Star.
London, England, 1819-01-01 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

TO M.--.

Or:” more T awaken my harp's lonely slumber,
To tell thee, thou loy'd one' thou art not forgot.
Ar d how often in solitude sadly I number
The many eutlzarrnems the once were my lot

liow little I thought while tffertion the .weetest
At .e 1 i.ttiest, illumined life's oper.ing day,
That love, of all joys on this earth was the fleetest,
ilkrd hope orly sparkled to soothe and betray

Ard dear were ..he friends in whose circle I found thee,
tar dear:r than ahy dark fortune has tried ;
A c 3, oh ! low much nweeter the scenes that surround thee.
Than. ail I brie pass'd In ray wantrrings betide!

The faint light of hope on those wanderings beaming,
Like some twinkling starlight, far distant appears.
chill, as the Lmlle (rain an aching heart gleaming
Through ey.s that are swimming. and bursting with tears!

s rile to en'iven. no ear to reprd it,
My harp lo:o, in si:ence and sadness has hung,
Tur svl,ere are the lips that were wont to reward it
With pr.,; CS • anreAweet than the numbers it sung?

And where areal:: eyes *.hat rejoiced in their captur :?
A:as! 'tis tht mem'ry alone that remains
Of all that cnuld brighten and waken to rapture
A heart but ton happy and proud in its chains!

Th., light of pact joys, to the nand fondly given,
By rnetnr.ry'i th ). cheeriag it, glow,

Shines trane... :itly bright, likc the azure of IlearzY,
Through clouLls dark and rApit:ly passing below !

And so the dim scn when be siv!ts on his pillow
of clouds, at the dote of a desol:lte dAy,
With tremolunt Girt ty touches the billow
That coldly and darkly twos undt r hi► ray !

No wos.dei the hearz's sensibsiit:t•.s Amber—

So few• Cie cnjopnet.ts that Eghnen our pain,
Ar.d if we take friendship a :illovt from the number,
But little to charm and to bless remains ! .

":1!TIr d

The remains of Sir }TULIP FunNtis were interred,
yesterday, at East Sheen. The funeral was a private
one, consisting only of the hearse, two mourning
coaches, with his son, Mr. FRANCIS, and some other
rry_.enbets of tie lawny, and his own carriage.
Oa Christmas ose and the following night, a gang
of si-:,:p-sttialers mude con:iderable hayrick among the
f.feks ~1 sheep belonging to different gentlemen and
fartreis residing t the County of Kent, in the neigh-
bouricialid of 13.-on.loy and Farnborough, Ilaye,:
Common, Rc. One rason has been taken up on
suspicion of belonging to this desperate gang.
Saturday sennii.iht, a beat belonging to the ship
Sceptre, of Newcastle, Captain EVANS, coi.taining
nearly £2OO Nsorth of sheets of copper, was cot in
two, by :t li,zht keel, under stil, working to wind-
-ward. aear in the Tyre, and part of;
the copper lost. 'the *ooat was alongside of a Yar.;
month ig, and the people saved.
Yeso day evening, shout h.elf-past ,ix o'clock, a
young Gentleman named T:!oNiAs, residing in Ham-!
r.lersnikh, was (tossing liyde-park, wren wa;
mvt by three drunken men in white jackets, one of
whom asked wr..-; to Portnnin-streer. Barracks?
:aid cn hi; directing him, the fellow struck him a
violr• blow. Imen!zed him down; the others,
by way of vnid.cating their comrade's conduct, in-
terfered, ani r bbed him (This watch, with its
wizb which they escaped, no person bring
ner is at t!le time. _ _

