The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-08 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY
_OF LONDON.

A meeting of the convocation of the university
was yesterday held in the Croat Hall at Burlington Howie,
for the purpose of ailing up one of the vacancies in the se-
nate caused by the death of Sir George Cornwall Lewis,
Bart., and the resignation of Dr. Chas. James Foster, the
latter well known in connexion with the Liberation Society,
but now about to emigrate to New Zealand.
The senate of the University of London is composed of
36 Fellows, of whom the crown directly nominates three-
fourths, but tills up vacancies in the remaining fourth by
selecting one from a list of three names elected toilet
quoties by convocation. It has hitherto been the inva-
riable practice to appoint to the vacant seat that one of
the three submitted upon whom falls the majority of votes.

Oa the present matelot' the following three gentlemen
sought the suffrages of convocation :—Walter Bagehot,
MA., the editor of the Eronomiet ; Robert Nicholas
Fowlir M.A., fellow and member University College ; and
Myles William Patrick O'Reilly, 8.A., M.P.

Ths following was the result H
of the poll :—Fowler, 256 ;
Baiebot, 61 ; Major O'Reilly, 18.
Dr. &TORRAS thee moved—" That it be an instruction to
the annual committee to take advantage of any opportu-
nity which may present itself of co-operate`` with the
senate io their efforts to obtain a suitable edifies for the
university."
Mr. JOHN RointoN. 8.A., seconded the motion, and said
he felt quite lure that the annual committee would be
happy to comply with the recommendation.
Mr. W. SUALS, the clerk of the convocation, said there
was at the present moment a scheme before government for
the disposal of the land on which Burlington House stood,
and if that scheme were canted out it would be extremely
perilous to the university. Union the members of the
university continued to pier their claims upon government
they would soon find themselves is a far worse position than
now. It was part of the scheme that a thoroughfare
should be cut between the two wings of Burliagtou House.
The scheme entirely ignored the necemities of the university,
and he was quite are that convocation would be Wit* in
adopting the motioe, not only oe account of the necessities
of the case, but also because there was reason to believe
that their claims, if properly pushed, might be recognised.
Several members spoke in support of the policy of the
resolution, sod contended that the university would not
have been in its present condition if it had been treated
with ordinary and decent consideration by the government,
The Scottish, Irish, and English universities had obtained
liberal assistance from government, while the University
of London bad always been kept on a starving allowance.
The motion was unanimously adopted, and, after the
traaemetioe of some farther busieem, the meeting sepa-
rated.

THE CAMBRIDGE ASYLUM. —Their Royal High-
nesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Primmer Mary of
Cambridge visited this asylum on Wednesday, when their
royal highnewe ware received by the ladies' committee and
severs! members of the general committee. An ample
dinner of turkey and plum-pudding, with ale, was provided
M the Blithest of Cambridge. Greco harlot been said by
the Rev. Mr. Rolbetion, honorary chaplain to the asylum,
sad by the Rev. Mr. Nod in a second room, the inmates
partook of the substantial and excellent fare provided for
them ; and many useful articles of clothing, as well as two
invalid chain, were given by their royal highneeses to the
widows, who seemed much pleased, and earnestly expressed
their gratitude for the bounty and swimmable hospitality so
kindly extended to them.
MARRIAGE IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—Yesterday
morning an unusually large number of persona were at.
kneed to the ordinary minim in Westminster Abbey, in
the hope of seeing the wedding which was to take dace
immediately afterwards, the bride being the daughter of his
Grace the Archbishop of Dublin and the 800. Mrs. Trench,
and the bridegroom, Mr. Lee. The marriage service was
begun by his grace the archbishop, who was assisted by the
father of the bridegroom ; the Rev. Canon Wordsworth. D.D.,
the Rev. Casco Cureton, D. D., the its,. Precentor Haden,
with the Revs. J. Luptoo, J. Antrobils, C. M. Arnold, 8. F.
Jose& and F. K. Raiford (mioorcaeons), being also is attend.
anon &Übe altar. Mr. Tarle, who presided at theories, played
a voluntary as the procession moved up to the appointed
plant in the choir; the psalm cheat wee ow of his owe
from Beethoven. and the prates were lapis's. The bride
was attended by 10 young ladle. Miss Trench was given
away by her brother, Mr. Charles Trench, R.A. At the
conclusion of the ceremony Mr. Turk played the " Wedding
March." Afterwards a broadest was give, at the Deanery
to a /arm party. Among the compaey primal at the wed-
ding, besides those named already, were Lord aid Lady
Ashtown, the Lord Bishop of Oxford, the Hoe. F. Trench,
the 1t.,. Canoe Jeesimp, the Rev. F. Garden ieuhdesa of
the Compel Royal), lcc.
&a JAM= OnEuti. —At a meeting of the town
council of Aberdeen, on Monday afternoon, Provost Ander-
am suggested that he should be authorised to communicate
with the committee at prosiest making arrangements for
erecting a statue to the memory of Fir James Outrun.
pointing out the claims of Aberdeen to be the site of the
moicareeet, seeing that the "Bayard of India" had re-
ceived his education in Aberdeen, sad spent a good deal of
hie early life there. The profited was seconded by the
DRY of re
and unanimously agreed to
ROMAN OATHoLic CRAPIAIIIB.—At the Somerset
Epiphany quarter maims at Taunton. on Tuesday, Mr. F.
H. Dicker= moved that the deities sucistrates for Tann.
ton County Gael and Sheptou Mallet House of Correction
be requested to consider whether, in their opinion, it would
be desirable to adopt the provisions of the Prison Maietere
Bill. Mr. Efirg seconded the motion, but on a divines it
was last by 13 votes to 5.