The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

DUFFYS LIBRARY OF IRELAND.

The second series of the "Songs OKlrel;nd,"
edited by Hercules Ellis, Esq., has just reached us.
It is an elegant little volume, and dues great credit to
the taste and enterprise of both publisher and editor.
It is a collection of minor poems, by about fifty
different authors, many of them saved from oblivion
by the industry of the learned editor, who, in a
gracefully written introduction, has classified them—
under a new, and we think an improved nomenclature
—into sonnets, songlets, and songs. Sonnets, the
only one of these minor poems hitherto defined, is
contained within a single stanza of fourteen lines ;
songlet, he defines to be a minor poem, containing not
more than one hundred syllables; a song, he defines
a minor poem, longer than the songlet, and not ex-
ceeding in length four stanzas or forty lines. The
fourth and fifth divisions of minor poetry he makes are
romance and ballad, but the present volume is confined
to minor poetry under the first three heads. Many
of these little fugitive pieces are of the very highest
order of poetical beauty—all are above mediocrity.
We regret our space will not allow us to make ex-
tracts, and it would be invidious to mention para.,
cular names where all are worthy of praise, yet we
cannot avoid saying that the anonymous poems,
which we must presume to be the editor's own crea-
tions, are not the least attractive flowers in the
Wreath.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE.—Last night, shortly
before eight o'clock, a fire, which it is feared will be
attended with fatal consequences, broke out upon the
premises occupied conjointly by Mr. Roberts, an auc-
tioneer, and Mr. Lloyd, a solicitor, No. 7, Old Jewry,
Cheapside. It appeared that a young man, named
Mears, a clerk to Mr. Lloyd, was engaged on the first
floor warming a quantity of gold size, when it boiled
over, the contents of the saucepan became ignited and
blazed away with great fury. The unfortunate man
then took the saucepan off the fire, and was, it is sup-
posed, in the act of carrying it down into the street
when his foot slipped and the fiery liquid ran down the
staircase, setting it in flames, and at the same time
running over the whole of the man's body. The poor
fellow succeeded by a desperate effort in forcing his way
through the fire, when on reaching the street the flames
were blazing over his head. After running to and fro
for some time he at length fell in the street, and some
persons having thrown a few pails of water over him,
the fire about his person was extinguished. It is doubtful
whether he can recover. The engines of the London
brigade from Watling-street, promptly attended, and
the firemen immediately cot to work. Other engines of
the brigade, with that of the West of England Company,
followed in rapid succession, and the flames were fortu-
nately confined to the staircase.
Roslin Chapel (or Collegiate Church as it was),
was commenced in 1446 by William St. Clair, Earl of
Orkney. Tho founder died in 1479, and left the building
unfinished; the completion of it is attributed to the end
of that century. This chapel is an extraordinary com-
bination of the massive and the minute, some of the
parts being largo and coarse, while the decoration over
the whole is most elaborate and continuous. But for
documentary evidence it would be ascribed to the
following century, when Gothic ran mad ; it is like
nothing else,--cannot be classed,—and ought not
to be imitated. Externally, some of the pinnacles
have a Chinese aspect, and other parts are
Indian; there are flowers carved on the face of the but-
tress( s, and a semi-circular arched porch over the south
door. Inside, all the parts, roof, jambs, strings, arch
mouldings, are sculptured, and much of the carving is
well executed and now in a good state, considerable works
having been done there eight or nine years
ago, at which time the east window was
put in. The vaulting of the aisles is received on straight
lintels, which run from the main columns to the aisle
wall. These lintels are all sculptured; one of them dis-
plays the Vices, with the Evil One looking on out of the
jaws of hell. In the arches at the east end, where there
is the greatest luxuriance of carving, the Dance of Death
is represented.—Builder.
CHUSAN.—The Island of Chu-san, or Chow-san, is
a great rcndr zvous of native junks, and is but a short dis-
tance from Ning-po, the principal emporium of trade
for Chekeong province. Chu-san is blest with the most
productive soil ; its internal resources are abundant, the
inhabitants orderly and well-disposed, the town
particularly well-built, and the climate the most sa-
lubrious in China. how all these advantages could
have been overlooked by our diplomatists appears
enigmatical; or why the arid, fetid, broiling spot,
Ilong-Kong, shculd have been fixed upon (except
for its contiguity to Canton) as a British colony, must
remain a riddle to be explained by the negotiators of the
treaty. All those whose health become impaired by a
resith ace in Hong-liong, are advised to take a voyage
for their recovery to Chusan, from whence, after a short
re:idence, they generally return convalescent, or mate-
rially benefited. It is deeply to be deplored that our
diplomatists neglected to secure this. fertile island for the
British Crown. —China and the Chinese.
MIDLAND r AILIVAY.—Mr. Ellis, M.P., has been
elected chairman, and Mr. Samuel Beak deputy-chair-
man of this company.
THE LONDON AND NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—
The directora of this company are, on some of their
branches, laying down it single line of rails, with the
electric telegraph, in order to economise expenditure.
We understand the company will, by this vvise proceed-
ing, WO about a quarter of a million sterling.

