The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-05 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Mr, CIIBETHAM, a new writ was ordered to
issue for Ashton•under-Line for the election of a member in
the room of Mr. Hindley, deceased.
The house adjourned at a quarter to 12 o'clock.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

NOTICES OF rioN—MONDAY, DEC. 7.

Mr. WARREN, —To ask the First Lord of the Admiralty,
whether his attention has been called to a recent NavalCJurt
Martial held on an officer of her Majesty's ship Juno; and
whether any stop are contemplated by the Government in
respect thereto ?
Mr. SCOTT —The 69:11 Regiment being quartered at Ply-
mouth, to 3,-k her Majesty's Government, what was the ad-
vantage and also the expense of moving it from Plymouth to
Portsmouth by rail, to embark there, in order to return i 7
sea to Piymouth before departing for the East Indies, audby
whose authority it was dono ?
TUESDAY, DEC. S.
Mr. YOUNG—To ask the Secretary of the Treasury, what
steps have Leen taken to prevent the interruption of the
steam mail service with Australia which is like:y to be occa-
sioned by the accident to the ship Emeu ; and what provision
will be made in future to prevent de ay in this service, iu case
of accidents to ono of the steam-ships engaged in the transmis-
sion of the Mails between Australia and Suez.
Mr. W. VANSITTART,—TJ ask the President of the Board of
Control, whether, during the tenure of the Governor-pene-
ralship of India by the Marquis of Dalhousie any recommen-
dation was made by, or dtsp itch sent from the Supreme Go-
vernment or the Commander-in-Chief in India to the Court
of Directors or to the President of the Board of Control for
an increase of European troops, in consequence of the exten-
sion of the British territories in the E ist, by the acquisition
of the Punjaub, Pegu, Nagpore, Conde, &atom, Jhausi, Berar,
and other districts, assigned to the East India Company by
his Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad; if so, what was the
date of such recommendation or despatch. and what was the
date and tenor of any reply that may have been sent ; was
ally additional force of Europeans despatched to India in con-
sequence, during tho period referred to; and, if so, what
number of men were sent.

DEATH OF CHARLES TRAIN, THE DETEOTIVE•OFFICER
Yesterday morning Mr. Pearson, the City Solicitor, re-
ceived information that this active city detective-officer
expired in Guy's liotpitel, at 1 o'clock from tho wounds
rtcrAved on being shot by Christian Settley, en board
the Caledonian steamer, while bringing him a prisoner
from Hamburg.
ITALIAN OPEILL.—The talented corps of operatic Per-
formers on wuom we last week had occasion to comment,
concluded their engagement in Bath on Saturday night,
with Verdi's opera, "II TrovatOre.'
no favourableo
impression produced on the public d their
previous appearances here was amply confirmed by
the artistic skill which was manifested throughout the
representation of this fine work. Mr. Sims Reeves,
as Manrica, was all that could bo wished. Impassioned
or tender, defiant or pathetic, as the exigencies of the
drains required, be demonstrated that his genius is net
confined to the science which has more particularly
been the object of his study, but that he also pos-
sesses considerable histrionic powers. His vocalisa-
tion was on this occasion singularly happy, and we
have seldom heard him in better voice, or seen him'
mmedeoden.
energy
—datinhrenwGiansgsienril too,
her
fosareneg,
iwnitah mhoorreacgceunsitahl
both of singing and acting, into the scene, and,
succeeding in placing before the audience a most
vivid representation of Leonora, the heroine of the
drama. Of course, the chienf triumph
. was
.the cele-
brated " Miserere"
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f
treatment decidedly itithoe
whole range of operatic music.g grandest. effects
left
by it, as interpreted by these artistes, aided by the
accessories of an excellent band and chorus, is indelible.
It
was rapturously demanded a second time, and
the request of the audience was complied with.
Madame Borchardt, as Azueena, ably supported the
character, •and Mons. Borchardt threw great energy
into the representation of the Count de Luna. How
is that the operatic " villain " is invariably devolved
on the basso I Is there analogy between the depth
of a Man's tones and the degradation of his morality
efficient,
The subordinate parts of the opera were very respectably
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, showed Madame
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evidently
e scenicthe
effect, and
a, o soldiers,
and the gron pi grouping
grea: attentiony been
carefully studied. • At the conclusion of the opera, the
principal members of the company received the plaudits
of the audience in testimony of entire satisfaction *ith
this intellectual rendering of Verdi's masterpiece.---Batie
and Cheltenham, Qazette.