The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-08 00:00:00

[Stamped, ld. Additional]

OXFORD MIDDLE CLASS EXAM I NATIOES
JOR 1865.

The examination will commence on Tuesday,
June 6, 1863. The following are the subjects for senior can-
didates, who must have been born since June 6, 1847, via :
Preliminary Subjects.—English grammar, including ana-
lysis of sentences ; a short English oomposition ; arithmetic ;
geography; the outlines of English history ; 2. The rudi-
ments of faith and religion ; 3. Optional subjects.
Section A, English.—l. English history ; 2. Portion of
Shakespeare's " Hamlet," he.; 3 the outlines of political
economy and English law ; 4. Physical, political, and com-
mercial geography.
Section B, Languages.-1. LIMO ; 2. Greek ; 3. French ;
4. German.

Section C, Mathematics.—Pure mathematics to alge-
benical inclusive ; mechanics (including mechanism)
and hy
Section D.-1. Electricity, magnetism, light, and beat;
2. Chemiatry 3. Vegetable and animal physiology;
4. Geology and mineralogy.
Section Drawing.—L From a cast ,or model ; 2. In
perspective ; 3. In colour ; 4. Design.
Section F, Musie.—The yammer of music, and the
history end principles of musical eemposition.

JUNION CANDIDATIN.
No peruoo bore before Jeassery 6, 1850, ma be received ea
o eeodidet&

- 1. Prehadasry subjecto.—L Bending aloud ; 2. Writing
from dictation ; 3. Analysis sad parsing ; 4. Writing •
Musa sesspodsion • & AMY/inane I 6. Geography.
7. The outlines of English history.
2. The Rudiments of faith and religion.
3. Optional subjects.-1. Latin ; 2.. Greek ; 3. French ;
4. German ; 5. Mathematics ; 6. Mechanics and mechanism ;
7. Chemistry.
The following are the local secretaries, from whom, as
well as from the Her. J. Orifiltbs, 63, St. Giles', Oxford,
secretary to the delegacy, copies of the regulations and
other necessary information may be procured—vie, London,
IL E. Pinches, Fag., 31, Finsbury-square ; Bath. W. Long,
Fan. and J. H. Oottesill, Req., ;
C. r., Saunders, Esq.,4s,Cherry.etreot ; Brighton, B. Phillips,
Eq., Lansdowne-Owe ; Exeter, Mr. W. Roberta, Broad-
gate ; Gloucester, Rev. H. Fowlor, Oolleue-gardens ; Leeds,
Bsrnett Blake, Req., llechanioe lnatitatron ; Lincoln, Rev.
H. W. Hatton, Vicar's Close • Liverpool, N. Waterhouse,
Faq., b, Rake-late ; Manchester, T. Proctor, Esq., Brough-
ton-school ; Northampton, lien. B. P. Lightfoot, Preston
Deanery ; Nottingham, W. T. Robertson, Esq., 3L D., and
W. Ronald, Esq., Nottingham ; Southampton, Rev. A.
Sells, Cumberland-place ; Truro, Rev. C. D. Newman,
Gramater.sehool ; West Backlead, J. H. Thompson, Faq.,
Wirt Boilderd.

DANUBE AND BLACK SBA RAILWAY AND
ZUSTENDJIR HARBOUR COMPANY.

The directors state that the anticipations ox-
premed in the last report are in the coarse of being realised.
On referring to that report, it will be seen that the belief
was then entertained that "the difficulties and losses incident
to the diversion of a portiOn of the Danube trade had been
surmounted, and that the future operations of the company
would be carried on with a coostaotly increasing profit."
The results of the last six months justify this belief.
It must be borne in mind, that the period now ander
review embraces the twinter mouths, during which the
traffic is carried on under disadvantages peculiar to that
season, and that the trade of last winter was found to be
cramped by insufficiency of warehouse accommodation, as is
particularly mentioned in the last report. In addition to
this, the corn trade has been &said, by the very low
priors of grain in western Europe, and, concurrently with
these, by the famine in Hungary, which has diverted
, much of the Wallacbian grain from our markets for con-
sumptioo in that country. Notwithstanding these draw-
backs, the aooouate, which harebells made up to May 3lst,
exhibit a clear profit on working of 4,4401. re. Bd., subject
to payment of interest on borrowed capital of 8441. Bs. 4d.
This result is the more satisfactory, inasmuch as the work-
ing of each former winter ball-year has been attended
with loin • and it is but reasonableto expect much higher
rate of profit during the current half-year. Before the
approach of mat winter the want of warehouse room will
be, to some extent, supplied by the completion of the
smaller block of warehouses at Kuatendjie. Five-sixths
of the warehouse room which will be thus provided have
, already been engaged, at remunerative rates, by some of the
largest homes connected with the Danube trade. This is
important, as an indication of the readiness of the trade to
take advantage of the route, sad as an earnest of the deve-
lopment which the business may be expected to attain, in
proportion as the requirements of the merchants are MIL
fhs prospects of the present harvest in the Principalities
are reported to be excellent, whilst at the same time prices
in England are advancing, and there is every reason to
believe that the deficiency in grass and roots, now so toil-
venally felt throughout the country, will have to be largely
met by the importation of feeding stuffs. The autumn
trade will thereforebeprobsbly voyfnetive. Theexpectations
anemone:l in the last report as regards the increase of trade
general merchandise, comcquent on fresh arrangements
with the steamboat comparies, have also been realised.
About 45,000 of the unfortunate Cucassians have, during
the last three month', been carried over the line at low
but remunerative rate., under commotion with the Turkish
government, which has humanely provided them with
settlements on the Danube.

