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(DFbronmi z,iAtetis o DublinperPa rbe eumfra of Journal
ol°seqUbaelrre
1)
was
produced yesterday evening in a style which we are
sure every candid and experienced judge 'of musical
art and performance, who happened to be r re,nt,
will admit to have been exceltent in the eitsemble,
especially on taking into consideration Ore true
comic genius and inimitable grace which marked the
acing of La Piccolomiiii in the character of Norina.
We have witnessed ,the performance of many gifted
and eminent Prima Donnas of Italian opera in this
part, but never, never have we seen the ide con-
ception of the young Norirm, the bride of a day, the
dearly won and gladly got rid of sposa of the hap-
less Don Pasquale more admirably personated than
on last evening, by this fascinating artiste. Her
opening solo in the first act, "So auch Io," was
sweetly sung, but as we thought somewhat care-
le•sly. But in the second act her ac.iog and sing-
ing wi-re exquisite. She made the most of her
delightful little voice, but words can scarcely do
justice to the playful arceness,aud irresistible tra-
casserie of her acting in the court-hip scene with the
old Don. Her affected timi lity and simulated coy-
ness contrasting with her side whispers to her lover
Ernesto, and her wicked glances of intelligence
towards the arch-rogue Malatesta, were spler did
bits of acting. Tie act. wherein Don Pasquale is
so cruelly persecuted by the whims of bis•suppose I
wife and the scene of the filial
,denouement were
fraught with rich amus-ment. La Piccol m 4ri sang
her selo parts in this opera with all her usual • wi-et-
ness and expression. Signor Bel;e'ti, asDoctor Male
testa, evinced his well known tact and v reel ability.
His opening solo, "Belie Siccome," was finelygi ven.
TheErnestoof Luck siwasa eleasinglyacted cliarac-
ter. We cannot be expected to feel de. ply impressed
wi, h his solo singing in this piece aft helr.l
those I,its of musicsung bys<<m cry reuovve:e i artistes.
lie was encored in the serenade " C mt.) e weld,"
and h susiained his part in the deligetill duett
" Tournatui a dir" very credit-A) y. The fines,
thing in the ofera was e cele bra. ed Tor: et-e
" E iireasto." whi-h w •s renders d with maeniticent
effect by Mirdlle. Piccolemini, ignor Belletti,
nor Luche.i, and Signor Rossi. The latter per-
former, as Don Pesqusl eviere 1 a high degree of
comic talent, and reminded us of Sign tr. Rover in
the same character. Tue ciiiartet e was rapturously
encored. In ell the open t went off very smoothly
and effectively. Maine ,mini was LA forte
after the fall of the curia n, and loudly cheered.
Bouquets in profusion were flung at her feet. • The
performances of the evening etincludel with the
last act of La Favourit iu which Sig :or GI eglini
and Madame Spezz'a sustained the leading ports.
Signor Giuglini gave the magnificent ari 1. "Spirit,
gentil" in masterly style, and Madame Sp?zzia ill-
terpreted the soprano music •of the last Beene with
thrilling effect. The grand duetto in the last scene
was rapturously applauded. Signor Vialeeti sang
the basso Music of ins part of Baltbissank with taste
and judgment. B opera of "I Puritani" is
announced for presentation this evening with a
powtrful cast of characters.

THF, So UTH 14.;7' CoMPAYPS
A ITER WONDER AND THE LATE
,31.70 J ail. .

LA PICCOLOMINI.
'Tie not her peerless voice alone
Can fling such spells around,
Although there breathes in every tone
The soul of sweetest sound ;
'Tis not the beaming of those eyes,
So full of lustrous light,
That nearer than her native skies
There's nothing half to bright ;
'Tie not than. o'er her sweet young face
Such joyous radiance plays,
Or that her form such matchless grace
In every act displays ;
'Tis not the magic of her smile,
So an.less, arch, and bright,
Soft, sunny, real, free from guile,
And dimpling with delight ;
What is this wondrous power of her's?
Whore doth the secret dwell,
That can from countless worshippers
Such homage deep compel?
A thousand charms of earth combined
Could ne'er our hearts enthral,
Without the magic of the mind,
Genius ; the pearl of all.
Artless—with so much skill of art—
Each word, and look, and move,
Spring from a deep inspired heart—
We see, heir, worship, love.
Dublin, 15th October, 1857.

