The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-06 00:00:00

etnibenitte Intelligence.

OXFORD. FEB. 4.
fibitinaut:v HALL. This morning the Rev.
Richard Michell, 13. D., Vice Principal and Public Orator,
was admitted to the principalship of this bell, rendered
vacant by the death of the Veserable Dr. Macbride. The
ceremony took pines in the dining-hall in the presence of
the vice-chancellor, the university registrar (Dr. Bowden/.
and the resident members of the society. The vice-chan-
cellor called upon the latter to oonfirm the nomination of
the chancellor, to which they responded with great ap-
plause.

THE UNWIERNIIT or CAIIRRIDOIL—Mr. CleaSby,
Q.C., is named as a candidate for the representation of
this %adversity as the first vacancy.
U NEVE/LAITY COLLEOL, LONDON.—LITERARY O
PHILAMoYHICAL BOVICTA.—The next moral meeting of
the society will be held on Wednesday next ; Profesaor
Malden, A.M., in the chair. The following papers will he
read :—" On Semitic Roots in the English Language,- I,y
the Rev. Hermann Adler, Pb. D.: aad "The extinct
Volcanoes of Al:teeter* and the Eifel," by Mr. W. H. Cor-
field B.A. (Oxou.), F.G.S.
The Norwich I)iocesan Church Association has
adopted a resolution to the effect that it is desirable, in
the education of the children of the poor, to maintain the
voluntary and denominational rysteru in its integrity, and
that in order to its further extension increased facilities
ought to be afforded for the distribution of the parlia-
mentary grant, so that every parochial or other school
which is able to give the requisite guarantee for perma-
nence and efficiency should be entitled to partake of it
without any interference with or restrictionsupon the re-
ligious teaching therein.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LINZ ASUURANCE.
—The 27th annual general meeting of the members of this
association was held last night, at the Loudon Tavern, Mr.
R. IL Jones in the Chide. Mr. W. T. Linford, the secre-
tary, real the report and statement of accounts, which
showed that the total income for 1867 was 71,4291., the
expenditure being 42,6021., leaving a balance of 30,626 f.
The capital account showed • balance of 350,064 t. The
chairman, in mowing the adoption of the report, congra-
tulated the meeting upon the state of the accounts, though
it was nut surprising that the receipts bad fallen a little
short of last years returns. In that respect they were by
no meths *lngalls.. Their invested capital had realised
O. Ws per cent., and the renewals of policies had been
satisfactory. Of course they had not realised so much as
oa previous years. but that was attributable to the low
rate of interest. Their agent reported a state of dulness
generally, but they were doing all they could to maintain
their position. They hail carried forward • handsome
betimes of 30,000 f. The report was unanimously
adopted, and the ordinary business haring been transacted,
I the proceedings domed with • vote of thanks to the chair-
' man.
PLNLANIAM IN CORR.—The Cork Reporter says :
" Early on Monday morning telegraphic oominunications
between Cork aod several towns iu the county was in-
terupted. The wires between the city and Ma.
cram were dumb as well as those of Queenstown.
When this become known considerable excitement was
caused, and rumours of • most extraordinary and impro-
bable nature were circulated as to the cause of the stop-
; page in the telegraphing. Large bodies of Feuians were
' said to be simultaneously descending upon the city, and
this, coupled with the intelligence that the wires on the
Great Southern and Western Railway were also cut, was
amply sufficient to give the excitement such an impetus as
could not be appeased for the day. Parties of work-
' men were at once despatched along that line, and •
breach was discovered In the wires in the neighbour-
hood of Blarney. This damage was repaired and it
was then learned from Mallow that the wires were
severed near Trak* and Killarney. In the course
of the day these were also repaired. Convenient to
Denkettle station, on the gamesmen Railway, five wires
ware cut in the one place, and were found lying on the
ground twisted in inextricable confusion. These were
very soon put to rights, end • close watch was set so that
no TOCUtTellee of the outrage could possibly ensue. Be-
' tween this and Bellinoollig on the Cork and Bedroom
Railway, an entire pole was taken down and carried off,
the wires being also cut. Still further on, and within two
I or three miles of Macroom, the wires were again cut, and
, • pole that was at the point of severance was removed and
thrown hate the Selling river, adjacent to its junc-
tion with the Lee. This pole floated down for many
miles and was picked up near Ballincollig. The wires
hare not yet been repaired, and the occurrence has
created much alarm among the peaceable inhabitants in
and around Macroom. A strange-feature in the affair is
that they were all cut at the earn* time, and over an ex-
tant of eountry reaching from some distance east of Cork
M Tralee and Killatney. This shows a premeditation and
organisation really suspicious, and goes far in saying that
i Poniard= is not yet *stied. Aa the polies were patrol-
! ling in Mayo= early on Monday morning they
' stepped two young men who had all the appearance of
Wel nlluniffsra. They wens interrogated, and returned
sash lansated. actor, answers that the pollee believed them-
selves justified in taking them into custody. At the bar-
, reeks they were searched, and • six-barrel revolver was
foetid ea sea. (hie cif time stated be was hem Cork,
and the ether amid be use frees Bellinhaneff."
ADMIRALTY, WarrigALL, F. s.—We are re-
. quested to slate that the launch of her Majesty's
ship
lel4 at Chthleim, will take piece on Monday, the 10th
lemma. iambi .4 el Retards/ next. Appointments : Mid-
. shipmen Richard Kaolin, to the Rattlesnake ; and Edwin.
A. Hobson, to the Defame.