The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-08 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

This house was opened last night for the summer
season, and we fear, judging from the limited attendance
on the opening night, the cashier will find himself, before
the end of the season, " sitting on an empty treasury, fish-
ing for a budget in bottomless deficiencies," and obliged to
resort to " a dissolution." Four courses were announced in
the bill of fare; but, unfortunately, The Robber's Sister
(the first piece), did not fetch a Handsel Penny (the se-
cond piece), nor was The King ond the Comedian (being,
of course, the third), sufficiently powerful to avert
(the closing effort) The Evil Eye. It is needless
to criticise the performances, the whole is a failure, and
cannot better serve the performers, who, in general,
acqnitted' themselves creditably, than to advise them to
shut up shop as speedily as possible, The English
Opera House, although admirably constructed,
highly ornamented, and exceedingly comfortable,
appears bora to misfortune ; and under every
successive management (and there have been
some able ones), it seems to sink in public estima-
tion. We wish the present company Migeras, if they
continue their labours, but we must candidly tell them
that the game is a desperate one'.

BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SIR C. NA PIER

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rifo. au; plane, June 1841.
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Stn,—You are reported, in the Morning Chronicle of
to-day, to have stated, at a meeting of electors held last
night, that " if you believed Mr. Young had the slightest
chance of success, you would at once retire," 491 tlso
infuriro ty iyhp INt*ll you that
yOu'4l*so a sei ec your wipinAiiiegi o submit our. respec-
tive Cl4mS"upon tie gorougli Vo'the test o.f a public

meeting,
I now, theferofe, In dll cotirtesy, challenge you to
meet me at a public meeting of the Reform Electors on
next Monday week. The Theatre at the Colossewn its
Regent's Park, and Hall's Riding School, are both in the
centre of the borough, and will each hold between 3,000
and 4,000 persons. That it will be impos:6ble to ex-
-elude non-electors entirely, I admit •, but every practi-
cable means may be adopted to confine the ntiieting to
Reform electors, and I have no doubt that, in the actual
state of the public mind, four-fifths of the individuals
present will be of that character. Such a meeting will
also afford no unfair test of the real state of public feel-
ing. I would suggest that the Chairman be agreed upon
by both parties ; that two scrutineers be appointed, one
on each side, and if, they differ as to the majority, or if
they be requested to do so by four electors, that the
numbers be counted, The candidate in the minority to
retire immediately,
. After your declarations of last night, I confidently
hope that you will accede to this proposal, and concur
with me in the propriety of placing the decision of this
matter in the hands of the Reformers themselves.

I have the honour to be,
Your obedient Servant,
G. A. YOUNG.
To Commodore Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B.
&c. &c. &c,

67, Baker-street, June 5, 1841.

have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 4th of June, challenging me to meet you at a
public meeting, either •at the Colosseum, or at Hall's
Riding School.
You admit that it would be impossible to exclude non-
electors. What, then, would be the use of a public
meeting ? I presume it would also be impossible to ex-
clude Tory electors. If they were the weaker, they
would. naturally hold up their hands for you •, and if I
was the weaker, they would hold up their hands for me.
Under these circumstances, I have judged it proper to
submit your letter to my Committee, who, I have no
doubt, will propose some fair and honourable manner of
ascertaining the opinion of the Reform electors, I can
assure you, that if I saw the smallest prospect of your suc-
cess, I should not hesitate one moment in retiring; andl give
you credit for the same feeling, for I cannot suppose, if you
are a real Reformer, that you would run the risk of al-
lowing Marylehone to be represented by two Tories.
I have the honour to remain,

Your obedient servant,
CHARLES NAPIER.
To G. A. Young, Esq., &c. &c. &c.

