The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-18 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

MADLLE. LUCCA.

Madlle. Pauline Lucca, whose recent success in
he German capitals has filled their journals with
so much enthusiasm, and attracted so much Doricr
in the musical world, made her debut at the above
house on Siturday, in the heroine of the "Hugue.
nots," and achieved a success which was quite com-
mensurate with the fatale that had preceded her.
Possessed of a lovely face and person, a rich and
powerful voice, and considerable dramatic feeling
as well as the most thorough musical accomplish-
ment, there can be na question that she comes before
us with larger claims to popularity than any of
our recent debutantes. Whether she is qualified,
however, to sustain the highest Walk of tragic
opera, which Grisi so long adorned, and which
Madlle. Titiens so nobly illustrates, is still a ques-
don to be settled. Judging by her share in the
great test of Vdiehilhe—the unrivalled duet
with
that
Raoul—weshe
belief was tak re adapted to the
characters in which grace and tenderness were more
demanded than ideal
.grandeur or positive passion.
We see her more distinctly in the Sonnambula and
he Lucia than in the Lucrrz.a, the Norma, or the
Fidelto. V! e wiqinglY reserve, however, toe further
nearing any conclusion on this point.
Madlle. Lucca enjoyed on this occasion the usual
admirable sustainment of an opera which has so
,ong presented at this theatre an instance of a COED
pleieness in all external, as great as in all musical
details, and was honoured by the most marked re
cognitions of her powers, both in the manner she
,saa twice call« d for at the conclusion of the great
.suet, and also at the close of the performance. The
house was very full.

ERRONEOUS CONVICTION FOR MURDER.—The
subscription in favcur of thf, woman Doize has now been
fairly applied. A cott4ge, of the va.ue of 2,000 f., has
been purchased, and an annuiq of 336 f been assigned her.
It may be resnembered that she was unjustly condemted
for murder, and remained for more than a year in prison,
when the error was discovered by the confession of the teal
murderer.

DESTRUCTIVE MACHINES —A newly invented
machine MI destroying ships has just been successfully
tried at Helaingfors. The inventor is Lieutenant oi,louel
Ramsdorf. They are made of glass, aid contain each about
eight pounds of powder. An old ship with which the ex-
periment was made was completely blown to pieces. The
Russian Government has now given an order for a large
number of these machines,

REPRESENTATION OF CLARE.-Sir Coleman
O'Loughlin, Q.C., has addressed the electors of the county
of Clare, as a candidate for the seat rendered vacant by the
death of Mr. Calcott. Sir Coleman is much respected by
all parties, and, as a Roman Catholic connected with the
county, it is supposed he will be acceptable to the majority
of the electors. There is no other candidate yet in the field.
A wine merchant named Lacouebic, residing at
Nontron (Dordogne), has just been condemned to a month's
imprisonment and 100 f. fine for having voted twice during
the late elections. It appears that his name was entered on
the lists at Nontron as a resident, and at Pansal (Haute-
Vienne) as a landowner, and he voted in both places.
ALGIERS.—A subterranean chamber, apparently
constructed as a place of sepulchre, has just been dis-
covered at Algiers in digging the foundations of the new
collage. Some handsome glass and earthenware vases
were found inside. Access to the excavation was obtained
by a trap fastened with a bronze lock, a ring of the same
metal serving to raise it.

Ws are requested to state that, in consequence of
the aoadent to Sir Cresswell Cresswell, no more causes
will be tried in the Court of Probate or in the Court for
Divorce and Matrira vial Causes until the commencement
of Michaelmas Term.

EXT(iRTION AND INTIMIDATIONIN LAW
—A p,tition to bolt] H,,ut•es ot P •/ liawent is In course ot
signature in the City, the object of wnich is to pray the
Legislature to adopt measures to put an end to the practice
of ortortiOA 41 the Auperior law course,

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
THE POLISH PRISONERS IN ROUMANIA.
BUCHAREST, JULY 19,
By order of Prince Couza the Poles captured ib
the recent engagement with the Rouman troops are
to be treated as military prisoners, and receive
rations as if with a regiment.

Milcowitz, the commander of the Poles; has been
relaxed upon parole.

BERLIN, JULY 20.

The Breslauer Zeitung, of tie 19 h, publishes
intelligence trom Warsaw to the 16 h inat., stating
that the insurgent leader Wiederzbieki hhsdefeated
800 Russians near Lubartow, and that Cortz,peeki
gained a victory over 600 near Subota.