Star.
London, England, 1806-12-27 00:00:00

TBEA'niEs.

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Ditirr•LAllll.At' I .11e l'raptlf Ctorge Barn-
ette/4in which Mr. H. &in Do' I. for the 4 time, plat ed
be young!lth ded hero, with much ere/41'144w Comic
Pantomime, entitled, The Embalm., i or, Ildrkria
Sefisose, was brooght. MIL for the cute: tainmeat of the
bplidsv frequenters,o" the theatre. gad the Gbott of
ii ie celebrated Rich enndefcended to liaie Whitened
e .e repretentaithirdf this•Spedacle, we c'en figthe io
berfelver the fenfittions ft. mull halve excited in the
foul of that Father of -Pantomime. For oprfolves we
hen Moll lately afrert. that we never. witnetled any
heterogeneous compound of this defcription to totally
bereft of all interell, and of fo unmeaning and unin-
llgible a defeription: Innead of its being an Hat.
eqoinade. fraught with whim, trick, deception, end
utile, we were not &quitted with Harlegoin'iaElivity
in above ewe leapt', gni with his amorous attentions
Ind civilities to Cabral/se, more than four times,
throughout the whole piece. The intervals were 61-,
led up with fplendid proceffions, into which were in-',
troduced camels and dromedaries in profofion i—
thefit fort of eurrefroster. item to have taken hold of
both theatres, ever fitice the memorable romance of
21:10 Beart4 biethey arc not the more commendable
on that account, mit. is always meats to borrow (tom
the invention of another. A new performer (a Mr.
1-1* ) was the Harlequin. ife is pained of
the requifites for the charafter, agility and vivacity,
bat Ise has little of that elegant difplay of whim and
trample playfulnefs for which we look to a prefetrar
of the Noah's. The Clow& ( Urcbii) by Mom r oats rb. y , .
from the Royal Cirens. was given by that pet/miner
with all the elk& of which the part itfelf was render-
ed ftifeeptible by the • auth,or. We have to' repeat
dor remarks upon tionfenfe of this kind in general,
that we deplore the (plendour, in fcenery and dreffes,
thrown away upon Co All a trifle. -
The mile by Smear, the leader of the band, does
that Gentleman infinite credit. Mr. Otapou, as Ha-
pack, an enchanter, fung a fong In fine Attie, which
brought down the unanimous applau(e of the audi.
ence. The Hindi was crowded in eiery part. ansi
the piece was announced for repetition amidit a molt
sitroarious contention. Whether the itou or the Neu..
carried the quettion, we were-At a lots to determine.
Corea T GARDEN.—The performances al lafl night
were Rowe aid 'utter, and the Dried: of Arabia.—
The part of ,Ratwo wan ably fultained by Mr. C.
Karats, and Mils Sisities Juliet received confider.
able applanfe. In fosne pa ages, however, the was
by far too boifieriths far the gentle Juliet. In tile
Soliloquy previous to fwallnwing the fleepy potion.
We rentark particularly applies. the Holiday leas,
however, who muttered in great force in the galle-
ries, were vociferous in their applatife, and, perhaps,
Mifs Stalin prudently modulated her voice in order
to gain it. Upon the whole we cannot help thinking
that tbervis no companion between her Defilootona
and her Juliet.
The Froceffions in the Tragedy, and in the De-
fog* of Arabia, °ewe on and went el, with great ap-
plank. I

On Chrlftmas-day their Majearres and the Pam.
Drakes of Kiwi and CAMIIIIIOOI, *trended di•
vine fervite at St. George's Chapel, accompanied by
Ladies ELT, VirAtotallAVE and Maccids►sain;
Lords Rivets, and hhccxesvisus, Count Mese-
ta', Ike. and heard a fermon by Dr. Cooxsom from
the eft Corinthians, 3d .chapter and Ilth
Afterwards received the Sacrament from the Arch-
Whop of C aaaaaa the evening their MA-
jamas Lad a concert in the Calle.
The Annual Donation of tool. nn Chrilimas Eve
was 111usd on Wednefday from the Chamberlain's
Office to the Sheriffs, to purchafe prnvifinus and
firing for the prifoners confined in the different goals
of the metropolis.
The Right Hon. C AIIIIOT, the Speaker,
has beeh pleated to appoint •the Rev. Fatosarcx
Baum, B. D. Student of Chriftchurch, Oxford,
(eldeft fon of the Rev. Archdeacon 13 ), to be
iaaplain of the Houfe of Commons, in the prefent
Parliament.

