The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-27 00:00:00

CAN:NUDGE. Fa& 26.

THE LIBRARIANSHIP 01 Tam tiowsiikury.—The
Rev. J. E B. Mayor. MA.. of St. John's College, was this
doe ideated to the abovrassatioped dike without oppo-
shies.

OXFORD, n:6..26.

Buitnerr Courre ScnouseHtrs.-The examiners
for this scholarship, for the promotion of " the Wady of
Geology sad of Natural Saimaa as bearing ma Geology,* have
this day notified to the Vice-Chaeeellor that they have elected
Mr. Edward Langdon, 8.A., of New College.
en-R&M—The elections at this boll terminated
thisjibidLitersoow as follows :—Lusby Scholar : Mr. D. Morgan,
mummer, Jesus College ; Mr. F. S. Aldbouse, commeeer,
Magdalen-hall, prorime acerant. Meeks Scholar : Mr. C.
N. Jackson, Somerwitshire School, Bath. Lucy Exhibi•
tioners •. Mr. J. B. D. Hop=oommoner, Alban hall ;
Mr. S. C. EtaMwia, Osirsetry

TnAM VAu.z Brawny.—The ordinary half-
yearly meeting of this common was held yesterday, at the
office, 3, Victoriantrest, Westminster; Mr. W. S. Liacisay,
M.P., in the chair. report read by the secretary stated
that peat and very satisfactory progress was being made in
the works of the line, Messrs. Aird, the contractors, and by no
unforeesea circumstaaces aria*, there wee every expecta-
tion that the line would be opened for traffic osi the Lt of
July next. The line—which commences at Cbertery, run•
clog through Hampton and Suobury, and coding at Sher
perton—will be 71 miles in length. The chairman, in
moving the adoption of the report, assured the shareholders
that every exertion was being made to complete and open
the line for traffic by Midsummer. The report was adopted,
arid a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro'
ceedinga
BI,HOP'S STORTFORD, DrNMOW, A.ND BRAINTREE
Ran.war.—The tawnier of the first sod of this line, which
will open up a large agricultural district, wee celebrated at
Dumnow on Wednesday. A promotion, with bands of
music, carriages, and horsemen, ko., proceeded to the field
just outside the town ; and Lady Hessiker, after• prayer
from the Vicar of Dunmow, performed the ceremonial, with
a very handsome spade and barrow provided for the mow
aim. It wee a holiday for Dnumow, of which the streets end
bowsaw's, gsily decorated with triumphal arches, flap, &a.
Meeers.ltrassay. Olgilvie, and Harrison gave a splendid ban-
quet in the National School-room, at which Sir Rrydges
Himaiker, Bert., presided, supported by the High
Sheriff, the Mayor, Recorder, and Vicar of Duninow,
Colonel 11_,y0D. Colonel Palmer. Captain Girtru, Captain
Fairman, Major Tuf sell, kc. The Great Eastern Railway
Company was represented by the Manama (Mr. Goodies).
the vice-chairman (Captain Jervis, M.P.). Marrs. Ander-

roes, Jewslye, Los4,Sinclalr, Omi, Ada-rOs, Johnson, &a;
and the conservative Lend Society by Colonel Brownlow
Knox, IL P., viaeoltairtosa (Lord Naa•lagh, the chairman,
being unavoidably 'boot), Mr. Newsham Winstaaley, and
Mr. Gruneisen (secretary). Mness. Foster, Cummings, and
Winn, the artists from London, Nang glees and songs during
tail evening. There were two military bands and a couple
of small field pieces to repreeest the volunteer corps. The
line will be opened in its entire length, about Id miles,
within two years.
Covrow mow Sorra AMERICA.—The cultivation
of
aotion by free labour is rapidly exteoding throughout
South Miseries. From a single pert I. New Grenada four
thourand bales were exported to Weed last ear. The es-
timate of this year's mop amounts to fifteen t bales.

• The ewes lelema by the ememiebee bee the merit of am-
p/laity. After bearing the official witnesses of the public
departments as to the general character of the plans de-
posited, they Lave examined the engineer and the path*.
mastery agent for each project. Their course appears to
have been to test the bond fide character of each scheme,
and the reasonable prospect of success. The committee has
not guns beyond this. It has not thought it its duty to an-
iicipate the evidence which may be given for or against each
particular scheme when it comes to be mon fully and deli.
beratsly investigated. The committee has not gone, io fact,
into what are techically called " manta," but has looked
only to the main facts of the case. —" Is the
plan practicable : is it reasonable : is it so fairly
supported as to assume the character of a project which par-
liament may fairly be asked to consider :" than are the
questions which the committee, we have so doubt, have
applied to the subject; and under such a system of in-
vestigation the result may be readily aaticijsated. The
committee will not decide, as a conte=porary the other
day prematurely declared they had decided, that say one
animus is desirable in preference to all others. They
will nut ailed to lay down, as it was indicated that
they intended to lay down, one particular system for
supplying the requirements ,of the metropolis in preference
to any other system whatsoever. Any such decision could
be obviously unfair upon the face of it; and no thinking
parsons could have imagined that any committee, after
some half-dozen sittings and a necessarily superficial in-
vestigation, would take a step so bold and so unreasonable as
to declare one plan perfect and every other plan imperfect.
Such an idea could only obtain currency where the question
was imperfectly understood, and when the course pursued
by the committee in its investigation was not known.
The fair and reasonable course for the committee to
pursue would, no doubt, be to save the time of parlianisert
wherever a plan is more than doubtful, to save espouse to
those c=cerned wherever the prospect of success appears
1111160t4), but in all other eases to let the venous projects
go forwent for further deliberate oissideratios. It will
probably be found that in several instances projects will
drop through from.: other causes than mere west of IVISOD.
able prospects of sums's. Already =moms are rife that a
very ambitious project, which proposed various brambles in
different parts of London, has fall's through in consequence
of inability to sustain its deposit. Such a circumstance
would not merely illustrate the =advisability of the deposit
system, but, in this =stance, it would show the desirability
of letting legislation take its course. Other contingencies
may occur, and venom armegemeots and amalgamations
will, no doubt, be made, before the mural cases come on
for hearing ; and it is quite possible that such arrange-
ments and amalgamations may result in a plan which
the legislature mid the inhabitants of the wietropolia would
alike agree to be highly &viral& for the public interest
The joust committee deliberated upon their drat' t report
on Thursday for a period ci four hours, and arrived, at as
understood, at a general cossoloatoa npoa it. They will have
a further meeting, In which the revise may be modified, and
subjected to corrections ; and we do not therefore vesture
further to soticupate what may be the absolute recommen-
dations of their report. But after what has posed, it is
not likely that their decisions will he generally disapproved,
though they may disappoint the hopes of individuals, and
in some instances be subject to public criticism.