MEMORANDA OF A MUSICIAN.

BY GEORGE J. 0. ALLMANN.

"Notes, notes, forsooth, and Aoting !"
SII.IIiSPERE.

No. XII.
GIUSEPPE VERDI.

Rather would I prove a rorry prophet than an unkindly
one, but I have ever observed that these reputations
which resemble the ascent of a meteor, that with a sud-
den flash, and with a terrific rushing noise, upmonnts to
the highest heaven, are like to that meteor in their short-
lived and unenduring brilliance. Ido not say that this
will be the case with Signor Verdi, but only hope it will
not he so. From one of the " unknown crowd," from a
nameless obscurity Verdi suddenly started into " a man
of note," and gained a name and reputation celebrated
throughout the extent of Italy and now extended far
beyond. How this was it wcull be impertinent and
perhaps futile to examine. We have only to deal with
facts—incontrovertible, iiumutahle. Ido not hesitate to
acknowledge that Signor Verdi is a men possessing con-
siderable genius as a musician, but I do affirm, that, not-
withstanding he has been bepuffed an bepraised by the
press, ad nauseam, the resonant tones of their trumpets
bidding us expect something like a modern " rara axis
is terris," there are no internal signs—none of those
palpable evidences that convince you in a second and bid
doubt cease—not one of those unmistakeable proofs in
his scores that would justify so much adulation. Per-
haps my readers lalay not be so well aware as those who
are fortunroe enough to possess musical friends in Italy
whose solicitude supplies their English friends with the
most interesting news and newspaper::—to be found in
Italy, somewhat like angels' visits, few and very far be-
tween—relative to musical matters,lbut if they have they
will then know to what an extent this furore for adulat-
ing Verdi was carried during the early part of hisca-
reer. And however much his own countrymen may feel
the voices of melody and beauty breathe from his music,
nevertheless, the extreme lowliness in which his wor-
shippers prostrated themselves in adoration before his
footstool was, if not to the Italians, at least to us who
like to judge sensibly and after mature and unprejudiced
meditation, productive of ill effect, and somewhat marred
Verdi's future endeavours, which did not mount to the
standard of excellence required, after the first excitement
had worn away. Still, US 1. have before observed, I would
rather than be an unkindly prophet be one of false omen.
The real stability of Verdi's fame is hidden beneath the
dark an i subtle web of futurity—the veil which is concealed
from the gaze of all till the dewdamps of closing exist-
ence fall on the brow, when the failing arm lifts up the
pall, and the glazing eye pierces tor the first:and for the
last time it,s awful and solemn mystery !
And yet, to return to my subject, the career of Giu-
seppe Verdi has been pre-eminently illustrative of that
of a child of genius. Born in the year 1816, at Bussetto,
a poor and insignificant village in Lombardy, his parents
were obscure and by far too straitened in their means to
afford him a musical education, but as the boy gave evi-
desces of rare promise in the Art, the village organist
undertook to promote his wishes; and it happened—
strangely enough in Italy, but very fortunately—that the
latter was somewhat of a theoretician, so that the advan-
tages Verdi possessed were great considering the obstacle
of poverty; and oh! how great, how invincible is that
obstacle at times! Bu; as Verdi grew in years he began
to excite attention, and by his pleasing exterior and un-
assuming manners won many friends ; not like flies
which buzz about the sugar cask, but friends in the true
sense of that impressive word—who determined to assist
him in his exertions and strugles for fame. This pur-
pose they effected by obtaining for him an admission
into the Conservatorio at Milan. Here he struggled till
the year 1839, when he produced his first opera at the
Scala, called Oberto, Conte di San Bonifazio. It had
been a asastrous season at La Scala, almost every opera
had proved a failure or been coldly received, and thi',
