The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-16 00:00:00

ITALY.

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" M. PALEOCCAPA, Minister of Public Works," says
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Submarine Telegraph between La Spezzia, Corsica
th?, TnseaGazette,—
respecting that marvellous
Brett had proposed to our Government' the construction.
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and Sardinia, which might also communicate with Al-
geria and France. W e await with impatience further
certain guarantee of its success."
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particulars
which would by far exceed all the works of the kind
elecuted,.but we may
Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 10th,
the negotiations between Piedmont and
the repeal of the Siccardi law. -
iantvrTeeanhdteoyr
states that
in the canton of Cicino, has been con-
Rome are definitively interrupted, the latter having
insisted uPon
the Council of State to 100 francs fine,
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The Ticino Gazette of the 9th states that the curate
toief
mLnoeddiabnyo,
ofofrAhliai.vAinNg,
levy of 10,000
Poleggitoh.e
few days co, by
which the prelate protests against
the measures taken by the cantonal Government with
respect to the a
The PiedinonteBc Gazette of the 10th inst., pub-
states that the Government meditated
lishes a Royal
recruits of the class of 1831.
demi against the Upper Chamber, by ap.
a coup
• ting before next session, a batch of 20 or 24 new
The Patria
porn ,
senators. of First Instance of Genoa had sen.
The Tribunal
days, imprisonment and 100 f. fine M. ,j.
tented to six g published a new edition of his work,
Casaccia, for havie
St. Anthony, offensive to the Catholic
with a sonnet to
work, moreover, had been confiscated.
religion. The
SIG. CALC.AGNPS SOIREE MUSICALE.
A select audience filled. the handsome suite of rooms
residence .
e in Marlborough-street, on
at Mr. Coulon's
on the occasion of a grand soirée
Monday evening,
given by Signor Calcagno.b The programme
musicale
set forth the names of
.Sign9ra_Laam ra, Madlle. Lanza,
Miss Amelia gill, Signori U
f I mpanalls, Merouriali,
Susini, &c. Miss ill's grace u delivery of Rode's air;
~ Solto it paterno petto," given with
Signora Latubra'a when the . sentiment permits it,
wonderful tire, and yet,
touching pathos, and Madlle. Lanza's
with tbe mostenthusiastically
" Va la Reca," were
_applauded, as were
Calcagno himself, Susini, Mercurial', and s
C
-...cripanella
in several arias and renames. A_ considerable portion
of the audience were Italians, who, from the circura_
stance that nearly all tbo songs were in their own lan-
guage, seemed infinitely more at home than the
less demonstrative, though not lees tasteful or
discriminating Anglo-Saxons, whose phlegmatic eti- '
quette formed so strong and so amusing a co
their undi;:guised and unrestraiued enthusiasm. This
portion of the audience had perhaps been partly, if not
chi'flY, attracted by the announcement that Signor
Galleano Ravers would recite the third canto of Dant„,,,
" Inferno," but they manifested even less disappoint-
ment than the English when he failed to present
himhsehelf.
This w great loss had
would have been felt SS a t
deficiency been supplied by the
introduction of several
exquisite morceau.v m
not in the programme. A
---'ongst
others, Madge. Coulon, who had already performed her
favourite pie Th lb ' fantasia from Lucia, took
piece, a erg s the
audience a startlingly brilliant a d
by surprise by plaYing
inspiriting " Tarantella," which had she not broken n
Yvith evidently intentional abruptness, seemed likely off
bear out the old superstition and sot the auditory to
fa danc-
Z. Madlle. Coulon was honoured with au encore

in the Tarantella, and a fantasia on the concertina by
the inimitable Regondi received a similar favour.

GRAND ORGAN FOR THE CATHEDRAL OF
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND.

A magnificent organ, destined for the above cathedral,
has just been completed by Messrs. Robsons, of St.
Martin's-lane, where, prior to its transmission across the
Atlantic, a numerous and fashionable assemblage of
ladies and gentlemen, including many amateurs and
professors, have for several days past attended to hear
its merits tested by Messrs. Rea, Noble. Pritchard,
Nottingham, and other eminent artistes. Its immense
powers (which will be readily conceived, when the di-
mensions are stated to be—height 26ft., width 22f.i., and
depth 121 t.,) could not, in the confined space of the
manufactory, produce •an effect equal to what will
doubtless take place in the destined arena, a building
250 ft. long, 180 ft. wide, and 90't. high. The sound was
grand, imposing, and harmonious, possessing great power
and brilltanry, and, was pronounced to be a most
successful effort, even for the present advanced stage of
organ building. It has been built upon the latest im-
proved principle, and consists of three complete sets of
manuals, each ranging from,C C to G in Alt, 56 notes.
The pedal organ is of very extensive compass, being
from CC C to F, 30 notes. Although the absence of a
double reed in the manual is to be regretted, yet the
choir is faultless, its delicate silvery tones forming a de-
cided contrast to the rich massive portion of the instru-
ment. The height of the case, which is of beautifully
carved and highly polished oak, has been compressed to
suit the construction of the cathedral, without dimi-
nishing its power or compass. It contains no less than
50 stops—viz., in the great organ 16, the swell organ,
13, choir organ 11, pedal organ 6, and copulas 4, for
which the immense number of 2,856 pipes have been ap-
plied. The whole cost, amounting to 1,5001, has been
defrayed by the Rev. Dr. Matlock, who presents this
stupendous and brilliant instrument to the cathedral of
St. John's, Newfoundland.

JUL Y l6, 1852.