Star.
London, England, 1819-05-13 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

Last night the new Tragedy of Fredalfo, by Mr.
MA TURIN, was produced at this Theatre, and damned
—deservedly damned ! for, although it contains se-
veral examples of eloquent description and impas-
sioned expressions that approximate to genuine poetry,
the fable and incidents were so improbable, and the
combination of guilt and villainy so disgusting, that
the audience rose in a rage at the catastrophe, and
banished it from the Stage !—The fate of the Piece
being thus sealed, it is unnecessary to give any more
particular account of it—but we must say, that the
saint story in the hands of any author of regulated
taste, might be reirdered .effectite, and almost sub-
lime—indeed we could Wish that the Managers
stoulei think of this—for assuredly, the idea of an ho-
nourable mind contending with the coriciousness bf
having committed an attociobt ctifife, Althttrigh iti
revenge for the gf!atett domestic wrong, and costoil
by the dread of a wretch who *id possessed himself
of the secret, might be so brought out as to excite the
most deep-felt sympathyßut *hat an opportunity
the Author allowed to pass hi ilk still more admirable
materials that might have been associated with the
actions of this wretch, who endeavoured to makehis
knowledge of the guilt of his master subservient to a
gloating passion lot the daughter of his victim It
is not, however, our buSiness to suggest—and we
turn from the odious trash of last night, to speak of
the style in which the Piece vitas brought out. We
have never witnessed the liberality, even of Covent-
Garden Tllcatre, so splendidly munificent. The sce-
nery surpasses all praise : some of the views in Swit-
zerland were pictures of the first class, and would
have done credit to the pencil of a TURNER or a
Chown E—The Actors also did all that was prepared
for them the utmost justice—particularly Mr. YATES,
who, being but little known, we speak of the more
pointedly : he evinced the possession of powers not
inferior to those of KEAN, but without the coarseness
and mouthings of that popular Performer—ln some
character of subdued feeling and concealed guilt,
this Gentleman would outstrip all his cotemporaries.
He must, however, avoid treading in the same path
with I(w:7—not that he need fear any comparison;
but the Drury-Lane Tyrant has possession of the pub-
lic approbation,-and Mr. YATES will best attain his
own proper pre-eminence by making choke of such
pasts as will enable him to shew at, once the disci-
plined manners of the gentleman, with the deep work-
ings of " a spirit framed of Nature's sternest stuff!"

Two uncommonly beautiful -chargers, a present
from the PRINCE REGENT to the Emperor ALEXiN-
D,ER, were shipped at Hull last week, with several-
other capital horses for St. Petersburgh.
Sir FRANCIS BIJRDETT is in treaty for the purchase
of a tasteful residence and portion of productive land
attached to it, at Belmont, near Uxbridge.
Colonel CHICHESTER is now building on his estate,
at Arlington, in Devonshire, a noble new mansion ;1
the scite is on an extensive lawn of one hundred and
fifty acres. The house will command an extensive
view of the surrounding magnificent sylvan scenery.
The Earl of BRIADAbBANZ had a select party to
dinner yesterdat, at( his house in Park-lane.
Lady Lallotfotto opened her elegant mansion ils
Berkeley-square, yesterday evening, to the fashionable
world, with a grand route, which was attended by
upwards of 300 distinguished fashionables: the whole
suit of apartments on the drawing-room floor were
beautifully illuminated with magnificent cut diamond
lustres, bell lights, &c.
A tunnel under ground is now cutting from the
River Medway, at Rochester, to Higham.
INVERKEITIIING ELECTION.—The Select Commit-
tee on the Petition of Mr. WTAGGIART, complaining
of the undue Election of the Hon. Mr. r nimitostfor
the district of Burghs of Inverkeithing, Stirling, etc.
met yesterday, when Mr. HARRISON, the leading
Conneel for M.TeGoaRT, stated that he was not fully
prepared with the evidence necessary to prove the
allegations of dte Petition, and that it- was• not his,
intention to trouble the Committee with entering
iiito any eiliatossion of the subject. After a few words
kitt itolrfettur Mr. WARREN, the Counsel (or Mr.
PretStntria,4n,which he stated, that it vras not the
wish oftis tlitini to press for the Petition b.4ng voted
frivolodr asid vexatious the. Cormnittee detettnined
th4ohciistilig iktesabe; 'was -414 *etc& ,

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INTELLIGENCE.

