Star.
London, England, 1815-08-04 00:00:00

THBAI Ri.S.

HAVMAnIET THE43:IIE.Mr. MEOGETT acted yes-
terday for the first tune Sir Edward Mortimer in the
Iron Chest. The favourable opinion which his exer-
tions in Octavian led us to entertain, was much streng-
thened by his performance of Sir Edward. Altogether
this is by far his best performance, and Irons the ra-
pidity of his improvement, we yet hope for better
things. MATHEWS and Mts. GUM, as Sanyilen and
Blanche, were eminently happy; and TOKELY and
BARNARD, as Orson and hviYord, gave general satis-
faction. The house was crowded.
LYCEUM THEATRE.--Previous to the beginning of
the Play last night, bills were circulated, announcing
that an acciJelt had rendered it impossible for Mr.
T. CooKE to perform the part of Hardicanute, and
that, in consequrnce, the Wood Demon would be post-
pined, and My it'unt, the Beehive, and Ilarkquin Hoax
represented in its stead. On the rising of the curtain,
some dis Approbation was expressed ; but on Mr.
RAI MOND's coming forward to exi.lain the cause of,
the alteration, rood older was restored, and the while
p-rformance excited bursts of merriment and ap.
pLiuse, which testified the satisl action of the audience.

The Comic Muse of that inimitable Dramatic
Writer, GEORGECOLM4N,Esq. has been again at work
on a new volume of Facetious Stories in Verse, which
will speedily appear. It is said that Messrs. Lose.
Nat; have, with their usual spirit and liberality,
given Five Hundred .Pounds for the Copy right.
It is said that his Royal Highness the Panicle Rn.
CENT has written a Mandatory Letter tA the Archbi.
shop of CANTERBURY, requesting the Is, newsiest in.
terpositiun of the Church in aid of the Waterloo Sub.
scripticn, and that in consequence of this •humane
recommtndation there will be a collection made for
that Patriotic Fund throughout all the Churches in
the Empire.
• Sunday last, W. Reynolds and R. 'Hickson were
drowned, while bathing in the Severn, at Shrewsbury.
Hickson had quitted the water, and desired Reynolds
to do the same, but be said he would take another
turn. Soon after he was observed struggling, when
Hickson reached out his hand, which Reynolds
Caught hold of, pulled him in to him, and they both
sunk. The bodies were soon taken up by some
bargemen. who very injudiciously took them to a
public house, some distance down the river, where
the resuscitory process was ineffectually, attempted,
though evident signs of vitality were perceived, when
first taken out.
The same day Mr. BradfiLld, of Bridgnorth, in se-
pariting two of his men, who were fighting on board
a barge, receiyed a blow with' part of the windlas,
which fractured his skull, when he tell overboard, and
was taken up quite dead.
Yesteiddy morning, as the female servant of Mr.
Brandon„ of Leather-lane, WAS crossing Holborn,
leading a little boy, about four years old, her master's
orly child, she was knocked down by a horse which
:,he did nut perceive, coming at a brisk rate in a gig,
the wheels of v• hich unfortunately passed over the
child, and fractured one of its legs 'and its right arm
in a most dreadlul manner.

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Tuesday night, at eleven o'clock, as Mrs. White,
who 1 dged at Mr. Wood's, painter, Charles-court,
Strand, was g. ing up stairs with a lighted candle,
her clothes caught fire. Her screams brought seve-
ral persons to her assistance, who tore off the remains
of her elothrs, and conveyed her to the hospital,
where sl.e remains with little hopes of recovery. •
Monday last, an inquisition was held at Sutterton;
Lincolnshire, on view of the body of S. Goodrick,
six years of age, who was killed by the kick of a foal,
while passing it upart the roatl. Verdict—Accialental
Death.
JUPITER AND Vave.—Tl ese two grand luminaries
of heaven have a remarkable treble conjunction, as
:—About the middle of July. Jupiter began
r..pidly to approach Venus from the East; by the end •
of the month he got within ten degrees of her, and by
the middle of August will be in full conjunction with
this beauty of the sides. Venus is at this dme an
horned crescent in great splendour, and three hours
behind the sun. They now rut a race together
towards the sun fur a month or six weeks, Jupiter
first taking the lead, and then waiting for his
companion ; about the middle of October they are
again in conjunction with each other and with
the sun. They now become morning ' stars..
Venus emerges from the Sun with great celerity,
followed by Jupiter; she is 80 deg. a-bead of him the
beginning of November, and 90 deg. foremost by
November 15. Jupiter now begins to gain ground,
and by the middle of December again approaches
her ; this (as seen from the earth) is to the sign &or-
the former conjunctions referred to having been
sn Librs.. They now separate, and are 17 deg. apart
beforitthe year's; end; 46 deg. apart before tebrueey ;
and 64 deg. asunder by February 15, 1814. .