The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-02 00:00:00

MR. HENRY LESLIE'S CHOIR.

Mr. Leslie's wood subscription concert took
piae last night at St. James's-hall, which, notwithstanding
the severity of the weather, was crowded to the doors. The
oosaer►, ea la his pastas at this pealed of the "Gaon, con-
sisted of saved mask ;--an ample selection of picas,
chiefly &oral, from the works of the greatest audoot and
modem ecclesiastical composers from the time of Pales-
tina to the present day.
We observe that the next concert, on the 22nd Instant,
will include the great scene at the gates of Nan, from Mr.
I Leslie's oratorio Immanuel.

ilintiardttg Intelligente.

CAMBRIDGE, TirtrasnAr Itnisnria.

•
EnAwn Or TEI MAST= or Tiurrrrr.—On the
whole the condition of the Reverend the Master of Trinity
IN not nearly so favourable this evening (nix o'clock), in fact
is such LI to excite eocsiderable alarm.
Summit TO 710 Pnorseronnimn or Honer ATIATONT
AND PEITHIOLOGY, AND COMPANATIVI A.NATONT AND ZOO-
IDOL—The election to the above-mentioned Profemorships
took place this day in the Senate-house, the Vieo.Chan-
oellor presiding. fa the massing Dr. Humphry was at
ones elected unanimously, and without opposition, to the
tint named. For the Prof emorahip cf Comparative Anatomy
and Zoology, Mr. Alfred Newton, LA., of Magdalen
and Dr. Droner, of Caius College, were put is nomi-
De4olll, • poll moulted, and was taken at certain hours in
the masiag and afternoon. At the clove of the poll at
half.oast two, the millibars were :—Mr. Newton, 110 • Dr.
Droner, 82. Thq Viee-Chanoellor coesequsatly formally
declared the election to have fallen on Mr. Newton.

OXFORD, Maw L
Eamol. Coultas—Ms. Evelyn Abbot has been
elected to a vacant Jeakyaa Exhibition at this college.
Proziase accusit, Mr. A. Barrett ; Act:mit, Mr. W. Wal-
lace.

- —The examiners for the
Burdett-ooutte Scholarships have notified to the Vioe-
ChanorPor that they hare elected William Henry Corfield,
R A., Sheppard Fellow of Pembroke College, to a scholar-

ettbai an Military.

AmirmarrY, Msicir L —The Duke of Somerset
will hold beam for the reception of officers on the following
Thursdays :—llarch 8, 15, and 22.
APPOIIMUDITL —o4oisins P. F. Sbortland, to the
Hydra, vies Mansell ; S. B. Breetycke. to the Gladiator.
Naval Cadets S. L. Mayne, to the Achilles; F. B.
Strickland, to the Victoria.

CHATHAM, Kama k

- _
The line-of-battle screw steamer Meanee, 60
VW, 400 horse•powrr, Captafn G. Wodehonse, from the
Mediterranean, wee pat ont of commission and paid off
into the steam reserve this morning. is the steam basis,
nudes the supervision of Captain W. K. Ball, 0.8., super-
intendent of Shemin Doeirjard.

The spring half-yearly changes of the quarters of
the Foot Guards took pleas yesterday. The lit Battalion
left Wellington Barracks for St. George's Barreaks, sod a
detachment for the hassocks at Chelsea. The 2nd Bat-
talion left Windsor for Chelsea Barracks. The 3ed Bat-
talion left St. George's and Chelsea Barracks for Windsor.
The let Battalion of the Coldstream Guards (short of those
who have proceeded to Ireland) left Chelsea for the Wel-
lington Barnette, and a deteclunent for Kensington
Idegasias and Buckingham-palace Barracks. The tad Bat-
talion left the Tower for the camp, at Sticencliffe. The
Ist Battalion of the &tote Fusilier Guards left the old
wise of the Wellington Barracks, Kensington Magszice,
aed Buckingham-palace for the new wing of the Wellington
Barrack& The Zed Battalion were to leave Sliarncliffe
yesterday for the Tower.