The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-13 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

La Soenambula was performed here for the first
time this season last evening, and, as might have been
anticipated, drew a crowded house. The cast pos
sensed both strength and novelty, and as a whole we
have never on the English stage seen this opera so well
performed. Miss Louisa Pyne appeared for the first
time as Amina, and she is certainly now the best
Amina on the English stage; an accomplished musi•
clan, and possessed of exquisite taste and great power of
expression, she sings the music of Bellini with unerring
correctness and, at the same time, with that intensity of
feeling which is so necessary to render effective a part
like that of Amina. In the concluding scene of the
second act, where she is cast off by Elvino,
nothing could exceed the intense pathos both of her
acting and singing, and we know of no English
artiste who could have rendered the concluding duet
of this act with the expression, and the pathos, and the
intensity which Miss Louisa Pyne threw into the part.
The applause was enthusiastic, -and she was called on at
the conclusion of the act. Her manner of rendering
the finale, the tar-famed "Ah non giunge," was
excellent, and elicited rapturous applause. She was
called fur twice at the conclusion of the opera and
enthusiastically received. We repeat our opinion
that the Amina of Miss Louisa Pyne is the hest on
the English stage. She sings the music exquisitely,
and her youthful appearance enables her to look the
character to admiration. A new aspirant for
lyrical honours made her debut last evening in the
usually unimportant character of Liza, we say usually
unimportant, because last evening the espiegle acting
and the really fine singing of Miss Julia Bleaden,
the debutante, restored the character of Liza to its
proper importance, and secured to the fair debutante
herself the marked approbation of the audience ; her
voice is a soprano, clear, powerful, and flexible, it has
been well cultivated, and she possesses considerable
histrionic powers. We hope soon to see Miss Julia
Bleaden in a part more worthy of her than
that of Liza. Allen was the Elvino, and never
was he in better voice, never did he sing or
act the part more beautifully. The celebrated "Ab !
perche" was of course encored, a compliment well
merited by the exquisite manner in which it was
given. We were, however, surprised that the " Tutto
e sciolto," which immediately precedes it, was not
also re• demanded, for never', has that most expressive
lyric been rendered with more agonizing pathos than
it was by Allen last evening. He was called for at the
conclusion of each act and loudly applauded. Madame
Feron was Dame Teresa, and Wynn was Alessio. The
opera was well put on the stage, the choruses were
most correctly given, and the orchestra was all that
could be desired.

RESULT OF THE CITY OF
LONDON REGISTRATION.
The revision of the lists of voters for the City of Lon-
don by Mr. Thomas Youog M`Christio closed yesterday,
The following is the result
Liberal claims sustained 56
Ditto failed 42

Total

Conservative claims sustained
Ditto failed ... •••

Total ...

Liberal objections sustained ...
Ditto failed ... ... •••

Total

Conservative objections sustained
Ditto failed ... ... •••

Total

Double objections sustained •••
Ditto failed ••• ••• •••

Total ...

... 742
... 125

.- 1,105
... 686

----
... 1,791

... 397

... 405

Expunged by barrister ... ... .
CONSERVATIVE STATEMENT.
Conservative objections sustained
Ditto failed

867

Total ...

Liberal objections sustained ...
Ditto failed

Total

Double objections sustained ...
Ditto failed ••• ...

". 1,177
". 609

". 1,786

... 742
... 120

... 862

Total ...

Expunged by barrister ... ... ..