Star.
London, England, 1830-10-19 00:00:00

FRENCH DRAMAS AND THEATRICALS.

Sanzt.Favaite—r,e Italian Theatre at Paris opened on the 24
of this ittuntb, under the management of 31. Robert. A new opera,
L'L'airao gismo di Portrytein tree music by Pacini, the /ibrnto by Au.
&ea Tortola, wit produced upon the occasion. The prindisa' eluorde-
ters were sustained by Zuchelit and Nladatue Merle Ltilai
opera was received witk great applause, and the printa door. is most.
tiered by the Parisien CtitiCA to iice fully justified itte enitiotdaidic
praises of her 1!-Itan admirers. It seems to lee agreed upon alt Janda
that she is the most accomplished ringer that has ever aNnAt...l at ;he
Salle-Favart. The story of L'llitimq giorno Pomreii is exc.:skis:ly
absurd: Sallicotio (Zuchelli), Chief Magistrate of Pompeii (the:to:Ler
has given him no title of dignity), is compelled by a law, douLtless
created for the occasion, to condemn his wif. °Noe to be intambeal
alive for a bit ach of the marriage vow, swore to by some dis.ppotuied
suitors for her favour.*. The husband is convinced of her in:we:nee ;
but still the testimony ia irretragable, and the law imperative. lie is
consequently compelled to put it in force, and the tomb is alni..t to eime
on the innocent lady for ever, when an irruption of Vesuvius knee:a:pus
the fatal ceremony. Oliatist and her husband escape in a clurio' &awn
by swift horses, while the false witnesses are left behind to perish with
the rest of their fellow-citizens in the burning stream. The tinitie it
Rossiniar., extremely pleasing and pretty throughout, Liz. •ail little
claim to originality.
Onnox.—A new Tragedy Inn: been brought out. entitled Le Rol
Faineant (The Slothful King), which was not successful. T.:: scene
it in the seventh century. The subject it taken hull the history
of France. Childebert 111. the feeble and dissolute Alanateii, tram
whom the piece derives iu name, submits himself entirely to die
guidance of Pepin d'llerestal, leaven:or of the Palace, who talcs the
kingdom in his name with the most oppressive despotism. .1 young
female slave, named Chadainde, beloved by the steak Prince, is
anxious to awaken in his heart sonic sentiments M pa rtoticti, and to
induce him to shake or the odious tyranny by which be hints.l:, in
common with his ki:n is easlaved. At the moment that his sue-
, cess seems certain, d'llerestal, kagued with ile prteats et ht. day—
. willing aids and instruments of despotism—eccases Chadsitide t.:•
I sorcery. and the w:• ached King is st blindly superstitious as to prom::
her to undergo the deeatiful i• ort1;n1," which was to walk baee'oot oter
1 a space mend with red hot coals. She urdergocs t:iis frightful lotto, it
without a murnitit, and diet pitying hex tuiserai,le laver fm his fecal -
ness and ingotty. Citildebcrt perished in tletpalr. and d'Herest•it iti
umplis i.i the prospect that Lis children are t•' wear the crows 41i.
Fiance. A strong opl•ositit.n commenced (a-1y in t'te second as of tile
tragedy, which was tiequently renewed during the subsequent pate of
the performance. and the last act was nearly iraudtble. from the tumults
of disapprobation Sonic friends of tic tottlmr, notwithstanding, called
for the announcement of his name—a motion which was strongly com-
batted by at least nine-tenths or the audience, and was constrMy
lost. Mile. Georges, although her arpeararee and—we we the hated
word—age render the charactt rof the heroine unsuitable to her, was hi
many parts powerfully effective ; and Ligier proved himself to be a
most accompli.ked tragedian. Loamy is also entitled to favourable
notice.

