The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-22 00:00:00

ORFOLK RAILWAY.—THIS DAY.
The Proprietors of this Company held their hal-
LeirlY meeting, at the offices, Guildhall-buildings,
.147 Adam Duff, Esq., in the chair.
The Secretary (R. TILL, Esq.), having read the ad-
Tertisement convening the meeting, laid before the Pro-
14etors the report, in which the raising of 220,000/.,
latering and extending the line, was recommended.
The CILLIRMAN moved that the report as read he
,
ived, adopted, printed, and circulated among the
"holders.

ik. PROPRIETOR inquired whether the clause respeting
"le construction of tramways along the pier at Yar-
ttouth, which was to have been inserted in the Lowes-
te Railway Bill, had been expunged, as a very general
e°aviction existed at Yarmouth that the interests of that
t"411 had been sacrificed to those of Lowestoffe.
Mr. BIDDER (the engineer of the Company) attribut-
ed,„any want of accommodation to Yarmouth, to tl a
PPosition raised by the inhabitants of that town to all
overtures, even those for their decided benefit.
A PROPRIETOR said that before the report was adopted
de wished to put a question to the Chairman respecting
the
1, late accidents on the Northern and Eastern line.
The subject was one of the very greatest importance,
dDd he trusted that some explanation would be afforded.
The CHAIRMAN said that he was very happy the
Vestion had been mooted, as it was a source of great
Itfaiety to the Directors, and had met with their most se-
„.olis consideration. As their engineer was m ore competent
~n he to deal with the matter professionally, he would
•aL on that gentleman to make an explanation.
lir. BIDDER said that they might all easily imagine
'''at these accidents were sources of deep regret. He,
;t first, had been almost unable to account for them,
toll the circumstance of their being unprecedented
fBll°l their line,_ and every possible precaution
g taken. He, as engineer to the Company,
Le
made a most rigid investigation, and he believed had
Lillie to a right conclusion. It was said that these oc-
red from the railway being newly con
iCted. Now on the Northampton and Pe-
'borough, which was a perfectly new line, not
4single accident had happened. The same might be
Aid of the Yarmouth and Norwich, where, not-
Lvithstanding that a great many ballast trains
rmeedk_ over the line last winter, when perfectly new,
casualty whatever had occurred. It, therefore,
Zt, me a matter of the deepest interest to discover
vence and how the accidents on their lines
lt:iginatcd. He believed that the cause was to
found in a new class of engines having
ePI introduced. All the accidents had occurred while
',these were used, none having happened in the old class.
8 had seen those engines, and could testify to the
tacellence of their manufacture and the apparent perfec-
tion of their parts; nevertheless a very great oscillation
Las observed invariably upon them, and though the
'nest and most experienced drivers were placed
11Pon them, this objection still existed. Mr. Ste-
phenson had, immediately after the occur-
"lice of the first accident, examined these engines,
Za!'efully, and he attributed it to the centre of gravity
:etng higher in the new than in the old engines. After
accident at Waterbeach, Mr. Marshall also
Ill'vestigated the matter, and the conclusion they
had all now arrived at was, that the accidents occurred
from
the flange not being bevelled, nor sufficiently deep,
'ad therefore mounted from instead of keeping steady
‘I the rails. These wheels were made by a gentle-
ten who was in the habit of constructing wheels for the
rat Western Company, where wheels precisely similar
!Pere used, but as a difference existed in the kind of rails
ilei by each Company, flanges which were adapted
bad
one were unsuited for the other line. The engines
"ad been taken off the line, the manufacturer was re-
II:loving the objectionable, and fitting proper flanges ; and
e trusted sincerely that these accidents, so painful to
those connected with the railway, would never again
*tut.. —(Hear, hear.)
i The report was then adopted, resolutions embodying
ta recommendations passed, and the meeting separated.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Last evening brought to a conclusion one of the most
teelorable seasons ever chronicled in the history 'of her
Illajeaty's Theatre. From the commencement of the
telkson to its conclusion there has not been one single
t:ntre-temps. Every promise made in the programme
been fully performed, every novelty, and every
crtisle mentioned in it, has not only appeared, but
1'44 appeared in the manner and at the time
premised. This is, we believe, a circumstance
unParalleled in the history of any management, and
shows that Mr. Lumley has been not only indefatigable
411 his exertions to please his patrons, but that his zeal
1_
tempered with judgment ; that his calculations are so
i'ecurate that they may be thoroughly relied on ; and
that now a programme is not a mere " work of fancy,"
'/hich was too often the case under former manage-
ments,t but a contract entered into with the public by
e manager, to which the latter considers himself
'ubound, and on the faith of which his subscribers may enrol
.themselves, satisfied that everyth'ng therein promised
.10111 be performed. Noiv let us recollect for a moment
tlidiat was promised in the programme at the commence-
,
tient of the season, and see what admirable faith Mr.
