The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-10 00:00:00

young girl, the daughter of a gentleman who has never
sown her from her infancy, introduces herself into her
father's house as a servant, and gains his bean by the assi-
duity with which she ministers to bis comforts and soothes
his infirmities. Some variety is produced by the mistakes
and jealousies produced by the younz lady's position ; but
all of course is cleared up, and No,,Mie is recognised by her
father, and united to a constant lover. The character was
acted with grace and feeling by Mdlle. Baptiste; and the
Comte D'Arrigny, the father, was represented by M. St.
Marie with manly ,insplicity. The piece went off pleasantly
enough, though its very slight materials are too much spun
out by superfluous talk. The substance of the first act
might be contained in o coupe or scenes, and the piece, by
being thus compressed into one act, would gain in animation
and compactness.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, FEB. 9.—Tu • CREDIT SYSTRM.—The President
and fellows of St. John's College, in order to check the system of long
credit, on the one hand, and eitrumemt expenditure on the other,
among the undergraduate members of their society, have trued the
following notice, which ban been est emiively eigned the tradesmen
of Oxford i—t. Engagement to be signed by tradesmen desirous of
being employed by undergraduate members of St. John's College
Ist. I engage that I will, within a week from the commemement of
Lent, Easter, and Michaelmas term, in every year, muse to be deli-
vered to each of my cuetomere under the degree of B.A. my bill or
ACCoutt for articles supplied to him during the previoue
I engage that in the event of such 1011 not being paid that mem
thereof shall be 'riven to the prividerl or one of the tutors
of the college within • fortnight from the commencement of the
term succeeding that in which the bill eked hare been delivered.-
3. I engage that I will take no promissory not,. hill of exchange, or
other Mitten instrument, as 4 repreeentative of money, or se a se-
curity for the payment of money bank notes and cheques for Irmo,-
diste payment excepted) from or ou behalf of every undergraduate
member of St. John's College, mime with the consent of his parent,
gueedian, oe of the president, or one of the triton of the college.—
N.D. A copy of the above, together with the lin of the tradesmen
who have signed the engagement, will he delivered to even' under-
graduate member of St. John's College upon Lis matriculation, and
also to his parent or guardian."—Dr. Elvey' organist of New College
and St. John's, was rday appointed to the offim of a Choragus or
Prtefectus Moslem Exereitatioue, In the room of the late Dr. Crotch,
who held that office upwards of 30 year, The appointment 'vets
with the Vice-Chanoellor, the Warden of New College, the Dem of
Christ Church, and the Preeident of St. John's College.
The Junior Procaor wall receive the names of under-
gredustes who intend to offer themselves' for the revonelons In Lent
term, on Thursday, the MR, set RiA.T. the 18th inst.
CAVERIDOE.—AIit • cougrrgauon holden this morning the
following degrees were conferred :—M.A.: W. Cordell, St. Peter's
Coll. ; S. Shepherd, Pembroke Coll. ; T. A. &art:mood, Emmanuel
Coll.—W. R. William, Sidney Coll., ad enndem gratiam ; M. O'Connor,
ALB.; F. A. Power, M.A., Trinity Coll., Dublin.—At the same con-
gregation the graces inserted In Tamilay's Daily News pawed the

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senate.
DURII•II.—DEOREES CONVIHRID.—M.A. : Rev. H. R.
Cunainghnose, Rev.]. Pcskler.—B.A..l E. Bron) in, C. Greensray,
N. Greens) ell, R. Sorene.—rrootor : W. G. Henderson, MA,
Pro-Proctor :G. Butler, M.A.—Curatdr of the Museum 1). Compton.

)Ueetion in behalf

Tuz QUEEN'S LETTER tor • general collection •—._
of the Sectety for the Propagation of the Gesptl in Foreign Larne,
which has been delayed beyond the usual time In consequence of the
two collections by royal au•hority law year, has just been issued, ant
will probably be in the course of creulation through the Neveml dio.
macs in the courw of the present month.
PitEFEKMENTO.—Itev. J. T. l'igot to be precentor end
the Rev. S. Shepherd to he a minor canoe of Rd:heater CathestraL—
Rev. P. A. Dodson to !Leigh P.C., county and din. Linceln.—Rev. P.
Booth to tittle Wilbraham IL, CanOridge ; dio. Ely ; 324. with resi-
dence; vice Rev. G. de Hague, dec. ; pate., Corpus Christi Col,
Cambridge.—Rev. A. Easther to be Head Master of the Grammar
School, Almondbury, Yorkshire.—Rev. W. Hughes, P. C. of Ft.
David's, Liverpool, to be a surrogate too the din. of Cheater.—Rev.
T. C. 11. Leaver to Rockhampton R., co. and din. Gloucester ; 2401.
with residence; vire Rec. W. Davies, dec.—tier. G. Madan, V. of
Cambridge, to the Deanery Rural of Donley ; dio. Gloucester and
Bristol; vlbe Rev. W. Desks, dec.—Rev. S. P. Pare to St. Paul's
P.C., Prentoo, Lenceabire; din. if inchestrr ; patron, the V. of
Prestoo.—Rev. T. Wren to the Stipendiary C. of South Walabaro St.
Miry and Umnblington, Norfolk ; dro. Norw.
VAexaielES.—Chaplaincy of the E. I. C.'s Almshouses,
Poplar, Middlesex; Rev. 11. Iliggineon, dec. -Vice-PrixZelehip of
Huddersfield Collegiate School; Rev. A. Eaa.bce, resi .—hap.
la of the County Gaol, Ipswich; S.F. Page, prom.