Star.
London, England, 1816-08-23 00:00:00

711 ENGLISH ()PARA

The, favourite veteran, CumtLis INCLEDON, ap-
peared last night in the pint of Captain Matheath,
as this Theatte. A very numerous and fashionable
audience were assembled to witness the performance
of a character in which be has acquired so much re,
putation. We, do not recollect ever to have seen him
to so much advantage. His voice had all the rich-
ness and elasticity of youth,
.and his acting was both
correct and spirited: be was rapturously encored in
several of his airs, and the loudest applause through-
out his performance testified the value which the pub-
lic set"not only on bis past services, but on his Undi-
minished abilities. Miss KELLY was excellent in
Lacy, and Miss L. KaLLY, who supported the part
of Polly, was encored in two of her songs. The
revived Extravaganza of Herlegria Hoax followed, for
the second time this Season. In the scenery there
is no change, except the necessary enlarrnent to
suit the augmented size of the Theatre. l'he .only
novelty is in the cast of the Piece. Mr. BARTLIIIC
appeared in the part of the Massager, which be sus-
' tarred with all the pbmp and dignity of office. Mr.
Witt:4CH was the successor of LLYroa, in Harlequin,
and acquitted himself with great ease and animation.
Sir. RUSSELL had a still mere difficult task to perform.
He had, as Patch (the author), to encounter the re.
collections of KNtont's excellence in a character
which he had made particularly his own. This seem-
ed to inspire him with emulation, and be exerted
himself with considerable success. Miss KELLY re-
tained her own character, and played it with that
sportive sprightliness which renders her so faminat-
mg. The Waltz was elegantly danced by Miss
LAUNBIts Miss HARRISON, and Miss NZWTON. The
grand pageants were successfully executed, and the
piece closed in a blaze of fire works, amidst thunders
of approbation.

Tuesday afternoon a large blue flag stone was
placid over the grave of Mr. SIMOIDAN. in Poet's
Corner. Westminster-Abbey, with the following in-
eaription t RICKARD BRIVOLIT 31111RIDAN.
Boca i 741,
Died Ttli July, 1•18.
This Marble bibs tribute of Lis attached Friend
FILM Mortis.
At the Finsbury Saving Bank, St. James's-walk,
Clerkenwell, on Monday night last, a poor woman, a
widow, who got her living by washing, made a dePo-
sit of £62—,INS of which was silver. • She bad can.,
stewed laying by her money at the age of 28, add
was now 56, during which time she never counted her
snowy, because, as she said, she would not adore it.
Tuesday as a poor man of the name of Franklin,
but better kpown in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane
by the name of the 0. Holy Fly," was going along
Drury-lane in a state eE inebriation, followed by a
-multitude of boys, as he came opposite a Mr. Boon's,
a broker, No. 33, he was pushed upon the railings,
which being very much decayed, gave way, and the
poor man was precipitated into the area, by which
hisleg was broken, and his head (upon which he fell)
was fractured in a dreadful manner. He was then
taken into a surgeon's shop next door, where his
wounds were dressed, which was scarcely done before
a pow woman, named Agnes Kelley, residing in
'White Hart-yard, was brought in with her infer.'
child; she also bad fallen down, and to save the
child, had thrown it on the pavement, by which it '
received several severe contusions, but the woman
escaped unhurt.
By the arrival of the Neptune packet, Captain
CHSZSMAN, at Brighton, we learn the particulars of
a fatal affair off Dieppe :—On Saturday the Nancy
packet, Captain PARTRIDGE, from London, arrived
off the harbour, where she lay all the following day
without attempting to enter the port ; on Monday
morning about four o'clock, a party. of officers, about
twenty, trdln the Custom-hoose, took a boat, and went
off to the vessel, and desired the Captain to bsing.to;
this was not immediately complied with. when the
whole party fired a volley of small arms, and the
shots only damaged her ails. The crew of the
Nancy were intimidated, and being =armed at the
time, ran below for safety. Another volley was fired,
and we regret to state two shots strUck the Captain,
/Lae of which penetrated through his body, and the
other wounded him in the wreck. The-officen boarded
'the vessel and brought her to the pier-bead at Dieppe,
whore she was ezaminea, Mid not one article of eon-
trabaad goods was found en bear& The Capita
died' in two hours after •he seta wounded, leasing a
wife and ten children to deploy( his loss.