The Press.
London, England, 1855-02-17 00:00:00

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M. SAUVAGE, of Havre, whom the French repre-
sent as the inventor of the screw propeller, has be-
come insane. He derived no pecuniary advantage
from the adoption of the invention in France, and in
1846 was so poor that King Louis Philippe settled a
pension on him. When recently his mind became
affected, the pension was found insufficient ; but the
Emperor, having been informed of his position,
undertook to provide for him. The poor man is now
in the Asylum Picpus, and occupies himself in taking
care of a number of birds, and in playing on the
violin.

CAPTAIN HEATH, of her Majesty's screw steamer
the Sanspareil, has been appointed principal agent of
transports in the Black Sea.
MAESTRO APOLLONLI'S NEW OPERA OF L'Ebrea,
which was brought out a few days since at LaFenice,
at Venice, has, according to the local journals, pro-
duced a greater sensation than any produced for
many years. The libretto is founded on one of Sir
E. L. Bulwer's novels. Mme. Barbieri Nini, Negrini,
the tenor, and Corsi, the baritone, in the principal
parts, are stated to have acquitted themselves unex-
ceptionably.
AN OLD FRENCH savant has been taken in by a
seller of curiosities, who sold him a sham Assyrian
obelisk for 5,000 f. It appeared that the stone came
from a quarry near Paris, and the savant's own work
on Assyrian antiquities bad been consulted for the
manufacture of the hieroglyphics.
A NEW BALLET, entitled Shakespeare, un Sogno
di Una Notte d'Estate, has been given with favour at
La Scala, in Milan. The life of the poet is described
as forming its subject. M. Catti is the choreographer.
THE TEATRO REGIO AT TURIN, which had been
closed for some time on account Of the deaths of the
Queen and Queen Dowager of Sardinia, reopened on
the 24th with Rossini's Barbiere. Mme. Persiani
was the .Rosina, and excited the utmost enthusiasm :
M. Beletti was excellent in Figaro.
THE COMMITTEE appointed to carry into effect the
intention of erecting a monument to the late Fran-
cois Arago has decided that the amount already sub-
scribed (18,778 f. 25c.), together with some other
sums which have not yet been received, will be suffi-
cient for the purpose intended. The execution of
the monument has been intrusted to M. David, of
Angers. The monument will, it is expected, be
finished by June next.
PACINI'S Lorenzino de Medici has obtained a succis
d'estime at Modena. A new prima donna, Mme. Cre
mont, whose voice and style are described in terms
of hyperbolic enthusiasm, and a tenor named Orto-
lani, filled the principal parts.
MME. ALBONI, it seems, has achieved a complete
triumph at the Lisbon San Carlos, in Anna Bolena.
The tenor, an Englishman named Swift, is described
as possessing a fine voice, but which without study
will not enable him to rise above mediocrity.

THE POLITICAL JOURNALS OF TURIN amount to
eleven. Il Piemonte, the Ministerial organ which
has replaced II Parliamento, sells 2,000. La Gazetta
del Popoio, the Republican organ, sells 7,000, about
double the circulation of all the other journals put
together. L'Opinione, organ of the moderates, sells
800 •, the circulation of L'Armonia, a clerical paper, is
not known; nor is that of L'Unione, the journal of
Signor Giovini. In neither case is it large. La Voce
della Liberty is edited by Signors Brofferio and La
Cicilia, and has 500 subscribers. L'Espero sells 500
copies—Goffredo Mameli, 300. Turin has two sati-
rical journals ; Il Fischietto, with a sale of 850, and
Il Campanone, a sort of nch, supported by and
supporting the parti pretre. II Dioitto is written by
young men unconnected with the old parties, and has
a sale of 500 copies.
THE BIRTHDAY OF THE PRINCE CHARLES OF
PRUSSIA was celebrated at Potsdam, on the sth, by
a series of tableaux vivants from scenes in Oberon
Wallenstein, Turandot, Maria Stuart, and other well
known pieces, in which the performers were all
members of the royal family.
THE WELL-KNOWN ANTIQUARIAN AND LINGUIST
PROFESSOR LEPSIUS, at the instigation of the Cheva-
lier Bunsen, has completed an alphabet containing
the sounds and letters of all the languages in the
world. It is now under the press.

PRINCE ALBERT has signified his pleasure thata
meeting of the Royal Commissioners of the Patriotic,
Fund should take place in the Palace, at Westmin-
ster, on Monday next, at three o'clock, to receive the
report of the executive and finance committee.
THE leading members of the Marylehone vestry
attended on Wednesday, by appointment, at the resi-
dence of General Sir De Lacy Evans, in Bryan-
ston-square, for the purpose of presenting a con-
gratulatory address to the gallant general on his safe
return to England.
SEVEN PERSONS renounced the errors of Rornanism
in one day last week, at St,. John's Church, in Liver-
pool.