The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-09 00:00:00

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
TUESDA.Y, April 13, 1852.
Madlle. D'ANGRI.
First appearance of Signor BELLETTI since his return from
America.
It is respectfully announced that this Theatre will Re-open on
TUESDAY next, April 13, when will be revived Rossini's Opera,
L,ITALIANA IN ALGIERI.
Mustapha, Signor Belletti ; Taddeo, Signor Ferranti ; Haly, Sig.
Mercurial' ; Lindoro, Signor Calsolari ; Elvira, Madlle. Feller ; and
Isabella, Madlle. d'Angri.
Betw.-en the acts will be presented the revived favourite Diver-
tissement, L'AUHORE.
To conclude with a new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled
UN BAILE DE CANDIL,
In which Ildlle. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper, Ailegrini, La-
moureux, M. Di Mattia, and M. Mathieu will appear.
Madile. SOFIE CRUVELLI.
On Saturday, April 17, Madlle. Sofia Cruvelli will appear as Norrna.
Madlle. JOHANN WAGNER.
In the ensuing week Madile. Wagner will arrive.
A new Grand Opera, by Meyerbeer,
is in preparation.
Madlle. CAROLINA ROSATI.
A new Ballet is in preparation for the rentree of Madlle. Rosati.
Application. for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera
Box-office, Colonnade,
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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
Production of I MAKI YRI.
The Directors have the honour to announce that, on
TUESDAY, April 13,
Will be produced, for the first time in this country,
Donizetti's Opera. entitled
I MARTYR!, •
As performed at the Academie Royal, Paris.
With new scenery, Costumes, and Appointments.
Tickets for the Buses, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the
Night or Season), at the r!ox- dice of the Theatre, which is open
from Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and
musicsellers.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN.
This Theatre will Re-open on EASTER MONDAY, April 12, with
the Dramatic Romance of the
CORSICAN BROTHERS.
After which will be produced, for the first time, a Fairy Tale, in
Two Acts, entitled
WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS;

or, The
Seven Swan Princes arid the Fair Melusine.

T WEATRE ROYAL, ELAYMARKET.
Mr. B Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton.
On EASTER MONDAY
Will be presented a new Opera entitled WHITE MAGIC. Prin-
cipal characters by Messrs. W. Harrison, Weiss, Misses Fyne, and
Louisa Fyne.
Alter which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popelar subject, to
be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Course. Characters by
Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, IN oolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col
lins, Caulfield, Honey, Sze.
With a new Farce, in which Mr. Keeley will appear.

rttr;Acii.r.; ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Lessee, Mr, B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste.
On EASTER MN DAY
Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE
QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0.
smith,
Bedford, Emery, Honey ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding,
and Keeley.
After wnich, a devilish new Extravaganza, called 31EPHISTO-
PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and Miss
Woolgar.
And WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOR ?

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
On EASTER M )ND AY
Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A
CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews,
Frank Matthews, Robert Roaby, Belton, Baker, Suter ; Madame
Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St.
George.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
True DVI —Morning 5 min. after 5 I Evening 27 min after 5
To-Moasow—Morning 43 'Bin. after 5 Evening 11 min after 6

THE WEATHER—Sux OFFICE, APRIL 9.
TITICAMOMILTZR, L't TAB brIADIC.
49—n gh at since noon yeiterday.
33--1 )weat this morning and during the night.
45—this day, at noon.
BAB misrErt, 30'38.
WIND N.E.—cloudy, with occasional glimpses of sunshine.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.
State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
PLYxofrrn—Wind E.. hard wind—partially cloudy.
HAaTneras—Wind E.N E., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
Sou'rrt.k.weros—Wind N.W., strong breeze—overcast.
FOLSESTOSE— Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudy.
TUNBRIDGE—WiIId N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
GIiEENWICH—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
ST LOOD —Wind E., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
Swilwoff—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudy.
LEIGHTos—Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
COLCHESTER—Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
YARsiocru—Wind E , strong breeze—cloudless.
The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock :
Ix/ix/um—Wind E., calm—overcast
111 4;1.1.1140.13—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
LgIGFITON—Wind E., calm— vercast.
HOLYFI lAD —Wind E., gentle breeze very fine.
LANCASTEII- and N.W., calm—principally clear.
v MVO' and N.E. gentle breeze—foggy.
DAELmcvroN—veind N , strong breeze—overcast.
811.4. P— ind E., calm —principally clear.
BEw.rrocx— Wind S E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.

