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itf »^ hlfr ; fittt » Sea'IHtiffifin battfe . ttntido , after a stru # ? Je tears . thering ffona Hi * # lffeVfiii ^ r ; at » d leaved heri fie declares , for ever . fj ^ r ^ f ^ i ^ o ^ om ^ a upon the stage to confess hie falsehood and to die . RtruOdo , with hi ? tather-in-8 ^ UttU ^ - % ^ % ' ^ % ! ta : deaCb , . which they know to be imminentbut it is too late . , . ¦ . Such are ta ^ eommaMl « ce incidents of this drama : a noble and innocent wi ? e ^ alum nS ^ b ^^ l « frieud of her husband , and foolishly sacrificed > y that huaband . Indeed , —th © ^ only peculiarity about the story is the means of death . For this the play was written—for this the playgoers sits through foar acts—for this Madame RiSTpBi puts forth all her dramatic ^ When she first appears , clothed in the white robes of the mediaeval baroness , and bearing the sword which she is about to present to her husband , with a prayer to remember his enemies even in the fight , she is the picture of gentle dignity . Nothing can surpass the series of statuesque effects which this great artist produces whilst she is struggling to retain the marriage ring , or the sad terror of her countenance when , just after the ring has been torn from her finger , and trampled underfoot , the triumphant Ugo steps as it were out of the wall into her The noble figure of the womanas she rashes to the window to
presence . , avoid the insults of the intruder , and stands prepared to precipitate herself from it , is admirably managed ; although it is sadly marred by the burlesque creature —Ugo—who backs out of her presence through the wall , alleging himself to be vanquished by the spell of Virtue . One or two such points are very striking , but they cannot make a play . Indeed , were it not for the fifth act , in which the great actress dies , the Pia dei Tolomei would hardly deserve a place in Madame BlsTdtti's repertoire- The fifth act is without question a marvellous piece of acting ; still we cannot persuade ourselves that such scenes are fitted lor the display of the highest dramatic power . To us they are painful . They had better be done in private .. The death of King John and of Cardinal Beaufort are terrible enough , but their deaths axe redeemed by some noble poetry . This is not so in the JPia . It is neither more nor less than a whole act devoted to the physical effects which attend the death-scene of a noble lady from marsh fever . If the object of art be to excite pain and even terror , no doubt the dying Pia was admirably successful- —It was indeed a fearful thing to witness this lady , attired in black , led down to her couch , leaning on the castillano , pale , haggard , and almost
gasping for life . —It was touching beyond expression to watch her , after a momentary exertion , sink down exhausted , her fine head resting on her beautiful arms . —It was marvellous to see the dying woman summon up for a moment the whole energies of her being to greet the lord of her love . And whilst the last spark of human life was still flickering and she was still clinging in her weakness to her husband and her father , it was wondrous pitiful to watch her wearying herself to flndj ^ f ith her love-inspired fingers the dear Lead of that child which she called foraffrain . —The tears and sobs of a rapt audience attested Ristori's power . But to our mind such scenes take the spectator by storm . They are too realistic . They are morbid—if not debasing .
EGG'S COUNCIL OF WAE . Among Fenton ' s photographs of the Crimea was a portrait of Raglan , Omab Packa , and Pkmsbiek , in council before the attack on the Mamelon ; all sitting . Towards the close of the interview Pelissieb , became more animated , and rose to speak with the greater ease , although he still " firmed his eye" on the plan of the fort : aff ^ hat point Fenton took another photograph ; and that forms the basis of Egg ' s picture . The photograph gives you such truth as can be secured in affixed position , and colourless : the historical painter has added colour , and the expression which the organic hand of the painter alone can seize . The portrait of Raglan is perfect ; those who know Pklissier and Omar say the same of theirs . The picture is of cabinet size , highly finished , even under the magnifying-glass , but clear , firm , and vigorous as a Wellington despatch .
