Star.
London, England, 1818-09-16 00:00:00

1911M-LANII ?REAM.

Last nightilltr.Waricistains, from the. Haymark-,t
Theatre, made his debut as Old Rapid. in A C`trre j.r
Ithe Heart-ache. This charactti requi4es consicieranie
'broad humour on the part of the ar,t,lrvand in this
Mr. WATEINSON was not found wa4ting. Wherever
he had a speech of a sentimeatal twit' tiutter he was
unusually impressive. He obtained great applause;
and, if he can dismiss a few etuberances, will become
a favourite in low comedy. Prank Oatlond was ac-
ted by Mr, WasToti, another new performer',' with
much judgment. ' The ease and nature which distin-
guished his performance generally, ensured him a
favourable reception. The other principal. charac-
ters in the Play were sustained by PoweLL, Game,
PENLEY, BARNARD, Mrs. HARL.OI4I, Mrs. URGER,
and Miss Borcz, with their wonted ability.—ln the
Farce of the Irishman in f,orlon, Mr. WESTON ap-
peared as lkfurtoch Delaney. Ile has that which may
pass on English ears for a very good brogue. He
displayed more vivacity in Murtoch than he had
shewn in the Play, and sung " The Wild Irishman'
with great applause. He was less fortunate in the
Plansty ; and, notwithstanding the characters of
Edward, Frost, and Cynion, were well sustained by
PENLEY, HUGHES, and Kotour, the Piece went off
with but moderate applause.

Miss Sims:tares second and farewell benefit, on
Fridal last, in Dublin, attracted so numerous an au-
dien&, that the house overflowed from every part.
MATHEWS, after giving his Mail-coach ifivevt.:te•
at Bath, drove for Bristol, to repeat them there,• tl.is
evening, in the Assembly Rooms of that city.
That genteel and fashionable Watering-place, East-
bourn, has been quite full all the seascn: there is not
now a house .unoccopied,• and many families hale
been obliged to seek accommodation elsewhere.
A, reward cf £2OO is offered in the Gazette of last
night, for the discovery of the persons who made tl,e
late outrageous attacks upon the mill of Messrs.
GRAY and Co. at Manchester. Also a reward of
£lOO for the discovery of the murderers of Mr.
HARRISON, Coroner of Holt, in Denbighshire.
It w•as happily said by Sir ROBERT WALPOLE, after
his retirement from Office, that he had given away to
his friends more good things than had fallen to the
Kt of any Minister, but he now found, that political
gratitude was only a live sense of jirecurs to be re-
ceived.

It was once well said in the House of Commons
(we believe by the great Lord Lyttleton) that the nt est
powerful King of Great Britain could not deprive a
subject of the hundredth part of an acre, but a knavlsit
attorney might get possession of his whole estate.
It is generally supposed that the population of this
country has been increasing more rapidly during the
last century, than that of the other countries of Europe.
We believe that, with the exception of Spain, almost
all the other states of Europe have increased at an equll,
and some, such as Russia, at a much greater rate. Mr.
RICKMAN, in the Preface to the last Population Re-
turns, states the population of England and Wales id
1700 at 5,475,000, and in 1811 it was 10,488,001
In Sweden Proper, one of the poorest countries cf
Europe, the population in 1716, was 907,969. In
1816, Sweden Proper had 2,464,911 inhabitants. At
the former period too, Sweden had only 17 iron-
works, one alum-work, one glass-house, one paper-
mill, and eight manufacturing establishments. At
the latter it had 560 iron-works and mines, and 901
manufacturing establishments. We do not certainly
exaggerate when we say, that the population of Eu-
rope, notwithstanding all its wars, &c. has at least
doubled during the last 100 years.
Yesterday morning, about three 'o'clock, a fire
broke out at the hou e of Mr. BALDWYN, Bookseller,
.Newgate-street, which began in a bed-room where
Mrs. BALDWYN was (who had only been confined ten
days). The bed and curtains were totally burnt, but
Mrs. BALDWYN and her infant were safely conveyed
to the house of Messrs. Ciinees and IltAcEv. With
the assistance of the neighbours and the firemen, who
were very prompt in their attendance, the fire was
completely subdued, without going further than the
room it broke out in.

Yesterday se'nnight a poor man, named Jeremiah
Neinan, and his wife, were burnt to death in their
house, at Pallace, near Tralee, while they both lay
ill of a fever. The unfortunate man's bed took fire
and speedily blazed up about him, while his wife, en
seeing him in this shocking situation, although not
equally helpless with himself, became quite paralysed
with fear, and was speedily involved in the fate cf
her husband, before any assistance could be given.
After the ruins of the house had beer. cle::red away,
the bones of the unhappy couple were feur.d bunit
to a cinder.
Coaouras' Isocrlrc.—Satarlty evening an Inquest seat h,ld
at blanchestvr em the body of James Butterwklz • young rrn‘n„
tis years of age, Ly trade a joiLer, who wzs kited on
night in Dcan.l-ate, by a waggon pasting over hi, neck. is
sup' (herd that being intoxicated, he had tumbled down. Prd
fallen asleep In the road. The waggoner perceived him
but coulil not stop the team until the fore-wheel had paastd
the unfortunate ,nut.—Verdict Accidental Death.

ItlisaaaatsAss or • Tom: Wee —An Inquest was hed
yesterday at the Chary, in the Old Banat, on the bode of Ara-
Maria Underwood; it ed 24 yearn. The eeccesed had been e.,t
with three other persons, and drank till she became intoxicated,
and that went to sec a kir?. abraders, who lodges with a
Galtaun, near the OW Befury. "afrw Calu:gan seeing the coral.
dit ion of the deceased, gave Ler a slight pusb,to prevent her ion
up stairs, when her head strult trivet a wall, and she instantly
expired.—The Jury foun4 !with one dissentient voice) that the
deceased died when in a crate of intoxication, from a hid, caused
by the justifiable:force of Mrs. Gaitagsn, while endeavouring to
prevent her from going tip the stairs of her house.
CITY BUSlNESS.—Yesterday a Court of Aldeimen
was held at Guildhall, at which 49 Lars of geld,
weighing upwards of 8,000 ounces, were sworn off.
for exportation.—Sundry persons were allowed and
sworn Brokers ; and licenses were granted to Coal-
undertakers.—Mr. S. Tnuatv, rho was lately eleettd
one of the Bridge Masters attended, and was sworn
into office.—Commissioners of the Court of Requests
for October next, were appointed.—A vacancy of one
of the Rulers of the ‘Vatermen's Company, by the
decease of Mr. JOIIN H.tman, was declared, and ap-
pointed to be filled up at the next Court.—The Com-
mittee on the conduct and practice of Brokers, pew.
sented a Report, vkith regulations for their admission
and conduct, which were approved, and ordered to be
printed and distributed forthwith, and duly observed.
MARK-LAME,-Excnarict, MARK-LAE, SEPT. 16.--We
have had no arrivals since Monday, and prices con,
tinue as on that day, but the sale of all grain was
heavy, except for new Barley, which is in oemanci,
but there was none At market..