Star.
London, England, 1810-09-25 00:00:00

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-.:Last night the eight boxes .on the third circle, Last night a
The:ra performances
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foranieg the. remainder of the twenty private boxes at the
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which the proprietors agreed to yield to the demands: ranee, The Poor Soldier, and Obi, or Three Pg.
of the public were entirely thrown open, and the dis- fad, for the benefit of Mr. Phillips, the Boi book-
-pine being thus amicably adjusted, tranquillity was keeper. The parts of Captain Campley and Dermot
completely restored. The hawse was very nearly full and Trud7e and Darby, in the former pieces, were
when the curtain drew up. n GOD save the King" sustained by Mr: Incicdon and Mr. Blanchard ; and
was previously called for and played by the orchestra, Thr:epgered lA, in the latter, by Mr. Brad!) ,
the audienCe standing and uncovered. The Exile com- the whole being under the patronage of the Dalc
menced amidst universal cheers, and it was evident Marlborough, and that of Colonel Grahnin and the
from the manner with which the audience greeted the Officers of the Local Militia ; the House was vet y
several performers on their entrance, that they consi- tly filled, the receipts amounting to upw
dered last night's Drama as the first lawful effort of of one hundred pounds. The Doke and Ducle.“
the season. Mr. YouNG, Mr. LISTON, Mr. BLANCH A RD, Marlborough, Ladies F. and A. Spencer, and their
Mr. Fawcerr, Mrs. DICKONS, and Mrs. Ft. JOHNSTON, party, occupied the Prince's box,' Colonel Graham,
were welcomed with shouts of gladness, that evidently and a very large party of Ladies and Officers, w.
sprang from the bosom; and never did we behold a ,in the box opposite ; and the. boxes generally w
more unequivocal instance of the innate good humour pretty well crawded. Tocledon was. in good voice ;
of John Bull than on this night ; he seemed to feel that and the two first piece: passed off with applause. ,
he had been somewhat rough in the maintenance of The first act of Thai:fog:red foci as marked. by si-
his li"nours, and ryes then willing to soften down, if milar auspices ; bat soon after the chinmencernent of
not entirely do away, the recollection of his past the second, where Rosa (i c'aaracter personified 5v
asperity, by the generosity which he finally displayed. Mrs. Taylor) is surprised by. the Aarmidableliete of
—.The house very soon became extremely crowded, the pantomime, who levels a musket at's Fer,"ifie con-
and but few of those who came in at half-price could tents of the gun were discharssed in a diria
.ibtain A seat—many were unable even. to obtain a and within a few yards of her face. &irate& bithe
sight of the stage. Some parts of the Opera were explosion, and wounded by those•
geilniOrtifeooer.
whimsically enough applied by the audience to them. der which had not been coned, Mrs. Taytur
selves. When BLANCHARD, as the Governor of Si- her hands before fier eyes, and recoiling a paw.. a-
beria, asked, 6, Did I ever say a thing should be dimly two, exeldimcd, e I am much hurt--do lead me of!"
but it was almost immediately performed ?" a loud laugh tvith which request, Mr. Bradbury immediately corn-
burst from all parts of the house ; and when he went plied A few minutes, however, had scarcely clip.
on to say—"" That he carried his point always by Icing sad, before Mr. Bradbury returned with the Wouaded
noisy, active, and clamonroxs-=that mild milk and water heroine, apparently to finish the scene; but, in lieu
.filowt could never succeed, but that he got on by uproar, at of which, Mrs Taylor again observed, that she was
he made those he had to deal with give any thing to save nts much hurt ; and a second time entreated to led off:
sofa.," the audience were convulsed with laughter. Mr. Bradbury, holding her by the hand, now, with
The well-known pantomime of Harlequin and Mo. considerable agitation, which feelingly evinced how
Cher Goose was the Afterpiece. I deeply he was afflicted by what had happened, ad-
Not a. word was said on any side upon the subject dressed the audience. The property man of the
of the late disputes, and peace and harmony seem to house, he said, bad placed, by mistake, a loaded
