Star.
London, England, 1825-12-12 00:00:00

EMBIZZLE*ENT.

James Wightnean stood charged on two indictments,
with having received various sums of money from the
customers of Mr. Thomas Godfrey, an egg-merchant,
in Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell, and converting
same to his own use. The charges being clearly prow J
by the witnesses, the Jury • pronounced him Gui::y
on both.

There was another indictment atainst the primer, of a sin;!lar
nature, which...however, was abandotilvi.

Mr. HUGHES 13At.t. has sold his fine pack of harries,
and commenced practical farmer. He has taken under
his immediate maaagement a farm, consisting of up
wards of eight hundred a:res, and it is no unusual
sight, in the neighbourhood of Oatlands, to see tile
beaatifuj MIRCANDOIII BALL and her husband, the
former in the tussett gown, and the latter in a ust I i
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farming jacket, perambulating the ploughed field, on
that extensive and fertile domain.

It is stated in a letter from Rome, that importirt
discoveries of antiquities have been male at Tusculurn.
Not only has an ancient theatre been found, but the
streets leading to it have been cleared. -An aqueduct,
a public fountain, baths, vases, a lwad of dupl'er,
other marble ornaments, elegant paintings in freica,
and other precious objects, have been brought to light.
13y the recent Acts of Parliament, all ships and
vessels which have not been registered since the Ist or
January, 1825, must be registered, de noro, before the
Ist of January, 1826. It is also enacted, that ever!
ship or vessel shall, before she takes in a cargo, have
her name painted on the stern,,in letters of not less chap
four inches in length; by which enactment, all yachts
and other vessels, which do not take in cargoes. are 1"
compelled to have their name on the stern. It is also
enacted, that all vessels which are not square-rigged,
and all vessels whatever, whose length shall be greater
than in tie proportion of three feet to one Icot so
breadth, shall be forfeited, if not licensed by the sth Jan-
-1826 ; by which there are very few, if any, ships or
vessels, of any description whatever, in the United
Kingdom, but what must be immediately licensed ; also
boats of every description and size, except such as
belong to square-rigged ships, for such as are solely
employed in the fisheries, must be licensed by the sth
of January, 1826:
The British and American Commissioners under the
Treaty of Ghent arrived at Albany on the sth of 1ho'•
There is every probability that their labours will ter'
inmate in an amicable and satisfactory manner.
The impertation of sheep from England is an object
which appears to occupy considerable attention in the
State of New York ; and great emulation exists among
the farmers there in pursuing means for the improve.
ment of their wools.

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TIIE KING.

WUIBSOR, DECLMEER

IE, lAJESTY this morning attended Divine Service,
,i,ch was performed in the New Private Chapel, by
the it•!v. Dr. &avian, his Majesty's Chaplain. In the
rrncn, his MAJESTY, accompanied by the LrAD
irtwAssi, left the Royal Lodge at two o'clock, in his
Mr phaeton, and proceeded down the Long Walk
~e castle. The Krxc made Lis entree through. the
vir• Gateway into the Quadrangle, where he alighted,
aid went through the corridor to the north-west corner
rose Palace. His MAJESTY remained a considerable
oar iaspetting the Octagon Tower at that part of the
bigag, and then continued along the east, and also
son:h fronts going through the two suites of rooms,
;rosining %me time in each. His MAJESTY left the
ca,de at four o'clock, and returned to the Royal Lodge
nopoote.
tidy afternoon, his MAJESTY took his usual ex•
iousion. His MAJESTY generally occupies the fore
„It( uf the day in his study, transacting public busi-
and dispatching messengers to the Home and Fo•
D .paitnients, who are constantly passing to and
(1111 tiie Royal Lodge. His MAJESTY regularly dines
orven ..'clock, mostly entertaining a portion of his
~;;e; and, we are most happy to add, that 11;s MA-
-7:71• has for a length of time possessed. and still con-
:. Alcs in the enjoyment of excellent health and spit its.
Frid evening the Marquis of HASTINGS and Sir
C. LnNO, arrived at the Lodge, and dined with his
IlaJcsTy and Suite. The Noble Matrqu;; and Sir
CHARLES slept at the Lodge, and had the honour of
dcjeuste with his MAJEITY ; after winch they
;;!; left fur their respective residences.

