The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-17 00:00:00

ST. GEORGE'S OPERA HOUSE.

An English version of Auber's L'Antbassadries
was brought out hers on Saturday night. when Madlle.
kusibhart &wound in the prim:died character of Henrietta,.
for tho first time on the English stage.

IBranta.

PRINCE OF WALES'S.

On Saturday night the comedy of How She Loves
Elsa was withdrawn at this house, and in its place a new
piece, in four acts, by Mr. T. W. Robertson, was produced
under the short %ad characteristic Robertioni..n title of
Play. Mr. Robertson at this theatre is so fortunate, either
in fitting characters to his actor. or in having actors who can
easily fit themselves to Lis characters, that his success, as
far as the general verdict of a first night's audience goes, is
always certain. His smartnese of dialogue and deter-
mined cynicism keep the intelligent playgoers who mostly
assemble on these occasions in a state of pleasant excite-
ment, and it is left for far less clever people to discover
any want of interest that may exist in his stories or his
characters. Nothing can be better than some of Mr. Robert-
son's wins In this play, particularly those in which folly
and 'elfishness are exposed—but they tequila to be more
skilfully combined to make a drama worthy of the author's
well-earned reputation.

M. Louis BLANC AWD SIB R. CARDEN.—We
have been requested to publish the following letter:—" To
Sir B. Carden.—Sir,---A countryman of mine whom I do
not know, and with whom I have possibly nothing in com-
mon but the name, was brought before you on the 13th
inst., charged with smuggling 21b. of foreign manufac-
lured tobacco ; and it appears from a report published in
several newspapers that you told the prisoner you were
' very Bony to see a man bearing snob • distinguished
name as Louis Blanc charged with smuggling.' I
am not vainglorious enough to suppose that the allu-
sion is pointed at Me ; but my friends will have it
that it is. If so, it really puzzles me to decide whether /
ought to thank you, or may consider myself free from
gratitude. Was your remark meant as a mere compli-
ment! In that case, I cannot help regretting that the
sentence should be so ambiguous as to spoil the effect of
your good intentions. Did you think—which seems to ano
hardly credible—that I was the person it was your painful
duty to fine 30s. ? Then allow me to put you on your
guard, in the event of some other Louis Blanc being
henceforth found in possession of foreign manufactured to-
bacco, by informing you that Ido not smoke.—l am, sir,
your obedient servant, Loma BLANC.— Brighton, Feb. 15,"
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERAITY ELECTION.—The Vice-
ataneell:Wednesday for elle-dello:has
bas
appointedparliaWment for
roan of the Bight t Hon. Lord Justice Selwyn. university,
poll
will be taken in the Senate Bourn on Wednesday, Thurs-
day, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.n. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. each clay.
RaramErramoit or Biugror..—A meeting of the
executivecommitte• of the Bristol Liberal Association was
bald on Saturday at the Liberal Rooms, Tailor's-court, in
Mat city ; and it is understood that the subcommittee,
who had been selected to inquire ea to • candidate, ro-
ta it that Mr. Samuel Morley would, on his return
rent the continent, be ready to contest with the tory can-
didate, Mr. John William Yarn, the seat which Sir Mor-
fesPeto will shortly have to vacate. Mr. Morley's name,
es understand, was received with mush enthusiasm, ands
gemal feeling was expressed that a few weeks' delay
would be well recompensed bysecuring the services of that
gentleman. Of course nothing certain is known, but it is
stated that an election will hardly be likely to take place
ipsited
under six or eight weeks.
REFILIMITATION OF H'
are being made by the eonsernative party in Hadderedeld
to find • candidate to contest the baron against Mr. B.
A. Leathern, in the event of • eaoancy omurring in the
representation. The present member for the bwough,
Mr. T. F. Crosland, who opposed Mr. Leathern at the last
election, is incapacitated by ill-health from attending to
hie parliamentary thitins.—Leeds Mercury.

Efforts

Fox Oure.—The first meeting of the Fox Club
this sauna took plane an Saturday evening at Brook's.
Present —Earl Grey, Lord Abereromby, Hon. Hamilton
IL Duncan, Lord Methuen, Lient..Colonel Hambleton F.
Coakees, Mr. George Ridley, Right Hon.Viaeount Castle-
rom, ILP., Hon. Edward S. Russell, Kr. Edward Ara,
feed Sanford, Earl of Leieester, Colonel Thomas 0. B.
Arnow, Lord Camoys, and Kr. Augustus Koppel

A paper on the subject of technical education will
be read this evening (Monday) by Mr. J. Scott Bawll, end
dimmed Ma ineeMog of the education ftarmt at the
Babel eda
o m Aonation. Mr. B. Minas M.P., wal
the ink