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Hie Majesty's brig FLY arrived in Barbadoes en the 20th of
Much, from Portsmouth. •
The Maitha Wee, theatre, from Bartel to Quebec, was
spoken with the tint ultinso, in lat. 45. 11. b 6. 10. by the
Spring, arrived at Bristol from ht. Domingo.
Psi:Awe, Slav lb.--Arrived last e4ening, and oiled again
this morning, the Chance, Toilers, from Lisboa for Loodon.‘-‘
The bow of a large ship was seen by a Bay boat about eight and
A half leagues N.N.W. of At. Ives IP:ad:lan Wednesday, with
a bright varnish streak, and lead painticg. Her catAitad cp-
peered about fifteen or sixteen inches.
FA 1.1110111 H, 111n$ 10: Wind W.,Jieht sirs, and tine weather.
Arrived or this pot-the Castle Fob: sr, Fiume, Irons Bombay,
In four months, and proteeded for London. • •
li..tikvateurst, MAY 11.—Wind W.5.W.,-Anived the Chance;
kiiitiunt, from Loadod fee the Cape of Goodllope, pcd re=
,nutips wind-hound.
Tosturourn, May lit.—Wintl W.S.W--Came into bats our,
from Spithead, his Blajesty's ship Gaassnotete, to be ,
Merit,
e, Mar 12.—Sailed this day the Princess
packet, Captain. Has.s.amse, for Ostend, with a mail rod passen-
gers ;, afro, the Chichester picket, Captain Beeves, with a mall
-and parsengers' for Calais. Arrived this Aeration the I.atly
Castlereagh, Ca'ptain Maim., from Boulogne, with passengers'.
. Passed by tide dif the brig Henry, Captain Monis, from De-
merara, boursd to XAIRCIOIL About fifty men, late belonging so
the 4th Battalion 60th Reglinent, landed here out of this brig.
DIAL: MAY 12.—Wind S.Vir.—Sailed this morning-the Gre •
nada, Doeau, for New South Wales, with convicts; and Lavi-
nia, ANDERSON 'for Havannith ; Tom Bowline, LAIMIITON, for
Demerara ; AC;eOl34 STILWAT.T. for Malta; and Aurora, Howst,t,
for Cork.—Arrivod this morn a 4 slid sailed for the River the
Perseverance, Tiossa:As,!roitt
Warne, Mar 111.—Wind W. to* W. fine welttlierr-It
supposei that upwards of 400 coasters and colliers have reined
tth port to-day from the Northward. .„
I.rviaroor., MAY 10.—Vesssis Spoken with-On tfi* 141 b
April, in lat. 45. 34. long. 33.. 40; the Witten-and. It'st, front
Liverpool to Philadelphia, -out elefen days; his hrlat.
45. 50. long. 53, the brhiiiarth, Witstsusi', front London, out
twelve-days; on the Stith, in lat. 50. $O. long. 14. *,the, brig
Collins, frorw Liverpool to.Newfonndland, dot ten,asgs;
On the 24th, in lat. 31). 42. long. 14.. 30. the shiPProliftience,
Fianusoit, front Liverpool ft Cape Breton out five days, by
the Maria, %nen, arrived from' Pernambuc6. - Attived the.
Barclay, Rosaasit, from New Orleans—sailed the hsth, and,
from the Baize on-the hot,b Mars*, 112tcompapy with the Clio,
for Liverpool, and the Thornton, for the Clyde:
CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY -12.-.-Einttill Inwards—The Nary Anti;
Warrington, from Calcutta ; the Hope, Page, from Harlingen ;
the Lively, Boyes, from ditto ; the Grace, Carlyon, from Sc.
Michael's; the Sielolume, Bestman, from Grieswakl ; the Jus-
titshand, Tallachsen, from Christiana; and James Dunlop,
APBride, from Jarimica
Entered Outwards—The Ariadne, Caistillort, for Aiken t
and Barcelona; Virginia, Rogers, for Guernsey; Lively,.Bed7
cliffe, for Smyrna; Ode Gehroeder*, Viten, • for, Brapsciel
Oporto, Corey, for Ostend; Harmony, Fraser, for Lahradet
LOndoo Packet, Canine, for Dublin ; Grate, Nutter, -
neur and Riga ; Fult Blucher, Brincklittan, forfl liege&
Liam Bowers, Mason, Rotterdam; Reward, Low, Harobuirgi:
Cleared Outwardt--The.Abrona; Lewis, for Dublin • Fr:tw
Maria, Anderskow, for Elsieeur and Copenhagen; Htritth.
Carr; Venerable, Durum ; and Staff Of IA F.clivartie, for •
Elsineur and Patersburgh ; Maria Johalui, Itackhbwlt4 sai4
Hope, Potts, for Rotterdam; Swaltove, Nicholson, foe% Id&
deira and the Isle *of France ; Star, Barrett, for !trustful
herding, Bakker, for Amsterdam; Rover, Smith, fix Calais{
Ostend Packet, Brown, for Ostend;. F,arl.l3elfast Abegiewai-
for Belfast ; Fortovendtt, Kousseman, for Sto:10:01121; Ninth
Johanna,Beckhoeit, for Brut rdam; Ellzdbt~y Parkin{ fit
Archangel ; Iris, Zimmerman, for Mau ; Ibtbya,latdts, for
Miramichil and Jane and -Barbara, Butler, for Sc. Viscose' •
DISTRIBUTION OF 'PRIZEIVONEY.
The Grasshopper hod the Tremendous, their final porthihnt
the Parllamentary_erant thr`plrty captured at Naples, on the
tith instant, at No. New Bees&ssreeta and recalled there
Wednesday and Thursday for tires months.

