The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-31 00:00:00

31, 1852.

THEATRE ROYAL, YORK.
'I 'he citizens, of Yurk are indebted to the enterprise of
Mr. Caplet, the respected lessee of the theatre. The en-
gag( invent of Mr. W. Harrison Miss Louisa Pyne, with
Mr. Strettcie, Mr. H. llornesetle, Mr. 0. Summers, and
Miss PYnr,.ll3S,.thiti week; given the lovers of genuine
raus Le a treat rarely afforded in a provincial theatre.
Sou
I Pro:it:reed, with a sttength ot company and a full-
nest popular and approved operas have
bee, or.il43*e
sof manner little inferier to the London boards. La
Sol nuembuta, Maritana," The Barber of Seville, and the
Be ggar's Opera :hate been the' principal attractions.
" a 'he Houses" (in teChnical Phrase) have not been
cro aldfid, but, in the-main, have been highly respectable,
and, 29 we hope,ehlghly
remunerative both to artiste
and manager. -
detailed criticism of the several per-
fora lances wouldiba,altogelhip,qut of place, inasmuch as
the ?tofessioneletAiio
Harrison and Miss L.
Py .0 is national. Last ichOt (Friday) was for the be-
-11
ne fit of Mr. Harrison, on which occasion the theatre was
ne arty crammed froth &Or to ceiling. Mr.. Harrison's
ex ec ation of Count Almevive, iu The Barber of Seville,
ate d Captain -Mucheath, in The Beggar's Opera, was
equ lily creditable to him as s(.li actor. ar.d Finger. His
by a .play is always irresistible in its, dignity and pro-
re:ie ty. Occasioually Miss Lousia Fyne raised the rap-
t-ere of the house to enthusiasm by her brillint execu-
eion of some of the most brilliant pieces of music known
to niusical authorities. Nothing could c xceed this lady's
,exe,:ution, last eight, of Rodes'a celebrated air, with varia-
-tiers. According to the testimony of the most refined
and critical tastes, it starepc her as the first singer on
the Britishßritishstage. By the wat, we observe that Miss
Louisa Pyne takes her haat t this evening, on %limb
tens Sion the w,ll-known opera of Lucia di Lammermoor
will be performed. As this is the lest eight ot tee en-
gagoment of these distinguished artistes, apart from the
clait as Miss Pyne possesses upon the patronage of all
lwlers of music, we hope to see the house a bumper. A
conuiderable time must delete) before the citizens can
again hive an opportunity of enjoying so exquisite a
treat, and we hope they .will avail themselves of it.—
Yorkshire Paper.

THE ARCH2RQLoGI—CAL INSTITUTE.
NEWCASTLE• ON-TYNE, SATURDAY.—Yesterday was
devoted to an excursion to Warkworth and Alnwick,
combining solid arcbmological instruction with the plea-
sure derived from a tour through a delightful country.
At half-past twelve the archolegists, having completed
their survey of Warkworth, departed for Alnwick, the
princely residence of 'their `august patron, where they
were received by the- Northumber-
land. They went'
•-yor 6-nd keep, now occupied as the family residence,twhere the Rev.
Mr. Hartshorne obligingly pointed out the characteris-
tics of the architecture, and the evidences of different
styles and ages presented by the masonry, giving also a
sketch of the fortunes of the castle in the hands of its
various lines of possessors.
At half-past two o'clock the Noble Duke's visitors
were summoned to luncheon, and a sumptuous repast
was served in the library. The banquet over, Lord
Talbot de Malahide called on the guests to pledge a
bumper to the health of the Duke of Northumberland.
The call having been duly honoured, the party broke
up, and the archaeologists proceeded to Hnlme Abbey,
the examination of which completed the business of
the day.

At half•past five o'clock the excursionists set out on
their return, and arrived at Newcastle shortly after
seven.

This day was allotted to the inspection of Durham
Cathedral, where we have the most perfect and beautiful
example of that Norman style which the early church
builders borrowed from, or rather founded upon, the
architecture of classical Rome.

