The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-26 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

Verdi's op ra of Ernani was performed on Saturday
evening, for the debut of two new vocalists, Madame
Giuliani in the character of Elvira, and Signor Bordas
in that of the bandit lover. The opera of .Ernani may
now be regarded as a confirmed favourite of the
frequent( rs of her Majesty's Theatre—a fact proved by
the enthusiastic reception on Saturday, though per•
formed under circumstances of the most serious disad-
vantage. These arose from the increased hoarseness of
Signer Gardoni, who sustained the character of Carlo,
and who, greatly as he has evidently been suffering on
each previous occasion of his appearance this season,
was so far worse on the present occasion as to be com-
pelled to omit the grand duet with Elvira, " Chi mi
trasse amor possente," the aria " .4c) vedremo, veglio
audace," and the cavatina "0 Dei verdi anni miei I"
The other principal singers, and especially the two de.
butants, were not less involved in the consequences of
this misfortune than was the general effect of the opera,
for they were deprived of the necessary rest between
their efforts which the performance of these pieces
should have afforded them, and their exertions in the
concerted music lost much of the power they would have
produced had they received the efficient support of this
worthily favourite artist. Notwithstanding this unto-
ward obstacle, however, to the completeness of the re-
presentation, Madame Giuliani may be said to have
made a decided success—Signor Bordas to have proved
the quality and etent of his abilities—Signor Belletti
to have equalled, if not exceeded, the best of his former
essays. The lady, the: wife of a M. Van Gelver, of
Amsterdam, is a native of Bordeaux, a pupil of the Con.
servatoire in Paris, aid a great favourite at the Grand
Opera at Brussels, in which theatre she some years
divided with Madame Laborde the arduous duties of the
prima donna assoluta. Her engagement last year, at the
instigation of the composer, to sustain the principal part
in Verdi's opera of Jerusalem, at the Academie Royale
de Musique in Paris, was so successful as to induce the
present arrangement with the director of her Majesty's
Theatre. The result of Saturday evening's performance
proves the soundness of his judgment in bringing such
an artist before the subscribers. Madame Giuliani
selected for her debut the arduous character of
Elvira, as best suited to display the compass of her
voice and the extent of her dramatic powers. The
music of this part affords but little opportunity for the
exercise of the ability of execution a singer may possess,
but what little demands upon this important talent of a
vocalist it presents the debutante fulfilled with no less
fluency and ease than neatness and precision. She had
occasion, in the course of the performance, to sing over
the extensive compass from B flat below the treble staff
to C, two octaves and a note above. She sings so fre-
quently with such evident facility, and with such un-
questionable precision, the extreme highest notes, as to
prove that she could reach still higher if required by the
part, and to produce an effect of perfect satisfaction upon
the audience, which some of the most admired artists
have occasionally failed to do. She is perfect in intona-
tion, good in style, and not deficient in; passionate ex-
pression. Upon the whole, Madame Giuliani may be
justly estimated a highly accomplished vocalist.
She was most warmly and deservedly applauded
in her opening cavatina, " Ernani involami," and
encored in the duet with Signor Bordas "Ah
morir potessi adesso," and her trio with this gentle-
man and Signor Belletti, " Ve come gli astri stessa,"
which last was, as a dramatic singer, unquestionably her
most successful effort. She was enthusiastically recalled
at the conclusion of the third act, and again with Sig-
nori Bordas and Belletti, at the termination of the opera.
Signor Bordas, who appeared for the first time in the
part of Ernani, is also of French origin, both as to
birth and education—his appearance is good, and he was
admirably dressed. His voice is not wanting in power,
and as to compass, he sings up to A in his chest register
with ease and effect; but in quality it is hard, and want-
ing in vibration. In acting and singing he is full of
energy. He was most encouragingly received, and
will doubtless, as a second tenor, prove valuable
to the establishment. Of Signor Belletti, who sus-
tained the character of Ruy Gomez de Silva, since
his excellence is well known, it is needless to
say he sang with his utmost finish of execution and
perfection of style. He was rapturously encored in his
cavatina " Infelicel e tuo credevi," and, by his admirable
performance of its most prominent part, ensured also
the re-demand of the concerted piece at the end of tho
third act, " 0 sommo Carlo." The band went in a man-
ner to reflect the highest credit on M. Balfe. The Queen
Adelaide's box was occupied by their Serene Highnessea
the Princesses Amelia and Elise of Hohenlohe Schil-
lingsfurst, who were accompanied by the Comtesso
d'Erfa, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, and Colonel and
Mrs. Cornwall. Amongst the general company were
