The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-04 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

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CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 3.—IiESIGNA EION OF TIII: VICE-
CHANCELLOR.—At a statutable congrrga•iou, holden this
day, the Vice-Chm.cellor (the Rev. the M.Aver rf Carpus
Christi Collette) resigned his office, Lis neademmil period
having expired. His successor (the W.. Dr. lieldart,
Master of Trinity Hall) will be Av.: cd to morrow.
The Inspector. of the Anatomical Museum rei.ort to the
Senate :—That the Museum is in very good order, and tho
specimens contained in the collections in an emit Pent state
of preservation. Since the last ins;.ectien the foaowing
additions have been made : To the Pat hulog.cal C llection—
Five specimens of disease of bone, dry ; preseuted by Mr.
Ilumphry. Twelve specimens of disease of bones and
joint., of viscera, &e., also presented by Mr. Humphry,
which have been placed in glass and spirits. To tho
general Collection of Comparative Anatomy and Zoology—
Head of male espra sinaitica with the i•ltegumenta, aid
pair of antlers of cervus axis, both from the Est Indies;
presented by Professor Stokes. Thirty nine specimens of
beads, which were collected during the voyage of the
Astrolabe and ZClee in the Southern Pacific raid Antarctic
seas; amongst them are six heads of different species of
phuca and uteri., three of Sowing, two et fault, &c., &c.;
presented by the Professor of Anatomy. A n.ix model
of an arm d.sseeted, to exhibit the ,nu. ties sari blood-
vessels, has been placed in the Muse um by Mr. 11..luiphry.

IRELAND.

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Don.nt, Nov. 3.

The banquet given by the exhibitors to Mr. Damn
and the Executive Committee of the Great Industrial
Exhibition of 1853 took place last night in tho
King's-room of the Mansion-hoesi-, on a scale of
magnificence, and altogether with an s fleet worthy
of the occasion. Nearly (101) persons, embracing a
large portion of the most respec:able of our gentry
and ei. izens, with several of the nobility, sat down to
dinner; and the places set apart in the cast room for
the accommodation of ladies were crowded with
fashionably dressed persons. Mr. Fry, T.C., occu-
pied the chair; and among the company were Mr.
William Dorgan, the Lord Mayor, Laid Ctancarty,
Lord Massareene, Sir Robert Kane, Mr. John Len-
taigne, Sir John Benson, Mr. Walter Sweetinan, Mr.
Nathaniel Hone, Mr. J. W. 31urland, Mr. James
Stirling, Dr. Harrison, Mr. L. F. Foot, Sir Cusack
Roney, Mr. John lfeane, Mr. R. E. Thompson. To
the left of the chairman sat Mr. George Roe (chair-
man of the Executive Committee), the Lord Chan-
cellor, Lord Ward, Lord Talbot de Mulahisle. Lord
Bective, Lord Gough, Lord ltossmore, Mr. Justice
Jackson, the Hon. Mr. Vereker, Sir John Kingston
'James, Sir Edward M'Donnel, Dr. W. Barker, Mr.
Thomas Ball, Mr. W. De la Touche, Mr. W. H.
Porter, Mr. John Barton, Mr. T. 31. Gresham.
The following letter of apology from the Lord
Lieutenant was read:
Viceregal Lodge, Oct. 22, lea.
Oentlemen,—ln reply to your letter oi the 2let inst., the
contents of which I communicated to the Lord L'eutenant,
I am desired by his Excellency to express to yen h's regret
that he will nut be able is attend the banquet which the
ezhibitan intend to give Mr. Dargsn on Wednesday, the
2nd November.-1 have the honour to he, gentlemen, your
obedient servant, IlEfinv F. PONSONRY.
Letters of apology were also read from the Lord
Mayor of London, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh,
from Lord F.glinton, from the High Sheriff of Lon-
don, and several others. Among the speakers were
the Lord Chancellor, Lord Ward, Mr. Dargao,
Alderman Roe, Dr. Gray, &c.
The trial of Miss Cantwell, charged with stealing
a small bit of velvet ribbon in the counme: cial house
of Messrs. Cannock and White, terminated yester-
day in the acquittal of that lady, after having oc-
cupied the court during the whole of tour days. The
case put to the jury was to determine whether Miss
Cantwell had taken the ribbon off the counter with
a felonious intention, or in a mistake, believing that
it was the one which she had purchased. The jury
returned a verdict
.of " Not guilty," without a mo-
ment's deliberation. The scene which followed the
announcement of the verdict is thus described in the
Freanam :
The announcement of this verdict was received with loud
and continued applause, wavioee of bets and handkerchiefs
from all parts of the cont. The cheering was repeated
again and again while the Chief Dunn remained on the
bench, and was continued for a coasideratle time after he
left it. A large number of ladies and other friends of Miss
' Cantwell gathered round her, and congratulated her on the
result of the trial, and ■ numerous holy of the catholic
clergy, including several dignitaries of Dublin, testified
, their deep interest in the event. Dense crowds were as-
sembled outside the court-house, and as Miss Cantwell, ac-
companied by her sisters, Miss O'Neill, sad other friends
entered their vehicle and drove oaf tewards home, the
people manifested their feelings by repeated cheering.

INUNDATIONS AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The unprecedented fall of rain with which the
country has been deluged for some weeks past has
produced the effects which were apprehended for a
few days past, in the shape of destructive floods
which have visited various parts of the country, and
in some cases with loss of human life and other
disastrous consequences.

THE VACANT SEE.—In addition to the names
mentioned in our last publication, we have heard that that
of the Rev. Dr. hit:tierce has been spoken •f. Ilia pesition
in Trinity College, in which he fills the char of Divinity,
from which Dr.O'Brien was promoted,ceti;dett with the fact
of his having been always a consistent whi; er.,l tev.turer of
the National Board, would seem to render hi; r;•p•,iatmeut
not very improbable.—Ereniny Mail.