Star.
London, England, 1823-09-22 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA.

The entertainments on Saturday evening were com-
manded by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who
honoured the Theatre with his presence. Mr. MA Tit Ew,
was the prominent attraction of the evening, and had no
small share of fatiguing business to bustle through. He
played Caleb Qualm?", in " The Rerieu ;" Monsieur Mor-1
bleu, in "Monsieur Towson;" and Dick Cypher, of 1823,
in the favourite Farce of " Hit or Miss." Neither the
multifarious avocations of Caleb, nor the teazing impor-
tunities of Monsieur 7'onson, prevented him from giving,
what the rattling Dick himself might denominate, a very
"tidy" representation of a "swell Coachman." Two
sporting songs were introduced, which were loudly, and
we think unmercifully encored. Mr. MATHEWS, how-
ever, is always " At Home ;" neither kis strength nor
spirit seemed to flag from the exertions of the evening,
and he appeared both ready and willing " to come it
again." He was frequently and loudly cheered by all
parts of the House. The House was crowded.

THE CHILD OF SORROW.
Cold blew the wind—no gleam of light,

When aux left her home,
And brav'd the horrors of the night,

O'er dreary wilds to roam!
The lovely maid bad late been gay,
When hope and fortune smil'd,
But now, alas ! to grief a prey
Wu ELLIN, Sorrow's Child !
She long was Wallops's promis'i bride,
But, ah! how sad her doom !
The gentle youth, in manly pride,

Was summon'd to the tomb !
No more those joys shall Mum prove,
Which many an hour begu. il'd ;
From morn to eve she mourns her love,

Sweet Raw, Sorrow's Child !
With faulerlog steps away she flies

O'er %Luau's grave to weep,
For aunt there, with tears and sight,

Her watch would often keep ;
The pitying Angel saw her woe,
And came with aspect mild ;
Thy tears shall now no longer tow,

Sweet Ester, Sorrow's Child !
Thy plaintive notes are heard above,

Where thou shalt soon (Ind rest ;
Again thou shalt behold thy love

And be for ever blest !
" Ah ! can such bliss be mine ?" she cried,
With voice and looks so wild,
Then sunk upon the earth and died,
Sweet aunt, Sorrow's Child !

POOLE, SEP LEMBER 19.

Perhaps there is not a town in the West of England, of its size
and population, where improvements have been cat tied to a greater
extent (within the last twenty years) than in this place. The widen-
ing, paving, and pitching the streets; its proverbiality for cleanliness,
&c. the spaciousness of its QUAYS, their convenience for loading
and unloading vessels at all times, and their contiguity to the stores ;
its warehouses for bonding all sorts of goods and merchandize (it
being a Free Port), render it unrivalled by any Port of Its size in
the three Channels.
The erection of an elegant Chunk, which the dilaniciation of the
ancient structure rendered absolutely necessary, confers great credit
on those who orizinally planned as well as the architect who com-
pleted the edifice. It has been much and deservedly admired, and
supposed to be surpassed by few Churches of its size out of the me-
tropolis. Its fine organ claims particular attention; an excellent
ring of eight bells, enlivens the scene on days devoted to festivity.
Oue objection however exists, from the lowness of the tower, which
in some measure destroys the effect of the bells; this we hope to
see rectified hereafter by an addition to the height. A spire would,
to this commercial town, be a most desirable acquisition, as a land
mark to mariners.
As soon as the present improvements are completed, we antici-
pate, from the opulency of its Inhabitants, several others, particularly
the erection of a Bridge across the harbour, which would not only
get rid of that miserable mode of ferry at present in use, and which
is altogether incompatible with the advanced state of the popula-
tion, but would also make this town a thoroughfare to the West of
F.ngland--of great benefit and importance both to travellers and the
public in general.
It has also been long a desideratum, and we trust it will soon be
carried into effect, to run off a Pier from tie Fisk Shambles to Me
Stakes Buoy, which, besides the great advantage to shipping, might be
made of sufficient width to allow of an elegant Esplanade, than which
nothing would be likely to receive greater countenance from the
Ladies, who at present are ill accommodated with public walks.—
This object has long been considered, by experienced men, as likely
to benefit the Harbour, as by confining the water within the Ship
Channel, the Harbour would be better scoured and kept cleaner.
The lighting of the town would also be a great advantage ; we
lament that the improvement some years since in agitation of bring-
ing in soft wafer, by means of conduits, front Tatnam, to a re-
servoir in some central situation, has not been carried into effect.

His MAJESTY took his usual rides in the Great Park,
Windsor, every day last week.
JOHN PLurrEETT, Esq. son of the Right Honourable
WILUAS COMM/IMAM Punster, his Mijesty's• Attorney-General
for Ireland, will shortly lead the lovely and accomplished isflss
Buses, third daughter of the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of
Ki's Bench, Ireland, to the hymeneal altar.
The Marquis of CAMDEN arrived at Chester on Thurs-
day last, and paid a visit to the different public buildings.
Monday, Westbromwich and its neighbourhood were
visited by a snow storm, which fell heavily for a considerable time.
'llie 10:11 of October will be a distinguished clay in
Ireland, as the duty on whiskey will be reduced from that time,
and the ten per cent. duty on importation of English repealed.
CURRENTS OP THE OCEAN.—A paper, ef which thi
following is a copy, was found on the sth instant, in a
bottle picked up on the coast of Pitten, near the Helder:
" The brig Hannah, of Liverpool, Captain DAVIT, from Buenos
Ayres,riis Havannah, was hi lid. 49. N. long. 10. 32. W. on. Mon-
day, Bth of hely, 1823. It is.desired that the same may be pub-
lished whenever picked up, as It will shew the current in this part,
both in velociti and direction. (Signed) " Taos. Davirr.
THE WORD GRISETTIL—Gritet, in French, from the
origin of the longtime, is a name given to a kind of grey or ash-
coloured cluth,worn by the lower classes. It is translated musses
chimers by the writers •of the low Latinity. At various times
sumptuary laws were made; prohibiting the lower classes from
wearing an apparel of striking colours. .llence the vrivt:s and
daughters of be Bourgeois. who were limited to this grey cloth,
were coiled Ostler—a name that still adheres to chembermaids
and coquets in low life.