The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
The following Noblemen and Gentlemen had audiences
of her Majesty, and were respectively introduced by the
Eari.of Aberdeen, K.G., her Majesty's principal So:re-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs:—
Lord Cowley, G.C.8., to kiss hands, on being ap-
pointed her Majesty's Ambassador to the King of the
Sir Robert Gordon, G.C.8., to kiss hinds, on being
appointed her Majesty's Ambassador to tho. Emperor of
Austria.
•,31".; .S.ir.:Stratford Canning, G.C.8., to kiss hands on being
appointed her Majesty's Ambassador to the Sublime
F ;.Ottoman Porte.
Lord Burghersh, to kiss hands on being appointed her
Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary to the King of Prussia.
Her Majesty was attended by. the Earl of Morton,
Lord
in Waiting,. and the . Hon. Captain Duncombe,
Groom in Waiting.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon.
bliss Devereux, took an airing yesterday afternoon in
an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting,
Colonel Arbuthnot and Colonel Wyld, were in attend-
-1111.-:e'on horseback.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace last
evening included her Royal Highne4s the Duchess of
Rent, and Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended at Buck-
ingham Palace during dinner.
I,al The following Bulletin of the state of her Majesty the
,114tievn Dowager, was issued on Mon' ay:—
~,i,Tt. " The Queen Dowager is still suffering from much ex-
eons anent on catarrhal inflammation; but her
is on ethse whole, somewhat better to-day.
W. F. CHAMBERS, M.D.
" DAVID DAVIES, M.D.
" Sudbury-hall,
Nov. 1 1841."
Dr. Chambers arrived in town last evening from Sud-
buryßall, the residence of the Queen Dowager.
crlis Serene Highness Prince Ernest, of Hesse Philipps-
ni 4 tut], visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence
use.
"‘,111!,,, at,T--4he Duchess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge,
•file:lded by Baron Knesebeck, honoured the Haymarket
1"1111-,:. aft 4tte with their presence on Monday evening, and
!rwards returned to their residence at Kew.
~
th Syndicus Sieveking left town for Hamburgb, by
e Caledonia steamer, on Friday last.
Sir Charles Bagot, the Dean of Norwich, and Colonel
M4i)
°paid, had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday
the Colonial-office.

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COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.
has the genius of the Kembles asserted its
lalpremacy ; and Covent Garden, the scene of the tri-
t.umphs of Mrs. Siddons, of John Kemble, of Charles
ible, and of his eldest daughter, last night wit-
-,sstv a triumph as great as any of them, in the debut
°{,` Miss Adelaide Kemble, a yoanger daughter of the veteran
hatries. To say this vounglady is the first English singer
;eoave, is but faint praise. The English stage has not,
that
in our remembrance, never had a prima donna
...tat could at all be compared to her. She chose for her
debut the part of Normap in Bellini's opera of that name.
Considering that this part has always hitherto been con-
sidered the exclusive property of Grisi, with whose ad-
trable delineation of it the English musical public had
otcome Perfectly familiar, it was a somewhat hazardous
Pon the part of a debutante thus at once to chal-
ee,n_ge the very highest place in her profession. 'The
,1"t, however, has fully justified her. A more com-
fete triamph was never achieved, and Miss Adelaide
aelePhie, both as an actress and a singer, has shown her-
sh y
v. worth of the name she bef te fame which in
atiat.
sue has already acquired.ars—oln personal appearance
did resembles the Kemble family much more strongly than
er sister Mrs. Butler. Indeed, when as Norma she stood
her
the Druidical oak, wrapt in holy contemplation,
er features bore a marked resemblance to those of Sir
],i_ua Reynolds' portrait of Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic
nis,4s•
theeHr voice, which is of great compass and power,
+at same time, exquisitely sweet and expressive,
has been cultivated to the highest pitch of excel-
„ , and she possesses such an exquisite power of
Ilunulation, that her very softest tones, almost
tr°aching• to a whisper, are distinctly audi-
Sh
enure!" the most remote part of . t.he house.
