The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-01 00:00:00

MITSICAL ITEMS.

Rossini is reported to be ill.
Donald Cameron, the celebrated champion piper, is dead.
We are happy to state that Mr. Costa is recovering from
his severe illness.

Rubinstein, the pianist, will play in London this season
at the Musical Union, and possibly elsewhere.
The death is announced at Berlin of Herr M. Ganz, con-
cert-meister and solo violoncellist to the King of Prussia,
aged 64.

It is calculated that, at the present time, full choral ser-
vice is celebrated in nearly one-fifth of the metropolitan
churches. Of these services rather more than oue half aro
Gregorian, and nearly all the choirs are surpliced.
It is stated that Mr. W. A. Barrett, of St. Paul's Cathe-
dral, has written an anthem and presented the copyright
of it to the Oxford Choral Association for the festivals of
the present year, as Dr. Stainer, organist of the Oxford
University, did last year.

Mr. 11. F. Cowen, a young English pianist at present in
Berlin, has recently performed before the Crown Princess
in the Palace. Mr. :Cowen met with much approval on
the part of her royal highness and the court, and his
talents both as a performer and composer are said to give
fair promise of future celebrity. —.31 usi,ictl Standard.

APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following are the
names of the gentlemen who passed their examination in
the science and practice of medicine, and received certifi-
cates to practise, on Thursday, Jan. 30 : —John P. Baker,
6, York-place, Portman-square, of University College,
London ; Other W. Berry, 26, Canonbury-road, N., of the
Charing-cross Hospital; Richard Cresswell, Lewisham,
Kent, St. Mary's Hospital. The following gentlemen also
on the same day passed their first examination :—Richard
Banks, Guy's Hospital; John Dawson Mason, Guy's Hos-
pital.
A HARD CASE.--A " Sheriff's Officer" writes to
the Hull News : I beg to lay before your readers
a casa nearly approaching that of the girl Griggs in seve-
rity. A poor and aged man, named Nelson, some time ago
was standing in the Driffield Market-place selling confec-
tionery, and, after a hard day's work, was counting his
small earnings, when a man who had been watching him
suddenly snatched the money out of his hand and ran
away. He was caught by the police, and afterwards com-
mitted to the East Riding Sessions, and Nelson was bop('
over in £2O recognisance for himself, and £2O for the ap-
pearance of his daughter (who witnessed the theft, and is
a minor), at the sessions. Nelson being unable to read or
write, relied on the police to inform him whether ho would
have to appear at the sessions—which they (the police)
failed to do, and the consequence was that Nelson did not
appear against the thief, who was at liberty, and
Nelson is now lying in the gaol of this borough ter non-
payment of the £lO for not appearing in discharge of his
own and daughter's recognisances, and thus the innocent.
is made to suffer and the guilty eacape. The Mayor and
Sheriff of Hull kindly interested themselves in his behalf,
and I am informed that the Treasury have issued an order
for his release after two months' imprisonment, which Was
expire on February 11."

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