The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-03 00:00:00

DBAIA.

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ADKLPIti.
Webster haring lett- London to fulfil some
Prow*ld eappenente, the Dnd Matra has been withdrawn,
and as entire change in the programme has taken place.
Mr. Leigh Murray, who is mimed at the Adelpbi, not as a
mere temporary star, but as a permanent member of the
eebblishment, is playing M. Tourbillon, the French usher,
in the capital piece of To Parents and Guardians, with
much binge light and shade, while an addition has been
made to the staff in the person of Was Julia Daly, who
*ye the principal character in a little piece fulled Oar
Fewer American Cousin. Of Miss Daly we tack 900600
to speak on her appearance some months sines at Drury-
lane ; she is • disciple in the schools of Mr• Barney
Walnuts end Mrs. Florence, is sprightly, vivacious, and
hardverldng ; while her performance is doubtless
satisfac-
tory to those who find humour and merit in the prepee-
tones aboardities which have characterised all the "Yankee
gab" who have favoured this country with their presence.
TY *es le • mere vehicle for the display of thew absur-
thlift, mad wee anginal, written as • kind of skit upon a
brew by .11.-11 so its..? celled Our Assiricee
glib was adimedhar, swum in New Yea.
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the anniversary meeting of the society for the
election of council, Moen, and auditors fur the ensuing.
year waslield oa Tuesday in the:Lactate-moat of the Museum
cteTinhee and Art, Bolth.Hanaingtou, by parinisaion of the
President of the Pnvj Connell, and was attended by •
mach larger number al Mows than we ittesaabsr to hare
awn on any similar ooserion for iesny years peat ; the Earl
of Dem occupied the chair. Among the camber
• acticed Sir Philip de M. Grey Lorton, Bart. •
Oeralren Leigh, Esq. ;H. T. Hope, IN. C. Whitaman,
Hal • • Colonel Andrew.,, Colonel Bey. L. Vernon
itatecmart, C. Wentworth Dilke, Esq. ; Cola, F 49..
C.B. ; John Darner, Esq. ; and many other ' of bur-
tieulticre.

Tae RZTAIIT read the report from the souatill,
pee a abort review of the ne that bed been
carried on between her Majesty's intomers for the Es-
hilelion at 18M and the council relative to the site for the
nett prden at Kenaington•gore, and stated that the terms
of agreement had very nearly arrived at a eonalusion which,
is Oho opinion of the council, would be found to secure a
sathfictory as well u an equitable adjustment of mutual
latarean The support which has been gives by the fellows
at the middy and the public towards the formation of the
=ea wee adverted I. as being of the most gratifying
so ism • sera than 82,0001. having been imtecribed
is lie shape of dametioms, life-memberships, or for deben-
tures. It was also meaticeed that a group of eculp-
thes commemorative of the Great Exhibition

;;;I;;;;;Li about 60001,~ had been moat
Dally placed at the disposal of the council by the coin-
Witte entrusted with its execution. With respect to the
Oise at Chiswick, once the scene of brilliant exhibitions
and agreeable promenades, the council have decided that it
is to be maintained for the purpose of experimental cultiva-
tion, and rearing plants for the new garden and for alibi-
Union to Fellows. The report concluded with a reference
to the statement of accounts, by which it appeared, " That
lbi entire debt of the society, which on the 31st of
March last year stood at 10,7521., is now re-
=t:el by the comparatively small awn of
TM. Liabilities such as these have ceased to have any
oe, and the council entertain the confident belief
Mee the society is now entering. upon a career of utility and
3CiaLltrasoollunicaillianveroMb=haevin%PeTured. the
N announced that the Prince Gonsoertn had been
maemimously re-elected president; Wm. Wilson Saunders,
Ike., treasurer ; and Professor Lindley, secretary ; Henry
Thomas, Hope, Esq., Pownall, Faq., and Robert
adifagEaq., new members of council ; and Jonathan
~ Edward limber, Faq., and Mr. George Paul,

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.

At a meeting of the proftesors end students of
held yesterday in the botanical thbatre
orate college, Professor WiLuestios, ding, its the'
chair, the result of the clams examinations and competition
for prizes at the close of the winter term of the faculty was
aanounced es follows :

