Star.
London, England, 1803-02-03 00:00:00

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COI/TNT-CARD 77-12,1712 f.

Of all the firft appearances which we havelately
been called upork to witnefs at either Theatre, that
(if it may be fdcalled) of Capt. CAULFICLD laft
night at Covent-Garden, in the character of Ham-
let, was by far the bell. This Gentleman poffeffes
a very elegant figure, and appears of accompliihed
manners ! his face is capable of thong and varied
expreffion, and his voice is mellow, and of confi-
derable extenfive compafs. In his aCtion he is
rather too extravagant, and fome of his attitudes
are out of piltorial licence, particularly in the
elevation of his arms, which are very long ; this
dried was very noticeable in his firft interview
with the Mg on the platform, and afterwards in
the clotet.fcene, but he appears to have adopted
it from choice of what he thought true in nature :
for ourfelves, we confider all the performers of
the prefent day wrong in their mode of Rarting at
an obit& which is fuppofed to excite fudden ter-
ror. In his foliloquies, Mr. C. was uniformly
happy, and the affumed frensy of Hamlet, in the
pretence of Opbefier, was delineated in a very mall
terly ftyle, without that extravagance which fre-
quently mars it in the hands of the belt aCtors.—
In the familiar fcenes of the play the performer
was more noire& at coji than, perhaps, rizid critics
will think the text put into the mouth of the Prince
of Delmont at any time warrants an atlor to be ;
but he was never vulgar in his addrefs. Neither
throughout the performance did we ever catch
him either ranting or whining; and what (peaks
great judgment, particularly in a novice, he ma-
naged the fall of his voice at his exits in fuch a
manner as never to lofe a fyllable. He fometimes
imitated Ruins!, but his imitations had the me-
rit of being well chofen ; though in tome few in-
fiances we perceived a lapfe of emphafis. We
impute the error to inadvertency, as he was ge-
nerally very correct in this particular. The ap-
pearance of enthufiafm which be expreffed on the
detedion of his uncle's villainy, in the play (gene,
called down an muverfal burl of applaufe, and,
indeed, his reception altogether was fuch as mull
save been highly gratifying to his feelings.—The
houfe was very fullo—Capt. CAOLD I a to, our Read-
ers need not be told, is the Gentleman who lately
played the part of licifimer, among a party of ama-
teurs at Rochefter, and once, we believe, at the
Pic-Nic Theatre.—Mrs. H. Jon s TON'S °Perms was
a moil interefting performance. In the diarafied
fcenes, and wild melancholy of the charater, the
•was peculiarly affeaing.

On Friday night, about eleven o'clock, a fire
was dilcovered in a warehoufe, in Trafford'slane,
Liverpool, but we are happy to eibferve, that it
was fuppreffed without doing any material injury.
On Tue(day evening a fire broke oet in Melrrs.
HALL. and LAYTON'S timber-yard, T_ttts. am.

court-road, which confumed their workfhop, and
a large Rack of deal adjoining. The contiguous
manufaitory of Meffrs. boast', Tarzoa, and Co.
was in the moll imminent danger, and mull have
fallen a facrifice to the flames, but for the exer-
tions ofthe workmen employed in that manufaCtory.
The linen drapery in the window of the &op,
No. 139, Oxford-ftreet, caught fire accidentally,
on Saturday evening, and had nearly let the whole
premifes in a blaze. The timely affiance of fome
firemen, however, prevented the flames from do.
ing any confiddrable damage.
Laft night, slink before 12 o'clock a moßalarrn-
ing fire broke out at Mr. HAMILTON'S Printing
Office, at the top of Falcon-court, and immediately
adjoinintthe back premifes of the DAILY Anvsa.
75511, 33, Fleet-greet, and nearly oppofite St.
Dunftan's Church. Its fituation being detach-
ed from any public tbvet, few had an oppor-
tunity of teeing the conflagration in all its fierce-
merit, but thole that witneffed it acknowledged
that nothing of the kind ever appeared more aw-
ful and ternfic. In the courfe of half an hour,
the whole of Mr. HAMILTON'S large and fpacious
premifes were involved in flames, and teemed
to threaten deftruCtion to the neighbourhoood.
The inhabitants on all fides inftantly exerted
thensfelves to coiled together their moll valuable
property, as, from appearances, no houfe teemed
tale that was fituated within an hundred yards of
the fire. About a quarter before one o'clock, the
Printing-office was entirely gutted, and all the fop-
porters of the upper part of the wall, in front, be-
ing deftroyed, it fell with a tremendous era& At
this period the fire became quite fpcnt in this quar-
ter, but had communicated to a houfe adjoining.
and here again was a rapid increafe of the flames,
which being (applied with frelli fuel,. did not di-
minifh for a length of time. The tops of feveral
houfes were at different times on fire, but happily
did not penetrate to the infide. All this time a
number of engines had occupied different fitua-
lions, and were playing on the flames; but from the
confined fituation of the place, they could not pro-
duce that teed they otherwife would have done.
Thole that proved of the greaten utility were
placed nearthe Temple Church yard. Five engines
at a time were worked with great fpirit in Fleet-
fireet, and the pipes belonging to them were car-
ried np Falcon.court and other cow is adjoining ;
fome were even conveyed through the trade-men'.
houfes ; in Ilion. every exertion of the firemen
and neighbours were cheerfully afforded. It per-
was a fortunate circumftance that there was
only little wind, but that it fnowed nearly the
whole time, which certainly contributed to damp
the fire, and cool the tops of the furrounding
houfes. The fire was nut got under till after
three o'clock this morning. The private hcufe of
Mr. HAMILTON, as well as his valuable printing
office, are entirely deftroyed, and the three ad-
joining houfes materially injured. The property
loft is eftimated at near 11,00 d. not above 30001.
of which was inlayed. We are happy, however,
to find that no lives have been loft.
Mr. Han siva was abfent during this calami-
tous affair, having been out fpending the evening,
and was much (hocked on his return to find the
great misfortune that had befallen hilts.
When this Paper went to peels, the engines con-
tinued playing on the ruins from the Church-yard,
the Temple.

NAUTICAL IN'TELLICENCE.

PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 1.

Came in the RANGER cutter, of 14 guns, Capt.
FRAZER, from a cruile, ar.d brought in a fmug-
gling Hoop called the Patience, of Polparra, bound
from Guernfey, laden with 427 calks of fpirits,
and a quantity of fah, which were to have been
Imuggied on this coati: the was captured latt
evening, after a thort chace, about three leagues
from the place of her delination.

PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 2.

This day arrived the MORCIANA, of 16 guns,
from a crnize ; the Nancy, ROOD, from Water-
ford ; Providence, HARVEY, from Lynn ;
HARRINGTON, from London ; Lord Howe, and
Thomas and Elizabeth, from Guernfey ; and the
Barzilla, CAREY, from London, bound to St. Kitts.
Sailed the Friends, S►ARROW, bound to Newcaftle.
Lail night arrived the Aftive, MILLET, and the
Pallas, CHAMBERS, from London, bound to the
Weil Indies.