the first opera of Verdi, shared a similar destiny. The
work was well nigh forgotten, when by the intervention
of his friend Marini, the well-known basso profondo,
Verdi, after effecting important and judicious alterations
in it, reproduced it, and this time it created a perfect
furore; Salvi, Marini' and our own lamented country-
woman, Mrs. Alfred Shaw (the famous L'lnglese of the
Italian stage) filling the principal roles. This opera
raised Verdi's reputation considerably, but one opera
rarely achieves much, and Verdi, thoroughly compre-
hending this great fact, set to work on an opera buffs, but
owing to the loss of his wife, to whom he was sincerely
and tenderly attached, and who died before it was finished,
it was not brought out till lately at Venice, and if it has
not proved successful, we must attribute it to the melan-
choly state of mind of the poor composer during the time
he wrote it. Verdi's next appearance before the public,
after the mournful event I have recorded, was on the
production of his iVabucodonosor, better known in Eng-
land as .Nino ; and this opera has solely rendered Verdi
the favourite he now is. In this opera occurs the beau-
tiful patriotic lament, " Va Pensiero," a happy instance
of that pathetic and flowing form of melody which occurs
now and thou—like glimpses in the desert, or voices of
music upon the night air—in this composer's operas.
Pity that these snatches of genius do not appear more
frequently, for amid the rugged and generally unvecal,
though it must be confessed dramatic, airs in his operas,
they would prove a relief and a charm. Verdi has an
excellent idea of dramatic effect and therein lies the secret
of his success—and therein alone ; for it must be ad-
mitted on all hands that his works are not what is termed
melodious ; on the contrary, his style of composition
which affects a severe simplicity of construction, but
which is in reality only to be attributable to the power-
lessness of producing at all times agreeable and flawing
melody, has severely tried, and at the present time is
ruining the finest singers of his:country. Independently
of this, he possesses very little conception of the resources
and effects of an orchestra ; his instrumentation is un-
imaginative and lacks refinement and variety ; now and
then, however, he produces startling eff.cis by unisonic
choruses and instrumentation that proves, in confirma-
tion of my own thesis, that his chief claim to fame rests
on his knowledge of dramatic erect and the judicious
use he makes of that knowledge.
I have little else to add now than to record the produc-
tion and success of his later operas, I Lombardi, Ernani,
Giovanna D'Arco, Alzira, I due Foseari,Attild, the last of
which Fame, that speaks from the musical organs of
Iris own country, pronounces to be Verdi's greatest;work,
and an opera of transcendaut beauty, and Mocbetto. I
believe it was the success attending the representation of
this latter opera, which induced our own enterprising
and liberal impresario, Mr. Lumley, to engage the ser-
vices of Verdi to compose an opera expressly for Her
Majesty's Theatre. Ile accordingly produced I Mas-
nadieri (the subject taken from Schiller's first written
and powerfully dramatic tragedy "The Robbers"), but it
proved only partially successful, notwithstanding the Saint
Cecilia of the age, the great, the good, and the captivating
Jenny Lind impersonated the heroine, and the other
parts wore fulfilled by the first singers in Europe. There
are one or two pretty airs scattered here and there
throughout the opera, but on the whole it is dull, and
was listened to with an ominous silence, notwithstanding
that the presence of its composer in the orchestra drew
from an English audience those marks of encouragement
and favour which wily an English auditory accord so
spontaneously. But the detractors of Verdi must in
this instance be candid enough to confess that tit e na-
ture and revolting incidents of the story went far towards
rendering this opera unsuccessful. At present Verdi is,
I hear, engaged on a tragic opera of which, rumour with
her thousand tongues, speaks in highly encomiastic lan-
guage.

