Star.
London, England, 1821-12-06 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH, DECEMBER 4.

Sunday afternoon, at six o'clock, his Royal High-
ness the Duke of YORK arrived at Lulworth Castle,
on a visit to the Right Hon. ROBERT PEEL. The
approach of his Royal Highncss was announced by
the Royal Standard of England-being hoisted on the
tower of the Castle, a salute of 21 guns from the bat-
tery on the lawn, and every other testimony of loy-
alty and respect. His Royal Highness was received
in the grand saloon by Mr. and Mts. PEEL, and at
seven o'clock a select company sat down to a most
magnificeat dinner. The next morning his Royal
Highness and party enjoyed the sports of the field.— •
The preserved coppices, &c. for this occasion, fur-
nished an abundance of game.
The inhabitants of this town entertain the most
eager expectation that his Royal Highness will con-
descend to honour it with a visit, and inspect the va-
rious improvements which now adorn this delightful
place of fashionable resort.

THE 1171.:;TMINSTe PLAY.

Last night the King's Scholars of Westminster per-
formed one of the Comedies of TERENCE, according
to annual custom. The play was the Andria, one of
tho-e in which 'FERENcr. has been mo-t happy in pte-
sets ing the spirit of MENANDER, out vf two of whose
pieces (the Andria and Perinthia), he framed this
interesting specimen of the ancient comedy. The
following were the dramatis pastime :
Simo, Dcmcgo%
&sia, - - - - W. L. Bs OWN.
MVOS, It. EDEN.
Pamphilus, - - - J. linaise.
Charinui, - - W. J. E. Besse%
Pyrrhic, - - - IL N. Gaessr.
Chromes, - I,er.
(Tito, - - - - W. Surrn.
Drama, - - W. Swint.
- - - - r. F. UNDERWOOD.
Lesbia, - - - I. J. PHILLIMOR
e.
The old men, Simo and Chremes, were well repre-
.ented, both personally and morally, by Mr. DODO..
soN and Mr. LEY. "They looked the characters with
great effect, and pressrved the medium between
tameness and exaggeration. Their personation of old
age, with its vigilance, its domestic solicitude, and
paternal anxieties, was such as to evince a very just
observation of nature ; and they managed the narra-
tive, the sentiment, and the pathos with equal suc-
cess, through all the varieties of look and intonation.
They were much applauded, particularly Simo, in
that passage of exquisite description, m hen he relates
the ocsurtences at the funeral of Chrlisis, which made
him fist acquainted with the dangerous passion of
his son. The manner in which be repeated " rejecit
se in earn fleas pain familiariter r produced uni•
venal applause ; and his despair in the fifth act,
when he thinks his son incorrigible in his love for an
unworthy object, and exclaims, " immo ha6eat—va.
leat—vivat cum was full of the expression of
wounded pride and exasperated affection. Crito,
another old man, who, although his part is not so im-
portant a one as that of the others. set is essential to
the denouement, wits ably sustained by Mr. SMYTH.
The principal agent in directing the dramatic inci-
dent is the servant Darns, a fellow of it most in-
ventive humour and infinite expedient, the facetious
Machiavel of den.estic policy. This character was
supported by Mr. EDEN, Who gave it all the soul of
intrigue and all the bustle of arch connivance, which
the Poet intended. Such was his expression and the
vivacity of his transitions from merriment to affected
gravity and the reverse, that he kept his audience in.
almost continued laughter ; his chief excellence was
displayed in the scene in which he plays the two.
fold stratagem on Mysis and Chremes. The man-
ner in which be cloed it with the sarcastic' .truth,
Paullum interresse tenses ex ammo omnia at ferf
natura„liicirts an de industria," merited the warm ap-
plause which followed it. Pamnhibts and Minns's,
the two lovers, were effectively played by Messrs.!
BRAISE and BENNET. They performed with good,
taste and cultivated feeling. The scene where Cha-
nuns supposes his friend has violated his honour, and
an interview of much n-oral conflict follows, was their
be.A. :iosia gave Mr. Buowa but little to do, but that
little be did well. The other servant, Byrrhia, was
characteristically sustained by Mr. GRESBY. Mom
was performed with ludicrous effect by Mr. SILVER.
The manner in which his physical prowess overcame
the busy genius of Davits, afforded much amusement.
The femaies, Mysis and Lesbia, were well personated
by Messrs.UNDERWOOD and Pit ILLIMORE, who looked
and spoke with all those varieties of expression and
gentle tones which must ever distinguish the softer
sex. On the whole, the Play gave universal satisfac-
tion to a very numerous and respectable audience.—
The articulation, emphasis, and cadence were given
with the ease of the vernacular tongue, and those
young Gentlemen may be said to have naturalized
the ancient drama, not only in its Latin voice but its
Roman spirit. At the conclusion of` he Play all the
Performers appeared on the Stage, hen the band
played Goo sure the King and Bide Britannia, which
were received with acclamation.

The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE left town
yesterday afternoon, soon after four o'clock, on their
return to Bushy Park.
The Princess AUGUSTA dined again yesterday with
the Duchess of KENT, at her residence in the King's
Palace, Kensington.
Letters have been received from the Marquis of
HASTINGS, in which his Lordship states that he shall
be home by the first of May. We are sorry to add
that the Marquis of HASTINGS has not lately enjoyed
a good state of health.'