Star.
London, England, 1818-05-14 00:00:00

CO ;.".ENT-GA !WES-THE:II'IIE.

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Korztatte's celebrated Play of the Stranger, at-
tracted a crowded and splendid audience last night.
Miss O'NEILL, in Mrs.lialler, displayed her empire
over the heart, in all the ago.nizing distress and an-
hwish of female sensibility suffering under wounded
onour and conscious crime : the tender and deeply
pithetic expression of her sorrow and cutinition iett
law dry eyes in the House. Miss O'NEILL was ably
su2porAed by Mr. Youso, in the character of l'he
.*ranger—hisperforrnaace was fell of energy, pas-
sion, and feeling, guided by jud;;ment and delicacy.
The Duke prul Ducheks of GLOUCESTER, accompa-
nied by her Royal Ilighness the Prince-.s. Isuuusr.t,
Aonoured the perfor.inauce With their presence. The
presence of A. pert of the Royal Family riever fails to
give Additional life, grue, and dignity to the scene.
The loyal and popular air of " Gad save the King,"
excited a 1 enthusiastic feeling, and was sung at the
cunamencemeLt =ld cud of the Play.

A new Property of the Kaleidoscope has been dis-
Covered by a Gentleman of the Jewish Persuasion,
s% ell-known in the Play World. The nine digits and a
Cypher are drawn on so many pieces of coloured-
glass ; these are placed in the object cavity at the
end of the tube : a variety of numbers present them-
selves, but some are much mare brilliantly defined
than the rest ; from these more lucid Numbers he se-
lects his Tickets and Shares for the 107 Capitals in
the present Lottery ; and, as One Thousand Pounds
prr Minute must b- ohtai:.ed onTitCßenAv M asixo,
.Txrat girth, the Kaleidoscope may now be turned to a
Capital Account.
Tuesday, about one o'clock, when her MAJESTY
Was about entering her carriage which was waiting
ir. the front of her Palace, a woman, respectably
drcsied, eluded the attention of the sentinels, and took
advantage, while the Gentlemen Porters were engaged
with some Gentlemen who were leaving their* names ,
in the Lodge to inquire after the health of thelatrzen,
to slip into the passage or colonnade, and was making
her way into the Palace, but was fortunately obser-
red, and taken into custody. -On being examined be-
fore Sir N. Coniirr, she said her name was Mary
Dunham. She proves to be the same woman who
stole the Lord Chancellor's Mace, a few days since,
from the Court of Chancery, which she thought was
the Crown of England. She was committed to To-
thin-fields Bridewell. She has sent at least twenty
letters to Lord 51D5491/Tlf. She has been at Carlton
House, York House, Most of the Courts of Jthtice,
and in all the places where she gained admittance
she stole Iseys or u Wing articles ; she has stole in the
whole 146 keys.
Yesterday afternoon, about six o'clock, the follow-
ing shocking accident happened in Watrloo-place :
Some labourers, to the number of eight or nine, were
employed in pulling down an old house in St. James's
Market. The men were standing on a floor about 60
feet from the ground, each employed in demolishing
the old fabric Pe sides of which were 'already gone)
si hen a part of it ava way, and five men who were
then on it, tell tlitough the aperture to the ground ;
all the bricks and rubbish fell-on them and bitried
th-in in the ruin 3. A nuniber of men instantly col-
t stud and'succeeded in a short tithe in getting them
out. 'fir: ee of then i were dangerously hurt, and were
in a state of insensibility ; the others received several
severe contusions, and were much cut, but not dan-
gerously. Those most injured were carried to St.
George's-Hospital ; the others were sent home.
Saturday, as Captain PowEnt. was driving a one-
horse- chaise along Pall-Mall, the horse took fright.
The Captain was thrown out near the King's Mews,
and was severely hurt. The horse was, with great
difficulty, stopped at Whitehall%
• Monday, as a son of. Mr. Cook, of Bow. (12 years
of age) was ,climbing a eart-wheel, which was stand-
ing against a wall in his father's yard, it fell ikon
him, and killed him on the- spot.
Tuesday, as three young men were crossing the
River to Greenwich in a sail-boat, for amusement, a
s!tdden squall upset the boat, svlikh, however, righted
rp,.ain, and fell over on the other side. The situation of
the young men became most perilous for nearly half
in lour. Two of them in the water kept themselves
up by the boat, whilst the third left them with the
intent to swim on shore, but was picked up before he
reached it. Another boat came to the assistance of the
ether two, and fortunately saved them from drowning.,
At Gteenwich Fair, on Tuesday, a shocking acci-
dent happened, by one of those dangerous sources of
amusement a swing. One, full of young women, was
up at the highest, when one of the cord; gave way,
arsd the boat was overturned. One young woman
had her thigh broken, another an aim ; pne child was
ne uly killed by the falling of the boat, and several
other persons were seriously hurt.
Damao Rozazity.—Monday evening, about seven
o'clock, two men of genteel appearance came to the
louse of the Hon. L. Dueinss, Hertford-street, May-
fair, and knocked at the door. A female servant
came (she at that time being the only person iii the
house) and opened it, and inquired their business ?
One of them asked her if her master was at home ?
She imprudently replied, that all the Emily were ab-
sent from home, except herself. He said he was sorry
he had.been fortunate as•not to meet with Mr.
DenoAs, for he was come from York, of which place
he was .a freeman, relating to the approaching elec-
tion. He said he would leave a letter for Mr. Dim-
mA s if she would furnish him with materials for the
purpose. She conducted the persons into at apart-
ment, and supplied them with pen, ink, and paper,'
bile one was writing, he asked his companion for
a razor ; he immediately produced one from his
pocket, and oper.ed it, and then told the servant that
he would take her life, unless she on the instant, and
without making any alarm, would sheW them where
the plate was kept. She was exceedingly terrified,
and premised, that if they would not do her any in-
jury, she would conduct them to the place where it
was deposited. She took them up stairs, and skewed
them a box, which contained a pair of silver candle-
sticks, which they put into their coat pockets. She
said that was all the plate which was in the house.—
They threatened to murder her, unless she informed
them where the whole of the family plate was kept.-
They rifled many places, and packed up considerable
property ready for carrying off, when the house-bell
rung, and the depredators ran off the back way, with
-all are property they could carry away in the hurry
of rctavat, ar.deacapcd.