The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-04 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

On Saturday evening Donizetti's " Lucia di Lammer-
moor" was performed at the above theatre with the fol-
lowing powerful cast :—Lucia, Madlle. Piccolomini ;
Edgardo, Signer Giuglini ; Raimondo, Signo Vialetta ;
and Enrico, Signor Belletti. The bowie was again densely
crowded. The earliest honours of the evening were won by
Signor Belletti, with his masterly execution of the aria
" Cruda funestasrnania." The piece could not possibly
have been better sung. Great physicel power. dramatic
energy, grandeur of style, and brilliant ffuency—every
quality, in short, required for the due expression of the
music—was strikingly displayed by the vocalist,; and the
general result was quite a triumph in its way. Signor
Belletti was enhtusiastically applauded, as he well
deserved to be ; and his really fine performance served
effectually to excite the mcsical sentimement of the
audience and render them sympathetically disposed
towards beauties to come. Madlle. Piccolomini acts
Lucia incomparably ; and althoug the music is here and
there somewhat unsuited to her voice, and style, she
sings the greater portion of it with unsurpassable ex-
pression. Signor Giuglini is now perhaps the very
be t Edgardo upon the Italian stage, The part,
whether histrionically or musically considered, fits him
exactly, and he always plays it con amore. Both of these
eminent artists exerted themselves with the best possible
success on Saturday evening, winning immense applause
and countless "recalls ;" bot their delineations of the
heroine and the hero of " Lucia di Lammermoor" are
far too well known to need description,
Signor Vialetta did ample justice to the subordinate
but important character of Raimondo, and the sestet
" Chi mi Irene," in which he was concerned, met with
a rapturous encore.
The band, under the able direction of Signor Arditi,
was all that could be wished.
Amongst the numerous fashionable company present
at the extra operatic performances at her Majesty's
Theatre during the past week were :—His Excellency
Ferouk Khao, the Persian Ambassador Extraordinary ;
the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Lord Ward, the Earl of
Lonadale, the C Aintess Caroline Bellew and party, the
Count Louis Corte, Lord Blantyre, Lady Elizabeth
Hope Vere and party, Lady Inuisa Lygoe, Lady Emily
de Roue, Lady Harry Vaue and party, Lady Ashford,
Sir John Bayley, Bart., and Lady Bayley, Sir Fred.
Roe, Lady Roe and party, the Hon. Charles Danbury,
the Hon. Mrs. Cadogan and party, the Hon. Otway
Toler, Mr. H. Ingram, M.P., and Mrs. H. Ingram,
Mrs. Nelson and party, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Horace
T,vi,a and party, Colonel Drummond, Colonel Duncan,
Mrs. Villiers and party, Colonel Leeson, Major Pole,
Major Storer, Captain Meade, Captain Annesley, Cap-
tain Lyon, Captain Crosby, Captain de ROOF;
Captain Smythe, Captain Wynne, Mr. Montefiore, Mr.
Schultz?, Mr. Thrupp, Mr. Baring, Mr. Currie, Mr.
Drummond, Mr. A. C. Billing, &c.

The Prince and Princess de Moskowa are expected to
arrive this evening at the Brunswick Hotel (St. James's),
where a suite of apartments have been engaged for their
reception.
Tue Duke of Newcastle will receive a distinguished
succession of visitors, at Clamber Park, during the
present week. On Thursday the Earl of Scarborough's
fox hounds are to meet at Clamber, when his grace, it is
said, will give a breakfast to a large party. The noble
Duke and Lady Susan Pelham Clinton are expected to
arrive in town towards the close of the ensuing week, in
order to be present at the celebration of the nuptials of
the Prince-s Royal. .

Lord Stratford de Redoliffe left Vienna on the 29.11
after a stay of eight days.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are expected in
town about the 15th inet., from Trentham Hall, where
they have been intutaining a numerous circle of friends.
The Earl and Countess of Sandwich have, during the
pact week, entertained a succession of guests at Hin
chinbroke, near Huntingdon.
The Sultan, Abdul-Iledj,d, has sent his portrait to
the Kind of Sweden, to
be placed in the royal gal!ery
of the Palace of Drottningholno.
THE EXETER HALL SERVICES. Last evening the first
of the new series of nonconformist services at Exter
Hall, designed for the benefit of the working classes, took
place in the spacious building, the serxon being preached
by the IZ v, Dr. Spence, minister of the Independent
chapel in the Poultry. The congregation was as large
as it ever was during the old series.
WEATHER IN PARIS.--The weather has become some.
what colder, and a rather sharp frost took p'ace cn
Wed! esday night, the ice in the ba,ins of the Tuileries
gardens be irg yesterday morning half an inch thick. At
six in the morning, the thermometer of M. Chevallier
stood at 3 7.loths deg. below zero Centigrade (254
Fahrenheit), at noon it was at 2 above zero C. (35
3-sths F ), and at five in the afernoon at 31 above zero
C (38 F.). _ . .

. ,
A TELEGRAPH GUMP.—Messrs. Lee and Nightingale,
of Liverpool, have compiled a very convenient little
tract, which under this title ix'.iibits al the tfltgraph
stations in the United Kingdom, aod the scalp of
charges for transmitting messages to and from every
station. The hours of attendance at each station are
also shown, and other useful information is appended,