Itemise possesses that remarkable distinctness of
zitlation which characterises the Italian school of
glll' she . so that in the most rapid passages every word
Pe;:ngs is clearly heard and appreciated. Her tragic
oror rs, for the exhibition of which the part of Norma
• pe,.:_drs full scope, are very great, fully equal, if not su-
e° , to those of her sister. Had she not been
t greatest of English singers she would have
• L K" one of the first of English actresses. Her
t scene with Pollio was one of the most impas-
pathos
pieces of acting ever seen, and the touching
54thos with which, at the conclusion, when called on to
runce the traitress, she utters the words " 'Tis
feeling thrilled to the heart. Such was the intense
CeLino. she had impired—such the breathless stillness
etok;ing
that that. when she plucked the
wreath from her brow, its fall on the stage was
distinctly heard all over the house. Silence such
.11s this is the highest applause an audience can bestow.
'4e was ably supported by Miss Rainforth, as Adalgisa,
Ikad J. Harrison and Leffler as Pollio and Oroveso. At
Oe fall of the curtain she was loudly called for, and
:_as led forward by Cooper, when the whole house rose
"" greet her, and several bouquets were thrown upon the
Latage. Miss Rainforth, Harrison, and Leffler were sub-
Onc,ntly called for, and were all loudly applauded, and
d:2l3er announced he opera for repetition every 'rues-
'of:, Thursday, and Saturday. The opera is got up
,f".all that exquisite taste for which the management
Nl,EiLehLis theatre is justly celebrated. The manner in
on, Ail' the chorusses were given reflect the highest credit
by Mr- Tully, and the opera was excellently conducted
non enedict. The house was crammed to suffoca-
tut 4 'and long before the rising of the curtain there was
Pl4c 0 unoccupied in any part of the theatre.

VICTORIA THEATRE.
w,s sue of the best pieces wehave ever seen at this Theatre
duped on Monday night, entitled The Wreck of
pourtreZre, or the Story of Agnes Primrose.
lThliefe—
pietheee
4ednet: 3's a too common occurrence in real ion of a
young and innocent girl by an aristocratic
use~llld The first act is occupied with the various arts
Qua accomplish the ruin of the heroine, and con-
the Invariable
with the elopement. In the second the desertion,
de,.`nvariable consequence of the scene of the first act, is
te'riecited, and the heroine is shown wending her way with
tirriv'ild to London there to seek employment. She
Ilavi:„, It London with but sixpence in her pocket,
aboutlost her purse on her way up. She wanders
hood '4°odon, and at length arrives in the neighbour-
thiev of the Mint where she stumbles upon a den of
tr es, dignified by the name of a lodging-house, where
occur r 8 are taken in and " done for." A scene here
`eteletblihi yPppaairse.:tiv modelled upon that in Jack Sheppard,.
Inv dollated as containing that once fashionable air, " Nix
Agnes is now penniless, and the keeper
den offers her a guinea if she will get him
forg:de for a 10/. note, which, it is needless
.t? say, a
the , "e• The artless girl, without suspicion, takes
tharc,l°te, and she is given into custody on a
e, ,of " amashin " This concludes the second
The tilt.' the third ogns with the trial at Hertford.
115 a (s -"tlier of Agnes who was a law student, and the
61..144 beann,ehsa'sbeen made a Judge,
.and, by,
sa
11,13 th,e°lneidence, which so strangely occurs in drama,
.17 tr.4iverY judge before whom Agnes is to be tried.
'tit"' ith-,`Oes on, but from strange inattention of the
114ine of the prisoner does not occur to him
thei)31,1481)54 to pass sentence, when he asks the name.
