The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-20 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, April 19.
The Timm: Royal Mail Steamer City of Antwerp
arrived here o• day. All well.

RUAL nALIAN OPERA.

Yesterday ras an " extra" night at the Royal
Italian Opera,and the public had the opportunity
of hearing Moan's "It Flauto -Alnico." Without
comparing it D " Don Giovanni," that opera has
long been poplar. Last night there was a very
strong caste. iarastro was taken by Signor Foli,
Astrifiarnmant+by Mdlle. Ilma di Murska, Tamino
by Signor Bulerini, Paminia by Mdlle. 'Wens,
Papageno by Mr. Santley, and Papagena by
Mdlle. Sinico. The famous duet known to non-
opera goers, as "The manly hearts " was sung by
Titiens and Santley, and drew down a storm of ap-
plause, which vas answered by a second and even
better rendering of the dr. Not less enthusiastic
was the recepti)n given to Ilma di Murska's " Gli
angui d'inferne," in which the charming cantatrice
displayed all the range and flexibility of her won-
derful voice. The comical duet between Santley
and Sinico way also encored. The chorus of priests
deserved and all but obtained a same distinction.
Of the mis en scene we may that it was in every way
admirable, the moonlight waterfall scene was par-
ticularly good.

POLICE IiVTELLIGENCE.-7his Day.

3EARLBOROUGH-S TREET.
ROBBING AN ARTlST.—Benjamin Higgins, a labourer, of
N 0.24, Stephen street, Tottenham-court-road, was charged
before Mr. Tyr;vhitt with stealing eleven oil paintings and
about 500 plates, the property of Mr. Alfred Gann, artist,
No. 24, Stephen-street.
The prosecutor said that on Thursday last he was going
along Crown-street, Soho, and saw in the window of a
shop an oil sketch he had painted, and in answer to ques-
tions he put to the keeper of the shop he said he should
know the man he bought it of again, and that it was the
only one he had purchased. On returning home and going
to a cellar where he kept such things—the cellar adjoining
a room occupied by tho prisoner•-he missed several oil
sketches and a large quantity of prints from boxes, the
prints being of the value of £l5, but none of which.
had ho traced. Subsequently he saw some more
of the oil sketches at the same shop, and asked the

prisoner to go with him to carry home a piece of oil-
cloth, and took him to the shop where he had seen the
oil sketches, and the keeper of the shop at once recognised
him as the person he bought the sketches of, but the pri-
soner denied that he was the man.
Francis Beelestene, 80 E, said that when the prisoner
was given into his custody for stealing the oil sketches
and paintings he said to the shopkeeer "Don't say any-
thing about the pictures." At first ho said he knew no-
thing about the things, but afterwards said that he sold
the sketches and got 30s. for them, and that he sold about
21bs. weight of paper.
Remanded.

THE PULL PENALTY INFLICTED FOR CRUELTY TO A
HORSE.—Mr. Fred. Wm. Serif, a baker, and also an occa-
sional builder, at Parson's-green, appeared before Mr.
Tyrwhitt, to answer the complaint of the Royal Society for
the Prevention of Cruelry to Animals, for causing a horse
to be worked in an unfit state.
The chief otßeer of the Royal Society for the Preven-

tion of Cruelty to Animals, a few days ago saw a horse
attache ] to a cart laden with bricks lying down in Oran-
bourne-street, and on the saddle being removed it was
found to be sat urated with discharge from a large wound
on the horses back, and the horse was quite unfit for work.
It remained 1.1 ing in the street for some hours, and was
then slaught red.

to Toestloalrlginiretio giireMast, trio admitted" that he
had :been obliged to have the horse killed on the spot
where it fell. The wound on the horses back was an old
one, and the defendant admitted that it had bien there
during the whole of the time be had it, Ei c weeks.
The defendant said that ho sent the horse every day for
a load of bricks, and that on the day in question it fell and
ricked its back.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was one of those gross cases where
a man bought an old worn out horse and worked it till the
last. He would like to know what the defendant would
have thought if any one had treated him like he had
treated this horse. Ho considered such conduct cowardly
and cruel, and should fine the Prisoner £5, or two months
imprisonment in default.

The defendant was about to make some comments on
the magistrate's decision, but desisted on being told by
Mr. Tyrwhitt that he had bad a great mind to send him
to prison without any fine at all.