The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-11 00:00:00

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

Jed. Forest harriers, Wednesday, Falla ; Saturday,
Highend—at 10f.
Hon. J. Elliott's beagles, Wednesday, New Belsis ;
Saturday, Maxton Toll-bar-11.
"Iytherly harriers, Wednesday, Loekerly ; Fricia:.,
Sutton Scotney Road from Stockbridge.
M. H., Tuesday, Winterborne, Steepleton ; Friday,
Waterton Ridge.
Thanet harriers, Wednesday, Minster Mills ; Frida:-,
Northbourn Mill.

EJECTION Os' COLLIERS.—We learn that a number
of colliers connected with the Clyde iron Works,
amountinc, to about 100 families, have, during 'Wed-
nesday and Thursday, been ejected from their dwel-
ling-houses, which are the property of their late em-
ployers. The men have continued to remain out on
strike, and the proprietor, we believe, has only pro-
ceeded to eject them after giving full warning. A
party of the Glasgow police was sent out to prevent
any disturbance ; but so far as we learn, no attempt at
disorder has been made by these, misguided people.—
Glasgow Herald.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Earl March,
and Lady Caroline Lennox, and a party visiting at Gor-
don Castle, were to leave that princely seat on Tuesday
last, for Inverness, to be present at the Northern Meet-
ing. The Noble Dukeis patron of that annual exhibi-
tion of Highland gaines,.and the Marquis of Douro, Lord
Lovat, Lord Ward, Hon. W. Fraser, Cluny Macpherson,
and The Chisholm, are the stewards this year. The
meeting was, to commence on 'Wednesday last.
Two eagles of extraordinary beauty have lately
been shot by sportsmen in the environs of Mans (Sarthe).
One is the Falco branchydactylu.v, which was brought
down at Coulaines, and the other a Falco haliactus, killed
at Yvre-le-Poulin. This last, when struck, had in •its
aloes a carp of two pounds weight.

THE THEATRES.
CO PENT GARDEN.

After Sheridan Knowles' play of the Hunchback,
Gretry's Opera of Richard Occur de Lion, with
additional orchestral accompaniments by Adolphe
Adam, was revived at this „theatre last evening.
This opera is interesting on many accounts. It is
interesting as being one of the earliest and best
works of the father of the modern school of French
music—the friend of Jean Jacqueißousseau, who,
! occupying the cottage at Montmorency, after Jean
Jacques' death, and preserving it with a religious
care, has made ?Montmorency sacred ground alike to
the sentimentalist and the musician—interesting, as
having been produced in this country some fifty years
[ since, with John Kemble as the hero, on which
occasion Michael Kelly, who had just returned
from Italy, visited an English theatre for the
first time, and entering the box just ns John
Kemble was operating in a song, fancied that if
that were the English prim() tenore he should
have no great difficulty in surpassing him. But there
is also a deeper and more painful source of interest at-
tached to this opera. Its most celebrated air, " Oh!
Richard, oh ! mon Roi," became, during the first French
revolution, the gathering song of the Royalists. None
of our readers who are at all read in the history of
that eventful period, can forget the enthusiasm ex-
cited by this song among the 'Gerdes du Corps du.
Rol at the fete at Versailles, which was raised almost
to madness by the sudden appearance among them of
Marie Antoinette with the Dauphin in her arms ; nei-
ther can they forget the terrible vengeance which the
Paris mob wreaked on these imprudent but unfortu-
nate and devoted men two days afterwards, when,
marching into Versailles, they massacred all who had
taken part in that festivity, and transferred the Royal
as
theme opera,i e
aelll'yen are.iN're
Those merits,
Family from Versailles to Paris. These extensive
sources of interest are quite sufficient to justify a re-
vivalofthis
not so o great
however, are of a high order. The ,prevailing
characteristic of Gretry's music is melody—sweet, e its intrinsic
merits
ex-
pressive melody ; and therefore his style is admirably
adapted to the illustration of such a story as that of
the captivity of the lion-hearted King.
The principal
character in the opera is, of course, Blonde], and an
admirable representative he found in the person of
Mr. W. Harrison. We have never seen this gentle-
man to so much advantage., The music is exactly
suited to the compass of his voice; he had evidently
studied it carefully, and he executed it cen amore
His opening song, the celebrated " Oh! Richard,
oh ! mon Roi," was given with great feeling;
and the duet at the end of the first act, with
Miss Rainforth, was not only sung but acted
in admirable style, and elicited a well-de-
served encore. In-the scene in which Richard is dis-
covered by the song, Mr. llarrison displayed a taste
and pathos, for the possession of which we did not
give him credit. He was excellently supported by
Mr. Travers, as Richard; and here again he elicited
a rapturous encore. The scenery is beautiful, there
were some pretty dances, mid the music is of a cha-
racter to please all those who delight in exqusite me-
lody. Doubtless the opera will draw, Thu house was
well filled.