The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-02 00:00:00

GE RM AN 0 'ERA.

The announcement for Wednesday of one of Mozart's most
splendid operas, Titus, promised a great treat, and was a de-
cided and very considerable improvement upon the last novelty
which Mr. Schumann presented to the public. We hope that
that gentleman has either had tact enough himself to perceive,
or good sense enough to be taught by sagacious friends, that
as the representative of the German Opera in England, he
should most strictly confine himself to the productiors of Ger-
man music. For this his company was last year, (and will
be again this year, we hope) admirably well adapted, and this
the persons who frequent the theatre expect from him. If
in the selection of his operas he try to attract to his theatre the
loose many, who will go anywhere for noise, novelty, or
fashion—if he take but one step out of the course so plainly
chalked out for him, and of which he seemed last year to
have so clear a perception, he will, we think, grasp at the
shadow and probably lose the substance. We give the inha-
bitants of London credit for an improved and improving mu-
sical taste, and doubt not that a considerable audience will be
ever ready to support him if he be faithful to his trust, and bring
before the lovers of German music in London a succession of
operas, not all first rate, but such as abound in Germany, and
many of which, delightful though they be, are little or not at all
known in this country. It is plain that at present his company
is anything but complete, and perhaps the number of operas he
can bring for ward successfully is therefore small. Had we di,ubted
this fact before, last night's performance would have convinced
us of it. There ate but seven parts to fill in Titus, two of
which are unimportant, yet we are sorry to say that with the
exception of Madame Heinefetter, Madame Schumann, and Mr.
Steiner, none did justice to Mozart's music. Haitzinger (a
favourite of ours of long standing), was evidently suffering
from cold, and we apprehend he has even a more insidious and
relentless enemy to combat with than influenza. His good
taste and musical knowledge were as perceptible as ever, but
lie lacked vigour both as a singer and an actor, and did not by
any means satisfy us. Miss Furth ( Vitellia) was, until last
night, entirely unknown here, and as far as ws: can judge from
a first appearance, she is no fit representative of the revengeful,
domineering Roman beauty, who by her charms and arts in-
duces the virtuous, high-souled Sextus to become the betrayer,
nay, the assassin of his imperial friend. Her voice,
though powerful, appeared to us shrill, unpleasing:, and
wanting expression, so as to form a complete contrast to
the impassioned, soul-stirring tones and acting of Heinefetter,
who surpassed herself on Wednesday as Sextus. Let no one re-
proach the German language with harshness, and call it ill-
adapted to music, who has ever heard Heinefetter sing
" Dann sey dein Herzvoll Liebe, j
Sey dein Besitz mein Lohn I"
. _

And, again—
" Ach nur einmal nosh im Leben ! •
Lasz dein Herz mir offen stehn?
Ruhiger, hest du vergeben,
Werd'ich darn. zum Tede gehn I"
Or her beautiful duet with Steiner, as Annius, in the first act—
" In deinem Arm zu weilen."
Also Madame Schumann's duett with Steiner—
" Ach verzeih' du Auserweehlte, '
the well-known " Ah, perdona al primo affetto," was beau-
tifully executed, and ought to silence all objections to the lan-
guage of our Saxon ancestors. The choruses, though as well
executed as usual, are less numerous in 7'itus than in more
modern operas. One, in the second act, expressing gra-
titude and joy at the escape of Titus from the con-
spirators, was exquisitely performed, and, with Haitzin-
gee's solo, was the only encore of the evening.
Mozart's genius needs not our weak voice to extol it; we can
only express our delight at a gain hearing it, although the per-
formance left us much to wish for. We wait with impatience
for the arrival of, at least, some of the many promised addi-
tional singers, and regret exceedingly that King Ernest of Han-
over, with his usual kindness and consideration for others, has
refused leave of absence to Steinmuller, whose excellent bari-
tone would have been a most desirable acquisition to the pre-
sent company, the more so as Poeck, whom he almost equals,
and to whom he is preferred by some, is not to make his ap-
pearance here this season. We are to have Madame Von
Hasselt, whose pure delightful voice, free from all guttural and
nasal notes, and whose tremulo, that rare power, still more
rarely well applied, is the admiration of all Germany ; and
Madame Lehmann, of whom fame speaks highly, and who made
a successful debutat Vienna a short time ago, and Tichatcheck,
the first tenor, even in musical Germany. All these we are to
hear and admire, aliore look forward to great things after the
holidays.
We must not however forget to remind Mr. Runn, or who-
ever manage these things, that it is not quite comme it faut to
see two decently dressed English footmen in drab and red
livery with its accompaniments, intrude into the presence of
the Roman Emperor and Senate. Kotzebue's story of his
having seen on the stage in Paris, during the performance of
Athalie, a chimney decorated with a number of tobacco pipes,
is certainly not worse than this, and that was fifty years ago.
Surely such outrages on costume ought not to be permitted
here. The house was not very well attended, and the audience,
partly, we presume, because like us they were disappointed,
and partly because they did not understand the music, or
the language, were unusually apathetic. Her Majesty and
Prince Albert arrived during tl,e overture, and left soon after
the beginning of the second act.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

(From the rotes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31.
JEWS DECLARATION BILL. _ .

