Star.
London, England, 1821-04-24 00:00:00

BASTER FESTIVITIES, Ire.

Yesterday the LORD MAYOR set off in state from
the Mansion House to Christ's Church, in Newgate-
street, according to annual custom, to hear the Spital
Serinon, which was preached by the Right Rev. Dr.
HMERT MARSH, Bishop of Peterborough; prayers
sere read by the Rev. SAMUEL CROWTHER, M.A.
The Service being ended, a Statement of the Hos-
pitals within the City was read, as usual, of which
the following is the substance:

In Citruses Hosmar. (in London and llertford), there are
1,038 Children; there have been apprenticed in the course of the
lost year 181, and 11 have died.
In Sr. Bayruocouew's there have been admitted, daring the
last year, 4,057 In patients, and 5,700 Out. Buried, 314. Re-
maining under cure, 480 In-patients; and 330 Out-patients.
In ST. Tmosuis--Admitted, 2,974 In-patients; 7,528 Out.
Buried, 4Y5. Remaining under cure, 439 In-patients; 285 Ont.
In Barnewn,---Received as Vagrants, 184; A pprentices sent
by the Chamberlain, 311; received as Paupers, before they could
be sent to their respective Parishes, 6.13 ; Apprentices bringing
up to Trades, 24.
In Brrotra—Admitted, in 1820, Curables, 124 ; Incurables,
11; Criminals, 19. Discharged, in 1820, Curable,, 133; In.
curables, 15 ; Criminals, 10. Remaining, on the 31st December,
1820, Curable*, 70; Incurables, 65; Criminals, 52.

The boys afterwards sang a Hymn, composed by
the Rev. A. W. TROLLOYE, D.D. the music by Mr.
R. GLENN. The BISHOP then entered the pulpit,
and took his text from 1 Cor. ch. xiii.—" Though 1
speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and
have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or
tinkling cymbal," &c. &c.
The Service being over, the company returned in
the same order (excepting the Bishop's carriage, which
followed the Lord Mayor's) back to the Mansion
House, where an elegant entertainment was provided,

DINNER AT TIM MANSION HOUSE.
The Dinner was given in the Egyptian Hall, and
,occur ied five tables, covered with all the delicacies
which the season furnishes, and in great abundance, at
'which about four hundred visitors of both sexes were
seated. Among the guests were a numerous assem-
blage of persons of distinction. The Duke of SUSSEX
sat on the right of the LORD MAYOR. Besides his
Royal Highness, there were at the upper end of the
table, the Duke of LEINSTER, Lord ERSKINE, Lord
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, Lord DUNDAS, Lord Os-
sutsrow ; Messrs. HOBHOVSE, LAMBTON, RICARDO,
Mum with other leading Members of the House of
Commons, many legal and military characters, with
nearly the whole of the Court of Aldermen. An ex-
cellent band of vocal performers attended.
The duties of the office of Lady Mayoress were
performed by Mrs. A. MORI', the wife of the Lord
Mayor's brother, his Lordship being a bachelor. She
wore an elegant dress of silver lama over white satin,
with garniture of silver and rolio, burnished with
blue; a train of lama over blue satin, which, with a
profusion of diamonds, had a beautiful effect, and
was most becoming to the lovely wearer: head-dress,
feathers and diamonds.

After the cloth was removed, "Non nobis Dossing"
was sung with considerable effect.
The first toast drank was—

" The King," with three times three.

" The Queen" was newt drank by the majority of the com-
pany, upstanding, with three times three, in the most enthusias-
tic manner; a portion of the company however sat, and there
were some hisses, but which were drowned by rounds of applause..
Then followed—
" The Royal Family," with three times three.
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the next toast, said
he was confident that the feelings of his fellow-citi-
zens would be in unison with his own, as to the Illus-
trious Individual whose health he was about to pro-
pose. His Lotdship then descri&d, in a warm man-
ner, the services which his Royal Highness the Duke
of Sussex had performed to, the various Charities
in the City, and concluded by proposing the health
of his Royal Highness, which was drank in the most
enthusiastic manner, with three times three.
The Duke of Sysstrt returned thanks in an elo-
quent speech, in which he expressed the high pleasure
he felt in seeing so numerous an attendance of States-
men, Noblemen, and persons of the first weight in
society, to honour a Chief Magistrate like the present
with their support.
The healths of other distinguished individuals were
given, and suitable answers returned.
Nothing could exceed, on these occasions, the ur-
banity and polished attentions of the LORD MAYOR,
who, in proposing the health of each individual, in-
troduced it by some appropriate and well-turned com-
pliment. At a little before ten o'clock, the Ladies
quitted the dinner-table, and in about half an hour
afterwards, the Egyptian Hall was cleared also of its
male visitants, for the purpose of providing space for
the evening visitants, who were congregating in
Crowds, to enjoy the amusement of dancing. Long
after midnight, visitors continued to arrive, and the
morning dawned on their revels before the whole
had withdrawn.

