration, and farther back we

have no authentic means of ascertaining the comparative
merits of performers in tragedy and comedy who neverthe-
less enjoyed a very large share of popularity. It is re-
markable also, even with regard to the few exceptions, that
the individuals were never content with the distinction they
obtained in tragedy only, but made repeated efforts to ex-
tend their reputation by incursions into the province of co-
medy. The most notorious of those exceptions were ac-
tors who may be said to have flourished in our own day—
John Philip Kemble and Edmund Kean. The former was
especially anxious to shine in genteel comedy, and Don Felix
and Charles Surface are memorable instances of his failure.

Betterton, Hart, and Mohun, all commenced their career
at the same time, namely, after the year 1660, and all, but
especially the two first, were famous for their success both
as tragic and comic performers. Betterton outlived his
rivals many years, and was the Hamlet and Macbeth,
as well as the Falstaff and the Valentina of the stage,
nearly down to the middle of the reign of Anne. To
him succeeded Wilks in the admiration of the town,
and ho continued to delight it in Othello, Amintor, and
Jaffier, as well as in Sir Harry Wildair, Captain
Plume, and Sir George Airy, until the year 1732.
Quin and Mills may be said to have filled up the in-
terval until the arrival of Garrick i❑ 1741, and we need
hardly say what a space he occupied in the public attention,
or what varied parts he sustained until his retirement in
1776. Next followed Smith and Henderson, the first dis-

tinguished in Richard, and the original Charles Surface,
and the last in his short course giving to the most critical
complete satisfaction in Hamlet or Benedick, Macbeth or
Bobadil, Pierre or Ranger, Shylock or Falstaff. This
brings us down to the time of the Kembles, and the me-
mory of some persons still living can carry them to the first
appearance of John Philip in London, in 1783. By tracing
back in this manner, and by no very violent stretch of
fancy, we may say that we have shaken hands with Shaks-
peare himself. John Philip Kemble was an actor, though
not in London, for some years before the death of Garrick.
He may have shaken hands with him ; Garrick with Quin ;
Quin with Wilks ; Wilks with Betterton ; Betterton with
Lowin (who continued an actor until the Protectorate, and
lived at Brentford after the Restoration) ; Lowin with Bur-
bage, and Burbage, doubtless, often with our great dra-
matist, whose heroes he constantly represented. Carry the
effort of imagination only one degree further, and we are
seated with Shakspeare, Ben Johnson, Burbage, Fletcher,
Phillips, Kempe, Heywood, Middleton, and the rest of that
genial crew at the Mitre in Fleet-street, or at the Cardinal's
Hat on the Bankside.

The last of the fine family of the Kembles—the last, we
mean, as far as the stage is concerned—takes his leave of
us and of the profession this evening. We are sure that
he will retire from it with deep regret, because his whole
life shows that he loves it, and how we are to spare him we
know not, seeing that he is in full possession of all his
powers and faculties ; and even were the vacuum thus to
be occasioned much smaller, we cannot discover, in the pre-
sent condition of our theatres, how it is to be supplied.
What we lament most is that so little encouragement is
offered to new candidates for the honours of the art. In-
dependently, therefore, of any feelings of ancient attach-
ment between the public and Charles Kemble, there is every
reason to lament the retirement of a man who, considering
all his qualifications—his education, his habits, his acquire-
ments, his talents, his features, and his person, is one of the
greatest ornaments our stage has ever possessed, from its
remotest origin to the present moment. He has given an
elevation of character and a degree of refinement to the
mimic art which we almost despair of seeing continued. He
has been one of those actors who may be stated to have
been equally distinguished in tragedy and comedy. It is in
the last, however, that we shall most feel his loss ; Ham-
lets, Macbeths, and Othellos may and do remain to us ; but
where hereafter shall we look for a Charles, a Felix, a Mi-
rabel, or a Benedick ? _

Excepting Jane Kemble, who died quite an infant, he is
the youngest son of old Roger Kemble and Sarah Ward,
who were married in 1753. Charles Kemble was born in
November, 1775, so that he is now in his 61st year. He
was educated, we believe, very much abroad, but came
early on the stage, being introduced to it at Drury-lane by
his brother and sister. He appeared at Edinburgh in
1793 ; but Drury-lane Theatre having been pulled down
and rebuilt, the new one was opened on April 21st, 1794,
which is the first occasion on which Charles Kemble can
.be said to have filled a part approaching to manhood ; it
was Malcolm in Macbeth, John Philip Kemble and Mrs.
Siddons playing the hero and heroine, and Palmer Mac-
duff. In the same season Charles Kemble was Cromwell
in Henry VIII., in which character he is represented at a
considerably later date in Harlowe's picture; he was also
Seyward in the Hypocrite, and Belville, in the Country
Girl. Next season his earliest original part, Count Ap-
piano, in Emilia Galotti, was assigned to him, and when
his brother revived All's Well that ends Well he was
Lewis ; he likewise represented Lovel, in High Life be-
low Stairs, Henry Woodville in the Wheel of Fortune,
(acted for the first time on the 28th February, 1795), and
Sigisbert in Edwy and Elgiva. In the next season we find
him advanced to Carlos in Isabella, and Lewson in The
Gamester ; and in 1797 he was George Barnwell, but only
Careless in The School for Scandal, Wroughton being the
Charles Surface. In the summer of this year he was Cap-
tain Plume for the first time at the Haymarket ; he there
also played Wilford, to Elliston's Sir Edward Mortimer.
In the season of 1797-8 he appeared for the first time as

