Star.
London, England, 1823-01-29 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

It is understood that Lieutenant-General Wititax Cann,
Lord IScresford, G.C.13 has been appointed Lieutenant-General
of the Ordnance, vice Lieutenant-General Sir El xoxsaasin
Oasis, Bart. G.C.B. deceased.
The Medina transport, bound from Bombay to Liverpool,
with the last division of the 65th Regiment of Infantry on board,
has put into the Cove of Cork, short of provisions, and with
her rudder much injured.
A detachment of the 54th Foot will arrive from Albany Bar-
racks, at Chatham, on the 31st inst. and will subsequently pro-
ceed to Gravesend, to embark for Madras.
A detachment of the 13th I.ight Dragoons has received orderi
to march from Maidstone tq Chatham, on the 31st inst. prepa- _
ratory to its embarkation. at Gravesend for Madras, about the
middle of next month.

Commissions signed by the Lord, Lieutenant of the County of
Cumberland. . •
Edward Stanley, Philip Henry Howard, Milham Hartley, Tho-
mas Hartley,John Harrison, John Littledale, lliellard Watts,
Edward 'Williams Basel!, George Troutbeck, John Ponsonby,
John Wilson James Spedding, and Skeffittgton Lutwidge,
Esqrs. and Henry Lowther, Thomas Harrison, and Alexan-
der Scott, Clerks, to be Deputy Lieutenants.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Westmorland.

Royal Westmorland Regiment of Alilitia—James Bell, Gent.
to be Ensign.
Westmorland Yeomanry Cavalry—Charles Lucius Lawson,
Gent. to he. Cornet.

It appears by the recent Insolvent Dcbtor's Act, that a clause
is contained therein, that the assignees of military men, receiving
full or bilf-pay,. have a claim to a certain extent, on the said pay
of the Insolvent, and should it be required, assistance is generally
given by the Swear.% ay at Wait for the occulter.y of the same.

NAVAL lATELLIGENCE.

The Pandbra,roxvrlst,-:from Bristot to Newfoundland, has
arrived at Ilfracombe; after having been out 17 weeks. ,
FAI.XOUTH, JAN. East:o,—No arrivals or sailings.
PORTSUOUTH, J•ic. 28.—Wind S. S. W.—Arrived, Isis Ma-
jesty's ships SERINCIAPATAM and Renwfiso, from the West India;
and the Mulgrave Castle, Rain', from the Downs, for the Isle
of France, Ste. Sailed. the ltlartha, STRACHAN, and Bridges,
Jontaso, both for Londcn.
DEAL. JAN. 28.—Wind S W.—Put back by adverse winds .;
and remains in the Downs, the Norfolk, Gs a, for Madras and
Calcutta.
- La/zeroes% Jam. 26.—Sailed, the Bencoolen, Knacwoon, for
Calcutta.

Amman—At Cork, the Matilda, Wallace, frc m km.ica•
, john //eyes, —, from Demerara ; Esther, front Ma':
delta; and Venerable, ---, from London. At kinszte, As-
sistance, —, from Prince Edward's /bland ; and Jessie,
from Si. John's (N. B.). At Loch Foyle, Gleaner, —,f
Newfoundland. At Sligo, in distress, the Ann, Heron, from
Quebec; and . Triton, Vagg, from Miraudchie. At Scilly,
Falcon, —, from Virginia. At Belfast, Ardent, Boyd;
from London. At Havre, Jules Auguste, —; and Howa4,
Aldridge, from Savannah. At Nice, ash, Whickell, imps
London. At Guernsey, Union, Mallard, front Rio Janeiro.
//smarm= OP Frusx-Momtv.----The Nimrod, for the VII
cure, on the 11th February, at No. 10, Jol.n-street, Adelplti;
and recalled there Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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•
The munificent and liberal GEORGE WARD, Esq.
of Northwood House, distributed, towards the close
of the last year,. six bullocks; and more recently,
with the same unsparing hand, ten chaldrons of maks,
amongst the poor and deserving objects of Comma,
its neighbourhood. •
Extract of a letter from Rio de Janeiro, dated 31st
October, 1822 We continue in a tranquil state,
but a few individuals of republican principles were.
lately detected in a conspiracy. Out two ablest,,Mit,
nisters, Joze Bonifacio de Andrade, and his btother,gek
disgusted with the frequent, attempts of intriguing
people to turn them out of place, and gave in ,their re-
signations: The people, however, were so well satisfied
with the talent, integrity, and patriotism of the men,
that yesterday a petition, very numerously signe4
was presented to the Emperor in their favour, and
they have aecadingly been called back to their sta..
lions by the almost unanimous voice of the Publie.f,
Last night there was actually a general illurninativa,.
in consequence. As yet we have no favourable ac-
counts from Bahia. As soon as the European trnopso
can be got out of that place, and confidence and tran-
quillity completely restored there, 'we may,
I think,
expect some little improvement in this market, both
in the price of goods and rate of exchange." _
MINA lately played off a singular manceuvreon the
French. He caused to parade on the very extremity
of the Spanish frontier, and full in the view of the
French advanced post, a detachment of Spanish sel-
diers, dressed up in the uniform of the old Impetiiii
Guard of Nawcittcow, displaying not unli the tri-to:
'loured cockade, but also one of the well-known e4gki
of the Iniperial Guard, which has been preserved-with
religious care for this occasion, or some one sisal:
to it. It is said that this manoeuvre of MINA, *SO
rather too theatrical a one, produced a powerful effect..
upon that part of the French army that was present:. •
—it was at first surprise, mingled with a little eon.
sternation—at least amongst the superior Oflieers4e
and as this apparition of the Impebild Guard defils4
-with the triple colours flying, and birdlik,
victory soaring, the soldiers. in the Pseud army, raiwow
bad served under them, ,could no longer codtsidi
thentselves--indistisset mutterings: were beard,.addir
“tears," but.not " such as angels weep,', hunt forkb'l
They were, however, mon called oW:frons suebikriP4
gerous remembrances, and a. courier dispembidlolo
Paris with a circumstantial. aeasainSlol.:th 104"
mental effects of this masirteradtof 2ditptai zr

