The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-17 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

-lt is with good operas as it is with good pictures. A rich
amateur will hang up a Cuyp Or a Rembrandt in his studio,
and day after day he will conteMPlAte it with fresh delight.
An op:ratic chef d'murre produces the same effect, and no'
lover of music could attend- Don•Tanicafe, performed once
more last night, with any other feeling but that of 'seeking
new sources of pleasure, and of expectation of those chmiCe
bits of singing and acting which our matchless artists bring
out with such zest and dramatic spirit. • As regards the opera
itself, Romani; the first musical critic and librettist of Italy.
and who is besides a poet of no .Mean pretensions—Romani
has given
.hiS. opinion of Don' Pasquale in the following
words:---" in its score, more than' the wonted fire and spirit
of Donizetti are displayed; there is the same freshness-of de-
sign and colouring which are So remarkable in his most im-
portantl'oardkasp:'ti
‘e!f-- abounds. in graceful and original
accompaniments,melo-
dies, •and agreeable harmonic
combinations; add to all this sonic eiquisite duets, a mag-
nificent finale, a delicious serenade,'" one single chorus, but
that of an entirely new creation ; ._in' a word, a happy
blending of the parlante cantante.:.!styles, which forms
the type of all real and successfu'l opera -but Ta." Itomani's
opinion was free'froni the intluep6e which ours must undergo.
Ile never witnessed the opera, as: perforMeil hy the first artists
of Europe, on our Anglo-Italianstage ; but he saw it at
Turin, where the theatre; ranks after La-Scala, San Carlos.
and La Fenice, whilst all Italy feels the paucity of artists.
Now we have seen this opera performed by Lablache. We
could never think it endurable with any other Don Pasquale.
Lablache's superiority as a comic • actor arises from the cir-
cumstance that although a man naturally of a grave and re-
flective turn of mind, he was compelled, at the first steps-Of
his career,to begin with a small theatre; the Carlin() at Naples,
where comic operas are the staple' commodity. There are
many species of national Brifii-such as the 1 uffo
Buffo .1
&c., and it was the latter, the most origi-
nal and most mercurial of all,' Which fell to the lot of
Lablache.,

.A.n7orgst the most agreeable revivals on the point of taking
place, is that of lilselle, which is to be produced on Thursday.
This ballet, the dances, story, and scenery of which is so
beautiful, is the triumph of Carlotta Grisi, whose aerial style -
of dancing enabje her to produce so much illusion in the
moonlight danceof the spirits. With this ballet Semiramide
will be restored .to us, and in fact we are reminded by the
exertions of the management of the concentration in town of
that beaN monde, the most essential to please, since they are
the yearly patrons of this establishment.
The house was brilliantly attended. Amongst the com-
pany we remarked the Queen Dowager, who was accom-
panied by Prince Edward of. Saxe Weimar, and attended
by Earl Howe, Lord and Lady Barrington, Lady Georgian*
Curzon; Hon. Miss Barrington; Hon. Miss Boyle, Hon. W.
Curzon, Hon.'L. Curzon ; the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge,
ivho were attended by Baron Knesebeck and Col. •
Keith ; the Dukes of 'Wellinen, Devonshire, Beaufort,
Leeds, and de Buisson • -the Duchess of Beaufort; the Mar.
guises of Ailesbury, Abercorn, Lansdowne, Salisbury, or.
manby, Worcester, and Huntley ; the Marchionesses cf,
Lautidowoe, Douro, Abercorn, Wellesley, Westmeath ; Barott
Nieuniann, Baron and Baroness de Cetto ; the Earls (V
Pembroke, Wilton, Auckland, Shelburne, Liverpool, Bel-
fast ; the G-itintesses of Wilton, Auckland, Shelburne, Ken.
mare ; Lords Duncannon, Templetown, Gardner, Aylmer ;
Ladies Fitzroy Somerset, Trimlestone, William • ?aul&i.
Loftus Otway, Colborne, Fremantle, Shaw Stewart, Hen-
derson Durham, Eleanor Balfour, Wood, Seymour, Aylmer,
Rendlesham, Wombwell, Duff ; Sirs Loftus Otway, 11.
Webb, 11. Willoughby, A. Barnard, T. Bare, Edward Cole-
brooke, H. Bold Iloughtou, M. Shaw Stewart, William Fre.
mantle, C. Kent, Alexander Duff; Honourables R. Curzon,
H. Upton, Colonel Cavendish, Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Mrs. L.
Stanhope, &c.