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LONDON, FRIDAY. APRIL 9, 1852.

J inuary was rendered remarkable in the history o.
Calamities at Sea by the burning of the Amazon,
and February by the loss of the Birkenhead. It is
earnestly to be hoped that the ten subsequent months
of the year are not destined to be remembered by
some similar catastrophe. Improbable though such a
supposition may appear, there is, nevertheless, a very
drecdful possibility that it may actually be realised,
unless some better system of arrangements be forth-
with adopted by the maritime profession generally,
and by them practically appl:ed to the science of na-
vigation. Additional measures of prevention, for ex-
ample, should be taken—[common sense tells us that]
—proportioned to the facilities of locomotion obtained,
in defiance of wind an li tide, by the employment of
the powers derivable from the steam-engine. What was
activity under the old and sluggish system of crossing
ocean under canvas would be indolence now-a-
days, with the aid of' bran new machinery, fed by
the stoker and regulated by the engineer. What
watchfulness might have beenvessels of
the last century, would,flnesu on s in the sailing
board the steam-shipsof the present, be either the must dull-eyed stupidity
or the most culpable
obtained on an average negligence. Compare the speed
and then
under those re-
spectye circumstances, m
be estimated how considerable it
may
o f activity,
ought to °
be
re
the easily
in.
of
ff forethought, and
in-
crease of alacrity,
precautionaryof
regulations
ima-
ginable, in regard to those splendid allkinds
structures
which are being perpetually borne over the
deepwind
more rapidly than on the wings of the seas
—aided
by the fins of the paddle-wheel or the
i"brra Of
the
screw-propeller. The velocity
acquired
in-
ternal application of a motive-power, independentythe
all the ordinary operations of nature, necessitates
of
relative increase of dangers to be encountered, a
o
any rate, under the most favourable circumstances, an
increase in the rapidity of their succession. The
reasonableness of our remarks upon this head
must, we conceive, be altogether too obvious to re-
quire any very elaborate series of illustrations. Un-
fortunately, the frequency and magnitude of the evi-
dences afforded of the accuracy of such opinions
as those here advanced would be circumstances
sutfiaient of themselves to preclude us from
the necessity of reverting to casualties long past, or
nearly altogether forgotten. The Great Britain, it
would scarcely be extravagant to assert, could never
but for the steam speed with which she was traversing
the Bristol Channel have run foul, or at any rate so
far foul, on the coast of Ireland. The President, but
for the weight of her engines, &c., coupled with her
extraordinary length from stem to stern, could not
have broken her back (as it is generally conjectured
she did) and foundered, without leaving a vestige
of her floating on the surface to tell
the
world of her disappearance. The poor Amazon—
is i 3 tolerably notorious by this time, notwithstanding
the doubtful and even contradictory evidence adduced
on two successive investigations, could not but for
the fact of her being a steamer have ignited as easily
or have consumed with as frightful celerity. Whether
the origin of the flames lay in the heat of the bear-
ings or in the dropping of oil on the tarred coal-sacks,
it is certain that the timber of the vessel round the
engine-rooms bad been dried up so as to hold out
facilities for the spread of combustion, while it is no
boats,
certain that the engines themselves swamped the
1
and fa'r'ed the flames multiplying death
and horror to the
bearing them o tackles% crew and pa9sengers, by
n at full eed through the
waves and the darkness f 'P
almost to the very close of crem the commencement
the conflagration. The
Birkenhead, in like manner, o's
instead
for the circumstance
of her being a steam-ship
would not, in all human probability, have a sailing vessel
reyef, have beaten her-
p .0f rocks off the
self to pieces on the sunken
Danger. In
vFivsalis , southern 7 coast of Africa, near
point D
' web*" this, however, we silo
arttiurnents
mistaken indeed if 0111,1111 be very
grievously
• were supposed to be antagonistic in
• ft) 0-IplJvroent of steam as nY way
't a motive
pow,t; Ali we would lneiat upon
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