Star.
London, England, 1823-10-28 00:00:00

THZ APMr.

The SS:h (or Radnorshire) Regiment of Foot were on Wednes-
day inspected at Weedon Barracks, by Major-General Sir Haim,
Touts% K.C.B. Adjutant-General of the Forces, when the Corps
went through many movements according to the new mode about
sobs introJuced into the Army by Sir !Unita Toaarus, which called
forth his most unqualified approbation of the manner in which they
*ere performed. This very fine Corps have been in England only
eighteen nuinths, having returned from the West Indies almost a
Teton, and are now nearly complete to their establishment.
The late General Maser r BaLvoun entered the service as an En-
sign In the 4th Regiment of Foot in 1761, obtained his Lieutenancy
bi 1763, and his Company in 1770. He was at the battle of Bun-
ter', Hill in 1715, and wounded; in the action at the landing on
ling bland ; at the capture of Brooklye ; and at the taking of
New York in 1776, on which occasion he was sent home by the
(,`ornmander -in-Chief with dispatches, and received, in consequence,
the brevet of Major. He was present in the action near Elizabeth
Town, in the Jerseys, in the Spring of 1777 ; in the engagemunts
of Brandywine and Germantown ; at the siege of Charleston ; and
served under Lord CORNVIA/ILIS, part of the campaign, after the
surrender of the latter place. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colo-
Ilel of the 231 Foot in 1778, and Colonel and Aide-de-Camp to the
lculd iu 178 C. Ile served part of the campaign of 1794 in Flan-
ders and Holland ; received the tank of Major-General I.2th OCto-
ber, )793; the Colonelcy of the 39th Foot, 2d July. 1794 ; the
rink of Lieutenanteneral, Ist Jan. 1798, and that of Genral, the
SO Set. 1&03.—G neral BaLrou has never been on half-epay.
OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.—TIIIS DAY.
At the sitting of the Court this day, thirty. three pri-
soners were discharged, there being no, Bills against
them, both the Middlesex and London Grand Jurie.,
having been discharged.
CURIOUS CASE.
Joseph Salmon was again put to the bar, nn an in-
dictment charging him with stealing thirty-four pairs
of boots, the property of Elizabeth Crawley. This pri-
soner has been arraigned every day during the Sessions,
but the prosecutrix has never answered: In consequence
of this, the RECORDER ordered her recognizances to be
estreated, and directed that when she moved for a res-
pite he shodld see her himself personally. The boots
were then directed to be given over to the pawnbroker,
there being no evidence before the Court that they were
hOt the property of the prisoner, he wat discharged.
George Davis stood indicted for stealing from John
Dexter a watch, iti appendages, and divers pieces of
Silver money. The parties met at Bow Fair, and the
prosecutor having got intoxicated, the prisoner took him
on kis back, when he availed himself of the opportu-
nity and robbed hint. The property, however, bad
been returned.
The Jury found him guilty of stealing from the per-
son, but not with force and violence. la consequence
of the good character he received the Jury recommended
)1413 to mercy, which the RECORDER said should be at-
tended to.

WINDSOR. OCTOBER 27.

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The weather being fair this morning his MAJESTY,
attended by the usual persons who compose his Suite,
thok his customary airing in his little phaeton, in Wind-
aOr Great Park.

The Earl of ABERDEEN has given up his intended
korthern tour. The Countess is at Brighton; her Lord proceeds
thither in the course of this week.
There is a rumour that Chesterfield House will be,
opened to the Fashionable World in the course of the next season.
Lord Balms Onto is expected from the Court of Pore
togal about Christmas next.
Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. HOPE, at Deepdene, are re-
ttiving a round of visitants, L. e. the Nubility and Gentry in the

