Star.
London, England, 1829-12-23 00:00:00

ENGLISH THEATRICALS IN FLORENCE.

I*.x•rnAer OF .t LETTER DATED FLORENCE, DEC 8.
This Oty has been one continued passage of travellers fir the
last two months. Either et Prince Borgbeses, Lord Burghersh'il,
or Lord Normanby's, there was an entire change of faces every
week. We have now our society established for tte winter, and
at no period has it been more brilliant. Last main; Lord Nor-
manby opened the tasteful little Theatre he has had constructed in
the Palazzo San Clementl, which was filled by son persons of rank
and fashion. Shakspeare's Historical Play of Zing Mcnry IV.
(the first part,) and the Farce of &Nuns and Co. constituted the
evening's entertainment. The characters were thus east :
KING HENRY IV.
ging Henry ......... Colonel Lare.
Henry, Prince of Wales Mr. Craven.
Prince John of Lancaster Mr. Dunda .
Earl of Westmorland - Mr. Bligis,
Earl of Douglas .......... Mr. St. John.
Earl of Worcester
Earl of Northumtuland ...: Mr. Nightingale.
Hotspur .. • Lord Norrnanby.
Sr Walter Blunt
Sir Richard Vernon ' Mr. Perry.
Sir John Falstaff..... .. Mr. C. Mathews.
Sheriff
Poing
Ruby
Gadshill ............. Mr. J. St. John.
l3ardolph
Peto . Mr. Thellussou.
Traveller ..... , . .. Mr. Rich.
Lady Percy
Hostess .. .... .... Miss A. Stephenson.
FARCE OF SIMPSON AND CO.
Mr. Simpson
Mr. Bromley .......... ..... ... Lard Normanby.
Foster ... .... Mr. Lyon. -
Mrs. Simpson . • ... • Lady Normauby.
Mrs. Bromley • . Lady Williamson.
Mrs. Fitzalian - Miss A. Stephenson.
Madame La Trappe .. i La Principes.a
1 Belgiojos.,.
Where each filled his part so well is would be invidious to parti.
cularise. , Lady Normanby. and her ria-er, Lady Williamson,
meted delightfully, as did also the Princess Belgilosa, and %Hs.
Amiu.ta Stephenson. in the Farce. la rd Normanby, M Cra-
ven, and Mr. Mathews, evinced the greatest talent. Wr.
ere they
upon the hoards 01 Drury-lane or Covent-garden, they would be
considered most accomplished actors The theatre itself is beau-
'Welly constructed. Tt.e scenery ar.d dresses were most appea-
-1 priate and elegant ; and the whole perfutimit et went off with the
I greatest eclat.
iLard and Lady Burgher-h escap. d with !Pe by a miracle last
. week. They were returning trom llolugata, au d, up, n date n ling
' the Appenines, at a rapid pace, the carriage wet overurned wish
Igreat violence. Both Lord and Lady Borgher.h rec ic-r1 severe
I contusions • and, by being copiously blooded upon arriving in
Florence, all' danger has subsided. Lady Durgherah k espicted
to go out in a few days.

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It is said that the Earl Rosse is to be thc role Pest-
master-General, when the Post-Ofliee departinents of
England and Ireland are united.
The chapel lately built at Hounslow was, ciukr a li-
oense granted by the Bishop of London, opened fur divine
service on Sunday the 13th inst. by the Rev. I).•l3emsen,
who read the prayers, and- afterwards preached a most
excellent and appropriate sermon from the I..:tith psalm
and 4th verse. Notwithstanding the season, :le chapel
was very fully attended. •
From a letter received by a gentleman of tbii town we
learn that his Majesty's ship Athol, Captain A. Gordon,
was at Sierra Leone on the 7th October. She bat) touched
at Corunna, Tangier, and the River Gambia, on her aay
out. The Athol had captnred several slave shpe; one of
the prizes was a French schooner, 372 slaves on hostrd ;
the vessel was manned from the Athol, and placed ur.2d .
the command of Mr. Henry Burnard, Admisalty Sate.—
Plymouth Herald.

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CORN—EXCHANGE, MARK—LANS. Due. 23. '
Although next Friday (Christmas day) will be a. chose holiday,
we bad but very few buyers at market this morning, the few
sales made are scarcely worth mentioningtdonday's pikes
being asked for fine Wheat, Barley, and Oats, such ust be rend-
sally quoted. . .
IMPORTATION* SINCR MOSOAT.
Wheat, English (qrs.) . 2,100 ; Barley. Foreign . •
hub . i Oats, Roglish , . ,• ;,;S
Foreign . 600 I Rarely' 550
barley , Engle 9,600 Irish . .
Irish • . Firm (packs) . 2,500
COAL MARKET—Tets flaw..: -
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There was s ylepotttol supply et limaderlang entlNewassibi C4al
at market tw4y.-411 new sbies_were it istillet; 'Thu-Cod Us-
assn. was
sfiLneinetensty attended by iseeeNnts, sad Goals w are la
good dies • . • . 4 t•
alm the nweltb...l4.—Dgeteg the mkt 107.
ilessiVelisesi eselk. in. et Ns. 44 •
retbw woe
• Ildps at Minket l*l • • •

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