The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-04 00:00:00

114:EXCHEQUER BILL AFFAIR.

.....7,_
EXAMINATION AT THE_ AIANSION-HOUSE OF ONE OF
THE PARTIES CHARGED WITH HAVING BEEN CON-
CERNED IN THE ALLEGED EXCHEQUER BILL
FORGERIES-
Yesterday a person of respectable appearance, named
thrrnnuest Rapallo, who is said to be a stockbroker, was
ght before. Alderman Wilson, in the custody. of
Joh s .
e,„_4l4llw.Daniel Forrester, the officera, -eliarged with
;;Lurtgl.been..a confederate, with a _person •previously in
,Qel,3's'in issuing false and fabricated billss purporting
rlAtchequer bills. , . • - .
a.`"' naren, the, chief clerk in the office of Mis,Maiile,
it
. • " , -
il ' - mi•arYlito _the Treasury, appeared for the prosecn-
..„-•%; and Mr. Lefroy attended upon the part of the
rationer,
I Ass thoprisoner was apprehended by officers who well
Intl4l'stoeci their business, there was no noise or bustle
at all about the Mae sion-house ; and when the examine-
ns which lasted' a very, ,ahort time, came on, there were
4°.,1110re than eight or ten persons in the Justice-room.
- 411'. Rapallo, in being placed at the bottom of the table
"Ppusite the Magistrate's chair, waa atked by 'Mr. nobler,
'ratl'is "P7WAS, to which lie replied lhat, he was in his
41ST-second year.
the attend, Sir, upon the part ?f 1.1.1,-I..isMciauslee:
e Solicitor to the Treasury, to prosecute in this
and call on Mrs Burnaby, the chief ,clerk at Bow-street
litflctii-P4l.tllll.tir.to read a statement made, by the prisoner
tali 'lir. 'Tall, the Magistrate, at the 'Treasury, and
(II down by Mr. Burnaby.
41iiri•se., r i
rniaby---. I att
ended an investigation into the Ex-
e>•
• .. business at the Treasury on the 25th Oct.
11 r , M
r'.-
f elg
l-d . Mr. Rapallo come there ? Mr.
• ' trAle came accompanied by another gentleman.
(tit .li, aven----Did he make any. statement there on that
t.tt i. ..14.,Iturnaby—After having been cautioned seve-
, 161 es .11 Mr. Hall, the Magistrate, as to what he was
4:.‘%.,;..,,..9 8!i37,- and having been told that whatever he
" ' aY might be used against him, he made a state-
t litallieh was taken down.
went? Klan WILSON—It was the prisoner's own sta..te-
al
if; ir•tualaby—lt was taken down from his own lips.
!' 'tven—Thwitness will be so good as to read this
eta*,. e
IL. la': I,
follget,i;lnrnaby then read the statement, which was as
,'''Ve• .--e,,
might sn,,--' Rapallo, being cautioned as to what he
kr, 13,-„"Y• stated as follows :—I became acquainted with
diled '''!nlont Smith a great many years ',ago. I intro-
inam .4 g(litleman to him, with whom he became very
Ills -'l'.ie' Its name was Salari. He was a kind of broker.
cam, Sala"
died about a year ago, and about that time I
' in dire ' •
(1110 b,„ st contact with Mr. Smith about the Exche-
taih s. about which time I took management of a cers
all th'PeLenlation, which I had been on, but was left with
1,i5ee,14,.,.ea, v„Y part of the business after Mr. Salari's deed'.
en 'i6. ''s4 "solo Mr. Smith these Exchequer bills to carry
a fc,,,,. N>eculation. The last time I received any is about
tll7ght ago. He called at my office in the. City. . To
eat 'it'lny recollection there were Si bills of LOON.
