The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-28 00:00:00

the mama of the p wiorene re, the contents of the programme,
the ea ..f .tos.ion, the numerous attendince, and the
fathineszh e charts.- er f the an.iience, this cone. rt rasa fac-
simile th.• rernartaMe one hotel)
. trio by Jenny Lind kir
th• benefit ut the Bro:upt ull opi.al. She wain pt rimmed
OP curt .ut trio fir( supra., mid two flutes from )•c rbered
new vow, •' Iho Cam of Sara.," and again astonished
the audi nee by the transtormatim of her voice into
an in•tiul cot, and the graceful eme with which the ex-
ecuted p is.agee ss hit h it tequired all the skill of Messrs.
Remusat and King to imitate. She alas joined in • per-
formance of Much higher order, the beautiful quartet end
Chortle, " A1a.4111 gii orriva," from Weber's " Euryanthe,"
in which she was admirably supported by Oardoni, Belletti,
and Lablache : and, lastly, she sang several of her quaint
Swedisn ine:o lies, acCoinpenyiiur herself very elegantly on
the pianoforte. We need scarcely add that her performances
wren received with the usual demonstrations of enthu-
siasm. Thalbcrer played a couple of fantasias on
Masan-
sub-
ects f m "La Sonnambula," and from "
selM," in which he exhibited Lis usual perfection of en
ecution with bin usual samenese and mannerism. Several
pieces were sun' by the Pyrenees singers. As vocalists they
are indiettinehy rude and unpolished, but the ambito:el
effect ot their voices is good, and there is something interest.
log in the wild nationality ot their mueic. The remainder of
the marathon. nt consisted of favourite airs and duets from
the opens ot the day. The receipts of this concert must
have been very lunge, and have doubtless contributed to the
comfort of many a poor family.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
UNIVERSITY COLLBOB, LONDON.—The following Waters
were milled In the wooed before they adjourned for the long root.
doe
The erection of a new library and reading room, lecture roans, and
museum for mod ILL of machinery.
The ap:ilication of he income of the Andrews land to the institution
of three Alp, of
roe to be &ono:illy awarded to the three beet
predict:the in Lat (Arai, mathentance, and natural philmupny
among the students of the eoßege owl pupils of the junior achool.
the presentation to the Rotund History Society of Manchester of
the ancient Torrid crows, one of the curious reits amoog the effects of
the late Ur, 11410 W.
The appontment of Mr. James Monerieff Amon, Plitt., • viee-
president of the C andurgeons,
Dino the
professor of the principles
&est proctus of Forget), a :urgent the hospital ;of Mr. Quinn,
to be ,or profesiair of chnuml surgery at the hospital, on beton re-
lieved or bolt the course of lectures
Leis his proterworship of an of
Mr. U. V. Elie., to he juntor proteisor of anatome, to discharge that
part of the duties of the Omer of anatomy relinquished by Mr. td
in addition to c inducting the atudies of the department of, prac-
tical anatomy; of thofessor Sharper, tote director of the Museum
of Anatomy ; of Mr. Morton, to be surgeon instead of sesistant.sur-
geon to the hospital; of Mr. J. E- erictmen and Mr. J. Marsholl, to
be assitenntmurgeons to the hoopltal ; of Mr. J. T. Clover, to be
apothemry to the buspitaL lo be Fellows of the College.—lledical :
Dr. Millard. Arts: Mr. 1.. Field, B A.; the Rev. It. U. Reynolds, B.A
Yruas+.4I.LAILLMIL ma TUN Meutest Sennett Toosto-Fothonigical
Anatotne : gold medal to Mr. W. lisykton, of itopttomßutantr
gold medal to Mr. 11. Briggs, of Halifax; silver medal to Mr. O. W.
New. of lendou.—Nledicol Jutiethudence : book prize to Mr. W.
tenure, of Stlme, Bide.
Rapid progress has then made in the erectibehind the on of the new library
endterrier ram., which will occupy the site ume of the
builittog destroyed by tire in 1950. The Library will be a spacious
room, 95 :est by 45 het, and besides affording additional space for
books, of which u eduable :othersion to about to be received from the
collection a.m. late Ur. 1101111 e, admit of a containable extension
a( reading ,solo
so us to occommeelate übout 250 readers. 'MLA im-
provemeat isecome highly desirable in eonsequence of the increase
in the number of studeuts during tho lost few years.
