Star.
London, England, 1817-04-12 00:00:00

COVENT-041RDEN THE4TRI.-

Yesterday evening the Pliy of the lras-Chat at
performed, for the purpose of affording Mr. Boons
another opportunity osplaying his still disputed
talents, in the character of Sir Sward Mortimer; and
it is but justice to says' that the choice was at once
judicious and happy. It is not necessary to make
any remarks on a Play which is so well known, and
which has been so often criticised; it is sufficient to
say, that the Author has imparted to it a consistenty
and moral justice which is not to be found in the
Romance from which the story is taken. The lead-
ing person of this drama, although -racked and torn
by conflicting passions, has nothing difficult either of
conception or of delineation in his composition; no
fierce ambition, no raving jealousy, no deadly re-
venge. Remorse for the crime he had committed,
and fear lest his honour should be wounded by a dis-
covery, ore the almost only strong feelings that agitate
his bosom ; and which impel him to prefer a false accts.
sation, 'exceeding even in criminality the murder he
had perpetrated. It is therefore no difficult task for
an actor of ordinary talents, and a tolerable correct
judgment, to express passions so comparatively simple
as these. Yet the part we speak of requires some
fine discrimivation, as well as impressiveness in the
performer. It was, as we have already observed,
judiciously chosen lin Mr. Boorn, because it came
more within the scope of his powers than any of those
in which he has already appeared, and becausethere
was less danger of a failure in his imitation of the
great model he has so closely copied. This choice
has been justified by a success tar exceedirg our ex. ,
pectation ; for we have not been Mr. BOOTH to such
advantage in any former character as •in that which
he Assume¢ last night. He was natural, affecting,
and highly impassioned ; he had all those strong
traits which to us would have appeared completely
original, had we never seen Mr. Rena yet he was
I deficient in that delicate discrimination and richnessof
'colouring which so peculiarly belong to the lasemen-
dolled actor. There was too much broad vehemence
is his manner; he did not seem to be aware that Sir.
Edward Martieter was a man who, in the presence of
others, was labouring to conceal, under a meek and
philosophical deportment, those tortures which ago.
niaed his soul, and that he weir reedy at all times to
sacrifice to the honour"--not only his own
peace of mind, but every other object that could be
deemed estimable among men. It was here that Mr.
Boom was pectliarly deficient. • But where no disci.
mutation was required, where the' ordinary. passions
were allowed to operate and to be developed, he burst
forth with an energy that produced a corresponding
.ieffect upon she audience. Such was. the case in the
scene where he discloses the dreadful secret to /rigor',
aind .that in which his crime is discovered by the
finding.of.tbe fatal knife in Willard's trunk. On the
whole, the Performance of Mr. Boons was greatly
applauded by a my- namesous.andience.

Ls. 4 Dainty, so 'admirably .prriontfied by Mit.
Amp, en COLLEY 'CIOZZItiII.ZOOIedy of the Doable
• Gallant, it is said; veal intended as a satire upon the
Duchess* of M..i....1r a star, at that time, of great
magnitude in the fashionable world. The author left
it a mere sketch, but it was reserved for the lively
and versatile talents of Mrs. Auer, to make it the
prominent cart it now appears.
•At the Anniversary-of the Musical Fund Society,
on Thursday evening, Mr. Bsicastv, of Drury-lane
Theatre, good-humouredly addressed the meeting.
saying, he was *Wilt to give a •performance which,
he believed, was not quite claukal, but it would prove
the possibility ol• one person combining in himself
three voices. The performance consisted of -a trio,
supposed to be sung by three Italians—a soprano, a
tenor, and btu:, in which Mr. BZLLAMY most admirably
succeded, to the great astrinishment of every one pre.
sent, and accompanied himself on the rand piano forte.
Mr. DOWTON, owing to some dißerence- with the
Proprietors of the Maidstone The-atm-has-given it up.
Tbe Liverpool Theatre his been eaten for a term
of tee-years, at a -great rent. *Mr. smut-holds a
large share, as dews also Mr. T. Lew* yout!gest son
of the late Mr. Lewis, of Caveat Garden :Irheatre;
Mr. BANK* Acting Mknager, has' theremainder.
