The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-17 00:00:00

FRENCH THEATRE.

A crowd assembled at this theatre last night, in
expectation that his Majesty would attend the per-
formances; we need not say that such expectation
was disappointed. The entertainments were first,
" Le Tartuffe ;" and secondly, " Le Consent," after
which, the author of the former piece, the inimitable
Moliere, (about whom Sir Walter Scott has written
so pleasantly of late) had his bust crowned with all
due ceremony by the performers. The repetition
of Perlet's Tartuffe was, however, the chief attrac-
tion of the evening, it 'is a fine consistent piece of
acting; from first to last there is nothing disjointed
or outre about it ; the consequence is, that it will
bear seeing a hundred times.

Mademoiselle SONTAG and Madame CARA..
DORI are to appear together as Donna Anna and Zerlina,
in Don Giovanni, which has been selected by Madame
CARADORI for her benefit, and announced for the 1 et of May.

Madame CATALANS, who, with her husband,
is now at Paris, has accepted the terms offered her by the
Managers of the York Musical Festival. For her exer-
tions on this occasion, Madame C. is to receive 600 guineas.
During the spring and autumn, Madame C. purpoSes re-
maining in London ; after which she will make a provin-
cial tour. Towards the end of autumn this " Queen Of
song" will visit Ireland after an absence of five years.—
Sphynx.

Mademoiselle SONTAG dines on Sunday next
with the Countess ST. ANTomo, where a large party is
expected to meet this fascinating songstress. It may not be
generally known, that Mademoiselle SONTAG, unlike the
generality of her profession, does not accept pecuniary re-
muneration for singing at parties, though she does not re-
fuse what the French term dons.

MADEMOISELLE SONTAG.—Whatever ex-
pectations may have been raised by the glowing portraits of
Mademoiselle SONTAG, which have preceded her arrival in
this country, her appearance on Tuesday, if it did not fully
realize, can hardly be said to have disappointed them. The
enthusiastic applause of a crowded house, indeed, showed
that it did not. The person, however, of Mademoiselle
SONTAG has been unjustly extolled, above her singing.
She has an interesting appearance, is pretty, delicately
formed, has a skin of dazzling whiteness—a complexion
truly Saxon. She has youth, too, with an air more youth-
ful than even the reality ; and retiring and modest man-
ners, which ensure favour. The very popular air, " Una
voce poco fir," and the lesson at the piano, were, of course,
the occasions she availed herself of for giving the London
audience a specimen of her powers. In the former, in
points of expression, we have seen several " Rosinas,"
whom we prefer ; but, on the score of singing, we never
before beard the air executed so delightfully. It was,
nevertheless, received somewhat coldly by the house;
partly, we imagine, because the majority (and this obser-
vation is confirmed by a mistake we see in a Morning
Paper) did not distinguish the middle from the conclu-
sion of the air. It was not even encored, but many seemed
to think it had been repeated. So much for our London
connoisseurs ! The principal display was the musical lesson
at the piano, in the second act. In this Mademoiselle
SONTAG seemed to design to prove her excellence. It is
little to say that she astonished as well as delighted her
audience, not more by the delicious tones of her voice,
than by the facility and brilliancy of her execution, which,
in the variations, was truly marvellous. After so much
has been said and written about this lady, we need scarcely
repeat, that her voice is a soprano of great compass, and
equally clear and melodious through the whole scale. Its
adaptation is clearly for the opera buffs. Neither in style
of person, nor of singing; we should imagine from last
night's specimen, is Mademoiselle SONTAG calculated to be
greatly successful in serious opera.—Front the Sphynx.
COOPER, the American tragedian, who was
somewhat unceremoniously treated at Drury-lane, has gone
back to his native country. He tells a doleful story of his
illiberal treatment by the English, and his country, like a
fond parent, sympathizes with his grievance, and thinks her
darling has been cruelly used. This, we suppose, will
console him for his failure in London.

SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE KEEPSAKE,

—We have been informed that this great writer has enga-
ged to furnish two tales and a poem for the Keepsake, for
which he is to be paid ttie almost incredible sum of 1,000
guineas! Well might JOHNSON say there were no MiE-
CENASES but the booksellers.

SIGNOR GIACOMO DE NOVELLO.-ThC

intended flight of the " Eagle of Milan," as the strange
gentleman terms himself, seemed to have attracted yester-
day very little attention. At half•past two, the time
when he was to set out, Westminster Bridge did not ex-
hibit above fifty loiterers. These, with a few boys, who
had taken possession of Westminster Hall, where they
seemed to be amusing themselves very pleasantly without
Signor GIACOMO'S assistance, formed all the crowd. The
afternoon was very wet, and, therefore, no exhibition took
place. We hear, however, that, in compensation for the
public disappointment, Signor 0. will this day fly round
the Abbey, in addition to whirling over St. Stephens's,
as was promised yesterday. He will afterwards pay his
devoirs to the Duke of WELLINGTON at the Horse Guards
—proceed thence to the How: of Lords (the great doors
are to be opened for the purpose)—and having peiched
on the canopy of the throne, he will, after due obeisance,
make his escape in the way which was proposed for the
Corn Bill of last year—by one of the side windows.
M. DE LA FoNs had a Conversazione at his
house, George-street, Hanover-square, on Tuesday even-
ing. The extensive collection of this eminent gentleman,
which is still in the Museum, in the rear of the premises,

was open to the company. It was splendidly lighted up
for the occasion, and the friendly attentions of M. DE LA
FONS made the evening pass very agreeably. The Mu-

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seum is extremely valuable . it consists of a variety of mor-
bid specimens of our own economy, collected by the cele-
brated proprietor during his extensive practice, as well as
a very numerous and choice collection of pieces, illustra-
tive of interesting, or still partially known, points in
ton in oviparous animals.
phy-
siology—the development of the human foetus, the change
frog, and the chain of phenomena
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impregnation
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MARCH OF INTELLECT.—A gentleman the
other day visiting Mr. WOOD'S school in Edinburgh, bad
a book put into his hand for the purpose of examining a
class. The word inheritance occurring in the verse, the
querist interrogated the youngster as follows :—" What is
inheritance ?" A. " Patrimony."---" What is patrimony ?"
A. " Something left by " a father."—" What would you
a
A. "Matrimony."—Cakdo-
a,
On Sunday week, a surprising surgical ope-
ration was performed at Bytown. A man named HA-
Ca ln it if
Mercury.
left by a mother?
HA-
MILTON, in a state of intoxication, attempted to swallow
a piece of beef, which was too large, and stuck in his
throat. All the symptoms of strangulation followed. His
breathing was stopped, his face and hands became black,
and after several violent struggles he became quiet, and ap-
parently dead. Some of his neighbours ran out to pro-
cure medical assistancd; and fortunately without much loss
of time succeeded in getting a young gentleman, named
M‘QuEEN, to come to his aid. Mr. APQUEEN, on seeing
HAMILTON, was instantly aware that not a moment was
to be lust if he wished to nave his life; lie, therefore, made
an incision into the throat and a slip up the windpipe. He
next looker) around for the readiest instrument to serve his
purpose, and espying a tea-pot he tore the spout from it,
and fixed it in the incision in HAMILTON'S throat, to af-
ford a medium through which to breathe. After some
time the operation of the vital powers began to be visible,
and Mr. M'Quitnst expressed a wish that some other me-
dical aid should be procured, as he did not wish to act any
further on his own responsibility. Dr. and some
others were called in, and after a great deal of trouble, the
piece of meat was forced into the stomach. The man is
now quite well,....Mmereal Herald.