The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

Grand That.

John Hicks ... ... (Red) 1
Henry Nev:ll (Blue) '2
Henry Harris ... (Green) 0
Josiah Cummings ... (Pink) 0
The three first men were close together all the way,
and made a beautiful race to the finish. The first man
received a new boat, the second 51., and the others iu
proportion.

THE SHRIEVAL TY.
The Livery polled until 3 o'clock, when th numb( rs
were—
Fur Mr. Butler ... ... 27

For. Mr. Hodgkinson 26

Majority fir Mr. Butler •••
TEe poll is to remain open for seven days.

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•REPRESENTATION OF TRALEE.—The reported ap-
pointment of Mr. Maurice O'Connell to a lucrative I.itusti, n
in Dublin, and his consequent retirement from Parliament,
has caused considerable excitement amongst the politicians
of this town. Already are two candidates mentioned; and
we are authorised to srate,that in case of a vacancy, caused I,y
the retirement of Mr. O'Connell, Sir Thomas Herber.; R.N.,
will offer himself as a candidate for the suffrages of the elec•
tors of Tralee. Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald, Q.C., is the other
candidate named.

PARIS IN MARCH, 1850.
(CONTINUED.)
The
.general impression made by tbe aspect of
Paris and the Parisians is described by the adage—
" Homo homini lupus"—hateful and hating. Such
a ft cling is too visible just now, especially at theatres,
and the faded cheeks, sunken eyes, worn-out faces,
exceed even those of London. The ladies are well
dressed but ill-looking, and the number of old ladies
remarkable. Perhaps, however, the main " diffi-
culty" should be looked for in gastro-
nomy eating is the principal amusement
and study—music, decors and actors only accessory.
The music, in point of execution, is excessively tame
and sleepy, absolutely comatose. The instrumental
performers playing to so large a proportion of
foreigners, whom they despise, betray a lofty egotism
and no genuine zeal. Italian music has always been
proscribed here, and Rousseau was more persecuted
for his published opinion of French and Italian music
than for graver heresies. If they adopted Italian
principles as Balfe has done, it might raise a doubt
whether Rome ought indeed to be, as intended, the
second city of a French empire, and the Mediterra• .
neap sea a French lake. Balfe's Bohemian Girl,
which unites Italian melody with English rhythm,
besides immense research in harmony, was given
186 times, and her Majesty was present at the 150th.
When sung at Vienna the first time, five pieces of music
were bissies, or encored. Balfe's career is similar to
Purcell's, who imitated Pelestrina, Carissimi, and
Stradella,",because," by bis own account, "he was sa-
tisfied that the system of harmony and melody a hich
they had reducel to practice was founded on just
principles." Purcell was much beloved by Dryden,
vet he had managers, wit, and fashion against him.
Rizzio, probably, fell a victim to the same feeling, or
no feeling, yet the native music of Scotland was
thought to be imported by the ill-fated minstrel Ex-
tinctus atnabitar idem. The soul floated °tithe strings
and survived, but the music remains just where it
was, without semitones ! Von Raumer, a most im-
partial judge, said the music of London was more
cantando than at Berlin, possibly from a more frank
imitation of Italians, as in Purcell and Balfe.
Since writing the above I took care to have a seat
close to the orchestra. The intonation, even at the
Italians, is " Ilullah's pitch," a good semitone below
our " opera pitch," which may explain bow the music
comes to be so flat. The conductor, a Frenchman,
having no clear musical ideas, does nothing but harm,
yet still the performance is good, from the great
talent of the singers and players engaged there.
Such things bring to mind an anecdote lately given
of Mozart in his youth. The conductor at a theatre,
where his earliest work came out, was wholly
ignorant or indifferent—perhaps even spiteful. Here-
upon little Mozart wrote home to his papa, saying he
had made up his mind at the very next rehearsal
to snatch the fiddle publicly out of the leader's hands.
The terrified parent, himself a fiddler, made answer
that, being brave like all Frenchmen, he would resent
such a proceeding, and the consequences might be
serious. The indolence and egotism of these musicians
are beyond description. Each is satisfied with him-
self and his droit de duel—if the leader does his duty
he must immediately fight. Each flute-man, contra-
basso, and trumpet, each long-drum, appears installed
with his coiffure as a deese de café or dame du comp-
toir might ba. All the world comes to Paris because
geographically it is every man's half-way house—
the Parisian attributes this to innate superiority—an
idea which never enters a sound head. Wait till the
Fauxbourgs come down. At the Grand Opera when a
few notes arpeggio are wanted,. four harps are brought
in : still, no cantabile—no effects—nothing sings—
nobody sings—in the orchestre. Excuse my passion.
Another cause of the orchestral paralysis may be
Protection. The Grand Opera has a subvention which
drags into competition many who are not naturally
led to music, sleeping partners with small realized
capital in that branch.

