The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-20 00:00:00

TURKE .
We find the following in the Cheetttationee;:—
" We have received accounts from Constaatinople to
the sta inst. Publie attention was :Duels excited in the
Turkish capital by the movements of troops which were
taking place in the neighbourhood of the Moldavia-
Wallachian provinces, and by the presence of the Em-
peror Nicholas in Bessarebie, where he was about to pass
some grand reviews. The Divan does not, however, ap-
pear to share in the apprehensions entertained by the
public on this subject. Fottad Effendi, who left for
Alexandria on the 27th of March, only took with him his
son, his private secretary, and his physician. He will be
able to announce to the Pacha of Egypt the dismissalof the
three Pachas who quitted his service and demanded posts
from the Sultan. This fact formed one of the complaints of
Abbas Mirza, and it would appear that the Porte is anxious
to do everything in its power to conciliate, so that in
case of a rupture no reproaches could be made towards
it. One of the Sultanas has recently been confined of a
son, who has received the name of Moleanathet Ruchdi.
Admiral Romain Desfossiii has been admitted to an
audience of the Sultan, with all his staff. Abdul Medjid
expressed a wish that he would prolong his sojourn at
Constantinople, and gave orders for him to be every-
where received with the honours due to his rank. A
grand review by the. Sultan is talked of, to which the
Admiral will be invited. Mehemet Ali, brother-in-law
of the Sultan, and High Admiral, has visited the French
Admiral on board the Pandore. A sad accident hap-
pened yesterday to a boat belonging to the French
frigate, which, while coming on shore, was run down by
a steamer. There were 16 men in the buat, but :or-
tunately only one was drowned, cal another wounded,
though not daugerouely, by the paddle of the steamer.
On hearing of the accident, the Porte immediately sent
a message on board the French frigate to express regret,
and to ascertain whether the Turkish captain was in
fault. A letter from Alexandria states that Fonad
Effendi had arrived there on the 2d inst., and on the
following day had proceeded to Cairo."
The iourned des Dibats has the following on the
same subject :
" We have news from Cairo to the sth. 'I he situa-
tion was becoming every day more and more compli-
sated, without, however, inspiring up to the present
eime any serious apprehensions amongst Europeans, who
aersist in their opticism. It is not the same with respect
to the Viceroy, whom the encouragements of Mr.
Murray do not always succeed in reassuring as to
the consequence of the difference which has arisen
between him and the Porte. However, it is stated
that the last Vizirial letter, which the Court of
Cairo appeared to dread exceedingly, particularly
since the return of Reschid Pacha to power, is not of a
nature to cause any very great apprehension to his
Highness. This letter, it is said, has by no means the
character of a menacing ultimatum, as it merely confines
itself to renewing the determination come to by the
Porte, and to expressing the conviction that the will of
the Sultan would receive that full execution which was
to be expected from a faithful vassal of the empire."
The _l:)bats adds a postcript that Foutd Effendi,
who had reached Cairo on the 6th, had met with so
affectionate a reception from the Viceroy as to have
given rise to the best hopes as to the result of his
mission.

THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE " TWO HOUSES" AND MDLLE. WAGNER.—
The theme which now gives rise to so much corjec-
tare and much surprise in the musical world is the
announcement at each operatic establishment of the
forthcoming appearance of Mdlle. Johanna Wagner,
the prima donna of the Berlin Opera, whose fame
has already been loudly trumpeted in England. The
facts of the matter we believe to be as follows, and we
merely state what is now reported as the true version
of a somewhat curious incident. By the en-
gagement drawn up between Mr. Lumley
and Mdlle. Wagner, it was agreed that, as an
assurance of good faith on the part of the former,
a certain amount of deposit money was to be paid to
the prima donna on a certain day, by the non-fulfil-
ment of which agreement the engagement was ren-
dered void. The directors of the Royal Italian
Opera, it would appear, leariat—thiF conditions insti-
tuted,
and had their doubts as to the probability of
their final settlement ; in the meantime they so
arranged their plans that some one possessing
their authority was upon the spot when the
deposit money became due. Mr. Lumley's
representative arrived in Berlin late in the even-
ing of the day appointed, and deeming it advisable
not to distarb the prima donna at so late an hour, de-
termined to fulfil his mission on the following morn-
ing. In the meantime, the emissary from the
managemeht of the Royal Italian Opera, finding, on
application, that the deposit had not been made, im-
mediately offered Madlle, Wagner an engagement,
which was as promptly accepted. Sach we be-
lieve to be the facts of the matter, and
from these only can we draw our con-
clusions. In the case of two operatic establish-
ments, instituted the one in direct opposition to the
other, we hold that each is possessed of full right to
take advantage cf the slightest failing on the part of
its rival, and for this reason we cannot blame the con-
duct of the directors of the Royal Italian Opera ; but
having been previously, and in the first case,
applied to by the lessee of her :Majesty's
Theatre, the hasty conduct of MAdlle. Wag-
nar cannot be possibly justified, and casts a
repulsive shade upon her character as a lady,
which is by no means likely to benefit her at
the moment of her forthcoming appearance. The
consequences, in the case of the above facts being
fully true, are likely to prove seriously injurious to
Mr. Lumley, wh) is, under the circumstances, en-
titled to the kindliest consideration from the public
and the press. We may, perhaps, he premature in
the expression of our opinions, but we derive our con-
clusions from what we believe to be the facts of the
case.