Though little more than thirty years of age,
Verdi looks considerndily older. The traces of deep
thought, united to care and illnesF, have made fearful
havoc on his otherwise handsome and somewhat melan-
choly features. His hair is of a fine Chesnut colour, and,
singularly enough for au Italian, his eyes are "deeply,
darkly, and beautifully blue," while their expression is at
once soft and vivacious, and variable as a summer land-
scape. Though he has amassed already a considerable
fortune, Verdi prefers a lite of retirement and seclusion

DREADFUL SUICIDE.—On Thursday night last, at
about 11 o'clock, Hall, the lochkeeper of the Regent's
Canal, near Maiden-lane-bridge, St. Pancras, whilst in
his residence on the hanks of the canal, was attracted by
the report of a pistol, and on proceeding towards the
spot whence the report issued he found a pool of blood
and a brace of valuable duelling pistol. He instantly
gave information to police-coustable 96 S, and on exami-
nitiun they found appearances on the ground which left
no doubt that some one had been shut, and afterwards
fallen into the water. One of the pistols was discharged,
but the other was primed and loaded. They immedi-
ately procured drags, and after dragging for some time
succeeded in getting out of the water the remains of a
respectably-dressed man, about 54 years of age, with gray
hair, quite dead. lie was taken to St. Pancras work-
house, when, on being searched, 2s. 2d. was found in his
pocket, but nothing else whatever to lead to a discovery
of who or what he was. A severe pistol-shot wound was
discovered in his side, and it is evident that the unfortu-
nate deceased stood on the edge of the bank of the canal
when he shot himself, and fell blckwards into the water.
Information was forwarded to Mr. Wakley, the coroner,
and the police are making exertions to trace the friends
of the deceased.

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—We are autho-
rised, in contradiction of a report very much circulated
within the last few days, to state that Mr. Chas. Russell
has no intention whatever of retiring from the office of
Chairman of the Great Western Railway Company, so
long us it may be the wish of the proprietors that he
should continue to preside over their affairs, and the
board shall possess the confidence of the company. Mr.
Russell only relinquished the chair of the South Wales
Company to prevent the possibility or imputation of hav-
ing to perform any duty conflicting with the interests of
the Great Western Railway Company.
THE RECENT FIRE IN PORTLAND-PLACE.—Yester-
day Mr. Waklcy, the coroner, received information that
2;, Portland
ntdh(!picaocaec, had coachman to
expired from
fpreemorgteheGeotys:
et.;
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injuries he received at the fire which broke out in'thi(3)iesf
morning
master's stables and coach-house on Sunday
last. During the raging of the fire a pollee constable,
engine, had his hand
,ho was working at one of'tehe
engines,eacl so fearfully
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d rro under the levers of
th
injured that ha was obliged to be takn tn 0 the hospital
and it was found necessary to resort to amputation to,
save his life.

BURGLARY AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY 01' STAMPS,
&c.—Yesterday morning the dwelling-house of Mr. T.
W. Buck, stationer, 33, Mount. street, Lambeth, and who
keeps a post-otlice, was burglatiously entered, and pro-
perty stolen to the amount of over 2001. The thieves, it
appeared, had managed to force an entrance to the back-
yard, and from thence into the house, from which they
carried postage-stamps, postage-envelope;, bill stumps,
receipt stamps, silver bile spoons, silver teaspoons,
silver sugar tongs, all fiddle-pattern, and marked " B."
silver knife rests, silver pepper castors, a large white
leather letter bag, and other property.

