Star.
London, England, 1825-01-26 00:00:00

ON THE DEATH OF A FRIEND.
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71101 TH2 •iAlio.

Whin Death had mateh'd my Friend away.
I would not breathe a bst adieu ; -
flame dream I hop d• might still display
The dear departed to my view I
fain were my hopes, and vain my ',glut—.
How could I dream Without repose?
And how could slumber seal my eyes
When tears forbad their lids to close?

DUBLIN, JANUARY 22.
THE THEATRE.
Last night, during the performance of the I3oßk of
Waterloo, the attention of the audience was, for a con-
aiderable time, entirely drawn from the stage to a Gen-
deman in the dress-circle of boxes, whose eitraordinary
conduct attracted the notice, not only of the entice an-
dience, but al.o of the performers. He stood erect in
the front of one of the boxes, and with violent action
flourished a lage poignard, which he drew from a
sheath by his side, and which he repeatedly stuck into
the cushions of the boxes. He also drew a sword from

a large cane, and brandished it in a similar manner.
Peace officers, Crossley and Galogly entered the box,
and requested him to withdraw, which he refused to
do, but kept brandishing the sword. One of the peace
officers wrested this instrument from him, whilst the
other deprived him of the other. He still refused to
quit the box, and exclaimed much against the peace
officers for having deprived him of his side arms. He
kept waving his handkerchief or his hat over:the front
of the pit. and occasionally refreshed himself with
grapes and oranges from his pocket. He threw an
orange on the stage, and said it was for the Duke of
Wellington, but as it lay unnoticed in the middle of the
stage, he flung a second, nearer the position occupied
by his Grace's representative which struck one of the
officers. He repeatedly tool; snuff from a gold box,
and in one scene, in which Mr. GOWERSAL appeared as
Napoleon, he flung it on the stage, and called out to
Napikun to take a p;nch. Mr. Smot.t.Err, who per-
'formed the part of Jean de Costa, Napoleon's Guide,
shortly afterwards took up the box, as if be had found
it, and having taken two or three pinches of snuff,
from it, deliberately put it in his breeches pocket;
which occasioned great laughter in the house. The Gen-
tleman then proceeded to the stage box, and leaped OW
the stage, we believe more for the purpose of having an
interview with Napokon, than to look for his snuff-box.
Napoleon and his Guide, however, withdrew behind the
acenes, but were followed by the Gentleman, amid the
shout of the galleries. His stutout, hat, handkerchief;l
and the sheath of the poignard, which he had left in the
box, were brought round to him.
- The portion of the dialogue which Kapolitois resumed
with the Guide, on their re-appearance, was extremely
pertinent :
" A close ally of yoses, friend Jean—perhaps a
troublesome one. After all, a subsidy in these cases is

the best."
We understand that a rencontre of another catttre
took place in the box-lobby of the Theatre last night,
in which the name of a young Lady was mentioned.
The Gentleman called on to explain, is said to have
drawn a pistol on the party requiring him to account
for his conduct. By the assistance of some Gentlemen,
.the parties were separated, we believe, without injury
having been sustained by either.