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Ilitirsday, an elegant dinner was given in tdinz
&ugh Castle, by the Officers of the 88th Regiment;
to the Officers of hii Majesty'sihip'lli:itlesiand
several of the' gavy t aptains on hilf-pay in. Edbi.
burgh. The dinner ,was served in the first ling
and the Ktines were choice• and abundant. 'Thesk.rt
cellent Band of the 88th; Regiment perfortrteltaigit
beautiful airs in the course of the evening, antiiese*
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not till a late hour that thelappyrarertitoti if t :
The very low price thatipapildailetta Winar , •
ofllamd by-the Castmencial,t Hatt Witht,Coiiit
Skinner-street, Viz, .2k beedbitts, hai lid Si itit f
position that good Wine cannot be sold sit ir ter,*
price; but, in justice to the Piottrietori of the 04-
said Wine Concern, vie inform our Readeta;tliatwe
have bought some of die Wine, and ate and tt of tire
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excellent quality.
Yesterday a Couri: of Direttors Was *bacilli the
East India House, when she 41.1hr:wing Commander!
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took leave of the Cote, previous td .departing Tor
their respecti4e
Captaiie C. B. Gloms, Princess Chatidtte of Wales: lied
Captain J. Woon, Marquis of Wellington, for Bengal Aired.
The ships last from China have, we are sorry to
state, come home in a 'very sickly conditiom Some
of them have lost from 40 to 50 hands. The Java,
which arrived on Monday at Plymouth, was sit
months On her passage home, and in great. distress
for provisions; shelost, during the voyage, her Cap.
tain, several. of the other officers, and a great number
of the crew. A ship was at Batatial bound for Engl. •
land but could not proceed, not hating a sufficiesit
number of men on board to work the ship honte....—
During the time the Java lay off St. Helena, the ret
port (of the crirroctness of which some doubti have
been started) was current there, of the British troops
stationed in the interior of the' ape of Good Hope,
having been massacred by the Cares. The Governor,
it was raid, haddispaiched several vessels to sea, in
the hope that' theirnsight fill in with sbme vessel)
having • troops on board for the Bast Indies, whose-
assistance might be obtairied. Two.ships had touched
at the tope Withtroops, and the Governor had issued
°niers for their immediate debarkation, in'.tdcr that
theiinight. be marched up the country. -
Tresday; NEZZA JAAFAR RSMBAINIY, 2 Persian
Officer of 'ratilc3 *who .has.been some time resident in
this ebneiry; .order to perfecc•himself it all the
system of the British military tactics, dined with his
Excellency. the PartakAii AMBAISADOR, 'at• his house
in Bitheley;square. It Is tinderttosid that he•inteads
to return in the suite of his Exchilency to Persia. '
On Tuesday, the 11th inst. the Lottery commenced'
Drawing, whin N0..4,666; was Drawn a Priest. of
Twenty Thousand Pounds ; .and 14..Bisit Would have
felt great pleasure in having told this Ticket to son st
one of hit numerous Friends. It vies on sale at his
Office, MI): 9, Charing Cross, tilt Four o'Clook the
above afternoon, when, not having been selected by
any fortunate Purchaser, it was returned with 16
ether unsold 'rickets to the Ctmtractort. The Lottery
will finish Drawing iaIDAY, '2lst bf May, Whantid
following Capitals trust be Drawn ij"
blre • Prise of .teo,ooa Mosey: • •
loan Ftize of .140,000 Consols
Two Prizes of 411,000 Money.
Tie Prises of Zt,eob Money:
• Fogs rtitei .1540* Maibey.
• Lear Prizes of ~Cs4bo a.asev, ase. he:.
Viatiasited Undrawn Tickets arid Shams are Selling
by T,Biast, Stock4roker, Corithill, and 6,440
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A Female Mazufaeturer of Straw 'Sonnets in Wiltshire, heads
het Atlsertisecaent whit the following Lines against the Pre-
. wailing rage far Leghorn Batmen :

