The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-09 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

iiittee.

The London season may now be said to be approach-
ingits zenith. The great stars of the opera have risen.
Grisi and Lablache made their first appearance last
night- ; and Les Danseuses Viennoises, those wonderful
childree who have created such a sensation among the
world of fashion on the Continen:—who would have ap
peered here at the commencement of the opera season,
had not obstacles to all appearance insurmountable in-
terposed—have at length made their debiit. It appears
that the-guardians of these children had heard sad re-
ports of the doings in this islind of ours. They had
heard of kidnapping, they feared the children would he
stolen, therefore they _would not permit them
come among us St.VagO islanders. They had
heard of Exeter Hall, and of those who cell-
sf•regated- therein they dreadlel the Protestant
propaganda, they feared that these good Catholic chil-
dren might be by some mesmeric and mysterious means
rvertrd unto heresy, therefore they would not permit
(Irma to come. However, Mr. Linnlsy at. length suc-
ceeded in convincirg them that the English generally
were neither savages nor fanatics ; arid, thanks to his
exertions-and tact, we have them here, and most wonder-
ful children they certainly are. We have been for some
..eears past in the constant habit of attending the per-
terniances at her Majesty's Theatre, and in the course of
•that attendance we have seen some of the very first
dancers in the world, Tuglioni, ti:e Edslers, Cerito,
Carlotta Grisi, and Lucille' Grahn. As solo dancers,
if we may be allowed to make use of the
erns, these stand unrivalled. The corps de balk t,
too, of this theatre is admirable ; but, to use
a Parliamentary phrase, "we are free to 'confess"
that, until we saw those Dansseues Viennois,e
last evening, we had no idea of the perfection to e hid,
the cheorographic art may-be brought. These children
some thirty in number, are of ail ages from 16 to 8;
hitt although they vary in age they are all equally
talented. They performed last evening their pas—
L'Allemande L'Hongroise .(a sort of ensemble Polka)—
and the pas deFleurs. A we 14 I tilled regimen tgoing through
its rnaticeuvres—an accurate piece of machiuery per-
forming certain given mevsments in certain given times.
may give a taint ides of the dancing of these children
We say a faint idea, because in the regiment there will
be certain members of the aiskward squad, and there
are none among the Danseuses' Viennoises. and in the
mechinery there will be a want of vitelity and
spirit, and there is no want of it among those
children. It is a perfect combinetion of accersey and
spirit—aid as a German chorus is the perfeetisin of
harmony of sound, 50 is the dancing of these childree the
p -rfection of harm sty of Not the lea tr
rive part of the performance too is that they are chil-
dren—you feel they are chile ren—there is the jos ousries,,
the spirit, the freedom, the freshness of childhood about
everything they do. We %sere about to say that it wa,,
evident they were engaged in -a labour of love—but
the phrase would be inaeeurste, it is no labour te them,
it is play—it is sport—it is enjoyment, and
they are qnite as much delighted as the
audience. The arrival of these children is an
era in the history of the ballet. The improvement
which has taken place in our choruses, since perferm
ances of the German Opera in this country, is marked
and decided ; and if we mist ike not the appearance of
Les Danseuses Viennoises will occasion quite as great
an improvement in the drilling and manoeuvring the
corps de ballet. Certain it is, that those who have not
seen those children can form nu idea of what a corps de
ouffht to be. They can know nothing of the her
stony of motion. It is needless to add, that the applause
with which they were received was most enthusiastic.
Seldom, indeed, have the walls of her Majesty's Theatre
resounded as they did last night, and never was ap-
plause more richly merited. But Les • Danseuses
Viennoises must not, make us forget the opera.
It was Norma with Grisi as Norma., Lablache as Oroveso,
Moriani as Pollio, and Mademoiselle Rosetti as Adalgisa.
Never has this opera been more strongly cast—never has
it been more perfectly performed—Grisi and Lablache
were both in excellent voice, and exerted themselves to
the utmost. The Casts Diva was magnificently given.
Resetti's Adalgisa was very beautiful as a piece of acting,
pathetic, subdued, every point told, and told well. without
any visible ell' rt ; there was no straining after eff-ct, as a
piece of vocalization it was perfect, lik-T intonation was
critically correct, her expression beautiful. Moriani has
made the part of Pollio. It has hitherto been the fashion
among tenors to avoid appearing in Pollio, if possible, or
if found to accept the part, they nave slerened it over in
the most careless manner pos: ible. No audience, until
last night, has had en opportunity of judging of
the capabilities of the par'—Moriani has crewed it.
Would that Bellini had lived to have seen h.im tO hays
known that there was one singer at lea,t who thought
more of his art than of hims.-If, w h tuo't the pains to
study the meaning of the Maestro ; and who had the
power of developing that meaning to its fallest extent.—
Nothing could exceed the impassioned intensity of o-
riani, his tones were thrilling and with the full remem-
brance of the Casta Diva and of' the De conte, which
was beautifully given by. Grisi and Rosetti,
we have no hesitation in .sly.ng that the
concluding trio of the first act, e• On di qual to
sei vittimo" by Grisi, Moriani, and Rotetti, was the gem
of the opera last evening and the audience were of the
same opinion, for it was the only piece honoured with an
encore. At the conclusion Moriani and Grisi were called
for and received with loud applause. The ballet of
Eo'ine coneuded the evening's entertainments. The
house was crowded by a fashionable audience within five .
minutes after the doors were opened. His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, accompani, d by the Duke
and Duchess of Mecklenburgh •Strehtz. arrived before
the commencement of the opera. Her Majesty and Prince
Albert honoured the theatre by their presence. They
arrived shortly after the commencement of the opera,
and remained until nearly the conclusion of the ballet.

INIvERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Aril 8.
Bt ILEAU'S DIVORCE BILL. this
On the motion of !he Earl of SHAFTESBITRY,
Bill was read a second time, and passed through Cava.

AYNOOTH.
petition
Th. Duke (0' BUCCLEL;(III prei,ented a
7r4(tu Lau., k a,,!binA any increase-ill the grant to the
:1i AI( g(7 of Maynooth, but said he did nt.'t c•-(ncur in its

prayer.
Lord DENMAN presented a petition frcm the Ms.
centers of Huntingdon acainst the increase of the
in Ms.
to Mayini.th, but said that he could not coWlr 1:t
sentiments, for he thought that the principle.' •t
c.iniltn 'lye to the screed of Protestantism was cl ugl 1
and forbearance.

4••••‘• “I.• •
I ,EB FOR AND CRE4ITOR BILL.
Lard ASHBURTON pr.-sent!-d a petition, sigira
bf
(,o. COO au,; 700 of th, In t re-peet.4ble
A trud,stavii:
•` N, Cag. pras 1* ft, ietnedy of the evils I,OlcA
'hi. Bill 4.f la .4 ,t sesion had oceasioa.-d, and said he trus.tal
e“
the session would not pass without some remedy he

provided.
Lord BROUGHAM: said lie had a petition, very ett:
inerously signed by the tradesmen of Loudon and lirsy
minsti r, on the sitine subject. Trey H ished for a le:
medy, not by renewing imprisonment for debt, but On
the) might. be en the same footing with ref„„,.,te
to small debts as creditors for larger amounts.
IRISH CONSTABULARY FORCE.
The Marquis of NORMANBY, after presen
oceition from- Mr. Charles Buries, Lite Clerkd
Rol s in Ireigne, fair increased compensation for t e 4';e,
or his olliee, begged to correct a teisrepresentation un• '
he the 'Setae Lord opposite (L,iril Statile)), last ;deb',
with respect.ve the appointment of Colonel Macgregor
to the Inspector-Generalship of the constabular)
in Ireland. He deprecated the laughter and oppleusee'
Noble Lords who were perfec:ly ignorant of
circunistences, and moved for a return of tt•
date of the anointment of Colonel Mecgregoorri
That appointitent toek place, not as the-Noble 00
asserts d, when the late Government were in extrol'w ere
a charitable bequest ; but in May 1839, when they
in their utmost strer gtb. This was evident from ta'
result of Sir John Y. Buller's motion ; and, there
' he hoped that their Lordship> would not refuse the re.
turn.
Lord STANLEY could not help thinking that tbil
Noble Marquis had exhibited some unnecessary warn.,3:,o
onel, this subject. The assertions which he made .
night were founded on evidence given by ;-
Drummond, the late Under Secretary mt°
Ireland. The Noble Marquis, just previous ,
ids quitting the Government, contemplated
the alterations complained of, and those encoder%
_were subsequently carried into effect by the Noble
who succeeded him. The Noble Marquis had renle
mended him to be confident of his dates before here3de
these statements. Now, instead of Sir John I,4ee 0,
Buller's motion being made in 1838, it was made in et
so that the Noble Marquis himself was the peer a.
had fallen into the mistake. With regeri to the ato.`,i',,o
meet proposed by the Noble Marquis, it was es t,
that the omission was a clerical error. The 01°4,4
