Star.
London, England, 1830-02-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Hope, Stroud, from Lisbon, was driven on shore near St.
Alban's Head on Tuesday, and it was feared would be wrecked.
Cargo thrown overboard.
The Venus, of Whitstable, was driven on shore near Robin
Hood's Bay on Monday night, and it was feared would be wrecked.
The Thomas, Twiddy, was abandoned off Wells on Tuesday

night.
The Ann Paley, Royston, from Oporto, has arrived at Liver-
pooL
The Concordia, Santos, from Oporto to Rio Grand de Sol, is
lost at Iguape.
The Prospect, Stone, from St. Michael's, has arrived at Dart-
mouth.

The Caroline, from Ithaca, and Monmouth, from Carthagena,
have arrived at Bristol.
The Elizabeth, Watts, from Cadiz, has arrived at Jersey.
DIAL, Firs. 24.—Wind S. W.—Arrived from London, the Lord
Goderich, Hope, for Cape Coast. The outward-bound remain.
Fornatousn, Faa. 24.—Wind S. W.—Sailed the Iris, --,
for Bergen.
Pt:mount, Faa. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Maria,
Cumming. from Lisbon.
FALMOUTH, Fez. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Gipsey,
Brag, from Cape Haytien ; Thetis, Brooke, from Gallipoly ;
*schylus, Douglas, from Malta ; and St. Aubin, Currell, from
Cadiz. Off the port, the Kingfisher packet, from Buenos Ayres.

BIRTII.—Mrs. WILLIAM CORFIELD, of a son, on
Ash Wednesday.
We learn from the daily papers, that the Rev. Dr.
Dealtry has been promoted to the vacant Prebend of
Winchester. The following is a list supplied by a cor-
respondent of the various lucrative offices now held by
this Reverend Gentleman :

♦ YEAH.
Rector of Clapham, said to be worth £2,500
Rector of Wigton, said to be worth BOO
Chancellor of Winchester, said to be worth
Prebend of ditto, said to be worth .. . 3,000

..The 1t"or1(1.

7,500

LoNDON INSTITUTION.—The closing lecture of Mr.
Philipps's course was delivered at this institution yes-
terday to as numerous and brilliant an audience as per-
haps was ever assembled on any similar occasion ; and
the talented lecturer must have derived no small grati-
fication from the evident delight and reiterated applause
with which his exertions were rewarded. In aid of his
illustrations Mr. Philipps on this occasion availed him-
'elf of the effective co-operation of his late pupil,
Mr. Wood, of Covent-garden theatre, who, in the parts
allotted to him, evinced that sweetness, feeling, and
expression for which, as the lecturer remarked, he is so
deservedly distinguished. Mr. Philipps returned thanks
for the kindness he had experienced and the attention
with which he had been listened to during the whole
period of his exertions, and retired amidst great applause.
Among the Memorabilia of the late English Opera-
house, it may be mentioned, that in the year 1799 it was
the place where Mr. Winsor first exhibited specimens of
the use and effect of gas, which has since become so mag,-
Julicc.nt a street light, but of which most of his audience
were then incredulous.

For some days past numbers of men have been em•
ployed in extending the width of the gravel-walks in the
enclosure in St. James's Park, and also in forming addi-
tional ones. It is said to be intended, previous to the
completion of his Majesty's new Palace, to lay out the
Green Park in a similar manner to that of St. James's.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.--Can any of your
readers (your City ones in particular) inform me where
the once patriotic and public-spirited Alderman Waith-
man (who has delivered so many Common-Hall orations
and spirit-stirring philippics to rouse the feelings and
kindle the patriotism of the electors of Farringdon-
Without and Liverymen of London) was when the Mar-
quis of Blandford's great motion on Parliamentary Re-
form was before the House ? I have looked over the di-
vision but cannot find his name ; neither do I see that
the worthy Alderman " delivered his sentiments" upon',
stubject.—Letter in the Morning Herald.
AIibUCTION4.—EXTRAORDINART OUTRAGZ.—OR
last ni..ht a young girl, named Haran, of considerable for-
tuns, in the neighbourhood of Lisgowry, on the property
of Gowan Gilimor, Esq. was on the point of marriage,
when a hunierous party of fellows, some with their faces
blackened, surrounded the house for the purpose of car-
ging her off, and in a mistake carried off her mar-
ried sister. They shortly discovered their error, re-
turned the married woman, and carried off forcibly the
Young girl. They were seen early this morning by the
atch, passing through Sligo. Two or three fe-
males of the assailants' party accompanied the girl, and
a is feared that the young woman is a stranger to the fel-
l`"`• who has perpetrated this outrage—one somewhat
sin;rubir in this part of the country. The bridegroom
and his friends are in active pursuit of the fellows—and,
wc trust, that prompt justice will overtake the individuals
:ng•aged in this disgraceful transaction.—Sligo Journal.

