Star.
London, England, 1829-01-03 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE.

He's no Conjuror, produced on Thursday night, is a
lively prelude to the Christmas Pantomine: the only
danger is, that the audience having to laugh at both
pieces, will hardly be able to hold out to the finish.
The whole of this little novelty turns on the dilemmas
of a scapegrace son (MAruaws), who has broken loose
frOsit his father for the charms of a strolling life, and
the pretty daughter of the landlord of the Red Lion.
The absence f the King of Conjurors, who was not
conjurer enough to escape A dislocated shoulder, gives
tne runaway an opprtunity of reconciling himself with
his father; and the young Lady, being not only pretty,
but unexceptionable, the piece ends in the old way—
weft,' m and marriage. The piece appears to have been
wholly get up for the purpose of displaying MATHEWS'S
alents, and that effort has been entirely successful. He

rattles about the stage—is now himself, and now sonic
one else—and slips into the conjuror's tricks as easily
as into his Chinese wrapper. When we mention that,
in addition to all this—he gives one of his best conic
songs, it will be seen that the actor is willit g to add
tatty possible attraction. The piece, on the second
night of reptesentatitn, went off a ith increased eclat,
and Mill, no doubt, tun as a long ac the proprietors
shall want it to dovetail in' between the Eat thquake and
the Eintomin.e.

Some of tl e weather wise people foretell that a frost
will set in soon alter the new moon, which will take
place on the sth ins an..
The slumber of Pockets of Hops weighed in Woe.
tester Hop-market, from December 25, 1827, to December 15,
1828—New, 16,385 ; Old, 5,798.
Aniong the reductions in the Colonial Office we un-
derstand that the (Ace of Law Clerk, held by Mr.
&maga, is to be abolished, in consequence of M.
Tsetse, who has been long a most respectable Banister
of eminence, having been appointed Under S c. eta' y
of State in the Colonial D:partment —The office of
Law Civic• has,been abolished in the Home Depart-
anent fee many years; indeed ever since a Barrister was
appointed Home Under Secretary.
A melancholy accident occurred at Dittisham, near
Dartmouth, on Wednesday last. Mr Searle, a most
respectable yeoman in that parish, went out on a shoot
. ing excursion, accompanied by his son, aged about 17.
who had returned to his .parental root to spend his va
catioli, when by some accident his father's gun went off
and shut him dead.-Ixeier Flying Pest.
• At a broil in Caul - trees, Pieibouth, on Thu. sday
night, between a private soldier of the garrison and a
Portuguese, the latter chess a knife and plunged it into
the soldier's breast. • The man is dangerously, but not
mortally, wounded.
It appears that the death of King RADASIA bad
caused some disturbance in Madagascar, but that the
patty of his mother, who had mounted the throne, had
succeeded in defeating Pt ince RATA)tZE, the father of
the heir to the throne, and that Veinier, tofu( an end
to his hopes, had been murdered.
The Ki.ig of PRUSSIA has inserted his name in the
list Pf members of the Me tiers Botanical Society. The
Horticultural S ciety of Berlin have, through the Prus-
sian Minister, Baton BuLow, forwarded to the same
S ciety a complete set of their Ttansactions, hand-
somely
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It is very genet ally supposed that, in consequence of
the serious and iilluenti remonstrances which have
been made upon the subject, the Lords of the Treasury
will not confii m the per mission said t.. have been granted
by the Commissi ners of Woods and Forests for the
erection of the new College in the Regent's Park.
An examination of the f iction in screws drawing
their threads of various forms, has led M. Poucelet
this very important conclusion, namely, that the friction
insctews with square threads is, to that of equal screws
with trianpular thre rd.. as 290 to 418, proving a very
important advantage of the former over the latter. re-
lative to the loss of power incurred in both by friction.
Branch Jobrnal.
Endeavollts have often b. en made in France to din
cover a substitute far foreign c' ffce. According to M.
PnJor DESCRARIAIIIS, the seeds of the broom answer
this purpose exceedingly well, according to the opinion
If a person who has taken it for twelve years. Being
moderately roast-d, ground, and prepared in the manlier
ordinary coffee, this person finds no difference be
tween it and coffee. It is nor the garden, but the forest
broom, the seeds f which are to be taken for this use.
It appears that in that part of Holland bordering upon
Germany, this substance has been used for ct.ffee for
many years:
Christmas-Day a distressing accident occurred at
Poulton, in this county, by which the lives of two indi-
viduals were sacrificed. An industrious labouring man,
named Joseph Hew,•having paid a visit to his sister,
also residing in that parish, in the morning, took his
nephew, Joseph Cox, borne with him to spend the after-
noon with his family. About seven o'clock in the even-
ing, young Cris 'left the house, intending to return,
home, but he had cot proceeded far when his foot
slipped, and he fell into a quarry close to the footpath,
which was partly Filled with water, and left in a very
unguarded state. • A neighbour hearing the splashing
in the water called toJoseph Hew, who ran to the spot,
and finding that his nephew au struggling in the
water, he instantly jumped in to his sescue, contrary to
the earnest persuasions of the bystanders. Hew was
an excellent swimmer, but ow ing, it is supposed, to the
young man grasping his body, he was unable to make
any effectual exertions, and they were both drowned,
without its be.ng pos•ible to :ender them any assistance.
The bodies were dragged out of the water in about half
an hour from the time of their sinking, and great el-
fats were made to restore animation, hut without effect.
Joseph Hew has lett a wife, who is ezrected shoody to
be confined, and six children, without any provision for
their support.—Baby Chronicle.