Star.
London, England, 1826-04-18 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE.

Mr. MACRtAtir last night sustai•ied the part of Macbeth with his
usual discrimination. Olmn on succeeded the trigedy, and was re-
ceived with undiminished favour.

COVENT-GARDEN.

Winces Oberon was repeated last night to a most fashionable
audience. The composer took his seat in the orchestra, and was
frequently applauded. One or two of the concerted pieces, and the
chorusses in particular, with VIESTIIIe song in the third Act, are
strikingly characteri.tic of the genius that gave us Freischulz—tine of
the most original and beautiful compositions of the last half century.

HAY MARKET.

This Theatre opened for its season last night by the representation
.of the following pieces, after the due and customary performance
of " Goa save the King:"—Fortunes Frolic, Paid Pry, and Lock
and Key. We confess that we always rejoice heartily at the com-
mencement of the performances here, for the house is of such di-
mensions, that a person can see and hear perfectly in all parts of it.
In Fortune's Frolic, Mr. Wu.xiasom played Re/in Rouglihead, with
much hunlfoor and spirit, but the audience was evidently impatient
for Paul Pry, and on the apperance of Luvon in that piece and
character, be was received with clamorous applause, and it would
have been greater had not the hearty laughter produced by his first
appearance (as is said to have formerly been the case with Noise
and Erato), actually interfered with the clapping of hands and the
Misting of sticks and umbrellas. He went through the character
of Paid Pry as nobody else could perform it, and just as be gave it
at the latter end of the last summer. We may say of him as COD.
&MOTOR said of Dr. GA
srx—
" Thou bast no faults, or I no faults can spy,"
Though the second line of the couplet is not quite so applicable :
" Thou art all beauty, or all blindness I."
The other characters were very weU sustained. The third piece
was the Lock and Key, in whlch_appeared the only new performer
of the evening, and he is by no means a novelty to the public,
namely, Mr. J. Rezve,last of the Adeiphi. He came out as Ralph,
and experienced a most flattering reception; His general style of
acting is too well known to require any particular description. His
peculiartr quaint and humourous mode of giving the song of " Fuel
is Womanlike ?" omused,the House greatly, and subjected the per-
former to a loud and unanimous ~are. The house was most fashion.
ably crOwded.

. NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

•
Fatmotyrst, Aram 16.—Wind W. to ItN.W:—Sailed the
Concord, Bosnian., for Gibraltar.
Pyruotern, APRIL 16.—Wind IL—Arrived the George the
aatinh, Banrr. from Cette ; and the Barrett, Mareal.v, from
Sierra Leone—sailed the lit of March, and left there the Perse-
volnce, Princess of Wales, Wanderer, Lloyd's, St. Andrew's,
Gamhla, and Cygnet, all well.
PORTSKOOTH, Aram 17.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Carboneir,
Taohaar, from Leghorn ; Francis and Mary, GRAY; Eclipse,
litowact.; and Ellen, Cox, from London—the Taker sailed again,
for Hoiduras; his Majesty's ship Plocats, from Chatham; and the
Mary, WATSON, from London for Charente.
Dear., Aram 17.—Wind S. light airs.—Passed by, the Hen-
rietta, Simmer, from the Havannab. Sailed the Providence,
Amami-. for Bengal; Chapman, —, for New South Wales;
Fancy, Poona, for Figueira ; and Hope, —, to the westward.
Fist, r td.,—An American brig, name unknown, is putting back.
Livsavoot, Ariut. 16.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Brothers,
HILL, from New Orleans; Jason, CAVAN, and Osgood, GA Until,
from Savannah—sailed th 17th of March ; Favourite, —, from
Charleston ; and the Cornhill, BACOS, front Palermo.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, Aran. 17.
Sims Emsazn lowa sus—The John, from Trieste ; London and
Hero, from Hamburgh ; Favourite, from Gravelines ; Roselia,
from Sumatra; Virginia, from Virginia; Apollo, from Berbice ;
Talesman, from St John's; New Packet, from Lisbon; Henrietta,
Europe. and Nassau, from St. Michael's; Clarkston and Kingston,
from Jamaica ; Waterloo, from Demerara ; Placidia, from Cadiz ;
Commerce, from Oporto; Josepha, from Genoa; Sally, from Ply-
mouth; Bgltic, from the Havannah ; Lune, from Madeira; James
Sibbald, from Bombay ; and Herefordshire, from Canton.
Errzazs Oorwa ans--The Elizabeth, for Genoa; John Munro,
for Leghorn; Eden, for Elaineur ; Anna, for Bremen; and Emma,
for Bourdeaux. •

