The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-16 00:00:00

DrsszNrass AT THE UNIVERSITIES.

A meeting of gentlemen interested in the pre-
=oleos of religions liberty was held yesterday &Besot!, at
the Kaseloose Teem-hall ; Mr. Jas. lisreroon presided.
Among Mims prompt IMO Kr. Maumee Neild, Mr. H. J.
Leppoo. Mr. J. Reiss, Mr. B. N. Philips, the Hon. Dr.
Bearrightd. the Rev. W. Gasikell, Prawn°, the, and Mr. H.
A.
B (Liverpool.
Mr. H. A. Butane) (Liverpool) moved the adoption of the
isilming psalm
"To the Homourable the Commas of Great Britain and
Ireland in Parliament megmbled.
"The politics of the eaderaigsed friends of religions
liberty bum* showetle—That the Meddles of 1854 and
1856 for the adversities and collages of Orford and Cam.
bridge has only remitedia a partialapeolag of them mono
able amts of leinme and misece. net religious teen
were removed froth suatricslatios, sod the degree of
herbal), in arts, law, mediates, and musty by the Oxford
Usiversity Act of 1854, but that a large majority of the
beads of houses in Oxford have not alms the pawls of that
sot teceived any Modern into the colleges over which they
esepretively melds, mem members of the church of Eng-
land. That college asholanhips are not generally open at
Oxford, as at Cambridge. without religiose test. -That the
degrees of master of arts, and of doctor in laws, Medicine,
and meek, am only granted at Oxford to othelidates
who mateorite the Tairty Ades A/Ude% IS wall am
the three articles of the Thirtyeizth Canon of the
ohgrela ad loglead, sad that them degrees am wool.
Med with the pnrtlegs of the elective froachiss, , which is
limited to masters of arts and other higher arrs. That
no elector is snowed to be enrolled os the of the
ilaluesity el Osnelocidge =less be has degiamed imself a
bowl Ids somber of the church of Regiend ; nor is any
smideotatastre d arts or other higher pulsate permitted
to veep is the aeon= of the local university omoers, or to
bold see pargiamethip, until after such Mohr/anon of
Month amethembip. That pollute fellowships are restricted
both at 0:11ed sod Camber to madidstes who have
sabeeribel a dembostioa el ,ermity to the Wang of the
church, d West as Lw emahlithed, and that cease
bare all•lngi at within the last few years el
=l:who ins.tha highest matheinaticel
s snake mangierti and who bare declined, solely
teem seensiseliseeprinelples, tehmemsesadildafas for col-
lensiellemehips. Thallyier.pedliesees pesyyeerhecourable
ligel• ibis ma alterations gmy be mode us the regulations
el the universities sad sages ef Oxford and Clembridp
as will more sompletely ores to merit the reward, of aca-
demical learning, and confer on suitably qualified persona
the corporate and political privileges of the urbane seam of
Kagligh learning and Memos. —And your pentiumu will
ever pray, &c,
Mr. C. rOl7llll secoeded the motion, and the petition
was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Alderman Nina) moved, and Profeuor Roscoe
seconded, the appointment of a committee in Maneliester
to co-ops:ate in the movement.
1 the gestleaoss invited to join the committee were
Mr.l.llliesp. Mr. J. L. Ilsonedy, the Bev. W, Osaka,
Mr. J. Yds!, Mr. 8. Robinson, Mr. J. Wake., YfalMllet
ROIIOOI4 Wu E. Armitage,Philips, Mr. Leppos,
Mr. H. F. Peakhuali, snit Mr. Saninels. with power to
add to the somber.
Mamba were mild to the chairs= an the coothision el
the meeting,