The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-19 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

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6:leis night ; a blue flame issues from each floral group, the
flowers become animated and are changed to nymphs, who
smile, walk, dance, and form a living garland round the Fee
aux Fleurs. While the flowers dance, 'rhea, who represents
the rose, escapes, takes the poppy crown from the Prince's
head, and returns to mix with her companions. Hassan
awakes; he is dazzled by the tableau which presents itself,
but seeks the rose, the object of his dream, fails at the feet of
Th6a, and off:•rs her his heart and hand. The Queen of
Flowers appears to sanction their union."
In the first tableau, after an introduction by the corps de
ballet, we have La Mureska, a pas seul, by Mdlle. Carolina
Rosati, which is a perfect triumph of cnoerographic art.
Her touts de—(we were about to add, force, but we must
change the word)—her tours de grace in this won-
derful pus are pe►fectly astonishing. The audience was
taken by surprise by the exquisite grace and perfect origi-
nality of this pas. It surpasses anything that even• Fanny
Ellsler has done. Then came Les Clochettes, a grotesque
Indian dance, by M. Gouriet and a corps de ballet of negro
boys, and then a scene dansante by M. Paul Tagliuni and
Mdlle. Rosati, which was a marvel of chor.grmphic art,
In the second tabkaa we are introduced to La jee oux fieurs
(Mademoiselle Marie Taglioni), who gives us the dense de
Caniznation desflears, one of those grand pas that may wish
truth be called the poetry of motion. None but a Taglioni
could have imagined it—none but a Taglioni could execute
it. Tne ballet concludes with a grand pas d' ensemlne, by
Madlle. R,,sati, Monsieur P. Taglioni, and the corps de
basiet, in which the dancing of Mademoiselle Rosati
excited the audience to the highest pitch of
enthusiasm. The scenery is beautiful, the ballet its:lf is
poetical, and it acts closely. The attention never flags ;
and Thea will no doubt continue a favourite ballet during
the whole of the season. At the conclusion Carolina Rosati
and Paul Taglioni were called before the curtain. The
house was crowded in every part.

HER MAJESTY'S Tx EATRE.—nere were present at
her Majesty's Theatre yesterday evening—The Marchioness
of Ailesoury, the Marquis of Clanriearde, the Marquis of
Granby, the Marquis of Sligo, his Excellency the Russian
Minister, the Baroness Brunuow, and Mademoiselle Ogla de
Lechner, M. de Berg, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Granville
the Earl and Countess of Cadogan, the Viscount Duncannon,
the Viscount Cantalupe, the Countess Nicholas Esterhaz7,
Lady Augusta Seymour, Lady Paget, Lord Adolphus Fiti•
clarence, Lord Macdonald, the Count Koudriaffsky, Sir John
Rae Reid, Bart., the Right Hon. Fox Maule, the Hon. G.
Byng, Major Baring, Major Buckley, Mr. Hubert, Miss De
Burgh, Mrs. Stanley, Mr. E. Majoribanks, Mr. Trelawney,
Sir George Wombwell, Bart., Sir W. M. Stanley, Captain
Greville, Colonel Wildman.
POTATOES NOT EARTHED • UP FREE FROM DISEASE.—
I beg to observe; that I have for the last eight years been in
the habit of planting my potatoes whole in November with a
dibble, from twenty inches to two feet apart every way, and
from six to eight inches deep, and never earthing them up.
The result has invariably been a most excellent crop. and
this last season none were diseased except two rows separate
from all the rest, and which had been highly manuret with
decomposed animal matter the previous year.—F. MoRGAN,
Tenby, Feb. 20.-- Gardener's (Aromas
AN ALDERMAN'S FAMILY SOLD TO PAY HIS DEBTS.
