The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-30 00:00:00

ROY AL ITALIAN OrfiLl.

The production of "Don Giovanni," with Signor
Mario in the character of the dauntless libertine,
and Signor Ronconi in'that of his faithful attend-
ant, has been long looked forward to as an event
of unusual interest, and its fulfilment last night
was witnessed by the most crowded audience that
has been seen within the walls of the new theatre.
For the present we can but record the complete
success of the performance. Those who expected
to see in Signor Mario a Don Giovanni unprece-
dentedly handsome and gallant, and noble in bear-
ing, were not disappointed ; and those who antici-
pated a want of duo effect in the music through
the changes necessitated in order to de-barytonise
the part, were mistaken in their previsions. The
usual encores occurred in the usual places,
and the reception of Signor Mario, who was called
forward between the acts and at the fall of the
curtain, was most enthusiastic.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

The directors of this company have resolved to
recommend to the proprietors, at the general meet-
ing on the 7th August next, that the dividend for
the half-year ending the 30th June last be at the
rate of 4/. ss. per cent. per annum on the capital
of the company.

Rumours are circulated in quarters usually well
informed that, whatever may be the result of the
half-year's operations of the Great Western Rail-
way Company, strenuo is efforts will be made to
pay a dividend.
An advertisement just put forward by the Mid-
land Railway Company points to the establishment
of closer relations between this company and the
Great Northern. The Midland Company draw at-
tention to the "new route between London, the
Midland Counties, and Yorkshire," and announce
that from the Ist of August through tickets will be
issued from the King's-cross.station. The notifi-
cation that " passengers from the country to Lon-
don are requested to inform the clerk, when they
apply for tickets, whether they wish to go via
Rugby to the Euston-station, Loudon, or via Bed-
ford to King's-cross," has excited some attention
on the part of persons interested in the London and
North-Western Company.
The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return pre-
sents this week an increase of 8551. ; the Manchester,
SLeffield, and Lincolnshire, a decrease of 454/. ; the
Lancashire and Torkshife, a decrease of 400/. ; the
Bast LAneasoire, a ctecrease at JAM.
The half-yearly meeting of the Midland Railway
Company is called for the 18th August, at D,rby ;
and that of the North-Eastern Railway Company
for the 20th August, at York.
The half-yearly meeting of the Aretropoli.an
Railway Company is called for the 17th August;
that of the North London Railway Company for tke
10th August ; and that of the Royston and Hitchin
Railway Company for the IGth August.
The annual meeting of the Royal Swedish Rail-
way Company is called for the 31st August, at
Stockholm.

Advises from Paris state that the negotiations
between the Government and the Western and
Southern of France Railway Companies are ap-
proaching their termination, and only await the
solution of certain questions, referring in the former
case to the Bretagny reseau, and in the latter to the
Pyrenean reseau.

VIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.