The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-03 00:00:00

TIE S3UN, LONDON, MONDAY,' EVENIN:G, APRIL 3, 1854.

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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

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fashionable audience. Being now without a rival in the
metroplis, and having at its head a gentleman whose
enterprise and liberality of management is well known,
it will be hard indeed, if with the growing taste of the
public for high class operatic entertainments, the season
of 1854 does not turn out to be not only one of the most
brilliant, but one of the most successful on record. Mr.
Gye is to be felicitated in having been enabled to open
with one of the masterpieces, if not the masterpiece, of
Italian lyric art—William Tell--instead of one of those
minor operas, pretty and pleasing in themselves but of no
musical importance, with which it had been too long the
practice to open operatic seasons,leavingthemajoresDei for
after Easter. The very splendid manner in whiehthis opera
is scenically illustrated at the Royal Italian Opera is
well known. So also are the personations of the cha-
racters of Arnoldo, Tell, and Gessler, by Signor Tarn-
berlik, Ronconi, and Tagliafico ; but there was some
novelties in the performance which demand special
notice. The first of these was the dJbut of Madlle.
Maria, in the character of Matilda, formerly sustained
with great excellence by Madame Castellan, now no
longer a member of the Mont Garden company. The
second was the substitution of Madlle. Nanthic Didi6e
for Madlle. Bellina, in the small but important part o
Jemmy, which wasa decided improvement. The entrance
of .11.1adlle. Maria excited a murmer of satisfaction.
In form of middle height, slender and grace-
ful, her features are frank and intelligent—
while her fair complexion and almost flaxen ringlets
indicates leer foreign origin. The voice of the
debutante is a clear, pure soprano, capable of much ex-
pression, of excellent manner, and showing careful train-
ing ; while its facile powers in fioriture, and its occa-
sional indications of a vigorous breadth and power, all
gave token of an acquisition to the establishment.
Mdlle. Marai manifested not the slightest stage timidity
or awkwardness of motion. She had little in the cha-
racter to display her dramatic powers, but the little she
had to do she did with an intelligence and grace
which gave favourable symptoms of her future prowess.
Despite some shortcomings she was very successful, as
she in certain respects well deserved to be. Madlle.
DiditSe made quite a feature on the part of Jemmy.
Well-sung, well-acted, and well-looked, her delineation
was in every respect most satisfactory, and served
materially to heighten the effect of many of Tell'
best scenes, in which, on former occasions, the ad:
mirable Ronconi was forced to bear an undue share of
the labour, and feel the want of being " acted up to."
The greatest piece of acting in the opera was, as usual,
Ronconi's, where, in the third act, Tell embraces his
son, previously to executing the tyrant's sentence. The
delivery of the passages commencing "La Calma del
tuo cor, ' and "Resta immobile, e ver la terra inchina,"
bore the true stamp of genius. The rendering of the
whole "conspiracy scene," which concludes the second
act, was alike creditable to principals and chorus.
The third act introduces to the habitues a new premier
danseuse, Mdlle. Battalini. She is a very rapid per-
former, but last night she did nothing new or extraordi-
nary. The corps de ballet pleased us exceedingly; their
execution of the several dances, not forgetting the Pas
de Soldat, was beautiful in the extreme, and richly de-
served the applause with which their efforts were re-
warded. The miss en scene was gorgeous and superb,
and reflected the highest credit on Mr. A. Harris,
who, in this peculiar and important department
stands without either rival or equal. After the opera,
the "National Anthem" was sung, the solo verses being
assigned to Madlle. Marai and Madlle. Didi6e. The
words "Scatter her enemies," and "Frustrate their
knavish tricks" called forth thunders of applause.

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LOSS OF FOUR AMERICAN EMIGRANT SHIPS,
HORRIBLE SUFFERINGS.

By the arrival of the American ship Pride of the
Ocean in the river on Saturday, from New York, in-
telligence has been received of the loss of the emigrant
ship Sea Nymph, bound to New York from Liverpool,
with passengers, &c. ; and but for the timely aid of the
former vessel all on board would have perished. With
crew and emigrants (the latter all Irish) the number
amounted to upwards of 50. She left Liverpool on the
21st of February, and had scarcely beer. out more than
a week before she experienced most terrible weather ;
the gale increased to a hurricane, and her topmast, yards,
and sails were carried away over the ship's side. She then
became utterly unmanageable ; the fearful straining
she had undergone caused her to leak, and as she lay
in the trough of the tempestuous sea, which kept
breaking over and sweeping her deck, her founder-
ing was momentarily expected. She continued in this
critical position for 24 hours, the crew doing their
best in keeping the leak down by pumping and clear-
ing away the wreck. At length the Pride of the Ocean,
bound for London, appeared in sight ,and'on observ-
ing the signal of distroEs instantly bore down to the
Sea Nymph. Two of the boats were lowered, and after
much difficulty the emigrants—men, women, and chil-
dren—were dragged into them as the boat rose with
the seas alongside. After several trips all were got on
board the Pride of the Ocean, which had brought them
to London. The Sea Nymph was fast settling down
when last seen.

