The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

a grand dinner on
The KING gave Thursday evening a
the Palace, at St. june,'s, to the Deputy-Master (Capt.
i
Woot,moaE) and the Elder 13re-hren of the Cilporation of
the Tiiiiity M ti-e, the Si cretAry and other officers of the
Corivetation The Members appeared in the uniform of
the Instituriim•

Primes, AUGUSTA entertained the QUEEN, the
L „
Hesse HOMBURG, and the Duchess of
GLOUCESTER, at dinner, on Thursday evening, at the
nTdhee r
a vine,i f
Palace at St. Jamess; Earl and Countess HOWE, and a
select party, were present to meet her MAJesTv: Thr
Queen's private IPintl attended in the evening, and per
flitted several pieces, tor the gratification of the Roya
Fundy.
The Duchess of CUMBERLAND, the Duchess of GLotr-
d the Piincess SOBBIA, visited their MAJEs-
cEsmEtt, an
gave a most splendid fete on
TIES yes 0110'
Her Royal Highness the Duct ess of KENT extettaincd
Kensington.
The
LEoeor.n, and other mem-
a I rge ,nd distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at the
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party of the n
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Italian Opera-house,
the KING.
el:neuci:etAy;°::::sdralYes left to n about a qu A r ter b, fore five
aftetno,,n, for their Palace at Windsor,
a party of Lancers.
escorted by
Prince LEOPOLD cave his second grand evening party
this season; at Marlborough-hoose, last evenme.
Mexican, Brazilian, and Colotnbian Ministers vi-
The
sited Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday, at the Foreign-
vvalue.m. KEIR GRANT, Sir WILLIAM ABM*, Sir
Oa 'ucdlTCoi c k veste rd a Y
office.
Sir
„LETT, JARRETT, GRANVILLE PENN, and C. GRE-
-7 ~,,,,, WALLER, the Hon. Lady SMITH, Lily SET-
NI AT,-
MOVE, Rev. E. A. W
- ALLER, Messrs. STEVENSON,
vA I :L, ,
Were Pre,ent at the QLEEN's Drawing-rOoin On
ThUrsdaY• Lien'. EDWARD WILLIAM PITT, R.N., was
presenred by Lord SELSEY.

DRU
ThRY-LANE TII EA TR E•--A new opera,
e Emissary, or the Re”olt qt. Illoscow, was
lar
produced with very indiffeelent socc.-ss. The
e_piile ltt il
r'l;
Is right
otunded on the circumstance of a certain ambitious
ian
noble, who, having caused his sovereign and the
;:as-ter part of his family to be assassinated, ascends the
throne himself. The new piece is nothing more than a
Aide for the music, and undoubtedly the very worst
~vehicle we ever examined. It is, from b. ginning to end,
with reference to plot, di deft, incident, and character, a
specimen o' the must unvarying dulness, of the most un-
alloyed insil'iditY, that ever was presented to the public.
For genuine, unmlWterated heaviness, it stands alone. The
"Licis. taken from various sources. Part of it is corn-
aaed by Mr. BaanAm Livius,' who has adapted the
piece(:.. for the English wage,
bw' opera, Le Colporteur. We regret that some
beautiful scenery,
awl ni,my splendid dresses, were thrown
on a production that must immediately disappear.
and part of it is selected from
awa,AY STL EY'S AP HI THEA T RE.--A new piece,
called The Black Bear, or the Pacha of Smyrna, has
been brought out at this theatre with great success. It is
a translation from the French farce of Monsieur Scams,
eutiled L' Ours et le Pachu, which had, some years ago,
a most extraordinary " run" at the Theatre des Varietes,
in Paris. A variety of equestri in evolutions preceded the
performance of the Black Bear on Wednesday last, in
which
-da good deal of novelty was introduced. Mazeppa,
a rneloramatic spectacle founded on Lord BYRON'S cele•
braced tale,
was the first piece performed, and attracted a
verycrowded audience.
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