sicinity.
Tuesday last, being the Anniversary of the Battle of I
Trafalgar, the Union Flag vas displayed on Nicson's Monument, 1,
Edinburgh, in commemoration of the glorious victory•
Mr. Cattaarfs neighbours and friends in Dorset
taire presented him with a piece of ylate, for accomplishing the
fryeal of the Salt Duties.
The celebrated composer SALIERI, author of the music
fa bunaides, died at Vienna, on the 10th instant.—Etoile.
A late Liverpool Paper says, that an Inquest had been
fled un the body of Ralph Alattram, a watchman, who had fallen
into thedry dock, and was drowned before he could be taken out ! 1
ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO FIND A SECRET BURDEN- I
koks.—Q. To whom may a man best commit his secrets?—A. To
I common liar—for he shall not be believed,though he tell the truth!
. The forthcoming novel, from the pen of the author
of Waverley, is said to be nearly ready for publication.
It is called Saint Ronan's Well.
The question whether a Fair is to be held at Stepney
h to be tried in the Court of King's-Bench. Two Ma-'
gistrates at Lambeth-street Police Office decided yester-
day
against the validity of the charter under which a
tight to hold the Fair is claimed.
M. Deane, an officer of the Medea, French frigate,
shed sat Smyrna .on the 26th of August : this young
Officer, who was seal ccly 26'ycars of age, sailed round
the world in the Urania corvette. He was esteemed by
his superiors, and loved by his comrades. Every atten-
tion wat paid. him, and lie received before his death the
consolations of religion. His funeral was attended by
the Officers of the French ships of war, the Consul-Ge-
neral, and the French Merchants ; he was buried in the
Church of the Capuchins.
A couple of the dogs, male and female, brought over
tel England by Captain PARRY, have arrived in town.
In point of shape and colour, they very much resemble
the Pomeranians, a breed. of dogs now nearly extinct in
this Country. They are considerably larger than the
Pomeranians, but not so large as the Newfoundland,
'with the enact head of the fox, an immense bone in the
forelegs, and great strength in the loins—,-two essential
qualities for the purposes of draught, to which they are
applied in their native country. the name of the male
dog is Abnoliere, that of the female Eljuliac. They apl-
pear a good deal affected liy the closeness of the W.-
don atmosphere.
The trade on the Caledonian Canal is rapidly increas-
ing ; doting the last month no less than 118 vessels
have entered the Canal, 66 of these passed from sea to
sea, the gteater part loaded with herrings. We under-
stand that underwriters insure at one-fourth less premium
On vessels from the east coast of Scotland to the Irish
tbatt, when they go through the Caledonian Canal, than
by the Pentland Frith. The voyage by the Canal is
generally made in three of four days ; and the Canal
duty only amounts td one farthing on the register ton.
The length of trackage be horses is only about twenty
miles, the remainder of the navigation, in all 62 miles,
being through the different lakes.
LAW COMMISSIONO-.--It is generally reported, that the
Comtnissioners have agreed on recommending, Ist, that
the written pleadings be confined to a statement, from
each patty, of the facts and pleas
in l
after parties have
aw.rested on— the
SOne separate from the other, , that
met each other on these Stattnients, and been heard by
Counsel, each case shall either be sent to trial by Jui y,
Or decided upon by the Judge, the decision in each case
being tonclusive, as far as the-Judge who pronounces it
is concerned ; and' Bd, that each decsion of a Judge,
on the merits of a case, or a plea itnaw. shall be ac-
companied with a statement of the. tatiO or rationei
eticidcndi.—EdinburgA Stat.

THE THEATRES.

