The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-02 00:00:00

gbe eourt.

The foUowing bulletin of the Queen's health was
issue this meraiss
" Buckingham Palms, May 2, 1860, 9 a.m.
" The Queen has passed an emelleat night. Her Majesty
sail the Infant prices me gado, on favourably.
"Jana CLARK, M.D.
"Catania Lococx,
"Boxcar FIL/LOVIION, M.D."
At three o'clock yesterday aftemmea His Royal Highness
Prime Albert, attended by lie Equerry is Waiting, Lieut.-
Colas,' the Hon. Alexander Gorton, left the Palace for the
Cisme Mori where a Privy smart' was held which wee
attended by Hie Royal Hickman Priem Albert, the Macis
of :modem., (Lord Poulton), toe Archbishop of Cesar-
bury, the Bishop of London, the Duke of Wellington (Com
louder. in Chief). Linid Joke Be sell (Pint Lord of the
Treseag), Sir George Grey (Secretary of State for the
Ham Dmartmeat), Berl Or (13seretety of State for the
Colonise), Sir Cheeks Wood (Momenta of the (xchequer),
Sir Joba Hobbes.= (President of the Board of Control),
the Right How Pus Mania (Seeretary at War), the Mareptis
of Breadaltiane (Lewd Chaaaberlaia), and the Duke of Nor-
folk (Mister et the Hone). At the Cameil the Archbishop
of Ciaterbury wee ordered to peepers a form of prayer for
the Queen's wife recovery. The Hon. William Bathurst
wee the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. Prince Albert
after the Conseil returned to Buckingham Palace.
• London Gazette Eotraordmary, published yesterday,
sentaios as order in couceal, ordering that her Majesty's
printer do forthwith print • competent ameba of sepia of
• Form of Prayer and Thankegivisg, to be prepared by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. that the same may be forthwith
seat round sad read in the several churches and chapels in
Ragland and Wale' and of the taws of Berwick-apes-
Tweed, oa the 6th of May.
About eight hundred of the nobility and gentry sailed
during the day at Buckingham Pelee, to make
their dutiful inquiries after the state of her Majesty and the
What prime.

Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Hon. A. Ger-
des, Equerry in Waitieg, honoured the Duke of Wellington
with a visit at Apeley-house yesterday.
A deputation from the General Screw Steam
Shipping Company consisting of Mr. Zebra', chairman, Mr.
Luning, managing director, Captain Ford, director. Mr.
Howell, secretary, accompanied by Sir James Duke, M.P.,
Bison Rothschild. M P., Mr. &chard Fox. *P., Mr.
Henry Currie, M.P., Right Hon..T. Milner Gibson, M.P.,
Mr. Henley, M.P., Mr. Reim% M.P., Mr. Faster, M.P ,
sad Mr. BlfrlliMW M.P., bad as interview with the Chan-
calker of the Rulktier yesterday, at hie canal residence in
Downing-sum.
A deputation, consisting of Sir R. Gan Booth,
Bart., MY.. Mr. W. R. Ormsby Gore, M P., Mr. Somers,
M.P., Mr French, M.P., Mr. Tenisen, M.P., the Mayor of
Shy, and Mr. Alderman Gallaher, had an interview with
the Chancel or of the Racht quer yesterday, on the subject
of the 81iato harbour.
_ . .

isirii—Ashlei had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday, at the lioate-odles.
Despatches were seat off yesterday from the
Coloaisl•odlee to the Gammon of the West India Islands.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.

Yesterday, a convocation of the University of Lon-
don was held at the Kieg's College, for the purpose of con-
ferring degrees and honnun on the students who have passed
their examinations during the past year.
This being the first time that the ceremony has been per-
formed in public, then was • very large attendance of
visitors, and the proceedings lien regarded with much
Later/ st.

