The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-29 00:00:00

ITALIAN OPERA.

The second performance of the announced series of
six took place last night, when Rossini's ever fresh and
charming "Barbiere" was given with great effect, the
characters of Rosina, Basilio, Bartolo, and Almaviva
being sustained by Madame Gassier, Messrs. Formes,
Rovere, and Mario. Such a cast needs little comment.
As Rosina, the wonderf*lly skilful and accomplished
Madame Gassier first won the enthusiastic, homage of
the London public, and no soprano at present on the
stage could do greater justice to the music.
Her "Una Voce," in which an E in alt was touched
by the singer several times with great purity and sweet-
ness, elicited unanimous and most enthusiastic applause.
Her duet with Figaro, " Dunque io son," was re-
demanded.

Mario, at the commencement of the opera, seemed to
be seriously affected by hoarseness, but this wore off, in
a great measure, as the performance proceeded, and he
most assuredly ne►er sang with more masterly skill or
expression than on the present occasion.

Mario's acting, too, was throughout spirited, easy,
and perfectly gentlemanlike. In fact, he was the Count
Almaviva from top to toe, and is certainly the only one
at present upon the Italian stage. The celebrated tenor
was honoured with a " reception" which lasted some
minutes, and was warmly applauded from first to last.
Herr Formes appeared as Basilio. His rendering of
the famous air, "La Calumnia," was a masterpiece of
dramatic expression, and richly deserved the great
applause bestowed upon it.
The house was crowded in every part.

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'WINDSOR, OCT. 28,

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge (attended
by the Hon. J. Macdonald), and his Excellency the
French Ambassador and Countess de Persigny, arrived,
yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty.
In addition to the visitors the dinner party in the
evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, her
Serene Highness Princess Amalie of Hohenlohe-Schil-
lingfurst, Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Mary Hood,
Major-General Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, and Sir George
Couper.

The •band of the Coldstream Guards played during

The Queen walked in the Castle gardens this morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Duke of Cambridge and the French Ambassador,
went out shooting.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, General
Commanding•in•Chief, will return to Ihe Horse Guards
this forenoon from visiting her Majesty at Windsor
Castle. •

His Excellency the Sardinian Minister arrived on
Monday at St. Giles's, Dorsetshire, on a visit to the Earl
of Shaftesbury, from Broadlands, Hants, the residence
of Viscount Palmerston.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland leave Dunrobin
Castle, N. 8., in the course of the present week, for
Trentham, Staffordshire, intending, ea route, to pay a
series of visits.
The Duke of Devonshire has arrived at Devonshire
House, from Lismore Castle, his grace's seat in Ireland.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde and
Lady Harriet De Burgh have arrived at Portumna
Castle, Galway, for the autumn.

Lady Marian Alford is entertaining a succession of
visitors at Ashridge Castle, Herts, Colonel the Hon.
Percy Herbert, M.P., has joined the party.
The Lord Chief Justice of England arrived at Strath.
eden House on Monday evening from his seat, Hart-
rigge, Roxburghshire.
Ttie Bishop of Oxford and Mrs. Wilberforce have
returned to the Episcopal Palace in Oxfordshire from
visiting the E *rl of Aberdeen at Haddo House, and the
Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Gordon Castle.
The Countess (Dow.) Granville has arrived in town
from visiting the Countess of Carlisle at Castle Howard,
Yorkshire. Mr. and Lady Georgina Fullarton have
joined the Countess from Littlehampton.

The Earl Bathurst, who has been on a visit to the
Duke and Duchess of Richmond, at Gordon Castle, near
Fuchabers, N. 8., is expected to arrive at Oakley Park,
Gloucestershire, in a few days, from Scotland.
The Karl and Countess of Westmoreland have been
seeing company at Apthorpe Hall, Northamptonshire.

Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have arrived at
Middleton Park, near Bicester, on a visit to the Earl
and Countess of Jersey, from Upton Hall, Warwickshire,

MOVEMENTS OF SPECIE.—LIVERPOOL, TheSclay.—Of
the specie brought by the Royal Mail steam ship Africa,
from the United States, amounting to 794,666 dollars,
nearly one-third, or 260,623 dollars, was on acccount of
merchants in Havre.

THE AGAPEMONE.—The Somerset papers relate some
curious particulars in reference to the leading persons in
this institution. Brother Prince, who is at its head,
was educated at St. David's College, Lampeter, and was
afterwards ordained and made curate of Charlchureh,
near Bridgewater, of which parish, Brother Starkey,
second in command at the Agapemone, was at that time
rector. While acting as curate Mr. Prince preached
extraordinary doctrines, divided his congregation into
two classes, " the blessed," and the " cursed," and ad-
ministered the sacrament of the Lord's supper to very
young children. This course of conduct brought down
ecclesiastical censure upon him, and he retired from his
curacy.

ME LORD CHSNCELLOR'S CHURCH LIVINGS.—About
three weeks sinco the rectory of Chalk, near Gravesend,
became vacant by the death of the Rev. G. J. Wyatt,
and a general desire was expressed by the inhabitants
of the town that the corporation should address a re-
spectful memorial to the Lord Chancellor, who is patron
of the living, praying that he would confer it upon the
Rev. William Joynes, a son of the late rector of Graves-
end, a gentleman who identified himself in a very marked
manner with the progress of liberal measures during the
time he held the incunibency of the parish. The cor-
poration agreed to a memorial, and it was forwarded to
the Lord Chancellor, and immediately after its receipt
his lordship sent down his nomination of the rev. gen-
tleman to the living.