thin • I 'cannot speak positively to the number, but I
for th„4l3°llt that number. They were placed in my hands
if h - Purpose of raising money on them. I asked him
snli Veould do anything for me in the regular way,
Pktti,,°l ea.tne to me and brought them. The only
the --u'arity with him was his request to have
sitstats.anle number returned to him. I knew what
pr,r2oll Smith held. I knew the bills were.not his
liier,„,r,tY• I did not consider it was my business to ask
tolk,""kather it was a regular thing : it never occurred
toncetuat it was an irregular thine-. Smith was so far
the rued in the speculation, that he furnished me with
ef ettriean3 of carrying it on. He was to have a portion
j4eLe profits in the event of success. Smith has lodged
eliZcluer bills from time to time with Mr. Salari,
itsilirihk,inew ; and after his death I considered it an
'''_coinl -e" thing. I applied to Smith, and asked him it
tod assist me to pay for Spanish bonds. He came
g;inY °Mee with a parcel, and asked me how I was
line'`;•7l ? I told him I was not going on well ;
s
bills "n it was he gave me the Exchequer
raises which I last received. After which I
SPanissi"ney upon them, with which I paid for the
of . stock. Several of the bills are now in the hands
bilit.'''•TArariner. I never paid him money upon the
,t 4 fis '• knew Smith had nothing but Exchequer bills
`(l.4:‘,"ic• Any transactions that took place previous
°eve/44'e I have mentioned, are of a similar nature.
_I-Year. sayell transactions have taken place, and all within
14esta theld at all hazards have sold stock to re-
c,"l" leld; txchequer bills. Smith demurred sometimes
smith ,:ng. Inc as many bills as I have asked him for.
given tine
particular in having the bills returned at a
-41arin:'ne• I can't say how many bills arc now in Mr.
lati4. 'Fs hands. I know he must have a good
aiss•" Arr. Morgan, another broker, knew what
p,aid, 4L'it.ng on. I knew when the bills must be
At which was when the advertisement appeared.
tab tnost transactions of this sort.l have had with Smith
arti,:tlY be three, and the last was the greatest in
t,toet ant, I have returned all the bills I have received
Pashi'rnith. I should say he never transacted such
befit'es with any one but myself. I had deposits made
t; bands before Salari's death. The last return was
IN, !en one and two hundred thousand pounds, which
kr, 'II June last ; and the one in March was about the
itttl: amount. I should think the two exchanges
Ivitllnt4d, A op,boo/. Since the June exchange there
)i,hr, (I be ' about ' 1.3 t,OOO/. I always wrote to Smith
sisysil 1 wanted the hills, to the Exchequer-office. I was
..QY,s of opinion that the bills furnished to me by
'C..t.l Were bone fideood ones. , s
(Sicsned) ' " E. RAPALLO.
(c
rraiten before 'iiie T. J. Hall, Justice of the Peace."
,
A1a,,1,7 the County of Middlesex, Oct. 25, 1841.
'lssae
.man WiesoN—ls that correctly the statement
.114, Or the prisoner on the occasion you speak of ?
414.rnabY—It is.
tlllestio'rnan Wiesost—Does Mr. Lefroy wish to put any
client ?n, or make any observations upon the part of his
should 1, Ntr. Lefroy —I cannot see why Mr. Rapallo
41.014 `ave been apprehended. When he went to the
tive tt?, Y, he went of his own accord, as a free agent, to
"Pee th the information in his power. I was not present
v/heie at occasion, but I have advised him to state to the
l'erfeetr tent of his knowledge on the subject. He is
Isteih 3' ready and willing to mention every atom of
teae hl'enee of which he is possession, and he will at-
that %I.:at any moment he may be reuired. I submit
Zille:eva-reliance may be placed on. his appearance
led'. "Pon, and that it would be improper, under
4,.., instances, to detain him.
ths r•llave .
h . pri en—All I ask the Alderman to do is to commit
.nte tsc'ner until we shall have an opportunity to
14 °rward •
4 the;i evidence in proof of his participation
1,1:),1erx,,r41:.:e of these forgeries of. Exchequer.. bills to
iv'. Ole 6 amount. My application is founded
esti . - statement which has been read, and from
whi
~ it is
Lill Lri Are Palpable that admissions were made
th, he i_spregnant with proof that he was aware the
,14, the...,! ned were forged and fabricated. He knew
person fr
I:4a 111 the L,_ hem whom he received them was. but
ha
41(1 kiveit t,!!hequor-office, and upon one occasion t e
el, artain °.:',ltn mounted to 81,0001. I trust that the
!it Sh ti 11Lbt commit the prisoner till the Govern-
e,,„‘.6, a have
attft"ce.