DEDRY-LANE THEATRIL-The holiday visitors
were entertained last night at this Theatre with the
Tragedy of Jane Shore, which was performed in a
manner that reflects much credit oa those who were
engaged in the representation. Mrs. WEST, as Jane
Shore, exhibited with great fidelity to nature, and
consequently with a strong appeal to the human
heart, the unavailing. repentance and submissive suf-
fering of the fallen mistress of Edward. Mrs. GLOVER,
as Alicia, was deservedly applauded for the force with
which she personated a part neither tender nor natu-
ral in itself, and which has derived its popularity
from the talents of those who have appeared in it
from time to time, and raised it by the energy of
their declamation. An apology was made for Ma-
dame VESTRIS in the Afterpiece of Giovanni in Lon-
don, and Miss CUBIT?, who appeared as her substi-
tute, was well received. Mr. HARLEY, Mr. KNIGHT,
and Mrs. BLAND introduced some songs in the course
of the evening, not announced in the bills, and the
%hole went off with much applause. Though the
night did not pass over without some noisy mani-
festations of the hilarity of the season, the audience
tvere,'more attentive to the Stage-business than is usual
upon such occasions.
COYEXT•G A EDEN TH EA T —L ast night, after
the performance of the 'Tragedy of Virginias, in
Which Miss BEAUMONT appeared as Virginia with
marked success, a new Melo-dramatic Romance,
Called Undine ; or, 77se Spirit of the Waters, was
Produced, under the most favourable circumstances
of theatrical display and stage effect. The story is,
course, a point of minor consideration, and would
lave made bin a poor figure if it had nut been for

the splendid assistance of new scenery, decorations,
and machinery. It is partly founded upon the Ara-
bian Nights, and partly upon the Lay of the Last
Minstrel, whose Yellow Dwarf has been called into
requisition, and in the person of GRIMALDI, consti-
tutes the most important agent of the Piece. Miss
E. DENNIT, as Undine, was gay, graceful, and in.
teresting, and like all heroines for whose hand spirits
and mortals are contending, she had to endure many
vicissitudes, and encounter all the trials of courage
and devotion which are supposed necessary to the
final attainment of happiness in love ; and it was
given out for repetition with decided applause.

ENGLISH OPERA-HousE.---Mr. MATHEWS was
last night "At Home" to a very numerous party. If
it be true, as certain Philosophers have asserted, that
laughter is the chief characteristic which distinguishes
man from the brute creation, Mr. MATHEWS is un-
questionably entitled to the praise of contributing
eminently to promote the dignity of human nature.
His description of his travels in air, earth, and water,
continue to be as attractive as his former Entertain-
ments were, and represents a succession of humorous
and ludicrous incidents which would be sufficient to
excite the risible faculties of the most phlegmatic
audience.

