The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-29 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Aram 28.
TEE \VDU:HESTER READING PRIEM. —These
prices were awarded to-day, for the first time, as follows :
—lst. 0. Airy, Trinity College. 'bid. A. N. Obbard, Bt.
John's. J. K. Esdaile, St. Peter's, and G. B. Rhiod,
Christ's College, aro considered by the examiners worthy
of honourable mention.

OXFORD, Aran. '2B.
MUSE:COKE COLLEGE.—The following gentlemen
have this day been elected to the vacancies iu this col-
lege :—Classical Scholarships : V. Cooper, from Bradfield
School; and H. St. Barba Brown, from Ruby School.
Mnthematical Scholarship : Mr. Hothem, from St. Peter's
School, York. At the same time scholarships of lin value
were awarded to Mr. E. Manson, from St. Paul's School ;
and to Mr. F. Stone, Commoner of Brannan College.

Tar Inisn Cameos QuEsnox. —A meeting,
presided over by the mayor, was held last night at
Bradford, and was attended by • large audience, who
were almost unanimously in favour of Mr. Gladstone's
proposition. A resolution was passed, stating that
the Irish church rendered peace and contentment in
Ireland impossible, and was a danger and discredit to
Great Britain ; and a second resolutisn was curried, de-
manding the impartial diaendowment of all religions
bodies in Ireland, and calling upon the House of Com-
mons to pass Mr. Gladstone's resolutions without delay.
A petition was adopted embodying the views of the meet-
ing. A meeting IMO held on Monday, in the Queen-street
Hall, Edinburg the Lord Proro.t presiding, to consider
the Irish Church question. The hall was crowded to ex-
cess. The Lord Provost, in opening the proceedings, pro-
posed a motion expressing feelings of holler and detest,-
Mon at an attempt being made on the life of the Duke of
Edinburgh, and that the address be forwarded to her Ma.
jesty. The motion was adopted amid great cheering. Ile-
whitlow were then proposed by Mr. Adam Black, Pro-
fessor Rainy, Professor Blackie, and others, approving Mr.
Gladstone's resolutions to disestablish and disendow the
Irish church, and also that a petition be presented to par-
liament to that effect. An amendment wes proposed,
but very few bands were held up for it and the resole-
Mono were carried by a great majority. Similar meetings
have been held et, amongst other places, Devon port sad
Bury. At the latter pieces the proceedings were et ea
uproarious character, but resolutions in favour of Mr.
Gladstone's proposals were nevertheless earned.
Rnuotoun TaAvr Sout:TY.—The sixty-ninth
annual meeting was held last evening in Exeter-hall,
under the presidency of Mr. Duncan liPleuen, M.P. Dr.
Davis gave a resume of the report, from which it appears
that during the pest year the society published over 100
new treats end handbills, 15 books for adults 19 for the
young, and a large variety of small books for children.
The society's sphere of action extends almost to every
quarter of the earth, and the number of publications it
issued within the year amounted to 40,991;763, being an
increase of 2,271,272 over last year. If to these be added
the number of probable foreign issues, the amount would
be about 46,991,763, and the proximate circulation from
the formation of the society, 1,238,990,060. The money
grant to England and Wales amounted to 69431. Gs. 31 •
to Scotland, 7141. Is. 10d. ,• and to Ireland, 345/. Si. sd:
The total receipts were 113,092 L, being an increase of
2,317/. over 1866. The total expenditure was 112,323/., end
the grants amounted to 13,467/., which was 2,3.33/. in excess
of the subscriptioos, donations, and collections.

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ADMIRALTY, APRIL 28. APPounakiFra.—
Bub-Lientensate—Rdema4l B. Wallace, to the Royal Oak ;
and James H. T. Ohowne, to the Philomel. Midshipmen
—Bertram A. Xuirhead, Alfred Ripley, Harry C. Rey-
nolds', and Charles V. Smith, to the Royal Oak ; Thomas
C. D'A. St. John, Henry C. B. Holbert, James H. T.
Berke, Reginald F. B. Portman, John G. Jeakias, and
F. A. A. G. Take, to the Prince Consort. Naval Cadets—
Francis E. Groube, Alan B. Leslie, James lL Richardson,
Richard Poore, Thomas B. Triggs, John Gibbinp, and
Francis 0. Plumy, to the Prince Comet ; William S.
Bees, and William J. H. Anton, to the Royal Oak. Pay-
madere—John Donald, to the Winchester, and Joseph
Br4ht, to the Prinoess Chaslotte, additional for masa-
masa of gunboat accounts. Assistant Paymaster—
James T. time, 'in charge" to the Fox. Cleric—Beres-
ford C. Scott, additional, to the Rodney for disposaL
Naval °Nista. nominated—William Hewitson, Frederick
Pelham, end Charles G. May.

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TIIRNPIKS TRUSTB.—iIi influential deputation,
chiefly representatives of turnpike trusts in the Salford
hundred, waited upon Mr. Gathorne Hardy, yesterday, to
ask him to oppose Mr. Hugeseen's measure relating to
turnpike trusts. The strong points urged were that in
many districts the rates would be more than doubled, that
the roads would be much wore, that in the manufac-
turing dishicts the people who used the roads were in
favour of tolls, and that the operations of the bill would
reel unequally. In reply the House Secretary rid he bad
heard, though not from the author of the bill, that it
would not be proceeded with to-day ; that he was quite
impressed with the difficulties that would follow unequal
pressure upon different localities, particularly with refe•
renoe to the cost of material ; that he had himself
sketched out a bill merely to show to members, but that
he would not bring in a measure culler there was a pro-
spect of is being carried ; that there did not norm
to be much charm of going on with Mr. Hugesesn's bill
this year, and that there was a decided opposition to its
Ch.d• that under those cirourostanoes it would lei well
rldere ' whether something could not be done to eat I
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