A.boct half-;-.vast two o'cicck on Wednesday morn-
i f‘e broke out in the house of Cal tain (Woos,
(:••• his Majesty's ship QuEsts CHA RLOTTL, at Ports-
mouth. it v-as occasioned by tie nurse of Mts.
Bamos„ who had lately lain-in, having fallen asleep
on the sofa, on which she had been accustomed to
sleep, in the same rn..):11 s ith Mrs. Brtions, and had
p'aced her candle in sech a.positiGn as to set fire to
the sofa, which communicated to the bed, which was
nearly consumed; fortunately, however, Mrs. Bat cos
awoke, and discovered herself surrounded by flames,
and the infant's clothes nearly consumed; though
happily the child was untouched. Alarm was int-
nsediately given. aro? Captain. BRIGGS, who slept in
an adjoining room, carried her down stairs, and had
her and the child conveyed in a sedan-chair to the
Port Admiral's (Sir Gersnos CAMPBELL'S) house,
where :she is doing well, having received no other
injury than that of. her arms being scorched. The
nurse was severely burnt. By the exertions of the
Royal Marines and the '2lst Regiment, the flames
were subdued ii. the i uom in watch they first broke
out, by fi, e o'clock. A Mr. DA MAY, who formerly
kept the 1;lne Post lon, in Portsmouth, from which
he retired come years since. was on a visit, for the
blncrit of his berlth, and was ledging at a house ad-
icining Captain isetra.a's, fell from a chair in which
he had been y.laced ti!l a chaise should arrive to con-
vey him away, and died from excessive fright.
EXTR A ORDINA RY CASE OF A CONVICT LAMY
PA RDONED.—A young man, named George Maltheres,
a native of Ireland, was tried at the Old Bailey, is
February last, convicted, and sentenced to die, for a
robbery on his master, WILLIAM WHALEY, Esq.
the begin:: ing of the following month, the Hon. H.
G. BENNE l'T and Nlr.Alderm.tn Wooo,while visiting
the jail of Newgate, were induced from some cir-
cumstances which had previously come to their
knowledge, to examine the youth, Matthews, when
faey derived from him such intOrnwtion as demanded
further inquiry. From that time to the present, Mr
BEN NETT and Mr. Alderman Woori, assisted by Mr.
Hiatt.; crt, tile Solicitor, and with the active co-ope-
ritle.:l (,1 Ltf..l Siteacurff, and the Under-Secretary
of State, Mr. Hoanoc.sE,-have continued a progres-
sive and unwearied investigation of this mysterious
case, the result of which has enabled them, success-
fully, to establish Matthews's innocence, and to obtain
for him a gracious free pardon lion his Royal,
Highress the Pam& RettENT. We purposely abH
stain from any comment on this important subject,
ai we understand that full particulars will shortly be
published,
with a proposal for the relief of Mat-
tlebrs'x sufferings dut ing the time he was confined in
l`Tewgate, and in hope that his example will be held
• • forth to all classes of servants, as a bright pattern of
the value of good repatati on ; for, from the excellent
character which Matthews received from Lady
CH ARLOTTS CAMPRELL, and from every other person
with whom he had lived as servant, the friends of
Matthews have Leen materially enabled to trace and
uphold his innocence to the Public.

A new Dramatic Romance, by Mr. S.Kasfetat,
was last night produced at this Theatre. It is enti-
tled I'ludden Field ; and its material are furnished by
WALTER SCOTT, Esq.'s Poem of Marmion, the fruitful
source from which threeother Dramas had previously
emanated. The principal characters were represented
as follows:
Marniien Mr. H. Kemitta.
lk Wilton Mr. Hapat.tv.
Douglas Mr. ,lola isn.
King James ....... Mr. PVILF.V.
Earl of Son r..y Mr. Pow mu
Friar Mr. Ozataar.
Squires of Marmion ......... 14.1.1 r: Cowers.
Minstrel
Intikeerr Mr. H. Toinovoir.
Clara S. CI tir Mrs. W. WAIST.
Constance Wits. Oacme.
Margaret Mrs. Rosvoiox.
The Piece opens with the condemnation of Con-
.stanee for a breach of her monastic vows. She is
rescued from her perilous situation by the generous-
minded St. Clair, and repays her debt of gratitude
by giving to her deliverer certain papers, by which
the faith of De Wilton, and her innocence of having
practised against his life, are proved. At this period
Marmicn arrives, in the character of Ambassador
from the English Monarch, Henry, to King James.
He is attended by Constance, who has assumed the
garb of a Page, and Dr Milton, disguised as a Pil-
grim, is selected to ride him to Holyrood Palace.
While jou: aeying thither, C;nslarice relates the story
of the Elphin in which, on sounding the horn
hanging at the Castle gate, near' which the ring is
situated, a Spectre Knight appears, the sehjugatioa
of whom, by any Chief adven nrous enough to brave
him, augurs success in war; but, if defeated in the
combat, mischance a,stiredla attends him. Marmion
treats the tale with derisiou—but privately determines
to try his fortune with the spirit. De Wiltou, aware
of his design, and burning to be revenged for an
overthrow he had formerly recci..ed from Mara:iota
determines to assume the character of the Spectre
and oppose his enemy. They meet, and
Marmion is worsted, but De Wiltou spares his lila,
determined that the punishment of Marmion shall be
as public as the ding ace he had received from his
hand. Arrived at the Scottish Court, James declares
his decided intention of meeting the English forces
in the field, anc: the tap armies prepare for battle..—
Prior to this, Marmion discovers that the supposed
pilwim is De Wilton, and that he and Mtn St. Clair,
whose hand he seeks, have hpen seen in tl.e Castle of
Douglas, to wilt-se care King James had confided the
Ambassador. He, in consequence, directs his Squires,
with a small body of men, to watch the Castle, and
if possible, to seize on Chia. They succeed, and
place her in a secure situation, near the spot where
the battle is abot't to be fought. The armies engage
—and Marmion, mortally wounded, is carried to the
place where Cara St. Clair is•guarcled. She, whom
he hadpersecuted, ministers consolation to him in
death's dark hour ; and alter a frantic confession of
the sarongs he had Leaped on Constance, who also
witnesses the termination of his existence, he dies,
s4iile, in imagination, cheering his troops to battle.
De Wilton, who had. previOsly, in the presence of
the Earl ,Zic Surrey, the commander of the forces of
Hoary, aisarrned Mari-Irian. and informed him that
he had acted the part of the Spectre Alright, is made
happy v.ith Clara St. Clair—and the Plemance con-
cludes with the reconciliation of the English and
I Scotch Nations.

