Star.
London, England, 1820-05-30 00:00:00

THE ARMY. -
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INTELLIGENCE.
arrriwb. AT Apirlltitsl4l4ll4xliMPAL

The 71st Regiment is ealicied to*Trepiate the 88th,
.which has received orders tit hold itself in reailiness
for marching. • • 'll -4
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Three companies of the 40th Regiment of Foot ar-
rived in Durham on Wednesday last, on their march
fiom Sunderland Barracks to Manchester. Three
other companies are to follow them in a day or two,
and the remaining four companies are to continue at li
Sunderland till relieved by other troops.
The Military have not yet taken possession of
their new quarters in the Royal Mews, •at Charing-
Cross. Saturday, his Royal Highness the COhf
hfANDSR IN CHIEF, and several Officers of the Metli;f
cal Staff, inspected the different sleeping-roome,"&c.
and they We're of opinion that they were not yet suffi-•
Ciently aired for the reception of the men.•
Thursday, the Light Horse Volunteers gave a su-
perb dinner, at Freemasons' Hall, to Colonel BOSAN•
QUCT, or, his election to the Command
.of the Regi-
ment. Among the numerous visitors were his Royal
Highness the Comma Notn-I sr-Cum, the Marquis of
ANGLESEY, Viscount SIDAIOUTH, Lord EDWARD SO.
MERSET, the Adjutant-General, with various other
Officers, Civil and Military. The Royal and Noble
visitors were highly pleased with their reception, and
'there never was witnessed so imposing nor so uncom-
mon a scene, as a whole Regiment, Officers and Pri-
vatei, entertaining the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, and
some of the most distinguished Soldiers and States-
men of the day ; it could only be seen in England,
and with .a corps in which men of the first conse-
quence and property consider the ranks as the post
of honour. Lieutenant-Colonel DUNLOP, whom Lord
SIDNOUTH complimented with the title of Father of
the Regiment, presided on the occasion, with that pe-
culiarly spirited urbanity which has so long gained
him the affection of his comrades.

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12 to 1 agst Arboatils. Itt . . 13 to I ass* 111oWnitis..
13 to 1 agst Smalenskoe. 15 to 1 apt 'Lisette:
13 to 1 agst Arbutus. • •
OATAANDS STAKES AT ASCOT.
7to 4 apt CharbpignOri. 14to 1 agst Shoveller.
2 to 1 apt bro. to Miracle. 5 to 1 apt Charming Molly.
Tnt Ginn Car oat Tnuassat.....3 to 4 an Banker.

1 Morn arm; riteDpasr liace..-rThere is much controversy
relative to which was the first favourite, at starting, Pindarrie
or Sailor. Many heaVy bets were pending that Pindarrie wc'jld
continue to be the first lash:mite at starting, and it it contendrd
that he was, and the Stewards have made him sa in the 4:alen-
dar, by placing the ;Kids against him at 5 to 2, at,tl &to 1 art
Sailor, and this decision should be conclusive. .A forinistable -
party backed Sailor just before stining, but yet Pindarrte lad
the turn. The Jockey Club will, it is said, make another titc!..
don, which will be ADA

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

A new Tragedy, entitled Virginias; or, The. Fal
'fare Decesaviri, was produced last night. The lead.-
ing character of VirOtins was, of course, assigned
to Mr. KuAN; and it is almost unnecessary to say,
that he did as much for its success as was pos.ible to
be done. The outline of the part afforded him op-
portunities of which he was sure to avail himself. It
was not for the Roman we cared ; our admiration of
that people, in this distant age, partakes rather of
the coldness of criticism than the enthusiasm of
heartfelt interest ; it was the father, clothed in those
feelings which belong to all mankind—elevated, if
,you. will, by *the grandeur of Roman sentiment—
whore sufferings attracted our sympathies and wrung
Our &horns. He stood befo:e_ us in all the reality
which the best imitation of Nature could afford,
pleading for his child, • raving and despairing under
the weight of her injuries and his own ; and, at the
extremity in which Jife and honour are no longer
compatible, interposing with the protection of death
itself. But here we are only speaking of the subject
and the performer. The dramatist; whose work we
must notice, calls for a more qualified tone of obser-,
vation. He is evidently a writer possessing no small
acquaintance with the best productions of our Stage; •
and it is not improbable that his taste for those fine
specimens of the art has betrayed him into a resem-
blance too close to be unattended with danger; at all'
events, we are disposed to attribute his ialtations to
taste. The first and secsind acts were those which hung
heaviest on the audience. • At the close of the third
act, there s' ere- two very effective scenes; one wit.%
the unexpected meeting of Virginius with his daugh-
ter, when a plot was laid for her destruction byAyt-
pius ; and the other, his interview with Appius him=
self, on coming, as he supposed, to profit by Mai
treachery. From this there was nothing very Jet .
markable until the trial, in which the great sacrifice;
is made, and here the powers of the performer vrgre
again transcendent. We would hiie wished, 10w...
ever, that the death of Applies. had been otherwiza
contrived. Even as it stood, though a great blemish,
in the catastrophe, it did not counteract theeffeat:Of:- -
Mr. Krtax's manner in the sacrifice of virginal. The
recollection of the moment when he struck—the:Vow-- ; -
was still too vivid ~to be. effaced by this second and
far less acceptable offering to the genius of tragic
execution. Mrs. WEST; as Virginia, displayed con-
siderable talent; but the feelings of the House, not
Withstanding that every exertion was. made by,..the
performers, were much divided on the oceasioia,.:and
it still remains so be determined whether it shill have
even a moderate career of success. We shouldstate,
that the scenery, decorations, &c. were liberally af-
forded by the Manager.

