The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-28 00:00:00

"THE GOOD NATTIER Aga LlBETtAttri OF JOO
•131.1 LL ZIOST GROSSLY INSULTED.
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The, following article, literally translate,
the Paris Paper, entitled The. Journal de am!)
an
of the Bth instant, we subMit to our readers, as
excellent dissertation upon the
of which i
y sub etreats, leaving to our readers to make their “1
COIMIIentS upon so singular a production.
FROM THE JOUJINAL DE JAMPIRE.j• ' ,
_ •v It is some years since we heard , a son,gstress
of
most transcendant and 'extraordinary powers- Cevt
Mainly we cannot have forgotten Madame CATALA,
---e•that virtuoso; who has at this period no rival o,°.
the immenseTheatres Of _Europe, and who to s"
fiess and grace unites Whatever the organs
j.,-1
harmony can possess of rapidity of execution,
brih
Haney, and energy. After having been the•
of Paris, in various concerti, which constantly gt;
tratted crowds, though never were sweet' go" aj
SOW at a higher price, Madame CATALANI was 01161
to London,• the country where they judge ill, ba,
pay well;; where they are prodigal of gold to
ordinary talents, more from ostentation than 1.4";
sentiment. This singer found or her arrival niall4
of the Cognoscenti, whom chance seemed to had
assembled in this.country for the express purposew
rendering her triumph the greater. She has
quered the BILLINGTONS, the SI,ORACES, and
for an instant was her victor doubtful. She
called to England upon speculation, and theY„.Prnof
sure d the superiority 011ie singer by the nuraVuit,
auditors she attraCted. The evening of her d-
pit
the house Was
.filled long before the commencencero
oldie a piece ; thing astonishing in England., vdt"o,o
in general they go late to the Theatre. Her ion'
-Air " Son• Regina, _jebuis Reine," excited the n'be
lively enthusiasm, and she was .prochnnied 'be(
" Queen of Harmony." Every evening of ost
appearance, her court was constantly them
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numerous and the most brilliant that ever..„,d°
been seen in a Country where interest hag
tinually aurae:led talents. By an unusual. P. 6 7-a
lege, granted only- to -retain her, they Per-Ai:l4.
her to sing at several concerts, to go 10
ferent cities, such as Bath, Oxford,and CatnPr'
J bb
Her benefits were astonishing, and every whcre ei‘
t
reaped -a prolific harvest of guineas. .e del' .She
laden with the spoils of England. She proved be 'P
self indeed the Queen of Song, by her " Ile0,;: ;
id, •
and never were contributions more wihin'O•Y yr
with greater eagerneSs, with more ardour- # for
country where they make fortunes is the ibes"
,clioose to spend
slit
artists ; but when their
.I,rtuttes.are Inoue' it' ,e 1
za.ith most -comfbrt. Honoured during her sidLt
licence Of the
"France with the most flattering marks of the ;° the
ineat NA../hroete:///tryit
Ifi,iiirserteo,lviltrYlol:ol
happy climate subjetlea to his empire thatPsa:, 01
Clastirrya.,Laatzdi ttillren
arts, t si,lear e. Itn
oynegs the' miC) tn pot 'tries heel- 1 Prele
m the universe, in the midst of society the 'ln'„),,
"'nts.
fined, that she proposes to enenjoythe:fruits of her f',",
She never can forget that France established he' tit
pnvition, and that it was,the first foundation o"
Attune she has acquired in England.—The aPPirf, to
lion of Frenchmen, hinacaer, is more honourac''
the artist than the gold of England !"

••••••-••••.... • '
Asa proof of the mildness of the season, 3 ro;e,r,
nearly in full blossom, was pulled in a Gentiewati:
garden, at Libberton, near Ediabursfh, on the
Itlt. The honey=suckle,. and several 0ther.13°.,40
in this garden, have the same blooming appork"*
in spring.