The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-15 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Mademoiselle de Meric made her =tree here
on Saturday, in the character of Orsini, in Lucrezia
Borgia. She sung the music with great correctness,
and exhibited considerable powers of execution, and
although her voice lacks somewhat of the rich and
gushing mellowness of the tones of Alboni, yet her
performance was most satisfactory. She evidently
reserved her powers for the " Brindisi," which she
rendered with great effect, and the repetition of
which was called for unanimously. To the cre-
dit of Herr Formes be it spoken, that, sink-
ing all absurd notions of dignity and jealousy,
he did not think it beneath him to appear in the fes-
tive chorus in the prologue, and thus materially
strengthened the volume of the concerted music.
We commend his excellent example to the imitation
of his brother and sister artistes in all theatres.

Her Majesty's box was occupied by the Marquis
and Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Salisbury and party. Among the general
audience we remarked his Grace the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke and
Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza Fitzalan
Howard, the Marchioness of Conyngham and party,
the Earl and Countess Beauchamp and party, Lord
Gifford, the Earl of Darnley, Viscount and Vis-
countess Maynard and the Hon. Miss Maynard,
Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Viscount Off-
den, Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Malden, Vis-
count Exmouth, Viscountess Pollington, the
Honourable Mrs. Frances Walpole and Miss Wal-
pole, Lord George Manners, Lord and Lady Caring-
ton, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Arthur Hay, Lord and
Lady Wodehouse, Lady Heslop and Miss Elliott, Hon.
Frederick Leveson Gower, Lady Jodrell, Sir Wil-
liam and Lady Moleaworth, Sir George Armytage,
Bart., Lady Wallacourt and party, Sir Henry Webb,
Bart., Sir William and Lady De Bathe, Sir Charles
Marshall, Sir John Burgoyne, Lady Burgoyne, and
the Misses Burgoyne, Colonel the Hon. R. Fitzgib-
bon and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon. A. D. Willoughby,
Captain the Hon. G. Cadogan, Hon. John Fortescue,
M.P., Hon. G. Milles, Hon Theobald Dillon, Hon.
Philip Sidney, Hon. Major Needham, Hon. Horace
Pitt, Hon. Edmund Phipps, Chevalier and Madame
De Horta, Miss Burdett Coutta and party, Captain
Leslie, Mr. Baring Vail, M.P., Mr. Henry Baring,
M.P., Mr. and Mrs. J. Abel Smith, Mr. Montague
Gore, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Verschoyle, Mrs. Ruddell
Todd, Mr. Conolly, M.P., Mr. Gregory, M.P., Major
and Mrs. Gage, Mr. Henry Greville and Miss Gre-
ville, Mr. J. Lloyd Clayton, Ste.

THE CroRHANI CONTROVERSY.—Mr. Maskell's second
" Letter " has just appeared, and, from a postrript to it, we
learn that he has resolved to delay his resignation of his
cure of souls for a few days at least, in consequence of his
having received a resolution from the vestry of his parish,
earnestly requesting him not to resign, and expressing much
regret and kindness. —English Churchman.
IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETINGS.—DUD-
LEY, SATUEDAT.—The last meeting of the quarter, held at
the hotel this evening, was well attended, and accounts ge-
nerally satisfactorily settled. The resolutions adopted at
previous meetings to maintain existing prices were con-
firmed; indeed, when rates at present are stated to be unre-
munerative, it would appear madness in those firms who can
afford to hold, or suspend the making of stock, to further re-
duce the prio of the lawfutuna.