The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-17 00:00:00

tIER MAJESTY'S THEA TRE.
-Mozart's chef d'ceuvre, 1? Don Giovanni, 'was re-
Peated last evening with the same powerful cast 'as
When it was produced for the first time this season, a
fortnight since, and the announcement attracted a
crowd --round the doors long before the usual
hour_ for opening them had arrived. The theatre
was crowded in every part long before the
commencement of the overture. Not a box or a
stall was unoccupied, and there was not even standing
room 'in pit or gallery. The overture was mag.
nifieently given, and the opera, from beginning to
fall, was one continued series of triumphs. For-
nasari and Ikrsiatii were encored, as a matter of
course, in 't tn
-ei darem lo ano," and Persiani
hc. was in excellent vo!ce was also encored in
"Batti, batti." The other encore of the evening
was mio tesoro," which was exquisitely sung by
Mario. The trio in the first act, by Grisi, Favanti
acc ,
and Alarin, was admirably given by these three
omplished artists. It was much applauded, and
narrowly escap-1 an encore. Between the acts of
the Opera. Cer:to danced La Gitana with all that
naive coquetry, that ease, neatness, and fascinatin
grace whieh is so gpevularly characteristic of tke
f(
"vie of this -deligh me tful dans. The ballet of Alma
"110%ked, for the:tirst ti::)e this season, with Cert
he heroine, and n ver did she dance the c lehrate':
at
de Fascination more delightfully. A m
no ost fits-
cinating creature is Cerito, and we wonder tat her
turning the heads of the old German- authorities who
fur,' the city gates. They must have been rnor,
e,s' than human; had they not been fascinated by tlL-
ri arms of Alma, a hen represented by such a sylph-
if graeeful creature as Cerito. There is a heartiness,
dn,,l IllaY he pardoned the expression, about th-,
of—eing Of Cern% which we seek for in
.vaio in that
;have Other artiste. It is evident that other artistes
eve: bee, „ taught dancing, but it seems natural to
she-r ~.alaci dancing been unknown before her time,
ofth .--I,_°`"u have invented it. 'The third tableau
dipcavtlet, the ball-room scene, is a most magnificent
effect. In this scene is introduced the
erctie. ofctite whole corps de ballet. The
dan -
—cell"vu in this manner is a most elegant
Pa.thisrotttWiryll' no doubt, become as fashionable
as it already is in the salons
of the Daliet The house continued crowded to the close
.

MEETING OF THE PITMEN.
On (From the Tyne Mercury.)
Monday,lDen at twelve o'clock, a meeting.of the pit-
recently employed in the .collieries of the Tyne,
Tow fear on the north of the Wear was held on the
Moor, in this town. The placard announcing the
Itt •
gr-bgi
g intimated that the use of the gr,uncl had been
rated
by the Mayor (Sir John Fife, Knight), of the
ber,:gn• The meeting was muneromly attended, there
itnti-E not less than from seven to. eight thousand men
th ‘"rnen present. The entire proceedings were of
Vnost peaceful character.
that MARK DENT, having been called to the chair, said
on rt was not with him at this meeting as it had been
sun%
oritner occasions—it excited within his breast plea-
ehni,,2 emotions in having the honour as acting as
Pralan• We are still alive, be said, though it was
no-h leted that we should have been by this time as a
p„;e2ti'y as an association ; but we are now more
the '11•11 than when we first came out. The speaker
peeredlluded to' certain articles which had ar•-
o. hs in the Durham . Chronicle, respecting the
Well, on which he 'said,' this old hag, this
let I. th' Wisp, that before long' they would
bno. 'ln know they would catch hold of him, and
Whiserih. : 'him for his • 'calumny end falsehood,
edie.?t_rwiwneedsttaortbecel ifendt,his'strukgle, we said that we were
aye, and to be better fed, better
no;ltsiatUd better educated; we want all the abundance
n'cwas destined to create for us., At the corn-
tile cement of this struggle we had to contend »ping
Peuaivealiee of the 'coalowners and the ignorance of the
f: • 4atTof the local press were abio opposed to
14. I.lrt now their views are changed, and they are with
ever must now urge. you to keep the peace, and give
sPeaker a fair hearing.—(Loud cheers.)
