The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-01 00:00:00

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL.

The progress of this bill through Parliament, whieh
will be resumed this evening, should be facilitated by a
very remarkable incident. A direct petition
in favour
of the me tsure, deprecating delay, and praying the House
of Commons to pass the bill "in its principal provisions
as brought in by her Majesty's Government, has been
signed and adopted by two-thirds of the resident body
of the University, including 50 or 60 of its most distin-
guished ornaments. Two or throe years ago such an event
would have been pronounced incredible, and it now fur-
nishes most striking evidence of that change of feeling to
which we have more than once adverted. It cannot be too
strongly impressed on the minds of statesmen, and especi-
ally of those charged with the representation of University
opinion, that this opinion has been completely trans-
formed since the question now before Parliament was
first obscurely raised. There no longer prevails in the
Universities any dread of change, or any aversion to
the interference of the Legislature. On the contrary,
it is felt and acknowledged, both at Oxford and Cam-
bridge, that nothing but the action of Parliament can
reinstate the University constituencies in the rights of
self-government, or remove the restrictions at present
impairing the utility of their large endowments. The
Universities, in short, are no longer opponents of Uni-
versity reform. They have been assured, not only of
the good intentions, but of the friendly sympathies of
Government, and they discern very clearly that new
institutions are absolutely indispensable to the main-
tenance of their own position in the eyes of the country.
Times.

TILE FRENCH AND ENGLISH ARMIES.

On the arrival of Lord Raglan, General Brown ad-
dressed to him a letter, containing an especial expres-
sion of thanks to General Canrobert and Admiral Bruat
for the assistance they had given him in disembarking
the troops. The letter was forwarded to Marshal St.
Arnaud, who sent it to his subordinates with the fol-
lowing letter :
" Head-quarters, Constantinople, May 15, 1854.
"My dear General,—lt is with lively satisfaction that
I transmit to you the copy of a letter which I have just
received from Lord Raglan, to which is subjoined a report
from General Brown.
"It is more than a pleasure for me—it is the assured
pledge of the success of our future enterprises—to see so
cordial and frank an accord subsisting between the two
armies. The French flag and the English flag now only
constitute one, as every one can clearly perceive.
" Thank, in my name, your brave officers and soldiers,
after having communicated to them the letters of the Eng-
lish Commander-in-Chief and his Lieutenant; and allow
me to thank yourself, who, during the time that you have
been at the head of these brave troops, have known how to
inspire them with sentiments alike becoming soldiers and
Frenchmen.
" The brave Admiral Bruat has a large share in the
results which we are so rejoiced at, and ought also to ob-
tain his just share of praise. When I speak of the land
forces I speak also of the naval body, since they are united
in brotherly feeling, both by their courage and their de-
votedness to the Emperor and to France.
"Receive, my dear General, the assurance of my most
friendly sentiments.
" A. DE ST. ARNAUD, Marshal of France,
Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the East."