Star. — 1816-12-26 (London, England)

WORD, DEC. gle--A. t most forgotten Actor, formerly well Imola on the W mutt his cornmunicated to us the distressing particular of anoint Scottish boards, of the name of Corm. He is now cious murder and robbery s Some time before So'clock depressed by age, infirmities, and extreme poverty ; on Wednesday morning, Thomas Cosker, farmer, but, in the vigour of his life, he was distinguished as of Cullenstown a performer of some celebrity : he was many years county of Wei: between Ross and Taghmon, in the Wexford, left home with a load of corn Manager of a Company of Comedians which visited for Ross. His only servant, James Kavatiagh, went the towns of smaller note to the South and North of a short way with him, and then returned. eadfull It appears, Edinburgh, and was ever distiuguished by the gentle- that immediately upon his return, nest of his manners and the unaffected goodness of his master's wile who lay in bed, and lett her for he dry beat his heArt. He is now to he seen occasionally creeping dead; a very small infant, Avila lay along the obscure streets and lanes of Glasgow on with her, was , killed, as is supposed, by the fiest blow. He had two crutches, 66 almost ashamed to know himself," and bent double with age, sickness, and sorrow. The previously locked up three other children, and terrified them with horrible threats and imprecations. The tollooing dialogue which took place between him and two Gentlemen who casually met him some time monster finished by robbing the house of about 660 in Bank-notes and cash. The villainy. *as not dissince, illustrates the indelible stamp of the histrionic character which this veteran has preserved. Let us covered until far in the morning, when some of the neighbouring women chanced to call. The little prihope that the inhabitants of Gia,gmv, where Mr. CtITHIL, we believe, first caught the dramatic /meow, soners were released, and from them alone could any account be gathered of these complicated honors. The will smooth his passage to the tomb ; and, not defer their munificence, like the admirers of BURNSi until' poor cation. Late on Wednesday evening she woman could barely be said to be alive, but was the tongue is mute, which could have expressed its utterly speechless, and quite incapable of stillcommunilived, thankfulness, and the heart is cold which could have but aff,rded no expectation of recovery. After the dictated a song of gratitude mid praises ANOta.—Mr. quthil, you have trod the boards In your horrid deed Kivanagh absconded, and has not, we STR time : lan% sorry to see you so treble. believe, been since heard of. , Larch.—Yes, Sir; far vise in the shith age; and (glancing down his eye) l cannot even boast that my " youthful how.* are " well saved." arammea.—Pray, Mr. C. what was your line of parts, for I am hardly old enough to remember your p,rformios? Carrara.—Oh, S:r ! Every thing. I have appeared in all cha• enters, from Alexander the Great down to—the second Mut• darer In Macbeth. STRANVAIIte.•-YOU have no objection (taking out a shilling) to a pot of beer from a well-wiiber, though presented in the shape of ibis " Pale a:Jen:union drudge " 'lween own and ma„?" CuTatt.--Not a " quvationable shape," Sir, by any means (taking it). The other Gentleman having also presented his shilling, the old Comedian, lifting his hind from his crutch and laying it gracelully on his breast, rejoined 1 with great readiness— Kind Gentlemen, your pains are registered, • • Where every day I turn the led to read 'tin !"