At half past eleven the archaeologists repaired to
Bishop Cosin's Library, in Place-green, where Mr.
Raine read a paper of notes on the cathedral, explain-
ing the peculiarities of the architecture, and assigning
to all parts of the building their several dates. At two
o'clock they repaired to the castle, in the great hall of
which a sumptuous luncheon was offered by the Warden
of the University. The cloth having been removed,
The WARDEN of the University rose and expressed
the gratification it afforded him to see so learned and
enthusiastic a body of archreologists visiting Durham.
He begged to give as a toast, " Prosperity to the
Archie )logical Institute."--- (Cheers.)
Lord TALBOT DE MALAIIIDE acknowledged the com-
pliment, and assured the Dean that he was highly de-
lighted with all be had seen in the north of England,
and especially what he had witnessed to-day in the city
of Durham. The members of the Institute were per-
forming a pilgrimage to ancient shrines, as in former
days the Canterbury pilgrims of Chaucer visited the
shrine of St. Thomas A Beckett; though he much doubted
if they ever did so with feelings of devotional reverence
equal to those experienced by every arcbreologist on
visiting the shrine of St. Cuthbert.--(Cheers.)
The Earl of CARLISLE then rose, and said he thought
that, in justice to themselves, such a company as the
present should not separate without discharging an ob-
vious debt of gratitude. Yesterday they had been re-
galed at Alnwick amidst the ancient vestiges and in the
living presence of an illustrious representative of feudal
grandeur; they were now met in the no less princely
precincts of a see whose occupants were equally tamed
for their piety and their learning —(Cheers.) He knew
they would all join in heartfelt wishes that tae academi-
cal institution, so happily established in that city, might
long be preserved on its present hallowed site, and that
cathedral and university might flourish together to the
latest ages.—(Loud cheers.) In the midst of stirring
life and jarring interests, with the multitudinous din of
busy men around, still might it flourish alike in solemn
seclusion on its wood-environed and tower-crowned
hill. Let them therefore drink with unanimous applause
the health of the venerable Warden, and success to the
university.—(Cheers.)
The Venerable Archdeacon TRORPE responded to the
toast, and expressed a hope that the university might
be the means of promoting the development of science
and education. For himself and those connected with it,
they were desirous of doing all in their power to insure
its prosperity. They recollected with gratitude that it
was by the munificence of the bishop, aided by the dean
and chapter, that the university has been established on
its present site. He should therefore conclude by pro-
dosing " The health of the Dean and Chapter."
The Rev. Dr. TOWNSEND acknowledged the toast. It
was delightful to reflect that such an institute as the
present afforded neutral ground on which men
meet.of all
grades and opinions in politics and religion
"The health
—(Cheers.) called on them to drink
of the Roefy
t.
hMe
irr.
cathedral—(Cheers.)
ihneed,
r"a
C hadhe es.)
so ably illustrated the
history
The Rev. Mr. RUNE returned thanks. The Established
Church," to whose ministrations the country owed so
The Earl of CARLISLE gave
deep a debt of gratitude, and which
was instrumental in
;
diffusing amongst millions the blessings of religion and
the light of saving truth.
his connexion with
The Bishop of EXETER acknowledged
looking back to the long period of the toast. In
the Establishment, he could not reflect without emotion
Bishop Barrington, that he owed his first adoption into
that it was to a Bishop of Durham, the late Venerable
its clergy.—(Cheers.)
The company then broke up. An hour of pleasant
sauntering yet remained to the visitors, who occupied it
in examining the buildings of the old castle. At four
o'clock the train started on its return to Newcastle, whi-
ther it safely conducted the members.

GRAND ERUPTION OF MOUNT /ETNA.
We learn from Malta, that on the night of the 20th of
Augast, during the celebration of the centinajs, or every
hundredth anniversary of Saint Agate, the patron saint
of the town of Catania, Mount Etna became suddenly
convulsed, and a magnificent eruption took place, which
has not been surpassed by any within the past 40 years,
and fears were entertained that, from the northerly direc-
tion which the lava took, the neighbouring villages of
Zafarana and Giarro have very seriously suffered, if not
perhaps have been utterly destroyed.
One of an English party from Malta, visiting Catania
for the festa, and afterwards the mountain, accidentally
happened to be ascending it at the time, and who, con-
trary to the advice of the guides, persisted in their
" Mrs.
journey, notwithstanding the premonitory signs cf the
approaching event, thus narrates what was witnessed:—
Hallett,Th
epatwrtoymcoinssseisstesdanokf
Sankey, the Hon. LieUten R•NC
Captain Hallett
of the 68th Light Infantry, and Lieutenant RaavnenthEililn,cohf
accompanied by their muleteers,
guides. The
tandhe Royalthe usual
Engineers,
Sicilian
They 0 took
insureth eir
reaching departure
the
e
late at night from Nicolosi, so as
summit of the mountain by
11daybreak, in order to enjoy
the grandeur of the scene at
fearing some mishap, recommendedso violently
t at particular hour. As
they proceeded the wind rose
their intentions, persisted in'
steps, but the intrepid
wards the wind increased, them to retrace their
Party, unwilling to be baulked is
shake like a giant ari •An of a
sudden, whenthe mig
from
his
clamber.pa's, were
riders, party was in a narrow were
male and female conductors and auida:Ld lay
precipitated to the ground by an awful blastt'at a spot
rolling over among cinders and ashes,
whilst distant
called Colossi, scarce one hundreiledYa
and burst
from the party, the mountain 01?ned keeping pace,
out with terrific violence,
the
ehwisbould roar the
a n d ptrho; a
mountainedi n that
S tehooeengga
nuartiedt
and apparently struggling,
, loudest. Crawling under a projethey
wboiting block of lava, the
huddled together
formation of a former eruptiionag,),
; cold blast, and clouds
for protection from the nierecruption commenced at about
in widely-spread sheets from
of acutely sharp dust;
utehda
2 A.m. The flames/5:
the most fearful eruption took
the summit, but byo thea cone, at a spot called the Crater
flosion caused the mountain to heave
d the liquid lava flowed over from the boil-
Cploalcoes
Colossi.
thTehfiosoutxp
..
and rock, an
beneath,
time minor craters opening from time to
grand ,junction, from which huge
masses an.
fberwthuirpowuup amidst fire and smoke. Fortes-
masses vrer
the wind blew from them towards
lug gulfe
must have been inevitably suffocated
by the aulphureous fumes, and as it was, each moment
threatened to be their last. After daybreak, when an-
it3haetel y
crater, for
tphaeryt party,
an-
other terrific explosion and outbreak shook the lofty
mountain to its very centre, the party left their retreat
and made their way with difficulty back to Nicolosi.
For several days previously torrents of rain had de-
scended, and passengers from Mevina, by the French
steamer which arrived at Malta on the morning of the
25th, report that the volcano w4s ..till in activity during
the night of the 24th, and no doubt dreadful ravages
will result.

MORE LATE NEws !—On Thursday it Was an-
nounced in The Sun that M. de Persigny had arrived in
London. On the following Sunday, the Observer stated that
he Was expected ! He has since returned to Paris.
RAIN IN INDIA.--MAl!ARuLEsuwe.u.--We have
from the Hills, under date 3d instant, that from the 17th to
the 25th June, there had been One incessant down pour of
rain day and night. On the latter date the sun's rails were
for a few seconds visible. On the 23d no less than 11.83
inches of rain had fallen. The quantity gauged during the
month ww3 lipyrarda 9f two yards... Bombay Times.