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LONDON, MUIN DAY EVENING-3 J ULY 20, 1857.

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* Kurrachee is not only theportof the Indus and Central
Asia, but from its geographical position and other-advan-
tages appears destined to become, if not the future metropo-
lis of India, most certainly the second city and the Euro-
pean port of that empire.

never be quoted as a precedent for the furtherance of any
similar undertaking, for no similar undertaking can pos-
sibly be. brought forward,
..as the route proposed is at
once the shortest and the easiest between England and
India, the whole length of the valley of the Euphrates
is so free from impediment that it would seem as if Pro-
vidence had special y ordained it to be the great highway
of nations between toe. East and the West.
" 22. I beg to call your lordship's attention to the
accompanying memorandum by Sir Justin Shiel on the
political advantages that might fairly be expected to ac-
rue to England by the proposed Euphrates Valley Rai!-
way being in the hands of Englishmen, and to the -an-
nexed report of the evidence in the committee of the
House of Commons on the European and Indian Junc-
tion Telegraph Company, to the effect that no danger is
to be apprehended t ) the consrruction of either a tele-
graph or a railway from the Arabs on the banks of the
Euphrates and Tiirie.
" 23. In confiding to the consideration of her Ma-
je-ty's Government what is believed to be the most im-
portant work, viewed in all its bearings, that was ever
submitted to any Government, I must state the general
conviction that the Euphrates route will most assuredly
pass into other hands if England declines the task.
"'24 I beg again. to express on behalfef the deputa-
tion their grateful sense of your lordship's consideration
and courtesy. "' I have the honour, do. •
" W. P. ANDREW, dettirMall.
" The Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston,
.K.G.' "

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

CLOSE OF THE SEASON.
(From the Morning Post.)

- Her Majesty's Theatre was reopened for the sea-
son of 1857 on Tuesday, April 14, with Donizetti's
" La Favorita," which served to introduce to the
public thr-e new candidates for fame in the persons
of Mdlle. Spezia, Signor Vialetti, and Signor Giug-
lini, who represented the characters of Leonora,
Baldassare, and Fernando: The ballet on this m-
ei-siren was "La Esmeralda," in which Mdlle. Caro-
lina Poccbini and Filipo Baratti likewise appeared
for the first time in England. Mdlle Spezia had al-
ready mat'with g. eat success at La Scala, Milan ;
La Fenice, Venice ; Sau Carlos, Lisbon; and other
first-class foreign tlfeatres, where she performed the
leading parts in most ofthe tragic operas belonging
to the modern Itals.n. school, and gained a special
reputation as an executant of 'Verdi's music. The
result of her London debut was felicitous, brit still
owing probably to nervousness, or the influence of a
new climate, Mdlle. Spezia did not on herfirst night
realise all that w a expected from her, or lead the
public to anticipate the rare excellences which she
subsequent:y displayed. Dramatic seniimeut of the
best kind, a largetsnd grand style of execution,
land no sniall amourNof vocAl skill were recognised
in her delineation ofkliunora ; but the exhibition
of these valuable quafiries in all their force and
beauty WAS reserved for future occasions. • Madlle.
Spezia, achieved her first really great success as
Leonora, in "II Trovatore," and this was quickly
followed up and confirmed by her performances of
part in Men-
deblsisoahilni'l: 'V'tLrodrie'ly‘:'N(giinve atitl'Mchr.ießf enediat's -first
.oncertat her Majesty's Theatre), and Donna Anna
in "IlDon Giovanni."

