The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-15 00:00:00

KING'S THEATRE.

Donizetti's new opera, Marino Faliero, was brought out
last night at this theatre, for the benefit of Signor Lablache.
The music of it was expressly composed for the Italian Theatre
in Paris, where it was produced in February last. Donizetti
is considered in some measure as a pupil of Rossini, to whose
musical tutorship he was handed over by his first master, the
venerable composer Mayer, shortly before the latter's death.
Lablache appeared as the Doge, Marino Faliero; Rubini as
Fernando (the Bertuccio Faliero in Lord Byron's tragedy),
Tamburini as Israel, Ivanhoff as a gondolier, Giubilei as
Steno, Mademoiselle Grisi as Elena, and Madame Castelli as
Irene. As a musical composition, it is, upon the whole, a
work of very inferior merit. The orchestra is sacrificed to
the singing, and the singing is too studiously and too closely
adapted to the dramatic incidents. The necessary effect of
this is, that the music becomes but a secondary agent in the
piece, which, therefore, has the character of a melo-drame
rather than an opera. It abounds in chorusses, too, which add
considerably in giving it that character. In the parting scene
with the Doge, however, which immediately precedes the ca-
tastrophe, Mademoiselle Grisi played with becoming energy
and pathos by turns, and was very effective. As to Signor
Lablache, he has proved himself, by last night's performance,
to be as splendid an actor as he is a singer. The musical
merits, or rather demerits, of the piece, are quite forgotten
when Lablache is on the stage. After the conclusion of the
opera, Lablache and Mademoiselle Grisi were called for voci-
ferously by the audience, and on their re-appearing, crowns
of immortelles were thrown to both, and both were invited by
the unanimous voice of the house to take them as their due
reward. The Queen was present with a large party in her box.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer received a depu-
tation on Wednesday last from the British Association for the
Advancement of Science, appointed to confer with him on the
means of obtaining a more speedy publication of the Ordnance
map of Great Britain. The deputation was conducted by R.
I. Murchison, Esq., one of the trustees of the Association, and
vice-president of the Geological and Royal Geographical
Societies, who was accompanied by R. Ferguson, Esq., of
Raith, M. P., the Hon. R. Clive, M. P., Sir P. Egerton,
M. P., W. H. Warburton, Esq., ir John Rennie, vice-pre-
sident of the Royal Society, Sir John Franklin, F. Baily,
Esq., president of the Royal Astronomical Society, Captain
Maconochie, secretary of the Royal Geographical Society,
Professor Babbage, J. Robison, Esq., secretary of the Royal
Society of Edinburgh, John Taylor, Esq., F. R. S., M. T.
Brunel, Esq., and the Rev. James Yates. The deputation
was received with great courtesy, and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer expressed his conviction of the great importance
of the object to the progress of mining, engineering, the con-
struction of canals, roads, railways, and many other works of
general utility, and signified his wish to promote the design so
far as may be found consistent with the public convenience.

No opposition to Mr. Byng, at Poole, has hitherto
appeared.

Mr. Wilson, who formerly represented York, it is
said, offered to subscribe ten thousand pounds towards defray-
ing the expenses at the late election, incurred by Mr. Wort-
ley, if it were wanted.-3forning Post.
Professor Sedgwick shewed his public-spirited at-
tachment to Reform, by coming from Cambridge to vote at his
native place, Dent, in favour of Lord Morpeth.
Sir Francis Goodricke is now, we understand, in
Staffordshire, and is, like all Tory candidates of these times,
the bearer of a Conservative purse. Although Sir Robert
Peel is said to have contributed 1001., the whole amount is
only 1,5001., which will not be of great avail, especially as one-
half of the sum has already been expended in the usual way in
eating and drinking. Colonel Anson has been well received
everywhere.

That the Tories have been much more diligent in
registering votes than the Reformers, has been repeatedly as-
certained during the late contests. There were some striking
instances in the election in the West-Riding. Mr. Wortley
polled 452 in the Sheffield district;—of this number 99 are
tenants-at-will under the Duke of Leeds, and other Tory land-
lords, for a 501. occupation. We understand that the 501.
occupations under the Duke of Norfolk, do not exceed half a
dozen. This shows inexcusable negligence. The registered
501. voters under Earl Fitzwilliam amount to 20. The Re-
formers must turn over a new leaf.

