Star.
London, England, 1826-08-08 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA- HOUSE.

WINTRIeS Opera of Der Unterbrocheste Opferil4t)
tranklated and adapted to the English-stage, was per-
formed last night at this Theatre, under the name of
The Oracle; or, The Isterrapted Sacrifice. The follow-
ing are the dramatis persona :
The Ines of Peru . . Mr. J. Bar= •
Rom, his Soo, a General in the Army . Mr. Palmas
lialfern, Peruvian General hi,. Pau.r.lllll .
ViUmms, High Priest of the Sun . Mr. Aram '
Faulkiand, an Englishman, under the as. i
stinted name of Sidney . . i Mr. Bann
Pedrillo, a Spaniard, Faulkland's servant . Mr. TIIIOKSIL
Myra, Sister to Rocca • Miss PATOIi •
Eivira, a Spanish Captive . Miss Hammon
r
Gulira . . • Miss GowaßD
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Bahia . . Miss Bongs
.
Sura • . Miss Souvenir=
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The scene lies in Peru. The inhabitants are engaged
in a contest with the Spaniards. It has happened, be-
fore the commencement of the action of the piece, that
Elvin; has been taken prisoner by the Peruvians. When
captured, she was on the point of being married to
Faulkland, an Englishman, in the Spanish service ; and
he is now, without her knowledge in the ranks of the
Peruvians, and has distinguished himself by saving the
life of the Inca. The son of the Inca his become the
friend, and his daughter the destined bride, of the Eng-
lishman. The Peruvians return victorious, and Elvira
learns that Faulkland, known to the Peruvians by the

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name of Sidney, has slain her brother in battle, and is
about to be united to Myra. Her love now changes,
as the love of disappointed heroines is wont to do, into
direct hatted, and she sets about contriving the destruc-
tion of Fantkland. In conjunction with Mdfiru, she
resolves to charge him with having blasphemed the sun,
and Mqpru deceives Myra into an assent to the truth
of the charge. By a contrivance of Moffiru, the oracle
is made to denounce the crime of Fasdkland, and de-
mend his death. After various delays, interposed by
the friendly compassion of the Inca, Faulkland is on the
point of being sacrificed, when Rocca rushes in, at the
head of a body of troops, and res7nes him; Myra de-
clam the deception practised by her—the trick, by
which the oracle was made to denounce Faulkland, is
exposed—and he is saved from destruction.
This piece, which is a first attempt to introduce the
whole music of a foreign Opera into an English trans-
lation, met with the most decided success. The Over-
ture is very grand and impressive, and was unanimously
encored. The concerted pieces are very many, anJ
possess great claims to harmony and beauty of arrange-
ment. The choruses are particularly grand,—the
opening one especially. Miss PattoN as the heroine or
the Opera displayed all that rich variety of sound, exe-
cution, and expression for which this Lady is so justly
famed.—Sciunds that,
" Could swell the soul to rage or kindle soft desire."
Her delivery of those short and rapidly executed pas-
sages called catena di &ilia were most effective, and her
acting of the character was in some instances tragedy
of the very highest kind. The tendetly sorrowful man-
ner in which she sung the air 4,2 here was a tune ere
sorrow," with the corn obligwo accompaniment, was
truly delightful. The duet between that Lady and
Sapto, " Uh, tvhen Mine eye is throwing" was encored,
as well as a beautiful climate' by Misses GOWARD,
BOOZY, SOLITHWILLf.. and PATON. Mr. SAPIO, as the
hero, acquitted himself with his customary ability, and
was highly applauded. A comic duet.between Tisoaart.
aad Miss Gowan) is also entitled toggreat praise, and
was rapturottaly encored. All the *het charictete ex-
erted themselves in a manner entitlin -them to ..greet,
credit. The choruses were extreme effective and,
ably conducted. Wry great coninien at on ii due to
the Proprietors and Managers of this Theatre for the
industry and seal displayed by them in the production
of new pieces. The charm of novelty is certainly not
one of the least this Theatre may justly boast. We ex-
tract the following as being a favourable specimen of
the poetry in the Opera :

AlR—(BAusa.)
Hut ne'er marked the lower,
When, seeking her nest,
The bee in its bower
Huh stolen to rest ?
How &asps the light blossokt
Beneath its new guest ;
So sinks the lone bosons
Which love bath pewee.
When the bee from her bower
Her journey bath ta'en.
Then up springs the flower
All lightly again.
And thus too the bosom,
When freed from loves pay,
Eke yonder light blossom
Its strength will regain.

