The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

own.

The Lyceum Italian Opera Company closed on Saturday
evening with "La Favorita." The cast, wo need hardly
say, was that which so long rendered Donizetti's opera a
favourite iu nature as in name at Covent-garden, Grisi
being the erring and severely-punished Leonora, and Mario
the chivalrous Fernando. The house was exceedingly full
and loudly demonstrative in its expressions of approbation.
The opera was followed by "God Savo the Queen," Ma-
dame Grisi taking the first and last solo verses. The sea-
son, considering the unpropitious circumstances under
which it originated and has been carried on, has been a
brilliant one, and reflects the highest credit on the spirited
entrepreneur.

DETERMINED SUICIDE.—About a quarter past twelve
o'clock on Saturday night, a man named Cambridge
threw himself off the bridge in the York -road (Maiden.
lane), into the Regent's Canal. An alarm was instantly
given by some witnesses, and a boat was quickly at the
spot, but not before the unfortunate man had sunk, after
having, apparently, made some desperate struggles to
recover himself. After the lapse of upwards of an
hour the body was found by Police-constable 206 S.
Mr. G. Pickess, surgeon, of 13, Caledonian-place, was
soon after in attendance, but life was of course extinct.
rile police subsequently conveyed the body upon a
stretcher to the dead-house of St. Pancras, there to
await a coroner's inquest. Rumours are rife 'as to the
cause which prompted the commission of the rash act,
but, pending an inquest, it would be imprudent to give
them publicity. Deceased resided at 32, Sidney-street,
Caledonian-road, and had been absent from home on the
previous night.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Lord Chancellor has
appointel Mr. E. J. Cobby to the vacant clerkship in
the Registrar's office. The Lord Chancellor has, under
the provisions of the County Courts Act of last session,
appointed Mr. Serjeant Manning, Mr. Koe, Mr. Cooke,
Mr. Worlledge, and Mr. Ferner, five of the judges of
the County Court,, a standing committee for the fram-
ing of rules of practice and for regulating the costs of
attorneys in these courts, and has appointed Mr. Henry
Nicol their secretary. Mr. Serjeant Dowling, member
of the late committee, under 15 and 16 Vict., c. 54,
being abroad for his health, and the duties of the coin-
mittee requiring to be commenced immediately, could
not be appointed a member of the present committee.
Mr. James Beeby is appointed chief clerk ; Mr. Oliver
H: Davie, first class clerk, first section ; Mr. Charles
Spence, first class clerk, second section ; Mr. Henry
Butler, acting first class clerk ; Mr. G. H. Johnson,
second class clerk, in the Accountant-General's Depart-
ment of the Admiralty, Somerset House.
JENNY LIND'S GAINS.—A. London correspondent of
,the Manchester Guardian says The friends of
Madame Jenny Lind have been computing how much
she has amassed during the present season. Madame
Lind has thus, lam assured, netted a sum of eighty
thousand pounds during her farewell. London and pro-
vincial season_ The only musician whose concerts at
all approached those of Jenny Lind, in point of popu-
larity and profit, was Paganini. The great Italian
violinist made 15,0001. in one short season. The mid-
dlemen stepped in between the public and the singer,
and have netted thoesands of pounds, by buying up
wholesale the tickets, and retailing them to the public
at prices varying according to the demand. After- the.
music-houses had bought up the tickets, the public pre-
sented themselves pretty early in the morning, as they
thought, at Mr. Mitchell's, and were told the tickets
were all sold. John Bull grumbled loudly at being re,
ferred to the middlemen, and said he did not mind how
much profit the artiste made, but said he did not see
why he should pay Cramer and Beale three guineas for a
ticket which Mr. Mitchell professed to sell for one guinea.
But grumbling was useless. The sums made by the music-
ships may be conceived when I state that seven and eight
guineas were paid. for tickets to some of Madame Lind's
farewell concerts. I think I shall be within the mark if
I assert that the sum paid by the public for the privilege
of hearing the Lind during the season just terminated
is little short of 200,0001."
THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND THE TORRINGTON
BURIAL BOARD.—It will be probably recollected that
shortly before the prorogation of Parliament the conduct
of the Bishop of Exeter, with reference to the noq-cdn.
secretion of the Torrington burial ground, was brought
under the consideration of the House of Lords by the
Earl of Portsmouth. The burial ground has been pro-
vided, in accordance with the provisions of the late. acts
of Parliament to abolish intramural burials, and' is:pro-
perly fenced and protected against trespassers. The
Bishop of Exeter refuses to consecrate that part intended
for the members of the established church, on the ground
that one end--that which comes close to the dissente'rs,
although the whole ground is surrounded with a high
substantial wall—is open, and that the burial ground is
not fenced according to the canons, and under that
technical objection, without any regard to the altered
times and circumstances, his lordship refuses to conse-
crate that portion of it. A few days since the bishop's
secretary informed the burial board that the bishop
would consecrate the ground in accordance with the re-
port of the select committee of the House of Lords on
the Burial Act, and dated the 4th ult., recommending
a railing as a line of demarcation, but the board, with
one dissentient, declined the terms, and prefer waiting
till next session in the hopes that an effectual and gene-
ral alteration will be made in the law, rendering the con
sent of the bishops as to the finished state of the ground
before consecration unnecessary.

ATEsT NEWS.

MARSEILLES, Ago. 2.

The Hydaspes brings accounts from Constanti-
nople to th© 24th ult.

The English, French, and Austrian Commis-
sioners consider that Belgrade ought to belong to

Turkey. Russia, protests.

It was rumoured at Constantinople that the

Russians had sent 18,000 men into Kars, and
that they were restoring the fortifications of that

The Russian archives and the attaches of the
embassy have arrived at Constantinople.
A Russian camp of 6,000 men has been formed
on the heights of Inkerman.

The Russian Consulates in the lonian Islands

have been re-established.

It was thought that the English squadron
would go to cruise before Na.plQs.
Said Pacha has handed to M. Benedetti 30,000

t.ancs for the relief of the sufferers by the inun-

dations.

BERLIN, Auu. 1.

Count de Morny left yesterday by land for St.
Petersburg. The stay of his Excellency in this
city has been curtailed in consequence of the
absence of some high personages.

HAMBURG, SUNDAY.
Lard Granville and suite arrived last night at

the Hotel de l'Europe, and leave this afternoon
en route for Kiel and Russia. It is understood
that the coronation is postponed for a week.