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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The Sontag furore is at its height, it is full as in-
tense as was the Lind furore, and promises to be as
lasting. Yesterday evening a dense crowd was gathered
around the pit and gallery doors of the theatre as early
es six o'clock, albeit the doors did not open until half-
after seven. The crush was terrific, and within ten
minutes from the time the doors were open the theatre
was completely crammed. Every stall, every box was
occupied, and we do not believe that the most in-
genious packer could have crammed half a
dozen persons additional into either pit or gallery.
The occasion, it must be acknowledged, was worthy of
the sensation which it had created. It was the first ap-
pearance since her return to the stage of Madame Son-
tag in the character in which she had originally made
her clebiil in 1828, and in w hick she had at once eats,
Wished her reputation as the first singer of her time.
It was her first re-appearance in the character of Rosins,.
and those who had twenty years since listened with
thrilling delight to her wonderful vocalization, were,
although satisfied from the performance of Linda
as to the general perfection of the voice, anxious
to ascertain whether the organ still possessed that
marvellous flexibility—whether the singer still possessed
that marvellous power over it which had made her exe.

cution of Rode's air one of the traditions of the opera.
They were not disappointed. The curtain rose for the

performance of II .gaibiere di Siviglia, and after the
chorus and the Count's aria the lattice opened, and
Sontag appeared, looking as ladylike and as gen-
teelly cJqte ttish as she did twenty years ago. And
hark! Yes! It is the same voice, the same sweet,
bird-like voice as ever. Henriette Sontag is Hen-
riette Sontag still. It was not, however, until
she appeared on the stage that the full extent of the
taste which she infuses into her representation of Rosina
could be appreciated. She dresses the part in a novel and
most picturesque manner, and her white satin dress with
scarlet trimmiogsgi yes her the most fascinating air imagin-
able. Her execution of the far-famed " Una voce
poco fa" was wonderful. Her fieziture was most
lavish, and at the same time most grace-
ful, most original, and most correct; never did
bird warble more sweetly—never did the most
perfect musician perform more accurately upon the most
perfect instrument than did Sontag upon that most per-
fect of all musical instruments, her own sweet voice, into
which she threw a grace and an expression, of which
any mere musical instrument must be necessarily inca-
pable. She was enthusiastically applauded, and the
repetition of the air was redemanded, a request, how-
ever, with which Sontag did not comply, but contented
herself with curtseying her thanks. St Idom have we seen
such enthusiasm exhibited within the walls of this
most aristocratic of theatres as was caused last night
by Sontag's execution of the "Una voce." But
the enthusiasm thus excited in the first act was
coldness itself in comparison to the furore created
by her performance of Rode's air with variations,
which was given as the singing lesson in the second'
act. Never have we heard anything that could
be at all compared to her execution of the second varia-
tion. Every possible musical difficulty seemed to have
been conjured up by the artist solely for the purpose of
proving how delicately perfect was the voice, and how
marvellous was the power of the executant, who could
so easily overcome them. Never hale we heard
chromatic scales and arpeggio passages given with
such delicacy, such brilliancy, such grace, such
distinctness, such perfection. The house was hushed into
a silence of delight by this marvellous exhibition, and at
the conclusion there was one loud enthusiastic
shout for the repetition of the air, accompanied
by a shower of bouquets. The air was repeated, again
were the bouquets showered on her, and again was the
repetition redemanded, and again was the demand corn-
plied with; this third performance was to the full as
dLzzling by its brilliancy, as pleasing by its delicacy
and its finish as the two former performances had been;
again the applause was rapturous, again the bouquets
were showered on her, and when, after a lapse of some
minutes, the applause ceased, it was renewed upon
the " bravissima" of the Count, which the whole
house took up, exclaiming, as in chorus, " bravissima."
She was called on at tLe conclusion of each act, and on
the fall of the curtain she was led on by Gardoni in
obedience to the call of the audience, and on her re-
tirement was again called on alone. The opera was
admirably cast. Gardoni was the Count, Beletti the
Figaro, and Lablache Dr. Bartolo.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
Grisi took her benefit last night, and there was $
large crowd of visitors present, for independently of the
professional merit and high public standing of the vo-
calist—neither of which seems likely ever to fade—the
opera of the Huguenots, which formed the entertain-
ment, has not yet weakened in attraction. Grist played
the heroine with her accustomed excellence, and its
p)wer and effect will easily be understood from these
tew words. Mario represented the Protestant Raoul
with all his well-known spirit and intensity. The opera
went off brilliantly.
The Propheie, it is expected, will be produced in the
course of next week—probably on Thursday. Viardot
Garcia has arrived, and the rehearsals are now proceed-
ing with great vigour.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
We are glad to find Buckstone once more resuming
his pen, albeit An Alarming Sacrifice is the result of his
resumption of authorship—a sacrce which. we doubt
not, he will be willing to make every night, so long as the
public shall think proper to exact it of him; for, after all,
to Buckstone An Alarming Sacrifice is only a farce; and
a very excellent farce it is. Thus runs the plot:—A
young shopman, of rather " fast" morals, has come to
take possession of some property as heir at•law of his
deceased uncle, and resolving to lead a distingue sort of
life has invited a party of fair modistes to dinner.
id has When
ho has taken possession, and Susan,
given up the keys, he accidentally
sianis a will,
dtruSsuisv Susan.
which
documentALfirst
theall tdhae, property of
bp rutgyb its
oh;
queatbedesrroy din g to th
thee
crosses his mind, but conscience gets the better of inte-
rest, and he shows the will and surrenders the premises
to the housemaid. As he is now in desperate circum-
stances, Susan takes him into her service as man of all
work. In this condition he makes profound meditations
on the uncertainty of human uffuirs, reflecting that he
has just come out of town to be a fine gentleman, and
hat he is now polishing the tongs and poker ter his own
housemaid. The arrival of the dashing milliners, who
tied him in his menial position, does not at all add to his
happiness. At last Susan magnanimously destroys the
will, amd he with equal magnanimity bestows his
hand upon her, now his rights as heir-at-law are
revived, It should be observed that the youth was in
former days a kind of sweetheart to Susan, and that
:he humiliations through which he has passed were
intended by her as a wholesome discipline. The mis-
guided beau is made to see the falseness of his gay
tenia:e friends, and Susan is able to test the fidelity of
another lover, who has vowed that he would marry her
without a farthing, but who backs out when the will is
destroyed. The undercurrent of kindness in Susan was
very beautifully represented by Mrs. Fitswilliam, andshop-
man,
.
her character contrasted well that of the
coarser
played by Mr. Buckstone with all his eccentric
and irresistible humour. Mrs. llumby, st_s the chief of
the modistes, was in admirable pomp, a .d Sus
u
the cook of the establishment, was played in a got d
San's friend,
downright style by Mrs. Stanley. The
repeated hppluuse
at the tall of the curtain crowned theincessant laugher
which had been kept up during the progress of the piece.

TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.--
TH B TheN
:Ithe third and principal of the quarterly meet-....,._•.
(Aly
• . the ircnniasters of this district took place at :.
.1)(,,,, loyal Hotel, and was most numerously attended; • / II
in fact, it may be said to have been the largest of th©
..- ..
kind held in the town for some time past. The prices
agreed upon at the preliminary meeting held at Hands-
worth the week before last were confirmed, but it is
doubtful whether the masters will be able to maintain
them throughout the quarter. The orders, notwith-
standing. the reduction 01 10s. per ton, were very limited,
though there were a considerable number of gentlemen
anxious to purchase, but who withheld their orders fur
a few daye.
REDUCTION OF PORT GLASGOW► TO A CREEL.—
Information was received at our custom-house on Satur-
day last, that the old and once thriving port u.
position
Glasgow is helm( forth to occupy the bumble
strong
The feeling of the Port Glasgow peoplearise
a creek, in corn( xion with the Greenock custom-house.
informed
against the measure, and. . we
the
Treasury
that they are memorializinge
ago,
they were
upon the subject. A short i
that they themselves
gindgitsrsted from a first to a
dedreatmo
second chuckling a
class
st
tort, Greenock's
little being
that stage which home-
Port Glasgow was at
n principal port of the Clyde, and Greenock
one time the
dwieurteelyso sporoeclicdto(
•the very s: me relation which Port
occupied towards r
fiat of the Treasury, is henceforth to
by the Gltibgow, sbeareudiubcilstion.
Occupy with
respect IQ Greenock.—Glasgow Daily Mail.