The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-04 00:00:00

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THE OPEIII.

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'All the ~impediments to the commencement of
einei taimnent being removed, the King's Then-
Are Opened for theseason on Saturday last, with' the
,opera of Semiramidei CATALANI having wist-ly
*Peed with the Manager, who, it is said, was about
to engage Mrs. BrLialloTos in. her place. When
CATALAN!
:4ppearecl,
.she was received with very
great applatir. by the audience :in general, and the
few marks: of partial. disapprobation, were very soon
Ovetpowered. She sung with . all her usual excel-
lence, and received throughout her performance the
most 'abundant applause.. The 'rest of the Perform-
era received their due portion of public favonr.
The Theatre 'has been painted and :decorated with
such taste, that thercoup is snore splendid and
beautiful than 'ever.

At the end of the rtrst alt there was a new diver-

.tisetnent, entitled.L'opande a Bacchus, which was
,pl*tty enough in itself, which introduced.a Pas.
Trois, that was well supported by MdtteAu,
Mad; PRESLE, and MisS ANEIELD.
The last'. Ballet was La Belle Laitiere, whiCh
likely to regain its for Mer popularity. Des HAY Es
'and his Wife, who were warmly received as they
'entered, were both admirable ; and Miss CLAYTON,
a .pupil of D'E6stiet.e, very successfully followed
the track of PA`RISOT. •
The Theatre was not. so well attended as we etc-
petted, but .perhaps many !Perlions were deterred

from coming by doubts, ,whether, after all that has
'occurred, it would be opened ; and as these doubts
are now at an end, the place will probably be as at'-,
trafthieis.ever.

,As our Country Readers may bo gratified by an
account of the p'resent establishment of the Opera'
House, and the 'salaries of the respettive performers,
we subjoin the following detail of the arrangentem
Madame Catalani, to perform twice a Week iit a Se-
riotni or Comic Oper.4 - • - ‘521.0
I o zoiclition to which. she is to have two Clear Benefits.

Madarn Dussck, toVerform in Sinious Operas, and to
take the. part of Vritietpal in case Aladan
Cat, is ill and unable to perturrn
Signor' Right '
Signor Morelli
Signor Rovedino
Signor Braghetti
Signor De Giovanni
Signora Colonthati
Signora Woulrielt, late Miss Mortellari
Mr. Weichsel, as Leader (Atha Band
Mr. Ferrari, tor-presiding at the ilarpsicliord
Mr. Diggville, as Principal Ballet Muster
PRINCIPAL DAN'CRICS.
. Monsieur and Madam Desitayes
An Allowance for their Dresses
Monsieur Moreau
Mademoiselle Prate

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100
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2100
300
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Monsieur Robert
Miss C rantield

Misi Gayton

• 150

THE who has been for
some time indisposed, was able to resume his pro-
fessional duties on Saturday last, when be performed
-Lean, at Covent Ga.den Theatre.---This is one of

his.best parts in the province of familiar life, and
headmirably preserved the contrast, bet Ween the
simplicity of the first scenes, and the manly dignity
of the husband'through the rest of the play. - _Law's
bad all his usual vivacity in Tlie Cobper Pipigin; and
Miss .Stititx gave humour and sptrit to Eatijania.
Miss WAuny, the pretty representative of Marga-
reta, displayed obvious proofs of improvement in
her .profession.
. The 'ensuing mtiiicsiseasok is likely to be full of
hustle, as I.ltwt4wl'obt boldly .enters the. lists in
competition with CAtILANI, and as
.there will
doubtless be a contention riot lesi eager among their
reap, aiveldniirerk •
• It hai been erreiVedifily said, that the basis of
ElAiztly!S Aitor; was his connedipti
with' Mrs: DANait, *i.i'hotil he afterwards. married.
'llsna.v. *as en A 614 high', in, fame when Mrs.
Mint have beenaf6re child. He was,
indeed; an excellent PerfOrmer, and an more than
(Ale 6ccasioii; was a po‘'ileiful competitor even With
GAatitok. -

• . - •
Oa trii.gterdcire.—AcCorchng to the last
,accounts from Candabar, It appears that seine Per-
sian enthusiasts have entered into a solemn, engage-
ment, not to twit till they have eSterininated the.
a
frrowing heresy laf'tlie Wahabees; which threatens
to overwhelm some of the fundamental doarines of
the faithful : for this puipeae. they have again rallied
round. the Standard of the present Neha of l3agdat.
rpte Thrks are said to have broken the truce, which
Was lately made with the Wahabee Chieftain, in
consequence of one of the adherents of the Bitter
haiing assassinated a,Turkish Officer who had been
dispatched to hiSeatrip on a special eMbassy. The
disptice is. said to. have originated in a religious,
argument. The Arab•is recruiting his forces, layipg.
all the villages subject to his influence under, cotit ri-
fu
bution; and obliging them tofurnish their quota of
Men. •All the camels in the country have been put
hi regnisition. The last accounts received from
Scindiah report that
,he was encamped near Jynn-
hkr, and that the Mahratta chieftain,. Ambajee, who
has been for some titre past to the northward, had
returned to Scindiah's camp NVIIVII the latter re-
tiuiring hiM to advance a stnn of money for_ the pay-
ment•of his troops, who.n pay- is much in arrear,
the former refused, and it was expel that a rnp,
tnre would take place between them. , Flolkar, with
the wretched remains of his army, has lately been
ravaging Malwa. But Major Jacobs, an. American,
at' the head of five hundred horsA, is stationed in
a situation to ensure the tranquillity of the tVontier.
—The Fleet of Jessawine pilate.boats, made
an attack on the villages south of Mus Cat, in slay
last„ have been pursued to the opposite coast_ by
several Armed Vessels of the Sultan of .11,Inseat,
where RS of them have been drivenon shore and
sunk, •• • •

The wreck .of. the Prince of, thles Packer stilV
continues upon the sands, neer the . Ladies' bath-
ing place, at the Black Reek, near Dublin. The
hold is .nearly choaked up with sand, m which
there still remain undiscovered the bodies of eleven
officers and above one hundred private soldiers.--,
Of the many persons who were on board the above
Vessel, when she was wrecked in the late tremen-
dous tempest, only. 17 persons were saved, consist-
ing chiefly of the crew, two soldiers,. and woman
And child. 'The,bodies of seven men, and four we-
men, ere all that have been taken out of the above
meek.
The.Direaors of, the Bank have announced the
payments of the dividends on the Bth inst.