The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-23 00:00:00

A YANKEE SPEE6II.

The following speech was delivered by an
Annexionist, at the recent election of candidates for
the city of Toronto—" Feller citizens and horses !
hurrah ! There's got to be Is war ! I'm in for whip-
pin" Great Britain right off, without stopping for
compliments ! We must hustle the British lion heels
overheadout of the everlasting bordera of this here
western continent. Hurrah for the annexation of
td::(ltoalwWwie must have the critter neck and heels, if' we
boron'f e, in Wood up to our knees to pull it from the
possum, wan 80ll—we must do it ! Where's the
aint _ soul don't echo them sentiments ?
snd and never was. Can't you and I;
tur, till hr,ell paw T"use ua the wolf of human 114.
tb
below low water it f
-t',l'"te of Old England clear down
aen of this tall lan& ? sir-pe. Every citi-
to the Pre4ident in hir:3lll the owl on the hemlock tub
of this all-thunierieg ~,„IfiTtarnt-ehair is in favour
Just 14 them glori.ms idea-tY'spread'ing measure
States' cranium fairly, and ,oe 17'1! into the United
milli of shout
„Noting- from t wenty-siz
don't *hake 023 whoit earth of Indiwubber
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and knack the very poles over ! I tell you there is
nothing on this side of the millenium like our own
everlasting institutions, nor you can't scare up a flick
of eivitizA beings on the face of the universal
terra firma, who know so well to defend
and spread them. Where's the Yankee who won't
vote for his country within three-quarters
of an inch of his life, if it tries his soul, yes, and his
upper leather too? What's England? Why, it aint
anything at all scarcely. Uncle Sam will take it
yet for a poclot- handkerchief to blow his nose
upon when ha gets a cold! We are bound to
wake up snak.s, and no mistake. Li us once get
h of the j,h in right earnest, with ell of Uncle
S'-um's boys, and if we d dig, a hole es deep as
eteruitF, wi.h the spades of Yankee spunk, and
sewn the gre :se spots off the face of the world,
and pitch them clear to the bottom of it, then I am no
two-legged crocodile, ? When this is done you will
set the great roaring eagle of liberty like a big rooster
crowing on the top of the barrel! Why you are all
ready and primed for the onset—all you want is a
live coat or two of fire dropped on your devoted beads,
Whinica the flashes:of fire in
to ,nosh you otf. your
eyes to-day forbode blood and thunder, only mind
that you dots% fl via in the pan ! If you all do your
bounden duty in this crisis, you'll spit the tobacco-juice
of de:ermination in John Baq's eyes till he has the
blind stagg/r4, wh,n you can take him by the tail,
and swinz him beyond all recollection! Reuse ye I
rouse ye ! to the rescue ! let the shout penetrate
every nook and cranny of North knerica—from the
tio.top of the Arctic regions clear to the Straits or
Gibraltar—Canada and the United States fur ever.
B got in a w sr-hoop, born in blood, cradled in thun-
der, and brought u 3 in glory."

REI

GNI DRAMA. A.ND MUSIC

Oi'aaa CONtiQUe.—An operetta has been produced
here wider the title of Galatie, with better founded
claims on the permanent favour of the public than the
trifiss which have b-en recenly brought out here. It
is founded on the graceful mythological tale of
Pygmalion and Galatea, but in this case it is Venus,
wino, to punish the sculptor fur his disregard of her
worship, animates his statue, of whom of course he
becomes enanoured. Galatea, however, like her name-
sae in the eclogue, turns out so desperate a coquette,
And causes her lover such pangs of jealousy, that the
,40ddeaa-5.4. Qiem sTe•Tue circurnvolat, et Cupido"—
takes pity upon his sufferings. and finally restores Gals-
tee to her pristine stste. Mien this little sketch, the
joint production of M Core é and B irhier, the com-
plier, M. Ma-4, has written a partition displaying
freshness and melody, and, occasionally, an imps-
sioued tend-•riless that augur well for the future
career of this young composer. Madame Ugalde
was the Gslatee, and sang the music allotted to her
with her usual brilliancy awl entrain, which made
some amends felt her physical disqualifications for the
'part: This lailyra'style, as well as her voice, has how-
ever undergone a deterioration since her first appear-
at the Opera Connive, quite painful to witness.
Enough remains, however, to place her beyond any
other cencatrice this theatre can boast. The Pyg-
rnelion was Mile. Wertheirnber, who displayed her
fine contralto organ to the best niventage, and fairly.
shared the applause with Mme. Ugalde. En pas-
sant, let us say that the enthusiasm of the public,
a •• first representation public " it is true, broke forth
in plaudits as loud and frequent as though they were
listening to a work combining the efforts of Mozart,
Weber, and Meverbeer all put altogether! The get-
ting up of Galatie is elegant and tasteful, and the
care with white' Mocker and St. Foy went through
a brace of secondary pars, greatly contributed to the
perfection or the ensemble.
A fashionably attended concert took place on
Thursday at Pleyel's rooms, the biueficiare being
M. Albert, a pianist of greet merit, but as yet better
known in foreign musical circles than in Paris.
M. Albert posfesses remarkable agility and correct-
ness of fingering, combined with a rare power of
siaging, as it were on his instrument, and though
not wautiug in energy, he never makes those fi-rce
onslaughts on his piano which are so much the
tashien of the day, and that really make one feel
for the unfoKunete iestrument. M. Albert played a
sonata of Beethoven''',and several morceaux of his
composition, all of which were warmly eppisuded ;
two pieces, however (a due for two pianos, with M.
Cello', and yerietiolis on the Schleswig-Holstein
Hewn), were special favourites. M. Jecuard played
a fantasia of Servei'e on the . vielincello in a manner
deserving the highest commendation. The greatest
praise that can be awarded, however, is to mention
the fact that this gentleman's performance strongly
reminis, one of that of M. Bizzini on the violin.
Toe other vecaliets were Mines. Dorigny and D 'novel),
~II 1 M. Pm Briend, who gave a couple of comic
chansonnettese inimitably. In one of them parties
leriy he went through a certain tieltlah part contain-
jog some coilitical allusions with a kind of laurnoroue
aperehension of being overheard, whispering it, as it
were, to the audience, that drew down roars of laugh-
ter on every side, and an irresistible big.
At the Opera National, which has changed its
nun• to that of Theatre Lyrique, La Gazza Lagra,
io a French disguise, is in active preparation for &Lille.
Duez.

M G;orgio R )neoni, the great baritone, is said by
the Pirata to be engaged iu the composition of an
opera.
An It)lian operi company is performing with sue-
ee,s, it ssi i, sr Duukitk ;it consists of lour artiktes,
Cilry and Scott-Ssinviile, and MM. Alma-
ferri and Montelli.

It is stated in a Turin journal that previous en-
gagements will prevent M. Negrini going to London
beton.. July.
A new director has succeeded to M. Solera, at the
Oriente, in Madrid, and has already commenced his
engagemfmts for the ensuing season by securing
Mesdames Clara Novella, d'Angri, and M. Colleiti
fur the opera, and Madame nom Fabri for the
ballet departments.
Letters from Vienne '-state that Linda has been
produced at the Italian Opiera, and with the uttn 'st
favour. Mdlle. Moray, and MM. Ferri, Marovich,
and Baucarie, sustaining the principal parts.
L'Vorma with Miles. Medori and Cziilag, has also
been well received.

Mdlle. Alboni and NI. Rovere, a buffo of great re-
putation on the other side of the Alp 4, are, is is said,
shortly to take their departure fur America, on an
artiatical tour.