The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 21.
The Queen gave the third of a series of dramatic per-
formances this evening at the Castle.
A new and originarcomedy, in three acts, by Douglas
Jerrold (never acted), was represented, entitled St. Ow
laid ; or, Dorothy's Fortune.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with the elder Royal Children, and her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of
Leiningen, her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide
of Hohenlohe, accompanied by the Duke of Norfolk,
the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke of New-
castle, the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Vis-
count and Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount and Vis-
countess Sydney and Viscount Torrington, entered
the Reubens Room at eight o'clock, attended by the
Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and took their seats
on a haut pas opposite the temporary orchestra.
The performance immediately commenced, the parts
being filled according to the following programme
ST. CUPID ; OR, DOROTHY'S FORTUNE.
Mr. Under-Secretary Zero
Sir Valentine May (his Nephew)
Doctor Budd (a Schoolmaster)
Ensign Bellefleur (his Nephew) Mr. G. Everett.
Checker
Hawke Mr. F. Cooke.
Trundle
Officer ...................................... .
Dorothy Budd (daughter of Dr. Budd) Mrs. Charles Kean.
Queen Bee (a Gipsey Woman)
Juno (Servant at Dr. Budd's)
Director
Assistant Director Mr. George Ellis.

The Theatre arrangedl and the Scenery painted by Ilr.

Thomas Grieve.

Her Majesty's private band was in attendance.
In addition to the distinguished guests, comprising
the Queen's dinner circle, the following party had the
honour of receiving invitations to witness the dramatic
performance :

His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
and the Countess of Dornburg, Lady Emily Seymour;
Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Colonel the Honour-
able C.B. and Mrs. Phipps, the Honourable Mrs. Grey,
Lady Farquhar and Mrs. Clive, Captain the Honourable
Mortimer and Mrs. Sackville West, and Miss Dallas,
Major-General and the Honourable Mrs. Scott, Sir John
and Lady Jane Walsh and Captain Walsh, Captain and
the Honourable Mrs. Tottenham, Mr. and Lady Sophia
Tower, Colonel M'Douall, commanding officer; Lieu-
tenent Howard and Mr. Tardrew, of the 2nd Life Guards ;
Colonel Angerstein, commanding officer ; Lieutenant
Colonel Hamilton and Captain de Horsey, of the 3d
Battalion Grenadier Guards ; Mr. and Mrs. Challoner,
and Mr. and the Misses Grenfell.

Refreshments were served to her Majesty's visitors
during the evening. . _

The- Duke of Newcastle, Secretary. of State for the
Colonies, had the honour of laying before the Queen;
yesterday, a nugget of pure gold, weighing 281 b., an
valued at about 1,6001., found in the Colony of Victoria,
Australia, and presented by the loyal inhabitants to her
Majesty.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Prince
of Leiningen, accompanied by the Duke of Newcastle,
Viscount Palmerston, and Viscount Sydney, went out
shooting this forenoon, attended by Lord Charles
Fitzroy, and Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour.
The Queen and Prince drove out in an open carriage
this afternoon. Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieutenant'
Colonel F. H. Seymour were in attendance on horse'
back.

The following had the honour of dining with her Ai
jesty yesterday :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess °
Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, l'er
Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlobe/
the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Bedfort.
the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke and Duchess °'
Northumberland, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess
of Kent, Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountel
Palmerston, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, 3°
Viscount Torrington.
The band of the Second Life Guards attended in th°
Castle during dinner, and played the following selee'
tions

March Von StasaeP
Overture, "Don Juan " Mozart.
Waltz, " Die Sutherland" Labitzky.
Grand Selection, "I Martini" Donizetti.
Ballad, " Swiss Girl." Solo, trombone Linley.
Quadrille, "La Poste" Schubert.
Fest Polonaise Kuchner.
Galop
God Save the Queen. JO
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended)
performed the following compositions :

Overture, " Le Lac des Fees " Auber.
Introduction, "Le-Pre aux Clercs" Harold.
Selection, Ballet, " Gustave " Auber.

Mr. Macgregor, M.P., had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Pressl/
had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleel'
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Mr. R. W. Wilbraham has been appointed see°
Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequel'er.
Dispatches were sent from the Colonial-office yO,-1' 0.
day to the Governor-General of Canada, and the "
vernora of the other North American provinces.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY

"Elijah" is now so frequently performed that I.,tB;°'
petitions call for no remark save when novelty 1" ritor
duced by some change in the performers. This orato
though its composition is of so recent a date, is alres
looked if
. upon in the light of an old acquaintance, not °I/0,
in the metropolis but throughout the whole king to
Our performers, even in the provinces have learn.
execute it, and the public to understand it. " Elittti
in short, is better known and more popular in Beglies•
than any oratorio whatever, excepting only "The if' 0.,
siah" ; and the orchestra and chorus of the Sacred .1 0
monic Society are now nearly as much at home in i"
in " The Messiah" itself.
Last night the arduous part of the Prophet Was Bththe
tamed by Mr. Weiss, who gained golden opinions by
manner in which he acquitted himself. He excelled-Pilo
have no hesitation in saying, every performer who
appeared in the part since Staudigl, by whom it fill,
first performed. Mr. Weiss's voice, at once power to
flexible, and extensive in its compass, enabled /1111liol
execute the music without the slightest effort ;
thus no physical or mechanical impediment to the 'by
dom and boldness of his delivery : and he supportedyi
his energy, the grandeur of the part from the begin as
to the end of the piece. The principal soprano part log
sustained by Madame Fiorentini, who was still suffertbe
from the hoarseness under which she had laboured
ivg
evening before, and which prevented her from exe°lltr.
some of the most difficult passages with the ease and e',lo,
ness of which she would otherwise have been eePAtvle
Her performance, nevertheless, was admirable in %'ile
and expression, especially in die beautiful scene ofeetc
widow and her son, which she gave with exquisite svi
ness and feeling. In the great air, " Hear ye, Israefiiii
the state of her voice prevented her from doing of),
justice to her conceptions. Several portions of the c,
o
tralto part were assigned to Miss Huddart, a highlY Po
mising young singer, who acquitted herself very ereaitt
ably ; but it was a mistake to lay upon her the wei'ro.
of the grand scene in which Jezebel denounces the Poo
phet—the most arduous passage, probably, in the 'sr f
oratorio, which taxes the highest tragic powers °air
Viardot. The hall, as usual, was crowded in e'
part.