Star.
London, England, 1813-11-15 00:00:00

DRvRrLA AT THEATRE.

Mr. BRAIIAM, on Saturday night, made his fist
appearance this season in the character of Covet Belinot
in the Opera of The Devil': Bridge. His voice has
not lost any of its power or sweetness, nor is his exe-
cution diminished, either in its velocity or its accuracy.
We now and then noticed an instance or two of bid
taste, but we often heard—

Music such as may
Touch high as Heaven, and make the East break day
At midnight."
At the same time it would be of considerable benefit
to the singer. and would betray a just feeling of har-
mony on behalf of the audience, if the applause be,
stowed were mare discriminating, and it some of
those meretricious cadences, admirable in themselves,
but ill placed, were omitted. A celebrated German
critic, alluding to the beautiful harmony and symme•
try of all their parts, has said that architecture is frozen
music, if it be possible to imagine that all melting
music can be congealed. Now this harmony, this ex.
cellent adoption of all parts, is sometimes injured by
Mr. BRAMAN, and by other singers: he confounds
the orders of architecture, and by introducing orna.
ments that might accord with the lavish beauties
of the Corinthian, injures the chaste and more im-
pressive beauties of the lonic. We believe that of
this error Mr. BRAHAM is not insensible t indeed
we have heard that he has professed to accommo.
date himself to the taste of the public ; but surely
it would be a part much better becoming so great a
proficient, if he were to endeavour to improve rather
than to corrupt, orconfirm in its corruption, thepubliC
taste. That such is the taste of the majority of those
who listen to him is obvious from the comparatively
cold indifference wish whicts on Saturday night they'
heard the almost incomparably delightful air i• Queen
Mary's Lamentation," and the heartless, the petrify.
ing applause with which a tew hands greeted
There is one little circumstance of management that
might not be improperly noticed here ; it applies to
the mode in which duets are sung on the stage. At
present the two performers generally stand at a dig.
tance from each other, and the merits of each voice •
are separately and distinctly audible. These may be
ascertained to much greater advantage in solos, and
it must be apparent that the harmony of the duets
which consists in the rainbow-blending (if we may
rue the term) of the two sounds, so as to produce one
general harmonious effect, is lost. This defect might
easily be obviated by the performers, if they would .
not be so shy of approaching each other. In some
few cases we allow that this approximation cannot be
accomplished. Mrs. DICKONS, as the Counter:, was
rapturously and deservedly applauded. RAYMOND and
Lovaoaova gave great importance to their respective
characters, as did Miss KELLY to her part. The Opera
went off in the best style,. and in the Farce of Two
String: to ;par Bow, the comic humour of Muburete
WAS displayed with the happiest effect, and closed the
evening's amusement with great eclat.

Seven transports, with the East Essex Militia on
board, have arrived at Cork. His Majesty's ship
PORT MA HON, and transports, having the Derry Mill•
tia on board, are still detained there.

A letter from Paris speaks of several Marshals hay.
ing resigned their commands in the army.
The Queen Charlotte merchant-vessel, which sunk
in St. Helen's Roads a short time ago, is about to be
weighed. Two frigates under jury-masts are to be
stationed near her, and the operation will be effected
with all possible dispatch, as her present station is
highly detrimental to the navigation of the port.

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UNIVERSI77 INTELLIGEACE.

OXFORD, NOVEMBER 13.
Wednesday, in full convocation, the degree of Doctor In Mi-
rky, by diploma, was conferred on the Hon.eind Right Rev
Richard Bourke, Master of Arts, of CM ist church, and nowj
ishop of Waterford, in Ireland.
Saturday, the Snth Ult. the Rev. James WiTraV, M. A. ard
Ileiolar of Jesus College, was elected fellow of that society.
The Lord Bishup of Exeter hail a private ordination on 1 huts-
- ela sennight, when John Campbell Fisher, 6 C.L. tif Corpus
Ch College, Oxford; Nathaniel Cole, A.8.0f Exeter College,
Oxf •rd ; and Stephen Nosworthy, A.B. of Sidney College, Cam-
brit' tr, were admitted into the holy order of Deacons.
R.chard Bowden Beague, A. M. of Eroarmid College, Cam-
bridge ; Daniel Campbell, S C. L. of Trinity Hall, Cambridge ;
William Toms, A. B. of Exeter College, Oxford; John Treve
nen, A. B. of Exeter College, Oxford ; and William Pulling,
A. B. of Sidney College, Cambridge, were admitted Soto the holy
order of priests.

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