Star.
London, England, 1806-12-30 00:00:00

TREAT REs.

Dautv•Lans..—Saturday night Mr. Ray, from
the Cheltenham Theatre, made his firit appearancein the character of Tosorg,Jfarlowe, in the Comedy of
" She Stoops to Conquer.' Mr. Ray is brother to the
Lady of that name who came nut a Short time time,
and is an &Sof of foam merit. He has a good voice
and perfon, knows the bangle of the Rage, and may
be rendered a uteful Comedian of the middle rank.
The new Pantomime followed, but from a avant of
accuracy in managing the (corral changes, and dex-
terity in Rating the teems. much ditapprobation was
again expreffed by the audience.
\Comity Glllolll.—Laft night a new Panto.
mime was preduced at this Theatre for the amule.
mint of the young mailers and miffes ablest from
fchool during the prefent feftive vacation, intitled
Nor/spin and Mother Goole ; or, tbe Golden Ea..—
Of this produdlion the following is a (ketch of the
plot t—iivero, the rniferly guardian of Connate, breaks
a promite he had given Color, to marry his ward, in
favour of;Sivire awes
The piece opens with preparations for the 'Squire's
marriage with Colinette; during the balk this or.-
cations, the Beadle and runic Peri& Officers bring
Mother Goofe before the 'Squire as a reputed witch.
The 'Squire condemns her to the duckingaciol.
Colin oppofes the (entente, and elpoufes the tank of
Mother Cofe, who crapes, miles the ghoft of the
'Squire's firft wife, and pats an end to the feftivity
of the intended nuptials.
Cohn, however, cannot prevail on Avaro to keep
his promife, when Mother Goole makes him a prefent
of the feathered animal, fo famed for poffeffing the
wonderful ohility to lay a Golden Egg every day,
with pertniffion to give this curious bird to Avaro in
anchange for the band of Colinette.
Avaro receives him with rapture, but inftigated by
the natural rapacity of his difpoGtion, refutes to give
his Ward, nnlefs Cohn will content to open the en-
chanted animal, in the hope of producing all her
wealth at once at length, fearful of toting his be-
trothed, he gives a rafts content to facrifice the gift
of his patronefs, who appears. refutes the bird, and
condemns Avaro, Cohn, and the 'Squire. to wear
the Stapes of Pantaloon. Harlequin, and Clown, and
wander in mutual contentions for Colinette; ( who is
changed to Columbine) till the golden egg, which is
cal into the lea the Enchantrefs, Stall be again
produced by one tithe offending parties.
The purfuit and alternate paffions of the Lady,
commences and continues through a variety of fcenes
and fituatioas, till Mother Goole at length relents,
commiffions a tea fprite to reftore the egg, and unites
the affianced lovers in a fplendidtubrnartne pavilion.
The butinets of obis piece is carried on tluoogh a
ftureeffion of fcenes which do great credit to the talents
of -the painters and mcchanifts, with confiderable
effee. A few lapfes occurred fall night,. but they
were fuck as not to impede the performance any
great length of time. Among the new fcenes, of
which there are nearly twenty, two, of Vauxhall
Garden:, and a Sub-tnarine Pavilion, which doled the
piece,. were the molt confpicuous. The &Loaves
sad Ge its a tat as Pantaloon, liarkrin, and the Clown,
were admirable ; and Mifs Seaass's Cokradirse was
light and graceful. Mr. Faaxar is the conftruaor
of this Pantomine, the piety and tonic of which are
by Mr. T. Mums and Mr. Was,. The piece was
received throughout with unbounded applaufe.
50N0....-(garraia Boy.)
The isa was rood, the deeds were dark,
• Fir &tam very jor,
. *ben toted by fortune to anted,
I amen a Caste boy.
My purrs Loos Bird -mkt Frenchmen's gad,
I Mitred base with joy
Bet, orreeted hi Agin organ, behold
A tapiffs Csiste•boy.
' The audience was very fafhionable.—Among
others, we oMkrved hie Royal Highneis the Duke of
Cassell:sea, tffitrqtsis of Aasacoate; Lord.o !-
dn.—After fhb *attain dropped. Metier Qeeftberfelf
announced the pteee for a fecond reprefeatation ; and
Ste was received by Joins Buxs with that clamoroes
aspreffion of his feelings to which he is mentioned
al the view of an old favourite.

