The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-10 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

CAMBSIDGE, JAN. 8.-1)EATII OF THE REGIUS
Priorwon or Mitutctun.—Dr. liariland, the gentleman
who has held the aborenamed appointment ►lnes 1817,
I. spired at his residence :n Trumpinitton.atreet early this
morning. Dr. Daviland graduated as 12th Wrangler, and
a member of St. J.hn's College, in lbO7. In 1,11 he was
elected Professor of Anse my, which appoin:ment he
resigned on his promotion to the ens he held at the period of
his decease. He practised for nary years as a physician in the
town, and held the honorary office of oinsulting physician to
Addenbrot.ke's Hospital. lin was years et age at h's
demise, which, though somewhat sudden at the lust, was not
surprisir.g, as the deceased had sulfated fur years from con-
stitutional infirmity. Ti.. doccaeol's lady, whit a numerous
nuttily, survive him. . .

SUILECT Post TUB SIATONIAN Pace Poste.—A clause
of Mr. Seaton's will, dated Oct. b, 1739.—"1 give my
Kislie gbury estate to ..he University of Cambritge for ever :
the rents of which shall be disposed of yearly by the Vice-
Chancell..r fur the time being, as be, the Vice-Chancellor,
the Hester of Clue Hall, and the Greek Professor tor the
time being, or any two el them, shall agree. Which three
persons aforesaid shall give eut a subject, which subject shall
for the first year be ore or other of the perfec:i Ali or attri-
butes of the Supreme Being, and so tte suceeeding years,
till the subject is exhausted; and afterwards the subject
shall be either Death, Judgment, H , Hell, Purity of
Heart, &c., or whatever else may be judged by the Vice-
Chancellor, Master of Clue Hall, and Greek Protessor, to be
mut conducive to the honour of the S .preme Being, and
recommendation of virtue. And they shall yearly dupes*
of the rent of the above estate to that master
of arts whose poem on the subject given shall
be best approved by them. Which prem 1 ordain
to to alw.ye in Euglish, and to be printed, the
expense E.l which shall be deducted out of the product of the
estate, and the residue given as a reward for the composer
of the poem, or ode, or copy of verses." The sebj.et of the
poem for the present year is "Samson." Each candidate
for this prise is to send his performance, without his name,
to the Vice Chancellor (fairly written, or it will not be
attended to), on or before the 20th of September next, with
some Latin verse upon it ; and he is at the same time to send
a paper, sealed up, with his name written within, and the
seine Latin verse en the outside. The papers eonoining
the names of the unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed
unopened; by which regulation the delicacy of thou who
might otherwise fear a repulse is, it is hoped, effectually
consulted. If any poem shall appear to resew distinguished
merit a premium of 801. will be adjudged.

SPORTING.

TAITERSALL'S.—TnunaDAT.
CIiESTER CUP.

40 to 1 laid to about 501: aget 6;onck, and 300 to 5 eget
Seaman. Olen to lay 25 to lor take 30 to 1 about Rhesus.
DERBY.

1,000 to 30 laid apt liuTi;-7melle, 50 to 1 to 1001. seat
Lightfoot, and 200 to 10 mat Conatellatl n and Mariburough
Buck.

ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN
COUNTIES RAILWAT.—An accident of a most distressing
nature again occurred on the above line of railway on Wed-
nesday, the Bth inst., by which one of the company's ser-
vants, named Rodwick, lost his life. On the moraine in
question, about five o'clock, Mr. Atkinson telegraphed dims
the line to " keep clear." Thu was nearly one huur ante-
cedent to any of the ordinary trains starting from the Shore-
ditch terminus. Answers were duly received from every
station except Ponder's End ; omission, however, at that
point was not apparently considered • matter f import-
ance al stein o'clock a special train, conveying a gentlemen
en route to Cambridge to attend at his father's demise,
left the terminus and proceeded at a rapid rate in
safety as far as Ponder's End, where some second-
class carriages left by the up goods train were being
'hunted across the line by deceased and two others.
At this juncture the special train ran into the station, strik-
ing the second clue carriages in its progreas, forcing them off
the line, and jamming the unfortunate man between them
and a bnck wall. He was taken up in a most pitiable con-
dition, and conveyed to a neighbouring gentleman's house,
where, on medical attendance being procured, it was ascer-
tained that his spine was fractured in several places. He
lingered in intense agony until slate hour last evening, when
be expired without being removed. Deceased had bean in
the company's service a considerable time, and was much
respected, and filled the triple situation of signal man, points.
man, and telegraph attendant, at the Ponder's End station.
The fatal occurrence is rendered yet more lamentable by the
fact of deceased having for the last five years been the sole
support of an aged father confined to his bed with paralysis
at 25, Essex street, King's Cross. Information of the acci-
dent wee forwarded to the coroner, and en inquest appointed
to be held forthwith.

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FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.-Ati explosion Of
fire-damp occurred at Csrmbach, on Thursday lut, in a
level belonging to the Yniecedwyn Iron Works, when four
peneas were severely burnt. One of the sufferer. died
shortly after being brought out of the level, and another le
not expected to survive. The accident is attributed to the
carelessness of the men, in allowing the safety-lamp to be
carried into the level before them, by a little boy, who
could not detect the presence of the fatal gu, the men
following with candler; in their hands, and thereby causing
the expiation.

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