The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-21 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH. OPERA.

The season came to an end on Saturday night
with a performance of Auber's " Crown Diamonds,"
for the benefit of Miss Louisa Pyne. The house
was crowded in every part, and the whole perform-
ance was received with enthusiasm. The opera was
followed by the " National Anthem." The follow•
ing address was included in the bills of the
evening :
" Ladies and Gentlemen,
" The close of the first Royal English Opera Season, at
Covent-garden Theatre calls upon us to thank our kind
friends and patrons for the noble manner in which they
continue to uphold our efforts to establish English opera—
efforts which our gracious Queen has kindly pleased to
support.
"Thus encouraged, we look forward with hope and plea-
sure to another attractive and successful season, in an earnest
desire to fulfil the engagements we have contracted with
you, and respond to the patronage we have received. In
not suffering any fees whatever to be taken by the officials
in the theatre, nor any charge made for booking places, we
have endeavoured to meet the convenience of a generous
public ; and we feel more than overpaid in believing that
this concession, and the motives wnich suggested it, have
been fully appreciated by a liberal public, whereby a perfect
reciprocity of feel is established between us. We beg to
announce that we have accepted an opera of Mr. W. Vin-
cent Wallace and Mr. Edward Fitzball, for next season,
which will be produced on the same complete scale as that to
which we have hitherto adhered. We are also in treaty
with other English composers, and hope to have the means
of introducing to your notice other novelties of equal at-
traction.

" In taking our leave we can but repeat the promise of
our increasing endeavours to merit your kind support and
patronage, and with sincere thanks and feelings of gratitude
for that already conferred, we bid you moat cordially fare-
well until October next.
" LOUISA PYNE and WILLIAM HARRISON,
Managers."

It is satisfactory to find that Miss Pyne and Mr.
Harrison have accepted a new opera, by. Mr. Wal-
lace, and are in treaty with other English com-
posers ; for even those most inclined to appreciate
the really creditable features of their enterprise, are
unanimously of opinion that a narrower view of a
" National Theatre " than that of the founder of
the " Royal English Opera " was never enter-
tained. At the conclusion of the opera, when Miss
Pyne sang Rode's air, the stage was covered with
bouquets and wreaths, with inscriptions in gold
letters. On one we perceived "To Satanella,' to
the Rose of Castile,' Louisa Pyne, the pride of the
English opera."

HON. TV. F. CAMPBELL AT HARWICH

At eight o'clock on Friday, 130 of the electors who
had voted for Mr. Campbell met him at the Three
Cups. Mr. Richmond, the proposer of Mr. Camp-
bell, took the chair amidst the strongest demon-
strations of enthusiasm.

The Hon. W. F. CAMPBELL then addressed the
meeting at some length, and was loudly cheered as
he proceeded. He began by inviting the electors
to overlook himself, and to fix their minds upon
their prospects and their duty. Men were little
qualified to take part in legislation or in govern-
ment who could not preserve a mind immoveable
by fortune. The true and proper business of the
evening was to authenticate the fact that the elec-
tion was illegal, and to propose means for making
it a nullity. The violent destruction of the
polling-booths before four o'clock was but the climax
of a system which began in calumny and slander,
went on to undisguised corruption, until it finished
in an act of illegality, which had scarcely ever had
a precedent in the history of elections. Before they
left the room, all who were eye-witnesses of the
event ought to signify in writing their readiness
to take an oath upon the subject. Every exertion
should be made to raise funds for a petition. He
would not touch upon political questions. They
cught only to be stated when the statement led to
practical conclusions; and this ceased to be the
case when electors ceased to be doubtful in what
way to vote, or what party to follow. Mr.
Campbell then enumerated by name the different
gentlemen who had taken an active part in his
support. He was forced, however, to pass over some
whose services were no less important than
the services of those he had especially acknowledged.
He should lay before the world the facts under
which they were placed in a minority. Those facts
would vindicate himself, and every man who had
adhered to him. Mr. Campbell then moved a reso-
lution" That, in the opinion of this meeting the
hustings were destroyed before four o'clock, and the
election
The resolution is illegal."Nvas carried at once by acclama-
tion. Arrangements were also made to collect evi-
dence upon
the a late heou srubect. The electors continued
discussing the extraordinary
manner in which the poll had closed.

A letter from Vienna, in the Brussels Indepen-
dance, states that the death of the young Princess Win-
dischgratz was caused by an excessive use of chloroform, to
which the unfortunate lady, While suffering acutely from
nervous headache, had recourse.