Star.
London, England, 1831-10-03 00:00:00

THEATRES.

Clanav-Last .—Thetcee:titcsleampaign, to a"opt the
usual phrase, commenced at this Theatre on Saturday
night, and a very numerous audience was collected to greet
the old favourites, and to welcome the new candidates for
public approbation. The house presented • very cheerful
aspect, and good humour was of course the order of the
evening. The National Anthem was sung, but wit in a
manner to excite any particelar notice. l'he Honeymoon, a
comedy that has long been a favourite stock.piv"w. was
very well got up, and the various characten, sustained by our
old-established favourites, were well performed. Wallach
as the Ueda drawler, and Miss Phillips as Juliana, flayed
very effectively ; Harley, as the Meek Duke, was fulled his
usual life and cleverness : and Russell, as Limped*, alma.
iug. Mr. Jones, who tome yeses since appeared as Lord
:igleby, sustained the part of Rolando, but was not altoge-
ther successful in his performance, nor equal to those we
have been accustomed to see in that line of acting. Slits
Brudenell has also, we believe, trod the London boards
tome time since. She holds forth promise of being
a very useful and agreeable actress in pace of minor
importance in genteel comedy. Slits Kenneth's was
the most decidedly favourable reception, and we look for-
ward to her becoming a great acquisition to the stage I she
31:3313 to possess good sense and a knowledge of het art, with
suffeient of personal qualifications to rend•r her both useful
and ornamental. Previous to the second piece the Overture
to Auber's Hurtle de Porlici was performed by • very well
collected orchestra, and was loudly encored. The Brigand
then followed. Its romantic scenery, its pieturestie group-
ing, and the excellence of Wallack's melo-dramatic acting,
have made this little piece an established favuorite ; it was
Ailed nearly as before, and acted with the same spirit.
Wallach sang his little ballad as usual very sweetly, and,
though somewhat hoarse from his ' rambling on the moun-
tains' he was called upon to give it a second time. The only
novelty was a very promising though timid cantPdire ter
public favour, 3liss Gordon, and, as fat as circumstances
would allow us to judge she possesses a considerable share
of merit. The season hes thus commenced under auspicious
appearances, and from the general strength of the company,
(even exclusive of quadrupeds) we think it promises to be
successful.

OLYMPIC TMILATMC.--This neat little Theatre, which
has been embellished and decorated in an elegant classical
team, opened for the season, under the direction of Madame
Veen* ou Saturday. The attendance on the occasion was
an earnest that the fair Manager has lost no ground either
in fashionable or general favour. The house was crammed
in every part before the commencement of the performances;
every nook had its t. Several of the nobility were
present. After the Nat Anthem the amusing burlnta
of the Chases Saha, was performed, in which Mr. Horn mad.
his Mae on this stage. Tnis was followed by a new piece,
or rail IP tranalaties, appropriately entitled Talk Oats Drell.
It is from the French drama of Dominique, or Is Pomade, ano-
ther version of which was produced at the Coburg • few nights
since; in noSdng this latter we gave a sketch of the plot,
which it is therefore walleye to repeat. LIIITOX was the
Donsitsigths, and excited continual laughter, though for the
most part worettlidlly. :The spirit of the pan is, decidedly,
grave rather than humoutous; Mr. Lissom, moreover, cor-
rectly understood it, and did full justice to his conception,
displaying good feeling, and moralising with the air of a
perfect Jaguts. But Lissom and laughter are decreed
inseparable. Miens mkt's, Lutox' a sayings and Lt:.
sox's doings will always create merriment. Thus the au.
thence laughed at his gaiety—but laughed no less at hi% tor.
rows and hie anxieties. He did everything for the piece, which,
however, appeared to move heavily, notwithstanding the ex-
ertions of himself, and, generally speaking, of his coadjutors.
It will have its day, but we do not anticipate for it a bril-
Sant run. The 0/gropie Revels seem likely to be as im-
mortal as the gods who Shure in them. They were again
enjoyed on Saturday with undiminished seat. Ponders
displayed her numerous gifts with as much elegance as ever.
We should not omit to mention the new drop-curtain, by
Mr. Gordon; it is very taatefully designed and beautifully
painted.

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DoALT ELECTION.
At the close of the poll on Saturday, Lord Ash-
ley was in a majority of 198 on the d..y's poll.—
This unlooked-for event is easily accounted for :
Saturday is the market day at Dorchester. where
the poll is held; and Mr. Farquharson, the fox-
hunter, brought up all his tenants and friends, who
attend the market, to vote for 'Lord Ashley. Mr.
Ponsonby's friends, on the contrary, reside prin-
cipally in the different towns and villages which
are scattered about the county, and it was incon-
venient for the voters to leave their homes at the
end of the week. We doubt not, however, that the
Mends of reform will press forward during the
next week, and speedily regain the ground they
have los..

Throughout the whole county the cause most
enthusiastically supported. The efforts made by
Lord Ashley's friends are quite frantic. Supported
as they are by the money which the boroughmon-
prs have subscribed to support the existence of a
system which i. found so profitable to them, it is
not to be wondered at that they have thrown some
obstacles in the way of the reformers, who felt
convinced that they had done enough to satisfy the
people of England that Dorsetahire was true to
the cause when they returned Mr Calcraft at the
late election.

Before Lord Ashley announced himself, all the
carriages and horses in the county were taken up
by his friends; and the reformers were obliged to
send to Salisbury, Shaftesbury, and even As far as
Exeter, to procure a sufficient number of vehicles
to coavey the voters to the poll. This circum,tance
has also retarded the polling or behalf of Mr. Pon-
ruby in no inconsiderable degree. We repeat,
that we do not feel the least hesitation in saying,
,that before the middle of the week Mr. Ponsonby
will be in a glorious majority. The temporary
success of the anti-reformers I.as roused the spirit
of the voters, who " are good men and true," and
we understand they will appear in great force this
day (Monday) to record their names on a poll
which is regarded with more arention than any we
ever heard of. One word to the people of England
at parting: it is a fact—a notor ous fact, that the
boroughmongers have raised a subscription, and a
You age one, to endeavour to buy Lord Ashley's
return for Dorsetshire.

We kno • not whether every boroughmonger
has Leen taxed, with a view thet he should pay a
sum equivalent •o the greater or less number of no-
minstions which he will lose by the passing of the
bill. But sure y the people of England who have,
eaco and every one of them, an interest in reform-
ing the representation, shoulJ not allow a contest
like this to proceed without subsc. ibing a few
hundreds of pounos towards t' e protection of the
undoubted privilege of choosing their own tepre-
sentatises in Parliament. This they cannot do,
unless the Reform Bill becomes the law of the
land, and the failure of Mr. Ponsoni,y at this cri-
tical m-ment may do something towards deferring
this most desirable event. We, therefore, call upon
the Reformers of England to show that. they {vow
how to appreciate the boon of Parli inter:troy Re-
form, by coming forward with their ►ubsc,ip;ions
to aid the exertions of the freeholders of Dorset-
shire, who arc striving t the utmost of their abi-
lity to repel the effects produced by the lihmal use
of the gold of the Charles-street assembly, who are
making their last desperate stand in the county of
Dorset.— Chronicle.

The Dutch aim) is formed or 120,000 men,
ready for battle ; the Prussians have 150,000 in
the Rhenish provinces; the French have 150.000
on their northern fiontiers, which they are also
fortifying ; and the Belgians will soon have 60,000
men ready.