Star.
London, England, 1818-05-11 00:00:00

IRISH THEATRICALS.

Wednesday seintight, a Comedy, from the pen of
La.ly CLARKS, was brought out at the Dublin Theatre.
It is called The Irish:44,4am s or, A Match for a Law-
yer. The following is the dramatis person: .
Lord Aacestor (an old Peer, proud of his lineage, and maki'g
it a constant subject of conversation), Mr. W. Familiar.
Sir Toby Timorous (an amorous and rather singular old Gen-
tleman), Mr. FULLAM.
Doctor Chattertort (a Chronologist, or disciple of Spurzheint,
lad pursuing his theories on the heads of all. ho come in his
way, and, on the whole, a laukbable character), Mr. Wrizarn.
Terence Mae Whack (an Irishman, full of the humour and pe-
culiarities of his country), Mr. Wasp.
Mr. Jones, (an Attorney, not remarkable for the morality of
his practice,) Mr. FLOUNGTON.
Captain Beigard, (an Officer, and the lover of Miss Timorous,)
Mr. SMYTIMON.
These Corm the principal male characters.
Mrs. O'CusUagker, (the Irishwoman, whose shrewdness and
spirit have been found to overmatch the Attorney,) Mrs. lawns,
X.is Tumorous, (a sentimental young Lady, who is wooed by
• Anassor, but dislikes him,) Miss Roca.
Fanckon, (a busy, intriguing, sprightly, French girl, waiting-
maid to Miss Timorous), Mrs. LASSMIT.
That feature in the Play upon which its success
chiefly, if not wholly depends, is the very novel part
of Mrs, eGailagherl---An Irishwoman is almost new
to the stage, but an Irishwoman of the old and vul-
gar school, upon whom was to rest the great support
of the piece, was a bold and dangerous flight of the
author, particularly when it could hardly be supposed
t'iat an actress could be found capable of sustaining
the part in all its richneis and brogue, and peculiar
• characteristics. To attempt to rourtray such a cha-
racter was not a less dangerous enterprise on the part'
of the actress ; yet both succeeded. Mrs. EDWIN
gave both life, spirit, and colouring to the original i
drawing of the author, and the Irishwoman was
crowned with unmixed approbation. Indeed the
applause was enthusiastic throughout the Perform-
:ee and on the fall of the curtain. - The characters
were in general very credibly sustained.
Another new species of Theatrical Representation
was hazarded in the person of Dr. Chateetton, a
Chronologist. The terms of Science, and of its pre-
tenders, must necessarily be ". Caviare to the Gene-
ral"—and it undoubtedly demanded much ingenuity
to make Dr. .Si)urzheim s organs intelligible to the
Itudience. This we think our fair countrywoman
has effected—and Chatterton, in the hands of Mr.
Waviest, was productive of much amusement. Pedi-
gree and family pride were well ridiculed in Lord
Ancestor, and most admirably sustained by Mr. W.
FA MIEN. The great strength, however, of the Piece,
was in the character of the Irishwoman, by Mrs.
EDWIN. This Lady's dress and appearance were of
themselves a little Comedy. Nothing could be more
ludicrous than her interview s% ith Lord 4lnoestor ; it
brought down the house, as the phrase is, and caused
infinite merriment.—Miss ROCK sustained her cha-
racter, at very shf,rt notice, with spirit and propriety.

ASYL,t/N1 VOR Tll3 DEA? AND DUMB.—Wednesday
last the Duke of GLOUCESTER presided at the Anni- °
versary Dinner of this Institution, at the City of
London Tavern. His Royal Highness was supported
by the Marquis of BUCKINGRA:4, and high and re-
spectable philanthropic Characters. The Noble Mar-
quis was particularly eloquent in setting forth the
advantages of the Establishment: to the supporters
and friends of it, he set the best example, by an ad-
ditional donation of Fifty Guineas for himself, and
Twenty for the Marchioness. Between Eight and
Nine Hundred Pounds were reported as the receipts
of the evening.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.—The four-
teenth Anniversary of this Society was celebrated on
Wednesday last at the Freemasons 'Tavern So great
was the anxiety of the Public •to be present at the
Meeting, that soon after eight o'clock in the morning
numbers were assembled in Great Queen-street, and
before ten o'clock not a sitting could be had in the
Hall. At twelve o'clock, the President, Lord TRlON-
mourn, took the Chair, supported on his right by the
Bishops of CLOYNE and DERRY, and on his left by
the Bishops of Noavnem and GLoucesraa. Extracts
from the annual Report of the Committee were read,
from which it appeared that the Society have issued,
from the 31st of March, 1817, to the same period in
1819, 89,795 Bibles, and 104,306 Testaments, mak-
ing, With those circulated at the Society's expense
from different presses on the Continent, the total
issued by the British and Foreign Bible Society, in
somewhat less than thirteen years, more than two
millions of Bibles and Testaments.—The Speakers
upon this interesting occasion were as follow:
The bishops of Norwich, Gloucester, Coyne, ,and Derry;
Lords Ilarrowby, Teigismouth, and Gambier; the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the American Ambassador, the Chancellor of
the Prince of Hew Iloiaboorg, Sirs James &mares and T.
Acland, Nr. Wilberforce, Mr. Thornton Professor Parish, Dr.
Thorpe, Dr. Henderson (lately returned Irons Iceland), the Rev.
Ralph Wardlow (of Glasgow), the Rev. Robert Newton, of the
Methodist Connection ; and Mr. Deland, the President of the
Edinburgh •Bible Society.
Musinea.—An Inquisition has been held at the
White Hart, Botolph-lane, Lower Thames-street, to
investigate the cause of the death of a female who
teas found floating on the Thames on Friday morning
last. The deceased appeared about 16 years of age,
was dressed in a black stuff gown, white stockings,
but had neither cap, bonnet, handkerchief, or shoes;
she had received a deep cut on the left side of her
head, and her skull was dreadfully fractured : from
the appearance. of the body, it did not seem to have
been in the water twenty-four hours.—Verdict, 'Flynt
Murder against come person or persons unknown.