Star.
London, England, 1803-08-25 00:00:00

•H4riiiii"Alf2T 771E.7

1... a night a CoMedy, in three ear, from the pen
of Mr. Boaasm, called the Maid V. Brillo!, was per.
formed for the fiat time. The dory of the piece is
taken from the tale of the Maid of the Need. but
the author has contrived to give marry features of ori•
ginality to the plot. The heroine of the dra•na ha's
received the addreires of a German Officer, who is
fent to America to fight the battles of England.—
While abroad he is erroneoufly inhumed of the incon
Raney of the objea of his choice, in confiquence of
which he marries another Lady. Bring wounded in
battle, he returns to Brißol with his wife. The dif-
carded lover lofts her reafon, and takes reftige.in a
barn, where the is preferred by the humanity of a
farmer. The Officer's wife loon after dies, and this
(sudden even: enables him to wed the injured Maid of
Brian'. In the progrefa of the (cent fame interell is
excited, but the eknotreareat is effdled with very little
and a confiderable drawback upon the fuccefs
of the piece is of courfe produced.
After the play was finiihed, Mr. Eta-tyros recited
a PATRIOTIC Erttooug, writteniby Mr. COLMAN,
of which the following is a copy
In times like theft, the Sailor of our Play,
Muchmore than common failors has to fay;
For Frenchmen, now, the Bridal Tars provoke,
And doubly tough is every Ilan of Oak,
•
Ready to die or conquer, at command ;
While all are Soldiers who are left on land.
Each Englifh rotWc on fire to (bike the blow
That curbs the French, and lals a Tyrant low.—
Sweet wolf! how I, ntclike how, in hi+ .I,lgos,
" The maiden modeity of Grimbald" lines
Strifes he concludes %wilt Nation+ who agree;
Freedom bellows on States already free;
Forcing redrefs on each contented town,
The loving Ruffian burns whole diftrids down ;
Claim the whole World, like Death, in his embrace,
Stalks Guardian Butcher of the human race;
And, aping the fraternity of Cain,
Man is his Brother only to be (lain.
And mull Religion's Mantle be profan'd,
To cloak the crimes with which an Atheift's Raised?
Yes ;—the Mock Saint, in holy motley drefed,
Devotion's Paidic Ledger Rands confefs'd ;
Of every, and no Faith, beneath the Sun—
" open to au, and influenc'd by none;"
Ready be waits, to be, or not to be,
Rank Unbeliever, or haunch Devotee.
Now Chriftians' deaths in Chriftlan scathe works,
Now wa•lhips Mahomet to murder Turks;
Now tears the Creed, and gives free-thinking (cope,
Now dubbA* Thrice Catholic," he (trips a Pops!
A mongrel Muffnlman, of Papal growth,
Mull and Monk, now neither, or now both;
At Mofque, at Church, by tarns, as craft thinks good,
Each day, in each,—and every day in blood !
GOD! Mort this muibroom dcfpot of the hour,
The fpaelous world encircle with hii power ?
Stretching his baneful feet tram Pole to Pole,
Stride Corfican Coloffus of the whole.
Forbid it, H !—and for. id it Man !
Can Men forbid it ?—Yes; the Bag/0 can.
'Tis their's, at length, to fight the Warld's great nate,
Defend their own, and relcue oder'. laws.
What Britons would not, were their hairs all Byes,
Fight for their Charter, for their Babes and Wives a
And hurl a Tyrant from his upftart Throne,
To guard disk King timely on his own?