Mr. Patna, the American Boicius, Inside his'Arst
abetonce at the Bath Theatre on • Tneadersight.
in the character of -Zskliise. icebe tinged? of Ma..
baser. His tragiepowers, (says tbe Bath Paper) are
of en oiigitial ser'ioly nature. His feeling and
compsobension of the parMeated in an impassioned
oatmeal recitation, is as amerescanal judicious obser-,
mace of appropriate emphasis. "- ~
Mr. Wane, die comedian, well knead' here for-his
admirable amimer.of singing Irish songs, is now the
manager -of the liikonny Thelma, which he ba'
opened under am pinnate of the Mayor of that
town, and the Nobility and Gentry of its vicinity. It
is his native city. He makes his **appearance in
the character of MO, 0° Flaherty. 1
The following amiss was recetved,by 'a Gendensan
lowupon, from to Actor -on a pterincial tours
Sir,
4 Sir, I serhappy to tell you,. that though my
14.01 could not act altogether, we ase, taking se-
ilnlia rot, iltdillbrent pieces. She it doing famously*
aillve-,Fainrenbase, at ---; and Lam carrying all
heloiesnis. in 4be11,. Sawh, and Si, Abe Rate, at
.........r. F:4lfd,before I quitted I played Jsriy
'llidakr 10 I*, Ilk. Ulm let oseesieat, I wish you
cotild mot** down * onion Bonk Post Bill, as they
'have,tiono is this ton's." .

Aistween Batorday night and Sunday .morning, the
logo* Thi•uu waspoteied by ssoinelhieves, who
orcerojsen,eviiry chest and drawer in the boyar,'
w* ik thret tba•eontente of the wardrobe, and car-
ried Olt With teem awe Kinker', and other pottablf
artic)es Qf value. It is supposed boas their minutp
etch they expeetedloind titejsey, but wage happily
die* ppoi pled.
• ' Wednesday bt.!ijt tbeSiciety ellArtsi the Dako
,o 1 Bowleg bieauita peapaeii person iss a Mamba!,
~to, wboisi be was minima stbjeetien weeld be made
eousidesialresak isv irth. and his seam& meat:,
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• CONFIRIMITIO*

AnOrder for a Confirneatioa by the Hon.-and Right
Rev. the Lord Bishop of WIBICHEritR, anao 1817.
For the Parishes of Richmond, Kew, and Petersham—ln the
Parish Church of Richmond, ou Monday, April 21, at Mornlag
Prayer.
For the Paddies of Battersea and Wandsworth—ln the Parish
Church of Battersea, on Wednesday, April 23, ar Morning Prayer,
For the Parishes of Clapham, Streatham, Tooting, Merton,
and Mitcham—ln the Parish Church of Clapham, ou Saturday,
April 26, at Morning Prayer.
For the Parish of I.ainbethln the Parish Church of Lambeth,
or Monday, April te at Morning Prayer.
For the Parities oeSt. Saviour, St. George, St. Olave, and St.
John, Southwark; and Camberwell—ln the Parish Church of St.
Saviour, Southwark, on Thursday, May 1, at Morning Prayer.
For the Parishes •1 St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Chula
Church, Reiberhithe, sad St.Thotr as, So•thwarks—ln the Parish
Church of St. Saviour, Southwark, on Saturday, May S.

The alarm from the typhus fever in Ilchester gaol
is subsiding. Three only have been buried. The
looms in the maoufactory and work-shops had been
removed, and 14 patients ridged there. About 60 of
the felons, in health, were removed without the walls
for fresh air during the day, and a house at some
distance procured for the removal of others; a phy-
sician has been kept in constant attendance, and white.
washing, fumigating, and all other proper means re-
sorted to, to keep down and conquer the malady.
Wednesday, as the son of Mr. Homewood, wine-
merchant, in Pollard'a.row, Bethnalgreen-road (a
youth about eleven years of age), was playing with
his sister, he took up s pistol loaded with heavy btil-
lets, and pointing it at her, laughing said---,, I'll
shoot ;grit ; ' upon which he pulled the trigger, and
'the balls passed within about two inches of her head,
shattered the window and door frame, several of the
splinters of nhich flew into the face of the young
Lady, wounded her painfully, but without any se-
lions injory. This is another emphatic caution to
heedless people against leaving fire-arms in the way
of servants or children. . .
A very melancholy circumstance occurred, last
week, at Kilkenny. A child belonging to a poor
widow, picked up, somewhere through town, a quan-
tity of lard, poisoned for the purpose of destroying
bits, and brought it home to his mother, who un-
guardedly mixed it with potatoes, of which the fa-
mily made their meal. The oldest girl was, in con-
sequence, shortly after seized with a violent vomit-
sag, which in a few hours terminated fatally. The
mother has since died, and four young children, who
were affected in a less. degree, remain yet in a dan-
gerous way.
Yesterday evening a Gentleman was driving aim
horse in his gig near st. Clement's Church, Strand,
the horse slipped and feU upon hie knees, which were
broken. .The. Gentleman was violently thrown oa
the pavement, his head was badly cut, and be was
taken in a.-state of insensibility into a house in the
neighbourhood, from whence, when sufficiently re-
covered. he was conveyed home in a coach.