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The Earl of CHBSTERBIRLD has taken a Hunting
Lodge at Melton Mowbray, and we bear that his Lordship
take the lead, as Lord Pi:mount retires.
The SALISBURY Family propose paying a visit to
Liverpool next month. The Noble Marquis inherits a fine property
there by his marriage into the Gascortm family.
Letters have been received from Mr. PRICI, the now
Lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, by his trusty Treasurer' Mr. Dimas,
dated live days after the former had sailed front Liverpoolr from
which it appears, that, owing to adverse winds. there is little chance
of his return to England in sixty days from the time of his depar-
ture, which the enterprising Manager confidently cslealated upon.
Mr. BRAHASI and Miss STSPUBN/1 take the•lead in the
Opera as Drury-lane next season Luvow has been applied to by
the Managers of both Theatres—we have not heard whether be is
yet engaged at either. We suspect, however, that Covent-garden
e is likely to be the scene of his winter campaign.•
Madame Vesrats is engaged at Covent•gardess Thea.
tre for the ensuing season. Liberal offers were made to the Lady
by Ms. Puce, which she rejected.
One of the early revivals, next season, at Covent.
garden Theatre, will be Snagrareass's Othello, in which Talmo
will perform the Moos t Wean, /age ; and Comma Eamitts,
Cassie, which the late Mr. Kuntz always considered one of the
most perfect personation. on the English stage.
MISS PATON, who is now understood as being legiti-
mately united to Lord WILLIAM Lennox, bas been rusticating at
newer Green, near Windsor, the Nobleman in question having
takes, for the summer season, the residence of Mr. &row, late of
the General Poet Office, which, for picturesque beauty, and domes-
tic comfort, can scarcely be equalled.
The mulberry tree rows indigenously throughout
the United States, and it is thougl.t silk may be. raised
with facility ft om the southern to the not them boundary
of the Elnihn. This article costs the country now.six
or seven millions of dollars. Very beautiful specimens
of silk have been exhibited in Baltimore, which were the
pro4uct of worms raised in that city, and spun by a•
machine, of which Mi. I. A. Blanc is the maker. That
Gentleman, who is by birth a Piedmontese, was largely
engaged in the manufacture of silk before he was com-
pelled to leave his native land. He is of opinion that
no climate is better adapted to the sills,worm.than that
of Baltimore.,-.lBterlean Paper. . • •

WO. IMBLD'S.:TRIAL.
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It is now thought BellOg ibr e.for the case of Wake-
field to some otimirrhursdity-, shire being, for instance,
tso 'bill found; awl is the next place; Mr. Wakefield
objects to such a prentatertisprbeetding. His Counsel
are, Messrs. Scarlett, Parke, and Pollock. A curious
circumstance has taken place, wbicb is, that Mr.
Brougham has been retained on both sides at the same
time, and there is a doubt for whom the Learned Gen-
tleman will appear. Mr. Wakefield considers he ought
to have the benefit of his assistance. The Attorney
General for Lancaster (Mr. Scarlett) has written him a
note to say he is retained as his (Mr. Wakefield's) advo
cate. It is considered as certain that he cannot, under
the Act of Henry 111. c. 2, be convicted of felony, but
of the misdemeanour only, which he has made up his
mind tn, if tried. He corresponds with a number of dis-
tinguished persons on the Continent. The criminal list
is very heavy, there being from 123 to 130 prisoners.
Lavender, the police officer, has ordered apartments for
150 witnesses. Mr. Turner has taken apartments at a
Mr. Carter's. Mr. Wakefield, it is said, will not be
arraigned before the second week : the waiter and
chambermaid of the King's Arms bap, Kendal, are
subrcenaed. Mr. Wakefield, the Chancery Barrister,
and uncle of the defendant, left London on Saturday fir
Lancaster. The Attorney General set out this afternoon.

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