COVENT•GARDEN THEATRE.

new Play wa; produced on Saturday night, entitled
Three Nrangers. The Play is taken from the
.L.lrerfail story of Kreutzner, in Miss LIE'S Canterbury
Nes, which Lord Butotar not only distinguished by
Lis praise, but by founding on it his tragedy of Werner.
Is Within to these recommendations, it was said that
estr Miss Lea-or her sister had written the drama,
visas drama was agair. said to have lain for many years
e Theatre, and after having passed through th,-
;14:4; period i f neglect, to have been found among the
carpenters' chips, and rescued, like TOBIN'S lloneyAloon.
by the hand of accident, from that of oblivion. We shall
r entet at any length into a story so well known, but
.re brief outline of the drama. Kreutzner, (Aunt
isgenthnf (Nlr. %V A nos) is a ruined man, who retires
f•om his wove place to a remote part of Germany, will
%site Josephine (Mrs. CHATTERLeY), leaving behind
;Ail a son. whom the grandfather adopts, to the exclu-
asn of the natural heir, the father of that son. Kreutzner,
:sough happy to have his child provided for, is himself
educed to the most wretched pecuniary difficulties,
dien Three Strangers suddenly made their appeatance
that part cf the country. The first Stranger (Mr.
tautroN) is his mortal enemy, the man who has
:tstroyed him in the opinion of his father. The second
:sanger (alr. C. KKMBLE) is his own son, whom acci-
.lt has brought to the same place; and the third
,qoager (Mr. Cooezn) is a wandeting sentimentalist,
miature of bluntness and melancholy. They are all
rte rece•ved courteously by the Intendant, and lodged
itLe Palace. Kreutzner enters the Palace, and robs
Ls enemy ; he afterwards meets his son, to whom lie
ukuowledges his crime. Then comes the great event
'dthe play. The son is accused by the enemy, whom he
01 the theft; but this scene, instead of being per-
termed in action on the stage, is reserved for descriptive li
declamation. Flom thence Kreutzner, with his wife any
S3O, return to take possession of their inheritance, on the
death ofKreutzner's father; but the son pines away under
the conbciousness of guilt, and is at last compelled to
make a public acknowledgment of it, with which ac-
howledgrnent the drama concludes so abruptly as to
create an emotion of disagreeable surprize. There are,
of course, many additional circumstances introduced,
aid some characters of a lighter texture, in order to
Tay an,l relieve the scene; but neither one nor the
cher has been executed with much success. Mr.ll
BLANCHARD, as The intendant, and Mr. BARTLEY, as
Idetstein, a sort of inquisitive lawyer, had the two best
the under characters to perform ; but the dialogue
f,ntained little point, and though they played admira-
Hy, they produced little effect. Mr. WARDS, Mr. C.
4snit.e, and Mr. Coorzn, had the most effective situa-
ons to fill; for though Mrs. CHATTRRLIT displayed
S2rIL. stn ng touches of feeling as Josephine, there was
k:lr of dramatic action in the part. Mr. Watnere's style
`I acting fitted him to represent the stern solemnity of
the German school, which he did with emphatic pomp.
317. C. Keane availed himself of the few situations
afforded by his part, to express strong and high-wrought
passion; and Mr. Cooeen gave a judicious and energetic
picture of a man of "eccentric virtues," a species of
muraloddity, or of melancholy and bluntness, in which
the Germans and their imitators.appear to take much
delight. These are several striking passages in the
Play, but their excellence is mostly either descriptive or
moral. There is Hula passion in the serious scenes, and
little humour in the light ones. Upon the whole, the
Play made hardly any impression on the audience, being
very defective in its dramatic construction, as well as
the snit of dialogue which best succeeds upon the
'age. At the killing of the curtain there wits much dis-
probation,but the applause predominated consider ably.

DRURY-LANE.
The Musical DI ama of Guy Mannering attracted a
luhee numerous' audience on Saturday night. Mrs. %V.
tEsz undertook, for the first time, the character of the
alcient sybil, Meg itierrilies, and evinced so inconsi-
etrable portion of pathos. Mr. HARLEY is somewhat
tro vivacious for the good-natured old, pedagogue,
Lotniaic Sampson: his performance is, however, quaint
d pleasant. Mr. TayLeuaes Dandle Dinmont pos-
"ssel met it. As a proof of this, ss e would point out
first meeting with Meg Merrill.; in which his pic-
Ilre of superstitious fear is true to nature. Miss
011 AnDox was an agreeable Lucy Bertram. She sang
'r'e Soldier Loddie ! Highland Caddie 1 (which was
trcored) with great taste and animation. •

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The 25th ult. the sloop Lady Grant, lying in
'l4ntrose hatbour, had her sails and rigging so cut and
c"troyed by some miscreants, as to disable her from
Poceeding to sea. The word poundage was chalked
'P large characters on the companion door, from which
I'ls slpi.osed that the injbry was done by some fellows
1‘1.4) 113 d combined to raise their wages, but no dis
3‘erY has yet been made of the culprit..
l'ir• OWEN, of 1•41141 k, is delivering lectures at New
101k+
( n bis setcnses of equality and community of