The Sun.
London, England, 1826-02-20 00:00:00

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Tire ITALIAN OPLRA.—The beautiful Opera
of the Crociato, was again performed on Satur.
day by special desire. The house was attended
by a fashionable audience, but the pit was not
so crowded as upon other nights of the season.—
Vet.utru and BONI NI sang finely, and the whole
went off with great applause.
COVENT•G ARDEN. OH Saturday night Dr.
ARNE'S serious Opera of Artaxerxes was perform.
ed to a most numerous assemblage. Indeed the
splendid talents of BR All A 11, PHILLIPS, and Miss
PATON, ensure success. The former was in bril.
liant voice, and gave the greatest effect to all the
music. We cannot avoid particularly noticing,
"Amid a thonsand rackingfears." It was a master.
piece,and his introduction from Tarrare was given
with his usual force, and those peculiar features
of power and delicacy which mark this per-
former's efforts. PHI LLIPS was warmly up.
pleaded in " Thy Father, away!" and threw a
great deal more energy into the part than on
the former evening—to adopt the proverb,
" a little practice will make perfect." Since
the clays of the RI LLTNGTON, there has not been
a finer vocal performance than that of Miss
PATON'S Mandane. The dignity of her voice and
grandeur of her style are admirably suited to this
taus! Amongst her happiest efforts may be
mentiM, " Fly, soft ideas," given in her best
style—more cannot be said—and " The Soldier
ingave the requisite energy
without forcing whichforcit)g she
lter voice into harshness. They
were both rapturously applauded, and nothing
but the feeling of the audience for the singer
would have prevented their repetition being de-
manded. Madame VESTRIS was encored in the
beautiful air of " In infancy."

L. A. GOLDSCMIDT, ESQ.—The failure of the
eminent house of Messrs. B. A. GOLDSCIIMIDT
and Co. has brought on another calamity in the
death of Mr. L. A. Gor.oscnwor, the principal
partner, whose spirits had for some ,time past
been deeply affected through that event, and who
sank under the misfortune on Saturday evening.
alis medical attendants were Dr. Lathats,and Mr.
Andrews, of St. Helen's-place, who pronounced
the immediate cause of his death to be apoplexy,
but those who had closer means of observation
declare the real cause Co be a broken heart.
After filling for so long a period a very high rank
in the commercial world, he could not summon
fortitude enough •to hear up against the loss of
reputation. lie was attacked with indisposition,'
and took to his bed on the day when the house
suspended payments and rose from it no more.
Had he possessed greater self-command on the
trying occasion, the blow might, it is supposed,
have been averted ; but his difficulties were not
revealed until it was too late to tender that assist-
ance which his friends were prepared to offer.--
Support of this nature his own former acts
of kindness in assisting others would have
assured him, for no man could be more
liberal than he was where the object was
to assist a friend who had fallen into em-
barrassment. Mr. Goldschtuidt was 49 years of
age. Nis death took place at the house of his
in Park-crescent. It is not intended,
we learn, that any Coroner's Inquest shall be
held, Dr. Latham having given it as his opinion
that no circumstances connected with the event
had occurred to render such a proceeding neccs_
sa ry Times)
Evans, who stands charged with the murder
of Mr. Price, of Manchester, was conveyed to
Lancaster Castle on Wednesday, whither he is
committed for trial at the approaching Assizes,