Star.
London, England, 1818-10-02 00:00:00

THEATRBS.

Iltvov-Latex..—Mr. Ctsorr last night appeared,
for the first time, it, the character of lago, and was
very well receivd. Mrs. WEST repeated the cha-
racter of Desdanosa. This Lady fulfils the promise
she held out.to the fullest extent. Her Desdemona,
last night, excelled her former efforts in this charac-
ter. Mr. KEAN played Othello with his usual excel-
lence: it is certainly one of his best characters.
COVENT GARDEN.....MURPHY's Comedy of the Way
to Keep Him was last night performed at this Thea-
tre, the part of Sir Bashful Constant, for the first
time, by Mr. W. FARRZN. In sustaining this diffi-
cult character, Mr. FARRZN has sacrificed no portion
of his well-earned fame. His delineation of the bash-
ful husband, fearful of beconilng conspicuous for af-
fection to.his wife, was excellent. The contest be-
tween his love and his fear of becoming singular by
any appearance of his affection, and becoming there-
by the jest of his fashionable friends, was well sup-
ported throughout; and he gave full effect to those
particular scenes in which Lerwemore renders the fail-
ing of his credulous friend subservient to his own base
designs on his wife. Mr. CUARLEB KEMBLE did
ample justice to the character of Lovemore; and Sir
Brilliant Fashion found a very excellent representa-
tive in Mr. JONES. The part of the Widow Belmore
was well sustained by Miss BRUNTON. This Lady
is certainly an improving and highly interesting ac-
tress. Mrs. Fauctr played Mrs. Lovemore with
mach spirit: in the last act she was very effective,
aad was loudly applauded. Miss Poore was inte-
resting in Lady Constant. Mrs. Glass, as the pert
waiting-woman, Mrs. Muslin, exerted herself most
successfully. The Piece is, on the whole, strongly
cast, ant its announcement for re,petition on MOnday
was loudly applauded.—The Farce of Killing no
Murder followed. Mr. J. Russet' appeared, for
the first time, in the character of Buskin. His imi-
tations, particularly that of INCLEDON, in the Storm,
were excellent.

A letter from Manchester, dated Sept. 30, says—
‘4 Miss O'NEtt.x. is engaged to perform at our Thea-
tre for three nights. She was only announced on'
Mondat, and already every place in the boxes is se-
cured, with many more applicants than the house can
contain. She makes her first appearance on Saturday."
CAPTAIN SIR MURRAy MAXWELL—It has been
erroneously stated in some of the French Paperi, that
this Gentleman had been to Spa, in order to recover
from the effects of the brutal treatment which he suf-
fered from the mob in Covent-Garden during the late
Electinn. The mistake arose from the visit of Cap-
tain MAXWELL, of Halley-street, who, went with his
family to that place. Sir M. MAXWELL still remains
it Richmond, in Surrey. lie recently received a let-
ter from the Loochoo islands, of which the following
Is a translation : roth day of 2d Moon.
" Madera of Loochoo to his Friend the English chief.
" I lament I cannot write English; but this I can say, the
English I will never forget. I goon shore—l come on board—
my English friend is absant—that makes roe sad. This I writ:.
to the English Chief, to inquire about his welfare. The children
lisp (or siniz; your Lame. Remember Madera, and all yirtr
Loochooan friends. a MA=ll.4"

A Qua'zer. residing at Paris, was waited on by
four workmen usually employed by him, having for
their object to make their complaints to him, and
ask for their new year's gifts.-44 Well, my friends,"
said the Quaker, 4. here are your gifts—Chose 15 fr.
or the I don't know how to read," said the,
first, 44 so I take the 13 fr."—.4 I can read," said the
second, " but I have pressing wants." He took the
15 fr. The tidtd also made the frame choce. He
now came to the fourth, a young lad abP4tz thirteen
or fourteen. The Quaker looked at him N. ith an air
of goodness--4. Will you too take these pieces, which
you may obtain at any time by your labour and in-
dustry ?'—.. As you say the Book is so good, I shall
rakeit, and read from it to my mother." Ile took
the opened it, and found between the leaves a
"old piece of 40 francs. The others hung down their
heads, and the Quaker told them he was sorry they
had not-mad! a better choice.

Between eleven and twelve o'clock yesterday fore •'
noon, as the Uxbridge ccach was coming to town,
the fore axletree broke in two, the coach fell on its
side, and the coachman and four outside passengers
were thrown of a considerable distance ; they were
all rolled in the mud, but none of them received any
material injury except one Gentleman, whose head
Was dreadfally cut, besides many other bruises. He
was taken into Mr. Green'i, stationer, near Turnstile.
Holborn, for surgical assistance. 'There were four
inside passmgers, who, besides the fright, received
time incoasiderable bruises. After the accident, they
went home in hackney coache'.
Wednes.lay night a pane of glass in the shop win-
dow of Mr. Kent, a watch-maker, in Broad-street,
!Waif, was broke, and a s aluabla silver hunting•
watch stolen.

Mr. Jarman, of Wardour-street, Soho, was robbed
on Wednesday night by a gang, consisting of seven
or eight villains, as he was passing aicng Long-lane,
Bermondsey, about eight o'clock. Several of them
forcibly held him, while their accomplices took from
him a gold watch with thg appendages, valued to-
gether at £4B.
A singular species of robbery has recently been
carried on to a considerable extent in the neighbour-
hood of Coulsdown, near Croydon. Sheep belonging
to farmers have been killed in the night, cut open.
and divested of the caul and kidney fat, and the re-
mainder of the carcase left upon the ground. Mr.
SEARL, of Coulsdown, has been a great sufferer by
this novel mode of robbery, and within the last five
weeks, by these means, has been deprived of thirteen
valuable sheep. The country pt.ople and constables
have been upon the alert to discover the depredators,
but their exertions and vigilance have hitherto been
unattended with success.
R. Jefferies, a labourer, in the service of Mr. Iron-
monger, of Guiley, near Chester, being suspected of
baying purloined some flour lately, belonging to his
master, was charged by him with it whilst at work in
a field; Jefferies, however, denied it in the most po-
sitive manner, accompanying his declarations of ir-
nocence by wishing that be might drop down dead,
that his eyes might fall from liis head into his hat,
and other horrid and blasphemous imprecations, when
he suddenly fell to the ground, without speech or
motion. He has since been conveyed to the residence
of his friends, at Wheaton Aston, where he now lies
in a deplorable state, and n ithout hopes of recovery.