The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-15 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

Rer. S., dory Smith's 11',eks 1 vol. Longman. 18.50.
Macaulay's Critical
n.a awi His
toricBtal Essays. 1 vol.
an
Cheap and compact edition.' of these co.empontry '
classics have been for some time a desideratum, and
the public is much indebted for the benefit now con-
ferred on them. The wit and sense of Sydney Smith
were certainly never intended to be bound up in three
costly two guinea volumes. The whig r arty, though
in power, is by no means in the zenith of public
estimation. And though we understand they pro-
mise to do wonders this session, as they g, serially do,
like old sinners, whose lives are drawing to a cl'ae,
they should not have so long neglected to send forth
in a more popular shape the writings of their great
wits.
In our age, however, it is reserved for booksellers
and proprietors of journals to do what politicians
s'oould have thcught of. Amongst each acts are these
cheep publications ; to which we should have added
the " Life of Horner," not lot g slues published in a
cheap, portable, and desirable form by the Messrs.
Chambers, of Ediuburgr.
And here we have before us our old friend—" Peter
Plymley." Here we have before us the reverend whig
dignitary making speeches in favour of reform at
Taunton, and comparing the church to Mrs. Parting-
ton. Here we have him agitating and appealing
To any man, who is himself embarked in a profession, or
has been in the same situation, if the untie ipfluenee of
boroughtn.ncers has not perpetually thwarted him in his
Lawful career of ambition and proteeional emolument.
Sydney Smith's arguments tor reform and tolerance
are just as fresh and good at the present day as they
were twenty years ago. i3ut we are not going to
write a criticism upon either Sydney Smith or
Macaulay at present. We merely wish to point out
the new facility of getting at and enjoying their
writings.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
Osrown, Jew. 14.—1 e a 000gregation holden this morn- <
leg (being the tire day of Lent Term) the following degrees
were conferred, vies.:—Master of Arts : Rev. Thomas Castle '
S mrthey, Fellow of Queen's Coll. ; Rev. Henry Gordon •
Merriman, Tutor and Fellow of New Coll. ; Rev. Edmund I
Coffin. Denny of Magdalen Coll.; Robert Winkle Gilbert, I
Rev. Thompson Podwore, Fellow's( St. John's Coll.; John
H. P. Maynard, Pembroke Coll. Bachelor of Arte : Henry
Benjamin Earle, Easter Coll. ; Edward Widt Culska, Meg
dales Ball.
Ce%BKIDOI, Jeer. 14.—The following will be the 'objects
of examination in the last week of the: ent Term, 1851
1. The Gospel of St. Mork. 2. Paley'Evidencs. 3. The
Old Testament History. 4. Apology and vide c Plato. 6
AN Poetics of Horace. G. Elements of Euclid, Books I.
mad 11. ; end Arithmetic.
GxrvsLfrr Comuos, LONDOW.—The council have ape
pointed Dr. A. Serial; Gart•od to toe otlioes of professor of
isisserts medic., and physician to the hospital, lately held by
Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson.
PRllMltlelleel.—Rev. Frederic Riede, to P. C. of St.
Mark's Church, Kemptowa, Brimhton, dio. Chichester ; pato.,
Trustees of St. Mary's Hal', Brighton.
Rev. A. D. Wegner, to curacy of new church of St. Paul,
Brightern, din. Chichester; pat., Rev. H. M. Wagner, vicar
of Brighton.
Rev. C. D. Goldie to perpetual muse, of High Toynton,
eounty and diocese of Lincoln, SOL ; pat., Bishop of
Caring".
Rev. J. P. Hastings, to be chaplain to the Biehep of
Llanda.
VAC/aT.—Little Clacton V., Rom, die, Rochester. 1151 ,
with residoncs ; pat., F. Nissan, Reg. Roe. J. L. Kirby,
deceased.

NAVAL.
ADMIRALTT, JAW. 14.—APPOINTMINTIL—To Hermes—
Plum: 0. H. L. Wee. Sharness Dockyard—Mut. r
Smith : J. Vennis[. Foreman of Smiths : K. Forbes. Pills.
brok Dockyard—Foreman of Smiths: J. Veining.

MILITARY.
Tx' COLOWILCIES TBA SOTII AND 68Th REOIXINTS
M
• it is coati !espy stated in military circler, to be pieta
to Major-General Mercer, C. 8., and Major• General Fer-
guson, C.B.