The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-29 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

.Donizetti's opera of The Favorite was produced here last
evening, for the purpose of introducing Mr. Travers as a new
primo tenore to"the English public, in the character of Fer-
dinand. Mr. Travers appeared some years since at Covent-
garden, during the season of Adelaide Kemble and Mrs.
Alfred Shaw, as a secondo tenore. He that time exhibited
great taste, but was deficient in power of voice, and in mu-
sical science: Nevertheless, he was the most promising of
our young singers, and we well recollect—and recollect it
with a feeling ofsatisfaction—that we spoke of him as he de-
served, as one who, by: application and science, might
attain to a high rank in his profession. The promise which
Mr. Travers then held forth he has now abundantly fulfilled,
At the conclusion of that season he went to Italy, where he
has devoted himself to the study of his profession, and he
has reaped the fruits of that study, and is now one of the
most accomplished tenor singers on the English stage. His
voice has greatly increased in power. It fills the Theatre
without an appearance of 'effort. Ills knowledge of music
is great—his intonation is 'perfect, and he is an adept in ail
the resources of his art. Not only is lie an admirable musi-
cian, but he is also an excellent actor, and is one of the few
English singers who thoroughly understands recitative, and
can make it tell. In his opening
.scene in the convent he
was very beautiful exceedingly, and in the impassioned
scene at the conclusion of the third act, when, after the
marriage with Leonora, he discovers he has been deceived
by the King, and casts at the feet of. his sovereign the order
of knighthood with which the sovereign has dishonoured
him, his acting was very fine. In this scene an incident
happened, which might have tried the nerves of even a
practised actor, Frederick is to draw his sword,.and break-
ing it, to cast the fragments at the feet of the King,
In drawing the sword from the scabbard, the sword gave
way, and the broken fragment of the blade flew off
as it was drawn. This incident Mr. Travers turned to •ad-
vantage. He pointed to the fragment of the sword, and,
with convulsive energy, cast the hilt at the feet of the
King, and thus turned an unfortunate accident into a
triumph. The great hit of the evening was the third act.
Excellent as he is in impassioned scenes, it is evident that
the'forte of Mr. Travers is in the pathetic, and be gave the
whole of the third act con amore. The beautiful solo in
which he welcomes his return to the cloister was given
with exquisite feeling, and was deservedly honoured with
an encore. Mr. Travers thoroughly entered into the
spirit of the scene and acted as well, singing with the utmost
grace and feeling. The duet which follows with Lednora
was most touchingly given-in fact, the whole act was a
perfect triumph. He was called for at the conclusion of the
third act, and also at the conclusion of the piece, and if he
goes on as he has begun Mr. Travers will be, ere long, re-
cognised as the first of English tenors. One great advantage
which he possesses over his competitors is, his perfect com-
mand over his voice. He knows exactly what is to be done,
and how to do it, and he never fails to accomplish that at
which he aims. There is, moreover, nothing throaty in the
quality of hikvoice. Like 'an Italian he sings from the lijos,
and the consequence is, that his articulation is perfect. lie
is a worthy pupil of a worthy school, and the English school
of opera will be greatly advantaged by the advent of Mr.
Travers. We hope that others of our rising singers will
follow his example, and perfect themselves by an Italian
campaign. The house was crowded, and the triumph of the
debutante was complete.

On Tuesday evening, between the hours of seven
and eight o'clock, a m::n, having the appearance of a well-
dressed mechanic, was observed by some passers by to walk
deliberately 'to the shop front of Messrs. Brows, 47, St.
Martin's-lane, Charing•cross, and force his arm through the
window, throwing down various articles of expensive cut
glass, and otherwise damaging many services of china to a
considerable extent. He then effected his escape by a rapid
flight, the object being evidently to commit the greatest
amount of damage in the smallest possible time.
PARLIAMENTARY EXPENSES.—III the small town
of St. Helen's, the expense of the new waterworks was 3,0001.,
and the expense of obtaining the permission of Parliament
to erect those works was I,oool.—Liverpool Times.
