Star.
London, England, 1815-05-05 00:00:00

THE LATE DUKE OF DORSET.

tOf all the literary tributes to the memory of this unfortunate
young Nobleman, the following is, perhaps, not the least ele-
gant : It is from the pen of a ilistioguisl elLiterary Character to
the metropolis of the sister kingdom :I

LINES
ON THE DEATH OF TIIE I.:vl't mixt,. or DORSET,
KILLED IST Ulf 11011 E FALLING ON UM, WHILE UUN WING. ON
THZ HILLS Of kll I INLY, NEAR DUBLIN, IN 111 E NION
Of TEBILIMEY LAipT.

Bright beaming the Sun is, and fresh tit; spring morn.
And sweetly the thrush pours his note front the thorn;
The cry of the hounds, as it swells on the gale,
Awakes the blithe echoes of Lill and of vale
The game is uprous'd and begun is the chace-
-0 ! who is that Hunter whose skill and whose grace, (1)
As swiftly o'er plain and o'er battier be flies,
Engages unrivalid all hearth and all eyes ?
cis DORSIT'S young Lord, of a race as renown'elo
As ever to hunter or warrior sound,
To chase or to battle rush'd forth to the field,
To make, or the game, or the fuentan to yield!
And mark you his steed, o'er the fallow so deep, (2)
111 1...ce with his rider's proud spirit can keep,
All weary and fainting, he tottere—he falls!—
And the death cry of sorrow is heard in out halls !
Weep,(4) Lord of fair Powerstourt, weep in the shade,
Thy noble young guest on his death-bier is laid ;
From the chase of (I) Killiney he ne'er will return,
And Erin's soft maids long shall sigh o'er his urn :
No mare on thy bilis shaft be heard the gay sound
Of merry.toti'd bugle or cry of the housid,(s)
But the raven shall scream, and die see-mist abide,
Cold and dark o'er the spat where the young DORSET died
Dublin. H. B. C.
(I) The Duke's horsemanship, that fatal morning, was the
subject of admiration to all his companions of the clnuie.
(2) After a hard rote the horse was kept to his speed across a
heavy fallow field, and atter leaping a wall, fell, and rolling over
the Duke, occasioned his death.
(3) The Duke was on a visit with Lord Powencourt, at hislteau-
tiful seat in the County Wicklow, and hunting with his hounds.
(4) Killiney Hills. about seven miles South-east of Dublin,
rising boldly front the sea, and forming a Bay. to which they give
their name.
(3) lo consequence of the lamented casualty here described.
Lord Po w LILICOUiIt is KIM to have expressed a determioatton of
relinquishing his Hounds and the pleasures of the Chase.

SI`ORTING.—At the next Houghton Meeting, Me
SIIAKESI'EAR'S DVite7 is matched against Mr. &wee-
I ieweit's Was for '2OO guineas.—Twenty-two horses
are already entered for the TWO Thousand Guineas
Stakes at the first Spring !sleeting for next year.—
Many n.atelies have aheady been made for the Cra-
ven Meeting of ISI9.
Mrs. Mouerme took her farewell Benefit at the
Opera House last nisht, upon which occasion her
professional friends gave her their assistance in the
performance of the Galina, the Review, and Les Petits
Braeonteierr. At the conclusion of the second piece
Mrs. MOUNTAIN came forward, amidst peals of ap.
plattse, and addressed the audience. She observed,
in effect, that her emotions, at that moment, when
she was about to bid farewell to her kind friends and
beneficent patrons, were the most painful she bad
ewer experienced. Crpelled by circumstances, not
actuated by choice, to retire from the stage, she was
overwhelmed with feelings of gratitude, when she
beheld those who had so often honoured her with
their support and protection, now standing forward
to cheer her with their approbation when she was on
the eve of quitting public life 'l'o her professional
brothers and sisters she returned her warmest acknow-
ledgments for their aid on this occasion ; and she
besought her excellent friends and patrcns to consider
her feelings—feelings which neither time nor circum-
stances could ever erase from her memory—as too
powerful to admit of utterance : she would speak
snore, but her heart was overcharged.—The whole
of this little address was marked by an appearance
of unpremeditation, wh;cle joined with an evident
emotitiii, affected the audience very strongly ; and,
on Mrs. MOUNTAIN'S retiring from the stage, the ap-
plause was loud and vehement.—Among the per-
formers who kindly gave their assistance on the occa-
sion, were Messrs. Braham, Incledon, Fawcett, Johns-
tone, Munden, Mathews, Emery, and Pyne ; Mrs.
Dickons, Miss Poole, Mrs. Bland, Mrs. Davenpnet,
Mrs. Harlowe, Miss Foote, and part of the Corps de
Ballet of the Opera-House.
At a Meeting of the Subscribers of Drury-lane
Theatre, held on Wednesday, at the Crown and An-
chor, Mr. Wittenneao intimated, that at the end of
the present season, he, and the rest of the Sub Com-
mittee, should relinqui,h the management. It was
not the trouble of the business which induced him to
decline it, but the responsibility and anxiety arising
from the fitictuaeons of so important a concern were
more than he could continue to endure. Nothing
was more uncertain than the prosperity of a theatre,
as nothing was snore difficult to keep up than a per-
petual public attraction. The Company of Drury-
lane was as good as ever adorned the boards of any
stage ; the exertions of Mr. KEAN were as gre.tt as
ever ; his eputation was as great, and deservedly ;
for, instead of retrograding, be had improved : yet
it was impossiOle that he could be equally attractive
as he was during his first season. It was, therefore,
of the utmost consequence that the management
should be confided to some person or persons who
would have the strongest interest in supporting the
concern. It was hardly to he supposed that any
Gentleman would be found who would continue to
discharge such a ditty gratuitcusly. lie bad him-
self hitherto done it, because he telt his honour piqued
in sustaining the theatre which he had had the credit
te. building. Under pitese circumstances he should
suggest the propriety of letting the theatre to some
person who would furnish adequate securities, and
who would of course
.feel the strongest interest in
promoting its prosperity. He must also hint, that
owing to the immense expense necessary for prepa-
ring dramatic pieces in that style of splendour which
the public expected, it would be expedient to consider
whether the public should not contribute towards
that magnificence by some addition to their price of
admission—such as an increase of 6d. on the price
for the pit. After some discussion among the Sub-
scribers, it was agreed that the proposition of letting
the theatre should be submitted to a fuller meeting of
the Subscribers, to be convened next Wednesday. It
appeared that the dividehd was about five per cent.