Star.
London, England, 1809-10-30 00:00:00

NEIY corENT CARD.E4V 711.E.1TR8.

The " phalanx firm," by which the new prices
have been hitherto resisted, appear at last to be com-
pletcly. worn out. Whether they are satiated with
their wctories or intimidated by the legal proceedings
is unkown ; but there was evidently a relaxation in
theil efforts on Saturday. They seemed to have lost
on a sudden their former courage and perseverance.
The Jubilee pi eceded the play of The School of Re-
. form, and was received with applause. Mrs. DICKONS
was prevented, by an increase of her cold and hoarse-
. nes, from sustaining the part of Susan; the other
characters were as usual. The School of Reform intro-
duced to the London boards Mr. EGERTON, from
Bath, as the representative of Lord dfvondale. He
was received, on his entre, with all the encouraging
applause so liberally bestowed by a metropolitan au-
dieuce on new candidates for fame. Mr. EGERTON
, possesses a good countenance and figure ; and, in
• his appearance and tone of voice, strongly resembles
Mr. POPE. He seems perfectly at home upon
the stage, and his action and demeanour are well
suited to genteel Comedy; a cast of character
for which there is ample room in the London
Theatres. The part, however, in which he chose
to make his debut, is neither calculated to give
him an opportunity of displaying his powers, nor
of interesting the feelings of his auditors. Lord
Avondale is a cold deliberating scoundrel ; and even
his starts of compunction are such as to awaken
no sentiments but those of greater disgust and abhor-
rence. Even his reform, at the conclusion, is devoid
of interest; an4an actor must either depart from the
author, or be content to drawl through this ill-chosen
character, without credit to himself.- Mr. EGERTON?
is the same Gentleman who made an appearance at
the Haymarket Theatre a summer or two ago, in the
character of the Dui( Aranza. We recollect that he

totally failed in that arduous undertaking.
To EMERY, in Robert Tyke, what language can do
justice ? but it has already often been the theme of
unqualified panegyric. His hardened villain, and his
stock of acute, though rude remorse, when the mas-
ter-chord of his soul is struck, with regard to his fa-
ther ; his transitions from broad humour to heart-
touching pathos; his contrition in the end; and his
admonition to Lord Avondale, all displayed the art of
a master, blinded with and concealed under the sim-
plicity of nature.—ln fine, it is not possible to witness
a more effective and finished performance. The cha-
racter a distortion of nature, yet so studded as it
were w ith examples of pathos, and touches of truth,
that it requires rare ability, and a sound understand-
ing, to manage it with effect. His archness, his vil-
lainy, his presumption, his agony, and his repentance,
were ail well enforced, and it would be a sin against
the Muses to pass it over with an air of indifference.
-- Like Mr. Kla Hamlet, Mr. CooKE's Shylock,
or Mr. Mummy's Captain B. rtram, it will remain on
record, as a noble instance of histrionic Art.

Mrs. KENT BLE performed Mrs. Ferment
with considerable naivete, and was received by the
audience wi h loud applause. The garden scene went
off unciminit.nlrwill. In the passage where Ferment,
addressing !i;inself to Mrs. Ferment, says, (painting
to the atr.:::uce in the pit) " How do you like the
improvemeats here, for instance, the hot-house ?
( /handers of nAnionse)—The choicest gems of nature,
ion ore.l by the refined hand of art; lovely to behold,
but dfilicult to collect them."

Lotid anilause followed this passage, and was on- I
ly equall:.l by that which followed the answer, when
Ales. E:rir..nr, in the same spirit, looking into the pit,
s:tys, slvadd he extremely sorry to part with one
iof them." allitralTarragon found an excellent repre-
sentative in Mr. 131. am iIARD ; and all the other cha-
I meter, cf tuftior consequence in the piece, were sus-
tained in a matater, so as to give entire satisfaction
to the House.
On the falling of the curtain, a faint attempt was
in vain made •o raise the standard of opposition. The
performances were over at half past eleven, and in a
I few minutes afterwards, tte house was cleared.
LITEUNI.—TiIe little piece entitled The Jutilee,,
; got up for the ‘2.sth instant, WAS repeated on Saturday
1 night, with great success. In its whole progress it
; never wanders from the subject ; the scenes ate all
, naturally produced—the dialogue is appropriate, and
the interest kept up with spirit to the dropping of the
curtain. We have seldom seen a piece of so much
merit produced for a particular purpose, and, of
i cours., upon the spur of the occasion. The House
overflowed with an eier,ant audience.

The STARLING gun-brig has arrived at Yarmouth
from the Baltic, with dispatches from Sir JamEs
SAUMA REZ, and letters from the fleet.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—CaptaIIi S. BALLARD, to
the SCEPTRE ; Captain ATKINS, to the INTREPID ;
Captain TOWER, to the CURACOA ; Captain PROBY, to
the his ; and Captain Firr., to the CADNIUS.
Mr. THOMAS SHERIDAN left town, yesterday, for
Portsmou'Lh, on his way to Sicily, for the recovery of
his health ; which, we are concerned to state, is not
yet perfectly re-established.
The harriers belonging to Mr. THOMPSON, of Bergh
Aston, had last week one of the severest and longest
chaces they ever experienced. Mr. Dyke', famous
horse died in the field long before the death of the
hare, and three other capital horses were knocked up,
and much injured at the same time.
There are no less than four General Officers in Ply-
mouth Garrison, viz. two Lieutenant-Generals, one
Major-General, and a Brigadier-General.
INlnA.—Holkar, it appears, is become so neces-
sitous, as to offer to transfer a part of his hereditary
possessions to Scindia fcr a stipulated sum. He has,
however, declared that he will never part with his fa-
mily jewels, and the presents made him by the native
Princes during his prosperity.—The Resident in Guz-
zerat has brought all matters in question between
Mulhar Row and that Court into a train of accom-
modation. The Arab corps which were reported to be
in motion to the northward, to support that Chieftain,
have in consequence been dismissed, and returned to
their homes. The idea of Holkar's having kept up a
communication with some of the refractory Chieftains
is still believed; but his inability to subsidize their
forces occasioned the recall of their Vakeels, and the
peaceable disposition of their troops.—The second
,on of the late Tippoo Sultaun died a short t;me since :
his funeral was attended by the principal Mahonune-
dan inha'aitatas of Bengal..

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