.A.. , time to come down with the necessary
414(14 ' 7w4ll,7lrei:sOns:
___l. till Saturday would probably be
yoti t•tilati vir entenee.
th„, Will L. Do you expect that by that time
k,is". Will it. ame to prove the bills were forgeries, and
air Nit ti4Pallo issued these bills of which you speak
kiil.a.rvseiss"7 dt_° be forged and fabricated instruments?
Palk,. Lefroy ,
1,,, 14 ,0 his is really very hard upon Mr. Ra-
iplitto ,ortp,.. unitarily made his appearance at the Trea-
teiA46,4licate all lie knew on Monday week. He
Air: 'fi..st,(44" 44" Y some friend not to go to his usual busi-
tenffal7tifats,'4••Y; , but I waited subsequently upon
Ye lir ' .'re'•mleationed that he would be ready to at-
lafeatigtp ,Itsin;Y at :any time lie might be required.
ti Witasd ".1„,'• said belbre, and ready to give every
11
4:itlittiojrprisS: S'4ltlBeSSeS with regard to all the transac-
tee(glift t. 914 concerned in, and indeed it is hard to
tstiug- grittot,:,, There is no ground whatever for sus-
-4,lteti.. `e -Liu . been engaged in any. criminal
rt, ''• .414.4'Lrii tub . ~
Le Y 4tro4:7aveliTtitocljt6t the grounds of suspicion were
al)lePartOr TlA.ifqd that the Government would soon
lisrt:leSt4l.l- .:Wrisduce evidence. --
kt, r fof til sox—lt is, very reasonable in the so-
I 4 of io . ,gt, prosecution to ask for a remand in a
111%,,v 5..11 extensive. and alarming a nature. it is true
the J..OpiiL,lie,
,b.efure me to shoyy that forged bills
1
pa by 'Mr, Rapallo ; but if the Government
t 41,41 „tiieeyd.are able to show that such is the case,
-"liatVi., Ir. -Rapallo not only issued forged bills, but
tie;,,(4lpls,w at the time they were forged, I cannot
re7e akl4lti;' go at liberty. Although we have no evi-
es ',,t ::-I-, st him as to the fact, there is great excite-
'q'',ll%,,g on the subject, and public report meets us
l'q h'• LsyL4vith the intelligence. •
.\''C'qase7t.---There- is no ground for saying that these
tlitu.r:: Ravi, .111 s of which my client speaks are forgeries
4'l,ll.tet, -4----Mr. Burnaby can make a statement as to
issue turn
thk,d the turn
can state that I believe Mr. Rapallo
sithey La which I believe to be forgeries, knowing
'ests-1% L 7" re forgeries.
4-I'l` vet.; it,c'Y (to Alderman Wilson)—lt really does
Willi eirstgod that my client should be detained under
tit 4 ngisets-'stances. He will attend with the greatest
I'4, Yea prnat'Y examination here or elsewhere, at any
Dro; 44., 'l)°se• His wife's health is in a very preca-
Ap tx,,,, and the news of his detention in prison may
die, glere, and
injurious.
sell 1,,
Ptos-.'"tY in ,s` il•s01.1—I certainly feel that I am in a
to 441 et
44`"is ease. I have no evidence before me to
thatk t etf, Y for has been committed. Evidence
ti' t'll het (3"gilt • ' 1 be
. 0 1,1, cei tam y to produced.
`vas Vorgr.„ , Alr. Burnaby deposes that he believes
ePlie4t.',"as been committed, and that the prisoner
Each' t
:t., eu.
, All'' l'r()Y--117lia •
lller bill
~ t -knowledge has Mr.. Burnaby of
qat -nail 8 •
64% " WI!.
tilast'i Y mil soN—Mr. Burnaby is a witness, and I
. 14 klliiiii, have' no objection to answer you if you
tits 114 L'
re h •
terteiLide.sti:tat-I inn ready to give •any information
tti_Z tee b" ii may require to show that there are
kt, Ala these 4- vulg. that Mr. Rapallo is knowingly con-
11t04 • Lefro e tvitiisactions.