A new five-act comedy, which met with very det:fred sucrose, was
produced at this Theatre on Moetlay evening. The :lama of this no-
velty is La att re et la PM. ; ia,d, though towards the termination it
assumes somewhat of a more sombro aimplexion man is usually gives
to comedy, as a picture of life sad mannetr, is in many scours not
inferior to the best of the spirited sketches of M. Scribe, of which it
more than once reminded us. The plot principally turns upon the at.
mehment of a lime. Durcsnet to a young English Nobleman, who is
a suitor for the hand of her daaghtir, and whose amiable manilla s• d
character have, without any intention on hia part, excited a paeseta
which neither her duty to an estimable husband, rot her sacred eh:oat:.
ter as a mother, enable her to overcome. df. Dure:nel :rites soma
intimation cf his wife's unhappy attachim tit, but, with the geut loos
confidence of an honourable mind, refuscs eietlence to the hut ih,;.tiett.
On the arrangements for the marriage of the young Nobleman si:h t.:•
daughter being completed, the jealousy of Inac. Drresni 1 intitte.es
to refuse her consent to the union; and, atter some wet:-wtooght and
higitly effective passages, the ur.fortunate husband is convinced et titz
fatal truth ; and in a scene of much pathos anti beauty, winch coa-
ch:des the piece, pronounces their eternal separation, though, to serten
her from the censurer of the world, he generously permits her to con.
tinue to live under the same roof with hint. Frederic played Dort:nel
with a dignity and elegance fur which few, who have only seen hint az.
the theatres on the Boulevards, would give him credit; is the 1.14
scene he was truly admirable. Mme. Moreau Cinti, Mlle. Nobler,
FervWe, and Visentini filled the other characters efficiently. panieu•
laxly the ladies. The names of the authors, Messrs. I%latere.. tied
Empis, were given out amid loud acclamations, to which there wet.: ttot
a dissenting voice.

COURT MARTIAL.
From the Hampshire Telegraph, Oct. 18.
A General Court-martial, of which Colonel Burgoyne, C.D.
mantling Officer of Engineers, was President, and at which L.kuteetant.
Colonel Durwood, Brigade-Major of this district officiated as Dei uty
Judge itelvocato, assembled on Tuesday at the (okwort Barracks,
try Patrick Lamb, a private of the 47th regiment, on the foll..wing
charges :—First, for having refused to obey Colour-Serjeant O'Do..neU ;
secondly, for having refused to surrender his musket to (':,plain Don.
das, of his company ; thirdly, for having fired his musket at. and with
intent to kill, Scrjeant O'Donnell and Scrjeant Maguire; fourthly. kw
having broken a musket, and expended five rounds of autmenahat ;
fifthly, for having broken some barrack-room winduws.
The first witness called was Serjeant O'Donnell. Witnesa teas
the serjeant's room in Forchousc barracks, on the night of ti:c 4th ..1
September, writing with Serjeant Maguire, when one of the ;;Itard,
the Scrjeant.klajor of the 52d Regiment, came in and told hint the t one
of the men of the 47th Regiment had got out of a barrack wt.-die, aid
that he had fallen down and hurt himself severely ; witness, with Ser.
jeant Maguire, repaired to the man, and recogrased lion as Private
Barry, of the Grenadier Company. They then proceeded so the re I.
which is in the second story, to ascertain by what means he got nut nes
the window ; on reaching the room, they found Private Patrick Leash.
the prisoner, standing in his shirt, the rest of the men being in bed.
Witness asked him why he was out of bed ? the prisoner replied, he
should go to bed presently, when he liked; oiliness then called upon
Private Wird to get up, and take the prisoner to the guard house ; to
this order Gage' made no answer, and upon its being repeated to him,
he refused to comply with it. %illness then retired irons the room to
obtain a file of the guard ; on his return to the room with which, tile
prisoner exclaimed, lie would be tl—ri if he would z;o. Witness then
said, "You shall go into the guard.rooni ;" but on ore of the gnarl
remarking to witness that the prisoner had a drawn bayonet in his
hand, witness, with the tile of men, went down stairs iuto hie rases,
Very soon afterwards. prisoner came down stairs. and fired a n.u. Li
the shot of which hit the jamb of the door in which t. wise.
Upon this, witness and Scrjeant Maguire went up end tweed
omen the door of the roost to which the prisoner .i.aan rusted, when
they found him with a musket with fixed bayonet iu his hands,
standis4 at the charge, and setting them at defiance. They ine.
mediately came away, and went into witness's room due:. staits,
when he sent for Captain Dundas. The pr.soaer shortly after wards
came out of his room, and said, " I will have the lite of one of them,
I don't care and inmweitately afteraerds witness heard the
musket snap. T.te prisoner then said, " I will row have Loy own.
that never missed tire." and was heard breaking the one he held on
the bannisters. Prisoner again descended the stairs and fired into the
room No. 2, when the shot hit the Itenei of an stun tea:stead ; and
tic then went it:4.k to his room. Witness called lot an extra fals, of
guard, and, dror i..g his sword for self.deleace, was advancing ttAtattle
the prisoner's MOM, wi,en prisoner was heard descending the stairs.
upon which they retreated to room No. 2, towards which the prisoner
advanced and fired. Witness then desired that there with Min should
stand aside front the door, with the intention of rushing out statdria,
and securing him. Capt. Dundee:, sit arriving at prisoner's dem, re-
monstrated with hint, desiring him .o go quietly to the geeterd.romit ;
upon which prisoner said. " I catdt go, 1 have done mu unielt.•'
About 20 minutes after the conant,:.c..ll-0, sat of the outrage,
Sir Colin Campbell arrived. Capt. Dundas proceeded to the prisinee
to notify to him this circumstance. A!tir nerds had puttied be.
tween prisoner and the Lieuten :maiovertier, prisoner rinse 11 ta.stl
and gave up his musket, which stns taken by taptittr. DeLdts, anti
surrendered.

