Star.
London, England, 1816-07-22 00:00:00

NEW' ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

This elegant Theatre increases in attraction, and
was filled in every part at an early hour last Satur•
Jay night, when a new Musical Entertainment, called
if Man in Mourning for Berntelf, was produced for
the first time. It is an adoption from the French
otage, and is one of those trifles which, aiming at no
higher praise than the effect of passing amusement,
is not a subject either for rigorous criticism or minute
description. Frederick Trimburk (Mr. W R I), a
gay and dissipated young man, and Miss Saville
(Mist PooLa), a young- lady of merit and fortune,
are mutual lovers, and contracted in marriage, under
a reciprocal penalty of a large sum of money in case
of failure on either side. A quarrel, however, takes
plate, and Mr. Tiimbusk, who has no means of pay-
ing the forfeiture, discloses his situation to a Captain
O'Braten, who, by the way, never appears, but who
advises his friend to spread a report of his being
killed in a duel by the Captain, and that Trimbueh,
to give colour to the fiction, should take some other
name, and actually p into mourn;ng for him rey: The
first name assumed, that of his Irish friend, involves
the adventurer in a dilemma with Fulsome, a prattling
innkeeper ( Mr. Cuarreatxt) at Cheltenham, where
the scene is laid, who immediately claims payment
of a debt due to him by the Captain. He extricates
himself from this difficulty by resorting to a new
name, which still more exposes him to pecuniary
demands, and a good deal of pleasant equivoke is
produced by those means. In the interim the servant
of young 7 riinberh, Bob (Mr. Hexamo), who had
became the dupe of his master's imposture, thinking
him dead in reality, takes up his name and character,
and presents himself ridiculously dressed in the mo-
dern fashion at the same inn; where, alter some in-
cidental mistakes and perplexities, the Lady hers.dt
arrives, relieves her capricious lover from his difficul-
ties, by payang all his debts, and by her generosity
regains his affections. There is a good deal of hustle
kept up, Aid the spirit of the scenes is not left to flag.
WeaNtai played with his usual animation. Miss
PooLa looked charmingly, and sung sweetly in the
part of Mite Saville. The other parts were well
sustained.

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The Music is lively, and does credit to the talents
of Mr. H. SMART and Mr: M. I'. Conn', the com-
posers ; and of the Poetry in the Songs, the follow-
ing may serve as a specimen :

SUNG.—Sts ClIARI:11.
The dreams of youth pass quickly by,
Still changing with the changing hour,
Like the gay, sbort-liv'd butterfly, •
That wings in, flight from flow'r to flow'r,
And idly wastes itslittle day ;
But evening's shadows round it rise,
And chase the cheerful light away,
And pleasure, like the insect, dies !
SONG.=-Miss SAVILLS.
Yor him I wept, for him I sigh'd,
No lover's heart was e'er so nue;
I' blushing kop'd to be his Bride,
But ah! my hours of hope were few!
For he is lost I forlorn I love,
And feel the death-blow to my rest ;
The heart that only beats to love
Shall beat no more la this sad bieist 1 •
The piece, notwithstanding some opposition, went
oft with spirit aid general applause and was an-
nounced br repetition this evening.

The $ tth Paper of Saturday says, e Yesterday a
tremendous peal of thunder, accompanied by a vivid
Rash of lightning. burst immediately over this city,
when a most awful but providential circumstance oc.
curred at the house of Mr. Westmont, in James street.
The following particulars are detailed by the servants,
who witnessed the phenomenons a ball of fire, they
assert, entered the nursery, situated on the attic floor,
where were the nurse and two young children, neither
•of whom received the least injury, u the fluid was at-
tracted by a bell-wire, and conducted to the next floor;
thence it appeared to leave the wire and directitsconrse
down the stairs, passing close to a servant girl. The
door of the parlour, in which four children were at play,
was burst open ; they saw the fluid, and were greatly
alarmed ; but most providentially were not hurt ; as
the igneous matter, apparently re-attracted by the bell.
wire in the passage, went through the ceiling into the
kitchen, where, after leaving nutty Marks of its de•
vastating power, it expended itself with an alarmini
explosion. Mr. and Mrs. WrNoaoa were from horn
st the time."