For thefollowing .iculars of the frighlfulltorm
encountered on Wean 04:sy and Thur,day by the
S.,uth-Western Company's tamer WoLder, on her
passa.!El from Weymouth to Guernsey, we (Guern-
sey Comet) are ind.bte I to a pas,engey :--
"Th Wonder putt ) sea about 8 o'cl-q3k in the
morning of Wednesday I:st, a stiff tirceze from the
Southward then blow ,nn, and th-.barometer lower=
ing. At nine the wind increased to a gale, with a
very heavy sea running ; and tie wind being dead
:+-head, the vessel sh,ppod m tnir very heavy seas,
but behaved remarkably well. At 10 the weather
was gett ng very thick, and the gale increasing more
and more, an 1 the sky inilic-itln4 nothing else than
a hurricane, the bearing of Portland was taken, the
log hove, and every pre,laution adop•ed by Captain
Cie cent. Towaris half-past 10 the sea became FO
heavy that the ye sel -hi pp d a great deal ikf water ;
and, the barometer continuing to fall, and there
be ng no chance of re 'chit:lg A'derney before night,
the captain wisely ((eta. mine I on p itt.in2 hack for
Portland Roads. Here we arrived iu 's ,fety, and
hiought up close to the
.hreakwver with the small
b ,w4-r inchor and ab ,ut 50 Path -4133 of ehAiti. On

W. J. C.

SOIENTIFIO MISSION TO INDIA.

Au important paper has just been read to the
Academy of Sciences on a mission sent to India and
Upper Asia in 1854 by -the King of Pritayia and the
East TudiaCompauy. The inembors of the tais6ion
consisted of three br"thers, MM. Herrmann,
Adolf:thug, and RobartSchl.gentwo,t, two of whom.
MM. Herrmann and norfort, rev ~rued in. Tune last ;
the third, M. Adolphus, is f.tid among th Hima-
laya m,untiius, and is expected soon tr return,
via the Purrjat, and Bonalny. During the winter
of 1854-55, these entetpi ising travellers visited the
region lying between Bombay an I Madras : in tile
follow: n gsu en tner M. Herrmann explored theeastern
parts of the Himala)a, the Sikkim, Bhootan, and
Kossia mountains, where he measured the altitud s
of several p,aks. The hii, hest of all the summits
known throughout the world appears, by his ina-
sureitnents, to be the Gatioorishanka, situated in
he eastern portion of Nepaill—the &taw announced
as such by Colonel Waugh, but called by him Mount
Everest; bee use he had been unable to ascertain
its real name in the plains of Hsniost air, vh-re lie
effeced his rneaauremen . This peak is somewhat
more than 29,000 English feet in beigl,f, aid bears
another name. in Tilibet, where it is sailed Ching°
pamari. The other two brothers, MM. Ajlolp'.us
and Robert, p -netrated by different roads into the
con tralpari sof the Himalaya,Kumaon,andOrrwahl;
they theta visited Thibet in -disguise, eutn ed. the
great commeraial station of Gamic", explered the
environs of L ike Mausarowr, and that remarkable
crest which separates :the waters of the laths from
those ofticte Dshotig, often erroneously c died the
Burrampo-ter. They ascended the Ibi-Gamine,
22,260 feet in height. that being am altt taith never
betore att tined in any part of the world. After
having been separated from each other fors spice
of 14 months, during which M. Robert asceitaitted
that the talleland,,f Amarkantak, in Centraandie,
which is generally stated to be 8,000 feet abOve the
level of the sea, is not misre than 3,300 ftiet in
height, the three brothers again met at Shulfls pre-
vious to commencing the operations intended for
the summer of 1856. M. Adolphus, on reaviiig
that place, crossed the Himalaya, went over Thibet,
Baltistan, and visited the interesting spot where
several mountain crests meet, and the Hindoo
Koosh joins the-range lying to the north of India.
He then returned to the Punjab tbrougll the
valley of Cashmere. MM. Herrmann and
Robert proceeded to Ladak bye different routes.
Under good disguises, they were enabled to pene-
trate into Turkish proper by crossing the Karako-
room and the Kuonluen mountains and-descending
into the great valley of Yarkaryl, a ifek,Tion never
visited) acne, not even by Marco Polo. It is a vast '
depression of between 3,000 and 4,01)0 feet, sepa-
rating the Kuenluen, on the northern frontier of
India, from the Syan-Chane, or mountains of
Central Asia, on the southern border of Russia.
They then returned to Ladak, and entered the
Punjab by different routes through Cashmere.
After a two years' nego'iition M. Herrmann wag,
at the commencement of 1857, admittel into NE-
paul, where he determined the alitudes of the
Machipoora and Mount Yassa, which have hitherto
been vaguely c died the Dhawalagery, which meat
nothing else but "snowy crests," and is applicable
hall snow-capped mountains.. I. Rober procee led
to Bombay through Sciude, Kutscii, and Gozerat,
where he surveyed the chain called the Salt Range,
and determined the changes effected in the c arse
of centuries in the course of several rivets.
&Tore returning to Europe be steys d ihiee
mouths in Ceylon. M. Adolphus visited various
is of the Punjab and Cabul, previous. to
returning to the Himalaya, where he still is.
The chief results obtained from this careful explo-
ration. of Asia are tire following :—The Himalaya
ii everywhere ex-et cise a decided influence
over all the elements of the magnetic force ; the
tlt ctinatiou everywhere presents a slight deviati. n,
causing ti:e needle to converge t swards he . en-
tral parts of that ono moue mass, and the mag..
greater than it would l-e any-
where eti
etenseuind iser an equal latitude. In the south
of India the increase- of the magnetic intensity
from south to north is extremely rapid. The '
lines of equal magnetic intensityphaa;allelela troemtharoks
e-
gsriomuiplasroafnideolpheerihmapals
lines. The three
travellers have colleete:l all the mat erials necaobfleeerfotarinan,
essary
to ascertain this important fact,
Ire, gular local
variations in terrestrial magnetism are rate in those
regions. In the Deccan an, Behar the rocks are
tt-igne,ic. On the H
ina.a \ a, at tilt,talles of
17,000, and even 20,0u0 leer, the oailY maximum
and minimum variatik.ns of the barometer
hours asthe
oc-
curred nearly about the same in l • p aura
below. Again, at the above al •
titudes, the inversion
of the curves of daily variation which is met with
on the Alps does not take place. At the altitude
Of 17,000 feet the diminution of transparency pro-