o f the h
opera p we
roan trl b€
Signor Giuglini mule at once an immense bit as
Fernando in "La Favorite." Less embarrassed
auin the
tev enablederyfirs to
scene
display
t
than his fair compsnion, after the first few note; of
his
d part,ience he was
h
artfual
powers to the best advantage, and convince the
really great singer was before them. He pleased
more and mo e as the performance proceeded, and
the curtain finally fell upon one of the greatest and
most legitimate triumphs ever achieved within our •
recolle 3 ion on the time-honoured stage of her Ma-
jesty's Theatre. The great desideratum—a, new
Italian tenor, with-a fresh and beautifel voice' pas-
sion, judgment, and sterling skill—one, in tact,
who could b 3 ranked with the very few really great
ones that we already possessed, was .found at last.
Many had been tried with more or less success, but
still the certain " few" who were and are not with
Mr. Lumley remained the best of the best until thO
advent of Signor Giuglini, who, take him for all in
all, is certainly second to none in existence, and
whose transcendent abilities are sufficient in them.-
selves to establish a perfect " balance of power"
with respect to the tenor d• partwent of our Italian
.operas. Signor Giuglini sells,equently appeared as
AID e3o in " La Traviata ;" Arturo in "Puritani ;"
Edgerdo in ." Lucia di Lammermoor ;" Manrico in
"It Trovatore ;" and Don Ottavidin "Il Dsn Gio-
vanni," besides pertorining at Mr. Benedict's con-
certs, and in scenes from "Il Pirate" and "I Mar-
tit i," ou his own benefit night, when be strikingly
exhibited h's extraordinary powers of endurance by
appearing in no less than five different characters
without betraying any signs of fatigue.
Signor Vialetti, the otrier &Want on the open-
ing night, impressed the stuelieneee.very favourably.
His noble voice (a.cleep
,bass) gave due effect to the
heavy and pompous music of Bald issare, whilst his
acting was honourably distinguished by character-
istic dignity, breadth of manner, and unfliwging
earnestness. He was immerlissely recognised as a
genuine and extremely valuable artist ; and his
subsequent admirable delinea.ions of Fernando, in
" Il Trovatere," Orastaphe, in " Nino," and the
Coaamendatore, in " Il Don Giovanni," raised him
still higher in public estimation.
In the charming ballet of "La Esmeralda,"
Madlle. Carolina Focchini danced herself into the
good graces of the habitues, and gained in one night
a reputation which sub wquent efforts tended rather
to increase than to The peculiar light-
ness and vivacity of her movements, the extraor-
dinary suppleness of her limbs, the perfect origi-
nality of her steps-and attitudes, excited general
admiration, and nightly elicited applause of the
warmest kind. It was no small matter to succeed
so well in " La Esmeralda," with Carlotta Gs isi
still fresh in the memory of the public, and yet
Pocchini never failed to obtain an encore for " La
Truandaize," and was equally fortunate in her exe-
fion of another dance called tt ziegarella." Signor
Baratti likewise made a successful debut in " Es-
meralda," and the same ballet also served to intro-
duce to our notice those clever and accomplished
danseuses Mesdlles. Rolla, Pasquali, Morlacchi,
Brunetti, and Karliski, whose agile and picturesque
execution of a new pas de cinq was greatly and
jigs ly admired.
Atter three consecutive representations of
"La Favorita" with "La Esmeralda," Madlle.
Piccolomini, with Signor Belled, and Signor
Stecchi B ittardi (a new tenor), appeared on
i Tues-
day, April 21, as Maria, Suloizeo, and Tonio, n "La
Figlia del Reggimatt I." Madlle. Piccolomini met
with a perfectly oVerwhelming reception, and her
general performance proved that she had gained in
physical power and strictly musical skill since last
year, whilst her acting as the lighthearted vivan-
diare was vivacious, impulsive, natural, and sym-
pathetic as ever. The house was crowded to wel-
come the return of the " little pet"—the "cars
bambino," as she has been affectionately termed ;
but a still greater concourse was drawn together by
the performance of " La Traviata" on the follow-
ing Thursday, with Piccolomini, Beneventano, and
Giuglini (the latter for the first time), in the char-
acters of Violetta, Giorgio, and Alfredo. The ab-
surd attacks which have been made upon the
libretto of this opera, combined with the enormous
attractions of the cast, would more than account
for the densely crowded state of the house on this
occasion. It was literally " chokefull," as the
phrase goes. The last scene again drew forth the
tears and praises of the audience ; and the gifted
little heroine of the dram% received, as on former
" Traviate" nights, no end of ovations. This opera
was repeated on the succeeding Thursday and Sa-
turday, April 23 rend 25-: on Thursday and Friday,
April 30 and May 1, followed each night by "La
Esmeralda ;" and on Thursday, May 7,
Madlle.
Piccolomini appeared for the first time, and with
triumphant success, as Lucia. • This was considered
in many respects her greatest performance, and it
certainly was, to say the least, a worthy companion
.picture to her Traviata. Her acting throughout the
so-called "madscene" wastran=eendantly flee. After
several consecutive repe.titions of Lucia, Mdlle. Pic-
colomini reappeared at intervals in "La Figlia" and
"La Traviata" with undiminished attraction and
effect, and on Thursday, June 11, she essayed for
the first time the character of Zerlena, in "Il Don
Giovanni," and with. most triumphant success.
ficcoloraini's renderiug4 of "La ci Daretn,"
" Batti Ba ti," and "Vedrai Cariuo" may be ranked
amongst her greatest inspirations. Her Zerlina, in-
deed, was quite a dramatic creation. Unlike any
other version of that part we had previously seen,
it was truthful in conception and artistic in execu-
tion as it was fresh iu feeling and original in man-
ner. On Tuesday, the 28th of April, there was ano-
ther important debut—that of Madlle. Ortolani, as
Elvira, in t I Puritani," This young lady, although
evidently suffering to a painful degree from trepi-
dation, managed to acquit herself, on the whole,
honourably, and met with unequivocal success. "1
Puritani' was repeated several tineee at intervals,
and the fair debutante rime gradually in public fa-
vour until the production of " Dolt Giovanni,"
when, by her really admirable delineation of the
somewhat ungrateful- character of Donna Elvira,
she took a veritable pas de geant, and won the un-
• qualified approbation of the connoisseurs, most of