Aces onts have been received at Richmond Honks
Privy Garden!, that the-Duke of Ric HIPIOIIO lies at
the point of death, at his feu of Godwocd, Sufrea,
when he wit attended by his nephew, General Les-
sor. His Grace's diffolution is hourly expefted-
General ACSLAM, third in command at the gioti-
cue battle of Maids, and General BILObll ICS. came
paffengers front the Mediterranean in a tranfport,
which was rtleafed from quarantine on Wednefday.
The depot for recruits at Portfmouth Barracks is
quite fell, owing to the quick levy of men for Centen-
nial ferviee, which it is under ftood now Implies cs-
peftation.
The light brigade formed of the 43d and sd batta-
lion of the pd regiment, k is expected, will move
ftom Braborne Lees to the barracks at Hythe, lately
onapied by General Thu.'s brigade.
A very numerous fleet is now affembled at the
Motherbank and Spithead, &Wined for the Eaft and
Weft Indies, and various parts of the world ; and
will fail the moment the wind fixes idelf in the N. E.
—The Devaynes and Retreat Indiamen are in the
Downs, and will only be allowed twelve hours to
join, on the wind coming fair.
It is not true that the Duke of Baumswice in his
l..ft moments, or that his Con, folicited permiflion
that his empfe fhould be depofited in the tomb of his
anceftors. In his will the Duke &fires to be buried
in the place where he may happen to di.. Bet the
acquit to burs his body at Itrunfwick was. made by
the States of Bond-wick : and BONAPARTE, enraged
that the people fhould evince any affeition or attach-
ment to their legitimate Sovereign, returned that in-
relent and unmanly anfwer which has been pobldhed
in the papers.

On Nlrmday fennight a Court MArtial was held on
Lieut. Archibald hit'Donald, of his M.:jelly's (hip
Capelin, for his isondult on that fchonner's getting
on (here. The charge was in part proved, and lie was
fenteneed to be reprimanded and put at the bottom
of the till of Lieutenants. On Tuefday Thomas Hil.
tier, W. johns, M. Cunningham, W. Clark, and J.
Joplin' feamen ofl his Majelly's (hip Pomone, were
tried for attempting to defcrt with her jolly•boat.—
They were fevetally feutenced to receive aoo lathes.

NAUTICAL MTELLICLVCE.

MAILS THIS DAT.

All. DSC All, mil.
Dublin o a I
Gottestortit a 4
Waterford 0 1

An account has been received from St. Helena,
by the Ocean whaler, that the extra. ups hone,
Torrawnaw, and Hummer, oatwerd•bonnd, ar
rind at the Cape of Good Hope the 3d of Oftober
la(, and failed the tsth of the Came month.

PORTSMOUTH. DECEMBER 29.
Put back his Majeay's flips POLYPIIIIMOS and
OLYMPta from the Weftward. with damage.
DARTMOUTH. DEC. at

Arrived the French cartel Jean Marie, from Mor•
hi:, with Captain Baairrom, late of his Majedy's Osip
Minerva, and five other paffengers.

DIAL, DECEMBER 2g.
This morning attired in the Downs. the BoLo
gun brig, Lieut. CH: vets, from a ernize, after being
on fhort near Hytbe ; and remains in the Downs
with the chips as ptr laft.—Wind S.W. bloWs hard.

. DOVER, DECEMBER 29.

Palled by this morning the Ocean South fea whaler
for London, late from St. Helena. lam happy to
communicate, that this afternoon peed by this place
for the Downs, a large French lugger privater, cap-
tured by Come of our cruizen.—Wind S.S.W.

COWES, DECEMBER 19.

Arrived the Neptune, of jerky, Mtsssavry real%
ter, with tobacco from Norfolk, (Virginia) bound
to Gnerafey, driven into this port by fires of weather;
and the Mary, of (ttebee, a new Ship, Stevie'
mailer, one of the Tmatra's convoy, with a cargo of
furs of immenfe value. She has experienced a mutt
dreadful paffage, and when near the Wolf Rock,
expeCted every moment to be drove on Shore. She
was hailed by a French lugger privateer, which was
obliged to Sheer off on account.of the Mary's pea-
, loos &nation : the day after She was boarded by the
Se/ALLOW (loop of war, to the Captain of which in-
formation was given of the Frenchman. Arrived
alto the American Ships Juliana, Cotues, for Fal-
mouth, and Young FeCtor, —, for Charante.
The Taft fpring tides on the coal) of Hampihire,
have stole to au unufual height, inundating itreets,
groundAoors, and cellars cianneded with the (Imre+,
to the great annoyance and difcomSture of the quiet
sad regular inhabitant'.