The Ordnance Estimates for the Service of I S2O
have been printed, and will be moved by Mr. WARD
in the Committee of Supply, in the House of Corn-
.mons, on Friday. The estimate of the charge for
Land Service for Great Britain is--

Ordinary £548,304 14 9
Extraordinaries
Expelibe of Services-nor provided for
by Parliament' 60,145 17 2

Total for Great Britain £893,810 5 10
From 'which deduct £285,000, the presumed sale of
old stores, lands, buildings, &c. there will remain a
total of £608,840. 55. 10d.—The total for Ireland is
£111,986.25. 6d. making for the United Kingdom a
total of C 20,826. Bs. 4d.

The Committee, appointed by the House of Lords,
on Friday last, to inquire into the means of extending
our Foreign Trade, notwithstanding the adjournment-
of the House, lost no time in assembling-to promote
the important objects of their appointment. The
several Members named assembled in the chief.Com-
mines Room of the Lords, on Saturday, at two
o'clock. The order of th, House having been read,
the first object was to appoint their Chairman, and
the proposition of the Earl of LIVIRFOOL, that the
Marquis of LANSDOWS should take the Chair, was
agreed to unanimously. Lord Ltrearoot, who had
a tax filled with_ papers brought into the room, then
presented a series of documents illustrative of the
progress of the Revenue, the balances of Trade, &c.
to which his Lordship referred in the course of the
speec)s of. Friday. Most of them are original, and
have net yet been printed. Their Lordships then en-
tered into some conversation as to the course which
shotrid be pursued in their investigations ; and a dis-
position was evinced to procure, and proceed-on as
much documentary evidence as possible, but without
rejecting the aid of oral testimony. One witness was KING'S Ttfrwrit E.—Mr. Keta.v, so long a favourite
named, whose attendance, according to the practice, at Drury-Lane, and now Stage-Manager at the.Operta.
must be ordered by a vote of the House. After having House, had hisl3enefir last night. bxclusive of the
sat about an hour, their Lordships adjourned. usual Entertainments of the Theatre, Mr. ELLISTOH
Yesterday, a General Meeting of the Governors kindly lent his powerful assistance, by appearing in
and Friends of the Society for the Suppression of one of. his principal characters. The House was a
Vice took place at the Society's house, in Essex- bnmper, and many hundred persons were unable to
street, Strand, when Lord Kontos, Mr. WILBER- . .
gain adtr.ittanbe.
ENOLISII OPERA Housr.—Mr. MITTFIEWS'II At
FORCE, and many other Noblemen and Gentlemen,
of the first rank and distinction, assembled for the Home was last night honoured by a most respectable
purpose of hearing the Report of last year, and to attendance. His Trip to Paris and La Dilligence s
discuss matters relative to the Society. The Secre- constituted the : muiements of the evening, 'and
tat y's Report presented to the assemblage many in- which were, as usual, received throughout with shouts
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stances of the necessity and beneficial effects of such of laughter and applause. .
an Institution, in the restoration of persons to the THE FRENCH PLAY.—La Fausse Agnes, a Comedy
path of rectitude. The Meeting having made some in three Acts, gave Monsieur VESTRIS an opportunity
fresh arrangements, it *as adjourned to a future day. of appearing with credit as the. Baron de Vieux-boil.
A free pardon is stated to be making out for Ed- A very pretty Opera followed, called Le Bowe et
wards, Adams, Monument, and Dreyer, for any treason le Tailleur. At a quarter before twelve the dancing
committed prior to the 23d of February. commenced in the two rooms, two sets in each.,
Wednesday last, five persbns were apprehended at The leaders performed admirably well.
Baron Duane - - - -1, Lady MARY RTDI/4
Falkirk, and conducted under a military escort to
Coups CiIIIAMAX - . - Lady G. Powit.
Stirling Castle. They are all supposed to have been • Prince Famscavu.s.s. - - Lady Lowenca.