REFORM RENT.

TAWITOY, Fax. 23, 1830.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

SIR—We have all seen what the Catholic Association,
and the Catholic Rent have done for Ireland. What
should prevent our taking the very same steps, for se-
curing to us, the people of England, a full and free repre-
sentation? What should prevent us from establishing
immediately an English Rent, payable to the Birming-
ham Union ; which, in the hands of a trust-worthy

Committee, should, in the event of a dissolution of Par-
liament, devote its funds towards procuring a return of
true Reformers? This could be managed, either by the
purchase of seats for them, or by contesting the elec-
tions of close and rotten Burghs ; and thus, a way would
be opened for free Popular representation. I need not
add, that Members thus elected would, of course, stand
pledged to advocate—on all occasions—the cause of
Reform.

We all know the Minister secures majorities in the
House, by means of places and pensions and other good
things : let us, then—in Gon's name—place ourselves
at least, on an equality with Aim, by making use of the
same weapons. What should forbid it ? Should you
think this worthy your notice, I shall be happy to see it
in your columns.

AGITATOR.

THE LATE HANOVER:SQUARE

CATASTROPHE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

EDITOR,—In the whole course of the newspaper con-
duct that I have witnessed for the last eighteen years,
I never remember to have observed an instance of such
truckling as I have this day. Yesterday, Tii E STAR con-
tained a leading article, ably—nay, powerfully—written,
on a late melancholy catastrophe, in reply to one that
appeared in a morning paper. That paper has rejoined
to it in a manner that imperatively demanded a further
notice in THE STAR ; but to the surprise and regret of
myself as well as many others, silence was observed ! ! !
Does the Editor quail under the lacerating pen of MR.
ALEXANDER? Did the force of the Journal article pa-
ralizo the Editor on that subject ? The Editor remembers
the tenor of the article, and that now, to be consistent,
he cannot wince from a continuation of it.

Feb. 24, 1830.

Yours obediently,
A. B.

MEETING OF REFORMERS.

Last night, pursuant to adjournment, a meeting of the
friends of parliamentary reform took place at the Globe
Tavern, Shoe-lane, Fleet-street: Henry Hunt, Esq. in the
chair.

