Star.
London, England, 1829-12-21 00:00:00

64 A PERSPIRING HERO. "—lt is somewhat Mrs

that young men should wish to embark in the theatrical
profession without posiessing one qualification for the
task. Our readers generally suppose actors to be men
of tolerable education, and we know that all performers
should be so. The writer of the following letter gives
such a strange account of what he conceives the re-
quisites, that we cannot avoid inserting it. We beg to
premise that it was actually sent, within the last week,
to a manager in town, from whom we received it.
We print verbatim et literatim from the original :
" Sir I called at your hone on mondy and was told that
you could not be seen I theirfore thought it polcy to
leave a small knot to acquaint you with the particualers
and the reason of my calling was this 1 have tacken a
strong encliation to the stag. for this last 6 months it has
been my constant stuidy and all the personal powers I
have hasbeak intended for an actor rather then the snea-
tion I now hold my vice is extremely strong and clear my
person is erect and strong mad I stand about .5 foot and
a and about 18 years of age. If you would favour me
with an anser enAiatle to No 7, Newcastel st strand
Inglis Baker you would much oblige your humble ser-
vent

STATE OF TRADE.—HVDDERSFIELD—There is no
Improvement in the trade of this place. HALIFAX—
Trade is as bad as ever-•-no hope for the better—yet the
number of unemployed workmen is not increased. Some
of the manufactories are kept pretty steadily going. The
supply of goods is necessarily greater than the demand•
BRADIPOSD--111 a still worse state than Halifax. The
fancy trade, that upon which some expectation of im-
provement was grounded by many, is deplorably bad,
and the complaints of the manufacturers, masters, and
'operatives, are both loud and deep.--Leaklntslligencer.

LINES
MUD TO TNT STAMM or • MIMS. rniti.c.
By ELL= T•Ttaa—an IrM Peasant Girl.

Say, pretty weeping figure, say
For whom it is you mourn ?
Or by whose ashes thus you stay,
And gritvipg grasp the urn ?
In thy unstudied lowing dress
No widow's weeds appear ;
Then 'tis not turtle's tenderness
That doth demand a tear.
Nor on thy Inger. straight and long,
Appears the nuptial ring ;
Then 'tis not for a mother's pang
That here thy sorrows spring.
Was it one parent bore you both?
Was it arse milk ye drew?
Was he companion of thy youth.
And Infant playmate ton ?

Did he find pleasure in thy mirth?
Did he thy griefs console ?
Aod was his love, as dews to earth,
Refreshing to thy soul?

Was he companion, brother, friend,
In every sense to thee ?
Did blighting fate these comforts end,
And rob thee of all these?

If so, fair figure! drink thy tears,
In luxury of woe ;
While mine, drawn on by kindred cares,
In plenteous streams shall low !

FETE ON BOARD THE BLONDE FRIGATE
AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

Extract of a letter from au officer of his ntjesty's ship
Blonde, dated Harbour of Constantinople, November

5,1829:- -
" Sir Robert Gordon, our ambassador at Constantino-
ple, gave a splendid ball on board the Blonde. frigate pre-
vious to her going up to Odessa, at which were present 450
visitors, comprising all the principal Turks, Franks, and
Russians, with a number of Turkish and Frank ladies,
The whole of the upper deck of the ship was cleared, and
the waste planked over. An awning, 30 feet up the masts,
was spread fore and aft, and the poop was fitted as a Turkish
tent. The ship was beautifully illuminated, and the refresh-
ments were offered in the greatest profusion. The in-
signia of the order of the Garter and the Cypher of the
Sultan, were conspicuously placed in transparency. The
quarter-deck was carpeted, and surrounded by crimson
silk sofas ; orchestras were constructed round the main-
mast and foremast, between which was the ball-room.—

