The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-28 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

OEFOID, DEC. 2i.-11111.A8EsloSE COLLEOL—This
morning the Rev. Edward Hertopp Cradock. M.A., canon
of Woroester and rector of Tedstone-de la-Mere, in the
county of Heretord, was unanimously elected principal of
Brseenoev College, isi the piece of the Lite Dr. llarington.
The forms prescribed by the college stetutes for the election
of a principal were striely sobered to. At 9 o'clo,:k a.m.
the electors—that is, the acven Helot fellows now in Oxford,
ea., the liev. T. Chaffers, M.A., vice-principal; the Rev.
John As-lame Ormerod, M.A., senior bursar; the Row.
Frederick Measles, MAL, junior butter; the Boy. William
Edward Buckley, M.A., professor of classical literature,
East hlia College, Haileyhury ; the Rev. Wm. Edward
Randall, M.A., ineambent of Trinity Church, Stepney; the
Rev. John William Kant., junior proctor; and George
Ferguson Bowen, Ksq., M.A., tutor, librarian, and junior
dean, assembled ia the chapel, and partook of the holy
sacrament, after which they gave in their votes. all of
which were M favour of the Rev. Mr. Cradock. Mr. Cra-
dock was educated at Shrewsbury, whence he gained a
sekolarship at Bohol College. He took his degree in 1631,
when he was place 1 in the second clans of honours in
Lidvw HifiesenterMus. Ile woo soon afierwards elected
Fellow of Browsing, in which college he filled successively
the °Sem of Bursar and Vice Principal. In 1814 he mar-
ried Mies Lester. maid of honour to the Qtl+ln, and sister.
in-law to Lord John Russell. In the same year he was
presented to the .me I rectory of Tedstone-de-laMere, is
Herefordshire, and in 18114 he was cep; Muted to • canonry
in Worcester cathedral. The new principal's family name
is Grove, and he assumed that of Cradock hut • few 1441.1
ye, on someeding to the property of an stole. Ho to the
sun of Edward Grove, Em.. of Sherestone Park, Stafford-
shire, by Emilia, daeghter of the late Sir Edmund Cradoek
Hartopp. Bart., sad was bora in IRIO.
VIIIIVILIWITT Puree —Tile delegates of the University
Pros estertaiattl, yesterday. the men in their employ, se
Ind esthete wives and ebildree, and the boys employed
them with tea and cake in the University seliol room. is
the imolai the workmen gave a osocert, consisting of con.
meted plees. pine, msdriguls, 4e.; the whole of which
were performed is a very creditable manner. Among the
company protest were the mayor (R. J. Spins, Esq.), the
Rim. Mr. Fatter and Mrs. Faster, Mr. and Mrs. Comb*.
Mr. Pickard Hall and Mrs. Hell, &a. Be. It is greatly to
the creditor this establishment that itedtecates 160 boys who
are employed is it, and they meat every evening fur an hour
or twu fee isistrigtioa.

NAVAL.

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ADMIItaLTY, 1/11C. 27. APPOIXIIIINTL—Limute-
masts . 1). Spero '11:117) to the Royal Groups, 128, screw
soma ship, at Dervaport ; W. U. Bridge (146), to the
Barthak, 6, paddk wheel stem slow. of 480-hone power, at
Porionantb ; sad H IS. Ellice, to the ka.r, SS, screw
WWI Bag slip, of I.so.baree power, at Cork.
Paymeaten J. B. Hay (1646), to the Payee, 40. at Pew
beta* i J. W. Asian (I 846), to the Daenuts g , 21. servo
stoats frigate, of 880-beeee power, at the North Ammea sad
West lad4a station; F. Bratty (1812) to the Eurottere, 6,
seam "team ship, of 360-horso poorer, at Chatham'; sad J.
C. Aildrulp (1818) to the Dramoreri. 28, at Sheerness.
Secant) Master • litorturd (1848) to the Cyclops, 6,
paddlo-whoel stele) frigate,of 320-horse power, at riti
Navel botreetor J. li. Lrngten to the Royal George.
Colmar G. Farris, to tho

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PORTSMOUTH, DEC. V.—The Sidon, 22, Captain
Claldsmith, is ordered to sea with all despatch. liar
destination is the Siveliterranern. She is taking in tows,
wovi•iona, die., for the !Wish fleet in the Dardanelles.
The Lenpnrd, IS, Captain Gifford, is also ordered to pre-
pare with ail despatch for the same destinatioo. The
Dlrdes. li, paddle-sloop, Commander Phillimore, is also
ordered to be in reading/1 for msiliog orders. It is believed
an angmeatation of the Seer is in rooms, as the utmost
activity prevails. The screw frigate, Dauntless, 31, is also
ordered for Immediate entnnoleicn by Capu.in A. P.
Ryder. Tn. Frolic, 11, Ccmmandu No:11th, was towed
out of harbour to Bpitbead to-day, to await the arrival
of the Juno, 26, Cap sin Freeman!le, iron Chatham,
both fur Australia. Tie Fairy royal at am yacht was
tried *gala to-day at the measured mile in Stoke's Bay with
bar.Murrays adaptation of Griffith's screw with the ball
(else 'riot es Saturday being wittiout the bet:, or boss), the
result showed a diminution of speed of about one-tenth of a
knot. A court-martial, of which Captain Chad", C. 8., of
ben Majesty'. ship Excellent, was president. was held on
board the dag•abip Victory to-day, to try James Andrews,
a ginner of the Itoyal M inn. Artillery detachment serving
on lamp! tEe Sidon, on a charge of having stoles a 5!. note
from a tin box the property of Lieutenant Hodglonsoo, of
the Sidon, whose servant the prisoner was. The charge
Epramd, and the prisoner was sentenced to be im-
ler 18 meths in Viinehester Gaol, dad dam to be
Irma bar Itilastp's service Ia diagram.