Star.
London, England, 1829-01-15 00:00:00

BRIGHTetsuAnY Is.

The Princess AUGUSTA, attended by Lady MART
TAYLOR, took a mange airing yesterday, and the
same this mos ning. Her Royal Highness honoured
Lad y TizatillY with an audience at the Palace yesterd ry.
The Marchioness of BRISTOL, the Hon. Miss LARS,
the Hon. CAROL' RR VERNON, and the Rev. H entry and
Mrs. NIAVI, left their names at the Palace yesterday
and to dry..
The Entertainment given by Mrs., FITZHIERSINT, at
her S.eyne mansion, last night. was a full dress Futcy
Ball and a Supper, in which all the vatieties of the
season, with the embellishments of att. were in the
happiest combination. About 'hive hund•ed pe►sons
were present at the splendid fete.
The Marquis of &iota. the Viscountess Ashbrouk, Lady and
Miss Fremantle, Lady Lyrdharet, Lord V,,cuunt Northland,
Lady Agnes Buller, Sir M.. 1. Lady, and Miss Tierney,.Viscount
St. Aaaph. Le Viscount de Fievigny; the Baran and Baroness ale
Butane, Sir R. and Lady Gibbeq, Admiral and Lady M. A.
Sotheby, Lady Ilislop, Sir H. D. Lady, and Ads. Massey, Lady
Ellenborough and the Misses Law, Lady and Miss Scott, Majne.
General Sir Thomas, Lady, and Miss M• Mahon, the COollitt, of
Lindsay and Lady A. ilrele. Lady Mary and Miss Sheppard,
Lady and Alias Ogilvie, Sir F. IL. Bathurst, Sir Thomas liisinp,
Sir IL Hunter, Mr. Montagu Burgoyne, Lady Katherine and
Miss Stewart. Lieutenant-Colonel Elmo, Airs. Muntefiorr, Lent:
Mandeville, Lord Thomas Cecil, the Conners. S . Antonio, Lady
and the Misses Shanty, and Sir F. and Lady enure.
Dana ing had many Votaries till about one o'clock,
at which hour the supper room was thtnwn open, anti
the company. amounting to upwards of 260, partook
of an entertainment, comprising every delicacy r f tbe
season, and wines of the choicest and n►n_t exquisite
flavour. Directly after supper the dove was resurr►rd,
and continued with unabated spitit ur til five o'clock
this morning, when the company separ ,ted.

TIIEATRES.

DRUIIiCiANE.

The new Tragedy ot enswallou was repeated at this
house last night, sod was again received with entire
approbation by a very crowded and fah ble
thence. The performers have become more at home in
their several character., and the inequalitie. which
almost necessarily ari e on the Gist representation of a
new piece, have been softened down, it not altogether
removed. The Pantomime followed, and seised agree.
ably to eshil rate the spirits of the audience, alter the
affecting scenes with which the Tragely conduce,.
ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE

Moused favoutite and celebrated Comedy of Le
Bourgeois Genlilkomase was last night very creditably
acted. The principal cliaiacter was well sogained
hroughout by Laroara, in whose hands the -mock
gentility and ludicrous manner. of the unedircated fine
gentleman, lost nt thing of the droll ry r.r rifest with
which it was Ull.:o4Obletilt the author's i tent•on o in-
ve.t them. The Cr medy was funosed by a pleasiing
Vaudeville, entitled liaineaux Foxikes, which, no• wi
ii-
standing the paucity of irs dramatis persona, isting
only of three), was, through the ram titans of Lariorvr
and Mademoiselle COLON, rendered highly eo•eitainieg
to the audience. In Lea Premieres Amours with which
the performance concluded. Mademoiselle COLON age n
pet formed, end by her excelleiit acting and singing drew
.!own repeated plaudits. are of her songs Was warn.ly
tutored. LA PONT and LAPORTE were al.e effective in
their respective parts.
SURREY THEATRE.
A new English version et the Fr. ncb pieces La Vieille.
was produced 4 this Theatie last nigi t, under the title
of My Old Wonsan. The plot of the eri,rinal piece is
already familiar to our readas, from our mention oT it
when presented a few nights since at Drury lane. '!he
only important alt• ration is, the addition an under.
plat. and is principally worthy of notice as affording ao
opportunity of introducing Miss Sou IKVILLII as al'age.
in disguise, in which chairacter she strengthened -Me
favourable impression produced by her performance of:
At:este:es at this Theatre. The m inner in which the
piece is adapted is highly credit .bleto the author. and
affords one of the pleasantest pecionensof the-cl ass we
have seen for some time. Mos. FITEWILLIAN'S Pet•
for mance of the heroine deserved t e continual applause
it elicited ; .he assurneJ the de. repitude of age to op-
pearance,voice, and manner,with a oraiserebloaceirthich
may challenge competition with any performance of
the kind on the stage, and she was ably sUpproted •by
all the other perforuters,particu'orly Mi. Wyman? The
whole performance went off with a spirit and general
good effect. A small part only of the original ;nu is
was retained; but what was given, partienlitly the!
two soprano tries in the first scene, were well sun I r
*IL FITZWILLIAAI, AIissSOIraNVILLE, and Mrs. VALE.
The piece was announced.for repetition without ti dis-•
sentient voice. •
Yesterday a Court of Diseciot s was held at the East
India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the
Court previous to departing for their respective deitinations,•vis.
Captain Samoan Selma, General Kyd, Se. Helena, Bombay, and
China; Captain Joon CAUJCIMIASICi Farquharson; and Captain
Jain. DUMAN, 1111011, Bengal and China. Captain ROOM
Baniarrep Itemiser was sworn into the command of the ship
Charles Grant, consigned to China direct.
The completion of the London University is r ticEy
proceeding; workmen are now employed upon the splendid dome.
The Lord Mayor and Sheriff., in ',ply to a requisi.r
time presented to them by Sir CHMILES Severs, signed by several
Noblemen, Aldermen of Dublin, and a highly respectalet number
of citizens, Requesting of them to convene a General Meeting for
the purpose of addressing his MAJEIRT upon the rumoured recall of',
Lord Amnesty from the Government of Ireland, and the cone.
quoit injury that would be thereby done to the shopkeepers and
traders, say they decline doing so, on the ground of there being on
elizial notification of the recall, and further say, " that should
web notification he given, they consider that it would result from
the wisdom of his Maaisvrv's Councils, and that it would be their
duty to act in conformity with it." Alderman James. who had
signed the requisition,Post subsequently withdrew his name irons It.--
tung
Yesterday an inquest was held at the Windmill Pub-
lic-hr use, Rosemarr-larie, on the body of Timothy
MlCarthy, an Irish labourer, aged 28, who died in con-
seqnence of drinking a great quantity of spirits from a
cask in St. Katharine' Do. ks, where he was employed.
A vcdtct to that effect was mcbrded. •