At 2 o'clock the Right Hon. the Earl of Burlingerie,
Chancellor of the University, presided ; and amongst those
present were the French Arobusador, Viscount Malmo,
M.P., Lord °Torsion., Lord Radstock, the Dean of St.
Colonel the Hon. E. Cast, Major-Cieneral Sir W.
Munson,i M P., Mr. Mosckton Mile's, M.P., Mr. Hey-
wood, M.P., Sir Henry Ellie, Sir E. Colebrook., 11. P.,
Sir Henry de la Bub*, Mr. J. 0. S. Lehrer', Vice-Chan.
esilor of the University, the Bishop of Durham, Dr. Billing,
Proferor Faraday, Professor Brand., Mr. Henry Hallam,
Sir Stephen Ilannick, the Right Hon. T. B. Marsa-
la, &c.
The proceedings were commenced by the Registrar, who
reed the foileering report on the state of the university:—
" My Lord—lt is .my duty to state to your lordship and
the senate of the university that in the course of the last
siesideotical year her Maj-sty has been pleased to grant a
supplemental charter, enlarging the powers previously sea-
fared on the amenity.
" Her Majesty has also, by warrant under her Majesty's
sign manual, been pleased to place in connection with the
university, in addition to the colues and institutions pre-
viously authorised to issue certificates for arts sad law, the
West of England Disienten Proprietary School at Taunton,
sad St. Patrick's College at Thistle..
" I have likewise to sum to your lordship and the senate
that ia the past year 167 gentlemen have been admitted to
matricalatioa ; that of these 11 have distioguisbed themselves
by their attainment when under examination for honours in
mathematics and natural °hike 'pay, of whom one has ob•
taiaed an exhibition; four have distinguished themselves in
elsonice, of whose one has obtained an exhibition ; seven in
chemistry, of whom ore has obtained a prize of books ; /our
is of whom one has obtained a similar prise; sod
two is botany, of whom one has obtained a prize.
"That 21 gentlemen have passed the first examination
foe the degree of Bachelor of Medicine; that of those seven
have distinguished themselves in anatomy and ph
of whom one has obtained en exhibition and a golf=
sad another a gold medal; four have distinguished them-
selves in chemistry, of whom ens has obtaiaed an exhibition
and a gold medal, sad one a gold medal ; seven have die.
tinguisied themselves in materta medics and pharmaceutical
chemistry, of whom one has obtained an exhioition and a
gold medal, and one a gold medal ; and three have distin-
guished themselves in botany, of whom one has obtained a
gold medal.
" That thirteen gentlemen have passed the examination
for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine ; that of these, four
have distinguished themselves in physiology and oosapara
tiro anatomy, of whom one has obtained a scholarship and a
gold medal, and one a gold medal ; six have distinguished
themselves in medicine, of whom two have obtained a gold
medal each; three have distinguished themselves in surgery,
of whom two have obtained a gold medal each ; sad two
have distinguished themselves la midwifery.
" That two gentlemen have pseud the examination for
the degree of Bachelor of Laws ; of whom one had distin-
guished hemmed in jurisprudeace, sad obtained the union-
eity Law Scheeiship.
" That fifty-Wee ggenwtlemen have passed the examination
for the die of Bachelor of Arts ; that of these, seven have
di tinguYW theaselwe is mathematim sad natural philo-
sophy, of when no has obtained the university scholarship;
Ni
hays Mitingnished themselves is classics, of whom on
W obtained the asininity scholarship ; several have Matta-
meshed thenishos la animal physiology, of whom en km
obtained the lidos et bens • three have distinguished lima
eaves In olmosistry. if Vitale on. has obtained the prise ;
and one has dimingenbel himself la botany.
" That two giaism• have passed the volaatarr nand-
stades in the tent Mike Soripeares and la Scripture history.
" That wee genlemse have peeled the exandaation fon
the den M Mona ef Arts, et whom we has ensued a
gold model ler his eileismeute In amiss, we a medal for
esathendes and anneal philosophy sad one a similar
model "
TIN lir legitt, nil metal moral led ;elided philosophy.
inn iseileasen ban reed
the degree
Donor ofs Medina, sad cos that of Dean M Len.. of

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" Gentleman rra.pprrwweetins the various colleges sad instils,
gess, when.* ter the degrees granted by the Uni-
versity, have resolved their academie edacatios, will present
to year lordship the gentimen en whom the respective
di have been coaferred."
rrpreeentation for degrees thee took pleat in the follow-
ing order, each stalest being istrodaad to the Chemin':
by the tator of his own college :
DOCTORS OF
Charles James Foster—Uaivenity CelMga

Docroai OF LAWS.

Thew !Mow Beak,ioorieo Coo;s7Uhoeberbstty, Jolla
Owes Snag, H. Fred. tzre Ooodridge, Robert Daw-
ns Herling—tralversity
Thomas Hawksley, Frederick Jolts Henley—Ring's
College.
Jibes epesew ResekM—Osy's RospitaL

MaITSOS Oi LIT

David Charles DWian,Beiasat Halle, Bjehard Holt
Hutton, Bunnell Lew* Wilma Frannie Weymouth—
University College and Maasiaime CoWis.
Simnel Roberts—Menetweear Oelhso.
John Mere—lionog hill College.
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John Bridge, ThoaSsiiorTeseComQ, Charles William
Crouch, John Cards, Edward Bandald Dawson, Edward
Clikasell Dash, Benjamin CM/sealer Durant, Mesmer Kea
Meer, John B Gould, Jain Bawl& Oatity. Jam
Philip Grose, F Hepburn, John Hill, Thome
Hillier, Richard Beall hetes" Richard Claris' Jassy,
William Taylor Mallow Philip Meadows Martineau, Ar.
User Nash, William Henry Nash, Edward Joha Routh,
Gerard Bayley Smith, Williams Smith. Alfred Th
Thomas Davis Wilma, Alfred Wills, William Fulleragl
ham—Usivetrisy CoU^ge.
Charles Weston Devenish, Frederick William Headland
—King's College.
Jana. Clare, Joseph Johnson, Reny Miami Fenainine
Layton, Theobeld Arthur Lambert Liars" Ware
Sweetmen—Stosyherst College.
John James Bishop, John Deady—lhashister Calve.
James Leonard—Highbusy Collage.
Benjamin Hudson, lam Brown Paton, Robert Ainslie
Badfard, Denial Smith—flpriag Hill Collage,
1. aLn Forrisitoa—lnspaey Cam..