The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-15 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Mr. Sterling, from Sackville Hotel, Sackyille.street, to
Hampton; Mrs. William Horton and family, from ditto,
to Hastings.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE•

In consequence of the continued indisposition of La'
blache, Bellini's opera of " La Sonnambula was repeated
at this theatre on Saturday evening, Madame Persian'
taking the part of Amina. Poor Malibran, to whose in-
imitable performance the great popularity of this opera
with the English public was mainly to be attributed, had so
completely identified herself with this character that she
might be considered the Amine par excellence, as
completely as Kemble was the Coriolanus, or Kean the
Shylock of his das'. Since her death, various aspirants
have put in their claim to the part, and if not the very first,
certainly in the very first rank, is Madame Persiani. Her
conception of the character is perfect. Amina in her
hands is the simple, confiding, warm-hearted, gu
ile"
less peasant girl, and not, as it has been our
fate occasionally to see her represented, a young
lady masquerading in a peasant's costume, thinking
a vast deal more of herself than of her part. Madame
Persiani is, moreover, free from a grievous fault which is
of frequent recurrence both on the Italian and Englisbd
stage, she never overacts her part. Tender, feeling, 11
pathetic, she can, when necessary, exhibit passion vvith°l!*
" tearing it to tatters—to very rags," albeit the part is
not without its temptations so to do ; witness the last
scene of the first act, where Amina is discovored
by Elvino and the peasantry asleep in the Count's
room. We would adduce the whole of this re•ne
as an almost perfect specimen of a just conception 0r
,
character, admirably worked out. Again, in the second
Act, where she meets Elvino in the wood—the manner to
which she expresses her doubt as to whether he may, n°t
1.„,
still love her (Forte, ah I fors. ei m' ama ancor) precise'
betokens that last shade of hope which is akin to dcsp3irc;r
and when Elvina indignantly rejects her advances, b,
expression of the resignation of utter hopelessness, rich!!
merited the applause which was most amply bestowed on tr•
Rubini, who has resumed his old character of Elvino, rrnis
particularly effective in this scene, which was, as use%
encored. In the last scene also, Madame Persiani rr:o
very effective. Her burst of "Oh gioia, oh 1 gin's.
ti ritrovo Elvino," when her innocence being discovers.o
she throws herself into the arms of Elvino, was perfortl.l
electrical, and her display of taste, feeling, and gel"
once in the finale, "Ah non jiunge uman ?ea;
siora" was deservedly rewarded with an unanimous
encore. Tamburini's character of Count RodOlph found
ac
very efficient representation in Signor F. Lablache. Aft
the curtain had fallen Madame Persiani was led 0n,,,,b1e
Rubini to receive the plaudits of the audience. ie
opera was followed by the now ballet of " Robert
Diable," founded en Mayabeer's celebrated opera of tha.,
name. The music is judiciously selected, and was atial
rably executed by the orchestra. The dancing was goo
and the scenery magnifieent ; but notwitstanding this,
do not think " Robert le DiaUe" is destined to hayed;
very long rue. The plot is by no means well develop eit
indeed to those unacquainted with the original oPersho
must be almost unintclligable. Her Majesty, ;a
honoured the theatre by her presence, arrived soon 0,"
the commencement of the opera, and remained until tu
close of the performance. The house was crowded.

AMERICAN ESTIMATE OF MAitRIAGgi
They said marrying was fun—pooty fun, to be sure. WI;;LI
did I get by it? How much fun? Whv, a javii"g_oro
woman, and three squallers. Mighty ilifferent rite
courting. Instead of " Ycs, my duck ;" " No' •1,-0",
dear;" 4, As you please, honey ;" and " When you
lovey," like what it is in courting times, it's regular ret7_
—sour looks and cold potatoes,—children and table el() nd'
sadly off for soap,—always darning and mending---afrn
nothing ever darned or mended. If it was not that I ",e
particularly sober, I'd be inclined to drink. MY br
ain't my own ; I belong to four people besides inYse'
the old woman and three children ;in a partneishiP 1
cern, and so many have got their fingers in the till, thn4
must bust up. liTpo
On Thursday afternoon an accident of an app—
character, and which terminated fatally, occurred to a 7:it:lt-b.
man of about 18 years of age, whilst in the act of cle hoe.
the second-floor windows of the Red Hart, Shoc".bed
The accident occurred after the young man had fin'. i#
his work, and was in the act of getting into the row:
and
his foot slipping, by which means he lost his balanco to
was precipitated with fearful violence, head foremot, f
the curbstone below. Ile was removed in a state ,° es-
sensibility to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where 1. the
pired immediately after his arrival. The head °epee-
unfortunate young man presented a heart-sickening
tacle from the protrusion of the brains. t, it
POST-OFFICE.--In this age of improvedmisetrl;cotucjil
is most astonishing that the important mining
Upper Weardale, with its ten thousand inhabitants,
,blush'
be be without a Post-office. There is, indeed, an c; ,h in'
ment at Stanhope; but the greater proportion 0' ehoo
habitants, residing seven miles higher up the dale 11 f'
no other means of receiving or sending letters, dale:a,lo,
carrier, who, once a week wends his way through tbel,o( gt.
This evil might easily be remedied by continuiri,geloccen
John's Chapel, the daily horse-post that goes,' rs for
Bishop Auckland and Stanhope. The Members Lord
South Durham, we feel assured, have only to a; weAr-
Lichfield, in order to obtain for the honest nu
f
derldnd
dale the benefit of a regular daily post..--
herald.
TORY LOYALTY.—Last week, --r. J • jog to
and Mr. a couple of flaming
meet somewhat unexpectedly in tiro thriving corm°
Tories, h2rPteon,,,„ of
M—..--, after shaking hands with more thanl
cordiality, 11. congratulated his friend R.. 0 the phrase
gated fall of the Melbourne Ministry; remark
diTnistration
more forcible than elegant : " The A,,rirel
dished." " Aye !" answered the other,_
aye „Ad out,
sorry for that, I should have liked them to Q"ucen, stint
little longer. But this d----d h--h °I. ain repro°,
It
of this brutality, but smiled acquiesc.encu;. his loya Ys'
can be turned any way I" He said nothtni; The firs.,
time we catch either of the parties boasting 0,
at least one of the blanks shall be filled UP,
both..—Sunderland Herald.