The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-19 00:00:00

LEVANT MAIL.

We have received by the Levant Mail Constanti-
nop!e journals' to the 41), and Athens papers to the
ith, both inclusive. We learn by the former that
Ismail Richa, ex-Minister of Commerce and Agri-
culture, has been appointed Director of the Medical
School of Galata-Serail, in the room of 'Liver Effendi.
The Journal de Constantinople says :—" A difference
has lately arisen between the Governor-General of
Adri inople and the Greek Consul in that city, con-
cerning two Turkish girls, who bad been taken
from their family. We are convinced that by the
witd.am of the Porte and of the representative of
Greece at Constantinople, this difference will not
have any serious consequences, and that the good
understanding between the Governments will not be
disturtei."

We find the following in the Journal de Constan-
tinople, of the 4th :—" We announced, a few months
since, that the President of the French Republic
had sent to the Sultan a magnificent service of
Sevres porcelain. His Highness is now about to
send in his turn to Louis Napoleon, six thorough
bred Arab horses, with two housings of the richest
kind ; the one is red, embroidered in silver, and
ornamented with diamonds and turquoises ; the other
is blue, embroidered in gold, and ornamented with
diamonds and rubies. They are estimated at 150,000
piastres (about 40,000 f.) each. The bits and the
stirrups are in gold. The horses were delivered, some
da3s since, at the French Embassy, and will be soon
shipped for France."

ITALIAN OPERA, PARIS.
MDLLE. CRUVELLI.

One of the great privileges of true genius is its ex-
traordinary power of creating fresh interest, and
revealing new points of beauty and colouring in
things with which we have been long familiar.
Tbus, in Bellini's Norma, one of the most popular
operas of modern times, every phrase of which
the musical public have known and admired for
a series of years,. a young artiste suddenly comes
forward, and, though following almost count-
less vocalists, all of high celebrity in the
part, by im* Lid and original conception,
intensity of feeling, and powers of voice and dra-
matic expression, at once annihilates all our recol-
lections of the past, and gives us another and a new
reading of the character, more tender, more impas-
sioned, and more deeply tragic than we bad ever
witnessed, or even conceived before. The public
came prepared to admire; for the impression Mdlle.
Cruvelli bad produced last season during her brief
Stay in Paris, in Verdi's Ernani, was not a thing to
be easily effaced—still her personation of Norma
took them by surprise; they were not prepared for the
sPl",did display of power, both vocal and dramatic,
which
their delight
burst upon them, and in her. very first scene
broke out. into plaudits which seemed
almost without b and,. surely, never was this
lovely Opening sc'euntlas!
profound feeling.p
_elrven with so much poetry and
priestess—but
appearanceb was indeed. that of
the inspired
vouwtsit was the priestess who
had forgotten her holy
paying the penalty of her erica' aenbdy who was already,
the pangs of re-
morse, jealousy, and betrayed affection. Mdlle
Cru-
velli, on her entrance, presented a perfect picture rof
the unhappy Ariadne, described by Catullus
--deserta in littore quondura'—
Gnossia Theex flevit perjuria lingou3."

The adagio was given sotto voce, and it was not until
the passage in which she implores for peace that she
ventures to raise her eyes to the Deity, whose altars
311 e has profaned. All this was as beautiful as it
was original, and was mor,, ~ than once interrupted
by murmurs of delight. The cabeletta, which
anticipates a return of her lover's affection, was ex-
quisitely rendered; here she put forth some of the
secrets of her great vocal power. In a cadence on
the word :ereno, she descended from
Re above the
lines to Fa below, bringing out the lowest
note with
extraordinary force and firmness, containing
at
ex-
tent of three octaves minus two notes! This feat
was accomplished with an effortless an
~,
ease, which
seemed to banish e very idea of vocal difficulty. The
applauses and bouquets which followed brought the
performance to a stand still for some minutes. In
the grand trio which concludes the first act, in which
the perfidy of Pollione is fully disclosed, her concen-
tra`ed rage and jealously was only to be compared
to one of the magnificent burts of Rachel in Phedre
or Horace. ILer

