The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-19 00:00:00

GRAND OPERA.
relnle.united attractions of the long-talked of new ballet, La
of \fete; and the first appearance before a Parisian audience
to .aclernoiselle Fanny Elsler, drew an immense assemblage
ronalis theatre on Monday night, comprising the elite of society,
a the fatality of circumstances compel to sojourn in or
ballet
the metropolis at this unfashionable season. Of the new
regret not to be able to speak so highly as we ex-
Ll:eecar_ute_ from the absurd and injudicious flourishes which have
wil„„7 for months blown in our ears on the subject from the four
tilihts(:ll the compass. Few of are readers arc unacquainted.
fr th akspeare's Tempest, on which these is reason to believe,
b,!„ e title and one or two other coincidents, the present.
"'diet Is found d
nation, tl e • In the hands of a man of taste. and imag_in-
tcot *re seems much in that wild and beautiful dramatic
opera jisthari'dh,il.with...the unrivalled resources of the Grand
p, scenic talent, and the almost magical ingenuity of the
passing . assistants, might supply a subject of sur-
form g interest for this fanciful and elegant species of per-
shakasace ; but, alas ! to our atoregraphe, whoever he may be,
,din,ie,rcirhe
opveeahreestis a sealed volume—one who could have written
.
Tempest"as soon understood it. Ariel, that sweetest
of -spiritual creations, is here profaned into a
whomelprumonplace attendant spirit or genius—the good fairy,
ever we have been accustomed to meet, time out of mind, in
thajrrinur.sery tale I The "bag-born" Caliban fares equally ;
or sa," °rlnus monster we find degenerated into a kind of wild
beailaig, resembling in all points the wicked Otahcitan In" man
he
were ata Captain Cook," and similar worthies whose doingsn
vial , once the delight and terror of the minor and provi
a scene sundry years ago. The ballet commences with
talte„ el bY way of prologue : a Greek city is represented to be
alive by the Turks, who carry all the inhabitants they find
Ober.sinto captivity ; an infant is, however, left behind, which
am by
.who replaces the Prospero of the original, preserves,
islamY. Ins command Ariel bears the child to his enchanted
in The grouping of the two ascending figures was ex-
tre- e-
eooL, Y beautiful, and showed sufficiently what the artistes
paiiieq have made of the entire subject had the author been Fa-
seene nsitv, his materials to advantage. In the succeedinhg
age :t which''is laid in the island, we find Lea grown to thee
Oberonwhich the empire of the passions commences. In
v be
exhib• and Ariel cause dances and every amusement to
ts„it there before her; she remains pining and dejected. Obe-
(for it res a tempest, in which a vessel is supposed
Petdils net seen !) to be wrecked, and a young Nobleman
Ing ta,n,,and), a soldier it is to be presumed, from his reac
I)assio"u with a huge cavalry sabre by his side. A mufti al
ichop-pneensues, as a matter of course, between this fortunate
,atcl t„t and Lea, which, after some dull exhibitions of spite
'averVe•°l-laY on the part of Caliban, and some trials of the
Itois ir"stancy, that serve for the introduction of Made-
theyearee
uEsler,. is crowned by the consent of Oberon, and
1)4, lilted in a scene worthy to conclude a London. Chris.%
s 448 P
engerntntairne, a very glittering affair indeed. —Gabgnanz

It is

visit - reported that their Majesties intend paying a
linnottngto. the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, as well as
report bee grand fete at Wentworth. We believe both
to hout foundation.
letel% Bona de Leon, the reputed natural soil of Napo-
atane, and of duelling notoriety, has arrived at an
t_Lie west-end of the ton, from France.
0,, lie tarl of Wilton has sold his beautiful yacht the
Glendower to Lord Francis Egerton.
ter,f' Joseph flume, M.P., with his lad and daugh-
lain:+4!aking a tour in South Wales. The Hon. Member is
kid excursion by medical advice, to recruit his health,
On ews all politics for the present.
