The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-19 00:00:00

LE DOIsiNEALLEGRE DI WINDSOR,

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BY OTT() NICOLA',
This Opera, which has made the round of Germany, and
combines the German, French, and Italian styles in a pecu
flatly fresh and happy manner, has everywhere become
Popular. Its composer was considered, during his lifetime,
the greatest orchestral conductor in the Austrian domi-
nions. He composed several dramatic works, but the
" Merry Wives of Windsor" is regarded as his master-
Piece.
Fenton, Signor Giuglini ; Sir Giovanni Falstaff, Signor
Juaca ; Signor Ford and Signor Page Abitanti di Win-
sor), Mr. Santley and signor Gassier; Flander, Signor
Bettini ; Garzone d'Osteria, Signor Manfredi ; Dr. Cato,
Signor Mazetti ; Annetta Page, Madlle. Vitali ; Madlle.
Page, Madlle. Bettleheim ; Madame Ford, Madlle, Titiens,
TANNHAU SER,
The most celebrated dramatic composition of Herr
Richard Wagner, whose merits have been a topic of dis-
cussion throughout Europe for the last 15 years. The
romantic story of Tannhauser, founded upon one of the
Most ancient and picturesque of the Thuringian legends,
has made this Opera popular even with the moat stanch
ronents of what is styled " the music of the future."
icians, however, are unanimous in pronouncing it the
Masterpiece of its composer, and the Director of her
Majesty's Theatre thinks that the production of a work
representing more forcibly than any other a school of
dramatic music, which, though it has engaged attention
and invited controversy for nearly a quarter of a century,
us still comparatively unknown in this country, will afford
alifieation to the patrons of her Majesty's Theatre.
;oTarmh,u6er __,,
will be brought out with the utmost splen-
ra`A " completeness.
arinhatts
er, Signor Giuglini ; Wolfram, Mr. Santley:
"'len v`i•Q't bigilor A. Beam' ; Bitterholf, Signor Gassier ;
lien 'L4nor Manfredi ; and Emmet', Signor Boss! (Cava-
‘-'aniant l); Hermann (Landgrave), Signor Fricca ;
Madlle Harriers Wippern ; A Young Shepherd,
; and Elisabeth, Madlle. Titiens.
popular Operas to be revived in the course of the Season:
FIDELI,
With Madlle. Titiens as Leonora—Othe character which esta-
blished her renown in Germany previous to her appearance
in this country Inquiries after Beethoven's dramatic chef-
'a.cenvre have been so frequent that Mr. Ilapleson has decided
cri producing "Fidelio" this season in the most complete and
careful tnauner.
Plorestan, Signor Giue,lini, his first appearance in that
character ; Giaquino, Signor A. Bettini ; II Ministro, Signor
Gassier ; Pisarro, Mr. Santley ; Rocco, Signor Junes, his first
aPr-arance in that character ; Marceilma, Madlle. Louise
Liebhardt ; and Leonora, Madlle. Titiens, her first appear-
ance in that character in England.
ROERT LE DIABLF,
The first of Meyerbeeßr's Grand Romantic Operas, will be
given with all the necessary accessories of scenery and stage
arrangements. Madlle. tiarriers Wip Dern. prima douna of
the King's Opera, Berlin, will make her debut as Alice.
DER FREISCHUTZ,
The masterpiece of Weber, will also be produced in the course
of toe season, with a cast of unprecedented efficiency.
Donizetti's
ANNA BO LENA,
Which has not been played for 20 years.
In addition to the foregoing, Selections will be made from
the subjoined extensive Repertoire:—
I Puritani—Bellini It Don Giovanni—Mozart
11 Trovatore—Verdi Norma—Bellini
Xrnani—Verdi Rigoletto —Verdi
Lucrezia Borgia—Donizettl La Figlia del Re,ggimento—
La Traviata Verdi Donizetti
11 Barbiere di Siviglia—Ros- La Zingara—Balfe
Sint Marta— Flotow
Irgonotti—Meyerbeer Semiramide—Rossini
Le Nozze di Figaro—Mozart La Sonnambula—Bellini
it Ballo in Maschera—Verdi IFaust—hounod
tuotnizettit di Lammerm:Jor—Do- Oberon—Weber
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THE BALLET.
Engagements have been concluded with the following emi-
nent dancers :
Mdlle. ABANYVARY, of the Scala, Milan, &c. (her first
aPpearnee).
Mdllea. CAT ERINA BERETTA, of the San Carlo, Naples,
and Teatro Regio, her first appearance.

