Star.
London, England, 1824-06-22 00:00:00

DISTURBANCE AT THE SURREY THEATRE.

A disturbance took place at the Surrey Theatre last
night, which had nearly demolished the interior of the
house. A Mr. CARTLICH was announced to play a part
in the last piece, which part had been hitherto sustained
by Mr. H. RIDABLE, who, in consequence, it is said, of
non-payment, bad withdrawn himself from the Com-
pany. On the appearance of the former in the part
assigned him, every person in the Pit rose, and an
universal cry for " RIDABLE" prevailed throughout the
Theatre. Mr. CARTLICH addressed the audience; and
at the conclusion of his speech, Mr. Kautz jumped
from the pit upon the stage, and taking the hand of
his rival, said, " CARTLICH, I respect you as a man and
a Gentleman, and that's more than I can say of your
employer." Mr. KEXIBLZ was on the point of addressing
the audience, when WILLIAMS, who, we understand,
is the Proprietor, rushed from behind the wings, and
seizing Mr. litstat.z, who had thus interrupted the per-
formance, endeavoured to expel him from the stage.
A scuffle succeeded, in which Mr. KIMBLE was thrown
over the orchestra into the pit. The audience now in-
terfered, and showers of orange-peel descended from
all parts of the house on the stage, when Mr. Jour!
REEVE and Mr. Auto entered the stage, and forcibly
dragged Mr. Wiwasts from the scene of insult and
tumult. This ended the riot on the stage, but was
only a fresh stimulus for the parties in the pit : Mr.
KEstst.z was mounted by his friends upon a bench, and
would have spoken, but he was interrupted by a posse
of officers, who darted across the pit, and seized hold
of him. A battle-royal ensued ; and the friends of
Mr. Kum's contested it with a sparring match with
the supporters of CataTucif. With some difficulty
Mr. Kum': was removed from the scene of action,
and deposited in the Surrey watch house. This done,
the piece was suffered to proceed. but in mere dumb
shew, for the cries for REMBLE to resume his part were
too load to suffer any of the actors to be heard. Of
the disputes between Messrs. WILLIAMS and KEMILI
we know nothing ; but certainly the theatre was not a
place to settle them, and Mr. KEIIBLE ought to hare
known better than interrupt the performance.

A private letter flora Lisbon, received yesterday
morning by an eminent Portuguese merchant, states,
that the King of Portugal has resolved to respect the
public debt, and that one of his first decrees would be
to that effect. The writer adds, " what a glorious ex-
ample this would be for Spain to follow f'
Accounts from India, dated in November last, state
that matters ere not yet settled with the Burmas, and
that there is still likely to be some fighting.
A Belgic Journal mentions that there has lately been
a dreadful hail storm, which has caused irreparable da-
mage in different parts of that country. A Southern
Journal, in repeating this event, adds, the hailstones were
as large as pigeons' eggs—another Journal, on the bor-
ders of the Garonne, announces that they were as large
as the eggs of an ostrich I—When this news has passed
the bridge of Bourdeaux, GOD knows to what dimen-
sions these hailstones will have attained. We know that
a snow-ball gathers as it rolls; but it appears that in
the South of France hailstones have the same property
of increasing their magnitude as they proceed from one
Journal to another.
Sunderland has been thrown into much agitation by
the apprehension and committal to Durham jail, of a
surgeon of that place, for having administered corrosive
sublimate to his wife, with an intent to poison her.
MOTHER or Vscas.—The Duke of ORLEANS, the
Regent, had four daughters, distinguished by the names of the
Four Cardinal Sun. A wag wrote on their mother's tomb, Cygist
" Here lies Idleness," which is termed the mother of all
the vice*

