Star. — 1823-08-15 (London, England)

HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The entertaining Co!Tidy of The Young Quaker was revived at this Theatre yesterday e►ening. It is very effectively cast. Thom, Liston, and Ilanixr, were severally excellent in the leading characters; and Miss Cutouts and Miss Lova, in Dinoh Primrose and Armfuls, tettieed deserved applause. The latter Lady introduced a new Song, and sang it with much of her peculiar sweetness. rang 'so Murder followed, in which Lurrow kept the House in a rOar, and Mater performed with his usual ability. This morning, about one o'clock, an alarming fire broke out at the shop of Mr. BENNETT, block-maker, in St. Catherine's-street, near the Tower, which destroyed the house and the whole of the stock. It also damaged several other houses adjoining, and great apprehensions were entertained for Irongate wharf warehouses, which are full of flax and other valuable goods. A friend of ours, says the Plymouth Journal, on whom we can rely, breakfasted last Thursday morning with an intelligent Officer who came passenger in the Royal George, and who had visited, within the preceding fortnight, Ferrol, St. Lucas., Corunna, and Vigo; and.it is chiefly through that channel that the following particulars have been obtained : Among a great many French and Spanish Officers attached to the Constitutionalist cause, Quiroga, finding there was not the slightest chance of preventing either Vigo or Corunna from falling into the hands of the Fiench armies, consulted his safety by filet, and came passenger in, and landed here from, the Royal George. Our friend's informant above alluded to, dined, about eight days before his arrival, with the French General in command at Ferrol, and his Staff: they sat dawn twenty-five strong. He said be never saw a more brilliant appearance than they made; and he repotted the French troops in that quarter, whom he had opportunities of seeing under arms, to be in the best state of discipline, and well equipped in every respect. He added, that they are much in favour with the Spaniards, as are the whole of the French armies throughout Spain, and for this reason: their behaviour, wherever they hare been, is diametrically opposite to the conduct of the soldiers Bonaparte sent into that kingdom during the late war. The former commit no excesses—they never pillage nr plunder, and evei ything they require is regularly sought and paid for in hard cash. Every one knows this is not as it was wont to be. Therms at Vigo had all been spiked before our fiiend's informant left, so that even if the inhabitants Lid had a wish (which was not the case) to oppose the entrance of Morillo and the French troops, they not the means ; and he had no doubt that 1110rillo took possession either on Sunday or Monday sennight : and that Corunna would be in his bands soon after. Our friend's informant had a good deal of conversation with Sir Robert Wilson, while he was on board the packet, on the voyage from Corunna toVigo, and lk found that the Vigo militiaman was greatly pozed in which way to dispose of himself, atter his flight from Corunna. Ile at last, however, came in the resol,,tion of going directly to Cadiz as a der nier ram:we, and engaged a fishing schooner, which happened 14 be lyingat Vigo, to colivey him thither.