The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-17 00:00:00

OFFICIAL APPOINTNIFNTS.

The lion. W. Villiers Stuart, brother of Lord
Stuart de Decien, and who represented the county of Wa-
terford in 1 parliaments, is the new Under-Secretary
for Ireland.

Mr. Ruben tlandynde is the new
Scotland.

The Earl of Aberdeen has appointed Mr. Clinton Daw-
kins to ho his second official private secretary, in conjunc-
tion with Mr. J. H. Cole, of the Treasury. Mr. Dawkins
was late her Majesty's Consul-General at Venice, and was
formerly private secretary to Lord Aberdeen at tl.e
Foreign-office.
The Duke of Newcastle has appointed Mr. Henry Ro-
berts to to his private secretary at the Colonial office.
The Duke of Argyle, Lord Privy Seal, has appointed Mr.
J. P. Campbell to he his Private Secretary.
The Lord Advocate of Scotland has appointed Mr. J.
Boyd Kinnear to be his Private Secretary for Official and
Parliamentary business.
Sir Charles Wood ham appointed Mr. T. G. Sarin to Le
his Private Secretary.
Mr. Robert Lowe, Secretary to the Board of Control, has
appointed the lion. F. A. H. Chichester (of the Board el
Control) to be his Private Secretary.
Mr. James Wilson, Financial Secretary, has appointed
Mr. li. Wilbraham (of the Treasury) to be his Private
Secretary.
The new Lords in Waiting are all appointed, and con-
sist, with one or two exceptions, of the noblemen who re-
signed their offices on the appointment of the Derby admi-
nistration.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY ELECTION.

ELITISTS DAT.

The usual time of keeping open the poll was con-
siderably abridged on Saturday. The Vice Chancellor,
instead of sitting in a cold, comfortless place, without fire,
for six hours, to record the votes of twenty members of Con-
vocation, opened it at ten, and, at half-past, adjourned it to
two o'clock. Very soon after the adjournment of the poll.
several voters in the interest of Mr. Perceval arrived, and
found the Convocation doors locked. Tinge earnest sup-
porters of Mr. Pereeval stated that they could not possibly
wait until two o'clock, as that was the hour the train
started by which they intended leaving Oxford. A consul-
tation was held between both committees., and it was de-
cided, if the Vice-Chancellor consented, to take the wet

at once. The Viee Chancellor, after a short time, wee
found, and 'greed to the request, and all proceeded to the
Convocation House; but lo! on their arrival the doors were
found locked, and the Clerk of the Schools gone away with
the keys. Messengers were sent in all directions, aid at
ant he was found, and the, doors were opened. In the
meantime the Vice-Chancellor, whose patience, no doubt,
was exhausted, had left the Schools, and another express
had to be sent after him • he good-humouredly returned,
and, fortunately, the votes were recorded in time for the
voters to return by the two o'clock train.
The poll opened again at two, and was adjourned at
half-past to half-past four, when it was again opened until
awe, and then closed for the day. The result of the day's
polling added twelve more votes to Mr. Gladstone and eight
to Mr. Perceval.

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STITI 01 Till POLL.-11Th 11•11311DAT4
Gladstone 959

Perceval

Majority for Gladstone 134
Amongst the supporters of Mr. Gladstone ooSaturday were
The Hon. and Rev. J. Somers Cocks, 8.N.C., Hon. Adol-
phus Liddell, All Souls; Germaine Layie, Esq , Ch. Ch.;
Sir Walter C. Trevelyan, Bart., University; N. G. What-
man, Esq., Ch. Ch. ; Rev. T. C. Southey, Queens ; E. F.
Smith Pigott, Esq., Balliol ; and on Friday, the Rev. W.