11,-°ll talc ; and then a scene of theatrical rccogni-
'lloeentes. viaee. Agnes is condemned to die, but the
r• the —os.entleraan who- had led her to the commission
11113 Shay. once is taken to Hertford, • and confesses
441 A e the thtnsaction, and Agnes is acquitted.
,gtieruge then, in a fit of .penitence, declares
‘vtlideß- n°w to be his wife, and the piece con-
viee,' The heroine was beautifully played by Miss
and she was much applauded throughout the
droll diessrs. Gardner and Paul sustained two very
e4e.etlaracters, which were relished much by the and
and ft, The piece was got up with admirable scenery
in it(':ect, and was received with vociferous applause
11)4(ie: conclusion. Some very pointed allusions were
/vtr Its to the present distress of the country, which
411 di„e a
gerly grasped at, and much applauded by the
l'Eq,,`llee. The theatre was crowded, which is a
Pta;r4 the management certainly merits, as neither ex-
teat nor exertion. is wanting to deserve it Miss
/11310/ces her first annual benefit this evening, which
'nurse be a bumper.
GRAND POLISH BALL TO BE

ebuatt
the Central members
influential
~,,41.11,,, GIVEN AT GUILDHALL.
~"' th, ',Tereus meeting of the most
Sheriffs, in consequence
the q-• ‘-: orporation of the City of London took place at
tlf th„tiddhall on Monday.
1141 ci Pressure of official businessTh
4tt the•urt, were unable to attend, names
were,erim i
the raag-
Nistiir Particular request, addedto the list of persons
IliAee,„ttting the Committee for superintendingll
' of the
1/t)„ tiito-d" arrangements for the Polish ball, which was ap-
'nil jis:, to take place soon after the entertainment
eitte or., Lord Dudley Stuart, the indefatigable advo-
ter I,tee Polish heroes, Mr. R. G. 111.‘Donnell, and
I:4f PocePhers of the Literary Association of the Friends
Lol,7lllki, were present
litetil-44 40.131.EY STUART moved that Deputy Peacock
3erui t'llte the Chair. Under the management
.of that
al "lan the former Polish balls had been so schicece_sesq
the (3-',N had given such decided satibfaction, that
tftelr
l'ilie°renlittee could not put themselves udereus_
riNsall.itee than that of their old Chairman,. whose h t
atte,o4.te habits and unremitting zeal had beenhalready)
Atr'eci with such beneficial results.—(Hear, ear.
..th„
tttah:4lThtliTou seconded the motion, which was carried
bt -Aisly.
,fot P.,,utY 'EAcocx, upon taking the Chair, said that he
Aq 4'''at pleasure in stating, that from the opportunities
tlinet);3'ed in ascertaining the feeling generallyenter-
Nled 11
thQ City towards Poland and her unfourfturnmiteter
, azic,:sns, he could most truly assert that on n
Lilecit": did there exist a stronger desire on the parto of
in the
es,ttlise ~%8 °I London, to manifest their sympathy
___,l.l ,
LQoLts.:' +-eland, a. cause of which neither he, nor n 1 an ) knyifil4ntis in
, that city, ever despaired, desperate as' it
' the 4".Presnt appear to be.—(Cheers.) Independently
.11‘° freewtsil °f the City to mark the abhorrence. naturaliattiLal mtiv"--"orn Englishmen, of the tyranny
file tit the bravest defenders of liberty into banishment,an..
whlci
Preke& Ivarits of those desolate exiles, and tne '
b`4th bl)!willter, had commanding claims on thecharity
ape::oc.llr°lent, which would be proved not to hay.e.
ailli;`°°ked.by the brilliant and numerous attend ~Lrd I," 4PPlOftehilag ball.—(Hear, hear.) . r;ith Peculiar LEY STUART addressed the Committee
wlteh pi,a'satir animation. He had heard, he said, with
erthy eh re, the remarks which had been made by the
lectliiitit. "airman, vrhose extensive experience and long. -lie° with tile cheracter and feelings of his fel