Star.
London, England, 1819-07-20 00:00:00

THE COMET.

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ROYAL-OBSERVATORY. •
ONIZRVATION ON TUE COMM Ju&v 18.
• Vane n h. 34 min. 38 7 Ku- 7h. 42 min. 10, 5 see.

North Declension •SI deg. 49 min. 26 see.
Longitude - - 3S. 17 _deg. 54 min..4l sec.
Latitude North - - 29 deg. 36 min. 10 sec.
From the former Observations the !Dements of the Orbit Of
the Comet have been computed by Mr. CUALLAIS Rumws, and
are as follows eL-
Time of the passage through the Perihelion, June 28, 3,658.
Longitude of the Perihelion - 9S. 6 deg. 42 min. 36 WC.
Longitude of the Node - 9S. 3 deg. 49 min. 24 see.,
Inclination of the Orbit - 80 deg. IS min. 43 sac.
Perihelion distance 0,3582 degrees, the distance taf the./iazdn,
from the Sun being unity.

COVENT GA upEN.—This Theatre closed a host
successful Season last night, with the performance
of the Tragedy of Hamlet and the Pantomime of
Mother Goose. Previous to the commencement of
the latter, the Duke and Duchess of KEsr, ac.
companied by Mademoiselle de &vmit. and:Cap-
tain CONROY, entered Prince LEOPOLDVprivate hot,
and appeared highly delighted with the entertain-
ment. They were warmly greeted on their into,
trance, and "God save the King" was played and
sung with great effect. At the end of the Play Mr.
FA %% CETT came forwat d and delivered the Mowing
farewell Address with great applause: •
LADIES AND GaNnzattv—Again the Prop:isms of this
Theatre have to express their grateful thanks fora most prolipe-
tons and successful season.

" Aided by your liberal patronage, the National Drams hos
been sustained in all its various branches, in a manner (the Pro?
prietnrs hope) worthy of this great and enlightened Metropclis.
" If we look back to the performances of the season, we shall
find that Tragedy has been supported by a com'Anation of rare
and distinguished histrionic talent ; and Authors, both ancient
and modern, have had their Tragedies acted, with a strength of
company perhaps never excallcd. Comedy has ltept even pace
with her sister Muse, and ymir plaudits have greeted the per-
formance of most of our Classical Comic Writers.

"In Opera a great advance has been made. The execution
of the most beautiful of Mozawr's Music, with the utmost pre-
cision and effect, is a proof that what has hitherto been the sole
pride and boast of foreign talent, is likewise attainable to Eng-
lish musical genius and capacity.
" The lighter pieces have also had their full share of your fa-
vour, and have successfully answered the purpose of exciting
hilarity and good humour.
_ _ _

" The Proprietors therefore hope they have only to pursue the
same steps to merit the Same encouragement ; and relying eon&
dently on the continuance of your favours, they most respect-
fully bid you farewell, Ladles and Gentlemen, until the day of
re-opening, Monday, the 6th of September.
" The Performers beg leave to add their heartfelt acknow-
ledgments for your unvaried kindness and indulgence ; and until
our next merry meeting, we wish you all health and happiness."
The House was tolerably full for a concluding
night, and on looking round its brilliant and beauti-
ful circumference, it was not unnatural to share in
the common wish, that the next season should be
early and productive.
ENGLISH OPERA.—A new Melodrama was acted
lag .aighti for the first time, entitled Self-Sacrifice;
or, The Maid of the Cottage.—The interest of this
piece arises from the violent suspicions which attach
to Ida (Miss KELLY), an interesting female whom the
Count Valmore is about to marry, from the circum-
stance of her being found alone with the bleeding
child of tke Count. She is believed to have mur-
dered him. Concealed, she has witnessed the perpe-
tration of the crime, by Schwitzer, but will nor dis-
close the name of the assassin, because she will not
give a guilty father up tt. jrstice. She is imprisoned,
but through the contrivance of her supposed father,
makes her escape. New perils await her, and to con-
ceal his crime, he is about to destroy her, but delays
the execution of his purpose, and Ida escapes to the
retreat of the King of the Beggars. Here she is pur-
sued by her enemy, and churned as a maniac. The
Marquis Leone, her real father, who had returned to
demand Ida from Schwitzer, to whom, for particular
reasons, he has entrusted her in her infancy, hasbeen
taught to believe her guilty. He finds her in the
Beggar's abode, and satisfied that he has been abused,
insists on her being given up to him. The villainy
of Schwitzer is now avowed ; he defies the injured fa.
ther, disarms him, and is about to take his life, but is
detained by Ida for a moment, while the Marquis
escapes. Leone is pursued by Schwitzer, but the lat-
ter 1,
fading to overtake him, again seekg Ida, but finds
his retreat cut of through her means, by the destruc-
tion of a bridge. He braves the foaming torrent,
and Ida is again in his power, and about to fall a
victim to his fury, when a shot from the Marquis,
who has returned with Valmore, and a party of his',
friends, puts an end to the villain's existence, and the
piece terminates with the restoration of the Maid of
the Cottage to the arms of her Father and Lover.—
Such is the interesting outline of this piece, which,
for effect and variety,may vie with the most favourite
Melodramas that the season has any where produced.
There is a busy interest throughout, that never fails
to rivet the attention of the audience, and the general
effect is as great and successful as either the writer
or author oould possibly desire. We have seldom
witnessed a more lively exhibition of the perils to
which virtue may be exposed by the designs of vil-
lainy ; and rarely have we found ourselves so deeply
interested in the progress of the scer.c. In short, the
success of the piece was deservedly most complete;
and to use a technical phrase, there can be no doebt
of its having a long and well-merited " ihe.
actors exerted themselves to the utmost. Mr. T. P,
COOKE, as Schwitzer, was much and deservedly ap-
plauded ; and Miss KELLY did all that powerful ta-
lents and lively sensibility could effect for Ida. The
scenery and Music were universally and justly ad-
mired. The piece was announced for repetition with
repeated burst, of applause...--The exceedingly plea-
sant little piece of One, Two, Three, Four, Five, was
repeated, with, if possible, increased success. REEVIeS
imitations are certainly of the first order.

Monday se'nnight Lady STANLEY, travelling from
York, accompan►ed by her maid servant, was stop-
ped by a highwayman, when the maid in her alarm
took up a bottle of ginger-beer, and the cork flying
out, made such a repo: t, it so alarmed the highway-
man, that he instantly galloped off!

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S YESTERDAY.
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BOXING.
The betting on the fight between Donnelly and Oliver, is six
to four on the former. the battle wilt take plate more than 50
miles from London To.stiorrow.