Star.
London, England, 1814-03-05 00:00:00

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• ' Mysteriou% No rofNG ! how AA 1 define

Thy .hapelvir, baseless, placeless emittines-
Nor ti,rro, nor colour, sound, not size are tbine-+s
Nor worth, *or figures Can thy void express?
• But ,ve mgt nt thee to aught rt.:owe,
To thei a thiosand things May likened be
And though thou art with udbody—nowhere-+
liet half mankind devote their lives to Mtg.
Hoar many hooks thy history contain !
How nyttitibeads thy mighty plans pursue!
What lsb'ritig bands thy portion only gain i
4Wl►at bitty men thy doings only del
To thee the great, the ;:oud, the giddy bench
And, likeitny sooner, all in wovutstiti nor!

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bRIYR T --There is•as another performance of
BiretuovEN's Oratorio of fie Most of Oliver, at this
Theatre, last night, and it went off with an increased
effect... At the end 'of the second act, we had an in.
tellecrual treatkpin
ohlics, SMITH, of the primary kind;
as 'she recited MILTON'S celebrate;! Address of Satan
to the Sun, with an energy end expression that have
but seldom been equalled, in our tune. During the
evening a concertante was introduced, for the pur-
pose of presenting to the public the two most extraor-
dinary
performers_ upon the French Horn, who are
just arrived in this country from Germany, and are
engaged to aisfst in the Band of the PRINCE R mom
The tenuro9l: AO they have acquired "over this!
most tintsiviard in%Outneat, and the facility *ith which
iliey execute upon it passages of the greatest diffi-
culty, is wily surprising. They were received and
beard with the greatest applause.
COVENT•GARDEN.—'!'here was a rich niitrillany of
sweet s,unds given at this Theatre also, in Which the
Comdex', Mr. BRAIIANI, Mr. KELLNER, and Mrs.
SALSOM `stiefile. With superior luvre. Mr. Bitalima
and Madame CATALANI executed the Duet of ra.
effes Allem with such exquisite truth and feelink, as
drew forth a siinultanetnis burst of approbation.

The exertions that are making throughout the
United Kingdom in behalf of the suffering Germans.,
ilesse‘ be truly gratifying to the benevolent Gentlemen
von ft** the Committee for managing their funds ;
in.lieede the unceasing attention of the Comnaitten
the. objects. could:not fail to call forth the sympathies
.
*llse Bikish,Platple, who have contributed with a
twitit Spirit of philanthropy to alleviate the distresSes
of their German Brethren. A meeting- was called. o*
the Merchants and other Gentlemen of Glasgow,,list,
'week, Ow the sum of sel2oo was immediately col-
lotted, and a Committee is there forming to collect
Mies househouse to house in that flourishing city. Similar
stppeala will be made to the inhabitants of every city
end large town throughout Scotland. Steps are also
tskieg for promoting the goad work iti Ireland.
alit the Quarterly Aesembly of the Corporation of
Norwich, held en liturstlay last, it was resolved to
stlacribe the soon of relno to the fund for relieving
the distresses of the unto: tunate sufferers in Germany.
FUNERAL or COLONEL,IKELLY.-- Yesterday after-
/inns, the remains of this unfortunate Gentleman,
litho belonged to the 3d Regiment of Guards, and
otiose death nas occasioned by his exertions to save
his sister Iron' the conflagration of the Custom-
house, were interred in the left isle of St. Margaret's
Church, Westminster. The corps being removed
from Mr. Lim:Hakes, wine-merchant, in !leer-lane,
was loilowtd by two mourning coaches, and the car-
ringes of General Hvese, and Colonel ?woe ; his
two sister* and five mounting coaches following hint
to the grave. The service was read in an impressive
111anner by the Rev. Mr. WHITE, Minister of Barking
Church.
- Monday se'nnight, in the afternoon, as Mr. &ren-
ew: Cnisienv, youngest son of Mr. CHWAIRY, of
Bradfield; WAS riding on horseback, his but se slipped
down, anti he fell ; the stick which he was riding with
was forced through one of his eyes, and entered the
- !main. Two persons who saw the accident went im-
mediately, and „conveyed him to a neighbouring
leiend'e houseeierbere medical assistance was pro-
cured '• after which he WAS carefully carried ltem,
Fingered
and ngered is extreme torture until Wednesday,
eeertiog,- when he expired, to the great sorrow of his
fiiesde, in the '2lst year of his age. He was a young
man of a good disposition, and well respected.
The following letter has bean addressed to the
Editor of a Moriting Paper
e Sin—Having seen In your Paper, and some
others, a short account of a singular transaction thasl
lately took phiete-iit Yorkshire, I think. it may be
suattertif public utility that the authentic particulan
of it should be kdovet
" EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.
" Mr. and Mrs. BARNARD. *the owners of Cave
Cagle, one of the bevy beautiful seat.. uI Yorkshire,
stud who are respeelkd far their unbounded kindneett
*MU who know 'dem; to the early part of ;het win-
ter hired a f6otrthift, wfieewee well recommended.--n
In **heart time hr.ekrhe into their service, he
appeitied iiiatk dejected at intervals, but-was always
bead tt) &clare at those times, e his master and miss'
• trees were too w.ind for this wield, for there WAS RM.
body like theni" His dejection was sometimes oh-
served by hi 3 master, but as he was reported in the
family to be a most regular and religious young men,
so Wither notice WAS tak.:anf the circumstance; but
he was sell, in his moments of despondency, heard
to say, 46 that his master and mistress were so good,
they ought to go to Heaven."
ie On the day before he intended to murder them,
* . 'he told one of his fellow.servants, e they would heat '
. of a tragedy the neit day by two o'clock."
a In the morning this was mentioned to Mr. and
Mrs. BARNARD, who sent for the man ; and, on be-
ing ritiestioucd, alter some time, lie contested 44 he
intendei. •to bare. 'bordered them both—that they
*ere 'tend people, like Mr. and Mrs. IioNAR, who
were grates to Hinseete in consequence of what their
soviet hacialcote, and he meant to have done the
same to dtest-that Wang !" - -
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N It appeared he bad preptred a knife, with which
he meant to have destroyed them—to have gone up
to Mrs- BASN mint. in her .thessinptoom—and then
to bare goo, to Mr. BASMAIIb,
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The mot turns out to bare bees insane, and is
now confined.in: the I..AnUttic Asyloot tit York pro-
wideatallY it/sweat die bani•kinurder he intended.
" rsoftacwws."