The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1854.

partmental papers concur in stating that no mate-
rial injury has been done to the crops by the late
rains.
The Empress of the French, though not confined
to her apartments, is by no means in a good state
of health. She is at the present undergoing a
severe and painful regimen.
The Sultan (says the Patrie), on learning the
heroic death of Mussa Paella, who has left scarcely
any property, accorded to his family a pension of
30,000 piastres.
PARIS BOURSE.—Closing prices :—Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. Rentes, 98f. 25c. ; Three per
Cont. Rentes, 73f. ; ditto, for account, 73f. 15c.;
Bank Shares, 2,940 f.

I MPE RI A L PARLIAME NT.

SHARE MARKETS

(THIS DAY.)

ROUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 10 minutes past 12
o'clock.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
--Birkenhead Docks ; Caledonian Railway (General
Terminus, &c.) ; Great North of Scotland Railway ;
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (Leasing).
The Royal Conical Flour Mill Company Bill was
ordered to be considered and read a third time.
Petitions were presented by Mr. DUNCAN (in the ab-
sence of Mr. Hume), from the inhabitants of Brentford,
praying that Marlborough-house and the British Museum
be opened to the public at the same time that gin shops
are allowed to be open ; and by Mr. BAINES, from
Leeds, praying for the closing of public-houses on
Sundays.

RAILWAYS.

Closing Pricks
yesterday. 1

Business dons
this day.

DRAINAGE OF LAND BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.

On clause 2,
Mr. HENLEY objected to the definition of "land-
owner" in the bill being the same as that contained in
the Inclosnre Act.
Mr. KER SEYMER said he had no objection to
the definition as it stood, but he was quite ready to
strike out the definition in order to amend, and reinsert
it on bringing up the report.
The definition was then struck out, and the clause as
amended was agreed to.
Clause 3 was also agreed to.
On clause 4, which proposed to alter the title of the
" Inclosure Commissioners" to " Inclosure and Drain-
age Commissioners,"
Mr. HENLEY suggested that this clause would only
tend to complicate the bill.
Mr. KER SEYMER did not attach much value to
the clause, only he thought it well to call things by their
right names.
The clause was then struck out.
On clause 19 a division took place, on the proposi-
tion, moved by Mr. KER SEYMER, that applications to
the commissioners should be made by "sketch or plan,"
Mr. HENLEY moving an amendment to omit those words.
The numbers were—

For the clause as it stood 63
For the amendment lB
Majority against —4s
;he amendment was lost, and the clause was agreed to.
[LEFT BITTING.]

MISS ARABELLA GODDARD'S CONCE_RT.I 11

The concert of Miss Arabella Goddard, which took
place last evening at the Hanover-square Rooms, had
all the importance of a Philharmonic Concert. The
band was a first-rate one—that of the Orchestral Union
—and the programme, betraying a laudable bias towards
the classical school, was selected with judgment and
taste to conciliate all parties. The attendance was nu-
merous and fashionable, and a great number of connois-
seurs were present to hear one of the most gifted and
extraordinary pianists of the day.
The ooncert opened with Mozart's magnificent Jupiter
Symphony, a performance that gratified everybody, and
conferred no small credit on the excellent body of instru-
mentalists who executed it, and their conductor, Mr.
Alfred Mellon, to whose energy and talents the Orches-
tral Union is indebted in no small degree for the high
position which it now holds. Each movement was ren-
dered with a precision and powe r we ha emve not always
heard equalled in bands of more numerical strength.
Mr. Miranda made his first appearance, and in the
charming song from L'Elisir d' Amore, " Una furtiva
la,rilna," displayed a nice feeling and pleasing voice.
He met with a favourable reception.
The Grand Concerto of Beethoven--that in G major
—was well selected by Miss Arabella Goddard to test to
the utmost her eminent qualities as a pianist. The
young pianist surpassed herself on this occasion, and
created a • feeling of mingled delight and astonishment in
her hearers, which resolved itself into an enthusiastic
recal at the end of the concerto, and a boisterous recep-
tion when Miss Arabella Goddard reappeared on the
platform. Loudest in their expressions of gratification
and most vehement in their applause were the pianists
and connoisseurs of the piano who were present. In the
other pieces she played she was equally successful.
The concert was emphatically one of the most inte-
resting of the season, and reflected credit no less ou Miss
Goddard's taste than on her talents.

SURREY THEATRE.

The first production here last night of an English
version of the grand opera, La Juive, which has had so
considerable a run in Paris, was entirely successful, and
redounded very much to the credit of the management
and the principal of the artistes engaged. The story
upon which the opera is founded is familiar to most
Londoners, being the same as that which formed the
groundwork of the spectacle of the Jewess, which Mr.
m
13unn, at Drury Lane, and several other managers of
the metropolitan theatres turned to so good account
some years ago. There are few who do not remember
the various incidents which led to the condemnation of
the Jewess of Constance to death by immersion in a boiling
cauldron for attempting to intermarry with a Christian,
and her being saved at a critical moment from that dread
ful fate by the discovery that she is the long-lost daugh-
ter of the cardinal who is presiding at her execution.
This was first appropriated for an opera by M. Halevy,
whose La Juive, as we have already said, has met with
much approval in the Parisian capital. The libretto of
ants otlgtaml, i. kiy Id. 13.. AY., Lamm boon vory
cleverly translated by Henri Drayton, who has also
made some alterations in the music of Halevy, both with
the view of bringing it within the compass of the orches-
tra and the vocalists here, and of making it more in
accordance with the taste of the audience ; and though
the critical may be disposed to find fault with this change,
we think it comes within the license usually allowed to
the adapters of French productions. The part of the
Jewess was very creditably sustained by Miss Lowe,
though her vocal capabilities are scarcely equal to
some of the higher flights she attempted. Miss
R. Isaac's sweet and melodious voice told with
fine effect as the princess Eudocia, and she was re-
peatedly and loudly applauded. It was a matter of
regret that she was lost to the audience in the last few
scenes, and we think if the Jewess had been allotted to
her, that character would have found a more efficient
representative, while there would have been mole scope
for the display of her abilities. Mr. Drayton's " make
up" as the old Jew Eleazer, showed him to be a careful
artist, and his song in the prison was carefully given,
with genuine manly feeling and without exaggeration.
Mr. E. Galer personated the Prince with taste and feel.
ing, doing some very good things withhis pure tenor voice.
In the concerted pieces a few more rehearsals will be
necessary to produce a satisfactory amount of harmony,
and the chorus singers must be persuaded, if possible, to
sacrifice individuality to ensemble, and then, when these
two results have been achieved, there can be no doubt
but that the piece will have a successful run. The
scenery is very good, the tableaux striking, and the
processions. numerous and imposing. The whole forms
a very prziseworthy effort on the part of the manage-
ment, while the efficient production of a piece of this class, ..•
and its success amongst the classes who chiefly patronise 2(1,
the Surrey, are gratifying proofs of the improvement of 12°
the popular taste in the matter of theatrical amusements.
ti
We cannot conclude this notice without strongly con-
demning the offensive introduction into the third act of 20
sa comic dance and a fight between some men at-arms, 10
-which were only suited for some pantomime performance, 5
and which should be got rid of without delay. All the 5
artistes were called at the fall of the curtain and warmly 10
greeted. The afterpiece last night was Mr. Planclas 20
funny burlesque of Beauty and the Beast, in which Miss 20
St. George and Mr. St. Albyn kept the house in good 20
humour up to a very late hour. The latter was loudly
10
encored in one or two of his songs. The house was
20
crowded in every part.