Star.
London, England, 1827-02-19 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN.

The tragedy of The liatsesler was acted at this house
on Saturday night, to one of the fullest audiences that
we have witnessed this season. Mr. YOUNG played Bs,-
verky ; and it is no mote than justice to this Gentleman
to say that his performance of that character is one of
the most perfect exhibitions belonging to the modern
stage. It may rank, as a performance in tragedy, with
the Othello of Mr. KEAN. Through the whole of those
long and difficult scenes in the street at night, with
Jarvis and with Lemon, and afterwards throughout the
prison scene, which occupies almost an entire •ct, there
is not one touch attempted of clap-trap or stage trick ; the
performance has the repose, as well as the force,of reality;
and, in point of pathos, we know nothing in the theatre
by which it is surpassed. Miss JARMAN played Mrs.
Beverley, for her third character in London, and
evinced cleverness in it, as she has done in every thing
that she has acted ; but the part is not in her proper
way, and it would be a pity, perhaps, that she should
run the hazard of spoiling herself by attempting to
alter her natural deportment very materially, because
there is an abundant range of characters in which
she will be valuable as she is. Walton played Stukely
well, and SEALE acted better than he looked in Lesson.
The merry Miss JONES was, by some mistake or tither,
put into the lachrymose part of Charlotte. Miss JARMAN
will lose no reputation by playing Mrs. Beverley, if she
gains nothing in it; and Mr.Yovno's performance in the
play is one which people ought to go to see, if they
will go to see any thing; and judging from the state of
the House on Saturday night, if Mr. CHARLES KtMBLE
would take his own character again, we should say the
Play. might probably be repeated with advantage.—
In the Opera of Figaro, Miss PATON made her first ap-
pearance since her return from Dublin, and was most'
enthusiastically received. We never heard her in•finer
voice, or saw her in better spirits. She appeared in-
spired by the flattering reception she was greeted with,
and acted throughout with the greatest naiveté. In a
new introduced song, dc Follow, dloso, over nseurstain,"
she was most raptutously applauded end encored. The
songs of the Opeira were also given with the greatest
effect, and we participated with the feelings of the
audience, in congratulations on the return of our
popular vocalist.

MU FOOTs has performed at the Portsmouth Theatre
every night last week, and, both in comedy and farce
sustained her characters in that polished style of appro-
priate excellence which placed her among the •' pars"
in the dramatic galaxy. TheTheatre was extremely well,
and most respectably attended on her benefit night, to
an overflow. She set off on Saturday for Plymouth, to
fulfil an engagement at That Theatre.

Tim A axeir.—The 12th Light Dragoons or Lancers,
stationed in Glasgow and Hamilton, received the route
on Tuesday for London. The first Division marched
on Thursday morning. They are required to perform
the duties of a part of the troops sent to Portugal. They
are to be replaced by the 7th Hussars. The Lancers
have been exemplary for their good behaviour, and wilt
carry the best wishes of the inhabitants along with them.

The ports are now shut against the Importation of
all foreign Corn for home consumption, except Oats
which are admitted at a duty of 4s. per quarter.
The winter in Paris bas been exceedinßly severe, and
for weeks together the thermometer of Fahrenheit has
verged from 20 degrees to 12 degrees, which has been
the lowest average verge, and what is very remarkable,
while the rest of Europe has been, as it were, buried in
snow, scarcely any has fallen in the neighbourhood of
Paris; on the contrary, the roads are literally covered
with dust.

The French make such blunders in the surnames, in
a late account in the French Papers of the house of
StmoN Cocc having said to have arranged the claims
of the ,Ertglish merchants on Spain, is therein stated as
having been done by the house of Syme and Cock!!!
Lady BYRON, who is in extremely delicate health,
has been staying some time at Genoa, and is now at
Florence, on her way to Rome and Naples. She at
present occupies the whole of that splendid mansion
called the Hotel de l'Amerique.
Lot d Danny once applied in the Green-room to Mr.
SHERIDAN, for the arrear of Lady Danny's salary, and
vowed he would not stir from the room till it was paid.
"My dear Lord," said SHERIDAN," this is too bad ; you
have taken from us the brightest jewel in the world,
and you now quarrel with us for a little dust she has
left behind her."

The Dead Shot, and the Pirate: Doom, or the Solway
Mariner, aided by the Flying Dutchman, continue to
fill the Adelphi Theatrt night after night. Even the
days of the profligates, Tom and Jerry, were not so pro-
fitable to the Proprietors ct this establishment, as dur-
ing the management of TcRRY and YATES. •
the great violoncello player, was once
travelling to a music meeting on the top of a stage-
coach, when by some accident the coach was upset.'
None of the passengers mere seriously hurt ; but
whilst they were sprawling on the road amidst the
N reck of boxes and luggage, some feeling their legs
and arms to try if they were broken, others half
dead with flight, they were astonished to hear sounds
of music ; w‘ndering whence such sounds could pro-
ceed it such a moment, they at last discovered L—y,
irobusbaii quietly seated himself on a mile•stone, and
had began. to try. his. favotu ite instrument, to see if it
tad sustaiired 07. damage !
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OLD BAILEY, (OLD COURT) THIS DAY.
DARING HIGHWAY ROBRP.Ry.
George Avery, Thomas Fowler, Henry Ironmonger,.
and Hobert Jones, were put to the bar on an indictment
charging them with, assaulting, on the King's highway,
Walter Hunter, at Stretford, on the 6th of February
last, between the'lronte of two and thiee o'clock in the
afternoon, and taking from Iris person a watch and its
appendages, and a quantity of gold.
The prosecutor stated, tha• he was passing through a
field at the back of the Eel-pie-house, whtte his atten-
tion was drawn to a great number of people: On look-
ing through the hedge he was hustled by sortie persons,
and the property belore enumerated taken from him.
Four men, much like the prisoners, let; the field,, and
the prosecutor followed them until he met theßow-rtre et
Police in the Mile•end Bort!, where the prisoners were
secured. At the moment of the robbery the hat of the
prosecutor was pressed down over his eyes, so that he
could not identify the prisoners.
Francis Kaye stated, that he reside] in Mile-en:l-
- road, Bethnal green. On the day mew ioned he was
coming over the field in que,tion, and saw the prisone s
hustle the prosecutor. One of them put Mr. Hunter's
hat ever his face ; he was positive that Avery war the
man who pressed the hat down. Mr. Hunter went
out of the field for an officer. Witness saw the prisoners
go out of the field, and, on getting into the middle of
another, three of them (Fowler, Ironmonger, and Jones,)
lay down on the grass. Avery was standing up, watch-
ing witness and prosecutor. Information was then given
to the police, who arrested the prisoners. Witness
had known Avery before. The four prisoners passed
the window of the White Hart public-house, when
witness peinted..them out to the officers. There was
about a thousand persons in the field, witne.sing a
fight. Witness had seen Fowler once before the present
transaction. The prosecutor said at the time he would
give the man three guineas for his watch, which he set
great value by, in consequence of its being a family one.
William Hall, and his brother officers. deposed to
taking the prisoner into custody, in consequence of the
description given of the prisoners by Mr. Kaye. Fowler
said they had been at the fight; nothing was found on
the prisoners belonging to Mr. Hunter.
The prisoners declared they were innocent.
Mr. Justice GAZZLRE summed up the evidence to the
Jury, who found the prisoners Guilty—Death.