Order for Third Reading read ; Motion made and Question
proposed,—" That the Bill be now read the third time :"
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word 'now,' and at the
end of the Question to add the words, upon this day six
months :"—Question put, " That the word 'now' stand part
of the Question :"—The House divided :

MAJOR] T Y-AYES,
Horsman, Edward
Howard, P. H.
Howard, C. NV. G.
Hume, J.
Hutt, W.
Hutton, It.
Jones, John
Langdale, Hon. C.
Leader, J. 'T.
Lemon, Sir C.
Lennox, Lord A.
Lowther, J. IL
Lushington, C.
Lushington, Hon. S.
Macauley, T. B.
Martin, J.
Maule, Hon. Fox
Mildmay, P. St. John
%Alines, Richard
Molesworth, Sir %V.
Morpeth, Viscount
Morris, David
Morrison, James
Muntz, O. F.
Muskeg, George A.
O'Brien, W. Smith
O'Connell, J.
O'Connell, M.
Oswald. James
Parker, John
Pechell, Captain
Philips, M.
Pigot, D. R.
Pryme, U.
Itamsbottom J.
Rawdon, J. 1).
Rice, E. B.

Aglionby, H. A.
klston, Rowland
t ttwood, .M.
Bainlaidge, E. T.
Barnard, E. G.
Bellew, B. M.
Berkeley, F. H.
Berkeley, Hon. C.
Bowes, J.
Brocklehurst, J.
Brotherton, J.
Bruges, W. H. L.
Buiwer, Sir E L.
Busfeild, William
BNng, George

108.
Roche, W
Salwey, Colonel
Sandon, Lord
t..sernour, Lord
Shell, It. L.
Slaney, It. A.
Smith, John Abel
Smith, G R.
Somers, J. P.
Somerville, Sir W.
Stanley, E. J.
Staunton, Sir G. T.
Steuart, It.
Stewart, James
Stock, Dr.
Strutt, Edward
Stuart, Villiers
Style, Sir Charles
Tavistock, Marquis
Thornely, 110111:48
'l'ufnell, I.
Turner, Edmund
Villiers, Charles P.
Wall, C.B.
Warburton, H.
Ward, H. G.
White, A.
Williams, W.
Wilshere, W.
Wood, C.
Wood, G. W.
Wood, B.
Wyse, Thomas

Chalmers, P.
Cowper, Hon. W. F.
Craig, W. 0.
Davies, Colonel
Duff; James.

Easthope, John
Elliot, Hon. J. E.
Ellice, E.
Evans, G.
Evans, W.
Fazakcrley, J. N.
Freshfield, J. W.
Gordon, Robert
Greg, It. H,
Grey, Sir G.
Grosvenor, Lord R.
Hawkins, J. H.
Herries, John C.
Hill, Lord A. M.
Hobhouse, T. B.
Hodges, T.l—
Robert

TELLERS.
Hawes, B.
Divett, E.;

,eland, T. IX
Antrobus, Edward
Arbuthnot, lion. II
B:oadley, H.
Buller, Sir J. Y.
Darby, George
Duffield, 'l'. D.
Estcourt, T. G. B.
Gladstone, J. N.
Glynne, Sir S. R.
Gore, 0. J. R.
Gouiburn, Henry

NORITY—NOES,
Grimsditch, Thomas
Lockhart, A, AL
Lygon, llon. Gen.
Mackenzie, T.
Maunsell, T. P.
Neeld, Joseph
Neeld, John
Palmer, George
Perceval, Colonel
Pringle, A.
Richards, P.

Rickford, W.
Rose, Sir George
ltushbrook, Colonel
Sibthorp, Colonel
Smyth, Sir H.
Trotter, J.
Ve?e, Sir C B.
Whitmore, T.

TELLERS.
Gladstone, W. E.
Inglis, Sir It. H.

THE WEATHER.

ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE.
STREET.

NOON, APRIL 1
Barometer .......................... 29 7 In.

Thermometer ......... ........... 49 Deg.

Highest .................... 55
Lowest ...............
W,nd W. —Freezing Point 32 Deg.

PRESENTS TO HER
MAJESTY.—WINDSOR,
MARCH 30.—Two Arabian ponies, which have been sent
a; presents to her Majestyon Wednesday, from Buck-
ingham from the Imaum of Muscat, ar-
rived at the Royal mews,
Palace. They are grey, about four years old.
They are quiet in harness, and are
,intended to be driven
by her Majesty upon t;:e arrival of tne
.Court at Windsor
at Easter. Pi ince Albert drove them in a pony oven,
before they left town.
BANKING IN IRELAND.—A Bill has been
brought into Parliament to render legal and valid all con-
tracts entered into by certain banking and other copartner-
ships in Ireland, although the same may now be void by
reason cf spiritual persons being cr having been members
a
or shareholders, or otherwise lcrested in them. It pro-
vides, at thc same time, that no spiritual person beneficed
or performing ecclesiastical duty shall act as a director or
managing partner, or carry on any trade or dealing in
person,