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London, England, 1827-02-05 00:00:00

THE ITALIAN OPERA.

Rossini's Gazza Ladra was produced at the King's
Theatre on Saturday night, and as a new singer of
eminence had been announced for Nitwit°, the heroine,'
the house became quite full early in the evening.
The new prima donna, MISS ATTON, is a native of
England, who has been studying in the Italian Schools
for five years. She way received with all the warm en-
couragement which a due estimation of her anxious
feelings, as well as the gallantry claimed by her sex,
could not fail to elicit from such an audience. Not-
withstanding this, however, Miss AYTON never appeared
to be in the entire possession of confidence throughout
the evening. The great test of the Opera, and one of
the master's most brilliant creations, Di placer, was
given with much spirit, and obtained the honour of
an encore. Judging from the execution of this great
song, the merit of Miss Arron's style consists in its
precision and in the forcible expression of particular parts.
—ln the concerted pieces throughout the Opera, Miss
ATTON slimed that confident and familiar knowledge
of her part which is only to be acquired by the musi-
cian ; and we shall only be gratified, not surprised; to
find that her future performances discover other merits
which the embarrassment of a first appearance dis-
guised. Her acting is extremely clever and effective,
without the appearance of much effort. Her gaiety in
t' e early scenes, as well as her suffering in those of a
more serious nature, were sustained with a natural ease
which imparted interest without exaggeration,and with
a modesty of deportment which still never descended.
to insipidity. As an actress she is excellent. Her.
plaintive accents and interesting demeanour made as
deep an impression upon the audience as we have .ever
witnessed; and the excited sympathy was most feel.
ingly manifested by a general Ii sw of tears throughout
the Hons.!. In person she is rather petite, but her air-
pearance is highly prepossessing; and on the whole she'
cannot fail to prove a great acquisition to this Theatre.
In the general cast of the Opera there was a great im-
provement over that-of its former representations. Be-
sides Da 13soNts in Podesta, who made the character
all that it is capable of being made. ZUCHELLI was the
Ferdinand°, and of course restored all the music of the
part, much of which was formerly left out. His sing-
ing left his audience without a wish, and excited rap-
turous applause. CURIONI was 'likewise highly suc-
cessful in the music of Gianetto; we have scarcely heard
him in such fine voice and energy during the season.—
i 1 'dame VESTRIS appeared in her old part of Pippo,
and was extremely well received.
The House was crowded in all parts. In the brilliant
circle we noticed—

Princess Eiterhazy ; Duke and Duchess of Leinster ; Marquis
of Ailesbury, Marquis Graham, Marquis Douro, Marquis and
Marchioness of Londonderry ; NlarchionessLowden ; Countess Sc.
Antonio ; Lord Waiscourt, Lord Tullamore, Lord AV. Hervey,
Lord Cawdor, Lord Gwydyr, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Lord
Howard De Walden, Lord Belfast, Lord Morley, Lord Bruce,
Lord Weymouth; Lady Charleville, Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lady
Pulteney, Lady Morley, Lady Tullamore, Lady Hyde Parker, Lady
Farquhar; Sir Thos. Lawrence, Sir Thomas Farquhar ; General
Nigh, General Upton; Carain Conroy, and Mrs. Conroy.

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Literary Chronicle. PHILIPPA.

It is in contemplation to build a magnificent Ex-
change at Glasgow. This is to be op a large scale, and to compre-
hend a Post•ofce and accommodation for Corporate Bodies. A
meeting of the inhabitants has been called, and a Committee ap.
pointed to look out for a proper situation. The increase of com-
merce, and growing population of this City, renders the present
Exchange very incommodious.

saturJay evening an Inquisition was taken before J.
W. DNwts, Esq. at the London Hospital, Mile-ends
road, on an inspection of the remains of a youth named
Henry White, whose death was occasioned by a circum-
stance of a peculiar distressing nature, and which is'
hoped may operate as a caution to others in the use of
fire-aims. The evidence was that of his sister and Mr.
Noel, a surgical Gentleman, and from it we collected
the following facts :—The deceased was a lad about 17
)ears of age, an apprentice, and in the employment of
his aunt, a widow lady. carrying on the baking busi-
ness at Dagenham, in Essex. He was in the habit of
serving her customers, and carrying round the bread.
The circuit being somewhat extensive, it being .in the
c, untry, and wishing to beguile the time, he used gene.
rally carry with him a pocket pis 01, for the purpose
of firing -.lt s..ch birds as he met w ith in the course of
his journies. On Thursday week, while returning from
Wind, happening to have this pistol' about him, he
kaped horn the cart-, and, inthp'concqssion, some part
of his dress catching the trigger, it exploded, and lodged
the contents underneath hit left arm. Sri dangerous an
appearance did the wound assume, that it WAS deemed
expedient to remove him to the London Hospital, a. nd
here he cottinued until Thurid ry last, when notwith-
standing every kind of,iurgical aid, mortificai inn hay.
ing e;riue.l,• be expire). Ve.dict Leath.