PRIMI
Madame ROSA GUIRAUD,
Signor ALLESANDIII, of the principal theatres in Italy
--his first appearance.
Signor MAGRI.
Signor ANIELLO AMMATURO.
conEoGnari.
Signor FRANCESCO MAGRI and SIGNOR VIENA.
A new BALLET will be produced early in the season, en-
titled GLI AMURI DI BACCO by Signor Magri, in which
111dlle. Aranyvary and Signor Ammaturo will appear : Viena's
favourite ballet of EXUMA, in which sldlle. Caterina 13,retta
Will perform ; and a new ballet divertissement, entitled, Un
Anedotto di Frederico II o.
The CORPS DE BALLET has been reinforced, and will
be under the direction of M. Petit.
The Theatre on April , with
Verdi's admired will
operaOPEN of RIGOLE SATURDAY,
Glide 9M
, dlle.
luiseppina Vitali, her first appearance in England ; Made-
lns, Mdlle. Grossi, her first appearance in England ; Rigo-
letto, Signor Fagotti ; and Ii Duca, Signor Ginglini, his first
appearance in that character.
In the course of the evening,. the National Anthem.
The subscription wil. consist of either 3o or 40 nights (at
the option of subscribers). The terms are as below :
30 Nic.,hts.
Boxes on the second tier 60 Guineas 41 Nights.
~. 75 Guineas.
Boxes on the first tier l4O •• • • 175
Boxes on the grand tier .• 160 „
„ • • 200 „
Boxes en the pit tier 130 .. leo
Orchestra Stalls
Amphitheatre Stalls 8 „ .. 10
Dress-box Seats l2 „ II
• • zo ••
All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
The box office of the Theatre is open daily from Ten till
Six, under the superintendence of Mr. Nugent. To whom,
and to Mr. Mitchell, Messrs. Lacon and Oilier, Mr. Hookham,
Messrs. Chappell, Mr. Bubb, Messrs. Cook and Hutchings,
Bond-street ; air. Sams, St. Jam, B's-street; Messrs. Cramer,
Beale, and Wood, Regent-stree ; Messrs. Hammond (late
Regent-street ; Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co.,
Cheapside ; and Me era. Le ider and Co., Opera-0010nnade,
RPPlications for boxes and stalls are to be made.
Rir Utjesty's Theatre, tiarch 18e

This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying; out
Concessions for making and working Tramways in the King-
dom of Holland and adjacent states. A concession or a
d .üble Tramway from the Hague to Scheveningue (the
Brighton of Holland) has already been obtained on favour-
able terms, and a contract has been co. eluded with respon-
sible Eng,ish contractors, by which they undertake to pur-
chase the land. to make the lines, and provide all the rolling
stock, horses, &c., for the sum of £40,000. The remaining
10,000 will be requited for a working c p la.
The works are in active pr gress, and w 11 be completed
and brought into operation in the course of the month of flay
next.
The line will ommence in the principal square in the town
of the Hague, and follow he ordinary route to Scheveningue
returning by another route, via the Canal and Zoological
Garden 4, to the same station, being a total length of about
seven English miles.
Scheveningue, the only marine suburb in Holland, is re-
sorted oby large numbers of visitors, chiefly from Amster-
dam, Rotten. am, Utrecht, and other towns.
From minute information furnished by the town authori-
ties, the number of vehicles employed in thi4 t affic has been
ascertained to make 110 060 journeys a year, each co •veying
on an average six persons, and the total number of visitors
now entering Scheveningue in carriages and on foot amounts
to about 4,' 00,0 0 a year; of these it may fairly be estimated
that one-fourth will travel by the Tramway. In addition
thereto, about 20,000 t ons of fish, merchandise, and provisions
are carried annually between the Hague and Scheveningue,
0, which it is assumed that one-halt at least will be carried
by the Tramway. From existin,2, sources of traffic an annual
income of at least £20,000 may safely be calculated upon.
From carefully prepared estimates of the cost of horse
keel). wages, repairs, and every contingency, the general re-
sult is that a net dividend of not less than 15 per cent. on the
proposed capital may fairly be relied upon.
A large number of shares has already b en subscribed for
in Holland, which furnishes a proof of the high cetimation
in which this undertaking is held by the Dutth people. Ap-
plications for the remaining shares may be made to the
Brokers, or to the Secretary, at the Offices, le, Cannon-street,
but no application will be considered unless accompanied by
a deposit of £1 per share ; should no allotment be made to
the a plicant, this sum will be returned in full.
March, 1804.