might stand in its present form, and their Lorstlds,
might rely upon having every information on the Tel
The Niarqttis of. NORMANBY said the Noble eel
had addressed the House with extreme carelessnessoh
facts. The l.irtatig• went made seine years ago evit
that there were to be no original appointments ex,c,ei,
those .of chief constables ; and now the Noble v$
eight years afterwerdsecame forward and stated did
come certain appointment which he complained of tit'
come withiii his objectien.
The matter then dripped.
GRANT TO NIANOOI.
The Bishop of LICITFIELDY TI
presented a petition
-
against any additional giant to-Mayor oth.
r. Giuus .(mnE. ,;13.4
The Earl of SHREWSBURY preseitsnted a PF;O
.
signed by no less than 10.152 individu •ls inhabitinf the
city of fork, praying their Lordships to repel sub'
clauses in the Catholic Relief Bill, and which iigi" silts
sequently been coefirmeti by the Charitable Bee
Bill, relating to the extinction of Religious Orders'efeel
Lord BREADALBANE presented two petitioes
,toe
the county of Argyle, praying their Lordships tl)4gana
steps to limit the numlsereif euelic-houses in Ei.gl".' Legit'
to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors oe fee S".. eve
Tile Noble Marquis ale. presented three petitinitce''' the
,r- m. Meet) e, in ,he County of Roxburgh, ow' cs'
Fr, eSe nod et Sterling, • and the last fr en Gordoc. , d
pressing the fear of the petitioners that the privilege'
the Sabbath would be infringed by railway travel oven'
Lord PORTMORE stated that it was his intene
after Whitsuntide, to call the attention of the 114 Of
the expedier cy Of providing compensation to tens' r'fee
lands for cement improvements. He would n .in'ig.iepit •
point, whether-he should bring in a Bin as he
tit
year, or ask for a Committee on the subject. e. the
The Earl of DEVON said that he bslieved it vi-e.eirl
intent on of the Goieirnment in 'considering the san-eiteB '
condition of the people of Ireland- -to. Ilnaki'eieets;
proviiLins for compensation fir • -imPreve—ein
and he had no doubt that there coull be no object' sere
extend that to this country. Whether the Illtioe;
would be satisfactory to the Noble Lord, or would
the object he bad in view, was another question. the
Lord PORTMORE expressed his gratification $'
statements of the Notle Earl.
SUGAR DUTIES. erg the
On the motion of' the Earl of DALHOIY°e:-.
House resolved itself into a Committee ou Sugar
Duties Bill, anti, upon the understanding thstet";-ad 026
sion should be taken on the third reading on r
Bill went throuA Committee without observation. •
JUSTICES AND' CORONERS. keret
The Marquis of NORMANBY wished s aott
whether it was intended that the House should
Thursday -? rra 0(.4
'The Earl of DALHOUSIE said it had been a
that the House should not sit on :i.hursday soh
The Marquis of NORMAN BY observed thtit. real'
n
beteg the case, he should bring forward his rents .ad
rv.sp"et to Justices and Coroners on Friday,
Thursday, as he had given notice.
The House then tolieereed t Friday,