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SPORTING ATTRACTIONS.—BeIrs Life in London
of Sunday next will contain the, commencement. of the
Alphabetical List, of Winning Greyhounds in 1843-4—The
approaching First Spring Meeting at Newmarket, with anti-
cipatory remarks by Pegasus—Bath and other races—A
Glimpse at the forthcoming Derby, and position of the
" Cracks"—Steeple Chases—Angling Episode, No. 5, by
Ephemera Cricket Aquatics --- Pedestrianism Pigeon
Shooting—Chess—Regeneration of British Boxing, by Tom
Spring—Death of " the Cicero of the Ring," and the usual
variety of Sporting Events. Office of Bell's Lffe, 170, Strand.
On transmission of Sixpence or six Post-office stamps to the
Office, papers will be forwarded as usual. On Sunday else
Bell's Life will contain full particulars of the " Doings at
Nermarket," and on the Sunday following copious details of
the Chester Races. Post-office Orders for 6s. 6d. will secure

the punctual transmission of the paper for a quarter, delivered
within 200 miles of London on theday of publication.
THE SOUTH LONDON WATER COMPANIES.—We
have heard that Government. are taking active measures
touching the complaints of the inhabitants of the southern
districts of London of the impuieand dear water with which
they are supplied. An eminent engineer has already been
called before the Commissioners for the Health of Large
Towns, and examined as to the practicability of obtaining
the water from one of the smaller rivers ; and evidence has
been given before the same Committee as to the practicability
of filtering any quantity of water in a given number of horns.
A Noble Marquis has also
_promised the Lambeth petitioners
to keep the subject before Parliament until the existing evils
are entirely removed.—Standard. [We have reason to believe
that the engineer referred to by our Contemporary is Mr.
Easton, who is executing for Giivernment the fountains in
Trafalgar-square. The system of filtration is that of Mr.
Stuckey, a description of which appeared in The Sun of last
Friday, and the Noble Marquis is the Marquis of Normanby. I
Music.—lt is rumoured in the best informed
musical circles, that a violinist—a lady forsooth'.—is about
to appear upon the metropolitan boards, to whose name is
already attached a fame which few who have distinguished
themselves on the violin have surpassed.
The following is from a correspondent, dated
Munich, April 4 :—" Munich has suffered in an unusual de-
gree this muter from typhus and scarlet fever, which has been
fatal in most cases to children. . The Prince of Saxe Allen-
burgh, the Queen's brother, has lost two, and many of tlie
first families have been put in mourning by this awful visita-
tion. A large school in the suburbs returned all its inmates
to their parents, and the influenza has followed close upon
this scourge, and much earlier than the usual period of its
appearance."
LEAGUE TR I UNIP II AT ITUNTINGDON.—SatIITdaY
night, one of the largest and most intelligent public meet-
ings ever witnessed in the town of Huntingdon met at the
discussion of the corn-laws, in the large room of the Hun-
tingdon Institution, between Dr. Sleigh, on the part of the
Huntingdonshire Agricultural Protection Society, and James
Acland, Esq., one of the lecturers of the Anti-Corn-law
League. Being the weekly market-day, the town was
crowded by farmers and others from a distance, who, from
the probability of a speedy election for the borough, have
been lately visited by the agents both of the League and
Anti-League. Each party selected a chairman, and the two
chairmen chose an umpire. Downes Martin, isq., presided
for the League, and David Veasey, Esq., for the Protec-
tionists; Dennis Herbert, Esq., the Mayor, was appointed
umpire. The discussion was commenced at four o'clock by
Dr. Sleigh, who spoke for an hour ; then Mr. Acland apt lie
for the same period. At six o'clock, the time allowed to each
disputant, by the mutual arrangements which had teen
made, was limited to half an hour; and from eight to ball•
past eight each had a quarter of an hour. At half-past eight
the discussion closed, and a division took place, when the
large assembly, by a majority of nearly, if not quite, two to
one, voted—" That not only is the principle of protective
corn-laws unjust, but their abolition is indispensibly necessary -
to the best interests of all classes in the kingdom !" This
decision was received with tremendous cheers, greatly to the
chagrin of the hitherto dominant faction of the town end
county, who, from the great number of farmers pre: tat,
looked for a different result. ,
THE SURREY DISPENSARY.—The friends and s up.
porters of this excellent institution 'assembled yesterday in
large numbers at the Bridge Hotel, Southwark, to celelCrete
the usual anniversary festival which for many years past bee
been given, for the purpose of affording the charitably OS..
posed an opportunity of making an additional contributic n It.
the funds of the institution. The 'Duke of Cambridge, who
presided last year at the Surrey Dispensary festival, prom iced
to take the chair last evening; but in the absence c't his
Royal Highness, the chair was taken by Mr. Holme Sumner,
High Sheriff for the county, who was supported by 11 r..