whom pronounced her to be the best Elvi ayet seen

on theAnglo-Italian.stage. We ttust that this great
success will stimulate her to fresh exertions, especi-
ally in the 'classic school, for which she seems to
have particular ability.
The incomparable soprano-col' ralto' Madame
Alboni, made her rentree on Tuesday, May 12, as
Rosina,in 11 Barbiere," supported by Herr Rei-
chardt, as Count Alniaviva Beneventano, as Bar-
tolo ; Vialetti, as Basilic. ; and Belletti, as Figaro.
No singer in Europe could sing the music of Ros-
sini better than Madame Alboni, if as well ; and
such another voice as he rs does not perhaps exist.
We need not, howeVer, describe its merits. Every
musical amateur knowa what an almost unexampled
compass it has, how rich, beautiful, and *chroma-
tic are all its tones—bow wonderful the generally
incompatible qualities of force• and flexbility are
united in it, and with what consummate skill she ap-
plies to artistic purposes the rare gifis which nature
has so lavishly bestowed upon her. She was most
enthusiastically received on her appearance in "Il
Barbiere," and her Subsequent delineation of
Azucena in " Il Trovatore," though it could add
nothing to her fame as a vocalist, revealed his-
trionic abilities which she was not supposed previ-
ously to possess. Madame Alboni also re appeared
(Tuesday, June 23) as Amina in "La Sonnatnbula,"
with all the great success of former years, and
gained fresh laurels byher chaste and truly classical
execution of • selections from Gl.uok's immortal
" Orfeo," which Mr. Benedict introduced 'at his
second morning concert.
Signor Belletti, whose masterly singing-m*lA
serve as a model to our rising vocalists, and who is
one of the most accomplished disciples of a genuine
school of executive art now rapidly passing away,
has never perhaps acquitted himself more honour-
ably, or been more successful with the pub'ic than
during the season under notice. He appeared with
PiccOlomini as Sulpizio in "La Figlia,'' and subse-
quently played Giorgio in " I Puritani," Henry
-Ashton iu "Lucia," Belcore in " L'Elisir d'Amore,
Figaro in " II Barbiere," and Leporello in "
Don Giovanni ;" and in each and every one of these
arduous characters (although in two instances he
had great physical difficuities to contend with) tri-
umphantly exhibited those rare qualities to which
we have endeavoured to do justice.
Signor Beneventano, too, is entitled to our cor-
dial praise. As Giorgio G-ermont in "La Traviata,"
Count di Lana in "ill Trovatore," Riccardo in " I
Pur tani," he fully sustained his well-won reputa-
tion, and added to it very materially by his most
admirable delineation of Don Giovanni, which was
generally acknowledged to be the best seen on the
Anglo-Icalian stage since the palmy days of Tam-'
burini. The revival of "Nino" served to exhibit
the vocal abilities of Mr. a)arles Braham very ad-
vantageously, and to introduce to the London pub-
lic a very clever artist, Signor Corsi, in the character
of the hero of that opera. °Signor Corsi met with un-
equivoc d success, and at a later p rind of the sea-
son contributed argely to the effect of " D. n Gio-
vanni" by• his most praiseworthy performance
of the small but hi.2,hly important part of
Masetto. Signor Bel.rt, a young tenor,
alto quite new to the London public, made a
successful debut as Elvin° in "La S mnanibula,"
and advanced himself still further in their estima-
tion by his excellent singing as Nemorino in
" L'Eli-ir d'Amore." Signor St'echi Bottardi
(another new tenor) was unable to d.> himself jus-
on the occasion of his debut a3Touio in "La Fig,i a"
in consequence of a terrible and unlooked for do-

