The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-20 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD , Arm 19.
WARDENSHIP OF NEW Cou.non.—Tbe election
of a warden of New College in the room of the lamented
Dr. Willuinis, took pines this leaskig in the College
Chapel, when the Rev. Janes !dim* Sewell, M.A.,
Fellow, Bursar, and Librarian, was duly elected. Of the
sixty fellows, no less than fifty-seven were present and
voted. The numbers were as follows, viz.: For the Rev.
J. E Sewell, 36 ; for the Rev. W. R. ilaithcote, Precentor
of Salisbury, 14 ; fur Dr. Moberly, headquarter of Win-
chester College, 6.

CAMBRIDGE, Apan,ll9.
PILOTENPOILILL CNITITICATI ICIAMIXATION.
JAccaonAir P1111111:1111011 or EXPTMIMITAL PHILO/101117.
S. C. /Mirror* Christ's Collage. (Signed) C. will.
(profemor), A. V. Briley.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, AlPsn.l9. —ArporrrAims.—Mantera
W. J. Olive, and F. W. Bateman (additional), to the
nerd. Mister's- Assistant J. E. Gage, to the Russell.
Anostantlinzgeons P. Cowrie, to the Impregnable; A.
M'Bride, to the Bacchante. Acting Assistant-Surgeon
N. 0. 1). Parka to the Bacchante. Assistant Clerks R.
Dinwiddie, to the Victory, for the secretary's office ; A. N.
Masa, to the Virago.

PORTSMOTYTH, APRIL 19.
The Victoria and Albert, royal paddle-wheel
steam yacht, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, arrived at
Portsmouth this morning, di bled in her engines, and with
only one wheel at work. She has been nut for • week's
cruise to tent the super-heating boilers with which she has
been fitted.

The Firebrand, 11, paddle-wheel sloop, Commander Jamie
M. Brute, arrived this afternoon from the Channel Islands
with a company of Royal Artillery.
The Bacchante, M, screw frigate, was commissioned yes-
terday by Captain Donald WI.. Mackenzie, earl will hoist
the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomaa Maitland, foe service
on the South. American Station.

LONDON RIFLE BRIOADL.—At an adjourned
meeting of the is.tincil, held at head-puirtera yestenlay,
Alderman and Captain Rose, rice-president, in the chair,
several gentlemen were reoommended to he nominated by
her Majesty's Court of Lieutenancy as officers is this bri•
gads, subject to their procuring the certiAcates mentioned
in the resolution passed at the council on the 27th of
Nareh. It was also unanimously resolved that the diem
of the corps be promoteil 4,11,11414: t senloritt_ subject to
their obtanung the above.named certificated,. The meeting
then terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.
At a meeting of the shareholders of the Western
Bank of Scotland, held in Edinburgh. on Wednesday, the
report. of the committee and inspectors and the statutory
manual■ of the liquidators up to the lit of February lest
wen adopted.
A trial inTine has just traversed the South Wes-
tern Company s new line from Gillingham to Exeter,
tinsmith Yeovil, eremitism*, Axminster, and Hoeiton. The
portion from Gillingham to Yeovil will be opened next
mouth, sad the whole narrow gunge line from Landon to
Exeter will be opened in June next.
The United States mail steamer New York left
Southampton yesterday with 4.10 the Bremen
mail, and a small English ship for ew Yea. The
steamer Illinois io appointed to take oat the lingtiab malls
to New York ea the 2011 inst.