iRAL OF THE LATE EMPEROR dt
MAMA:
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1) ElTAlSinntqti, ist.s.cii
Saturday, being the day fixed for the obsequies of
the late Emperor Aleiander, his .Majesty the Emperor,
and all the Memlieri of tile IMperial Famly; with the .r
suite, went at 11 ci'cl'eck Its the easart Cathedtal, where
all the persons who were to comppse the last diiiSion lit
the proteision were assembled. Atter th'e prayers wete.
read by the Metropolitan, the coirvi wa, taken from the
stage by the Aid-de-Camp General- ohd Aid-de Camp
of the late Emperor, and the plocb,sion set out In ul
same order as on the 18:h March, when it entered :?:t7
Petershurgh. The streets through whier it ;sassed were
lined with troops; the crosvd bas ;tit sense in the greets;
the bilconies, the windows, (most of which were hung
with black) and even the roofs of the homes: Pcrfect
order prevailed thraughotm
The hearse was adorned With the greatest magni&
cence, and was surrounded with all the pomp of religion.
His Majesty the Emperor followed on foot, accompa
nied by the Grand Duke Michael, the Pi ince of Orange,
Prince Williatti of Piussia, Drilc,. Alexander of. Wur-

temburg, with the Princes his sons; Feld-Marshal the
Duke of Wellington, Gen. Count Folstoy, and Lirut.-
General Emmanuel ; then followed the chief of his Ma-
jesty's Staff and the whole Military Household. The
Empresses Alexandra and Maria were in a carriage with
the Grand Duke Aleianler (the young heir to the
Throne), and the Princess Maria of Wartembarg.
On reaching the Cathedral•of St. Peter and Sr. Paul,
the coffin was taken out by the saint Aids•cie-Camp of
the late Emperor who had perf. rmed this office in the
Cavan Cathedral. Among them was Count Lieiren,
our Ambassador in London, who was the longest at-
tached to the person of the late Emperor ; Count Orloff
Denisoff, the faithful guardian of the precious charge
committed to his care; and many others, who are
entitled to the gratitude of their countrymen for the
pions zeal which they showed on a long an i painful
journey, in which their grief was continually rtnewed
by the sight of the geseral affliction.
The members of the Diplomatic body, and ether
foreigners of distinction, were already assembled in the
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul; when the procession
arrived. The whole interior of the Church being hung
with black had a still more melancholy and solemn
effect than the Casan Cathedral. The prayers for the
dead immediately began.
If we are not certain that every one will find in his •
heart the means to complete a description which must
necessarily be imperfect, it would doubtless be better to
be silent respecting the affliction of the Imperial
Family, when bidding the last adieu to the sacred re-
mains from which they were going to part for ever.—
As, for want of room, only persons of the highest rank,
add those who had held the chief offices of State and
at,Court, were admitted. The number of persons. pre-
sent was but small, and most of them had had the hap-
piness of being personally known to thi late Emperor,
and had been honoured with favours by bins. In the
Casan Cathedral the homage of the public was paid to
the great Monarch, tfie Ruler of Twenty Nations; •and
the grief of all, though profound, was tempered its its
demonstrations, by respects that the Sovereign Majesty
commands. In the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul,
it was rather the image of a family weeping, without
restraint, for the loss of its beloved head. (Atter dwell-
ing on the grief of the Members of the Imperial Fa-
mily, and of the pet sons present, the Journal concludes
••••14 The moment of e ernal separation arrived ; the
Aids-de-Camp of the late Emperor performed the last
duty they had to fulfil. The inhabitants then heard,
with a sensation that it is impossible to describe, the
discharge of the artillery, and the three volleys fired by
the troops, announcing that the earth had received into
her bosom the remains of him who, when living, was
the noblest of her sons."
After the inhumation of the body of the Emperor Alexander,
the imperial sceptre and globe were carried to the winter Palace,
and, in consequence of an express order of his Majesty the Em-
peror Nicholas, Count Lieven, Ambassador at the Erritish Court,
has had the honour to deliver the sword of the late Emperor to
her Majesty the Empress Mother.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, TATTBRSALL'B, Aria 17.

