The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-02 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

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Lucia de Lawniemoor was represented last evening
for the purpose of introducing ‘ladarue Anuide CasteLan
for the first time to an opera audience in the character of
Lucia. Although last night was the first appearance
of Madame Castellan on these hoard=, she is not altoge-
ther unknown to the English musical public. She ran
a very brilliant career here last season as a singer at
concerts. Her success at the Ancient Concerts %. as
complete, and a singer who can succeed there must be in
every sense of the word an accomplished artisttr.—She
has, moreover, achieved great triumphs in Russia and in
America ; and to these, she may add the crowning suc-
cess of a triumphant &but before confessedly the most
fastidious musical audience in the world in the audience
of her Majesty's Theatre. Her voice is a pure soprano,
beautifully clear, and of considers hie compass.
Her musical education is perfect—not the most
critical ear can detect a fault in her intonation,
not the most fastidious taste can discover anything
whereat to be offended. The opening cavatina was
beautifully given ; it was a beautitul exhibition of power
'refined and chastened by exquisite taste and judgment,
and was rapturously applauded. At the conclusion of
the first act she was called ft.r, and received with en-
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thusiastic applause. The duet, "Se tradismi tu potrai_
in the second act, was superbly given by Fornasari and
Madame Castellan. It was a perfect triumph of art,
both as regarded singing and acting. It is seldom that
an opera audience is worked up to such a pitch of en-
thusiasm as they were by this magnificent duet. The
applause was long and loud, and both actors were called
for at the conclusion of the duet. The marriage scene
followed, and was beautifully acted by Madame
Castellan, who, at the fall of the act drop,
was again called for. The mad scene was
very fine, and the concluding aria was given with
the most thrilling pathos. The -success of Madame
Castellan was complete, and, what is more, it was well
deserved. She is a delightful actress and an accom-
plished musician. It is as unnecessary to praise the
Enrico of Fornasari as it is to write an (ulogium on the
Richard of Edmund Kean, or the Coriolanus of John
Kemhle. It stands alone as a perfect piece of acting.
Moriani was the Edgardo. It was in this character that
he made his deb, t before an English audience last season,
and his Edgardo stamped him as the pinto tenor e of the
world. The last scene, whether considered as a piece to
acting or as a vocal ..ffort, is unrivalled. It is the finest
thing of the sort on the stage. So dehehted
were the audience that at the conclusion of
the opera they called Moriant twice before the curtain.
Ther.; was a third call for Moriani and Castellan. and,
after a sh net interval, he appeared leading f .r,tard the
prima donna, enveloped in a large silk cloak, preparatory-
to quitting the theatre. The audience seemed mightily
pleased at thus seeing n prima donna en ki,tieuiere, and
there was some toed-humoured laughter mingled with
the sh.iuts of applause with which they were greeted.
The ballet of Edina c ticluded the evening's eitiev tail,
ruents. The House was crowded to excess. His Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who honoured the
performances with his presence, arrived at the theatre
bAbro the commencement of the opera.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 1.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
On the motion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN, the
Winnock Rectory Bill was read a second time and or-
dered to be committed.
The Newcastle Coal Turn Bill was read a second time.
On the motion of the Earl of LINCOLN, the Not-
tingham Inclesure Bill was read a second time.
The Report upon the Birkenhead Company's Doak
Bill was further c .nsidered, received, and ordered to
be printed.
Mr. D'ISRAELI presented petitions from Shrews-
bury for the better observance of the Sabbath.
EDUCATION.—MAYNOOTH.
Mr. LEFROY presented petitions from Ireland in
favour of the Church Education Society.
Mr. E. BULLER presented petitions from Stour-
bridge, Taunton, and other places. against the proposed
increase of the grant to Maynooth College.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition to the same effect
from a parish in the county of Cork.
RAILWAYS.
Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Kinsale
against the Cork and Bandon Railway Bill, on the ground
that the company had not chosen the best line.
Colonel T. WOOD presented a petition against the
London and York Railway project.
The Newport and Ponty-Pool Railway Bill was read
a second time and ordered to be committed.
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway
(Tynemouth Extension) Bill was ri-ad a second time,
and ordered to be committed.
LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY.
Mr. DODD rose to move, according to notice, that the
petition of the London and Croydon Railway Company.
to eying, that the Report of the Board of Trade on the
Kentish lines may be referred hack for reconsideration.
presented 31st March, be printed.
The SPEAKER said that the Hon. Member bad
better postponehis motion till the time of public business.
Lord G. SOMERSET thought that if the Hon. Gen-
tleman intended to fund a motion en the petition—
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to or'er. He did not
think it was fair to prevent a Gentleman from stating
his reasons for asking that a petition be printed. 'there
was no occasion to put off the motion till the time of
public busieess, as such motions were generally acceded
to as matters of course.
Lord G. SOMERSET thought that the Hon. Member
for Finshury was rather out of order in calling him to
order. He was not going ti state any objection to the
motion, but only to ask if it were the Hon. Member's
intention to found any distinct motion on the petition
when printed ?
The SPEAKER said that the notice of the Hoe.
Member must be brought on amongst the other notices
on the paper at the time of pubic business.
Mr. DU';COMBE thought that these motions should
be discussed before entering on the business of the day.
and for this simple reason, that Members might have
notices of this kind for consideration, and yet the"
might not come on for six weeks at least. He thought
the notice ought to be taken into consideration before,
the actua,t business of the day commenced.
Mr. DODD then said that on that day week he would
found a motion on the petition.
SLAVE-TRADE.
Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from theConr
mittee of the Anti Slavery Society against the importY
tion of slaves into the colonies.
COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH.
The Hole. MEMBER also presented a petition against
any further grant to the College of Maynooth.
Dr. BOW RING pres,nted a similar petition from the
Dissenters of Bolton. The petitioners stated that the/
were not averse to the mere principle of Roman Co'
thelicism, but they objected to a Government grant
to any relit; on.
HOU!S OF LABOUR IN FACTORIES.
Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by
8.000 persons. complaining that children from the ages
of six to eleven were worked for some 16 and 24 hour*
thereby, injuring their physical and moral condition
ro en incalculable degree, and they prayed that the
Honse should take the subject into consideration with
view of providing some remedy for the evil.
ALLOTMENT SYSTEM.
Mr, W. COW PER presented a petition from Holbeseby
in Lincolnshire, in favour of an extensionot the allotineOS
system.