11,1'Y skt,e:l wtY„'-;:r..,he Government ought certainly to. have
.4y . ttty waZ4 8 to prove, ainonest other things, that
tt, hatklight
t° 'committed at all. It is a case in which
kr. ?44 101 be prepared with evidence. Surely
rain 41%1. , g enough before them.
fo 1141111 k 'tt'3".---I1 f
l'gqi re whi 'now, 0 my own knowledge that cer-
.4.40.4',„;;•,‘ 'll have been issued by Mr. Rapallo are
th,t 1%,, . , , ,
41.1411-311-7at,11944-4,,tiVl:nro' u mean to say that you believe
Peal aro/ 411411,hy him; tO.the enormous amount
the},.ll. pcirtei,:i4rgesiiss? Mr.. Btirnaby--41y no means. I
ii% ql •Alltnubers
el' 4la ' %Um 4/ . •
IN, to •14. e f,it.... ri,Burnaby)--How Buou know that
tessa
11.804 i _ isink.eesinlildluiretni.
Pressedi answ464gl4.letrunients ? Mr. naby—l dc-
-441(1.
r‘iti.gs. exve2ite..wq:suiest :loon in the present stage of the
•T I° Justify ansdgesires to be informed.
detaining
much
p rieslotieern. c.
Ie aa
wishia

to be informed, particularly on .account of the publinex-
citement 11)ccasioned, by the alarming transactions. .
Mr. Burnaby—lt is stated in the evidence given.against
another person whO is, in, custody, that the prisoner *im-
plicated. That eVidenCd is given by persons not present.
Alderman WnsON—There is nothing in the statement
of the prisoner taken.. down
,by, Mr. Burnaby that can
be called an admission that any one of the bills was a
forgery. If you produce, a bill, and prove it to be a
forgery, and prove also .that the prisoner issued it,t then
there would be good reason for supposing that he knew
what sort of a bill it was, combining with that testimony
the facts alluded, to in that.statement.
Mr. Burnaby---,I am only a witness here.
Mr. Raven—l submit, Sir, that the statement of the
prisoner, upon which this case is founded, is _sufficient to
justify his committal till another day. Smith.against
whom there is a charge elsewhere on the same subject, is
under examination.
Mr. Lefroy said he did not see that anything criminal
was proved against Smith.
Mr. Burnaby—There is evidence against Smith, in
proof of his criminality, and evidence will be produced
against this prisoner too.
Alderman WILSON—I wish to consult with Mr.
Hoblerwhether I can take bail in this
Mr. Lefroy—My client will come here on Friday or
Saturday, or any day you may think proper to appoint.
Alderman WILSON (having spoken with Mr. Holder)
—1 i-,.2nnot take bail in such a case. The prisoner is ac-
cused of' gu;!ty knowledge in charges of forgeries to an
immense amount.
Mr. Lefroy—No forgery whatever is proved.
Alderman WILSON-1 know that, and I. .resolved
not to allow the remand to go beyond tomorrow. The
Government have had time enough to,collect evidence,
I shall attend here to take it at twelve o'clock to-morrow.
Mr. Raven—Very well, Sir ; . we shall be prepared.
Alderman WiLsoN—Mr. Rapallo remains in custody.
Mr. Lefroy—Upon what ground ?_
Alderman WILSON—Upon the charge of having partici-
pated in these transactions, connected with alleged forged
bills, purporting to. be Exchequer Bills, to an immense
amount, I shall expect to have evidence brought befbre me
proving that the documents alluded to are forged and
fabricated, and that the prisoner issued them knowing
them to be forged and fabricated.
The Prisoner—This is really very hard upon me—very
hard. I never had any notion of going away, and
would at all times most willingly appear to state all I
know. Perhaps you will permit me. to remain under the
care of the officers.
Alderman WILSON (having consulted with Mr.
Hobler) said that he could not allow the prisoner to go
any where but to the Compter for the night.
The prisoner was then remanded till to-morrow
(this day).

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.
(From the Times.)
The audience that was collected last night to witness
the debut of Miss Adelaide Kernble was one of those
crowded assemblages that are seldom collected but on the
most special occasions, such as a Royal visit, or the
return of some established favburite from America, or
. _

the reappearance of Miss Kemble's father, two seasons
ago. The pit, from the denseness of the crowd which
filled it, and the small number of females that were
mingled with the throng, presented to the eye above
one thick black mass ; every seat in every box was oc-
cupied, and the slips were filled to the very back. The
feelings of this huge audience were influenced by the
associations with the name of " Kemble;" -they were
prepared to welcome, riot only the debutante, but Mr.
