The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-07 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINES.

WOOLWICU, JUNE 6.—The annual inspection of
the Woolwich division took place to-day, in their
spacious barrack square. Lieutenant-General Sir
Thomas Downman, C.B , Commandant of
the Garrison, accompanied by Colonel John Owen,
C. 8., KIT., Deputy-Adjutant-General of Royal
Marines, the former attended by Brigade-Major
Bingham, Royal Artillery, and the latter by Cap-
tain Samuel R. Wesley, Royal Marine Artillery,
and Assistant-Adjutant-General, arrived at eleven
o'clock A.M., end the Commandant was received with
the usual salute, the division being drawn up in
line under Colonel Parke, C. 8., Commandant of
the Royal Marines at this station; Colonel Gordon,
second in command; and Lieutenant-Colonel
l'Adam. .The men then broke into open columns
of companies right in front, with the ranks in open
order, and the gallant Lieutenant-General went
(limn the front and up the rear, inspecting every
man, with his appointments, very minutely. The
men then formed a close column in the centre, and
were asked if. they had any complaints to make. The
Commandant afterwards visited all the barrack-rooms
to witness their state, and then proceeded to the bat-
tery to see the detachment told oft for the duty go
through the ship•gun drill, under Major Phillips.
Tho Lieutenant-General, after inspecting the kits
of several of the men, taken indiscriminately from
the companies, expressed himself highly pleased
with all that had come under his notice.
The Commandant, after visiting the children's school,
went to the offices to inspect the books, and ulti-
mately the hospital, which he was pleased to see pre-
sented so clean an appearance. On concluding what
may he termed the interior inspection, the Lieute-
nant- General said he would dispense with a field-day
in the afternoon, as he had so many opportunities of
witnessing the efficiency of the corps when at their
usual exercises; he would, however, appoint an early
day to see them go through their evolutions on the
Common. Sir Thomas Downman, with several of
the officers of his staff, dine with the officers of the
Woolwich division of Royal Marines in their mess-
room in the evening.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, JUNE 6.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and the Prince
of Leiningen, walked this morning in Osborne Park.
The younger members of the Royal Family
walked and rode as usual,
The Nat.' of Granville and Mr. Professor Playfair
arrived at Osborne yesterday evening, and had the
honour of joi❑ing the Royal party. They returned
to London early this morning.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by the Rev. Mr. Hutchinson, was present at
the anniversary meeting of the Charity Schools of the
Metropolis, in St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at tie
Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Lord
John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl
of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston,
Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir P.
Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, the Earl of Carlisle,
and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The council sat for
two hour,.
A deputation, including Mr. Masterman, M.P.,
Mr. Low, and the City Remembrancer, had an inter-
view with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-
office.
The Earl of Lucan had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday.
Mr. Ogden had an interview yesterday with Sir
George Grey.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
In order to insure the production of La Tempesta in a
style of perfection worthy at once of the first lyrical
establishment in Europe, and of the great maestro whose
cape d'opera posterity will regard it to be, it was deter-
mined late on Wednesday night to have one more full
rehearsal, and its production was consequently postponed
to Saturday (to-morrow) evening. Lucia di Lammer-
moor was therefore perfOrmed last evening, Madame
Frvzzolini appearing as the heroine, and by.her exquisite
performance more than confirmieg the opinion which we
expressed on witnessing her performance on Tuesday
evening—that .she is far and away the best Lucia at pre-
sent on the stage.

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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
Herr Formes Terforrned Leporello here last evening,
for the first time at this theatre, and gave quite a new
reading of the part, which added greatly to the interest
which the performance of Il Don Giovanni is always
ur.s to excite. Formes does nut make of Leporello a
buffoon, but a flunkey villain. " Like master like man,"
he seems to have taken for his motto, and carries it out
to the letter, so far as his craven fear will allow him.
He is in fact a vulgar counterpart of Don Giovanni
himself—as unprincipled, as sensual, as wicked—a liber-
tine " Jeames." His expression of fear in the scenes
with the Commendatoro were too genuine and too
natural to be ridiculous, and his manner of acting
up to Tamburini in the last scene of the opera, gave
to it an expression of awe-inspiring terror that was felt
at once to be far mere in keeping wi.h the views of the
composer than the usual buffoonery. At the conclusion
Formes was called for and loudly applauded, Grist was
Donna Anna, Castellan Zerlina, Tamburini the Don,
and Mario, Octavio; altogether the opera was admir-
ably performed. -