Star.
London, England, 1825-05-17 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Sir Stephen Glynn, Bart. has arrived at Lord Braybrooke's,
in Burlington-street, from his seat in Flintshire.
Sir Alexander and Lady Hope and family left town yesterday,
for the ;Military Cullrge, Bagshot.
Colonel and Mrs. Gordon arrived in town yesterday, from a tour.
Sir Everard Blount, Bart. has arrived at Miller's !hurl, Jermyn
Street, from Worcestershire. The Rev. John Bower and Family
have left ditto, fur the Continent.
Arrivals at the Puiteney Hotel, Alhemarle•street : Lord and
Lady lluntingbeld, from their seat in Suffolk : Sir G. Sitwell, Bart.
from his seat in Cambridgeshire; and Sir Alexander Don, Bart.
ft om his seat in Scotland.

Lord and Lady Combermere and family have arrived at Thomas's
I Intel, Berkeley-square, from Leamington, Warwickshire, on their
way to the Continent.
Arrivals at Venton's Hotel. St. James's.place:—Sir Edward
Price Lloyd, Bart. and Mr. Lloyd, from their sear in Flintshire ;
Sir Wm. Parker, Bart. from his seat in Suffolk; B. Lester, Esq.
M.P. from Wales ; Jas. Campbell, Esq. from his seat in Hants.
Departures:—Captain Kelly, for Dublin; and Mr. and Mrs.
Ri:ketts, for Paris.

We are most happy to stAte, in contradiction to a
report of yesterday, that there is nothing whatever alarming in the
state of the KING'S heahb. Ills blanny is well known to be

subject to the gout, and it is merely a slight attack of this complai
with which he has now to contend.

The Duke of YORK transacted i.ilitary business with
the KING yesterday.
Yesterday morning, the Duke of YORK reviewed a
body of light Cavalry, on Hounslow Heath.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL left 'own on Sand sy, for

his residence at Coombe Wood. The Noble Earl returned to his
residence at Whitehall yesterday afternoon.
Yes erdey morning, Mr. S cretary CANNING re-
turned to Gloucester Lodge from Coombe Wood, the scut of the
Earl of Lissa:ow. _ _

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Sir G. WARRENDER entertained a distigguished party
to dinner yesterday, at his house in Whitehall-place.
Sir THOMAS FARQUHAR entertained the Marquis and

'Marchioness of LANSDOWN and a distinguished party, to dinner

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yesterday, at his house in Si. James's-street.
Sir WILLIAM CURTIS gave a grand aquatic fele on
Thursday, to the Duke of Yosi and a party of select friends, on
board his yacht, at Blackwall. The Baronet proceeds on a voyage
to Petersburgh and other Northern Courts at the end of the week.
The Irish Court of King's Bench have granted a
new tri.ll in the case of BRERE U. the Earl of DONOUGIi.

MORE. The action was on the suit for a malicious pro-
secution, and the Jury had given a verdict for 2.501.
At Chatham, on Thursday next, will be launched, be-
tween one and two o'clock, from the Dock-yard, that beautiful ship
the Foratumami, of 86 guns.
At a ship launch at Monmouth, yesterday se'nnight,
fourteen fell overboard, three of whom were drowned.