Cern lelLsma—The Union Company's Cape
Royal Mail steamship Cambrian, Captain William Ladda,
left Plymouth ois Saturday afternoon, with the month's
mails, for the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, and Amen.
sioo. Her mails consist of 20 sacks letters, 14 seeks hooka,
sod 101 sacks papers. The Cambrian takes oat also 70
pasesegers, and a full general cargo, also some prize sheep
for breeding.
A LLIOID 1 FRINOEMENT OT THE FOREIGN
EIILISTILEIT ACT. —Jasso itochausa, an eogieeer, residing
in Skirving-street, Ku-kdale, Liverpool, has just been com-
mitted for trial to the assizes on a charge of infringing the
Foreign Enlistment Act, by procuring men for service on
board the Confederate steamer Rappahannock, at present
being fitted out at Calais. The magistrates, however, con-
seated to admit Buchanan to ban—himself in 1001., and two
sureties of 261. each. _ _

BBDTAL ktrItI;ER AT MANCRESTER.-01:1 Satur-
day evening, about a quarter past six o'clock, a brutal and
wanton outrage was committed upon a shopkeeper named
John King, in Manchester. which caused his death. Three
carters had been drinking at a boar-house in Liverpool-road,
where a dingreemi nt occurred between them and some
sawyers who were driskieg in the MOM hone. The land-
lord attempted to rest we order, but be sad the waiters were
violently smutted. Ultimately the carters tarred oat into
the street in a half drunken, roysteriug state, apparently
ready to quarrel or fight with anyone. They went in the
direction of Dearman, and on their way had several
scuffles and fights amongst themeless and with passers by.
King, who kept • provision shop in the neighbourhood, had
unfortunately left his shop at the time and wail on his way to
• newsrendors to buy a newspaper. He was passing the
carters quietly, being a gentle, incffeasive, elderly man,
wbenone of them attacked him in the most wanton and
unprovoked manner, and knocked him down. He and the
others then jumped upon his body, and kicked him ea be
lay upon the pavement with their heavy shoes in a brutal
manner. The unfortunate man died from the effects of the
treatment Le received mon afterwards. Tome is a police
station near the spot, and the maaiatance of • body of con-
stables was obtained, who succeeded in capturing the
murderers almost immediately. Their names are James
Mitchell, aged 23, living at 4, Gallowsyetreet ; Jobs
Mooney, 21, of 17. Poplargtreet ; and John Soots, 22. of
4, Granby-row. They snail Irishmen, and Mitchell stands
5 feet 9 inches high, and Scots 5 feet 10 inched. They are
all strong arid powerful men. King lived at 17, Liverpool.
road. The prisoners will be brought before the magistrates
for eternisation this morning.
DIIIITRUCTIVE FILE OF FARMING SToeg.—A most
disastrous fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Pitcher, the
Nunnery Farm, about two miles from Worcester, on Satur-
day afternoon. At 5 o'clock everything was safe, and some
men were engaged is making a rick of barley, when they ob-
served smoke issue from • barn at the and of the rickyard.
Before they could ranch the barn the flames bunt out. and,
spreading with great rapidity, extended to the rickyard,
setting fire to the banned* barley rick snd all the other
ricks in the yard. By half-past 5 the whole place was in •
blare, the flames reaching to a great height, and, although
the son was shining brightly, being visible at a consider.
able distance. Three fingerless were quickly cie the spot;
but, as it wee evident to efforts could extinguish the
fire in the ricks and barn, their energies were confined
to the saving el the house. The garden hedge was already
on fire, an the fruit on the trees against the bones shrivelled
up with the beat, when providentially the wind charged
and blew the flames in another directios, or the hem must
have fallen a prey to them. As it was the fire was confined
to the barn cud rickyard. Tbs former contained about 30
bags of beans, a great number of agricultural implements.
three waggon and • cart, all of which ware destroyed.
The barley rick and several ricks of straw were burnt, but
soon bay risks in an adjoining yard were saved. The fire
is conjectured to have mimes from some men employed at
work smoking at the premises, bet soothing certain is team.
Mr. Pitcher is folly inured. Only two nights previously
there was soother tire at an adjoimog farm not half • mile
off, when • large rick of hay worth over 2001. was
destroyed.
THE Cowman or WAR.—In front of General
Butler's lines I am told that rely one shot has been fired
during three weeks. That came from a rebel moldier of
ininhanous proclivities, who was punished for violating the
Molt truce. His oommeding officer exposed him for three
hours outside of their breastworks, within 53 yards of ear
lion, compelling him to march to and fro all that tame with
a heavy stick of wood upon his shoulder as • penance for
his indiscretion. Oar men miguaninionaly spared the nom
wretch's life.—Letter from Petersburg, in the New York
Tuna.

