The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-23 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

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Don Giovanni was repeated last evening with the
same cast as on Tuesday. The Viennese gave us the
pas Rococo, the pas des fleurs, and the pas des Amours.
Then we had Cerito and St. Leon in a pas from Les
Ilouris, and then followed the Esmeralda, with- Carlotta
Grisi, her first appearance for the season. The first
glimpse that was caught of her, as she comes bounding
on from the back of the stage, dancing to her tambou-
rine, was the signal for a burst of enthusiastic applaase.
The fair Carlotta looked exceedingly well mid danced
and acted excellently. La Truaada;ac was nevtr
danced more beautifully than it was; last evening. But
why should we dilate on this theme? Who Inas net seen,
who has not admired—or if they have not teen, why.
has not longed to see, to admire the Esmeralda of Car-
lotta Grisi ? The house was well and most fashionably
attended, for, under the management of Mr. Lumley,
Thursday is as fashionable a night as either Saturday or
Tuesday.

MADLLE. SOPHIE I)IILCI.;.EN,s
; CONCERT.—PIIINCES CONCERT-11.01Ms.
This very talented child gave a concert at; above
, rooms last evening ; and we are happy trl Say tho worn
. was crowded. The Performances of :...opb;e Duleken are
, really wonderful. As a youthful putaiAtc she is un-
rivalled. She is only ten years of age ; her little fingers
• cannot yet reach an octave, and last evening she per-
, formed three pieces, one of them the fantasia from La
Donna del Zayo, composed by `l".ut'berg for himself,
and for the express purpose of enabling him to exhibit
his own wonderful command over the instrument, with
an e,se, a precision, and a power, which left nothing
to be desired. On seeing that fairy form sitting
at the pianoforte, we were almost tempted to ask whe-
ther it could be possible that such a chill could produce
such effects. Whether " the eyes were made the fools
of the other senses, or else worth all the rest." Made-
moiselle Mayer, the lady flutist, gave us a fantasia on
the flute. The performance of this lady is really very
wonderful—in the more level passages it is like the
warbling of some sweet bird—her lower notes are parti-
cularly rich. In what may be called the " tricks" of
flute playing, she has not the power of some
of her male rivals, but what she wants in power
is more than made up for in richness of tone
and in exquisite expression and feeling. Staudigl
and John Parry were also there. It is needless
to add that they were encored in everything they sung.
Mademoiselle Schloss gave us the opening scene of
Der Freyschutz with exceeding power and great cor-
rectness, and Madame Blaes Meerti, in Mereadante's
aria Della Donna di Caritea, was magnificent. Her fine
rich deep contralto voice told superbly in this aria.
Since the days of Pisaroni never has such a
magnificent contralto been heard. She gave us,
in the second part, Schubert's Baracarole ; and
here, too, her 'deep, rich voice told admirably.
We hope to have the pleasure of hearing Madame Blaes
Meerti frequently during the course of the season.
Hers is a voice of a quality so rich—of a compass so
great—as to be a rarity in the musical world, and, what
is not often the case with contraltos, her intonation is as
pure as possible. We had, moroovcr, the Misses
Villiams, Miss Galbraith, Signor Brizzi, and Handel
Gear, among the vocal performers, besides Edward
Meyer on the clarionet, Giulio Ilegondi on the ni
exertedee rti na, athnedmAsetilloelps htoo Simon
utomnostth,e
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with rapturous applause. Altogether this ce t
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little Sophie Dulcken's has been one of the pleasantest
of the season.

The Duke of Wellington gave a numerous party on Wednesday.
as Director of the Ancient Concerts. Dinner was ordered at half-
past six o'clock. The party censlsted•of the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, the Duchess of Gloucester, Prince George of Cann.
bridge, the Marchioness of Douro, Countess of Westmorland, Lord
and Lady Loftus, Lord and Lady Norreys, Lord and Lady Cawdor,
the Rev. Dr. Welle-ley, Sir Henry Bishop, &c.

The Duke of Rutland has arrived at Sir F. Trench's residence
in Pall-mall, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Verulain at
Gorhambury Park.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Bute have arrived at Hoiy.
rood Palace, Edinburgh, where the Noble Marquis is to assume the
duties of her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner to the General
Assembly, which was to meet yesterday. The state and other
apartments of Ilolyrood Palace have been put in preparation for
the reception of the Marquis and Marchioness. His Lordship's
forthcoming court is expected to be brilliantly attended.
THE RECEN,T STEAM-BOILEE EXPLOSION IN THE
Or.o KENT-ROA n.—lf.esterdfy. considerable,progress was made by
the workmen in the employ of Mr. Hume, the owner of the steam.
mill near the Surrey Canal-bridge, Old Kent.road, in removing the
rubbish from the wreck of the mill. During the day several
scientific men visited the ruins, and inspected the broken boiler,
and amongst them the general opinion appeared to be that it had
burst from over-pressure. Mr. Waller, jun., stated to the reporter,
that at the time of the accident the pressure was not more than
451 b a. ; but considering the fact that thotestnrbeedeewinicadvsaainittoidooindicatornd;rnivde,
safety-valve, such a statement can be regarded only as a matter cf
opinion, while the fact remains the same, that the boiler, upwardse
rntaeboinb°t:t id
of three tons in
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go
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as So in
complete
p 0
i proofetyearud' of the soundness of the make, not a single
rivet has started; the metal also exhibits an appearance of first.
but it is
trhaete
eqwuaeleitry.ts leitthimasetbedeenatinewetaerugahbougtuessesveant ',eoaoros.l. The loss to
2hoped most of the valuable machinery will be recovered.
SUSSEX AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY.--
The central committee held a meeting at the office of the Sociely
in this town on Thursday last, which, as we heaserbe,ewte,
eatshea fveeerlyinngsoisofy
theai ra ifra. r
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occasions not ' being p r
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and so storm is the debate a pentid top haveand
smothered, obtained vent,
been, that nothing definitive could be ydone, and the meeting was
garveeedbey
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they
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racdjmouardneetd .h
of " the organisedeheTyapse. hyhe
pocrisy"
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instortestsh the tenants', .n 0 d hwahvoe Study full
theiviewr
own icortieerseostfsd, „f the scheme ndiingr tos,
tied by their " friends" down the stheeencp men find themselves hut.
ation.—Brighton Guardian.
'We
death
regret to announce the
.
of Paulet St.
John Mildmay, Esq., of Harly.g
Thru°rvsediaSysilmasetrse.t.n D The unfortunate
gentleman was riding out on
and approaching closely to a mare with
foa'l, she°gkii.cekredsfleoclutpaarmi
broke his leg. He immediately turned towards home, but had
only got a little distance, when the pain was so great that he
fainted, and fell upon the broken limb; and remained en the
ground for some time in a state of insensibility until discovered by
his lady, Medical assistance from Reading, and ultimately from
London, attended him, and amputation was found necessary. Up
to Monday great hopes were entertained of his recovery, but which
were not realised, and he expired on Monday ereninig,.t
numerous
past eight. His death will cast a deep glo°7l "vieHrt„ mourning,
circle, and will throw several distinguished families
k.reciuen,Eang.
including those of Radnor, Ashburton, Ratistoc , 1 I
brake, &c.
''' rent Valley Union Com-
The Shrc-ive.bury and if
their shares, about which inquiry
pany have an""ured the
issue
-
made in the City. The rejection. yesterday, of the Grand
"a'r"dY
Junction Company•a line from Shrewsbury to WoiverharoptOn.
clears the grownl for this line, which the country generally throught
which it passes are understood to regard with decided &your.