Star.
London, England, 1825-02-05 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Mr. KEA3I appeared last night as Macbeth, and obtained a hearing.
Placards were abundantly distributed throughout the house, ex-
honing the friends of t►e actor to abstain from resenting the efforts
of his enemies. But the exhortation had not its full effect, as the
individuals forcibly expelled from different parts of the house could
testify. This turn-ont system bad the desired effect, and as the
play went on, the interruption was cleared off, and left the per-
formers in full possession of the attention of the house, which, how-
ever, was by no means filled till the period of half price. There
was a call for KkAN to come forward, at the termination of the
Play, and as it was renewed at the commencement of the After-
piece, Mr. Youxoz appeared, and stated that Mr. KLAN had stepped
into his carriage immediately after the termination of the Play,
and not being in the house, could not comply with their desise.—
The Farce then proceeded.

The Doke of YORK, the Duke of CIA RENCK, and the
Princess Soruza, •isited his 111a.snry yesterday.
Yesterday, the Mat qui) of ARGLESEA and the Earl of
WILSTMORLAND had audiences of the KING.

The Cabinet Ministers had a meeting yesterday after-
noon, at two o'clock, at the Foreign Office.
A Cabinet Council was summoned to meet this day,
at three o'clock, at the Foreign Office, Dowaing-streti.
The Dean of CANTEiIiSURY is, we ate happy to learn,
mock better. _

It is not true that Mr. ItontscutLD is forming a List
for the Mexican Loan. _

Upwards id thirty persnns,men and women, were last
week upsrt in a large boat, crossing a small river in the county of
Fermanagh, the whole of whom unfortunately perished.

I.NGLISII AND BRISrOLCIIAPiNEL S
CANAL
The more this great and truly national object is canvassed; the
more does its value and importance to the commercial interests of s,
this country appear. 'The secret and silly attempt to oppose it, by
some dozen self important personages, who met in a private rob
at Axminster, meets with the ridicule it deserved; a..d the land-
owners in the West of England are becoming duly aware of ihe
advantages the Canal offers.
We learn by the Dorchester Journal of yesterday, that a fleeting
took place at Colyton, Ikvon, on the .1,1 inst. which was attended by
upwards of 100 landowners, of the first respectal.ility ; when, aftt si
an interesting discussion, which we regret not diving room for to_
day, it was unanimously resolved, that the proposed Ship Canal
would be " one of the most grand and noble schemes that has ever
occupied the public mind—tending most materially to bent fit and
improve the immediate neighbourhood, and of the utmost na.
tional importance."
The following Resolutions and Petition were then agreed t.?
At a Public .lieeting of the Landowners and nous. bidders of
Colyton, Devon, and ils vicinity, held at the I)olphin, Inn, Co:y.
ton, pursuant to public notice, TILYOK STILL, of Lkrey.bouse, Es 9.

in the Chair ;
It was unanimously resolved, Ist, That :Ws Meeting views•with
great satisfaction the plan in contemplation for the formation of a
Ship Canal from Stolford to liter, the benefits and advantages of
which are clear and apparent, particularly at the latter place, by re-
moving the incitement to the illicit practices which have beets long
carried on there from an urgent and pressing necessity.
2d. That it appears to he Inc of the most grand and n,,ble
schemes that has ever occupied the public mind, tending most
terially to benefit and improve the immediate neighbourhood, and
of the utnnua national importance,
3d. That this Meeting has the highest confidence in the scienet,
experience, and judgment of Mr. Telford and Captein Nicholls,
whose consummate abilitiss are tendered most conspicuous w the
laborious and able reports which they have made, theso:rectiseis
of which may, in the opinion of thi; Meetin;;, In: fully relied
having proceeded from the best sesearch and MCA well founded
information.

4th. That this Meeting, deeply impremied with the great bene6s4
which must result from the execution of this important design, ai
well as a consideration of the evils which will he avoided, do peti-
tion both Houses of Parliament in favour of a Bill to give eiract to
this national and grand undertaking.

.Sth. That two parts of the Petition nose read, Le ingrossed, and,
when duly signed, that Mr. Kingdon be requested to transmit the
same, one part to the Right Min. Lord I{•alle; to be presented to
the house of Peers, and the other part to the Representatives of
this County, to present to the Honourable House of Common,
earnestly entreating their support of the prayers of the said Petition.
6th. That these Resolutions be published in the Sherburne Jail
Tautiton Journal, and Woolmer's Exeter Gazette.
Major Still having left the Chair, it was unanimously Resolved-
7th. That the thanks of this Meeting are clue, and lolreby given,
to Tryon Still, E-q. for his very able, judicious, and impartial cols-
duct in the Chair.
Petition to the Honourable the House of Commons in' Parlia-
ment assembled.—We, the Landowners and I louselicAders of the
Town of Colyton, and its vicinity, in the county of Devote,
humbly presume to express to your Honourable House, our full,
entire, and unqualified assent and concurrence to the Bill now intro-
duced to your Honourable House, fur permission to make a Ship
Canal, for the purpose of uniting the English with the Bristol Chan-
nels, and to Wrest your llonourable Muse to acqiiiesce in 0:e samv.
—lnur Petitioners contemplate the measure not only as another
splendid instance of the wealth, prosperity, and entetpri.e of the
British People, but highly characteristic of the dignity of the Em-
pire, tending, in the most peculiar manner, to promote and extend
the commerce of the United Kingdom, presenting to the merchant
a more direct, safe, and expeditious intercourse, with the several
parts of the British Islands, and at the sometime furnishing a mean*
highly conducive to the security of the valuable hves of our seamen,
by opening to the shipping Ns exposed and quicker communication
than the usual protracted, precarious, and dauger.:us course around
the Land's End.

Your Petitioners, in thos approrcliing your Honourable House,
would not presume to dictate any conditions which might obs'ruct
or impede the execution of a project which so mucb deserves their
united support, firmly and confidently relying on the wisdo:n and
justice of your Honourable House, to devise such measures as will
best guard and protect your Petitioners' interests—introduce suds
provisions in the 13111 asshall secure to your Petitionets a fa r, liberal,
and ample equivalent or compensation fur the injuries and losses
which otherwise cannot tail to accrue to the proprietors of valuable
lands and other property in the line of the Cac.al—and compel the
Company, their heirs and assigns, to carry on and execute this
work to its final completion, after it has once commenced, as it will
appear to your Honourable [louse to be an undertaking of superior
magnitude to any other in the United Kingdom.

COURT OF CHANCERY-TH.IS D.4Y.