Star.
London, England, 1819-09-13 00:00:00

771EATRES.

Covotr-GARoou.--The Maid of the MID Ras the
Play of Saturday, and its performance afforded the
lovers of music, and of humour, no ordinary treat.—
PHILIPPS acted Lord Ainsworth with much spirit and
propriety, and obtained great and deserved applause
n the songs. Love's Young Dream, and Evelyn's
Bower, which he introduced, were encored. Sigh not
for Love, and 14 Fame sound the Trumpet, were also
introduced with great effect ; and the duet of My
mantling Spirits, performed by him and Miss Tan,
produced transports of admiration from all parts of
the Horse. Miss Tags more than confirmed us in
the favourable opinion we expressed on witnessing
her debut on Friday. She will be found a most ia-
ltrdsle acquisition. Her manner and appearance are
.interesting, but she will improve as she pins confi-
dence. The song of Sweetest Idol of my Soul, she
was compelled, by an unanimous call, to repeat, as
she was that of Young Love, by T. Moons. The lat-
ter was one of the most delightful specimens of har-
mony ever warbled frOm the lips of a syren ; chaste,
delicate, and beautifully varied, it boasted all that
could correctly embellish, without offending taste by
an idle display of superfluous decoration. We never
witnessed an audience more charmed and surprised,
and the feeling manifested after it had been beard a
second time, proved that nothing but the fear of
calling for too severe an exertion, restrained them
from demanding it a third. Mervin and Farmer Odes
were well sustained by Domain and TAYLOR.•••••
Favicere was in " tip top spirits," and made Si,.
Harry eminently ludicrous. It is impossible to con-.
ceive any thing more rich, more pregnant with hu-
mour, and more faithful• to nature, than EMRRY's
Ralph. CHAPMAN played Farmer Fairfield with
feeling and propriety ; and Mrs. DAVENPORT, Mrs.
Linos:, and Miss Mspruasys, contributed largely to
the success of the Opera.—The Farce wai Lore, Law,
and Physic, in which YATES played Flexible, after the
manner of MATHEWS. This is really one of the richest
bits of mimicry we have ever seen. Voice, manner,
and face are so admirably copied, that the joke is
cemrlete in every respect. This mimicry of feature is
peculiar to Mr. YATES, and, in the present instance,
was so completely successful that, as seen from the
stage•box, he might almost have sat for the portrait
of Marusws, as GARRICK did to HOGARTH iOr that
of the celebrated FIELDING.
ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE—The favourite Pieces of
the Brotvn Man, Baich.dor's Wires, and Captain Cook,
attracted a numerous and elegant audience on Sa-
turday evening. With the merits of the two former
the Public are well acquainted ; and of the latter we
have only to repeat, that it has been got up in a style
creditable at once to the taste and judgment of the
Manager. The Performers all acquitted themselves
with uncommon effect. Miss STEVENSON, who con-
tinues rapidly and deservedly to advance in the Pub-
lic favour, gives considerable importance to the in-
teresting part she so ably sustains ; and we never
saw Mr. T. P. Coosa to greater advantage than as the
representative of the enterprising, but unfortunate,
Captain Cook.
IiAYMARKET.—The new Comedy of Pigeons and.
Crows attracted a crowded and elegant audience on
Saturday night. The Pigeons and Crows have not
moulted a single feather since they commenced their
flight in public favour. This night (Monday) will
prove a crisis in the history of the Metropolitan
Stage. This favourite seat of the Muses, in closing
the season, closes its doers for ever. The present
house will be pulled down, and the next season will
commence with a beautiful new edifice. Many per-
sons will be anxious this night to take leave of a scene
associated with so many in:ereaing recollections and
incidents in the history of the Drama, and in which
they have experienced so much pleasure.

Earl and Countess SPENCER intend to accompany
the Honourable Mr. YORKE and his Lady, in their
magnificent new yacht, now called the Transit.

The Earl and Countess GREY, and the Ladies
GREY, have been on a tour; but they are now settled
at Malvern Wells, near Broadway-hill, in Worces-
tershire. The Noble Lord is far from being well.

The Countess of WESTMORLAND joins a pantie
quarrie at Itome in November. Her Ladyship is
now p:eparing for a Continental tour.
Colonel and Lady Lucy BARRY are gone to Ire-
land, from Areley-hall, to make family arrangements,
previous to their departure for the South of France
for the winter. Lidy LUCY MAXWELL BARRY has
been long in a declining state of health. Lard Vis-
count VALEtrriA accompanies them.
The Vice-Chancellor (Sir JOHN LEACH) is now no
a visit at Blair Adam, the scat of Baron ADAM, in
Scotland. In a few days his Honour will join the
distinguished circle at Kegley Hall, in Warwickshire.
Lord and Lady HOLLAND are still at that delight-
ful retreat, Ampthill Park, in Bedfordshire; but they
are preparing for a more wended trip. Their friends
urge them to join Lord ESSEX, and they )rave innu-
merable invitations from Italy.
Mr. WATSON TAYLOR'S tour is postponed until his
Lady is perfectly recovered.
The last accounts from the Marquis and Marchio.
ness of LANSDOWNE mention, not only their being
perfectly well, but that it may be hoped their return
will not be very distant.
The dead body of a female was discovered under
a hedge, in a field near'Fareham, on Thursday, in a
very shocking mutilated state: some of the limbs
were torn apart, it is supposed by dogs, and were i
found in different parts of the field. It snot known
who the unfortunate woman was ; but it is conjectured
she is the same who had passed through Fareham, in
much distress, about two months since, when she ap-
peared so emaciated as to be unable to eat the food
which several persons gave her. In such a state of
suffering and despondency, it is supposed she lay down
under the hedge, and expired from the timely want
of food 1 Coroner's verdict—Found dead.

A white pheasant was found during the late har-
vest, in a corn-field, in the parish of Brewham, So-
merset ; it was knocked down by some work-people,
but fortunately not much hurt, and is now thriving,,,
in the possession of the Rev. Jong. DAMPIgaI of C -
linshays ; the bird is young, of a beautiful and per-
fectly white plumage, and it is deemed a great curio-1
sity. Another rare bird, a young Mike rook, is now
in the possession of a Gentleman m Salisbury ; it was
taken this year with anther similar bird, from a nest
in a rookery at West-Layiettoa.