The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-26 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

KING'S THEATRL—The Opera of Semiramide
was represented on Saturday, and a numerous
but not a crowded audience assembled. PASTA
was finely in voice, and so was GaactA. They
were both much applauded. Madame VESTIUS
is by no means calculated for the serious Opera,
hut, she acquitted herself tolerably well, consi-
dering that her talents appear chiefly to advan-
tage in a contrary direction. Itossult himself
presided at the Pianoforte.

DOUR -LANE.—The entertainments at this
Theatre on Saturday were for the benefit of
CATALANT, and the dramatic pieces were The
Liar, The Citizen, and The Miller's Maid. In
the first piece the merit of Et.ctsToN's Young
Wilding is well known. In the second, Miss
IsABELLA PATos again gave such spirit and
humour to the part of Maria, as to hold
forth an auspicious promise of future excellence
in the Comic Department. The third piece
was chiefly supported by Miss S. BOOTH,
whose Miller's Maid was a very affecting perform-
ance. Her anxiety to reconcile the rival lovers,.
and particularly to. soften the disappointment of
the most turbulent of the two, strongly interested
the feelings of the audience. But the grand
attraction was CATALAN!, who sung six of her'
best songs, and was encored in most. Her" God.
save the King" and " Rule Britannia.' were given
with impressive action, as well as wonderftil
musical skill. The readiness with which she
complied with the wishes of the audience is
highly to her credit. Among her songs were
Son Regina, in character, from the Opera of
Semiramide. She sung with great animation, as
well as with extraordinary skill. Her farewell
air was 44 Rule Britannia," which was encored,

but she substituted, " God save the King" a
second time, to the satisfaction to the audience.
She made a graceful obeisance to the audience on
finally retiring, and received loud and repeated
marks of applause.

kirtattsu OPERA Ilousr.—The machinery in
the terrific Opera of Der Freischulz is now so
much improved by practice, that it operates
with more facility, and without interruption.—
e question whether any Spectacle has ever ap-
peared on the stage more awfully impressive
than the Incantation Scene, with the attendant of
the battle of apparitions in the air. In short,
the audience are " supp'd full of horrors" to their
" 4 hearts' content." There was a numerous and
applauding audience on Saturday.

THE KING, fiG
Wrwnsort, JULY 25.—Yesterday afternoon, after dinner,
his MAJESTY and Suite left the Royal Lodge and proceeded
in the pony phaetons to Virginia Water, the Ergo, after se-
lecting some of the most shady drives in the Park, returned to
the Royal Lodge. During the course of his Majesty's drive,
one of the Royal carriages in attendance on his Majesty was
accidentally overturned ; but, happily, none of the Royal Party
received any injury, except Sir Andrew Barnard, the Groom in
waiting, whose ancle was dislocated by the fall. This morning
his Majesty, attended by the principal part of the Royal House-
hold, heard Divine Service at Cumberland Lodge : the duty
was performed by tlse Rev. Mr. Sumner. This morning her
Royal Highness the Princess Augusta heard Divine Service at
Frogmore. Yesterday being Election Saturday, the young
Gentlemen of Eton College had their annual regatta on the
Thames. About six o'clock they left Windsor Bridge, and
proceeded to Surly Hall, where they partook of a cold collation.
At half after eight they returned, when a brilliant display of
fireworks took place. The bands of the 2d regiment of Life
Guards and the 3d regiment of Foot Guards were on the water,
and played the whole of the time to a more numerous and
fasionable company than we ever recollect to have witnessed.