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April S. bete
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Ten Minute°
Four o'clock. i SW
Petitions were presented against the Lonana' a' •
center, and South Staffordshire Railway Bal. rate ar,
On the motion of Mr. CO 't% PER, the Harroava
are '•
Ripon Junction Railway Bill was read a sec,ind Lillie' . .
orderd•to be committed. Belfasl
One the motion of Mr. E. TENNENT, the - eclig
Improveznant Bill was read a second time, and, aecUr
be committed. ces4 •
,
The Wear Valley Railway Lill was read a Se
time. and ordered to he committed. Olt'
,
The Matiche.,,ter.- Bury. and Rossandale RailarPti.
was mai a aeeard time, and ordered to be coteraittliel ,a 0
The.Blackboria Darwen, and Bolton Railway D
read .: .sepor,ri tinle, and ordered to be catronittA. goo'
• Lord POLLI NGTON presented a petition fro .
tetraet aaatist.t he grant to the Cola ge if Ma)n" . flro°
Mr. \V. PAT IEN presented. similar
different parts of Lanca-hire. f' el t'"
Mr. BAILEY pr, seated petitiona- from Here -') ty, 0
the ,object of the gaff 1
--I".aWs ; also a patiti• 11 , city
the physician-. surgeons, and ,p(aa,,aeries of ili¢.
against cern! in oort ems of the Medical Bill ,541'
Ma BRO HERTON pre et ted p talons fran?;4oo
forl, praying f
.''''' !ha repeal ~f the Bill for ahnlorcl" '
inapri-onmeet for debt ; also petitioo
opon-Avon and from Salfor ipi.tilitei:L6"nal*S'trf4ilt,ritthiatjer
arrant . to the College of Maynooth ; and a Fe'
against the al: clic,l 8.11. edl
80. G. STRICKLAND pia sented a petition. sign iio,o .
2,100 Catholics of Leicaster, praying the House aro
the number of hou,as for the sate of spirituatis lino. .
'''''? fff p ev, At •k-.e ale af lieu on the Sab'al bfara' •
Hon. on. Ban aet --a,O ate, t a a petition from ,
_I. ay'
food dt preeating war, aad praying for no fart' °
t
crease in the naval force of this country.
Mr. CHUTE presetved la ateioensuicr;)mo
oNforlfao‘lkivaloa,:e)i.;
any increase of the grant to th
Mr. B. ESCOTT pres, nted a petition tron., of
Clot, les Bird. a barrister of the Temple. complainl4
the abuses in tho Crown Court of Exeter, and FrO
far a Commissian a i inquire into the subject.
,RANT TO MAYNOOTrI. ra°
Mr. GREENE on-spnted a petition against all 6 0
to the College of Maynooih ; also a petition agau's
law of settlement. • • e g"Pt.
Mr. LAWSON presented a petition against thaiffereq
Mr. DENISON areseetea petitions frolnaanage °_,
parts of Surrey against the grant to the 1," rape"'
Mavnooth•; and also petitions praying for the
of the malt duties. • . rota
. Mr. CiIRIaTOPHER presented five petiti"Sab4
places in the county of Lincoln against all -
grant to MJONES presented petitions to the wane e
rola the north of Ireland. fro°
Mr: T. EGERTON presented seven
o the 5 tea
Wesleyan congregations near Macclesfield, t ire
effect; also two petitions from places in Chesiirese
the same prayer. The Hon. Gentleman also l, foal a
a petition against the Parochial Settlement Bill,
petition against the Medical Reform Bill. - titiaP4
Mr. PLUMPTRE presented a number of- Pea ye
k
from the counties of Kent, Yorkshire; Air' 612
pptitions 00,
center, against one further grant to Maynooth. obi°
Dr. BOW RING presented petitions from_ Lsrl°
P*
4,
to the same ffact. .taHaa GO
BEDFORD AND LONDON AND 131.aa- 14 ,e 1
RAILW AY.- • Becifor:100n1
On the motion of Mr. H. STURT, the
London and Birmingham Railway Bill was read 9'
to'
tire. n
Mr. TURNER presented a petition against the r .l' '
posed grant C to the ollege of Mavno Loth. Ai WA'rit
MIDDLESBOROUGH AND IiEDCAR 11-horong-
On the motion of Lord H. VANE the Middles "
and Reicar Riiiway Bill was read i, s,cond tirri "iir°r.
On the motiolof Lord INGESTRE, the Oxf Plad *
center, and Wolverh F; mptan Railway Bill was '''etiaoa
second time The Nob-e Lord pars -wed sa fatiti°,/30
against the Tient Valley Railway Bill; els° " oat`
from the aarrese of Lichfield agtinst the further g
-bite
Maynooth.
Mr. ENTWISLE. Presented petitions from,. t". apeivs
ratio°
against the proposed grant to Maynooth. ai ade .-
On the motion of Mr. BUSFEILD, the Pau ~..
WaterwoikaltillWiti read a second time. the 1";
Mr. BRIGHT. presented a petiriiiii-scosina . alseu. •
portation- of hill-c olies into the West IndeSe' of L' e
r.tition froth Bridgewater against the increnot ta_..
naval forces ; ala:twenty-three petitions
.0.g:4,313,7e '
grant to the College of 1%,W0r noralen tn
petitions agaidst the sale of intoxicating liquors
Sabaath. piaSir W. JOLLIFFE presented a petitin frnilltoil Oa
in the county of Somerset against theo grant
a.a.
nooth. aia,' '
.
Mr. HAMILTON preset:tad netitioaa - -aa
on.
places in Ireland. in favour of Church ducfiaEol
vu a 01011,1
Mr. CHARTERIS prevented a petition