The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-17 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, JUNR 16.
FINAL MATHEMATICAL EXAMINATION,•TDO em-
satination In the fiaal Mathematical &hoot commences cm

Yettunday, June 18. The number of candidates le 84.
FINAL LAW •ND MODERN HISTORY SCHOOL.—ThII ox.
ounination in the final &boot of Law nod Modern History,
for whioh tbrre ere 70 candidates, commences on ikturday,

the 18,6 Mat.
WORCISTIIII. COLLRGIL—This afternoon Kr. Charles
Granville Clerks. M.A., scholar of this society, was admitted
actual fellow ; and at the s +me dine, Messrs. Thomas Kelly
Cneyne, scholar of Magdalen Hell (famed, of Christ's
Hospital), and Poulton, from Christ's Hospital, were
dated scholars of the muse society.

RAILWAY STATISTICS.—The history of railway
Cr:lias far es etatisties con tell it, is contained in a blue-
ned yesierthy. Feces this we kern that at the end of
1858 the number of miles of railway open wee 9,642,
showing an addition of 219 mike during the half- year. The
total number of paessngers conveyed during the half-year was
76,600.000, thirty millions of whom were passengers by par-
liamentary keine. The total receipts from all ounces of traffic
were 12,825,0004 ; the sums derived from the whole number
of passengers emountea to 6,782,0001., of which 1,968,000/.
we. derived from twenty-two minims second claw 1,688,0001.
from needy on million first class, 1,621:0004 from
the parliamentary, and 619,0004 from thitteen million third-
clams passengers. The receipts from pa.sengers' luggage,
mrosla cartioges, horses, and dogs, amounted to 486,9161.
221,088(. was received for carrying malls, and 3,988,0001.
for envying thirteen million tons of gement merchendlee.
1,,s carrying twenty-four million tone of coal sad other
minerals the railways received 2.008,0094, and 248,7374 for
oonveyieg live stock. 10,837,000!, out of the whole
12,000,0001. wi re reoeived is England and Wale; 1,358,0001.
lin Scotland, and 629,6521. in Ireland. The total number of
miles open in England and Wale., on the 31st of December,
18-58, was 7,001, an increase of 228 mil.' during the whole
year ; in Scotland, 1,353, an incomes of 103 mike during
the year; and in Ireland, 1,188, en increase of 117 in the
saute time.

IMPORTANT TO FOREIGN-BORN CITIZENS.—The
following latter has beers Deeded to the editor of the
MalyAin (Tenn.) Bulletin for publication, by Hume F. Bill,
Esq., who has heretofore obtatinedpeasports for many natu-
ralised eittz-us who wish to visit Europe. It will be seen
that they will not be entirely safe in relying upon their
natural...non for exemption from military service during
the misting war :—" Department of Late, Washington,
May 17, 1869. To Mr. Felix Le Cleo., Memphis, Teen.
Sir,—Your LVer of the 13th met. h. been received. la
reply, I have to state that it is understood that the Free&
government claims military service from ell natives of France
who may be found within itsjuriedietion. Your naturalisa-
tion In this country will not exempt you from that claim
if you should voluntarily repair thither.-1 am, Sir, year
obedient servant, Lewis Cam"
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT BETHNAL-ORLIN. —Led
evening about holt-past 7 o'clock a fite broke out in the
premiers hemming ro Mr. John Archer, osbinet-nsalter,
Pamdise-row, Bethnal-green. A number of engines were
soon in attendance, sad th.re was a good supply of water,
but nevertheless the flames were net thoroughly got larder
for s sue hours. Judging from the extent of the premises
and the large amount of stock said to have been on them ibo
loss to Mr. Archer must he very serious, and we regret to
hear that be was not Mears& A great quAatiry of prepared
timber in the open yard wee fortunately saved by the exer-
tions of the asighboare and polio.. As to the origin of the
calamity sot the least reliable information could be gleaned.
All the workman bad left shortly before the five was dis-
covered, end they bays bet all their toot..
FIRE IN NEW BOND-STREET.—Yesterday morning
about 9 o'clock a It. wee discovered on the premise., Nn. 21,
New Bead-etiset. The persona in the hours were at secs
made acquainted with their danger, but owing to the gnat
body of smoke they wee, unable to pet. dose the staircase
to the Mese part of tie premises. A fire escape under the
Merge of T. Bell, wen, however, anon in attendance, sail by
the great exartioas of that officer the whole of tho istostea,
seven in number, were stately rescued. The parish engines
wens *sickly oe the spot, and the fire wee estieguialisd, but
not until considerable damage had been caused. TM engin
of the fire is unknown.
SIIIOULAI AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—Oh Tuesday
eacesing, about six o'rdock, while a member of slaters were
at work on the roof of a foundry which is is mune et erec-
tion In Peelateast, Glasgow, the property of W. Lidless
and San; the root suddenly gave way., PreelPltaileg the
workmen to the ground. Om of them, named James Stark,
was taken up dead, and another, Andrew bileaa, wee so
severely injured that Dr. Barns orals red his removal to the
Royal laibmary. Fortunately none of the others sustained
viry meow kart—lforth BriGre Neil.