The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-24 00:00:00

UNIVBIMITY INTELLIGBNCIL

CAMBRIDGE, Dim 23.

LAW TRlPOS.—Second Class: Davidson, Courtsld,
and Kelly, Trinity Hell ; Jeldbron, C66,—.Eq. Third
Clam : Dobson, Johns' ; Bethune, Trinity Heil. The un-
dermentioned gamed : Alum Trinity Hell ; Caren, Tri-
nity; Carey, lionnaunel ; Bider. Trinity Hell ; Watson,
Chrietil.—J. T. Abdy, LL D., T. B. Cheer, M.A., John
Westlake, ILA., Rang J. Boby, M.A.—Examiners.

Utervnarrr OP Glueciow.—The following letter
has been remind by the professor of civil engineering end
inechanios in thisunivenity :--" E.C., Dec. 20,
1869 Sir.—ln reply to you of the 16th Met.. lam directed
to Inform you that the engineering school of the University
of Glasgow la apposed by the Secretary of State for Inds
in Conseil as one in which attendsnee for two yens would
qualify a student, who bed fulfilled also the other required
conditions, to compete for the admission to the engineer
establishment in India —I am, sir, your obedient gervens,
°some CLARK. W. J. M. Rankine, Rag., University
of Glasgow."

SUDDEN AND ALARMING ILLNESS OP Mr. ALBERT
Sternt.—We much regret to announce that this well-known
and highly populsr gentlemen lies in a very precarious Mats.
After giving his entertainment as usual on Thursday night
he returned to his residence, North End Lodge, Fulham,
where, at an early hoer yesterday morning, he was attacked
with an spoplectio fit of a severs nature. Medical assistance
was of ooures immediately procured, bat during the after-
, noon a second fit supervened, and his condition, seconding to
the latest accounts, was each as to cause the greatest spps
hension to his friends. _ _ _

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CHRIsT CHURCH SCHOOLS, ST. GEORGE'S EAST.
—The public examination of the senior clams in these
schools took place on Thursday mooing. Deo. 22, under the
presidency of A. B. Ayrton. Esq., M.P.. supported by the
Rev. 0. H. MIER, Mr ears. William sad Ruled, the church-
weedens, and the rest of the managers, in the prisms of
a hogs number of the moat respectable of the inhabitants,
snd gave the greatest eatisfaction to all present. The chime
were first examined by the incumbent in the scriptures sad
religious knowledge generally ; afterward@ the girls Wan
questioned in geography, domestic economy, de., sad the
boys in grammar, history, mental arithmetic, chemistry, mid
natural philosophy. The rapidity and accuracy with which
the questions were answered elicited the warmest approval of
all present. In present-its the first price and • scholar's cer-
tificate to Samuel Oraliam, Mr. Ayrton observed that
„though the education received was of the most useful and
valuable character, yet neither the children themselves ace
their parents must ran away with the idea that bemuse they
were so wall taught they would at coca obtain situations so
as to place them above the necessity for hard work ; that
they would still have I. make their way in life by dint of
their own continued eff.rts, and that they must not refuse
offers of employment which might entail at the same time
laborious exertions. He congratulated the incumbent on the
proficiency exhibited in ecriptural knowledge. The hon.
member was obliged to lame early, in order to attend the
meeting of the Tower Hamlets R,B. Corps. Seventeen go-
vernment certificate@ were awarded. and 25 prime given by
the menages* to the most wieccesafel Maoism. During the
pm year thews schools bays been in active work. the highest
weekly average of attendance being—Boys, Weikel, ist 189;
Infanta, 280; total, 807. The Income during you eras
2324 145.5 d., and the expenditure 11011 6d., leaving a
balance due to the treasurer of 681. de. Id. It is indeed gra.
tit,* to find that perfect baremay exists In the manatee-
meat of t and kll tho other institutions of the district,
notwithstandiog the dimensions which have so long pre-
milled at the pasta church.
INFECTED PORTS.—BOARD or TRADE, WHITE-
HALL, Dec. 21.—The Committee of Privy Council have re-
calved a copy of a deepen* from her Majesty's minister at
Athens, sectoring a translation of an order of the Greek go-
meson* admitting reseals arriviag in Greek ports from
Syria and Egypt, and having a clean bill of health, to free
=DC .1. also a copy of a despatch from her Majesty 's
at Lisbon, enclosing a copy of an order of the Board
of Healtle et that espitel, notifying that all the ports of
Brasil are considered free from inleatico.—Gssotts.