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

NEWFOUNDLAND.

The late papers from this ishnd surprise ILA much
by their notice of an electric telegraph actually at
work is one direction, and of another being under
contemplation in ano:.:hr2r cia;rter, and of cattle having
actually arrived Li S. John's from a distance 110
miles in the interior, having travelled that distance
by a road. _ _ _

-"
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.--This wonderful and
powerful agent in the transmission of thought, with
lightning speed, commenced operations between this
plena and Harbor Grace on this day week; since then,
its practical utility and greet convenience, in badness
transactions, have been fully tested ley several of our
citizens, who have already experieuced its many
advantages in the speedy and certain transmission
of their communications to their friends in the
Bay; who, in repiy, have in severed instances recipro•
cated, we might say, with the rapidity of thought. Cer-
tainly this is a greet improvement in our social
eeonomy. The results to the trade and general busi-
ness of the country from this step in the right direc-
tion, cannot but prove of great nod lasting advan-
tage. As one atop lads to another, so we confidently
expect before long to see this colony in the possession
of an instantaneous and continuous electric COMMUIIi•
estion with the chief cities and t'37.!1:3 in the United
States awl the British provinces en the continent of
Ame:ica. Then, indeed, St. John's will undoubtedly
become the citing poet for the greater portion of the
shipping which traverses the western shores of the At-
lantic. Incalculable advantages must ultimately result
Lo this colony freuf the completion of such an enterprize,
and therefore every encouragement shoeld be given to
it. De ernerprieing and indefatigable projector, Mr.
Gisborne, is entitled to the best flanks of the corny for
his persevering exertions in its beinlf.
" CATTLE FROM PLACENTIA.—Last week nine head
of cattle arrived in our market from the Cape Shore of
Placentia Bay, alter a joureey of 110 miles; several
head more are on their way feem that anarter. So
much for the great eldvantawn already afforded by the
opening of a direct line of land communicatien between
the capital and that valuable ag eoulturel district."
The inhabitants of this colony were expressing
their deep anxiety for the establishment of the pro-
posed " Ocean Penny Post."
COMMON SCE

OOL ON IN NEW-
FOUNEDD
deNADT I
Those who know how anxious glsh,,„ Field
for her ex-
clergy and laity of the Church of En ;land and the
land are to secure to the Church of England, in Newfound-
elusive uses and management, some ,
'portion or the gran
made by the House of Assembly annually for the
Poses of education, will read with much -purt-
w oundland
pleasure the
following announcement of the success of the church
°hats hereto-
movement in the present ses.snionthaott'
island
enlid
Legislature. The practice i
fore been to divide the annual grant which has been
made for education into two main portions ; one to go
to the Roman Catholics for the support of their 0;,,
schools, managed in their own ways the other portion to
Protestants generally, to be under the management of all
denominational boards, thus merging the Church of
England in the various Protestant sects, and nankin,
Church education, or even religious education, in cPro-
testant schools perfectly impracticable. The enemies of
the Church of Englaad in the colony are expressing the
hope that this triumph of sound principles in the House
of Assembly is "only a temporary one" (Newfoundland
Pilot, March 13), but the Newfoundland Times, of the
same date, expresses itself more to the taste of the mem-
bers of the Church upon the subject:—
" The Hume of Assembly was occupied yesterday in
commiltee on the Education Bill, when, facer an ani-
mated debate, the principle of sub-division of the Pro-
testant grant was carried by a majority of one—Mr•
lioyles consenting, on the suggestion of 111 r. Winser, to
limit the application of the principle to cases where the
total sum for the schools of both denominations, Church
of England and Wesleyan, shall exceed 301. We trust
that this long-vexed question is now finally disposed of,
and that we can congratulate the country upon the ini-
Trovemente in our educational institutions which may
sow be reasonably expected from the decision at which
the House bee at length arrived."

A YANKEE SPEECH.
The following speech was delivered by an
.Astaexionist, at-the recent election of candidates for
to City of Toronto—" Feller citizens and horses !
hurrahls,l) There's got to be a war ! I'm in for whip-
-4,,,,,i`.-"rat Britain right off, without stopping for
iowynerterneanti otof
' Iv"ilt3 1 We must host!". the British lion heels
t'ns everlasting bon-lets of this here
Canwia! w,iin.._ "t- Hurrah for the annexation of
Caro to
waiioilunztohnve the critter neck and heels, if we
borns Of John tuouji up to our knees to pnll it from the
.1"3;7'llm ivhose littl—w, moist 11r, it ! Where's the
Tic sint nowl„„, and never echo them senlments ?
and every one of us roues
wag. Can't you and I,
yueg
tu r, till he'll' paw the whole% tli la B wolf of human na-
below low wa %er mark? England clear down
zen of this tall land, from the OviVre• Every citi-
toen te hemlock tub
the Presiders in his great ann.o h
of this all-thundering and liherty.,v,Zi is in favour
-United
Just IA them glorious ideas pop intol measure :
fairly, and see if an earth he'
ttrubber
States' cranium
bursting from tweuty-six millions of /13,11,10 shout
MP, don't shake /he whole earth, crack e zenith,

