The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-12 00:00:00

Established 1837.
BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.
Empowered by,Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vict. cap. 9.
Every description of LifeAN Assurance business transacted.
DREW FRANCIS, Secretary.

BONNET'S SILKS A LYON.--Every Article of
commerce takes its title either from the inventor or
manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the
gr ater is the credit which attaches to the originator.
BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica-
ion in England ; but the tallacy of such an assertion is ex-
osc d by the very trade mark of the firm, as ex.hibited by
Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street.
The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end
°leach piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a Lyon
e a Injurieum" Wear guaranteed.

NEW AMERICAN ODE—Si►ent Paupers, or
Starved to Death—Our Critic among the Pictures, itc.
&e., in FUN this week. One Peony.

THE DERBY.—KALE GLASSES (the best),
at CALL AG 11 AN VA, New Bond-street, Vir., corner
or Conduit-street. N.B.—Sole agent to Vottlander, Vienna.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
Covent-garden.
From this time until the end of the season there will be four
Opera nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday.
Grand Extra Night.
Mdlie. Lucca ; Mdlle. Battu ; Madame Didiee ; M. Faure ;
Signor Attri; and Signor Mario.
THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), May the 12th, will be
performed, for the first time this season, Meyerbeer's Grand
Opera, LES HUGUENOTS. Valenti, a, Mdlle. Pauline
I.,.eca, her fourth appearance in England. and first appear-
ance this sea on ; 31argari a de Valois, Mdlie. 31arie Battu
Da.ma cl'Onore, 31:(clame Tagliatico ; -Urba Madame
Daiee, her fir t appearance this season ; II Conte di San
Bri-, M. Faure, his first appeqrance this season; Marcello,
Signor Attri, in consequence of Ihe illness of Herr Schmidt
II Covte do Nevers, Signor Tagliafico ; Meru, Signor
Polonini ; Tavannes, Signor Rossi; De Betz, Signor r ajar;
Huguenot Soldier, Signor Lucchesi ; and Raoul, Sigr
3fario•
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
The incidental Divertissement wi 1 be supported by Mdlle.
Salvicni, Mdlle. Carmine, and M. Despla:e.l.
Commence at half past Eight.
Pit tickets, 75. ; amphitheatre eta Is, 109. 6d., 75., and ss. ;
amphitheatre. 2s. 6(1. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had
at the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which is
epen from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and
librartans'.

TaEATRE ROYAL DR U R Y-L AN E.
Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and

le. B. Chatterton.

THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore.
Atter which, will be produced the Grand Stage
Revival of Shak4pere's Chronicle or Historical Play, entitled
the First Parr of
HENRY THE FOURTH. . .

The cast will include impersonations by those eminent
trtists, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Walter
Lacy, Mr. A ddiso,,, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Robert Roxby, Mr.
Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr.
G. Belmore, Mr. }Merton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Neville ; Miss
Edith Wynne, M ss Rese Leclercq, ~nd Mrs. Edmund Fal-
coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-lane Com-
pany.
Concluding' with MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS.

THEATRE ROYAL HAYM ARKET.—
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. Mr. Wm.
Fa.rren and Miss Barris.
After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern,
Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark. 1,4 eathersby, &e. ;
3lesclanies Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliain.
After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND
ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe, &c. ; Mes-
dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Neill, rower, Hill, Wright,
Rogers, &c.
To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK.
Commence at 7.