The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-19 00:00:00

The election for the seat in the Ari Age, vacant
by the death of M. Didier, terminated yesterday
by the return of the government candidate, M.
Denat, by 16,810 agaifist about 10,000 given to'
opposition candidates. In 1863 M. Didier
was returned by 21,000 votes, and the
opposition candidates polled among them but
8,743, so that there are not only upwards
of 1,200 new votes positively gained for the oppo-
sition, but the number of abstentions is greater.
The result of the election for the Tarn ought to be
known this evening. From the suppression of the
telegrams I have no doubt that M. Gorsse, the op-
position candidate, has succeeded.
It is almost impossible to speak of the Emperor's
health without being accused by the semi-official
press of inventing false news. I saw the Emperor
looking remarkably well at the Opera ball on
Saturday week, the day before he went to
Orleans. But I read in the ultra-imperialist
organ, the Pays, this evening :

The Emperor was on Saturday confined to his room,
and even to his bed, by a slight rheumatic attack, but
before the end of the day he was already better.

This is the on:y notice that has appeared in tho
Paris press of any indisposition of his Majesty.

The theatrical eveat of the week is the revival at
the Fantaisies Pariaiennes of i long-forgotten opera,
PaCsiello's Barber of Seville. From 1779, the year
in which it was composed, this operatic ver-
sion of Beaumarchais' clef d'oeuvre held a first
place among the works of Italian composers.
But in 1816, • young man then unknown
to fame called upon Paesiello, and respectfully
asked his permission to try his *prentice hand on a
subject which had been so gloriously treated by the
master. The veteran, with a patronising smile,
gave his consent, little dreaming what would be
the consequence. The modest aspirant was
Rossini, who in fifteen days composed that
Barbiere di Sic;glia which was destined
to drive Paesiello's opera from the stage
for half a century and to extinguish the remem-
brance of it except in the minds of a very few
amateurs. Rossini when he afterwards, which
was very soon, became the greater man was wont
say :—'• I like Paisiello's music because it never
prevents me from thinking of something
else." The revival, however, is a great
treat, and does credit to the enterprising manager
of the theatre. Good music is a thing which never
gets too old, and there is in this opera a trio which
Rossini himself might be jealous of, and • solo
Dy Rouble, which " brought down the house."
The performers, although they acquitted them-I
delves very creditably, are not equal to those of
the Italian Opera, but in all probability their work
will soon be erirslatted by greater *dttiates.'

The Bourse opened with very great firmness, and
Bente went up to 69fr. 80c. There was subse-
quently a reaction, and the closing prices were
69fr. 65e. being Saturday's price for cash, and
69fr. 621 c. for account, with a rise of 'but sc.
Italian rose 10c. ; Mobilier, lfr. 26e. ; and Credit
'Frontier, 2fr. 50c. Comptoir d'Escompte fell
2fr. 50c.

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