Star.
London, England, 1809-10-24 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, OCTOBER r. 3.

Sailed his Majesty's ships CHAMPION and NJ D El,
viN, with a convoy for Gottenburgh. Wind S. W.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

GRAVESEND, OCTOBER 23.—Arrived the Vigilant, Manhead,
from Cork; Aspeches, Lewis, from Middleburg; Frederick the
Seventh, Kemer, from Cadiz ; Commerce, Tindall, from Oporto;
Commerce, Gardner, from Norfolk ; Driad, Baker, from the Ha-
vannah ; Elert, Parker, from Flushing; George and Dorotba,
Hogarth, from ditto; and •he George, Johnson, from New York.
—Sailed the William, Folker, for Lisbon; Anna Maria, Adams,
for Gibraltar; Ceres, Jot nell, for Cadiz; and the Providence,
Ingram, for New Providence.
The Fly, Lock, from Malta to London, is taken and carried
into Bazerto.

The Monte Video, Seaton, from Quebec to London, is taken
and carried into St. Makes.

The Thomas and Mary, Hill, front Malta to Lordoa, has been
taken, retaken, and arrived at Fowey.
The Louisa, Thompson, from Malta to London, is stranded near
Cork—Cargo expected to be saved.

The Brianniitransport, Pyles, is lost at Flushing.
The Minerva, Valk, from M.ita to Gibraltar, Is taken, and
carried into Algiers.

The Sally, diphans, from was captured off Cape Paleas,
by a French privateer.

The Robert, —, from Oporto to Limerick, was taken on the
9th inst, retaken on the 18th, and sent into Penzance.

ARRIVED-At Fowey, the General Doyle, Croft, from Malta.
In the Creek, St. Antonia, Schmene, front Messina; Neptune,
Keith; and Anson, Goodwin, from Malaga ; Star, Wetherall,
from Gibraltar ; and General Armstrong, —, front Stnyri.a.
At Rio, the Pandora, Anderson, from the Coast of Peru ; Laurel,
Anderson ; and Adriatic, —, lion' the Cape of Good Hope;
the Enaperador tkeArnerica, —, from Lisbon ; Madras, Robin-
son ; and S. Rosa, Da Silva, from Buenos Ayres ; St. Antonia,
Postilliac, from Bengal ; and Aurora, Oliveirc, fr.int London.—
At Philadelphia, the Hannah, Robinson, from Cork ; and Mar-
g. ret, lames, from Liverpool. At Boston, the Eliza, Farley ; and
Stunner, Malcolm, from Liverpool. Ait Cork, the Ceres,Owen;
and Ceres, Plant, from Londo'n ; Mary, Ferguson ; and St. Mar.
tba, -----, from Cadiz, At Liveritool, the'Ativenture, Harri-
son, from Martiriique. At Hoylake, the Friends, Humble, from
Messina. At Bristol, the Wilbertorce, Etheridge, from Mr.lra.—
At Dublin, the Swallow, Chalmers, from Oporto ; Mania
Murphy, from Malaga. Off Margate, the -1 hames, 00e, from
Lisbon. At Madeira, the William, ;twin mid Penelope, Boon,
front London. Off Dover, the Neptune, Keith, from Malaga.—
Of the Isle of Wight, the Phoebe, Gunter, front Malta; and
Charles Hamilton, Irons GP:: altar. At Grenada, the
Lusitania, Carman, from London.

Captain FIFE is appointed to the CALONIL'i sloop of
war.

Captain SHEPPARD is appointed to the NAMUR, the
flag ship of Admiral WELLS.
Captain HANctirrr, who signalized himself in such
a distinguished manner on the 3d of August, in the
RAVEN brig, off Flushing, has been advanced to the
rank of Post• Captain.

