The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-27 00:00:00

BANKING D]

Proprietors 'capital.. 14,553,000
Rest • -••••. • • • • . 3,050,246
Public deposits (In-
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) • • 4,627.318
Other deposits •. • . 10,b4ti,312
Seven day and other
bills • •

...... .... 1,158,G35

£31,365,541

Dated the 25th day of April, IS

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

The Orphan of Geneva, one of the prettiest operas
that has been produced at this theatre, was performed
last night with complete success for the first time.
The music is by Signor F. Schirha, who has made
a rapid stride in the favour of the public, and the
libretto (which is a drama of intense interest,) is by
Mr. Charles Jefferys of Soho-square, who has dis-
played great judgment in taking the familiar story of
Theresa as the foundation for his work lie has accu-
rately followed the development of the plot of that
most interesting of melodramas, and has most judi-
ciously preserved the old familiar names of the various
personages. Miss Louisa Pyne sustained the part of •
the heroine Theresa ; Mr. Allen was the Count de
Merville ; Mr. Weiss, Carwin ; and Miss Villiers,
the Countess. The subordinate characters being well
sustained by Messrs. Corti, Latter, and Wynn. The
words of the songs are very beautiful, and are not
only calculated for dramatic purposes but for teach-
ing, and we predict a great run, for many of the
ballads, which are really charming. During the
evening there were several encores ; the overture,
which is nicely put together, and effectively
instrumented, was encored. The sweet me-
lody, " A poor unfriended outcast," was given
by Miss Louisa Fyne with the greatest feeling,
and an unanimous encore was the consequence. This
song is very much in l3alfe's style. One of the most
effective and original pieces in the opera is the
sestette, "What fearful mystery is this ?" the staccato
of the male voices responding to the female has a very
novel and good effect, it was rapturously encored.
The same honour was awarded to the song, "My
young days are o'ershadowed," which is a flowing,
pleasing, and very original melody. The duet
between Weiss and Miss Louisa Fyne, "I know not
of my noble birth," is highly dramatic and was well
acted by Mr. Weiss. The duet, " Turn not from me
those lovely eyes," between Allen and Miss
L. Pyne, was charmingly given, it is artistically
instrumented, the wind instruments being introduced
with charming effect. The cadenza at the conclusion
was novel, and sung with a perfect ensemble, a
rapturous encore followed. In the third act the
harp accompaniments in the scena, " Let me soar on
the wings of the wind," produced a very pleasing
effect. This was, indeed, most sweetly given by Miss
L. Fyne, who is now an established favourite here.
But what shall we say of the finale, " Ah, yes, 'twas
with prophetic pow er ;" it was a blaze of brilliancy, and
was executed a la Sontr.g by Miss L. Pyne, with all
that elaborate faciltd for which she is so distinguished.
in fact we migut *ay every piece in the opera is good,
and again we repeat we are sure it will have a long run.
Mr. Allen, us the Count de Merville, sang two solos
with his usual artistic finish ; the exquisite melody
" Unhsppy maid, her reason wanders," was the acme
of pathos and good taste ; he was rapturously and
unanimously encored. Mr. Weiss, although he had
a very disagreeable part to play, was, as he always is,
exceltent ; his fine voice came out with fine effect in
the morceaux d'ense2nble. Mr. Wynn was encored in
a very clever comic aria, " She was once so demure."
He is daily improving, and is a capital buffo when he
does not outstep the bounds of propriety. The prin-
cipal artistes were called before the curtain to receive
the unanimous greetings of a very full house, and the
talented composer received a triple salvo of applause.

