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in London, we feel compelled, although very reluctant to
answer any anonymous communication, to notice a letter
in your City article this day.
" We beg to refer you to the prospectus of the com-
pany first advertised in the Times on the 10th of No-
vember last, to satisfy,you that it does not at-all justify
the statements of your correspondent. We put forward
no ealculatioaS of -the valise of ores, as the following pas-
sage will show:—
"" It might naturally be anticipated that some esti-
alatelthtnricHcririrreasented of The profits expected —to he
derived from this enterprise; the council are, however,
determined to avoid putting forth any statement which
cannot be borne out by the most undoubted evidence;
they prefer to rely upon admitted facts as to • the vast
results which have already been obtained: by. parties
possessing no facilities fur adiantEgoous working, and
upon the means and resources which IN at the. command
of this company, rather than upon any calculations
based on the richness of selected SpaClines* of qtArts
6.. No money or shares whatever have been paid' or
delivered to Colonel Fremont forlais leases to this com-
pany, but about 5,0001. has been ads:awed to persons
who have sold a mine:and two lessee of mining,• grounds
on his property,,and not cue farthing more win be paid
until
Mr.
with
Clement,
the confidential agent .of. the com-
pany an efficient staff, must ore this have
reachedan (who,
San Francisco) is satisfied that there are gold
veins upon Colonel Fremont's property,
and reports to
us here that he is put into proper and quiet possession of
them. _ ,

- " The main object of the Nouveau Monde Compttny
is known to be the purchase of gold ores or gold quartz
in the Mariposa district, or -at any other point in Cali-
fornia, and the reduction of them by means of powerful
machinery—a business which is deemed by your cor-
respondent to be one likely to yield very handsome
profits.—We.are, Sir, &c,
" &OM TAYLGEL AND SOM.".

11IE BATH ELECTION AND MR. COPPOCK.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS.
Sir,—As one who took an active part in the Bath
Reform movement in 1830, and the elections of 1832 and
1841, I wish to state the following facts relative to the
election of 1841:

Lord Powersoourt and Mr. Bruges were elected, after
a severe contest, and amidst the greatest intimidation,
corruption, and debauchery ever seen in Bath; in fact,
the Liberal party conceived that, after such a contest,
the constituency would hardly recover its former inde-
pendence and power to return two such men as General
Palmer and Mr. Roebuck.

In 1841, Mr. Roebuck was again made the choice
of as a candidate, and to secure his election over-
tures were made to the Whig party to procure a
Whig candidate, and to form a coalition committee.
The Whigs in Bath are not numerous, the Tories and
Liberals can poll four to one of their voters, yet, small
as their number is, and the constituency so evenly
balanced, one to two hundred Whigs might seriously
popular candidate, Mr. Roebuck. But,
affect the return of a member more liberal than them-
selves, or
might let a Tory in—as was the case in the
next election, in 1847, when the Whigs deserted Mr.
the
t in Lord Ashley—anything to prevent
in 1841, after Mr. Roebuck saw Mr. Stanley, who was
asked to procure a Whig candidate, Mr. Coppock was
the
eerbentcekr
ha nedf
referred to as the secretary of a Whig conimitttee formed
of members of the Government and located at the Re-
form Club.

Lord Duncan was the candidate sent down, or agreed
to come, not that he himself had much interest in the
place, for at that time he had little, but he made a very
good candidate—money was, as usu,al, subscribed. Mr.
Copp& was the medium employed to transmit some
private funds, not Government funds, nor Mr. Coppock's
own funds, towards Mr. Roebuck's. return. Lord Dun-
can procured on his part the necessary funds,
and the two Members contested Bath with
a joint fund and joint committee, and were
both triumphantly returned. The Whigs then
said they returned Mr. Roebuck, whereas, had the Libe-
rals not split their votes, Lord Duncan might have lost
his election, especially if they could have discovered, as
was seen after the contest, that the Whigs on that day
deserted Mr. Roebuck—I say deserted—as it was a
coalition committee, openly declared, but not acted upon
to the letter—by those who said what great things they
had done; for they had returned Mr. Roebuck, whereas
in the published poll-book we found very few who ever
voted at all for Mr. Roebucks and some time after,
moneys even subscribed for Mr. Roebuck's election ex-
penses, were found to have passed into the pocket of one
of the Whig committee men, which we wished to see re-
turned to those kind and noble friends who supplied us,
to fight " freedom's battle," and to secure an able,
honest, and upright man to represent the Fair City of
the Wert. _

I encloso nay card, and remin, &c.,
ONE OF THE COMMITTED, 18 41 .

