Star.
London, England, 1805-02-14 00:00:00

THEATRES.

COVSST CatOSS.—Tuelday night a new Mafia!
Farce. intitled Toe Many Cads. by the Author of
Rayq the Wind, was pe►tnsmed at this Theatre, and
upon the whole tolerable receised.--Mhe following
are its Dann Perfem, and brief Rory—

Old River. - Mr. lIL/amanita,
Edward Rivers . Mr. HILL ,
Freeland - . • Mr. MoillAT.
gabby Boit - Mr. FAWCETT,
O'Bother Mr. Rem
Laura Freeland . - Mrs. Minns,
Phalle - . Mitt Dimas,
ID.:ne Freeland - Mr. EMERY.
Kattylnther - Mee WAssr.
Young Rivers having formed an attachment to
Laura Freeland. a farmer's daughter, v hile on a
vifit to London, arrives at the tillage where (he re-
fides, fr.r the purpofe of marrying her. The cnn
fcientions fpirit of the farmer, however. induces him
to refuie his content to the match, without the pre
vious content of old Rivers. Young Rivers is there-
fore under the neceffity of fending O'Bother, an idle
Irifhman, with a letter to his father, urgently fnli-
citing his approbstion. In the mean time, old Ri
vers, hearing of his ton's intention, lias folloNed
him to the village to prevent his fulfilling it. He
meets Bufileton, billy fellow, always full of en-
gagements. but, by his hut ry and conlulion, accom-
platting none; being in the interell of the lovers, he
&reels the old man completely Go of the way of the
farmer's, in order to gain time, and enters- into a
plan to perfonate him, and fanflion the delved union.
Old Rivers happening to take tither, (luting a
bower, in the cottage of O'Bother, the latter find-
ing who he is, and his averfinn to his ton's wifhes,
perfuades him to his coat and take a dry jacket
of his, and inficad rf delivering the letter he is
charged with, feta off in his coat to Freeland's upon
the fame defign as Bufileton—A fccne of whimfical
ettbarrairment enfues. occafioned by their rencontre at
the farmer's, which is interrupted by the at rival of
old Rivers himfelf, who, won by the honourable
condult of old Freeland, finally contents to the
Match.

Exclufive of the mac of this piece. the eompofi-
tion ef Mr. P. Kies. and which may be pronounced
pretty, it is chiefly calculated to excite a laugh at the
evence of pr : the char:tilers were, howe-
ver, well fupported throughout, particularly thole
of 111111:teer, &Border, and CM and 7-.1 River:, by
Faaturr, Rock BL•NCHARD, and HILL—Mrs.
Mates, and Mifs Davits Tung very pleafingly.--
Qn giving out the piece for a fecond pelf:a-mance, a
ournhet of hares were heard to mingle with the ap-
plaufe.
Dcutv-Lairs.—A new Melo Drama was the
principal Weft of attrattion at this Theatre, on
Tucfday night. Paid to be the produilion of Mr.
)los.caorr. called The Lady el As loci —The fol-
lowiog are the principal Dramatis !Warta.
Lord M2dean - • Mr. H..10111111'0111,
_ _

Mack . Mr. RATM•ND.
Campbell . Mr. DSCAMP.
!rifleman . . Mr. Earetitsvea,
Lady Maclean - Mrs Powas.L.
!Amy - - Mrs. Hass.ows,
rims, &e.
_ _ _ _ _

The fcene of this f'iere lies in Scotland, in theTeu-,
Sal times, and the Rory is briefly this—The bead of
the Clan of the Macleans, who has married a Camp-
bell,is excited tojesloufy by the falfe reprefentations
of his brother, Dugs); and induced to /spore his
wife on a rock, which is ovettlowed by every tide ;
meanwhile Dugal meditates the dellruaion of his
brother by poilon, thus aiming it the polic44on of
the family ellate, and the command of the Clan.—
The Lady, however, is releafed front her perilous
fitoation by the intrepieNty of a Merman, and Da•
gal, by millake, takes the poifon intended for his
brother, whom he notwithfianding endeavours to
flab, in the agonies of death. Thus are the eyes of
Maclean opened to the plot which was laid againa
bins, and his wife is rettored to his repentant borom
suite moment that the two clans are milling to
Combat on her account.