be now established upon a permanent basis. The musket for him to make use of, instead of one which
throwing open the eight boxes makes an improvement should only have contained a priming, and which
in the appearance of the house which could scarcely had produced the catastrophe they had witnessed.—
be imagined by those who have not seen it. The He had scarcely concluded his short address, when
curtain dropped about half past eleven, amidst great Mrs. Taylor fainted in his arms, and was borne off
applause, and the whole evening passed off in tran- . the stage by him, while the anxiety of the audience
quality. I was increased in a tenfold degree. In the first in-
i stance, the greater part of the auditory were unaware
t what they beheld was not intended to he connect-
BREAD.—To-day there being no Court of Alder- that
men, the Loan MAY on, after inspecting the Returns, ci with the scene, and had no suspicion Of the acei-
ordered it to remain at present prices. dent, but the words of Mr. B. had painfully uncle-
' ceived them in that particular. The commotion now
This day a detestable wretch stood in the pillory
was general, and as it had been observed that :s
opposite the Mansion House for an hour. He was
loaded gun had been improperly placed to be made
very properly conveyed from Newgate in an open
use
.of,
.it was feared by many that the charge had
cart to. the place of punishment, and was saluted
consisted of more than powder and wadding. Such,
durfag his exposure with the usual tokens of lad; 7na-
r" '
tion from an outraged groupe of females e, all Le- h.:".ever.' was not the case, or the Marlborough
slimly, in. the Prince's box, would have been sub-
scriptions. We re,:ret to add that several persons
*c cled to its effects ; and, as it was, the Duke had a
were severely injured by the falling of the corner
jgrain of the. p,owder lodged in his forehead, and
stone which supports the ballustrades on the West
Lady Amelia Spencer, some part of her dress slightly.
side of the Mansion House. injured, probably by some framnents of the wadding
FIRES.—An alarming fire broke out last night, in
that had dropped upon her. o confirm, nr remove
the premises of Mr. Hill, glazier and painter, in New- the grossing apprehensions of all present, Mr. Smith
castle-street, Strand ; but by the assistance of the a- length came forward to the front of the stage, and.
neighbours, the timely arrival of the different fire- after
declaring that there was no reason to imagind
engines from various parts of the town, and a plenti. that Mrs. Taylor was materially hurt by what bad
Jul supply of water, it was got under without doing happened, he begged that if there were any sttreetd
further damage than destroying the premises. gentlemen in the house, he would have the humanity
Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, one of the to come to her assistance. Mr. Phillips, the surgeon
powder-mills, at Dartford, in Kent, together with !of Lord F. Spencer, and who had attended his Lord-
some adjacent buildings, blew up ; the report was'; ship from London, happening to he of the Duke's
tremendous, and was heard for several miles round ; • party in the box, immediately yielded to the sum-
indeed, so terrific was its explosion, that it shook the mons, and was speedily followed behind the scenes
earth at a distance of about a mile and a half, with ! by several other medical gentlemen from yarn:out parts
as much force as an earthquake could have done. It lof the Theatre. A short time after this, Mr. Smith
is not yet ascertained how many persons have suffered ! again made his appearance., The injuries which Mrs.
by this calamitous occasion, but the loss of two lives , Taylor had received, he then observed, were not con-
has unfortunately been already ascertained. This is ! sidered as very severe; but that she was too much
the third time within these six years accidents of this hurt to resume her' professional duties at that time ;
kind have happened at Dartford. .1 he therefore hoped that the audience would dispense
On the night between the Gth and the 7th instant, with the remainder of the pantomime, and allow the-
a dreadful fire broke out in the house of Mr. Warren-; final curtain to drop, which request was granted as
d of Crai It was discovered about five ! soon as asked.

