BELLINI, VINCENTIO, the operatic composer, was born at Catania in Sicily, on the 3d November 1802 according to the best authorities. He was the son of a musician, and received his education in the Conservatorio at Naples, under Zingarelli. His principal works are the following well-known operas:—Il Pirata, La Straniera, La Sonnambula, Norma, I Puritani. He died at Puteaux near Paris, after a short illness, September 23. 1835. Combined with an elegant person and fascinating manners, Bellini possessed high moral worth; and his compositions, which are characterized by tenderness and sweetness, are a happy reflection of the amiable disposition of the author.