mestic afiliction—the almost sudden .death of his
wife ; but he subsequently appeared to greater ad-
vantage as Count Almaviva in " .11 Barbiere." and
proved himself to be a valuable acquisition to the
company.
Signor Bonet ti's great ability as conductor of the
orchestra has been strikingly exempllfied throughout
the season, and his masterly direction of the opera
of operas, " Il Don Gii,vanni," raised him higher
in the estimation of all true connoisseurs than any
of his previous efforis. Iu the ballet depa,tment
we have to record the great success of those most
accomplished artists Madame Rosati, Mesdlles.,
Marie Taglioni, Boschetti, Perea Nem, M. Cuarles,
and those lesser, though still very bright, stars,
Madlle. Latrine and. Mille. Salvioni.

In conclusion, we may call attention to the rue
merits of the gentleman who not only set ail this
complicat:d machinery of a vast establishment in
motion, and applied it to the best purposes of art,
but who also discovered its capabiliLie4. With
zeal and energy a man of average ability and long
experience may easily fulfil the routiue duties of
theatrical management ; but he who displays what
we will term creative powers may be truly said to
possess the genius of direction. The' public
must have confidence in such a man under
any circumstances. He may have reverses—mis-
fortunes `enough to bear a royal merchant down"—
but so long as he shows any signs of vitality the
public will believe in his resuscration, if not in his
ultimate triumph. Such a person is Mr. Lumley,
the manager of her Majesty's Theatre. Twice has
he been left without a company, and twice has he
contrived to " create a soul under the ribs of death,"
to defy augury, and reconstruct one of the
greatest lyrical institutions in the world upon what.
most people would consider the very slender and
treacherous foundations of hope, faith, and confi-
dence in.his own indomitable courage and unflag-
ging energy. Marietta Piccolomini and Giuglini,
two of the greatest artists in existence, may Le con.-
sidered in a certain sense, and, with reference to
the London public, to be creations of Mr. Lumley,
as was Jenny Lind in former years; and, in fact,
the greater portion of the company, whose attrac-
tions have filled his gigantic theatre night after
night during the last two seasons, were artists
scattered about Europe (some of them in compara-
tive obscurity) whose great merits none but a
manager of extraordinary vigilance would have be-
come cognisant of ; people who required all the
efforts of the most delicate and pet severing diplo•
macy to bring them together, and upon the chances
of whose success with a difficult public nothing less
that a most enterprising spirit would have staked
the vital interests of a great establishment. It 18
no wondor, then, that Mr. Lumley, after all his
recent glorious successes, was call-d for enthusias-
tically on Salurday night last, which brought one
of the most brilliant seasons ever known at her
Majesty's Theatre to a worthy close. The popular
director merely walked across the stage, bowing
his acknowledgments, and made no speech, as
many people imagined he would. We have now
only space to say that the regular season termi-
nated with a very fine performance of "La Tra-
viata," and a new ballet-divertissement, in which
the fascinating Marie Taglioni appeared to great
advantage.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess
Mary, honoured the performance with their pre-
sence. Their Royal Highnesses were attended by
Major Home Purves and Lady Geraldine Somerset.
Among the distinguished company who honoured
the theatre with their presence on this 00CiSi011 we
observed—

The Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Duke of
Wellington, the Duke of Leeds, the Duchess of Mon-
trose, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marquis aed Mar-
Chioness of Clanricarde, Lord Ward, the Countess Tal-
bot, the Countess of Wilton and Lady Katherine Grey
Egerton, the Countess Dowager of Harrington, the
Countess of Harrington and Mrs. A'Becdett, the Count-
ess of Beseborough. the Countess of Glengall and the
Ladies Butler, the Earl of Lonadale, the Earl of Bess-
borough, the Earl Cottenharn, the Eari of Cardigan, the
Earl of Euston, his Excellency the Austrian Minister
and the Countess d'Apponyi, the Count Aloys Karolyi,
the Count Bohnslaw de otek, his Excellency Don
Francisco de Rivero (the Peruvian Minister) and
Madame de Rivero, Don Federico Pezet, the Viscountess
Vi liers, the Hon. Mrs. Edward Villiers, and the
Misses Villiers, the Viscount Grey de Wilton, Lord
Beresford, the Viscount Sidney, the Viscount Curzon,
the Viscount Exmouth, Lord Walsingham, Lord Kin-
sale, Lord ft. Grosvenor, the Hon. Mrs. Oust and Miss
Macdonald, the Hon. Otway Toler, the Hon. Dudley
Ward, Lay Lawley, the Baron Charles de Francium-
stein, the Count Gustave Battbyany, Lady Caroline
Stirling, the Dowager Lady Panmore, Lady Doug-
las Pennant, Lady Dashwood, Lady Belhaven, Lady
azabeth di Rog, Lady Edwardes, Lady Wa lsceurt,
Lieut.-General Sir Alex. Woodford and Lady Weodfore,
Sir Frederic,' Pottinger, Sir Arthur Clifton, Mr Cust,
Sir Proby Cautley, Major.Generai Sir G. Bowles, Lady
Caroline Manxse, General Sir Arthur Clifton, Col. the
Hon. James Macdonal I, Col. Tyrwhitt, Col. Torrens,
Col. and Mrs. Watson, Mr. A. Borthwick, Mr. E.
Round, Mr. Louis Melville, Mr. Petre, Mrs. Beauclerc,
Lady Sarah Lindsay, Admiral Ryder Burton, Major
Pole, Mr. Harvey Lewis, Mr. Edward Lambert, Capt.
W. H. Megan, M.P., Capt. Palmer, Capt. Mangles,
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CONVICTS
both executions should take place on the same day, but
the official authorities found this arrangement could not
be made. Crawlsy continues in the same indifferent
state as when upon his trial, and has not made any con-
fession of his guilt. He has since Friday been visited
by the sheriff, his sons, and the Rev. J.*Last, the
Catholic priest.—Chelmsford Chronicle.