The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-07 00:00:00

THE LATE OPERA DISCORD.

The important squabble which has been carried on
during the last week by Messrs. Laporte and Tambu-
rini, has been the all-ahsorbieg topic in operatic antrall
other circles. Such of our readers as had not the good
fortune to witness Signor Tambutini's re instalment on
Tuesday evening, will perceive that the omnibus box, aided
by the many-headed monster, the puissant parterre, have
gained their object, and their idol is restored to theta ;
each of the angry disputants having received his aka-
gonist's fire in the public papers, and this having in
neither case proved fatal or even cifzctual, it was agreed
by both parties to refer the muter to the arbitration of
the Duke of Beaufort and Count d'Orsay. The Duke
had, however, left town for Newmarket, unconscious of
the honour which had been conferred upon him ; it was
therefore rescued for Count u'Orsay to effect the solu-
tion of these seeming contrarieties, and the manner in
which he has executed his difficult task will for everentitle
him to share with Pet ronius the title of arbiter elcgantia-
ruin, and to rank alter Talleyrand and Metternich as a
diplomatist. We have the best authority for stating that
the result of his negotiations has been the complete re-
conciliation of the restive singer and the punctilious
manager, who have nt:ev exchanged vows of eternal
friendship, and marvel how they could ever have dis-
agreed. Count d'Orsav's peace-making powers most
be of a first-rate description, for each of the contending
parties have overwhelmed him with expressions of gra-
titude for having discovered the solution of this difficult
problem.—Post.

Tamhurini, we see, made his appearance last night in
the character of lago, in Rossini's °kilo. The house
was exceedingly crowded in every part. tier Majesty
was present, and we observed also a numerous party in
the Queen Dowager's box.
OWL) his been so often represented. and by the same
principal performers, that there is really nothing to be
said about it now-a-days.

DR. DILLON.—In the Uonsistory Court, on
Monday, the Learned Judge decided in the negative the ques-
tion of the Rev„ Dr. right, to preach in his own chapel
at Pimlico, cotttary to the command of the Bishop of London.
The artielc a alle,cd, that a license having been grented to tti.
Reverend Pi oprietor of the chapel on the 241 h of Jply, 1829, it
was revoked by the Bishop 0:1 the 29th of February last, the
instrument of revocation being duly i.erved en Dr. Dillon, who
was strictly enjoined to abstain from further officiating as
minister in the aforesaid chapel ; notwithstanding which, he
had continued publicly to read prayers, preach, administer the
and perform ecclesiastical duties and divine offices
the rites and ceremonies of the Church of Eng-
asacceroarirgi sacrament,
and since the service of the citation in this cause.
EFFECT OF VEGETABLES oN DIFFERENT
ANtstm.s.--Horses have so great a repugnance to cruciferous
plants that they will not touch them, but will feed on reed-
grasses, among an abundance of which goats have 'yen known
to starve, though they often feed on other vegetables, and will
even become fat on water hemlock, which is rank poison to
other tinadrupeds. In like manner swine will detour henbane,
while they are destroyed by common pepper; and the horse
which avoid; the mild turnip will get into flesh by feeding on
rhubarb. It is a curious fact, that man, if he takes the scrap-
ings of the. rind of alder, scraped one way, it. will act as a pur-
gative, but if scraped the contrary way it will act as an emetic.
A very fine trout, weighing 10ibs., was this week
netted in the Thames, near thu mouth of the Kennet. Two
others (one of the weight of SVbs.) were also caught by fair
angling, in the river, at Lower Caversham. It is much to
be regretted that the fishery of the Thames is not protected by
an association of amateur anglers ; the present renters of the
water could be easily inducel to abstain from the destructive use
1 of tho drag-uoi, flue, &c.