The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-06 00:00:00

ON.TVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Fn. 5.
In a convocation holden this morning at 10
o'clock, a graoe was paned tar conferring the honorary
degree of doctor In divinity on the Rev. William George
Tower, M.A., of St. John's College, lately consecrated
•
Bishop of Central Africa.
In a congregation holden immediately afterwards the fol-
lowing degrees were conferred :
KAMM or Agra—Hon. Edward J. Bleakly, Rev.
John Shepherd, William B. Stanford, Balliol Cdko Rev.
Robert L. Wild, Rev. George Akers, Rev. ;G.
Livingstone, Oriel College ; William Barrow, Exeter Col-
lege ; Albert 0. Peering, Queen's College ; Rev. William
Sewell (Fellow), William D. Crotch, New College ; Robert
William Casa, Rev. George F. Grnody, Bamako Collw ;
Robert H. A. Otto.l Corpus Christi °allege ; Chaska Ha.
rington, Rev. Irid C. Haughton Edward Withe
Roland B. P. Williams, Wllliam E. IL Tomlinson,
Christ Church ; Rev. John M. Mello, Si. John's College;
Itschard Lewis, Jesus College.
DOCTOR or CPU LAW, COII7fATIS CAUSA. Rev.
Themes Goody* Trinity College (Dublin.)
Bactimot or Music.—John Naylor, Magdalen Hall.
BACHZI,OIIB or ARTS.--Jobo C. Calton, Exeter College;
James S. rhillpotta (Fellow), New College.

COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL.

A cowl of Common Council was held yesterday
at ; the LORD MAYOR presiding. Several docu-
ments mimed under the City Seal, and the court proceeded
to reappoint the various officers connected with the corpo-
ratism for the ensuing year. There was a motion on the
paper to be brought forward by Deputy Charles Reed,
"To remind the following resolution of the 12th December,
1861 :—' That no director or any shareholder in a company
contracting with or employed by_ the City Commission of
Sewers to supply gas for the pre lighting shall be ap-
pointed or continue a member of that commisaion, and that
the resolution or resolution of this court constituting the
said commission be altered sod amended accordingly After
all the officers bad been re-appointed Mr. Reed aid leave
to bring*. motion on at once, although it was the last oa
the paper. This was objected to, and
The LORD MAYOR informed the court that the Town
Clerk bad a oommtiniCation to make with reference to the
Commission of Sewers, which be thought should be made.
The Tows OW= then informed the court that the com-
mission was filled up, and pursuant to the resolution of the
emit of November, 1861, he made an application to the
Chartered Gee Company and to the Great Central Gas Coe.
semen Company, to furnish a return of the members of the
eicremileinn who were shareholders in their companies. The
Great Central Company bed sent him the return ; bat the
Chartered Company had declined doing so, with all
possible respect to the corporation. He had sent to the
Registrar's at Elerjeante-ins, but as the Chartered
Company was chartered previous to the formation of that
aloe, they had no each list. He had also applied at the
Beard of Trade, and they also bad no such list, and he was
thsedom unable to cheek the list of the members of the
commies/ea who were shareholders in the Chartered Corn.
PT& LOWNAN TAYLOR mid the beat way would be to ex-
' elude all these were excluded last 7ear.
The TOWN CLERK said the CORMNAWOO had been filled up
in that manner.
Mr. LOWNAN TAYLOR then moved that the commission
&odd be waled.

Mr. Con than moved u an smeniment his motion, as
already gives.
The amendment wee, however, negatived ; and on the
original motion, viz., ' That the COMMillOiOO of Sewers be
sealed, in conformation with the rules of the mart," being
Mr. Rim again reeved as an amendment, " That the
sealing of the commies's& be postponed until the next
wart.'

The motion of Mr. Taylor was carried, however, and the
eammiesion wee then sealed.