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

The programme for the sixth seams of the Royal
Italian Opera has just been issued—somewhat later than
usual. Better late than never. After a preamble, in
which the directors (not without a shadow of reason)
claim for the establishment a large share of public
consideration, and pledge themselves to deserve
it by continued good management, a list of the
actual rspertoire is set forth, as a proof of what has
been done, and a guarantee of what may be here-
after expected. The catalogue includes no less than
36 operas,-3 of Mozart, lof Beethoven, 10 of Rossini,
3 of Meyerbeer, 1 of Weber, 1 of Anber, 1 of Cimarosa,
4 of Bellied, 7 of Denizetti, 3 cf Verdi, 1 of Hahivy,
and 1 of Gounod—all of which have already been per-
formed, and are available at a moments notice. To these
are added five novelties—Spohr's Faust, Web Er's Oberon,
Rossini's Comte Ory, Donizetti's Les Martyrs, and Pietro
it Grande, a new opera destined expressly for the
theatre by M. Jullien. Faust, having been com-
posed with dialogue required the addition set' re-
citatives to suit the Italian stage. These have been pre-
pared by Dr. Spar himself, who will superintend the
production of the opera. Recitatives have also been
added to Oberon, by Mr. Planche, author of the liberetto;
' but who is to set them to music is not stated in the pros-
pectus. Doubtless, the task will bo consigned to com-
petent hands. The announcement of these magnificent
works will satisfy the numerous admirers of the German
school, while the advocates of French grand opera will
not regret the opportunity of hearing one of the latest
and !east known operas which Donizstti wrote for the
to
Academie Royale de Musique. In another line—that of
comic opera—Le Comte Ory stands acknowledged as one
of Rossini's best efforts, which, moreover, has never had
full justice done it, in Paris -or elsewhere. Here, then,
has never essayed his talents in the
is an excellent occasion for the Royal Italian Opera
ad not a little to excite the cue y
distinguish itself. The promise of an opera by the well-
knownthe Great is a good subject 4)5'4-
M. Jullien, who whatever his success in other
and varied colouring—advantages of
hweoirsthehnoting
itelatlteettre' doübt e,c
capable
or ffrrhaasitmneht
hicearhrttpeiihenus
there
roi
leaf incidentseei t.h wlrei
that of the
been the custom to give a
former
oi
five advertised
need:
vl leprartuiviridla
programmes
noveltiesimm eseel himself.
it has
not
tsi
one
positively to be produced, without pledge, of which were
Italian opera. In
list of some dozen new works, several
brought oat gine' thhe"eo.
novelties, to ho absoluTtheleyilbrrees however, as
&sof
to any in particular.
announcement of five
the season, is at once less vague and more satisfactory.
nearly all the old favourites,0 present campaign include
The principal soprani with sundry reinforcements.
Viardot, Madame
,ca comprise Madame Grisi Madame
Zerr, with the e ddi stellau, and Mademoiselle Anus
first four need not be described. of Madame Gazzaniga. The
described. The last, a vocalist of
high reputation in the chief theatres of Italy, has neverbeen heard '
in this country. The comprunarta,
Mademoiselle
Bertrandi, made a very favourable im-
pression last year, although decidedly inferior
to Mademoiselle Corbari, who was for three
seasons the representative of that not unimportant de-
partment. The contralto, Mademoiselle Theresa Seguin,
is a new comer, of whose merits we are unable to
speak. The seconds donna remains, as before, the
useful Mademoiselle Cotti. The weakest point in the
above catalogue is the contralto ; but it must
be remembered that the three great operas of Meyer-
beer, the three great operas of Mozart, and indeed
the majority of the established Works, to the com-
plete and admirable execution of which the Royal Ita-
lian Opera owes its fame, have no parts for a contralto.
The loss will be most felt in Lucrezia Borgia, La
Gazza Ladra, &C., in which lco the early triumphs of
Alboni can never be forgotten. The male department,
in most particulars as strong as ever, is is some in-
stances fortified by new acquisitions. The only im-
portant omission is i S
eegnor Tamburini, whose respect-
able name we miss from the present list of barytones.
There is still, however, the inimitable Signor Ron-
coni, supported by the careful ae. Rommi, and Signor
Bartolini (cousin, we believe, of Signor Tamberlik)
a new importation, whose laurels have been won at
Palermo, and, more recently, at Brussels. The army of
tenors is invincible. Signor Mario and Signor Tam-
berlik are supported by two other celebrities—Herr
Ander, from Vienna, renowned as one of the best singers
of Meyerbeer's music, and M. Guymard, the first tenor,
and the rival of M. Roger, at the Grand Opera in Paris.
Besides these, there are Signor Galvani, a new light
tenor from Milan; Herr Skein, who made so good an
impression last season; with Signors Luigi Mei and
Soldi, to complete the list. The basses are scarcely less
formidable. To Herr Formes is added Signor Marini,
who will be recollected as having sustained the post of
prime basso prgfondo in 1847, 1848, and 1849, with dis-
tinguished ability. Signers Taaliafies, Peloeini, Gre-
gorio, and Ruche, make
up the catalogue. From the
above it may be presumed that :he executive force, so
I wilt
far as the principals are concerned•
efficient as ever.
Mr. Costa. of course, retains his 1
p ace as conductor;
and it is stated, moreover, that the orchestra chorus
have
and .
have been reinforced by " several •
important additions."
The names of the new-corners, 1
lew ever aie not yet
pub-
lished. The ;military band e‘ ' ' antaenes to be under the
management of Mr. Godfrey. In the ballet department
some few changes are promised, st hich, with one excep-
tion, are of no great importance. The well-known and
justly-admired
ein
pantomimic., aI ti oiselle Robert, from
the Grand Opera in Paris, is - secured;
moiselle Louise Tagilern •
retains her place; Mademoiselle
Brussi who
• I was applauded three years ago, as a very
pretty if not an eminent danseuse, is re-engaged: Li.
Alexandre resumes.• his duties as ballet master; and se-
veral less familiar names make upthe liA. A variation
from the custom which has prevailed einee 1849 will be
involved in the representation of divertissements, after the