Star.
London, England, 1816-09-07 00:00:00

DRUILY4A NE 111.1%4TRE.
The hitprovements in the Pit of this Theatre are
mist decided, particularly the increased gradual ele-
vationif the seats from the Orchestra to the Centre
Boxes, and the opening of a passage up the middle,
es 'at the Opera House, with this difference only,
that the space in Drury-lane is saved by flaps with
hinges, shutting down, and filling up the line as the
bench becomes occupied.
The new Boxes for the Prince and P4ricess of
COBOURO and the Duke and Duchess of dr..ocilsrin
are fitted up in a style worthy of their occupants;
the art of the painter, the paperer, and the decorator,
seems to be exhausted upon them. The paper is a
beautifully embossed one, of a kind of claret colour,
and the mouldings and fittings up are magnificent.
The carpets and furniture correspond. The Anti.
.rooms to the Royal and other private Boxes are most
delightful lounging places. They are splendid draw.,
ing-rooms. in little. possessing grates for good fites,
• cupboards for refreshments, and a variety of other
elegant conveniences. The Anti-room to the Re.
gent's Box has a sofa covered with scarlet velvet, six
gat chairs, and one very much like a chair of state,
a handsome card-table, and in fact every thing that
can contribute to the suitable accommodation of a
Royal Party. The walls of the Anti-rooms are of a
lighter colour than the sides of the Boxes.
Many of the frequenters of the Theatre will be
glad td know where they may look for the principal
company; and we therefore give below a sketch of
positions of the private Boxes, premising, what, how.
ever, most persons know, that the King's Side is on
the left hand of a person who sits in the Pit. The
other side is called the Prompt. Side, from the
Prompter having his seat there.
KING'S SIDE. PROMPT MD&
BOXES ON THE STAGE.
Lowtasaorr.

Lowtamosr.

Duke of DEVONSUIRE, Lord Essex,
over which is apposite twee which is
Lady /demur., occasionally Let.
rir *BOXES;
Paisica Reams? I Opposite

Mr. COVTTS.

The order of the following List is the order of the
sea from the Stage, the top of the List being
*war to the Stage :
FIRST CIRCLE.

Duke of BIDIFORD Lord HOLLAND.
Lady StENCLI. Late Mr. %V till 11l ILAD•
• • • • . Opposite Mrs. Gnaftict.
Prince and Princess of - Duke of Gummi-res.
Campus°

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
WARWICK RACES, TUI3DAT, Seer. S.
His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Four-mile beat.
Lord Rous's ch. g. Araxes 5 yrs old, list 6lb • 1 1
Mr. T. Holdsworth% b b. Nottingham, 4yn old, 10st 45 2 2
A Match for 50as Is. ft. Two sulks.
Mr. Robert Canning's Coquelieot, Bst. Sib. • 0
Mr. Charlton's Ueraltlisse, Mr. Sib. • • 0

Dead heat.

• A Hunters' Sweertales of logs each. Two mile hest%
Mr. Hesdrige's bf by Brigliadora, 4 yrs old 4 1 2 0 1
Mr. Clarke'. b g Brillunt, aged, I Ist. 121 b. if 2 1 0 2
Mr. Lockloy's h g Dreg., S yrs old, t let. Slb. 1 3 3 3 3
Mr. Platel's b m The Child. 3 yrs old, 1 lat. 41b. 2 4 dr
Mr. H. koberts's b g Chance, 5 yrs 11st. 41b. 3 9dr
A Sweepstakes for syr olds, lOgs each. One mile Course.
Mr. 13ensley's br f by 'Walton, Ilst. 51b. • 1
Colonel Sir C. Greville's br (Diana, Est. Sib. 2
Mr. West's hr c Coquelicot, list. 111 b.
A Sweepstakes of Sgs each, wl:h £5O added. Two mile heats.
Sir T. Stanley's b g Charioteer, 4 yrs, est. t 21b. 2 2 1 1
Mr. Painter's bc by Sir Oliver, 3 yrs old, 7st. 91b. 3 1 4 2
Mr. Sadler's ch t Venus, 3 yrs old, 7st. 101 b 1 3 3 dr
The annals of Racing furnish nothing superior to the sport of
this day; each race and every heat must fully contested; hard
running, meek and neck, and the greatest nicety to decide the
winner. Nottingbatu the favourite for the (Atlanta, at high odds
before starting.
LIMERICK RACES (NEWCASTLE COURSE.)
DSONDAT, wuev.T A 6.
. Fifty Pseuds Plate fur any Hunter eirribis lite—Thres
adle heats.