LOCAL COURTS.
Mr. BARNARD prtsented a petition from severill
places in Montgom.ry,hire, praying the House to p*s_il
a Bali at an early period for the establishment of low
courts.

POOR LAW IN IRELAND.
Mr. BELLEW pri.sent d petitions from several place!
.n the county of Louth ngainst the_ unequal assessmelo
under the poor-maw in Ireland.
MEDICAL PROFESSION.
Lord DUNCAN presented petitions in favour of sole
provision for upholding the respectability of the media'
profession.

NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. T S. DUNCOM BE, on the part of the IPTI'
Member for Leicester (Sir John Easthope) gave nett&
of the presentation of a petition from two persons eon;
fined in the House of Correction at Leicester, ect
plaining of imprisonment for the non-payment of pilot
Lord LINCOLN gave notice that, on the 14th, 4
should mov, for leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate t"

drainage of lands. the
Mr. WARD po;tponed his motion relative to
burdens on land tad that day fortnight.
Mr. HUME said he .hold bring for ward his motion
respecting Sir Henry Pottinger on that day fortnight'
Mr DOI)i) gave notice ;hat be should move, 9he
Thursday next, at the time of private business, that £7,1
report of the Board of Trade respecting the extension :0
the Croydon Railway to Ashford be referred Wk.
the Board of Trade:—
Sir CHARLES NAPIER gave notice that, on PI
into Committee of Supply, he should call the attention i
the House to our naval ports and arsenals, and harboar
of refuge.
MR. AGLIONBY AND THE " TIMES."
Mr. AGLIONBY, in allusion to an article which 13,70
appeared in that day's Times, said it was not 9,h
intention to found a motion upon it, ifissolu'd
as to do so, he would have to En' ye that the publisher is
that paper should appear at the bar. The artielesd,
question ref rred to a letter which had appeared, if,
dressed by Mr. Carrington to Lord Howick, the elit;b
man of the Committee on New Zealand, in vli, 0
it was stated that he (Mr. Aglionby) betsq"o
. the first and second days of the examinfOed
of Mr. Carrington before that Committee had indue
- that gentleman to modify his evidet.ce. He only ~ °a6t
mentioned this subject, as he intended to take the With;
opportunity of calling the attention of the House tot:A
but he would, at (dice, state that the assertion 1191
had been made had no foundation in truth.

