Star.
London, England, 1809-12-22 00:00:00

COVENTtGARDEY 111Z4TRA.

t 'tight the Comedy of the Masi-of the World
was performed at this Theatre.
. Mr. Come was, as usual, very excellent in the part
of Sir Pertitease Mactrophant—he gave all the hypo-
crisy and subtlety of this time-serving Uaronet, with
wonderful force. Every point told, and in every look
and gesture he enriched the excellently-drawn perr-
trait of MACKLIN. The political allusions, with
which this play, more than any other, abounds,
were particularly remarked, and called forth fre-
quent plaudits. The passages most emphatically
marked were, those where he says—" The 4:aurae-
ter of patriot and reformer is now so well known,
even to the vulgar, that they are looked upon like
quack-doctors, conjurers, or other cheats In so-
ciety ;" and, expressing his design of making his son
Prime Minister-4, there never was a better tune; for
all the old political post-horses are worn out, foun-
dered and broken-winded, and the young ones wrapt
in luxury." These drew thunders of applause, which
lasted for several minutes. Mrs. H. JouNsrox played
Lady Rodolitha with much naked, and Mr. C. NJINI•4
BLE was an impressive Egerton. The farce of Log
Stork: followed, and MUND&N, LISTON, FAWCETT,
and FABLEY, kept the house in a laughing mood,
which was only interrupted by the simple melody of
Miss BOLTON'S pipe, and of Mrs. Lirrou's sNCet
ballad, 4, He': coekonu to the Bell."
At the termination of the Comedy, several placards
were exhibited in various parts of tke Theatre, but
they were all of one tendency, operating to the resto-
ration
of Mr. BRANDON to his official station in the
Theatre.—The words were as follow :
" Candour and liberality demand that Brandon be restored."
They were generally well received, but some op-
position was manifested to their exhibition, owing
perhaps to a disinclination to have the Theatre made
any more the scene of adjusting disputed points.—
Whatever was the cause, the opposition, if it was op-
position, was instantly drowned by an acclamation
in Mr. BRANDON'S behalf, which clearly proved that
the mass of the public thought that popular resent-
ment had gone far enough, and that it was no
longer necessary to make the faithful servant of the
establishment wholly responsible for the past errors
of those who had been themselves admitted within
the pale of charity.

LYCEUNG—Cones new Comedy was repeated last
night. Some improvements have been made, and the
audience seem, on the whole, to be better pleased
with the performance.
Yesterday were safely landed in the Tower, alion
and a lioness, from Senegal.
Monday night a Frenchman was detected at Dover
in b•'tting into a boat, and endeavouring to escape ;
but being fired at by the sentry on guard, he ran ate
boat on shore, and endeavoured to make his escape,
but was taken by the picket. He proves to be a Lieu-
tenant of a privateer, and has been in England five
or six years, and made his escape from Plymouth.—
He was taken to the guard-house.
A Frenchman was taken at Dover on Tuesday
night, in attempting to make his escape in a boat ;
and on Wednesday night, another one was taken in a
similar way.
The seven French Officers taken into custody, at
Egypt, after having broken their parole at Wantage,
were on Thursday, by an order from the Transport
Beard, pat under an escort of the South Gloucester
Militia, to be marched, for confinement, on board a
prison ship at Portsmouth.
A Dutch marine, one of those enlisted in our ser-
vice at Walcheren, has been committed to Exeter
prison, for breaking into the shop of Mr. BEER, of
Plymouth, and stealing six gold and silver watches.

CITY ELECTlONS.—Yesterday, being St. Thomas's
Day, Wardmotes were held in the several City Pie-
cincts, for the election of Common Councilmen and
subordinate Officers for the year ensuing. The fol-
lowing Wards were contested :

Mr. King
Turner
Betts
Fisher
Aldridge

ALDIERSOATE WARD.
- 48 Mr. Paxton
- 44 Thomas
- 41 IlLoveland
- 41 ¶Rowlatt
- 41
tOH embt rt.
BROAD-STREET WARD.

'Mr:Thomas Clarke 21
Thomas Marriott 19
Thomas Crockatt I S
Henry Blaxland 17
John Patterson 15
lames Arthur 13
11131101
33
30
30
29
27
25
24
24
21

Mr. George Sharpe 11
Joseph Hearn I I
Robert Chapman 10
°Nathaniel At cheson 9
Richard Cs uston 8
William Cotterel 1
'SGATE.
•Mr.Tilford - 20
Windus - 20
'Blundell - 19
°Anis - 18
Gould - 16
Ron . 13
Poynder . 11
Knight . 10
Gough • 9
.YNARD.
Mr. Bin - 22
Howell • 22
Hurlocke a 22
Pearson - 17
Welch . 15

Sir W. Rawlins -
Mr. Nash
Clode
Trick& r -
•Marsh
-
•Judkins -
Clarke
Greenaway -

CASTLEBA.'
29
28
1111
11
IS
114

Mr. Griffiths -
Treacher -
Pownall -
Fenton -
Hurcombe -
Slade -

Mr. Cummings . 21
----Hall - 21
Loxley - 90
Cheesewright 19
Wright - 19
Mawman - 19
*Smith - 19
CRIPPLEGN
*Mr. Heygate - 38
Delver - 31
'Waterhouse 28
Kerl 98
• Habberten - 27
Hardy -2;

Mr. Wigan .
Williams ,
Swift -
Fournier -
'Farr .
Tullman •

E WITHIX.
•Mr.Docksey
Birt
•Palmer
Higden
White
Valiance

•Nightingale - 24
FA RRINGDO

a•I V;ITHOUT.
Mr. Crook - 36 •Mr.Quin - 26
Waithman - 35 •Pontifer - 26
Griffith - 33 Reeves r 26
Dawson - 33 Herring - - 20
Young - 32 T. Reeve 26
Miller - 3e Murrell - 22
Brewer - 31 Nicholls - 19
Herring - 26 Harper - 11
In the Ward of Farringdon Within, Mr. Pearce
was chosen in the room of Mr. Metcalf.

PORTSOEZN WARD.
Mr. Colobate"' - SI Mr. Rea e 97
1-loppe - 49 'Briscoe , 42
Atkin.** - 47 Hewsor - 19
•Cartec 0 42
• New Candidates.