Z.N:tjeant Alaguirc corroi;orattil via tvidenct cl attrdmg werass.
Heard prisoner say, " I %ill shoi.t l'Honntil or Sty). taa, ALs-
guire: 1 don't care which of thrlis ; tc,b vita al' the
itamty and be eIE" Alto: the third shot kite, testi' pi.
tuner say to his comrades. " Good by, you will raver sit
more.-

Captain Dundee nest eitarrined.—Wos going to bad. 'than it woe
potted to him lint a serious disturb:tree had meurnel in No. 1 room.—
Witness put on his dressing polio. and sent into the i arraekovarel. tut
liming all quirt, was returning ni not nom, wnen he !hold it.. pent
of a musket. He then dressed LIMP( ir. and was veleta:pi, up il.r bor.
rack stairs. when tzerjeant Wt aOieriit ad stopped him. and said, " Pray
don't go up, sir, you will ty shot. :ts Lamb his flied. ..ad you'll be
killed. V, itres. then went vatii he I'Donat mag", to
the prisoner's mom, and collet/ vii him in surrender Ptioolll r raid.
" I leave gore too far, and I canoth do worse ;if yon look over all
that has passed. I will.- %Views he could rot forgive him. but
he would use his influence wi:li the t onmamling officer and the Gene-
ral ; and said he had better •urrerder at cute. lea priser.er raid there M
one word wanted--torgiveness. Witness then Went into 1N:0..2 bassaa_
return. and desired :he men so to stir themselves is to induce the prisoner
to believe they evi.re preparing satiny lean, ..rel aitikiro thereby the
prisoner come down stairs. when v would rush out and peenire
him. The pritnner came down stars, a tier. witness desired the wen to
stand right and left of the door. tine u... 11 which mimetitately afierwords
prisoner tired, and then tenured tee his Towne Winless followed liim,
and was le:Monett:fling with him. when the lefelitriltall-GtO•erneW arrives!.
The Major-General called on the priooner to surrender. Prisoner raid
he had grievances to state. and he hoped he would pardon him. !dr
Cohn told hien he could make no term' with a soldier in his sitnation,
upon which the prisoner. after a little delay, came forward to deliver up
his musket, which wa► taken by witness.
The me for tke prosecution having been doted, the prisoner was