During the whole of the afternoon the room was crowded to
excess, but paying and receiving occupied the attention of all till
near the close, when some heavy general betting took place. At
the commencement, Moslem was the favourite for the Derby. but
settled at equal odds with Monarch. For the Clarendon Stakes
next week aLNewmarket, The Moslem is decidedly the favonrite
against Monarch, the length suiting the former. Thy felletring
are the odds.
CLARENDON STAKEk
6to 4 agst The Moslem I 3to 1 agst Parapluie
sto 2 agst Monarch I 4to 1 apt Crusader
NEWMARCZT.
7to 4 apt Calypso I 7to 2 apt The Baron '
Daisy.
S 101 apt Monarch 17 to I apt Mr. Rusk's c.-
5 to 1 apt The Moslem
2185 toto 11 agst Dories
Goddard
6 to 1 apt Panic
14 to 1 apt The Baron 30 to 1 apt Denise
15 to 1 apt Advance 30 to I apt The General
Omts.
4 to 1 apt Butterfly 12 to 1 agst Elizabeth
6 to I agstsParapluie 13 to 1 agst 80-Peep
9 too apt Mignonette 18 to 1 apt 'rean
Ile to 1 agst Pawn 20 to 1 apt Louisa
11 to 1 apt Rachel
• DONCASYZIL ST. LEORR.
8 to 1 agst Bedlamite 18 to 1 agst Barataria
13 to 1 agst The Dragon 20 to 1 apt any other
15 to 1 apt Belzoni
EAST LOTHIAN HUNT RACES.

Thursday. the East Lothian Hunt vices took place on Gillane
Links. Although the day was extremely cold, a great concourse
of spectators, and a number of handsome equipages filled with
Ladies, were on the ground. The following Noblemen and Gen-
tlemen seemed to take the most active interest in the amusements
of the day—the Marquis of Tweeddale, Lord John Hay, Lord
Bich°, Lord Loughborough, Sir Thomas Trowbridge. Mr. Fletcher
of Salton, Mr. Campbell of Saddle, Mr. Balfour of Whittingkans,
Mr. Baird of Newbyth, Mr. Rennie, the younger, of Pluuitassie,
Mr. F. Grant of Kilgraston, &c. &c.
FIRST Race.—A Match—Lord Elsho's Saracen against Hr.
Fletcher's Allan--one mile.' The saddle-girth of Lord Flcho's
horse having slipped, his Lordship loat his seat. Mr. Fletcher con-
newntly gained the race.
• &MOND Ract—A Match—Lord Elcho's Prince Le 800 agst
Mr. Copela Perseverance.—One mile.
Rlcho'

Lord a's Prince Le Bee
Mr. Copeland's Perseverance

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A good race, gained by about a length.
„Tams Recs.—A Handicap Stakes of Five Sovereigns each.—
Two miles. Gentlemen riders.
Lord Elcbo's Prince Le Roo • • 1
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Mr. Fletcher's Allan . 2
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• • . Mr. Rennie's horse . . 3
This was also a good race. Lord Mho and Mr. ,Fletcher, In this
as well as the two former, rode their own hot sea.
Forrern Recs.—The Farmer's Cup of Tiwenty-five Sovereigns,
for horses belonging to Fast Lothian fartrefs, that never were to
training nor thorough-bred.—Three mile heats.
The winner of this race (after two heats) is the property of Mr.
OrOdic, and was rode by a son of Mr. Dawson at Gnilane. Siz
horses started ; and the running afforded in welk amusement.
The Hunt gave a splendid ball at night.