—The American papers more and more show the horrors of
slavery, how it is abrogating all that cymmon sense, morality.
or religion dictate. The following is from the Washington
Patriot :—" We noticed, a short time since, the sud-
den disappearance from Charleston, South Carolina, of
a certain alderman and bank director on account of
debts he could not pay, and who was married to a mulatto
woman, by whom he had six children. It turns out now that
this mulatto woman was his slave! and, consequently the
six children are slaves also! The result is, the creditors of
the absconding alderman have made arrangements to seize
the wife and children and sell them for her husband's and
their father's debts!"

INCLOSURE COMMISSION.—The number of applica-
tions to this offiee of all kinds since the passing of the
Act has been 150. Ot these 132 are for inclosures, 1 for
the conversion of stinted into regulated pasture, 10 for
the exchange of lands, 4 to complete proceedings under
local Acts, and 3 for setting sot copyhold boundaries
under the Inclosure Amendnwnt Act the number of
acres, comprised in the applicati,ais for inclusure
and conversion, is 105,381 a. 2r. 26p. The number of cases
since the last annual general report is 104. Quantity of lane,
77,150 a. Ir. 4p. Of these, 90 have been for inclosurts, of
which 57 will, we believe, require the previous authority of
Parliament, and 33 will not. There are 9 for the exchange
of lands, and 2 to complete proceedings under local Acts—
the inclosure of Netteswell and Copthall Commons, and
arable common fields, county of Essex, containing
207 a. 3r. 14p. part of which is waste laud of a manor. Of
this application the Commissioners observe—" We consider
this proposed inclosure expedient, on the ground that the
common rights are at present of little value, and that even
in some instances parties forego the exercise of them ;
whilst the whole of the waste laud is fit for arable purposes,
and that it will confer great benefit on those interested and on
the neighbourhood."
THE BLESSING OF A CHEAP AND ABUNDANT SUP-
PLY of WATER.—" I wish to add my testimony to that ofr
every practical man who is acquainted withultdhescpaorcoerle,
class of habitations, that a greater blessing co
London,
conferreddo o r classesf,rt, th
than
oneby moreGuv el
essentialnm eu t
upont healthth the working
nd
the present mode of supply is about the mostexpensive and
that of a cheap and abundant supply of water, and that
and
inefficient that call be devised."—Evidence of W. E. Hick
son,
Esq., before the health of Towns' commission.

The Sonnambu!a was performed for the first time this sea-
son last evening, with Gardoni as Elvin°. As might have
been anticipated, his success was complete. Gardoni is
nature's own Elvino. Young, impassioned, tender, a perfect
artiste, he unites all the advantages of his predecessors without
any of their defects. In Mario we missed the exquisite
tenderness of Rubini, who only lacked youth to be perfect in
the part; moreover, Maria was s.tmewhat too attentive to
himself. It was Mario acting Elvino--Mario singing Bel-
lini's music, and singing it exquisitely; but still it was evi-
dent that the singer thought more of Mario than of Elvino.
Such is not the case with Gardoni. He is Elvino
indeed, and in truth he throws himself completely
into the part, he is the peasant lover—his auditors feel for
hire, and with him. The finale to the first act was a perfect
triumph for Gardoni and Castellan ( who, of course, was the
Amina). It was rapturously encored, and, at toe conclu-
sion, they were both called before the curtain. Tnen
came the Pasci Guardo, the rnorceau of , the
opera, which was given by Gardoni with an im-
passioned tenderness that has never been exceeded.
His manner of giving the words
" II piu triste de' nurtati
Seno o cruda e it sen per te,"

was the very acme of despair—not of despair seeking re-
venge, but of the despair of a broken heart, which would
fain seek in the grave an asylum for the woes of life. Then
came the Ati I perche non posso odiarti," (known
to the English playgoer as Still so gently
o'er me stealing "), in which Gardoni surpasses all
his predecessors, exhibiting all the tenderness of
Rubini, with more than Rubini's power, and singing
the music fairly as it is written. The applause was en-
hasia,tic, and most deserved. His clear, silvery tones
told beautifully in this exquisite air. Gardoni has made
the character of Elvino his own. Unless Rubini again comes
oil the stage, no tenor must venture on Elvino while Gar-
doni lives. Castellan was the Amnia, and, in saying this,
we ought to lay an accent on the word the, for she is the
Amine par excellence of the present day, and never did she
personate the character better than last evening. Signor
F. Lablache was the Count Rodolpho, and sang the "Vi
Raviso" in a manner worthy of his sire aad of himself.
