Star.
London, England, 1824-12-17 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY LANE.
The Cabinet was repeated Wednesday.night, with the
same success AA hick marked its performance on Sap
turday, and attracted a good audience. The taste-
ful and expressive singing of M. &trio was emphati- '
Bally applauded, whilst the excellent style in which the
comic parts are done, kept the House in constant mer-
riment. The new Farce of My Uncle Gabriel continues
to grow in the public favour. Its whimsicalities were
most heartily laughed at and applauded.
COVENT-GARDEN.
Mr. SIYCLAIR made his first appearance for the sea-
son Wednesday night, and was received with the wel-
come due to his distinguished talent. His character
was that of Prince Orlando, in The Cabinet, the same
in which he made so favourable an impression last year,
after his return from Italy. He gives its music, indeed,
with so much of the luxuriant decoration and brilliance
of the Italian School, that it would be impossible to mis-
take the channel of his more recent studies. The rivalry
at the other House seemed to have acted as a stimulus
upon his powers, for we have scarcely ever heard them
exerted with so much effect. His bold and finished exe-
cution was strikingly displayed in the Polacca, which
he was obliged to sing three times. Two other songs
were encored. DURUSZT played Whirnsiculo. His efforts
were frequently and warmly applauded. Miss PAToN
gave her excellent performance of Floretta, and the
other principal parts were cast and acted as usual. The
Farce of The Duel went off with eclat.

PARISIAN FASHIONS.—After Friday next the Court
mourning for Louis XVIII. changes. For Ladies:,--
Black silk dresses, satin and velvet excepted ; white
trimmings under black gauze; head-dresses and *has,
white or black ; black silk stockings and white gloves.
Ornaments, diamonds, pearls, or jet stones, but not co-
loured ; black or white pluMes, at discretion. Men in
uniform :—Crape on the arm and sword, en habit dla
Francaise ; sword, and buckles of silver.
His Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE has become a
Patron of the Peak Forest Railway, having offered the
Company such portion of his land as they may require
in forming the road, free of cost.
The French sportsmen have lately imported fox-1
hounds from Yorkshire to a great extent. Indeed, the
hounds belonging to the Rtyal Hunts at Chantilly,
Versailles, &c. are almost entirely English.
To settle what toll would be necessary for the pro-
jected bridge at Vauxhall, Mr. Dodd, the engineer, sent
men to count the passengers' on that of Blackfriars. One
roan produced upwards of 70,000; but the average of
several others was 40,000.
The most extraordinary proof of the•violence of the
late tempest, is in the scattering of the ancient pile of
heavy stones, on Brent Hill, which overlooked the road
and attracted the attention of strangers, between Brent
and Ashburton. The bulky mass, which is supposed to
have originated with the Druids, and consequently
weathered the storms of centuries, could not withstand
the frightful bursts that whistled round it on the 23d of
November—it now lies strewed upon the mountain!
The present annual meeting r.f the Smithfield Club
was remarkable for the display of fat oxen and South-
down sheep. The Devonshire and Lincolnshire breeds
were in a high state of perfection. In the agricultural
machinery, there was little remarkable but a simplifica-
tion of the machines for cutting straw.
Monday, MaTnewe acted Goldfinch and Morbleu E
the Dublin Theatre. While performing the latter cha-
racter, four or five persons in the gallery occasionally
interrupted the perform Ince. Their conduct was re-
probated by the house, and should have been despised
by the performer. Actors, however, and no wonder, are
exceedingly sensitive, and Mr.-MATHEWS was stung by
the gross and premeditated affront which was studiously
offered to him. He came forward and said, that he
" little expected the attack made upon him—(Cries of
" no attack," and great applause)—that he had had the
good fortune to win the applause of a London audience,
and hoped he did not deserve their censure—(i'pplause).
Ile owed it to honest candour to say that he hid been
treated with injustice, ani was incapacitated from
making due exertions to give pleasure to those who had
really come to witness the performance, by the efforts
to interrupt him, and the ungenerous usage which he
had received from others."—His address, which was
spoken with great force, was received with loud appro.
birtion, and the audience seemed solicitous to exculpate
themselves from all participation in so ungentlemanlike
a proceeding.
Thursday se'nnight, as a woman was passing along
the street of Cupar, with an umbrella, one of its points
struck a young child, a little above the eye. Though
the wound was apparently trivial, a mortification en-
sued, in consequence of which the child died on Sunday.
Amtcoore or Geonae lI.—A _vacancy having on
one cccasion occurred on the Exchequer Bench, the
Ministers could not agree among themselves whom to
appoint. Two or three persons were named, and it
was warmly debated in Council. The dispute had
arisen to a great height, then his MAJESTY, who was
present, and had listened for some time, suddenly put
an end to the contest, by crying out, in broken English,
" I will have none of dose, give me de man wid de
dying speeches," meaning Mr. ADAMS, who was at that
time Recorder of London, and whose business it there-
fore wits to make the Report to his MAJESTY of the
convicts under sentence of death. Mr. ADAMS was
accordingly appointed.
A Bnono limn—The late Father (Means, being
in company with an Irish Bishop of the Protestant
communion, the latter took occasion to ridicule the
doctrine of Purgatory, and to express his abhorrence of
the very idea of entering into.such a state. To which
the other answered, " I can only say, my Lord Bishop,
that your Lordship may go farther and fare worse."
Dr. Huxham, the physician, had two very plain, de-
formed daughters. They were one day standing with
their father at his dcor,waiting to be let in. Two sailors
came' by ; said one to the other, " Look, Jack, what
angels!" " Angels !" repeated Jack, " they are two of
the ugliest women I ever saw." " Nay," replied Jack,
" I assure you they are angels, for you may see their
wings are budding." The Doctor was so pleased with
the fellow's wit that he gave him half atrows.
The amiable Mrs. W. always insists that her friends
who take grog should mix equal quantities of spirits and
water, though she never observes the rule for herself.
A writer of plays, having once made a glass under her
directions, was asked by the lady—" Pray, Sir, is it—
As you Like it?" No, Madam." replied the dramatist,
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t s—Mca surefor Measure!"