The Bristol mail,os its journey from that place to
London, on Sunday night, . was robbed .of.-a parcel
containing 0180 in silver. The person to whose care
the package was entrusted, left Bristol by the mail
on Sunday evening, having placed the parcel in the
seat of the coach. On arriving at Bath, be looked in
tha place, and at that time the parcel was perfectly
sale. He gave himself no farther concern about it,
until the coach stopped at Hounslow, when he again
examined the seathoz, and, to his great consterna.
tion, discovered that the package was gone. . The
guard was questioned construing it, and be at fuse,
denied any knowledge of such a parcel as the one de-
scribed ; he, however, afterwards admitted that he
had sera it, but said that he knew nothing of its re-
moval. A man wbo came inside from Marlborough,
40 Newbury, is suspected to be the person by whom;
the robbery was committed. ,
SAGACITY OF A Doo.—One day, when Dumont, a,
tradesman of the Rue St. Denis, Paris, was walking
in the Boulevard St. Antoine with a friend, he of-
fered to lay a wager with, the latter, that if he were to
hide a six litre piece in the dust, his dog would dia.
. WIT and bring it.w him.
.The wager was accepted,
and the ego secreted, after being carefully marked.
When the two friends had proceeded some distance
from the spot, It Dumont called to his dog that he
had lost something, and ordered him to seek it. Co-
signs immediately turned back, and his master and his
companianTursued their walk to the 'Rue St. Denis.
Meanwhile a traveller, who happened to be just then
returning in a small chaise from Vincennes,' perceived,
the piece of money, which bis horse had 'kicked from
in hiding-place. His alighted, took it up, and drove
to his inn,.ie the Rue Pont-aux-Chouz. Conic& had
just leached the spot in 'quest of the err swbess •
stranger picked it up. -He followed the-chaise, wane
into the inn, and stuck close- to.this.trevellero -Have
big scented out the coin which be hasl.beemordere4
to bring back, in the pocket of the latter,: he leaptel
up incessantly-aeand about him.- The traveller sup-
posing him to be some dog that had lost orheen left
behind by his master, regarded his different move-
ments as marks of fondness; and, as the animal was
handsome, he determined to keep him. He gave hi ,
a good supper, and on retiring to bed took him with
'him to his chamber. No sooner had lie pulled off
his breeches than they were seized by the dog. ma
owner, conceiving that he wanted to play with them,
took them away again. The animal began to bark
ar the door, which the traveller opened, under the
idea that the dog wanted to go out. Canielse snatched
up the breeches, and away he Sew. The traveller
posted after him with his nightcap on, and literally
sass celestes. Anxiety for the fate of a purse full of
geld Napoleons of forty francs each, which was in
one of the pockets, gave redoubled velocity to his steps.
Comiche ran full speed to his master's house, where
the stranger arrived a moment afterwards, breathless
dad enraged... Ile accused the dog of robbing him.
is Sir,"said the master,`' my deg is a eery faithful
creature; and if he has rein au/ ay with your breeches,
it is because you have in them money whiCh doesnot
_belong, to. ypu." The esnieller became still more
.exasperated. if coMposteyOursetft Sir," rejoined the
other, andling',--. derithout doubt- there is in your.
puree.* six live* piece,- With suck sad such-narke.
which you have pr .d eV incise ISaiditiard -St. A..
Kline, and which 'ANCdown there with the firm
eariction_.. the liitiojehtatitt biting it backegain;
. . is Ifse eatise O.Q4itoblaery- Which he has com-
mitted ara.7olV' - , align now yielded
t!).ste4oo3lC Pit Ihede . .... - iii lavrOpiece to the
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used of ii. *ant to Ins and flekraen'i for . the rometion
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was nose* whichlte haw his-Wake were moat Sinetth- H
get to4sio It gal. Highness then proposed, that his baps,'
84 It. be I.l4ghtkas. tbe 414 d MU . NICHOLAS be elected
which. ,s.aswito dtialhatiety. He had. he-said, shoats
al. , . . proposal* liamitatial, Hisbrue is person, bosom
-. , thought sash a Sallie of Orsalasiling ins doe to hip
1 Trio I 'rank, *OlO .111 seeftb- shogadaer getup
e. Jill** Air. ttiunzisSib If . was tessof—e4
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IMAKII77.
lENHALL MARRETI, Agri' I
be Came%)
S Sci 1 Veal 4s Oil to gs (
is 10d I Pork 4s 0.1 to ss ,
. 4d. to 71. 4d.
a-
e.
i OF HOPS.
NSW FOCUS'''. o
4s Kest .. 111 as to 171 r,
Os Sums 101 10s to 161 1,1 11
Os Farnham till IN to s3l cs
ID STRAW YESTERDAY.
wurrecnavet.
nil I Hay 51 Os to 61 os
Sd I Straw 11 las co 21 es
Ills. od. to 71. les.
IV HiDLa.
1 )
we Ordinary Is MI to Is IS
11.1 kfarket Calf 7s.taah.
