The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-12 00:00:00

Tlttibtrditg Entritigenct.

CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 11.
Many imperfect accounts have appeared of the
early connection of Professor 741aurice with the University
of Cambridge ; it does not appear to be understood that he
here went threogh the full university course, and acquired
the regular Nmtas of S.C.L., which though not, technically
speaking, a degree. is in the faculty of laws in many respects
analogous to the B.A. in the faculty of aria. The L.S.B.
degree could only be obtained after reaching nearly the
standing nr:essary for the M.A. degree, and the majority
of those who proceeded in law remained content with
the position of S.C.L. In this condition a pereon could
wear the B.A. hood and be admitted as a candidate for
holy order. To become an S.C.L. it was necessary to
reside nine terms, to pass certain examinations, and to
hold publicly a disputation in Latin with the Regius Pro-
fessor. which was called keeping an act. Professor Maurice
kept his nine terms partly at Trinity College, and partly at
Trinity Hall. His name appears in theCanibridge Calendar '
in the First Chula of the Civil Law Tripos of 1827, in which
year he kept his act. He might have tdren the L.S.B.
degree any time after 1830. Some years after leaving Cam-
bridge. :n order to obtain classical honours, be went to
Oxford ; he could not then have competed for any
honours at Cambridge, as he was of too long standing to
be allowed to enter the lists. His Cambridge terms were
counted at Oxford.

An adjourned meeting of the presbytery was held THE CASE OF THE RAPPAHAN NOCK. —ln the
yesterday at the Presbyterian Church. Princes-road, Liver- Court of Admiralty yesterday Dr. Lushington gave judg-
pool, the Rev. Mr. Thompson, of Birkenhead, in the chair. merit in the case of the Beatrice, otherwise the Rappa-
A discarsion took place upon the union of the Scotch and hannock. This was a suit against the American govern-
English churches, in which the chairman, and the Revs. meat, who bad seized the Beatrice at Licemool on the
Messrs. McLeod, Muir, (Inman, and others took part, but ground that it had been used by the Confederates, and
eventuahy the debate was adjourned to the next presby- was now the property of the l'nited States. Whilst that
tery, a committee, composed of the movers of the several question was pending the plaintiff made his claim for
resolutions proposed during the discussion, being appointed cordage supplied as an equipment. The American govern-
to consider the question further, and report to the next went denied the jurisdiction of the court on several
presbytery, grounds, and the plaintiff having answered that the vessel
COM It UNICATION BETWEEN RAILWAY GUARDS . was the property of certain American citizens," the de-
AND I'ASSrSGERS. —Some experiments were made on the findant moved the court to reject the answer, and the
Great Western Railway on Monday night with Mr. case was argued on a former day. His lordship now gave
Spagnoletti's system of electrical communication between judgment on the application to reject the plaintiff's an-
passengers and guards. The apparatus was affixed to a ewer. It was difficult to decide when cordage was an
couple of carriages attached to the 5 p.m. train from the equipment or a necessary. But there was an allegation of
Paddington ternmins. In a Srst-class compartment were the plaintiff's " that the vessel was the property of certain
Sir D. Gooch, Captain Bulkeley, Major-General the Hon. American citizens," which was too vague. It was well
A. N. Hood, Lady Barrington, and other passengers. To known what was meant by the expression, but it was
this a set of apparatus was attached, as well as to the necessary that the answer should be amended and par.
compartment occupied by Mr. Spsgnoletti. The apparatus Scalars given of " the certain American citizens." He
in Captain Bulkeley's carriage was set in motion by would say nothing on the subject of costs. Order so-
Miss Nan de Weyer, the daughter of the Belgian Minister, cardinglY•
last after the train had left Slough, and a light thus CRYSTAL PALACE. 01f1 SHLLLERO DAY.—
ignited remained burning during the whole time the train TUESDAY, DEC. IL—Admiszions on payment, 715 ; ditto
was Taming from Slough to Windsor. by season tickets, 942 Total Amhara, 1,657.