OfthThursday, the Bishop of Chichester and some
C4st; nei.ghbouring clergy had the honour to dine at
e'
with the Duke of Norfolk.—Sussex Advertiser.
tr, "aday last the Lord Bishop of Bangor held a
JesusB e ordination, when William Lloyd Williams, A. 8., of
e°ll3 prti°lelree3 Oxford, was admitted by his Lordship to Dea-
lie The '
to Rev. J. Shepherd Birley, M.A., has been
,seci to the
perpetual curacy of All Saints, in Little Bol-
of '
on the nomination of Thomas Tipping,
It liavenport-house, in the county of Chester.
Yond aisci We are given to understand, now almost be-
tort
~nubt, that Mr. Serjeant Perrin is to be the new A.ot.-
diciaef "eneral, and that Mr. Blackburne will accept the j
.6"-.Patle-alie.aue•Y in the 'King's Bench.—Stewart's Dublin
the 66t, a I SII CAMPAIGN.—Captain Hoare, late
the
ti the
Regiment has prepared a plan for distributingit e
so'as to make it more efficient in the col ec-
tion
(3‘) The,
due to the clergy. He recommends the formato-
be deta 1,400 men in two divisions, with camp equipage,.
tent aeCevdetritroug.h the province in small parties, and to pitch
°eked Y cabin door stable, or barn, where cat e are
the owunPer, until water or rovender is brought of necessity y
made
Doi N:4 Ide :at
Herald:" entry
eadl
.may be effected, and seizure
bseriogtheeesr ICU LT RETREAT.—Monsieur de Mal-
duellist. Having quarrelled with a
to,Tawhdertte, t:(l3eoYitagireed to fight out the dispute in the very
Place, when M. de Malsaignes'. adversary.
the door. run dila through the body, and nail him against
With sin "It
g 1 all very-well " said the transfixed duellist,,
--"Yfroid, " but Pray how are you to get out ? ' 1,1 of the Duchess of Abrantes..
been The
Rev. James V. Vincent, of Gorddineg, has
shire,al?Pointed to the living of Llanfairfcchan, in Caraneaarnvt-oliDiy-
the de.°.l',l the presentation of the Bishop of Bagnor, v
death of the Rev. Mr. Thomas. We understand that this
fdthegrwas held by Mr. Vincent's great-grandfather and grand-
4r.
Perary Otway Cave, who has large estates in Tip-
Otw;" is so anxious to establish fairs in the town of Castle
shall he has offered very valuable prizes to those who
vet ic..distinguish themselves in promoting that object. A sil_
tejai' and 20 sovereigns are offered to the person who shall
v-,4ged to have contributed most to the success of the fair
th"evnrchase or otherwise. Ten sovereig.ns, the subscription of
ki dlleighbourin farmers, to the next in merit of the same
ve sovereigns to the buyer of the greatest number of
stsek and a gold medal to the person who shall sell the most
In addition to all this, he undertakes that there shall
in 41,-°, Party riots or any other kind of disturbances that might
p/ way obstruct the purchasers.
,--
tticurr REV. DR. ENGLAND.—We have the
ia.tes`',re to inform the numerous friends of this estimable pre-
this
eitYa,,t he has arrived in Paris, from whence he departs for
1,---Cork Chronicle.
Lordaippi Chancellor, while in Inverness last week,
krehasu himself largely with the Highland tartan, having.
ed a great variety of the different clan patterns, in
•••..1„„ vet and worsted for waistcoats, trowsers, and ladies' dresses.
erhe
,W ss Courier.
ate e have learnt, with much satisfaction, that Lord
tithesil'ark‘ has taken upon himself the future payment of the
e
"had ti(1)11bi, extensive estates in the neighbourhood of Cahi ;
'tibridat he has intimated to the Rev. Henry Palmer, of
of hi that he is henceforward to look to him for that portion
wh.ich he formerly received from his tenantry.—
11, GE Lertiser.
