The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-18 00:00:00

UIiIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Aran lb.
In a Convocation holden this morning the letters
petal from the Chaccellor (Lord Derby) renewing the
High Stewardship of WS university upon the Karl of Carnet-
von, R A., of Clain Church, sad Under-Secretary of State for
the Colonies, was osfirmed ; and at the sus Convocation
Mr. Frauds Otter, M.A., tutor of Cows Christi College.
wee approved of as a moderator, "la Mselplinarum Mathis-
! maticarum Schola ;" and the Rev. Chose Henry Conner.
M.A., of Trinity College, Dublin, was admitted ad under".
la a Congregation holden immediately allow*: de the
following degrees wen conferred, viz. :
Blasters of Arta—Sidney Joyce, William Henry Clearer,
'Wrists, Christchurch; Rev. Joan Morgan, John inglis
Williams, Jesus College' Rev. Charles William Parker,
Rev. Henry Atkinson Gibso Wadbara College; Charles
Grenville Clarke, scholar, Worcestern, College,
Besehelove of Arta—Witham E. Paige, Merton Col-
lege ; Remy H. Meade Vag, Pembroke College ; liseac 0.
Packer, Worcester Colltgo.
Dr. Johatrom's fieholaretils—Thie afternoon, Mr. David
Thomas, 8.A., scholar of Jess College, was elected
to the Mathematical Scholarship on this foundation. Mr.
Thames was a few weeks so awarded the Senior Mathe-
matical Scholarship, end in 1866 he gained the Junior Mathe-
matical Sebolarrkup. This to the Seat instance on record of
the same member of tte uninvettykavingobtained the above
three mathematical rholanhips. Mr. Joseph Mena Austen,
RA.. Holm,'" Balla:idols of Brasenoee, was also elected to
the Theological Scholarship.

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

At an extraordinary general meeting of the share-
' holders of this company, held cc Saturday hat, at the Emr
toe station, the Marquis of CHANDOS proposed the following
resolution " The special genus! meeting haring catudderell
the heads of the two agreereenle between the Laadoa and
North Western and the Greet Northam and Illefiteld and
Lincolnshire Comparator, dated respectively the 26th Novem-
ber and the 23rd December lest, which were submitted to
each proprietor as the 16th March last, resolved, that the
said heads or minutes of egreernent be approved, and that
the directors be authorised to adopt the rum eery awesome
for carving the some into immedtate effect, and for soquEr-
ieg the use of the M. lielea's Company's line* hot.. en War-
rhagtoe end Genre, end of the Gast n Dock, end for ob-
taining from panatela'Dookc,
in &future soesion way farther powers
which Easy be oftwary."
M. Nooßaom„ the dety chairman, seconded the motion,
which was agreed to.
A Wharneldre meeting wee then held, when the heads of
the &Bowleg bilk wire read over end rewduti.ine were yawed
autherigag the directors to proceed with the following bills,
Wee, to such modifications es might 1* made by primmest
wat
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atimobionniel:;thist.rent f°trlithi,;a:.l"z4l;,atobilltim:iketoaasaatolthenah,r7tt:e.:;:adaed.boSntsitatti:d
line at Edge-hall to Sr. Nelsen Railway, seer Gareloa, and
to canner the stalks with the Gersten &tote ; shill to autho-
- the Birkenhead, Leamehire, sad Cheeks Junction Rail-
way Company to make • tailway from Roston to Herby.
with breaches to Illesmwe Fort owl Timone Pool, oad for
odor yarrow