The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

It was so un-common in its way that it was
literally one which, as the Prime Minister observed
on Monday, in the House of Lords, " was only not
unprecedented, because the noble lord the member
for the City of London had himself furnished a
precedent for it !" The natural retribution for this
should be, that the noble lord should at this next
general election cease to be—ine:aiber for the City
of London.

JUVENILE TALL AT BIICKLYUHAJI
PALACE.

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ller Majesty the Queen gave a juvenile ball yesterday
(the birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold) at
Buckingham Palace.
The juveniles honoured with invitations were between
six and 14 years old, and appeared in fancy dresses, The
parents accompanying the children were in evening dress.
The company began to arrive at half-past eight o'clock,
the ball commencing at nine. The invitations amounted
to 234.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the
Palace, attended by Lady Susan Melville and Sir George
Couper. The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary,
and the Duke of Cambridge,also arrived shortly before nine
o'clock.

The members of the Royal family, upon their arrival,
were conducted to the White Drawing Room, where the
Queen and Prince Consort received their illustrious guests.
Her Majesty was accompanied by Prince Arthur, Prince
Leopold, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and,
also by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Augustus of Saxe-Coburg, Prince Philippe, Prince Augus-
tus, the Princess Clotilde and Amelia of Saxe-Coburg., the
Duke and Duchess of Atetitle, and the Prince of Cond6.
The juvenile visitetti and their relatives were conducted
to the Picture gellery, through which her Majestyand the
Royal circle passed about nine o'clock to the Banqueting
Room, wh'ich was prepared for dancing, and in which NV4S
statior_ed her Majesty's private band.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess ittlena and the
Princess Louisa wore the tostame:t tit peasants of the
Canton of Berne direst of gros bleu silk, edged with a htted
of scarlet velvet i the body trimin`,Ct kith Mack velvet and
steel ornaments. Chemisete and sleets in whit.,,,,,,antkic.
Black 'ftavet round thq throat, with steel otrtimentS,
lace mittens. Headdress:: hair done fail.646°e; 'plaits with red
ribbons. A straw hat trimmed rases.
Their Royal Hignesses Pie Arthur and Prince Leo-
pold wore the cost-it/IRA bt the sons of Henry IV. of Eng-
land white satl tunic, with alight blue velvet cape, in
points, trinOted on the right side with gold braid; the left
with ether braid. The tunic trimmed to correspond.
Flturs-de-lis on tho side with " silver. One shoe in blue
satin, trimmed with silVer ; the other white, with gold,
White silk hose. Mae velvet bonnet, trimmed with silver,
and a gold &tare.
Prince Philippe of Saxe-Coburg wore the uniform of a
Saxon grenadier of the 18th century.
Prince AugustUs of Saxe-Coburg, the uniform of an.
Austrian grenadier tithe 18th century.
Princess Clotildo of Saxe-Coburg wore the costume of a
Hungarian roasant.
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Princes* Amelia of Saxe-Coburg-, the costume of a can-
tiniere, from the opera of "La File du. Regiment,"
The Prince of Cond6 wore the uniform of ft sergeant in
the Cond6 Infantry, 1745.
Miss Van de Weyer, the costume §f a vivandiere of the
date of Louis XV.

Miss Maud Sidney Ife-ebert, costume of a marquise same date, composed a of the
white me•iro cotua brocaded,
with bouquets of roses.
Dancing cammenced immediately after the eutruce of
the Queen and the illustrious party.

' The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Tuesday next, at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and the Prince
, Consort will leave Buckingham Palace on the 18th ist.,
according to present arrangements, for Windsor Castle, to
pass the Easter holidays.
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended
by Captain du Plat, went yesterday morning to the New
Palace, at Westminster.
• Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Alice an d '
the Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe-C visitedn
Wednesday, oburg
her Royal Highness the Duchess a Kent o
at Clarence House, St, James's.

