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part, we think Mr. bitting hal been
He hoes adhered, an ter us he
to the dialogue of the original—eintl, with
fe* esceptiotes,'lol has Preserved the incidents.
Thin 'artist the opera was reeeivell with great wive
faction =bet, we think; the audience would have
been still better seitittied heti' Madame Ge
plot and chtracterbeeei left untoeictied. Bet:trite
is painted by her us a ybatiiiiiinf nonieelele blew!.
whosesneipichm of Zeno, though thisplaCe I, arises
Neu the toorest asset best motive, an nektons de-
sire' ter the welfare of leer freeitel.- The leeteeir:t ex-
cited by such is character tousle infiesitely outweigh
any'colnie feeling that the Ihrtnes runlet recut'.
X*llllelt clearacter: too, in iedieeltely'siewe striking. as
it is pointed by :Madame GEM Lis; thou I a it ape ears
on the stage. lei the original. 'Zama he ',elf is
wetzed with fever—the* medicine is 'contrl.yeel to
her, for' her own one. But, tided with af-
fection for her mistreat. she gives up the
meant of her own safety--eisexiema only fair It
tire more dear to leer than her own. The great moral
of Marlarrie (ism me story is also abandoned. She
makes the Pereiviasi people., struck witli 'the woo-
drool) virtue or Orlando, voluntarily agree to
the so cal'efu 4-guarded secret. She rug,' pieties, elitist
beautifully. the sneaking ;newer or virtue, which. its
the person of t he Vire.:Qt•een, could effect a wink, that
neither thrrato nor entreaties could hive aceoniplii.h.
ed. ' This line moral Worm is thrown nein the shade
—mud the turret of the slipcuvrry is gierecito the tree-
clittibmg hero, Pirtle/11/o. There •in, Intweiter, a
good deal to merest in the that the
'healthy shoots may he perfectiv seen. it wilt 'be ne-
cessary to prone away the deed leaves and branches
by winch they are at present obscured.
e!ilMirit the whole comic and vocal force of the
theatre. Watt enlisted in the service of this opera—mid
Muth good singing; aunt good actingwere displayed.
Mr: Itainau; as Mirrors. sang 'With 'it force and
feeling* but lea honourable to his known profe•otioin)
talent+. that% gratifying to the andiesice. He Was
repeatedly &word. His tient of r parody oat
the Marsealois Hymn. whiCh lie sang to that at one
time celebrated sin was inertictileerly 'admired.—
He sang it smith extratitelinarit spirit. Hi scented
tutee) the subject—end he made Iris andienCe feel
it equally. His animation brought Strongly to our
recollection the descriptitin which STAit us gives of
TYDEtts—
" A doable portion of heroic flu
Did Mailman limbs rod talk breast inspire."

' The words of the original song are generally known.
The only alteration is, the substitution of Peru-
Wass fur Frenehnten. This song was called fur
three times. Miss SrusteEtts waste' very tune voice,
and sang divinely the Melodies ottaelied to the
character' of ZANE. The opening: duet with Minion,
" When shaded by qua spreedieg palms." was loudly
encored—and a sitnikr manifestation of pleasure
billowed several of her airs. Her last effort, sic
think, was her best. It is a beautifully plaintive
air--'• Hark! 'tis the fugal shell !" and she tees.
cuted it with indescribable sweetness. 'Mr.. Isaacs,
es Aran, has a very tine air in the second att—we
think one of the most characteristic in the opera—
which he sang in a bold and manly style. It was
justly encored. He Oleo 'took part in a sleet with
Mr. Ilithillate, which was highly applauded: Mrs.
GeititeCE; as Chinchilla, pleyed with eniesiderable
archness and vivacity—and' sang 'very tastefully.
Mr. FAWCETT and Mr. LISTON did all that could
he done for two very insipid characters. Doctor Ho-
nor° and Pimple/to. The same observation applies
to• Mrs. Daemeromr, Mr: DENNING, and Mr.
•BLAIIICHI A CD. who struggled hard--:but struggled
111111,11) pile the audience in a good humour
with Beatrice, Sancho, and I emir. The black
tier of the last personage gave him some little ad-
vantage over paler iteiglitemrs. Miss FOOTE,
as Oritme, had merely to look latogniiihisigly beau-
tiful...lml she filled the part to **miracle.
The music is chiefly by Mr. BISHOP, who has
sheen much discrimination in suiting the.different
personages with airs appropriate to their general
Character, as well as to the situati 111 l a in which cir-
cumstances have placed them. The glee with
which the piece opens is an exquisite composition—
and the overture, which is or • very warlike charac-
ter, presents some grand movements, and setral
inspiriting strains. The airs sang by Mr. BRA-
HAN (with the exception of the Marstillois
are composed by that Gentleman. They are, in
general, distinguished by all that expressive soft-
ness, and insinuating melody, *inch' mark leis fur.
tner Ono pink ion*.
The hew scenery is beautifully printed—and the
•dre‘eles and decOrstions are extremely greeted.
' ?lie bibers was interrupted Several them, in the
to** a site second and third by 'mark. of
ChiellY at thatittemOs et
humeer. The appearance or *he cettO. piny of friars
uu the !ter, 'and the preperationi (ii enntic opyra)
Tor burying Alirran 11,44 also loudly
exclainied against and the curtain fell eniiiist a
'very wrest uproar. Mr. rittaiwit:s:spie forwa'id
ennoiliece tlw' piece ter repetitiOft—blot the outcry
Midi* its friends and euelikeisinipiiiely drained
ells vinee.
poetry is not remerkeble forismeuties. • The
follo*lng is a foroterabli Opicl'sen
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minginun• is culled (or Thunidat•noit. on the open
ground on New 11111 Hill. imilnant to !evil notice
tonna effect for the 6.llolvingspeelged purposes
To etpress ihetr 'sbliorteuee sCt suspending
the Habeas Corpus Act siod• their convietioa-thill
the .piinets•therebe ',cited in Ministers here' been
sabtoied; tit' footnote OiebscAptiono Tor those whit
lisle lseen itnprinonrd tinder 'ossionits of The Seat.
tare of Stele to protest agilf sot' Jut. 4et Orli-
ditinity by which 14iuistrrr siull bei:creeited hens
the • I court luetscrf. of diem injustice t nna'tit
;loin' petition fur ■ Refer* in ruillarnent.— The
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