Star.
London, England, 1808-09-27 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

GRAVESEND, SiPT. 26:--1-::3leci the Hamilton, Gannon, for
Jamaica; Alert, Byrn, for Dublin; Ircliana, Trevereus, tot Te-
tte ; and the hicrgan 11...t1er, Foster, far St. Vineents.
DISTRIBLiTION OF PRIZE-NIGNEY.

The Earyalus, fur the Felice Eliza, captured October £.3, 1807,
will be raid at No. Q 2, Essex-street, strand, on Taesdays aod
Fri-
d_s, for three months.

'I he Ai arti,l, for les Deux Anis, la Suffkante, la Tune Marla,
an:l Desire de la Pair, will be paid on board on Saturday next,
and recalled at Mr. Slade's, Frankfort Place, Plymouth, on Tues-
days and Fridays, for three months.
The Scorpion, for the Conde de Peniche, recaptured Decem-
ber £4, 1807, will be paid on hoard to-morrow, and recalled at
No. 1, James•street, Adelphi, for three months.
The Niger, for the Iris, captured November 2S, IEO4, will
be paid this day se'nnight, at No. 11, Cecil-street, Strand, and
there recalled for three years.

The If, JENNINGS, returned to Cork, was captured
the Bth instant, in lat. 45. 14. long. 17. by the Non-
ville pinnace, French privateer of 14 guns, who had
captured a ship letter of marque, with provisions,
supposed to be the Adventure, Sarsfield, from Bar-
badoes, after an action of two hours and a half, in
which the Captain was killed, which vessel was sent
for Bourdeaux. Also had taken a Portuguese brig,
from C( rk, supposed to be the Galgo of St.

The Spanish Patriot, Dt-RELL, from London to
Cadiz, was spoken with the 18th instant, by the Ama.
zon frigate, lat. 46. 10. N. lon,cr. 9. 10. W. all well,
with a fine easterly wind, fonr trays from the Downs.

The Speedwell, DUNti, from Madeira for Quebec,
is lost in the River St. Lawrence.

The Commercial Packet, in coming into Leith
harbour on Saturday morning, with a fresh breeze
from the northward, struck the north arch of the new
bridge, and did it considerable damage.
An action is said to have been lately fought off
Tenedos, between a British frigate and a number of
Turkish gun-boats, and the Turks are represented in
the German Papers- as having been-victorious.
Government has appointed a Brazil convoy to sail
from Falmouth the 12th of October, with the ships
that may be collected there. ,
The Blossom is appointed convoy fur the coast of
Africa.

Captain Pmor is promoted to the rank of Post-
Captain; and Captain PROSY?: is appointed to the
BLOSSOM.

Captain ROBERT EVANS, who arrived from the Bal-
tic on the 14th inst. with a Russian Nobleman, and
dispatches of great consequence, is since appointed to
the command of the SATELLITE sloop, in the Downs.
Captain BROWN, of the Sparkler, who arrived at
Dundee on Sunday se'nnight-, reports, that the Mar-
garet of Dundee, GREIG master, bound for Halm-
stadt, was taken by a Danish privateer, off the Wingo,
on the 7th intant.

The crew of his Majesty's ship VETERAN, of 64
guns, Captain EVANS, lately returned from the Ja-
maica station, hare, in consideration of their not hav-
ing been paid off at the Peace in 1801,'received a
portion of their pay, and had leave of absence for
three weeks granted to them.

Saturday se'nnight twenty-six capital chargers were
embarked at Southampton for Portugal, on board the
Apollo transport, of Scarborough, which sailed or.
Sunday morning to join the convoy at Spithead.

•
THEATRE.
COVENT-GARDEN COMPANY •r rits HAY-WARM:

Last night, this very able company of performers
re-commenced their professional labours at the Opera"
House, and, as very properly, no fresh contributions
were levied upon the public as the price of admission,
the doors were all crowded at an early hour, and
every part of the Theatre was filled, the Pit and
Gallery to an overflow, before the rising of the cur-
tain. Some confusion took place in the bores, in
consequence of the company being excluded from se-
veral of those denominatedfirivate; as, however, the
access from one to the other is easy, people consulted
their own convenience, and took seats where they
were to be found ; but these being all chairs, and
not sufiiciently numerous, many persons were obliged
to stand during the whole of the performance.
• The Theatre is rendered as convenient as such an
one, built in so peculiar a stile, can be—it is very
elegant, well lighted, and the voices of the per-
fOrmers are distinctly heard in the most remote cor-
ners. Some of the dose partitions of the boxes have
been rem.ved, and the avenues to them all are very
commodious. The Grand Saloon is fitted up as a
refectory. The second music was e. GOD save the
King," which was loudly applauded ; after which, the
cm ta:ii rose, and Mr. KmiaLe came forward in ull.
ilress (which should have been black) with a bay and
sw c! .1, as the representative of the Propriey- :n
o how name he made an introductory speech, at v• ch
the following is the substance :
LADIES AND GSN'ELE EN--.The power of utterance is maw
taken from mt: by the very great kindness of your ricepti, 0 on
lily re-appearance before you, but he assured, that h w. ver
words may fail me, I can never be wanting in the gratitude which
is due for your patroOage on many former occasions, and
more particularly for your favour on the occurrence of that. ala-
mitotic event which is the cause of our opening the Ling 's Theatre
this evening. My object, Ladies and Gentlemen, in preseuiLlg
myself before you now, is to address to you a few words on the
subject of our appearance here. The Theatre of the Italian Opera,
we arc well aware, is not provided with all those coirciagenefes
with which it has the custom to assist the works of our
own poets, and we therefore have to intreat your favour for
tkose inaccuracies and difficulties which must necessarily occur as
to scenery, dresses, and decorations in some of the plays. At the
same time we beg to assure you, that this indulgence shall- be
claimed as seldom, and for as short a time, as possible : for the
perpetual appeal to indulgence is indeed the abuse of it. You
perceive that no time has been lost in adapting this house, though
in a necessarily imperfect manner, for the continuance of you
amusements : and the Proprietors are already occupied in peva.
rations for constructing a new Theatre, which they trust will, by
next September, be worthy of your attendance and patronage,
and rise the appropriate ornament of a British metropolis.
This speech was much applauded; and the play,
which was the tragedy of Douglaz, commenced. It
was performed exactly as last season, by this Com-
pany, with the exception of BARRYMORE, as Glenalvow,
which is one of his best characters. Mrs. Sum:loss,
CHARLEi KENIBLE, Pots, and all the principals, were
received, on their several node', with cheering plau.
dim, and the whole performance went off with great
and well-merited eclat.