Tire language of the Poem has been strictly ad-
hered to—in some instances too strictly—since words
have been retained in the prose dialogue, which, in
the ori-inid Mr. Scorr used merely for the sake of
a rhythm, or for the purpose of giving the necessary
quantity to a line. Restricted, with respect to inci-
dent, 23 the Piece is, we consider it rather as a grand
sTectacle than a drama. The processions are mune-
-I%Als and well arranged. Th.:, scenery formed a ve-y
considerable share of the entemilament : the la st,pre-

senting a view of the camp, rahl the paviiion from
which Clara was to behold the fight, drew dow'n
very just applau%e. Mr. 11. hearses, as Marrnion,
was spirited and impre sive. Mr. LI. • •31.1 N per-
formed De Wilton respezt.ubly. Mrs. .r has but
little to do, but she always displays great feeling.—
The character of Constance, in the Drama, pre-
serves very little indeed of the force and depth
of feeling which belong to her in the original;
but Mrs. Oaonn's representation of it, contributed,
in a great measure, to allay its impetuous energy.
Mr. H. Jotissrox, as a Scotch Inn-keeper, has an
opportunity of shewiag, what the town already well
know, that he perfectly understands the Scottish dia-
lect. His mantler is at once original and instantly
obvious. The Music was highly pleasing; it was
mostly gathered from the fine Melsxlies or Scotland.
Miss Cuair sang, " 0, Lechinvar is come out of the
We.:l," with a good deal of taste. There was no op-
position evinced en the 'announcement for a seconc
representation—Upon the whole, Flodden Field
though not calculated to give Mr. Kestamt a higi
literary reputation, will, with the aid of Mr. Cooxes
agreeable music, the grand pageants, appropriate
coiations, and good clueing, which it presents, .)e
likely to give him -what he may regard as a beter
thing—a full muster in front of the curtain, for scue
weeks to come.

The farce of •Tile Merry Mourners, followed; Jut
no sooner did the curtain rise, than a cry of lan-
tomime ! Pantomime!" resounded from every ma

of the Theatre. Mrs. Oacsa and Mr. OXBERir at-
tempted to proceed with the farce; but the incesant
noise, occasioned by the advocates of the Pantoneme,
and those who condemned it, striving emulouly to
outroar each other, rendered their words perfect un-
intelligible. They at length retired. Mr. S. KAssix
then came forward, and succeeded in obuti.ing a
hearing. lie spoke as follows:
" Lilies and Otntlemen—When I had last the bnour of
wearing before you 1 understood that it was your visit that
the Pantomime should be withcirawn—(Shouts of Bravobtavol)
As nothing can afford me greater pleasure than to Grady yule
wishes. the Pantomime has been withdrawn--(Loud Ipplause).
, I now with great satiJacdon have to Inform you, the a sew
Pantomime is in preparation-Lood applause)—en4 from the
eatraordirary cart and attentka, sad the heavy *sense that
• bay been bestowed upon It, I hive little doubt thatt gra-
tify the public taate"—(Loud Applause).
Mr. KEMBLZ then retired, and the farcewas per-
mitted to proceed withon: interruption. 4lntors's
Coctletop was an exquisitely comic perforr.ance.
The House was exceedingly well atterded. At
half-price it was crowded.