The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-11 00:00:00

R. LLNCOLN'S 11IISICAL LECIITIUM

Last evening, at the Russell Institution, Mr.
H. J. Lunch delivered a kenos "Ott tie Hesehne of John
Sebastian Bach," being the fine of two lectures au Bach
and Handel. The lecture of last night bad far is subject
the genius of the former of these two illustrious enetenspe.
mire. Yr. Lincoln has long been disiingsishee as a asked
lecturer; he is, indeed, the Ante preempt al these who
hays adopted this method of public instrudine in his se► ;
end his lecture which we heard last evening will rant in
any respect derogate from his high reputation.
The second part of the lecture wee occupied with Bath
as an orchestral composer. Mr. Lincoln showed bow very
far, in this capacity, Bach was in advance of his age, and
' how many combinations of instruments are found in hie
works, previously unheard and unimagined. Mr. Lincoln
gave several specimens of Bacb's compositions of this
alma, and concluded with the performance of en arrange
meat for four hands of the orchestral symphony (or suite)
in D, a work in which the composer's grand and comprehen-
sive genius is magnificently displayed.
Mr. Lincoln was happy in having, for his Muetrations, the
aedstaam of Miss Fanny Howe➢, a young and aosomplished
pianist, who is, as yet, little known to the public, but Wiht,
cannot fail to be one of the meet eminent performers of
the day. Her execution was clear, brilliant, and expressive ;
and the manner in which she seized the peculiar features of
the great old master's style did the greatest honour to her
intelligence and musical attainments.

The lecture and iU illutratima were received with warm
appiaose by the large audience who filled the hall of the
heettieitiee.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ANIMALS; FICB. 10.—PROMONONS AND APPOINT-
SINII—Ifaster J. Phillips, to the Vigilant.
=C. IX bilVarthy, to the Vigilant.
Moisten% 0. H. Piggott and H. Brynham totbe
Nile, as supernumeraries.
PaymeetersJ. Lewis, to the Asia ; and P. B. Robins, to the
Vigilant.
A.ant Paymaster T. IL Firih, to the Excellent.
Glebe W. Andaman, to to, Bg. Vincent ; P.P. Farrows,
to the iloseawen ; and G. A. Nish 11, to the Vigilant.
• Ilidgripmen It. H. Byron, P, W Garmq;W: D. Morrill,
and A. B. Joshing*, to the r
Nile.
Engineers G. Booth, to the Beams ; 'Leeson, of
the Beaks, promoted to actiegrefi•rwW. Geis, of
the Stromboli, promoted to acting /Intelsat seeietatit-
eMbas Asairtent.Englosem J.' Busse& to the Racoon
and J. C. Only, to be bine ea supernumerary on board gas
Megan' from the date of snivel in England.

T, . 10.
The Magnus, 6, iron screw PORTSMOU
troopH shFIB ip Com-
mander B. H. Henderson, arrived at Spithead today NMI
the Mediterranean. She left Malta on the 27th ultimo, and
Gibraltar on the 3rd inst. She briophorne Captain Douglas,
Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant Montgomery, Benign Lusk,
Ensign Brackspesr, Assistant-Surgeon Comyn, and 61 ram,
12 women, and 31 children, from various reginiente,together
with a number of naval invalids. She will oome into har-
bour to-morrow to land her passeogera
Her Majesty the Queen and Court will leave Osborne to
morrow for W incisor Castle.

WOOLWICH, F. 10.
ROYAL ARSENAL—Considerable increased acti-
vity has prevailed during the put fortnight in various dm
partmeots of this eetabbahmont, sad should the reomunem-
dation of the select committee to abolish the Mewl*
factory and. manufacture all the government ordnance at
Woolwich be endorsed by whiniest, employment will be
given to about 600 additional hands at the Royal Annul.
A number of extra artiouts and labourers have been entered
fir a limited period at the Royal Laboratory De
which will supply various munitions of war, emi=git
shot, shell, mime ride balls, tea., for Captain d. Ciaboeses
Chinese sivadroo, now fitting out in the Victoria Docks, and
several orders are sow la hand for shipment to India sod
,10F tors o***l4.—,a;