Raper's overture—every performer on his and her en-
trance—everything, in fact, as connected with Miss
Kemble's debut. Her reception' was magnificent ; the
inert, black mass in the pit burst into a waving sea of
hands and handkerchiefs, one welcoming sound was ut-
tered by hundreds of voices, and her entrance was
rather that of the chief person in a triumph than of
a yet untried vocalist, about to undergo the ordeal of
public opinion.
Encouraging as this brilliant demonstration must have
been, it was still calculated in some measure to increase
the anxiety of the debutante. The expectations were so
great that it was not impossible they might not be ful-
filled ; the very associations of the family name required
exertions that should still sustain it. Miss Kemble
seemed for a few moments overcome by the excess of
applause, and rested on the-altar before the sacred oak.
During her -first recitative she scarcely had full power
over her voice, and her reading was rather monotonous,'
but in Costa Diva she at once took the position as a
prima donna, which she sustained all the evening, and
which places her beyond comparison with any singers
on the English stage that - have been heard for many
years. Miss Kemble differs not only in degree but
in kind from the English singers that have lately ap-
peared—she is an Italian vocalist introduced. to -the Eng-
lish theatre. The cultivation of her voice, the command
she has acquired over it, the power of subduing it, are
Italian ; in her very tones there is a sound of Italy.
Her voice is powerful, though not always equal, especially
in the higher range, when she occasionally appears to
have reached her highest pitch ; but there were times
when these high notes were of the most exquisite quality,
especially in the ascending passage at the. close of
Costa Diva. Some of her middle notes are of surpass-
ing richness and melody, thrilling through the house and
coming home to all. In the great dramatic scenes of the
opera it sometimes appeared as if her physical strength
was not fully equal to every expression, but her intona-
tion was always true, and, whatever the task, she always
accomplished it with effect. It is a great qualification
in her that she takes the stage with confidence, with a
full knowledge of , what she has to do, that she is
thoroughly accomplished, that nothing is left to chance,
but that she is everywhere well trained and educated.
Her execution is always true, always given with the
finish of a mistress, and her ornaments, though evincing
no original conception, are neat and graceful. She takes
her position as an artist trained in the highest school,
and in that position she stands alone.
Her acting is to be praised with far more qualification
than her singing. It is, in fact, little more than a very
clever imitation of Grisi. The expression of defiance by
a peculiar movement of the head, the pointing out of
the hand, was all Grisi ; the very accentuation to denote
passion was that of Grisi, and, we must add, that the
imitated attitudes were not always of the most graceful
kind. And perhaps it may be mentioned, as a qualifica-
tion of Miss Kemble's performance altogether, both vocal
and histrionic, that it is more the expression of the school
than of the individual, that it is rather education than
nature that speaks. But such a scholar and of such a
school we have no other on the English stage, and we
repeat that Miss Kemble stands alone as the English
prima donna. The same cultivation, the same command
over the voice, the same thorough knowledge, does not
exist in any other of our vocalists.
(From the Chronicle.)
The first appearance of Miss Adelaide Kemble as a
dramatic singer, before an English audience, has been
as successful as her warmest friends could desire. Her
welcome last night by an excessively crowded house was
most kind and cordial ; and her efforts, during the whole
evening, were rewarde by loud and incessant applause.
Miss Kemble's very name was a passport to public
favour. It is a noble name—a title of honour in the
aristocracy of genius ; and the family who have so long
borne it have held a place in society worthy of their

talents. Miss Kemble, as the scion 'of an honoured
stock, must have gained general good will, largely
increased by what is known of her own personal merits.
It is not, we confess, with pleasure that we find the
debut of one who promises to be a great English vocalist
made the occasion for bringing forward an English ver-
sion of an Italian opera— especially of the present school
of that country.
We do not blame her for what, all circumstances con-
sidered, was probably as good a thing as she could do;
though the attempt must be considered as having been
somewhat hazardous, seeing that Madame .Schroeder
Devrient, with all her powers and popularity, made what
was very little better than a failure here, in the very
same attempt, a few years ago. But Miss Kemble's mu-
sical education has been Italian, and she has evidently
acquired a thorough (though we hope not an exclusive)
knowledge of the school to which Norma belongs; and
•

it was natural that she should desire to make her first
appearance in a part which certainly affords great scope
for the display of her powers, not only vecal but dramatic.
