The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-04 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Meyerbeer's magnificent " Huguenots" was given, for the
first time, on Saturday night. Although neither Madame
Alboni nor Signor Mongini were included in the cast, it
was, nevertheless, one of the most remarkable the resources
of the actual period could have produced. To begin
with some of the comparatively subordinate parts—that
of Nevers was sustained by Signor Everardi. As might
might have been expected, the character of the chivalrous
Catholic nobleman, who has had the misfortune to espouse
Valentine, protegee of Marguerite de Valois, and while
hostile to the Huguenots, disdaining to wave against them
the war of conspiracy and assassination, breaks his sword
across his knee, as a symbol of his hatred of such practices
—was remarkably well impersonated, and the music given
to perfection. Associated with Signor Everardi, M. Gas-
sier figured as St. Bris, pourtraying the bigotted and
furious assailant of the Huguenots to admiration. Then,
the page, Urbain, was represented by the very clever
and already popular Madame Borghi Memo, who imparted
to the first air, " Nobil Signore," as to the second, "No, no,"
that peculiar charm which is a secret of her own, and
invests all she does with an interest exclusively belonging
to the most refined and genuine artistic manifestations.
So overwhelming were the plaudits bestowed upon Made-
moiselle Mi2hal, and so unquestionable her artistic triumph,
that Mademoiselle Titiens might reasonably have trembled
for her laurels. Happily Valentine is this gifted lady's
most consummate effort, and perhaps on no former occasion
has it so thoroughly justified unqualified admiration. From
the first scene to the last Mademoiselle Titiens was tran-
scendently fine. The duet with Raoul—the most admira-
bly dramatic piece in the opera, and the poilA at which the
characters of hero and heroine culminate—was little short
of inspiration. Such a Valentine would have sufficed to
rouse the dormant energies of the most apathetic of com-
panions. There was a very brilliant and crowded audience.

ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.—We hear that in
consequence of the numerous applications made to the
members of the Council by those patrons and friends who
were prevented by the weather of the day before from at-
tending the grand fete and fancy fair held at Maybury,
it is intended to hold a fancy fair in London, full particulars
of which will be duly announced.
The Post-office have notified to the Galway steam
line (Atlantic• Royal Mail Company) that their service is
to commence on Tuesday, the 26th inst., from Galway to
New York ; on Tuesday, the 10th of July, from Galway to
Boston ; and so on every second Tuesday. For the home-
ward passage the first departure from New York is fixed
for Tuesday, the 17th of July, and the first from Boston
for Tuesday, the 31st of July.
ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE.—An event has
just occurred at Hampstead which is causing no littla ex-
citement, and promises to be a nine day's wonder. One
day last week, as it appears, Miss Clara Hill, the daughter
of Sir Rowland Hill, the worthy secretary to the Post-
office, was nowhere to be found. She had been in the habit
of taking riding lessons from a master of the equestrian art
at St. John's-wood ; and on the servant repairing to the
lady's room, she found a note addressed to papa, informing
him that he need not expect her back, as, before he could
read it, she would have become Mrs. --, which the
registrar of marriages at a neighbouring church proved
but too truly to be a fact. Sir Rowland and Lady Hill are
inconsolable.

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pany, Telegraph-street, Moorgate-street—the lion. Robert
Grimston in thdchair. The balance-sheet submitted to the
meeting on Friday showed that the total sum received on
capital account was £33,827 6s. Bd. The outlay for con-
structing the line and for maintaining it in a state of work-
ing efficiency, winch had necessitated several repairs, was
0e2),313 17s. 3d. Sundry other items being taken int,;
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culation, the balance n favour of the capital account was
,E 2,857. The revenue account showed that £570 12s. 5d
including a balance of £22 iSs. Sd., had been received from
messages, intelligence cntract, and transfer fees; and that
£570 16s. od. had been expended for salaries, static) i ex-
penses, rent, taxes, gas, and other charges. The Chairman
observed that the rucet:ng had been adjourned for a day, be-
cause there was not as many shareholders in attendance
would constitute a quorum. The same difficulty had again
presented itself; and he could only make an informal wale-
ment of th , intentions of the directors. It was proposed .
that, in consideration of large expenditure repairing the
cable, no dividend should be declared this year, but that the
available balance in hand should
.be carried to the reserve
fund. Th.! motion for adopting tile report was not put in
the r.qular way, but it was understood that the proposal of
the airectors was acquiesced in, and the meeting was ad-
journed sine die.
ASCOT RACES.—The Queen, with the King of
the Belgians, will honour the course at Ascot with her pre-
sence on th-. 3 Cup Day, and thus maintain for the present
anniversary the 1, ailing grand characteristic of the
meeting.