Star.
London, England, 1811-05-02 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, MAY 2.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Cons. money 651—for seen/tot, .5
g 6
64t
4 per Cent. 791i-5 per Cent. Navy 96if.
Ischeq. Is. to Ss. prem.—Bonds 245. 255. prom.

The WHITING schooner has arrived at Plymouth
from Cadiz, which place she left eleven days ago.—
Dispatches from the Honourable Mr. WELLESLEY, owr
I+linister to the Cortes, which came by her were received
at Lord LIVERPOOL'S Office this morning, but their
contents are.not important. Cadiz was still in a to.
lerable state of tranquillity.

Yesterdaey, turning out very wet, his MAJESTY did
not take his morning's walk on the Terrace at Wind-1
sor, but walked through the rooms id the Castle.
Neither the Pamisses nor any of the family were out
of the Castle. In the afternoon his MansTv walked
on the Terrace from two till four, accompanied by
Lord Sr. HELEN'S and General GWYNNE.
We understand that the remittances about to be
made from this country for the relief of the Portu-
guese, will not be sent in specie, but in goods. This
is certainly a wise measure.
Trade was unsually dull at Lisbon when the last
packets came away. There was a glut of provisions
on board the ships in the Tagus ; upwards of 100
sail were lying there, which could not procure a mar-
ket for their cargoes at any price. Some few ships
v.hich had sold their freights were unable to procure
small craft to unload them, by which means many
of their cargoes were damaged. This was princi-
pally owing to the Commissariats having occasion for
the craft to unload provisions for the use of the armies.
Yesterday a Court. of Directors was held at tne
East India House, when Captain GEORGE RAlN-
cock, of the ship Charles Mulles, took leave of the
Court previous to departing for Madras, being the
last ship of the season for that Presidency. The
Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday next.

Mr. PINKNEY and suite arrived on Tuesday at
Portsmouth from Brighton, and immediately pro-
ceeded to Cowes Roads, to embark in the Essex'
United States frigate, which will proceed on her
voyage as soon as the wind becomes favourable.
At the Anniversary Dinner of the Subscribers to the
Westminster Library, held at the Freemason's Ta-
vern, on Friday last, the Noble President, the Earl of
MOIRA, gave the following toast The Prince who
has had courage to declare, that a King holds his
Crown solely for the good of the people." A senti-
ment which was received by the company with the
most unbounded applause.
The Monikur of the 15th ult. contains an official re-
port of a plot for surprising the Island of Belleisle.—
The chief agent is said to be a British Naval Officer of
the name of CUNLIFFE OWEN, a prisoner of war at
Besancon, who was to have been aided by LAUFFER,
an Officer in the 4th Swiss regiment, and La unis, a
genadier, who formerly belonged to it. The plan is
too silly and improbable to deserve the least credit.—
The chief purpose for which it is brought forward
seems to be, that of fixing upon Mr. MAcitENztE the
odium of having plotted against the French Govern-
rnent, at the time he was engaged' in negociatidg
with it.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT and several distinguished
Members of Parliament have received invitations to
dine with the Livery of London to-morrow.
The Marquis of QUEENSBERRT has been served heir
to the fine estates to which he has succeeded in Dum-
frieshire by the death of the late Duke.
The late Sir J. M. Pul:eney died worth £500,000.
It is said that he has bequeathed £600,000 to his
brother General Murray, and £200,000 to his brother
the clergyman, who some time ago married Miss Gay-
ton, the dancer. A hearse and mourning coach went
from Bury, on Sunday, for the purpose of conveying
his remains to London ; but upon opening his will,
it was discovered that he had desired to be interred at
Buckenham, in Norfolk, which scat he hired of Lord
Petre.

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—The simply beauti-
ful Tragedy of Douglas was last night performed to
a full House. Of Mrs. SIDDONS we never have to
speak but in terms of praise ; in such characters as
Lady Macbeth or Lady Randolph, it is impossible to
mention her performance but in language of the
highest admiration. Her skill in exciting sympathy
was on this occasion amply evinced by the tears of
which she beguiled the audience—tears which were
not confined to females only, but spread as if by
contagion to many of the rougher sex. Applause
of the most unbounded description followed these
exertions, and particularly in the Scenes where Old
Norval reveals his story ; and in the last scene, when
she loses her darling child, the audience were elec-
trified by the superlative powers of the British
ilfe/pomerfe. The convulsive attempt to cry—,—
" Save ! Oh, save my son !" and the distraction of
the mother when. all her fond hopes vanished in his
death, left scarcely a dry eye in the Theatre.—Mr.
C. Knmai.e, in Toung Norval, did great justice
to the part, and was often most 1-.T:pressive ; although
in some points he fell short of what we conceive
might be made of the character. His action was,
however, fine ; and the transition from the mild filial
duties of the son, to the warmth of the offspring of
.Doug/as, given with excellent effect. Mr. KEmiscz
played Old Norval, and, as might be expected, struck
out many beauties. But his voice is ill adapted to the
cluertilous tcpes of age ; and though his conception
throughout was most just, yet there was a mono-
tony in the execution which would not attend him
in a character better snited to his powers. EGER-
TON in Lord Randolph, and EARRYMORE in Glenalvon,l
vete very respectable; and the warmest tribute of '
admiration from a delighted audience marked the
fail of the curtain. Tiricur, the Tartar, with his troop ,
of horse, followed, and they were equally honoured !
The exceptionable passages in the new Opera of
The Americans having been entirely expunged, and
DowroN's character of a Quaker divested of all rela-
tion to the sect of Friends, the piece was brought for-
ward again, and experienced throughout a tavcur-
age reception,