Star.
London, England, 1829-02-16 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

Saturday, the excellent Comedy of the Peerviiing
Wiser • was petformed at this Theatre.. This perhaps
is one of the most-ensusing of FA INQUHReS Plays: and
the revival of it.; at this partietilar period; is not one of
the-least meritorious of the acts of the management.—
The Comedy was in all its parts well ca.t, and excel-
lenity performed. The character of Captain Plante was
sustained by Mr. Rtuat.z.. with his accustomed esse.—.
The natural gaiety of disposition which he infused into
the.absence of artificiality, which no one
,regretted,
and the presence of easy'
po,ished -assurance, all cow-
blued rpout.that Mr. Kestaut. in comic characters
ori *mimics. grade. is certainly the best 'actor of the
present day. To particularize any One scene as superior
to the lest, would be itEe —le was equally successful in
WA Whether:in the scene where he allures the recruits
(Casks Pinriteia and nvesas Appidree) into his "Dare.
or in the other, where he seduces Nose to his wishes, he
equally:showed that he was'fitted for conquests. Sec
at Kite ass played by Mr.Warstu. Thebrild,
suMirg.atensarigerie of the Recruiting Serjeant was
happilyitit• off by. Me actor. WRENCH id this sort of
charaeter.ii quite at home. His scene as the Conjuror
• was played with much burnout. The farce of the piece.
in the hinds Of Mures, KzzLzy, and MitApnws, wet'.
likewise itresistibly droll.. • Miss Cues-eta and M:s.
Cristrr4eztrwere the representatives of the two Ladies;
Ilfetiodiontt Sy/Cie, and did them justice: 'Miss Nei..
atm. folhawed up leer susses in Pekgy. lir •4 very
satisfactory appearance' in the simple. though not
very inaocenr Rose. She played-with sufficient breadth,
yet it tae seine time. avoiding eatraregance, with a
disfierusteut highly 'creditable to so young in actress.—.
Mrs.ifeaszatiocispizin-Brezefr participatedin the almost
alebtainskilzpProbation which the audience bestowed
oststho whirl, Play. - When Mr. Kzust.z announced it
for tepetition, the plaudits were univeisal.
•

There has:bean a regular increase of -now books 11
the Lelpsk fair, for: the fast fifteen years. in tel 4, the numbeel'
weii114111; ha. 11121,1.717; in ink 5,634;
idditioak, daily in progress at the Colosseem
irkicaisalated to give a • very correct idea .of the
effect of the .whole. when complete...a period to which.
those who have already vi ited the exhibition to. k
Ward with much interest... The ensues gator its, and other
apartaikritc'-are warmed to a genial degree of heat, and
tb<cheeirtil bleat. from the Swiss Cottage sill armo.t
; make uPreirei the present. milduesa of the atmosphr eel
visiiors,have been numerous and fashionable; it is.
!needless io sail, that. they. were nranimous in admiring
the fast! and enterpr re at Me. Floneria.
Charjie d'Affaires at Perila, state,
lisle's foist segjj knossa to England, under Ole crate of
egidive or succor y, is roas.ed and reduced to powder by
the inhabitants of Moscow.'and the greater part .1
as 4 subsiitnte lot tea or collie; that he: bas
44rived, much benefit horn its. use as a beverage, arse
;that he provided a considerable quantity to take with
'bib to Persia.
An Address horn a numerous and highly respectable
;body of manufacture's of Dublin and us viciniiy, was
on Friday presented by Mr. llowat.t., of that City, to
the Doke of NOITHUMIIIRKLAND, soliciting his Grace to
liatvolike the avanulattures of Ireland. His Grace
stated, that the reception of .the AJdress did hire great
aleasure, And that he should do every thing in his poise,
s Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to encoutage sod- pee!
mate the manufacturing interests of that ccuntt y. • •
7 -Cali
The supply * Rosh* Wheat for this morning's market was
rattier souk but tbe arrivals of Fordo being imMesw(noteritlio
standingtbe repeaied'amuninces that there .was tio.griat quantity
psi the Continent, and that no more would arrive during the winter.)
canted the Melding Trade to be exceedingly heavy.* Waked, the
standiappeared to be overloaded ; and although offered .4t .4i. gig,
quaner under the prices eflast Mint.l.iy, lurk of no.progres4 wee,
made In the sale-of th t Miele. Malting Berke *as also very
was
sale; the best samples add for 35.. per quarter; but there was
sale for the inferior POHL 4.-Desoslind Peas were 24. per qiisiblir,
Imre:: Oats Were L. pot quarter Cheaper. In other articles there
is so alteration.
%%e at, Kent & Rases; rem Peas, Grey 544 361
fluffolit. 70s 761 • ; • Beans, Small 34. 37s • •
• Norfolk; dos 6.5 e • m.. • • • lick 324 34s •
Avg mrs 34s . . . Qat% Pptatne Yes 34s - .
-fleriey 201 351 Poland 274 30s
Milk 50s 60e • • . Feed 20424.
• •
WM, sei 51 • perm*, ess. TOs.
• Boilers 401 Mk etepeseed itdi 17s per lints
INIWITATIONS LAW sraeic.• • •. •
Wheat, English quarters 2,304 I 4141 i Dam . ,• • .4011
Do: Foreleg 15,903 Rye, Roglish •
.' • 7
frisk Ditto • ' • Ditto,fortige
--ley, British • 5,636 -lash
• 1,534 I Beans, English - SA,
5 Ditto Foreign

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