The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-05 00:00:00

~THE CLOSE OF AN OPERATIC SEASON.

However deep their interest in the relations be-
tween Church and State, or Landlord and Tenant,
and however keen their sympathies for the luckless
French, it is evident that our friends across the St.
George's Channel have not lost their national love of
fun and frolic and excitement. The closing night of
the operatic season in Dublin was something very
different from the staid and orderly performance
which puts a temporary end to fashionable harmony
in the English metropolis. Long before the hour
appointed for the opening of the doors
the crowds were struggling in the streets
for the nearest places, and the gallery
entrances in particular presented a scene of wild ex-
citement. Mdlle. Titiens was the attraction, and the
enthusiasm with which she was greeted was truly
Hibernian. It was some time before she could begin
to sing, so prolonged was the cheering which greeted
her, and all through the evening the same excite-
ment continued. Unluckily the enthusiasts were a
little carried away by their feelings and forgot their
manners occasionally. The refusal of an encore pro-
duced an uproar which refused to be pacified by
concession. Some Dublin students thought they
would assist in the evening's entertainment, and
after singing comic songs between the acts, emptied
a bag of flour on the people in the pit, thus gratui-
tously powdering their heads. While Mdlle. Titiens
has been thus receiving an ovation in the sister
country, Mdlle. Nilsson has been similarly feted in
New York, where the theatre-going populace are
nearly as demonstrative. A pyramid of flowers
placed upon the stage in honour of the singer, was
somewhat embarrassing even to her practised com-
posure, but New York does not know how to do her
sufficient honour. The horses were taken from her

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, OCT. 2.

The Queen, Prince Arthur, Princess Louise, and Prin-
cess Beatrice attended Divine service In the parish church,
Crathie.

The Marchioness of Ely and Colonel Ponsonby were
in attendance on her Majesty,
The service was performed by the Rev. Dr. N. Mac-
Leod, one of her Majesty's chaplains.

The Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod had the honour of
dining with the Queen and the Royal Family.

The Prince of Wales is expected to visit London
about thelsth inst.

Prince and Princess Christian arrived' on Saturday at
Alnwick Castle, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of
Northumberland.

CENTRAL CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE.
A council meeting of this Chamber was held yesterday
at the Salisbury Hotel, G. Tomline, Esq., in the chair.
Amongthose present were—Messrs. T. Willson (Leicester),
Mr. H. Morrison (Yorkshire), Henry Wills (Cambridge),
Henry Webb (Worcester), G. R. Greenhow ; Relph
(Monmouth), E. Hilks (Canterbury), H. G. Andrews
(Somerset), C. F. Gardner (secretary to the Local Taxa-
tion Committee), Edmond Riley, Henry Neild, Jas. Webb,
Daniel Long, and Colonel Craigie, members of the council.
—The Chairman said the first subject of importance on
the agenda paper was the report of the Local Taxation
Committee. He had seen by the speech of a member of
Parliament at Whitehaven that the matter was receiving
increased attention. This shewed that the Chamber
was not acting on ex parte statements, and that,
therefore, there was a better chance of a
fair conclusion being arrived at in the matter.—
Captain Craigie presented the report in question, which
contained an account of the
.proceedings of the committee,
and expressed their opinion in favour of a movement for
the reform of the existing irregularities which were fast
spreading, not only among those connected with land, but
among the heavily rated inhabitants of large
cities and towns.— Mr. Willson moved, and
Mr. Neild seconded the reception and adoption
of the report, the latter gentleman complaining that
the newspapers had not given that attention to the sub-
ject which it deserved. He believed that the local taxa-
tion and the malt tax would be the cry next election, and
if voters did their duty no member would be returned that
did not pledge himself upon the question.—Mr. H. George
Andrews moved, and Mr. James Webb seconded, a reso-
lution, " That the thanks of this Council be given to Sir
Massey Lopes, Bart., M.P., and the 89 members of the
House of Commons who voted for limiting the charge on the
Poor-rate Assessment for Elementary Education to one
penny in the pound, and that the Secretary be instructed
to transmit a copy of this resolution to each of those
members." Carried unanimously.—The following sub-
jects for the consideration of the November Council were
agreed to :—" The new regulations of the Fire Insurance
Offices for the Insurance of Farming Stock." " What
further regulations for the Home and Foreign Cattle
Trade are required in the interests of pro-
ducers and consumers." It was also resolved
that the report of the joint committee on the
uniformity of weights and measures which was in
favour of the metric system, should be remitted to the
Provincial Chambers and discussed prior to the Council
meeting in February.—A vote of thanks to the chairman
terminated the proceedings.