The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-09 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

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OXFORD, OM &
Euecrior or THE Nsw Vioß-Coettemos.—ln
a convocation holden this day'
, at two o'clock, the Rev.
John Priam= Lightfoot, D.D. rector of Rioter gannet,
hocorary canon of Peterborough, sad vicar of Kidinsgtoo
Oxon, wee elected to the office of vioischancellor of this
university, in the room of the Rev. Francis Jenne,
canon of Gloucester, rector of Taynton, Olettoestareldce, sad
master of Pembroke College, whose term of Mike has es-
pired. The retiring vice-chancellor, as emel, read a Latin
speech, enumerating the chief events of the pest academics'
year, after which the vice-chancellor elect nominated a 1.1.16

pro-vice-chancellors, the mister of University College, the
provost of Worcester Conw, the muter of Balliol College,
and the principal of Jesus College. After the keys hsd bees
presented to Dr. Lightfoot, and the usual oaths had bar
administered, convocatios was dissolved.

-QTY.IOI Joh;;Moti Itaidlaw, RA.,
*choler of Queen's College, and Charles Isaac Elton, &A.,
of Balliol College, were this evening elected Fellow, of the
above society.

THE MARSHLAND INUNDATION.

KING'S LYNN, WZMIXIIDAT ANTIRIOOI.
Last evening the wind fortunately leeeoned, and
the tide was conesquently not quite se high as antieipaki.
It wee, nevertheless, 19 feet 6 inches above zero—neari
2 feet above the level of the highest laud in Marsh
It was again of the lame height this morning, but there is
now a prospect of its " seeping," as the full moon is pest,
and the weather again very fine. The quantity of land
actually flooded by this morning's tide is estimated at full
4,000 acres. Of this quantity, 3,000 acres are in Marshland
Fen, and constitute about half the lend subjected to the
former inundation. The Marshland " Smooth" is at pre-
sect comparatively uninjured. The remaining 1,000 acres
are in Marshland proper, and include several small farms.
The flood extends along the bank of the Wiabesch Railroad
for nearly a mile. It is at present some 2i feet below the
level of the rails ; but the high wind of yesterday at times
dashed the water completely over. Several cot are
under water at Thorntons.bridge, and in Tilney and • -
ton parishes; and the house of the Rev. J. Pararaore and
the meanie of Islingt-perk (the seat of J. 1). Hahne,
Faq.) are threatened with a similar misfortune. The
Smeeth and Fen drain serves 7,040 acres ; and
the Marshland sewer, about 15,000 sores. The whole
of these lands are liable to participate in the misfortune if
the progress of the flood be not soon stopped. There are
plenty of defensive banks across Marshland, some of them
dating as far back as the second or third century, but in
many places they have been out through for earth to fill up
hollows, or excavated for clay to casks heieks—a promos
still continued, although it may not be so much in favour
after the disastrous results following that use of the bank
between the two drains.

Thedam across the Fen drain at St. Mary's brick bridge was
commenced and completed yesterday, between tides, and
with inch success as to stand against that evening's and this
morning's assaults. The framework consists of six piles
drivels into the bed of the drain, across which three timbers
are fixed horizontally. The intervening spaces were covered
with battens, forming a shield, against which some 5,000
sacks tall of earth were deposited. The wood-work was
executed by Mr. Harding, but the farmers of the district
claim the credit of the earth-work, which was done under
their direction, as they were dissatisfied with what they
considered the dilatory nature of the engineer's promedimps.
As a matter demise the closing of one channel by the
dam has sent the water in large quantities over the banks
between dam and alaice, which are still very low, so low
that at high water they were for a considerable length in-
visible. The work of heightening them was resumed salami
as the subsidence of the water would admit, and sanguine
hopes are entertained that by this evening they will be effec-
tually raised the one or two feet necessary for their pur-
pose. These raised banks arenow being more system:Xi
made of good clay mixed with straw and roughly paddled.
The work is superintended by the farmers of the two dis-
tricts jointly, the working committee of Marshland Smooth
and Fen and the expenditors of Marshland taking the lead.
The dam at the junction sluice has been commenced under
the direction of Mr. Murray, C. E., and preparations are
making for that purpose by Sir John Rennie, near the
sluice. A number of men are engaged in palling
the sluice to pieces to save the materials. The
north as well as the math wings are now
decidedly undermined and cracked, and large masses of ma-
sonry have fallen into the bed of the drain. The sheet
piling, not long since put down, is also being washed away ;
but the most alarming fact is that the south bank, where it
joins the bank of the Ouse, is caving in rapidly, portions of
a score or more tons weight every now sod then felling into
the gulf with• crash. They are soon softened and dispersed
by the stream. The highest portion of the bank has thvady
gone in one plain.
Mr. Valentine, C. E., and Mr. W. S. Simpson, oontracitor,
having been retained by the Court of Sewers, have inspected
the Marshland drain, and are making preparations (or their
week. The first thing is to heighten the beaks from the
outfall up to the junction sluice ; and it is also intended to
have piles and pile-engines, and all other essentials, pre-
pared for sinking a dam at any time should it become desir-
able. The dam which was pat across the junction sluice
itself has been taken out again, under Mr. Valentine's
directions, to allow the tack water to run off through the
sewers, as otherwise there was danger of its bursting
the dam.

The meeting and dinner of the Marshland Agricultunl
Association, which was to have been held under the pre-
sidency of Mr. G. Bentinek, M.P (an extensive land-
owner in the district), has been postponed PAC die in
conmequenco of the present calamity.

A LANDLORD CHARGED WITH ROBrigar.—Sider.
Fitzgerald, keeper of the Tiger Inn, Delsotreet, Liverpool,
arse yesterday charged before the Liverpool magistrates
with robbing an emigrant (Peter Beck), who had been stay-
ing at his boum, of about XX. The money formed the
change of a bill which Beek got discounted at Heywood's
bank, and it consisted of two 101. end one 5/. note*, ■nd the
balance in grid and silver. After drinking below stake,
Beck bad gone to bed, in a somewhat muddled but not
I drunken state, and on awaking about two o'clock next
morning he found his money (which we, safe when he went
to bed) miming. He aroused the landlord, and informed
him of bin loss ; other lodgers in the house were searched,
but the money was not found. It subsequently transpired,
however, that the landlord had actually paid one of the
stolen notes to a beer agent in Liverpool. The prisoner ad-
mitted that he bad paid the note in cknertion, but said that
be found it with other money in his till, sod that to t►e
best of his knowledge it came there honestly, and in the
way of trade. In order to clear up the mystery the ere
wee remanded.

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