The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-14 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

On Saturday evening Madlle. Alboni fresh from
her recent triumphs in Paris and Madrid, made her
rentrie at this theatre after an absence of two years.
Long before the opening of the doors a crowd was
assembled outside, and no sooner were they opened
than the crush was terrific, and an uninterrupted
stream of people continued pouring in without inter-
mission, until the pit and gallery were crammed to
suffocation in every part. Before the commencement
of the performance every stall and box was occupied.
The opera chosen for her &bid was the
Cenerentola, which she seems to have made exclu-
sively her own ; and no sooner did the curtain rise,
discovering her seated by the kitchen fire, than an
elithusiastic shout of welcome arose from every part
of the house, and was renewed again and again. She
has returned to us not only in full possession of her
wonderful powers of voice, but with those in-
creased and improved by continued study, so
true is it that true genius is constantly
in a state of progress. When Alboni left us she
possessed two voices, if we may be allowed the ex-
pression, one a contralto, unequalled for its rich
mellowness, the other a most sweet arid exquisite
soprano ; each in itself was perfect, but there was not
a perfect union between the two—that union has now
been effected, and Alboni now possesses one of the
most marvellous voices ever heal d, of immense com-
pass, of surpassing sweetness, of unequalled flexi-
bi!ity, and perfect throughout its whole compass,
from the lowest note to the highest. She was
encored in the " Sprezzo qui don" and in the " Non
piu mesta." Never have we heard the " Non piu
meats" so brilliantly rendered as it was by Alboni on
Saturday evening, and never have we heard more en.
thusiastic applause than it excited. She was not only
encored, but was called on three times afterwards.
The piece was strongly cast. Calzolari sang the
beautiful music of Don Ramiro with exquisite taste.
Lablache, as Don Magnifico, was glorious; and Ferranti
made a satisfactory Dandini. The beautiful divertis-
sement Les Graces followed, in which Carolina Ro-
sati, Marie Taglioni, and Amalia Ferraris were ad-
mirable as the three Graces.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by Msj.ir the lion. James Macdonald, honoured the
performances wish his presence. Amongst the noble
and distinguished individuals also present in the
theatre on this occasion we observed the following:—
His Highness the Prince Demidoff, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the Marquis of Worcester, the Earl of Car-
digan, the Countess of Glengall and Lady Margaret
Butler, the 'Countess of Chesterfield, Earl Bruce, the
Earl of Malmesbury, Earl Gifford, the Earl of Lonsdale,
Earl of Mounicharles, the Prince de Troubetskui,
Viscount and Viscountess Dupplin, Viscount Cranbourne,
Viscount Enfield, Viscountess Newport, Viscount GP-
den, Viscount Canterbury, the Rerun and Baroness Von
St eta, the Count de Barke, Lord George Paget, Lady.
Keane, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Stanley of
Alderley, Lord Southampton, Lord and Lady Ernest
Bruce, Sir H. Webb, Bart., Lady Pigoc, Hon. Anhui
Cunningham, Major H-n. R. Needham, Sir Thomas B.
Lennard. Bart., and Lady B. Leonard, Hon. F. Mande-
ville, Colonel Run. P. Wrottesley, Hon. R C. Neville
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WILLIS'S ROOMS.
The morning entert.iiument f the Hungarian
fund of the English committee attracted a numerous
fashionable attendance on Saturday last, the
concert.
room room being crowded to overfhwing. Mrs. Fanny Kern
ble read a sc-ee from Comus and Wordaworth's Ruth
Madlle. Graumann sang some German airs with miler,
applause, and Professor Jans4 executed a capricio on the
violin with excslleut taste and execution. Two flute solos
on airs, from the Figlia del egyimento and the Sonnam-
bula, were admiraul) given by a gentleman whose came
was not furnished in the programme. Madlle. Anna
Zerr, who was to have sung, was not furibcoming,
ftp,logy for her ab,eoce on the score of sudden indispo-
don betr,g offered towards the close of the performance.
This is the second disappointment at a matinee musicale
which we have had to rt cord on the part of this gifted
vocalist within the last week. Herr Formes, however,
kindly offered to supply the deficiency by an additional
song, and our uttermost gallantry cannot impel us to
express a regret that a second opportunity was afforded
of enjoying the magnificent organ and pure execution of
the great basso in lieu of the brilliant extravagance of
vocalizstion which constitutes Madlle. Ztrr a meteor in
the firmament of song. A Hungarian duet on the har-
monica and piano, performed by Mesdames Pulszkey
and &tette, constituted toe finale. Among the fashion-
able thr,ng, some of whom were compelled to put up
with standing room, we were happy to observe that ap
proved friend of liberalism, Lady Morgan, looking in
excellent health and spirits.

