The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-23 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Flu. 22.
DEATH OF THE WARDEN OF ALL Sow COL-
Lana.—We repel to announce the death of the Rev. Lewis
Feud, M.A., sad F. 0.5., Warden of All Souls and
Rector of Emit Ledttese, Becks, who expired et hisos
in the Iligh-sareaL on Sunday evening, February 91, after
a long ilinees, aged 69. Mr. Storryd proceeded to hie B.A.
degree in 1909, end to that of M.A., 1813, end wee elected to
the Wardenship of All Souls College in 1827, succeeding Dr.
Legge, fimierly Bishop of Oxford. The reverend gentleman
never took any active part in the aisles of the University,
and the excepti..n of Curator of the University Galleries,
we believe held no official appointment.. Mr. Bneyd wee
much beloved thrnagbout the Ueiversity, more especially by
the members of the society over which he presided. Be had
already announced his Intention of resignang the Wardenship
and had made arrangements for residing in St. Oils's, when
he had purchased the mansion formerly in the occupation of
Mr. James Morrill.

ROYAL OEOGRA PHI( AL SOCIETT.—A meeting of
this measly was bald yesterday evening in Burlington House
—Colonel -Newest in the chair. A paper was raid by Mr.
descriL,ng an explonition in the desert of the
Hourau. a district to the north-seat of Daman% that had
not previously been explored by Europese. The next
p iper was "An Account of the Arra Island.," by Mr.
Walla,. The group ~1 Wands lies about 200 miles from
New Guinea, the largest of them being about eighty miles
I lag by thirty miles breed; from Mist island there are two
large river courses falling into the sea, whleb, from their
appearance. might be mistaken for the rivers of a continent,
sad Mr. Wallace conceives, from the peculiarity of those
rivers, and from the circumstance that the fauna of the
Island sad that of New Gainer exactly correspond, the island
at ens time was connected with the main land, and has been
detached by volcanic subsidence of the earth. The country
la richly wooded, and its principal products ace tcetoisesholl,
mother-e-pearl, sad bird.' rats for the Chimer • short
caper ••• also reed, being an extend from the journal of the
whoopee Visa Scott, by Caplainßalleeny, before the meeting
adjourned.
OfFICIAL DEsPATCHEs FROM INDIA.—A ripply
mat to Fridays Otr,:etre was published yoMerday containing
won of various despatchesreceived at the Beat India-
lean" dentiliag proceedings respecting Deihl, Lucknow, and
ether pima*, the particulars of which are already knows.
Thom documents included despatches from Major-General
A. Wihme, Major A. Ourry, Lieutenant-Colonel Greethoed,
Major P. Tamer, Captain F. limuniington, Captain
blunt, and other oftli ere. Returns are also given
of order's,. as ammunition captured from the enemy, a
return of the killed and wounded of the moveable column
tinder the command of Lisratanatt-Colonel Orratheed
in the affair of the 28th of lhotruntur at Cam
pP
Seilundshuhur, and a return of the sick and woaadd
in the field form ander the conmeand of Major-Gmerel N.
Penny. There are also clespasolses from Lismeneme-Cokeed
Seaton, C. 8., Major-General W. B. Menalleld, Captain
Csultied, Captain W. I. Wain* and Cap& Norge
Needles,. To these see added auesrleal returns of MBA
and wounded of the moveable column in antlon, under the
command of Colonel J. 0. Gerrard, on the 10th ef November
last , and a descriptive vas/sale, roll of itarepeans of the nil-
meet of Artillery, from April Ito September 30, 1,867. An-
other return, dated Lmknow, October 1, gime a nominal BM
of killed, wounded, and musing In tbeArtillery Brigadebom
the 19:h to the 3dda of Septeer.,_ 1837. liceloolvin
AMERICAN MAlLs.—The Canard steamer Europa
sailed from the Maley on Saturday for New York, with the
malls and ley-tyres passengers. There will be no mid-
weekly dispel& of Camden( malls on Wednesday next, the
of the North Americus for Portland havlnar.
4111.taintil the 3rd of March. The next Cunard
limb the Canada, which sells on Saturday next for Boston
W Halifax,