The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-26 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

Miss Adelaide Kemble formally took her leave of
the stage on Friday, in the character of Norma, hi
which, ;she. J?egan her triumphantcareer. She
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successively appeared in Elena Überti, Figaro, Son-
stambula, Semiranzide, and Matrinzonio Segreto. ' The,
present occasion, in which she bade farewell to the,
public, was an impressive one. On her first entrance
last night the applause of the crowded audience was so
great that her feelings were overpoWered, and she
could scarcely proceed. She collected herself, but
during her 'first recitative she might frequently be ob-
served, as she turned aside, to wipe from her eyes the
tears which the acclamations of the public had drawn
forth. . The sustained note which precedes " Casta,
Diva," and which she will recollect as having
,caused
the first decided acknowledgment of her vocal powers,
when she commenced her career last season, produced
the same effect as ever, and awakened once more the
plaudits of the audience. The aria " Ah, hello,
me ritorna," created such delight; that, although the
scene had changed, its repetition was demanded
Miss Kemble was then led on' by Mr. Cooper, an
although some of the audience thercifUlly cried on.
" Shame, shame !" she made a sign that tihe wa:
willing to repeat the air, which she did amid renewee
applause. From this moment she 'took courage
and she went through Norma With an evenness as'
singer, and with an energy as an actress,
.which, if
she has equalled on former occasions, she hascertainly
never excelled. The whole of the last scene—the
dejected removal of the wreath from the head whet
Norma declares that she has broken her vow—th'
enraptured attitude of momentary joyi
when she hearsso late a confession of Polio's love—the agony witt
which she suffered herself to be dragged along the,
ground as she followed Oroveso—the sudden delight
with, which she rose when she learned that h(
would.protect her children—all these were expressed
with a sort of inspiration, which seethed the result of
great excitement, and which will render the effect o.
her farewell indelible on those who witnessed it. The
curtain had hardly descended on this scene, whet
countless voices were raised for the appearance of Miss
Kemble. She soon appeared, led by Mr. Cooper, and,
as some bouquets were thrown on the stage,
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them up and kissed them
with fervour. As she
retired, followed by the loudest applause, she covered
her face, and wept bitterly. Such was the impres-
sive farewell of a lady who has, for a short but bril-
liant period, held undisputed supremacy over the,
London public.
Miss Kemble's retirement into the privacy of do-
mestic life will, we hope, be a happy circumstance 'to
herself, though a matter of great regret to the public
—all the greater for the consideration, that in her we
lose the last of the Kemble's.

ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA.---ThiS favourite marine
resort is now full of fashionable company. The
Dowager Countess of Sefton has much improved in
health, and intends to remain until the end of Feb-
ruary. The Earl and Countess of Sefton are expected
to arrive from Croxteth Hall to pass the holidays with
her Ladyship and the Ladies Molyneux. .
TRADE BETWEEN FRANCE AND SPAIN IN 1841.
_M. Mateo Durou, the Consul of Spain in Bordeaux,
has published a return of the trade carried on between
that country and France during the year 1841, and
which shows that the balance was considerably against
Spain, her exports to France being only 37,162,689
francs, whilst her imports amounted to 100,893,906.
As compared with the results of the preceding year,
there appears a falling oft; in 1841, of about 5,000,00(
of francs in the exports, and of 4,000,000 f. in the fin
ports. The principal articles for which Spain wa
tributary to France were cotton cloths, which figur(
among the items for 36,127,019 f.; linens "for
9,890,720 f.,; woollens foi
8,26,4999,90,20694 ;
f.;
for 3,27,9,459 francs :
1 haberdasherysilks for 9,890,720 f.:;.
machinery for 1,820,749 francs; paper, books.
and prints, for 1,529,028 f., &c. :The return
made by Spain consist almost entirely 'Of raw niate-.
rials. The principal articles were Wool for a value 01
9,764,541 f.; lead, 6,707,388f:e cork, 3,719,733 f.
dried fruits, 3,032,498 f.; mats, 1,691,599. ;• oil,
1,688,805 f. ; silk, 1,041,648 f. ; grain, 758,982 f., &o.
The only manufactured goods to be found in thentables are linens, which only represent an amount of
143,808 f. ; and silks, of 103,433 f.
The commercial
intercourse between France and Spain is far greater
UT
the land frontier, than bySc;
the exports from
1 ranee by the first being 61.029,292 f., and by sea
only 36,964,614 f. The number of
vessels employed
in the trade was 2,543, measuring 163,357 tons. 01
these, 1,121 cleared the Spanish harbours with car-
goes, and 296 in ballast; and 677 sailed from. the
French harbours with cargoes, and 449 in ballast.
:
ELOPIMENT.—The quiet (at this season of the year)
town and neighbourhood of Epson, were on 1 rale)
thrown into a state of great exeiteuient by the elope-
ment
Bank
of a young lady of great beauty
and accom-
plishments, pli sloefntths e
, the
Surreyeldest
Branchof a faniilYin
that town, where of twelve, with a
clerk
her father holds a responsible situation. Every ex- ,
ertion has been made by her afflicted parents to. dis-
cover her retreat, but, unhappily, as yet without effect.
The workmen engaged in one of the quarries on i
Durdham Down, about a fortnight since, came upon
a number of bones embedded in the earth in one of.the
fissures of the rock, at about 30 feet below the sur-
face. This had been going on for some time, and a boy
had collected some of the remains, and sold them as
old bones; before the circumstance came to the know-
ledge of some parties connected -.with the Philosophic
Institution ; but it having come to the ears of the
Committee, they voted a small sum of money to work
that part of the quarry, in order to ascertain whether
a cavern existed there, or not, and also to select such
remains as Might fall in the way in the progress of
the work. Accordingly an excavation was made in
the fissure, about 10 feet deer), or 40 feet from the
surface. In the course of this Proceeding, a con-
siderable quantity of bones and teeth were collected,
for
,the most part in a state of perfect preservation;
,
these were chiefly taken to the Institution, and, on
being examined, there were found teeth of the bear,
hyena, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, ox-deer, elephant,
ox, and portions of bone
How delicious ,and how 'entrancing must have been
ofan add the headan d and
other hornsanim animals.--Devizes
of
. the. nev
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es
Gazette.. ,
the feelings of Adam, when he awoke in Eden to find
himself—a landed proprietor.—Punch.