The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Majesty went yesterday to Windsor, attended by Sir
Benjamin Stephenson. The King left town at 20 minutes
before 11 o'clock) and returned to gt. James's Palace at 20
minutes past six o'clock. UN Majesty gave an audience before
leaving town to the Hanoverian Minister.
The King had a dinner party last evening at St. James's.
The company to meet their Majesties included the Marquis of
Winchester, the Saxon Minister, Earl and Countess Denbigh,
Earls Howe and Mayo, Lord and Lady Maryborough, Lord
Elphinston, Lords Hill and Byron, the Right Hon. Sir Jas.
Kempt, the Hon. Captain Duncan, R.N., Sir George Sey-
mour, G.C. H., Sir John and Lady Woolmore, Sir Henry
Wheatley, Sir Hilgrove Turner, Sir Benjamin and Lady Ste-
phenson, Sir A. Barnard, Sir P. Sidney, Sir Charles Rowley,
Colonel and Lady Mary Fox, Colonel Bowater, Col. Wood.
Captain Wood, Rev. Dr. Kuper, Rev. Mr. Wood, the Master
of the Household.

His Majesty will hold a Council this day at St. James's
Palace. A Chapter of the Order of the Garter will also be
held at the Palace.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Charles Manners
Sutton, and Mr. Croker had interviews yesterday with Sir
Robert Peel.

The Earl of Verulam, the Duke of Wellington, the Speaker,
and Sir Edward Sugden visited Mr. Secretary Goulburn yes-
terday at the Home-office.
_

Lord Ellenborough visited the Duke of Wellington yes-
terday.
The Right Hon. Alexander Baring left town yesterday for
Croydon.

Sir Edward Knatchbull has left town for Kent.

Despatches from Sir W. Nicolay, at the Mauritius, were
yesterday received at the Colonial-office. Despatches for Sir
Lionel Smith, at Barbadoes, were sent offon Thursday evening.
Mr. Follett received the congratulations yesterday morning
of the King's Bench Bar, on. being appointed his Majesty's
Solicitor- General.

THEATRES.

VICTORIA.

The performances at this Theatre are somewhat more ra-
tional than the love and murder, fire and fury exhibitions
usually found among the minds of the metropolis. The legiti-
mate drama has been played, and well played ; it is pleasant
to think that audiences can be found to relish such reasonable
amusement, amidst the horrible nonsense that is too frequently
served up for the gratification of a vitiated appetite ; and it
bespeaks good sense, too, on the part of the management, in
so catering for the public. On Thursday was performed Rob
Roy, and the new burletta founded on Captain Marryatt's
" Jacob Faithful," with some posture-makings by four luxated
youths, and the juggling of Ramo Samee by way of interlude.
Rob Roy had a tolerably effective representative in Mr. Os-
baldeston, Bailie Nicol Jarvie a very good one in Mr.
Keene, Franh Osbaldistone a fine voice in Mr. Collins, and
Diana Vernon was performed by. Miss Paton. This young
lady only wants a sweet voice and good taste' to become an
excellent singer ; but the voice she has is not well managed,
and her taste admits of improvement. " The Minstrel Boy"
(by no means happily introduced) she sang in the time of the
" Dead March in Saul," and introduced a most florid roulade,
in one of those points of the pathetic which a skilful artiste
takes to touch the heart without astonishing the ear. This
is not harshly intended ; a shake of the fore-finger, kindly
meant and discreetly received, is often more corrective than
severe rebuke. Jacob faithful appears to have established
itself as a favourite among our neighbours " over the water."
The glass curtain draws : can this be the " gift" which Ro-
bin Burns wished

" Heaven wad gie us,
To see ourselves as ithers see us ?"

MRS. WAYLETT'S (STRAND).

The new burletta of the " Twelve Months" bids fair to
outlast our year at least. It is a thing of puns and rhymes,
both somewhat outrageous, yet nevertheless amusing. There
are some very pretty airs distributed among the milder months
of April, May, and June, which were excellently given. Mrs.
Waylett's May was by no means jejune, and the smiles of
Miss P. Horton's April drew down showers of applause from
the audience. Mrs. Nesbitt was a fine specimen of nature.
The house was crowded, and the people pleased ; two ex-
cellent symptoms of success.