The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-31 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

The performances last night at Covent-garden
Theatre will long be remembered by the habitues of
this popular house and the public. It was a long
Thursday, and a very long one it was indeed. The
performances commenced with Verdi's Nabuco, alias
Nino, alias Anato, as it is called by the Royal Italians.
Well, it does not much signify what name such mu-
sical rubbish (with few exceptions) is called. This
opera was performed for the debiit of that truly
great artist Ronconi, and we affirm, with-
out fear of contradiction, that it was the
most splendid display of lyrical and dramatic ta-
lents combined, we ever witnessed on the Italian
stage; and when we take into consideration that
Signor Ronconi has not a very powerful voice, and
that he is small in stature, some of our readers
might feel apocryphal upon the opinion we have
advanced ; we say, convince yourselves, and go and
see him in this difficult role. At the end of the first
act, and all through the subsequent ones, he
was in turn impressive, pathetic, highly dramatic,
and commanding, while his singing was replete with
power fur his mozens, pathos, the most refined ex
pression, and the most artistic finish. We scarcely
could imagine that we were listening at times to a
baritono, so graceful were his fioriture and so leggiero
bis execution. In fact, if there be such a thing as
perfection, then we say Ronconi's acting and singing
(as the Assyrian monarch) arrived at that
enviable point. Madame Castellan, as Abi-
gaile, improves every night; her singing of the aria
" Audi 'io dischuiso" was given with a power that
astonished us, and in the duet with Ronconi, " Oh,
de qual onta," she displayed such energy and bril-
liancy, that this duet, which is perhaps the best piece
in the opera, was unanimously encored and repeated.
Tamberlik had little to do, but that little was well
done, his splendid voice bursts forth in full force
in the morceaux d' ensemble. Madlle. Vera as
Tenena, and Tagliafico as the high priest,
lent their valuable assistance to complete the
cast. The band was of course admirable.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, MAY 30.—1 u a congregation holden this
day the following degrees were conferred :
DOCTOR IN CIVIL LAW.
George Edward Hughes, Oriel.
BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW.
Edmund Tonks, Queen's.
MASTERS OF ARTS.

Rev. Egerton Douglas Hammond, Merton, Grand
.Compounder.
George H. Palmer,
Rev. Edward D. Wood, Exeter.
Charles William Grenfell, Christchurch.
John H. James, Fellow of Brasenose.
Rev. Francis C. Roydr,
Brasenose.
Rev. Robert H. Knight,
Rev. Samuel J. Butler, New College.
Rev. John Hughe7,
Charles Marcus Church, Oriel.
Rev. Charles S. Willett,
Charles Trimmer, Scholar of Corpus.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.
Rev. Frederick Neale, St. Alban Hall, Grand
Compounder.
Marcus R. Southwell,
Richard F, Sketchley, Exeter.
Richard J. H. Rice,
William Chambers, Scholar of Worcester.
Henry H. Price, Worcester.
Alexander H. A. Hamilton,
George R. Fei!den,
Christchurch.
John J. H. Saint,
Edwin Newman,
Charles Sn, 11,
Trinity.
James H. Wanklyn,
Robert P. Bent,
} Pembroke.
John DI Swinney,
Richard L. P. Samborne, Bailie!.
Richard Z ruche Walker, Demy of Magdalen.
David Parry, Jesus.
The Vice• Chancellor has fixed Thursday next, the
6th of June, as an extra day for conferring degrees.

CAMBRIUGE, MAY 30. -
JESUS COLLEGE.-PRIZEMEN.

CLASSICS.
Third Year—Wallis (1), Ch( ap (2).
Second Year—Butterworth (1), Ridsdale (2).
First Year—Cleave (1), Cobb and White, ./Eq., EC-
cond priz