Star.
London, England, 1814-03-17 00:00:00

ORAtURIOS.

Dsture-r-LANE.-.6—The last, and perhaps the greatest
*fork of MOZART, his Rrquiem, was performed at this
Theatre last night. This composition is peculiarly well
adapted to the oratorio season. As a tnuscal work,
it is exquisitely beautiful, and comprehensible to the
most unpractised ear ; while it possesses every charm
for the most scientific musician. Its solemn grandeur
will always recommend it to those who think that
these evenings during Lent should only be devoted
to sacred music ; therefore, upon every account, the
Manager deserves great praise, not only for bringing
it before the public, but for the excellent manner in
which he has produced it.
The Mount of Olives formed the second part of the
evening's entertainment. The third part corntme ced
with FlayDN's grand Tr Deum, never before pelf n m-
ed in this country. It was given with the mi,,t so-
blime effect, and is characterised by all the
of its great author's composition. Mrs. Dii•KoNs
was particularly successful. Mr. P's•NE was much
applauded, and continues to improve. Mr. LEO-
NARD has a fine counter tenor voice, and sings with
great taste.
COVENT-GARDEN.--At this house WarmeOs Mes-
siah was performed in a most admirable style.—
CATAI.ANI Sang, I know Alt my Redeemer liveth, in
a most exquisite manner, and received the most rap-
turous plludits. Mr. kELLNER gave the trumpet shall
sound with much taste. Mrs. SALMON sang very
sweetly throughout, especially If God be for us.—
BRA riAst, as usual, was admirable above all compa-
rison, both in the soft and powerful.

The new Comedy (Difficulties, or Debtor and Cre-
ditor) which was to have been brought forward at
Covent-garden Theatre, on Tuesday next, has been
deferred on account of the serious illness of Mrs.
apaDAN.
An inquisition was taken on Monday, at the Globe,
in London-street, Tottenham-court-road, on the body
cf an unfortunate female, of the name of Green, who
died suddenly on Saturday last. The deceased was
of an elegant appearance, well known to the loungers
in the Theatres, where her dash had gained her the
title of stylish Green : the unfortunate woman had
walked in Bond-street in the course of the day, when
she was•seized suddenly, and conveyed home, shortly
after which she expired.—Verdict, Died by the vi-
sitation cf Goo.
The following description is given by Madame de
STAEL of the Hamlet of the celebrated French trage-
dian, TALMA
64 Hamlet is the triumph of TAr.ma, in the walk of
foreign Tragedy. The audience do not see the Ghost
of Hamlet's father on the French stage. The appari-
fon is discovered only in the countenance or TALNI
and certainly it is not the less terrific on that account.
When, in the midst of a calm and thoughtful conver-
sation, he suddenly perceives the spectre, you follow
sali its movements in the eyes of him who contem-
plates it, and you can no longer doubt the presence of
the phantom, when such a look attests it.
" When Hamlet conies on the stage alone in the
third act, and repeats, in fine French verse, the fa-1
Mous soliloquy, To be, or not to Le'—
. La mon, c'est le sommeil, c'est en r6vci: peut-titre.
Peu:titre—Ah ! c'est tc nrot qui.place, epouvante,
L'homme, au bord du cercueil, par le doute arret6;
Devara e vaste abide, it se jettc en arriere.
Ressaisit l's 7:istence et s'attache a la terre •.
N TALMA did not use any action ; sometimes only
he moved h;s head, as if to question earth and Heaven
what death is ! Without motion, the dignity of me-
ditation absorbed his whole being. You beheld a
man, amidst two thousand men in silence, interrogate
thought on the destiny of mortals. In a few years
all that was there would exist no more, but ether
men would assist in their turn 4 the same scene, and
be plunged in the same abyss of uncertainty, without
fathoming its depth."
• " Death is a sleep, a dream perchance. P. •-hanee !—Ah
that's the word di:a terrifies man, stopped by doubt, on the brink
of eternity. Before this fxst abyss, he recoils hack, once more
clings to ex!stence, and attaches himself to the car:h."

The situation of BONAPARTE at present, distracted
between BLUCHER and SCHWARTZENBERG, threatened
alternately by both, but more or less by either as he
advances to meet the other, may be likened to that of
Hudibra: ; who, roused by the upset of his Squire, is
about to wreak his vengeance upon-Or:in, till Cerdon
arrests his arm, when Orlin, recovering his liberty, ad-
♦ances to the relief of Cordon, and then Cerdon to that
6I

" Just rs a hark, that in foul weather,
Tos-'d 1 y two advcrar winds towbar,
Is b, to:•%1 and beaten to and fro,
Ant: knows not which to turn him to;
Su !ar'd the X might between two hies,
And knows out which of thrm t'oppoac
Par. 3, Cuts. 3, line 617, Btc.
ffN:IT:LAR ROB!ZERY.—Some time back an adver-
tisement oppeared in one of the public Papers, for
board and lodging for a young man in a respectable
family near town. This was answered by Mrs.
Ewells, of Islington, a widow Lady. She was, in
consequence, waitej apoa by an elderly Gentleman,
who said, that it was his nephew for whom he was
desirous of providing, aid agreed to pay £lOO per
annum for his accommodation. On the Tuesday
following the young man came, accompanied f'y his
supposed uncle, in a hackney coach, with a large
trunk, and took possession of his apartment. He
lived with the family two days, and appeared to be a
very agreeable inmate.—On the morning of the third,
however, the servant, on coming down stairs, disco-
vered that the drawers of a sideboard, in which her
mistress's plate had been kept, were broken open, and
the whale of the spoons, coffee and tea pot, cream
ewer, and divers other articles carried off. She at
first thought the house had been broken open, but, on
further enquiry, it was ascertained that the door was
on the single lcck, and that the rerftectable lodger had
decamped, leaving his trunk behind, and carrying
with him every valuable he could lay his hands on.
Friday morning it was discovered that the pre-
mises Mr. G. Marshall, a nurseryman of Windsor,
had been robbed of a variety of articles : at the same
time it was ascertained, that the premises of Mr. Bed-
borough, a stone-mason near the same spot, had been
robbed. By the information received from a watch-
man, the track of feet, and of a wheelbarrow, was
traced to a man house in an obscure passage in
park-street, in which
iris, whose a was a man of the name of Bant-
partment WAS starched awl valiety of
P"tile founds. ,