Star.
London, England, 1808-09-28 00:00:00

DRVIIr-Liitat rnrirritz.

The lifyeterious Bride, perforined last season for A
benefit, was again represented last night. The au-
dience attended to the performance With great com-
posure until the last scene, when some disapprobation
took place, and the play was completely condemned
for two or three trifling inaccuracies, which in the play
of an Author less generally kniiwn, would probably
have escaped all notice. The story is interesting, and
by no means improbable ; and though, perhaps, some 1
insignificant events are suffered to take too important
a situation, and to occupy the time of the audience too
long, yet upon the whole, we must *declare, that we
never saw so unfair a condemnation, nor a condemns,
tion effected by the activity of so few malcontents.—
The piece seems to be now set for ever at rest ; and
authors have a new instance, how useless are the plau-
dits of spectators on Benefit Nights, in cases where a
judgment is to be afterwards received from a general
audience. Many a constitution thrives on the warmth
of manufactured atmospheres, that has not strength
to encounter the capricious blasts of an open season.
—The Play was followed by a three-act Piece, called
the Three end the Deuce. Mr. ELLISTON was the hero
of the Piece, and, with the happiest and most hu-
mourous effect, personated three brothers; the eldest
a reserved man, the second a lively fop, and the third
an ideot. The servant of the eldest, admirably sup-
ported by MATHEWS, contributed to the merriment of
the scene, by a very humourous soug,which was loudly
encored, and the support he gave to Mr. ELLISTON,
through the arduous part of the Three Singles. The
piece was received with the most unbounded applause
by a crowded audience.

A great house in the City is reported to have this
day stopped payment fur about a million.

The difficulty of procuring Foreign Works ren-
ders it a pleasing task for us ro• announce the publi-
cation in London of a new French Novel, by the au
thor of " Latres &rites de Lausanne," which has ex-
cited considerable interest at Paris—l is entitled'
" Honorine d'Userche."—Mad. MUNTOLIEU'S " Prin-
cesse de Wolfcnbuttel," we understand, is also shortly
to make its appearance.

Yesterday there being no Court of Aldermen, the
LORD MAYOR ordered the price of bread to be raised
half an assize, or one penny in the peck loaf, to com-
mence to-morrow. The quartern loaf of wheaten is'
then to be sold for Is. 21d. and household Is. lid.
Ministers gave instructions to the Portuguese Com-
missioners yesterday morning, that the property of
that nation which had been impounded in their hands,
should be delivered up to the owners, or their lawful
agents, free of the charge of two and a half per cent.
commission, with which these effects were before bur-
dened for the remuneration of the Commissioners, Go-
vernment taking on itself to assign to these public offi-
cers proper compensation. We understand that many
difficulties are yet to be encountered before the ro-
perty is to be surrendered, which have created much
discontent among the proprietors, who, having b en
thus long. deprived of their goods, are greatly dis-
gusted with such unnecessary impediments. A Gen-
tleman, we are informed, has a bill of lading, which
he has presented for the inspection of the Commis.
sioners ; but he has been refused possession of the
merchandize, because, according to their construc-
tion of the terms of the order of Ministers, that
document (so decisive in our Courts on all com-
mercial questions as to the right of possession) does
not prove him to be either the 4'6 Owner or lawful
Agent." Other obstructions arise from the duty of
141. per cwt. demanded upon Export Sugars prior to
the surrender of the commodity, which it will be ne-
cessary, we fear, for the proprietors to pay, though
afterwards they may present memorials to obtain the
return ; but with what success is yet to be ascertained.
Government are taking the most active steps towards
placing the yeomanry force of Ireland on the most
respectable and efficient footing, which the demand
for the ulterior services of the regular troops has, no
doubt, rendered necessary. Two companies of rifle-
men, the one commanded by Captain TOWNSHEND,
the oilier by Captain Cos, M the city of Cork, which,
from their first establishment, were volunteers, pro-
viding their own arms clothing, &c. &c. have lately
been put on the regular yeomanry establishment of
that city.
Extract from a letter from an Officer in Lord
CoLuNnwnou's fleet Admiral PURVIS and my-
self accompanied Lord COLLINGWOOD on a visit to
General MORLA, on Friday last, when he took us to
the Custom-house, to inspect five of DUPONT'S large
trunks, which were actually filled with church plate,
and other valuablearticles, the plunder of private fa-
milies. Among the latter was a cross of very great
value, belonging to the Bishop of Toledo."
In a letter received in Murcia, dated at Comyro
Mayor, July the 80th, it is stated, General JUNOT
sent a friendly message to the Russian Admiral in the
' port of Lisbon, inviting him to dine with him at his
Palace, and spend the evening, in order to confer with
him on business of moment; to which he answered,
that when on service he was wont to take his meals in
his own cabin, and to walk his own deck only. On
the following day he addressed him again, requesting
that he would spare him one thousand men from his
squadron, in order to his uniting them with his troops.
The answer was, that without orders from his Sove-
-1 reign he could not part with one man. JUNOT next
sent a third message, intimating that he would pass
on board to visit the Admiral, and have the pleasure
of viewing his squadron ; to which the Admiral re-
plied, that whoever should set foot on board his ship
I must remain there. This third repulse displeased
JUNOT highly ; his vexation was increased to the
highest pitch, when he, on the following morning,
saw the Russian squadron formed in battle array,
with the guns pointed against the City, and in an at-
titude of attacking it or defending themselves in case
an attempt against them were made; from which it
may be inferred that Russia and France are no longer
on terms of amity.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, SEPTENRER
There are large supplies of Wheat to-day, but expect-
in numerous arrivals, very few sales are effected-
-1 Old atless, but the new as formerly ; thebesthere about
86s. per quarter—Barley in plenty, and withMalthardly
support last prices—very few White Peas—Grey and
Beans of the two kinds vary but little—there are like-
wise large supplies of Oats, and this trade is again
I quoted cheaper—flour, heavy sale at the late reduc-
tion, and expected lower.