The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-28 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Madamemoiselle Cerito made her first appearance last
night, in the ballet divertissement entitled Eva, which was
revived with as nearly as possible the same accessories
that distinguished its production at the larger theatre
in Bow-street. The mis en scene was almost identical.
There were the same costumes, the same changes, and
the same pretty landscape a la Poussin, by Mr. Beverley,
who used to be so much admired. Whether the music
bad been saved from the flames, cr whether Mr. Alfred
Mellon, conductor of the ballet had rewritten it from
memory, we are unable to say ; but there it was, note
for note, just as we heard it when Cerito made her first
joyous bound across the stage of the Royal Italian
Opera. The charming and accomplished danseuse
was received with all the honours due to an old and
well-deserving favourite of the public ; and her first few
steps proved that she was as agile and graceful as before.

CITY OF LONDON THEATRE.—This elegant establish-
ment closes a most brilliant winter season on Saturday
next, and we must say much creditis due to Messrs. John•
son and Nelson Lee for the admirahle manner in which
they have catered for the public at the East End. During
their vacancy they intend making strong preparations
for the next season, by novelties which will, no doubt,
keep up their well-earned reputation. The summer sea-
son will be conducted by Mr. William Searle, their re-
spected stage manager, who, we have no doubt, will
keep up the respectability of the City Theatre, which
has gained so many laurels under the direction of
Messrs. Johnson and Nclson Lee.
ARCHDEACON DENISON'S CASE—TUESDAY, May 27.
—ln consequence of the decision in the Court of Queen's
Bench yester lay, this case did not come before the
Archbishop in the public hall of Doctors'-commons
to-day.
THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday.—Tbe Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Sultan, Capt.
Cook, left this day with the usual Peninsular mail for
Oporto, Vigo, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar ; specie to
the amount of 2231. for Lisbon, 2,0001. for Cadiz, a gene.
ral cargo, and 28 passengers, amongst whom were Capt.
Rose, Mr. Higgings, &c.

PROGRESS OF TRADE.—From the monthly return,

appears that the declared value of the exports for the
month ending the 3011 April amounted to 9,424,9261.
For the corresponding period of last year the value was
8,085,9641. For the four months the amount was
34,574,029 Z., being an excess of 7,600,0001. over the
exports for the corresponding period of 1855.
CRIME IN LIVERPOOL.—There were no fewer than 231
prisoners in charge of the Liverpool police, and brought
before the magistrates on Monday morning, for offences
committed between that time and the previous Saturday.
This number is unprecedented even in Liverpool, and is
considerably over one prisoner to every 2,000 of the
population.

SCHOOLS OF ART.—A meeting of a few of the ex-
ecutive chairmen and of the masters of the various
schools of art throughout the united kingdom was held
yesterday at Marlborough-house, for the purpose of
taking into consideration and discussing the working
of the present system adopted for diffusing the know-
ledge of elementary drawing among the working
classes and their children.
IMPROVEMENT OF THOROUGHFARE.—Messrs. Reid and
Co., the eminent brewers, have offered the B iard of
Works of the Holborn district to remove so much of the
premises, No. 53, Portpool-lane, as projects beyond the
line of thoroughfare, and to give it up to the public, upon
condition that they shall be allowed to pave, light, and
cleanse Union-court, the freehold of which they claim.
The Board, under the powers conferred by the 99th sec-
tion of the Metropolis Local Mansgement Act, have
complied with the application.
FURTHIIR TRIALS OF THE MONSTER GUN.—The trials
of the monster-wrought-iron gun, at Formby Beach,
near Liverpool, were continued on Friday and Saturday.
On the latter occasi .0 the workpeople from the Mersey
Forge (where the gun hal been manufactured), to the
number cf nearly 1,000, were preeent, together with a
very large number of other spectators. The experi-
ments, like those in the earlier part of the week, were
deemed very satisfactory by the engineering officers and
scientific men under whose superintendence they were
made. Both on Friday and Saturday a target, at the
distance of 2,001 yards, was fired at, and on the former
day a plate of iron, similar to those which enclose the
sides of the floating batteries, was shivered to atoms at a
distance of 120 yards, the force of the concession also
smashing one ball into pieces.
DEATH OF SIR W. E. RousE BOUGHTON, BART.--Way
have to record the demise of Sir Wm. B. Rouse Bough.
ton, Bart., who died on the 22d inst. The deceased,
who was born Sept. 14, 1788, succeeded his father,
the 9th baronet, in February, 1821. He married,
March 24, 1824, Charlotte, daughter of Mr.T. A. Knight,
of Downton Castle, who died in May, 1842. Sir Wil-
liam was a fellow of the Royal Society. The late ba.
ronet inherited two barouetcies, Rouse and Boughton,
of which the more recent was conferred on his father
in 1791, who represented Evesla.n and Bramber in the
Reuse of Commons, and was for some years secretary
to the Board of Control. The late baronet is mucceeried
in the bareiletcy and estates in Shropshire and Worcester-
shire by his eldest son Charles Henry, born January 16,
1825, and was for some, lengthened period in the 52d
FOOte