The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-01 00:00:00

fINIVZIISITY INTELLIGINCA

OXFORD, MAY M.
Iu a convocation holden this morning, the proposal
to confer the degree of M.A. on Mr. Allen `Veers Gardiner,
deny of Magdalen College, ivy 'Went from Enstlann
on a mission in Patagonia, met with the approval of the
house. In a congregation holden immediately afterward'
the following degrees were conferral —Master of Arta—The
Rev. James Thomas May, University College; the Rev.
Wickham Birch, Trinity College; the Rev. George Grey,
Magdalen Hall; the Rev. William Pitt Trevelvan,Wonester
College. Bachelor of Arta—William Walter 'Merry, BeThel
College; Henry St. \intent Amex, Exeter College; Herbert
Rehm; Exeter College • Thomas Dyke, Christ Church Col-
lege; Alexander Hugh Baring, Christ Church Coles
Francis With., St. John's College; Arthur Robert s
St. John's College; Henry Daniel 24Mi11, Jesus College;
Francis Charles Cole, Wadham College.
DEGREE DA o'\ ERE TERM.—COOgIeptiGOB Rill beholden
for the purples of granting spaces and cenferring degree.,
ou the following days in the ensuing tann,siz.:—Wednesday,
June 3; Friday, June 12; Thursday, Juno 16; Thursday,
June 25; Saturday, July 11.

SPORTING.

NOTES FROM THE DOWNS.
TO TRZ EDITOR OP 701 IITRERS.