Freemasonry seems rapidly to extend its influence
over Scotland. Under the sanction of the Grand Lodge
of Scotland, a Lodge has been formed in the Royal
Burgh of North Berwick, named " St. Baldred's Lodge,"
MENAI BRIDGE.—Three snore chains have been
thrown over, and no accifent has occurred. The road-
way will be opened in a few weeks for foot passengers
and carriages. As about 30 of the workmen em-
ployed in blasting the Swilly rocks in the Menai, near
Bangor Ferry, were returning home, on Thursday
se'nnight, in a small boat, the boat was drove against
the rocks and upset, when the whole number were pre-
cipitated into the water, and two were unfortunately
drowned. The remainder were picked up by boats.
By accounts from La Guayra to the 28th of March,
the departure of the French ships of war from Puerto
Cabello, and the amicable adjustment of the differences
respecting the captured French merchantmen, are con•
firmed. An English vessel called the Isabella, bound
from Jamaica to Havannah, had been captured and
brought into La Guayra, where she was condemned as
Spanish property ; but the vessel, with a few packages
of dry goods, was restored, and she proceeded on the
voyage to Kingston, on the 17th of March.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Sunday night, about eleven
o'clock, as a Gentleman named CHURCH was proceed-
ing home to Camberwell, in passing Newington-cause-
way, nearly opposite the Church, he was stopped by
two footpads, one of whom struck him a blow in the
face that knocked him down, and while in this position
his pockets were rifled of their contents. The robbers
,got away before assistance arrived on the spot, but Mr.
CHURCH had a sufficient view of their persons and
dress to be enabled to give a description of them at
Union-hall Police Office the following day.
Sunday afternoon, between two and four o'clock, in
the absence of the family, Mr. LAWRENCE'S house, in
Goswell-street, was entered by picking the lock of the
street-door, and a quantity of plate, wearing apparel, a
gold watch, arc. carried off. There was a lodger in the
upper part of the house, who was disturbed by the noise
which the robbers made below; and on her approach
they made a precipitate retreat. Two fellows were ob-
served standing at the door between the above named
hours, without hats on them, a regular practice among
thieves now, to induce passengers to suppose they be-
long to the house.
The Election at Guildford for Coroners for Surrey,
concluded on Saturday morning, when Mr. RAND and
Mr. Jet.mcoz declined further contest, and Messrs.
Caarza and WOODS were accordingly returned, and
subsequently sworn into office. The numbers at the
final close of the poll stood as follows:
Mr. Carter . 1236 I Rand
Mr. Woods . 1171 Jellicoe •
Somebody was condoling with Lord Nal:nutty, a
few days ago, on the majority of 21 for the third read-
ing of the Catholic Bill: " Poh I" replied the venerable
joker, " that's nothing ; h is within one of a minority,
you know."

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DRURY-LANE THEATIiE.

Last night the tong-promised romantic Drama of
Faustus was produced at this Theatre, when a very

crowded audience, on the call (f Mr. Tenn!, in a Pro--
logue, unanimously agreed they would
" All critical rigour relax or restrain,
And let Reaion for once give to Fancy the reign."
niustus is of the Satanic school ; and Is the joint pro-
duction of Mr. SOANE, who supplies the German
diablerie, and Mr. TERRY, who, we presume, mad up
the rest, excepting always the beautiful scenery by'
STANFIELD' and the excellent machinery under thy',
direction of Mr. WALL Am which wei e the mainstay,'
of the Piece. But to the story—

Faustus having acqUired a perfect knowledge of the whole circle
of science, like Alexander after he had conquered the world, sighs
for the attainment of more extended knowledge. He dives deep
into the study of astrology ; and is at length enabled, by " conjura•
tions dire," to "call spirits from the vasty deep." Ile " sells his
eternal jewel to the common enemy of mankind," on condition
that wealth and pleasure shalt be his. Under the guardianship of
Mepkistophiles he commences his career of wickedness—a Giovanni
in principle, a demon in power, he seduces Aldine, the niece of
an Italian Count, murders her brother Enrico, and forcibly carries
off her cousin Kovno. As the time approaches at which his con-
tract with the foul fiend is to terminate, the latter suffers his dupe
to fall into the hands of the Inquisition. Here Mephistoietites
counsels hint to murder the keeper of the prison, as the only mode
by which he can effect his t seape. Faustus, who is not utterly
abandoned of Heaven, now refusCS to comply ; he, however,
does escape by one of ate most extraordinary and best executed
illusions ever attempted in theatric representations, that of suddenly
multiplying himself and his Fatnulus Wagner six-fold, and ap-
pearing at one and the same time in six different partsof the stage;
from whence also, at the same instant, they altogether, with Me-
plastopliCes and the Lady whom be had seized, as mysteriously
vanish. From &lime to crime, always racked by remorse, now
betrayed into the hands and dungeons of the Inquisitors, now trans-
ported by the Demon into the midst of the Palace of Milan, 'he is
led to assassinate the sleeping King; is metamorphosed into his
semblance, ascends the throne, and plays the tyrant, till re-
cognized by Aline, and deserted by his Demon, he is hurled, by
avenging fiends, in his own restored semblance, amidst terrific
volumes, showers, and torrents of fire, into the infernal regions
of Pandemonium.

