Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-30
Parepa Rosa.

There is. we think, no living vocalist,
whose death would create as wide and I'M
affected sorrow in this country a. mas oeen
caused by the announcement OF the deceas.
of Madam Parepa Rosa. Her mnsieal
career has been called 1.-THE most successful
since Jenny Lind" Certainly no SINGER
since Jenny Lind has sung 80 srahdy'
when rising to the height of some great &c
casion or inspired by and giving expire
sion r, some great masterpiece of musical
art or has been 50 uniformly great A.
SINGER And her private virtues won i"r
her an esteem equalled only by her lame
Madame Euphrosyne Parepa Rosa wa
born Mt Edinburgh in the summer oil io'''
and was consequently in her thirty-ni'h
year. Her father was 4 Wallaehlan noble
man who had rendered himself marked IN
tho land of his birth by the liberality OF has
oninions. and was obliged to leave ms e.
tates near Bucharest and seek an asylum III
ENGLAND. where ne married a sister OF MT
Secuiu. the elder. Euphrosyne wa
born when her mother was at the heigh' OIL
her fame A. singer. She showed extra
ordinary musical talent in childhood, anu
in the Winter of 1856 Mile Parepa, then
but seventeen years of age, made her asSA'
as prima donna in the isle OF Malta Her
success wa very great. At Milan and
NAMES. Florence and Rome, she also
sang with signal success, and between the
wears 1859 and 1866, sang during various
successful engagements IN London her
first husband was q Captain Carve!1' an
officer in the English army who died seyeral
wears after their marriage, and her second
espoused after her arrival in this country.
was Carl Rosa. the eminent yiollnist, win
whom She had frequently appeared IN con
certs. To all intents and purposes she made
America her adopted country, and after
subsequent visits abroad, she returned to
America a. her home Singularly unaffected
and gentle in manner, goodness OF heart
seemed 10 be ever with her. She was also
a highly educated woman, spoke haently
all the modern European languages and
! had translated into Italian some ol Char-
lotte Bronte'- works. Of which She was a
great admire-. The despatch which an
nounce- her death is mea gre, butit i thought
that She never fully recovered from the i'll
ness attendant upon the birth Of her last
child. a short time since Her memory
| viii be long and lovingly cherished.
The British Parliamc nt has been dissolved
by royal decree. and the Queen viii prooa
biz hold a Council to-day, when the dis~o
luton Will be formally proclaimed and new
elections ordered. which are t. be com
pleted in thirty-dye days Premier Glad
stone has issued an address To his constii-
uents at Greenwich. asking for reelection,
and announcing that the Queen has been
pleased To accept theadviceo Of her ministers
.. dissolve the present Parliament immedt
ately and t. summon new one, 10 meet on
the 5,h day Of March. l57i- In hi- address
| Mr. Gladstone gave a. reason for tins
measure that since the defeat oi the
Government upon the Irish higher e1AeA-
ton question. by the concurrent efforts of
the leader OF the opposition and the Catho-
lie prc.ar, In Ireland the government has
not been possessed of sufficient authority tor
great legislative measure It. experience
durlnr the RECESS Of Parliament mas NOT inc
iieatei taat any Improvement in is position
was probable. The chief of the opposition
having refused "a accept office on the de-
ieat oi the government. and the cabinet
feeling that they have not the supper,
which every ministry ousht 10 enjoy AN app
pea % the people is the proper remedy tor
such state of thing The advantage of %
dissolution at the present moment is. that
/ the estimates are So far advanced That the
government is able to promise a surplus oi
i've millions sterling. with winch it Intends
to abolish the income TAX aud t. relieve
local taxation Among the matters likely
70 come before Parliament are the reaiiust-
meut OF the educational act, the improve
ment Of local government. ana of the land.
game and liquor laws. The address promises
o large measure Of relief from duties on
articles entering into general consumption,
and expresses hope Tor the speedy as>imi-
lation Of the county with the borough fran
chi-e-