[TWOPENCE

THE MURDER ON THE NORTH LONDON
RAILWAY.

On the evening of the murder, Franz Muller, it has
been ucertained, went about ernes o'clock to the bone of
Mr. Repeal, Jewry-street. Minorin, and was there left in
the company of Hafts, Mr. and Mrs. Bench having top
out. Haifa states that Muller left the bowie at eight
o'clock, and that he (Haifa) did not go out at all. Nothing
further is known of Muller until the next morning, when
he got up and deponed himself in him usual cheerful
meaner, and after breakfast went out. He did mot realm
home at his usual time, in fact it is not known when he re-
turned, for all the other occupants of the house had retired
to bed. On the Monday following the murder, Moller
visited Mrs. Repach, who saw be had got a new hat, whisk
be said be bad given 14e. for. Mrs. Rinsch also observed the
ring obtained from Mr. Demb,and took it from Muller's seed
and examined it. On the following Wednesday, after some
conversatios, Muller and Haifa went to the shop of Mr.
Armin, 121, Minnie', where the former pawned the gold
chain received from Mr. Death for SOL, and on coming acsit
of the shop Haifa gave him 12s. for the ticket, and ad-
vanced a further sum of If. in order that Muller might p 4
his own watch and guard, which bad bees pawned for U.,
out of pledge. When this was done the pair went to
Princess-street, Leicester-square, where Muller pledged the
watch and guard for 41., and in consideration of a further
advance of le. Muller gave Haifa the ticket. It has also
been sweetened that on the morntag of that day Muller had
not a fenetion of men, coasequeetly when he, in the after-
noon, went I. the Loudest Dens and paid 4/. mousy
Tw lag 06111 the &nun in money in Trepanning".
It may here be remarked that the Victoria was
freighted with a cargo of iron, and her sailing qualities
are so far below mediocrity that it is not probable she
will reach New York before the 20th boat. From the in-
formation given by one of the agents at the owners of the
venal, who did not leave the ship until it reached Grayson&
, Muller attracted the attention of several of the passengers
' through his being without a change of clothing and other
requisites for so long a journey, and it was also noticed that
the wristband of one of the sleeves of his shirt was tore off,
and this drew a remark from one of the peameger than Muller
bad on no shirt at all, to which Muller offered as an ex-
planation that on account of the edge of the wristband being
frayed, he had tore it off. On the way down the river
the peaseogen read the newspapers containing the account
of the murder, and commented freely upon it, bat
neither the agent nor the pilot are able to say whether
Muller made any remark on the subject. The police are
now in possession of facts which place beyond doubt that
the hat worn by Muller when be embarked is the same that
was worn by Mr. Brigp on the night he war murdered, and
of such importance was this considered that, at the request
of the commissioners of police, Mr. Briggs, the younger,
accompanied Inspector Kerreasey, by the 'send mail
steamer, the more effectually to complete the evidence ne-
cessary for the extradition of Muller. The sleeve-lining
found in the chimney in Muller's bed-room, and the true-
cheep found in the neighbourhood. are now in the posses-
sion of Dr. Taylor, wbo has submitted them to an analysis,
and found the sleeve-lining deeply saturated with human
blood, a portion of which, he thinks, has been wiped from •
boot. As regards the mumbles, Ma doctor ,has, as yet,
expressed no opinion.