Our ladvertisirig columns announce a benefit at
the Surrey Zoological Gardens this evening for Herr Koenig,
the unrivalled performer on the cornet-a piston; it is the
first he ha.; taken, and we feel perfectly assured he will re-
ceive (what be ju•nly merits) a large share of public pa-
troeage. Moni. Jullien, M. Lavigne, Mr. Lazarus, and
several other eminent instrumentalists, lend their aid.
Mr. Strutt is a candidate to succeed the Earl of
Arundel and Surrey in the representation of the borough o
Arundel. The Sussex Express has the following, with re-
ference to the unexpected retirement of the Noble Earl:—
" Lord Arundel adopted the course taken by the Irish Mem-
bers on Sir F. Thesiger's amendment; absenting himself,
with the intention of placing Government in a minority.
As the Duke of Norfolk bolds the official position of Master
of the Horse, and his influence is justly considered to pre-
ponderate in Arundel, it will readily be perceived that the
course taken by the Noble Lord as Member for the borough,
must have been regarded by Ministers as a decided mark
91 opposition en the part of his Grace, especially when it
is remembered that Lord Edward Howard, who holds the
o
!lice of Vice-Chamberlain, has also been absent from the
divisions."

Great
Winn CASTLEoni.nm—yd'reppeartkhrisonbgegoinfnivnigsittoortseitloupthone
Windsor.
t,, Windsor for Every year the number of strangers who journey
great, and the urpose of viewing the Castle is very
facilities afforded by the railways had the
effect of increasingdtteinnumber very materially last year;
but the arrivals
foreign-rs—have been enormous,tll epa past
s threein a weeks—principallyny a
from
1,5 o 0
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Lgoo passing through the
toolfovnigseitro,rsitishaliskebleyenState apartments daily. As the
continue at this rare for three
suggested that if the Lord Great
b rlain would order the S
msct rtoles, aE:s ,
State apartments to be open
every day in the week, inctead of being closed on Wednesdays
and Saturdays, as at present, the comfort and convenience
of the sight-seeing public would be greatly enhanced.—Bucks
Auvertisen
be opened and
ROYAL RAILWAY STATION AT WiNDs__.
bit —.The new
Royal station attached to the terminus of the South-Western
yards of the
Railway at Windsor is just finished, and will
used by her ALijesty during the appreaching meeting
of the
Royal Agricultural Society in that town. The building is of
red brick, in the Elizabethan order. The waiting room is
richly tilted up. Th:.eernetnadnocie
sate leading to the I. tihsewiiitohmine.apfaeiwk.
LAIINCii AT NoitTifFLEIsT DoCRYAUD.—The Royal
mail steam-ship Magdalena, of 2,250 tons burden, was
launched from Mr Pitcher's clock) and at Norte fleet, on i
Saturday, the 12th instant, at ball-past twelve o'clock noon.
Her uiniensions, Sm., are the same in every respect as those I
of her eist.r ship th Orin, co, which was munched from the ,
same yard on the 17th ult. The ceremony of naming the
vessel was performed by Miss Chappell, dauehter of Captain
Chappell, R.N., secretary to the Ito% al Mail Steam Packet
Comp, y, and the Magdalena, immediately the dogshores
were knocked away went off in mugeiticent style, cheered by
the numerous spectators an.o bad been attracted b) the oc-
casion at,d the excel ding finent,s of the weather. The aP-
pe4r,rice Gf the vessel when in the water eticocd the bigbest
ett mums from every one p esent. A bout two o'clock a
large party of guests, who bad been invited, adjourned to
Le. (;alder's Hotel, at Rosherville, where they partook of
an excellent dejeuner, provided by the builder. The Magda.
le to was brought up at anchor opposite the hotel, and in the
afternoon was taken up by two steam tugs to the East India
Docks, at Blackwell, to be fitted with her engines, of 750-
horse power, by Mr. Robert Napier, of Glasgow.

COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.— ti. S. Eq.,
one of the Judges of he Supreme Court of New Zealand, is
appointed Colooi.l Seel etary in Van Diemen's sod; H.
Falcuthr EN. is appointed Colonial Se. rotary in Western
Austrah ; Mr. J. boll is eppotnttd Crown Solicitor fur
VinWriz Auatralis.