The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-20 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

NIADLLE. LUCCA.

Madlle. Pauline Lucca, whose recent success in
the German capitals has filled their journals with
so much enthusiasm, and attracted so much notice
in the musical world, made her debut at the above
house on Saturday, in the heroine of the " Hugue-
nots," and achieved a success which was quite cotn-
mensurate with the fame that had preceded her.
Possessed
Gfa lovely face and person, a rich and
powerful voice, and considerable dramatic feeling,
as well as the most thorough musical accomplish-
menthelecan be no question that she comes before
us with larger' claims to popularity than any of
our recent debutantes. Whether she is quallfitd,
however, to sustain the highest walk or tragic
opera,
which Gtisi so long adorned, and which
sr.) nobly illustrates, is still a ques-
tionbTeitsieetntsled. Judging by her share in the
_we should certainly incline to the
Madlle.:
o
great test of Valentine—the unrivalled duet
which grace and tenderness were more
grandeur or positive passion.
hmanore distinctly in the Sonnambula and
chwheilatihreafcßt
eatrhosuailt She was more adapted to the
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any conclusion on this point.
Madlle. Lucca enjoyed on this occasion the usual
admirable sustaiument of an opera which has so
long presented at this theatre an instance of a com-
as great as in all musical
details,ten com-
pleteness
and
honoured by the most marked re-
external,
cognitions of her powers, both in the manner she
was twice called for at the conclusion of the great
ples in
w alla s
duet, and also at the close of the performance. The
house was very full.

ERRONEOUS CONVICTION FOR MURDER.—The
subscription in favour of the woman Doize has now been
fairly applied. A cottage, of the value of 2,000 f., has
been purchased, and an annuity of 336 f. been assigned her.
It may be remembered that she was unjustly condemned
for murder, and remained for more than a year in prison,
when the error was discovered by the confession of the real
murderer.

DESTRUCTIVE MACHINES .—A newly invented
machine for destroying ships has just been successfully
tried at Helsingfors. The inventor is Lieutenant. Colonel
Ramsdorf. They are made of glass, and 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 j
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 Lacouchic, 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 Neutron as a resident, and at Pausal (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
college. Some handsome glass and earthenware vases
were found inside. Access to the excavation was obtained
by a trap fastened with a bronze lock, a sing of the same
metal serving to raise it.

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

EXTORTION AND INTIMIDATION IN LAW COURTS.
—A petition to both Houses of Parliament is in course of
signature in the City, the object of which is to pray the
Legislature to adopt measures to put an end to the practice
of extortion in the superior law courts.