The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-17 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Again were there crowds assembled in the early part of the
evening, anxiously awaiting the opening of the doors of her
Majesty's Theatre on Saturday; again was there a terrific
crush as soon as the doors were open ; again was every
part of the theatre crowded to suffocation within ten minutes
after the doors were opened; again were large numbers, who
were anxious to obtain admittance, disappointed, from the
absolute impossibility of crowding any more persons into any
part of the theatre, for which it was possible to hear a note
of the voice of Jenny Lind. She repeated the character of
Amina on Saturday, and excited, if possible, even greater
enthusiasm, than she did on Monday. Voltaire says, that to
write a critique on Racine, it is only necessary to write at
the bottom of each page—beautiful, exquisite, perfect I So
with regard to the Amina of Jenny Lind, we can only say it
is beautiful, exquisite, perfect ! to say less would be injustice,
to say more would be impossible.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accom-
ranied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and his
Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the per-
formance with their presence. The royal suite comprised the
Countess of Charlemont, Lady Augusta Bruce, Hon. Miss
Dawson, Lord Waterpark, Sir Edward Codrington, Lieut.-
Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and the Hon. Capt. Gordon.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by
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quisdCaptain Somerset, occupied her own box. Their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended
by Lady Augusta Cadogan, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence,
Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. E. St. John Mildmay were also
present. Amongst the general company were—The Prince
Louis Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, his Excellency the
Russian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow and Mademoiselle
Olga de Lechner, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and
Lady Blanche Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland,
the Duchess of Northumberland, the Duke and Duchess
of Montrose, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the
Marquis of Clanricarde. the Marquis of Huntley, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Donegal,
the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl
and Countess Bruce, the Earl Ducie, the Earl of Lonsdale, the
Earl of Shelborne, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Munster,
the Esrl of Falmouth, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield,
the Countess of Pembroke, the Earl of Euston, the Earl of
Cardigan, Earl Granville, Viscount Cantalupe, Viscount and
Viscountess Villiers, Viscount Lascelles, Viscount Somerton,
Viscount Clifden, Viscount Canterbury, Lord and Lady E.
Bruce. Lord B. F. Howard, Lord Forester, Lord Saltoun, Lord
A. Fitzclarence, Lord Macdonald, Lord Sandys, Lord C.
I Bruce, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord 0. Fitz-
gerald, Lord Dunkilling, Lord Gardner, Lady Foulis,
Lady Grosvenor, Lady Palmer, the Right Honourable
the Lord Mayor, Lady, and the Misses Carroll ;
Baron L. Rothschild, Baron and Baroness Roths-
child, Baron Mislai, Lord G. Fitzgerald, Lord Redesdale,
`Count
De Barke Count G. Revel, Honourable S. Lyttelton,
Mr. and Lady d. Sandford, Lady M. Wood, Lady C. Town-
ley, Sir W. and Lady Fremantle, Sir G. Wombwell, Sir T.
Hare, Sir J. Lowther, Sir A. Woodford, Sir A. Barnard, Lady,
and the Misses Barnard; Sir J. Campbell, Lady Tyrwhitt,
Hon. Mrs. S. Herbert, the Hon. D. Darner, Colonel T. Wood,
M.P., Lady Meux, Capt. the Hon. C. Forester, M. C. Le
Koudriaffsky, General Upton, Captain Wildman, Major
Buckley, Captain and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, Captain
Lyon, Mr. B. Trelawny, M' .P. Mrs., and Miss relawny ;
Mr. Packe, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Hubert De Burgh, Mr.

Hurley, Mr. Shaw, Mr. W. W. Williams, Mrs. MOidetiore,
Mr. and Mrs. M. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. E. Phillips, Mr. P.
Rolt, Mrs. E. Johnstone, Lady Grant, Mr. B Baldwin, M.P.,
Hon. Captain Foley, M. De Canofaine, M. De Kremer, Hon.
C. Lawless, Sir W. Massey Stanley, &c. &e.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
COVENT GARDEN.