NEW TLIEAT.RP, COPENT-CARDLN.
The pieces announced tor performance at this The.
atrc last night were the Opera of The 11(votbran, and
the grand ballet pantomime of OSCPI' ilfitl
The house was fashionably attended at an eatly
hour, and the private boxes displayed a more than
ordinary share of beauty and elegance.
As on former nights, tl ie first two acts of the Opera
were heard with the utmost attention, and the •,
• faction of the audience was expressed in the warmest
manner. Mrs. DICKONS in the part of I:mi./9 wad re-
ceived with reiterated plaudits, and .vas encored in
some of her most difficult songs, which she executed
with great credit to herself in a most scientific anal
powerful manner. In short, all the songs were heard
with delight : and IsicLunoN, at all tirras a faaou-
rite with the public, was encored also in The St:•eamies
Matffiow'd round her Cot.
' he house was completely filled at half price, and
the row commenced with m(lre sudden vengeance than
we have yet seen it. Not a syllable more was heard.
Indeed, the scenes in the pit supplied ample loom for
observation, and i:: many instances excited very con-
siderable alarm.
The hideous yells which issued from all part: of the
house became truly dreadful. The females wcaes,-. a
retreating from the pit in all directions, and in a few
minutes either sham or real fights commenced in va-
rious directions. Rings were formed, and horse-
play of all sorts, such as pushing, running, leaping,
dancing, elbowing, and tripping became general,
and was in several instances, attended by severe
personal injury to the unlucky individuals who came
in contact with the rough attacks ofthe aggressors.—
They were thrown down, and sometimes trampled
over by the rushing crowd, and with the utmost diffi-
culty escaped with their lives. In the gene: al commo-
tion, the boxes, last night, as well as every other part
of the house, bore a fair proportion, and were as bo;s-
terous as at any other period of the contest since
the opening of the theatre. A bat:le royal took place
at the entrance of the passage i idi separates the
dress from the back boxes, in consequence of the over-
flow of the second-price visitors I:.:!ing refused admis-
sion there, as it was known from cxr.‘rience that a
very considerable portion of noise and clamour origi-
nated in that place on former nights. 'l'his difficulty
was, however, soon overcome, and after a very severe
skirmish, in which the half-price champions were op-
posed by a detachment of Bow-street officers, they
became victorious, and entered in full cry, proclaim-
ing their victory in the most boisterous and tumul-
tuous manner.
Between the opera and the pantomime several.pla-
cards were exhibited, amongst which were the follow-
ing

" What do you want ?—Answ. Old Prices. You must hay*
New. !—Answ. 11l be d—d if we do!"
" No Crim. Con. Boxes !"
66 Old Prices, or no Play !"
46 Insolvent Debtors! No Charity to Kembler
" Lads in the pit,
Will it be fit
To suffer our King's to be King John's Jubilee ?—No! be Britont
then on the Ssth, and rally on the etith !"
" No new crimes !---No hired Ruffians!—No Bow-street Des.
peradoes

A caricature of a man suspended from a gibbet with
an inscription over it—
•' A Cure for all my Aitche,."
Others were exhibited ; but the foregoing are a suf-
ficient specimen of those which were every where
hoisted, and the appearance of which furnished
grounds for new quarrels and contentions.
During the performance of Oscar and ilfalvlna, the
Corps de Ballet before the curtain, attracted much more
attention than the performers on the stage ; and the
' delightful overture by Mr. REEVE, accompanied on
•the harp and union pipes, by Mr. NICHOLSON and Mr.
O'FARREL, was wholly inaudible, from the universal
uproar which prevailed. At the falling of the cur-
tain, what the noisy part of the company called the
" Jubilee of Old Pricer," was celebrated, amidst a hur-
ricane of discord and confusion, which has not been
exceeded by any thing of the same kind that pre-
ceded it.
At the close of the performance the house echoei
with cheering for the victory of the oppositionizqs,
and " God save the King,"--,, Rule Britannia,"—
“ Hearts of Oak," &c. were chaanted with enthusi-
asm. An orator briefly commented on the talents of
Miss SMITH ; and wished to know whether Mrs. SID..
DONS was worth more for one night than that fa-
vourite actress was for twenty-six concluded,
by reprobating monopoly; and exhorting the audience
to pursue their ccurse steadily, which must eventually
prove victorious.

