The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-24 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

OXFORD, JAN. 23.—Undergraduate members of the
un,versity who intend to offer themselves Er the responsions
in the present term are reminded that the examination will
commei,ce on Monday the 3rd of February; on which day
all the candidates, whether they propose to ha examined
under the provisions of the new, or the former statute, will
be required to go into the schools at ten o'clock, ;mem
translation into Latin, and other written exercises.

Mr. Christian, Q.C., finding that the duties or law
adviser to the cruel secretary were incompatibil with his
constant attend►nce in the Court of Chancery, has resigned
that office. We understand that the government have de-
termined on placing the office upon ite orirti.sil tooting, by
the appointment of a gentleman from the outer bar to Ma
vacant situation, thereby making it n, longer an imme-
diate step to the place of the Lw efficer to the mown.
Mr. I'errin has been appoited to succeed Mr. Christian...
Dublin Evening Post.

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 23.—Ar POINTMENTS.—AcIing
Master C. Grigg; Master's Aisle:ants, G. Gelling, N. 1.
Loans, and Sydney King; Second Masters F. R. Child, IL
W. Inglis, and C. F. Cooper; to the Vulcan.
INsTRUCTIoN TO NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
AND PRI —An interesting examination of non.com-
miesioned officers and privates of the 7th, 28 b, 50th, 82nd,
and 95th regiments Royal Artill.ry and On nether Guards,
was made on Wednesday afternoon at the district military
school room, Anglesey barracks, Portsmouth. It was con-
ducted by Colonel-Commandant NE., and Major
Harvey, A D.C., and among the large number of officers
present were Captain Chads, of the Excellent, Maio Bon-
ham, commanding the 50th, Capt. Mo.dy, R E., &c. The
examination was determined on to test the regress made in
a system of education established by the lieutenant-governor
of this garrison, Major-General Lord F. Fi,zzlerrnce, for the
purpose !of giving to non-comm Monad officers and privates
instruction in the higher branches of military knowledge.
The school was opened on the 16th of Sep"( mber lust, and,
deducting vacation, hu been at wok a period of tnres-and-
a.half months. It was open to the following, selected from
the above corps: 9 sergeants, 15 corporals, and 8 private's;
and the subjects of study have been arithmetic;
algebra, as far as quadratic equations ; grammar, including
psrs.ng, Euclid, the three first books throughout; trigono-
metry, with its application to the measurement of heights
and alumna. a; in fortification, the construction of all kinds
of field works; permanent fortification, through Vauban's
first system ; descriptive and astronomical geography, with
the !determination of latitude by meridian, altitudes, &c.,
sled the use of the box sextant; mechsnics, composition ant{
resolution of forces, and principle of the Leese; English
history; military surveying—methods of o ying reads
and adjacent country by the prismatic compass, dc. In
this last branch a large number of sketches of the locality
were exhibited, being actual surveys by the members of the
class and which were executed in a most excellent style,
sreornpanied by well drawn up reports of the peculiarity of
the country in a military point of view. A beautifully
executed model was also exhibited of a piece of field work.
The examination was considered to be entirely satisfactory,
as it certainly showed the greatest proficiency in the above
subject, when the short time during which the school had
been opened was considered. Captain Chads very highly
complimented the men on their acquirements, and
assured them they were each as many in supe-
rior positions were deficient in. He hoped they
would endeavour to turn those acquirements to a good
account, as if they properly used them they must facilitate
their progress in the military service. It may be particu-
larly mentioned that the answers to the examination in the
three books of Euclid were of the best character, showing a
thorough proficiency in the elements as far as the students
had gone. It must be added that the men selected for this
instruction were allowed to devote themselves entirely to it,
being exempt from military duty ; otherwise it would ham
been impossible for them to have gone through the fore-
going studies in the space of little better than three months.
Lord Frederick Fiqiclarence, in addition to his establishing
this school, has also formed one for officers, having fitted
up a room for them, and supplied it with a large and
valuable collection of instruments. Very much credit a
due to Mr. Scrivener, the muter of the district school, for
the proficiency displayed by the men under ex imitation on
Wedassday, their instruction having been entirely SCOODI.
plielted by himself.
THE LATE LIM:TENANT-COLONEL GARLAND, K.H.
—Lieutenatt.Colonel Garland died on the 17th instant, at
Lille, dEpartement du Nord, France. This officer entered
the army in 1805, and from 1609 to 1813 served as adjutant
to the 30th regiment, with which he was present at the
memorable defence of Tarifa, the defence of Cadiz, battle of
Fuentes d'Onor, pursuit of Mumma, battle of Salamanca,
the sieges of 113adajon and Burgos, and the action at Villa
Muriel. In 1815, having exchanged to the 73rd reigment,
Captain Garland screed that year's campaign, including the
battle of Quatro Bess, retreat of the following day, and the
victcry of Waterloo, on which last occasion be was severely
wounded, being then senior officer of the regiment. The
late Lieutenant-Colonel Garland was in 1833 nominated •
knight of the Hanoverian order, and received the war medal
with three clasps.
FarLOSION OF A MAIL-NAO.—An accident of
singular nature, and likely to have been attended by (MS
inconvenience, occurred to the Canterbury letter-beg from
London, on Monday night. On arrisal at Dover (whither
the Canterbury mall is conveyed), it was thrown on the cart.
when a sodden and violent ezploelon took place, resembling
the firing of • rocket ; and, on openieg the beg, it was die.
covered that the contents were on fire, but, owing to the
tight manner In which the letters and papers wore puked,
few were burnt, the Ire amoulderirg more. However, many
were scorched and blackened. A box, which it WY sup-
posed occasioned the explosioc, was detained for further
'equity. Whatever it was that muted the accident, it was
evident that the explosion arose from the bag being thrown
up, which brought the CoMbltstibles into forcible contact.—
Rentaeh Observer.