The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-19 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA.

Mr. Harrison's benefit took place at Covent-
garden on Saturday night, and the house was
crowded in every part. Originally it was in-
tended that the season should have closed on the
17th inst. ; but, as already announced, the great
success of " Lurlins" has induced the management
to:extend it to the 28th of this month. Considering
that the season was virtually, if not actually, ter-
minated on Saturday last, Mr. Harrison and Miss
Pyne have put forth the address which we now
give, deferring onr resume of the season until the
Royal English Opera really concludes its present
successful career :

" Ladies and Gentlemen,—The close of our third Eng.
lish opera season presents us an opportunity of again
thanking you for the liberal support with which you have
hitherto met our endeavours to please you—a support which
it shall ever be our pride to merit and constant endeavour
to maintain. Allow us to place before you a few of the
statistics of our past proceedings, and to request you to
accept them as a guarantee for our future ones. In three
seasons we have produced four English operas and one
operetta by native composers—namely, " Rose of Castille"
and " Satanella," by Balfe ; " Victorine," by Mellon ;
Romance," by Leslie; and " Lurline," by Wallace.
Also, "Martha," " Dinorah," and a repertoire to whose
merits the public approbation has been the best test.
Abair, we request English composers who have works
complete, or in a state of preparation, to acquaint us with
the same, in order that we may make our arrangements ac-
cordingly. We have been the means of introducing to the
English operatic stage the following English artists :—Miss
Parepa, Miss Corelli, Miss Pilling, Miss Thirlwall, Miss
Cruise, Mr. Santley, Mr. Ferdinand Glover (an artist whose
loss we much deplore), Mr. Patsy, Mr. Grattan Kelly,
Mr. Wallworth, Mr. Honey, kc. During the three sea-
sons we have expended for artists, authors, rent, &c., the
sum of L 79,788. This being of a private nature, would not
be intruded by us on you, our generous patrons, but that
you may know we spare no expense to please you and to
deserve your kindness, We are delighted that through
us a great boon has been re-opened to our sister and bro-
ther artists, namely tao Covent garden Fund, which
has been closed to all applicants since the year 1842.
It is with feelings of gratitude and pride we take the op •
portunity of acknowledging the high patronage we leave
received from her most gracious Majesty the Queen, his
Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the court, nobility,
and public, adding a double incentive to our motives, and
honour and brilliancy to our undertaking—an undertaking
which (if you will confirm° to aid us therein) it shall bo the
study of our lives t) support—that of establishing in Eng-
land a legitimate Royal English Opera. Trusting to find
in you next season the same reciprocity to meet our endea•
yours that has been so liberally manifested towards us this;
and with sincere thanks to all who have assisted us, with-
out and within the theatre, we bid you most respectfully
and gratefully (until next October) adieu.

" LOUISA. PYNE,
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(signed)
" WM, HARRISON, Managerx.
March 17, 1860."

Their Highnesses the Prince and Princesses de
Leonerte have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for
the Continent.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and
the Ccuntoss de Peraigny entertained a meleet circle at
dinner last evening at Albert-gate House.

The Countess Apponyi ;till have an assembly on
Wednesday evening at Chandos House.

The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe and Lady
Charlotte Inner-Ker have left Grillion's Clarendon Hotel
at Broxmouth Park, Dunbar, N.B.

The Earl of Clarendon comes to town to-day from
the Grove. Her ladyship and the Ladies Villiers are ex-
pected on Thursday next.

The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Ara-
bella Sackville West will shortly leave town for Buckhurst
Park, Sussex.

The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have
taken possession of their new mansion at Prince's Gate,
Knightsbridge.

The Duchess of Inverness will have a grand
dinner and an assembly this evening at her apartment■ in
Kensington Palace.

The Duchess of Dalberg and Sir John Dalberg
Acton, Bart., M.P., left Brighton on Saturday last for
Shropshire, preparatory to the funeral of the late Countess
Granville.

The Duke of Ilanilton left town on Friday on
his return to Paris to join tho duchess and family.
The Earl and Countess of Fife have left Grosve-
nor-crescent for St. Lecnards-on-Sea for a few- days.
_ _ _

The Earl of Dudley has arrived at Dudley House,
Park lane.

Lord and Lady Egerton (of Tattoo) and the
llon. Misses Egerton have arrived in St. James's-square
frcui their seat in Cheshire.

Lord unit Lady Ebury and Hon. Miss Grosvenor
have arrived in:Park-street from Moore Park, Iferts, for the
season.

DEATII OF LADY DOVER.—Lady Dover, the widow
of tho first Lord Dover, expired on Saturday at her resi-
dence, Dover house, Whitehall. Her ladyship was the
sister of the Earl of Carlisle, the Duchess of Sutherland,
Lady Caroline Lascelles (widow of the Light Hun. W. S.
Lascelles), Lady Taunton, the Hon. and Rev. W. G.
Howard, the Hon, Charles Howard, the Ron. Edward
Howard, and Lady Elizabeth (irey.