The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER..-(THIS DAY.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

GROUP LI.
AYE AnD DIIIVICFNIMSSISIntr. stss:vg.-
The Committee on this group met this day in r.oopto.
29 ; present, Sir J. Yarde Buller (Chairman), C;al)tinLer te•
ridge, Mr. Tollemache, Lord J. Manners, and Mr. -`,evi,e,-g-`l,O.
GLASGOW, DUrarraMS, AND GASX;7A.IZ"
AND GLASGOW. rA.zszarsr, =It")
zgocx, AND AYR. narLyrivzs (NO' I' tbAt
Was to have been taken, but as Mr. Andrews intresc indis-
it might be postponed, as he.felt himself so serioas'Y c„Dgth
posed, that he feared, if he attempted to speak at that '"f the
that he should be obliged to do, to explain the objects °
promoters, it would bring on a serious illness. nents,
Mr. Sergeant WEAXGRA3I, on the part of the OPP°-„pe
assented to the request of the Learned Counsel, anu
Committee having no other business before them, adonrge
till Monday.

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Last night was one of the long Thursdays," --
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. •
glorious long Thursday it was; certainly the best "an
I°ll,l
Thursday" of the present season. The great event,,,'_
the night was the first appearance of MademoisenT
Cerito, and of M. St. Leon. The first act of that 01:1
, and the
magnificent of ballets Lalla Rookh was Pv'jah as
for the debut of Cerito, pas de Scna.,
was given with exquisite grace and °l;egart%o
celebrated pas des quatre from the Lac des
She afterwards appeared with St. 1,011 'l4 's
looking better, and danced with greater
abandon than ever. In her peculiar line no danseuse
ever equalled the little realist of Naples. With her the
dance is not the :mere poetry of life—it is life its
She dances from the very overflowing joyousnessi
her heart, and of all danscuses, she, par ace& leve.
seems to enter into the spirit of the sce-nat•
It is this whichirenders the dancingof Cerito so faseel_o..
ing and never was she more fascinating that last, -4:,vg
ing. She was received with applause loud ant,..10,3
continued. Seldom is it that the aristocratic audience 0
fees'
Ref:ids
of her Majesty's Theatre displays
_such enthmissTng;
that with which Cerito was greeted last erica so
and seldom, indeed, is it that the applause has urierito,
well deserved. We rejoice at the return of
_hero,
to the scene of her many former, triumphs, "rehe
doubtless, many frseh triumphs are in store for her. 5 se
opera was the Elisir d'Amore, with Lablache
Doctor, Madame Castellan as Adina, Gardoni as Tore.
rino ; and though last, not Yeast, F. Lablache o 13e'
To say that Lablache was Dr. Dulcet:tiara, iSMO
that the part of the Doctor was represented '
o other
manner in which it could be represented upon 11„ ise
lyrical stage in the world. When an actor shall
agcluenAcr_ai en d(pi
who shall be superior to Kean in Sir Giles, to C°° peel
Richard, to Kemble Coriolanus, to Liston irijinv
Pry, and to old Charles Mathews in pir Fretist'e'e the
giary, then, and not until then, may we holfrrt`;jadame
equal of Lablache. An apology
Castellan, who it was said was lawboausrircn
sition, but the apology was not needed ; sne and
acted beautifully, was repeatedly encored,
an
was the very Adina of the author. Gardoni the
admirable Nenaorino. Had Donizetti composed ye
music for him he could not have been fitted better• The
was in good voice, and sung and acted exquisitely-
far-famed duet obbligato was never more tastefully ru.`&
dered than it was last night by Gardoni and Lablache.
Lablache, too, was admirable as Sergeant Belcore. lie
mellowing into a richly humorous buff,...), and is worts.;
of the name he bears. All the artistes were called fo
at the conclusion of the opera. Then followed the Felee'
tion from Lalla Roohh, with Cerito and St. Leon, t°
which we hare before alluded ; and then we bad the
which
hd
was then i
introduced
ol
last act of I Due Foscuri, in which Carta, as usual'
quatre from the Lac der Fe_es.
,erxhqeu
ballet
exquisite
tp aofs
ofr
ro
int::oorantiwah,
created quite a furore. Marie Taglioni then danced bier
Perrot and Rosati) concluded' forthe Ceritoeven ionwgften,ed.,
eSn' tt.erl:t.;
meat.. The acting. of Lucile Grahn in -this ballet -
beautifully classical. Imegine he vre (If
" A voe
ancient Grecian statuary endowed with life, and la.
duceddthaePpo7.7
may form some idea of Lucile Gratin in Cram.
The music of this ballet is very beautiful
; it
characteristic,/nor-
more original,; more thoroughly dranastia
than that of the generality ofcompositions of this nature
There is a little solo bit for the oboe, which is a perfectcie
gem ;it was exquisitely given, and was most deserve .
applauded. The house was crowded to excess in every
part.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
We can scarcely call to mind a more triumphant 9t1,0;
cess attendant on a first appearance than that which 72i
achieved by the young lady who last night made ber de in
at this agreeable theatre in the character of Aaninu, .r,
La Sonnambula. The selection of such a part, reclill t
ing a combination of many varied qualifications, 11°„,
only as a vocalist, but as a tragic actress, and that ill -
city which has witnessed the performances of Malibrel
confidence
ors rnihgi
fis
brightest
lir:tee:or
brsi
ornaments
aa nmtt ihh,
ceendtAdelaidesaeabarou nntda
enmht
soilrsnist eel
giftedmi
character,
rbrl,oe
,i,,i
,ensdai
indicated
singers
remesdr aos:f
ayttnhhdoeorc?aup
al
li.
ggi :hi:
otmispalancdedi:e's2:::inli
bled ilit i etso, a
witness confidence
the whicham h
apparent by the result. Aitisow•euasrsy
attempt,fnu full house had aSSe .---;
pace
acted
ded tothinkunwiselythat apt
permitting
i tftriinegnds of the young lady veto
a test. The first scene, her to d se se
ignsaa
atake
def.
full
ll un ergo these
fears.
alt h
rich grace
a p pnrl
mezzo-soprano,
baz however, dissipated 'e.
1 She delivered the first cavatina with once
.haded as a token of her future triumph. nod vole_
is sant vva:
her articulation was excellent, and every word distinelf
expressed and perfectly audible. Iler personal appear:
ante, too, was greatly in her favour;. a
beautifully formed
e
fie
,ure, of the middle • with handsome,expressive
size,
to at-
features and , graceful action, were well calculated
tract and please the spectators, and disarm all hostile
at
criticism. The slight degree of nervousness that IVII
of peculiar sweetness,
possesalon, and deliveved the various passages with grwaS
first apparent speedily vanished; she attained full self
eltt
force and brilliancy. From this moment her success
..0
certain, and at each successive effort she gained The
and more in the favour of the audience' ha'
finale to the first act attracted the most eat
sia 'ti s c applause, and the young lady was an"
the curtain to receive the approbation so freely. d.,
univet sally bestowed. The scraps a niewerja
poured forth during the period of somnambulism w_ith
most artistically rendered, and the aria was g,w,.,.
great effect, which again obtaineti well-meritea_!4
called before
please. She was again recalled at the conclusion of "
opera, and received with loud cheers, while many or
'°
substantial marks of favour, in the shape of bouqu
se, "
afforded the strongest evidence of the impression ,e" ;
had male. We cannot doubt the brilliancy of P
future career. There are few characters, to which the
successful representative of Amina may not aspire ;
to
has manifestly studied with assiduity and effect, ana,s'e
pos:essed of 'alined and cultivated taste. The Eldvi„d
of 14. Allen was also remarkably
we d ) not know any actor on the English stage '"il
could ulna' him in the part. The beautiful and we.
well given—in
_...eh'e
known aria, •‘ All is lost now," was rapturously encor!?_
On the whole, we have never been more gratified Ch
the English version of the opera.