SHOCKING DEATH AT YORK.
On Tuesday night, between ten and eleven, the inba•
bitants of York were much alarmed by the report that
the body of Mr. Richard Nicholson, of Clifton, near that
city, had been found in the river Ouse, and that the un•
fortunate gentleman had been the cause of his own
death. Mr. Nicholson was brother-in-law to Mr. Hud-
son, 51.1'. for Sunderland, and from his connexion with
the directorate of the York and North Midland Railway
Company, great and melancholy interest is felt in this
affair. A variety of rumours are afloat as to the de-
ceased's pecuniary circumstances; but as these were not
adverted to at the inquest, we shall not further allude to
them. The.following abstract of the evidence gives all
that is at present known as to the immediate circum-
stances of his death.

A jury was summoned on Wednesday afternoon, when
the coroner for York, Mr. John Wood, proceeded to hear
the evidence.

The first two witnesses were watermen, who saw the
body in the river Ouse about ten o'clock on Tuesday
night. The deceased's hat was visible above the surface,
and by the light of the moon they saw the body. Hav-
ing got the body out of the water, it was conveyed to a
public-house, by which time medical aid had arrived.
Mr. T. K. L. Walker, surgeon, stated, that when he
reached the place where the body lay he recognised it
to bo that of Mr. Richard Nicholson. Pulsation was
quite gone, and when be attempted to extract blood
from the jugular vein none would flow. Dr. Laycock was
also called in, and after they had examined the body
they came to the conclusion that deceased had been dead
at least half an hour, and that the cause of death was
drowning. There were no marks of violence whatever
cn the body.
John Reynard, who had lived upwards of 17 years
with the deceased as servant, said his late master was
about 56 years of age. His late master dined at home
on Tuesday afternoon, at the usual hour (five o'clock),
and he left the house about eight o'clock in the evening,
having first put his top coat on. He told his servant he
was going into the town for a short time. Witness
had observed for about a week or ten days previously
his master had appeared not so cheerful and well as be
was wont to be. He appeared restless, and often went in
and out of the house. On Tuesday, while taking soup,
he observed that his master's band trembled, but that he
accounted for from the fact that deemed had received
an injury on one finger, which he said caused him pain.
Witness never saw the deceased again alive after eight
o'cicck that evening. When told of the circumstance of
his late master's death, he went to the place where the
body lay, and there took several articles of value, and
9s. 6d. in silver, from one pocket. Deceased had left his
watch at home.

The next evidence referred to the deceased's move-
ments after he left home on Tuesday evening. A youth
named Ceding saw the deceased on the banks of the
Ouse, a short distance from the York and Scarborough
Railway bridge. He then had his top coat on, and the
collar was turned up. He stood with his face to a large
tree, as if to avoid being recognised by the witness and
his companions. This was about 9 o'clock. Mr. M.
Richardson, a solicitor, also saw the deceased near to
the place spoken of by the youth Catling. He was
then walking slowly, and with his head down (an un-
usual thing), and appeared to be in a moody state.
No evidence could be procured to show the precise
time when the deceased got into the water, and nothing
can be ascertained as to what has become of the top
coat, which was not on the body when found.
The CORONER addressed a few remarks to the jury,
and they immediately returned the following verdict:--
"That the deceased was found drowned, and that there
is not satisfactory evidence to show how he got into the
water."