QUARANTINE LAWS.
Dr. *BOWRING wished to risk the Right 02:
Baronet opposite a question. It was in the recolleetwed
of the House, that during last session it was res°/
that
measures should be taken to modify the quartinti:jj
system, end that such steps eheuld be taken as rid
l •ssen the erievencee which the commercial o'alte
laboured under both at home and abroad. 14`)//' 00
wished to ask the Right Baronet what had bei?
done. to carry out the wish of the [loose on that :Alb:lecher
tr GEORGE CLERK begged to state that the
Ilajesty's Goverimont eutere 7 into a negotiw ion crithoo.
ti''vertanents of France and Austria, that the thrl'e into
,
Pnlu:tents stiotibi agree to carry these m bpieasuthe
prlettce. In Fraud there was no objection, -
Austrian Government wished t, have a report froin °,""it,
dieel officers of their own. He would inform the
e d
Gelaletran (Dr. Bowring) that no such report
Pre'
yet been received, and ;bat the 'never now stood in A,O
iesely the same state as it did when brought before ri
House in July last. lie trusted, however, that t-
would ob;ain information en lett subject very sooll.
NORTH KENT RAILWAY.
Lord HOWICK said that he observed in Pe the
raper of Saturday last an advert.i'ement respec op
r .past of ;he prernot.es of the N ;rth Kent RailwTole
the last notice given it appeared that the Board of hibe
made their decision witt,out that document.
promoters sought en interview on a day when it Was,e- d
convenient for the Board of Trade to receive the' p•
on the chy appointed it was inconvenient for the ye
meters of the line to attend, and the decision was pleat
in their absence. He would wish to know whether thed
was true, or whether the Board of Trade had publiotba
that they gave their decision before they considered
subject ? „wag
Sir O. CLERK said the terms of the adveragen-in
to which the Noble Lord had referred did not cotahti3-00
correct account of the circumstances connected iv•l'„ the
railway. If any mistake had arisen with regard t,i" on
ennouneemen of the decision of the Board of Tea yen
the subject of that particular railroad, it must bare snot
entirely
on the part of the railway company. It was,,-001
t.le: practice of the Board of Trade to request Pere
mtervi..ws with the promoters of railways, but_ berbel
lieved the system they pursued had been thils:;" do°
rr quired the parties to send in the
cumentary evidence, detailing the advantsgesore
the promoters.
from the scheme of which they ,beo
the promotets. In a great many instance!! 'f.er..
parties had requested to be allowed to hare a rib/
sonal conference with the Board of Trade'
the the purpose of elucilating many points which "
mentary evidence could not fully and clearly 0.
plain. The Beard of Trade had always expressed tli:cia
selves ready to receive all parties, and be be„1„1111°
fullest
the promoters of this railway applied for a Pere°Tholee
terview on the 6th of January last. Tbey weret.; not
ever, informed that upon that particular de," it nee
convenient for the Board of Trade to have a confer%,
with them, and they therefore named a subsequent uoirb
he believed the 22d January. On the 21st of tbat ewe
however, the solicitor for the promoters of this scueirse
called at the Board of Trade, and stated that i.ttbat
impossible for the parties to attend on the 22d, bu., to
gentleman did not, at the time, make any requentade
have any further day named, or the Board of
would have been perfectly ready to receive the pro before
The Board of Trade waited till the last moment eby
giving their decision, but no application was Ins-b-pred
the promoters of this line ; and it would be rem and
that the Board of Trade had intimated to the House de
the public that they should be prepared to give their.
cision upon the mJjority of railway schemes betioretinthest
by a particular day.' The House would recol ec.dence
lie Board of Trade had ad the documentary °leered
which the promoters of this scheme consiusred
essential to their case before them, but it sPierther
from the advertisement that they had some
fu re,
documentary evidence, which the solicitor had nob,Pen,.
served to the Board of Trade. The Board of Trade, ".heto
ever, had had sufficient facts beFore them to enable
to come to rice slot' noon the question before thaeft:
and ttie result of their deeision they announce ito
the Gcu. ttc Subsequentlyh
last Friday. Subsequently the sotto
regret
called at the or Trade, and expres!'ea is it,'
and surprise that the Board had not had an 00°1100
of considering certain documents. There was se