Nature is not likely to perpetuate the Piece on
W'Lich it is funded.—Long before the 1411 of the
curtain the hats were load and vehement ; and on

41. joussvoss coming forward to give it onf for
tettl.ry evening, a peat clamour prevented his
Ott heard ; he, however, mumbled a few words,
towed to the audience, thanked them for nothing,
and withdrew. The fcenery is exquifite, and the
'tneebanical fignres, which are moved down the
*mountains, have all the effeet of human life. The
•veprefentation of the sire.siful rock, with the foaming
waves &thing at its feet, and which is made to break
upon the Rage in a very pifturefque and unprece-
dented Hilt, was alto highly deferving of praife.-&-
-The stifling of HARRY JOHNSTONE, Bassirrset,
and Mrs. Pow's:, was admirable ; but we think,
with fuch materials, to little purpofe.—The dialogue
p_offeffes few of the charms of good writing. The
Mate partly feleeed and new, is entirely in the
Scotch i afie, and flrielly appropriate.
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Mr. "NV PLATFAIit, Profeffor of Mathematics, is
appointed to be Ps ofeiTur of Natural Philofophy in
the Unirerfity of Edinburgh, in the room of Mr. jou it
Roatsow, deceafed.

This d:47 was mirried, at Mary-la-bonne church,
Captain Eoweart O'llastN, of the Royal Navy, and
At pity/ to the Marquis of THONOND, to Mifs HOT HAM,
eldcl daughter of General Horuem, and niece to
Lord and Sir BFAU MON T HOTH AM.

The Counters of HARTFORD, whore elegant cor. I
refpondence with 1.3.iy Pomrser has jolt attracted
the notice of the Fafhtonable World, was afterwards
Duchefe of SC/111131T, and will be recognized as the
friend and patronefs of Toomsow, SAVAGE. Poi's,
&c. Lady Pomvit FT was the Donor of the Arumle-
Dan Marbles to the Univerfity of Oxford.
A (holt time fince, the Non•commiffioned Office: s,
and privates of the Light Company of the 2d Bat-
talion of the 26th (or Catneronian) Regiment of Foot,
quartered in Dublin, prefenteel Captain Foal-it, their
Officer, (on his being ordered to join his battalion),
with alandfome (word, as a mark of the very high
Yelped and efteem they had for him.
Two feamen on board two of the (hips of war
cruizing againft the Spaniards, write to their fliends
in Hull, that their mare of prize-money is calculated
to amount to upwards of ioool. each.
A fire brcke out a few evenings fince in the
brary of Sir JAMES Mailsrisi.o, in Taviaock fquare,
which unfortunately dettroyed the &mica pan of
100 folio volo.tots•

4, • • •
'NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCit.

MAILS THIS DAY—wind W.
• &SC Dug. ' AAR. DOZ.
Dahlia o z Hamburg!. o 1
Waterford s s I Linton .1 o

. . I.llmlmmoi

- Penzance, Fee. t t.—Sailed yefferday his Majef-
ty's brig GAMUT I BASS hired brig ; CAROLINR,
DERBY, and Resoctrrion cutters, on a cruize. Ar-
rived to-day the Nancy, Fierce, from Plymouth, for
Cardiff ; Dolphin, elect, of and from London, for
Cardiff ; the Union, Goss; and Delight, Ducoan,
from Plymouth, for Swanfea, with copper ore, under
convoy ofhisbLejeffy's hired armed brig Coc as re ic s.
Pcvnotyrn. Fat. IL—Came in the Spanifh fhip
Mary Ann, from the River Plata, laden with hides.,
tallow, and fkine, captured by the POLY/HI/411n of
64 guns, off the Lizard; the was bound to London,
and knew nothing of the war ; the Maria Ann Spa-
fh brig from St. Sebaftian, laden with beach•ivood,
&c. for Cadiz, detained by the namoiso frigate;
the CHARS/ILL and Compote 'loops of war, and
2t ours frigate from a cruize. Sailed to join the
Channel Fleet, the Sr. Geoaci, of 98 guns; the
TOPAZ,, of 38 guns, and the Timms, of za. guns ;
failed alfo the Neptunus, THom ?SON, for Carthageni.

PORTIMOUTII, Fes. I2.—Arrived the BONiTTA
Hoop of war; BILLOW• and WiLstricrrou aimed
defence 'hips ; Venus privateer ; Ajax, Alexander,
and the Mary tranfports; and a large fleet of outward-
hound veliels from the Downs. The outward-bonoa
Welt-India fleet have made every preparation to fail
to.morrow.—Wind N. E.

Fie. t;.—Arrive) the Loao ELonw and RANOIR
armed (hips, and a fleet of outward bound vefels,
from the Downs. Sailed the LILLY of floop of star,
for Falmonth, (to give inflrultions to the fhipi lying
there bound to the Well Indies) ; Ellen tranfport
under convoy of a cutter, for Guernfey; alfo the MA-
tsar frigate, with a fleet under convoy, for the
Welt Indies, which are brought to in Cowes Road.
DEAL, Fac 13.—Sailed the CHAMPION frigate and
GALoo floop cf war for Sheernefs ; GRZYNOOND
hive, and feveral gun•brigs on a cruize.—Arrived
the Agar (loop of war from Margate Rhads, and
lemains in the Downs with the fhips as per laft.—
Wind N. N. W.