Star.
London, England, 1817-11-21 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

It is with real pain that we feel obliged to resnme
our brief record of dramatic exhibition, in any other
than that pleased and indulgent feeling which we
have always manifested for this great, and, when pro.
perly conducted, most improving source of entertain-
ment. But neither is our cause of displeasure of a
nature that admits of the tolerance of silence; nor
would silence become the superior duty which wr
owe of doing justice to the public at large—lnsulted
as it has been in its tenderest point, and attempted to
be implicated in a disgrace at which' it revolts. On
Wedassday the World saw the whole English N tion
as one family weeping the loss of their best.beloved
—On the very next Jay, one of its two principal
Theatres (Covent•tiarden) thought fit to announce
that it would reopen in the evening with—what I—
' a Dirge—a M mody—an Oratorio—a Tragedy t
No..—zwith CoallC OPERA! Even while the inneral
koelkot or lamented ?JUNCOS was yet toping, mast
this annum 'mem have been committed to-she press
wlficir t.l give iis shame to the etnelsl• How
have' the inhaoitant, the Metropolis treated this
cruel insult on their feelings? Treated it, we rejoice
to say, as be:ame a people as honest as profOund
in all .irir sympathies! 66 Scarcely," we'quote a cotem-
porary authority, 6, were any of what is 'erased sad
company present :" a remark mare particularly appli-
cable
to the female part of the community. of whom
not above ten or twelee 'were to be seen in tht..wholel
lower circle of boxes, which, until half price com-
meneed, remained nearly empty. No, they muse
have been say thing but rod company. indeed, to
whom the loie airs even of a Miasmic, or the comi.
calities of a LIsToN, could have attraction, at a
moment of such recent and deep afffetion.
The other great !lucre, Drurg.Last, presented a
very different example—it remained closed. A solemn
performance of music suitable to our late melancholy
loss, and selected by a musical professor of igreat
taste and experience, is announced for to-night, for
the benevolent purpose of assisting the poorer CIAO
of dependents on the Establishment ; but the routine
of the regular Drama, at that Theatre, is hot to be
resumed till Monday. The propriety and decorum
of this mode of proceeding require no comment.

Yesterday the Dote of Your; visited the Pasemag
RILOENT at. Carleton House. Earl BATilukir eM
Viscount CASTLIAZACIII had also sodium:es of his
Royal Highness.
Wednesday morning early the Qualm sent on' of her
Pages to the Royal L3dge, Windsor. to inquire re.
specting the health of Prince. Laorow. General
TAyt.on afterwards waited upon his Serenorkligh:e
nen from the Qtrus and Pautcxsszs. •
The Dukes of Yoan, Custsatu.Artni*StMileilli
Gt.o.vcsarog, visited their afflicted relative It the
coarse of the Morning. _

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A Mr. Csatarrei, who for many years kept the
Three Mariners' Inn, at Esher, near Claremont, sod
whose family received much kindness irons the lair
Princess Cuani.orre and her Consort, was so affected
when behead of the demisect her Royal Highness,
that he *nearly fainted. He was seised with indispo•
sition, talked of nothing but the death of Alie Patu.
CU& and expired the neat day.
Monday seunight the beautiful turret of &twos!
tie, 114.4 r Limerick, was accidentally burnt.

FRENCH OAP]

the Paris Papers of Tuesd4y ,f I seat 's n oraing.

In the Chamber of Deputies. on Monday, an Ad-
dress to the KING, as reported by a Como ittee of the
whole House, was agreed to, and a deputatien ap-
pointed to present it to his MAJESTY.
Baron PASQUZEII, the Keeper of the Seals, aftei..
wards submitted to the Chamber a new Project of
Law on the Liberty of the Press. It consists of 27
Articles, and is described by its author as having'
two leading objects in view : first, to ensure the exer-
cise of one of the liberties consecrated by the Charter,
by giving to the Government the means of separa-
.ing the legitimate use which may be made of that
liberty from the abuse to which it is liable; and, se-
-et/tut. to preserve to the Government of the KING the
extraordinary power entrusted into his hands last Ses-
sion, and which, in spite of the ameisoration uf cir-
cumstances, the political situatioh of the kingdom is
said still to demand.

" The state of the kingdoth," said M. PASQUIP.II,
" is without doubt much improved I but !till it is n. t
-sshat it ought to be. It is nectssary that we blinuiJ
not lightly hazard our safety by eitoritnents. Let
us not deceive ourselves —it is not less dangerous for
a people to exaggerate than to tniervaluo their
strength ; our political manners are forming, but
they are not yet formed." M. PASQUIIR having con-
chided, the Project was appointed to be taken Into
farther consideration on Thursday.
A private letter from Wirtemberg states, that a
great change has taken place in the Ministry of that
Court. M. Kaman, who was Minister of the Inte-
'tor, has retired, and been succeeded by M. Chro,
President MALCIIUS has been provisionally entrusted
with the Ministry of Finances heli by M. OTTO
and the Privy Councillor NAraa►TH, has displaced M.
de Lime in the Ministry of Justice. The result of
this change is expected to be an entire new organiza-
tion of the Government, Administrative, M.litary and
Financial, and an immediate assembling of the Dieu
which has been so improperly dismissed.
The Journal which announced, on the pretended
authority of a letter from Cadiz, that the Russian
Squadron purchased by Spain had arrived there, now
contradicts the report. Indeed it was most evidently
premature. Five per Cents. 17th Nov.-65fr. sc.