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PoLICF::

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tinar.vTnrvT.—Consrittactes.—On. Sennlay Ar.
chibald Ruthen, late
,a patrtle, was brought to the
office to undergo another investigation on a charge
of neglecting to take into. custody liabard, alias Her.
hers, when he knew that ,he was a party in breaking
open a watch-maker's shop in Bermondsey, b,....eanse
the said HuSb.tid bad been what is called a Nose tn
him, to put him up to the robbery having been con.
mired. Nathing new transpired in this case ; bail
was offered, but.it not being of that description.to sa-
tisfy the Magistrate, he wit ordered by Mr. NAiES
to be committed to Tothill-fields Bridewell. This in.
famous transaction has justly been compared to the
case of Jonathan Wild, who enticed men to commit
capizal oifances, and then bore witness against them
and got them.hanged.
The to!lowing.confession has been made by Wil-
liam Drake, the man with the wooden leg
u I, Willi ant Drake, was at a public house called the Feathers ;
and on the skittle-ground of the same house I beard, amorgit a
set of men, conversation concerning their breaking open some
house. I communicated the same to Robert Mackay, late officer
in the city, and also to one Bross'', who took me to the Wells,
and introduced me to Vaughan, to whom I gave the information,
who directly gave me snowy, and told me to nuke baste back
to the sante home and intreduce myself If I could to the parties
above mentioned on the skittle-ground, wh.,:h I did no: chink pro- •
per to do that night. But George Brown and I the nest day in.
trodueed ourselve- to one of the men, vis, teed Dien. and talked
of different Cracks he had Made, aid several other ftash words, I
dol not properly understaud ; till at las Mtn o:•eilei his m:mt,
and also talked of different Cracks, an ! how he ht l 'risked a
hatter in Ge tord-road of three doren of shrouds a•a! other :wa-
de:. 'llia information wi. given to vatighan, and he rail, take
more mom y and lush them weil, ant! 1 will get a ft ;enil of mine
in Gray's loulane, where they s'e.ll make a Crack. Brno
was sent to the parties, and the tome was appointed, and the par.
ties met there at eleven o'clock, front that to twelve. Mackay
found+ lantern, Vaughan the small crow and 'news. Vaughan
ordered she watchman to keep hi; box, and put his light out.-4
The watchman refusal ; and sat.' he would keep his heat ; fog
which be has been called before the Committee, and thietigh the
representations of Mackay ,aid Vaughan. for his miseimiltiet, has
been dismissed : and the crack was not made that night, accord-
lag to Vaughan, Mackay, and Brown's wish. The next dap
Vaughan told me to Introduce Mackay and Brown to Ann M•Doa
nald,the prosecutor of the men that were taken fel the burglary;
and Vaughan wished me to speak to the said Ann 11,1411onald tat
suffer the crack to be made at her crib (I am now stating the
very words used), which I refused to do, and we had some tri-
fling words. Ou my refusal they told me I should share equal
with themselves; but soli I retneed. Brown and another mats
c tiled Lpon the said Ann M-Donald, and promised to drink tea
with her; but, to my great surprise, they were all out, and A%
homer close sht.t up. . I went to Vaughan's house, be was our;
but the night previous, Edwards was taken into the concern,
another officer belonging to Bow-street. I then called on Ed.
wards; he gave me 6% to go to the Feathers, and watch the par.
tits, and supply them with gin; mind, Mackay and Brown was
in company when I received the money. brown went to the
parties with me. and we saw two: as no more could be procured
chat night, Vaughan and Edwards would not suffer the crack to
be done. I then declined having any thing to do with it; but
previous to parting, Vaughan and Ldwards told thirst to send tor
more money, which they did by a boy, and received Ina. when
Mackay and Brown promised to get every thing ready the nest
night. l told Vaughae--4 I have_ given you the infarmatioo, hut
I will nadir seen in the transaction.' which ke did not require.
The time was ~ppolnted. Brown took the woman away With
a sailor lately trem the East Relies; and I have every re. .son to
believe that the .arotoan was totally ignorant of what was color
forward at her house, and it was net by her consent. Vaughan
was to meet me that night, atter the badness was done, at the
watering-honse in Shoreditch, which he did, and informed moss
three were taken out of the five, and two the next mousing by
Mackay and brown : but I twee every reason to believe that the
dug was not taken by the rohlaerd, out placed in their pocket hp.
Vaughan or Edwards; hut there is not the least doubt but the.
men committed the burgitry."
It-addition to the above, Drake has since nvtdet'
further discoveries, and also charges a Gentleman in
a respectable official situati..n, whose name it would
not at present be right to mention, with employing,
Vaughan. and other infamous ch tracters, to detect
persons for variocs offences, that he night, on then;
conviction, receive what he was by kis situatioi,
titled to.

