The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-11 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

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OXFORD, JAN. 9.
A cue which has excited considerable t Inert st
anas as for Werth/ in the V ice-Chsarolloio Court, before
HM Assessor, Dr. Kenyon, on Saturday. A large number
of proms min ionsent, amoeg whom we uotked the Dean
of Christ Church, the limier of University, the Principal of
Alban Hell, the Provoet of Queen* the Public Orator, the
as Professor of Divinity, the Senior Proctor, Dr. Ac-
M.D.; Mr. °rewired, of Worcester; Mr. Mansell, of
fit. ale's; Mr. Rawlimon. of Paster; Moen. Shand and
Tuner, of Brarencee ; Mears. Holland sad A. Bathurst, of
New College; Mr. H. 0. Cone, of Corpus; Mr. Colrain, of
Ltacola, 6:e. The awe was en appeal on the pan of Mr.
Parkinson, of St. Mary Hall, a Master of Arta, spinet a fine
of 61. indicted upon him by the Proctors in May hie, for
riding a racein Port Meadow, though wined ,y a pro-
proctor to desim. .
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Dr. Somerset, of All Souls, assisted by Mr. Pottinger, of
Worcester (Proctor of the Court), appeared for the isppele
fent ; Mr. A. Rebhan,. of Morton, conducted the use of
the respondents, the Proctors.
The facts, concerning which there wee not much dispute,
and which were proved by two witnesses, Mr. Shand, the
pro proctor, end his official attendant, appeared to be the
following —Oa the 16th of May last, Information having
reached the Senior Proctor that a race was about to cease
off in Port Meadow between two members of the university,
which other members were likely to attend, he directed
one of his pro-proctor* (Mr. Shand, of Bramwell) to go
out and stop it. Mr. Shand went out and found • large
assemblage of persona, who meetly took flight at his appear-
ance. One or two Bachelors of Arta were recognised among
them. The course was marked out with flogs, end Mr. Par-
kinson, with another member of the University, was in
jockey costume, preparing to ride. Mr. Shand warned them
both to desist, but Yr. Parkinson denied his authority, nod
the rice took place. On the Monday following the Senior
Proctor sent a note to Mr. Parkinson, requiring his attend-
ance, to which Mr. Parkinson sent a reply, declining to so-
knowledge his authority and refusing to attend. The next
day he received notice that he was fined In the sum of fit by
We Proctors, bat this he refused to pay. Soon afterwards
he was cited by the Vice-Chancellor to appear before him,
and the CAM was gone into ; at the close the Vice-Chancellor
gave it as his opinion that the Proctors had not exceeded
their posers, and recommended the payment of the fine to
stop further proceedings Mr. Parkinson then paid the fine,
hat under protest, sad giving notice of his intention to appeal
to the Chancellor for rtdrwra. It was this appeal which was
heard es Saturday.
Dr. Somerset began by taking certain formal exceptions to
the Proctors' order for the payment of the tine, which he
canneded was bad upon the km of it.
Then elation, were, however, disallowed by the
Aaessoor ;
Mr. Hobbouas then °posed the ease by stating the faota
very much ea we have given them above. He called the two
witnesses whom we bare sealed, endeavoured to show briefly
that the Proctoel had the power claimed, and called on the
Assessor to dismiss the appeal both on the merits and on the
technical exceptions made. The discipline sad well-being of
the University depended on the decision being against the
ailtat.
Sonerset replied in • speech of great length, Indi-
cating a ones very carefully got up. He contended that the
Praetors wen the servants of Convocation, and had no_ power
everemy inseam of Convocation, except to report him to
the Vieweltancellor. Ile went very carefully through • vast
number of statutes for the purpose of showing this. In con-
clusion he urged the importance of the case as affecting the
rights of every minter, and even of every doctor and head
of • college, who would all be equally placed under the
jurisdiction of the Proctors if the present appeal were die-
allowed.
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lir7Dobbotme briefly replied, sad the °owl adjourned at 6
o'clock, haring sat wititit intermission from 12.
Dr. Kenyon reserved hie judgment.