STRANGE APPREHENSION OF BURGLARS.-011
Thursday night, as Police-constables Carlo and Pickess,
officers under the management of Superintendent Ray,
of Boxford, were on their beat towards Kersey, from
Boxford, in agreement with their orders they visited the
premises of Mr. Stutter, of Sampson's Hall, in the parish
of Kersey. They had but just entered the stockyard
when they espied a man (it was quite moonlight) at a
distance, as if upon the watch; believing " something
was up," they immediately crouched to avoid observa-
tion; fearing, however, they might lose their man, they
made a move, when they saw two other men—all of them
appeared as if preparing for plunder. At this juncture
the officers had reached the cowhouse, from which place
they could see what was going on outside. The depre-
dators had to fetch a ladder from a distance to enable
them to get to the granary. When they had unlocked
the door they came down again, and one of them actu-
ally looked into the neat-house where Carlo and Pickess
were, but fortunately did not see there. Two of them
went to work up the granary, leaving one below
in the yard to watch. They were not suffered to
be at it long before the officers rushed out towards
the man outside, who immediately gave a sort
of watchword, " Hip !" and down jumped the
other two, when a battle ensued. They proved to be
very powerful and determined characters, and with hor-
rid imprecations, as "-- them," "Kill them," they
went at the officers like furies, no doubt determined fully
to carry out their threat. The conflict lasted some time,
but ultimately two of the party were secured, who proved
to be John Humphrey and Robert Humphrey, both no-
toriously bad characters from Polstead. The former has
long been looked upon as a chief amongst a gang that
has infested the neighbourhood for a long time, and is
the son of the old man of the same name who was trans-
ported for the second time at Ipswich last year. Carlo,
in the affray, lost his staff, but closed with his man, who
was much more powerful than himself. Pickess en-
countered the other two, and while striking blows, or
warding off those of his antagonists, he shivered his
staff into three pieces, and with the fragment in one
hand, and his prisoner (whom he had stunned), he con-
trived to get near enough to assist Carlo, who was
struggling desperately with the elder Humphrey upon
the ground. The prisoners had furnished themselves
with seven skeleton keys, a dark lantern, and a filo. It
was found that almost any of Mr. Sutter's doors could
be unlocked with the skeletons. On Saturday the
burglars were brought before the magistrates at Had-
leigh, and were fully committed to take their trial at the
assizes.—lpswich Express.

