The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-22 00:00:00

MUSICAL MEMORANDA.

By letters received from Vienna, we learn that Mr
legilfe's opera, The Bohemian Girl, has been performed
fifty-eight times. The celebrated composer, Meyerbeer'
vas present at one of its representations, and was so
e:mportd with the freshness of its melodies, that he pur-
l) oses having it immediately produced at Berlin. The
Bohemian Girl and The Castle of Aymon have been
translated into the Hungarian language, and will be im-
,siediately produced in several theatres in Hungary.
OPERA COMIQUE, PARIS.—On Monday evening last,
i new comie opera, called Le Sultan Saladin, in one act,
leas performed at the Opera Comique: the author of the
libretto was declared to be M. Du in, and the composer
of the music M. Luigi Bordese. It was very favourably
received. The music is simple and pretty, and well
adapted to the subject.
Rossini's new opera, Robert Bruce, was performed at
the Grand Opera, Paris, on Monday evening last, to a
orowded house, with increased success, for the fourteenth
tame.

HER MAJESTY'S TREATRE.—On Saturday evening
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
accompanied by the Prince Frederick of Hesse, and at-
tended by Baron Knesebeck, honoured the performance at
this theatre with their presence. There were also present the
Conde de Montemolin, the Viscount and Viscountess Falkland
;ind party (who occupied her Majesty Queen Adelaides box) ;
his Excellency the Russian Minister and the Baroness Brun-
now, accompanied by Mademoiselle Olgar de Lechner ; the
-Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Sligo,
the Marquis of Blandford, the Baron and Baroness Rehausen,
the Count Koudrifsky, his Excellency Count Kielmansegge,
the llanoverian Minister, Monsieur Couttu ; Mrs. Standish,
his Excellency Baron Hugel, her Excellency the Baroness
de Busch ; the Earl of Lonsdale, the Marquis de St. Aulaire,
the Baron Nicholas, M. de Be , Count de Courcy, Earl of
March, the Earl of Munster, the Earl and Countess of Har-
rington, the Earl of Granville, the Viscount Castlereagh, the
Viscount Duncannon, the Viscount Cantalupe, the Viscount
Clifden, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord and Lady Temple-
more, Lord Chichester, Lord Sandys, Lady Mary Egerton,
Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley Lord Gerald, Lady
Mackenzie, General Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Henry Webb,
Sir Henry Willoughby, Sir G. Hampson, Sir George Viromb-
well, Mr. Hubert De Burgh, the Hon. A. Rarr.say, Mr. and
Major Buckley, Capt. Blair, Mr. Stuart, M.P.,
Mrs. Dennistoun, Capt. Greville, Major Baring, Col. Bowers,
Col. Wildman, Capt- and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton,
Wellesley, Sir Henry Webster, Mr. Henry Broadwood, M.P.,
Mr. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Capt. Lyon, &c., &c. for-
LICENSING OP PLAYS.—A circular has been
warded from the Lord Chamberlain's-office, directed to the
lessees of the metropolitan theatres, stating that the copies of
plays hitherto sent in for examination have, in various in-
stances, been very illegibly written, and have contained so
many erasures and interlineations, that it has been with
the Hon. W.
great difficulty that they have been read. Th
are ine Lord
ed for
Cham-
berlain, therefore, requires that such plays as tend
representation should be clearly and legibl wrowingitten, and that
on the title-page of every play the folyl statements
should be given :—The name of the theatre, the name of the
play, the actual date of delivery, and the proposed date of re-
presentation ; and that no play shall be performed until
seven days after the period at which such copy shall have been

sent in. -
the affairs of It having been stated that " Lord Howden had
arrived in London with such terms respecting
be able to say that Lord Bowden is still at Paris, and that
there is no reason whatever to doubt that he will he speedily
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enabled to proceed to his destination, armed with the com-
bined instructicms of the Governments. f
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land, for the settlement of all pointshein_dvispute between the
belligerent parties od both sides_of t Iti
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bestn informed, that there is no
the wishes of both Governments for a complete and satis-
factory pacification.—Observer.c
English
oy, any h prices as are now realised.
Monday week has been pretty nearly recovered; and at
Wakefield yesterday a panic of purchasing seemed to have
quantity of grain held byl farmers
to be greater at present
than the average usual y Id n at this period ; whilst to
meet the extraordinary demand arising from the failure of
the potato crop, the imports have already been large, and
are likely to be greatly increased. As, however, winter has
returned upon us again,
the holders of grain are realising a
temporary harvest; but the scarcity by which they profit is
one of speculation, but not of profit. The stock of flour in
Liverpool at the commencement of this monti was 500,000
barrels. And the arrivals in Liverpool alone during Janu-
ary exceeded 250,000 quarters of grain and 1,500 tons of
provisions. The quantity yet to come from America is stills
greater. And, ou the other band, we learn from St. Peters-
burgh that on the opening of the navigation, shipments
grain will be made to the extent of 110,000 ni of
wheat, and 800,000 chetwerts of oats, rye, andwerts of
These purchases have already been effected,
an, rye flour.
that other 90,000 chetwerts are held, and co • u it is said
shipment. —Liverpool Standard. coming down for
PAINLBSS OPSRATIONS ON ANIMALS. N
MARKET, FEB. 11.—Operations upon a thorough-bred ZW-
and a donkey, whilst under the influence of eth mare
were performed by Messrs. Barron, Newmark eric vapour,
ve-
terinary establishment. The mare was made to
at their
etheric vapour. In four minutes she fell to inhale the
in-
sensible, and the operation of unnerving powerless and
both fore-legs, without the slightest manifestation performed on
Within 20 minutes the mare was perfectly ifestation of pain.
effects of the ether. The stallion ass
wasy restored from the
influencA in three minutes and a half, 1 under the etheric
Ca6tr.tAull IV£.6 peiforiut I wiLl.l A. 1,;:4,1,wf,etn the operation of
ass were dead. In 15 minutesci•l, y 2.' though 'l7 t'
-
sensibility and consciousness
a comfortable repose.
returned, and both mare and ass had
`No restraint whatever was used in either case during the
operation, and both are doing well.