Mr. Villiers's Chanticleer
Mr. Purcell's Diamond
Mr. V. lane's Superior
Mr. Oltrien's Belcber
Mr. Bisightin's liarnalg Boy
Mr. Royer. Merinaid
Mr. Fits Gibbon's Sir Michael
• TGISDAT. AUGUST 47.
Forty Pounds for Hunters, to which Race Horsegwere admitted.
Colonel Vandeleur% colt 1 1
Lord Rosignore's colt (a runner of the Daxon) II I
Mr. foyee's Sir Simon s 3
Mr. Purcell's Diamond 4 4
Mr. Villiers% 1)ora 5
Mr. O'Brien% h. . 4
Mr. Fahey.% Tiger 7 7
Mr. CAdmore's Man-eater s
A most excellent race--won by ball a neck.
waensimer, AUGUST 28.
A Match foe 100 gs between- Mr. Rope% Mermaid, and Mr.
Massy% Lamm., one two mile beat, was woo by the former—an
easy race.
'this being the last day of running, Mr. O'Brim, die Steward,
gratilied the. Meeting with a novel and interesting view ola duce.
• Mr. Evan's excellent path of Fox-hounds ran a dreg throe. the
various windings of the course, followed by nearly one thessesd
mounted in the boast style. 'I be Waitaki WiNiiiigry
3setit tessen'
course, the Magness of the day, the many and ores
tines, topped by the fascinating fair, was a bassoon& dot week{
enrich the fancy of the most Sobbed painter. Indeed t
lance of the sport, and the polite attention of the Stew left
bat one general sentiment of regret that the enjoyments of the
erbek should end so soon.
EIoiNISIULLEN RACES, MONDAY, AUGUST 98.
The two capital Plates run for on Monday and Tuesday last,
for £56 each, were both won by Mr. Whaley's horse Poueen.
Your other horses started, and the race on each day was well con-
tested.
'lle two Itunters Plates were won by Mr. F. Hama's mare
tolaany ; a Sue race on both sides.
The Beaten Purse and Saturday's Plate, were wen by Mr. D.
fggleses Dublin poeey
• Several matches were run In the course of the week.

1 1
3
O 3
O 4
3 3
2 dr
O dr

A most tremendous boxing match took place on
Thursday, on Colnbrook•green, Mertz, between
Merphy, a dairyman, at Hdton, and George Allever,'
a coachman, which, after the most obstinate conten.
tion for the space of one hour and 16 aninutes, was
decided in favour of Ellinger. The men weae both
hit blind, and twice lanced, and the fight ended when
Murphy had the best of it, by his receiving a blow
in the wind.
SIWOULA ft Bra lizva—As some men were lately
Jigging a grave at a more than usual depth under
ground, in Friar's Bush burying place, about a mile
from Belfast, in one of the skulls that ware dug up
they were surprised to find that a hive of bees had
taken up their abode, and had completed their esta-
blishment in perfect order ; one half of the cells were
full of pure honey. *and the other half filled with
young bees ; the. old bees as healthy and in as good
cot:titian as if they had long Majored the ltsztuy of
the gaps% pawn.