RITIEW or rill CITY LIGHT Hoas".—Every
road leading from town to Wimbledon Common was
crowded with gigs, landaus, and carriages of every
defcription, as early as (even o'clock yellcrchty morn-
ing, and at aight o'clock the Surrey Yeomanry took
the ground. The City Light Honk began to moiler
fhortly after. Some came in their carriages, and (rime
on horfeback, &c. The Light Horfe fell in according
as they arrived, on the next part of the Common to
Wimbledon; the chief part came in a body, from
their ground at Worthip tireet, along Blackfriar's-
bridge. Three troops of the difmounted cavalry
arrived in fix cars ; they fet off from their ground in
Gray's Inn-lane, and went through Chelfea, and along
Batterfea-bridge. They fell in on the centre of the
Common, between the mounted and the ground
marked out for the Review. There were two brats
field pieces, and twenty of the Royal Artillery from
Woolwich. The Surrey Yeomanry encircled the
ground; the difmounted cavalry, about zoo, formed
and received each it round of cartridges; the mount-
ed were about loo; they, after muttering on the next
end of the Common, marched to the ground, where
they all fell in about half pail nine o'clock—e.theartil-
lery on the right, the difmounted Cavalry in the cen-
tre, with the horfe equally divided on each fide. The
day being molt uncommonly 6ne, the number of car-
riages, of various defcriptions that arrived, were be-
yond calculation. They formed a ring round the
' ground, of two and three deep, for at leaft two miles
round; the glittering of the arms in the fun.beams,
together with the blaze from the fcarlet and accon.
trements, were fuch as to dazzle the eyes. The en-
tire range of carriages could not be lets than about
1590. In the front, there was a long line of dif-
mounted Ladies, no Gentlemen being permitted
infide the line; while, in the rear, the fervent' and
the other different orders of people, were regaling
themfelves at the different tents. About ten &clock.
the fcene was very grand. The finenefs of the day,
p.nd the rail concourfe of falbionable fpedators feat.
tered on the extenfive common, including carriages,
horfes, booths, and Volunteers of every kind, great-
ly added to the intereff o. the whole. At one time
they were very uneafy that Lord Haattnoton had
not arrived; who was to review them. At about
half pall ten Lotd Haaatnorox, accompanied by
his fon, the Hon. S. Sr:tenors, appeared, danced
by a (mall party of the Surrey Yeomanry, and fol-
lowed by feveral of the Weßminfter Light Horfe.—
On his Lordlhip's arrival. he was received by a dif.
charge of artillery : after which followed a long train
of Officers,' &e. be rode up the full extent of the
ranks to infpea them, and then rode down behind in
the fame manner; after which his Lorrillsip took his
place hi the front of the line, while Colonel Haut's
gave the word of command, they at the fame dose
going through their various evolutions. Thefe were
performed in a very foldier-like manner. All the
cavalry rode in troops before his L..rdfhip, and the
foot marchedin companies; after which thiy ad-
' vaned rapidly Mad the &ids being led by the Ar-

'Merl. The hit& afterwards fell in on the left, and
rode by liti Lordlhip, -re by one, in review; next
the difmounred carall y, in open order, by n-oa
tries, with the Band pl n :rig, in ordinary time. They
then went through their vii Hs; evoktions ''eparately,
much to the fat: frai.oi of their General, the hook-
men going through their (word err:cite in a malted,
manner, while the dilmounted cavalry r de i,. i r
full gallop in their lix military cats. They then
went through their manual exercife, tier firing bring
admirably performed. The who]; time of the fitld-
exercife exceeded three hours and a hrlf.

