Star.
London, England, 1810-07-10 00:00:00

THEATRE, trcEum. . •

Last night a new Opera, we believe the prodnetion
of MT. ARNOLD, was performed at this Theatre, and
experienced, upon the whole, a very favourable re-
ception. It is entitled 1 rich upon Travellers, which,
tinhite some late stage novelties, i; no misnomer.—
The following are its Dramatis Persona:

Don Gui Man - Mr. 13Essosr
Don Carlos de Guzman I. SMITH
Dan Rarairtz - - PHILLIPS
Don Alonzo . . .• Hoar/
Be,cr.tm . - SMITU
Csithiiio - - • - WLSVIT ZEE
Pedrillo • DOWTOH
Diego - - - • - OXBERILY
Donna Clara - - Miss Pool.a
Donna Laura - - Mrs. OROCR
Beatrice - - - Miss K E LLY
Hostess - - - Mrs. HEIN LEY

Don Ra ----- de Fonseca, a Toledan gentleman of
good family and accomplished manners, had pledged
his amorous faith to Donna Clara tie Mendoza, a lady
froma Elvag, but whose parents being dead, Ramirez
had been induced by his kinsman Alonzo, to pay his
addresses to Donna Laura, the daughter of the rich
Don Gasman de Pacheco, a nobleman of Seville,
but who is beloved by Don Carlos de Guzman, a
nobleman from Madrid. The whole of the plot of
the piece is taken up i i bringing hack Don Ramirez
to a due sense of honour towards his first love, Donna
Cldre ; to effect which purpose she assumes the elm-
raeter of a daenna, and hires herself into the family of
Don Guzman, where she leagues with his :Laughter
in forwarding her amour with Carlos, whit: she at
the same time carries into execution her own very
warrantable designs against her perjured lover. In
this grand plot all the servants of the different parties
are engaged, and act with great success in disguise,
excepting Diego, the valet of Don Ramirez, who is a
simpleton, worked upon with much address by Pe-
drill°, the lacquey of Don Carlos, who pretends al-
ternately to be an apothecary, a tailor, &c. and is the
constant terror of Diego, under the name of Pedro
Logo.—There is much trick and bustle in the piece,
which ends in the union of the lovers, to the entire
satisfaction of Don Guzman, and the reconciliation
of the two hostile valets. The Opera takes its title
from the circumstance of Don Ramirez, his friend,
and servant, being travellers from Toledo, to Seville,
when these tricks are played upon them, in which
Beatrice, the sprightly waiting maid of Donna Clara,
takes an active part.
Such are the materials that furnish the ground-
work of the Opera ; but which, in all its parts, are
not well put together ; particularly in a most incon.,
grnous assembly of four of the characters at the end
of the first Act, which must be new modelled, if not
omitted altogether, to preserve the run of the piece.
The music is pleasing, but not of a very exhalted
character ; it is by Mr. REEVE and Mr. C. HORN ;
the Overture by Reeve, in his usual stile. The sing.
ing, particularly by PHILLIPS, Miss Poor.z, and Miss
KELLY, was greatly applauded ; as was the acting of
those two Ladies, and that of Dowros and OXBEiLEY:
the cunning simplicity of the latter was admirable.
—The Scenery, painted by GREENWOOD, is in the best
manner of the artist, and as effective as the limits of
the stage would admit.—Very few voices of disap-
probation were heard at giving out the Opera for a
second representation ; though it certainly can be con-
sidered as no more than a mere time-serving trifle;
the poetry of the songs is but of a mediocre charac-
ter.—The Theatre was well attended.

Mr. Wyk, the Admiralty Messenger, arrived yes-
terday from Morlaix, with dispatches from Mr. MAc-
KENZI E. We are extremely happy to hear, that the
ba,.;s of a treaty fot a regular exchange of prisoners
has been agreed upon ; so that this desirable measure
may very shortly be expected to be carried int() effect.

The PenstAN AMBASS.kDOR arrived at Portsmouth
on Saturday, to embark for Persia in the LION. Cap-
tain IIEATACOTE will accompany his Excellency to the
Persian Court. A military commission is going out
to Persia, to instruct the Persian army in the Euro-
pean art of War. It will consist of Captain STONE,
Captain D'A nor, two non-commissioned officers, and
ten gunners, of the Royal Artillery, who have been
chosen for their sup2rior
Lord CocuaAxE sailed fiorn Portsmouth on Friday,
in his yacht, the Julie, for Plymouth, whence he in-
tends to proceed immediately on an excursion to Por-
tugal. His brother, the Hon. Captain ARCIIIIIALD
COCHRANE, accompanies him.
Mr. MONIEit, who is goiqg nut to succeed Mr.
KtiON, as our Minister in America, arrived at Ports-
mouth ou Friday. The Venus frigate, Capt. CRAW
roho, has been fitted to take him.

By a letter from Thurso, dated 27th ult. we learn,
that herrings arc more plentiful, all along that coast,
from tuunet-head, west, than they have been for
many years. Five or six boats got from 200 to 300
herrings a boat the first night.

BREAD.—There being► no Court of Aldermen, the
LORD MAYOR, Act inspecting the returns, ordered
it to remain at Lite prices.

Some days ago a mass of fire was observed issuing
from :he earth, in an ash-spinney, occupied by a Mr.
Marsh, at Moulton, near Northampton. By the ex-
ertions of several persons, and a plentiful supply of
tvater, it was soon extinguished. It is supp-sed to have
been occasicned by the excessive dryness of the ground,
which had been a bog recently drained for planting,
and that the sun had cansed.it to ignite.
Thursday morning about four o'clock, a very
alarming fire broke oat in the shop of Mr. Thomson,
gun-maker, Parliament Close, Ldinburgh, which,
with the shop belonging to Mr. Swan, hair-dresser,
were totally burnt. By the exertions of the fireman,
with their engines, the fire was happily confined to
these tno shops.

An alarming fire broke out on Friday last, on the
premises of Mr. Harrowby, a farmer at East Upton,
Essex, which destroyed the house and a very exten-
sive range of out-houses, cattle, rick-yards, &c. The
flames were first discovered issuing &on-La bake-house,
over which labeniers slept, about a quarter before
twelve O'clock ; but how the fire happened has not
been ascertained. Such was the rapidity of the flames,
that in less th in half an hour the nut-houses in tl e
several parts of the yard, at fifty yards distance from
each other, were all of r fire, and the whole had the
appearance of a village on fire. About twelve head
of cattle were destroyed, chiefly valuable horses. The
flames were not subduedin the risk-yard for two days.