Star.
London, England, 1810-06-08 00:00:00

711 A 7 RE CO 1, ENT-G ARD EN.

Last night (rather late in the seasnn) a newCrirriedy
was produced at this Theatre, written by the veteran
CUNIBERLAND, an Author to whom the Public is in-
debted f.r some of the best dramatic productions of
the last fifty years. It is entitled T. 4. IVidoiw's only
Son.—The following are the principal characters :
Lord Fungus - - Mr. SI 34)10 NS.
Lord Spangle - • - losers.
Sir Marinaduke Montalbert F.swcur. r.
Frederick Montalbct t - C. 1C11431. r.
Mr. Heartly - - MCARAV.
Isaac - . EN!! Y
Lady Fungus - . - Mrs. OATEN rulArr.
Caroline - Miss Nos rom.
Mrs. Mentalbert - . Mrs. WE.STUN.

The father of Frederick Montalbert, tlse 117ifloco's
only Son, lust his life in an aff.sir of hollow. At the
commencement of the play, Friderick is jtlit stepping
into tl.e world, from the obscurity of t college, where,
however, he has become a most accomplished scholar,
but with a high s:nse F E honour His friend, Mr.
Hearly, wishes to introduce him to tie: patronage of
Lord Fungus, as his rich uncle, Sir I\ farm:l(lo.e, the
brodur of his deceased father, has hither to taken no
notice of him. ‘Vhile this bturiness is going forward,
however, a worthy old Steward, who has great influ-
ence with Sir Maimaduke, works upon him to make
over his estate to Frederick, wits, on bein3 introduced
to the family of Lord Fungus, falls in love with the
:seiress of that family, Caroline, previously engaged
by her father to Lord Spangle, a butterfly man of fa-
shion ; who is drawn into a duel with Frederick, not
on account of the lady, but in consequence of some
haughty treatment, which the high spirit of the latter
could not brook from the former —in this duel, the
life of lirederick is rather romantically preserved, by
the ball glancing from the setting of the miniature
picture of his deceased father, which he wears in his
bosom : notwithstanding this narrow escape, he ho-
nourably tires his pistol in the air. Spangle, finding
hivpretensions not likely to succeed in the Fungus fa-
mily, withdraws himself, and leaves his rival, now
grown rich, in possession of Caroline. Some misun-
derstandings which had taken place between the Ba-
ronet and Fungus are also easily settled, by explana-
tion, and the piece concludes as usual, with a wedding.
These materials arc very slight, and they are not
worked up with much dramatic art ; but the langun:e
of the play is extremely finished—the sentiments are
admirable—the satire keen—and the humour, what
there is of it, chaste. It will probably be said, that the
morality of the piece is more that of the pulpit than
die stage ; the author teaches rather by precept than
by example. His characters are well finished, but not
strongly coloured, and there is scarcely an incident
which produces good stage effect ; the design of the
Comedy is, however, so laudable, and the writing so
elegant, that it went of generally with applause,except
towards the end, where a few passages appeared ra-
ther trifling and tedious. The Prologue and Epi-
Logue, delivered by JONES and Miss NORTON, had not
I much to recommend them, hut were well spoken ;
Oleic two performers were also extremely successful
in their several parts, as were all the others, particu-
larly ENIKRV, in the old steward. The shortness of
this play is one recommendation of it—little.more than
two hours elapsed in the representation. The house,
till half price, was not numerously attended.

TheßirminghansTnartre, since the commenczment

Dispatcheswere vesterdayre4vedat the Admiralty of the season, has been well attended, under the su-
from Admiral S'r ,TAMEs SaumAitry., corroborative of perintendance of Mr. M'CitEaDY : the company, by
the death of the Crown Prince of Sweden. Sir Jam I,:s i report. is excellent—Messrs. Haittair, CoswAY,
expresses no suspicion of the event having teen the f D.l.txsEN., and Mrs. Yi:No, in Tragedy =the rest of
effect of poison ; on the contrary, he states that it. the company are strangers to us, with the exception
had been 'ascenained that his Highness fell from his of Mr. M'CarAur and Mr. Moons:, who some short
horse in a tit of apoplexy, while he was reviewing time since made a most successful debut at the Little
some troops, and instantly expired. By this event, Theatre in the Haymarket.
the recent jairangements for the exclusion of the much The meeting held on Tuesday at Canterbury, on
injured diposed King, GusTAvus Atan tuts and his the subjset of the wrest of Sir Fitaxcis Bt'unLrr,
family, from the Throne of Sweden, will in all proba- voted a Position to the House of Commons, and an
bility become frustrated. Address to the Honourable Baronet, similar in sub-
Mr. FAGAN, a Gentleman of Irish extraction, for- : stance to those horn the other meetings in the same
merly an Officer of the Irish brigade, was last week - interest, the sentiments of which the Petitioners pro-
in London, charged with a special commission from fess to have adopted ; but the Petition is more can-
the French Government. He was sent for to his ti u in avoiding the offensive language which caused
country-house near Paris, and sent off with the utmost the rejection of the former Petitions, an is particular
secrecy and expedition. When in London he kept in disclaiming die intention to offend. The Petition
himself into:, and only saw his own near relations, is to be presented by Colonel Wahot.E.
and the Marquis Wvia.i.:si.ev. We do not pretend to The Resolutions of the Freeholders, Merchants,
account for the motive of his josirney. and Inhabitan s of North Shields, are to the follow:-
A few days since, while the Duchess of Ironic was ing effect :—ss That this Meeting, seeilig with indig-
walki-g in the garden attached to York House, St. nation and regret the turbulence and machinations of
James's, a stone was thrown in which went very near some disappointed and misguided men, in and near
her Royal Highness, and brokt...a window in the the metropolis, tending to disturb the peace of the
h mse. Jr being supposed to be done by a boy at kingdom, to insult and overawe the Representatives
play, a centinel was yesterday placed at the end of of the People in their legislative functions, and to
the garden wall near the gate, at the entrance to the bring about anarchp and confusion in the nation—
Green Park, to prevent boys ph tying therein future. Resolved unanimously, That we highly disapprove of
Eighth of Jane—No. 2763, a Prize of £50009 Class such proceedings, and deem it full time that the
peaceable and well-disposed part of the community
A, was sold by TURNER, at the Temple of Good
Fortune, No. 1, Siinar-strut, Snow-hill. should express their sentiments on the occasion," &c.

PLYMOUTH; JUNE O.

Arrived the Adrian hired Ctitttr, with letters, ate.
from our squadron off the French coast; and the
WEAZLE schooner, from Falmouth.-:Sailed the Cow-
aaoLux, '74, fur Lisbon or Cadiz.—Went out of La-
bour to the Sound,. the Iphigenia Spanish frigate, to
wait for tirderi.—The Potutzat, 74, is hourly' ex-
pected from the Eastward.

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