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comp GARDEN THEATRE.

ter, Age We.
o'clock in the morning, by two men passing at an
English mile's distance, who immediately ran and
alarmed the family. By this time the flames had
acquired such strength, that it was found impossible
to arrest their progress. The roof of the house was
completely consumed, a barn and shed full of carts,
ploughs, &c. and of about £l5O worth of merchant
goods in a shop, not an article was saved. The
people in the house had barely time, to escape with
their lives.
Sunday morning, at three o'clock, a fire broke out on
the premises of Mr. Drake, a contract baker, situate in
Pembroke-street, Plymouth Dock ; and, owing to a
scarcity of water, five houses in front (two of which
were pulled down to arrest the progress of the flames)
and several back tenements were destroyed before it
was got under. The ruins were still burning very
fiercely when our accounts came away ; nor was there
any water on the spot to keep the flames under—the
town water having been diverted from its usual course
for the present by the new fortifications which are con-
structing to strengthen the garrison. 'ike troops in
'garrison were very active on the occasion, and were
instrumental in saving much of the property belong-
ing to the unfortunate suiFerers. The flames were so
rapid on Mr. Drake's premises, that not an article
could be saved ; indeed, it was with difficulty the fa-
mily escaped with their lives. The premises and pro-
perty were insured to a large amount. Among the
individuals Who distinguished themselves on this oc-
casion, Mr. Bartlett, a builder, deserves honourable
mention :—at the imminent hazard of his life, he
cut away the burning beams, to arrest the progress of
the destructive element. General England, and Ad-
miral Calder, were particularly active on the occasion.
On Tuesday last an inquest was held on the body
of Miss Eliza Cook, of Chadwell, by Grays, in Essex,
who was burnt to death by her clothes accidentally
catching fire. The deceased had been subject to fits
from her infancy, and was advised to smoke tobacco
as a preventative against them. It is supposed the
fatal accident arose from her falling asleep with a
pipe in her, band and some of the lighted ashes drop-
ping on her clothes. Owing to her infirmity it was
cuitonnary.for . some person to be almost continually
With heefand her attendant had not quitted her more
;than ten.miautesr yet, during that time, she.. wagi so
',much burnt, that she expired in eight. rut. Otar
wards. Verdict—Accidental Death.

Mrs. Taylor is s►ill under the hands of Mr.
her eyes, at th;s time, being greatly inflamed, and
her forehead blistered and scorched. The hard grains
of the powder that had sunk beneath the surface of.
the skin, have been pretty well extracted, and it is
confidently hoped that no disfiguring marks will
timately remain. The humane Duchess of Marlbo-
rough has sent 'several times to enquire into the state
of her wounds to-day, and has given orders that no..
thing which may proniise to facilitate het recovery
may be spared.-

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A respectable American House yesterday receive&
letters from Paris, stating in positive terms that'
I.vc;cx BONAPARTE had embarked on bc-trti the
American ship Hercules at Leghorn, and it was pre:*
sumecl that the destination cif the veisel was t!e United
States; He is accompanied by his wife and family,
with a retinue, consisting in the ughole of forty per.
Sons, and he had obtained, It is added, passports from
the Estranon to facilitate his design . By a Gentleman
who has arrived froth. Frar ce, thus information is in a
great degree confirmed; and we learn that it had long
been the intention of Lucraw to quit the eastern
hemisphere, where he could only be second to his
brother, whom he conceived to be subordinate, and
to be indebted to him for the Imperial Diadem he
wears. It is reported that Lucian had amassed an
imm:use treasure, a considerable portion of which he
has deposited on board the ship in which he takei his
farewell of Europe.

All the American property confiscated in the ports
of France, Holland, Italy, and Spain, as well as the
ships conveying it, had been sold, and the proceeds
placed es deter. There was not the least ground to
believe that NAPOLDIN would, on the Ist November
next, repeal the Berlin and Milan Decrees, as proposed
in the official later *of the French Minister of Marine
to General Alt2dTltQW.O. This suggestion wastreated
as ;Chad been considered in- Eng and, merely fis
ostentatipn of a pacific disposition, for
purpose of inducing the United States to takt
sures hostile to Great Britain, This Gents
support; rumour of the pct
ereinntri.pf
noT„ARAPAiItD, and *M'Dost MAN nine
under . 441/.te the
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of sohl6.rej likckytop ooritibr did
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