The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

The Princess Augusta arrived in town at half-past one
o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Windsor Castle, where
her Royal Highness has been staying on a visit to their
Majesties.
The Duchess of Gloucester left Gloucester House yes-
terday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the
King and Queen.
The Prince and Princess of Leiningen visited the Duchess
of Gloucester and the Princess Sop!iia yesterday, and in
the afternoon his Serene Highness viL-ited the Duke of
Sussex.
The Duke of Cumberland returned to his residence at
Kew on Saturday evening, from Windsor Castle.
A deputation of malt distillers, including Messrs. John
Currie, Octavius Smith, Carrington, inure, George Smith,
and Barchard, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday, in Downing-street.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-
office, for the Governor of the West India Colonies.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lady Theodosia
Spring Rice, had a dinner party on Sunday at their resi-
dence in Mansfield-street. Among the company were Baron
Bulow, the Prussian Minister ; the Duke of Richmond, the
Marquis of Northampton, Lord William and Lady Comp-
ton, Eirl and Countess of Minto, and Lady P. Elliot, Mr.,
Mrs., and Miss Lister.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. The Lords present were Lords Brougham and Wyn-
ford, Sir James Parke, Sir J. Bernard Bosanquet, lion.
Thomas Erskine, Sir. Alexander Johnstone, and Sir E.
East. Messrs. Pemberton and Burge, K.C., were heard
for the appellants in Palmer v. Barrett (Jamaica.) Mess's.
Knight and Wigram, K.C., appeared for, the respondent,
and Mr. Pemberton replied. The Hon. W. Bathurst was
the Clerk of the Council.

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ARRIVALS.

The Earl of Jersey, from Newmarket ; the Ladies Howard,
in Saville-row ; the Earl of Strathmore, from Edinburgh ;
Colonel and Mrs.;Baillie, in Mortimer-street ; the Earl of
Scarborough, in South-street ; Lady Katherine Barham, in
Queen Anne-street; Hon. Mrs. Bosville and the Hon. Misses
Macdonald, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies-streett,
from Thorpe Hall, Yorkshire ; Lady Sherbrooke, at ditto, from
Nottinghamshire; Mr. and Mrs. Ogilby and Mrs. Curvet), at
ditto, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon, at ditto, from the
Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, at ditto, from a tour ;
Baron Tourk, at ditto, from Germany; Mr. and Mrs. Barker,
at ditto, from a tour ; Mr. Lawrence and Miss Fort, at ditto,

from a tour ; - Stewart, Esq., at ditto, from Brighton ;
Captain and Mrs. Beaumont, at ditto, from Yorkshire; Lord
and Lady Rendlesham, at ditto, from Rendlesham Hall, Suf.
folk; John Coke, Esq., and Mrs. Coke, at Grove's Private
Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Debdale ; Henry Brownrigg,
Esq., at ditto, from the Continent ; John Touchet, Esq., and
the Misses Touchet, at ditto, from Broom House; Miss Col-
quitt, at ditto, from ditto ; the Rev. J. Briggs and Mrs. Briggs,
at ditto, from Eton College; Miss Briggs, at ditto, from ditto;
Lord and Lady Wodehouse, and the Hon. Miss Wodehouse,
at the Hyde Park Hotel, Hyde Park-place, from Wilton Park,
Norfolk; Sir John Pringle, Bart., and the Misses Pringle, at
ditto, from their seat in Scotland ; Mr. and Mrs. Curnieu, at
ditto, from Ireland ; Lord and Lady Powerscourt, at the Cla-
rendon Hotel • Lard Torrington, from Gates Court, Kent;
Sir Charles and Lady Hulse, in Burlington-street, from Brea-
mor, Hants ; Hon. Captain and Mrs. Hely Hutchinson. in
Grosvenor-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, of Raith, in Port-
man-square, from Dover; the Hon. William and Lady Louisa
Duncombe, in Cavendish-square ; Henry Broadwood, Esq.,
on Carlton-terrace ; the Countess of Wemyss and March, and
the Ladies Chalinsk, in Stratford-place; J. Durham, Esq.,
at the Weymouth Boarding house, 51, .b.Veymouth-street, Port-
land-place, from Bath ; W. Penley, Esq., at ditto, from Nor-
thampton; Mr. and Mrs. Winston Barron and family, at the
Burlington Hotel, from Cambridgeshire.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1837.

THE THEATRES.

DRURY-LANE-

Madame Schroeder Devrient's first appearance on the
English stage excited great curiosity in the musical world,
accompanied with no small fear among her warmest admi-
rers that such an arduous attempt might in some degree
fail, and- weaken the impression which she had formerly
produced by her perfiirtnance, in her own language, of the
part of Leonora, in Beethoven's Fidelio, These apprehen•
sions have proved groundless, for her success has been most
triumphant. In singing her voice was at first tremulous and
mal assuree, and she gave less effect.than we expected to
her part of the fine canon in her first scene ; but she spee-
dily recovered her vocal powers, which are in no respect
diminished since her last visit to England. Her voice re-
tains all its rich and mellow quality of tone ; and she
sings, as formerly, with that pure simplicity and intense
a nestness which make every note go to the heart of the
hearer. We perceive very little or no alteration in her ap-
pearance ;if any, it is for the better. Indeed she is now
in the prime of life ; for, though she has for many years
been the greatest dramatic singer in Germany, she is
but a very little turned of thirty. Madame Schroeder's
performance of Leonora is distinguished for its sustained ex-
, cellence, its natural simplicity, and the high tone of feeling
which pervades it, rather than for brilliant points, and strik-
e
ing effects. It is not so surprising and dazzling as Mali-
bran's was—nor has it any of the extravagance which that
wonderful creature mingled with her most beautiful con-
ceptions. But there is an air of truth and reality which
renders it one of the most pathetic and touching represen-
tations we have ever witnessed on any stage. Wilson, in
Florestan, sang very beautifully, but required animation.
Wilson is evidently an intelligent man, as well as an excel-
lent musician ; and, we think, might be a very good actor,
if he were sufficiently aware of the necessity of being more
animated. The other parts were respectably performed by
Miss Betts, Seguin, and Giubilei. The celebrated chorus
of prisoners, which the German choristers gave with such
exquisite dramatic and musical effect, was very poorly sung.
The curtain fell amidst enthusiastic plaudits and calls for
Madame Schroeder, who appeared and made her acknow-
lodgments with much grace and modesty. The opera was
given out• for repetition on Friday next.