The CHAIRMAN stated, that the object of the meeting
was to receive a list of the names affixed to a requisition
to the right honourable the Lord Mayor requesting the
use of the Guildhall for the purpose of holding a metro-
, politan meeting of the cities of London and Westminster,
and the parishes adjacent, in order to form a National
Union, having for its objects a full, free, and adequate re-
presentation of all the people in parliament, as the only
effectual remedy to meet and arrest the general distress
that now pervades this once happy, flourishing, and in-
dustrious nation. There were, he said, 102 signatures to
the requisition, but he understood that Mr. Walker, of
Spitalfields, had obtained upwards of 200 names. Mr.
Walker here entered the room, when the chairman read
the-requisition to the Lord Mayor to the following effect:—
" TO SHE SIGHT HON. SHE LORD MAYOR OP LONDON.
" We, whose names ate hereunto subscribed, householders of the
cities of London or Westminster, or the parishes adjoining, request
that your lordship will, at your earliest convenience, convene a pub.
lie meeting at the Guildhall, or some other suitable place, to take
into consideration the distress now universally prevalent throughout
the country, and to consider the propriety of adopting a Political
Union, and to take such other means as may appear necessary, either
by petitioning the Legislature, or otherwise, as shall be calculated
to afford the most prompt and effixtual relief to the suffering mil-
lions; and that your lordship will do to us suffering Englishmen
that which you have done to the Spanish refugees, namely, grant
us the use of the Guildhall for that purpose."
[Here follows 280 signatures.)
Mr. HUNT addressed the meeting at considerable
length, and observed, that, notwithstanding the expres-
sions that dropped between Mr. Peel and Mr. Hume in
the heat of debate, the latter gentleman was privileged
to say in that house words that he would not use out of
it, so far as the recommendation of violence was alluded
to. The man must be an idiot or a madman who,
under the present circumstances, would recommend any
other resort beyond that of constitutionally and constantly
petitioning the legislature for a redress of their grievances.
He then said, that at the last meeting a vote of thanks
had been passed to the Marquis of Blandford, in conse-
quence of which the following answer had been received
from that nobleman
:
"Sir_l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your com-
munication of the 17th inst. It is exceedingly gratifying to me to
receive from so respectable a body of my fellow-countrymen the as-
surance thereby conveyed of their approval of my public conduct.
"I have the honour to be, &c.
"20th Feb. 1830. " BLANDFORD.
"Mr. Hetherington, Secretary."
Several others addressed the chairman at some length,
after which the meeting adjourned for a week.

The new Bishop, Dr. Monk, was educated in the
Charterhouse, under the late Dr. Raine, and afterwards
became, from his high attainments in that language,
Greek Professor at the University of Cambridge.
An advertisement has appeared from a Miss Kettle,
who proposes to teach the pianoforte. We have often
heard of the " kettle tinging," but to be favoured with
'an air of Muzio Clementi's is beyond our expectation.
It is astonishing to what perfection steam, will at last ar-
rive.

Miss CiirsTEn—the once-fascinating and still
lively Miss Cii ESTElC—has left her residence at Bray,
in this county, and intends sojourning in London for
two or three years. It is probable, her engagement
having expired elsewhere, that she may come to terms
with the manager of one of the great London theatres.—
Berkshire Chronicle.

Lady Paget (the lady of Sir C. Paget, at present Ad-
miral on the Cork station,) and her daughters, have been
converted to the Roman Catholic Church. The ceremony
took place at the parish chapel in Cove, within the last
few days, and was attended by an immense concourse of
people.—Limerick Even. Post.
An old house in Tooley-street, on the line of approach
to London-bridge, fell yesterday, and overwhelmed five
men beneath the rubbish. We are happy to state, how-
II ever, that no lives were lost, and that three men only have
been injured—one severely, from the accident—and are
now in Guy's Hospital.
Tho wheelbarrows used by the pauper labourers of the
parish of Warminster, were on Tuesday last destroyed by
fire, supposed to have been caused by the band of some
of lbw poor distressed labourers, who have been com-
pelled to wheel them, loaded with stones, &c. for the
dadderable pittance of 6d. per day.

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BEDFORD AND
THE COVENT-GARDEN THEATRICAL FUND,

Yesterday his Grace the Duke of Bedford forwarded
his annual donation of Fifty Pounds to the Treasurer of
the Covent-Garden Theatrical Fund, accompanied with
the following kind letter, written by himself:—

" Woburn Abbey, Feb. 22, 1830.
" Sri—l have to acknowledge the receipt of a letter of the 18th
inst. from the Committee of the Covent-Garden Theatrical Fund,

asking my name as one of the Vice-Presidents of the ensuing Fes.
tivaL I beg leave in reply to acquaint you, that the state of my
health has long precluded me from attending public meetings, or I
should have felt it my duty to support their Royal Highnesses the
Dukes of Clarence and Sussex on such an occasion ; my name,
therefore, is all I have to offer, and to which the Committee are per.
*ray welcome.

" I urn, Sir, your very faithful servant,

" John Fawcett, Fig,

" BEDFORD.

" I enclose herewith my contribution to the Fund for the present
year."

