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The Week;
at hand refused to render any assistance . It is believed Mr . Mather ' s wounds will not- prove fated . ——In a case brought before Mr . Ingham , at Wandsworth police-court , it has been decided that toll cannot be exacted from a soldier in his uniform crossing Chelsea New Bridge , as the Mutiny Act supersedes the local act Of theauthorities . ——Franc-Picard , a French race-horse of note , both in England
and France , and which had won for its owner nearly £ 40 , 000 in stakes , has been burnt to death , with two other racers , in a horse-box , on the Hamur and Liege Railroad . The horse-box caught fire from the friction of the wheels . ——According to the Registrar-generars return , London appears to be in a very healthy condition . The deaths last week were only 963 y which is less than the average by 117 . There were 1 , 626 births during the week .
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . At Her Majesty ' s Theatre , on Thursday evening , Donizetti ' s " Lucrezia Borgia" was given at this theatre under circumstances of greatjrepresentative strength . The part of the heroine belongs to a class to which Mdlle . Titiens gives the highest dramatic import "The reputation that had preceded her in it was fully justified by the result . Her delivery of the music was , of course , large , exact , and impressive , but it was in her acting that her principal excellence lay ;
and the whole performance wasa . perfect triumph . She was supported by Madame Alboni , Signor Giuglini , and the other artists of the establishment . ——There 1 has been nothing new at the Royal Italian Opera during the week . —^ -AtDrurylane , Mr . E . T , Smith has done much to show that cheap opera is not incompatible with excellence , having engaged Madame Yiardot Garcia and Madame Persiani . The foriner lady appeared , on Tuesday night , in the C ( Barbiere di Siviglia , " and met with a most enthusiastic reception . Madame Yiardot never played with more spirit , or sang with better effect , than on Tuesday night , and the audience
appreciated her both as an actress and as a vocalist . Lucchesi , formerly at the Royal Italian Opera , was the Almaviva ; Badiali , Figaro ; and a new artist of the name of Insour was the Bartolo , into which he infused considerable humour . On ~ Wednesday evening Madame Ristori was welcomed once more to London , and her reception was such that it could have left no doubt in her mind as to the impression that her previous appearances had created in the minds of English audiences . Madame Ristori made her reappearance in the character ot Lady Macbeth , one of her chefs-d ' teuvre . — ¦ — A . new farce has been produced at theHaymarket , called ( f A Striking Widow , " which entirely depends for its success upon the acting .
CRYSTAL PALACE . On the TOth instant the Crystal Palace attained its fourth anniversary , and most certainly its growth and vigour are remarkable in comparison with its juvenility . Since the opening of the present season a series of vocal and instrumental concerts have been given on alternate Fridays , supported by Madame Yiardot Garcia , Madame Clara Novello , Madame Lemmens-Sherrington , Miss Dolby , Miss Louisa Pyne , Mr . Sims Reeves , Herr Pischek , Mr . Weiss , and Mr . Benedict's Vocal
Association ; and such has been their success that they will be continued during the remainder of the season . A very interesting concert has also been given by 5 , 000 of the- national school chiidren || of the metropolis , and the band of the National Guard of Paris has twice performed in the centre transept . The flower show in May was highly successful , and it has been followed in the past week by
a still more magnificent display of fruit and flowering plants , which has been greatly admired . The rank and fashion of London assembled to a number unprecedented on any similar occasion ; and the attractions of the day were increased by a display of the grand water-works . The grounds of the Palace are now in the very best condition ; the rhododendrons and other American plants , the beds of flowery in the terrace gardens , and the vases filled with geraniums in full bloom ,
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The Week;
at hand refused to render any assistance . It is believed Mr . Mather ' s wounds will not- prove fated . ——In a case brought before Mr . Ingham , at Wandsworth police-court , it has been decided that toll cannot be exacted from a soldier in his uniform crossing Chelsea New Bridge , as the Mutiny Act supersedes the local act Of theauthorities . ——Franc-Picard , a French race-horse of note , both in England
and France , and which had won for its owner nearly £ 40 , 000 in stakes , has been burnt to death , with two other racers , in a horse-box , on the Hamur and Liege Railroad . The horse-box caught fire from the friction of the wheels . ——According to the Registrar-generars return , London appears to be in a very healthy condition . The deaths last week were only 963 y which is less than the average by 117 . There were 1 , 626 births during the week .
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . At Her Majesty ' s Theatre , on Thursday evening , Donizetti ' s " Lucrezia Borgia" was given at this theatre under circumstances of greatjrepresentative strength . The part of the heroine belongs to a class to which Mdlle . Titiens gives the highest dramatic import "The reputation that had preceded her in it was fully justified by the result . Her delivery of the music was , of course , large , exact , and impressive , but it was in her acting that her principal excellence lay ;
and the whole performance wasa . perfect triumph . She was supported by Madame Alboni , Signor Giuglini , and the other artists of the establishment . ——There 1 has been nothing new at the Royal Italian Opera during the week . —^ -AtDrurylane , Mr . E . T , Smith has done much to show that cheap opera is not incompatible with excellence , having engaged Madame Yiardot Garcia and Madame Persiani . The foriner lady appeared , on Tuesday night , in the C ( Barbiere di Siviglia , " and met with a most enthusiastic reception . Madame Yiardot never played with more spirit , or sang with better effect , than on Tuesday night , and the audience
appreciated her both as an actress and as a vocalist . Lucchesi , formerly at the Royal Italian Opera , was the Almaviva ; Badiali , Figaro ; and a new artist of the name of Insour was the Bartolo , into which he infused considerable humour . On ~ Wednesday evening Madame Ristori was welcomed once more to London , and her reception was such that it could have left no doubt in her mind as to the impression that her previous appearances had created in the minds of English audiences . Madame Ristori made her reappearance in the character ot Lady Macbeth , one of her chefs-d ' teuvre . — ¦ — A . new farce has been produced at theHaymarket , called ( f A Striking Widow , " which entirely depends for its success upon the acting .
CRYSTAL PALACE . On the TOth instant the Crystal Palace attained its fourth anniversary , and most certainly its growth and vigour are remarkable in comparison with its juvenility . Since the opening of the present season a series of vocal and instrumental concerts have been given on alternate Fridays , supported by Madame Yiardot Garcia , Madame Clara Novello , Madame Lemmens-Sherrington , Miss Dolby , Miss Louisa Pyne , Mr . Sims Reeves , Herr Pischek , Mr . Weiss , and Mr . Benedict's Vocal
Association ; and such has been their success that they will be continued during the remainder of the season . A very interesting concert has also been given by 5 , 000 of the- national school chiidren || of the metropolis , and the band of the National Guard of Paris has twice performed in the centre transept . The flower show in May was highly successful , and it has been followed in the past week by
a still more magnificent display of fruit and flowering plants , which has been greatly admired . The rank and fashion of London assembled to a number unprecedented on any similar occasion ; and the attractions of the day were increased by a display of the grand water-works . The grounds of the Palace are now in the very best condition ; the rhododendrons and other American plants , the beds of flowery in the terrace gardens , and the vases filled with geraniums in full bloom ,