A young lady with a Spanish name—Mdlle. Calderon—
appeared last night as Amina in the " Sonnambula." We
do not know her antecedents or her country; but, judging
from her voice, we should suppose her to be a French-
woman. It is thin, and when strained, as it frequently
was, it became somewhat shrill, with a tendency to sharp-
ness of intonation. She failed, accordingly, in legato pas-
sages of long, sustained notes ; but was more successful in
florid phrases, which the quality of -her voice enabled her
,
to execute with considerable neatness. She' is a pretty
young woman,' and looked the part very well ; and her act-
ing evinced intelligence and feeling; but her performance,
taken altogether, was deficient in power. We believe she
would. be very utieful in a secondary line of parts, but she
lacks strength to. sustain principal characters in a great
theatre. In other respects there was nothing remarkable
in the performance of the opera. Gardoni appeared in his
old and favourite character of Elvino; and the Count
Rodolfo was agreeably personated by Debassini.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Augustus of Saxe-Coburg visited the Exhibition of the
French Gallery in Pail-mall yesterday. His RoYal High-
ness paid a visit to the Duke of Cambridge, at his residence
in St. James's Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
the Queen yesterday; at Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the , Duchess of Cam-
bridge and' the PrincesS Mary visited the Princess Augusta
of Saxe-Coburg yesterday.
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' Marshal Narvaez arrived at 'Turin on the 4th
from Milan. '. - ! ~ . • ''' ' " •
A letter from Hanover states that the officers of
engineers charged to superintend the fortifications of the
coast have received orders to be at their post: by thn7th.
The Phare de la Loire states that recent frosts at
night appear to have done some injury to the vineyards
which produce what are called muscadel wines in that
department. In the neighbourhood of Orleans, in that of
Oleron, and in the department of the Gers, there have also
been frosts, but they have not done'any injury to the vines.
In Languedoc they are stated to have suffered.
A letter from Padua states that the students of
that university, 1,500 in number, are completely orderly
since the removal of the ringleaters, who a short time since
caused so much confusion.
A smart shock of earthquake was felt at Oran
at an early hour in the morning of the 28th ult.
The Volkszeituil of Berlin, lately prosecuted on
account of three political articles which it had published,
was acquitted on two, and condemned for the third to a fine
of 20 thalers. It appealed against that decision," and the
public prosecutor did the same. The Court of Appeal has
now *decided in favour of the journal, which was acquitted
(Wall three articles.
Religious communities-appear to be increasing
rapidly in Prance, Tho last number of the Bulletin des
,Liat's contaii Imperial decrees which authorise the estab,
lishmeri's at Grasse (Var) of a now religious body, under the
name of Association of the Sisters of Saint Martha ; at
Ce.hors (Lot), nt the foundation of an, establishment of
7 Sisters of. Charity and Christian Instruction ; at Bernard
(Charente}, of one of the Sisters of Saint Mary of Provi.
-donee; at Allemans '(Dordogne), of one of the Sister's of
Christian Doctrine; at Loury '(Loiret), Of one of the Sisters
of Providence; at .Catlie (Sarthe), of one of the same
order; at Canna ((iu'), of one of the Sisters of Our Lady
of Grace; at La Jumellße (Maine-et-Loire)., of one of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus;' and at Tiergeville (Seine-Inferieure),
of one of Cite
esame order.
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,The merchant shipping of Belgium, according to
the Annalcs des Commerce Exterieur, amounted, on the 31st
December, 1858, to 145 vessels, measuring 45,050 tons. In
that number. were comprised seven steamers, together of
;6,771 tons. Among the sailing vessels were four if upwards
of 1,000 tone, 19 between 690 and 1,000, . and 110 between
100 and 500; 83 are of Belgian build, the others having
;been Constructed in the United States, England, Germany,
'and,ltellaild. The above numbers have varied but little
from the corresponding period of 1857..
The weather in Paris has suddenly changed, and
become so warm that summer appears almost to have set