FASHIONABLE CHANGES.
Lord and Lady Rodney, and Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan,
from Airesford, to Calcot Park, Berko', the seat of Mrs. Bs-
vale ; Sir Charles and l.ady Long, from their seat, Bromley
Hill, Kent, for Paris; the Rev. ‘Villitern and Mrs. Hicks, at
their town house, Terrace, High-street, from Whittinton Rec-
tory ; Rev. John Stewort and family, at,Long's Hotel, from
S. Hallingbury, Essex ; Sir Charles Saxton, Bart. from Blake's
Hotel, Jermyn-street, for his seat, Abington ; Mrs. Long Wel-
lesley, and the Misses Tilney Long, at 'rHotel,
homas's Berke-
ley-square, from Paris ; Georgee Ashton Uncle, Esq. at ditto,
from Cheltenham; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart and Family, at ditto,
from India; Sir John Lister Rayc and Son, from ditto, for
the Grange, Yorkshire: Mr. Oliver and Mr. Keating, at ditto,
from America; .Nlr. and Mrs. Methuen, from the Clarendon
Hotel, Bond-street, for their seat, Corshara House, Wilts ;
Sir William Gerrard, Bart. and Mr. Andcrton, at Gould's
Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Gareswood Hall, Lancashire; Mr.
and Mrs. Grattan, and Family, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-
street, from the Continent; Gen. Ord, from Gordon's Hotel,
Albemarle-street, for his seat in Hants ; Sir Fras. and Lady
Wood, at the London lintel, Albemarle-street, from a tour;
Mrs. Trelawney Breton and the Misses Breton, from ditto, for
Canterbury ; Mrs. Col. Marsack, at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-
street, from Caversham Park, Reading; Miss Letwood, at
ditto.; Sir Wm. Dunbar, Bart. at ditto, from the Continent;
A. Stoughton, Esq at ditto, from a tour ; R. B. Gordon, Esq.
at ditto; Major Illackall and family from ditto, on a tour;
Thomas Patterson, Esq. from ditto, on a tour ; Captain Bacon,
from ditto, for Cheltenham ; J. Bax, Esq. from ditto, on a
tour ; Colonel Gordon, from ditto, for Scotland ; Colonel Ed.
wards, from ditto, for Wales; E. B. 'ropey, Esq. from ditto,
for Sussex.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Prince Leopold dined with the Russian Ambassador yester-
day.
The Countess of Cowper's rout, on Friday evening, in Little
Maddox-street, was attended by upwards of one hundred of the
hard ton ; among whom were l'rince Leopold, Princes (ion-
chacoff, Esterhazy, Polignac, Princess Polignite, Count and
Countess Lieven, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll and the
Ladies Paget, the Duke of Grafton anti the Ladies Fitzroy,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, the Earl and
Countess Vertilam, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, the Earl
of Westmorland and Lady Georgiana nine, l.ord Palmerston,
the Countess of Harrow by and the Ladies Byder, the Countess
and the Ladies Bathurst, &c. &c.
The Duke of St. Albans had a grand dinner party on Satur-
day at his house in St. James's-square.
'fhe Marquis of Cholniondeley had a dinner party yesterday
at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly.
Lord and Lady F. Bentinek entertained the Duke and Du-
chess of Rutland and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday
at their house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square.
.stri, Tire Duke and Duchess of Clarence had a grand dinner party
yesterday at Bushy Park.
Mrs. Coutts entertained the Dowager Marchioness of Lans.
down, and a large party at dinner yesterday at ber villa, Holly
Lodge, Highgate.
To-morrow. the Lord Mayor and the . tad y Mayoress give a
nel aquatic entertainment at Ricisrartfo On Fridayllte
reattittrittriatiittrifirtellitfiCirtir"-rice to 0 reen wickto hold
Courts of Conservancy. The Lord Mayor and the Lady
Mayoress afterwards gave an entertainment at the Crown and
Sceptre. at Greenwich, and returned to town in the evening in
the state barge.

THE PARK AND THE GARDENS.
The cavalcade extended yesterday, at one time, to Cumber.
land Gate. At five o'clock the route was along the wall to
Kensington. In the Gardens, at the hour of six, there were
many fashionables of note; in fact the muster was much
Fneater than we expected to find it, and the presence of several
oreign Ministers, and their Ladies, contributed not a little to
throw a pleasing variety into the scene. Nothing new in cos-
tume : the extravagant finery of the spring fashions wears off
apace.—ln the equestrian circles we perceived the grey horses,
approaching to white, greatly in vogue ; asd certainly there is
an air of elegance in the colour which is very pleasing to the
, eye. Blood horses, for cabriolets, are new as high in price as
two hundred guineas.—The favourite colours for the landau or
barouche are yellow or dark blue ; the ornaments of the gratin
silver, the latter in brass.

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