The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Yesterday was thebirth-day of the Duchess of Gloucester,when
gyve
e a Royal Highness completed her 65th year. Their Majesties
dejeunc at the Palace at St. James's to the members of the
Royal Family in honour of the day. The Duke of Gloucester
was sufficiently recovered from his attack of indisposition to be
able to join the Royal party, who were assembled to congratulate
the Royal Duchess on the return of her natal day. The Duke,
Duchess, and PrinCß George of Cumberland, the Duke of Sussex,
the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, the Princess Augusta,'
Prince Leopold, Pi incess Sophia, Princess Sophia Matilda, and
Prince George of Cambridge, wer9 also present.
Victoriaterou s e visited
o con
gtrlaie.
The band of the Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards were in
attendance in the ball of the Queen's residence during the time
that the Royal party were assembled, and performed several in-
strumental pieces.
easntedrdtalyie.
oPrincessuces
The ,
Duchess on the return of • '
tulate her Royal Hig
-hness ball in the her birth-day.
Her Majesty gave a grand evening to celebrate the
Royal Duchess's birth-day.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Earl Grey had audiences
yesterday of the King.
The Princess Augusta entertained the King and Queen, the
ine of Hesse Homburg, and the Duke and Duchess of
Landgrav • ,
Duchessof G l o uocfe heat
t e r y
r last evei ' . •
Gloucester at dinner last nn„, at her residence in tile King's
Palace, St. James's. a
• Leopold gave grand dinner last evening at Marlbo-
Prince ibin 4 ' • •
rough-house, to the CI c Ministers an i their ladies, the Five
Commissioners from Belgium, and a select party of the Nobility
Commissi
and Gentry.
The Duchess of Cumberland, accompanied by the Landgravine
ni.Hes.e Homburg, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage
' with outride
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ELECTORS OF ENGLAND.—The Tories boast
that
can buy you with their gold ; prove to them
their
the KING, and do not let him be
given over, bound hand and foot, to Sir ROBERT PEEL
they can
Support
and his brethren.—Vote for Reform.

Mr. RIDGWAY, of Piccadilly, has just pub-
lished a corrected lint and summary of the majmity and
i:y Cu old Genet-,l GASCOYNE'S " amendment,"
wgeiher with the Kis G's speech, on the same sheet. This
&anal(' I e in the hands of every e'ector of ti.e
Kingdom.

DRURY-LANE AND COVENT-GARDEN
THEATRES —Last night a notice to the following effect
was posted up in the green-rooms of both these hou•es
o The proprietors regret that they are under the necessity
of informing the ladies and gentlemen of this establish-
ment, that, i❑ consequence of the dissolution of Parliament
and general political excitement of the country, they ate
compelled most reluctantly to limit the performances to
three nights in the week, until such time as they may
deem it advisah'e to r turn to the nightly performances."
The above notice,—as might be exprc'ed, created a sen-
sation among the corps dramatique equally appalling to
that produced on the borougliwongers by the guns on Fri-
day last, which announced his MAJE,TY'S arrival at, and
depirture front the House of Lotds. Some of the prin-
cipal performers have been named as having instant meousl)
and strong!y protested against this unheard-of measure on
the part of the managers, as tending to establish a prece
dent most injurious to-the general interests of the profession
THE YOUNG DUKE.—SO Feat, has been the
demand for this new work by the very popular author at
Vivian Grey" that nearly the whole of the first editioo
was disposed of to'the booksellers on the very first flay 0:
publication. It is understood that the present production
is characterized by the same originality, power, and spark-
ling liveliness, which made the author's former work au
.ouch the tage with the beau monde; the author 01
Vivian Grey " might perhaps be styled the Lord BYRON
of prose fiction.