The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-17 00:00:00

JENNY LIND.

The following letter from this great artist sets at rest the
question of her coming to England. Certainly the enormous
sum she sacrifices to satisfy an honourable scruple, after the
opinion delivered by the law officers of the Crown, as to the
non-existence of any legal claim upon her, must be consi-
dered as a most noble proof of high-mindedness and feminine
delicacy well becoming so great a genius :
(Copy.)
" Vienne, 28 Fevrier, 1847.
" Monsieur,—J'ai eu l'honneur de recevoir votre lettre du
19 Dec., 1846, dans laquelle vous pretendez avoir a me de-
mander des dommages interets pour ma non-venue en 1845.
Vous connaissez parfaitement less raisons qui m'ont empeche,
qui ont rendu impossible mon apparition sur votre theatre.
D'ailleurs mon arrivee n'aurait ser►i a rien, puisque vous
n'aviez ni la traduction de l'opera le Fildlager en Anglais,
ni la musique que je devois chanter. II est plus que pro-
bable que l'affaire devant la loi ne vous rapporterait rien,
mais je ne veux pas que vous puissiez me taxer de mauvaise
foi, quelque peu que je meritasse ce reproche, et je vous
offre, en remettant le papier signe par moi a la personne que
je nommerai a cet effet, la somme de 2,0004, deux mille livres
sterling.

" Co—tnme je dois venir a 'Andres, en tout cas je prefere-
rais y venir ayec la conscience d'avoir fait tout ce qui de-
pendait de moi, et je laisse a votre jugement si vous pre-
ffferez cet arrangement a l'aimable a un proces qui vous ne
rapp )rt era peut-titre rien du tout.
" J'ai charge Mr. Edward Jennings, 9, Chancery-lane, de
mes instructions ulterieurs.

(Signe) " JENNY LIND.
"A Monsieur Bunn, Directeur du The :re de Drury. lane,
Londres."

(Translation.)
" Vienna, Feb. 28, 1847.
" Sir,—l had the honour of receiving your letter of the
19th of December, 1816, in which you pretend to have to
claim from me damages for my non-arrival in 1845 You are
perfectly conversant with my reasons for not coming, and
which rendered impossible my appearance at your theatre.
Besides, my arrival would have been fruitless, since you had
not at the time the opera of the Feldlager translated into
English, nor the music which I was engaged to sing. It is
more than probable that this affair brought before a court
of justice would yield you nothing ; but I am determined
you shall not tax me again with bad faith, however little I
merit such a reproach, and I offer to pay you the sum of
2,0001. (two thousand pounds) on your returning the paper
signed by me to the person I shall appoint for the purpose.
" As 1 shall in any event come to London, I should prefer
coming with the consciousness of having done all that de-
pended upon me, and I leave it to your choice and judgment
whether you prefer this arrangement to a lawsuit, from
which you would probably derive nothing.
" I have given to Mr. Edward Jennings, of 9, Chancery-
lane, all necessary and further instructions on the present
subject. . _

" I remain, &c.
" JENNY LIND.
" To Alfred Bunn, Esq., Director of the Theatre Royal,
Drury-lane, London."
This proposal from Mademoiselle Liad was accompanied by
the following letter from her solicitor:—
" 9, Chancery-lane, March 13.
" Sir,—l am instructed by Mademoiselle Jenny Lind to
hand you the enclosed copy of a letter from that lady at
Vienna, the original of which remains in my hands for your
inspection.
" Mademoiselle Lind has voluntarily made this proposal,
without assistance or advice from English lawyers, to pur-
chase peace and escape litigation in a foreign land ; and lam
authorised immediately to carry it out.
" The proposal is final, and if you accept it, I will at-
tend any appointment you make, and close the affair ;
and, on the other hand, if you object to it, or do not ac-
cept it on or before Tuesday next, I am instructed to appear
and defend any suit you may think proper to institute
against Mademoiselle Lind, and request you to direct your
solicitor to send any process against that lady to me for ap-
pearance and defence.
" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your obedient servant,
" EDWARD JENNINGS.
" A. Bunn, Esq., Theatre Royal, Drury-lane."

TRIAL OF THE COINS IN THE
PYX OF THE MINT.
The Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy
Council, held a meeting yesterday morning, in the office of
the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer, for the trial of
the coins in the pyx of her Majesty's Mint.
There were present Lord Cottenham, Lord Chancellor;
the Marquis of Clanricarde, Post-Master-General; the Earl
Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty; Sir Charles Wood,
Chanceller of the Exchequer; Lord Campbell, Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster; and Lord Monteagle, Comptroller-
General of the Exchequer. The Right Hon. R. L. Shiel,
Master of her Majesty's Mint was also present.
A jury of goldsmiths were sworn, and were charged by the
Lord Chancellor to make the assay of the coins deposited
as specimens from the different coinages in the pyx of
the Royal Mint, between the 13th of February, 1845, ,
and the 13th July, 1846, in order to ascertain whether they
were of the requisite fineness and weight, according to the
standard of the currency. The monies bad been coined and
delivered by the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk, Bart., master
and worker.
The jury having received a portion of the Ancient Trial
Plate retired to mae the assay of coins set apart and kept in
the Pyx.
The of account stated that during the period above
named, there had been coined (pursuant to Mint Indenture,
dated February 6, 1817) after the rate of 46 29-40 sovereigns
to the pound weight troy, of the standard of 22 carats of fine
gold, and 2 carats of alloy,
Lbs. Troy of Gold Oz. Dwt. Grs.
153,617 4 2 14
That the Sovereigns put into the Pyx amounted to 8,849.
The Half Sovereigns to 1,393.
Total value of Gold Coinage 7,177,7701. Bs.
The silver monies coined during the same period, after the
rate of 66 shillings to the pound weight troy, of the
standard of 11 oz. 2 dwts. fine silver and 18 dwts. of alloy,
Lbs. troy of silver.
286,980
Crowns put into the Pyx
Half-clowns
Shillings .
Sixpences
Groats ll5
Maundy and Colonial monies
Total value of tue Siver Coinage, 947,034/.