Highly as we estimate Miss Kemble's qualities as a
singer, we estimate her powers as an actress still higher.
She is a Kemble worthy of the name. She has the fine
tragic' head of the Kembles—the classical profile—the
dignity and grace of deportment—and the power of con-
ceiving and expressing, with truth and beauty, every
shade of feeling and passion. To these qualities are
superadded a manner thoroughly Italian;
.and the re-
sult iis'• a resemblance to . the
,style of Madame Pasta,
which cannot fail to strike every one who remeinbers.
that transcendant actress. MisS Kemble's Norma is the
finest personation of the character we have ever seen.

With the force and grandeur of Grisi, it combines a
t
delicacy and tenderness which Grisi cannot reach. In
re
depicting " the fury of a woman scorn'd," Grisi cannot
be surpassed; but in the scene
Norma hangs over the bed of her sleeping
which hef a wneiltsei' hiiisdds
Kemble's tenderness was something
not even give an idea. The whole representation
was
full of traits of delicacy and feeling which, to us at laleast,s
gave the character a new aspect, and a beauty and in-
terest unfelt before.
As a singer, Miss Kemble has given us as much sur-
prise as delight ; and, were we to give full expression to
what we feel, we should run the risk of being charged
with writing more under the influence of temporary ex-
citement than of sober judgment. It is for this reason,
and this reason only, that we will no; say that'we con-
sider Miss Kemble 's Norma, in relation to singing as
wel as acting, the most beautiful that we have met with.
But we may sav with all safety, that she is gifted by
Nature with a 'charming voice, which she uses with the
skill and effect of a consummate artist. Her voice is a
soprano of extraordinary compass—full and voluminous
in its lower notes, and, in the higher, of etherial sweet-
ness and purity. The great vocal exhibition of the part
takes place at its very commencement, in the well known
air, " Casta Diva," to which, hackneyed as it is, her
Singing gave all the charm of novelty. The purest Ita-
lian style—embellishments at once rich, chaste, and ori-
ginal, execution as clear and articulate as that of an in-
strument, were merely the adjuncts to that high and rapt
expression which she threw into the hymn of the Druid
priestess. Throughout the whole opera she exhibited
the same excellence ; though towards the close her vocal
strength was a little impaired by fatigue. She seems, as
yet, hardly able to undergo the tear and wear of such a
performance.

(From the Post.)
Every part of the house was densely populated ; the
slips, galleries, and pit being "crammed to the crushing
point, and the private and public boxes all filled with
elegant, and often-distinguished parties. The people of
literary, musical, or fashionable note, whom we recog-
nised among the audience were most numerous ; and
there seemed a general and pervading anxiety to see how
another of. " the gifted Kembles" would acquit herself
of the arduous character which she had prepared to
ustain. We were glad to hail this feeling. The .re-

spect and reverence which bang about the " Kemble9,
name have been gathered by the public, no less from
tpentries of the past, than from the presence of that livin,g
e!enins; which seems the heirloom of the'family—and to
announce a fresh :aspirant for fame and honour, under
that auspicious nomenclature, was to arousa general ex-
pectations or great promise, and almost to foredoom the
certainty of great success. Hence it was delightful to
see how the crowded
_multitude rose, with one common
voice, to hail the youngde4eumte, when she presented
herseli. in the second scene of tlit opera—hewethey gave
it,
t() her the first warm encouragement which to &Act the.
4t n•ngtil of her name, and'fortified her intOi -3iii'Staiii'-'
ine ()f her powers with a freedom, genius, and 'Mak:
that has not 'often been Witnessed upniii'ilinpiatsh
intisical stage. The opera selected we'AnNo)Mat.i.gtf
course the part sustained by Miss Adelaide KTthby wla
that •of the Druidess. It could hardly, 'Wei ;been
more finely filled. Miss liemble has—qtilteittiiftil
soprano voice, full and clear in its quality, antiinbm-
pletely under her control as to admit of 'her tiihrth'ig .it,
most eloquently expressive of the emotions 'WIWI She has
to indicate in her acting at the sane: time. with a clear
ii
and distinct utterance, she Men& he;VersytextrefSion, in
eve, attitude, and gesture, and di fiPtilmiti-inWgelu-
lation, of what she utter alcri[VOvey. Mcan-
ing and music break upon yeiMh'hf once, and you
catch the one as easily as yalri.;='.charmed with the
other. In a word, we may say •her school is perfect.
