The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-29 00:00:00

HER NA J ESTY 'S THEATRE.

Last night Lon Pasquale was performed for the first
time this ft asun on the occasion of the annual benefit of
Signor Puzzi, and with the exception of Lablache, who
of course was the glorious Don, the cast was entirely
new, Mademoiselle Alboni sustaining the character of
Norina, Belletti that of Dr. Malatesta, and Calzolari
that of Ernesto. The Norina of Mademoiselle Alboni,
tidy sustains the character she has recently acquired as
an actress. Nothing could be more humerous than
the exceeding naivete almost amounting to gaucherie of
her sentplicita sctne with Don Pasquale at the
cemmeneemt nt of the second act, and the sudden meta-
morphosis to the virago immediately after the completion
of the marriage contract, was admirable. She hung the
music exquisitely, and threw into it infinite spirit. Never
nave we heard the opening aria' Quel guardo' so perfectly
rendered. The beautiful quartette at the close of the
second act was admirably given by Alboni, Calzolari,
lit-letti, and Labia, he, and was rapturously encored, as
was the finale, wriich, as rendered by Alboni, was
one of the mo't sparkling exhibitions of brilliant exe-
cution ever wituensed. Beletti was very effective
as Malatesta; he made the various points tell excellently,
and admirably acted up to Lablache. Calzolari sung the
music of Ernesto with great taste and feeling, and was
encort•d in the serenade. The Don Pasquale of Lablache
was more replete with rich and unctious humour than
ever; he seemed to revel in the fun that he created, and
to as thoroughly enjoy it himself as did his audi-
ence. It is a character in which one never tires
of seeing Lablache, for albeit the general outline
be the same, the filling of the picture is
never twice alike. Last night he adopted $
new costume, more grotesque even than the wedding
costume of the Don in days of yore. The wig—the
inimitable flaxen wig. with its numerous curls, and its
lofty top knot, still surmounted the head of the Don,
but the nether-men was clothed in inexpressiblea of the
largest and most staring plaid pattern ever
manufactured—the waistcoat was white, and the
coat a bright blue with metal buttons, made
with a side pocket, cut of which peeped ,
white handkerchief, after the most approved fashion of
the genus Gent. All the artistes were called for at the
conclusion of the performance. Then followed the Pas
de la Courronne, with Marie Taglioni; and then the last
act of Mercadantts' opera 11 Giuramento, in whieh
Moriani and Parodi showed how much acting and sing-
ing can do, when guided by good taste and cultivation.
The music is by alercadante, we need say no more ;
but Moriani and Parodi, by their magnificent acting and
singing, produced the most sublime effects. Never had
the pathetic tenderness of Moriani, or the terrible energy
of Parodi, been seen to greater advantage. The per-
formances concluded with that most tasteful and elegant
of ballets, La Prima Ballerina.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty the
Queen Adelaide's box, at her Majesty's Theatre, was
yesterday (Thursday) tvening occupied by the Hun. Mr.
and Mrs. Ashley, Miss Bailey, Mr. Bailey, and party.
Amongst the visitors were—the Duke and Duchess of
Cleveland and Lady Augusta Mauler, his Serene High-
ness the Duke Charles of Bruns %iek, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, the Mar-
quis of Donegal, the Mai quis of Granby, the Marquis of
Ailesbur), the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Lonsdale,
the Earl of Munster, the Earl and Count( as of Malmes-
bury, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excel-
lency the Danish Minister, the Countess Revcntlow and
the Countesses Hilda and Melvina de Rtvtntlow, his
Excellency the Neapolitan Ambassador, e Charge
d'Affaires of France and Madame de Montherot, his
xcellency the Minister of Costa Rica, his Excellency
the Minister from the Argentine Republic, the Marquis
de Liaboa, the Viscount Hanelagh, the Viscount and
Viscountess Maynard, the Viscount Somerton, the Vis-
count Enfield, Lord Saltoun, Lady W. Warnford, Lady
Abercrombie, Lady Lake, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce,
L-rd W. Lennox, Lord George Gordon Lennox, Lord
George Paget, Lady Lawley, Lady Clatina, Lady
Georgina Grey, Lady Gordon, Lady Lesford, Scc.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT- GARDEN.—Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured
the. performance at the Royal Italian Opera last evening
with their presence. Her Majsaty was attended by the
Counttss ot Mount Edgcurube, the Hon. Miss Stanley,
the Hun. Miss Lennox, and Lord Waterpark; and his
Royal Highness by the Hon. Colonel C. B. Phipps and
Colonel Bouverie. Among the visitors were the Duchess
of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Drogheda, the Marquis of Headfort, the
Ladies Taylour and Miss Montgomery, the Countess de
Salts, the Countess ot Tankervide, the Earl and Countess
of Harrington, the Earl of Oxford, Mr. and Lady
Augusta Wentworth and Miss Wentworth, Earl Gran-
ville, the Earl of Cadogan and Lady Honoria Cadogan,
Lady Arabella Ileslteth, the Marchesa Brancaleone,
Earl of Besborough, Earl of Belfast, Earl Bective,
Viscount Las:cents, Viscount Rauelagh, Viscount May-
nard, Viscount Mahlon, Viscountess Newport, Lord and
Lady Southampton, Lady Brougham, Lord and Lady
Carington, Lady de Dunstanville, Lord and Lady
WharnelifFe, Lord Ward, Lord Henry Lennox, the
Right Hon. Sir John Cam Ilobhouse, Bart., Lady and
the Misses Hobhouse, Sir Willoughby Jones, Bart., Sir
John Dandas, the Hon. Lady Younge, Lady Davie and
Miss Burdett Coutts, Sir F. Stovitsacc.