Te gd (Boffs) embarked yeßerday at Paddington
for Liverpool, in the Canal . Barges.
Yefterday morning the 9th and icth regimens. of
foot proceeded from Dover to the Down* iu fmall
craft, and embarked on board the to anfpor te, whith
have for lone time been there for their reception to
convey them to'lreland.
The sd Light Battalion of the Royal German
Legion, lately at Mallow, Ireland, marched on st!v•
22d infant to Tullamore, where they Ale to remain
for Come time.

The Yeomanry of Ireland are immediately to he
put upon permanent duty, orders haring been, fent
over to Lord H•aninoror, the Commander in
Chief, for that purpofe, and a further order, that all
Officers of the Line and Militia, abilot on leave, do
join immediately, on pain of being calbiered.

The Board of Trade have appointed tionc lAy next;
at twelve o'clock, for a conference with the Sugar
Refiners, Weil India Merchants, and Planners. A
Deputy from each Body will confeqttently attend at
their Lordfhips' Office in Whitehall.

That fine building, the new Exchange of Liver-
pool, bas been finilhed, and on Wednefilay !aft a
grand entertainment Vltlf giVP to the workmen, 4cc.
on the occafion.

IMPRESS FARVICR its SCOTLAND.—The Judges of
the Court of Exchequer in Section!, after a f.lemn
argument from Conflict in a recent entice, have de-
dared the following to be the Law of Scotland on
the fubjetl of Peels Warrants. tn. 7 hal an Impel;
Warrant tepees no authority from sit Civil illagylniie !
but that they, and all other Officers, civil and
tary, and :ill his Majetly's lieges, arc bound to aft
and affilt in the execution thereof ; and that any
hindrance or obflrutlion to the fervice, lenders the
offender liable to exemplary punittiment. zd. That
tbip's protations being merely an ex graiia in-
dulgence flora the Lords of the Admiralty, mull
be reitrieted to fuch terms as they chute to attach
to them ; and 3.11 y, That the moment a feaman is
duly impreffed, he is as much in the fervice as it he
was actually in a fhip of war; and that the Officers
have a right nut only to place the impreffed feamen
in any guard room, but alto to require the Civil Ma-
giltrate, or thofe ailing under his authority, to lodge
them in any jail, nr ether place appropriated for the
reception of petfons committed on cirkwarlapts.

NAUTICAL MTEL L !CENCI.

MAILS THIS DAY.

Att. DUI. All. 1)011.
I GOttelibilfgh '0 3
Wattrioxl I

• Letters FTOIII the French coaß, of the ath
continue to nate, that in all the ports to the Wee-
ward, the titmli exeelions ure Wing in the equip.
talent of privateers dchiocd to capttne neutral Mips
bound to Englint ports ; and that upwards of fixty
of them were erpetted to put to fea in a few dais.

LISBON CONVOY.
The Rorie, Ting c a, arrived at Southampton, twin
Liana, parted from her tummy, the Ja 14A Ka frigate,
on the zzd inn. twenty•four leagues front Beiliy; all
well.

MILFORD, DECEMBER 17.
Arrived the Expedition, CAMP ENTSIL. from Lifton,
for Ealmouth. The Deborah, RICHARDS, front Lot,•
don, for Falmouth; And the Catharine* Rue, from
Cork, for London, both lying in this harbour, were
on Saturday fenr ight lan firock with lightning ; the
Deborah initantly after the hock had five feet water
in the hold ; and the Catharine funk. Happily no lives
were 1011, as the, people of the Catharine fwain on
(bore : the has been got up, and her cargo is now dif.
charging, except part which was welled out. The
lightning (truck her on her !larboard fide, and Rove
out &acre! planks below her load water mark. •

FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 24. .
Arrived tire Printers Augufla Packet, Captain Sr.
Ruavir; with Mails from Malta and Gibraltar, in
ten days raffage from the latter place, and remain.
with his hlajelles (hips Plantagenet, Blond, Lavinia,
Fortunee, Rofario, Savage, Saracen, and Ahun-
elince, with the outward-bound Weft lndiaconvoys
Endeavour hired armed brig, with it fleet of co.fters
under convoy, bound to the wefivrard ; Plymouth
Naval Tranfporr, Eliza and Cecilia hired armed
Tenders, Sec.—Wind S. W.