iMURY-LANE.
Last night Mr. MILS 4 A N'S Tragedy of Fazio was per-
formed at this Theatre, when Mrs. BUN N (ci.devant Miss
SOMERVILLE), made her first appearance, after an ab-
sence of six years, in the character of Bianca. A house
crowded to excess in every part welcomed her entrance
with enthusiasm, and well did her exertions repay the
plaudits of the audience. Whatever may be the poe-
tical merits of Mr. MILM AN'S play, its attraction upon
the stage _must depend entirely upon the ability w nth
which this character is sustained ; and the decided
success which attended its representation last night,
is perhaps the strongest testimony which can be
paid to the talents of Mrs. BONN. The part of Bianca
is powerfully conceived, and affords ample scope to
the actress, both for the expression of tender emotions,
and of that conflict' of the passions in which'tender-
nets yields for a moment to the phrenzy of jealousy
and revenge. Mrs. BONN was equally successful in the
tender, and in .the more passionate scenes. Her voice is
remarkable both for its strength and its sweetness; and
while her graceful figure and melodious tones gave an
interest to the scenes in which she pourtrayed the soft
solicitudes of conjugal endearment, she delivered with
overpowering energy some of the passages in which she
gives vent to the storms of passion. Her fixed attitude
of despair on hearing the sound of the bell for her hus-
band's execution, the state of torpid insensibility into
which she falls, and her agonising exclamation when
she recovers and finds that Fazio is gone, were finely
conceived, and drew down the warmest applause. Her
address to the Duke, in the last scene, was also delivered
with adniirable spirit, and received similar testimonies
of approbation. Mr. TERRY, as Bartolo, exhibited the
predominant passion of the dying miser with truth arid
nature, and the part of Aldabella was judiciously per-
formed by Mrs. GLOVER. Of Mr. YOUNGE'S Fazio we
shall only observe, that we could have wished to see the
powerful efforts of Mts. BONN supported by an abler
representative of that character. The Play was an-
nounced for repetition on Wednesday, amidst loud and
continued applause,
After the Play, the new and splendid Spectacle, so
long in preparation and so often announced, entitled
The Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter,
was produced; and it is certainly one of the most splen-
did exhibitions ever produced on any stage, and well it_
may, as we are assured it has been got up at an expense
of upwards of five thousand pounds. The following is
an outline of the story.
Jane Saheb is at war with Ackbar, and entrusts Ifokarra, an amtti-
, tious traitor, with the power of making peace on any conditions
during his master's absence with his armies. .dckbar proposes that
Zanaine, a supposed son of Jaw Saheb, shall marry his daughter
Dena, and that the two kingdoms shall become united. The Brah-
min signs on the part of Sahch, and is about to compel the Prince to
the union, when the Rajah arrives, forbids the marriage, and de-
clare! that Zantine is net his son, but his daughter, whom he had
preserved as a boy, to.escape the fury of his country's laws, which
compelled female infanticide. This announcement throws the Rajah
into the power of the Brahmin, who consents to grant him his life oss
the conditions that he resigns his daughter to him, and then content)
that his dominions shall, at his death, fall under the sway of the
Emperor. His child's life and his own in danger, the Rajah
yields on the Brahmin's swearing not to shed the blood of Zatuitts.
—With the assistance of Cdunei lliordatuti, an English officer, the
ROA levies fresh troops, and, prompted by his advice, abrogates
the law Which enforced female infanticide. In the meantime Jack
Robinson, ah English sailor, and would-be Robinson Crusoe, by the
Atssistance of his `• beloved, though not a blackey," bra, gains ad-
mittance to the Temple of the Brahmins, even to their very sanc-
tuary, where Zasnine is confined, but through his own folly Imes
the opportunity presented, and it compelled to fly without being
able to rescue the object of his solicitude. He reaches the camp of
the .RiVah at the moment when the Colonel is addressing the troops,
and they have declared themselves anxious for action; he informs
them that the Brahmin is on the very point of sacrificing Zantinez
who had repulsed his proffers of love. The troops immediately
march for the place of death; an engagement ensues, the Brahmin is
slain, and the curaia falls on the victorious Bejaia.
It is not however in plot or story that Spectacles rest
their interest, but in incident, situation, and scenery,
and in all these the Cataract of the Ganges was very
striking. The exquisite beauty of the scenery, the splen-
dour of the decorations, the magnificence of the pro-
cessions arAl the various groupings; the numerous troops
of richly caparisone.d horses, and the splendid car drawn
by six of those noble animals, three and three abreast,
ascending through a vaulted arch from the back of the
stage ; the burning forest, and the lofty cataract of the
Ganges, and the well-represented battle upon the banks
and up the precipices of that torrent, presented a series
of spectacles so grand and so imposing, as can rarely
be expected to be rivalled by any combination 01'1
scenic art and arrangement. It was received through-
out with universal acclamation ; and at the fall of the
curtain the whole house arose with shouts and wavings
of hats and handkerchiefs, so long and so ardently con-
tinued that it was several minutes before Mr.WALLACK,
with the utmost exertion of his voice, could be heard in
the announcement of its repetition. We never saw a
Piece more completely successeul.
COVENT-GARDEN.
Mr. YOUNG played Hamlet again last night to a nu-
merous and delighted audience. The performance is so
rich in meth that its repetition must be far extended
before it becomes tedious; and if the Public are to be.
I attracted by fine acting, it will yet have a considerable
run. BLANCHAnes POiOnitit is excellent. He throws
a smooth-tongued imbecility over the part, which al-
ways appeared to us to be its prominent characteristic.
Miss TREE is an interesting Ophelia ; her appearance,
r her voice and the pathos of her acting, all combine to
1i embody ;he idea which the text gives us of the unior.
tunate maiden.

OLYMPIC.
The Olympic Theatre was opened for the season last
nigkt, and if the season continues as it commenced, it
will be a most prosperous one. Every place in the House
was crowded. The company is an effective one under
the management of Mr. POWER' whose talent in Irish
characters we have frequently had occasion to commend
at thit House, and at the English Opera. The idea Of
the first piece is sborrowed from The Irish Tutor.—
Pow En's Irish servant, personating a Polish Count, was
irresistibly droll, and kept the House in continual rear
of laughter. The second piece is called Rfforntat
es the
or, Another Fish oat of Water. In it *lts,. tak
part of Limn, and he played it most comically.
„Another revival of Giovanni in Botany Bay, was equally
amusing by its spirit, and by its selection of popular
music in the way of patody. Mrs. BAILER was the
Don. Wzsy was an indefatigable LepereMo. A Miss
WM-re made a successful debut as Consiaidia. She
sings very pleasingly.
Tries HERMIT tit PRISM—This Work, which is
translated from the Trench of Messrs. IL Jialy and A. Jay, Conn* a
most admirable sequel to the *ell-known " Hermits" before pub-
Used hi this country; tot of
of which is it interior in general
interest, nor in the sli,lbtest way indebted for its subjects, sibieh
and all vitid4 destriptites and abouhd With pathos and genuine
sentiment.