- . . THEATRES. ,

Dr.r/IY•LANE.-.-.4TOLDSMITIIN 'Comedy - IShe
sops to Conquer, was brought forward last night
it this House, to introduce Ltszow for the first time
on this Stage in Tony Lumpkin, The interest of the
performance was somewhat 'evened by the apology
made at the commencement of the evening for Mr.!
MOD",
who had been disabled by an attack of ill-
oeit from undertaking the part of liardcastk. The
riace of this great master of broad grins was supplied
by TERY, who performed the past with his u,,ual
correctness and ability, but we missed more than
once the aspect of MuNDENT, whose unlahoured and
googly-marked humour would have so finely con-,
rlged and set off the rich plum-pudding counte-
oance of LISTON, bursting with spontaneous drollery.
to the scene where Tony persuades his mother that
he is attacked by a highwayman, the conjunction of
theme) great luminaries of fun would have been inr-
roitahle. It is needless to follow LtsroN through all
the scenes of his excellent performance: no man who
has not yet wen him can write himself happy. Mrs.
DoisoN was Miss Ilardeastk, and performed it with
undiminishe,l spirit. The rest of the Comedy was well
up, anJ given out for repetition to a respectable
}loese. After the Comedy an apology was made for
Miss TAEE, who was unable to appear in the Ballet
or Pantomime. through indisposition. Her place was
supplied by Miss VALLMNCEY.
Coml.-GARDEN.—Last night yeas acted, for the
first time, a Play, in five acts, called Nigel ; or, l'he
Crown Jewels. The characters were as-tollOw

King James . -
Buckingham - -
Patarn°
Nigel -
fferiot - _
Skourlie (a Scrivener)
Trapbois -
Vin - - _
&Tappet -
Peppercole -
Ihidebrod - -
Margaret - -
Martha Trapbois -
Bridget -

- Mr. BARTLEY.
- Mr. 111.Txt.
- Mr. C. KEM3LE.
Mr. A 31102 T.
Mr. EGERTON.
- Mr. W. FARREN.
- IU. lILANCIIARDI
Mr. COMER.
- Mr. FAWCETT.
- Mr. FATtLer.
- Mr. TAYLOR.
- Miss FOOTE.
- Aliss LACY.
- Mrs. CHATTERLEY.

