The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-28 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Risorgimento, of Turin, states that the direc-
tors of the National Bank have reduced its discount
on bills to 3 per cent.
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa of the 22d states,
from a source which, it says, may be relied on, that
the Prince of MONACO is treating.with Austria for
the sale of his principality, now, as is well known, in-
corporated with Piedmont against his will. The above
paper adds that both the French and English Govern-
ments have expressed their disapprobation of such pro-
ceedings to the Court of Vienna.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
On Saturday Le Prophete was repeated at this house
to a crowded auditory. This might be fully expected
from the circumstance that the transcendent Grisi was
about, for the first time, to impersonate Fides. With
the single exception of the substitution for Viardot of
the .great Grisi, the east of .Le Prophete was as on pre-
vious °tensions. Mario was John of Leyden; Taglia-
flee, Count Oberthal; Herr Formes, Zaccaria; PO-
linini, Matlaisen•' Stigelli, Gioia& ; Soli, the Sergeant;
and Madame Castellon the Bertha of the evening.
Grisi, on her entrée, was eathnsiestically greeted.
was in the duet with Bertha in scene 4 ;
taehernefierfset couprwa thenceforward Fides is but little seen, except for a brief
period, thin the third act. Throughout' this, the mother
of the Prophet is almost continually before the footlights,
and-from this time till the fall of the curtain Grisi
achieved a never-pausing triumph. In the cathedral
scene her histrionic energy and vocal excellences were
fully developed. Her tender suppliance when soliciting
alms to pay the priests for a mass for the soul. of her lost
son; her revulsion of feeling-when she finds him in the
church under the Dan of his fanatical followers, himself
an impostor and renegade, was finely expressed; and her
renunciation of " the Prophet King," when, on her knees
before the simulating scoundrel, he prays heaven to
restore her reason, was the perfection of lyric tragedy.
Her vehement prayer, " Gran 1/o,de lei pieta," thrilled
through the whole auditory, and when the drop scene
fell, alter this, Madame Grisi was recalled two several
times. The fourth act in its great point—the interview
between Fides and her son—was fully developed. Her
deeunciation of his awful sins and prophesy of his fate
were chef d7ceuvres of acting and siugino-; and in the
finale of the opera, when, amid roaring flames, she em-
braced her sun and forgave him, even his unnatural de.
ma's and awful blasphemies, Grisi fully held her posi-
tion as the first of operatic tragedians. Mario was in
admirable voice, and his acting and singing in the scene
with the Anabaptists, in act 2, and with his mother in
each of the concerted portions of the opera, left nothing
to be desired. The orchestral and scenic efforts were as
magnificent as usual, and the skating scene, with its fa-
vourite pas de Patineurs and incidental ballet, unexcep-
tionably executed.

DUBLIN THEATRICALS.
THEATRE ROYAL.—On Saturday evening, the inte-
resting drama of The Love Chase, by Sheridan Knowles,
was produced to a well and fashionably-attended house.
The part of Master Waller was sustained by Mr.
I'. C. King, whose version of the character evinced
Much originality of conception, and displayed a certain
degree of identity with the character, such as true
genies alone, whether it he faulty or otherwise, can sus-
tain. The character of Sir Willian was performed by
Mr. Granby in his usual clever and effective manner.
Mrs. Hudson Kirby, as Lydia, looked, acted, and deli-
neated the character to perfection, and was received with
loud demonstrations of applause. The part of Constance
wax performed by Miss Emma Stanley in her usual credit-
able and talented manner—the stock company doing fall
justice to their various characters. The interlude con-
sisted of a pleasing ballet divertissement by the female
danseuses of the company, led by Mademoiselle Ernes-
tine St. Lenin, with her usual agility and grace. -Tho
favourite nautical drama of Black-eyed Susan wound up
the amusements of the evening, the part of William being
personated by Mr. T. C. King, in which he displayed a
versatility of genius which cannot fail in rendering his per-
formances successful;as
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Black-eyed Susan, was
table to her talents, and received the unanimous com-
mendations of the house. The musio incidental to the
piece was executed by the orehestra with its usual effici-
ency, under the direction of its excellent leader, Mr.
Levey. •
QUEEN'S THEATRE. -- The entertaining drama of
Paul Clifford was performed at the above interesting
place of amusement oa Saturday evening, the house
being, as usual, densely thronged. The part of Paul
Clifford was allotted to Mr. Galer, in which he acquitted
himself (particularly in the incidental musical parts),
very creditably. Mr. Barrett, as the accomplished old
nobleLaan, Lord Mauleverer, acted his part admirably,
and with a true aristoerttio bearing. Tho acting of Mr.
Vandenheff was also much. applauded. Miss Fanny
Reeves as Lucy Brandon, displayed an ability of no
ordinary degree. The Miss Slopperton of Miss Harriet
Gordon, and Sally Rosemary of the clever Mrs. Goward,
were most creditable representations. The scenery is
entirely new, and admirably painted, especially that por-
tion in which • the robbery is committed upon Lord
Mauleverer; a green carriage and dashing pair of grey
horses being put into requisition for the occasion, and
piloted by the enterprising manager's own coachman
(Curran).—Telegraph.