Trema per to felon,
Pei figli tuoi—per'me'"
was given with the scorn and hatred of an avenging
spirit. The delicious duo " Deh ! con tel !"
with
g2ven with soul touching •touchi
Adalgisa was pathos and
beauty ; and here Mdlle. Corbari most justly divided
the applause with the new Diva. In the concluding
, ‘l•4lPres Mdlle. Cruvelli was equally perfect in her
---,-SV ---*sg kg and acting, the enthusiasm of the audience
equally divided between the vocalist and the
l':-7'41, ja-- -'`:
.., n. Indeed, with the single exception
,6 1
),b*, ;-----'. Yi•.:4 great ornament of the French
1;1._ :,:j-,/,'," mentioned above, we know no equal
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THE SUN,

to Mdlle. Cruvelli as an actress. The reiterated
plaudits which followed the conclusion of the opera,
and the overwhelming recall of the etoile de la soirée,
set the final seal to her triumph. Mdlle. Corbari
delighted the audience by her admirable singing of
Adalgisa, which was perfect throughout. Susini's
noble organ and commanding figure well befit
the Druid priest ; but, in the name of offended taste,
why does he wear such an execrable costume ?
The inner part of his habiliment looks like an anti-
cipation of the Bloomer costume, now making so
much noise ; his beard, too, is a most unartistic ap-
to his countenance. These negligences
pendage
seriously injure the effect, not only of his appearance,
but of his general performance. The thoroughly dis
agreeable character of Pollione fell to the lot of Par-
dini, who got through the part respectably. It were
unjust to omit that the choruses were splendidly
given, and that the orchestra went through its duties
in a style reflecting honour on its new director. The
house was crowded to excess by one of those elegant
and fashionable assemblages only to be found at the
Italiens, the foyer fairly presenting a congress of the
elite of all nations. The season may now be set down
as really begun.— Galignani.

A FEMALE FIEND.
The Court of Assizes of Paris tried on Saturday a
married woman named Pichon, for having, by ill-
treatment, caused the death of her daughter Augus-
tine, aged ten years. Before her marriage the woman
had two children, one of whom was Augustine. She
then lived at Havre, but some time after she removed
with her husband to La Chapelle St. Denis. At that
time Augustine was quite healthy and strong. But
shortly after the arrival at La Chapelle, she began to
waste away, owing to her mother. deprivin. g her of
sufficient food, and treating her with horrib seve-
it appeared,
passed onle which
rity. Scarcely a day,
the woman did not beat and kick her in the most
brutal way ; sometimes, too, she pinched her with
the tongs, at others threw a clothes iron at her.
She allowed her nothing to eat except the crusts left
by her brother and sister ; only gave her scanty and
dirty clothing, and compelled her to sleep, even in the
coldest weather, in an underground shed in the
garden on a filthy mattress. At length the cruelty
became so scandalous that the neighbours interfered.
They found the poor child in a woful state; she was
reduced almost to a skeleton ; was literally covered
with burns and bruises, and there were severe cuts
and sores in different parts of her person. She was
taken to the hospital, but died in a few days. Some
of the witnesses stated that they never saw in their
lives a more horrible spectacle than that presented .
by the poor and their evidence drew forth ex-
pressions of disgust and horror from the auditory ;
but the prisoner remained calm and indifferent. No
other reason was stated for her abominable conduct
than that she had taken a profound dislike to the child ;
but she was very good to her other child, and also to
the two children of her husband by a former wife.
The jury declared her Guilty. On hearing the ver-
dict she appealed to the judges for " indulgence."
The Court condemned her to death. She appeared
completely overwhelmed, and exclaimed " Ah, mon
Dieu! ah, mon Dieu !"—Galignani.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
IN UMBER OF DEATHS-FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 15, lissl.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*236
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 55
Tubercular Diseases ... 179
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... 110
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 45
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of

Respiration ... ... 168
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... ... 62
Oiseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... 5
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 8
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... 3
Malformations... .. • •• • •• • •• • •• • 3
Premature Birth ... ... 33
Atrophy
Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 47
Sudden ... ••• ••• ••• ... 3
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ~. 26
Causes not specified ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,022
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated, sponding week in the

1851. - of 1850. Week.
West Districts... 376,332 . . 135 ... 145
North Districts.. 490,441 .. 167 ... 180
Central Districts 392,986 ••• 170 ... 175
East Districts ... 485,336 ... 212 ... 237
south Districts .. 616,545 ... 224 ... 285

Totals... 9,361,640 ... 908 ... 1,022
Males ••• ... ... ... ... 529
Females ... — ... ... ... 493