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-111. Servals, who has ,btained the title of the Paganini
of the violoncello, has had the honour to play at the
Court conc• rts in Paris, where his magnificent p:ltying
obtained the repewed compliments of his Majesty and
the brilliant auditory.
I,:isset, Who sung at the Italian Opera, Paris,
some three years ago, is now the prima donna at Leg-
horn, where she is a prodigious favourite.
A new. opera has been produced at Venice, the first
work of a young composer named Malipiero, called
" Alberigt, 41a -gotnano." Without much originality, the
music is described as graceful and replete with elegant
melody. Terretti was the tenor, and is favourably men-
tioned; but Mdlle. Hayez is described as the real support
in the opera. Ella e veramente (says the Gazette of
Venice) la regina dello spatacolo 1
At Parma, La Barbieri has obtained great success in
the operas of " Ernani" and " Atila," both of which have•
been received with enthusiasm. Verdi has completed his
" Macbeth," and is now solely occupied with his work for
her Majesty's Theatre in London, the production of which
he is to superintend in person during the ensuing season.
It is stated that the Italian Opera in St. Petersburg
has this year sensibly declined in public favour, and that
it is no longer followed as formerly—in a word, it is no
longer the fashion 1
TREODORE Pixis.—A number of artistes and con-
noisseurs assembled a few evenings since, at the saloons
of M. Pape, to hear a young violinist, nephew to Pixis,
the celebrated pianist and composer, make what may be
called his first dchut in public. His efforts were received
with well-merited favour, for the young essayist pro-
mises to add another first•rato name to a family already
largely distinguished_ in the musical world. lie per-
formed a fantasia on " Ernani," a duet with Mr. Osborne,
and a burlesque on the well-known "Carnaval de Venise,"
in a style which elicited the most flattering applause,
the various caebrites in the room crowding round him at
the close of each morceau, and congratulating him on his
brilliant execution. The characteristics of his playing
are a full round tone, staccato rapid and firm, intona-
tion pure, difficulties disposed of with effortless ease, his
harmonics clear as bells, and, above all, an entire ab-
sence of whining quarter tones and all other trickeries of
the art, but now, too much the fashion on this monarch
of instruments. Among the warmest appleaders was M.
Berloiz, who seamed greatly pleased with the young
virtuoso, whom we unhesitatingly recommend to those of
our readers whose concerts and soirees enable them ttl
patronise rising talent in a manner the most effectual.

NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION.—The following letter
has been addressed by Sir John Ross to the President oo: the
Astronomical Society :—" Sir,--I beg leave to subSinit the
following plan and proposal to the President an'A Council of
the Royal Astronomical Society for their consideration :
The measurement of an arc of the meridiees has long been a
great desideratum ; and the failure of every attempt that hat
been made at Spitzbergen for this desirable object, as well
as the attempt made to reach the North Pole, has been, be-
cause the summer has been selected for that purpose ;
whereas, the spring should have been the season chosen,
namely, the months of April and May, for both services,
but which could not be put in execution by the means hi-
therto adopted. I have now to inform the president and
council of the Royal Astronomical Society, that I hays
submitted a plan to the Admiralty for carrying into exe-
cution these double and desirable objects, by winterinc
at Spitzbergen, and employing my officers and crew under
the direction of the talented son- of the celebrated Profer
Schumacher, whom I have engaged for this purpose; while,
at the proper season, it is my intention to attempt to reach
the North Pole on sledges drawn by Swedish horses, bi'aig a
modification of the plan proposed first by Dr. Seore's)jy and.
of which that highly. talented and well-inforine:l indiv,iduea
has given his most unqualified approbatioa. And, frogs the
year's experience I have had in Sweden in that mode of tra-
veiling, I can safely assert that there is no other ofP.cer )comeh
navy that possesses these advantages so nooes'Ary to plete success, of which neither Dr. Scoresby
..or myself have
the smallest doubt. 1 have made this ste:iement in the hope
that, when duly considered by the PrPssident and Council of
the Royal Astronomical Society, they will be pleased tinigf
to me their opinion on the importance of the objects clues.
tion, and such a recomsnendatir-es for its being put into exe-
cution as they may think fit:'
ST. MARYLEBONI AND THE
Acsr.—On Monda NEV POOR REMOVAL
and gua y, it the meeting of the board of directors
Smith, rdguardians.of ✓
the poor of St. Marylebone (George Spencer
Esq., in the chair), Mr. Thorne, the secretary, read.