DISPATCH OF EXTRA MAILS TO THE UNITED
STATES.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—An important requisi-
tion to the Lords of the Treasury, praying them to dispatch
an extra mail on the 19th of the months of February and
March, was placed in the public news-rooms this morning,
and received numerous signatures.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] —TEAS AT WHOLESALE PRICES,
Nu. 2, BUCKLERSBITRY, CREApsinE.—Families whose
consumption is large, and study economy, will derive
considerable advantage at this establishment. One uni-
form price is affixed, by' which the purchaser of a single
pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade.
Black Tea 2s. Bd., Ss., 3s. 4d, 3s. Bd., 45., 4s. 4d., ss.
Green 3s. 4d., 3s. Bd., 45., 4s. 4d., 55., 65., 7s.
Coffee 9d., l, ls., ls. 2d., ls. 4d., ls. 6d., ls. Bd.
One pound sent free to any part of town. Orders from
the country forwarded the same day; and when the
quantity is for 61b. weight (tea only), the carriage is
paid to any part of EngIand.—MANSELL and Co.,
wholesale tea dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside.
GRAY'S INN, JAIL 27.—Mr. John Worsley and
Mr. Samuel Rolls Ewen were this day called to the degree of
barrister-at-law by the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn.
THE ENTIRE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE LIGHT OF
ALL NATIONS ox THE GOODWIN SANDS.—The recent severe
gales have swept away all that remained of the beacon known
as the Light of all Nations, on the Goodwin Sazds. It will
be recollected that it was partially erected at the expense of
Mr. Bush, with a view of averting the deplorable casualties
that occur on those dreaded shoals, bat, meeting with over-
whelming difficulties, it was abandoned. The iron caison
that formed the foundation was sunk in the sands to a depth
it was thought sufficient to meet all inroads of the weather, it
being filled with concrete and other hard material. The
works had been raised fifty-two feet above low-water mark,
when a subsidence took place, and notwithstanding the most
strenuous exertions were made to overcome it, the comple-
tion of the erection was given up, the treacherous character
of the sands rendering it impracticable. Captain Bullock's
beacon, erected in 1840, higher up the sands, braves the
weather in the most successful manner.

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH FROM PETHRBO.
BOROUGH TO STAMFORD was completed on Tuesday last,
thus opening for the first time telegraphic communication be-
tween London and the borders of Lincolnshire.
Lusa PROVISIONS.— Six vessels arrived in the
river on Monday from Ireland, laden with provisions, the
produce of that country, which were from the ports of Sligo,
Galway, Tralee, Limerick, Cork, and Waterford, respectively.
PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.— Tlie
Merchant and St. George, for New York, and Parsee Mer-
chant, Warren Hastings, and Windsor Castle, from New Or-
leans, which were reported at Liverpool on the 26th inst.,
bring 6,050 barrels of flour, 260 bags of wheat, 16,732 bags
and 18,015 bushels of Indian corn, 1,515 barrels of Indian
corn meal, and 1,326 packages of cheer e.
EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—Yesterday, at the
Borough Court, Manchester, a cotton broker, named Thomas
Smith, who was also intrusted (as servant to Mr. Alderman
Shuttleworth) with the management of an extensive commis-
sion agency to Messrs. Strutt, of Derby, was brought up on a
charge of embezzlement. The prisoner absconded about
two months ago, and it was then stated that an examina-
tion of his accounts disclosed defalcations to the amount of
more than 10,0001. He was apprehended on Monday, in
Manchester, having come to the Bankruptcy Court to sur-
render as a bankrupt, and get the protection of the Court.
The examination yesterday did not disc:ose the extent of his
embezzlements. It was proved that he bad received a cheque
from Messrs. Simon and Co., merchants, on the 29th of May
last, for 3201.145., in payirent of an account to Messrs.
Strutt and Co., and another cheque, for 3581., from Messrs.
Potter, Stell, and erchants, on the 26th of June, on
account of the same Co.,firm. The first of these checks was
upon the bank of Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co., and the
other upon the Union Bank of Manchester, and both were
proved to have been cashed about the time of payment, but
neither of the sums had been accounted for. The prisoner
was remanded till next Wednesday, in order that other cases
might be taken against him.
