The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

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The complainant saw no more of the defendant till
yesterday, when ho apprehended him at his office in
Fiiiliter-square.
The defendant denied the charge of fraud, and said he
had money in the Royal British Bank at the tame ho
gave prosecutor the chequo.
This Mr. White denied.

Defendant said he was a housekeeper, and had paid
rates and taxes or his present residence fur three yearF,
and it was not likely ho should knowingly commit the
offence in question._

Mr. BINGFIAM adjourned the ease till tc-morrow, and
consented to take defendant's rteognizances in 401. to
appear on that day.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

A new two-act comic opera, entitled Aminta the
Coquette, the music of which is by Mr. Howard
(stover, who is already most favourably known to
the public not only as the author of some of the most
exquisite ballad compositions of the day, but also as
the composer of the serenata hero and Leander,
was produced here last evening with the most
triumphant and deserved success. The scene of
the plot is laid in Spain in the year 1650, and the
story is as follows :—Aminta (Miss Louisa Yyn.e) is
the greatest beauty and the greatest coquette in a
certain village, of which Don Tenorio de Tenebroso
(Mr. Weiss) is the Alcalde. She has of course a
number of adorers, but the two chief pretenders to
her hand are Don Tenorio and Fernandez (Mr- W.
Harrison). She secretly loves Fernandez, but he,
distracted at her coquettry, joins Garcias (Mr_ 11.
Corri), a contrabandist, is taken by the soldiers, and
on his own confession condemned to death. Don
Alonzo (Mr. Caulfield), the commander, at the en-
treaties of Aininte, consents to spare her lover's life,
but Don Tenorio, glad of an opportunity of getting
rid of a rival, insists on no mercy being shown
bin). Immediately afterwards, however, several
large hampers of smuggled Bordeaux are brought to
him, and Garcias himself appears from one of the
hampers, with an order for the Bordeaux, signed by
the magistrate himself. He willingly gives his con-
sent
to the pardon of Fernandez, and also accepts an
invitation to dance at the wedding of Fernandez and
Aminta. The music with which Mr. Howard Glover
has illustrated this story is of a highly dramatic cha-
racter; each piece most skilfully reproduces the sen-
timent of the situation, and through the whole there
runs a vein of delicious and taking melody which
cannot fail to make Aminta one of the most popular
operas of the day. The opera is studded with songs
of the most taking character ; one of which, a most
piquant ballad, " What a thing is love," (sung with
great point and humour by Mrs. Caulfield., as
Paquita), was honoured with a double encore. Miss
Louisa Pyne sang a very sparkling cavatine, " I do
not love," in a style of brilliant exeoution
that cannot be surpassed. Her duet with Har-
rison, " Let not jealousy," was also very beautifully
rendered. Harrison himself is admirably fitted. He
has two ballads, " Queen of my soul," and " Golden
sun," both of which were encored, and which will
become the most popular pieces in his repertoire.
Weiss, too, has an admirable song, which he sings as
admirably, " Brightest beauty," which we opine will
be the song of the season for barytonee.
The concerted music is excellent, and is composed
and arranged in such a manner as to prove that Mr.
Howard Glover is one of the most accomplished musi-
cians of the day. The finale to the first act is a per-
fect gem, and the concerted piece, in the second act
in the scene in which Fernandez avows his guilt, is,
a fine specimen of what dramatic concerted music
ought to be. The opera of Aminta places Mr. Howard
Glover on high ground as a composer; neither Adolphe
Adam, Ambroise Thomas, nor any other of the com-
posers of their school (to which school 41ntinta belongs)
have composed anything superior to it, and we believe
that in our own country Mr; Howard Glover
stands alens as the' composer of a petite opera. The
piece was admirably' piiron the Stage, and 'most care-
fully performed. The band and chorus,'small as both
were, were neverthelets,scruPulously-cdrrect, and in
that respect set an example which it would be well
that some bands • and chorusses of greater pre-
tensions should follow. The manner in which
the opera was conducted7reflects the highest credit
on Mr. Alfred Mellon. The audience were enthu-
siastic ; Miss Louisa Pyne, Mr. Harrison, and Mr,
Weiss were called on at the conclusion of each act,
and at the conclusion of the opera, in obedience to loud
and repeated demands of the audience, Mr. Howard
Glover came forward and was welcomed in the most
enthusiastic manner. The house was crowded.