STROUD.—The electoral district of this borough,
for which Lord John Russell offers himself as a representative,
contains 41,719 souls. The number of 101. houses is about
I,6so—the number of registered voters about 1,200.
PROGRESS OF UNITARIANISM AT CHICHESTER.
The Rev. J. Fullagar (an Unitarian Minister and intimate
friend of the Bishop of Chichester) has lately been elected
President of the Court of Guardians • Mr. Dendy, au Unita-
rian, treasurer; and Mr. Thos. Clarke, an Unitarian, Church-
warden.

THE SHOEMAKERS AND THE QUEEN.—In con-
sequence of the depressed state of the trade, occasioned by the
importation of foreign goods, a deputation of the Bristol and
Clifton boot and shoemakers, waited upon her Majesty, with
an address, and a dozen pair of boots and shoes, as specimens
of the trade, and a pair of slippers for the King. The object
of the deputation was to make an effort, through this channel,
to counteract the increasing importation of boots and shoes of
foreign manufacture, to the depression of our own trade.
The Government steam-vessel Pluto left Rotter-
terdam on Wednesday, having on board his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge and suite. The Captain of the Ge-
neral Steam Navigation Company's mail-packet Ramona,
which arrived from Rotterdam yesterday with the mail of
Wednesday, reports that he overtook the Pluto about half way
between Rotterdam and the Brille, and the Pluto was then
about to enter the canal to go round by way of Helvoetsluys,
the weather being very rough. It is probable that the Pluto
will arrive in the course of this day.
SOCIETY OF BRITISH MUSICIANS.—A general
meeting of the members of this Society was held on Wed-
nesday at the Hanover-square Rooms, to determine whether
the subscriptions to the six concerts next season should be a
guinea and a half or two guineas. It was decided in favour of
the smaller sum.