the Prince Magliani, his Excellency the Russian Minis-
ter, the Baroness Brunnow and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner,
his Excellency the Swedish Minister and the Baroness
Rehausen,this Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Ex-
cellency the Austrian Minister, the Duke of Brunswick,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Granby, the
Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl
Granville, the Earl of Bessborough, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Norbury, Viscount Maynard and the Hon.
Miss Maynard, Viscount Mahon, Viscount Dungarvon,
Viscount Anson, Viscount Clifden, Lady Cearles Somer-
set, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel, Lord Suffield, Lord Gerald
Fitzgerald, Lord Sandys, Lord William Lennox, Lady
Georgiana Grey, Lady Augusta Wentworth, the Hon.
Mr. Wentworth, Lady Elizabeth Wentwotth, Lady
Malet, Lord Ossulston, Lord George Gordon Lennox, Lord
Templemore, Lord George Paget, M. de Berg, Count de
Souli, M. C. De Koudriaffsky, the Comtesse Brunetiere,
M. De Kochmer, Sir John Stanley, Bart., the Hon, Cap-
tain Grey, Count Montholon, Major Baring, General the
lion. H. Cavendish, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Hon. C. E.
Pepys, the lion. Mrs. Anson, Sir Ralph and Lady
Howard, Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir Thomas and Lady
Cartwright, Captain Blanc, fur. W. Rose, Lady Price, Lady
Forbes, Colonel Beltram, Major Buckley, Mr. Spencer
De Horsey, Mrs. Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, Mr. Mon-
tague, Mr. Delafield, Mrs. Abel, Mrs. Parkinson, Mr.
Bedford, Mrs. Weston, Mr. Stone, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Col-
quhoun, Mrs. Whyte, Mr. and Mrs. Auldjo, Mr. Henry
and Miss Singleton, Mr. A. Montgomery, Mr. C. Barry
Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Palmer, &c.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and suite visited the
theatre on Saturday night, to witness the magnificent
representation of Auber's finest work, La Illuette de Por-
tico (Masaniello). There is little need, now that the
entire press has borne testimony to the ultra-liberality
which the direction has devoted to its production, to enter
into any present detail of its various beauties. The corn-
pleteness of the scenery—the picturesqueness of the
groupings—the harmony of colours which pervades the
costumes—the power and precision of the choral forces
—the splendour of the orchestra—the fine singing and
acting of Mario—the eloquent action of Pauline Le-
roux's Fenella—and the spirit and truthfulness of Mas-
sol's Pietro, have all received fitting and deserving
eulogy. The opera went off with unabated:Mat from
the overture to the concluding scene. Mario was in
admirable voice, and the famous " barcarolle" was
vehemently redemanded, as was the duet for Masa-
niello and Pietro, and the fine prayer in the third
act. Madame Dorus Gras was much applauded, and the
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crowded in every part. In the royal suite were the Mar-
quis of Ormond, Viscountess Jocelyn, the Honourable
Miss Dawson, the Hon. Miss Stanley, Colonel the Hon.
C. Grey, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess
Mary, and attended by Mr. E. Mildmay and Baron
Knesebeck, also honoured the performance with their
presence. Among the general visitors were his Excel-
lency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Danish
Minister and the Countess Reventlow, and Gene-
ral and Madame d'Oxholm, his Excellency the
American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft, his Grace
the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Du-
chess of Montrose, the Duke and Duchess of Nor-
folk and Lady Mary Fitzalan Howard, the Duchess of
Inverness, the Duches Dowager of Bedford and Lady
Rachel Russell and Lord and Lady Charles Russell, the
Duchess Dowager of Cleveland, the Marquis of Aber-
corn, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Win-
chester, the Marquis of Donegan, the Marchioness of
Westmeath, the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, the
Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Verulam, the Earl of
Falmouth, the Earl of Cawdor, the Earl of Cardigan, the
Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Bessborough, the Earl of
Munster, the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl Grosvenor, the
Countess of Essex and Miss Johnstone, the Countess of
Lichfield and Lady Harriet Anson, Viscount and Vis-
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C. Leslie, Hon. Mrs. Murray, Hon. J. Vivian, Hon. E.
Law, Hon. Hussey Keane, Hon. E. Stuart Wortley, Sir
Isaac Lyon. Lady and the Misses Goldsmid, Sir George
and Lady Clerk, Sir R. Lynch Blosse, Sir John and
Lady Jervis, Sir John and Lady Dashwood, Sir Thomas
Hare, Sir Charles Price, Sir George Armytago, Sir W.
de Bathe, Mrs. C. Mills, Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. Standish
Standish, Miss Richards and party, Miss Burdett Coutts
and party, Mdlle. Jenny Lind, General Dashwood,
General Grosvenor, General Campbell, General Fox,
Colonel the Hon. A. Upton, Colonel Blanc, Colonel
Drummond, Major Weyland, Major Biddulph, Captain
Rudiman, Captain Laffin, Captain Berkely, Mr. A.rabin,
Mr. Clayton, Mr. H. Webster, Mr. J. Bush, Mr, H. L.
Wigram, &c.

ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE.—Young Hernandez,
whose performances have excited so much interest among
the amateurs of equestrianism, will take his benefit on
Thursday.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. Mendelssohn's
Aihatie is to be produced by this society at their concert
on Friday next, the 30th instant. In comPli"c
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generally-expressed wish of the subscriberst
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gesang of the above composer will be repeated
same evening.
CUSTOMS APPOINTMENTS.--
Southampton, mr•Price Edwards,
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has been promoted
to the collectorship at Dublin,
collector of customs at
ritt°hne room of Mr. Wor-
been appointed collector at thington. Mr. Powell, ctorn
collector at .Manchester, has
at Liverpool.
collector at
to be co
Sligo, to be Hector at Rochester.
Southampton.P Mr. Gardner,
tiroller at Liverpool, has
been appointed comptroller
y or, collector at Rochester, to be
Mr. Clark, comptroller at
manMehr.eeTti. Mr. liodden, collector at Cowes,
collector at Cowes.

The directors of the Devon Great Consols Mines de-
clared on Wednesday last their usual bi-monthly divi-
dend of 5/. per share, amounting to 5,1201. (the dividend
being now paid free of income-tax), leaving in hand an
available balance in cash, Exchequer-bills, and ore-bills
due next month, of 19,446 L 133. 6d. applicable to the
future prosecution of the mines. The advance on the
standard will give a considerable addition to the profits
of the past month. Taking the standard of last week,
we estimate the 1,442 tons sold on Thursday will realise
upwards of 10,0001., including carriage; whilst the costs
for the month, inclusive of every expense contingent on
the working of the mines, will amount to about 5,000/ ;
consequently, a profit of 5,0001. for the month may be
anticipated.
Treviskey and Barrier meeting was held on Monday
last, when a dividend of 41. per share was declared on
Treviskey for the months of January and February—
the profits on the two months amounting to 525/. 12s. 9d.;
a balance of 121. 59. Id. remains in hand, with the ore
bills coming due; 416 tons were sampled on the 14th,
and 360 expected for March or April.
A special meeting of Comblawn adventurers was held
on Tuesday, when the accounts were audited and passed.
Resolutions were passed for the immediate erection of a
steam-engine of sufficient power to prove the mine effec-
tually, and the forfeiture of 50 shares, belonging to a
defaulting holder. A call of 10s. per share was also
made.

At the Great Polgooth meeting, on Monday last, the
accounts for December and January showed a profit on
the two months of 958/. 16s. 2d. A dividend of 2?. 10s.
per share was declared, leaving a balance of 621. 16s. 2d.
A meeting of the Trenance Company was held yester-
day, at which a call of 1/. per share was made.
A meeting of Wheal Anderton was held at Tavistock,
on Thursday, at which favourable reports from Captains
Carpenter and J. Paull were read.

At the meeting of East Birch Tor, on Thursday, the
directors announced their intention of declaring a divi-
dend in June next.

