Star.
London, England, 1821-11-06 00:00:00

THE KING.

The KING was expected to arrive yesterday at
Dunkirk, on his way from Hanover to England. His
MAJZSTY was to be met there by Sir CHAIM=
STUART, our Ambassador at the Court of France, and
other distinguisheJ characters. We have some doubts
whether this arrangement might net have been made
previous to the alteration of the time for the Kutch;
departure from Hanover.
It is stated that his MA.7lE:ale design of paying a
visit to Scotland, in 1822, is not abandoned. Among
the gossip connected with his stay in the Northern
portion of his dominions, his Grace the Duke of
ATHOL is said to have already made arrangements
for equipping, in the genuine Highland costume, a
body guard, selected from his tenantry, whose pro-
♦ince it will be to attend the Kiwo during his residence
at, and excursions in the vicinity of Blair Athol.

Friday, Viscount Sinstourx and Viscount MEL-
mut received dispatches from the Marquis of Lox-
DONDERRY, dated from Hanover.
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The Duke of BEDFORD" and a large party of No-
blemen and Gentlemen, are at present on a visit to
Mr. COKE, at his seat at Holkham, in Norfolk.
The Duke of NORFOLK is among the numerous
distinguished visitors at Mr. COKE'S seat, in Norfolk.
Prince PAUL ESTERHAZY arrived at Chandos-
House, at seven o'clock on Sunday morning, fi-om
Ramsgate, accompanied by the Chevalier de Timm.
The Princess and family are expected in town in a
few days.
Earl Fire is shortly expected in town from Paris.
Viscount and Viscountess GRANVILLE, Viscount
and Viscountess Moaprru, are among the numerous
visitors to the Earl and Countess of CARLISLE, at
their seat, Castle Howard, in Yorkshire.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

The Hon. Mrs. Dove:mass from Yorkshire.
G. Hampton% Esq. from Btoadstairs.
DT. BAILLIE, from Gloucestershire.
The Rev. T. HENTINGIOND. from Winchester.
Sir. CAMILLE* CACEERELL, Bart. from Glouce
Sk BELLINGHAM GRAHAM, Bart. from Berkshire.
Captain SMITH, ILA. front Woolwich.
The Rev. Gxoaox BOWDEN, from Sussex.
DEPARTURES.

PAZEZII, Esq. from C,endson's Hotel, for Bury Park.
Sir HENIIT and Lady BUNIIIIIT and family, from Warne's Ho-
t, Conduit-street, for bidden Hall, Suffolk.
Sir CHARLes and Lady &one, from ditto for Surrey.
Mr. &one, from ditto for Surrey.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—A new Musical Piece,
translated from the French, entitled Maid or Wife, or
the Deceiver deceived, was last night produced at this
Theatre. The plot is as simple as possible :—A hypo-
critical Baronet gives his wile leave to visit a relation
for a few days. The moment she has left his man-
sion, he turns in his mind how he can best beguile his
hours of their loneliness, and recollecting that he had
seen a lovely girl in the neighbouring village, he in-
forms his valet, Ready, that he will endeavour to
procure the company and conversation of this fair
one, during the absence of his wife. The Lady on
whom he has fixed his attention is Fanny Grubb'e,
or, more properly speaking, Fanny Ready, as the
valet had two months before been joined in holy
matrimony with this young Lady ; but the marriage
had been kept secret, lest Mr. Ready should forfeit
an annuity of fifty pounds, which his master had
settled on him as long as he remained unmarried.
Mrs. Ready, in the absence of the Baronet, pays a
visit to her husband; but, alas! the Baronet, having
in vain ransacked every hovel in the village for the
rustic beauty who had obliterated his ideas of connu-
bial faith, returns to his mansion at this critical mo-
ment, and beholds in Mrs. Ready the sylvan goddess
whose ordinary haunts he had so unsuccessfully ex-
plored. All is delight with the master, who believes
the Lady to have been purposely placed in his way;
and all is despair with the servant, who sees, on one
side, his annuity, and on the other, his honour, in
danger. The valet, by a coup de main, settles the bu-
siness. His master, prior to his leaving home, has
given him full power over the servants, and he dis-
patches one of them with an express to the Baronet's
Lady, intimating that her husband was then in a
" very dangerous situation—such a situation as no
married Lady could wish her lord to be placed in."
The Lady returns immediately ; she nearly surprises
Fanny and her husband at dinner : a good deal of
equivoque ensues, and the Piece ends with the deter-
mination of the Baronet to raise Ready from the si-
tuation of valet to that of steward, on condition of his
never divulging the Baronet's trifling aberrations from
the strict path of duty. This petite drama has consi-
derable merit ; the situations of the dramatis persona
are in general extremely comic, and, before a word is
uttered, speak for themselves. Miss COPELAND, who
for several seasons has been a leading actress at
the Surrey, made her first appearance on these boards
in the character of Fanny. The part does not give
any opportunity for a great display of talent, but
all that could be done for it was performed by Miss
COPELAND. Her acting and singing were pleasing.
She was very justly encored in a ballad air, intro-
duced in the dinner scene. Mr. ELLISTON, as Sir
George, played well. Mr. HARLEY, as Ready, his ser-
vant, also deserved praise.—During the performance,
some person bad got upon the platform, which is
thrown across the pit for the entry of the Champion
in the Coronation ; he stood there for a few moments,
and several persons called to him from the pit to
come down. Mr. &Livros was at this time at
dinner with Fanny ; when he suddenly started
from table, advanced to the front of the Stage, and
in an angry voice said " You must not stand there,
Sir!" While the hapless intruder was taking his de-
parture as speedily as he could, Mr. &Limn added,
" This indulgence has been ranted by the audience
to the management, and it is to be hoped that no
Gentleman will infringe it." The offender disap-
peared under the emphasis that was laid upon Gen-
tleman, and no more was heard about him.—The
Coronation followed, which was succeeded by Gio-
vanni in London, in which Madame VESTRIS appeared
with her usual success in thefascinating Libertine.
ADELPHI THEATRE.—Yesterday evening, after the
Burletta of the Corsair's Bride, a new Piece, entitled
The Married Bachelor; or, Master and Man, was
brought out at this Theatre. It is a translation from
the same French Play on which the new Piece
brought out last night at Drury-Lane Theatre, is
founded. It possesses considerable comic merit, and
was given out for another representation, amidst the
applause: of a numerous and respectable audience.