The two keno e rooms untitled iiitermediste tlimentdoosbetweenthe
four principal
htheatres, and the Dent sized clam rooms now in mein the
college. will be capable of accommodaung between 150 and 900
students. One will ke for the use ot the classes of the medical faculty,
the other for Paofeerne De Mot gan's class of mathematics. The ne-
ceseity, occosioned by its Increa-e of numbers, of better proviiiing for
this elms, and the desire to render the library more available foe
studoote, have been the pr incipal inducement& with council for
erecting this building, which, to honour the memo of one of the
greatest beiiefaetors of the college, whose beg
ie
uest will chfly furni-h
the In- sue 01 defraying the cont., will have the name of inundrett
Mutated to it,
Advent:4o r ill be Winn of the opportunity to lit up the interior of
the dome, Atlll M.nasome Atc.ra.Ase ing through IL LO the :ibrarr.
with the work. of Flom:Dan, ortoman! to the college by Miss Mans
Denman, the sieter.in-low and adopted daughter of that great artist.
CONIECRATIONS.—On Tuesday tart the Bishop of Glow.
ce-rer confteraied the church of St. Michael, et Two Mile-bill, near
Bristol. This church ha. Woo erected for a poor and populous dis-
trict, taken out of the overgrown pariah of St. George, I.:foment,
shire; and bas coet rather more than 2,00 et., of which sum 1,0701.
in
was contributed by the "Special fund fur building new churches
the diocese," instituted, and so largely nontributed to, by the bishop.
Oa the followmg day, (Wetintridoy) tie bishop consecrated a new
and beautditi thumb at Tetlittry, Minh has been built chiefly through
the instrenientality and by the muutticerd donation of the
mother chur vicar, tire
Bev. J. Ft :Ironton. It is to be chapel of ease to the c
And on Thursday his lordship othiseerated the new church at Cerney
Wick, is the parish of South Berney. TIM is also intended as &
chapel of ease to the mother church, which is distant-nearly two miles
trout the uneneleip of Ceroey Wick. In the afternoon of Then sday
the
red at numerated a piece of thnd as an addition to the burial
ground at Vinton Me m,. Wiltshire. 'CM attendance of the clergy
was, on all them oc-mthns, considerable.
PILIFIRMENTS.—Ke. B. A. Sanford, to Abbonhsm V.,
Deronsh..; die., Exeter • 1592, with renitence • pat., the Queen
Rev. IL L. K. Bruce, dec.—Rev. J. R. Kendall, to Tremolos V.,
w. Warbstow V., Cornwall; din., Exeter ; 187 f., with residence ; pat.
the Crown • Rev. J. Mason, resig.—Rev. W. Jackutan, appointed
rural dean' for the Unmet y Cottrell. BUIL—Rev. F. A. HMmee,
appointed rural drat for the Deanery of Wombed, But.—J, F. Tom-
linson, MA., Westmestoo, met. C. Onset ; T. 8. Hewitt, to Wed.
withering, assist. 0., busmen : Rte. Durnford, tz lOodolvesno
V.. Norfolk; nil. with raddenne ; pats., the Dean and Chapter of Nor.
Via

NAVAL.
Patna Moran.-T an KlNollBnee. -Friday's Ca-
sette dims notice to Makers mad company of the lithiensher, F. W.
Horton. ore., that they will be paid, on Wednesday, Mit.
of 13 next,
et No. 43, Arundel-et, Wand, their remestive proportions the pro.