Another loss is reported by the Isaac Webb, which
reached Liverpool on Friday, from New York, with
50 passengers of the ship Russell Sturgeon, bound for
Boston, from the Mersey. She was met with on the
16th of March in a sinking state, having encountered
the same heavy gale as the Sea Nymph. The Isaac
Webb succeeded in taking off the emigrants, and the
Rainbow the captain and crew. _

Another loss has been announced in the wreck of the
Julie, from Newcastle to New York, which lost her
topmasts and yards in a gale on the 12th of March.
Two of her hands perished. The remainder were taken
off by the ship Roger.
The barque Orline, St. John, for Barbadoes, was dis-
masted in a gale on Feb. 21 and filled. The second
mate and a seaman were drowned in the cabin. The
captain's wife and a sailor died from exposure on the
wreck. The survivors were without food, and to sus-
tain life devoured the flesh of the dead sailor. They were
taken off by the Saxonville in a very deplorable state,
and landed at Boston. Two other Liverpool and New
Yqrk ships are missing.

NORTH DURHAM ELECTION.—The election to fill the
vacancy in the representation of the northern division
of this country, caused by the elevation of Viscount
Seaham to the peerage, took place on Saturday at Dur-
ham. The only candidate was Lord Adolphus Vane
(who was unseated for this city last year for bribery by
his agents), son of the late Marquis of Londonderry,
and brother to Lord Seaham, now Earl Vane. The
whole of the proceedings, however, were very dull, and
excited scarcely any interest. Lord Adolphus Vane,
having been preposed by the Hon. Thomas Liddell, and
seconded by Mr. Tanner, was declared duly elected.
REPRESENTATION OF LICHFIELD.—The announcement
that the Hon. F. Calthorpe would be a candidate for
the representation of Lichfield, in the room of Lord
A.nson, now Earl of Lichfield, was, if not merely specu-
lative, at least premature. Lord Waterpark, the uncle
of the late member, is the family nominee, and there is
reason to believe that he will be returned without oppo-
sition. His lordship is a strong adherent of the present
Government, land this, in addition to the Lichfield
influence, although it is said the electors dislike strangers
and nominees, renders his success all but inevitable.
Should any change take place Major Richard Dyott,
who formerly contested and nearly won the southern
division of Staffordshire, will be brought forward by the
" independent party" as a candidate for the city.
REPRESENTATION OF WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
GLOUCESTER, April I.—An address to the electors of
West Gloucestershire was issued today by Mr. Nigel
Kingscote, one of the members, who has been ordered
on foreign service on the staff of Lord Raglan. The
honourable gentleman after stating the fact, writes, " I
am not insensible of the many evils inseparable from a
state of war, but it is satisfactory to know that in the
present instance war has been resorted to only when
peace was found to be no longer consistent with national
honour. I hope and believe the struggle will be brief,
and I anticipate with pleasure the moment when I may
be enabled to return to the discharge of my duty as
your representative, and to the protection of those liber-
ties and the promotion of those important ,interests
which you have committed to my charge." Mr. Kings-
cote has paired with the Hon. J. P. Maxwell.
REPRESENTATION OF WESTMORELAND.—The election
for a member to represent Westmoreland, in the room
of the late Mr. Alderman Thompson, took place at
Appleby, on Friday. The Earl of Bective, the son-in-
law of the late member, was the only candidate. He
was proposed by Mr. George E. Wilson, and seconded
by Mr. James Gandy. No other person being nomi-
nated, the high sheriff declared the Earl of Bective duly
elected. His lordship afterwards addressed the meeting,
and the usual return having been formally signed by a
few electors, the company dispersed.
REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER.— On Saturday a
deputation from the association of the city of West-
minster waited upon General Sir de Lacy Evans for the
purpose of presenting an address to the gallant general
upon his acceptance of a command in the expeditionary
army, conveying to him their approval of his conduct.
Sir De Lacy Evans, in reply, expressed his thanks to
the deputation, and assured them that if he should be
detained longer abroad than he expected, and if it should
be desired by his constituents, he would resign his seat.
He also expressed his conviction that England and
France ought to send out at least 100,000 troops, in
order to bring the war to a speedy end.—Observer.

FAILURE OF MESSRS. LEROY DE CHABROL AND
COMPANY.—Owing to delay in the French mail yes-
terday, the London agents of Messrs. Leroy de Chabrol
and Co. did not receive any notice of their suspension,
and, holding a balance in their favour, continued to
honour their draughts. Subsequent advices, how-
ever, confirm the event ; and although, in referring
to it, the various letters from Paris express less anxiety
than was expected, there is no doubt it will cause
much embarrassment. The capital of the establish.
ment is estimated at about 480,0001., but a large por-
tion of it seems to have been looked up in shares
and other speculative investments, and the rumour of
their being in difficulties caused a run upon them by
their depositors, which they were at length unable to
meet, as much as 60,0001. having been taken in one day.
The particulars of their exact position are not yet
known ; but, whatever may be the fate of the share-
holders' it is not supposed the general creditors will ulti-
mately be heavy losers.
ILLNESS OF TEE RIGHT HON. W. BERESFORD, M.P.
—The Essex papers announce the serious illness of
Major Beresford, M.P. for the northern division of that
county. The right hoz. gentleman has been unable to
attend to bis Parliamentary duties,