The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-27 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Last night Madame Frezzolini Poggi made her appearance
at this theatre iii Bellini's opera of Beatrice di Tenda. This
lady, who for some yt ars has been the reiyning prima donna
of Italy, does not come to us with all her professional honours
fresh upon her, or quite darts sa premiere jennesse. She is,
however, in the full maturity of her powers, both as a vocalist
and actress, and may justly rank amongst the ornaments
of the stage. Her figure is rather above the middle
height, and graceful ; her physiognomy combining, in an
oval contour, eyes large and dark, a delicately formed
nose, in the slightest degree aquiline, lips in harmony,
and a pale olive complexion has every faculty for the pre-
possessing indiction of expression. Madame Frezzolini's voice
is of very agreeable quality, taking something of a middle place
between that of Persiani and Grisi, with more of tone than the
former, less of power than the latter. In brilliancy . f execu-
tio❑ it has not been as free:). gified by nature or accomplished by
arta, either. It is, however, essentially melodious. Mad. Frez-
zolini is also an actress of considerable power, but it must he
said that her st)le is strongly, obviously tit ctured with the
artificial, and thus not a little enfeebled. She was received
with much warmth on her first appearance, and went through
the acena " Respiro io que" with much feeling. Her con-
cluding scena, " Ali 1 se un urna," with its two contrasted
movements, was executed by her with a degree of spirit and
delicacy that made it quite a crowning display, and work a
most /cabins recognition of its impression. On the tall of the
certain, Madame Frr zzolini had to come forth and receive the
usual tribute to which favourites on these boards are so familiar.
Signor lionconi took the part or Filippo, and personated the
character with much ecergy, if but little elegance.
The house was erooded. Her Majesty, Lis Royal Highness
Prince lbert, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
occupied the royal box.

THE ROEHAMPTON MURDER.—The infamous no-
toriety obtained by the persons concerned in this horrid tra-
gedy has afforded an opportunity to several artists for the exer-
cise of their graphic powers; and we have already received
two or three copi,s of sketches taken in Bow-street on the
morning of the 21st. Some of these are very good, and others
very inuifferent. The best, we think, is one heating the name
of A. O'Driscoll a, the artist, and which has been publishrd by
Spootier. The likeness of Good in this picture is admirable;
in fact we can scarcely conceive that a closer likeness could he
taken, except indeed by the Daguerreotype process. The like-
ncas of Terre', the gaoler, who is represented in the same box
as Goad, is also very exact ; but the other figures are not so
well executed.

NATIONAL GALLERY.—This morning several work-
men were engaged in making preparations at the National Gal-
lery for the reception of her Alajety and Prince Albert, who
are e: petted to honour the Royal Society of Arts with a visit
on Friday next, to .'iew the paintings, &c., for the ensuing ex-
hibition. A covered way is being put up from the carriage-
road to the grand entrance, and will he tastefully fitted up.
Several of the old pictures were removed this mor..ing,

Last evening a public meeting was held at The Hol-
born Chapel-room, Holborn, when Dr. Baldaconi was in the
Chair, and it was resolved, that the Carbolic Institute for the
Lincoln's lon District should be re-organised. A petition was
alto signed for permission for Roman Catholic Ministers to visit
prisoners and persons in Union-workhouses, the Army and
Navy, and the Alilitary and Naval Schools.

•
SUDDEN DEATH.—Late on Monday night an in-
qui ist was taken before Mr. Higgs, deputy. coroner for \Vest-
m. at the Sun Tavern, Curzon-street, May-fair, on view
of the body of Thomas Oliver Gascoigne, Esq., aged 36.
A monist the personal friends of deceased present at the inquest
w ere, Earl de Grey, Lord Morton, W. Beckett, Esq., M. P.,
yr. Ferranti, Esq., W. L. Gilmour, Esq., H. B. Ray, Esq., J.
Oliver, Esq., Robt. Oliver, Esq., Ste. Henry Soames deposed
that he was valet to the deceased gentleman, who resided at No.
41', Curzon-street. He was generally in the enjoyment of good
health. About two o'clock last Sunday afternoon witness
last raw him dive, at which time he was in the drawing-room.
An hour afterwards witness, on going into the room, found
him sitting on the floor with his head resting on the arm of
one of the chairs apparently We's. He immediately called up
Mr. ill'Donald, the landlord of the house, when a surgeon was
sent for, who pronounced him to he dead. Mr. J. Moody,
surgeon,so.
11, Curzon• street, considered that his death was
caused by apop:exy. It further appeared that deg eased, who,
on the t:emise of his father would have conic into possession of
60,(00/, a-year, was subject to epilepsy, in a fit of ii 'licit, no
doubt, he was first seizrd, and that merging into apoplexy ter-
minated in death. Verdict—" Died by the visitation of God."
We must, it seems, swallow the Income-tax of the
quack doctor. How it will sit on the stomach of the nation
remains to be proved, We predict that it will not be found
very easy or dige,tion, when once it begins to operate; and if
the nation is not sickened by the impost, ere a twelvemonth
pass over our heads, as to make it throw off both it and its
author, we shall forfeit our reputation in the prophetic line.—
Dover Chronicle.

The Journal du Havre of Saturday announces that
orders have been received there to re-establish a Chamter of
Commerce, in lieu of that which resigned in consequence of the
postponement of the Sugar Bill.