COUNT ARRIVABENE'S LECTURES . "We owe to our readers some brief notice ( unavoidably postponed last week for reasons then mentioned ) of the interesting lectures on Italian Literature delivered by Count Arrivabkne , Professor of Italian at University College , on two successive evenings . The first of these discourses was on the Divina Commedia of Dante ; and the Count here commented on the unity and breadth of plan exhibited by Dante in his great poem , on the freedom of the poet from the superstitions of his age , and on his abhorrence of the vices of the Popes , while he revered the Popedom . Signor Arbivabenk also eulogized him for his abstinence from long descriptions , and asserted that he had exercised a large influence on the literature and arts of Italy . The lecture concluded nrStii vrrtraotH from the " Divine Comedy , " impressively read . —The second lecture waa
chiefly occupied with remarks on Alfieri , and readings from his works . The Italian dramatist , said Signor Arrtvabene , was an imitator of the ancient tragedians , and of the modern French writers of the classical drama ; and the lecturer contrasted him with the sweet , but effeminate , Metastasio , with Maffei , and with Tbissdjo . The Professor then read some extracts from the modern dramatic poet , G . Prati ; eulogized Madame Ristobi , whose genius he thought the more remarkable as Italy offers few opportunities for dramatic talent which is not also operatic ; and concluded by referring to the hope that his country places in Piedmont as the inaugurator of her political Future . The words of the Count produced a strong and deep impression on his audience , who expressed the delight they had received in the most enthusiastic manner .
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: Health of London . —In the week that ended last Saturday , the number of deaths registered was 963 . In the corresponding weeks of the ten years , 1846-55 , the average number was 95 0 , which , for comparison with the deaths of last week , that occurred in . au increased population , should be raised by a tenth , part , in which case it becomes 1045 . It appears that the deaths in the present return are less by 82 than the number obtained by calculation . —Last week , the births of 812 boys and 758 girls , in all 1570 children , were registered in London . In the ten corresponding -weeks of the years 1846-55 , the average number was 1441 . —From the fieg istrar-GeneraTs Weekly Return . ^ The Bankruptcy of Mark Bot » : Judgment . — Mr . Commissioner Fane delivered judgment in this case on Thursday . After summing up the facts with great minuteness , he concluded : — "I sincerely believe Mr . Boyd to be au honourable man . I shall grant him a first-class certificate with pleasure , and I hope that , when he returns to the scene of his previous labours , he will be received by his former friends and clients with as much cordiality as he would have been had he never had to pass the ordeal of this court . Henry Leadbeater , a Hudderafield woollen merchant , is now under remand , charged with uttering two bills of exchange , well knowing them to have been forged . The Boaiu > of Trade Returns for May were issued on Thursday , and exhibit favourable results . The Corporation of the City of London have resolved to present the freedom of the City of London to General "Williams , together with a sword of the value of one hundred guineas . Local Chajiges on Shippino . —This committee held further sittings on Monday and Thursday , when Mr . Shuttleworth continued his historical and legal statements in defence of tho Liverpool corporation . On the latter day , the mayor of Liverpool , and the surveyor to the corporation of Liverpool were examined . The Sunday Bands Question . —A meeting was held at Marylebone on Tuesday , to reopen the question of Sunday bands in the parks , and to eulogize tho conduct of Sir BenjaJnin Hall . Dinner at the Mansion House . —The Lord and Lady Mayoress , on Wednesday , entertained at dinner the Earl of Derby , Mr . Disraeli , and a parliamentary ' paifty , Including several of the chief Conservatives .
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Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmidt sang on Wednesday evening at Exeter Hall , in the Creation , to an overflowing audience ; and on Monday next she will enchant us for the last time—without hope of reprieve , the last notes of the human nightingale . The question involuntarily arises—Who will stay away ?
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Mademoiselle Piccolomini has appeared at Her Majesty ' s Theatre in Jenott Lind's celebrated part , the Figlia del Reggimento . Her success was complete . —The JBarbiere di Siviglia has been produced at the Lyceum with Ronconi as Figaro , Mario as Count Almaviva , Herr Formes as Don Bcmlio , and Madame Bosio as Jiosina .