CORN LAWS.
MEETING OF HE 'ULSTER ASSOCIATION.
(Abridged from the Northern Whig.)
l'n Wednesday a meeting of the Ulster Constitutional As-
sociation was held in the Theatre. Belfast, to take into consi-
deration the duties on sugar, timber, and corn, and the gene-
ral policy of each. The attendance was very large, and the
enthusiasm most exciting.
At about half-past twelve o'clock the Earl of Charlemont
entered the meeting, and took the chair. His Lordship, as
President of the As:a3ciation, then rose and spoke as follows ;
Gentlemen—When last I addressed you, I took the liberty to
tell you that a most imminent crisis was then impending over
ila t country. 1 took occasion to tell you that the liberties of
Ireland were in danger. It was but too true, as has since proved.
I have now, however, to tell you, that a more imminent dart-
ger—incomparably more imminent—is impending over the
entire country at this moment—the advent to power of a party
already only too strong, and who have always been the invete-
rate enemies of Ireland, and of popular liberty.—(Loud cries
of Hear, hear.") But, Gentlemen, public opinion and the
voice of a plaited people will amain, I am confident, rescue
Ireland from the dangers which -threaten the extinction of her
liberties. Gentlemen, I was on the point of leaving the coml..
try for London. I was actually about to embark in the vessel
which waited for me, when my heart whispered that I might
remain to serve Ireland, in Ireland.—( Protracted cheering. )
Gentlemen, I paused on the thought, I was ready to return.
did return, and scarcely had 1 passed my own threshold
when I received a letter from your excellent secretary,
Mr. Sharman Crawford, from which I learned that the men of
Ulster were again ready to come forward, npbly and manfully,
in defence of the liberties of their eonntry ; and that the Ulster
Assoe'ation were about to holdthis meeting, Gentlemen, when-
ever the people of Ulster—whenever the voice of liberty shall
01 upon me, Charlemont shall never be backward in respond-
-1,4 ;a Great approbation.) Gentlemen, I have
already told yeti the v 9 breathe under an impending danger,
and you will allow me to telryi4 th? qtiv 91 this. A Liberal
and enlightened Government, in order to rals'e the supplies
necessary to meet the expenditure of the country, proposed
to do so, not by imposing additional taxation on the people,
h4t apt.9l,ly lightening the taxation—( Hear)—while they
sought to apply thwlrpowers to extending the comforts of th'e
pour, promoting free' tirade, apd elmapeping food.—( Loud
chew s.) Thus bravely did they ennfonl the dethger hut
what was the consequence ? That reckless party, who are this
constant enemies of all improvement, took advantage of their
proposition to excite against the .kinistry that interested class
s.4o„lty Among whom their influence extends. They have
rived so lormi4ab'p ap opposition to the measures of the Minis-
try that the danger ni their ptreat from tower, and of the
ad% ent to power of agir eppeneriti, has heeeme an imminent
as to make us tremble:.—( Roar, hear, and eries yf " Never,")
I rejoice, Gentlemen, to hear you say nevus:, because iteladdens
my heart to find Irishmen determined to be firm, unshrinking,
t and unanimous,. in their resistance to the Tory p irty.
be en, and if the friends of Ireland—the present Ali •
niitry—kbik4lrAc I'a' restored restored to power, I have every eonfi-
-1 dem that they g. 14,44.4 ‘Teituirty immensely more potent than
hefoie_that their power
to wryg jrnole would be found
vastly increased by tne cheeks they hart regeMd---CheS'l!)
adminis-
'nn may depend on it. Gentlemen,under theif
tration Ireland would become more free and happy, an.
the einfiire r„,nerally would be more signally served and bens-
OA than biaokti.':--(Trmendetts cheering, followed by " One
cheer more.")
The Hon. HEwitr CAULFIELD proposed the &rat resolution
—" That we heartily concur in the principle contained in tfi,",
resolution moved by Lord John Russell, on the 17th May last,
viz.—That the resources of the country can he rendered ade-
quate to its expenditure by judicious alterations of protective
and differential duties, without any increase of the pubic
burdens."
Mr. ADAM PLEA); seconded the resolution,