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Past Events : an Historical Novel, of the Eighteenth
Century. London. S vols. Bvo. 1821.
In our restricted space, we cannot abridge or analyze
a narrative which fills three good sized octavos. The
bare outline is all that we can give. It turns upon the
fortunes of a lovely girl, who is taken up as a found-
ling by a wealthy, kind-hearted Spanish Grandee, edu-
cated and presented to the world as his niece. All the
young Dons of bladrid become enamoured of her, but 1
in vain. Her affections centre on Alfonso, a young of- ;
ficer of the Guards, the nephew and heir of her bene-
factor. The interest of the story turns upon the obstacles
which her obscure or igin interposes to prevent this mar-
riage, and the attempts of a profligate young Grandee
to carry her off from the family of her protector. Her
adventures and sufferings are told with much probabi-
lity and great tor ce. She is at last discovered to be in-
deed the niece of her benefactor, and the doaughter of
one of the noblest families of Naples. After all the dif-
ficulties usual in such cases are surmounted, she marries
the heir of Albazetta, and all is happiness and content.
There are some lively pictures of Spanish manners in
this novel, which harmonize with the general story, and
asda in augmenting the interest of the whole. The lan-
guage is good, and the style fluent and easy throughout.
BRITISH INSTITUTION.
FEHIBITION OF THE WORKS oF THE ITALIAN, FLEMISH,
DUTCH, AND ENGLISH SCHOOL.
One apartment in this display is approisriated to the
works of the English school. In this we behold many
fine compositions, by our native artists, yet but a small
portion of what could be g altered together of equal
worth, which are now equAlly esteemed, valued, and
sought by the collector, as treasures of art: but their
ingeninus authors are no more. Those Noble Peers, the
progenitors of our Noble Peers, who have contributed
to stuck this gallery,—were the contemporaries of those
great artists,—but they too were collectors of the
works of those that had lived before, and generously
left their successors to appreciate—what they had not
sense enough to feel, or virtue enough to reward—the
lis ing genius of their day.
Certain Noble Peers, and others, great collectors, are
enthusiastic in their admimion of Ilogarth, Nilson,
Gairishormigh, Reynolds, and Romney.
Wilson they compare to Claude. That Wilson, whose
noble mind upheld his hand to paint for the applause o:
posterity, in an age that suffered him to pine neglected
--without a patron, and to die in obscurity and want !
Hogaith too, he of whom all would boast, rend whom
none would serve, was constrained to sell. to one who
knew naught of art, his incomparable set ies of paintings
of the Marriage a-la-Mode—for one hundred pounds!
G.rinsborough, whose landscapes are the daily theme
of a thousand new-coined eulogies from the great—
who behold his sylvan compositions in. ecstacy, s' as re-
duced to quit the genial pursuits of land.tcape, to supply
vanity with a likeness of itself!
RotOney, whose Birth of Shakspeare, to use the cant
of dilestantishi,), is now immortalizing the painter with
the mighty poet—was beholden to a print-seller for
this develorement of a talent, obscured by portrait
painting—and which, in the more inventive department ,
of art, would have raised him to the skies !
S with ltc)nolds, the pride of the English school ;'
had he not sagaciously chosen the path he did to for-'
time, he miAlir, prblaps, have laboured on in poetic
poverty, and started himself into future fame. Yet did
tl.eir contemporaries, as do their posterity, affect to
cgmernii portrait painting, and talk loudly to the pro.
lessors of the great and grand in art!
That the formation of a national gallery of the paint-
ings of the old masters will greatly tend to improve
the public taste, no one, at all conversant with art, will
attempt to dispute; for it is only to the general diffu-
sion of knowledge in these elegant pursuits, that the
vast increase of professors in all the flue arts can look
for soppor t. But if age is to succeed age, pa) ing none
hut posthumous honours to genius, of what benefit will
he the general knowledge thus acquired, to tho-e inge-
Lions men, who, whatever excellence they may display
in their various pictorial compositions, shall address
their talent to those who are determined to appreciate
pictures only for their age,—for qualities nut within the
scope of genius to give?—Literary Museum.

AFFRAY BF.TWEEN TUE BLOCKADE AND SMUGGLERS.
A few days ago, IV. Foster, marine, of Deal, was
crmve}e,l, handcuffed, in a galley, from the Blockade
station, to Ramsgate, for examination, under the fol-
lowing circumstances :—S. Paine was the first witness
called, who appeared with his head tied up, one part
being laid quite open; he deposed that be was a seaman of
his Majesty's snip Ramillies, on the Downs station.—
Being out on the morning of the 31st ult. at about one
A.M. I:e perceived four or five men with bundles on
their backs, running from the river (Sandwich Ilaven),
when, supposing them to be smugglers, he ran towards
them, desiring them to drop the articles (which he now
discovered to be bales), o he would fire in amongst
them: they then let the ghods drop, and ran away;
shortly after they returned, and with sticks and bludgeons
(part of which were produced in Coukbroken, although
heade.l with stout metal) began melt unmercifully to
beat him, and they again attempted to draw the bales
ah:ng the ground, observing which, witness crawled on
his hands and knees and made a chop at their hands
with his cutlass, when they ran off ; the witness having
discharged his pistol several times, remained by the
bales, when shortly after Lieutenant C. W. Riley and
Mr. Smith (both officers of the same station) came up,
and ordered the deponent to proceed to the watch-house,
to turn out all hands, and to disperse themselves in dif-
ferent directions, if possible, to cut off the smugglers ;
be then left the ground and went immed;ately to the
watch-house. Lieutenant C. W. Riley was next called,
who stated that, hearing the report of a nistol, he pro-
ceeded towards the spot with Mr. Smith, when they
found Paine, in a kneeling posture, bleeding profusely.
He ordered Paine to go to the watch-house, and call out
the other hands. He then, accompanied by Smith, pro-
ceeded along the side of the bank, when on a sudden
the prisoner %V. Foster arose from. the ground and said,
" I am one of the men, for GoD's sake do not shoot me,
but have mercy on me;" witness answered the prisoner,
" How can you expect mercy, you having shewn none
to my men ?" and took him in custody to the watch-
Louse. The prisoner voluntarily spoke this, and with-
out any promise or reward being held out to him.—
There were Rine bales, containing 196 pieces of India
or foreign handkerchiefs, with other articles. The pri-
soner was fully committed to Maidstone jail. He is a
well-looking young man, about 24 years of age.