returning to Pert and we saw several casks #o ting
tsn rliy w ter. Th-y were su :h as generally contain
wine or b andy, and supposed to Le a portion of the
cargo of av, th it went drawn- in th Race of
Porthnd, when ail hands p-risked.
"During he whol-, of Wedne4day it conVnued
t') blow a rnmicAne. In the course of the night the
-teatner d,ove, whea the b I,ownr was let go, and
was brought to clos t,wguardebip Mean ler.
un Tsnirsrl,ty w0r0in..,,, toe weatler having mode-
iatod, Capt. Clrinant ooh :t vssable to wei_li
hi-' anchors nd !noire fu josh ire out of the
way-of tie gu d hip ; hot, oa making the at.empt,
it was found impu-s'ble weiA the best bower,
bhe anchor kivicg. it w s supposed; • hooked the
,hard-hip's otoorinv. Ultimately, the chain was

lipped, 7:n i the vt ss.l rntv, d further in ; bu',
un-
f rtunately, in Barging the chain around the wind-
t,,e second Intt-,',,h.ttis were sally mutiltted,
th, tops nf t fingers met e!y hin !in4 by ha ten-
dons. Tho poor .tv t tieli on shore at the
small town of Chize, where i‘e wat pro. erly at-
ended to. He will not be able t ► re,tutn.- his duties

for a long time, x4hich will be it great !ots to the
sh, p, he b•ing a very pod s.lor. On landing at
Chizel it wag diatr,saing witui-ss the effects of
the storm. The town W-4.8 desert •d by the inh
Lbi-
an s. 'who hal been compelled t. leave m conse-
quene of the set having inunda-et tbeir dwellings
and file" the lower 11 or wi hshiugle and sa,,d.
" Iu the afternoon of Tunis lay lie wind lulled,
and an anchor was brought from the shore to re-
place the one that had been slipped_ Towards
evening the btron.let_ .r 13,gan to ascend, the skies

ecatne eleirer, arid tite-wiuddrew round to the

north-w.st, with occasional squills of rain. At
&even o'clock the Wonder thighed "anchor, and
proceeded on her voyAge. -At about midniht the
wind again rose, the glass sank, and a terrific gale
.-ame on. Tie sea was tremendous—sl much so,
that when in sight ,if the Cas.tets' at about half-past
three a.m. on Friday, it broke al3 we tit- steamer's
mast-head. The captain, mite, and Weymouth
pilot, secured themselves by lite-ropes extending
fr.m' one ,ide of the ship io the other; the two
moen at the wheel being also s-cured with strong
ropes passed round their waists and fastened
to ring-bolts at the stanchions, fearing that
every moment one or the other would be
washed away. Thus, with the sea making a fair
breach over the vessel, and the wester washing from
stem to stern, did the gallant mariners keep the
,leck, drenched with ram and sea water ; Captain
Uletne'it giving his orders with that precision which
characterises him among the best of seamen, and
his mite and crew always ready to execute them.
"Having been taken through theee many perils
by her int, epicl commander, the Wonder safely
arrived in Guernsey Roads at ten minutes before
seven on Friday morning, without hiving carried
away a single thing during one of the most stormy
passages on record. Too much praise cannot be
givem to Capt. Clement for his manly and success-
ful exertions during the perilous voyage."