4d Eng. Horse 9s Si to el
to 7s BJ.- -Downs 4s 6J to 5s of -•
114 LEADEN-1-i ALI w i FREE i ... ?1
7.1 Calf Skins. 35 to 4oths IT. led , a
41 Ditto 50 to 701bs 20d It
Od Ditto 70 to SON 20,1 v 4 0
Sd Small Seals Greerlanel '244 eta
7d I Large ditto, per doz. an, I Ms r
F TALLOW. ' t
Del i Town Tallow rs f s
01 I Yellow Flo..gia Sas t
SI i White ditto 001 t i
I Soap ditto 57, CI.
rd, 946—C: 4.l.l'99—Paha, 9
os 01—Mould.. Its old.
•
RKE T. AMU!. tt.
101 sold. Prices. 3
46 995. Si to 4::e. SJ.
Ilti its. Oa. to 35t. Ore 1
1 40s. I7J. 5
1 tss.
RY MARKETS. I
!heat pea heed, .419 10. to en 1n,.,
'Os. Bark y . per (parser it. :0 5... t
S.. to 665. Oki Beams this to v.%
to Ms. i
Prier of a bushel of wheat is,. rd.
wheaten. is. 54.1. Howehold, Is. :11l
heat 7a. Od. to 16s. lila ,lishel. elo.i:
tie half peek. I
i o.— Wheat, 504. to :345 Saner, 1
I. &WU, 413 to WO. Peas 47i to GC%
it lit Zi7 husineas doing in the Coto
net ot the holidays. The accounts
le whole of the Uoweds, at that ma. ,
ad the prices are expected to advance 1
r week before last experienced cocci..
. of 'moos increased from 441. to 1.1. '
i
ns were given.
0, so much ploughed land we S erlit 1
I as for nci, harvest.
all parts of Cumberland **atm: :het
•to finer condition. Sense bailey Ins
It.
the coast of Sussex has et:owner:el I
Irst bust arrived on 'Thursday mor:-
ith, which were sold for Ss. tub.-
oductive fishery as semi as die w.-1
, and warmer weather.
:b, the price of Russian S pet cr.%
DS; of Sasso 99 to 100; of Aldtma
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a fine. bay, aged abut tl,-ee s
if Mr. Thomas Islicidletoo, r. .
Egremnnt y, was unfortur.:e4 4
t cause of this accident is ilia
nfortunate child was playing
e farm yard, istere there is a
mvenience ot boiling potatoes q
'seism be doubted that, coming
ire; it had caught his c!othes :
not being aware of the cone '
r suffering child by the hand,
ly into the house, (a distance t
iefore any other person had as
g whit had happened. Medi. 1
imediately procured, but the I.
irs. i
flan, named Price, undertook. s
a public-house in' Bristol, to
inbury.cakes, 26 matton-pies, 1
)n ale, and smoke three pipes
b he did in 25 minutes lee
trade!, at noon, as a furiot .
igate-bsil, when opposi,e the
man happening to go acres
inane, the animal endeavour.!
Lorne Coming in contact win
dragged her along the ro.ii 0
gate-street, where her clothes ,
ed her from inevitable destruoi
n Was dreadfully hurt, and& '
1 the face. The animal the:
St; Paul's Church-yard, when
:Milan ; but he instantly toot
of a coach, and received very
I met the like reception. The
along Watling-street, where a
gross; but this she instantly
vowly escaped being tossed at
ten took her course down Ci...-
Tower, followed by a great
d other persons, wh i at Isag6
nted further mischief.
IARRIED.
Web, Lientatent-Colooel Masan
use' of the Illtb Portuguese Infantry,
at, to Elisabeth, eldest danglifa a
mptoa•row, Middlesex.
run., of Greet' Park-place, Bad*.
late Henry aishopp, Esq. of G
• DIED.
Woolwich Common, Miss
late Rev. Richard Fletcher, lot
obey's, fn the County of Kent.
1 illness, Joseph Goodeve, 1.1-.
an alTectionate widow and ch.: ~
equaintance 'to lament their hif..
It Kendel,4;ed 89, Mr. John R';;•
was father, grandfather, and 0..:
In the year 1745 he was sunirrir.i.,.
eland, in his rteck on Car:!.le. ir.°
own wood and u.aking battene. .0
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'OCKS YESTERDAY.
Long Anns. ini.ll.46:hit
f9} India Stock COP 203
173 ladle bands 6460 61 Tr ,
Each. Bills (91d.) 14 II rn ,
Consols for std Man 73$'1
)3 Lottery Tickets £ls 19.
MOW AT LONDON Lt all 7 ,47
' 0 attn. aft.' 11
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,uhlisleed by I.tvaL Kan' t,11.'...:,
• Isniplegiar.