Star.
London, England, 1827-11-15 00:00:00

THE ADELPHI.

At the ADELPHI, last night, YATES took the part of
Warner. in the popular uiece, entilei Thirty Years 0:
the Life of a Gamester. This pia has hitherto be
played by TERRY; but, rotwithitanding the impre,sion
wade by his performance of it, it is but jistice to his
wsuar ascinmr iabtroslaey: that his portraiture of the character
In his metamorphose from youth to
old age, from the habiliments and outward splendour
iof affluence to the mendicant garments of want and
misery, the disguise was most effective.

Mr. ELLISTOSI has renewed his engagement with Mr.
PHILLIPS, at 501. a week, for a limited period, when he
is necessarily compelled to be at Dublin, to accept a
very lucrative offer that has been made him to act at
that Theatre.

Mr. Kama, jun. it is said, is busily engaged in tidy-
' .
mg the character of Romeo for his next appearance at
Drury; and it is further mentioned, that he is only
waiting for the arrival of a new Jolliet.
„Zia SAILOR'S HAMMOCIL—The natives of Boa
iced to sleep to nets composed of the nod el the Hood tree,
eitspoodod hareem poles filed tight In the grand, and ha Mt
the "Om hmesemed derived It. nano.

There ata at this time flowers of various description'
bearing the appearance of full perfection. to be seen is
many gardens at Newmarket ; bet the mildness of the
season has extended even to fruit, as it appears Mt.
Prynn, of the Long Brackland, has in his garden a
gooseberry bosh, with fruit as large as peas, aid of
healthy appearance.
About a month since the sloop Union, of this port,
Cdptain Pattr.zum. !Aden with coals, sailed front Sun.
derland for Wisbech. since •which period no tidings
have been heard of her. Mr. PRILLIPL the master, had
been married only a few week!, and his wife arena.
panied him on this, it is feared, fatal voyage. The sloop
Eliza, of Spalding, also sailed from Sunderland about
the same time for Spalding, coal laden, and has sot
'since been heard do—Boston Gazette.

Friday, Jos. Anderson, Esq. of Westoe, sulked as
unfortunate accidents He had been examining' read
of his lying at the Low Balla,t Crane, at South Shields,
and while standing on the waggon way there, a wag.
gon laden with about 2 tons of ballast unerpectedly
came against him, by sshich he was thrown down, and
his leg was shattered to pieces. Surgical assistance
was soon called in, and the limb was amputated.

Thursday the desk of a manufacturer in Glasgow
was robbed of a pocket book containing NI. in book
notes. He communicated his loss to the Police, and
gave a description of three fellows whom he had eb.
served following him on the sneers; and, before half
an hnur elapsed, Alex. Grant and Robert Lauda, two
i.
well known characters, were apprehended in Gorbaill
and the whole sum found in their possession.'
Yesterday an inquest was taken a: the Rase, in Ras.
sell street,
Bermondsey, on the body of a seaman.nemed
Tolmie, who died from suffocation. The deceased bra.
longed to the brig Magdalina, and on Satorday assisted
in smoking the vessel, to destroy the vermin. He was
told by the Captain not to sleep on board; bat mat.
tending to this desire, be was found at eight o'clock in
his birth quite dead. Another seaman also slept
board, whose life was with difficulty saved. Verdict—
" Died of Suffocation."

Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Doke of Clt•
rence, York-street, Penton'ille, on the body of Edward
Malcolm, a drayman, who was killed by falling fro!'
the shaft tinder the wheel of his dray, on Mooday,l
the same street. Verdict—Acciderstal Death.

- - - -
Yesterday evening an inqnest was holden at the tar
pie and Stump, St. George's in the East, on the WY
of Robert Mahoney, an infant. The first witnesses'.
ed was an antiquated lady from the Suer Isle, whore
her name as Mrs. Eleanor O'Keefe, and between whoa
Coroner—Take the
Coroner
ththaet following
wi(ntghec°l3llNitbl24 took place
in your right
hand. Mrs. Not myself, indeed ; lam outfit
old Coro-
:—

to take the book; a poor crater like me.
nee—Oh; but you must take the book, and be Pm"
to tell the truth, and the whole truth to the Jury, else
I must take measures to compel you. Mrs.O Keefe
7.—lndeed then I wont, for you and all your power,
or for anybody else. Is it me who have get.,°l4
of my bed to come here?—pretty tteattnent
for an old woman. Sore I knows nothing at all stet
about it, but that I saw the poor thing dying. Colener''
cannot receive your testimony, except on
you take the book and be sworn ? Mrs.

Oh, then the devil an oath ill take. A
remonstrated with her, and said they were
to swear on the same book which was

her. The old dance, noticing the accent in
vis addressed, and perceiving it to IX
purel;
•lter eying the speaker, exclaimed—" Oh,
3rady, is it yourself that's there; GOD know,
elf that would be after telling me to do
rhing." She here took up the sacred volt..ge,
wing sworn in the usual form, proceeded te
,rs Monday morning, about six o'clock, she
by the mother of the infant, who told
lying, and requested her to come ; and she I
iund it in the arms rf its father, quite dead.
"-Natural Death."

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