in. Yesterday, in the early pact of the afternoon, the heat
on the boulevards was quite oppressive, particularly as the
generality of persons still retain their heavy clothing. At
five .o'clock the thermometer marked 22 degrees 5-10ths
Centigrade (72 5-10ths Fahrenheit).
THE REV. ALFRED POOLE'S CASE.—The Rev.
Alfred Poole, late curate of St. Barnaba.s, intends appealing
to the Judicial Committee of Privy Council against the
Archbishop of Canterbury's recent decision, confirming the
revocation of his licence by the Bishop of London.
BEAM OF A BoY FROM ALLEGED ILL-TREAT-
mtNT.---Much eonsternation was caused in Birkenhead
yesterday in consequence of an announcement that a boy
named losePh Marsden, belonging, to the' Reformatory
hulk, Akbar, had been flogged to death. At the inquest,
which has been 4ourne, it was stated that the boy had
been ailing for softie tithe) but that on Wednesday he re-
ceived a Wllliving, rem whith• he did not recover. The
body exhibitid aVidetiep of severe treatment, There is to
be a post-mortem examination 4,
MAILS FOR NoltlVAte,—,The " siedlld-packet Com-
munication, bet*titii Denmark and Norway having bemire-
teablirbizti) the mails from the United Kingdom for Norway
will be Conveyed direct by sea from Denmark to Norway,
'.7istead of via Sweden, until further notice, Tho rate of
postage to be taken on let -try addrosoed to Norway will be
is. 4d. the half t4iiite,_tlnd 'so on,_adeOrding to the scale in
'onThthiseralettetecrosnatporitshees
pl°)Peicatertiet,ti,oh:el(lll3r:rttiitti(it'sallhtairoagitin,dfigfoireilliagrind plotttterBge'
' forwarded unpaid, at the option of the
or
ttkilettiA
luny
be
dit May be either paid in advance,
sender, tteept, however, as regards registered letters, the
postage upon which, as well as the registration fee, must be
paid in advance, •
THE MAILS, &c.-130tql/AMP7'oN, April, 7.—The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Tagtts, Cap-
tain W. B, %to, Was despatched to-day, with the mail for
Vigo, Oporto and Lisbon, is passengers, a full cargo, and
.f. 500 in specie. The 'screw steamier Athens, which sailed
hence on Tuesday, for the Cape, took £2,000 worth of
jewellery, end 48 passongers, among whom were his Excel-
lency Major,tienetul Wynyard and family, Assistant-Com-
missary-aontral Willan and family, Assistant-Commissary.
tlentrul IVebb and lady, Lieut, C4rrißgo4, 1i,,N., Captain
realilm:leessr,riialkSpes.r:
01:1:11,840erntwliostoeyiiip teairli t4.411.491;1:ire1i'91744:ta4irl c1C1V1P:14.14411-1: i
Plate mails. . .
MADAStt TvOtA NIONTEZ.—taSt evtillng Madame
Loh 14(Antt'i made her debut as a lectaret,tiefors a hrtht/dtt
audi6nee, at St. James's Hail, the stlhject being ";English
and American character " The fair leettirer con:lamented by treating of the difference between the matntero Of the Ath
ricalui and the English, and theft ShoWed hi* the inhabi-
tants of the two countriet are in thehabit oftidivnling ea
other.
,Site fAelbly portrayed the 13o&lshinarr s horror of
spittoons, and descanted upon the gullibility and excito-
bdity of the Anterieims; indivit;gy- aiici nationally,
brine" '4. btu upon th'•epoiiloirOf Jur lecture the Arne-
vieatt ro °icings o-':... c
' 7 'wasting the taYpBaUth°eyemsof°f
t'ahle cor4
tits
ate Antlgainitst
Pf,01,1!! with what she aptly termed the ' galvanic delight"
'Allie Yankees. Lola 111outes. then gave
song etcellent I
illustration§ of the Aei,.(l or eterything beon,,itig id stir
tranS-Atlantie cousi p
ns, and showed how quickly colossal
fortunes are made and lost lit, ditiiii. She spoke of ill°
power of Public "pinion in Awmerica, and of Jonathan's
moral courage; and ceneluded by drawin.',a. Vivid picture
of social and fashionable lifV in Arcieriefitc:illithir,rillling
ihaderiesa,uodfientzirbby
aantgtly,l,jatnadi Odle t6hr;ePiirl°aam. ont'seimllentAs.raelATOil•-•
iho amusingld yh aasnod&thlalsiatruedetiinv et
hleee
gether we may pronounee the success of Lola Montez last
evening- as very decided, and augur from it a. long con-
tinuancetliithe
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worlds,, of course contributed ter the late rest maiffeSted in
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;id newTlle
!pose, crested, riot c,nithe.ip ip. 113 n a . neoeicof .petty landlord
tioreughic of Virhich"el•rents hair° made . ham' little ashamed,
touidresa
although, it heart, they t t a ' '
still cling 'a them quite as.much as
torias do," -.