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iipim to state if he was ready to enter upon his defence. Having
stated that he wan nut prepared wi:h it, the Court said he would be af-
forded any lime ht required for it. Prisoner Paid he should be pre-
pined with it by Thursday morning, to which day. at ten o'clock, the
noun was•vonsequetitly adjourned.
The Coe? -assembled at the appointed hour on Thursday morn-
. irar, linen tie prt.iiner (who from the first had received the assistance of
ronnarli, 1604toNing apparently great shrewdness, and abilities of a
Hutch higher order than are usually discoverable in a person in his si-
'thitinn.) entered upon his defence, which was drawn up in well.choseis
'anglinge and with great discretion. It commenced by assuring the
Court. that the prisoner was not insensible to the awful situation in
which he stood; that he had nothing to offer in extenuation of the acts
he nad committed, and which had hewn perpetrated when his senses
we steeped in intoxicating liquors. That so much was he under the
ir.fitience of liquor on the ilig'it in which the crimes for which he was
arraigned were perpetra:tal, that on the transaction being communicated
to him on the following morning, when the effects of intemperance had
passed away, he could not give credit to it. He should be able to show,
the: in a state of intoxication hie acts were those of a madman ; that he
was unconscious of what he did ; but that when suber he could produce
erAince of his being a correct and attentive soldier. He assured the
Court that he entertained not thn slightest towards any indivi-
dual in his reginicitt, and that he had no complaint whatever against any
of the officers ; and concluded by expressing the greatest sorrow, and
throwing himself upon the inerciful consideration of the Court. He
then proceeded to tall the following witnesses:—
ltlichael
Henlin sworn - (Questions by the prisoner)--What is your
opinion of Inc when you have seen me in an unfortunate state of into:i-
sm:rm. by drinking spirituous liquors ? A. That you are out of your
1..: .11 ; I have seen you in that state frequently.—Q. Have you seen
acts of my violence when in such a state? A. Yes. You have
• truck me.---Q. Have you seen me injure myself when in a state of
:n:r xication ? A. No ; I have not.
The President here asked prisoner with whom he was drinking t he
eepleed with Edward Gagel.
Edward Gage' sworn—(By the prisoner)--Waa I drinking with you
ea the night of the 4th of September ? A. Yes.
Bj the PRESIDENT—Where ? A. In a public.house on the
rotor—Q. Did you consider him to be drunk ? A. He was heated by
sinking.
Peter Bracket sworn—(By the prisoner.)—Were you drinking in my
ompany on the night of t e 4th of September ?—Yes.
Did you consider me drunk ?—I do not know, as I had been drinking
myself.
Do you know my character when drunk ?.--Very rash, violent, and
obstinate.
Colonel }Arington, commanding the 47th Regiment, here remarking
ne was desirous of offering testimony as to what his impressions were re-
spectiag the prisoner when in a state of intoxication.
Colonel Elrington was sworn—l have no, personal knowledge of the
man's character of my own observations. From the reports of his con-
duct which were made to me when in India, the impression made upon
my mind was, that when the prisoner was intoxicated be was a mad.
...an, but when sober a good soldier.
Hann Canon sworn.—(By the prisoner.).--Did you ever prevent
mite from jumping from a window in the barracks?—Yes, I saved
your life.
Did you ever, when I was in a state of intoxication prevent me from
destroyiug myself?—Yes, I did. When in India, I prevented you from
throwing yourself from the gallery of the barracks, when I caught you
by the skirts of your coat, which if I had not done, you would have
.lashed yourself to pieces.
Wan l drunk ?—Yes.
Adjutant Deverell (47th Regiment) sworn—When the prisoner is
sober he is a good soldier, but when intoxicated, more or less violent.
lie has been more violent since he has been in England. His drunken.
nest' is not of often occurrence.
The prisoner then handed to the President certificates from two der.
gytnen in the parish of Cloglish, county of Longford, which testified,
that before the prisoner joined as a recruit in the 47th Regiment, he was
a good. honest, and exemplary character.
The defence being closed, the PRESIDENT ordered the Court to be
cleared
The sentence has not of course transpired ; the minutes of evidence,
with the sentence, was sent away last night, and the result, no doubt,
wil. with as Hale delay as possible, be promulgated.
Tine prisoner is 22 years of age, having entered the 47th Regiment
six years since.