Star.
London, England, 1829-09-22 00:00:00

DRURY LANE.

Notwithstanding the present languid and somewhat
discouraging state of theatrical affairs, the proprietor of this esta-
blishment, aided by the zealous personal superintendance of his
stage-manager, Mr. Wallack, seems determined to abate no effect to
give his friends a most briWant reception at the re-opening of the
theatre on the Ist of October next. For this purpose the whole
of the audience part of the theatre has been entirely re-painted
and re-embellished. The prevailing colour is French white,
somewhat warmer in complexion perhaps than heretofore.—
The ornaments of the proscenium, ceiling, the fronts of the upper
tier of boxes and galleries have been re-gilt and burnished, and
new and tasteful designs in scroll-work, richly painted in high
relief, are substituted in lieu of the scenes from Shakspeare which
ornamented the front of the dress circle. The splendid effect of
the interior will be greatly increased by an addition of 20 lights to
the central chandelier, for which also a better mode of ventilation
has been contrived. The company retains, with one or two excep-
tions only,all its former favourites,amongst whom we may enumerate
Young, Liston, Harley, Jones, W. Farren, Braham, Cooper, Miss
Phillips, Scc. to whom have been added, Wallack, young Incledon,
Mrs. Glover, &c. Two debutantes of considerable promise will

shortly make their appearance, and new pieces of every class In
• abundance are already on the stocks. Amongst the foremost of
these is a new tragedy by an experienced hand, and a farce, of
which Liston will be the hero. The House opens with Hamlet
and Taierna tea Oge. Power is not, as has been erroneously
stated, engaged at this Theatre.

It has been matter of question that a Will by King
HENRY VIII. had been in existence—simply because
such a document has not been forthcoming at the Tower.
Nevertheless we can vouch for the authenticity of the ex-
traordinary document, part of which appears this day in
another section of our Paper, and which we shall give,
• piecemeal, when it suits our convenience.
Lady H. GORDON left Argyll House yesterday after-
noon, for the Priory, Stanmore.
The 49th Regiment of Foot is vacant by the death of
Sir MILES NIGHTINGALE, K.C.B.
Baron Bu Low, the Prussian Ambassador, will give a
grand entertainment to-morrow at his mansion in Great
Cumberland-street, on the occasion of the baptism of an
infant son. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of CUMBERLAND will be the Royal sponsors.
Moat of his Majesty's Ministers and the Foreign Ambas-
sadors are expected to be present.
PARIS FASHIONS.—Some of our elegant Ladies wear
upon an Italian straw hat a plume of peacock feathers,
which forms a perfect demi circle above the hat, and falls
again to the left down to the brim. Many hats of gros
de Naples are worn of a bright green colour, with white
embroidery. On the right side of the block is a rosette
of six boucles and a single end. This end of the ribind
rises over the block, and re-ascends to the left side as far
as the border of the brim, where it terminates in a rosette.
Sir THOMAS MOSTYN, Bart. from continued ill health,
resigns the Oxfordshire country, which he has so long
hunted, and disposes of his fine pack of hounds and other
appendages, and it is rumoured will be succeeded by Mr.
DRAKE. Sir THOMAS'S principal estates lie in North
Wales and Cheshire.
Surely no good reason can be given why persons living
within the two-penny post should pay Id. for their news-
papers, when persons living at York and greater dis-
tances pay nothing.