The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-12 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEAERE.

Last evening Mr. Sims Reeves reappeared at the above
theatre, in the opera of "Robin Hood," for the first time
since the death of his father necessitated the suspension of
his professional performances. Mr. Sims Reeves' reception
was tremendous. The audience could not have expressed
more enthusiastically their sympathy with the man or their
admiration of the artist. With his magnificent voice in
perfect condition, and the obvious determination to do his
very best on this occasion, the effect produced by our great
English tenor may be easily imagined. The heroic energy
which Mr. Reeves throws into "Englishmen by birth are
free," the thrilling pathos of his "Thou art my guiding
star," the hearty defiance and scorn which characterise
his rendering of " The grasping, rasping Norman race," his
masterly execution of the trying scene, " Vain was the
proud ambition," need not now be dwelt upon, for it is
generally admitted that Mr. Reeves' performances of these
pieces belong to the very greatest triumphs ever achieved
upon the lyric stage; but still it may be stated that they
were honoured with an extraordinary amount of applause
last night, when, indeed, the singer seemed also to be
wrought up to an unusual pitch of artistic excitement.
An apology was made at the beginning of the performance
for Madame Lemmena-Sherrington on the score of indis-
position; but her delightful singing throughout the opera
most agreeably disappointed the anticipations to which the
stage-manager's appeal had given rise.
The house was very full.

The Duchess of Montrose will leave Belgrave-
square early next week on a tour on the Continent for a few
weeks. _ _ _ _

The Earl and Countess of Stradbroke have ar-
rived in Belgrave-square from Henham Hall, Suffolk.
The Earl of Jersey, who has been seriously indis-
posed for some days past at Eton, is, ws are glad to learn,
progressing favourably towards recovery.
The Countess of Cork has left Marston House
on a visit to her sister, Lady Margaret Beaumont, atßywell
Hall, Northumberland.
The Countess Dowager Somers has arrived at her
residence in Grosvenor-place.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
Cambridge House to-morrow for Broadlands, where her
ladyship intends to receive company next week.
Sir Robex t and Lady Emily Peel and Lady Julia
Hay have left Lyons on a tour in Spain.

Sir Henry and the Hon. Lady St. John Mildmay
have left town on a visit to Viscount Eversley, in Hamp.

shire.

Viscount Castlerosse has taken a house in Bel-
grave-square, late the residence of Sir Robert and Lady
Emily Peel.

Viscountess Ashbrook has left the Burlington
Hotel, Cork-street, for Oxford.
Count Blondoff has taken a residence in Eaton-

square.

Lady Hermione Graham was confined yesterday
morning of a son, at the Duke of Somerset's official resi-
dence, Whitehall.
Lord Arthur Hay has arrived in town from
Yester House, Haddingtonshire. Her ladyship remains at
Yester House. .

Lady Bateman gavebirth yesterday to a daughter,
at his lordship's residence in Lower Brook-street. Her
ladyship and her infant daughter are going on favourably.

Lord and Lady Chelmsford and the Hon. Miss
Thesiger have returned to town from visiting the Marquis
and Marchioness of Salisbury at Hatfield.

The performance of the theatre of Nismes was
interrupted by a painful incident on Thursday last. After
the first act of the " Pardon de Ploermel," M. Brucker, the
leader of the orchestra, having gone on the stage for some
purpose connected with the performance, fell heavily to the
floor in an apoplectic fit. He was removed to his residence,
where he died shortly after.

At Marseilles, two nights back, a perfect deluge
of rain fell for about an hour, and the streets resembled tor-
rents. In the country towards Vienne also there was an
extraordinary heavy fall of rain, and in consequence the
railway train that night from Paris was two hours behind
time on reaching Marseilles.
RE-MARRIAGE OF DISSENTERS BY A CHURCH OF
ENGLAND MINISTER.—A correspondent of the Bristol
Daily Post states that considerable sensation has been
created in a parish of Gloucestershire by the fact of the
curate having recently re-married, according to the rites of
the Church of England, parties who had some years pre-
viously been married at an independent chapel by the re-
gistrar. It appears that the " Gloucestershire guinea" of
the well-known old County Society is only given to parties
who have been married at church, The proceedings of the
curate are stated to have received the approval of the
Bishop Baring.
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 1 per mille premium, and the short exchange on
London is 25.20 per £ sterling. On comparing these rates
with the English mint price of £3 17s. 101 d, per ounce for
standaid gold, it appears that gold is about the
same price in London as it is in Paris. By advices from
Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark, and the short
exchange on London is 13.41- per £ sterling. Standard gold
at the English mint price is, therefore, nearly 2-laths per
cent, dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of
exchange at New York on London for bills at sixty days'
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exchange is against England ; and at this rate gold yields
a profit when sent to the United States.