(Sittings in Banco.)
BOWLER V.
This was an action tried at. the IasSIMPSO tN assizes at Liverlie''
. before Baron Rolfe, when a verdict was entered fel:
plaintiff. ' wit),
Mr. MARTIN now moved for a rule to show canF"-ijad.
that verdict should not be set aside and a new tliat.
The plaintiff plaintiff was the proprietor of a newspaper in Dian"' the
Ltearn,
caansdterthaenddNefeeinvdcaasnttlealptarioliwisaioncaolmcpoamzitteeman in ,-n
Twheagorolsctfetrdio:c:
was brought to recover the amounyt of an acco:nntdftehretriTe"
sertion of advertisements connected with this railway cern-
• vidence
pany. The Learned Counsel contended that certain e ye
should have been admitted at that trial, that would to
entirely altered the result.
The COURT was of a different opinion, and refused the rule'
PARKER V. GREEN. at
This was an action tried before the Lord Chief Bar. 0
Gtuldbali, when a verdict was entered for the defer'ati3cr
upon the issue of Not Guilty, and for the.plaintiff on the c't
issues. If fa 3
Mr, WIIITEIIUEST moved, on the part of the plaint' f on
as"'
rule to show cause why that verdict should not be 03
the ground of misdirection and affidavits.
brought for the infringement of a pittent for certain blip, 'rdsp
,inr..- 'la:
enn tupsflaaicinnt
uttirhffeedp
purchased
process
ei
admotfbh,fitopliyasotheoi
patent
tgasnolg2mooseiiie r y and other
0 •
Bates, who took it out in 1836. Theyaenaprdlsea
claration was Not Guilty, and that the mantifalte;
was not a new one. The question however, wits, wh,!,tica•
the defendant was guilty or not of infringing the sPe—, the
tion of the patent. The Learned Counsel contended tha.o.
machine used by defendant was merely a colourable WI in
tion, and, though slightly different in construction, Tr3'' i-
spec
point of fact, the same thing, and *as covered by the
fication of the patent.
The Court would take time to consider.
to the, au _

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY)" ,
(Sittitig in ) ~t 5
The Court was occupied to-dayß inanco. hearing argume,'
demurrers, which possessed no public interest. •

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS AY.)
Thomas Bone, who was a few days since refnandea .10
the charge of obtaining, under false pretences, fc'l
watches and other valuable property belonging t°
Joseph Madden, was this morning brought before
the sitting magistrate, for final examination. cotor
By a singular coincidence, it appears that the Prologs
of Bone was subsequently taken into custody on tb
of stealing a writing-desk, and since the incarceration.ceaft,
latter, who was remanded at the Clerkenwell rolice„uiries
the number of individuals who have been making IP`Laulu-
respecting him, and who have been his victims, are Ist he
bar almost incredible. It was, however, necessary 'order to
should be brought to Worship-street this day, in, ,sord A
give evidence against the prisoner Bone, and 119.7
warrant officer, accompanied by another constable Is'ls for'
patched to Clerkenwell Police-court, where Madden was
malls delivered over into their charge for that al
The depositions, preparatory to the full committal tot, And
gate of the prisoner Bone, were ordered to be made on
Dladdell was reconducted to prison at Coldbath Fields-
RAILWA y COMMIT EVE'

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