ZE,ItilL O'LEARY. This day, at three o'clock,
b-uattib,; „a numerous and highly respectable meeting at the
Lese of - Commerce, Dr. Lyons in the chair, for the IF-
iB Preset-air,
pre eept,n an address' to General O'Leary, requesting
t. Pc'ed ue of a public dinner at Cork. The address being
`,,etetse,',,seconded and reed to, was transmitted by the
la '17.,-",:aorugh the post to the gallant officer, who is at pre-
, App A neY.----Cork Chronicle.
tltio OP tioNouß —On Thursday morning a
a%vrtivltti,tiTePlpace on 'the Sands,. near. Kingstown, between
by the ir°lll England, Captain Wellesley Ashe, who
3--...._kDaniert, Thetis, and Sir Charles Hampton, the former
t'r °Y his friend,' Colonel T--, the latter by. Mr._
Ned t Lner a„
/4_ ()the
.exchange of shots, the affair was amicably
se Cis `N/ <itisfaction of all parties.—Freeman's Journal.
Lt°4.l4lllllhaati4„„,sTY'S SHIP JUPITER.—This fine
ivess-
ua.Y of i,-ueini',l)7 Mr. Easto, Master, R. N., is now at Kinnghe-
-4416, -utibit',l' class unusually large, as a visitatnftr,om
thet
order, his h the carmen are reaping a
shipis is ins excellent
84i10, snot,. cers extremely polite and attentive, and the crew
h
Order The apparel, the thorough type of British
f' but it accommodation for the troops of the first
4i,G'braltar
_'' Is not yet known whether her destination. willlalo be
oephi
,u the West Indies—a day or two will exp .
a"
United Service Journal.
Aty
''t WITH SKETCHES OF SPAIN AND PPR-
hor''',` These volumes are truly characteristic of their
I'llll of genius, eccentricity,—half hermit, half epi-
"lllity mt‘ided in his tastes between Orientalism, classical an-
4etivit„' aad the fine arts,—alternately an idler and of restless
Piettar''".in. short, possessing the finest talents and taste. His
stroitoess are struck, off with a master's hand ; a few dashing
sPletd• °f a most poetical pencil suffice, and the effect is
everybod,; This is an extraordinary work,
hand be read by
'3'; its flitting phantasmagoria of c arac ers and scenes
knot erearatil, to delight. all. The whole book speaks the man
eeds created
the Oriental palaces at Fonthill and Bath. "
\„. `'4ereury
'
45 'Alshett, of the Haymarket, is likely to have
.
the 'l'd decided in her favour, by which she will come into
tlfshitelPlZsthlehtissit?tolif t 5,000/. It is more than probable that she
hymeneal altar by Mr. Fergus O'Connor,
arc forethecount of Cork. 15,000/. and a pretty
helertainlY irresistible attractions.—Liverpool Albion.
Pitch
01) tiiL_now discharging in our docks a cargo of
slid ember, which she took on. board in the United
it rlLled to Halifax, to avoid the extravagant duty
culaottlac,°l.o4l4l,l7,l' imported direct, the farce of her calling with
1,50011 tit,ber.l.art entitling the, importer to enter it here as
h By this operation the Exchequer loses about
Airrli -iioekinghant.
h • -Oa •
:(1, and kvid brother of the Ettrick Shep-
-any his f, hb, a
Seeit Years past-'ini.Y, arrived at New York last week.. For
th for w, he has been in the employment of Sir Walter
shyis:srs.:4tuthilciettnittnertin:, he acted as shepherd ; but in consequence
oof..
ktli,Plendid ',tat illustrious individual, and the breaking up_
.t
havo bt:tablisbment at Abbotsford, Mr. IJogg and his
nt-ellig.l to seek a home in this country. W
fatniin', the ttlq have proceeded on to Silver Lake, Penn-
-3' of the late
Hogbert H. Rose, Esq., where the
, the poet's youngest brother, are