Star.
London, England, 1831-05-25 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Last night, after Vars./tains, in which Macready never appeared to
more advantage, and in which Wallach, Cooper, and Miss Phillips
acted with their wonted discrimination, acall wu made for Macready by
a few noisily-disposed people in the pit and galleries. The person who
came on to announce.the performance having betn forced to retire without
speaking a word, the noise continued increasing, drowning the whole of
M inters Overture to Cat ijpso, and not abating on the rising of the cur-
tain for the farce (The Jenkinees) the managers, mistaking apparently
the cause of the tumult, sent on a number of performers to sing the na-
tional anthem. It 13 impossible to give any adequate idea of the ridi- '
culous scene the stage now presented, covered as it was with a heteroge-
neous mixture of people, one third retaining the Roman dresses of
the tragedy, another the costume or the modern day, as assumed by
the 'performers in the farce, and the last gorgeously decked out for
Tinsour the Tartar. The Anthem was very inchrerently sung amid
considerable opposition, and an attempt was then made to commence the
Farce. But the admirable acting of Farren wasrendered mere dumb show
by the disgraceful conduct of a set of persons who appeared not to relect
that they were destroying the enjoyment of those who came to the theatre
for the pur of hearing the performances. Mr.Macreadyat length came
on, in his common clothes (the performers on the stage imme-
diately retiring), and said, " Ladies and Ge.ntlemen-1 have to
apologise for appearing before you in this costume, but I have been re-
quested to inform you that The School for Sean:led will be acted to-
morrow." This speech elicited more hissing than applause. Mr.
Macasanv then retired, and the Farce recommenced from the point to
which it had not been already heard.

Yesterday was the birth-day of the Princess Victoria,
when her Royal Highness completed her 12th year. The return of the
day was announced in an early hour by the bells of the parish church
at Kensington.
In the forenoon the Duchess of Kent and the Princess
Victoria received the Duchess of Northumberland, and the Ladies and
Gentlemen of their Royal Highnesses' Household, to receive their con-
gratulations on the day.
In the afternoon their Royal Highnesses received visits of
congratulation from her Majesty, the Dukc of Cumberland and the
Prince George, the Princess Augusta, the Landgravine of Hesse Hon-
berg, the Princess Sophia, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the
Princess Sophia Alatilds, the Prince George of Cambridge, rince
Leopold, and the Duchess of Saxe Weimar.
The Duke of Sussex and Duchess of Cumberland were
prevented by indisposition.
The Foreign Ministers, and the Nobility and Gentry in
town, galled at the Palace during the day, to leave their names for the
Duchess of Rent and the Princess.

The Princess received presents from the King and Queen,
and the members of the Royal Family ; and the Duchess or tio:Jon
sent her Royal Highness a rair of beautiful ponies.
Their Majesties gave a ball in honour of the day, at St.
James's Palate, to the juvenile branches of the nobility and gentry.
The Princess Augusta entertained the Kin,: and Queen,
the Landgravine of Hesse Hon erg, and the Duchess a Gloucester, at
dinner, lam evening, at her residence at the Palace at Ft. Janus's.
The King gave audience yesterday to Earl Grey and
Lord HilL

Prince George of Cumberland partook of a dejeune yes-
terday with the Queen, and afterwards accompanied her 31aj,:sty to the
King's Palace at Kensington, to congra:ulate the Princess Victoria on
the return of her natal day.
The Duke of Cumberland honoured the Noblemen and
Gentlemen of the Catch Club with his wuyany at dinner last evcninz,
at the Thatched /10./be T‘VCIII.

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The Duke of Gloucester visited their Majesties yesterday.
The Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Gluticestc.r have
become Patronerses of the Ladies' Bra-tar, whi.it is about to I.c held ?n
the Itrgeht's Park, for the benefit of the Royal Dispenbaty fee the
Diseases of the Ear.

Prince F.aterbrizy (the father of Prince Paul Esterhazy,
the Austrian Ambassador) aniecd at Thinn.iii's llwol, in Berkeley-
square, abut twelve o'clock yesterday, a ith his 40ite, iu tlirc:! carriages
and four, from the Continent. Son uftcr his Iligiiness'a arrival Prince
Paul Esterhasy. accompanied by his son, came to visit hill Sense High-
ness at the Hotel.

The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday at
the office of the Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairr.
Viscount Palmerston had an interview with Prince Leopold
on Monday.
Viscouut Althorp arrived in town yesterday afternoon,
from Northamptonshire.

An official communication to the British Government was
on Monday received from Poland for the first time, asking for a recog-
nition of independence.
Antigun bats been seriously, disturbed by an hypocritical
attempt to binder the Sunday afternoon's market of the slaves, and
that, too, without giving them another afternoon. It resulted from
orders from England ; but, if so, the Colonial Office did not order that
It might not be held on another day. What do these poor Africans
know about the Mosaic dabbsah of Saturday, or the Christian festival
of Sunday T— All they desire is, an afternoon for meeting and re-
creation, and the choice of the day they leave to their masters.—
In consequence, fire was set to the cane pieces on several estates ; the
military employed, and on. negro, has since been hanged. We do not
hear, however, that any other day has yet been Stud for the market.
Perhaps as Sunday was their own day, ea AO of Parliament may be
necessary to the assignment of another day The whole affair brings
the condition of these people in a tangible shape before the public.