The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-05 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXIFORD, DEC. 4.
In a Convocation holden this morning Mr. James Bruce,
M.A., and Mr. Ernest Bruce, M.A., of Trinity College,
Dublin, were admitted ad elcidon.
In a Congregation holden immediately afterwards, the
following degrees are conferred, viz. :
BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW-
Frederick Elliot Blackstone (Fellow) New College
MASTER OF ARTS.
Rev. William John Wylie, Trinity College.
Henry Edward Legge, Christ Church.
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
Edward Lewis Bateman, University College.
Henry Titchborne Davenport, Christ Church.
Edward Cadogan, Christ Church.
Hans Stevenson Blackwood, Christ Church.
John Hop" Barton, Christ Church.
William Fairlie Clarke, Christ Church.
Peter Browell Drabble, Worcester College.
William Barber, Worcester College.
krthur Barthorp, Worcester College.
1 'En Aldworth, Worcester College.
-s Granville Clarke Worcester College.
Broughton Buchanan, Exeter College.
Thom" Blair, Exeter College.
Alexanw., .
ea 'rick Stocken, Exeter College.
William Causton, Exeter College.
Charles Purefo7 - St. John's College.
James Black Gray, • B aliol College.
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ses,
Trinity College.
Curtis, Imo-. Y
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Arthur Massletoft
Henry Stewart Cunninparm,,
Horatio Carlyon, Trinity College. e.
Jesus College.
John Collier Barker,
Frederick Fowler Bradford, St. Mary
Ernest Ridadale Ellaby, Wadham College.
Hall.
John Edward Codrington, BraßClloBo College,
Clement Leigh Coldwell, Pembroke College.
John Powell 'fillings, Pembroke College,
James Merrick Guest, Pembroke College.
William Arnold, Pembroke College.
Robert Birtwhistle' Lincoln Collage.
Charles Henry Faithfull, Lincoln College.
Charles John Abbey, Lincoln College.
John Christopher Browne, Corpus Christi College.
In a Convocation holden at two o'clock, the /ow statute,
permitting principals of halls to retain college fel;owships,
was approved.
In a Congregation holden at the same time, two:, new
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forms of statutes were accepted, having been, at a recent
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the requilements of the Oxford University Act, trans-
ferred to the new Hebdomadal Council • by the other,
some poi Lions of obsolete statutes are proposed to be abro-
gated, such portions being inconsistent with other new
statutes. So little interest was attached to those statutes,
that no one d attende the Congregation except the officials
of the University.

ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM THE HOUSE OF DETEN-
TlON.—Yesterday
morning a prisoner named Davis, who
was confined in the House of Detention awaiting trial at
the next Middlesex Sessions at Westminster on ace g
harge
of stealing a watch, succeeded in escaping by gtin
over the wall during the prevalence of the fog. It ap-
peared that he had strung a number of hammock straps
together, and at the end he tied the " goose " belonging
to the tailors' shop. This he threw over the wall, where
it is presumed, by a preconcerted plan, sortie one was
ready to hold it, so that the prisoner might pull himself
to the top of the wall. The escape was discovered at
once, but the man had got clear off, and no ;tidings have
as yet been heard of him.