The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-18 00:00:00

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csientenant-General Sir T. Macdougall Brisbane, on being
invested with the Ensigns of G. C. B. of the Order of the
Bath, 'oy General Lord Hill.
Lieutenant P. P. 611 liis return from India, by Lieut.-
. f:/enei-al Sir S. Hawker.
Second Lieutenant H. S. Waddington, by Lieutenant-Genc-
ral Sir A. Barnard.
Lieutenant J. Rooper, on return from foreign service, by Lieu
tenant-General Sir A. Barnard.
Lieut. Bridges, on promotion; b hist/ .Fridges.
Ensign Henry Darrell, thth egiment, en receiving his corn-
, missltin, by Viscount Strangford.
Ensign Frederick Moor, on appointment to. the Ist Royals, by
Colonel cis Samuel S. Higgins,
Ensign A. :1), Best, on his appointment to the €loth Regi-
ment, by Lieutenant-General
Captain Simmons and Captain .1. A. Henderson, by Sir A.
Barnard,
Captain .1. Mathias, on return from the East Indies, by Lord
Nugent.
Captain O'Halloran, on appointment to the 97th Regiment, by
his father, Major-General Sir J. O'Halloran.
Lieutenant Charles H. Ackerlay, R.N., attended the Le-
vee to have an audience of the King, to do fealty as Steward
of the Crown, on behalf of his mother, Elizabeth born Cham-
berlayne, seised of the franchises royal in and over the barony
of Churchdowne-cum- Hempstead, in the eastern division of the
county of Gloucester,

Hi; Maie!ty gave audiences to the Marquis of Winchester,
Mtltquis Conyngham, Duke of Argyle, Viscount Melbourne,
Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg, Earl of Minto, Lord
Foley, and Lord bill,
Lord Gardner and Sir Joseph Whateley were the Lord and
Groom in Waiting.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Pasta's re-appearance in London attracted last night a
very numerous assemblage, though not so crowded as it
doubtless would have been had the orginal intention of giv-
ing an entire opera been carried into effect. The audience,
however, seemed unanimously of opinion that, under any
circumstances, she ought to receive a hearty welcome on her
return to this country, and accordingly a storm of applause,
which lasted several minutes, greeted her on her entrance.
Then all was anxiety to hear her first notes, for it was impos-
sible not to have some misgivings. We were certain that her
commanding genius, at least, still remained; that there would
still be displayed the same depth of feeling and intensity of
expression as formerly ; but whether the physical power which
used so nobly to bear out her high imaginings still existed
unimpaired was the question which all put to themselves,
not without some degree of apprehension. The few opening
notes of her first scena quickly dispelled all doubts. Pasta
was still herself—can we say more ? Cordial congratula-
tions were showered upon her from all sides in tumultuous
plaudits, and she co:npleted the scena, " I tuoi frequenti
palpiti," in her most finished style. Her succeeding efforts
were a series of triumphs. None that ever heard her
" Petrie, ingrata patria," and the " Ombra adorata," can
require any comment from us to refresh their memories ;
but, again, those only who have heard her sing them in
their proper places, namely, in the operas to which they
belong, can feel how much is lost by her singing them isolated
in a miscellaneous concert. Pasta is essentially a dramatic
singer, and, though at all times her thrilling and mellifluous
tones enchant every ear, while her pathos and energy leave
their impression indelible on every heart, yet her soaring
genius is as much depressed in a concert-room as her atti-
tude is constrained by the formality of holding a sheet of
music in her hands. Besides the pieces above mentioned,
she sang the duet " Mille sospiri" with Madame Giannone,
which was given a second time, in compliance with a perse-
vering call. The latter also sang with very delightful effect
a romanza and an aria. I'uzzi was loudly and most de-
servedly applauded in his variations to Rode's air, and
Seguin and Curioni likewise contributed their services.
The performance of Signor Anglois on the double-bass,
which concluded the concert, is, we may say without hesi-
tation, the most extraordinary ever heard. The concert
altogether gave perfect satisfaction.

The Queen, we are happy to state, was well enough
to join the visitors at Windsor Castle on the evenings of Mon-
day and Tuesday.
The Duchess of Kent will give a ball at Kensing-
ton Palace on Wednesday the 12th of June.
The Duke of Sussex, the Princesses Augusta and
Sophia, visited the King yesterday afternoon.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria
honoured the performance of the Mairimonio Segreto at the
King's theatre, on Tuesday evening, with their presence.
The Princess Lieven is shortly expected to visit
this country.
The Duke of Wellington had an audience of his
Majesty yesterday.
The Duke of Devonshire has left Devonshire House
for his seat, Hardwick Hall.
Colonel O'Reilly and the Duchess of Roxburgh
entertained a distinguished party at dinner in Grosvenor-street
yesterday.
The Duke of Wellington gave a grand dinner on
Saturday last to the Duke of Montrose, the Marquis of Lo-
thian, the Marquis Cholmondelev, the Earl of Courtoun, Vis-
count Melville, Lord Stuart de Itothesay, Lord de Saumares,
the lion. General Phipps, &e,
The Countess of Charleville has been for some time
labouring under a severe and alarming illness. Her Ladyship
has been confined to the house at Charleville Forest for the
last few weeks, and although attended by the first medical
men, as yet no satisfactory progress towards convalescence
has been made.

