The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-10 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA-HOUSE.

After two postponemente last week, owing to
illness caused by • bad sea passage, Mlle. Ikea de
Bunks appeared lad night, after an interval of two
years, as Lucia, in Doninetti's Leas di Lemur-
onier—the character and opera in width die made
her &MS at Her Ileiesty's Theatre in May
1866. The indulgence of the audience was requested lad
night for Wile. De Monks, who would no longer delay
her appearance, although still wafering from indisposition.
But little trace of this was discoverable, however, in her
performance, the energy and will of the artist soaking to
conquer all antagoniseic inflames& Oaks entry Mlle. De
Yutaka was received with a warm meting, which showed
that many were present who remembered her brilliant
;singing two lemons sines, and such remembrance was
fully equalled by her performance Lest night. In the
scene in the fird set the opening recitative and the
following cavatina were gives with muck refinement;
the brilliant concluding movement being an admirable

specimen of voluble aseoution and florifornusentation.
The exceptional range of Mdlle. De Yozeka's voice was
here manifested by an ascent to the E flat in alt.
In the duet, too, with Edgardo, and that with
Enrico, especially in the beautiful larghetto movement of
the latter, " Soffriva nal pisnto," Mlle. De Murakes
singing was distinguished by both brilliancy and refine-
ment. In the capital concerted pieos, " Cal mi tuna "
(the mod dramatic music in the opera), Mdlle. De
Yanks's command of the most extreme notes of
the highest soprano register was exemplified by
a series of aioending shakes, closing on the D
fiat in alt. The latter portion of this beautiful
movement was, u usual, moored. In the great situation
of the opera, the mad scene in the last act, Mdlle. De
Murals gave the introductory recitative, dolce
sumo," with excellent interpretation of the dreamy dis-
traction of the unhappy heroine. A brilliant cadenza
with flute obbligato elicited loud applause, which was
renewed after the concluding movement, "Spargi di
quiche pianto," in which tome rapid shakes were
brilliantly executed. The singer's exit was followed by
a general demand for her re-appearance ; and there can

belittle doubt that Ildlle. De Monks will prove:as great
an attraction here during her present engagement as in
previous seasons. The cast of the opera was, in other
respects, as ou former occasions. Signor Mongini was the
Edgardo, and gave the celebrated " malediction"
with admirable power and effect; and his concluding
Melia, with the beautiful air, " Fn poco," with genuine
pathos and expression. Mr. Bentley's Enrico Aston is so
well-known a performance that it is only noormary to say
that he gave hie principal solo, " Crude funesta," and his
share in the duet with Lucia, as well as other important
incidental passages, with the same impressive effect as
ever. Signor Foil, who was to have been the Raimondo,
was replaced, in conerequence of indisposition, by Signor
Tagliaiico, whose ready efficiency is so frequently put to
the proof. The other character, were assigned to Mlle.
Baurmeister, Signori Casaboni and Agretti.

ROYAL GROGRAPHIC.A.L &awry. The first
meeting of the session was held last evening in the
theatre of the Geological Museum, Jerisyn-street. The
Queen of Holland was preeent. Sir Roden& Murchison,
the president for the fourteenth time, delivered the
annual inaugural address. He commenced by deploring
that, owing to the demolition of the arcades, gateways,
and wings of Burlington-house, the society was unable
any longer to bold its meetings in the capacious hall which
bad bean so long placed at their disposal by the Royal
Society and University of London. He hoped
that before long the government would see
that they were properly acemenmodated. With re-
spect to Dr. Livizigagme, Sir Roderick said :—" Of
all the events, however, which have trepanned since we
last assembled, nothing can have gratified us so
much as the news which ken recently teethed us of the
progress made by our eminent amociate, Livingstone.
during the ten months which eloped between the date of
his last letters to me and others, and that of his last letter
to Dr. Kirk, of Deoember, 1867. His unrivalled pante-
severance and courage, in getting successfully through
the many heavy trials to which be has be= suo-
jected, have been strengthened by his trust in
that Divine Providence which has hitherto protected
him during his heroic efforts, whether to advance
human knowledge or to implant the truths of religion in
the hearts of the negro race. In his last letters, which
are extremely brief, he has not communicated the gro-
usphiell results of his Journey to the southern end of
Lake Tanganyika. He speaks, however, of • chain of
lakes connected by • river with Tanganyika, and has
visited Cazembe and other towns to the power-
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