Mrs. Malaprop disapproved of comparisons, but I
plead " the weakness of an aualogist" and persevere.
By way of courtesy to our neighbours let us concede
that the French are equal to us in physical constitu-
tion, and sheer animal courage—inferior in honesty
and true wisdom —equal at least in all that is exter-
nally military, diplomatic, or theatrical—inferior in
delicacy and tenderness of feeling, much less noble
and honest in money matters, and here the one ex-
ception of Napoleon proved the rule—superior in the
arts of bed and board and week• day life—equal in
natural affection—inferior in patriotic feelings—
rather superior in all construction of wood, atone,
and iron, however inferior both to Italians. The
French also deserve praise for appreciating the great
and persecuted O'Connell, more bitterly regretted
here than even in Ireland : also for their long, long
patience with Charles X. and Louis Philippe ;
whereas the English have always been insolent to
their kings.
Our climate of incessant humidity and variation,
with less frost and few summers, makes rheumatic
complaints, including rheumatism of vital cavities, or
gastritis (Hamlet's disorder) almost universal. Von
Raumer made a minute while in England, "The tooth
is quiet, but the climate has seized on one leg."
The intense beat of coal—chilly palliative—produces
with rheumatism a morbid susceptibility of cold and
damp, which did. us no good at Cawbool. The
French have a more healthy climate and greater
physical patience under extremes of temperature. A
Dr. Robertson, who resided in France, convinced
me unwillingly that Frenchmen survive wounds
which would kill an Englishman.
Insular pride sustains the Englishman—conti-
nental applause the Frenchman.
"Honour, the praise which real merit gains,
Or e'en imaginary worth obtains,
Here passes current—spread from hand to hand,
It shifts in splendid traffic through the land.
From courts, to camps, to cottages it strays.
And all are taught an avarice of praise."
In every bonne, every badaud, every petit bonhomme,
you may see the immense doses of praise their
stomachs will bear. They exact from children more
fortitude, and more civility than we do, but in return
give them much more importance, and with this sti-
mulus the " sagesse franclise" of children is pro-
verbial according to Montaigne.
To show that we are superior in gennine bienfeince,
imagine an English young lady compelled to trans-
late literally such phrases as these :—His woman has
done a child (sa femme a fait un elfaut ). ll a pris
une femme. Cul de sac. Culbuter. Betes puantes.
Ares cuisses. bier sue. .le l'ai fait d,anser (I
made her dance). The following are perfiaetly good
French, but desperate English :—He couldn't learn
nothing, and for why ?—lt's according (c'est scion).
I'll tell you what 'tis, mister, I am determined for to
go. I can't eat nothing, and what I eat won't digest
by no means. They learned him to read. May-be
I'll go seek. This here, that there. How goes it ?
(comment ca ua-t.il.) We went, him and toe. Yes,
miss. Elisions also, the consummate flower of French
elegance, are quite homely with us. Now, let any
of your readers find a single phrase adopted in Eng-
land which shall be bad style in French.

What can be said to such titles for houses and
streets, such metaphysical abstractions :—La Renom-
mee des Tripes—ltue da la Grande Friperic. What
a malheureuse facilite de se payer de paroles ! You
have had etats gen6raux, chambre des deputes,
assemblee nationale, assemble hlgislative. Under
Louis Philippe were deputes—now represen-
tans, in spite of that wise saw, "Eadem
magistratuum vocabula." Some years ago the
sale of pawnbrokers' duplicates was announced :
On degage les efets du Mont deplete : now
it is still more superfine: On ache& les recon-
naissances. The notice to ladies and gentlemen at
railway stations draw forth the word, infandum.—The
Chancellor Olivier said his countrymen were like mon-
keys that climb up a tree from branch to branch till
they come to the highest and then show ... [what
they had much better cmceal]. Here the Chancellor
may be fairly saddled with a judgment—he fell as
usual into the very error he condemned.
Soon after " February" the president of a tribunal
asked a witness, What role did the two elements
play ? (viz., le rouge et le social.) Two undistin-
guishable elements, one of which is a colour, each
acting a part! Such is their " superficial decision"
and personification of the vaguest generalities—
analysis, they call it. But, in fact, the poverty of the
language leaves them no choice.