Mr, Waller, Secretary to Sir George Seymour's le-
gation at Brussels, and his newly-married lady, have left town
for that city.
The Earl of Home has left Montagu-house, for
Hirsal-house, near Coldstream, Berwickshire.
The name of Baron Von Kreusser, who accompa-
nied Mr. Green in the Vauxhall balloon, on Tuesday, was un-
intentionally omitted in our notice of the ascent, and that of
Baron Maltitz inserted,

The members of the Raleigh Club held their pe-
riodical dinner on Tuesday, at the Thatched House Tatout,
St. James's-street; the Right Hon, the Earl of Ripon pre-
sided in the chair ; and amongst the company were his Horour
the Vice-Chantellor, Sir George Hamilton, Sir Thomas
Brisbane, Sir Edward Parry, Sir George Rennant, Captain
Hervey, J. Arrowsmith, Esq., J. Millar, Esq , John Barrow,
Esq., Thomas Alcock, Esq., Dr. Burchell, T. Chapman,
Esq,, Rev. Dr. Williams, Capt. Warlington, J. Rennie,
Esq., &e.

The Marquis of Lothian, who has been on a visit
for some time to his noble relative, the Duke of Buceleuch,
at Montagu House, has talc( n the mansion of the Hon. Lady
Stuart, in Whitehall yard, for the season.
A deputation of the Directors of the Cemetery and
Life Assurance Company had an interyiew with the President
of the Board of Trade yesterday.
Captain Pellev of the Trinity House also transacted
business with the President of the Board of Trade.
There will he a splendid review and sham-fight at
Woolwich to-morrow, the 10th fruit., of the troops composing
the garrison there, namely, the Horse and Foot Artillery, Rifle
Brigade, Royal 'Marines, Sze., which, it is expected, will prove
a must interesting military spectacle.
DEATH OF MRS. LOCK HA 11,1%.....We deeply re-
gret to announce that Mrs. Lockhart, wife of J. G. Loelahart,
Esq., and only surviving daughter of the late Sir Walter
Scott, died yesterday morning, at her house iu the Regent's-
park. Mrs. Lockhart inherited much of the mind, and all
the heart, of hoe illustrious father. His manly understanding
was represented in her feminine good sense, and his 13 verflow•
iog kindness of heart in her gentleness and amiability. Mrs.
I.,,ekhart had been ill for some time, and her death was, we
believe, not unexpected, but no preparation can guard the
hearts of relatives and friends from the bitter shock of so sad a
bereavement. She was the fateourite daughter of the late Sir
W. Scott.

The following extract from a letter, dated the 10th
nit., from Prince Louis Napoleon, at Nov York, appears in
the Sicele learnt, on my landing, the news of theis
this
gave of my friends. You may conceive what joy
gave me. On leaving the frigate, where the tri-coloured flag,h
was waving, and where so much attention had been paid me, I
wept as if I had left my country anew ;
the pleasure of re-
gaining my liberty did not compensAte for not finding myself
I have
still among my cottutrymen, under a French flag.
read all my Journals. I had believed the conduct of the Go-
vernment towards me actuated as =eh by generosity as by
policy ; but I note sec that policy alone influenced them.
have been calumniated when unable to defend myself. I ap-
peal to the testimony of General Voirol, and Messrs. Cuinat,
Thibouthot, and Delessert, to say whether I did not protest
P.;ainst my removal. I demanded to be doained in prison.;
they could not then have imposed a condition on my being
set at liberty. And how have they proc'eeded towards my
mother:' her letters are full of anxiety. Why did they not
tell her their intention of taking me first to Rio Janeiro ? I
know they wished thereby to cause her great misery."
The Bombay Government was at the date of the last
accounts making preparations for keeping up a steam-commu-
nkation with the Euphrates, in aid of the ._lynat overland
post. The Chief of Bokhara had come to issue with the King
of Persia, respecting the delivering up of the Persian Prince
most obnoxious to the Government, who, having escaped from
prison had taker, refuge with the Chief of Bokhara. A force
of 30,000 Persians had been dispatched to Bokhara, with or-
ders to depopulate the Whole country, and, at all events, to
bring back the Prince.
OPINIONS OP LORD BROUGHAM.—Otie of the
most interesting portions of this volume consists of the life and
t;olitical career of Lord
_Brougham, in which are detailed all
the facts connected with his early struggles. The Editor
makes, as it were, Lord Brougham tell his own story from his
first entrance into the House of Commons in the year 1810 up
to the present period. We have thus presented to us a history
of all the great and interesting questions discussed in the
House of Parliament for the last seven-and-twenty years, with
delineations of all the celebrated public men who have figured
in the political world during the active life of Lord Brougham
and the reader will certainly acknowledge the truth and ability
,ith which his Lordship has sketched the characters of Lords
Eldon, Lyndhurst, and Canterbury, the Duke of Wellington,
Peel, O'Connell, Hume, and man ether celebrated living
politicians.

StlN, LONDON, ThITRSDA_Y, MAY IS, 1837.