Vaughan, Who has absconded, h is, if is sai.f,
drawn £5OO from the Bank, which he htd depos•ted
there, the savings of this infamous tratfiC. Some of
the party mentioned above had no other means of
living, fur years, but what they teceiedd fur blood.
moneys
Read and Limbrick, the two ofiketS who were the
means of unraveiling this plot, have been actively
employed, day and night, ever since, in following
es cry clue that might lead to its full developement.
Mant.uoaouCiti STltEET—S4tUrdoly ThomasHeisibeirin,
Sarah. Farmer, and Jane Slipper, were charged before
the Sitting Magistrate, by Mrs. Eleanor Welling, eg
Lady of high respectability, residing in Pask.place•
Upper Baker-street, with sending her anonymous let.
ters and parcels, the contents of which were of the
most vile and obscene nature. On Monday last the
complainant's house was beset by a vast number of
tradespeople of all descriptions, amongst whom was
an undertaker, who had received sr note, desiring hint
to wait upon her immediately, for the purpose of se.
maving one of the female servant(, who was stated to
be dead. This hoax was also. proved had been cn.
trived by the prisoners. The Magistrate statetli,
that it was high time that an end should be put to
such unwarrantallle proceedings, and (Idered ea6h
of the defendants to find sureties to keep the peace.
Jolas IVarrns was charged
on the oath nil Millard, with having robbed him of
£1.53 and his watch, and with attempting to murder .
him. The circumstances were given in out Paper of
Saturday. Patrick Daher said, he was Oilman to
Mr. Swift, slop-seller, of lioundsditch. On Wednes.
day last, prisoner came to their shop and bought a
jacket, breeches, waistcoat, stockings, Etc. which cost
AN. 14s. he gave witness a JCO note to get changed,
which he gave to the porter, who brought the change
in a few Minutes, and that the clothes now produced
are the things which he sold to the prisoner..--The
prisoner, in his defence, said he had earned tne
money by his own industry, which, however, was
proved to be false.—Remanded.

Sir William Weiler was bonght by the Marquis of
QUEMBERRY, just btforc starting for the Gold Cop,
At Irvine, and sold, immediately after winning it, to
the Earl of EGLIWTON. .

BLACKHEATH PKIDESTRIAN. —EATOM. on Saturday
afternoon completed his undertaking of 1,100 milts
in 1,100 hours, amidst the cheering: of an immense
crowd, and appeared as fresh as when he first started.
The Essex Pedestrian, BAKNET, is still proceeding
in his unparalleled attempt of one mile and a had
every successive linur ; and this morning. with that
ease which he has hitherto shewn, performed his
440th mile.—The men appointed to watch over him
passiesslarly vigilant. Yesterday
the CODCOUtaC 01 spectators was very IIttaIETOUS.
tii h s opp onents, are