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MAsteems-liousu....Testerder several move
aelle-
quests, chiefly of the junior order, were brought be-
fore the LORD MAYOR, charged with what is termed
among the Police,'" attempting to draw," otherwise
the pick pockets during the previous day and night,
at that uprorious carousal Bartholomew Fair. Two
of Oise characters were caught by White, the Officer,
in the fact of stealing froth a Mr. Colpoys a handker-
chief and valuable snuff.btix. Upon their persons
also were found various articles of property, the evi-
dent fruits of plunder. They were fully committed
foi. trial.
Among the various other persons, whose examina-
tion was postponed, was a young lad who had cut
the canvas of one of the booths, and carried away
some articles of wearing apparel, between two and
three o'clock in the morning, while the inmates had
betaken themselves to a few moments of repose.
Arahams Nyland was fully committed for want of
bail, charged with violently assaulting a man in the
George Public house, in Smithfield, by throwing at
him a quart pot, which cut his head in the most
dreadful manner, and exposed his Hie to danger.
WOUSHIP-STlZem—Yesterday Mr. John Powell, a
farmer in Essex, came to the Office to give informa-
tion of his being robbed of Xs% on Thursday even.
ing, in a very mysterious manner. He said he came
to town to receive the money, which he deposited in
a pocket-book in his coat breast-pocket. He went
to Bartholomew Fair, and paid a shilling to see a
show. Here he was met by a venerable looking
man, who wore a powdered wig, who walked with
him through the Fair and into Barbican, where they
went into a public-house, and had some brandy and
water. Mr. Powell pulled out his pocket-book to
change a note, and finding all was safe, he returned
it again to the same place. Soon after his new ac-
quaintance left him ; but he remained to smoke a
pipe. When he again felt his pocket, all was gone.
Bow erezer.--Yesterday a Petty Sessions was'
held before Sir NATHAN/EL CONANT, Mr. BIENIE,
and other Magistrates, to renew the Licenses to the
Public-houses in the Parishes of Sr. Paul, Covent.
Garden, St. Clement's-Danes, and St. Mary-le-
Strand. The Licenses of several houses were ,yes-
terday suspended, owing to the improper manage-
ment of them, particularly the gin-shops. Their
suspension will continue till the adjournment day,
when it will be finally determined whether they will
be renewed or not. _ _

Richard Foal's. a young man of a respectable ap.
pearance, calling hiraselt Captain Foulkes, was
charged with being a common cheat, and with vari•
ous fraudulent acts. About a week since the pri-
soner was lodging at Richardson's Hotel, under the
Piazza, in Covent-garden, when he inquired it there
were any pine-apples in Covent-garden Market, and
on being informed there were, he said he would go
and purchase one, but some suspicions being enter-
tained against him, he was watched', which he dis-
covered, or, it is supposed, he then intended to de.
coup. On his return to the Hotel, Mr. Richardson
requested the payment of his bill, when he acknow-
ledged that he had no money. Application•was
made at the Office, but no proceedings could issue,
as it was only a debt. Humphreys, however, inter-
fered, and left the Hotel to accompany him to a
friend in Westminster, to borrow the money to pay
the bill, but they had proceeded but a short distance
when he acknowledged that he had no friend in West-
minster, but would go and borrow the money of a
brother Officer in St. George's Fields r Humphreys
accompanied him to a man living in the Rules of
the King's Bench prison, close to the prison, who
appeared in a very distressed state, who admitted
having a slight knowledge of the prisoner, but he
had no money to spare, and if he had he should not
let the prisoner have it.. They thee proceeded to
Mr, William Dowding's, a wine-merchant, at Wap-
ping Wall, who acknowledged knowing his father
and friends, who reside at Weymouth, and are very
respectable, and expressed surprise at the prisoner
coming to borrow money of him, saying he ought
to go to those he had been driving about with in cur•
rides, gigs, and chaises, and with those he had been
living in luxury with, and he declined advancing
him any money, till Humphreys said ire would keep
him in custody till it was procured. It was not long
before he was in custody again. A short time since
he went into the shop of Mr. Raglessb a pastry-cook
and confectioner in Piccadilly, where he ate pastry
to the amount of -ne shilling and two-pence, and
then said he had come out without any money, and
desired that a boy might be sent to Reddish's Hotel,
where be said he was lodging ; but Mr. Ragless said
it was of no consequence—he could call and pay
when he came that way ; but he pressed that a boy
might be sent. A few days after he west into Mr.
Ragless's shop, said he had drank to• mach wine
the day before, and drank some ginger-beer, and ate
banns and a quantity of pastry, and left the shop,
without paying. On Thursday he went there again,
and was eating pastry very freely, when Mr. Rag-
less, suspecting him to be an impostor, seized him
by the collar, and asked him how he dared to take
his property without paying him for it ? when he con-
fessed be had no money.
Thomas Limberick, belonging to the office, was
sent for, and he was given into his custody, who ac-
companied him to several places ; but be could not
raise the money. He was brought to the office, and
yesterday it was literally crowded with persons exhi-
biting charges against him.
Mr. Curzans, of Southampton-street, stated, that
the prisoner had obtailied property of him to the
amonn: of dt42, and a tailor, through the recenamen-
dation of Mr. Curzans, had trusted the prisoner with
clothes to a large amount, Mr. Curzans at that time
considering him to be a respectable man.
Catherine Rincan proved the prisoner had been
living at the British Coffee-house till they turned Rua
out, and where his bill amounted to £B. 2s.