The forecastle was fitted as a shrubbery, wherein were

placed orange trees, fifteen feet high, to the branches of
which appended ripe fruit in great abundance. The Rifle-
man, sloop of war, at intervals exhibited a magnificent
display of fire-works,i the vessel at times appearing com-
pletely enveloped in flames.
" The company began to arrive at seven o'clock, and
in about half an hour after all were on board, to the num-
ber of 425, including ladies. Amongst the distinguished
guests were a number of Turkish noblemen (a thing
unprecedented in the annals of history), such as the
Seraskier pacha, second person in the Turki:h empire;
the Capitan pacha, high admiral of the Turkish navy ;
Cazee L'Asker Hekim Pacha, or sultan's physician ;
Reis Effendi, secretary for foreign affairs ; Halil
Pacha; ambassador to Russia ; Silcktar Agasi, sword-
bearer to the sultan; Abdulageit Effendi, chief sur-
geon, &c. with a number of naval and military officers.
Besides these there were present the ambassadors, mi-
nisters, envoys, &c. of all the nations in Europe ; with
several of the leading Franks and their ladies now resid-
ing in Constantinople. Several Russian officers were
also present, but as peace has now spread her benignant
wing over this portion of the world, the Turks and Rus-
sians were most sociably linked arm and arm, walking
fore and aft the deck with as much seeming good will and
friendship as if they never had been enemies.
" Sir Robert Gordon, as chief of all, placed the Capi-
tan Pacha on his right, and the reis effendi on his left, on
the after-cushion of the poop. The other Turkish noble-
men took seats alongside the European Ambassadors
and Ministers. After going through the eastern cere-
mony of smoking and drinking coffee, they went forward
to the ball-room. Here they seemed to be quite charmed,
having never before seen anything of the kind—like
all semi-barbarians, they gazed and wondered and laugh-
ed most heartily ; however, they ultimately expressed
much satisfaction, particularly on witnessing the windings
and turnings of the sons and daughters of Terpsichore,
who were • tripping it gaily on the light fantastic toe.'
" Tho supper table was laid out on the main deck; it
was something in the shape of the counter of an exten-
sive linen warehouse, or rather like an incomplete paral-
lelogram, the short side being athwart ships before dui
cabin bulk-head, and the two long sides running fore-
and-aft, starboard and larboard, as far as the galley, fruit
which they were separated by a handsome screen. At
this table 240 persons (including, of course, all the la-
dies,) at down to one of the richest banquets that has
ever yet been seen in the harbour of Constantinople.
Every thing that could be pleasing to the sight or smell,
delectable to the taste, or grateful to the most delicate
palate, was here in the most unbounded profusion ; wines
of the richest and finest quality, amongst which cham-
pagne was as common as beer at an ordinary feast.
Sir Robert Gordon and his particular guests, the Tur-
kish chiefs, the French ambassador, Austrian internuncio,
&c. were seated at that part of the table which ran pa-
rallel to the cabin bulk head, Sir Robert's chair being ex-
actly amidships, just before the cabin, Reis Effendi and
the Capitan Pacha being on his right and left; the other
chiefs and principal officers were seated alongside the
ladies, according to modern fashion and the good custom
of all civilized nations: nor were they exactly wanting
in those common-place attentions which the gentleness
and delicate habits of the fair sex .require. The dishes,
covers, and plates, on Sir Robert's part of the table,
were of silver ; the forks and the handles of the knives of
solid gold. This was most brilliantly illuminated with
wax tapers and candles in massive silver candlesticks ;
and, indeed, so were the parts of the table which run
along the main-deck. Well, the feast having commenced,
the Mussulmans showed that they were not without ap-
petites ; and as to wine they drank it with as much
freedom and taste as if they bad received a dispensing
order from the prophet • none, however, indulged in it to
excess. After supper ;he first division went upon deck,
and the second took their places at a table where abund-
ance still abounded. Dancing resumed its wonted piety,
and continued till six bells in the middle watch, at which
time the Turkish chiefs took their departure ; shortly
after the remainder of the party broke up.
" The Turks freely participated in games at cards, but
as they could not tand whist they preferred the
chance game of ' blind hookey,' and freely staked their
five pounds on the turn up of a card, and seemed to be in-
different whether they lost ov won."