Star.
London, England, 1825-11-29 00:00:00

THEATRES.

COVENT-GARDEN.

A Gentleman, named Slums, made his first London
appearance at this Theatie last night, in the character
o: Hamlet. Mr. Sums is rather small in stature, with
a c.runtenance bearing some resemblance to that of
KEAN, and a voice, if not organically weak, retaining
the slenderness of youth in the age of manhood and
initurity. its action is not without propriety and even
rate; hut hi, deportment is constrained and studied.
Ile appeared to act Hamlet without a model. 1:1 the
fir,t act there was little beyond mere propriety. He
spoke the whole adjuration to the Ghost on his knee,'
which was an ei rot, we think, in conception, ai.d an evi-
dent disadvantage in declamation. In the second • ct,
he chewed m re of discernment and energy united. The
scene w ith Opltelio was all but a failure—that of the
1147 dor...netted more power. The closet scene stab
unequat, but sometimes effective—his death was rather
potr.cted, but wi hoot the kicking and: convulsions
which ace too much the fashion of English tragedy.—
Mr. Skaut promises to be an acquisition in what is called
y• uthful tt agedy ; but he scarcely appears to possess
the depth of passion and imagination which are requi-
site for the wildering vengeance—the half-raving meta•
physics, and cavernous melancholy of this anomalous
character. Mr. SERLE frequently violated the verse,
and disfigured the dictinn with an unpardonable sloven-
liness. Many of his emphases were also extremely
correct, and some of his new readings injudicious and
unauthorized. Nymph, in thy cniz3ns," &c. was not
to be expected from Mr. SEaLK. His reception was,
Loa ever, on the whole, highly favourable; and the re-
p tition of the performance, on Friday, was given out
amidst lively and general demonstrations of his success,
DRURY-LANE.

HOWARD PAYNZ'S Tragedy of Brutus was presented
hue last niFht, and the character of Brutus was per-
formed by Mr. WALLACK, in a style that did him great
sled t. In the latter scenes with his son, and the lag
especially, the s niggle between the stoicism of the Ro-
man patriot, and the strong affections and sympathies
the father, were powerfully and characteristically
Jepicted. The reception of the in•elligence of his son's
treason and approach, and the whole of the judgment
scene in particular, were also very highly acted. The
past of Tullis: was well perfusmed by Mrs. Burs.

GUERNSEY, NOVIMBER 23.
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Miss Laura Eliza Horne. the child on whose account '
the late proceedings against Mrs. Horne have beea car.
lied on, was discovered by the Police ou Saturday
morning, the 19th inst. at the house of a Mr. John
Iliock, about a mile from town. The child has been
concealed since the Ist of September at the house of a
Mr. De Campourey, a French master, with whom Mrs.
H ome is acquainted. She escaped from Mrs. Horne's
lodgings at about six o'clock in the morning of the Ist
of September, cheesed as a boy, and, it appears, went
out by the hoot door of the house without being per-
ceived by the guards ; she went immediately to gr. De
Campourey's house, about half a mile from her mother's
residence, where she remained until the evening of Fri-
day, the 18th inst. when some dispute having taken place
between the pat ties at Mr. De Campourey'S residence,
she was removed by Mr. Brock to his own house. con-
cealed under a large cloak. In the meantime the Police
got wind of the affair; the dispute at Mr. De Cam-
pourey's was so violent as to attract the whole neigh-
bourhood round the house, Mri. Horne having thrown
open a window and vociferated 44 murder" most lustily.
Mr. John Brock, who was seen at the house, was in
consequence suspected cif having the chill in his posses-
sion, and the next morning (Saturday) the Police found
her at his house. She was. immediately, by order of
the Court, given up to her father's attorney, who has
since sailed with her for England. She appears to be
by no means averse to fetus ning to her father. The
Court on Monday and Tuesday proceeded to examine
all the parties concerned; and Mr. De Campourey, Mr.'
John De Jersey, who was likewise at Mr. De Cam-
pourey's house on Friday evening and, Mr. John Brock,
were fully committed for trial, for having aided in the
concealment of the child, contrary to art order of the
Court. They have been held to bail for their appearance
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Noveusza 25.

F Jona Reid, who was a tea-dealer, residing near
Barnstaple, Devon, came before the Court to obtain
his discharge. It appeared that the insolvent, having
been sued an the Borough Court of Barnstaple, removed
the proceedings into the Court of King's Bench, and
then came to London to obtain the benefit of the Insol-
vent Act, instead of remaining for that purpose in the
country. The Court considered that this was a scheme
of the insolvents to avoid opposition, as he supposed
his creditors would not come from Devonshire to oppose
him. Under the Act of Parliament, sth Geo. IV. they
telt they %vac justified in dismissing his petition, and
the petition was dismissed accordingly.

Tnenty.one mechanic• from Portstnonds and Ply-
mouth dock-3 al& are going out in the Royal Oak, to
be employed in his Majesty's dock-yard at Bermuda.