THE ISLE of MAN RAILWAY COMPANY
(Limited)--DOUGLAS to FEEL.
Capital £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 shares of £lO each, with usual
borrowing powers. Deposit, LI per share on application,
further payment on allotment £1 10s. per share.
DIRECTORS.
Samuel Gibson Getty, Esq., 111. P. Belfast.
William M'Cormick, Esq., M: P., Londonderry, and
Regent's-park, London.
Richard A. Mould, Esq., Merchant, Liverpool.
T. Harrison Ridley, Esq., Merchant. Liverpool,
Joseph Rigby, Esq., Kew, Surrey.
With power to add to their number.
BANKERS.
The North and South %Vales Bank, Liverpool.
Messrs. Dumbell, So-, and Howard, Douglas.
ENGINEER.
0. W. Hemans, Esq., C. E., 13, Queen- square,Westminster.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell, Brown's. build-
ings, Liverpool.
Samuel Harris, Esq., Douglas.
AUDITOR.
Thomas W. Read, Esq., 30. Castle-street, Liverpool.
SECRETARY.
Thomas Begot, Esq , 5, James-street, Liverpool.
BROKERS.
P. B. Drinkwater, Esq., 32,, Exchange. at. East, Liverpool.
Charles Stanley, Esq., 3, Throgmorton street, London.
Edward Ashworth, Esq., Exchange-chambers, Manchester.
M. J. Beverley, Esq., Leeds.
This Company has been formed for the construction of a
Railway from Douglas to Peel (passing through St. John's),
in the Isle of Man. The improved trade of these important
towns, as well as the prosperous condition and increasing
population of the island, and the rapid augmentation of the
number of visitors during late years, call for the immediate
introduction of railways.
The Agricultural capabilities of the Island are great ; and
its Mineral products are acknowledged to be rich in yield
and avave average value ; whilst around the Coast there
are extensive Fisheries, and an unlimited supply of Sea-
weed for Manure. The expense and trouble, however, of
land-carriage, have hitherto rendered these advantages com-
paratively unavailable.
Slate Quarries are in active operation; and the quality
of the Slate is equal in closeness of grain and durability to
any produced from the great Welsh quarries. The Granite
near St. John's compares favourably with that now used in
the Liverpool Dock Works, and would at once, by means of
railway facilities, become available for export.
One of the proposed Stations on the line will be at St.
John's, where the Courts of Tynwald meet, and which is
also the centre of the Foxdale mining district. The produce
of these mines is now brought by land-carriage (there being
no water communication) to Douglas, a distance of nearly
ten miles, whilst Coals and other important materials, as
well as all necessaries required by the inland population,
are conveyed into the interior by the same mode. Besides
these items of traffic, the Fairs, which are frequently held
during the year in this district, must add considerably to
the annual revenue of the Company.
The principal towns are Douglas, Peel, Castletown,
Ramsey, and Laney : Douglas being the chief port, and the
great commercial depot, as well as the principal place of
arrival and departure of the steam packets plying to and
from the Island. At the port of Peel the fisheries are prin-
cipally conducted, employing upwards of 1,000 vessels;
the place of destination for the produce is Douglas ; the
route is tedious, and the transit by the existing means ex-
pensive.
The access to the Island is easy, and the means of cornmunication with Liverpool, Fleetwood, Whitehaven,
Silloth, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, and other ports, both by
sailing and steam vessels, are frequent and convenient.
Hence, Tourists visit the Island in large numbers, above
100,000 passengers having been landed at its Ports during
the past year. Such 'Visitors, attracted by the entiquarian
relics, scenery, and other objects of interest, would, as a
matter of coarse, go by the proposed Railway from Douglas
to the interior, and across the Island to Peel.
The highest medical authorities bear testimony to the
salubrity of the climate and purity of the water. The
picturesque is united with the more solid advantage of cheap
living. provisions being abundant and comparatively inex-
pensive, whilst the rates of duties on foreign produce are so
small as to render the Island moat advantageous as a per-
manent place of residence.
Her Majesty's Government and the Local Authorities are
now expending upwards of £60,000, for the improvement of
the Ports of Douglas and Peel
The Electric Telegraph to England has been recently
established.
The Lines of Rail will be single, with requisite sidings.
The length of Line will be about twelve miles, and the
gradients easy throughout. The landowners and popula-
tion along it are most favourable to the project.
From Statistics recently collected on the spot, with much
care, by competent persons, and well supported by Official
Returns, it is confidently expected that the Traffic will re-
turn a good Dividend upon the Invested Capital. The fol-
lowing is an Estimate of the Traffic :
Passengers, inclusive of Tourists £7,500 per annum.
Goods, Minerals, Fish, Src.. 5,500
Parcels and Mails

