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

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Linda di Chantouni was repeated here on Saturday
night,nervousness
when Miss Chin
incident atteaere firstilYa. relievedaom the
appearance, developedfyio
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 Merle 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 senzi„mide,
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
Wallscourt, Lady Morgun, Lady Joddrell,-Lady Wilson,
Wortley, Hon. Colonel
Mrs. and
Murray, Mrs.
Ladymiss F
oley,
Leeson,
Hon. hol.eCoroge Mills,
Colonel and
iln
Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon.
Hon. John Furtescue'
Henryon. C. Pepys, Sir Jasper and
Lady Atkinson, Sir ri Webb, Sir John and the
Misses Burgoyne, Baron de Sternberg, Sir John and
George Anson, Hon. Stuart Wortl
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., ece.

The Conde de Montenaolin 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 183. The latter lay in Ber-
wickshire, and will now be inherited by an elder rela-
tive of the deceased. the Baronetcy bears date 1671.
The family have, for some centuries. occupied a high
position.. Sir Daniel, of Wedderburn, fell at Flodden.
the
He had seven sons, who are described in i_e(.
1
well-known Border songs as the seven spears of W
derbuin.
POISON To HORSES.—There is a growing practice
d van
(and which must be checked) amongstr furar pose,
,ser
as toes
of giving their horses arsenic, fo the y
P
sky, of making them more pact and bright skinned, and
by this system many farmers have lost their horses en-
tirely, or had them seriously injure. te
dL
Nottinghamshire a servant (who is accused of this sys-
ast week in
tern, 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,
1849:—" The Dutch steamer which arrived here last
night was boarded by an officer of a Danish frigate, who
told
etthe
mightproceed onwards, but not to
the Elbe after the II th instant;
had orders to let all neutral vessels
that,
httan: however,p t
againcap
ait
they
o i h
e h
entery e
come out of the Elbe unmolested till the 30th inst."
Notice has been given that, in consequence of the
representations of the committee appointed in the Stock-
Exchange on Wednesday last, Messrs. Schneider and
Co. have consented to alter the form for receiving the
proposed three-fourths of a division upon Mexican
bonds, so as to render the parties signing 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 committee) 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 1,0004 as the subscription
from Norwich, 2811. as 'the amount of arrears paid up,
and 7691. as 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 hail. 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 Stranraer, after haying 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
authori-
ties.—Dumfries poisonous ingredient had been in their food, and
the subject is in course of investigation by the Standard.