present at the famous Radical battle of Bonnymuir. Sir Trawnere Jams - - Miss Fresno:.
One of them was lately a delegate at Glasgow.' i Hon. 11. Tnrvia -- - - Alia Seats:.
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Sr. PATRICK'S CHARITY SCHOOLS.--Yesterday. W. 1.001101041 Miss ram
• Ms. McaTurox - - - - Lady J. CoaxwAws,
'evening, the Anniversary Festival of this Institution Riliwg RaTZIWAZT - - - Lady C. Nave. ' " - •
.fwap held at the Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen- . Among the company present were the following •
street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, which is for the•Educa- The PrineeLlehtenstan, Prince Sapicha, Princess Esterliassy-";
tiori, Clothing, and Maintenance of the. Orphans of Dukes if Wellington and Argyle, lhicbesses of welting();
Irish Catholics. His Royal Highness the Duke of Buteleitgli, sad Area . • e
OF THE WASHINGTON THRATIMe7AIacIi it
W
SUSS= in the -Chair, supported by his Grace the Bust.
seven. oclock: of the morning of the 19th Aprils. the
Duke of Noarotit on the left, and on the right by
Theatre. in
scarcely
is city was discovered to be onfire.
Lord ARUNDEL. About three hundred persons sat
, There was scarcely an interval of a momentfroni the
down to dinner, amongst whom were;
The Karl of Donoughrnore Lord Nugent, Lord Clifford, Sir discovery of the fire, before the whole roof and intc-
0. Jerningham, Bart. Sir John Doyle, John Cam Hobhouse, rior were istarnes, and in less than fifteen minutes
Esq. M.P. Mr. Blake, M.P. Mr. Tempest, Rev. Dr. Collins, the roof fell in. The opinions of those who have in-
Mr. O'Brien, Mr. MiLennon, &c. quired inte the matter vary as td, the cause of tbe
The Gallery was filled with Ladies of distinction, 'fi,..
Same suppose it to have beenk work of an
.
and a musical band played several delightful tunes. incendiary,
whilst others suppose it to hive been the
The Duke of Sussex, Lords ARUNDEL, NUGENT, •
resu
of accident.
It fortunately. happened that theie
and DoNouonsions, Mr. Homouse, and Dr. CoL- had been a light fall of rain the preceding evening,
LINS, made admirable speeches; and the collection
otherwise; -such was the suddenness and rapidity of
in the whole amounted -to upwards of £l5OO, to i the conflagration, that the •showers of burning em-
which the Ladies contributed handsomely. Messrs. bees which fell on the roofs of the adjoining houses,
WooLPE, &firm- and G. SMITH, attended profes-
would have fired them also. As it.was no material
sionally, and sung some glees, Ice. P
damage was sustained by them, except that Which
A cow, on Saturday, at Pecchester, produced the extraordt. I was unavoidable from the hasty removal ot the cdr-
nary number of three cow calves, which are all in fine condition, tents of the houses: Thee ngines were immediately
and likely to live.
lon the ground, hut it was useless to attempt to save
A sheep, bred and fed by Mr. Large, of Proadwall, in Glou-
cester, was killed a few days ago, and the carcase was found to the Theatre, which was almost destroyed before kize
weigh two hundr(4 and sixty-four pounds. tire was discovered. - :
The thermometer, in the course-of theliast week, has varied '
e
22 degrees ;- i:s highest being 76, and lowest.s4 I ill Jiampshire the ancient custom of Mayitt Lauat . .
About Silt O'CiOCk on Saturday evening, a fine child of Mr. J. been revived, and kept up with uncommon 'pint,: in
Row, nurseryman, King's-road, Chelsea, was found daiwileti almoit every village. Maypoles and bowers adorried
in a tank in the garden, the delve of which shappetted aceident., with flowers have been erected, and all c • i AWE, old
ally to be left open ; the child was accustomed- to play cf• an • ~
'evening in else gatedeal he‘ had not been again mom chars tat
a
minutes when he was discovered. . . Inu young, rich poor, have, withers' ezeoptiva,
oiued in the merry dance on the green.

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