Star.
London, England, 1807-04-11 00:00:00

7FIEAYRES.

Diouf- Lax t. .—On Thurfday, night anew Corneal',
the produetion of Mr. CHERRY, of this Theatre, was
performed, for the Kill time, entitled, A Day is London;
in which the following Dramatis Perfona were employ •
ed, being the principal comic ilrength of the houfe :
Melange - . Mr. BANNISTER.
Captain Import . Mr. Dr CAMP.
Sir George Dapple - Mr. Russet..
Volteur - . Mr. H. SIDDONS.
Sir Sampfon Import - Mr. CHEERY.
Mr. Briar . - Mr. RAYMOND.
Ifaachar - . Mr. WEWITZER.
Mr. Jones - - Mr. PALMER.
Farmer Sickle - MY. DOWTON.
Squire Wilfon - Mr. BARTLEY.
Ned Sickle - - Mr. MATHRWS.
Lady Mary Import - Mk DUNCAN.
Mrs. Sickle . Mifs Met.tott.
Anne Sickle - . Mifs Boyce.
Maria Briar - - Mlfs Rwir.

The dramatic pi lure here fet before the Public,
exhibits two young wives married to o:d men, one of
whom gives her whole time to fathionable coxcombs
to pleafe her hufband, while the other runs away
from tier's with a libertine, on Platonic principles.—
We have alfo two pair of lovers, who are ultimately
united, without having had an interview with each
other through the piece ; a fentimental declaimer,
profeffing love in mafquerade to his own filler ; a
philanthropift, in the difguife of a Cynic; and an Irifh
recruiting ferjeant, whorfets up for the protettor of
female innocence.
Such are the materials with which Mr. CHERRY
has conftruCted a Play, that occupies nearly four
hours in the reprefentation ; the language of which
is very laboured without being coned, and much
more fentimentzl than witty. From beginning to
end there is not one good lunation, but the author
manifefts a fuperabundance of patriotifm and loyalty,
which is laid on fb injudicioufly as frequently to ex-
cite murmurs inflead of applaufe.
The performance of the Play, however, was tole-
rated to the end, fupported as it was by moil admi-
rable ading ; but when BANNISTER came forward to
give it out for a fecond reprefentation, a moft tre-
mendous uproar broke forth, which ended in his
making a bow and retiring, without being permitted
to declare his melTage. This was followed by an
Zpilogue of no great point, delivered by Mifs DUN-
can, but highly applauded on account of the per-
former. A Prologue preceded the Comedy, given
by BARTLEY, which befpoke candour and forbear-
ance, which certainly were not withheld. In a word,
if A Day in London is to be received as a running
piece, it mutt undergo ample curtailment. The
Theatre was extremely crowded.
Mr. CHERRY'S Comedy, reduced an hour by Shrew!
bury clock in the time of its reprefentation, was tall
night repeated, but went off very flatly.
0-WENT GARDEN.—Laft night was thrulli between
the little C..medy of the Birth Day, and the panto
mime of Mother Goole, a new Mufical Piece, of two
ACts, intitled Whiffle for it;"—the produBion, as
we underftand, of an amateur writer of the name of
LAMB!, and which comes recommended by the fa-
fhionable world. RefpeCting the merits of this baga-
telle we (hall be brief:—as a vehicle for mulic it fur-
nifhed Irici.snon with an opportunity of difplaying
the powers of his fine voice to advantage, and the
vivacity of FAWCareaaeling gave fome eclat to a few
attempts at humour, which, in other hands, world
have been entirely loft. Mrs. Lis-row:and Mifs Bot.-
vow, exerted themfelves alfo to the utmoft to prolong
the life of this ricketty bantling, but with little effeCt.
The rude gale of laft night nearly gave it its quietus.
The meagre title, " Whillle for It," relates to a
fignal which operates to effe& the liberation of two
lovers from the cuflodi of a banditti. A (tale flory,
but thought to have been finely managed by the au-
dience at the Marquis of A asacoan's privateTheatre.
The Song!, of which we fubjoin a fpecimen, are
taflefully written, and the Mufic by Mr. LANZA, has
much merit in its adaptation.

SONG.
Now the muzzy toper dofes;
Round their tables gantefters frown ;
Mute the rural plain rep:go ;
Mirth and noife awake the town.
'Tie the time for feafting, brother,
Fill the cans with liquor high ;
As we drain them—N bring another,"
Still dull be our cheerful cry.
Craft in knaves, in fools their folly
Can by floods of wine be drown'd;
Wine, while waking, makes us jolly—
Sleeping, makes our Oumbers found.

DUBLIN, APRIL 7.

Yellerday morning. at tee o'clock, the Commit
fioners appointed for hearing evidence on the petition
of Jona LA Toucora, againft the return of Roa.
SHAW, Efq. as one of the Reprefentatives of the city
of Dublin, rsfumed their fittings at the Royal Ex-
change. From the minutenefs of the tellimony given,
and the necelfary flownefs refulting from the Commif
(loners being obliged to take down the evidence as
furnithed, together with the frequent interruptions
from objections on both fides, it appears likely to take
much time before the event can be known.
Saturday, Mr. NOR COTT, Mr. COATES, and Mr.
Haat, the Commiffioners appointed to receive evi-
dence cn the part of the petition againft the return of
Roasax SHAW. Efq. held their firft meeting at the
Exchange. The only bufinefs tranfaaed was the
fwearing the Commiaioners by Alderman Caacarom,
who attended for the purpofe.

Captain Swow, Commander of a neutral fhip,
which recently failed from Cadiz, and touched at
Cork on the 4th inn. lays, that at the time of his fail•
ing from Cadiz, there were nine fail of the line (6ve
French and four Spanifh), and three frigates full of
troops, and victualled for (even months, ready to
fail. He (Captain Snow) paired through L'rd Cot.-
Liscwoon's fquadron, confining of feven fail of the
line.

By a letter from the Nuadron lying off Cadiz, we
received the unpleafant intelligence, that the Mary,
Captain Darsom.r, that failed under the convoy of
the Spartan, i‘ IA a few miles Eafi of Cadiz, with
25.000 Rand of arms on blvd. The enemy took
polfelEon of her ; but the Beagle gun brig gallantly
anchored near her, and burnt ha; with her Roles, to
the annoyance of the captors.