Madame Castellan, Gardoni, and F. Lablache were called for
at the conclusion of the opera, and received with the cus-
tomary honours. A selection from Lucia di Lammermoor,
with Fraschini as Edgardo, followed; and then came the
new ballet of Thea; ou, La fete aux flours. The characters
in the new ballet are—Thea (the favourite Slave of Hassan),
Mdlle. Carolina Rosati; La Fee aux Fleurs, Mdlle. Marie
Taglioni; Prince Hassan, M. Paul Taglioni. The following
is the plot :
"We are in a magnificent garden of Bagdad. Within
an oriental kiosk, reposes the youthful Prince Hassan, sur-
roundede by odalisks. Near the kiosk is Toes, regarding,
with passionate and tender looks the Prince, who, all un-
moved by the music of his slaves and the voluptuous dances
of his odalisks, is absorbed in the contemplation of some
flowers which he holds in his hand. Nothing can withdraw
him from his reverie, and Thea becomes dejected at his in-
difference. Hassan desires to be left alone. Thea entreats
that she may remain ; but the Prince commands her to leave
him. She feigns acquiescence, but conceals herself behind
one of the columns of the kiosk. Hassan appears de-
lighted at his solitude, and goes with rapture trom flower to
flower, while Thea follows him with all the marks of jealousy.
She again attempts to tear him from his ecstasy; but the
Prince appears to have eyes for his flowers only. At last he
quits the scene.

" The ne6lected beauty weeps in despair,. but a sudden
thought brings smiles to her lips. She approaches
' the statue of the Fee tzux Fleurs, aid entreats the resto-
ration of her lover's heart. She then forms a crown of
flowers and throws it in the air; the crown lights on
the head of the statue. Thea bec.imes motionless
and disappears, as does also the kiosk,—in the place
of which arises a lovely rose tree, sumunded by every
variety of flower. The Prince retu,tis, and sees with joy
the change which has taken plact.. tie kisses the flowers,
aspires their perfumes, and is about to pluck a rose, when,
behind the tree, appears the Fee aux Thurs. She seems in
anger, and reproaches Hassan with his audacity. The Prince
throws himself on his knees and implores pardon; but the
fairy will grant it only on condition of his marrying the
flower which shall have conceived a passion for him. Sur-
prised at this propsition, he nevertheless consents. The fairy
conducts him to a bank of turt; places on his head a crown
of p:ppies, and the Prince sleeps

_BANK OF EINGLAiND?
A special get eral court of the governor, directors,
proprietors of the Bank of England was held
yestwithin the Court-room, for the purpose of declaring the erl
dill.
lend tor the halt-year ending the 27th of February last.
,_
At twelve o'clock precisely the Governor, Mr. Heath,
Deputy-Governor, Mr. Robinson, and several directors n
tered the room. There was a very full attendance or lo"
proprietary.
The minutes of the last court having been readol
confirmed,
The GOVERNOR proceeded to address the proprietors.
said—Gentlemen, according to the form prescribed 11_,1:1,.
court, it is my duty to acquaint you that this is one 014-
half-yearly general courts appointed by the bye-laws forte
purpose of considering a dividend ; and I have farrow,
to acquaint you that the directors, having are
sidered the state of the banking accounts, if
of opinion, that a dividend may be Inade'reato
the Court think fit to agree to it, of 3i per cent. inte
tio
payable on the sth of April next, without any &till° ibo
You may wish to know some particulars with respect "sgat
rest, and I have therefore to inform you that on the
"-
February, 1846,
The rest was £3,689,430
On the 3Ist August
On the 27th February, 1847
making an increase on the half-year of 59,4691., or au,
crease to be added to the rest on the whole year of gor
A PROPRIETOR wished to know whether there was $
tinned and further increase till the 6th of March? 010
The GOVERNOR said they were dealing with the (1n,„,,J,
of the 27th February, on which their proceedings were 11-011
and could not therefore affect the period referred to by
Hon. Proprietor.
