The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-17 00:00:00

ELECTION OP LORD PALMERSTON AS LORD

RECTOR OF GLASGOW.

GLASGOW, SATURDAY.

To-day the election of Lord Rector took place,
within the college. The contest was of the keenest descrip
tioo. The liberals nominated Lord Palmerston, and the eon-
eerrativee Lord Glencorse (the Lord Justice Clerk). The fol-
lowing was the state of the poll at the close :—Lord Pal-
merston, 556 ; Lord Judice Clerk, 474. Lord Palmerton
has therefore been declared duly elected.

On Saturday summonses were leaned from the
Foreign-office, appointing a Cabinet Council to meat this
dly at Lord Palmenton's official resklence in Downing-
street.

The Counteas Bernetorff gave birth to a eon on
Friday night, at the residence of the Prussian legation, on
Carhop-house-terrace. Her ladyship and the infant are

progressing favourably.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained
at dinner on Saturday evening, at Cambridge House, Count
Pahlen, Maria Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Fail Gran-
ville, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and La ly Vic-
toria Ashley, Vissountees Jocelyn and the Hon. Miss
Jocelyn, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Colonel the Hon.
Strange and Mrs. Jocelyn, the Right Hon. Sir George
Grey, M.P., the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., the
Right Hon. W. F. Cowper. M.P., and Mrs. Cowper. Laier
in the evening her ladyship received a small party.
. .

The Marquis de &dere, the newly-appointed
secretary to the Preach Embassy, is daily expected at
Albert-gate House from Paris.
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Lady Mary Hood was safely delivered of a eon
on Friday at Comberlaad Lodge. - .

The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary
Wood have retained to Beigrave-eqoare from visiting Lord
and Lady Riven.
The mortal remains of the late Marquis of Bread-
allisee attired at the family residence in Park-lane oa Fri-
day morning from Switzerland, where they will lie until
Wednesday, when they will be removed to Scotland for in-
terment in the family vault. .

There is no truth (says the Observer) in the ru-
moured retirement of Lord Elgin from the government of
India. Lady Elgin left town on Saturday for Marseilles en
route for India, to join her husband, the Governor-GeneraL

The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has had
Ain coctemplation to invite the Chancellor of the Exchequer
to pay a visit to the town.
At a meeting of the Glasgow University Court,
the Rev. John Wad., D.D., has been unanimously elected
to the professorship of divinity, vacant by the resignation of
the Rev. Dr. Bill.

The christening of the eon of Prince Napoleon
and the Princess Clothilde is to take place in the course of
the month. -

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At a staghuut at Compibgne, last week, just
when the deer started. the Emperor, who was in plain
clothes, entered a light, four•wheeled carriage, while the
Empress, the Prisms Anna Hurst, and Prince Joachim
Murat, who were ea horseback, followed the hounds. After
• rapid obese the stag threw itself into the Aline, bat,
being alarmed by the cries of the persons assembled on the
opposite bank, returned to land and again took to the
forest. The dogs were for a time thrown off the amok
but afterwards recovered it, and the deg was at lama
come up with oa the banks of the river. it again plunged,
but, unfortunately, was killed by a shot from. rifle, sad
disappeared a the water.
DZATII op ANDEZW VANCI, EFCI, Q.C.—lt is
onr painful duty to mimosas the death of Andrew Vane*,
Fag., Q.C., at Nu*, after • protracted illness, and while in
the prime of life. He via brother to the bon. member far
the city of Dublin, and, during • short portion of the ad-
ministration of Lord Derby, filled the office of law adviser
at the Castle.—Dtsblis