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• ^ London , Friday Evening , June 27 , 1856 . Consols are still on the rise , and carry everything else with them . Turkish Six and Four per Cent , stock has been largely dealt in since last week . The Bank of England reduced its rate of discount to 4 * per cent . The arrivals of bullion are frequent and heavy , and money is becoming easier on all Bides . The Central American Question looms afar off , but is either put away for the moment or dismissed as a bugbear . Yet the leading journal this week took occasion to wake a serious offence of an accidental breach of court etiquette the subject of an offensive article . It will be hardly credited , but many wiseacres who believo in tho Times as infallible actually prophesied a fall of k per cent , on the " yellow waistcoat ^ dilliculty before the opening of tho markets . Events did not justify their sage predictions . To-day is tho urst continuation day for tho settling of tho fortnight's account . Prices paid for continuations arc rather more moderate . Leeds , Midlands , Berwicka , aud South Westerns are considerably in advance . French shares come llat from Paris ; tho greatest joueur of tho ago has taken an opportunity to eulogize M- Ponsaru for his comedy of La Bourse , wherein tho prevailing vice of tho ago is liberally lashed . But . considering the chief promoters of Uourse transactions , tho approbation of tho Emperor must bo a great satisfaction to the nation ! Tho great feature has been inquiry after Ceylon , liiga , Lorabardo-Venetian , and Euphrates Valley railway shares . Joint Stock Banks arc all bettor , particularly Ottoman , Nationnl Discount , and Western of London . Mining shares aud Crystal Palace shares aro very dull—no business doing . At four o ' clock Consols close at « 5 . 004
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CORN MARKET . Mark-lane . Friday , Juno 27 , 1856 . Though tho weather hatt uu cr-ono a moat favourable change , great firmness has characterized tho corn trade , it must , however , bo admitted that buyer * confine their pnrcIiuimjb to tho supply of immediate wants , and tho a mount of business done nan oonseq . uently not boon largo , tiinoo our laut report , 23 cargoes of Wheat and 28 cargoes of Maize hftvu arrived at portti of call . 'A'ho following are tho sales reported . Danube Wheat arrived has been Hold at 61 a . to 05 « . ad . according to quality ;
two cargoes of Galatz of inferior quality at 58 s . Kubanka on passage at about 60 s ., and a cargo of Ancona on passage at 71 S . 6 d . Several cargoes of Galatz Maize have been sold at 34 s . 6 d . and 34 s ., and to-day S 3 s . 6 d . has been taken for one cargo . For Ibrail 32 s . and S 3 s- have been taken , the latter price with , guarantee of measure , and a cargo of Foxanian has been sold at 33 s . Barley Oats and Beans firmly maintain former rates , but the trade is slower .
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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday , June 24 . BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . —Georqb Reed , Highstreet , JShoreditch , corn dealer . BANKRUPTS .-Ciianon Suable , Warwick-street . Pimlico , baker —Thomas Alfred Youkg , Hastings , hotel keeper — Geokge West , iiytliorne , Kent , grocor—William Copbland Strange , Henley-on-Thames , bricklayer —James Bentall , Great JJentloy , Essex , grocer—Thomas Gkohge Watts , Manor-terrace , Olapham , coal merchant — Samuel Bennett , Wellington-place . Ciimberwell , tailor -Thomas Tuuman , Pontypridd , Glamorganshire , ironmonger . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION " . —M- Gow , Glasgow , muslin manufacturer . Friday , June 27 . BANKKUPTS . — Jamjsh JIbamwjsli ,, Royal ExchangebuilditiKs , metal broker—Henjiy Hall , and Cueblyn Hall , Now Boswell-eourt , cattle dealers—JosEnr F . Vaulbt , Oxford-street , tobacconist—William Wizkinson , "York , corn merchant—Louis Ga&dib . Westbourne-grovo , Boyawater ,. sculptor— Samuel JtoGBueoN , Salford , velvet tiiiiiminjUfnaiiuracturer—John William Phillips , Worcester , Ho | rinerchaiit—Edmund Buboe , Tewkcabury . tanuer — Joseph Tuokkk , Southampton , china dealer — EUchard Nelson , Leeds , tailor . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . —John M'Donald . Bon-Nevis Distillery / Fort William , distiller—William Notman and Co ., Glasgow , warehousemen—William Cronin aud Go ., Glasgow , furnishing ironmongers .
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' ^ BIRT HS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS . ^ ihiritti " . BIRTHS . GATTIBi-On the 21 st inat ., at 83 , Upper Montagu-street , Mnntam > MWuro . Mrs . William Cattle : a son . MINTJ 3 & . ~ 0 xttlte SBrd inat ., at Gloucester-place , Southsea . Uante , the . wife , or John Moolomburgh Minter , Esq .. t Suneon of H . M , ' * Royal yacht Victoria and . Albert ,: a YJUQOYTI . —On th « Stod Inat ., at frebb ' s County-terraco , jN « w K « ntrc « d , the wife of Frauds do Yrlgoytf , Esq .: a •* £ •' . ' ... .. ...
