THE PRINCE OF WALES OPERA HOUSE.

West Coast Times, Issue 292, 30 August 1866, Page 2

THE PRINCE OF WALES OPERA HOUSE.

(TO THE EDITOR OP THB WEST COAST TIMES;) Sir, — In your issue of yesterday theV^ Spjp.qafga a. letter" §!p§a "TefitM," and a leading article bearing uppii a doiflriitiritea* tid.n published in the " Bveriihg Stftr >J re« latlve ,td thfe sUrfitig S>§tem in thaatfeß dhi! Miss Julid MatMws. . . lam told. thdt the aumorshjg of \hs lading a.hib!^ favors iHat opinion. I BiJ most positively to state that 1 was not the author of the letter^i question, and until a copy . of the "rasper containing ,it wai brought to me in my dregsin^-rdorri at thlj theatre; I knew n^fhWg wiateVer ab'ddj;,ii; By inserting Ihi^ you 'will greatly oblige Yours, &c, Lionel Habdhtc^ Stage Manager Prince of Wales Opera House,

S-S s «flf\ S Tnh 0 statement was ' to tho effect that the duke, accompanied by Major Johnstone, went to a night-house in Panton : street, Haymarket, and -a gent!«: man in the house having applied the te^ snob to his grace, a quarrel was ,oniv avoided by the offender leaving the home Afterwards the duke and" his^ friend ""It that person outside, and a renewal of the disturbance took place. The police inter fered, and one of them received aa «1U ' - .violent blow in the eye £ £ e all^' As his grace was known he was .mf ?„! - into custody but a sun lmon ", " °^?£ n " illy obtained. When it was reLrn-1