seeds end of tonnage bounties for the undermentemed slave verse*
and that ;he lists wili be recalled, at the mine place, on Wednesdays
and Tbundays only, for the three following month, :-Vallercao,
seised Sept 184: Commander, 1007.9 e. 3d. Oa clue, 361.3 e. 9cl. ;
ind elms, 211. 145.3 d. ; 3rd claze,lol. 17s. lid. ; 4th elms, 71.44.9 L;
Via,seized 44d. ; 6th clam N. se. 3d. ; 7th clam. 11. clam,
32.1. Sept. 13, 1940 : Commaoder, 881. 191. 2d. ; let clam,
324 es. gad. ; 2nd clam 191. to. lid. • 3rd class, 91. 14e. 67d. • 4th
64. IM. ; sth ch se, 31. l'fif ; 6th elm, 21. 34.'24d. ;
7th clam, IL Is. 71.1.-Vietecia, seised Oct. 16, 1846: Dim
VI. 17. 7d.; cominander, 121. Ss. Mt ; let clam, 161. 19e. 2d. ;
dui, I 11. 7. id.; 3rd clam, 51. las. ikl. ; 4th class, 31. 15e. 104. ;
ith class, IL Its. Ild. • 6th class, 11. Ss. lid. • 7th dam. 12a. 74c1.-
Name unknown, eupPosed to be selxid Oct. 17, 1847 ; Flag,
334. 15e. 114.; commander, 1101. 4s. 10d.; Ist clam, 397. 111 s. 7d.;
Ind dm, 23/.19.5.9d; 3rit clase,lll.l9e. ; 4th 01.8,71.1%. 11d.;
4th clam, 3/. 19e. 114 d. ; 6th dam, 22. 13e. 30.; 7th clam, 11. 64.70.
Tits iineta.-Notice is alto given *.o the odicers and
compsay of her alsgaty's at-v. Heels, C. illanner, Fm., Coat, that
an &meant of mime money awarded by the Adnisaity, for services
rendered to the merchant Mut Mary Queen, in July, 1847, will be depo-
sited in the Regieuy of the Admiralty, on or Wham tic 23th of dept.
•
neat, agreeable to act of parliament
rustrewourg, Au°. ::7 -Smohempten, SO, Capt. Cory, •
fitting at Chatham for the flog of tee conimmder-in. chief at the
Cape, is exoc^ted idSpithead on the 10:h of next meth, on her way
to Plymouth, to be paid advance wages. Rear-Adm. Reynolds will
hoist his leg at that port-Tortoir°' guard-shit and depid, Capt.
Button, at the Wand Hutton, of Ascension, isoommg to England, having sus.
tainea serious damage by the Era that lame on three occasions
taken place Oil board by the spontaneous ignition of the coals.
-PM William Burnett. K.C.R., the dire, tor-general of the
medical department of the Limy, is now at this port,
on en official Mt of inspection to the ships end holipitals.-
-fielleale, t0p...., deathiesl fur Plymouth to be paid off, and Resat-
ante, trp.s., to land the 9.:rd Highlanders at Leith, both sailed from
tipithead yesterday.-Adder. et-pkt., tram Holyhead, smites here on
Friday and sailed again yesterday for (7hathem to be paid Wt.-Fret
otes Charlotte, 144, at this port is ordered to be docked and repaired
immediately.- Termagant. 24, st-tr., arrived yesterday fromand in Wool-
wich Multi, of Mr. Bellamy and a party of liftmen),
coming into harbour with a flowing tide nearly run over the floating
bridge; the fault, however, was entirely with the bridge, which
ought to hone stopped till the Termagant bad gone past. The after
brow was slightly damaged. Termagant, to prevent damage,
dropped lash anchors, thereby the command of her wee lost, and she
nearly destroyed me of the peddle-buses of Lightning, et, ran foul
of a butch ship, and damaged the Liitsey Queen yacht; the bridge,
however, was out of danger from thee promptitude; had it been
taught on the brooded° it must hare gone down, with its load of
passengers, carts, waggone, and umnikoinea-ilyrtie, it., was em-
ployed yestenhm in place of the Lightning, now unable to carry on
her usual dutimh-On board the Witham, troop sh., soon after her
arrival at °pithead on Friday, a fatal accident occurred to a seaman,
the captain of the foretop, who fell ;ram that place, and was killed
on the spot. -B yrile, at., eriJ proceed in a day or two, with Capt.
libernngbarn, or surveying tel Mrs. at the back of th^ lakol Wight -
The royal yacht Victoria and AlLert conic onto harbour last evening

him Cowen.