CRIMINALS or PARIS.—We read in the Paris
journal the Pays :—" During the last fortnight the police
have arrested 1,489 thieves of the worst description,
who are classed as follows t—Escarpes (murderers), 3;
Grecs (black-legs), 12; tirancheurs (thieves who carry on
operations at the lairs), 25; voleurs a IS fermit.re (men who
sell false jewellery to the country people), 17 ; voleurs au.
mailechort (men who sell counterfeit plate), 10; serinettes
ou chanteurs (these are the infamous wretches who extort
money by threatening to divulge real or supposed offences),
17 ; briseurs, 50; voleurs a la confrerie (sham priests ,
5 ; pitancheurs ti la tirage (keepers of low lotteries), 7 ;
droguers a la haute (men who collect subscriptions with
false tales of calamities), 19; roulletiers (sham carriers), 5;
pilliers de puquelins ( sham commercial travellers), 11; em-
porteurs (men who frequent estanainets to commit robberies),
150 ; voleurs d la bonne franquette (men who lay wait for
country people to rob them), 35; valtranciers (men who
steal trunks), 18 ; voleurs a la carre, 111 ; cambrioleurs
(thieves who get into houses and rob rooms), 189; sans-
chagrin, ou batteurs de dig- dig (impostors who pretend to
have epileptic fits), 9 ; soliciteurs de zif (thieves who offer
goods at low prices), 55 ; pupilloneurs (men who rob washer-
women of linen) 19; trimballeurs de pilleurs de boutanche
(thieves who rob linen-drapers' shops), 27 ; voleurs d la di-
ligence (robbers of diligences), 7 ; voleurs a la location
(thieves who enter rooms at quarter-day when they suppose
there is money laid by to pay the rent), 133; voleurs aux
deux lourds (persons who have goods brought to them, and
who disappear by a back door), 2 ; voleurs a la limace, ou
au manteau 1 ; voleurs au bonjour, 9 ; voleurs a la cire,
12 broquill'eurs, 27 ; aumoniers, 4 ; avale-tout-ru (thieves
who take and swallow diamonds and otheious
(stothieves nes),
; voleurs a la detourne, 110 ; voleur7s au pr Kecoivrier
who rob drunken men), 51; charrieurs, ou voleurs a l'Ame-
ricaine, 100; and voleurs ae tire (pickpockets), 101."
LEINSTER GRAND JURY v. IRISH BOARD OF
WORKS.—In a case of alleged extravagance on the part of
the Board of Works in yeland, in their expenditure of a
sum of 904/. odds, on the building and repairing of bridges,
a jury was empanelled, and the evidence of Mr. Crawford, the
county surveyor, taken on the part of the grand jury.
Among the items were 2671. odds, for a new bridge at Bally-
finboy, which the surveyor said was no better than others in
the county, built fur 71. a foot, making the amount in all
u which
found t etso u revoenysot
construct
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forte stated that7s
1401. Another item was 2831. odds, for a bridge of 25 feet
arche
contractors
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Mr. M. Farrell, the Board's inspector, supported the charges
made; but the jury decided, on Mr. Crawford's evidence, to
retitle° the amount to 5291. in all, inclusive of interest on
money borrowed.—Builder.

AN EFFECT OF \VAR.—The Cologne Gazette an-
nounces that the manufacturing firm of Uruman. of Elbing,
which employs more than 1,000 workmen, had been obliged.
to suspend payment. The liabilities exceed 1,000,000 thalers,
but the creditors had accorded six months' time, and the
authorities of the town had solicited au advance from the
Government. The failure is stated to be one of the conse-
quences of the war with Denmark. At Memel, also, houses
engaged in the timber trade have greatly suffered froia the
same cause.—Liverpool Times,
WATERFORD.—This week more pawns left our
port, destined for America, than any other during the season.
On Thursday the Mars and Foyle, Liverpool steamers,wceae
accommork-
ried a large number. The following vessels sailed this
also :—The Medina, a beautiful superior brig,
h 109 pas-
dations of a first-rate character, fur Quebec, 7v6lt
passengers;
sengers; the Countess of Durham, for Quebec,n ele) Eliza, for
the Sophia, for Halifax, 79 passengers ;
New York, 79 passengers. The greater maisajooriatygwreearte
manhye
better class of farmers, and there were a
artisans andothers from this and neighbouring towns.— Wa-
terford—A meetinz was held
CANTERBURY SETTLEMENT •
on Thursday at No. la, Adelphi- terr ac?e;btyi
oentatlsi egwdee.nd Tnrtelepmha
n
of colonists ato
are about to form the first boidnyNe z
a:esesme passed ;e whoa
found
the settlement of Canterbury,
ing was well attendedseveral rlu
society was formed, entitled the esSociety of Canterbury Colo-
nists; a committee of management was appointed, and a
regular course of business orgauized. This meeting was in
one point of view peculiarly interesting. It was the foretaste
of that self government which it must soon become the duty
of the culonists to exercise in their new homes, and gave
abundant evic:ence of their fitness for the discharge of that
important trust.
THE WINDOW TAXING OF LODGING.HOUSES.—*
As at present regulated, the window-tax falls particularly
heavy on model lodging-houses. A house having less than
eight windows is exempted from duty; a house having eight
windows pars nearly 2s. ld. for each windows beyond that
number not only is each window chargeable, but the rate of
tax per window increases with the number; thus a model
lodging-house haying 100 windows would be charged 291.8 a.
6(1., that is, at the rate of no less than ss. 10d. per window.
The immense produce of the window-tax is the objection to
its repeal ; but in the spirit of the Act itself, lodging-houses
on a large scale for the labouring classes, should be exempted
from duty. Distinct chambers in the inns of court are no, so
are those in universities and in public hospitals, as also houses
divided into different tonernents, being distinct properties.—
Builder.