The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-21 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Mdlle. Favanti, who a few z,'ears ago appeared in several
leading operatic parts, in which she made some sensation on
the strength of an unusually ex:l:ended compass of voice, and
great facility of execution, reappeared last night in the
Cenerentola, in the heroine of which opera she debuted in
1844. Her singing has pmserved most of its original
characteristics; and the light florid music of Rossini enjoys
in her an exponent of considers; ble dexterity. The audience
encored the slow movement of t he " Nacqui all' affano," and
loudly applauded the rondo " Non piu mesta," in which
Mdlle. Favanti exhibited much daring vocalisation, some-
what imperfect as to intonation , but sufficiently brilliant to
deserve the marks of favour it a net with. As in the case of
Madame de la Grange, Mdlle. Favanti labours to surprise,
and at times she does not fail c.f accomplishing this object.
The other characters of the livi sly and charming opera were
filled by the elder Lablitch e, Calzolari, and Ferranti.
His Royal Highness the Duk e of Mecklenburgh honoured
the performance with his preset ice. Amongst the noble and
distinguished individuals also honouring the theatre with
their presence on this occasio a were the following :—His
Grace the Duke of Wellington and the Marchioness of
Douro, the Duke of Cleveland: I and Lady Augusta P.ulet, his
Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow,
and Madlle. de Brunnow, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of
Shelburne, the Dowager Counii Iss of Harrington and Lady
Blanche St. Maur Stanhope, the Viscount Exmouth, the
Viscount Clifden, Sir George Vombwell, Bart., Mr. Henry
Baring, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., and Lady Howard ;
Mr. Lee Jortin, Lady Lister I and party, Sir Henry
Webb, Bart., Miss Mackinnon and party, Mrs. Palmer,
Miss Caroline Bellew and party, Mr. Capon, Mr. F. G.
Currie, Mr. Paul, Mr. Crombie, Mr. Richards, Mr. A. Camp-
bell, Mr. Martin, Mrs. Martiton and party, Mr. W. H.
Palmer, Mr. C. J. Palmer, &c..

PUBLIC FOOTPATHS.—P ARISE( OF HORNSBY.—
Ever since 1850, when certain ea :cient footpaths in the parish
of Hornsey were obstructed by the Great Northern Railway
Company, considerable excitement prevailed amongst the
parishioners, and a committee wt is appointed in that year for
the purpose of taking steps to vii adicute the common right of
the parish in respect to those foctpaths. Atter a long struggle,
the parish at length succeeded, .and the two footpaths which
had been obstructed were re-open ed. The final report of the
committee was presented to the v entry yesterday, after which
the parish officers and the others present at the vestry walked
over the restored paths. Their rem toration was also celebrated
by a parish dinner at the Gate-lat 'use Tavern, Highgate, over
which Mr. Palmer, the senior el iurchwarden, presided. On
the occasion, a handsome silver i nkstand and a gold PCB, the
latter from the ladies of the parish, were presented to Mr.
Toulmin Smith, as a testimony from the parishioners of the
zeal and ability displayed by hin m in asserting the rights of
the parish. JAIL Ashurst proposed the health of Mr. I'.
Smith in very flattering terms, and it was cordially drunk
by the company.—Mr. Smith, in returning thanks, said that
he felt highly honoured by the kind and cordial manner in
which his health was proposed and received. He felt that
the value of the gift which had been presented to him was
greatly enhanced, because it •s% as the result of the spon.•
taneous suggestion of several of the parishioners, because of
the delicacy with which he vras kept ignorant of the cir-
cumstance till a few' days ago, and, above all, because it was
associated with the great principle of local government. He
trusted that other parishes would follow the parish of
Hornsey in vindicating that Fineiple which was associated
with the liberties of England.--The health of the chairman,
of the surveyors, of the overseers, and of the footpath com-
mittee were then drunk, and after spending a very pleasant
evening, the company retired.
THE WESTERN BAB.
—No less than eight counsel
who do, or did, resent P the Western Circuit, have been re-
• and all for boroughs in
turned to the present arliament
the counties of the circuit—namely, Mr. Crowder for Lis-
keard, Sir A .Cockburn for Southampton, Mr. Butt for Wey-
mouth, Mr. Massey for Newport, Mr. Collier for Plymouth,
Mr. Phinn for Bath, and Mr. E. Carter for Tavistock.

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FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening an ac-
cident of a distressing nature, resulting from the incautious
use of firearms, occurred at tanden-house, near Hungetford,
Berms, the seat of the Rev. J. P. Michell, which has thrown
the Rv.
Gentleman's family into a state of deep grief. Tl/
youngest son of Mr. Michell had been rabbit shooting, ffedi
returning home about nine o'clock in the evening was
_s_3(l in
by his MO youngest sisters from the nursery window, ""
erred to
turning round to answer them, the gun which hairn_ts in
be loaded, went off, and unhappily lodged the ctowetef_ine
the forehead of the youngest, a fine little girl 1..)
and ten years of age, who survived only a few I_'_3nionuttiseesd". nine
children at the time of the melancholy occurresna__, not a shot
arms round each others' necks, but strange to Y
touched the other.
Aup......1n the late
THE STORM AT LEIGHTON 13UVie
portions were
of the church at
storm upwards of 10 feet of the
Leighton Buzzard was struck which is closed for the
forced through the roof of the church'
deswteier
some
present.
ps,--The Susan sailing
W o EST INDIA PINEAr: 27 days from the West In-
ship, William Collings meslee"leliog and Hunt, has brought
dies, consigned to Mess"'
the argest cargo revolved in this
53,000 pineapples, beipS
country.