The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-15 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S TiIEATRE,

Toe great success that hai attended the revival of
" Don Giovanni" is a c:ovincing proof that the taste

Lir that classical muliu which tuts Most cultivated
suns have for years been accust.kneld to regard witu
veneration is by no in ans on toe decline. Broad as
the popuarity of the modern Italian school way he,
the name of i‘loatrt still serves as a rallying point
for a vast muluiLude, the existence of which is
scarcely suspected et:l it is viably demonstrated,
and the announcement of " Don Giovanni" will draw to
au opera-house hundreds who would never be moved
from their homes by cue .aliureirtents of Verdi, or even
of Balm'. 0a Saturday night this great ..vork was per-
' formed, for the secind tune, belore a brilliant and
numerous audience, among whom the Prince of Wales
and Prince Adred were conspicuous, and it is to be
repeated every evening this week.
Of the ar ists emplued iu the erscution of the work
nearly every one- as wade an advaiice to reputation by
the slice,snlal :.ccowp,ishmeut of a new and arduous task,
L'nat the Zsrlina of ,Niadeinoiselle PicJoluunat would b.
a most fascinating perform-I,lWe everyu idy expected, nut
such a perfect stamp of originality as the young vocalist I
has impressed upon the rustic usiaisel of Seville could
scarcely have been anticipated.

Signor Ginglnd is, vi cuurde, welcome as Don Octavio,
especially as he briug4 a new song wan bun; and Leon-
reit) is sung watt con.ciouti,ius correctness by that
steadiest of artist, Signor Bcilatti ; but the artist who,
on tau whGle, has caused the great wonder is Sigeur
B.neventano, who iiuper,.onates Dun Giovanni hituselt.

One of tne greate,,t fe ,tures in the performance i.
the, chorus Vita la liberta. That this way be ez-cuted
with all efficieucy Ar. Quarles Braham, Herr Reichardt,
Madernolielle Faro, Madetnuidelie Puma, and tr,e
principal vocalusts are eugaged upon it, and the ar-
rangement of the groups rend,rd it as striking to the
eye as it is irupressivm to the ear. This piece has be-
come an established eneore.

EARTHQUAKE IN SAXONT.—The whole of the king-
6.ximy and must of the 541 in Principalities
were visited last Sunday by a shook of an earth-
quake, about three o'clock in the afternoon, passing
tram south to north, with a slight variation towards
the east. The shuck lasted several scant's, the baro-
meter sank 5 degrees, the walls of houses trembled,
and the glas•es and other vessels r-ttled in the
closet-; toe trembling ut the earth was of such
extent as to cause the inhabitants in many cases to
leave their houses, which was -the less-a bard,bip
that the sky was perfectly clear and the weather very
fine.

THE RIFF PIRATES following is a list of illips
belonging t. 13rittsti subjects captured by the Riff pirates
between 1846 and 1856, vit. :—Tue Rutin, Captain Wm.
Nownbain ; the Torte Sisters, Captain James Henry
Forster ; the Violet, Captain Thomas Layton ; the
Vampire, Captain John sans ; the Cuthbert Young,
Captain John Marshall ; the Lrvely, Ciptain James
Napier ; the Co fereuce, Capt. Peter ; and the Hymen,
Captain James Smith. The value of the Hutt, and
cargo was 1,9701 ; that of the Violet and cargo 3,4001. ;
that of the Conference and cargo, 3,1621. ; and that of
the Hymen and cargo, 8,6511. The other ves-els are
not valued. Only one, toe Violet, was ransomed for
881 Iu the case of one, the Violet, 3001 was received
a- compensation from tlfe Eogiisb Govertment, and in
the case of the Lipkin' 3 2781. was received from the
Emperor of Morocco. Four of .lie ships were recaptured.
The above details are derived from a return to the Home
of Commons published on Ssturday.
WICK HARBOUB.—Tate NAlier Ensign, in complain-
ing of the exposed state of tn., 1-1 —aroour of Wick, says :
—"During toe approaching heiriug fishery Sehdoll eve
shall have from 1,120 to 1,150 boats engaged in thi-
perilous enterprise. They wid be collected front various
districts. Each lawful night 6,000 nisn AA; leave the
shores of Wick on board of then. boat., which, with the
materials, may be estimated at 120 0001. Spending the
night at sea, rowing, and castuig and flaunt% their Lets,
' at distances varying from three to 30 toils, they return
in the morning t., their respective stations ; and when
the tide is out it is no unc,inuion thing to 800 boats
lying at anchor wapiti an area of 240 acre-, wi,b toeir
precious. freights, all at the mercy of the Assents,
basing not even 'a narrow PM:At-red Creek to which 5G
of thew could fly lit the C vent of a etorai at low eater, or
even a couple of hours thtreatter."