kobert Agnew stated, that the prisoner had dined
twice at Stephens':, io Bond-street, where he had
chickens, fish, &c. drank Madeira with his dinner,
and Port after ; kis bill amounted to XS. 19s.

btr. David Peek, of Mount.street, Grosvenor-
square, stated, that the prisoner hired a horse and
dig for a fortnight of him, for which be was to pay
six guineas, but had not paid any thing. Oa his
getting his chaise back he discovered that the driving
box was missing, which was worth 12s.
The prisoner, idexplanation to Mr. Peek for its
'being =Wag, 6414 that when be bad the chain

oat *no dt the sitars gas* *ay, arta he went to die
nearest earch-nzaker's to get it mended, wbileh was
Mr. Holmes's, in Long-acre, when be not having
any money to pay for the mending they refused to
let the chaise go till their charge was paidb but at
length agreed to detain the driving boz
The Magistrates considering this a t entetsioll of
the property, entrusted to him, to his own use, con-
victed him in double the amount of the value of the
box which was NI. 4s. and a penalty of s4l, which,
he not being prepared to pay, he was committed for
three months, and in case bf the amount not being
paid, to be whipped.
The account he gave of himself to the Magistrates
was, that he bad been both in the Army and Navy,
that he was last in the army, and was a Cadet in the
7th Battalion of the 60th Regiment, and had lately
arrived from Nova Scotia. _ _

It appeared that he had been defrauding several
other hotel and coffee-house keepers, by lodging in
their houses, and having expensive dinners, without,
being possessed of money to pay, or any visible
means of doing so) and he having represented himself
to several of the parties as Captain Foulkes, it was
thought right to order him to find bail on these
charges.
DAILING ROBBERY OF A HACKNEY COACNNIAN.—•••
Wednesday night, about twelve o'clock, three fel-
lows, dressed like gentlemen, went to the coach-stand
in Fenchurch-street, to choose a handsome coach ;
having viewed all in the stand, they picked out the
hackney chariot, No. 1127 ; they inquired of the
coachman if the horses were good bottom ; that they
were going a considerable distance, and would pay
him handsomely. The coachman said lie could de-
pend on his horses a distance of twelve miles, that
they were the best hire in the stables. They seemed
to be satisfied with this, and went into the chariot,
desiring to be drove to Bow, Stratford, in Essex.—
When passing Mile•end turnpike, they told him to
pay the toll, and that they would pay at the end of
their journey. When they arrived as he thought, at
the end of their destination, " Bow," he . sked in the
cant language if that would do. They ordered him
then to drive down Bow-lane, towards Black wall,
which he did ; but, on going over the Canal. they
called to him to stop and open the door. He alighted
and let them out of the carriage, and one of them
enquired how much was his fare ? He replied Bs.
being is. fid. less than what he was entitled to. One of
them instantly seized him by the throat, making use
of very threatening language, and demanded his
money. At this instant another struck him a vio-
lent blow, which felled him to the ground, and the
third rifled his pockets of his watch and all the money
he had about him. They then held a consultation
how to dispose of him ; one proposed to throw him
into the Canal, another said it was best to shoot him,
as he could tell no tales afterwards, but a third, snore
humane than the rest, proposed cutting the traces, as
that would prevert his giving any alarm, until they
got clear off. This they did, and afterwards crossed
the marshes towards Blackwall. During this con-
sultation, the coachman observed one of them to have
a large knife concealed under his coat, and another
was aimed with pistols.