I:xi' ERI MENTS WITH ROCKETS. —The experiments
with Mr. Hale's rockets took place at Shoeburyness on the
day announced, and were on the whole of a favourable na-
ture. The report of Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmers and Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Hardinge, K.H., the members of the select

committee who were present during the experiments, has not
yet been made, and consequently the full details are not
known. Six of the rockets were fired from a new description
of stand, submitted by Mr. Hale, and they appeared to an-
swer remarkably well. Mr. Hale invented a circular species
of tube for firing rockets from the decks of vessels, tried with
success on board the Excellent gunnery-chip at Portsmouth.
FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—A distressing ac-
cident occurred at Gofsorth Colliery, about three miles from
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Monday afternoon, by which three
young men, of the names of Cook, Heron, and Ridley, were •
killed, and an overman, named Champlay, much injured.
The men, it appears, were working the " broken," and had
removed nearly the whole of the pillar of coal without putting
in props sufficient to support the roof, which fell, and buried
the three workmen in the ruins. The overman was attempt-
ing to leave the place, when a portion of the roof fell upon -
his foot, and threw him down, but he contrived to drag him-
self out; and shouted for assistance. A party of hewers, who
were at work in another part of the mine, hastened to the
spot,and distinctly heard the groans of one of the men, but
were unable to reach him for some time. On clearing away
the rubbish, the three were found dead, but not much muti-
lated, sCilhatit-is supposed their dtath was caused by suffo-
cation. The men had been warned that the roof was dan-
gerous,
but having only two or three corves of coal to remove,
they persisted in working till the catastrophe occurred.
BONDING PRIVILEGES. The revenue authorities
having had under their consideration an application, from an
eminent firm, proprietors of bonded warehouses and suffer-
ance wharves on the banks of the river, requesting that
mother-o'-pearl shells may be allowed to be landed at their
wharves, and also the reports of the superintending officers
of the landing depirtment on the subject, in which they re-
commend that mother. o'-pearl shells may be landed at
the
malises in question, and also added to the list of articles
ar
to allowed to be landed at all first-class wharves of a sunu
description, orders have been issued for the same be per-
mitted in future accordingly.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF SiciRDECK
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night last, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the above
and quickly spread through the whole building,
rweeidench, cbeefore nine, was a blazing ruin. So rapid was the
progress of the devouring element, that, notwithstanding
prompt and effective assistance from Boston, it is feared much
of the furniture and other valuables have been destroyed,
though some, it is hoped many, articles have been rescued.
The origin of the catastrophe had not been ascertained when
our correspondent sent off the intelligence; but it is gene-
rally supposed that the curtains of a bed were ignited. The
doctor and great part of his family would be at the school-
room, about a mile from the rectory, where he preaches to a
large number of his parishioners locatedinis in that partt coursethisofof
wide-spread_parish, and where a new church
erection. We shall give further particulars in our next.
Since Dr. Roy's accession to the rectory, he has expended
large sums in the enlargement and improvement of the house,
grounds, and outbuildings, rendering it one of the most com-
plete clerical residences in the neighbourhood; now, alas, a
sad scene of desolation.—Lincolnshire Times.
A Morzßr DIGGER. —An inquisitive Yankee,
seeing a labourer digging on a retired spot, inquired what be
was digging for. " Money," was the reply. The fact was
of course duly heralded to the curious in such matters, and
the money eigger was visited by three or four credulcus
fellows, when the following dialogue ensued :—Visitors: " We
are told you are digging for money." Labourer: " Well. I
ain't digging for anythiug_else, and if you're wise you had
better take hold also." Visitors: " Have you any luck ?"
Labourer: "First-rate lack. It pays well." No sooner said
than done, the four fellows, thanking the generous delver for
gising them an invitation to share in the golden harvest, off
coats and went to work in good earnest, throwing out many.
loads of earth, till at length, getting very tired, the following
colloquy took place :—Visitors : " When did you get any
money last?" Labourer: "Saturday night." Visitors:
" Row much?" Labourer : " Four dollars-and a half.'
Visitors : "That's rather small business?" Labourer: "It's;
IT etty well ; 6s. a 'day is the regular price for digging cellars
,all over town." The +biting loafers dropped spades and
`-iahished, quite put out with the man who dug money at the -
rate of 6s a day.