losti r' 'I°RX Term e, from South Hetton, moved the fel-
ng resolution :
the Alter. olved—That in the opinion of this meeting, we,
an in iner4 of Northumberland and Durham, have be'n
in
o'" used clas of men, and we hold ourselves justifiable
%v....easing from labour until we obtain an advance of
ages on equitable terms."
ht..it,rrsfer
ireading this he said—Now my friends, many men
tnuated that our grievances are -Now,
th, was not our time come to resist the oppress!on t
axist,aisntet: ? I am thankful that the Miners' Association
that We "
are Valid. We have met together to-day to show '
an oppressed set of men. We have been in t ie
Itaat° °F eXperience and there learned wisdom. The
bead:rs laid on the serew, but at length we reared our
rows' and to-day we are free men, to-day we are no
meet servants, and before we return to our employ
are told are determined to have a better agreement. We
cur 1„ ',l° discharge from our service Mr. Roberts, as
that Alt adviser, and all will be well. It would appear
wish ~` 's gentleman is a mote in their eyes. If they
the e:8 sincerely to accept their advice, let them destroy
the for him, and do unto others as they would
p, do unto them. After urging them to keep the
4,0 ing the resoluti
and wa.kin,
,o,ll.other remarks, he concluded by
Mr- Tni,s
7.41 they
401u.i0n,-- from Castle Eden, seconded the
said that
tell •'
• it had never been deemed
were an ill used set of men. He said, they
andus that we have no just
H
now that w. ground of complaint,
ei„„-", are a lazy, indolent class of men.
act bide--,--eu, and without a blush, that there was
set -,;• the coun a more hard-working, industrious
Are ~,Men than the pitmen of Northurnberland
hot called from our bed in the night, and
ItC to descend into the bowels of the earth,
risk our lives, and run numberless hazards
Paity. pittance' for our fa. ? But we
Muth 01. the we are possessed of a moral power
4 tele is sufficient to carry us through this strug-
taWiera ree et'''antlY. He said that in Scotland, the men
y wcng 2s. per. ton, whilst in Northumberland
aetlth
„Ttlenkaa, said u''t only asing from Is. 3d. to Is.
in 4d. ton.
' that it •
was an trovertible
ttv,4t had ,'et Peaceful demeanour of the men in this con-
t-1," -ddined them .the good opinion of numbers of
t4' Pri- • classes, and spoke at considerable length on
t4te pe'TlPles of the union, which, in consequence of the
at which the meeting
,was held, prevents our
"`;,11:..° 11 concluded by moving the following reso-
L 4 .
I_,-,7t:t by '""'"'" That in the opinion of this meeting, we
enirjoint actions and virtuous deeds, merited a
'-'r,ttsbB -„4,N of public opinion, and in order to maintain
I:ass.a--", pledge ourselves to keep the peace."
eTallaasly
F 34 tVealll. CIIARiTON, from South Shields, pro-
-rillis•to third resolution, which was seconded by
t‘
liesr,llll,lt 1148wELL, of Seghill
ni•u„-veo---That in the opinion of this- meeting, we,
tiirasoi.,, Northumberland and Durham,, feel abun-
tk 'rill for the help we have realised from our
f.tedk,nos' is shopkeepers and others ; and we do hereby
e
Irlaid4tlaraelves to come forward, like honest men, to
esaatioe all debts that may be contracted during
our
h At he froth labour."
;ialtinn,oei,cionclusion of the meeting a vote of thanks was
st)tO trBt3' Passed to Sir John life, the Mayor ; and
the
Chairman f If conduct in the chair. , OT IS