M. Genoude, chief editor of the Gazette de France,
has taken priestly orders. He said mass for the first time on
Sunday last in the church of the Temple.—Le Temps.
We understand that Braham and Yates have taken
the Colosseum in the Regent's Park, which they intend to
open on Whit Monday, with a series of novel entertainments.
MONEY-MARKET.—A great pressure for money
has existed durine; the day at the Stock-Exchange, caused by
the preparation for the settlement of the foreign stock account,
which takes place to-morrow (Friday). It is now found that
the speculations in securities of doubtful credit, by persons
who are little prepared to sustain any reverse in them, have
gone to a much greater length than was previously imagined
to be the case, and that they are likely to produce much mis-
chief to transactions of a more legitimate character. So great
apprehension of the possible consequences of those wild specu-
lations has prevailed to-day (Thursday), among the bankers
and leading capitalists of the city, that many of them have re-
fused to make advances on any description of foreign secu-
rity. It is well known, that, however plentiful money may be
in reality, such a sudden check to confidence as this, produces
all the effects, for the time, (..f extreme scarcity. Most
of the dealers in foreign stock have consequently been
compelled to resort for assistance to the particular chan-
nels in which the various loans were contracted, or to
submit to the rate of continuation demanded at the Stock-
Exchange, which is not, as the advances of merchants and
bankers are, kept within the legal limit of 5 per cent., but
usually proportioned to the degree of risk supposed to be
incurred. In some instances, in the deferred and passive por-
tions of the Spanish debt, as high as 10 or 15 per cent.
has been paid. These circumstances becoming further per-
plexed by the doubtful proceedings of the Bank of England, at
which all the private bankers and capitalists are looking at
this moment with considerable distrust, have made the settle-
ment a more anxious and difficult one than has occurred for
some time past at the Stock-Exchange. The rate of conti-
nuation was heavy in all foreign funds; but Portuguese, as
for several accounts preceding, was carried over on more fa-
vourable terms than the others. Of the better class of semi,
rities, the highest rate of continuation has been paid in
Dutch stock, which has become of late a favourite speculation
in this market.—. Morning Paper.
EXTRAORDINARY HIGH TIDE.—The tide rose
to a must unusual height yesterday morning, and at high water
the banks in many places were overflowed, and inundated the
streets and quays. Wapping High-street and the Tower
wharf were for some time under water, and in the former place
the flood was so great that a wherry could be navigated over
the road. The inundation appears to have done considerable
damage along shore ; vast quantities of goods have been
spoiled in the warehouses level with the street and the under-
ground kitchens and cellars. Great numbers of persons re-
siding on the banks of the Thames on rising yesterday morn-
ing were surprised at finding their furniture and goods floating
about their shops and cellars. Just before high-water, which
did not happen until three-quarters of an hour after the time
denoted in the almanacks, the tide rushed through the wharfs
and carried everything before it. A similar visitation was ex-
perienced yesterday afternoon, which added to the disasters of
the morning. The north-east wind which has prevailed during
the last two days, combined with the late heavy rains, so unu-
sual at this season of the year, has caused the extraordinary
high tides of yesterday.
On Tuesday evening, between six and seven o'clock,
the following most dreadful and melancholy accident occurred
at Messrs. Eastwood's saw-mills, in the Belvedere-road, Lam-
beth :—A youth named George Bennett, between thirteen and
fourteen years of age, whose parents reside at No. 3, Wilson's
Court, Duke-street, Westminster, was attending to a portion
of the machinery of the steam saw-mill, when he got too close
to the fly wheel, which, catching his working frock, drew him
amongst the works, and the poor fellow was whirled round with
fearful rapidity several times, his head and the upper part of
his body striking at each revolution with such tremendous vio-
lence against a part of the flooring, that some planking of an
inch in thickness was broken through. The engine was at
length stopped, and on the unfortunate youth being extricated,
he was found to be most dreadfully injured ; his left arm was
completely torn away from the shoulder-joint, and hung only
by a small portion of skin and flesh; the right arm was dislo-
cated at the shoulder joint, and broken between the elbow and
wrist ; his right thigh was broken, and the ends of the frac-
tured portions of the bones protruded through the flesh ; his
skull was also fractured, and the flesh of his forehead most
frightfully lacerated. He was instantly removed to the West-
minster Hospital, where he was directly attended by Mr.
White, The surgeon, of Parliament- street, who removed the
left arm, and paid the necessary attention to the other injuries
' the boy had sustained, He still survives, but not the slightest
hope can by entertained of his ultirtiato recovery.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 14.

Lord DENMAN took his seat on the Woolsack at five
o'clock. _ _

The Earl of KINNOUL presented petitions from Leith,
and other places in Scotland, in support of the Church of
Scotland. _ .

The Duke of BUCCL EUGH presented similar petitions
from several places iu Roxburghshire and the county of
Edinburgh.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Edinburgh,
signed by from 11,000 to 12,000 persons, praying that the
House would not sanction any grant for the purpose of pro-
curing additional Church accommodation for the people of
Scotland.

The Duke of BUCCLEUGH was sorry that in many parts
of Scotland there was a deficiency of Church accommodation.
Lord BROUGHAM had no doubt that before any grant
could possibly be made upon the subject, a special inquiry
ought to take place.
LONDON UNIVERSITY.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was anxious to correct
what he was sure was an accidental error on the part of a
Noble and Learned Friend the other evening, with respect to
the London University. That Noble Personage had stated that
one of the Members of his Majesty's present Government had
not attended the Privy Council when that measure had been
brought forward. Such was not the case, for the Noble Lord
to whom allusion had been made, had'regularly attended the
discussion on that subject.
Lord BROUGHAM admitted that he had been misin-
formed, and was in error when he made the statement to which
the Noble Marquis had alluded.
SCOTCH CHURCH.

The Marquis of BUTE presented petitions from Paisley,
praying for increased accommodation in the Church of Scot-
Land. _

EDUCATION.

Lord BROUGHAM postponed his motion on the subject of
Education from Tuesday to Thursday next.

STAMP DUTY ON NEWSPAPARS.
The NOBLE LORD also postponed the presentation of the
petition on this subject from the City of London till to-
morrow.

The Duke of RICHMOND moved for a return of the
number of convicts transported from England since the year
1817 till the present period ' • and also a return of the number
of deaths amongst the same during each voyage.
The House then adjourned.