At a meeting of Lanarth adventurers, on Monday, a
call of IL per share was made.
In foreign mines, the principal business appears to
have been in St. John del Rey, Copiapo, United Mexi-
can, Bolanos, and North British Australian Company.
We learn that advices have been received from the colo-
nial agent, stating that 350 tons of copper regulus had
been shipped at Sydney. This we presume to be the
produce of 600 tons of ore, which had to be discharged
at that port some time since, on the passage home, in
consequence of its heating in the vessel.
Gualdalcanal shares have been in request, and several
transactions taken place. We have seen the specimens
recently received from the mines, one or two of which
were very rich for silver, and we have since learned that,
from isksays made on two samples, they were found to
contai,l-880 and 4,850 ozs. of silver respectively.
The Imperial Brazilian Mining Association received
dispatches on Monday and 'Wednesday last. The gold
returns, from December 23d to January 22d, amounts to
81bs. 1 oz. 9 dwts. Bananal returning 101bs. I oz. 6 dwts.
and Goo Soco 131bs. 7 oz. 3 dwts. The total, from
July Ist to December 31st, appears to be 2611b5. 7 oz.
16 dwts.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
TROOPS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE.

The following detachments are under orders to em-
bark for the head-quarters of their respective regi-
ments:—
For the Cape of Good Hope—First battalion, 6th Re-
giment, 1 officer and 61 men; 45th Regiment, 1 officer
and 122 men; 73d Regiment, 3 officers and 42 men;
second battalion, 91st Regiment, 51 men; first battalion,
Rifle Brigade, 2 officers and 62 men.
For the Mauritius-sth Fusiliers, 1 officer and 51 men;
second battalion, 12th Regiment, 1 officer and 31 men.
For Ceylon-15th Regiment, 1 officer and 41 men ;
37th Regiment, 2 officers and 61 men.
For Canada-19th Regiment, 2 officers and 82 men;
20th Regiment, 1 officer and 122 men; second battalion,
23d Fusilem, 1 officer and 51 men; second battalion,
71st Highlanders, 1 officer and 61 men; 79th High-
landers, 2 officers and 52 men; second battalioh, Rifle
Brigade, 2 officers and 143 men.
For New Brunswick—First battalion, Ist Royal Re-
giment, 3 officers and 73 men.
_ For Nova Scotia-38th Regiment, 2 officers and 83
men.

For Malta,First battalion, 97th Regiment, 1 officer
and 41 men. Total, 27 officers and 1,229 men.
Lientenant-General Sir C. Napier proceeds to India
this day. He goes to Leghorn with the intention, it is
said, of calling on his brother at Nic-?_. A steamer will
take him from Leghorn to Alexandria. Major Mcc-
murdo, Major W. Napier, and Brevet Major Kennedy
accompany Sir Charles to India. Sir Guy Campbell
and Captain Byng are to become members of Sir Charles's
Staff on his arrival in India,
ROYAL DOCKYARD ORDNANCE. The Admiralty
have ordered that eighteen of the twenty-four 32-
pounders appropriated to the use of the Woolwich
Dockyard Brigade are to be returned into the store of
Woolwich Arsenal.
THE NAVAL APPRENTICES —The number of Naval
Apprentices at the ports is being reduced considerably,
without any new entries to fill vacancies. Another
draft has been sent to ber Majesty's steam-frigate
Arrogant, in lieu of first class boys, and to be borne as
such ; and the original number of 200 on board the
Rolla at Portsmouth is now reduced to 143. There
are hundreds of candidates for vacancies; but it is quite
uncertain whether they will be filled up.
THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE AT PORTSMOUTH.—
We have had our attention frequently called of late to
the great expenses incurred by young officers waiting at
Portsmouth to pass their necessary examinations in gun-1
nery, &c. It would be much better for the young gen-
tlemen themselves, and certainly of infinite advantage to
their parents and friends—some of whom are old officers,
and needy man—if, whilst their attendance is neces-
sary at Portsmouth, they should be allowed the
benefit of living on board the guard-ship, and, conse-
quently, under discipline; instead of, as at present, being
compelled to live on shore in lodgings at a great ex-
pense ; and not only this, but exposed to the many
idle temptations which a seaport offers, to lead them into
scrapes. Even if they were, in these economical days,
not allowed their pay and victuals whilst thus placed, it
were better to let them have the benefit of a mess and
messmates to associate with on board ship, than to run
wild adrift on shore.

