The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Milan Gazette state 3 that an attempt was
made on the 18th to assassinate the Duke of MC/DENA.
He was twice fired at but was untouched. Major
GUERRA who apprehended the assassin was wounded
in the arm.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
Madlle. Helene Stoepel, the Pianiste, was completely
successful last night at Jullien's concert: Her perform-
ance of De Meyer's fantasia oil airs from Lucrezia
Borgia, was replete with taste and expression, whilst the
execution was most brilliant. Sho was encored, and had
several splendid bouquets thrown to her.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
A new one act farce, most properly described in the
bills as a " caricature," was produced here last evening
under the title of Two Owls in one Ivy Bush. The two
owls, Major Muddle and Captain Addle, were respectively
represented by Mr. Frank Matthews and Mr. IL Hall.
These two worthies are both afflicted with absence of
wind to a transcendental extent--indeed the writer ap-
pears to have read up all the American j.,kes upon this
subject, and to have put them in action in this farce.
Some of the blunders committed by these absentees are
sufficiently amusing, but as the piece depends solely
upon situation, it should be condensed, for a constant
succession of contretemps, all of a similar character b-!--
comes at length wearisome. The piece was well acted,
by Frank Matthews, 11. Hall, and Miss Marshall, who
had but a little part, yet of which she made much.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Lucia de Lammermoor was performed here last night,
with Madero:idle de Roissi as Lucia. In the character
of Lucia, Mademoiselle de Roissi fully maintains her high
Continental reputation. Her impersonation of the
character is full of passion and pathos, yet absolutely
free from rant or exaggeration; it is, as we have said,
full of passion, but that passion is chastened by taste and
controlled by judgment. The contract scene was ren-
d red most artistically, and in the mad scene she
was exceedingly fine. Her fiorture were novel, and were
executed with true artistic taste. She was applauded
most raptuously throughout the opera, and was called
before the curtain twice during the evening, with Mr.
Allen, when several bduquets were thrown to her. We
perceived a marked improvement in her pronunciation
of the English language. Mr. Weiss's Ashton, and Mr.
Allen's Edgar, are too well known to require further no-
tice than to say they were excellent as usual. Mr.
Allen's last scene was indeed exquisite.

STRAND THEATRE.
A pleasant adaptation from the French, entitled Our
Friend the Duke, was produced here last evening with
tolerable success. The plot turns on the circumstance
that the Duke de Beameis (Mr. Conway), a grandson of
Henry the Fourth of France, has incurred the dis-
pleasure of Cardinal Maz triu, and is consigned to the
prison of Vincennes. The Duke believes that the
minister has been wrought upon by the Duchess de Mont-
bazon (Mrs. Hooper), in a fit of jealousy at an act of
gall sntry by the Duke towards another lady; but the
Duchess shows herself superior to such feelings, and,
under a disguise, is instrumental in effecting the Duke's
liberation from prison, and subsequent reconciliation
with the minister. The piece was saved by the spirited
acting of Mrs. Hooper, who, as the Duchess de Mont-
bazon, made the comedy. Her disguise as Marie
Michaud, the hostess of th(.‘ country inn was admirable.
Mr. Conway as the Duke, was also excellent, and 11.
Webb as Grimaud, a facetious turnkey, kept the house in
a roar whenever ho appeared.

The return of his Excellency Count Reventlow,
who has been absent for some weeks at Copenhagen, is
daily expected, as the steamer Skirner has been placed
at his Excellency's disposal by the Danish Government
since the 12th inst. During his stay at Copenhagen his
Excellency has been made a Privy Councillor of State,
as a mark of the approbation with which his royal
master regards the energy and ability displayed by
Count Reventlow in conducting the negotiations on the
Schleswig-Holstein question. Several distinguished
men have been mentioned as likely to accompany Count
Reventlow in order to take part in those negotiations
which are still pending; but we hope that the further
conduct of this difficult matter will be left entirely to his
Excellency, who has so well defended the rights of his
country ucder adverse circumstances, and who will knoiv
how to maintain the reputation he has gained as a skilful
diplomatis t.— Times.

THE LATE FATAL COLLISION ON THE RICHMOND
LlNE.—Yesterday having been appointed for the re-
examination of William Watkins, the fireman of the
Vulture engine, who stood charged with driving that
engine against the Hornet engine, and thereby causing
the death of Richard Perry, the prisoner was brought
up at one o'clock, and placed before a full bench of the
Richmond magistrates, of which Mr. Penryhn was
chairman. A mass of evidence having been heard, after
some conversation between the railway officials and the
bench, it was agreed that the prisoner should stand com-
mitted for trial at the Central Criminal Court for the
manslaughter of Richard Perry, but would be brought
up again on Saturday next for the depositions to be
completed. It was stated that the driver would not be
able to undergo an examination for a fortnight or three
weeks.

Favoured by the continuance of fine weather,
great progress has been made in sowing in this neigh-
bourhood; and, notwithstanding the wet season, the
land is said to be in excellent condition.—Stamford
Mercury.

TIIFNAVT.-A splendid first-class frigate, to be
named the Phaeton, will be launched from Deptford
dockyard at about a quarter-past one o'clock to-morrow
afternoon.

=METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONERS OF SE WERS.-
Yesterday morning a general court was heH at the
office, Greek street, Soho, the Earl of Carlisle in the
chair. The commissioners present were the Hon. F.

Byng, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Hutton, the Rev. Mr. Stone,
Mr. Bedwell, Mr. Lambert Jones, Mr. Broderip, and
Mr. Leslie. The business was unimportant.
A considerable order for bayonets has been received
in Sheffield, which town was formerly the principal seat
of the manufacture of those weapons.

The cost of each prisoner in the county gaol of
Carlisle is stated to be ss. 6d. a week; while the cog of
paupers in the same locality is only 2s. 9d. a week.