The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-12 00:00:00

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PRECEPTOR&

The half-yearly meeting or tho savabors of tea
above iastitation w. held e.s.erasy at 42, Quesa-equere,
Bleosseheary,thit Bee. Dr. Jocoa, head master of Client's
Hespital, is the shale. After tete ascot tensalgellesiaaries,
1110 Oakum galled en Mr. Lose, of Piro*
Mr. 1.01111 proceeded te read • nastily paper, the 'Non
.1 whieb wee to show the imports." cod espaastomas of
the tutorial (unman, and the responsibilities, boil moral
aa4 literary, that the pre!esiica ef sehoelateMet
With respect to the recently la trorlarad mar morra-
tir ezassiasUon for penile Itohorserl
hearer feared that it would have reurra ens
the profenion, by leducio the rears do remorg." he
lies of • non grads. sad soled system of eineseles. TM
address we attentively listened to sad bray
Be,. Mr. WATSON (810180111) pompoms& . 116108
seeesded a vote of thinks to Mr. Lana, WWI vas gamed
weineasly.
TM 13SCILITARY thee read the repot', has canto ft
appeared that to. objects of the college wars bobs readily
earned est. Filtren perils in the Ant, 31 is tb• ensed,
end 66 is or third elan ..sd distinguished themselves, awe
es the whole • sorbed progress was perceptible, especially
ia isatlsessaties. Tee sepses proceeded la isenplaia it the
delsiescies of the poems who applied for the arms. .1
anntsat, bet coseratel.nd Wen that their diploma was
awes reeessised in Fresco and Belgian. The ionise fee
Pie past you was 2521 101. 114., and the expeditor* MU
13e. 106., showing a cons:derabls falling off ender the first
Med r *Dispand with the preceding you. Ost of 20,000
seheelneaten only 600 had as yet joined the institetion,
✓id strong exertions were urged to attract a greater I
aaatlrar.

Atter a short diseaseioa the report wee received sad'
adopted, sad the pros sdatas termiaated with a vote of
drake ie the chairatea.

TBSTIMOYIAL TO MB J. B. BUCKSTONB.

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We learn, from the Sunday Time., that on New
Year's Day, the 666th day of Mr. Beekstone's season at the
Haymerker, • handsome ',ivies of plate was presented
to him by the members of his company. To • letter from
Mr. Chippendale, secompalying the plate, Ur. Backstone
promptly replied as 11l .we:
" Theatre Royal Haymarket, Jan. 1,1666.
"My dear Chippendale,— I this morning ',expectedly maw
ea my table the very haceloonse present of plate presented
to me as • weer year's gift by every person engaged is this
theatre. lam the more gratified by the offering, because it
it given by every one employed here; end while it recordsthe feet of the lit Josue'', 1656. being the 665th night of
the present Haymarket season, I feel it to be my duty, in
acknowledging the gift, to stoat that the acoomplishment
of the event it celebretes, is moiety doe to the devotion
evinced towards the management by *Tory one, without
*sorption, bet aging to the Hey 111.1ket Theatre.
"le the midst nt war, restileece, hot weather, and great
competition, tee present season has been thus prolonged,
and as it is still procee ling, I am happy to say, the esiating
prospects of the theatre do not indicate Bey necessity for
bringing the season to • dose for malty months to come—
a eireametance which I feel great pride and pleasure in
Metier, beesuse my chief anniery he always been to BM-
Ws the old renown and for, most position of the Haymarket
Theatre, and, at the same time. ever teeing my best endea-
vour to make everybody employed is it happy and con-
tested.

"Cooney this seknowledgement, ley dear Chippendale,
to all concerned in this kind and .grafefel token of esteems,
and to whom I wish, nee and all, • happy and prosperous
as. year, at the suns tuna, believe gas, faithfully, and
cordially yours,
"JOHN B. BUCKSTONE."

VACANCIES, APPOINTMRNTS. AND PROMOTIONS IN
Till CIVIL haaTica.—Deeeral Poet-eflic•—A ioraoey to
the Aloe of shut clerk of the Gemmel Poeyofece, Edna-
h,reii, hes bets sassed by the kart of Mr, Frederick
(hd'y ; salary 500 f. pee &saw. Coasalate dopertmost-
-los Ate of *meal at Acepatee. Mexico, Is readerod voesat
bI tte promotion of Mr. Witch..'; salary 4001. Cutout—
Mr. Elms Arnaud, amiatant controller geseral, has bees
tomoted to b. controller sreneril is Lindin • Mr. Heavy
W botiell, controller of swoon's at the kg.el quips, has
6111 Promoted to be asetatemt controller scowl is London;
Mr S S. Dipnall, costroller of scoosste is the East sad
Wert ladle Dicks, has bees premotod to hi sestrollev el
Set pest. at tae leis! quays io Loesket ; Mr. Samosa I.
latent, clerk of the ant elate in tine matrons, eternal%
ease, hos h.*a promoted to b• immense el comosets Is the
hut sad West Inc.. Doak.; Mr. D P. Prestos, sestroller
VI ASerdeta, bas bees promoted to be sestroller et Boeth-
"tlint Mr fG cry Atkey, principal Inset officer, Perllbili,
memos, hes been promoted to be sob controller at Bea
Ws; Mr. Wham Il Cassias, prised* soset allow, Nal,
"abo. DlTtatellt, has bees etnnoted to be ptineipel seam
Moir at Felker.. Coloei.l : Ceylon—Mr. Stirlisr, lets
'motet, geriertil et Homo Koss, bee bees appointed pekoes
rR. of tie S apnoea Court et Ceylon Natal—The Hoe.
t Mardis, tau been appointed menden at Natal; Mr
8-j. Weller bee been %profited crows pressestor at Natal;
Ow, Theophilet St. li•orge, Dart., has bees appointed ml-
Mat mwistrete cf Mentstras ; Mr. H. Cep hal Wu AO
Mated resident rawristrate of Dashea.—cmt Eons
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