The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-26 00:00:00

OXYCIRDSHIRE.

ROBBERY AT NEW COLLEGE CHAPEL, ORFORD.—
YerArday a most daring robbery was committed in the
chapel of New Calms, evidently by some (alpine well prao-
tised in the art of housebreaking. The thieves no dolt
concocted their plans to obtain possession of the valuable nod
antique crozier of the founder of the college, William of
Wjkeham, which, as is well known to these who have
visited this university, is carefully preserved in the chancel
of New College Chapel, and shown to visitors as a precious
relic of the oribinator of that munificent foundation. This
sacrilegious intention was from some cause battf-d, and the
only plunder carried off was a pair of massive silver•aidt
candlesticks. The robbery was discovered yesterday morning
by the porter who has care of the chapel, and who to his very
great surprise found in the door lock of that edifice a
skeleton key, with which the thieves had gained an entrance ;
and on approaching the altar missed at once the pair of can-
dlesticks, and also discovered that a vain attempt had been
made with a knife, which the thieves lift behind them, to
dislodge the crosier from its niche in the wall, where it is
very strongly secured. On searching St. Peter'sehurcloard,
adjoining the college gardens, the way the burglars obtained
an entrain* became evident. A rope lalder, exceedingly
well made, lull 20 feet long, was found, together with five
centre bits, a small portable crowbar, and a pair of dines
with wool on the soles to prevent the wearer 'it steps being
heard. Of such a nature were the centre bin, that with
the assistance of the crowbar there is no doubt the thieves
would hays suoonded in breaking open the aperture in the
chapel wall, where the valuable crosier is kept, but from
these thing', being found in the churchyard, it
is supposed that the robbers had gained an en-
trance into the chapel, and then forgot that they had
left their housebreaking implements behind, and finding that
it was impossible to get at the crosier with a knife, they went
beck for the purpose of procuring them, but probably being
disturbed, found it would answer their purpose better to
decamp with the candlesticks, and leave the articies behind.
That each was moat likely the fact, is borne out by the knife
beg left in the chapel, and the skeleton key in the door.
TM thieves must have gonethrough a portion of the gardens
and by the back end front quadrangles before they could get
to the chapel.
ACCIDENT WITH FIRE-ARll3.—An accident which
terminated fatally occurred on the 24th instant, at Bicester,
to Master Elliott, aged 17, son of Sr Charles Elliott, Ban.
The unfortunate youth, who was a pupil under the Rev. J.
W. Watts, at the Vicarage, was out in the fields near the
town shooting, in company with Master Edward Watts.
On firing at a blackbird the gun bunt, and the breach struck
him on the eye, entered the head, and scattered his brains
an and about his clothes—Yesterday an Inquest was held,
when the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."

ALLEGED PolBol4ll4o.—Yesterday en examination
of
achathrgis mot
atlitienmry Evans,
ptingto who
psi.on is in
cushis
todyakat
plartietotal upon
a charge of attempting to p.i.on his wife, took place in the
'menace of the sick woman. The wife was sworn, and
examined at some length, and, in addition to confirming the
statement made by the policeman at the previous examine.
tion as to her husband having on Sunday last given bet
some pork over which a white powder had been strewn, she
detailed the following additional facts :—About four or five
months ago her husband came home one night and brought
home some liquor in a tin can, which he said was
gin and beer, and asked her to partake of it. She
sipped it, and, finding it had • very peculiar taste,
dui not drink it. lie poured some out in a glue,
and she observed that, although quite clear on the top like
water, it was at the bottom of a milky white. The
next morning the asked him what he had done with It, and
he said he bad drunk some and thrown the rat away.
&tither on the 13th or 14th of December (a day or two alter •
her conform. n ) she wanted gruel in the night, and he
made her some. She did not like the taste of it, and told
him it was not like what his mother or Mr.. Winter made,
for her. She drunk about half a pint of it, and
in about half an hour afterwards was eclat(' with
' violent vomiting and purging. She told him that
the should die if he did not call assistance.
He said, " Perhaps you will he better by and bye." Mr.
and Mrs. Winter desired him to call a doctor, and he went
and got Dr. Parker, who gave her a draught which relieved
her. On Sunday the 14th of January he made her some tea,
and after drinking • cup violent vomitint came on. The
witness was criss-examined for the prisoner, and admitted
that she was subject to bilious attacks, but said that sickness
was not of so violent a kind. She also admitted that her
husband and little boy drank tea poured from the same t, s-
pot, and also that he partook of meat cut from the same joint
as herself. He was marcher remanded till Satuiday next.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, JAM. 25.—QtrisNs' COLLEGE.—Tbis morning
Mr. A. B. Byrne, 8.A., of Oriel Coll., Hertford scholar in 1845, and
second clansman "In liter's humaniorlbus "In Michaelmas term.
1847, was elected Machell scholar of Queens' • and at the same time
Mr. W. Barged, from Bt. Bee; was elected Queens':
of the mane
society.

Pazrzannarrs.—Rev. J. Kinkel!, to be a rural dean foe
the dl *et of &voltam, Worertenh.—Re►. T. dier, to Stake C,
Kent —Rev. C. Nortra, to Palgram R., Suffolk, db. Norw. , 3171.
with maidemce ; pat., Ole E. &mime, Bart.
VACANCY.—LWariIIOWI V., 0141101` W Penllyne C., dio.
Lan.; 130.; pat., Z. of Doommia: Rev. B. G. Phelps, dec.