The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-14 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Lucia di Lamntermoorwa7 eTio;medhereTasi night,
with Mantle. Anna Z"rr as the heroine, Herr Ander as
the Edgardo, and a Mutant from Palermo, Signor Bar-
tolini, as- the Enrico. The Lucia of Msdlle. Zsrr is a
performance which will neither disappoint nor surprise
those who have witnessed other personations by this ac-
complished artist. Her vocalizition is superb, and the
perict ease with which she surmounts all the difficulties
presented by the composer, to say nothing of a few of her
own creation, is marvellous. Her conception of the cha-
racter of Lucia is fall of grace and intelligence, and her
performance may be described as intellectual rather than
impulsive. The admiration of the audience was loudly
manifested, and Madlle. Zerr was applauded, and recalled
with the utmost enthusiasm. Herr Andet's Edgard() is
a most careful and effective personation, never sinking
to mediocrity, and frequently characteriz by a very
high order of excellence. In certain passages, and
especially
in the close of the second act, he sang
with a spirit and vividness which carried his audience
with him. The death scene was delivered with great
delicacy and pathos, and throughout the whole opera the
germanesque sty le of Herr Ander stamped his persona-
tion with a marked, and far from unacceptkble, origina-
Ilty. The new debutent Sig. Bsrtolini, is a valuable acqui-
sition to the esteniisbmeut. His voice is a baritone of
exceeding and unusual purity. His energy and fire are
extraordinary. He instantly achieved a success with the
"Oh rabbis cho m'accecdi," and on leaving the scene
was recalled by acclamation. The performance, taken
as a whole, was brilliant, and the p-rf eel manner in
which the lovely choruses were given contributsd largely
to the completeness of the eff-ct. The principal singers
were called before the curtain, Madtle. Z 3rr's efforts
being also recognised by a repeated fl)ral homage, The
Natiotial Anthem was sung at the termination of the
opera in honour of the Qieen's birli-clay, the solo
verses being rendered by Madile. 'bar and Madame
Castellan.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
We have just seen a prospectus of the, series of Ger-
man plays which Mr. Mitchell has entered into arrange.
merits for presenting shortly at his elegant theatre. The
twelve representations to which the series is limited
comprise some of the chefs dceuvre of the German drams.
Thus we have the Egmont and the Faust of the great
Gcii:he ; the Don Carlos, the Robbers, and the Intrigue
fth oSfchi Cromwell;ller
dramas by Klotz :hue, 'Laube,
; Lessieg's Galotti• 13,
Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet in Teti-
taPol'a.,:dill3ceL'iindoLDrthe'easegola';Blend; not the least in interest, Schiller's im-
mortalpel)," arranged for the stage by
Gcethe, with Romberg's original music. The artists
with whom engagements have been concluded are many
of t
h e "Song of the m
celebrity's in Garmany—llevrient, Grunert,
Kuhn among the acton; and among the actresses
Wilhelmi, Stolto, Von Muller, and Eppert, crowned
with the laurels of Dresden, Darmstadt Stutt-
gardt and Br uus nick. The superintendence of the general
arrangements and the siege and orchestral details will
be committed to most effizient hands; and we have no
doubt, from the liberality, taste, and experience of Mr.
Mitchell, that the ensemble will eminently command the
patronage of the public, Irons its features of excellence
as well as novelty. A person desirous of obtaining a
correct pronunciation, as well as grammatical knowledge,
of the German language, will find more advantage re-
sulting from attending these performances than from a
three months course of grammar-pounding; and a pro-
ficiency in the magnificent " Deutsche sprache" is now
justly held to be a necessary accomplishment. The
series will be inaugurated next month with Goethe's
celebrated tragedy of Egnont, with the original music
of Beethoven.

RAILWAY BRIDGE
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permanent position, on
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mated mated ; and the perilous sted
being happily
of a routine and ordinary 'remnainPsotrolboe done is only
description of work. The massive
chains hanging from the tube will be fixed to the girders
beneath, upon which the rails will be laid. The permanent
way will be fixed, and the bridge will be opened for one line
of rails, thus overcoming the great obstacle to the develop-
ment of the important mineral and general merchandise
traffic, by connecting the two banks of the river. It is ex-
pected that the bridge will thus be opened in two months or
less from this time. The other tube will then be floated and
raised for the other line of rails.
SUBMARINE AND CONTINENTAL TELEGRAPHIC Ex-
TEN-lON.—Yesterday, the necessary arrangements being
completed in connexion with the submarine telegraph, com-
munications, were effeeted-for thvflist time netween London
and Boulogne. The wires to be shortly submerged between
Dover and Ostend, opening C mruunication with the whole
of Belgium and that part of the continent, are ro.v being
constructed. The distance and length of cable 'squired will
be three times teat between Dover and Calais, or about 70
miles, and the experience derived from the success of that
experiment will enable this greater stretch of submarine
communication to be carried out at less cost than that of the
first line between Dover and Calais. The telegraph lines
from Dover to Cornhill, independent of the South-Eastern
telegraph, are in preparation, and will be carried by sub.
humous pipes'along the old Dover-road. The entire artery
of lines in connexion with the submarine system is proposed
to be subterranean ; and the wires of copper, covered with
gotta percha, will be enclosed in tabes throughout the route.
Simultaneously with the reduction of rates for the transmis-
sion of messages now being carried out by foreign Govern-
ments, the charges are being modified by the submarine
telegraph, which now communicates with upwards of 200
continental towns, messages being transmitted and answers
returned from Berlin, Antwerp, Brussels, or Ghent for a
guinea, enabling foreign correspondents and commercial
firms in matters of emergency to' be in daily and hourly
communication. A message ma be sent to Lemburg, the
centre of Russia, and an answer bad the same day, and com-
munication is ordinarily made between Dover and Paris in
about a minute and a half.
THE NORLEY-HALL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—The
inquest in this case terminated on Wednesday evening. The
evidence affords another melancholy instance of the difficulty
of enforcing anything like ordinary care in coal-mines, even
where life is at stake; end in this case it may be truly said
that twelve Eves might have been saved if the grocsess in-
difference had nut been manifested to the dictates of prudence.
The jury found the following verdict :
"Thejury have
come to the conclusion that according to the evidence ad-
duced on this inquest the verdict cannot be other than acci-
dental death. At the same time they are strongly of opinion
that there has been gross mismanagement in carrying on the
workings of the colliery, and that there is great inconsistency
in the evidence given as to the use of naked candles by the
men. And the jury consider it imeeratively necessary on the
part of the proprietors that the rules and regulations should
be printed, and strictly attended to, and the instructions of
Mr. Wynne rigidly carried out."
BERESFOBD'S NEW POLKA.---A new polka
has just been competed by this rising young English artist,
who is attached to Mr. Laurent's able orchestra. It is quite
novel in its style, and possesses the merit of undoubted ori-
ginality, white it is instrumented for the orchestra in a man-
ner that displays remarkable tact and ability, besides much
musical research. It is called "The Dark Prince Polka,"
and as it is peculiarly adapted to the pianoforte it will pro.
bably Nome a great favourite in the ball-room,