Donizetti's opera, Lucrezia Borgia, was produced for the
first time at this theatre on Saturday evening. Grisi ap-
peared as lucrezia ; Alboui as Orsini; Mario as Gennaro;
and Tamburini as Alfonso. The character of Lucrezia is
one which Grisi has long since made her Own. It is one of
her greatest, if not her greatest character, and never did she
act or sing more magnificently than she did on Saturday;
albeit, it was understood that she was suffering from the
effects of illness. Mario, as Gennaro, was in excellent
voice, and sang deliciously. The great feature of
the evening, however, was the appearance of Alboni
in the character of Orsini. She more than divided the
applause with Grisi during the early portion of the opera,
and when in the banquet scene in the last act she gave the
far-famed drinking song, " Ii segreto per user felice," her
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the part of Orsini. tbia part ahe is far and
away superior to any of her predecessors. Tamburini,
as the Duke, had little to do, but that little he did excel-
lently. His actinF was very fine in the scene in which
he ordered Lucre= to administer the poison to Gennaro.
The principle artistes were all called for at the conclusion
of the opera.
Her Majesty's box was occupied by Colonel and Mrs. B.
Drummord, Honourable Miss Fitzroy Somerset and Lord
Clarence Paget. There were present the Wurtemberg Minis-
ter, his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, the Marquis and Mar-
ehioness of Woacester, the Dowager Marchioness of Downshire,
the Countess of Jersey and Lady a Villiers, Countess of Tan-
kerville, Earl of Sandwich, Count Einsiedel, Earl Granville,
Viscount Gage, Viscountess Glentworth, Viscount and
Viscountess Falkland, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Temple-
town, Lord Bridport, Lord Carington, Lord Archibald St.
Maur, Lord Seaham, Lord Suffield, Lady Southampton, Lady
William Poulett, Lord George Manners, Lady Cecilia Des
Vieux, Lady Mary Wood, Mr. Vaughan and Viscountess
Forbes, Lady Caroline Lennox, Lady Augusta Lennox, Lord
Henry Lennox, Lord Alexander Lennox, Hon. Robert
Lawley, Hon. T. Tollemache, Hon. George Milks,
Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. F. Byron, Hon. A. D.
Willoughby, Hon. Colonel Upton, Hon. Colonel
and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon. Mr. Duncombe, lion.
F. Chichester, Lady Macfarlane, Lady Joddrel, Lady
Thorold, Hon. Sir Edward and Lady Butler, Lady and Miss
Domville, Sir W. and Lady Molesworth, Sir W. de Bathe,
Sir Henry Webb, Sir Charles Kent, Sir Thomas Cullam. Sir
R. Vivian, Sir Philip Broke, Sir W. Galway, Sir George
Wombwell, Sir Bellingham Graham, Sir James Carmichael,
Sir W. Abdy, Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P., Admiral and Mrs.
Mitford, the Chevalier de Paiva, Lieut.-General Sir Loftus
and Lady Otway, Sir Clayton East, Hon. Mrs. Godsal, James
Pattison, M.P., and Mrs. Pattison, Captain Hood, Captain
Baillie, Captain de Bathe, Colonel Brownlow Knox, Hon.
Mrs. Milner Gibson, T. Duncombe, Esq., M.P., &c.

THE DISSOLUTION.—The House of Commons will
be adjourned next week for the Whitsuntide holidays, after
advancing several Bills through the respective stages, and
will meet again after a week's recess. It is not expected that
the session can be brought to a close much before the end of
July. Whether the dissolution will immediately follow, or
be deferred till after the harvest labours shall be ended, must
depend upon the circumstances of the moment, and cannot
now be possibly determined upon. Already symptoms of im-
patience are exhibited in the House of Commons by Members
desirous of cultivating the good graces of their constituents,
and even at a period of the session so early as this it is not
easy to keep the House together. Hon. Members, however,
must be more calm, for we believe it will not be possible to
dispense with their services sooner than the time we have
have indicated.—Observer.
SCOTCH MARRIAGE AND REGISTRATION BILLS.—
A numerous meeting of Members of both Houses of Parlia-
ment connected with Scotland was held in the Clarendon
Hotel on Saturday last, for the purpose of considering these
Bills, his Grace the Duke of Montrose in the chair. After
various Members had delivered their sentiments, the meeting
came unanimously to the conclusion that, from the strong
expression of opinion against these measures in Scotland, the
Dilli ought not to be proceeded with thip sessios.