The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-18 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OX7O/I,D, Oct. 17.
WALDMAN COLLIM --Yesilmaday ilialers. Frederick
Charles Emerson. Charles end Oeorge Can,
were admitted scholars of this
Tiu NIT% I.I.LI.EGE —Hugh 1116-.7artf.Pliott Platt has been
admitted a scholar of this
In • Convocation to bialVa w Thanday, the 29th
instant, at 10 o'cliek, it wet be proprood that the Rev.
Frederick James Manna*, Y.A. d Linea. College, he
permitted to proceed to the degrees( Band D.D., by acen-
mul.dion.

CAMBRIDGE, Om. 17.
PROFERPORIAL CERTIFICATE EX *MINIVER/NS.
Botany : Arts, John's; Bamford, John's; Chalk, Peter's;
Clemons, Trinity ; Curnford, Trinity ; I)uks, John's ;
Fruit, Trinity ; Gould, John's; Conlon, Trinity; Grimaldi.
Was ; Halms. Emmanuel ; Hodgson, Peter's ; Hone,
Jahn Harries, J esus ; Hartley, John's; Jones, Pembroke;
Kershaw, CLtherine ; Mayne, John's ; Melville, Peter's;
Muriel, Peter's ; Newton. Emmanuel ; Pretymao, Trinity ;
Rigby, Trinity ; tikeels, Emmanuel ; Hight, John's; 'Ant,
Trinity ; Tuition, ; Turner, Osiris ,• Vaughan,
Catherine ; Walker, CAM& ; Ward, Queens' ; Wayne,
Trinity ; Wharton, Queens' ; Wilkinson, Ditherine ; Wil-
son, Queens ; Trinity.
Political Imenry : Clay, Clare ; Cornwall, Trinity ;
Cox. Hell. Magdalen; Mmessrl. Pennbroka ; Sheffield, Trinity

LONDON JozNr,sroar 1411.-(27118 DAY.)I

An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of this company wee held in the Lounl.mula of the
husk, to elect • dheetor in the place of William Ormsby
Gore, Eng., dammed. H. Lee, Fars., who inretided, moved
the election of Goo. Pollard, Esq. who he slid was the may
gentleman who Lad offered himself. The motion was unani.
mously agreed to, and Mr. Pollard, in returning thanks,
said he but laboured hard in the service iif the bank for a
quartet of a century, sal should motio.. to use every
exertion to promote the interest. of the shareholders.

Mr. Mihies and Mr. Chillers, the members for
Pontefract, addressed their constituents last night at cue-
siderahle reviewing the proceedings of the pest
session, and treating upon the leading political questions.
The speeches of both lion. gentlemen were well received.
We (Leeds M 'can!) understand that Mr. Bright,
M.P., has consented to be one of the speakers at the min,.
of the Wakefield Mechanics' Institute, which will take
place on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 33. Mr. EA.
Latham, M.P., is the president of the institute, and hosed.'
also be among the speakers.

One of the young princes of the Howe of
Orleans has entered his wee as a pupa ia the mine of
lectures on " Architecture," at the Load= tieivereity
College.

THE WIDOW OF SIR HARRY —ln the
obituary notices of the lato gallant general which have
appeared, it has been briefly mentioned that Sir Han r
Smith married a Portuguese lade. A moat romantic story
is told of the manlier in which ime became acquainted with
that lady. After one of the actions in the Peninsula, in or
about 1813, a Spanish officer of high rank and great gal-
lantry, with wh Sir Flury lisippeued to bare a slight
moiwaihiaorew, was round mortally wounded on the fialtL
lie fired fie two or three days, end while in the hospit-dr
to which Sir Harry hal hail him eareved, he seat for his
wife, to whom he had been married only a few weeks, and
who was a Spanish beauty of between fifteen and sixteen
The dying officer entrusted the lady to his gil
l:int English friend, with a request that he would see teller
welfare. How well he discharged the ereiftlene, than re-
posed in him was sloorn by the leo: that no sooner was the
war in Spain at 40 roil than he made the Dome. bIAAAuus de
Lens NTIL Colonel Smith. The marriage was lever blessed
with Lime. The gallant rural haa left s brother and a
sister to lament lea.

Tali LATE JOHN H A MILTON, in with the
deepest regret that we asuounce the death alibis estimable
gestleinas, who, until the Wt few month% occupied Um
pot of «btu, M this journal. The inelaschely event Seek
place at Windermere ou Monday morninr la‘t, and woe pre-
ceded by • king sad painful Mises% the fatal issue of wheal,
from its very commencement, could suireely M &stead.
Mr. Hamilton, in the course of his public life, nattered
many important services to the Mille of human peugeism,
and thus who knew bum, and especially those was woe
acquainted with hie personal character, ream' fad to mite
with we in deploring his untimely death.—Morming dear.
80DDIR DIATN FROM ixoymacer.—An alter-
caws took place in Warren's Hotel, at Mee, between
Due 8.1000 Didier.; a motive of limo, Head Armiria, sad
ethers M the hotel, after dinner on Friday evening last. le
the affray the Don received a kirk, and, in a few inionlea,
when in the act of paying hie bill, he fell down and expired.
As inquest was held. Thu medical roan, who wide a post
rpm/ tin examination, mid death remelted from " excite-
ment." A Mr. labeler, who m one of the persons present
during the quarrel, and who le • lieutenant in the Clare
Militia, is in rustodr.—Dellis E'Vnt.!l
Pe tot mom Excemitre Daly-xi:c.c._oD Tuesday
morning a midden death occurred in a honor %meta in the
Market.place, Willenhaff. At about eight o'clock, two
colliers —the one named Fritsoe, otherwise Grooves, who
had hors living just off Lichffeldstreet, and the other
named George Wright--went into the Taulta sayjcitt
that re they had been at work all night, they wanted
" something to warm them." Thry chow rum and aniseed
water, dunk two pints of this, and ate a pork pie with it,
and were drinking the third pint when Frisson dmeppea.l
down ; and Wright also soon both apparently
They remained on the floor about two Lours, when Frisson
was found to be deed and Wright apparently dying. A
surgeon being called in, a stomach pump woe applied, and
Wright rallied, but Fritsion was pronounced to have ban
dead some time.