CHRIST CHURCH", SURREY.—Yesterday morning &
very croe dtd meeting of the rate•payers of Christ
Church, Blacktriat s-road, was held in the vestry attached
to the parish church, for the purpose of making a
church-rate for the necessary repairs and cleansing the
church, &c. The chair was taken at ten o'clock by Mr.
Churchwarden Freeman, who having briefly explained
the objects of, and read the notice convening the meet-
ing, the various items in the notice were discussed with
some warmth by a great number of the rate-payers, who
at length proposed a resolution that a rate of one penny
in the pound be made. This was set aside on one of the
rate-payers proposing " That the rate should not exeeed
one halfpenny in the pound." After an animated de-
bate, ii was proposed by Mr. Evans, seconded by
Apsley Pellatt, Esq., and carried, " That as the trustees
under the will of the late John Marshall have at their
disposal funds amply sufficient for all the really neces-
sary purposes for carrying on Divine worship in this
church, it is moved that the rate now demanded is unjust
and uncalled for, and therefore it is not granted." The
announcement of the rate being lost drew forth loud
applause from the opposition party, whereupon a poll
was demanded by the churchwardens, which was
gr.nted.

BIRTHS.
On the 24th inst., at Bestol, Plumstead, the wife of John
Cook, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 24th inst., at Chorlton, near Chester, Mrs. Holt
Glegg, of a son.
°uiv. H
thete 25th.
Cotton, of
f a son.
to Chesterfield, near Lichfield, the wife
of the
On the Ifith inst., at Finchley-road, Mrs. J. Courtenay, of
a son.

Ou the 26th inst., at Shooter's-hill, the Wife of the Rev.
G. Y. Buddy, of a son.
On the 26th inst., a* Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park, the wife
of H. Smith, &q., of a son.
On the 27th inst., at Upper Woburn-place, the wife of J.
Kemplay, Esq., of the iNlatile Temple, of a daughter.

On the 26th irst., at Wisbech, the Rev. Henry Hall, M A.
Head Master of the Grammar School, St. Alban's, to Eliza-
beth, daughter of W. Steve:,s Es or of IVisbech.
q.,,
Ma y
On the `26th inst., at Stanton Lacey, James Horsburgh,
Esq., of idnor• house, Hertfordshire, only son of the late
Captain Borshurgh, hyorographer to the lion. East India,
Company, of Her, e Surrey, to Amelia, second "daughter
ot J S Eck-aids. Esq., of Stanton Lacey, Shropshire.

On the 26th inst., at 13 'lton, the Right Hon. Lord
Louth, of Louth-hall, county - ith, Ire and, aged 39.
On the 24th inst., at Northwood, Lie of Wight, Leah
Cooper Anaude, wife f the Rev. J. Maude, ALA , aged 83.
On the 24th ifst , at Bloniiield-ruad, Maida-bill, Charles
Ernest, eldest son of Mr. Bodmin.

On the 25th inst., at the Rectory, Essendon, Herts, Frances,
the whe of Iticha'd 11. Webb, Esq, of Glocester-place, Port-
man-square, aged 76.
On the 26th inst., Cornelia Anne, relict of the late Edward
Venables Town2hend, Esq., cf Wintham-hall, in the county
of Cheater.

On the 27th inst., at Park-place West, Liverpool-road,
Isli3gton, Mrs. Martha Loonies, aged 62.

London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112,
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_of
Friday, June 29, 1819.