Miss Stephens will appear at Drury Lane on Tuesday, in
her favourite part of Polly Peachum. Madam Vestris will play Lucy, and Mr. Anderson,
Macheath. The new opera of 1F7111,ini 7'f/ is about to be brought -out with great splendour ; Miss Stephens and Phillips sustaining the principal parts. There was a great uproar on Saturday at Drury Lane between the pros and cons for an encore of Madame Vestris. The lady came forward and said, " To be or not to be ?" The eAct was irresistible.
It is very generally believed that Mr. Wallack will be the lessee of this establishment.
Madame Lalande and Madame Malibran are expected in town next week ; Lablache in a fortnight.
ENGLISH Oesma-nouse.—The Marquis of Exeter and Mr. Arnold have at length arranged with the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and the taking down the walls of the old theatre and thus houses contiguous to it will commence forthwith. A new street, extending from Waterloo Bridge, through Wellington Street, crossing the Strand, and occupying the site on which the Courier-office amid two houses adjoining now stem), will be carried through to Charles Street, where, for the present, the improvement will ter- minate. The new theatre will be built on a larger and snore convenient scale than the old English Opera-house, with a bold front and most capa- cious entrances from the new street and the Strand. Beazley is the archi- tect.—Evening Paper. MISS CUBIT T.—The lady who formed the subject of an harangue to the public by Mr. Hawes, at a late oratorio, has addressed a letter to the Times, in which she admits that she was not in a " lit state" to sing, but alleges that she was reduced to it by the " scorn " and " jealousy" that had been evinced towards her at the rehearsal, " by those whom m their position as public singers " she " boldly and fearlessly pronounces most unquestionably her inferiors."—Miss Cultitt must have very injudicious advisers. The ex- posure of her infirmity by Mr. Hawes was scarcely so degrading toiler as the letter in question. SuAKSPEARE J uniLEE.—His Majesty has graciously condescended to become the patron of the Avon Club. The preparations for the triennial jubilee, which takes place on the 23d, 24th, and 25th, are extensive.
THE LICENSING SYsTEsi.—The new act on this subject will provide as follows :—All persons may sell beer by retail who choose to take out a licence for the same. The licence to be obtained from the Excise-office, or, in the country, from collectors and supervisors ; the price to be two guineas an- nually. Selling beer without licence, permitting drunkenness or disorderly conduct, drugging or adulterating beer, to be punished on conviction by penalties to be increased on repeated convictions : after three convictions, disqualification of the party licensed to ensue, and prohibition of the house for two years. Public-houses to be closed, on an order of two justices, during or on the probable expectation of a riot. Soldiers to be billeted on such houses. In short, with the exception of such police regulations as the nature of the business requires, dealers in beer are to be placed, as we have always contended they should be, on precisely the same footing as dealers in other necessaries.
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