Mr. LEVY asked what was to be the bonus? They oil
been led at the last meeting to expect a large increase If
this year, and he thought they had a right to expect 164 g
any thing serious were to happen at this time which she
derange the affairs of the Bank, the proprietors would 1.1.7-04
to subscribe to make up any deficiency, and he coastuytes
it therefore a hard case that in a season of prosperity
ge
proprietors should not have a corresponding benefit. _ „,,
trusted that the implied promise made to the proprietors"'
the last occasion would be redeemed. tO
The Govicastim explained that what he had stated sea
propri• tors on the last occasion was, that the Governor og
the Court of Directors would have much pleasure in Inee,:a3
the views of the proprietors, when they thought that co be
with propriety and with a due regard to other interelaid
done, as this was probably the last time when bebe
have the honour to appear before them as Governor!..a
should have been proud and happy to propose an increp
dividend; but lie thought the proprietors would see set
there were peculiar circumstances abroad at that 110se
which rendered caution and prudence more than ever Ils--
,e
sary on the part of the directors.
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Mr. PARRY Dx WINTON was sorry to find that so sai
dividend was declared as 31. 10s. per cent. He did not Isliof
to impugn the conduct of the directors, as he thougb,t, tee
had done their duty by the proprietors, more especta,Ltee
gentleman who had just addressed them. As resraip
him, he had during the period of his govereol7-,r.
devoted the greater part of his time and attention to tlO2lO
therance of their interests; and they had reason, therefZott
feel obliged to that gentleman. With respect to the Pr°"„eff
this halfvear, he could show that they would amplY.J—eio
an increased dividend to the proprietors ; for deductinEtol,
rest of October 10,1845, from the rest of February 1847, be which
that they had realised no less a sum than 506,0624;0p
would give them very nearly four per cent. Under theseci r pet
stances, he did not bee that they should not have tbll gar
cent. He. as an old banker, well know, and was fully for
vinced, that 4,000,000/. was as much as could be reeltu“ted
working this establishment, with a profit to those cont
with it. He should therefore propose as an amendineut,
the dividend, instead of being 31. 10s. should be to
per cent. The Bank had now an amount hica
work upon of rather more than 24,000,0001. 400
they might turn to account. They bad also the °lt. If
of 3 per cent. on 11,000,0001. of loans to Governioell4 5
they made 4 per cent. on their twenty-four millions,,'""tio
per cent. on their eleven millions, they would return 1,10 0,
year 1,290,0004 He thought that the proprietors onto or
derive some present advantage from this prosperous et-gook
, things instead of leaving all to their executors. t pea
dered that they owed a debt of gratitude to Sir Roe',rthe
for the conditions he annexed to the Bank Charterro is
probability would have been that they sheuld have "%Oa
the same condition as in 1825 and 6. They should ha ° nod
an issue of spurious paper over the country instead o' etbst
gold and silver as at present. He repeated it advisedly' ea 0
the Bank of England and the country were deeply oblif% ist
Sir Robert Peel. They were also indebted to Mr. Cot,Wf the
his continued advocacy of these alterations. In proof
success which had attended them since that time, bt 041
just read to the Court the state of the Rest at di
periods until the present time :
0,616,006 P
The Rest was on the 3d October, 1845
On the 28th of February, 1846. 3,68910
On the September,6th of 1846 . ...... •• 3,978:0
On the 27th of February, 1847.. 9,899 0
d
And, on the 6th of March, although the Goveinor di
quote it as the basis of the dividend, there was ell,
crease, in one short week, of 52, 00/. which/iv:l
3,951,922/,, or nearly four millions of Rest.--k1:00,
Under these circumstances, he saw no reason why a 661.. t.