la the Afterpiece Miss BOLTON appeared, for the
first time, as Retina, and sung the songs pleasingly.
—Music is admirably well heard in this theatre.—.
Several of the noble owners of private boxes, we un.
dentine!, have thrown them open to the public, on
all nights on which Operas are not performed ; and
others have signified that they shall never demand
exclusive seats but for themselves.

RAMSGATE, SEPTEMBER 25.

All the Fashionable world, now here, were present
at a very elegant concert, given last evening at the
Assembly Rooms, under the direction of Mr's. lIAR.
mynros and Mrs. HIXDMARSH. The music com-
menced at eight o'clock, with a favourite glee, " It
was a Friar of Orders Grey." Mrs. HiNDMARSH 4
sang " The Bower," w !th admirable taste, softness and
expression. Mr SCHMIDT, on the trumpet, gave the
favourite echo with astonishing rapidity and correct-
ness. A solo by Mr. HARRINGTON, on the oboe, was
loudly applauded.
At the time when the company departed (eleven
o'clock), the High-street presented a scene of the ut-
most bustle and gaiety. From the Pier to the Wes.
tern Gate, or entrance into the town by Chatham.
place, was to be seen one continued line of carriages.
Among the number were those belonging to
Marquis Wellesley, Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Lords Dudley and
Ward, tke Dowager Countess of Pembrol e, Lord and Lady Say
and Sete, Lady Brow glow, and Miss Curzon, Lord Eardley, Sir Ed-
ward and Lady Hales, Lady Burton, Countess of Donuughmoros
Lord and Lady Tremblestone, Mr. Godfrey, M. P. Honourable
Mrs. Marsham, Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mr. and Mrs. Warre, Honour-
able Miss M. Curzon, Colonel Gascoigne, Mr. Sitwell, Captain •
Smith, and Mr. Southwell.

On the same night a Ball was given at Barfield's
Library, Broadstairs, under the patronage of the Ho.
nourable Mr. CARLETON. It was decidedly the most
elegant thing of the kind the season has produced.—
The room was brilliantly illuminated, and decorated
with flowers and sweet smelling shrubs. At art early_
hour (half past eight o'clock), the ball was opened
by the Hon. Captain GREY and the amiable Miss
HEATIICOTE, with a new dance, ,g The Tars of Vic-
tory." About twenty couple stood up. The fa-
vourite Waltz Medley was afterwards danced. The
baud was under the able direction of Mr. FLEMING.
About two in the morning the music ceased, when
the assembly broke up.
Among the company were :
The families of Generals Harris. Carleton, and Stanwfch ;
Colonel and Mrs. Hughes, Colonel Swain ; Majors Briscoe,
Dickons, and Jackson; Captains Davies, Chadwick, and French ;
Lady Hyde Parker, and Miss Onslow ; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Kt; -
pell, Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Airs.
Arbuthnot, and Miss !rape!, Mrs. and Miss Heathcote, Hon.
Miss Fitzroy, Mr. and Mrs. Foote, Mr. and Mrs. Rolleston, Mr,
and Mrs. Green, and Mrs. Green Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs.
Houghant, Airs.Taswell, Mrs Johnston, Mr s. tru ther ; 1‘11:-ses
Strachey, Ball, Morgan, Taswell,
The dancing was kept up with great spirit through.
out. There were present a great number of officers be.
sides those already mentioned; they came Irons the Bar-
racks of Deal and Sandwich. The Ladies were
chiefly dressed in white, but the display of jewels was
rich beyond example ; every species of ornament was
used, in gold, pearls, diamonds, emeralds, ganets,
and rubies. The Ladies (not among the juvenile
part of the company) were mostly attired in coloured
s Itin, with longwaists, and some few wore stomulters.

New words are publishing to the old tun!,
"'Twos you, Sir Hsu'—"Twas you, Sir H CRLI,
" 'Twas you that hi Me Fr- n:a escapt, you look so blur,
It is n( t, as Wore Aapted to ihrif voice:, bit o the
voice of the pope) and is reckoned d fine coinbaid a
of diuordt.