Star.
London, England, 1818-10-20 00:00:00

THEAMICALS.

DRURY LANE.-Mr. KEAN performed Othello, last
night, in his usual style of excellence. Mr. flEm-
Govan succeeded Mr. CLEARY in Ingo, and played
the part well. Mrs. WEST'S Desdernqaa, was inte-
resting and judicious. The Rival Soldiers followed.
MURDER, as Nipperkin, was irresistibly ludicrous.
COVENT-GARDEN.—Miss O'NEILL, last night, per•
formed the character of Juliet, with her accustomed
success. The House was crowded at an early hour.
The afterpiece was the Barber (if Seville, whiCh still
continues an attractive performance.

RICIIMOND.—Friday night, the Comedy of ~,o7tn
But! was admirably performed at this Theatre. Mr.
SYDNEY, in Peregrine, appeared to great advantage.
EGAN'SBrulgruddery, and KLANERT'S TOM Sinfficion,
were also endtled to much commendation; and Mes-
dames EGAN, CUNNINGHAM, and SYDNEY, in Mrs
Bragruddery, Lady Caroline, and Mary, were de-
servedly honoured with loud applause.
Miss STEPHENS is not no make her appearance at
Covent-garden till after Christmas.

Miss gosiartviLLE re-appears in London, after an
absence of two seasons, as Bianca, in the play of Fa-
zio; in which character she has built, on the provin-
cial boards, a very high reputation. She originally
brought out the Tragedy at Bath: which caused its
production afterwards at Covent-garden Theatre: and
from the opinions so generally entertained, the most
flattering success is expected from her performance.
The play, by the consent of the Managers, undergoes
considerable alterations, agreeably to Miss Somm-
e:L.l.es mode of peribrming it: which, we under-
stand, adds considerable importance to this cele-
brated Tragedy.

Miss KEav has entered into an engagement with
Mr. TROTTER, the Manager of the Brighton Theatre,
to perform there six nights, where sho made her debut
yesterday evening, in The Country Girl, and Clara,
in the afterpiece of Matrimony.
The first representation of the ffercules Furens,
and of the entertainment of the Critic, took place on
Friday last, at Reading School; and the perform-
ances of the young Gentlemen were received by an
elegant and crowded audience, with merited applause.
MAT rums, it appears, in announcing his " At
Hoare," at the Kilkenny Theatre, on Monday se'n-
night, forgot to put at the top of his bills, By Per-
mission of his Worship the Mayor !—ln consequence
of which, on the forenoon of the above day, while
Mr. MATTHEWS was in the Library, on the Parade,
a City Constable, rather a curious-looking
rushes in and seizes the Comedian, at the same time
exclaiming--" How dares you, Sir, put forth these
here bills without the Mare's permission—his Worship
is mad, and you must come along with me to his
office, directly!" The report immediately spread
that NIATTHEWS was arrested—he, however, soon re-
turned and intimated, that " the Mayor was very
polite, and behaved like a gentleman, but that from
the behaviour of his ruffian-looking deputy, he had
thought he had been arrested for high-treason !"
Mr. MATTHEWS immediately ordered a few more
bills to be printed with theptt mission, and on hisWor--
ship receiving the customary nine Tickets (worth 54
shillings), the matter ended.

Lord ERMCINE sent a pike, a few days ago, to his
friend Mr. Courts, at Brighton, which was taken in
a pond on his Lordships estate, at liohnbush, near
llorsham, that weighed 27Ibs. •

A Maximus, or Basking Shark, was taken a few
days ago off Cremer, in Norfolk, by the crew of a
herring-boat. It measured 12 leet in length, and the
hea4 weighed '25 pounds.

An Eagle of the Osprey kind was shot last week,
between the Bassinthwaite and the Keswick Lakes,
by a•Gentleman, who observed it soaring a great
height above the river Dement, and then plunge
with incredible velocity into the water after its prey.

Mary Walton, a poor woman of Pittington; who
has been blind from cataracts in her eyes for some
years, has been restored to sight in both eyes, by an
operation performed at the Infirmary of Durham.
The man who su courageously ventured into the
sea at Brighton, to save the machine which was
drifted by the watets into the deep, and thus preserv-
ed the life of Miss BLADES, daughter of Mr. Br, tuns,
of Ludgate-kill, has not only been rewarded with a .
present of :C'2o from the young Lady ; but Mr.
lILADES, her father, upon learning the particulars of
the man's intrepidity, generously gave him 12'200,
besides furnishing.apartments for him, and assuring
hint of future protection.
Tuesday se'imight, at Evelick, near Perth, the heave
of Donald Scritngeour having taken fire in the vent,
the pcor man got up to the top of the house with the
view of pouring water down the chimney, when he
unfortunately fell down, and pitching on his head,
instantly expired.
Tuesday whilst Reuben Bradshaw, a lime burner,
at Shelton lime-kilns, was at work, the breast of the
kiln suddenly fell, and he was instantly env loped
amidst the burning lime. Trent this dreadful situa-
tion every possible means were taken to extricate
him, and a young man of the name of Woodward,
rushed into the fiery element, to whom the expiring
sufferer said—,, I am nut dead, llenry, pull me out;
but this was totally impracticable, and was not ac-
complished till the deceased was, by additional aid,
forcibly dragged forth a miserable spectacle.
A shocking accident happened at Great Book-
ham, Surrey, on Tuesday last :--A young man,
named George Hill, had on the preceding day pur-
chasud a horse, at Leatherhead Fair, and was upon
his return home to Shimley Green, when the animal
suddenly became unmanageable, and set off with his
rider at full speed, but his wild career was soon shor-
tened by his knocking down, and falling over a poor
old woman wLo chancel to be going along the road
at the time, and fr".;m deafness was insensible of his
approach. The horse was not materially injured
by the fall, but the two unfortunate victims of his
ungovernable spirit were found lying near each other,
dreadfully mangled and bruised. Hill was taken up
senseless, and died very shortly afterwards. The
woman, who,,e name is Ayres, and who is near 80
years of age, now lies in a most miserable condition,
her face and at ms being literally cut in pieces ;—she
is not expected to recover. An Inquest was held on
the body of George .Hill, on Thursday. Vet dict—
Accidental Death.