of 4/. per cent, should not be declared out of the TO
3,899,320/. referred to by the Governor. The reduction "sits
his proposition would effect would not be great, as therolil
after the payment of 41. per cent. for the half years 0004
be 3,330,000/. But he wished it to be distincty unde,et
that he did not find fault with the way in which thed o,s,
Governor and the directors, or their predecessors, 114, taht
naged the affairs of the Bank; because he consider
je.,.
their management had been excellent in the extrewitte,
(Hear, hear.) Still he thought it his dutP,rtiete°
out in any way blaming the conduct of those. nt„
with the management of their affairs, to persevere_l"t die
amendment he had proposed. In order to show tn'resiiel
capital of the Bank was amply sufficient to pay an lne gsnl‘
dividend, he might state that the capital stock of the the
on the 10th of October, 1846, was 15,*a30,0001
issues, whereas on the 27th of February, this Yeli_r'„lital4
fallen to 12,440,000/.—less by 2,387,00t1. ; but the e'ebeel.,
the Banks of England and Scotland wasonly s,Uvu.
and yet they paid a fair dividend. I-1 a!
He bad had ctta,iri
experience as a country banker, and he was thereto" ig44
condition to state that the Bank Charter of .40
which limited the issues of country bankers, t:7,4
, includintbo
bankers had been compelled to issue gold and
and bank notes to meet any excess o..er their ordinary
culation, bur the wo, king people employed on railways, were
a great many were su smploym-d at the present moment, ri_og
obliged to be paid in gold Lal silver; thus a greater run,.
of hut: lon had been calmed into ci,-culation than heret In;
and great draws were made upon the banks for it. Cetl),o_,,ei
in the part of the country' with which lie was connected,.,?,7er,
notes were at a premium as compared with gold and -les"
yet as much as 1,0001. a day was paid in gold it!
osP_ but
persfais emplo. ed on time works in his neighboureo u ;
I I and silver caw
wh;tnever bank notes were made scarce go-` rking
out from the Bank kit England in shoals, but asinthvearwis.6y to
classes had an aversion to hold notes, they bad
be paid in gold. He should persist in his nt"t",r/;„,, under.
FIELD'S seconded the :notion. lie e'";',4 to be
stood that the three-and-a-half dividend vls one of
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temporary, and that they might look forward Governor
per cent. for the year. Tte.t time last year, t" re to 10;
came forward and stated, that he had great pleaso
form them that they would be exonerated from the lI,For tee
of the income• tax, and the proprietors thanked bigot , juAt
intimation; but at that time the Rest was 309, e. ,ed 51'
one million more than ar the time the proprietors reci1,9,20,
per cent.—(Hear, heam)—and its increase to 3,'%ve the
this year was an additional reason why they
dividend increased to 41. per cent. for the half-Yeer't. fag
difference between the property -tax and 41. per eenheyoild
too trifling to be considered as any great advantage." Goos
the dividend they proposed to declare. The gradual %sot/
in the Rest was one of the strongest arglilopt.
he would urge in favour of the attle,she Fr°,
should n /,10
What was the difference between four per cent. and
,"s ig the
perty-tax ? it was not so very much ; and he thouguislo
duty of the Executive to allow the proprietors as, vitstr,
dividend as they possibly coull with due regard to the net 0;
li.shment. He thought that it was the duty of the Co dail°
Directors, it the proprietors were satisfied, that till, time/
safely receive a dividend of four per cent., to allow ago be,
dividend, especially when, as he had said, the difference
tween that sum and the property .tax was so trifling. Alf
The GovEaixott—The lion. Proprietor said that tlle.',lo to
rence was very small. The income-tax would anin:eol,
30,0004, while the difference of' one per cent. would fa 6400
increase of 145,000/. Surely such a sum could not be
trifling.