Sia,—l managed to fill my note-book pretty well
on my late visit to Epsom, and I have no doubt that my notes
will posses* some interest for your readers, for 1 never recol-
lect during my little expenence an " Emma Summer
Meeting" se full of incident as the one just passed. The
large number of Derby favourites in the vicinity on Sunday
and Monday last brought up whole hosts of company thus
early from all parts of the country, and their opinion were
so numerous and conflicting that 1 shall not give them any
farther thought. Snake it to say that the backers
of the favourites were pretty generally satieficd
with the condition and appearance of their nage, and
they had only to watch the movements of the Ring
to satiety themselves what sort of a run they were to
have for their investments—straight or otherwise. The racing
on Tuesday east some little light on the affair' and I con-
fess to hare had a mumitiment myself that the
Derby of 1837 wu • water of time only After the
race Sir the Craven theism In that rare the col-
lides if Gams di Teem Blue Juba, the Blue Devil's
colt, and the **herb •••'••A-the-Wlng was regarded with
soma inteseholtheugh ilew seemed to held a doubt as to the
result, for, elm Thum lashed like ahem who had had too
much rest, Illes hist aim looked bashard. and the Bine
Devil's colt wee pariah tee lessy, The Blue Jacket was
started merely fora lie be kb siiiie enopanioa, end his
party were not " ea" Is • * animas: they knew per-
feed* welt est those um ere .bsews" monism fee them
The NOM Dr Ili tee at net a a
and,
was the old* ahem rent his and
eanlibut is they were all do bOstirs, they hardlyan
I igigeftl there Will Itherle MOW, fir &hating Grams
whine set within Db. et Ihir pet. law since been
Si:* emantand that SIMInn wee in Oyer: at the
and if so his debt is not a matter of
• bat Ids dose of pity.* gave the backers
el Toshment gni • " hie' that they will sot
Vlapt es , they lumped the money on him aftermath
Air bed been all bat ever ; and many, " to make
ads,' tameted a little on the We, till the owner came to
Mir rem* by matching the hero ; and the stable made no
sermt from that the of Tournament having cleaned him out
Mb WHIR idatedoes one. From the time the 1,,,V was run
to the berm bobs heck out—set more than two heure—ne
mach as 50,0001. was laid against him, the " Leviathan"
Katitsg the hoer. share; for Ms • book "—which was an
a small sea—was full in an hour. The nett race
to the Craven gave hopes to the backers of another of
tho " Southrons," as the clever victory of Huntington for
the Demo Plate, while running with the worst of the weights
with surly every opponent, gave Adams. a very "rosy"
lock, fee he had done a • good thing" over the lag half of
the Bprom course with the •• miler," who waited for him at
the turn in a trial, while one or two others led the whole
course, and all the exertions of Huntington could not bring
him on anything hie even tonne with the genie little
Agues. The two rum were oleo a pleasing augury to the
" flothin," as the victors were scarcely mentioned in the
Itbg, end their good fortune followed them throughout the
thy, be In se ease did a favourite pull through. The Wood-
oats .labs, fir two-)ear-olds, brought Polly reachum out
soh bat she had evidently not been over-worked, and
the "'deals" were again in front, Sedbury and Deceiver
rmateg • bentlithl race home with the favourite, and the
ismer, through Deceiver stumbling, winning at Ist by a
neck. Polly Pesten, the Bridal Tour, Royal Sovereign,
sad Pita Roland we ell dose up with te first and Fecund,
and there ma sercely MU. difference between the best and
the worst of the half-dare Although I made favourable
mention of Sedbury on Monday hurt, I think the result might
bare been different had Deceiver bees managed better, and
the latter will pay for watchlar this seaman. The Roue
Stakes gave another brilliant finish, the discarded lot pro-
timing the first and second again, but with the favourite en
close to their heals—or, rather heads—that the "talent:'
deserve some little credit for their "potting" of Reeder.
Peeping Tom ran very differently than at Chester; but Sai
Cohn would have won had he run straight, and he only RlC-
climbed to the Vigil, who received 1611.5. from him by a head.
Seeing that Sir Colin, while giving Riseber 21b.. finished
before him, I may be eacueed fur the fondness I exhibited
for him all through this mum, and especially in the Chester
Cup, as he would have had to imam 221 b. from Weber in
the Chester Cup, sad the latter was always well up fee that
race. It has been generelly believed that Sir Cohn could
not sta but at his exhibition next day, In the Epsom Cup,
where ha heat the Chevalier diametric Rimir, Pretty
Boy, and Mtheepie, I. the oonmeseet of contere, the cm
was extettles bag, and T. Parr must have regretted mot
:=lin ter as Dinky se I will never believe there was
WNW NM *rail 31. D., and on the latter breaking
down, thirst peloreeft what might have been done with
Sir Coils. The hest was dolly. and he will take some
beldieree IL /a" ewes with Blink Bonny and Igno-
=Mlieelfforge. Ile Horton Stoked, and Heat.
ae us liabehmilliff *abut my assistance, and I at
are elm gear sleviipsebet Derby.
an sew se One aseim%ol6ll like a muster in the Ring
an lffeineMws II we that some important alterations
hod Islethpios oboe re parlous day. The favourite and
were MI boepest ; but the latter noon began to
2 .1 N.D. lees= decidedly the second favourite
mu was decided. Then the privileged ottaintd
a Wheel ildrsieher is the paddock, and so well did he look
thee be solorned to his old pries 6to 1, the rail on
Teednement and &enterer on Tuesday having eat
him to I to 1. Zuyder Zee was evidently not
the . demi 'ma" may took kiln to be, and his good
looks mend away who had taken liberties with hie: to
render him bah& But the most important changes that
took plain vas ma reference to Adams and Blink Bonny :
Mg Male haler an generally stroked that as little as 10 to I
wan hiss Isill4. while there was such • mad rub made
by those who hid t. mpered" Blink Bonny, to get out,
that she giddily athi to 12 to 1, althouih there were
many lgremat et the anuement who wont have laid 20
to 1 sty to the hot arsemat. I think, however, that 12 to 1
wen um in Isar oesent prim at startia than 20 to 1.
These wee slam _leaf with hell !tr. Jackson's horses
--iiimfrawr sad the Sp* el atiM_ Rumours were
dot of the former bag topopetlp ft.ww, In the entry,
sal et the law bed• Itse per di; but Admire]
law set the kart at wit, while Mr.
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as sr, sod et the Ito age, so that
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those ogre Ass. asusisdois id lasslioadm, and be com-
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