The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-25 00:00:00

KING'S THEATRE.

Madame PASTA last night re-appeared as Tancredi,
while the p irts of Orbazzano and .Argirio were filled by
SANTINI and RUBINI. MERIC LALANDE appeared as
Amenaide. Cast in this manner the opera was de-
servedly successful, but it might have been more so had
the exertions of SANTINI been equal to his powers, or
the powers of LALANDE equal to her exertions. RUBINI
was in very fine voice, and sung with even more than his
usual force and effect, and exhibited less than usual of
that abruptness in his transitions from his tenor to his
falsetto voice. In the duet with PASTA, L'lndegrar
odear deorei, he was particularly successful. Inspired,
perhaps, by the presence of PASTA, who can well appre-
ciate, and has honourably applauded his talents, he put
forth all his powers, and the great siren herself
most effectively supported hint. They were loudly encored.
In the recitative Tu clue accendi, and in the accompanying
air Di tanti palpiti, PASTA gave, as usual, her own
reading of the music, which was most beautiful ; but the
swell she introduced, though beautifully executed and most
warmly applauded, was to our thought out of character
with the air, and impaired its effect. It must however be
admitted that the audience seemed to be of a different opi-
nion. LALANDE played and sung better than usual, and
in one or two of the concluding airs exhibited a power we
hardly gave her credit for possessing. The quintett,
on the production of Amenaide's letter, was most beau-
tifully executed, and the whole opera, cast as it is now, is
likely to be very popular. The house was fully and
fashionably attended.

BRITISH MUSEUM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

am very much surprised that the trustees of
the British Museum should still cling to the absurd custom
of closing it against the public always for the Christmas,
Easter, and Whitsun weeks, to say nothing about all
August and September. In my opinion (and lam sure
it is the opinion of many others) the holiday weeks are
the very times which would suit a great number of persons ;
for there are many who are not able to get out at any
other time ; and surely it would be better, on the score of
morality, than going to fairs, and rioting in public-
houses. lam unable to find out who are the persons
benefitted in the Museum by its being closed. lam cer-
tain that the attendants or servants are not; for they, I
find, are not paid for these periods when the Museum is
closed, their attendance being then dispensed with. These
are the servants, mind, Mr. Editor, the persons whose pay,
I am informed, is five shillings a day, when in attendance,
and only when in regular attendance ; not the officers of
the establishment; not the gentlemen with their four or
five hundred a year, work or play. Now, Sir, Ido hope
the trustees will see to the convenience of the public. I
would here add that the absurd custom of taking names
and giving tickets should be given up, as being in no way
necessary or useful, but a public inconvenience.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
W.

May 24.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SETTLING for Me DERBY and OAKS.