Mr. FIELDER said that he also thought the mode °-
f lei
T e GOVERNOR ing the taxERNOR sai was incorrect. 0,/
hd that if the Hon. Proprietor h
complaint to make he had better refer to the Conit°3— 11
of the Property Tax at Somerset House. ffi 0,171
Mr. FIEDDER said that, in conclusion, he would 001"
he had grest pleasure in hearing the amount of the retie
if the proprietors thought it sufficient to warrant a (11.,6—p0°'
of 4 per cent. being paid, it was for them to take the 00"
sibility, if the proprietors did come to the conclusl%
fete
a dividend of 4 per cent. should be paid. He hoped °-
tiler objections would be made. 00°
Mr. Cowes: said that as one of the proprietors be ellAa
beg leave to concur in the opinion of the gentleillf:taterA
had just spoken. When they c ,me to consider thsiie
of the money which was invested in railways, he r!"
not think it very immoderate to expect a divideno,°oos
per cent. He was extrt mely sorry to see that Lord
ton, in his motion on the currency the other evening, 710,
to find fault with the Governor and company in an Wig cP;
way, by stating that they had been purchasing (35„,,i1ti;
their duty to do if it was for their own interest) a )1-eqo,‘
of railway debentures, and had neglected the Dte:ammin
bills on account of their being so very low. There was "a tol.
question also which he wished to ask the Governor, Itriderit°,4
was, whether the corporation had not received eonslherto"
injury from the amount of seven-day bills, and whet
Chancellor. of the ExChequer had taken any effectual
to check the issue of these bills? 0
The GOVERNOR said that the Hon. Proprietor kneirltit'
much on the subject as the directors did. He had is,ieersose'
letter which the Chancellor of theExcherpter had au""
to them. Olt;
Mr. COOKE—There was another question which be :esti-
to ask ; that was—Whether the Corporation bad not via losi
some degree, injured by a practice which had been_st.gsso
the public papers to be taking place, namely, the
~,sv:,,ket, It
that establishment crept out of it into the Money Dnare
the injury of the proprietors and the public at ~othe
He wished to know whether there was any troth did
statement? If there were, the business must be c°""Aid
in a most inefficient manner, and if such transactions ;',",
abroad, it was most important for the interests oct: elude
poration that some alteration should take place ia
and manner of election.
It the
The Govits.vr—

_..e GOVERNOR assured the Hon. Proprietor thst-
port was without foundation. 001200..
Mr. COOK was very glad to hear that it was „0/19P-sh
Although he should be very sorry to second any 1:1.°,4,r-oilig"s
for increase of dividend, and it the directors as a booty's-id Dal
it would be imprivent to allow that increase, he sh°°
support the proposition of the Hon. Proprietor. vibV
ti Mr. WILLtAsox said that the simple questionicas'hp ibtti
;
ther they cou!d spare a dividend of 4 per cent. 011 t'r-celP;
of .Maich, 1839, the rest was 2,798,0001., so that it
were to be taken, they would have to take 50,0001. 110 P
P :
rest, and if 3i per cent. were paid they would add RPP
to it. The 3i per cent. was paid on that occasion. rbe
one of those who considered that the rest should ne's-ciriei;
under three millions, and of late years they had relf°,'
1,090,000/., and thus it might be fairly asked if the "I,ed
in a condition to allow a dividend of 4 per cent. Uall'...olo'
spare the additional 150,0001. that day? He did not t.blooll'
would in any way interfere with the funds of the eats
ment by allowing a dividend of 4 per cent. itss
Mr. CLARKE said that he was adverse to any incre
dividend, but he was not adverse to a bonus heia,,Oildeti„6
They were two very different things, for the u",„"bicP
might be considered as a sort of annuity. Luce*
might be hereafterwards diminised by adverse circurOntoro
while a bonus was always under the control of the diredifer
as to its amount. He was sure it was the wish of the i co'
tors to give the proprietors as much profit as they COti" Os
sistently with the proper conducting of the Bsoa'rest a
only question for their consideration was, how g 011
sum could then be given to them. It was net tbs
for the Court of Proprietors to consider what 101,90140
maxim= rest which should be kept, in order.to P 1