Star.
London, England, 1828-11-25 00:00:00

THE MASQUERADE.

Last night the opening Mas.4ut rade, as we may call
it, being the first this season, took place at the Argyll
Rooms, and upon no former occasion was it eclipsed in
elegance of arrangement and variety. The rooms were
all opened for the public accommodation, and bril-
liantly illuminated with every description of f mciful
device which humour or drollery could suggest, and
the melange of humour universally pourtrayed was of
a greatly superior caste to what we have seen at other
times eshibited. When the rooms were crowded at the
close of the Theatre, the assemblage of character corn.
prised every grade, from the canting Miwwores to the
blustering Moll Flaggen. Of some we can say but
little, but of others the dramatic reading was ably
supported and correctly given.
The arrangements of last evening were of a greatly
superior class; the flood of living light was more diver-
sified, and therefore insured a more grand coup (coil ;
and the illuminated transparencies of the principal pi o-
menades, it may be correctly said, "yielded light as
from a sky." The whole reflects much credit upon the
artists; but se what of him" who projects them—the
indefatigable, fantastic caterer, Mr. CHARLES Weimar?
lir it is who imagine, the whole, and he certainly dr
sea re the estensive patronage given to his banquet of fun.
At ten o'clock an elderly Gentleman, dressed as a
Methodiit Parson, made his appearance near the rontns
with a few tracts, but the living Saint beat up a mar.
vellously hasty retreat—upon being seized by a couple
of well dresses, Devils, who bolted out of a coach and
frightened him into a close view of that dreadful
reality which his " secret workings" will one day
bring him to. At this hoar) all that is gay and' beatP
tiful poured into the rooms, and the spectators bad
the advantage of perceiving the rich, varied, and
splendid costume of all nations, interspersed with
Monkeys, a small Elephant, Pantaloons, Banditti, Sol-
diers, Sailors, a couple of Irish Watchmen, Harlequins,
Jockeys, a Parish Beadle, Sir John Falstaff, Di. Cant-
well, a group of Sweeps, Mr. P. Pry and his Lady, &c.
gliding into the gleaming expanse; and the brief in-
stances which our limits will allow us to give of the
piquant point and humour of the fascinating and
motley scene are but a few of the many which oc-
curred. We observed Dr. Cantwell, while its close
conversation with a little Hebe, carried off by a group
of bandial, who, by the way, sang some exquisite
glees and songs. The elephant was sadly teased by
a long tailed baboon, who was himself disposed or
by a couple of Salamanders. Some sweeps, an old
Irish woman, and Sir Peler Teazle formed a little tea-
party, and a Colonel of Hussars walked arm and arm
with a costermonger, while one of the banditti drank
Champagne with a Gentleman 44 folly rigged," as a
sailor termed it, like auld Black Jack the Recorder."
The quadrille band from Almack's was in attendance,
and that and other modes of dancing commenced at
eleven o'clock, and was kept up with unabated spirit,
until a late hour this morning. The highly approved
and never-to-be•forgottea sparkling Champagne, was
the order of the night, and this-delightful and stimu-
lating wine was, in the opinion of all present, in finer
flavour than ewer.

THEATRICAL NEWS —SIT GEORGE SMART is said to
be superintending the musk of a new opera, to be pro.
dosed at Covert Garden Theatre, which will be acted
soon after Miss Patron's return to the stage. MoaTot(
has a nem musical piece at Covent Garden, the musk
by Lac and the principal female parts to be played by
Madame Varanta and Miss Fooze. Bisnor, it is said,
is also preparing an opera. A new musical piece, in
two acts, is in progress at Drury-lane for BRAHAN.
Miss FANNY WOODHAH, one of the juveniles of the
Surrey, has been placed under the tuition of Signor
LA NZA. A new piece, entitled The PhateMou of the Nile,
n*sic by Rona au., is abut to be produced at- the
Adelphi: it is founded on Moostec Epicurean. Rienzi
is now-playing at Li vet pool.
Several Gentlemen connected with the iron trade
have lately discovered—what has been long known in
the neighbourhood—that iron ore, of several acres in
extent, may be dug on Crowborough-common, about
seven miles from Tunbridge Wells.
S+turday evening three fellows seized four sides of
bacon from the shop of Mr. Payne, a cheesemooger,
at the corner of Regent street, Vauxhall toad, with
which they ran off. The thieves, however, were, pur-
sued down the road by Mrs. Payne, who laid. hold of
one of them bribe collarrand brought him back.to. the
shop, where he was secured.
GRANITE BREAD.-.-Dr. Paris, after stating that some
years ago the floor in Cornwall was very genet ally adul-
terated with white fil.par, which is used in the porcelain
manufactory, observes, it is very necessary for a medical
practitioner to be prepared with such knowledge as may
defect the fe.iud. For this purpose the suspected bread
should be incinerated•at a ted heat in 'a shallow earthen
vex, el, and the residuary ashes heated with nitrate of
ammonia ; the earths themselves will then remain, chat.
rarterised by their whiteness and solubility. The penalty
for offrring for sale, or selling adulterated flour, know-
ing it to be such, is any sum nt t exceeding 201. nor les,
than 51. The penalty on the baker f r using adulerated
flour, is any sum n• t exceeding 101. nor less than
Magistrates or pease officers, by their warrants, may
search a baker's premises, and of any adulterated flour,
bread, Ace. be found, the same may be seized and dis.
posed art.