The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen walked yesterday in the gardens of Buck-
ingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday, at Buckingham Palace.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess
Ro)al, the Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, and the
Princess Louisa, took pony and walking exercise yester-
day in the pleasure grounds of the Palace.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Bent, attended
by Lady Augusta Bruce and Lord James Llurray,
honoured the performance at her Majosty's Theatre
yesterday evening, with her presence.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, attended by Lady Augusta Codogan and Baron
Knesebcck, honoured the Earl and Countess of Wilton
with their company at dinner yesterday evening, at their
residence in Grosvenor-square.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured
the Duchess Dowager of Bedford with his company
yesterday morning, at the public breakfast given by her
Grace, at her residence on Campden-hill.
A deputation, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr. J.
G. Cope, the City Solicitor, and the City Remombrancer,
had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at
the Home-office.

The Master-General of the Ordnance had an interview
with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official resi-
dence in DowninA,r•street. The Noble Marquis had also
an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer.

deputation, consisting of Sir Moses Montefiore,
Bart., Mr. Alderman D. Salomons, and Mr. Hananel De
Castro, accompanied by Mr. Joshua BeWish, of
Gibraltar, and Mr. Sampson Samuel, Solicitor to the
Board of Deputies of British Jews, had an interview
with Earl Giey yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Duke of Beaufort had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. The Rev. Richard Jones bad
also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet,
at the Home-office.

The Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Lord Ashley, and
Nir. Fox Cross, from Barbadoes, had interviews yester-
day with E:11 Grey, at the Colonial office.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Numberless are the comic operas in the Italian reper-
toire, but there are but three that range above all others,
arid can he cited as models—Cimarosa s Aiatrimonio Se-
grcto, Rossini's Barbie, e, and Mozart's Marriage of
Figaro, performed fast night. As regards fashion and
dramatic literature, France has ruled the continent at all
Limes, as it has done England itself very often; and just
as Verdi, the last composer for the Italian stage, Mozart,
f.is infinitely superior predecessor, took the ruling drama
of France for his libretto. The drama of every country
is the exact expression of its immediate moral state—the
Ernani of revolutionary France furnished a subject for a
melodramatic opera. Beaumarchais' comedy, the last
expression of the Augustan days of la belle France, fur-
nished a gay subject, suggestive of the most varied of
the brightest as well as the softest melody to such a ge-
nius as Mozart. Why Mozart preferred the Marriage
rge Figaro to its predecessor, II Barbitre, is palpable—
there were two characters more in the cast—the be-
witching Susannah and Cherubino—for whom he has
found, in the boundless stores of musical invention, those
two matchless morceaux, " Non so piu" and " Voi the
sapete," gems, diamonds, of which time and caprice of
fashion have never been able to impair the brilliancy.
As to the performance last night, in many respects it
far exceeded even the expectations the rehearsal had.
raised. The acting as well as the singing of Mdlle„
Lind were truly marvellous. At each moment she dis-
played some half-forgotten or neglected gem of the great
composer, with a new and startling effect; her dramatic
action was kept intimately combined with her singing
in unity of impression, whilst she infused life into every
movement by the spirit with which she sang and the
bewitching archness with which she acted. But all re-
membrance of the wonders she had achieved before, arid
her many encores, were lost in her execution of the last
aria, " .Deh vieni non tardar," which so many previous
primc donne omitted. The purity of intonation, the exquisite
tenuity to which the notes were drawn after being swollen
to the utmost fulness of power, their thrilling suavity pro-
duced an effect on the ear which no expression can con-
vey. Mdlle. Cruvelli appeared to feel how careful as well as
strenuous must be her exertions not be totally eclipsed
when moving so near to so brilliant a star as Jenny Lind.
The consequence was that we never heard her sing so
artistically as in " Dove sono i bei momenti;" the gentle
melancholy and despairing energy marked in the words
and in the music were given in full relief, but without
jarring contrast, and the applause was loud and 'pro-
longed. In the duet " Sull' aria," so enthusiastically en-
cored, and in some of the subsequent morceaux which
experienced a similar reception, the young prima donna
might justly claim an ample share of merit. Mdlle.
Schwartz was labouring under severe indisposition, pro-
duced by a great domestic bereavement, and evinced by
her paleness and tremor ; but she is
an artists to sacrifice, under any circumstances
of her part.
depression, the two favourite rtoog
of
were sung with
congenial
strides in advance from
which if they were not deliveredalirist
Belletti has made anwithend brilliancy,feeling.
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He sang with more than
by the whole house in
the Figaro of the Bar iemrheenitsos tuhsenel
Figarotaste,
of all martial airs, "Non pin An-
that most magnificent
capital voice, and he might also
power, and was loudly encored
drai." Coletti was in h
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what latent treasure there was still
gifted with musical acumen
the least
to those
applause was universal. One of the greatest
the night—one that showed what power
untouchedsleeted,h o
,inotsuperiority of cast, was in the quartet,
"E schwa ft signor Conte." This passage, which
iaattracted notice before, was thrice encored, and
nevertriumphsthere
even then the audience was not satisfied, but attempted
to obtain another repetition. After what we have stated,
we need not mention the recalls after each act, and the
success of the night's performance. We question whe-
ther Lc Nozze, devoid of extraneous embellishment and
fashionable trickery, will ever be a great favourite in
the long run with a public pampered with extravagant
music; but to the real lover of the art capable of appre-
ciating nights like the last, it will ever possess the
greatest of all charms.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent honoured
the performances with her presence. In the suite of her
Royal Highness were the Baroness de Speth, Lady
Augusta Bruce, Lord James Murray, Sir George Couper.
and Mr. and Lady 11.,ry Christoplier.
Among the general company in the boxes and stalls
we observed the Prince Louis Napoleon, the Duke of
Wel:ington, his Excellency the Swedish Minister and
the Baroness Rehausen, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the
Earl and Countess Bruce, the Countess of Harrington,
and Lady Jane Seymour Stanhope, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Morton, Viscount Emlyn, Viscount Ranelagh,
Ludy Frederick Bentinck, Lady Garvagb, Lady Anne
Beckett, Lord William Lennox, Lord Adolphus Fitz-
alarence, Lord Ward, Hon. F. Byng, General the Hon.
11. Cavendish, Hon. C. Cavendish, Sir Alexander Wood-
lord, Sir George Wombwell, Sir Henry Webb, Sir W.
Keith Ball, Colonel IVildman, Colonel Scarlett , Major
Gordon, Mrs. and Mrs. Talbot, Mr. Montgomery, Mr.
and Mrs. Grote, M. C. do Koudriaffsky, Mr. 'ca.
blanque, Esc.

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