Star. — 1809-01-05 (London, England)

HAYMARKET.—Last night Mr. COWMAN'S admirable and interesting play of The Iron Chat, afforded Mr. YonNG an opportunity of displaying his judgment, his expression of countenance, and the variety of tones which his voice embraces, in the part of Sir Edward Mortimer. The audience felt and rewarded his exertions with reiterated plaudits. Mr. CHARLES KEMBLE was interesting and natural in Wilford, Mr. FAWCETT did great 'justice to Adam Winterton, and Mr. LISTON, in Sampson, afforded a happy relief to the pathetic scenes of the play. Mrs. Giass's Blanche is full of simplicity and humour, and Mrs. H. JOHNSTON was interesting in Helen. No play was ever better supported, nor an audience more delighted. Mother Goose, and all her comic powers followed, assisted by scenery, music, dancing, &c. &c. The last Bath Paper says :—" Peehaps it may please Mr. COOKE'S friends to inform them that, during the three weeks he staid at Bath, and performed at this Theatre, he was only once indisposed, and that was in the part of Richard the Third. In,his second scene, when he killed King Henry, a person in the gallery conceiving it was not done well, cried. out, " That's not like the Duke of Gloucester COOKE came forward to the front of the stage, and, putting on one of his inimitable sneering looks, answered, That's not like a British Auditor !" This so delighted the audience, that the man was turned out of the house, and CooxE went on without further interruption."  Mr. Monk LEWIS is writing a full piece for the Theatre, on a new plan. He begins with the fifth Act, and so writes downward: to the first. By this mode there can be no ~ falling off," and he is mechanically assured of his climax ! _ _  The Op. era House seems destined to be the scene of occasional discord; for, according to report, its opening is retarded by a want of unison between the Manager and several of the Performers ; possibly from a doubt whether matters may proceed upon a proper score.  Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz.—Captain B. RICHARDSON, Albion, China direct; Captain ALEXANDER NASH, Marchioness of Exeter, Madeira and Bombay.  The CLoarNDE frigate, of 36 guns, now fitting out at Plymouth, is appointed convoy to the first outward-bound fleet for the East-Indies. The fleet, we understand, is• to touch at Madeira ; and such ships as are not used as transports, are to take on board, respectively, 200 pipes of wine for the Indian market. The.finai dispatch of the fleet, which is now collecting at Portsmouth, will not take place before the end of the ensuing week. • neutral ship is just arrived from the Maes, under the following extraordinary circumstances. On the 3d of December, she met with an accident at sea, and in consequence became leaky. Being on the Dutch coast, the Captain ran into the hfaes, and stated his situation. The Government was applied to, and the application was supported by strong interest, for permission to repair the •ship, but to no purpose. The Captain did not receive his final answer till the 29th ;at which time the vessel was completely frozen in. The crews of the guard-ships at the en• trance of the Maes were set to work ; the vessel was cut out of the ice, and sent to sea in her damaged state, to seek a friendly port, which she found in England. From the time that elapsed between her entering the Mais and the peremptory order for her departure, it was conjectured that the French Government was applied to for instructions on the occasion.  On the 22d of November, Jacob Kummer, of Arwan. gen, 40 years old, was broken upon the wheel at Berne. He was convicted of having murdered with an axe, while they were asleep, his father, aged 68, and his mother, aged 66 years. He at the same time dangerously wounded his sister. He was impelled to the commission of these atrocities by his avidity to possess an inheritance, which he thought time too slow in putting jute his Wilds,  &4t'