Th.: plot, though partly coinciding with that of the" Fortunes
of Nigel," departs from the Novel in most of its details. The
time is about the close of James's reign, when the feebleness
of the Government, as evinced in the impunity wf Overbury's
murderers, and other great offenders, had relaxed the morals of
the higher classes, many of whom, for purposes of lewd in-
trigue, ambition, and even lucre, retained as dependants, and
eternise leagued with, the desperate adventurers that fre-
stinted Paul's Aisle, and other places of public resort. W-
orn°, a gay Nobleman, subservient to Buckingham, is the
here of this play ; and his tools are, the bully Peppercole, and
Skauriie, a scrivener, who, though of middle age, has contracted
a passion for Margaret. the object also of Dalgarno's lawless
desire. Her pretaence for Nigel, and the circumstance of Ni-
;el's bring assisted by the King, who was his father's debtor,
with jewels, whereon James authorises him to raise a sum for
;aging off a mortgage of his estates (pledged greatly below
tileir value, nominally to Skourlie, but in secret for Dalgarno's
we), are considerations which irritate Dalgarno against Nigel,
who, for having drawn his sword within the Royal precincts in
rescue of Margaret, from an attempt of Dalgarno to force her
otis f.Ati to take sanctuary in Whitefriars (alias Alsatia), at the
house of 'f rapbois, the usurer, who is to raise motley on the
jewels. To prevent the completion of the payment Withih the
few remaining hours of the mortgage-term, Dalgarno, who on
failure of redemption would become sole lord of Nigel's fortunes,
comes, masked and cloaked, with Peppercole, into the usurer's
Louse, with a view of seizing and secreting the jewels till the
efflux of the time. Trapbois is gagged by Dalgarno with a scarf;
and in his struggle, the noose of the scarf sliding, becomes
entangled round his throat, and strangles hint. Dalgarno is
wounded by Nigel in the wrist, but escapes with the jewels.—
The Play now deviates still further from the track of the Novel.
Nigel, being proved to have suddenly quitted the fatal scene
with the old man's daughter and some valuable property, is
next morning, at Dalgarno's suggestion, charged with the
murder a charge corroborated by the non-appearance of the
daughter at the inquest held by Hildebrod. A few minutes
only before the expiration of the term, the mortgage is paid off
to Skourlie by S:rappet front a secret source : while Nigel is
brought from the Tower, and examined by the King, in the pre-
sence of Margaret; she having claimed, uuder suspicious cit.-
tunistances, and in the 'disguise of a Scottish Page a promise
which James, when she had sung before hint in that dress at a
footnoting, had made that he would grant the Page a boon;
which boon she wishes to receive in the shape of Nigel's par-
don. The evidence of the murder row pressing Nigel, Skourlie,
who has before unsuccessfully sought the hand of Margaret, pro-
mises that on her consenting to bestow it on him, he will acquit
the accused. She, in agony, is yielding, when the rich ueurer'a
daughter arrives—accounts for her absence from the inquest by
explaining how she has secretly been employed in raising the
redemption-money of her deliverer's estates ;—and finally, by
the scarf, which is identified for Dalgarno's, as well as by the
wound on his wrist, proves hint the real felon. Margaret is thus
reocued from Skourlie, and united to Nigel. The comic scenes
art chiefly incidental : they turn on ;he humours of James and
:he Alsatians: Heriot's and Strappet's suspicions of Nigel as to
Nargaret and Bridgei: the expedition of those two young women
to the King, and the chastisement given by them to the bully
Peppercole.

It will appear from this plot that the author has
not adhered to the ground-work afforded him in the
novel; but it is perhaps more to be regretted that he
should have departed so much from the language of
which he might have availed himself from the same
source. The Performers all exerted themselves with
treat spirit, and made much of their respective parts.
Ar.KEMBLE, Mr. FARREN, Mr. FARLEY, Mr. BLAN.
CHARD, and Miss FOOTE, deserve specific mention,
for the zeal and ability with which they acquitted
themselves; and Miss LACY afforded the Public ano-
ther opportunity of appreciating her talents, though,
unfortunately for the Piece, those talents were cir-
cninstrihed within the narrow limits of two scenes.
Livr,TC* love scene, and that in which Lord
Deigarno is informed of the disposal of the deeds,
seemed to produce the strongest effect upon the audi-
,..nce. The success which the new Play experienced
mainly attributable to the admirable 2cting of iite
performers. Mr. KEMBLRI the splendor of whose,
costume has, perhaps, never been surpassed, threw
such spirit and interest into the part of Dalgarno,
that hir,c/ and his Fortunes were forgotten, and -he
ivcArie the prominent and most interesting figure in
the group. the Skourlie of FArdati was 'excellent ;
:"tithe unexpected disclosure of his immense wealth
10 Meirgapet, whilst on his knees pleading his hopeless,
y.issi(,p, with an energy that confounds and terrifies
hr, is a piece di acting perfectly in accordance
ith the well-remembered exhibition of similar ex•
oilence in character which, on his introduction to
liege bniods, eminently contributed to render him
4*ervedly popular. Mrs'. BLANCHARD'S Trapbois
Ir 4 a most interesting picture of the old usurer.
164 Fuota is too graceful, elegant, arid lady-like,
ail& only. not too handsome, if we believe the novelist
luid an this point we must profess ourselves sceptical)
Gm the Goldsmith's daughter. Miss LACY s perform-
"re olthe pal t of the Miser's daughter was vigorous
441.effectiee.; Its merit was auested by genuine ex-
Vcsgons of approbation on the past of tlic-audience.

On the, re-appearance •of Mr..Aaao•rr to announce-
•
the Piece .for..xepetition. to-morrow, an attempt was ,
made too eit tir tiirppersonon ;he pit ; ausi such
was the erect. produced by these dissentient voices,
Joined; With the Vert gitteial applau e which followed,
that he was compelled to remain same minutes on
the stage, bowing, before he appeared to think he had
performed his office, and might retire. The Piece
was, however, well received, and cannot fail to be
attractive. The scenery was of the most splendid
kind, and perhaps could only find a rival in that of the
brilliant Pantomime by which Nigel was succeeded.

INDUCTION TO NIGEL.
Enler a Lady, follow :d by an Author, i.t a cloak and black silk mask.
Author (Mr. YsTes)—(lowing and pointing to the side of the
Stage opposite to that on which they have entered.)
This way will bring you to your Box.
Lady (Miss Poo:I.-I—Perhaps
You're a Performer?
Aathor—NO, ma'am—mind the traps—
'Tis as an Author I have sought my fashion.
Lady—l doat on Authors—genius is my passion. •
But why then masqu'd ?
Anther—That I may not be known.
Lady—What could you write and be so loath to own?
Nothing equivocal I hope. .
.duthor—ln me