The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-19 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Duo. 18.
Dun= DaTa.—Tbe day. appointed for granting
palms aad eisafarrias degrees ia Hilary or Leas Ti,. are
as follows:—Wedseisiay. Jan. 14; Thursday, Fab. 6;
Thursday, Fob. 19; Thanday, Marsh 12; Thursday,
Mush 19 ; and Friday, Axil 4.

RICEIFIII USD EXPINISS OF THIS
Pon 1856.—From as abstract of the g I &teapote of the
Usivsnity for tbe year wing Nov. 6, 1838.pss..szsd by
tibbokleptes of soceeets sad bused by the Vicr-Chancellor,
we lad dm total Getout of payssets is 28 1721. against
ths receipts of 22,6385.. asking a loos of 6.6335. 61. lid.
in the year. The chief espouses of the Umeareity areas
follows:—parchue of miser near the parks Irons Merton
Colitis, with interest for one year, 2,6341.; siipeoes doe
aaaaslly by statute or by deers, of convocation, 7,1471.
lie. Sd. police mount. Bedlam Library sitoosat, lighting
eel pave., rates, sad ether payments, formerly charged
the University dam, 6,0021. be. Id.; law charges and
ether miscellaneous muse% 1,668 i. 14. 70.; returned
the

jitio Lords of tiritriolary for parlismatory gnat to
rho professor., paid la erect for the year 1866, 8891.9.. 41. ;
cameo's find by gooiest pistols or decree of conv.rearroa,
7911. 18..; anat. of mosey by dooms of convocation,
7841. 9, ; schools amount, 6321.2., 2d. Balance la favour
of the Uolvenlty. 8. 1866, 8,8681. 4.. 2t1.; rouripte
for the year 1866, 22.818/. 14.. ; mahis6 a total of
receipts or 31.3041. 18a Bid. Deduct payments for the
par, 28,1721. 0.. ; leaved a balenoe la favour of the
Uaivenity, Nov. 8,1866, id 3,1321. 18s.

RECOGNITION or THE PUBLIC Stancis or Da.
SOUTHWOOD SItITIL.-.-(StOM a Corresponderst.)—We ao
Wormed that at a private imam of 'whim's sad gentle•
men, reuse, held at Lord Shaftesbery's rename., to son.
lids, the beet mode of testifylag Huir pommel esteem
towards Dr. Southwood Smith, it wu resolved. " that a bast
or Dr. Southwood Smith be prssented to some suitable
instautioa u ea sadurieg memorial of his missal services
is the promotion of the public health." The but will be
e:seated at Flores°, by the Asterioau sculptor Mr. Hart.
♦ large timber of the wet distiegaished statues** arid
legislators (of all politkal opinion), and soldiery reformers,
have Joiasd is this reuguitioa of Dr. Smith's exertiom is
promotiag the welfare of Resided._

LOCAL TAXAVON lit 82. Pekoes.—Yestarday
a meeting of the Vestry of at. Patients was held at the
Vestry Bail, Camden Town, for the purpose of ',nisi', a
report from the directors of the pose ae to the state of their
sic re, end as to the NOM of ligsidatieg a liability of
7,6001, mated la the seven» of bulldlap at the wotkboute.
Man mach dietaries a resolution wee settled by a lugs
majority, that the fortgetei sum, with laterest themes,
should be paid by insulates» of 1,5001. out of each sue-
malee poor-raw, until the whole should be liquidated.
It is uederstocl that Mr. Charles Manby, who has,
after wresteeu years' service, resisued the poet of Secretary
to the Institution of Cleft Regiseere, has sattended the late
Mr. flouback, se the »preventative la Loathe and ea the
Centimes% of the eztessiee nigh» etaauteeterlei Ina of
Robert Iltephesses and Ce., of Neweastlewo-Tyre.
CenyeL num -- 0113 131111 J-1110 DATr
TIIIIIIIOAT, Dzw. 18.—Admissions en leave»; 442; JAM
►y seams ask" 146. Teal »Mem 687.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

The Independence Beige of yesterday contains the
following:
A correspondent at Berne writs: to us as fol-
lows :—" I am assured that, in addition to the two
liberations on bail which have already taken place,
under the authority of the Chamber of Accu-
sation, there will in a few days be four or five provi-
sional releases. The President of the Grand Council
of Thurgovia (the canton in which the Emperor of
the French was made a citizen in 1884), M.Kappeler,
who is known for the extreme moderation of
his opinions, has pronounced at the open-
ing of the Council a speech which has made
a sensation. Alluding to the position in which
the Swiss are placed, and the danger with which'
the attempt at Neufchatel has menaced their common
country, M. Kappeler said The hour of trial
will perhaps soon arrive. We me, gentlemen, the
national honour and independence in the hands of
an authority which deserves our full and entire con-
fidence. We as count upon it, as it can count upon
as. While fearing nothing, let us not neglect to
take measures of precaution. Let us not provoke,
let us not clamour, but, at the moment of extremity,
let the country find all her sone, without distinction
of politics' parties, resolved to make the greatest
sacrifices for her weal.'"

The M. Petersburg Gazette of Comme►ce publishes
the account of the Bt. Petersburg Savings' Bank for
the year 1866. It appears from this that the
amount of the deposits was, in 1865, 834,307
roubles 791 copecks; daring the same period
690,830 roubles 84 copecks were reimbursed in the
form of ospital, and 36,959 roublea 77 copecks
for interest. On the let of January, the meets of
the Beak presented a total of 1,809,067 roubles 801
copeck,. Of this amount the share of the artisans
wee 107,264 roubles ; that of the peasants and serfs,
181,875 roubles; and that of the soldiers of inferior
rank, 99,368 roubles 60 copeck.. The majority of
the deposits varied from 10 to 26 silver roubles.
A letter from St. Petersburg mentions the death
of General Cheremetieff, Minister of the Domains,
from a second attack of apoplexy, as also that of
Count Btrogonoll a veteran Russian diplomatist,
who died at a very advanced age. The same letter
states the health of the Marquis de Courtavel, who,
it may be remembered, was seized with a severe ill-
ness in consequence of exposure to the cold, has much
improved.
According to a Bt. Petersburg letter of the 9th, in
the New Pruseiss Owl& of Berlin, the hopes that
bad been entertained of • certain degree of liberty
being allowed to the press in Russia had been dissp.
pointed, the journals having been spin subjected to
tee triotions,and even the Nord of Brussels, the Rus-
sian organ, has frequently articles blotted out.