Caiiiirri;.---FrOi;osor Williamson, F. R.S. (dean)—Gold
medal : Richard ?reward Key, of Camden-town. First
silver medal : Alexander Bruce, of London ; moored silver
medals (equal), Henry Curtis, of London, and Frederick
George, of London. Certificates of honour : Fourth (equal),
W. B. A. Scott, of London, and Palemon Best, of St. Ives,
Cornwall ; fifth, Edward Lloyd H. Fox, of Broughton,
Hants ; sixth, William Saul, of Banbury.
Messner.—Professor Ellis. --Senior Class—Gold medal :
Frederick Thomas Roberts, of Carmarthen. First silver
medal : Thomas William Hogg, of Louth ; second diver
medal : Edward Thomas Tibbate, of King's Norton, Leices-
tershire. Certificates of honour, fourth : David B. Thomas,
of Newcastle Emlyn ; fifth : T. Starkey Smith, of War.
rington ; sixth : Thomas Griffiths, of Carroartheusiire ;
seventh : John D. Shapland, of North Holton, Devon
eighth : Samuel Only, of Cheltenham ; ninth : Henry
Sutcliffe, of near Halifax, Yorkshire ; tenth : William
Watson, of Sedburgh, Yorkshire ; eleventh : Palencia
Beat. Junior Class— Silver medal : William H. Griffin, of
Banbury. Certificates, second : William Saul ; third :
Jabs' Carter, of Bedford ; fourth : John Rowland, of
Cardiganshire • fifth : John Harman, of Canterbury
sixth : Walter Richards, of Cosby, Leicester ; seventh
Edward C. Bury, of London.
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ANATOMY AND PNTSIOLOOT.—Professor Sbarpey, M.D.,
F.B.S.—Gold medal: F. Thomas Roberta. Silver midair,
=Thomas E. H. Green, of Burnley, leneuddre, mud
Griffiths. Certificates : fourth, J. Talfourd Jones,
of Brecon ; fifth, John H. Hutchinson, of Catterick,
Yeekakire ; sixth, Thomas W. Boa ; seventh, equal, Wm.
Watson, at liedbergh, Yorkshire ; and Albert J. Southey,
of Hampstead.
COMPAPAIIVII ANATONT.—Profeisor Grant, M.D.—Gold
medal : Alfred Woodforde, of London.
SURGlZT.—Professor Edelman—Gold medal: Wm.
John Smith, of Weed Heath, Hann. Pint silver medal :
Wm. J. Hunt, of Sheeran*. Second silver medal : Francis
W. Gibson, of Plymouth. Certificates : Fourth, Henry C.
Bastian, of Falmouth ; fifth, William a'Beekett, of Mel.
bonnie ; sixth, Wm. Clifford King, of Bridgewater.
MlDlClNC—Profeesor Walshe, Y.D.—Gold medal:
Wm. John Smith. First silver medal : Henry C. Bastian.
Second silver medal : Henry Wotton, of London.
Ds. Fat.' owes' CLINICAL MIDAL.—GoId : Edmund
Holland, of Rugeley.

Usivraunrr OF LONDON.—The following is a
list of Examiners for 188061, elected by the Senate on the
With ult. :—Ciamics.—Rev. John' W. Donaldson, D.D.
and William Smith, Req., LL.D. Mathematics and
Natural Pliilosophy.—W. H. Bement, Eq., LA., and
Edward John Routh, Fag., Y.A. The English
Literature, and History Rev. Joseph Angus, RS=
Joshua Girl* Fitch, ~ M.A. The French Language.
—M. Charles Cowl and M. Antonin Roche. The German
lo nguage. —C. H. Schaible, Ph.D., M. D. , and Rev. Adolphus
Witliatm. The Hebrew Text of the Old Testament, the
Greek Text of the New Testament, and Scripture History.
—Rev. W. Drake, M.A., and Rev. F. W. Ootch, Y.A.
Logic and Moral Phibsephy.—Alexanderlasin, Esq., A.M.,
and T. Spencer Ba Eaq., LLB. Political Economy.—
Richard Holt Hutton, ~ M.A., and Jacob Waley, Esq.,
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M.A. Experimental .-0. D. Lireini. Esq.,
M.A., and Professor John Ph.D., P.B.S.
Chemistry.—Proheme Alex. W. ' Ph.D.,F.8.8.,
and Professor W. Men Miller, M.D., .It. Botany and
Vegetable Physiology.—Joesph D. Hooker, Eaq., M.D., and
Professor John Lindey, Ph.D., F.R.S. Geology and Pa-
laiontology.—Prokesor John Morris, F.G.S., and Andrew
C. Ramsay, Eng., F.A.S. Law and the Principles of Le-
Herbert Broom, Broom, Eq., M.A., andJomtitharpe,
. D. Practice of Medicine.—Archiliald FAS.,
A. , ILD., FILES., and Alexander Tweed* laq M.D.
I.R.S. Surgery.—Thoinas B. Curling, Eq., F.R.A., and
Prof. F F.R.S. Anatomy and Physiology.—
Francis Eaq., F.R.S., and Professor fassupey,
M.D., P.B.S. Phymology, Conapamtire Anatomy, and
7x.logy.—Professor Georg" Bask, F.R.S., and Thos. H.
Huxley, Esq., F.R.S. Midwifet7.—EdwardmaM7k=
M.D., and W. Tyler Smith, Esq., M.D.
soil Pharmaceutical Chemistry.—Alfred Baring Gamed,
Esq., M.D., F.R.S., and George Owen Rees, &sq., M.D.,
F.R.S.

Tae BRITISH MUSEUM. The reading-room,
libraries, and galleries of the British Museum were closed
for the annual spring vacation on Monday, and during the
recess no person can be admitted under any pretends what
ever. On Tuesday, the Bth inst., the reading.room and
library will be reopened, and on the 9th inst. the galleries
will be opened to the public, and continue open every Mon-
day, Wednesday, and Friday, from ten till al oclock ;
and during the months of May, June, July, and August,
the public will also be admitted to the Museum every
Saturday afternoon from twelve till six o'clock, commencing
on the 12th inst. _ _

--TaiEllll7OP OF LONDON AND ST. GDOROVB-11F-
FIN•ZABT.—The Bishop of Loudon has refused to license
the Rev. Thomas Dove Dove, ILA., of Emmanuel
College, Cambridge, to the curacy of the pariah of St.
Georp's-in-ilmEnst, to which he was nominated by the
Rev. Bryan Ring, the rector. Mr. Dove was for some time
curate to the Rev. W. J. E. Bennett, ILL, memo( Frome,
and joined Mr. King about three months sines. During the
intervening time he has been assisting Kr. Zips in the
services of St. George's, but net ass homed aura*.