The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-03 00:00:00

A CHOICE.

An English gentlemaa writes from Mexico as
follows :—" The following incident occurred this
week at the station of the Paiuhnza Railroad. A
Mexican girl—pretty and well dewed--wu pre-
parieg to slight from the carriage, whoa a French
officer sad $ Mexican of eir in aspic and Elan new
uniform, offered their hands to assist her in
alighting. Tbe lady said, Entre un invesor yna
traidor prefiero el primate' (Between an invader
soda traitor I prefer the invader), and gave her
band to the Frenchman. The Menian started as
if he bad been shot, his bat fell oft, and he stood
for some seciouds perfectly stupitied.”

nel-grena, the thventegaise adettne as the death of Amelia
Joliette Ware, mini nyears dlegall to have lost her life
from blood-poiaoateg ocaseqeirst on what was stated to be
bad &asap is Goergeetristh, Is that dread, as ektormly
• reported in our edema Mr. Foes, eatioiter to tae Te_l_tr; ;
Dr. Pearce. medical taw of health ; and Mr. G. Bain-
bridge, surveyor in chief of Bothaelgreas, were pre-
sent on the pert of the sailcloth** of Bethzabgroso.
The deosesed, it will be reedleci.ci was the
child of a carped*, living at Na a Goorgoatreth,
sad died *a Friday weak, making the third child lost by I ELINCTIoN 01 A COMMON COUNCILMAN FOR Aim-
the same family is a fortnight. Another child that had Gni Wtan.—YestiwAsy
_aft/moan a westing of the Ida-
bees seined with the sumo symptom, rearmed as being U.S utast. of the Ward of Aid "In nardmote assembled,*
to Bow ; and a fifth that stayed in the house became pars- wea ham as the Ward IcMel Commithearoom, Mitaailtrest,
lroal en# feeble. The father was alto wind with similar Mineral. for the elect/ea of a Denton Camaitheea for ta•
Slows. Last week the mother attributed the deaths to remigodar of ibs par.& esanhey liming boss oreeirasad by
alluvium ham the drain which was carried under the bath the election 0( Mr. Andrew Lek to e.prwet the ward in
parlour aid whin the jury west to the premiss • feel the Court of Aldermen. Mr. Alderosaa Leek presided upon
lona wil rortafidl *erred by them.. After the rworsP- the ceasein. Mr. David King, maalboo of the Common
tad of *airy, mace additional *dames bather bees o,,lman, proposed, and Nr, &Oar sransgad, 31r. N. X
takes, the Ivry reartaida verdict " That demand demitasse • annanida 4r, 11l up ebt, Tammy, Kr. Whitioga repro.
amid fever, vasslenisil want of doodlers mad the asaw4 ow ward is die Commis Causal foe 24 years, mid
beellease bar iperlabh- The radial eePootod to bit bad served as deputy for noisy years wider the fate Alder.
°grad with Kraal mAidactiea in the ernirded wart. nth Bampliery, but ha retied on St. Tboonasdny last. is
Paulo W OVA ACT.—LoAN 101 MANCHIBTII.-- amseqesnas of illhealth. Mr. ti
naufaated, and Mr.
A dopamine' from Masehestar, amaittbig of the Mayor, Sir Hobson secceded, Mr. Suter, a gentlemas who is am of the
Xikansh Armitage, Alderman Bass t% and th.Towe 19tark, eir the poor of the City Udall. Fash of the ow&
kavaremetly had as interview with the Peor-law Elrod Ettimmieddreamil the meeting, *ad upon a show of kiwis
with refaceara to a the for laths amber the Public than was a large majority In favour of Mr. Whited&
Works (Maaufaatiarlag • ) Act, the object being to A pullw, however, demanded on behalf of Wr- findlbt
apply far a km. for the employment of unemployed costae whisk the edemas Axed to take piss between the beam et
aphorthea, d 60,0001. wider tbd ath. Of this sum it is tea sad four o'clock this day.
Proltssa employ 130.0 01- le noddle salamis' waft,- OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATION& —The dialriba-
Walla far the est, ; MAX, is to be *spaded ta buying tics of the tithe sad oatilkates to the sucomeful again;
nod in preparing a Public roinetw7 and Al n- tithes as the late heel emmievelee et the Usiveridty at
osolodsr Of tb• mewl is to he employed la FaSiag shod, °dad teat plena es tr. inhere theatre of ta. mialma
in the teerathips of habitat, Otteethant, aid la 2.aitesk Bkadagbeas. "snowy! durum., by Sir Jobe
'the arid flaerataster. Pahrantratiia preanani of the keel assocatioa. In yea-
Thal= 11EDIOriant BALIMAT 0111111011111 AND imam preesedlain, the right bon. ebairmss hollowed is
dallotnatlON.—Tbe Asa marl theetslameat adhens of caosiderabls leegth, after which he distribeed
ea WIWI of the foods of this iastitatitis is to take plass aa ilia IM sad eertiticales is the eatesl
at the Maymerket Thoth., cm whisk mad= Mr. aceempaaying melt preoestatima with ease aatiablebrortia6l4
ad )Seat. Chaim Mathews will appear. emmaregmmat.

ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION;
Mr. German Reed's novel entertainment, the
"Opera di Camera," entitled .7essy Lea, was giros last
evening for the first time. Mr. Reed's ob)set is to premt
a new resource to the amateurs of node, by giving them a
dramatic oleos se mimple in form and so easy to be got up se
to be within the reach of drawing•room representatioa.
Nowadays, there is swag es se much private musical se
well as dramatic perfoemanes that our musical dram
omen many ladies end gentlemen who could
both act and sing moth a piece as Jassy Les
so well as to r ford • delightful evening's peathse
to their audience and to themselves. And this is
the more cape. idly the case as this little chamber opera is
really a work of great merit, capable of r4fordiug pleasure
to the most refined dramatic and musical testis. Whim we
mention that the Libretto is written by Mr. John Oximford•
end the music composed by Mr. G. A. Mennen, our
readers will at once be satisfied that it must be a production
of no common order.
Mr. Reed prefaced the opera by a little prologue, delivered
101 much liveliness, in which he humorously described
some electioDemiag festivities in the country, for which he
had beau called upon to produce an occasional entertain.
meat; and told how, after many difacclties and perplexi,
Mae, he was at length enabled by the help of kis Maud, Mac
brew, to furnish this chamber opera.
rOf them peeresses three am. Mittens, on the stem
he tells heroine VIM parecented by Mks Ant "'yeast,
the young Weals lady else bas lately gained so emit favour
by the sweeties' and simplicity with ',Walt the warbles the
iodise of her native principality. An actor is net made
fa • day, and she and her fellow &bursars will require some
little thee to bootees inured to the border But her seliem
nevertheless, was natural and pleasing, and she sum &SOW
Ivey. In her speech there was the slightest meappost el
Oneltrise intonation, but this was rather plowing than
otherwise. Mr. Whan, who bad the part of Gilbert. is a
tallorMllooking young man, with a good tenor 'Mee, and
an unaffected maser. Mr. Wilkinson, the representative
of the gallant sailor, meted with considerable vivacity sad
theeditms. He bee an make baritone voice, and gives
mush. premise as a singer. Mims Poole was &hod al
I. the character of the young gipey. Admirably
attired, she looked very handsome : the mellow tames of her
fine termo.iepraao voice were nothing less than delignook
and her whole performance, vocal and &made, was • sped.
ism d sensummate art.

MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS.

These interesting, instructive, and truly popes
pirtorressoes have been resumed. The concert of Lei ,
eight at St. Jameenhall was the first of the sixth who%
and the 132nd sines these entertainments were originated in
February, 1859. Daring an this period their moms, eassi•
datable at the very outset, bee been steadily ineressldg;
the lbodsy Popular Comsat', seder the libaml and *dish= • •
adastaistratiou of Nr. Aram Chappell, may. be regasitei
me one of the most prosperous cud most firmly established
mined entertainments in London.