This important finale to twelve months' speculation took
place yesterday, at Tattersall's, and drew together a vast
number of sporting characters from all parts of the king-
dom. Formerly we always attended a settling-day with
the confident expectation of hearing of some " rotten
sheep ;" three or four bad seasons, however, made such
havoc among the unsound ones, that the flock now, al-
although less numerous, is more healthy. To drop meta-
phor, we entered the yard with little fear of levantera.—.
there were few horses in the race more harmless than Spa-
niel ; he bit very few, his running, previous to this year,
having been unexceptionably bad. On the other hand, if
Riddlesworth had won, the smash would have been terrible.
Of course there are plenty of grumblers—" If Robinson
had but rode," &c. is the cry of one party, while others
have it (in allusion to Edwards's defect of sight), that
Wheatley got on the blind side of him, and that he (Ed-
wards) never saw Spaniel. If so, what occasion was there
for flogging his horse? Others insist that, "if Edwards
had been allowed to ride his own way, he would have
won." (How long has it been customary for )ockies to
ride without orders?) The losses on Spaniel are confined
to three or four, who, however, having betted round, are
supposed to win by their books. The winners are not
more numerous, nor do their gains amount to any thing
very considerable, except in one or two instances. The
backers of Colwick and Circassian were principally from
Manchester and Birmingham ; the majority of them are
losers on both races. They say that they sent a " Bir-
mingham" for the St. Leger of 1830, and that they have
a " Liverpool" that will " do the trick" this year. —A
wag advises them to have him trained on the Liverpool
railway.
The paying and receiving went off very quietly ; and
although, as a matter of course, several accounts remain
open, not a single defaulter was declared.
Now that the Epsom Races are over, a few remarks on
the consequences likely to arise on the St. Leger betting
may not be amiss. The defeat of the two favourites, Rid-
dlesworth and Circassian, and the entire failure of Colwick,
in some degree changes its aspect, and an impetus is given
to speculation which, if Riddlesworth had won, would have
been entirely destroyed. The immediate effect of the run-
ning is to send Circassian back in the odds—to drive Col-
wick into company inferior to that he has hitherto kept--
to place Rattler and Bras de Fer in the rear ranks, and to
shake two or three others, who, having run decently with
Circassian in the North, are compromised by her defeat at
Epsom.
It may be attempted to neutralise Circassian's running
fur the Oaks, by saving that she was amiss ; and there are
some who confidently assert that she was far from being in
the same form that she left Newmarket in. These insinua-
tions, however, should be received with great caution ; for,
in nine cases out of ten, they are the resort of these who
have backed horses for the St. Leger before they have been
beaten for the Derby or Oaks ; and who are thus enabled
to keep them in the betting, and get their money off.
(Witness the manner in which Btunswicker was forced
into the market, when his running at Epsom would have
convinced those who were not wilfully blind that lie had
not the slightest chance whatever.) In spite of his defeat,
there is not a horse in the race whose public running so
justly entitles hint to be backed as Riddlesworth, unless it
be Zany, who, without difficulty, beat Oxygen, Spaniel,
Marquis, and some others, for the July Stakes; and sub-
sequently won the Pendergast Stakes, in a style equally
clever. Marquis will, no doubt, continue a good favourite;
but his claim to support is personal only ; the Chifney
stable, in other respects, cutting a miserable figure. To
sum up, the South never had a better chance of carrying
off the great prize for which they have so often contended.

Our readers will see from the Gazette, that the
KING has been pleased to grant to FREDERICK FITZ-
CLARENCE, Esq., a Colonel in the army; to ADOLPHUS
FITZCLARENCE, Esq., a Captain in the navy ; and to the
Rev. AUGUSTUS FITZCLARENCE, respectively, the title anti
precedence of the younger son of a Marquis of the United
Kingdom ; and to SoeurA, wife of Sir-Pinup SIDNEY
MARY, wife of CHARLES BICHARD FOY, Esq. ; and
AUGUSTA, widow of the Hon. JOHN KENNEDY ERSKINE,
respectively, the title and precedence of the daughter of a
Marquis of the United Kingdom. This sparing exercise
of the royal authority is an indulgence of parental feeling
that few will be disposed to consider objectionable.

SIR JAMES GRAHAM.—A report has been
prevalent here for some days that Sir JAMES GaAnalki
had been elevated to the Peerage. The report, we believe,
is entirely without foundation ; and we suspect has been
set abroad by the LOWTIiERS to excuse the canvass which
it is understood the Noble Lord has commenced in the
west during the present week. We think it by no means
improbable that Sir JAMES may have a seat in the House
of Lords at some future period ; but clearly, it would not
be the policy of Ministers to create him a Peer at the pre•.
sent moment.—Carlisle Journal.

The remains of the late Hon. JOHN KEN-
NEDY ERSKINE were brought to Portsmouth on the 22d
inst., by the Blonde higate, from the cemetery at Leg-
horn, on her passage home from Malta, and put on board
a steam-boat, to be deposited in the family vault of the
Earl of CAssII.Is, in Scotland. Mr. ERSKINE was the
second son of the Earl of CASSIUS, and married to his
present MAJESTY'S third daughter. lle died at Pisa, at
the age of 27, leaving three children.

Yesterday afternoon, an inquest was held,
before Mr. 'LcGs, at the White Lion, James-street, Covent-
Na SheAjtpurttri,
inageAdirs.
FlLtiavg;
gpelanri:dn'tiolant dthe
eceased sed of
livery-stables, Hart-street ; and such was his unconquer-
able pa,sion for ardent spirits, that he has been known to
live upon a penny.loaf a day until be had saved 6s. or 79-,
and then get drunk with the money. When in liquor he
was extremely violent, and upon one occasion, he actually
ate part of the glass which had contained his darling spirits
gin, because the landlord of the house refused to let him
have any more. He was intoxicated the whole of Sunday
and Alonday, and on Tuesday morning be was found in
Mr. TA stable, extended on some straw, quite dead
and cold.--Verdict, " Died from excessive drinking." -

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