The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY TESTS.

The bill which has been brought into the House
of Commons by Kr. Dodsoo, Mr. Grant Duff, and Mr.
Coaches, after citing the University Reform Act of 17 dc
18 Viet., proceeds to propose the following as enactments :
—" Ist. From and after the first day of Michaslama term,
1864, no person shall be required, upon taking or to enable
him to take the degree of muter in arta or any other aca-
demical degree not named in the hereiobefore recited 44th
section of the laid act, to subscribe any formulary of faith,
or to make or subscribe any declaration, or to take any oath
oonoerning his religious faith or profession, any law or
statute to the contrary notwithstanding : provided always,
that such degree shall not as such constitute any
cation for the holding of any odic* which has been hereto-
fore always held by • member of the united church of
England and Ireland, and for which such degree has here-
tofore constituted one of the qualifications, until the per-
son obtaining the same shall have subscribed • declaration
that he is • bona Me member of the united church of
England and Ireland, in the form contained in the ache•
dule to this act annexed. 2. No person taking
or having taken the degree of bachelor in
arts, law, medicine, or music shall, from and after the Ist
day of Michaelmas term 1864, as • qualification for any
office heretofore always held by a member of the united
church of England and Ireland, and for which such degree
has heretofore constituted one of the qiutlifications„ be re-
quired, under the herainbefore recited 44th section of the
said recited act, to subscribe any formulary of faith, or to
make or subscribe any declaration or take aay oath con-
cerning his religious faith or profession, bat shall instead,
as a qualification for soy such office, subscribe the declara-
tion contained in the said schedule to this act aasexed."

The following is the schedule referred to :—•• I do declare
that lam a bask fide member of the united church at
England sad Ira Lind as it is now by law established."

On Tuesday next Mr. Tite will bring forward a
bill to make provision respecting the nee of subways con-
structed by the Metropolitan Board of Works in the meta*
pas.
Mr. Butler-Johnstone intends on the 26th to
ca/1 attention to the negotiations carried on by herMajerty's
government with respect to the affairs of Po/and, and to
°occlude with a motion.

The Tale of Blaekmoor, in Dorsetshire, is one of
the most beautiful and fertile valleys in England. It at-
tends almost from Manifold to Eturminster Newton, about
14 miles, end its width is nearly equal to its length. The
River Stour runs through it. It is in this vale that the
most wretched cottages of agricultural labourers not only in
the county of Dorset but in all England, perhaps, an to he
found, and the wretchedness of which has often been
alluded to in the public press. The cause of such inferior
habitations is owing to their being let by such agreements
as make the repaint devolve upon the tenanta, whose
poverty compels them to neglect repairs as much as pos-
sible. The stables of the landowners of the district are far
superior to the tumble-down hovels of the labourers.

A letter from Rome of the 9th says :—" Yesterday
termisated the most lifelene—nay, melancholy—earnival
that Rome has ever witnessed. Saturday 43 audios.
Monday 65, and Tuesday 75, were all that entered the Como,
instead of the thousands that formerly blocked up this
main artery and the adjoining streets, so as to render all
progress impossible. Most of thee, who occupied Urn
were foreigners, but the Neapolitans and Papal ZOttliVell
wore in peat force, and these wore the Papal colours,
yellow and white. Many shim frosts and windows that
once were fitted up and decorated for the national Bac-
chanalia were this year closed. and those that were filled
were occupied principally by English and other foreigners.
Roman, as a people, took ao part ; they held quite aloof,
with the exception of the lowest canaylia, who struggled
in the muddy street for the bonbons which, missing their
aim at the balconies, fell below."

From Naples we have reports of the great bril-
liancy of the carnival, which has been in as strong contrast
with that of Rome re are their political positioes Prism
Humbert, who is highly popular, put himself at the head
Id it, and on Sunday week, upwards of tweedy can, beau-
Wally decorated, and occupied by the royal party, many
of the highest sebility,the commercial sad other ameektiesm
and the authorities of several of the naighbooriag townships,
who desired to be repneented, issued forth into the Toledo,
and celebrated the honours of the old carnival. For years
on years Naples has woe nothing like it, and for
a very good nasoo—all assemblages were discouraged, sad
the oppressed bad no heart for merriment. All, however,
4 now changed. Anxious that the poor should enjoy them-
selves, the prime provided rations for 26,000 family out of
his private perm Them is some talk of ►is royal high-
ness taking up hie permanent »Mean in Naples.
Hansom cabs have been introduced into the
island of Trlnidad, in the West Indies.