20 APRIL 1861, Page 17

An opera by Gounod, called The Queen of Sheba (La

Reine de Saba), is about to be produced at the Grand Opera. An opera by Gounod, called The Queen of Sheba (La Reine de Saba), is about to be produced at the Grand Opera. The receipts of the afferent theatres, concerts, and other places of amusement in Paris, daring the month of March, • amounted to 1,606,868 francs, about 65,0001. sterling. The famous theatre of Barcelona—next to the Scala of Milan the largest and most magnificent theatre in Europe—has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at three millions of francs.