Kemble, M.P., Mr. Antrobus, M.P., and several gentlemen.
of high standing in the county. of Surrey. On the removal
of the cloth, Mr. Sumner said that he had received a letter
from the secretary of the Duke of Cambridge, who had been
directed by his Royal Highness to forward a cheque ter
20 guineas, and to express his regret at his being preventel
from attending at the dinner. ' Mr. Kemble proposed 11:6
health of the Chairman" who briefly returned thanks, and
proposed " The health of the Members for the county." By.
the report, it appeared that the ekcess of expenditure ever'
the income of the preceding year, amounted to 501/., tut it
was hoped that the contributions would not only coves ie
deficit, but leave a surplus fund at the disposal of the Dis-
pensary, in order to meet the increasing demands upon its
valuable assiits ice. During the past year the increase
.e.:
patients over the preceding year, amounted to 1,182, an the
number of pate nts who received relief during
amounted to 7,137.
is 'n brisk de-
We are glad to hear that tonnage
tt 'buted to
the past }'car
mend at Liverpool. The desirable change is attributed
article of commerce line given a large amoun
the success of the guano trade. The import of aelnofnptihoi3smilieenwt
Whole cargoes of the article • -ire readily so o
ntit /to toast the
to shipping, which promises to continue. tai
atornisnaclr.easmei
it cannot be obtained in sufficient qua
et,
Yesterday the
nmiamrlktieit.tenspheirtg.Ls
cent.
-ezeatttely.yanc within the last
TIN CROFT MINING UOMPAN •
of this
annual meeting v was held at the office ol
(.:Finsbury-square.epala.. The chair having
Mr. Stainsby, No. 44,
Grout, Esq.; the report of the Direa
' Joseph
bvillrrstainsby, from which it appeared that
tom been
wasta k eriet read
thestability of the mine inyielding an abundance of ore
was now fully proved, and that to an extent beyond expecta.
Lon. The total debit for the year was 21,317/, 7s. 3d. The
balance in baud, in April, 184.3, was 3,0171.; the copper ore
sold in the year amounted to 24,092/., the tin 4,059/., and the
arsenic ti 66/., which, after the reduction of the above debit
left a balance of 9,415/. 9s. 10d. ; from this the various divi-
dends being deducted, there remained an actual balance 6.1
664/. 4s, 110. The mine was free from incumbrance of any
description. It was proposed to abolish a regulation toe
keeping up a reserve fund, which the Directors thought.
from the profitable state of the mine, was rendered quite
unnecessary for • their protection, and if rescinded (the
amount now being 1,500/.), would admit of another dividend
over and above every liability. The report was adopted mut-
nimously after a discussion, in which Mr. P. N. Johnson,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Birdsey, Mr. Lisedo, and others, took part
when thanks were voted to the Directors and to Captain Paul,
the manager, and the meeting separated.
The Town Council of Inverness, at their meeting,
on Tuesday, by a majority of one, resolved not to send a
representative to the ensuing General Assembly.
We are led to believe that it is probable that her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied
by the Royal Family, will pay a visit to the Isle of
'ight,
in the course of the month of May, for two or three weeks: in
order that her Majesty may have an opportunity of forming
a correct estimate of the conveniences of Osborne House,
and of the salubrity of its situation, previously to alooie,
lengthened sojourn of the Court in the months of Augu.l smut
September next. _
B RIGIITON, APRIL 16. The ship
Northumberlami,
Cap the 12th of December
tain Drew, which left Calcutta on _
terday,and t h
e lowin assenge . ors --Major Chap
aSandndli.l lauded on
thefol 14th,g parrived in these roads e
Mrs.
Mr. Mayer, Adams and
man, 36th Bengal Native Infantry; Lieutenant Feirie; 18th
Bengal Native Infantry;
board were Captain Seaton, Lieutenant ;\ elsos.
rally, and Mrs. Captain Taylor
,a. and family.. Hie
passengers on
'l/41 Madras Native Infantry ; Mr. Bell, Mr. Brewer, Mm
The Northumberland,
after putting the passengers on board a pilot boat, set sell
Ballant and son, was
ell Crisp.
for the Downs. The ship Pauline Houghton, Captain Rotsay
laden with sugar, also arrived in our roads yesterday from
the Mauritius, and landed letters, which were dispatched
immediately, per railway, to London.
THE Al ET ROEOLITAN PoucE.—At the Surrey Sys •
sions, when the grand jury came into Court, the foienian sal
they could not part without eoinpliinenting the police on the
cleanirss and precision with which they gave their evidence;
and the Chairman -remarked that the Deitch was well awary
of their valuable services. -