The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-18 00:00:00

THE IIALIAN OPERA.

We have already noticed the mediocrity of the
Serums Opera produced at this House, and last
night shewed_us,- that however deficient in bril-
liancy it is in. that department, it is still 'more
miserably defeetive in the Comique. 'La Damn
Soldatu, ctisplayed Madame-FERLENDIS al the
Prima Bulfa: this Dame neither sings in tune, -
nor has a ' good voice to sing withal, and
therefore, though the Gallery may clap, it
is impossible to convince the judicious that, she
deserves applause. LA VASSEDIt exhibited a few
better notes than any we have before heard from
him, 'and deserves much praise for being perfect
in a long character.- The only novelty, however,
worthy of notice in the Opera was the re-appear-
ance of AIoaELLI, after many years absence. He
till retains his dry humour as an Actor, but
as he had no song we are not able to say how tar
time nay have impaired his voice. All he did yes-
terday only told us, to our regret, that NALDI, in-
comparable as he is for musical science and comic
humour, has been also -banished, by the new ma-
nagelnent,, from a stage of which he was one of the
Chief orimenelits. •

The senior VESTRIS appeared in- the Ballet of
Le Calife de Bag dot, and 'produced a great sensa-
-tion in the- audience, which gave -him a very flat-
tering testimony of their remeathrance of his .me-
rits twenty years ago: His performance was al-
most as great as in his hest days ; we cannot pay
him a higher compliment. - His partner was a
debutante, Madame DE CARD. She is an -in-
different figure, but possess some grace, and
mach agility, and may take her station. in the se-
cond class. From the inferiority of the Opera
this season, we.imagiue the success of the Thett—,
tre a iii be perinitted to rest on the Dancing De-
partment. -

The claims, •remonstrances, and pretensions,
the misunderstandings and disputes, arising
.out
of the recent enlargement of an ancient military
Association of Knighthood are so numerous., tlkat
instead of the order, as formerly, it is now face-
tiously dis-order of the Bath.
Mrs. PERCEVAL, by her marriage with Colonel
CARR,
has actually become a Knight's companion.
of the new Order.

The Duke• of BUCCLEUGH is elected President
of the Highland, or Scotch Agricultural Soekty
the Vice l'residen►ts I'm- the ens►►ing year are the
MarqUis•of QUEENS n Ry , Earl WEMYSS, Lord
DOUGLAS, and Lord MAcnoNALD..

Ten pieces of silver coin, of the reign of ELT-
ZABETH and CrIAVLES the Pint, were found; a
-few days ago, by the sexton ,of Havant, near
Portsmouth, while digging a grave in the church-
yard,; those of Eitz ABETH are in the best re-
servatitin ; they are about the size of a sixpenny
piece, hut thinner.

The,Duke of DALmATIA, Minister at War, bav-
iug been informed of a tumult which took place
on the 6th of December, at Lectoure, department
of Gep3; on the occasion of a general review of
deserters and soldiers on furlough, has just or-
dered that the district of Lectoure shall furnish
double the contingent whiub was assigned to
it. This increase will, at the same time, tend
to relieve the other districts which acted. with
docility and promptitude in executing the, orders
of the King.