Star.
London, England, 1816-02-19 00:00:00

Saturday night, while Miss KELLY was . perform.
jog the part of Nast. in Modern Aligarh at Drury-
lane Theatre, a Mimi sitting in 'the centre of the
Pit, (oak a pistol from his pente* and discherged it
at this amiable and interesting young. lady. This
happened between ten 'and eleven o'clock. The
greatest alarm and ennfusion was .excited. in every
part of the house, at the report of the pistol. The
people called out—" Seize the villain—take him
.out."—The police officers attending the house came,
secured, and after a violent resistance dragged him
oat of the house. Mt. RAE, the Manager, then
came forward on the stage, and informed the audi-
• ente, that the man who had fired' the` iisttil was in
cuttOsly, and be wonld inform them the result of the
investigation at the close of the performance, which
gave general satisfaction.
The prisoner was conveyed to Bow-street Office,
and underwent a long 'examination berme Mr. BIR-
MED at which Mr. Rea and Mro Maui, the Mana-
gers, attended.
The prisoner appeared to be about twenty-one
years of age. He was decently and plainly dressed,
like a tradesman, but by no means genteel. He
gave.the name of GEORGE BARNETT ; said he *al a
law-stationer by busineas, and lived at 29, Princes-
street.
Nathan Harris, a jeweller; qf 103, Drury-lane, said
be was in the Pitt of Drury-lane Theatre; the priso-
ner was also there, and he sat near him; and during
the time Miss Kelly and Ms. Knight were on the
stage together, at the commencement of the Enter-
tainment, he observed the prisoner in the act of pre-
senting a pistol towards the stage, and it appeared to
be aimed at the performers, and, immediately after,
the prisoner fired.off the pistol ; he, in consequence,
lost no time in collaring him, and assisted in securing
him. The prisoner denied being the man. He was
conveyed iu:o the avenue of the Pit, and a case of
gunpowder found upon hin,.
Oue Gentleman was pnsi.tve sl.ot bad passed his
head, and which was very str, agt.; corroborated by
Mr. Rorauer, a Gentleman bri:eging to the Box Of-
fice of the Theatre, producing i number of dints, a
penca.se titled with gunpowder, and a second pistol,
which were found upon the prisoner.
'The prisoner was then called upon to give an ac-
crunt of Limself. He said his mother and father-in-
lcw live in Brown's-buildings, Staahope•street, Clare
M..rket.
He was asked if he had any personal knowledge
of Miss Kelly ? He at first denied that he had any
knowledge of her, but afterwards said that she could
explain.
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On be;rg questioned as to his motive for his d3r-
jog •u•r .4 , he declined answering it, but said he
would say more at a future time. He hesitated in
answering all tht questions put to him, and gave very
ccntr tdictory accounts. He was then conveyed to
Bridewell by the constables whaappre-
hended him.
it was with some difficulty that, Miss KELLY
finished:cling her character in the farce. On her
'being informed of the young man's name, she recol-
lected that it_was the same !lame is she had received
sever-al letters signed by, in the form of love letters;
some of them anv.unted to threatening letters, if she
did not accept of his offers, &c. She not knowing
. the person, treated the whole as a matter of indiffe-
rence. She had mentioned the circumstance to the
Honourable Mr. LAMB; on:. of the Gentlemen of
the Committee for Managing the •Affairs of the
'Theatre ; also to her dresfer. and several other per.
sons about the Theatre. 'llse fright had such an
effect upon her, that she has been much indisposed

ever since.
At the conclusion of the FaCt, several voices
stalled for Mr. RA; when that Gentleman appeared,
and said— . .
vi LAMS AND i3eirrteatatt—The young man who heaths
pistol has been taken to the Public Office, Bew-strett, and in-
terrogated by Mr. Dimle, the Magistrate, and from the wild and
incoherent manner in which he coadected himself, these is very
little doubt of hit being Insane
The scenes that were on at the time the pistol was
shot were then put I, again and examined, when it
was ascertained, that several shots had perforated
through the left back scene, /cc. and also had struck
the back of Ole orchestra.

MISJ BURRELL is about to appear in the character
of Captain hfacheetth, at Covent. Garden Theatre. It
is twenty years• since that character was performed
• by a female.
A new Opera, by Mr. Taxa', entitled Gry Maw-
wring, was read at Covent-garden Theatre on Friday'.
Green-room report speaks highly of its merits.
The Tragedy of Ivor, forthcoming at Drury
lane,
is from the pen of Mr. SOTHEBY.
A manager, some years 'ago., reproaching an actor
that be did not draw as be used is do, was told. 48 that
he could not expect he should draw like a drayhorse,
while he sat in the cart doing nothing 1"
A few evenings gate, is fine boy, abOnt twelve
months old, was found open a frozen pond, near
Bonham, with life nearly extinct. from the severity
of the weather. It was traced to be the child of a
soldier who had the same day arrived with a punytee Hsjabam, and who had purposely abandoned it
to perish. lie was of course committed for. trial.