The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-17 00:00:00

UNITERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Mar 16.
Minanzie Pinta—The prizes given annually
by the repreeseestives in parliament for the University
have been this day adjudged as under :—The undergraduate
prize for Latin press composition to Robert Millington, of
Queens'. Subject—" ' Utrum belli apparatus bodierna arts
ad sedan masts expoditi Fei gentiuni Demand*, 'Delius COO-
' ducant.* The bachelors' prizes to-1. W. T. Hope Ed-
wards, Trinity ; 2. Herbert Mortimer Luckock, Jesus.
Subject—" Quantopore sibi invicem prosiot Africa) iota.
none et Anglia popish Mere mutandis inter lie mercibus."
CowoutoArtost—At a coseregation this day the under-
mentiseed degrees ware costarred :
&abatable D.D. of Dignity.—The Reverend Jame Prince,
Bishop ef Mismileasur.
B.D.—Lewis Marisa Lewis, (Pesos' College.
' M.A.-0. 0. Ilidder, J. P. Farmer, R. A. Fitzgerald, R. II
H. Gar, R. Lapp*, sad W. Wingdeld, Trinity College ;
J. H. Haycock, W. J. Herren. B. S. Moore, J. C. Valen-
tino, wad W. J. Savall, 8t Johs's College ; 8. H. Hensley,
G. R. Johnson, C. Mortimer, and J. Rah', Clare College ;
J. Gill, Pembroke College ; R. Fonder, J. P. Garrick, E.
T. Leighton, and IL H. Lubbock. Gains College ; E. Boom
and H. R. Ware, Carpus College ,• W. Collies and G. It.
Prynn, St. Catherine's College • B. L Smith, Jesus Col.
lest • It. Breese, C. N. Rebarti, W. N. Skeet, and P. H.
Wor;nakt, Christ's College ; J. R. Lumby, Magdalene College ; F. W. Goodacre, Emmanuel College ; J. S.
Miller, Sidney College.
L B.—F. L. Hayward, Corpus College.
ADIIDOSIO,IB AD EUNDIM. —The Rev. G. F. W. Mortimer,
D. 1).. of Queen's College; the Rev. A. W. Haddam, 8.D.,
of Trinity College; and the Rev. R. B. Liaprd, M.A., of
Bramenose, all of Oxford, were admitted ad eundem.
Mr. Valentine, of St. John's, and Mr. Collies, of Cathe-
rine's, were admitted by special pace in their absence. Mr.
Valentine being espied as assistant master at St. Mark's
Collegiate School, New South Wales ; and Mr. Collins, of
Oatharise't being misalooary chaplain at Cochin, ou the
aced of Malabar.
Mirriscutanos.—To-day there matriculated, as fellow
commoners three ; pensioDent six ; slam throe.

ROYAL RONTICULTVBAL SOCIETY. —The Council
have appointed a fine art. committee for the decoration of
the gardens. South Kensington, with statuary. vases, km
It consists of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Earl
Somers, Furl Ducie, Lord Taunton, Sir Coutta Lindsay,
Mr. Wentworth Dilke, Mr. Henry T. Hope, Professor
Westmacott, and Mr. Sidney Smirks. The committee met
at the gardens on Monday, his royal highness in the chair,
and were engaged in deliberation for nearly three hours,
when they adjourned 11l this day (Friday).
Sorra LoNuoN MuneVlC—A deputation, intro-
duced by Mr. Leyard, M.P., waited upon the Right Hon.
the Earl Granvilb to ascertain whether it would be possible •
to regard the South London Museum ea a school of art, and '
to obtain a monetary greet, de. His lordship received the
deputation very favourably, and assured the gentlemen he
would do all in his power to promote their views. Amongst
the gentlemen present were the Rev. Hugh Allen, D.D.,
the Rev. Thomson Smith, Dr, G. P. Rugg, and Messrs.
Corderoy, Atkin, Brock, Davis, ka.
ZOOLOGICAL Suciirrr or LONDON. At the
monthly general meeting, held yesterday, at the society's
house, in Hanover-aquaria—Robert Hudson, Esq., F.R.S.,
in the chair—the Facia[ Warwick, Sir W. B. Call, Bart., i
Lieut,Coloziel Amylase, and Messrs. T. Lucas, J. B.
Baillie, Washingtes Jackson, H. Webster, H. W. Bird, and
A. Ricardo WWII elected Fetiowe ; and R. Swinhoe, Esq., of
her Majesty's eassoisr Barris% Amoy, as a corresponding
member of the society. The following noblemen and
gentlemen were at the same meeting proposed as candidates
for the Fellowship, viz.:—The Duke of Beaufort, Lord
Ihdlielil, Lord Skelnendals. Boa. G. Denman, M.P., Cap-
tale Goff. Major Cartwright, Rev. J. Williams, and Messrs. .
C. Mum, H. Jabber, W. J. Lash, R. Allison, jun., F.
Moe, R. Erriagtee, 0. C. Watertight, W. T. Smith, and
H. Jenkiug ; sad Xt. A. F. Beal*, of the Presidency of
Madras, was proposed as a onmorpnedift member. The re-
port from the ornmeil stated, sossopt ie things, that the
number of visitors to the pedals daring the year had bees
61,599.