The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Dec. 6.
ORIEL Com.mil.—Mr. I. P. Balmer, from Isling-
ton School, sad Yr. T. J. Waddiashme, from Cheltenham
College, were yesterday sleeted to open scholarships et We
college. At the ems time Mr. C. A. Kelly, from Rowell
School, was slanted to the ooppp
'feennr• Ludwell exhibition, of the
mine of 40i. per ensure. The following gentlemen were
also elected to exhibitions within the college, viz., Mr. T. W.
Fowl*, 'wham ; and Years. W. F. Gremlins& Pritchard,
commoners, Oriel College.

WORKS OP THE SKETCHING Boar/T.—Mr. Ho-
north, of the Haymarket, wall known as &spirited print pub-
lisher, has now in preparation • very Intorearing work, which
he purposes Waning about Christtou. It consists of twenty-
seven pates after studies and sketches by those eminent min
who composed the original Sketching Society; vac-similes of
those drawings conceived and executed by them within the
space of two hours upon • given subject. It is curious to see
how diSnently the suggested subject ham struck the various
mind, •coording to their different degrees of refinement. In
mere manual execution (taking into consideration the short
space of time, which allowed no polishing or finishing
touches) the sketches are pretty nearly on a par; but loins
of the artists wand far above their &Alegi:mem their poetical
and forcible conception. Mr. A. E. Chalon's history of the
formation of the Sketching Society, and account of two
evenings when the subject for representation was selected by
the Queen, which is embodied in the prospectus, will be read
with much interest.
THE VICTORIA-STREET SEWER.—At the weekly
toasting of the Metropolitan Booed of Works on Friday,
Mr. Then* in the chair, a report was reed from the Com-
mittee of Works, showing that the expenses incurred to the
construction end repair of the Victoria-street Sewer op to
October, 1867, amounted to 60,3161. The report stated that
the invert had dropped in places composing the quickesnd
upm which it is bedded. endengeting the main building of
the United Service Institution and other buildings in the
immediate neighbourhood, and that nothing would
do bee a thorough rerecostniction. It was then moved
" that the Victoria-serest weer, between • pant near the
Hanel Service Institutkaand the Penstock Chamber, being
• Leith of shoat 300 lest, be reconstructed in the manner
recommended by the engineer ol the board, at • probable oost
of 6,0001.; end that, from the peculiar Gnus of the work,
three onitreeten of high diameter be invited to tender for
its executionom a sehedele of prices and specification to be
framed by the engineer." Kr. Doulton moved ea en amend-
ment " that the metrects be thrown open to public compete-
nee," yid& weld to, end put ss the original motion,
Mr.Ledie said he being
should move man amendment, " that the
bills of eons end contracts and extras for sewer contracts for
the Victoria-street sewer, and the various reports, be printed
for the commissioners, and the farther consideration of the
*object be adjourned until the papers are produced," but the
origins) motion was carried bye large rasidity.
CRYSTAL PALACE:RALF-CROWN DAY.—SATYII-
- Due. s.—Adrolesioss on payment, 789; ditto by
same Schots, 2,7.27 i total, 3,106.