Te Fair ones ! let not Fasition's law,
For Dorn Doonets, quit the Straw !
Should naive worth, in times so hard,
Of its due wages be debated ?
Ok, think a little, then, ye Fair !
Ye 3 ou cncburageArrign ware,
Tar every Legiono that you buy,
Bread to the arise you deny !
Aad from the getter, let me say,
Tinive do:a sumnrt you take away !
Then to the Strew the preference give,
Asd let your Country-People live!

An anecdote is related of Mr. Paoceit, of \Vern-
dee, in 3lontuolithshire, which exhibits the pi ide of
ancestry in a striking point of view. The house,
which had been lately repaired for the tenant, was in
such a state of dilapidation, that the father of the last,
proprietor, Mr. Paocaa, was in danger of perishing
under the ruins of the ancient mansion, which he ve-
nerated even in decay. A stranger, whom he acci-
dentally met at the foot of the Skyrrid, made vari-
ous inquiries respecting the country, the prospect,
and the tieighbouring houses, and, among others,
asked a whose is this- antique mansion bek-re us ?"
a That, Sir, is Werndee, a very ancient house ; for
out of it core the Earls of Pembroke of the first line,
and the Fans of Pembroke of the second line ; the
Lords Herbert and Llierbury, the Herberts of Col-
brook, Romney, Caersliff, and York ' - the Morgans
of Acton ; the Earls of Hunsdon ; the Joneses of
Trevwen and Llanarth ; and allthe Powels. Out of
this house also, by the female line, ranee the Dukes of
Beanfort."—" And pray, Sir, who lives there uowr
" I do, Sir."—" Then, pardon me, and accept a
piece of advice--came opt of it ;ourself, or by Saint
David! it mill tumble and crush you."
At the close of a recent performance in the French
Theatre at the Hague, the audience demanded the
announcement of a piece for the next night ' • but that
not being complied with, as the whole of the com-
pany of performers had not arrived, a serious disturb-
ance ensued. The lights were extinguished, the
benches torn up, and the chairs broken. They were ,
obliged at last to call in a body of soldiers to clear
the house; and the audience then separated, threat-
ening to renew the disturbance on the next night or
performance.
Yesterday morning, about two o'clock; an alarm-
ing•fire broke oyt in the house of Mr.-Lewis, carver
and gilder, Charter/louse-lane, near Smithfield, which
j a short time consumed the interior of the base,
and considerably damaged some ptemises adjoining
backwards. By the timely arrival of engines the fur-
ther progress of the fire was prevented: no lives lost.
- ifesterday morning, between seven and eight o'clock.
Mr. EDWARD Bums, upholsterer, of Mount-street,
Grosvenor-square, went to one of his houses about to

