Star.
London, England, 1817-08-26 00:00:00

ODE

TO TIDI MEMORY Of ADMIRAL LORD VPCDUNT NELSON,
WOILIN BY DRIL W. curromp, IN THE CHARACTER Of
Baal AhNIA, AT THE coNcLicui,s ORTHR THEATRICAL
INTEARTAINDIRNT Of THE NAVAL PILLAR, AT TAR•
MOUTH.

MUTT= BY MU• J• COBIOLD.

Hark to the shoot ! through motes eaves
The pe,l ot triumph rings,
And echo, on the haunting waves,

Renown's clear record brings.
Did not my ►indling bear expand
As ever and anon, soros hero's name,
Borne on the wings of fame,
Bose with ►rash honours o'er this happy land!
ot when upon her plumes of fame,
My Matson's Bag of conquest rode,
Maternal pride, maternal feeling glow'd ;
I felt each thought win:
With more than patriot fire,
Ard owu'd in ev'ry wreath by Nttsott won,
A mother's triumph is her fav'rite son.
V: hen victot)'s exulting tone
tame mingled with the deadly groan,
When, ere it weird, site song of joy,
Was hush'd into a lengthen'd sigh,
When the mute glance, and Tbutiug breath,
In silence told a tern's death.
Loon to the winds I gave my scanted hair,
Lod wept till badness almost small despair.
Now time has dried the tear,
Aral we can gale upon that glorious light
'1 hat In Its new effulgence shone too bright,
For grief's enfeebled eye to bear ;
And they who deepest kit my woes,
Whose triumphs too were mine,
The Marts to worth and NILSON dear,
lin friends, his countrymen, are here

To &diem his shrine.
Twos berg that Light of Honour rose;
Hence shall Its radiance stream afar,
And here its stories brightest shins,
'Each future hero's guiding star.
Han to his shrine, whose valour bore
My splendour and dominion o'er
The Eastern and theWtu•rn world,
And tram the N.le to Eromark's shore,

My conquering thuiolers burl'd!
Still in Li, record bees my own.
And Nihon s Piliar t• my proudest throne.
0 well my NeLson's last behest
is Sal in every British breast ;
And stilt are prompt, and steady all,
At Britain sand at duty's call.
Then let the patriot band
Unite in voice, in heart, and band,
Swell loud and WI the choral sons,
Aud Ear h and Air the sound prolong,
Till Ocean's depths reply
And Brie Britannia echo to the sky !

DR Ulf Y-Lai NE sTIi.E.I7'R E.

We have aleady stated, that several useful im-
provements are in progress at this Theatre s the grand
saloon is in future to be exclusively devoted to the
accommodation ot. the kalf-price visitors. Two beau-
tiful new staircases are runup from the hall, and in
the saloon itself are formed two circular benches,
which, loge ther with the landing places, are covered
and ornamented after the Chinese manner. The
whale of the inside of the Theatre is newly painted
in pink decorated with gold, and the green colour
which was suppe.sed to cast a sombre hue over the
fair faces in the hoses, is entirely removed from the
panne's, save only AS to so much of them as is neces-
sary to preserve the line of architecture. A new
scerw-room is named on the spice of ground which
lies between the back of the 'Theatre and the old
seene4oom. The expense of this will not exceed
£l5O, as the inteival of space is merely to be floured
and covered in, and there are large doorways com-
municating with it at each side of the stage. This,
room is to contain only the scenery necessary for the
business of the night, it will save much of the time
of the attendants, and also preserve the scenes from
being so much injured as they frequently were, when
they were all conveyed through one distant door, and
hastily thrown with the scenes accumulated in the
larger repository. The stage is to be lighted with
gas ; it will be thus placed in full relief, and it is sup-
poied will produce a more agreeable effect upon the
eye, than if a large lustre were suspended in the
middle of the Theatre. The whole of the 4, apt de'
Balk is struck off from the list of the expencli!ures,
as it was considered that the time which they uccu-1
pied greatly prolonged, winhout much improving the
entertainments of the evening. Boils the Theatres
hate *trailed to begin the performances at seven
o'clock in suture. Mr. RAYMOND is constantly occu-
pied is superint.nJing the various operations going
on at Drury-lane; and in devising modes for dim-
inishi the citruses of the Theatre, and at the same
time of increas.ng the pleasures of the Public. Seve-
ral pertorwrs of provincial fame are engaged ; va-
rious new Pieces arc in preparation ; and it is believed
that this Theatre will open with more splendour than
it has displayed at the commencement of any former
season.

Lately an ancient tomb, on which is an effify in
stone, in a recumbent posture, was discovered in the
burying ground of Holy Chest Chapel, at Basing.
stoke. where it had been covered with the ruins of an
ancient wall, probably for centuries. The figure,
which is as large as lite, is in armour, with a shield,
sword, and belt, the legs laid across, which List cir
cumstance proves that the personage there interred
was a Knight I espial., who had made a vow of
going to the Hold Land to fight against the Infidels.
As the Order of Knights Ten:Tiara was abolished in
JBl2, the monument must be at least pears old $
pond it may be more ancient. The effigy, which is
somewhat mutilated, exhibits a specimen ot fine scalp.
tore, and the drapery is well executed. Beneath the
tomb a stone coffin was found. which has not been
molested. A tew months before another effigy is
stone, in the dress of ancient times, the lower part
annulated, was discovered near the ►ame spot. Seve-
ral glazed Ides, with variegated figures, were also
festart, being a part of do. floor */ a church, which
stood there many centuries before the erection of the
prescat chapel in the reign of Home VIII.