Pistroavau )ire: TM, Nare.—Previously to the departure of
the Channel stau.dron from Portivuoich the Admiralty ordered that •
prefterved meats should be roved to the crew of St. Vincent, flagship.
one day in each week, in lieu of salt heel, and their lordships
ordered a repent to he made after trial of the cuality of the meat,
and it approved of ma an article of provision. We bare not yet beard
of the remit.
li,vire gritanans.—lt has been ncritively .and peremptorily
ordered by the Adnuralty that in the survey of steamers for repair,
or toe arcertaining defects, {join report of the inuveyor of the navy
and of the comptroher at the steammachinery depot:mm.li shad be
made—the env fully cooperating with the other.
Karat. Maat%rr.—Col. Met.zies entered an hie aunt, on Tuesday,
as commandant of this dindoo, vire Col. Adett, retired ;
Mura-
Cast-lean, of the artillery branch, is appointed director of !be Lab
tory eke Steven*, promoted to the rank of lieut.-coloubl, and ap-
pointed to the artillery companies.
hoot: rime , Au°. 26.—Hermes, st. , Mr. Marti, , toaster
called in from Portsmouth yesterday, for supernumerary maw. n and
1.1
marine. for Sir Cherie. Napier's Nue& a, and sailed shortly after
for Cords.--Adder, rt., Master Com. John flumound, sailed the Pre-
vious evening for Woolwich.
Wudtwleit, Ate.. '27.—Dover, at-v., was commiss.onod
ye.ttrday, by Mr. J. Itoutton actingduaster. She will be ready fo r
tea in a few dila, and will prOceed to the river Gambia. Itir the ser-
vice of the colonial government. hhe will have a eumplement of 21
men.—Arromod, st.-ftigate, 40, will be brought down to-marrow
from the host India tteeks.--', tratto, st.-.., which is appointed to
accompany the royalequadron oke the guArd-ehip, is ordered to be
manned from the Ganger, 04, the ilag.aliip at the More.—Plumper,
Pcrew et.-v., fitted with eloping of 60 borne-power, by Messrs. Miller
and Ravenhllt was tried down the river on Friday.
tier speed, so
tested at the mile in Long Reach, gave a mean average .65 knots,
or 7.65 miles, her engines making an average of 4u revoluticeui per
Minute. tier draught of water was 11 feet 1 inch forward, and I I feet
II inches att.—Niger, strew st.-sloop, was again tried at her moor-
ings yesterday, and will be ready for an experimental trial in
kw days.
SingardtS, Auo. 25.—The 50-gun frigate Grampus,
Capt. H. B. Martin, la daily expected here ffroomm the Pacific, to be paid
off at this yard.—The Thunder is to be paid off here on Thursday
next.-4)rders have been received to fit the Blenheim on her arrival
here from the river. She is expected in about three weeks from '
Mears. Wigrama docks, BlackwalL —The stesumfrigate Termagant
was taken out of the basin eariy thin morning, and, under m manna
of Mr. C. P. Bellamy, proceeded for Portsmouth, where she is to be
fitted as one of the steam squadron advanced ships.
ADminALTY, AVG. 26.—Arroi. . .• —Mite: 0.
Gray, to Italeigh.—MidshipMan : T. ittackhouse and W. F. Richards,
to tiouthampton; J. Carnegie, to Ban Josef; F. C. Fitzgerald, to Hi-
bernia

MILITARY.
THE 91RD REGT.—On Hatay.,lay we intimated the arrival
of the 93rd Highlanders in the RCSiAtailee troop-eltip off Portsmouth
on the 25th inst. Tne regt. on arrival at Leith Ls to disemiark there
for Edinburgh. where the depot and maize companies will be conso-
lidated. The 93rd left England in Jan., leaks, for Halifax, Nova
Scotia. sad at the end of the same year proceeded to Canada, where
the regt, served until its embarkation on the let inst. for Portsmouth,
hannif thus completed ten peers and a half of °plain.' duty. The
flesistaneemiled on the 2nd inst. from Quebec, and, aftcr a Tell quid'
passage, an ived in the Channel in 23 days.

MEDICAL.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen wbo !Wised
their examination in the science nod preen°, uradlohmL.lo,l
remand certificates to practise, on Thursday, Aug. 24 • —w. J.
Myer, owansaa; W. X =tom, WhlhrhowW•

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