The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-12 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.—About three o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, two young men, who are assistants at the
Western Dispensary, in Nutford-place, Edgware-road,
came to this office in a great hurry, and requested Mr.
HosKnis to send officers immediately to the Dispensary, or
it would be demolished ; for, in consequence of the dead
body of an Irishman being there, a great number of his
countrymen had surrounded it, and were endeavouring to
force their way into it, through the doors and windows.—
The corpse was that of a labourer, who had been employed
among others in enlarging the building. He was taken
suddenly ill on Thursday night, and although every assist-
ance the institution could afford was given to him, he died
at lc) o'clock. When the circumstance became known by
his friend, they apprehended an improper use would be
made of his body, and assembled in crowds to prevent it.
Among them, Mr. Hewett, the chief officer, found his wife
and brothers : they were instantly admitted, to remove
suspicion. She remained with the corpse, the others, after
having kissed it, and howled over it, according to the cus-
tom of their country, left, and by seven o'clock in the
evening, tranquillity was restored.
UNION-HALL—Mr. Robert Tate, the insurance-
broker, who was acquitted at the last Surrey Assizes of the
capital charge of firing at Messrs. Bellamy and Parnell
with intent to murder them, was yesterday brought up
from Horsemonger-lane gaol, for the purpose of being
bound, on Lis owe recognizances, in the sum of 200/., and
find two sureties in 100/. each, to appear at the Sessions,
in the event of his being again indicted.
Mr.:Harmer, who tendered his services as one of the bail
for Mr. Tate, stated, that that gentleman's friends bad
made arrangements since his acquittal for procuring his
reception into an asylum : therefore, observed Mr. Harmer,
neither of the gentlemen to whom he fired while labouring
under a fit of insanity, need be in the slightest degree
alarmed at any future attempt upon their lives by him.
The required securities having been taken, Mr. Tate
was conveyed away by his friends.

ST. LEONARD'S, SIionEDITcH.--Yesterday
evening the contested election for the situation of Under
Churchwarden NA a:: brought to a close. The numbers
were—for Mr. LE COUNT, 1,221 ; for Mr. PEARCE,
1,002 ; majority for Mr. LE COUNT, 219.
Last week, Mr. Joiry _PARISH, grazier, of
Bratoft, employed some labourers in thrashing, wheat,
which occupied four days; in that time they killed 1252
mice, and it is supposed a like number of the vermin es-
caped.—Lincoln Paper.
SATIRICAL REPROOF.---MALIIERBE, who
Prided himself on his blunt honesty, was one day shown by
a courtier some poetry, which stated that France moved
out of her place to receive her King. "Now this must
have happened in my lifetime," said MALIIERRE, "but
upon my
eutoierid,, Sir, 1 do not recollect it."—London

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MADEMOIS TIE SONtAa.
(From the Furet de:Land:44 A.pril*.)
Blest in the gifts of nature, and enrieliavvith the
whaogili cal sovereignty of talent and of beauty over
e had the happiness of seeing and hear-
treasures of art, Mademoiselle Sontag has exercised
athlle m
ing her.
Her physiognomy is lively and .spirituelle, but
modesty Is one of its attractive features. Oae
beauty, desirable -for a handsom4 woman, but vet
more so for a singer, is her well-formed mouth, the
form of which is never injured by grimace, but which
assumes on the contrary a more pleasing appearance
according as greater efforts in execution are de-
manded. Her whole person is full of grace. The,
expression of her countenance accords with her na-
tural demeanour; there appears in her a simplicity
without negligence ; she is free from affectation, and
remarkable for those elegancies which are the result
efinnate intelligence; rind give a character of originality-
to her acting:
Mademoiselle Sontag was born at Coblentz.
Since Italian singing is admired in all parts of
Europe, Ansonia no longer possesses the exclusive
privilege of sending forth singers, other countries
may now boast of a similar advantage. It was thus
that it, ancient times the Greek language civilized
the barbarian countries, and a taste for their arts
was gradually introduced into those parts where
their language had penetrated.
The pirents of Mademoiselle Sontag were distin-
guished in the dramatic profession, and she herself
seemed destined for it by nature and education. She
was but five years of age when she first appeared on
the stage at Frankfort, in an old Opera, entitled the
_V/pi:ph of the -namthe; she then played the part
of a fairy with elegance and taste, and gave at that
early period fair promise of future excellence.
She lost her father when she had attained her
ninth year; she then quitted the Rhenish Provinces,
and went to Germany with her mother, where she
performed with great success. Her voice was al-
ready one of extraordinary compass, touching with-
out difficulty the la double octave. Her talents
were greatly exercised, and she sang Mozart's most
difficult pieces with the utmost facility. Being,ad-
rnitted into the Conservatoire of Prague, a classical
education diteeled her .powers into the proper char
nel. In her twelfth year, she made her debut in tlyz,
theatre of that city, and surpassed the hopes. that
had been formed of her. Soon afterwards she
went to Vienna, whither her fame had preceded
her, and found. new admirers in that Capital. 1. She
Was soon engaged in the German, and shortly after-
wards in the Italian Opera. This theatre at the
time contained a host of talent; Madame Main -e
vielle Fodor was among the number. She was the
model chosen by Sontag after which to form her
style and manner.
In 1824, her engagement being closed, site pro-
ceeded into the interior of Germany. She by tuns
favoured Leipsic and Berlin with her presence. A
new theatre had been erected in the latter city, at
which she was engaged and excited universal claim-
iShe was not an ephemeral attraction ; her
triumphs were renewed from day to day ; she soon
became the idol of the public; she was esteemed for
her private qualities, as she was cherished for her' ta-
lents ; she was courted in the highest ranks of so-
ciety, and when, availing herself of a conge of a few
weeks, she quitted Berlin for Paris, the general lan-
guage of the public upon her departure testified at
Once their admiration and their regret. ,