ROYAL COBURG THEATRE.—ThiS Theatre was
re-opened last night, and has been much improved
during the recess by some judicious embellishments,
and may be now justly termed the most beautiful of
our Minor Theatres. It had to boast a crowded au-
dience, and the Pieces performed were received by
the holiday gentry with great applause. The Perform-
ances commenced with a new Serio-Comic-Melo-
ama, called The English at Faris ; or, Events of
1821. In this Piece, a Miss EDWARDS, from the
Dublin Theatre, made her first appearance, and
evinced considerable talent ; she was very favourably
received. After the Melo-Drama, the celebrated IL
DIAVOLO ANTONIO performed on the Slack Rope,
and much delighted the audience. The evening's
amusement concluded with another new Serio-Comic
Nlelo-Drama, entitled Michael Howe; 'or, The Ter-
ror of Van Dieman's Land.
SADLER'S WELLS.-This Theatre opened yester-
day evening for the summer season, under the direc-.
tion of Mr. EGERTON, of the Theatre Royal, Covent-
Garden, and was not scantily filled by the revellers
of Easter Monday. The Entertainments offered to
their notice consisted of a pleasing Ballet Divertise-
ment, called Leon:and Lisette ; a Serious Nlelo-Drame,
called The Mountain Hut ; or, The Tinker and his
Son ; and a Comic Extravaganza, called Epping
Hunt. The scenery in this Piece, as well as in that',
which preceded it, was beautiful and new; and that
part of it which represented that portion of Epping
Forest from which the stag is generally started, had
the further merit of being strikingly correct. By an
ingenious contrivance of the machinist, a distant view
of the hunt was also afforded to the spectator; and
stag, dogs, men, and horses were seen crossing the',
Stage in that beautiful disorder which gives more
gratification to the eye of the sportsman than the
best regulated order ever can do. The different de-
gree of horsemanship possessed by the different
riders was also well expressed by the different situa-,
tions in which they were represented. Some were
drawn in the act of clinging to the mane, some in
that of clinging to the tad, others riding on the neck,
and others quietly making a summerset over the heads
of their horses, in such manner as rendered it most
probable that they would be in at their own deaths
instead of in at the death of the stag. This scene at-
tracted the loud and repeated approbation of the
gods in the Gallery, who were noisy and uproarious,
even to the fullest extent of noise and uproar allowed
to them on an Easter Monday. The House was filled
to an overflow.

OLYMPIC.—The Proprietors of this pleasant little
Theatre, to whose exertions the Public has been al-
ready so much indebted for amusement, have not
relaxed in their efforts to deserve just praise. Mr.
ALEXANDRE, the celebrated Ventriloquist, whose imi-
tations had given much satisfaction to various private
assemblies, made his appearance here last night, and
for the first time on a British stage. The youth and
modesty of the performer interested all in his favour.
His illusions, in the first part of the performance, and
in particular that of the planing and sawing of wood,
were extraordinary ; but these were greatly exceeded
by the conversation, which in the second part he car-
ried on between three persons, apparently far.removed
from each other, the master in a room, the performer
on the stage, and a servant, who was heard to speak
from the most distant corner of a cellar. That illu-
sion, which contributed most to excite applause, and
deservedly, was reserved for the third part, and con-
sisted of the observations of a Gamekeeper, of a man
and his wife. The bark, the whine, and the howl of
a dog, and the mewing and sputtering of an enraged
cat, were also faithfully represented. Considerable
laughter was raised on the appearance of a John Bull
servatit on the stage, who declared upon his honour
that he could not speak French, for he had never
been to Paris ; but the audience heard good French
proceed, not indeed from his mouth, but apparently
from his belly. The exhibition was over in less than
two hours, and to persons who may wish to witness
the extraordinary powers of the human voice it can-
not fail to afford considerable satisfaction.
ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE.-This beautiful sum-
mer Theatre was last night opened for the season.
The House presented a series of light but elegant
decorations, exceedingly in accordance with this
period of the year; and we are happy to remark,
that the spirited exertions of the Proprietors were re-
warded by a most overflowing audience. The scenery
of the Pantomime, called Hogarth's Apprentices, is
very pretty ; and the Pantomime itselt was hailed
with reiterated acclamations, by the more sedate as
well as the more juvenile part of the audience. There
was an uninterrupted series of gymnastic exercises, in
the Pit and Gallery, during the evening ; but Easter
Monday is always a privileged day fur amateurs.

TOTIIILF/ELDS FAlR.—Yesterday this fair com-
menced, and the fineness of the day attracted a vast
number of well-dressed people to it. Scowton's com-
pany exhibited the Magic Grinding-mill to grind
old people young. Jack-ass riding, and the other
usual sports, completed the scene. There was no
gambling permitted by the Magistrates, but there
were numerous swing!. A young woman had the
misfortune to be thrown nut of one of these dan-
gerons machines, and had both her legs bioken. She
WAS tarried to tLe Hospital.