Star.
London, England, 1826-05-25 00:00:00

M. ALEXANDRE.

DRURY LANE THEATRE.—The following.. farewell
Address was delivered on Tuesday night at Drury
Cane, by M. A LEXANDRE, ft the close of his pet formance:
Ladies and Gentlemen—For the last time I present myself
•before a British audience; but it can only be with the last moments
'of life I can forget the debt of gratitude I owe this country. It is
'netwrsix years since I came amongst you a foreigner, wi b all the
'disadvantages incident to such a position—but you deigned to re•
•keive my humble efforts to please—your warm and generous
giatronage animated my exertions, and I have t sed the three
iiiindoms only to experience, wherever I went, the same fostering
kindness which tint greeted me in this Metropolis. In now
taking my most respectful, and most heartfelt farewell of you, my
earliest friends, I wish to include in my grateful recollections at
this moment, those more distant ones whose patronage I have so
largely enjoyed.
" Ladies and Gentlemen—T pray Goo to bless you all, and bid
you a most affectionate farewell !"

Mr. Bascules Debtor and Creditor Arrangement
11,11 to prevent Transfer Deeds from being deemed acts
of Bankruptcy, &c. was thrown .ont by the House of
1.-rds on Tuesday, being postponed for a fortnight.
Tuesday evening a daring robbery was committed
by two lads, dressed as sailors, who removed a square
of glass recently put in the shop front of Mr. Fisher, in,
High-street, Borough, near London•bridge, and tookl
therefrom a bundle of silk handkerchiefs, value 25i.
with which they got clear off.
The Society of Arts have given a reward of five
guineas to a Spitalfields' weaver, for a specimen of
velvet, exhibiting a pattern equally perfect on both
sides so that courtiers may turn their coats in future,
and Llelies their pelisses, without its being perceived.:
At as meeting of the Pitt Club of Scotland, held here
upon Saturday last, it was unanimously agreed that a
sum equal to the expense of the r otims,-music, ft:. shall
be applied, from the funds of the club, in aid of the
subscription for relief of the distressed manufacturers
aad ether workmen in Scotland, and that, in conse-
queike, the anniversary of Mr. Pitt's birth-day, adver-
tise,lifor the 29th, shall not be held on this occasion.

Is the reign of CHARLIE H. tea was sold only by Mr.
GAERAWAW, in 'Change-alley, who gave the name to
the celebrated Auction Mart, which has existed thereto
*natty years.
Saturday, a fire broke out in a cottage sitoate on
731dAn Common, near Canterbury, and consumed that
hurl 'the three adjoining cottages, occupied by poor
latessuring people, two of whom have large families,
end who are thus reduced to the greatest distress, their
tittle all being completely destroyed.
Friday se'nnight, a little girl about eighteen months
old, while playing at Hormel) Moor, with a stocking.
needle, accidentally fell upon it ; and the needle having
penetrated he'r breast, she expired in an hour afterwards.
Vertrid on the CotiTher's Jerry, " accidental death."
The venerable Dr. Duntan, of Edinburgh, we observe
from a Scottish newspaper, continues his annual custom
of climbing to the top of Arthur's Seat on the morning
of the Ist of May. It gives an interesting accouat of
this pious romance of old age, on the preceding Monday,
when the worthy Doctor performed his pilgrimage in
his MI year—recited same tines of his own composi-
tion to a juvenile auditory, including several of his own
grandchildren—and caused them to sing a hymn of
thanksgiving to the great CREAtOR, irlio had graciously
prolonged leis life and faculties to this uncommon span.
SOCIETY von PROMOTION OW UNIVERSAL !I/ACC—
Tuesday a Meeting of the Society for the Promotion of
Permanent and Universal Peace was held at Albion
Hall, London WaII.—JOHN CLARKSON, Esq. having
been called to the Chair, the tenth annual Report of
the Committee was read. It detailed the advancement
which the principle on which the Society was founded
had been gradually making during the last twelie
months, and the prospect of its further progress. It
stated that the number of tracts published in that time
was 31,750, forming with those already issued a total
cf 355,500 that have been printed since the establish-
ment of the Society. The funds had also been ins-
proving, and several Corporative Societies had been
instituted. The Report was concluded amid great de-
mmsstrations of joy from the audience.—Several Reso-
lutions having been moved and seconded in apeechesof
toniiderable ability, were passed unanimously, and the
Meeting separated. In accordance with a principle of
the Society, nn resolution of thanks was passed to the
('herman or other officers. In Addition to this singu-
larity, the Peace-promoting Society was distinguished
Irom every other description of public meeting, by
t'T peculiarity of not making a collection at the con-
clusion of its sitting.
A gouty old Gentleman, hobbling over the long
creasing of Waterloo-place, was earnestly importuned
by the female sweeper for a few half pence. Finding
!.e. petition disregarded, she gave up the pursuit with
parting ejaculation—" GOD bless your Honour I I
w:sh your heart was as tender as your feet." The
:.:eudness of this appeal drew at once a shilling from
pocket and a smile from the countenance of the
old Gentleman, notwithstanding the pain which Mr.
Macadam's pebbles were inflicting upon him.
A well-known tergiversator was protetisng the other
day that his politics had not changed. " No,' said 04,
4" they have only been ret-ified.
DEATH Elton EXCESSIVE DRINEING.....TUVIday after
voon an Inquisitinn was held at the Canteen, in the
Barracks in the Regent's Park, on Abraham Watson, a
hack'eY coachman, who died Irom fiis• having had a
I•trge quantity of ardent spirits incaetinusly given him
on Sunday night last. Vadict—" Died from excessive
drinking."