The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-12 00:00:00

THE rtOYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Her Majesty's box was occupied on Saturday night
by the Ct,untess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Vil-
liers, the Earl and Countess of Besberough, the Countess
of Malmesbury, Viscount Ingestre, &c. Among the
distinguished company vending the performance were
his Excellency the Ambassador Extraordinary from
the Nepaul State and the members of his suite, the
Duchess of Richmond and Lady Augusta Len-
nox, the Marchioness of Conyngham, the Marchioness
di Brancalioni and Madame Brancalioni, the Earl of Bel-
fast, the Earl and Countess of Beauchamp, the Earl of
Kinnoull and Lady Frances Hay, Viscountess Forbes,
the Countess Grey and Lady Alice Lambton, Lord and
Lady Carrington, the Hon. Miss Carrington, Lady
Seaton and the Hon. Miss Colborne, Lady Buller and
party, Lady Mary Wood, Lady Grey, Lady Langford,
Sir Joseph Copley and Miss Copley, Sir Ralph and
Lady Howard, Sir George and Lady Armytage, Sir
Henry Webb, Sir Francis and Lady Lawley, the Hon.
Colonel Fitzgibbon and Miss Fitzgibbon, the lion.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Upton, the Greek Consul-
General and Madame Ralli, Id. Uzalli, Mr. Elliot, Mr.
Bulteel, Mr. H. Greville, &c.

RUMOURED RETIREMENT OF LORD JOHN Rus-
SELL FROM THE REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF LON-
DON.-It is said, and generally credited, that Lord John
Russell does not intend to stand again for the City, and that
this may in part account for the lukewarmness which he has
recently betrayed in asserting the well•founded claims of his
ill-used colleague, and in forwarding the enlightened views
of his constituents.—Morning Paper.

METROPOLITAN INTERMENT BOARD.—Dr. T.
Southwood Smith, who was the medical member of the Ge-
neral Board of Health, during the period of the Orders in
Council (as authorised by the Diseases Prevention Act), has
been appointed the second paid member of the board provided
by the Metropolitan Interment Act.
YUCCA GLORIOSA.—A splendid specimen of this
plant, probably the largest in Ireland, is now in full bloom
in the pleasure grounds at Lismore Castle—it is sixteen feet
high, and loaded with nearly 2,000 bell-shaped flowers.—
Cork Examiner.

The will of the late Sir Robert Peel was proved
on Saturday, and probate passed for assets under 500,000/.
THE SEA SERPENT AGAlN.—Extract from the
log-book of the ship Lancasterian, March 15, 1850 :—" Lat.
35.30 S, lon. 94.43 E. saw an enormous monster of the
serpent kind. It passed close under our stern, with its head
six feet above the water, making a hissing noise. We ex-
amined it minutely with our glasses. It appeared about
the length of the ship, and about three feet in diameter.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of the
Hon. T. G. Cholmondley, second son of Lord Delamere, to
Miss K. Sykes, second daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart.,
took place on the Bth instant, at Stedmere House. The
lovely and accomplished bride was escorted to the church by
Sir Tatton Sykes, and attended by eight bridesmaids and a
large concourse of relatives and friends. The nuptial cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Sir Henry Foulis, Bart., in
the presence of Lord and Lady Delamere, the Hon. Mr. and
Lady SarahTholmondley, and a large circle of the surround-
ing gentry. At half-past eleven o'clock the happy pair tcok
their departure, en route for the north, amidst the cheers and
greetings of a large number assembled to witness their de-
parture. In the afternoon some rural sports were introduced
!Or the labouring classes. A sumptuous clejeuzzer was served
in the dining-room, at which the gentry and tenantry- were
abundantly
festivitiesbsta t il
of dinner
th
ewa
days
finished
a pro-
vhodsd for the labouring classes, at which upwards of 200 were
with a dance to the tenantry and servants, in which the
gentry participated.
The Right lion. Thomas Fran • K d Francis enne y, pay-
master of civil service in Ireland, has
the Commissioners of Woods, For been appointed one of
in the room of Alexander Milne, Forests, and Land Revedues,
Ls
Chronicle.retired.— IVeekly

DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA. -- Four or five
months ago Mrs. Juggiugs, landlady of the Wheatsbeaf, Sans-
street, Sunderland, was bitten in the hand by a cat; but no
importances was attached to the wound. She was subse-
quently confined, and was recovering favourably, until Sa-
turday last, when symptoms of hydrophobia set in, and on
Tuesday she died.—Gateshead Observer.