Various invectives were passed on the Managers,
which were followed by groans and hisses. Thun-
dering peals and acclamations of applause next
resounded throughout the House in honour of Old
Prices, and the staunch supporters of British rights.
—Just before the House was cleared, a person endea-
voured to set up a cry of " Kemble for ever." Ho
meant it ironically ; but he had nearly fallen a sacri-
fice to his humour.
The House was cleared about eleven o'clock. IZo
persons were taken into custody during the evening,
from which it may be inferred, that the managers
are anxious to avoid having recourse to severe mea-
sures, as much as circumstances will adroit, and, if
possible, to conciliate the public feelings.

Friday last a race was run between two gentlemen
of Dumfries for a considerable bet. One of them -
was to run 50 yards with a person on his back, weigh-
ing about lSst. in the same time that the other was
to run 100 yards without any weight. The loaded
gentleman won the rage with great ease.
Mr. THOMAS GASCOIGNE, the son and heir of Sir
eolf3Ptharilnin,gtt.
while engaged
eent withaga infattialel.
accident
A s
oGnaFsreiodraoys Ft.h,
Ti
chace with Lord SCAIMOROUGH'S hounds in the neigh-
bourhood of Worksop. Impelled by, the ar&ur of the
pursuit, he encountered a very dangerous l .eap c:in trio y
to the advice of some more experienced sportzanen,:;nd
though) his horse cleared the hedge, the rider was
thrown by the rebound with his back against a strong
branch of a tree, and
the
concussini. was Fci violent as
to affect the spinal marrow, au.l instAntly paralize the
lower extremities. He was innncdiately taken fi'orn
the field to Sir THOMAS WHITE'S, where he died at
nine o'clock on Friday evening.

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.76 THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Stn—l beg you-will contradict a paragraph which
appeared in tl:e STAR of 13th instant, stating, that the
" Glirions and immortal Memory of King William
, - the Thir.i, culo put down Pope and Popery," was pro-
posed by a tleiltlernan, at the late dinner given by
the Corpration of this City to his Grace the Duke of
IlictiNTND ; as no such toast was proposed, nor did
any spirit of il;ibzrality manifest itself on the occasion
lot
which could have called forth any mark of disappro-
bation from their illustrious Guest.-1 am, Sir, ydttr
humbly Servant, A PARTY PRESENT.
s Cork, October 18, 1889.

719 THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sta—lf the following Stanza, intended as an ad-
dition to our favourite national air, be thought ap-
propriate to be sung on the 25th, and at the same
time worthy a place in your Paper, it will gratify
Sir, yours, Scc. J. W.

Greenwich, Oct. 21, 1909.

We bail the Jubilee,
We hail a People free,
Who love their King :
May his declining years,
Be kept from anxious fears,
And Peace delight our ears,
God save the King !

THE JUBILEE.

