The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-07 00:00:00

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Is it likely—that the young Prince can lead any
other than the life of a soldier, since he is already in
arms ?
Is it likely—that you can ride in an omnibus, without
catching one pane, through the absence of another ?
Is it likely—that you can ever get the work you
particularly want, at a Subscription Library ?
Is it likely—that you can be riding within half a mile
of theatres in the evening, without having twenty play-
bills thrust in at your coach window ?
Is it likely—when attending a meeting of creditors,
where time is asked for, that you will ever hear of less
than the probability of thirty shillings in the pound ?
Is it likely—that anybody on the Free List (" the
public press excepted") can gain admittance at a thea-
tre, when there is anything worth seeing or hearing
Is it likely—that any account of a fire can be in-
serted in the newspapers, unaccompanied by " further
particulars ?"
Is it likely—that an unfavourable review of a work
can appear, without the author's declaring that the
writer has been actuated by private malice ?
Is it likely—that you will find the National Gallery
or British Museum, open at the day or hour a coun-
try cousin has selected for visiting it ?
Is it likely—that you can receive a present of game
from the country, without paying, in carriage, more
than it is wortb, and being expected to send a basket
of fish in return ?
Is it likely—that your servant will find a coach or
cab, on the nearest stand, when you are in a hurry ?
Is it likely—that a friend will remember to return
your umbrella till the dry weather sets in ?
Is it likely—when you get into an omnibus at the
Bank, that you will arrive in Bond-street in the time in
which you could have pedestrianised the distance twice
over ?
Is it likely—that the " positively last night" of a dra-
matic star will be the end of his performances ?
Is it likely—that the publisher will omit to announce
a work as "just ready," when it is not even written by

the author ?
Is it likely—that you can remember the number of
the coach in which you left your silk umbrella ?, ,
Is it likely—that the street musicians will pass on
under double the usual time if you happen to be in a
particularly ill humour, or are engaged in the miseries
of authorship ?
Is it likely—that you can listen to a traveller, with-
out hearing, " when I was abroal," twenty or thirty

times repeated ?
Is it likely—for a snuff-taker to offer his box, with-
out observing " that it is a bad habit, but he cannot do
without it ?"
Is it likely—that a friend will refuse to lend you a
hundred pounds, without giving you plenty of advice ?
Is it likely—that you can put on a new pair of boots,
without wishing the maker of them at a pretty con-
siderabledistance ; and driving a hole in the floor with
your stamp of—anything but approbation ?
• Is it likely—that a young lady can be induced to sit
down to the piano-forte, until after she has raised fifty
objcetions?—Leamington Spa Chronicle.

THE ITALIAN OPZRA.-I\ll% Lumley has
succeeded in retaining the following singers :—Madame
Molteni, and Signors Santi, Guasco, and George Ron-
coni. These will be new to this couniry, and Ronconi is_
now by far the anest baritone, as well As the best actor,
Italy can boast of. Madame Molteni is young prima
donna of much promise, as well as an actre.:,s of great
talent. Her engagement is dated from the 20th of Fe-
bruary to the 15th of August. Santi is a bass of g'ood
pretensions, and Guasco a tenor, with a melodious fres.:
voice, and a singer of considerable acquirements. Grisi,
Pereiani, Mario, and Lablache, will-return ; 'ramburini
goes to Italy; Pauline Viardot's indifferent health ren-
ders her engagement doubtful. Rubini has promised to
sing for a limited number of nights, for which he is to
receive 1,000/. Cerito will certainly appear in the month
' of May • and Carlotta Grisi, and her husband, Perrot,
are both retained, but not to lead the ballet before
Easter, as erroneously stated. Guy Stephan is again
engaged. "Worn-out operas are to be shelved, and seve-
ral new works are to be brought out, amongst which we
may mention La Vestale, by Alercadante, which has
been very popular in Italy, and has just been produced
with great success at Paris ; and Maria Padilla, by
Donizetti, written for Mdlle. Loewe and the company
now performing in Milan. The theatre will be opened
on Saturday, Feb. 26.
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POLITICS ARE MORALS.—Politics are mo-
rals all the world over; that is politics niversally im-
plicate the duty and happiness of man. Euvery branch of
morals is, and ought to be considered, a universal concern.
Under despotic Governments there is a pretension, more or
less sincere, co the part of the rulers, to moral regards; but
from these the bulk of the people are, by common con-
sent, out off, _ rho Dttllj. of the people paw the truth,