coley has kept with his patrons. In the first place,
: wg '",'ere promised a new opera by Verdi, a young corn-
' ,:enifer, whose works had never been heard in England,
Mt whose Continental fame was great,,and a hose operas
h • Lumley bad been accused the previous season of
Production
neglected. Well, the season opened with the
enduction of Verdi's confessedly greatest opera, Ernani,
4`11.,_d the fate of this opera proved that Mr. Lumley had
shown a sound judgment in preferring Mozart, Rossini,
and Donizzetti to the new maestro. Ernuni is a
Work valuable, rather because it proves that the coin-
Pcser will be one day capable of better things, than for
intrinsic merit of its own. It met with a moderate
i,'4ecess at first,',but towards the latter part of the season
sunk completely into oblivion. It was very strongly
east,;
for under Mr. Lumley's management the nominal
.11 also the real commencement of the season, and it
Ltitrodeced to an English audience, for the first time,
11darne Rita Borio, an excellent artiste and a very
Betty woman, and who at asubsequent period raised the
tecendary character of Elvira, in Don Giovanni, into the
',Penance of a first-rate one by her artist-like manner
of giving it. Moriani, too, appeared for the first time
44 a regular member of the company ; and Fornasari
gas the prinio basso, so that Verdi's opera was per-
formed as it could be performed on no other stage in the
ro. and with an orchestra led by Costa, the excel-
:nee of which is confessedly unapproachable. On the
game evening the new ballet of Eoline was produced.
fume Lucile Grahn as the heroine. To dilate at this
is_."Ltce upon the merits of Lucile Grahn would
indeed "to gild refined gold." She has
tf° Dunce,
her station as one of the T)eesses de
Dunce, as the only one perhaps who may at
acme future period hope to occupy the throne of
ideal" art, vacated by Taglioni ; but to Mr. Lumley is
'Aisne the credit of having perceived her merit, and of
having introduced her to the audience of her Majesty's
Theatre ; then came the debiit of Madame Castellan,
‘vh
-cse transcendent merits are now acknowledged even
by the most prejudiced, and who has been installed, by
141 iversal consent, as the successor of Persiani—an honour
._
Which even the most ardent admirers of the latter lady
Ire reluctantly compelled to acknowledge that Castellan
he amply vindicated her claims. The same week that saw
debt of Castellan saw also the production -
QDavid's far-famed symphony the Deseit. Never
11 we forget the breathless attention with which that
sublime composition was listened to the first evening of
!ts.production. It was performed f air times, and the
levers of music are under great obligations to Mr. Lum-
leg for having produced it in such a perfect manner.
'nen came the Enfans Viennoises—those wonderful
children of whom we had all heard so much that
Z v_tl were almost prepared for, a disappointment,
.4t who more than came up to their fame.
heat were the difficulties in the way of
their engagement. The aid even of religion was
Called
in to prevent their setting foot in heretical Eng-
land; but Mr. Lumley, by enterprise and tact, triumphed
e'er all obstacles, and secured the services of those
Children., for the greater part of the season. During
2reir engagement was produced Lucile Grahn's
ghtful little ballet of Kaya. La Nena, the Spanish
"aaseuse, also appeared about this period, but her
• au,ceess was not great, and the habitues of the
theatre scarcely thought her worthy her high
cntinental fame. At this period tho operatic
department was in its zenith. It was supported
by Grisi, Brambilla (who had been re-engaged for this
• season), Castellan, Rita Borio, the Lablaches, father and
.°139 Fornamtri, Moriani, Mario, Corelli, who were in the
habit of appearing frequently altogether the same
evening. Gradually too, the choerographic department
as approaching its culminating point. Cerito and her
husband, St. Leon, were amongst the earliest arrivals—
then came Carlotta Grisi, and at last Taglioni !
f" Was an unparralleledgcircumstance to have
cur such artistes as Taglioni, Cerito, Lucile
Grahn, and Carlotta Grisi engaged at the
'acne theatre—but that any manager could induce them
be an apar in the same pas, was b one thought to
pe
impossibility. This apparenteve imry possibility, how-
ler, Mr. Lumley accomplished : by what means he
succeeded it is not for us to inquire, although the pos-
session of his secret would be a mine of gold to any
manager. Suffice it to say, he did succeed, and the
ever memorable pas de quay tre was the consequence—
zi Pas, the recollection of which, those who were for tu-
:to enough to see it glory in, as giving them
ineontestible superiority over those less fortunate
Wnghts who have only seen these unapproachable a, tistes
separately.
,At this period of the season the opera of
Roberto Devereux was revived for the purpose of intro-
ducing to us Baroilhet, the barritone, from the
sc
ademie Royale de Musique, and Madame Rossi
Cassia, the prima donna of the Lisbon opera. This lady
i‘
r a most accomplished artist—evidently loves her pro-
fession (as a proof of it we instance the manner in which
the made up the part of Queen Elizabeth), and is des
fined at no distant day to take the very highest rani
ft,s_lt- Her Norma, on Saturday night., was vet
Wn—so fine, that the absence of Grisi was scarcely fei
"11e nothing could exceed her playfulness last evening
contradictory prima donna in La pi ova d'un Opera
te`264 • She kept the audience in a constant roar of laugh-
,'"„ a prova was preceded by Lucia di Lminernioor,
Let sL
ucceeded by Ondine, and thus end dot
this most
memorable season. It is satisfactory to know that Mr.
;41inztley's efforts have been appreciated by those fur
/11 he has so exerted himself. The season has been
teaest profitable one; and we are glad to find that Mr.
,x cote`y will not only derive profit but honour for his
tOn.ons, and that his subscribers are about to testify
emos opinion of the admirable in which he h
'4l4etecl the affairs Of this greatmanner establishment inas a