MR. Entroa—Notwithstanding the many corn,
,Rents which have appeared in the newspapers on the
Jubilee-day, I am not aware that there has yet been
any interpretation of the design of that institution,
under the Mosaic dispensation. I, therefore, submit
the following suggestions to the public observation,
if you please to insert them in your paper :
In the -25th Levit. we find that a Sabbath Year
was every seventh year appointed to be kept by the
Israelites, to the LORD ; which was attended with
several immunities, and was, as well as the weekly
Sabbath, designed to prefigure the higher rest that
rernaineth for the people of Goo. Immediately fol.
lowing these, and ascending in degree, as well as in
order, we come to the Jubilee, or 50th year (see the
Bth to the 13th verse) which was to be announced by
the blowing of a trumpet throughout the land—a
glad sound of holy liberty unto all the inhabitants,
but especially so, we may suppose, to debtors and to
them who had alienated their possessions ; for the
latter were then restored to these again, and the for-
mer were freed from the creditor's demand. Nor
was there to remain a single Israelite in involuntary
servitude. In these rests, they, who had eyes to see,
and ears to hear, discerned a far more glorious Ju-
bilee foreshadowed. It should be needless to point
out that, whether we speak of a weekly Sabbath—a
seventh year Sabbath—or that of the 50th year ; they
are all primarily intended, in their obvious applica-
tion, to mark a release from the heavy burdens of sin
and sorrow, under which man, in his fallen state, la-
bours, by a better and eternal Sabbath that is set be-
fore him. With respect to all and each of these Sab-
baths, it is to be observed, that this rest was limited
to the Jewish people, who, as a separated nation, re-
presented the Church of GOD. At verse 42d we find
that the Loun's servants, who had been delivered
from Pharaoh and Egypt, were not to be bondmen ;
but at the 46th verse it may be seen that strangers
and heathens, being in servitude, were to continue
bondmen for ever.
By deliverance from Pharnoh and Egypt, Satan
ond his empire are considered to be peefigiired. By
the passage of the Israelites through the Wilderness,
the Christian's pilgrimage through a world of evil and
evil men is denoted, and here by the prohibition
against selling GoD's people into bondage, the abso-
lute and perfect redemption of those whom the LORD
JESUS "bath bought with a price." Let us take the
REDEEMER'S interpretation of this important subject,
who, 4. When he had opened the book found the
place where it was written—The spirit of the Lotto
is upon me, because he bath anointed me to preach
the Gospel to the poor. He hath sent me to heal
the broken hearted —to preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to the blind—to set
at liberty them that are bruised—to preach the accep-
tant year of the Loin) ; and he closed the book."—
How emphatic and impressive is this elucidation of a
Jubilee. A single comment from this will be better
than a volume from any other source. May the
LORD guide my pen to write faithfully !
From this exposition of the Blessed SAVIOUR, it is
manifest that the Jubilee represented that great spi-
ritual blessing—the preaching of the Gopel, or glad
tidings of great joy to the pace in spirit—The healing
of the man brohni hearted under a sense of his own
slefulness—Deliverance to them 4, who are taken
eactive by Satan at will."—The imparting of sight
to the NW, or to theni who before sat in darkness
apd t:te shadow of death—Freedom to those who are
feelingly alive to the bruises and galling chains of sin.
And t:.e acceptable year, that grand and unspeakably
joyful Jubilee to the saints of GOD, to " all as
many as are afar of, even to as many as the-LORD our
Con shall call." This is the glad sound of the great
spiritual Jubilee's trumpet to " all who are weary
ae :I heavy latLn." Now it is apparent that the day
of national ioy, to which the nation, as with one
v:sice, has ccmented to give the name of Jubilee,
sii:~nld be chserv,.d, by those who call themselves dis-
i;:iles of en insT, in a manner agreeable to this expo-
si zi,,n of their Master. But may we not, Mr. Editor,
apprehend that, if the end of a Jubilee be mistaken,
we shall tall into the error rf directing our attention
rather to tent;:oral than to spi:, itual things ; and that
by giving !so': a dir,ction to the national liberality
(a liberality 1 would by no means discourage, but
which I earne ;!ly desire to see flowing in a true and
legitimate channel) we may induce intemperance and
the negla t o' nigher ditties,andthusrivet the captive's
chains, which the Jubilee should loosen, and increase
tize debt which the poor debtor is unable to pay.
A CHRISTIAN.
OttohCr 21, 1309.

I,7esterelty morning. as a waggon leaded with ma_
,Lure the driver, who was
on the ,hafts, fell off, mid one
of the v.irtis over him, he WAS killed on the

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