THE NEW DRAMA.

Davar.Latts.—We had no room last night to notice the new
drama called " Pass and Present, or the Hidden Treasure,"
adapted—or translated—by Mr. Foot.z from the French piece
" Antoine, on les teas Generations," which was produced at this
Theatre the previous evening, and which met with unequivocal
success. This favourable reception must be attributed, however,
rather to the spirited manner in which the piece was got up through.
out, and to the excellent acting In some of the parts—to the per.
formance more especially of Mr. Fanntx, as a valet of the old
setteol--than to the inninsie merit of the drama itselL Of this
many'seenes are long and tedious; and the whole is wanting in that
animation, and quickness of march, which will sometimes acquire
favour for pieces of really little value ; but without which, dramas
of most sterling desert seldom—if ever—please in representation.
The " Past end Present," moreover, Is barren of incident: con.
sidered as a single drama, the connexion between the events of
one epoch, and those of the other, is too slight to keep the Interest
alive; while, if regarded as three separate and complete compost.
tiona, neither of them has in itself sufficient plot to deserve appro-
bation as a whole.

In the first part, the principal incident—and although an amusing,
it is but a poor one—is a trick played on the Count de Florville
(Mr. Joars,) by Julian St. Victor, a younger son (Madame
Vzsrus,) who avails himself of the advice, and borrows the car-
riage, of the Count, to elope with Celestine (MN FAUCITT,) the
proposed spouse of his friend and counsellor. The representation
of a French coterie, at the period when the affairs de la grande
nation were so admirably discussed and settled, in those re-unions
of the Beauties and Wits of Paris, was the most effective portion
of this section of the drama; and was, in every respect_
costume and demeanour not excepted—exceUently managed.

The only incident in the second act, or part, is the pardon
accorded by the Marquis St. Victor (CoorEi)—a nobleman
of the ancient regime, whom philosophical views could not
preserve from the guillotine—to his son Julian, for his former
disobedience, in preferring a stolen marriage with Mad. Ce-
ledine, to a knightship of Malta. Several scenes between the
turnkey of the prison and an old labourer, or wood-cutter, pre.
sented opportunities for excellent acting and picturesque grouping,
which were not lost in the hands of Mr. FAstazn, who has found
an excellent second in Mr. Wzarrta IS the turnkey. Mr.
HAMLET, also, as Placideau, sustained with effect an amusing car.
ricature of a French provinciallst, a merchant citizen of Lyons, at the
period of the revolution.

An interval of five and thirty years elapses between the second
and the third parts of the drama. The plot of the last turns cc the
Hidden Treasure. Here again we have Larose—now octogenarian
au recognising Ferdinand, the eon of Julia*, the heir to
the chateau and estates of St. Victor, reveals to him the existence of
an ignamoss treasure ; which, by order of his meets, the faithful
valet had concealed at the time of the revolution. By this disclosure
Ferdinand is enabled to purchase his patrimonial estate, and is
placed in a condition to espouse the object of his attachment,
Rosalie, (Mrs. Ntwcomns,) the daughter of an ancient tenant of
the family, but now • rich manufacturer, who had previously
objected to the alliance on account of the poverty of the heir of
St. Victor. The part of Ferdinand is performed by Madame
Vzsrtis, wbo, in the former acts, had personified Count Atha*,
his father. She played much to the satisfaction of the ladies of the
onsieo, who were somewhat too loud in the expression of their satis-
faction at some of the smart sayings so appropriately put into her
mouth. It is but justice to her touy, that she acted with her usual
ease and sprightliness. FARREN as the decrepid valet--sinking
under the burden of his years—was admirable. His acting showed
much thought, and a tact and execution in which no artist on the
stage could equal him. It was full of nature, and pathetic in the
I extreme. Even Mr. C. lEnsent.E, when he would next enact an old
man's character, might take a lemon from the book of Mr. Fenian.
The repetition of the " Past and Present" was announced for this
evening amidst shouts of applause ; but we have great doubts—for
certain reasons which may be divined from this notice—whether it
can, or ought, to continue in favour for any length of time.