The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-14 00:00:00

University Intelligence,

OXFORD, April 13.
A Congregation will be holden on Tuesday next, the 19th
inst., at 2 o'clock, for the election of two delegates of the
Museum, in the room of Dr. Daubeny and Professor Raw-
linson, whose period of office has expired. Votes will be
received from 2 until half-past 2 o'clock.

In a Convocation to be holden on Thursday, the 21st
inst., at 2 o'clock, it will be proposed that the Vice-Chan-
cAlor be erap3wered to expend the sum of £285 from the
University chest, being the estimated cost of a wall and
iron railing on the south side of St, Mary's Church.
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The Deputy Professor of Experimental Physics will de-
liver a course of lectures on heat on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays, at 1': o'clock, during the present term.
T.he Chichele Professor of International Law and Diplo-
macy will be happy to see those who may wish for assist-
ance in their reading on Mondays and Fridays during the
term at 10 o'clock.

The Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon will be at
home from 12 to 1 o'clock on Wednesdays and Thursdays
during Easter and Trinity Terms, to receive those gentle-
men who have attended his lectures and who wish for
instruction "in its gum melius sine ulla solennitate tradi
possunt,"
The teacher of the French language in the Taylor Insti-
tution will begin his lectures for this term on Monday, the
18th of April.
The teacher of the German language in the Taylor Insti-
tution will begin his lectures for this term on Tuesday, the
19th of April,

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.—The Great Eastern has
been taken up by the contractors, Messrs, Glass, Elliot,
and Co., for the purpose of laying the cable. She is to be
handed over on the Ist of May, and when the cable is laid
the proprietors of the Great Eastern are to receive £50,000
in paid-up shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The
laying of the cable will not, however, be commenced before
next spring. The cost of the new Atlantic cable will be
COO,OOO. It will be heavier than the old Atlantic cable.
THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL CLITHEROE.
communication from the Home-office was received
in St. Helens, yesterday, stating that Sir George Grey, after
a careful consideration of all the circumstances of the case,
had come to the conclusion that there are no grounds on
which he could recommend her Majesty to extend a reprieve
to Clithcroe, and consequently the law will have to take its
course. Saturday is fixed for the execution.
A meeting of shareholders of the London and
Middlesex Bank was held to day to consider the
position of the establishment and the proceedings
in Chancery recently instituted for the winding-up
of affairs. Dr. Cooke occupied the chair, and stated
that seven months had passed away without the
directors Effirding the proprietors any statement ,of
their accounts, and hoped the meeting would
adopt the most Efficient and speedy manner for
arranging as full a settlement of their accounts
as possible. A motion was proposed, appoint-
ing a committee of shareholders to wind up
the affairs under the supervision of the Court of
Chancery. Mr. Bagin opposed this proceeding,
and moved an amendment to the that, with
the view of giving the directors opportunity of
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