£13,150
Working Expenses at even 50 per Cent. 6,500

Leaving for Dividend .. £6,660

Plans, Sections, &c., of the Line are completed, and all
necessary forms aro being complied with, in accordance with
the St nding Orders of the Court of Tynwald to obtain an
Act of the Local Parliament.
Neither Imperial or Local Taxes are levied in the Island,
and those heavy charges which tend so much to reduce the
value of Railway property in England and other countries,
no less than to diminish the Shareholders' Dividends, can-
not, in any degree whatever, prevail with respect to this
Lino.
An eminent Contractor's firm have agreed to purchase
the land. make the Railway, provide and fit up all Stations,
furnish Rolling Stock for working the Line, and Telegraphs,
upon satisfactory terms. Interest at 5 per cent. per Annum
will be allowed, until the opening of the Line, on the amount
paid upon shares.
An advantageous arrangement can be made with respon-
sible parties to Lease the Line for 7. 14, or 21 years.
Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained from
the Secretary, Solicitors, or Brokers of the Company.

THE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY COMPANY
(Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that THURSDAY next,
the 2ith 11Preh instant is the lase DAY upon which
APPLICATIONS tor SHARES may be made.
By order of the Board.
and 5, BrOWn'o-buildings, March 17, 1661.

Thi. Company is estab,isbed for the purpose of extending
to British Columbia and Vancouver Island principles of
business that have long since been adopted in other colonies
with very beneficial results both to the English capitalist
and the local property holder.
The Company will raise moneys on debentures on its own
credit, on terms prevalent in this market, and will a: ply the
moneys so obtained to mortgage of real estate or other secu-
rities of a substantial and productive character in the two
colonies, at the much ht,,,her rates procurable there. When
it is mentioned that in British Columbia and Vancouver
Island frm 12 to 16 per cent. per annum is regarded as a
favourable rate of interest at which to b rrow money on un-
exceptionable securities, it wil at once be seen how consider-
able is the margin of profit that will arise to the Company
under thi, head.
Tile acquirement of property by purchase, to a limited ex-
tent, whether from the Government direct or fro private
owners, will also, in wises pre enting the prospect of advan-
tageous and early resale, have attention from the Company
it is considered that the G,Nernment of the two colonies may
be induced, in consideration of the encouragement which the
Company will have the opportunity of offering to immigra-
tion, to accord grants of land to the Company under regulated
cond tions of settlement.
The Company will also act as Agents in all matters of In-
vestment and Finance as between the home capitalist nd
the colonial property holder.
The Company's business in the colonies will be conducted
by special'y selected managers. The s curites selected will
be subjected to the strictest oramination both as to title and
value.
The debenture holder, under this source of business, will
not only have the security of the subscribed capital, but also
the entire assets of the Company.
The prospects of the shareholders are best exemplified by
the large returns on capital obtained by the shareholders of
similar institutions.
The Company has taken powers which will enable it to
effect an union with any other Company having kindred ob-
jects in any of the Bri,ish North American colonies.
The Board of the Company consists of gentlemen who have
either applied the same principles of business to other colo-
nies, cr who, from their connection with the North American
possessions, will be regarded as authorities upon the subject
of Colonial securities.
As fields for investment British Columbia and Vancouver
Island may be said to be unsurpassed in advantages. The
rise and progress of these colonies have been most rapid ; the
imports into the port of Victoria (Vancouver Island) alone
during the six months ending June, 1863, were 1,861,543
dole., being an excess over those of the first half of the pre-
vious year of upwards of 1130, n 0 dole. The value of property
in Vancouver Island has more than doubled during the last
three years. The wzricultural capacity of British Columbia
is now also fast attracting attention.
The Memorandum and Articles of Association can be in-
spected at the Offices of the Solicitors, Messrs. Baxter, Rose,
Norton, and Co., 6, Victoria-street, Westminster, or at the
Temporary Offices of the Company.