the following communication from the Poor-law Comm._i
sioners :—" Poor-law Commission-office, Somerset-her se
Jan. 18.—Sir, I ant directed by the Poor-law Commiw-Jners
to advert to the observations contained in their circis'ee,
of the 20th of October and the 4th of Decembssr 'last, with
letters
reference to the distinction of relief to poor perk,- letter's
settled in
the parishes where they are relieved, and to ',tiler poor per-
sons, who have been rendered irremovable from the parishes
in which they reside by the operation of the late statute on
the subject of the removal of tlse poisr. I am to inquire
whether the guardians have issade r.. 11), such distinction in
"since the passing of the statute;
their administration of relief
awl if so, in what manner ',hat distinction has been made. I
am 24.2 q to request that, if the hoard of guardians have passed
any resoluzjen on tee entsect of the statute, or of the relief
of the poor affected thereby, you will transmit a copy of
every such resolution. The Commissioners request that this
information may be supplied to them with as little delay as
circumstances will permit.—l alli, Sir, Tour obedient servant-,
W. G. LUMLEY, Assistant-Secretary.' Some slight discus-
sion ensued, and the Secretary was ordered to furnilt the
information required.
AMERICAN ONIONS AND GOURDS.—A large. parcel
of onions, consisting of 500 barrels, has been recived by
Messrs. Keeling and Ifunt, and are intended for the use ot:
the poorer classes as a substitute for potatoes, which harm,
now attained a most extravagant price. the onions are r •
, . c'f' fectly free from the disease which has been so exi.ensste eh,
The onions, although ' -
prevalent in this country.
are equal in quality to many of the common 50r....,s 'lsmail,
the London markets whilst by cultivatien here said in
there is no
doubt the difference of soil and climate will ere
a sort
in many ways desirable for home consumptie a-
T i gourds
are merely sent as samples to test their us,e In thisiceountry..
They are extensively consumed abroad. for soups and pud
dings, and if their use is appreciate,:, here, will become an
economical and nutritious substitute for the potato and other
common vegetables.
VERDICT OF MANSL :,TIGIITER AGAINST AN EN-
GINE-DaivEn—LEEDS, JAN. 23. Yesterday a coroner's in-
quest Was held at the Courtouse, touching the death of
David Anderson, a farmer's labourer, who was killed on tint
Leeds and Bradford Railway, under the following circuses-
stances :—On the morning of the I6th inst., between five and.
six o'clock, five carts, each drawn by one horse, were patched from Itawdon to Gilderstone, for coals. They had
dit-
to pass over the Leeds and Bradford Railway at CaveKly,
which at that part crosses the public road on a level. The
gates on each side of the line were Open, and. n 0 parties
.enals were not
' were in attendance to watch them. The morn: was ex-
ceedingly dark and foggy, and the usual Si
f;ne line in safety,
exhibited. Four of the carts passed over
grain
of the deceased.
and on the last one, which was in cha
.ael train was seen ap-
getting on the crossing, an engines
proaching, and ere the vehicle couP be got over the engine
struck the horse, killed it on th':: spot, drove the cart some
distance, and frie,tifully injuS-ed the deceased, who was on
the ton of it. frig curl the occurrence but a few"hours.
After heari:dg evidences the jury found a verdict of "hours.
slaughtsar against the engine-driver James Gee," Man-
accom-
panssing it with an expression of opinion that the compan
had shown great carelessness in the management of they crossing at the Calverly.bridge station. On the previous
day an inquest was held on a labourer who was killed on
the
same line, in the Thackley tunnel.
ANECDOTE OF THE Duxn —During the regime
of the Peel Administration an important situation in Ireland
became vacant, to which an Irish relative of the Duke' ft.
wished to be appointed. Ile, therefore, wrote to his (Ur ace
these after having stated his wish, concluded his letter • id;
these words—" One word from your Grace will be me
The Duke sent the following laconic and eh- 'lit
• tl
'Cll."
srac ens c
reply : " Dear ---, Not one word.-efrom ysa, lay.,
Wellington,'lTQW MANY WARNINGS
~,Asz
Fr::Lay last the son of widow Taseve'ell, of Walton, near
I;VANTED ?—On
Glastonbury, having been allt,ptin74.
home his gun loaded, and, Isun; it up in its usual place,
small birds, brought
first taking off the cap, He then went out, and another
son, a boy about lA years of age, in the absence of his
mother, having taken down the gun, and placed another
cap upon it, on his mother's return, said, " Mother, I ant
going to pop the candle out," and immediatel fired
The whole of the charge lodged in the body of his
unfortu-
nate parent, just below the breast ; she uttered one moan
and died, leaving eight orphan children to deplore the loss
of an affisotionate and beloved mother.—Somerset County
Gazette.