and knock 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 flock
of civilized 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, y9s, and his
.
upper leather too ? What's England ? Why, aint
anything at all scarcely. Uncle Sam will take it
yet fer a pocket•handkerchief to blow his nose
upon when he gets a cold! We are bound to
wake up snakes, and no mistake. Let us once get
hold of the job in right earnest, with all of Uncle
Sam's boys, and if we don't dig a hole as deep as
eternity, with the spades of Yankee spunk, and
scum the grease 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 coal or two of fire dropped on your devoted heads,
to touch you off. Methinks the flashes:of fire in your
eyes to-day forbade blood and thunder, only mind
that you don't flash in the pan ! If you all do your
bounden duty in this crisis, you'll spit the tobacco-juice
of determination in John Bull's eyes till he has the
blind staggers, when you can take him by the tail,
and swing him beyond all recollection ! Rouse ye !
rouse ye ! to the rescue ! let the shout penetrate
every nook and cranny of North America—from the
tip-top of the Arctic regions clear to the Straits of
Gibraltar—Canada and the United States for ever.
Begot in a war-hoop, born in blood, cradled in thun-
der, and brought up in glory."

FOREIGN DRAMA. AND MUSIC.
OPERA COMIQUE.—An operetta has been produced
here under the title of Galatie, with better founded
claims on the permanent favour of the public than the
trifles which have been recently brought out here. It
is founded on the graceful mythological tale of
Pygmalion and Galatea, but in this case it is Venus,
who, to punish the sculptor for his diaregard of her
worship, animates his statue, of whom of course he
becomes enanoured. Galatea, however, like her name-
sake in the eclogue, turns out so desperate a coquette,
and causes her lover such pangs of jealousy, that the
goddess—" Quem Jocus circumvolat, et Cupido"—
takes pity upon his sufferings, and finally restores Gala-
tea to her pristine state. Upon this little sketch, the
joint production of M. Carre and Barbier, the com-
poser, M. Masse, has written a partition displaying
freshness and melody, and, occasionally, an impas-
sioned tenderness that augur well for the future
career of this young composer. Madame Ugalde
was the Galatea, and sang the music allotted to her
with her usual brilliancy and entrain, which made
some amends for her physical disqualifications for the
part. This lady's style, as well as her voice, has how-
ever undergone a deterioration since her first appear-
at the Opera Comique, quite painful to witness.
Enough remains, however, to place her beyond any
edherother cancatrice this theatre can bo
disp boast. The
Pyg-
malion was Mlle. Wertheicober, who
fine contralto organ to the best advantage, 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 Meyerbeer all put altogether ! The get-
ting up of Galatee is elegant and tasteful, and the
care with which Mocker and St. Foy went through
a brace of secondary parts, greatly contributed to the
perfection of the ensemble.

A fashionably attended concert took place on
Thursday at Players rooms, the baneficiare being
M. Albert, a pianist of great merit, but as yet better
known in foreign musical circles than in Paris.
M. Albert possesses remarkable agility and correct-
ness of fingering, combined with a rare power of
singing, as it were on his instrument, and though
not wanting in energy, he never makes those fierce
onslaughts on his piano which are so much the
fashion of the day, and that really make one feel
for the unfortunate instrument. M. Albert played a
sonata of Beethoven's, and several morceaus of his
composition, all of which were warmly applauded ;
two pieces, however (a duo for two pianos, with M.
Cellot, and variations on the Schleswig-Holstein
Hymn), were special favourites. M. Jacquard played
a fantasia of Servars on the violincello la 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
reminds one of that of M. Bazzini on the violin.
The other vocalists were Mmes. Dorign 5, and Donovan,
and M. Paul Briand, who gave a couple of comic
chansonnettes inimitably. In one of them particu-
larly he went through a certain ticklish part contain-
ing some political allusions with a kind of humorous
apprehension of being overheard, whispering it, as it
were, to the audience, that drew down roars of laugh-
ter on every side, and an irresistable bis.
At the Opera National, which has changed its
name to that of Theatre Lyrique, La Gazza Ladra,
in a French disguise, is in active preparation for Mdlle.
D uez.

M. Giorgio R-Aconi, the great baritone, is said by
the Pirate to be engaged in the composition of an
opera.
An Italian opera company is performing with suc-
cess, it is said, at Dunkirk; it consists of four artistes,
Mmes. Clary and Scott-Sainville, and MM. Moaa-
ferri and Montelli.

It is stated in a Turin journal that previous en-
gagements will prevent M. Negrini going to London
before July.
A new director has succeeded to M. Solera, at the
Oriente, in Madrid, and has already commenced his
engagements for the ensuing season by securing
Mesdames Clara Novello, d'Angri, and M. Colletti
for the opera, and Madame Flora Fabri for the
ballet departments.
Letters from Vienna °state that Linda has been
pro;iuced at the Italian Opera, and with the utmlst
favour. Mdlle. Moray, and MM. Ferri, Mitrovich,
and Baucarde, sustaining the principal parts.
Norma with Mdlles. Medori and Czillag, has also
been well received.

Mdlle. Alboni and M. Rovere, a buffo of great re-
putation on the other side of the Alps, are, it is said,
shortly to take their departure for America, on an
artistical tour.