EMBEZZLEMENT IT • STATION MASTIOL—OH
Tuesday, at the West Riding itsaitina. held Leeds, a tor
20 years of ap, named Itrownhill floweley wee amid
with emheulcnient. The prisoner, who bed'ltilheeio bores
• good char.:cter, and war much respected, was the station
master at the llirstall station of the Leeds, Itrailfonl, and
HaLfax Junction Mile iv Con,remy, cud he wee now
charged with embezzling ctitain monept, on the 12th July,
the property of the ,vnip.,riy. It would appear that the
prisoner had nrcived cert tin accounts for the carriage of
goods, and had not properly represented his receipts to his
empluvera, the railway company. Hensley, who was sot
defended by couum.l, was foetal guilty by the jury, end
sentenced to six month.' impriw lament.
Tun LATE ATTESIPTIKe MI•EDER IN Loworo•D.--
The Lord-Lieutenant has offered a rewird of 1031. for the
appreheanon and bringiug to justice of the two meows
who waylaid and Ind at Mr. t;oorge W. Motor, near hie
own gate. Cartroe Lodge, county of Lou ford, on the nth
inst. The following communication in reference to Übe
ostler is pehli.beil in the Du blitz B.rpress :
" It se currently reported balmy that a tabourer in Mr.
Slatoe's employment has been arreded a. an ace...gory and
committed to primes. Suspicionniat ninionni to a
to on Mr. Stator's proferty. The only MILO that east be
assigned for thin horrible act is that Mr. Slator wished to
get raweasiost from a tenant of some lend which ho put.
chased in the Encumbered &date, Court some short time
since. The tenant elatiolz to he entitled to it himself upon
paying Mr. Stator a notiiiiAl .early rent, which, however.
the Welton' would Dot wet. to iacept. it is expected that
the horny will he procletmerl."
STRIKE AMON° THE CARPENTERa er BATH. —The
operative Strain and carpenters of thin eity heye been "on
strike suite Satunlay. The nluire tee advance in their
waser mf fa . per slay. to be allowed to leave work at fnm
o'clock every Saturday afternoon. and wane other privi-
leges which they have not hitherto enjoyed. beg to which
they consider themselves entitled. Tbi hay.
offered terms which the men decline to accept, and the
consettieocc it that shout 230 of them are now out
of
employment. .lbout 149 of the., are metnbera of a Trades'
A.,,,aitioo, and will lie allowed 11,. each so lungs, the
strike lute. Belk

TH • Qr mar INSURANCE COMPANY. —A meeting
of this company was held yesterday, at the Oillees, Nike-
etreet, Liverpool., and • Jivalwal of 5 per cent per annum
declared. Tbe aggregate premiums fur Use year ending 3lst
August, 1.40, were stated to amount to 31.01.10/., being an
ineruine of 14.4) per oast. to or the business of the preceding
leer. when the anfounk.l to pt,PlOll/. The fire peen,,,,,m„
1741a1, were 2.1,0U0f. ; is MS. 12.fit91f. The MUMS loomed
f .r iu 1004 miaowed to 9,4110.000/. ; in 1R59 to 4.400,000/.
The net pronto on the business of the past year left a
balsam. of 10.2000., and it was statral that the rearm tend
uow amounted to the cam of 111,0001.
W (AT MIDL.triD RAILWAY. —The total MAO 16-
reipta of this compear fa the fortnight ending Oetobeee:
Bove leant 15.2401 r. 14.. !1.1., :1..1 for the correspond*
furtro,At d 1,1:0 they were 1:1.325f. 9a. 34 The gonegs,b.
tore auroras 4. G,T32/. 9.. Itkl., or at the rate of 40.att per
rent.. whilst the expenere for the eorreeproding fortnight
of WO atonuate.l to 3.31104 140. Id., or at the ride of 40.15
p. r rent. Theanregate receipts for the first seven forta4dite
and nee day..( the I.alf-rrar, amount tu104,11414. INa i.d aa
agaia.t9l,kl4l/. 5.. Oil., for the eorresponditgarice fortaiglas
and three days of the previous veer. And the wept.
elpenwa for the that levee fortnights and one day of the half.
veer amount to 43,217/. team: at the rate of 41.21
per rent , as naiad :;7444./. 12a. 4.1. for the estreepooditet
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seven fortnight. mai three .Lys of Ilse preview year, mitt
the rile of 40 .uer c.ut.