Star.
London, England, 1825-05-19 00:00:00

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FOttND WRITTEN IN LORD BYRON'S BIBLE

Within this awful volume lies,
The Mystery of mysteries;
Oh ! happiest they of human race,
To whom our GOD has given grace
To hear, to read, to fear, to pray,
To lift the latch, and force the way ;
But better had they neer been born,
Who read to doubt, or read to kora!

KI,VG'S THEATRE.

Th e Oh.era of Semiramide was announced for repre-
sentation on Tuesday evening, and attracted a nu-
merous audience; who found on their arrival that
Viet& was to be substituted, owing to the opera
not having been sufficiently rehearsed. During the over-
ture considerable dissatisfaction was manifested, and
the progress of the first scene was entirely suspended.
Mr. EBERS was loudly called for ; and at length Mr.
AvaToN, the musical director, appeared, and having
with some difficulty obtained a hearing, stated, that
" it had not been possible to obtain sufficient rehearsals
for performing Semiramide, in a manner worthy of the
audience usually attending this theatre." lle withdrew
amid loud calls for the Manager. Signor GARCIA,
addreised the audience in French, but such was the
laughter and uproar, that nothing further than "Mes-
sieurs et Dames," was intelligiblm. After a tedious in-
terval, the Doge, who had sat very composedly on his
throne, walked off, followed by his Court; the curtain
fell, and Mr. AYRTON again appeared, and stated that
messengers had been sent for Mr. ERERS that the
Opera had been put in rehearsal the day after the pro-
duction of Otello ; and that owing to a misunderstand-
ing between Mr. Esaßs and Madame Vannts, she had
refused to appear. After this explanation the overture
to Otello was again performed, and the opera proceeded
without further interruption at nine o'clock. Madame
PASTA was much and deservedly applauded, as were
also Signors GARCIA and PORTO, and the opera went
off with great eclat. The ballet of Le Page Incon-
stant followed, in which Madame RONZI Yana's acted
and looked charmingly.

Tuesday night there were 66 petitions presented to
the House of Lords, which, with 442 previously pre-
sented, make 508 petitions to their Lordships, against
the Bill for further Concessions to the Roman Catho-
lics ; and SI petitions for the Bill, which, with the
51 before presented, made 82 petitions forwarded to
their Lordships in favour of the Bill.
A Petition.against the Roman Catholic Bill, signed
by nearly 14,000 of the most respectable inhabitants
of Birmingham and the neighbourhood (Clergy, Ma-
gistrates, principal Manufacturers, &c.) was on Tues-
day night presented by the LORD CHANCELLOR to the
House of Lords.
The number of Petitions presented to Parliament
against the Catholic Claims was in the proportion of
nearly ten to one to those in favour of them.
A shocking accident happened on Monday morning
to one of theWalth a mstoiv stage coaches, whilst stopping
to take up a passenger in the llackney-road : a buck
cart, tl.rough the negligence of the driver not being
with his horses, ran against the hind wheel of the coach,
and turned it over ; the r assengers escaped' unhurt; but
Mr. Watkins, the driver, had his leg dreadfully broken.
and his shoulder dislocated. He was taken to the
Refuge for the Destitute, where surgical aid was in-
stantly obtained.
The value of goods exported front Archangel last
year, was 5,571,544 rubles ; imports 792,854 rubles.
leaving a balance of 4,781,686 ruble;.
NEWPORT, MAY 14.—Sunday, a poor woman of this
town, was found dead by the side of her. husband,
with her head hanging over the bed, and the -b1• od
running out of, her mouth, supposed to be occasioned
by a blood vessel breaking while. she was in au hys-
-Aerie fit, to which she was very subject.

A young Gentleman connected with Nobility, re-
viewed the three tecruiting parties in- Galway, a few
days ago, and admiring the dress, appeArance, and
achievements of the 88th, or Connaught Rangers, re=
ceived the King's bounty, and mounted a cockade.
NATIONAL SCHOOL SOClETY.—Yesterday, the annual
examination of the children educated at the National
Schools, took place at the Central School room, in
Baldwin's Gardens, before his Grace the Archbishop
of CANTERBURY, the Archbishop of Yonic, the-Bishops
of bows, GLOUCESTER. LITCHFIELD, and EXETER, the
Dean of ParEnnottouuti, Lord KENYON, &c. when
the children were examined as to their proficiency in
reading, writing, and arithmetic ; and their answers
to tl,e several questions put to them, gave universal
satisfaction to the Lldies and Gentlemen who attended
the Meeting. At the close of the proceedings, the
Archbishop of CANTERBURY addressed the Meeting,
congratulating them on the progress the children had
made, and requesting they would continue to support
the institution. The Meeting then separated.
A subscription is raising for the erection of a monu-
ment to Sir THOMAS PiCTON, iii Wales, his native
country. That gallant Officer suffered rather bard
treatment dining his life. Ile served in the Penin-
sular war with zeal, talent, and bravery. lle always
commanded the advance division of the army, which,
from its exposed situation, and the constant employ-
ment he gave it, received the appropriate title of the
fighting divkion." The taking of lladajoz, and
many other most dashing actions of the war, are at-
' uibutable mainly to him• His conduct in the cam-
paign of 1815, is wcll known. It is a singular fact,
thy leaf - England, he predicted that he had not