Star.
London, England, 1827-06-21 00:00:00

VAUXHALL GARDENS.

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Monday night this elegant and fascinating place of
public amusement was most numerously and fashionably attended.
The great attraction of the evening was a new grand spectacle,
(which has been a orndderable time In preparation,) and was pro..
duced on the mom extensive and magnificent scale, in commemora-
tion of the Battle of Waterloo, arranged sort produced under the
entire direction of Mr. FA IILET of Covent Garden Theatre. Moo.
day being the Anniversary of that splendid triumph, pee an addl.
denial Interest to the scene, and the countenance of many a Waterloo
hero brightened at the iecollection of that memorable lay. The Gar.
dens were ilinminated on the occasion In a style of splendour equal, if
not superior, to the grandestgala nights of soy former season, display.
log gpwards of 13,000 additional lamps fn appropriate devices.-...
The;space allotted for the exhibition Is in front of the firework
tower, and tocsins of several saes; which • were illuminated
during the contest by great bodies of fires, of various colours,
forming a blaze of light, which enabled the spectators to view
every part of the spectacle without the slightest difficulty. On
entering the Gallery, the first object that arrested the attention of
the company was an immense red curtain, on which the King's
Arms and the word 0 Waterloo" appeared. On the rising of the
curtain the sound of distant music was beard, and a host of troops
advanced and formed in line. The representatives of the Duke of
Wellington, Buonaparte, and the Marquis of Anglesey, were of
course the most prominent actors in the scene, and were attired
In the most splendid uniforms. The farm-houses of La Belle
*Mance, Houguniont, acc.'acc, are erected in the same relative
situations as on the plains of Waterloo. The different movement s
are described with an accuracy and precision truly astonishing by
' upwards of 1,000 soldiers, horse and foot and the unrivalled stud
of horses- belonging to Mr. Comte, of the Royal' Amphitheatre,
Lleerpotil, and numerous auxiliaries, aided by the use of artillery,
ammunition waggons, &c. The whole scene exhibit* to the specie.
tor a faithful dricsiption of the " pride, pomp, and circumstance of
glosloomwar.°! It Is indeed impossible for any description to do
any thing like justice to this splendid exhibition. The effect of it
ion the spectators was perfectly electrifying, who testified their ap-
probation by loud and repeated plaudits. After the Battle a num-
her of Heralds appeared sounding their trumpets, and Mr, Coves
entered a magnificent war chariot, drawn by six horses, which
be maw:limed in in astonishing manner; then mounting Ms
celebrated_ charger Bucephalus, he rode at full speed up a nearly
perpendicular rock to the Temple of Fame, situated at the summit
of the Firework Tower,-and there deposited the British and
French colours, as an emblentuf amity in the Temple of Concord.
In point of general effect this may, perhaps, be justly considered
as one of the most amazing exhibitions th.t has ever been produced
either in this or any other country. The fact, that must of the
troops are selected from soldiers of the line who were actually co-
gaged in the glorious Battle of Waterloo, is by no means the least
interesting feature of the performance; The greatest coedit Is due
to the Proprietors, who have spared neither pins nor expense in
order to produce a novel species of entert..iiintent, which, we have
no doubt, will meet with that patronage and support Crum the public
which it* menus richly deserve.

Tnsimaiv.—Last nigbt Tom Cribb's House was overflowing to
ute kkg fleown.of Bridgeneirth. He came to [he .e-atch to make
the match on the terms he had published, re-crying the peremptory
condition of fighting on a stage. Ward or Ss nut present, nor any
one to represent him.
Pate* FIGHTINCI.—Another of the sPcoo s ..t the re-
cent fight at Pencli.bury was yesterday committed to I...pewter
Castle to take his trial for manslaughter. Their are nu
nine individuals in Lancaster Gaol, awaiting their trials for thestitne
offence, arising out of the brutal practice of prize fighting.—ilaw.
akerier li.rcbsfy, Awe 19. less than

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