ALDERNEY GARRISON AMUSEMENTS.—We some time
since mentioned that two officers had been charged with
shooting a bull, belonging to an inhabitant of the place.
and we now understand that an inquiry had been insti-
tuted by order of the authorities into the circumstances
of the case---the result of which is, that Captain Douglas,
of the 14th Regiment, has been placed in arrest prepa-
ratory to the assembling of a court-martial for his trial,
of which Lieutenant-Colonel Torrens has been ap-
pt ointGdueed
rn Presesident• The court-martial is to take place
here.
ay, and Captain Douglas has already arrived
DOCKYARD IttPonst. The Admiralty, have issued
orders to all their establishments to the effect that hence-
forth all extra pay for permanent services rendered by
her Majesty's services under the jurisdiction
any one in
of the Admiralty, is to be abolished.
SURVEY OF TirE NEW WoßLD.—lier Majesty's
ship Rattlesnake Cantain Owen St
9 • ---anley, was at Cape
York in November last, and was to sail for Port
Essington and Sydney on the 2d of thatsamtiosnritetht.orCyapptaroin.
Stanley has made rapid and very
gress in the survey of that part of the coast Her
tender, the Bramble, Lieutenant-Commander lYu _ e, wag
also at Cape York, and would most probably await the
arrival of a vessel from Sydney, which was bringing up
stock, horses, &c., for the overland expedition, under
Mr. Kennedy, expected from Moreton Bay. The inner
passage through Torres Strait did not appear to be as
much frequented by ships as could be expected. Out of
SI vessels Passing through, 29 had taken the outer route,
a. 'ld left their reports at Booby Island.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Journal.)
In the mining share market a fair proportion of busi-
ness has been done during the week, and inquiries have
been made for shares in the leading mines, at buyers'
prices.
In Devon Great Consols transactions have taken place,
in several shares, at somewhat lower prices; this is rather
unaccountable in the present position of the mine.
Levant, West Buller, Wheal Trelawny, and West Cara•
don, may find purchasers. We learn that Tincroft and
Lewis continue to keep up their late extraordinary im-
provements; buyers are freely found for each. Heignston
Downs have not maintained their position, although very
favourable reports are given of the mine. Condurrows
are still in request; notwithstanding thereaction referred
to in our last, shares have been done at our present
quotations. Misrepresentations have evidently been
made, with a view of misleading timid holders ; and we
would suggest that, when pursers or managers are aware
of such movements to procure shares under market
prices, an official report of the mine should have publi-
city, for the guidance of distant shareholders; and, if
they then sold, they would do so with an authentic
statement before them. We hear that the lode in the
shaft is worth 431. per fm., and the 70 end east, 501.
per fm.; 300 tons of ore have been sampled this week,
and a large quantity of tin will be realised against the
two months' cost. Trehanes have been done, and may
find buyers at present quotations. Several reports
having been circulated with regard to the lode having
passed through the shaft, and a consequent depre-
ciation having taken place in the shares, we are ad-
vised, from good authority, that the agents who first
raised the report now think it differently, as, at the
bottom of the shaft, a branch, containing lead, is drop-
ping westward (the underlay of the lode being east),
and is thought to be descending to the lode. Even had
the lode been in the shaft, those who knew the mine
think little of it; and, in order that the case may be
understood, we may observe that, from the 35th to the
55th fin. level, the average underlay was eleven inches
in a fathom; and, by continuing in this direction, the
lode would remain in the sett 183 fins. from surface. Were
the lode now in the shaft, the underlay would be greater
from the 55th than it was above; and, consequently, the
lode would not be so deep in the mine. Above the 55th
fm. level, the ores standing in reserve are said to be
worth 7,000/.

We learn that Birch Tor and Wheal Frances shares
have been done in the country, the former at an advance
on our last quotation. In Wheal Franco several shares
have changed hands, in consequence of the improvement
of the lode going down under the 47 fm. level; in this
winze there is a considerable quantity of ore being
raised of very good quality.
Shares in the following- mines have changed hands
during the week, vi 4. : —Devon Great Consols, East Wheal
Rose, West Buller, Condurrow, Treviskey and Barrier,
Mary Ann, West Caradon, Trelawny, South Wheal
Basset, Trehane, Herodsfoot, Wellington Mines, West
Tolgus, Alfred Consols, Kingsett and Bedford, Stray
Park, Wheal Franco, Mendip Hills, Tincroft, Birch
Tor, Treleigh, Tamar Consols, East and South Tamar,
and Heignston Down. _

THE GOLD DIGGINGS AND lIER MAJESTY'S SHIP PAN-
DORA.—The report which has appeared in the papers
relative to the freight of 900.000 pounds sterling in gold
dust, which it was said the Pandora was bringing home,
is quite imaginary. She had taken a small quantity
from California to Panama.