The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-16 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Linda di Chantouni was repeated here on Saturday
night, when Miss Catherine Hayes, relieved from the
nervousnessincident to a first appearance, developed to
the full the sweetness and purity of her voice,
and the
refined delicacy of her execution. Her acting in the
final scene was even more successful than on Tuesday.
She was called before the curtain, and welcomed with
enthusiasm. Mdlle. de Meric also came in for a very
large share of applause; and the Antonio of Tamburini,
the most true and natural piece of tragedy we have seen
for years, as on the first occasion, told intensely on the
feelings.
We perceive that Grisi re-appears for the season on
Tuesday, in the Semirantide, with Mdlle. Angri, the new
contralto, as Arsace.
The following were among the company
who honoured
the
performance with their presence:—The Marquis and
Marchioness of Westmeath, the Earl and Countess of
Wilton and Lord Grey Wilton, the Earl of Cawdor, the
Earl and Countess of Morley,' the Earl of Erroll, the
Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl Gran-
ville, the Countess of Chesterfield, Countess Dowager of
Carnwath, Viscount Exmouth Viscount Ebrington,
Viscountess Dungarvon Viscount Cantilupe, Lord El-
phinstone, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord George
Manners, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, Lady Webster and
party, Lady M‘Naghten, Lady Catherine Egerton, Lady
Wallseourt, Lady Morgan, Lady Joddrell, Lady Wilson,
Lady Leeson, Lion. Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon.
Miss Foley, Hon. George Mills, llon. Colonel and Mrs.
George Anson, Hon. Stuart Wortley, Hon. Mrs. Murray,
Hon. John Forteseue, lion. C. Pepys, Sir Jasper and
Lady Atkinson, Sir Henry. Webb, Sir John and Die
Misses Burgoyne, Baron de Sternberg, Sir John and
Lady Hall, Sir William de Bathe, Sir George Armytage,
Baron de Talleyrand, Sir Thomas Hare, Sir Henry Tyr-
whitt, General Fox, General Campbell, Colonel Barnett,
Mr. Baring Wall, M.P., &c.
The C, Ide

,Lne monde de Alontemolin arrived safely in town
yesterday forenoon.—Post.
DEATH OF SIR JOHN HOME, BART.—This young
officer died unexpectedly on the 26th ult., at Gibraltar,
aged nineteen. From an early age the deceased had
been connected with the royal navy, and he was always
considered a young officer of great promise. Latterly
he has been attached to the Sidon steamer, Sir Charles
Napier's favourite vessel. Sir John Home succeeded to
the title and estates in 1838. The latter lay in Ber-
wickshire,ea and will now be inherited by an eldteerlr6l
five of the deceased, the Baronetcy bears d.ea. a
The family have, for some centuries. occupied
Pelt 1 o high
c n
position. Sir Daniel, of Wedderburn,d
of Wed-
Fiold. He had seven sons,
the seven spears
well known Border songs as
derburn.
is a growing practice
POISON TO LiortsEs.—There
farmers' servants
(and which must be checked)
skinned,horses and
amongstfor the purpose, as they
of giving their horses arsenic,
1 bright 2
havean' lost their
who are described in the
by this
en-
tirely, or bad them seriously injured. Last week in
Nottinghamshire a servant (who is accused of this sys-
tem, and where a valuable horse of his master's died)
was committed for trial. The only way to put down
this shameful, and we may add cruel, practice is to punish
severely whenever a case can be made out against a
servant who is guilty of it.
Extract from a letter dated Hamburgh, April 11th,
18,19:—" The Dutch steamer which arrived here last
night was boarded by an officer of a Danish frigate, who
told the captain he might proceed onwards, but not to
attempt again to enter the Elbe after the 11th instant;
that, however, they had orders to let all neutral vessels
come out of the Elbe unmolested till the 30th inst."
Notice has been given that, in consequence of the
to alter last, Messrs. Schneider and
the form for receiving the
representations of the committee appointed in the Stock-
CEcx. havechango
consented onWednesday
ed no
proposed three-fourths of a division upon Mexican
bonds, so as to render the parties signin-
g the same quite
safe from any demand for repayment.
THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—At the
meeting of the council held last week, Colonel Challoner
(chairman of the finance c ,mmittee) presented the
monthly report on the accounts of the society, from which
it appeared that on the last day of the month just ended
the current cash balance in the hands of the society's
bankers was 2,0501., including 1,0001. as the subscription
from Norwich, 2811. as the amount of arrears paid up,
and 7691. a 3 the amount of compositions for life. Me-
morials for the holding of the society's country meeting
of 1850 were received from various places in the western
district, and were referred to an inspection committee,
consisting of Mr. Raymond Barker, Mr. Fisher Hobbs,
Mr. Brandreth, Mr. Milward, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr.
Kinder, and Mr. William Shaw, with a request that they
would report to the next monthly council on the respec-
tive accommodation afforded by each locality for the
purposes of the meeting,
The weather, for some days past, has been in-
tensely cold, with occasional showers of bail. On Fri-
day night, at ten o'clock, there was a shower of snow,
which fell so heavily that, in the course of a short time,
the ground was covered to the depth of more than an
inch. About midnight, however, there was a change to
rain, and the snow rapidly disappeared from the streets.
—Scotsman.

SERIOUS OCCURRENCE.—Six persons were taken
seriously ill last week at btranraer, after having break-
fasted on tea, herrings, and potatoes. They were mem-
bers of two families, but lived in the same house. The
symptoms of the attack gave rise to the suspicion that
some poisonous ingredient had been in their food, and
the subject is in course of investigation by the authori-
ties.—Dumfries Standard.