HER MAJESTY.S THEATRE.—The Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the perform-
ances at her Majesty's Theatre on Thursday evening with
their presence. The royal suite in attendance upon her
Majesty and the Princa included the Countess of De-
sari, the lion. Flora Macdonald, the lion. Miss Murray,
Earl of Morley, General Wernyss, and Lieutenant-
Colonel the honourable Alexander Gordon. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent also honoured the theatre
with her presence; in attendance upon her Royal High-
' ries were the Baroness de Speth, Lady Augusta Bruce,
the lion. Miss Dawson, Lord James Murray, and the
lion. Thomas Bruce. Her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's
box was occupied by his Serene Highness Prince Ed-
ward of Saxe Weimar, his Serene Highness Prince Wil-
liam of Hesse Philipstald, the Earl of Denbigh, the
Viscountess Barrington, the lion. Miss Barrington,
Lady .Jane Fielding, and Captain Taylor. His Royal
I iigliness Prince Leopold of Naples (Count of Syracuse),
attended by the Chevalier Colonna, also visited the
theatre. Amoigst the audience were his Grace the
Duke of Wellington and Lady Charles Wellesley, the
Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Duke and
Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Alicia Powlett,
his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness
13runnow, and Mademoi,elle Olga de Leaner, his
Excellency the Swedish Minister and the Baroness
Rehausen, his Excelleir2y the Austrian Ambassador
and the Countess Coloredo, his Excellency the Da-
nish Minister, the Countess Reventlow and the
Countess Ililda de Reventlow, his Excellency the
Neapolitan Ambassador, his Excellency the Belgian Mi-
nister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Salisbury and Lady Blair Balfour, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Londonderry, the Marquis of
Huntley-, the Marquis of Donegal, the Countess of
Mansfield, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Falmouth,
the Earl and Countess of Malmesbury, the Earl of Bel-
fast, the Earl and Countess of Bective, the Count Stro-
ganoff, the General Count Nielowsky, the Count Kon-
driaffsky, the Conde do Prado, the Baron Koller, M.
de Kuchinir, the Viscount Cantilupe, the Viscount
Anson, the Viscount Enfield, Lord Ward, Lord Sandys,
Lord Feversham,
,Lord Cranstoun, Lady Rolle, Lady
Frankland Lewis, Lord C. Wellesley, Lord G. Page;
Lord W. Lennox, Lord G. Lennox, Lord F. Gordon,
the Hon. D. ,Ward, General the Hon. H. Cavendish,
the Hon. Mrs. Browne, the Hon. Mrs. D. Ward, Sir J.
Bayley, Bart., and Lady Bayley, Lieut.-General Sir
Andrew Barnard, Bart., Lieut.-General Sir A. Wood-
ford, Bart., Lady and the Misses Woodford, Sir R.
Sutton, Bart., Sir P. Acland, Bart., Sir Seymour Sad-
ler, Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, Sir H. Webb, Bart.,
Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., Sir H. Meux, Bart., Lady
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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT- G ARDEN.— Her
Majesty's box was occupied on Thursday evening by her
Grace the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Adeliza Howard, and
Lady Mary Howard. There were also present the Duke
of Beaufort, the Earl and Countess of Leicester, Lady
Blanche Dupplin, Lady Geraldine Somerset and Lady
Henrietta Samerset, the Marquis of Headfort, the Earl
of Belfast, the Earl Grosvenor, the Countess of Minto
and the Ladies Elliot and Hon. C. Elliot, Viscount Ex-
mouth, Baron Gorlache, Lord Archibald St. Manr,
Lady Foley, Lord George Lennox, Lord Maynard, Lady
Quentin, Lady Williams, Lady Caroline Maxse and
Lady Southampton, Lady IVlliams Vaughan, Lady
Clarence Paget, lion. John Fortescue, M.Y., Hon. Mrs.
Wyndham and Miss Ward, Hon. Mrs. Ives, Hon. E.
Coke, 8011. B. Lumley, Sir Henry Paulet, Bart., Sir
Ralph Howard, Bart., and Lady Howard, Sir John and
Lady Campbell, Sir William Fraser, Sir John Bur-
goyne, 13art., and Mr. and Mrs. Blackett, Sir Contts
Lindsay and Mr. Liddell, Sir Charles Price, Bart., Lady
Webster, Laly Wilson, Col. Salway, M.P., General
Knox, Colonel Phillipps, Col. Hodgson, Major Gage,
Captain Colville, Captain Rainier, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mills, Mr. Start, Mr. Morgan, Mr. T. Knox Holmes,
Mrs. Mountjoy Martyr), Mrs. Standish Standish, Mr.
Lane Fox, Mr. W. L. Commerell,
Mr. Balfour, Mr. C.
Spring Rice, &c.
CONTINENTAL TRAFFIC.—FOLKESTONE HARBOUR,
MAY 1 l.—Yesterday the Princess Clementine steamer
sailed
ofthe
French
e Boulogne leorgrnf
arrived
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7 6 passengers,
passengers. and th e
To-day Queen
the Queen of the French steamer sailed for Boulogne,
having on board 76 passengers, amongst whom was the
Comte de Jarnac. The Princess Clementine arrived,
bringing 62 passengers, including Lady Dumpy, Lord
Godericla, 44,

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Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share
Pros;,tctusea and toll information may be obtained at the Tempo-
Oftl-es of the Company, 12e, Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap-
lication to

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Esq., Author of •` The Crescent and the Cross." Three Vols. Bvo.
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ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Madlle. ALBONI.
It is respectfully anti-minced
EN that lle. ALBONI 10.11 RE-
AP AR
PE TI.IIS EVLING, May 12 M,
ad
in Rossini's Opera,
A CENERESTOLA.
To conclude with (tbe Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall) an en-
tirely new grana allet. by M. Ta'glioui, entitled
ELECTRA ; or, The Lost Pleinde.
Applicaticns for ii.uxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be Knee at the Box-
omee, t)pe:s Coluntiai,e.
Doors of • r at I Calf-. ast Seven, Concert to commence at Eight.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the
Pox-ottlce of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained as
usual. price lOs. Gd. each
‘i T.
—7