SPORTING iNtfLLIGENCE.

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BETITIV3-ROOlll, TATTERSALL'S, JUNE 21.
The Mom to-day was tolerably attended; it would have bees
better, had not the fights taken place. The different speculations
on stakes of last week at Ascot were pleasantly adjusted, and the
odds an the Doncaster St. Leger stand precisely as they have done
fur several weeks past.

FIGHTS AT COLNDROOK,
BETWEEN MATHEIA'SON AND AARON; AND WARD AND

SAMPSON.

The first of these was a Summer fight—a dish of light play, to
suit the delicate taste of the high-bred amateurs. The second, first
in usual importance, yet minor according to the articles, was a full

meal for the glutton of the ring both the real thing, where man.
hood, game, and science, were displayed in the highest perfection...
supercarbonated, according to the soda-water-manufacturer. Of the
first, it is known that Mathewson, or by pet name, little Arthur, is tin
boasted of Birmingham, and Aaron, sirnamed Barney, the mighty
of Mendoza,. This same little Arthur has made long faces ere now
among the Piro*, and their pockets sung small since his defeat of
young Belasco. Aaron was looked on as invincible by all the
tribes, since he beat all his opponents, and the conquest of Arthur,
was but the last step between him and the summit of his ambition,
a trial with Curtis, who stands the champion of the-light weights,
and the sovereign master of ten stone. Barney Aaron is a Jew,
and well for him that he is so, fur since Belasco was beaten
by Sampson, all the loose and spare cash of the People has
been sported on him—on the child—the boy, as they call him.—
Yesterday was the best trial of their affections; and not a brother,
from Duke's•place to Wych.street. who did not tarn out to support
him. The desk was forsaken, and the bag thrown by, and the
metropolis had one day's respite from the sonorous attentions of
itinerant wardrobe dealers. Colnbrouk, in Buckinghamshire, was
the place appointed, and, with the break of day, the sons of Solo-
mon were on the road, certain of success, and proportionately liberal
in their expenditure. Four horses, decked with orange favours,
and gay barouches,here them in six and eight parties happily along.
No tavern was passed unremembered on the road, and baskets of 1
fried fish and other edibles were preserved fur provision on the'
ground. At the village of Colithrook it was amusing to remark
the characteristic physiognomy of the people in all corners; and,
with few exceptions, there was not a man in the riug who did not
bear his nation strongly on his brow.
The odds were previously five and six to four on Mathewson ;
but as the crowd of Jew backers overpowered his friends, the bet-
ting changed on the ground to five to four en the Jew. Aaron had
the advantage of weight by six pounds, and that was several points
in his favour, as it must be with men under ten stone. Mathewson
was supported by a few staunch friends from Birmingham, who
took the sulds as long as their pockets or credit lasted. Ile re-
mained with them quietly in doors; but Aaron, true workmanlike,
spent the morning in drawing all strangers for tickets to his benefit.
In the meantime the ring was formed in a field by the road side.
The outer ring was lined with the carriages of the Jews, instead of
the usual circle of waggons, and the inner space was occupied by
the gentlemen themselves. At one o'clock Aaron (attended by Aby
Belasco and Nathan—the latter, one of his backers, who thought to
make assurance doubly sure) threw up his hat. Mathewson (who was
in a post carriage with his townsman Sampson) immediately lot-
lowed, squired by Harry I lult and Harry Harmer. Tile Jew sported
the yellow kerchief, and Arthur picked pride in a scarlet ribbon.

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