The Ladies in general quitted their can iages, and
fat on the boxes along with the coachmen. Some,
mounted the roof, and others footed it along the
Common. On the whole we never recolkel whief-
ing fn attraftive a military exhibition.
One of the Ladies Tows' sto sin, when (landing up
in Lord LE:curses landau' was pitched forward
her
fo precipitately as to give Ladyfhip a black eye.
The Review, the various evolutions of which re-
Retied the highelt honour on this very ref peelahle
Corps, concluded about a quarter before two o'clock.
We heard of few accidents. One we mull mention,
becaufe it may produce ferious confequences.. A
Gentleman, one of the difmotinted cavalry. having
I aded and thoulderedhis carbine after firing, the piece
suddenly went off. Owiug to the heat of the day, and
the gentleman probably not holding it clofe and tight to
his Moulder, it hit him a revere blow on the head,
which made him (Dagger. He was immediately con-
veyed to the rear. We hope, however. that the in-
jury he fullained, was not ferious. We obferved di.
verfe horfes galloping about the common. having
difmounted their riders at the firing. Thefe horfes-
belonged only to individuals who came to fTe the re-
view they were all retaken by the aetivity of certain
hackney coachmen and pollillions, who were detach.
ed in purfisit of them.
A foraging party from town, yellerday, made a
great booty at Wimbledon. Many ladies were rob-
bed of their watches and handkerchiefs. One enrol'.
innate lady Paid the knew it was a man in a brown
coat that got her watch, for he would not let her
acrd et cafe for a moment.
LONDON ARTILLERY Comramv.--TheriverTbrmes
yeßerday exhibited a foeitaele which, both in point
of novelty, of fplendour and of regularity, has fel.
dons been wimeffed. Agreeably to expeaation. the
Honourable Artillery Company. afembled on their I
ground in Bunbill-row about fix o'clock yellerday
morning, and marched to the Tower.ltairs, where a I
number of barges, manned by the River Fencibles. 1
under the conduet of Mr. Lucas, their Commodore, ,
aid of Mars. GRAY, BATTS, CLARKSON, and SMirK,
their Captains; were ready to receive them. The em• '
barkation commenced before eight o'clock, and in lets
than forty minutes was completed with the utmod
regularity. The corps confided of between 7co and
Soo, and barges were provided which could have ac-
commodated 300 more. Before nine o'clock they all
got under way. The LORD Maio', Alderman Bor.
DELL, Aldermen SHAW and LFIBHTOII, the Sheriffs
Elea, and Tome other Gentlemen occupied the fiat
barge. In the fecond were Mr. Le Mr soil se, the
Colonel of the Corps, and the other principal officer%
and the company with their band of mufic; two brat)
field pieces, and two ammunition waggons, folloWedl
in 34otherbarges, each rowed by fir of the River Fetts
cibles in their uniform, the mailer of each lighter or
barge diredingthe rudder. The number of private par-
ties, attratted by the finenefs of the day, and by the rioa
velty of the.fpeftacle, can hardly be Agured, and the
river might in tome places be fa id to beliter all ycovered
with boats. Not the molt trifling accident,boweve r, oc.
carrell Repeated chears and falutes of cannon greeted
them from all quarters as they proceeded down 'the
river ; the Rags were difplayed from all the foreign
(hips; and nothing but hilarity, Writ, and good hu-
mour prevailed, while the favourite tunes of Ris's Bri•
tea ia and Heart: of Oak, which were performed by
the bands of mufic. added a sell to the pleafitte of
the fcene. About half pall ten o'clock the boats.
reached the Warren at Woolwich, where the corps
difembarked with the graten ordet and expedition,
not even a foot being wet, whilß a difcharge of can..
non from (bore announced their arrival. , Hodes
were in readinefs to draw their cannon, and having
gone through their different evolutions in a very
mallerly manner, they marched through the Warms
in columns, the picquet guard being drawn out to
receive them. They then proceeded op to Woolwich
Barrack-field. Having. paired the dommon, they
then formed into fcourtng parties, and commenced
a fyllem of kb ifghtinr. which they Managed
with great (kill and aetivity, through the woods
all along_ to Bamborough.fields,'near.to Greenwich
Park. Here, having again gone through foam evo-
lutions, about half pall one o'clock, they emended
their arms, and halted opcofite to Mr. Mona.
erste's houfe, about half pad can where they was-,
reheat:swots, confifting of Sandwiches, porn t, Ike.
They afterwards proceeded, and arrived at the place
where they were to re-embark, dote by Greenwich
Hofpital. At half pall three they teimbarked with
great expedition, and awed homewards. They were
faluted as in the; morning, he litotes being crowded .1
with perfons of all dtfcriptions to witnefs fe novel a
fight. Returning under London.lieidge,they landed
at the Three Ctane Stairs, without a tingle accident
happening, notwithßanding the River was fo crowd-
ed at one time that it appeared alveoli impoffible to
pals. Great praik is certainly due to the Fencibler,
for the fleadinefs and regularity sleds which they con-
dueled every thing. lifter landiag, they researchedto the Manficis Houle, where they formed a line, and
prefented arms to the Loan Mama, who„ with Al-
dermen Borns:A., Sian, and foam other Gentle-
men, had accompanied the corps to Woolvrithin this
Cit;Barge. His Lordfhip, with the Lady Maximise
and daughters, were in the Balcony, when he com-
plimented the Corps, in a neat fpeeth. on that*
mili-
tary appearance, he: requelling his particular thanks
for the honour they had done him. They then
marched home to their ground.. where their Colonel,
Alderman Le Mast/atm addrefed them in a very
neat and apprdpriate manner. emaeffing his thanks
and pride oh -their naderly and f defier like appearance
during the dpy. It was with the highell fatisfaSioa
he could inform them; that they bad received the
*smelt encomiums of many Military Officers who
had witnefed their condo& ; after which he JiCatilled
them. having been fierine hours under arms. The
fcene was altogether fuels as rifle& the higheß ho.
now upon thole Gentlemen who bore a part in it s
and afforded tbs snob convicts sratificatton to evert
frobstoc.