HUMAN SACRIFICES AT CALARA.R.—The Patriot
publishes the following extract from a communication. "eo.
ceived last week from the Rev. J. Clark, Baptist mis,eiosaaty;
Western Africa, and dated Clarence, Fernando Po, J'ectrte
27th, 1846 :—" At Calabar there has been ao_filtri",
all the day, and
The poor creature had bee:a dancing Tha ~ .
of more than one hundred persons for a son f L.' latesa
king.
night. it. is supposed he was
,
drinking men/e, or palm wine:! ?ill
when he died the same ' .4rge quantities,
, Do, :sot
tell. The -aged mother
.x;:ect
.t in African frenzy
ied. Thie, may be the case, C., r 7... may not;. we cannot
that she had lost her last child, and now had none
leave heft property; and therefore plenty of
to whom to
into the bush, and will rernrato Qin,
until the sacrifices ceasF., whiich
sieves mast be 3acritir;ed. Those at market, and al
cuellloedh,eaorrd
oinuttionsf e,44eviday,
is
sometimea more than a whole year. The aged ' then
r
spoke Alai, ill Vain 1 many were tho willing slaves to anixvocutea
1-,h,e, Wes were dug in a house. The corpse
,as as
her will. The sacrifice took place' nor was it is
eoapnlde.intlolte
the first, with a number of young women I n .c.O the second,
put into
Boiravteoswwno-rbeorpnutp;
ptrhoiproarttet
oaf
-
8 auPntered Creole
stated as follows Was . nay female slaves i.
orty male slaves,
and twenty-nine Creoles. l was il ' al waddell
and Mr. Edgerly, of t, Much,_ , .one by r. t .
lin Snot" ni. Asion, and by
.Cap ilia
Slilbourne, of the Ts *
Jove, in the ser- vice of the Baptist mis.
SiOn tO try to -
Ace ; but ;, persuade, King Ey amba to prevent the seed-
T- o could not be efrectest:e
- -EMPTATION AND AToNEMENT. BY MRS. GORE.
3 vols.—The above wos'ir is published this day by Mr.
Colburn, and may now be had at all the libraries. 'The
following new works of fiction are also now ready :-2. Father
Eustace, a tale of the Jess,-'

le Jesuits, by Mrs. Troll Ope, 3 vols.- ~,
3. Strawberry Hill, an historical novel, by the author of
"Shakspeare and his Friends," 3 vols.-4. The Romer
~oe or
War; or, The _Highlanders in Spain, by James Grant Esq.,
late 32d Regiment, 3 vols.-5. Coasar Borgia,
romance, by the author of Whitefriars," 3 vols.—
' ' aiatorical
rJ. Maraton,
by the author of" Salathiel," sec end edition, 3 vole.-7. Ad-
ventures of Captain O'Sulli‘;no by lv, H.
author of " Stories of WO!, erloo" &v., 3 vole : 'laxwell, Esq.,
'We understano„
ell formerly su-
perintending that Mr. M'Corr ,
).-ocomotive engineer, en the Bristol and Birs
mingliani. 'fine,
locomotive engineer of
has been an:-.(44-ed
the Indou anti North-wWkx;44,,nrlay, 14 the place 4;)‘ trl re
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4 li e r ry.

IN
MUSICAL GOSS/Pc7,--,—' t) a
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It is positively stated that M. I 6 haett--
officially informed that he will be relievea-of the super-
intendeuce of the Grand Opera at the expiration of his
present term, which, however, does not terminate before
sixteen months from the present date.
Some of the musical journals report that Mdllc.Jegny,-__
Lind is likely shortly to appear, for a certain nunaliiit,lt
nights, at the Italian Opera in Paris.
Dupnz leaves Paris for Germany early in Marchi
where be is to appear in the chefs-d'auvre of the French
opera in the German language, being the only artist
who can sing in all the leading languages of Europe.
M. Berlioz is about to visit St. Petersburg and Mos-
cow, upon, it is said, an invitation of the Emperor, for
the purpose of producing his principal compositions be-
fore the Imperial Court, and the public of the northern
capitals.

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