JAMES'S THEAT
Season 1819.
FRE:;CTI
On LAYS and OPERA COMIQVE.
MONDAY EVENING
The Performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock with
FRA. DIAVOLO.
To conclude with
LES RENDEZVOUS BOURGEOIS.
Mr. Mitchell begs also to announce that. notwithstanding the in-
Xaased expenses of the present entertainment, the prices of admis-
Nlon are determined as follows :
Gs• Od.
Boxes • • • • •• •• ••
Pit • . • • .. 33. Od.
Amphitheatre ..•
2s. Od.
Subscriptions for the season may be arranged at Mr. Mitchstreet ;ell's
Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams', St. Jarnes's-
Hr. Andrews , New Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the
Theatre, which is open daily trom eleven till dve.

•".
HAYMARKET.
Mr. B. 'Webster. Side Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton.
EVENIN.
Will be performed an entirely new Comedy, entitled RUNAWAY
HUSBANDS. Characters by Messrs. Howe, Wallatk, Vandenhoff,
and Buckstone ; Miss Reynolds and Mrs. Fitzwilliam.
;After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE SPHINX.
To be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND.
Ito conclude with the Farce of LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS.

TM:Ants ROYAL. A1)ELP111.
Ender the direction 01 Madame Celesta.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed TIES LAST LEGS.
After which a new grand Extravaganza, entitled THE DEVIL'S
T10.,1N AND THE REVOLT OF THE FLOWERS.
To conclude with the Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER.
Mr. Slasher, Mr. Wright; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford.

ROYAL. tALIs.LIM TREAT kr..
Clatter the 2,4 anagunent or Madame Vestris.
S'Olq Lessee. Mr. Charle4 a. he 7. s.
THIS EVENIN. G
Will be performed a new comic Da,
ram called THE HUSBAN
OF MY WIFE. Characters by Messr4. C. Mathews, HarleyD , F.
Matthews, Selby, and Varselle ; Miss li. Gilbert, and Miss Connor.
To be followed by a Piece entitled HOLD UR TONGUE. Cha-
racters isy Messrs. C. Mathews, Selby, andYO Parselle ; Miss H. Gil-
bert, Miss Jane Coleman, and Madame Vestris.
To eonciade with THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS OP CHRISTEN-

DOM.
Dress Boner, 55.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery. Is. No
bait-price to any part of the house.
The Sew lox-office, No. 2, Wellington. street, is open to the
public overy day, from Ten till Six.

PRINCESS'S TIIF.ATII.K.
Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVF.NING,
Will be presented a new Domestic Opera, entitled THE BLIND
SISTER ; or, the Mountain Farm.
To be followed by the Last Act of Donizettrs celebrated Opera,
entitled LUCIA 1 LAMMERMOOR.
After which, Mdlles. W. an 3 A. Neruda and their brother Victor
sill perform en the Violin. Violoncello, and Pianoforte.
To conclude with THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug, Mr. C. Braham,

twlc AL AM P HAT II EAT
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, &e.
In active preparation, and will be proluce,l at Whitsuntide a new
grand Military Equestrian Spectacle, entitled
MOOLTAN and GO;NJEAT; er, the Conquest of the Seikhs.
The new grand Easter spectarle unprecedentedly successful.
THIS EVENING,
The performance will commence with a Grand Equestrian Spec-
tacle, by Fitzball, entitled THE WHITE MAIDEN OF CALIFOR-
NIA ; or, the florae of the Ocean.
Tu be followed by an inimitafle display of SCENES IN THE
CIRCLE. in which the Prat Equestrian talent of the day will appear.
To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece.
lios-itthee open iron, Eleven till Four.
Manseer. Mr. W Welt.

THE WEATHELL—Scri OFFicE, MAY 12.
TIMMONETER, Lowest, 33; Hizhest, 52, Noon, 55

BAROMETER, 30.25.
WIND S.S.E.—fine weather.

t 0,,, AL WINUON
TRU DAT —Morning, 11 min. after 4 Evening, 26atter
To-Moaoiv— 41 min. after 4 I Eveniag, 1 min. alter 5

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