In appearance'she is eirepoeSessing--with a figure inure
embonpoint than tall, and with the decided " Siddons
face." In so far as ber poWers were evolced by the part
of Norma, she displayed a mingled energy and grace ;
but we are persuaded that in an acting sense, she is
capable of even more greatness than that character calls
forth. Beautifully she commenced with the recitative,
" What seditious voices ;'' and, soon after, at . the close
of a splendid burst of declamation, ending with, " While
the sacred branches I sever," she dwelt on the•A in alt
with all the feeling and fervour which marked Grisi's
delivery of the same striking passage. The prayer was
most impressively given ; and the aria, "To Norma's
arms returning," steadily and faultleSsly sung. In the
duet,* " Together we will die," she shared her laurels
with Miss Reinforth ; the exquisite singing of both
ladies eliciting a loud encore. The second act was rather
one of sustained feeling than violent emotion, and very
finely the prima donna worked it to its climax, so that
when the curtain fell, it was clear that all hearts were
one, and the name of Kemble once more shook the old
walls of Covent •Gaeden,
(From fhe Herald.)
On the rise of the curtain, the procession of Druids,
headed by the Arch-Druid, Oroveso (Mr. Leffler),
and guarded by Gallic chiefs, :soldiers, &c., entered,
invoking the prophetess and priestess Norma ; the
chorus and solo, together with the eubsequent air (hi the
second scene) by Pollio (Mr. Harrison), were very fairly
sung. These and the preparatory chorus to' the entrance
of Norma having been disposed of, Miss A. Kemble
made her appearance amidst great acclamations of wel-
come, but, as might be expected, trembling and some-
what unnerved. -The duet between Pollio (Harrison) and
Adalgisa (Miss Rainfor tit) in the next scene was extremely
well sung, both these performers appearing to emulate the
desire which has been so spiritedly manifested to show
what an exclusively English company can do in the way of
opera. The scene with the children, and the subsequent
duet with Adalgisa, confirmed the promise given by Miss
A. Kemble's first attempt, and as the performance pro-
ceeded, it became evident that the debutante was quite
equal to her. undertaking? In the Second act, with no
occasional weakness of intonation and Niue of power
(arising probably from tremor and the cxhausticn re-
sulting from that cause), the same marked energy and
decided command of voice characterised Miss A. Kem-
ble's performanee, more especially in the duet c" Deli
con te ') between herself and Adiugisa (which was en-
cored) and in the beautiful duet (" In mid man") with
Pollio, which immediately follows the former. The
curtain at length fell to perhaps one of the most satisfac-
tory debuts that was ever witaeed, as fill' as rooks tine
of the expectations raised by previous report is concerned.
Of the instruction which she has received there can be
but one opinion, both as to its judicious adaptation to
theleeculiar quality of her voice, and as to the taste
Which has governed the development of the ornamental
part of her tuition, With 'power to execute all the
various graces which abound in the florid compositions
of Bellini and other modern Italian composers, Miss A.
Kemble seems to possess the good taste bud moderation
tasuppress every note that does not come strictly within
the scope of the feeling which is to be conveyed to her
auditors.

In conclusion it may be observed that if the success
which we have stated it to be our opinion to have attended
this young lady's first appearance on our stage, be con-
firmed by her subsequent performances, the dramatic art
-will have received a most valuable accession, for both
her person and her features are such as to carry their
own recommendation with them, the latter, as is often
the case, passing over her own immediate progenitors
(Mr. and Mrs. C. Kemble), and being said to bear a very
strong resemblance to her paternal grandsire, Mr.
Roger Kemble, whose first appearance on the stage
cannot be dated far short of a century from this time.
mongst the distinguished persons who honoured Miss
A. Kemble's debut by their presence in the private
boxes, were Lord and Lady Burghersh, Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, the Duke of Brunswick, Lord Castlereagh,
the. Earl of Harrington and his lady, Sir Lumley
Skelfington, Mr. F. Mills, Mr. B. Montagu, Mrs.
Proctor, and a dress circle crammed with fashion and
rank.