St. Giles Church, Camberwell, was feloniously en-
tered on the night of Thursday se'nnight, and robbed
os two brass chandeliers, brass candlesticks, several
brass curtain rods, crimson velvet cushions, three silk
damask curtains, three bar antine curtains, the large
Church Bible, and several common prayer books.
Jame: May, recently executed at Norwich, was a
Littkport man and one of the desperadoes who made
his escape over the tens, when so large a body of the
Isle of Ely rioters were apprehended in that place, by
Sir HENRY BATE DUDLEY, But.

A few evenings since, as R. Atter, 17 years of ace,
was returning from Colterworth to Skillington (Lin.
colnshire) he was stopped by two men dressed as
sailors, and robbed of part of his clothes, a per.knife,
and sixpence ; they afterwards, with his garters, tied
his hands to his sides, and.with hie neckcloth his body
to a gate-post, having first crammed the stiffener of
his stock into his mouth ; fortunately some thorns by
the side of•the gate caeght the stiffener, and drew it
out of his mouth ; had not this been the case, the
lad would in a short time have been suffocated ; his
cries were then distinctly heard. which speedilt
brought him assistance.
Monday *se'anight Alexander Warden, a poor but
industrious man, residing at Baldovie, near Dundee,
fell from a cart, and was killed.

A man returning from Paisley, nu Wednesday
se'nnight, missed his way, tell into the river Black
Cart, near Blackston, and was drowned.

CORONZIeII ItiQuErra.—An Inquisition was taken at I
the Ship Tavern, Camden-street, Isliagtongreen,
before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq. Coroner for Middle.
sex, upon the body of James Palmer, better known
by the name of Jemmy the •Fishman, parish of Is-
lington, who was found drowned on Wednesday
night last, in the New River.—Verdict, '4 Found
drowned in the water of the New River, but how or
by what means he came into the water, there was no
evidence to prove ; and their opinion is, that there
were marks of violence upon the deceased."
Yesterday an Inquest wasleld at the London Hos-
pital, before J. W. UNivra, Esq. on the body of,
Thomas Parker, who, it appeared from the evidence
of F. Wakefield; a cooper, had last week an engage.
ment upon a vat for Messrs. Hanbury, the brewers.
The deceased was upon the top of a scaffold, inside
of the vat, and fell down, in lowering some boards,
the distance of 15 feet—Wakefield, who was under
the vat at work, heard the fall and a groan ; he in-
stantly ascended the ladder, and went down to the
assistance of the deceased; he found him very much
bruised about the head and speechless. He cried out
for assistance, and the deceased was carried to the
London Hospital, where he expi;ed.—Verdict, Ac-
cidental Death.

COURSE OF EXCH4
Amsterdam 40 8 UM
Ditto at inght 40 1
Amsterdam II $ C. F.

NG!, YESTERDAY.
Random' 00

Bilboa 34t
St. Sebastlai 00
Gibraltar 3t
Leghorn, 461
Germ, 4st
Ventee,n. C. lir .Plecole
laeirective per I. stet' 27 00
Malta 46

Dam at sight 12 $
Rotterdam 12 9 2U. .
Antwerp 12 ft
Hair.burgit 36 9 2W.
=36 10 2W.
lads. ;'4dete 25 60
Ditto 9 •2 U.
Madrid . ff4f effectivel
Cadiz 34 effective
301111 e 33 . i

I iiaPi;•• 381
IRio Janeiro bio l
Dublin, is
d pot Cent.

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