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MARRIAGES . CALVERT—ABBOTT . —ATKINSON—ABBOTT . — On tho 28 th of April , at the Chapel of the British Consulate . Smyrna , James Campbell Francis Oalvert , Esq ., of the Dardanelles , to Lavinia Clementina , third daughter ; and . at the same time , Captain James Hope Atkinson , 72 nd Highlanders , to EJfrida Mary , fourth daughter of Richard Benjamin Abbott , Esq ., of Smyrna . KNIGHT—HOPE . —On the 24 th inst ., at St . John ' s Church , Paddington . the Rev . William Knight , rector of Steventon , in the county of Southampton , to Jane Hester Lady Hope , relict of the late Lieuteuant-General Sir John Hope , G . C . H . DEATHS . ACLAND . —On the 23 rd inst ., suddenly , at 34 , Hyde-parkgardens , London , the residence of Mr . and Mrs . Arthur Mills , Lydia Elizabeth , wife of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland , Bart ., MP ., of Killerton , Devon , aged sixty-nme . DOUGLAS . —On the 28 th of April , at St . Helena , where he was obliged to be left on his homeward voyage from India , George R . Douglas . Captain Bombay Artillery , second son of the late Lieut-General Sir Niel Douglas , K . C . Band K . O . H . ,, , PETO . On the 20 th inst ., at 12 , Kensington Palace-gardens , Sophia , third daughter of Sir S . Morton Poto , Bart . VAN BUTCHELL . — On the 23 rd inst .. at Soutliamptonstrcet . Strand , Edwin Martin Van Butcholl , Esq ., surgeon , aged seventy-nve .
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Abordcon , 28 , 30 ; Bristol and Exoter . 1 ) 3 . 05 ; Caledonian 02 * , 03 ; Chester and Holyhoad . 10 , 1 « 4 ; East Anglian , 18 , 1 W ; Eastern Counties . 105 . 11 ; Edinburgh a » d Glasgow . , 02 ; Groat Northern . 05 * . 004 ; Ditto , A stock . 78 . B 0 ; intto . B Btock , 130 , 131 ; Great Southern and Western ( lrolana ; , 108 , 110 ; Groat Western , 63 . 03 i ; Lancaster and Carlisle 08 , 73 ; Lancashire and VorkMhire . » 0 « , 07 i ; London andlilachwall , 74 , 71 ; London , Brighton , and South Coabt , 100 . 107 . London and North-Western , 104 ? , 105 ; London and . soutli Western , 105 , 186 ; Manchester . flheHleld , and Lmcoliw » mi 84 J , 85 i ; Midland , 824 , 88 ; Birmingham and Derby , f > 2 , M . Newport , Ab . rgavouny , and Hereford , 1 » , 10 ; Y , ? ,, ; , British , 3 7 * . 384 ; North Eastern ( Berwick ) . 80 * . 874 ; Ditto , Extension , 4 , »» dis . ; Ditto , Great North Eastern l ' "rcl"wc . 2 jf , 2 * di » . ; Ditto , Leeds , 10 , 20 ; Ditto , York , « 14 , < " » i North Staffordshire , Bg , 61 dis . ; Oxford , Worceater , ana Wolverhampton . , 30 ; Scottish Central , 103 . 105 ; b °° ttlB > Midland , 70 , 78 ; South Devon , 10 , 16 ; South eastern , 74 * . 76 ; South Wales , 75 , 77 i Vale of Neath , 20 , , West Cornwall , 04 7 *; Antwerp and Rotterdam . « f ,, « l . Bombay and Baroda , 1 « , 2 * pm . ; Dutch Rhenish , 2 , 2 t !»« " . Ifiabterii or Franco ( Paris and Strasbourg ) . 87 . 37 * Vi' ^ mk Indian . 23 i , 24 t ; Ditto . Extension B , 23 | , 231 ; Grand irunK of Canada , A issue , ltf . 18 i Groat central ot r ™ 1 **?' " ' 0 t pm . ; Great Indian J > oulniiul * , 2 «» . 28 ; Great JLuxoin-
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Leader (1850-1860), June 28, 1856, page 620, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2147/page/20/
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