Star.
London, England, 1826-12-14 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

A very amusing Piece., in one ant, entitled The
Lottery Ticket, and The Lawyer's Clerk, was last night I
produced. Wormwood, the lawyer's clerk, and the main-
spring of the farce, was represented by M. LAPORTE, in
a grotesquely humorous style. Wormwood inherits
from nature a love of the mischievous: he is exceedingly
unhappy if he observes two persons on friendly terms ;
and his genius, fertile in expedients, is never suffered to
rest, till he has set them by the ears. From the begin-
ning of the farce to its end, he constantly has one or
other of the dramatis persona in a state of ludicrous
distress. The exultation of LAPORTE when all around
him are, through his machinations, bursting with rage
and vexation, was boldly and comically expressed. His
performance, which was distinguished by true French
vivacity, and occasionally by a little French grimace,
was received with loud applause.—The other characters
were pleasantly represented. Mr. W. BENNETT played
the part of the scheming attorney, Copies, with no in
considerable degree of ability: he looked like a poor
practitioner, who lived chitfly on parchment, and his
voice sounded as though his first appearance in Court
had been in the capacity of crier. Mrs. ORGin'S Maid
of all Work was so good, that we regretted she had not
much more to do. This is one of the sprightliest bagel •
teiles that has been brought out here for some time.
There is much smartness in portions of the dialogue, and
the situations are uniformly laughable. The applause
at the termination of the piece was loud and general.
LAPORTE was called for, and made his obeisances to
the audience.

HASTINGS, DECEMBER 11.
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This morning, Col. Lushington, and John E. Denni-
son, Esq. arrived at Hastings. in a travelling carriage,
and at eleven o'clock were nominated in the Town Hall
as eligible to represent our ancient town and port.—
After the nomination, each of the Candidates returned
thanks in an elegant speech for the hon9ur thus far
conferred, professing, at the same period, his principles
of patriotism and loyalty, and adherence to the rights
of our glorious and good Constitution, with th•
view of paying attention to the prosperity, and welfare
of our loyal borouelt. During the afternoon, the bells
of St. Clement's Church rang a merry peal ; and the
above Gentlemen, with the Members of the Corporation
and their Mends, sat down to a sumptuous dinner,
served up is the best style by Messrs. Wood and Emery,
at the Swan Royal Hotel, where rational feasting and
much conviviality prevailed till a seasonable hour of
departure. The election will take place on Friday,
under similar proceeding•. A letter was read by one
of the Magistrates, which had been received from Sir
William Curtis, one of the late Members, apologising
for his absence, and intimating his having resigned the
honourable post as our Representative, from his having
accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
In continuation of my unpleasant narration, trans-
mitted to you on Friday, relative to the disastrous
accident of the Princess Charlotte, outward bound West
Indiaman, which ran on shore on Thursday morning,
the '7th instant, at No. 50 Tower, near Cooden, about

seven miles and a half to the westward of Hastings. I
now regret to state, that the preceding named ship has
since (Alen a sacrifice to conflagration, notwithstanding
every active means were used to arrest the ravages of
its progress, and she is burnt to the water's edge. Had
not this sad event occurred, it is most probable, from
the favourable situation in which she lay. with her bow
to the westward& the tf.2 not being very turbulent. nor
the wine. very boisterous, with the ativannes of the
ensuing spring tides, she might ultimately have been
gotten off without her having sustained but little in-
jury. It is but justice to add, that meritorious praise is
due to the Officers and Pre►entive-men resident at the.
contiguous stations, for their prompt and zealous en-
deavours to save and protect the property; and I cannot
conclude this epistle without suggesting what 19 suer
myself may be deemed serviceable, in a navigable point
of view, for the public safety and security, •iz.—the
erection of a light-house on the elevated part of 13eachy
Head, or any other convenient spot denoting that pro.
montory, which would be of great benefit to those who
may have the charge of ships to keep a good offing,
and forewarn them not to stand too near, especially if
it be a lee shore, and in a great measure might prevent
the recurrence of shipwreck. such as happened to the
Princess Charlotte, and the Thames East Indiaman,
about three years ago.

WARWICK, Dacaldszft 13.
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