n addition to the characters already mentioned,

there are duce or four of a comic character, who carry
on a sort of underplot. The Piece commenced with
happy auspices. Even the Prologue, delivered by
TERRY, was interrupted by plaudits; and the Over-
ture, by WE EEL had the wild and appropriate Grigi-
nality which characterises the genius of that profoundly
scientific composer, and which harmonises so admi-
rably with the metaphysically romantic and ludierously
terrific subjects, which, in the present instance, and
that of Der Fr'eischutz, it is employed to introduce ;
and when the rising of the curtain had gratified the
eye with one of the most complete and beautiful ex-
hibitions of Alpine scenery ever presented on a theatre,
two successive chorusses, which Mr. BISHOP had either
caught or bcirrowei, put the audience in such perfect
and confident good humour, as seemed to augur at
once a career of triumphant success. It is but justice
to add, that the music throughout may be regarded as
among the happiest of Mr. BISHOP'S efforts ; and that
the songs assigned to Miss STEPHENS, as Adine, in
particular, are not only exceedingly beautiful, but
admirably adapted to elicit the sweetest and most ex-
pressive tones of her clear, delicious voice. One of her
songs, oh, sweetly the Noonday's ending, which she
gave with a simple piano accompaniment, with the most
exquisite taste and .weetness, was rapturously encored.
Miss Povsy also eAecuted some songs very prettily.—
Mr. WALLACK sustained the part of Faustus. His ap-
pearance in the-sober garb of a student was very pre-
possessing, and as the character is one of almost un-
mixed rant, he went through it with eclat. The arch
fiend, MeAhistophiks, was represented by Mr. TERRY,
withiexcellent effect. This is by far the best character
in the piece. Mephistophiks is a very sarcastic devil—
an utter enemy to declamation, he rarely ventures on
mole than halt a dozen words, but these are always
sufficiently cogent to convince his pupil. He doffs the
traditional horns, and hoofs, and tail, and with much
propriety takes the likeness of that species whom he
wishes to tempt, and whom he describes to be almost
as depraved as himself. Mr. HARLEY performed the
part of Wagner, the famulus of Faustus. The scenery
of this drama is beyond praise. The opening scene is
one of the finest we have ever seen in any Theatre. It
is a landscape, beautiful and picturesque in the highest
degree. The view of the Rialto at Venice is also an
excellent work of art. These scenes are the work of
STANFIELD. ROBERTS also has several scenes of the
highest merit. The machinery worked extremely well;
the changes were effected with rapidity and precision,
and the ingress and egress of illephistophiles and his
spirits were ably managed. The piece was given out
for repetition amidst shouts of applause, and there is no
doubt of its having a long run.
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This morning, about three o'clock, a fire brake out in
the house of Mr. DOCEHARD, bricklayer, Compton.
street, Clerkenwell, which did a great deal of damage
to the building ; but the prompt arrival of the en-
gines prevented its further progress.
Wednesday last, Mr. GREEN, the aeronaut, made an
excursion from Newcastle, being the 29th successful
voyage which that Gentleman has performed.
The Manchester Petition against the Catholic Eman-
cipation Bill to the House of Lords has arrived in town.
It has 43,023 signatures attached to it. It measures
435 Feet, and weighs 231bs.
Sunday last, a most awful visitation of thunder and
lightning took place at Litchfield. About three o'clock '
in the afternoon, some vivid flashes stf lightning, attended
with loud peals of thunder, appeared hovering over
ed the town. As the family of 'l'. W. Gramm, Esq. of
John-street, in that city, were sitting round the table,
a most tremendous flash of lightning struck the south
end of the house ; dividing the chimney, it took its
course through the drawing-room, breaking a large
mirror in its way, and passing through th: hearth-stone
into the dining-room below, breaking all before it and
bursting the chimney-piece from its place, melting the
bell-wires, and doing other considerable damage. It
is a remarkable circumstance, that though the energy
of the electric fluid was displayed in the entire demo-
lition of every destructible article in the room, where
the family to the number of eleven sat, that not a single
individual was hurt except the servant, whose glass
was broke in his hand, as he was pouring out om -
water, part of which was dashed against his face. The
fluid in making the circuit of the room, took off the
, elbow of the chair on which the arm of Mr. GREENE
was leaning, without doing him the sligh.est injury.
An order was lately given at Alm •ck's, that no Gen-
tleman should appear with loose trowsers, except such
as had bandy legs—the effect was procured. We re-
member a similar ruse, though on a more serious tub-
ject, which succrede I equally :—a Clergyman was re-
solved to induce his congregation to stand up d .ring
the Psalms, which lie could tffect only, by giving out
from the pulpit, that he should in future expect all to
stand up except such as were in any way diseased!