The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-20 00:00:00

INAUGURATION OF EARL DERRY AS
CHANCELLOR OF OXFORD.

TO 1111 IDITUR or TI4II MILT !MN.

Si a,— Lard Drrby u oa Thursday to be inaugurated
Chancellor of Oztord.

True to her ancient instincts of bigotry and I
reaction, Oxford has selected for her Chancellor
the only orator she could find in the present
day who still believes in the " retrograde sys-
tem—that is, if ho have as yet firmly and finally
adopted any system of political faith or practice.
Earl Derby, in the jockey phrase, which it is sup-
, peed will now become fashuntable in the hebdonnuhil-
' beard, " walked over the course." Previous to the
" start," however, the Senior Proctor made an
objection to the" favourite," which was, perhaps, as
vigorous as such a protest could be when written in
Latin and read from a paper, but protest or objec-
tion wore alike unavaig, the clerical members of
Convocation had a keen eye to business, and utter
somewhat lesethon an hour spent in antiquated forms
of proceeding, his lordship was declared unanimously
sleeted Chancellor of the University.
The election itself was a very tame and brief
affair, for u Oxford was gone out for the holidays,
those venerable fixtures, the " heads of houses," had
it all their own way; securing a speedy triumph,
without even the risk of an unpleasant discussion ;
as the power of debating is, of course, in these days,
virtually annulled, by the absurd necessity of speak-
ing in Latin at all times. As Oxford "1/ons" were
never known to he fast in their movements before,
why, every one is asking, this unusual, and perhaps
unheemly li.uite on the present occasion? Can it be
that the Earl of Derby is selected for the express
purpose of " snubbing" the Oxford Commis.
sion Report in the ensuing session of parlia-
ment? Kis his lordship promised "Protection"
to University monopoly and University abuse,
se some consolation lur his forced abandonment of

" protection " to agriculture? Or is **Prima Minister
chosen by a clerical cerstitessey, from aastiess
sfre-
serest acd personal advantage ? Thins grestiens are
asetainly awkward peelisp ve=yiest each
questions, or some such, the
public mind, and furnish := er
Isegiabs diecusion
in very plain English.
Let the University obstructive. beware in time.
Drowning men, it is true, catch at straws ; but then
the straws never save them. Of all the corporatism
in Great Britain, no one ever stood more in need at
reform than does the University of Oxford; and this
tact is now pretty generally admitted. She has
had ample time and opportunity for amending and
adapting herself to the altered and improving tem-
per of the age we live iu, and up to the present hour
she has effected of her own free volition scarcely any-
thing. She has openly eneouragid and secretly
taught the most dangerous doctrines orsacerdutalism
and retrogression in the church, and has uniformly
done her utmost to oppose and retard reform in the
state. Vith magnificent revenues—with an easient
reputation—with a high position—with abundant
pnvileges and an unchecked power of self-sewn-
meat, she has undeniably failed is bot led mistion,
and has become antiquated, aristemeds, beiment,
and exclusive. An able, yet atesedesion
of her own sons, seeking Boas wit-
nesses, has reported her as westing ; and
public opinion everywhere and basediately endues.
that report.
In the present age sake millehm and held *4E7
University Helms r beessee a used seetainty as
well as a netball aeisZil:ll ash be but a IMO
question of time. Airy es the part of Led
Derby, or any ease Isid.to "wok" thel
matter, or even rasps to miser th. m.ttsnr weld'
bat add another must es the belistmest arias'
Oxford--already forsidekle
11 Some well-wisbere tie ibiliVadtp am lightened and and tolerant dm the mmehme et the
hebdomadal board, whiht they meet the shetien as
most nowise and ill-timed. MINI aims slender con-
solation from the feet 64 fa Duly is too old a
member of the you Mb test to pensive that
" protection" to resindwelegr. seumling well
in Osioed, would a these a failure at Bt.
=s. Hie • urge--epahe ably
rally (as this's we 4 es the Mete for
the naming= of dimwits' to ail triesedlies is
UM, and surely since that date avolshwee net dis-
proved the wisdom and asisedty eta asymbeseive
whew of saiversity Meads&
Ressat wrests, however, may havethe
pulls that the very het et Lewd ding
aphis in n liberal vein in 11134, is a sum ppe-
susspave pest that he will now alter his sens--ds,
it would to $ very serious rellection epos hie Lei
ship's admitted versatility and, volatility, to *Owl
that be said possibly hold" In the sense mist for
eight 's esesmative years. 'As his lordship has
bees " amain by terse," he can, of some, be
"acalmeolte
If theTrbee Winhter be net spet2iie =
reisised by
the " Heads etp ale Besse" far
adding *slay ht iheivareity
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dens is be pissed et the heed of arepshihwitistietefl
Is alien at Apish a time-45 Mil a tamer, and
usti evedirmismosidi fa imbed as evil on the the
e doms *saw bet moat, meet
wet aineweiy deplore Sr sant. .
A MAN OF PROCIRESS.

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