the Prince of Wales in Henry IV., Part 1., his brother
John being the Hotspur. The most remarkable incident
this season in Charles Kemble's history, is his earliest per-

formance of Don Felix in The Wonder. He was also
Eustace St. Pierre at the Haymarket ; but when Much
Ado about Nothing was played, on August 21, 1798, for
Miss de Camp's benefit, Barrymore was the Benedick !
and C. Kemble Claudio. At this house he acted Shy-
lock for the first time. John Palmer having died, Barry-
more succeeded to Macduff at Drury-lane ; but Charles
Kcmble was Richmond to his brother's Richard, and Phi-
lotas to his Evander. On the 24th of May, 1799, he
was Alonzo in Pizarro, on its production. In the next
season, at Drury-lane, he was Faulkland in The Ri-
vals ; and during his enkagement at the Haymarket he was
Durimel in The Point of Honour, and for the first time,
and for his own benefit, Charles in The School for Scandal.
On 22d October, 1800, he repeated it at Drury-lane, and
Faulconbridge on the 20th November, on the revival of
King John ; when, however, Lear was performed Barry-
more was the Edgar. In this season C. Kcmble was Mi-
rabel and Belcour for the first time. His earliest appear-
ance in Cassio was in the season of 1801-2. This was the
year of Tom King's retirement, and C. Kemble played
Charles to his Sir Peter for King's last benefit, on the 24th
May, 1802. In 1802-3 Kemble and Mrs. Siddons left
Drury-lane, when Stephen Kemble made his first appear-
ance, and C. Kcmble played Aimwell, Don Felix, and
Hamlet, the last for the first time, and for his own benefit ;
this was also the season in which he obtained the part of
Benedick ; it was on the 30th of May, 1803.
In the autumn of 1803, in consequence of the interest J.
P. Kemble had purchased in Covent-Garden Theatre, Mrs.
Siddons and the two brothers transferred their ser-

vices thither, a circumstance, no doubt, well remem-
bered by many of our readers. Although C. Kemble
then resigned Benedick to Lewis, he was Lothario,
Cassio, Pyrrhus, Faulconbridge, Don Felix, and instead
of Faulkland became Captain Absolute. The next season
was that of " the Young Roscius," and all things for a
time gave way to him ; and as we now come to a period
of which most playgoers will have a pretty distinct re-
membrance, it will not be necessary for us to be so particu-
lar as to the progress of C. Kemble, who may be said to
have now nearly arrived at the highest point of excellence
it is possible for an actor to attain : he had laboured
slowly upwards ; for his high merits were for some time
obscured, and still longer disputed ; but he had at length
overcome all obstacles, and was one of the leaders of the
company. Of course, while his elder brother continued on
the stage, and at the same theatre, it was hardly to be ex-
pected that he would relinquish his great parts to C. Kemble.
He married in 1806, and Miss de Camp is announced for
the first time as Mrs. C. Kemble in the Covent-garden bill
of October 1, 1806, when she played Maria in The Citi-
zen. In this season C. Kemble played Norval, Love-
more, and Edgar in King Lear for his benefit. Covent-
garden was destroyed by fire in September, 1808, and the
company removed to the Opera House, where C. Kemble
acted Jaffier. As Lewis retired in the next year more
room was allowed to C. Kcmble, especially in high comedy,
after the subsiding of the 0. P. row of 1809-10. On
9th April, 1810, he acted Hamlet for Young, who was
taken ill. This was also the season of Cooke's retirement,
and C. Kemble was the lago to Young's Othello on
December 6, 1810. He was Antony in Julius Caesar on
its revival in the spring of 1812. Mrs. Siddons took her
last benefit on the 29th of June, when she played Lady
Macbeth. As is well known, she performed several times
afterwards for the benefit of C. Kemble. He did not act
again at Covent-garden until the commencement of the sea-
son of 1815-16, when he undertook Macbeth for the first
time : he also acted Pierre to Conway's Jaffier. J. P.
Kemble quitted the stage on the 23d of June, but he left
behind him at Covent-garden both Young and Macready,
who divided the principal business With C. Kemble.
We have given these details from about 6,000 bills of
the day, in order to show Mr. C. Kemble's gradually up-
ward progress : it would be tedious to pursue them far-
ther ; and it is remarkable that• in turning them over
and in looking through the files of the newspapers for
such a series of years, we de nor trace a single instance
in which C. Kemble disappointed or incurred the dis-
pleasure of an audience. His public and his private

conduct have been equally irreproachable. To his ma-
nagement of Covent-garden, and to some consequent diffe-
-I.6ficei lietiOen hilii and iSnc or tyvq_ethern distinguished
of the theatrical corps, it is needless
These differences have now subsided, and he quits the
stage with the good word and the good will of all persons
in every department of the profession. Like his brother,
John Philip Kemble, he will take his leave in prose, al-
though several of his friends would have prevailed upon him
to speak an address in verse. He is right. When J. P.
Kemble had some lines sent to him for the occasion, he
returned them to the author, with a note in these words,
which we have seen in his own handwriting :—" I return
your poem unopened ; I have made up my mind to deliver
what I have to say in prose ; and, were I to read what you
have sent, I am afraid that the excellence of the lines
might induce me to waver in my determination."
The retirement of Charles Kemble, and the final exit
from the stage of :he last member of that family, which
has been before the public from the year 1776 to the year
1836, will of course form an epoch in the history of thea-
trical affairs. For more than the last twenty years he has
been at the head of his profession, and has verified the say-
ing of the Roman orator—" Is qui princeps in agendo est,
ornatissimus et paratissimus esse &bet'