V-ou'itaurner's observation that English men had
much less of the beauty appropriate to their sex than
the women, and the latter much more than elsewhere,
is verified now by every one. This may be accounted
for if we consider that females only require freedom
from toil and hardship to become handsome ; also that
the luxuries of English wealth are tasted by them
with a certain caution from the weaknesses and defen-
sive policy of the sex : also that they are more
domestic than here. The plainness of Englishmen
may arise partly from the chilly, rheumatic atmo-
sphere to which they are more exposed and from the
absence of military education. Not one Englishman
in, a hundred ever saw a glacis.

CIIESTER CITY FLECTION--CLIESTEA, MONDAY--
The vacancy in the rep-es attation of this city has been filled
up. Our anticipations that Mr. Stanley would be returned
have not been disappointed. Although the Tories bar used
every sp< cier of exertion for the return of as r candidate,
Mr. C. E. Egerton, they have signally failed. Their dm-
fidence in the strength of their party was soon shaker. The
polling commenced at eight o'clock yesterday ins riling, and
closed at four. The result was a large and overwhelming
majority for the lion. W. 0. Stanley, the Liberal candidate,
but the de3laration of the result had not been made at the
time our account left.
STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT--Yesterday morning, at
about ten minutes past seven, as the Gravesend Star Com-
till rescuedhe
pany's new steam-packet, the Jupiter,l had just left Rosher-
villa pier, and was on her way up the river to Blackwell, an
accident happened by the snapping of the ironwork attached
ll
to the float. Several men seated on the paddle-box, which
was broken, were knocked down, and one was precipitated
mintlonatglieedritNo-eirie;epfohrtiumnseetleflyaha-obet severaling an
minutes,c e en t shimmer,
by a boat passing at the time. The consternation
tle passengers was very great. The accident 'is StlppOsed to
nen be2pened from the defective Welding.

• THE AUTHOR OF EMILIA WYNDHAM.
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THE NEW NOVEL, ADELAIDE LINDSAY,
Edited
BY THE AUTHOR OF " EMILIA WYNDHAM," &C.
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" Silwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed-
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Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Madame SONTAG has the honour t...) announce that her
B!.:NEFIT will take place on THURSDAY, July 25, when wit be
prep.nted the First Act of Rossini's celebrated Opera of

SEMI itAMID
Semiramide, Madams Soatag ; Aisaci, Madll.. Ila Bertrand ;
Assur, Signor Colettl.
To be preceded by Roaini's admired Opera (compressed into one act)

iL BARBIERI,. DI SIVIGLIA.
Rosina, Madame Sontag ; 11 Conte d'Alrnaviva, Signor Calzolari ;
Figaro, Signor. Bellettl ; Basin°, Sior F. Lablache ; Bartolo, S gnor
Labls':he.
In the Lesson Scene Madame Sontag will sing Rode,s celebrated
variations.
With various Entertainments in the Ballet Department, combin-
ing the talents of Macllle. Carlotta Grist, 3ladlle. Amalia Ferraris,
Madame Petit Stephan, and M. Charles.
Arplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-
office of the ',theatre.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING,
Will he presented the highly successful new grand Opera, by
Halevy, the Poem by Scribe, sounded on The Tempest of Shakspere,
and composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre,
LA TEMPESTA.
The Incidental Dances by M. Paul Taglioni.
The Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall.
Alfonso, Sig. Lorenzo ; Prospero, Sig. Colletti ; Antonio, Sig. F.
Lablacho ; Ferdinand. Sig. Baucarde ; Trinculo, Sig. Ferrari; Ste
phano, Madlle. Parodi , Sycorax, Madlle. Ida Bertrand ; Spirit of
Air, Madame Giuliani; Ariel, Madlle. Carlotta Grisi ; Caliban, Sig.
Lablache ; Miranda, Madame Sontag.
Director of the Music and Conductor, Mr. Balls.
To conclude with the admired Ballet Divertissement
LES DEUCES DI: SERIAL,
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the new Pas de la BaYerdere, by Madlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mesdamet
Lamoureux and Julien.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.

THIS EVENING