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be lee, at Westburn-terrace, in the Harrow.road, in
a luggagepcart, which was standing at the door, when
the horse, which was young, became restive.; Mr. BO
attempted to stop it by seizing its head, to give time
to Bill Was, a young man who was in the cart, to'
jump out. The latter, in- his confusion, neglecting
the opportunity. was thrown against a wall and killed
on the spot. Mr. Biwa also was knocked down, and
Os wheel went ova him. Happily a skilful Navy
Surgeon, of Bayswater, was in almost immediate
attendance, and we hope that M. BINNs, who has a
wife awl large family, is nearly out of danger.
AwattaL SHEA' 07 51KRINO SHEEP.—The company

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assembled yegerday at Mr. SADLER'S Yard, was
more numerous than usual. Few pens of sheep were
shewn fra• the premiums; but the animals exhibited
sbowthat great improvements have been effected in
the carcases, without degenerating from that fine,
mess of wool which is peculiar to the Spanish breed
of sheep. Among the company present %%ere Lord
DUNDAS, Sir Joint SESRIGIIT, Sir GERARD NOEL,
C. WESTERN. Esq. M.P. JOHN FAN./L, Esq. .
C. T..Towsies, Esq. and many others of the distia-1
'Fishes' breeders of Merinos. Several pieces of se-
kerfiue blue Merino cloth, made from the flocks of
Lord DUNDAS and lIENar HUilbON, Esq. were much
admired. by the company. A five French stallion was
shorn, which C. C. Ws...rests., Esq. brought lately
from France to breed from.
New STREET COMPENSATION CASES..-The Juries
which have been lately siamnioned to settle the coin-

'sensations claimed by several persons whose pre-
mises have been required for the purpose of forming
the new street, nailed the cases lately brought un-
der their consideration, on Friday the 7th instant.
Precepts h.tvehoen issued for the trial of seven claims,
but three of them were annpramised alder the notices

•icere given. The remaining fbur were -tried, and
decided in the following manner; tie.—Mr. R
so, fancy jewell9r, No. 117, Orford-street, claimed
4:6529 Ss. Id. reduced by the Jury to C.4,090--Mr.
Mo Kuou ses Trustees, fur premises in Swallow-
street, claimed £4,102, reduced by the Jury to £5,800
—Mr. BROTIIIERTON, retail dealer in coals, No. 1.57,
Swallow-street, claimed "L'2,!69 2s. reduced by the
Jury to 0160--Mr. Smrizt, builder, in Vine-street,
claimed 1.3,837, reduced by the Josy to t 2,852.

We are • requested to inform air Reaeers, that
Messrs. Comma and Co. Sorns,ofChaelotte-House,
Great Charlotte-street. Blackfriars-road, have, in coo:
sequence of their extensive practice, and for the ac-
commodation 4p:ie.:its at the West-end of the town,
established a "(died Board in Woodstock-street, Or-
ford-street, a fen- doors from Bond-street, where a
Physician, of 40 years experience, and a Surgeon of
great eminence, reside, and where all the Board alter-
;lowly attend, tbe whole of whom are Members of the
'arlyal•C:egn—that thousands have been restored to
itietiect • Ark by their unitvd talents is universally
itckncroledged, many of whom had been disdrarged
'from Hospitals, and otherwise improperly treatail.
They are consulted at Woodstock-House, Woodstock-
street, froth Eight in the Morning' until Eight at
'Night; and at the Medical Hoard, -Charlotte-House,
Blaeldriars-ioadifroin twelve tiii eight in the evening.
—Mechanics have advice gratis every evening from
six till eight, at both houses, and on Stualay,mernings
twelve e'eibek.—N. B. Messrs. Cooru and t.:41.
beg to observe, they have no connection-. With any
other Concern. therefore all letters are to be diected
to CLarlotte-I !oust, adjoining Blackfriars-road.

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SPORTOIG INTELLIGTNCR.
NEWMARKET SECORD SPRING MUTING.
wrimitsbetT, liCkY 12.
Mr. Andrew's MIT, by Wdsi. Sib. bc.t Mr. Neale's cote,'
by Juniper, list. 71b. Ab.M.W,--1 to 4 Agst Mr. Andrew's L
Sweepstakes of iSgs. eadi, for Slr-oitt colts, ast. /lb. fillies,
Bst. 41b.
Lead &SOP brother to Acquit° - -
Mr. Wrgilisouis colt, by Octavius -
Sir J. Shentlys colt, by Comas -
Mr. Watson.' filly, by Waxy
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Mr. Crockford's Fairy
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