The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-24 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(BY ELICTILIC TELZORAPII4
NOTTINGHAM MEETING.

THIS D.Y.

THE TRIAL STARES.

Apathy ..
Master Bart ..

9 ran.

GRAND STAND HANDICAP.
Admiral Lyons
Queen of the South ..

9 ran.

NOTTLNGIIAM HANDICAP.
Tom Thumb ..

7 ran.
LITTLE JOHN STAKES.
Greenwich Fair .. .. .
Orchill .. .. .. .

10 ran.

TIIE ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY.—On Saturday af-
ternoon three candidates were nominated by the students
of Marlachal Colkae and University, Aberdeen, La the Lord
Rectorship— '
vie., lord Elgin, Lord Stanley, and the pre-
sent Lord Rector Mr. Layard, M.P. It was intimated
on the part of Lord Stanley that he could not come down
thougheleeted and also that he thought a more experienced
permit should be chosen. It was not known if Lord
Elgin would agree to be pree-mt ; but on behalf of Mr. Layard
it wee stated that he had intimated his readiness to do
his utmost to promote the reform of the University,
whether elected or not ; but that if the 'students should pre-
fer him again he would be ready to come down. The feel-
ing of the meetieg was scarcely to be gathered from the
conhaeion that prevailed, but ultimately it showed itself very
much in favour of Mr. Loyard, although it is quite unueuri4
if not unprecedented, in the history of these election's, to
have the same Lord Rector for three years in eureestrion.
Colonel Muir, Mr. Como Imes, advocate, Edinburgh, and
Mr. Stirling, of Eric, have been appointed commissioners to
inquire into the state of the college and university. with a
view to their reform.
PROPOSED CRIMEAN MONUMENT.--SIIEFFIELD,
Monday night —At noon to-day a large meeting, preeidcd
over by Mr. Pyo Smith, the mayor, was held at the Tom-
ball, to adopt measures for the erection of a nionument to
pernetuete the memories of the soldiers—nativie of Sheffield
add ei6bourhood—who fell in the late war. The move-
ment-originated with a body of working men. Haring ob-
tained the approval of Min Nightingale to the project, a
deputation went to London end obtained en audience at the
Horn Guards with the Duke of Cambridge to solicit him to
lay the first stone. The mayor, in the course of the proceed-
jam read the following letter from Mies Nightingale
" Hurst, Matlock, Oct 23, 1856. My dear Lydia,--The
mentioned to me in your letter has my deepest syre-
W it would have been moat congenial with my feelings,
on my return from the death-beds of so many brave men, to
take spelt in it. I shall be with the men of Sheffield in spirit,
whenever they execute their proposed plea. It is with rmi
pain that I feel compelled to decline the privilege
which they offer to me, of laying the first stone. But I
bane I shall best honour the came of those brave dead by
abstaining from appearing to court that publicity which I
consider to have been my greatest impediment in the work
I have been engaged in foe their sakes, impeding it by
mowing in some minds care for worldly distinctions. I will
ask you to give this letter to Mr. Overend, and I
should be glad that Mr. Overend should make known to
those who bad expensed a desire that I should lay the fret
stone my reasons and my sorrow for not doing so 1, and
should say also that I feel an especial regret in declining thin
at SbeMd, from old and dear family recollections connected
with the place. I meet apologise for so late en answer, as I
have only just returned home—Pray believe me, my dear
ever very trtdy 'VW% FLORENCII NIGHTINOILLE.
Miss Share, Meersbroa." [Mir Nightingale sent a
° for 2W.1
VII LATE BURGLARY AT ASROVER.—SOMC 'fur-
ther information has been obtained with regard to the bur-
glary at Ashover, which was deperibed in yenerdav's Er.press.
In a mail plantation ear the my. gentleman's'how, part
of • Birmingham newspeeer was found, and supposed to have
been kit by the burglars. It else impairs that five persons
were seen ea the evening previous In the village and that
they took np their abode for the night in an outbuilding near
the had. The yomg lady, Min Reeky, who made her
wapa the &acrilied, Ii slowly recovering. She
was not te a state tote spoken to until yesterday, wbee she
said that upon hearing the burglars coming into her room she
stead against the door to prevent them, but, evicting they
meld enter, she opened her window, and suspended
heteelf by her Minds from the window sill, until complete
ashenstion compelled her to let go her hold, and she fell in
the yard below, a dietance of fourteen feet, and injured, her
back. One of the supposed burglars, who is described by
the Rev. J. Nodder ea • thick-built man, about five feet six
inches or seven, was dressed in dark el othes and hoots with
bra" yea holes. Be Pam" through Chesterfield. and called
et • deb hour, where he made inquiries about the tabs,
and booked himself at the Chesterfield station foe Derby,
whore he wan subsequently baced to Birmingham. Re
descrbed himself as a corkentler, end said he had been
robbed by five man and a woman. An ofiker has been de-
spatched to Birmingham in quest at him.