IfAYMaRKET.—A new three-act comic drama,
written by Mr. Mark Lemon, and entitled Mind Your
Own Business, is in rehearsal at this theatre. Mr.
Webster haying given English opera a full and
fair trial at this theatre, finds that it doe 3 not
command sufficient public patronage to warrant
his continuance of it. If the public and the patrons of
" native talent" do not support that talent when a me,
eager produc!s at a heavy expense the best that tie
country affords, the fault rests only with the public,
and the lessee must be absolved from blame, if he
ceases toexpend his money upon en unremanerative
species of entertainment. We fear that the difficul-
ties of managers in the endeavour to maintain an
operatic company are greatly aggravated by the con-
ceit, the arrogance, an the stupid impracticability of
certain artists, whose abilities by no means entitle
them
to extraordinary consideration.
matiii.:7'toLinZe It haes most strenuous efforts are
aid in support of
1. lad to lend her 11-powerful
the present season. her
At no
I. fajesty's Theatre during
previous period in
the history of Italian opera has this establish-
ment stood so mach
in need of the co-operation b
of those who should interested in its
being upheld. Without detracting ngin any way from
this distinguished the eminent position of
first vocalist,. it
cannot be denied it was here sheachieved her
English fame, and it would be a proud b
reflectiont for
her in after life, that by her assistance this
honottre4 resort had been enabled to withstandimthee.
difficulties and obstacles by which it is now sur-
rounded.
The New York .Daily Times states that Jenny
Lind Goldschmidt and her husband will sail for
Europe, in the steamer Atlantic, ;
previous to their departure they three con-
certs in New York in the latter end of the present
month.
ENGLISH VOCALISTS IN NBw YORK.—The fa-
vourite opera of The Child of the Regiment has been
performed at Niblo's. Madame Anna Thillon, Mr.
Hudson, and Mrs. M'Kenna, formerly Miss Man,,,
sustaining the principal characters. The las;:-named
lady is a vooelist and actress of considerable talent,
•who has not appeared on the stsge for some time ;
she was a great favourite at the Theatre Royal Dub-
lin, previous to her departure for America, where she
sustained her professional reputation in various theatres
of the union.
Tue.:Tem RoTAL, EDINBURGH.—A large audience
attended on Monday
nig ht , the occasion being Mr.
Glover's benefit. The performance commenced with
the new melodrama of The Corsican Brothers. After
the ghostly melodrama Mr. Barnett appeared in the
little interlude of Monsieur Jaques. A mire finished or
artistic piece of acting, in its own line, than Mr. Bar-
nett's portraiture of the poor old Frenchman it would be
difficult to conceive. It is an exquisite cabinet pic-
ture, so to speak, made up of many minute and deli-
cate touches, yet not over elaborate, and full of true
feeling iki.(o'' quiet pathos. Not a few of the audience
testifiedeby their tears to its touching truthfulness and
power, and the call for Mr. Barnett at the end was
enthusiastic.
Essfet PEUDSNT, the justly-famed pianist and
Composer, is now in London, and purposes giving a
grand concert at the close of the present month.
FEltmeiaND HILLEB—This gentleman, whose fame
13asa c"irpoiser is acknowledged throughout Germany,
3upe".lived during the past week, with the object of
du 'nnt"cling some of his musical works, to be pro-
duced durin. *I-
MR, tit.et- --e present sewon.
whose 64-,,,:%zltt7TlT.This old and favourite actor,
aPPrciiie4 by tltth'4 of
Irish character have been highly
Bichsel toureteee,:er'iin, is about making ac protes-
daughteri.Mses iiet,Seetland and
It oß4i:iidrratc; Zp/f: , Ireland ith his
Royal, 4,,,. :P et forto 1 i) g itiZnleci cotijnr,r of the Pulais
diences at,the Rotunda, DllViders before large au-
BElenites—Meyerbeer isa-,"1,,,1t
celebratioa of the twenty-fifth "antten a cantata for the
Fade
con-
" Erection of ?since Charles of Ysli,sianiv,it,ary of the mar-
Von of Ilse• great mister is to b, hlnew composi-
the sejour of the Emprese ()rented during
The Plailharrnonie Society gave il..lttlisia.--
cart for the season on the 24th7
"Erection of M. Leopold- Ganz. At the, Prelee.,r the
William College the students of the first cl,",:riek-
given a performance of the tragedy of Anti one,
originally written, and in the Greek language, 4,:r,
the cb,orusses a biendeltiobn. The Theatre Frederick.