Star.
London, England, 1815-10-03 00:00:00

SWEARING.

ADDRESSICD TO A YOUNG OFFICER.
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Oh ! that the Muse might call, without offence,
The gallant Soldier hack to bis good, sense ;
His temporal field so cautious not to lose,
But careless quite of hi% eternal foes.
Soldier! so tender of thy Prince's fame,
Who so profane of a superior name ?
Fur the King's sake the front of battle bear,
But for the KING of King's sake—akost ttsee►

.Th'ZATRES.

Last night the two Winter Theatres commenced
their career of competition. Each House put forth
its strength, and offered its greatest attractions to the
DitURY•LANE•Mrs. MARDYN repeated, for the'
third time, the character of Amelia lkildenkaim, in
Lovers' Pews. This Lady's merits become more
conspicuous each time we witness her efforts. Her
performance of last night, so far from falling off in
point of attraction and effect, materially improved.
She w.is greeted as loudly at her entree, and as much
applauded throughout, as on either of her former
appearances. Rae's Frederick lost nothing of its
spirit or effect. His acting, in the interview with the
Baron, in which he discovers to him that he is his
son., was admirable. It was felt by the audience, se-
veral Ladies in the Pit and Boxes were in hysterics.
Poet, as Baron Mai:halm, was excellent. The
House was crowded to excess. _ _

Coy ENT-GattoeN.—Miss O'NEILL last night made
her first appearance this season, in the character of
Juliet. fitter an almost unprecedentedly successful
country campaign, she has returned, full ut health
and spit its, to that theatre which claims the merit of
her first introduction to a British public, and which has
been so highly benefited by her exertions. The House
was, on this occasion, crowded to excess—tfie dress
circle and the private boxes presenting a grand display
of beauty, elegance, and fashion. When this admi-
rable actress appeared on the stage, she was received
with a simultaneous burst of applause from every
quarter of the theatre ; box, pit, and gallery, alike
seemed emulous to hail her return, with gratulatory
plaudits—and a considerable period elapsed before
silence was obtained. To illscant on a performance,
so universally. known and so universally admired, as
the Julia of Miss o',,,retLL, would be superflut;us.'
We were again delighted with the same exquisite
beauty s, on which we have more than once expa-
tiated. In every scene, whether the delicacy of pare
affection—the bitterness of grief—the wirchery of
hope—or the fury of despair was to be expressed, her
powerful genius pourtrayed the prevailing passion in
the most natural and the most brilliant colours.—

Me delivered the soliloquy of Juliet, when she is on
the point of swallowing the narcotic, with sublime
• effect. Nor must we omit, often as we have noticed
it in terns of the strongest approval, her perform.
ance in the tomb scene. It is altogether one of the
most. petted efforts ever exhibited on the stage. The
d:fferent trans,tions are here marked with astonishing
accuracy. When she is first carried from the tnrrib,
her features are fixed and inanimate-s.she looks like a
beautiful statue—by degrees life returns—recollection
of the past suddenly darts across her mind—in an
ecstacy of joy she embraces her much-loved husband
—but all her hopes set in the gloom of despair, when
she perceives him struggling in all the dreadful ago.
nies of a violent death. Nothing can be imagined
More deeply affecting than the acting of Miss O'Neal
'in this most difficult scene.—Her performance, from
first to last, WAS received with rapturous applause,
and the house rang with acclamations when she tell
by the side of Romeo. Mr. C. K6N1131.2 sustained the
character of Romeo.' lie played with considerable
ability. His last scene had much merit.
Amongst the Nubility who graced the boxes, we
soticed—
'l be Marquis of Salisbury; the Marchioness Boothe& ; the
Earle of Egremunt and Ormond; Sir John Hay ; Baron Bicpthall
Ladies Ely, Colliogwood, Wray, Milltuak Holland, Grantham.
Cavendith.

A perm who was asked, why Wit.son was carried
before the Justices ? wes told in answer-6 Because
ther would not let him walk."
WILSON may with truth complain, that as soon as
the law got hold of him, no justice was to be found.
A few days ago the King of PRUSSIA reminded
TALLEYRAND of his having been BONAPARTE'A Mini-
ster. “Yes, Sire, (replied TALLEYRAND) that was
when you was bis Brother I"
Wednesday the bells of the City of Bath rang at
intervals, throughout the day, in compliance with the
occentitic will and bequest of the late Colonel NASII,
that the ay of his from al should be annuAlly cele-
brated in such a manner ; and that on the anniversary
of 3►is 'wedding, a beR should toll, or a muffled peal
be rung, through the day.
A lettiT from Venice, dated September 18, says
.4. It is believed that his Majesty, in order to furnish
a proof of the special protection with which he ho-
nours commerce, will renew the ceremony of the
marriage of Venice with tie Sea, celebrated in the
days of the Republic. Several vessels are construct-
ing in the arsenal wipe employed in this Fete. The
City proposes to present to l:er Majesty the Ern-
press, tverrity fathom: of golden chain, of workman-
ship superior to any that has hitherto been seen."

A letter from Brussels, dated September 26, says,
se The first Sittings of the States General, which
opened yesterday at ten o'clock, had for its object,
st, the drawing up of a project for the reAulation
•t the internal police ; and, 2d, the distribution of
the Members into a certain number of sections, re.
spectively charged with the labours relative to the
different objects which the Assembly has to occupy
itself. The Sittings of to-day have been employed on
the following objects :—First, instructions for the
greifieres drawn up in the two languages. 2J, A do.
Cation in favour et the Prince of Waterloo, consisting
in lands and woods, situated on the very theatre of
his triumph, producing an annual revenue. of 20,000
Dutch florins, as a testimony of the national grati-
tude. 3d, The creation of an Order of civil :mit,
under the denomination of the Order of the Lien, and
bearing for Motto the words " Vortx: Nolifirair des-
tined to reward civil merit, important diagggerist gad
MUCCOM iih-tho WOKS Milibl ass.,,
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