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London, England, 1829-02-26 00:00:00

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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1829,

OXFORD UNIVERSITY ELECTION.

In consequence of the paramount interest a

:ending this Election, we have made such ar

rangements as will enable us this evening to give,
by Express, in Second and Third Editions, the

entire proceedings of the day at Oxford, together

with the dose of the poll.

By a report of the proceedings of the Court of
Common Council, part of which we have given in
our columns of to-day, it will be seen that when
Mr. Deputy ROUTH announced that it was intended
to present the freedom of the city to Mr. PF.aL; the
announcement was -received with loud and long
continued cheers. Such conduct, on the part of the
City, is fully warranted by Mr. PEEL'S late con-
version ; who has proved himself so far superior to the
pride of being the head of the Anti-Catholic party,
that he has voluntarily descended from that high
station, and taken his place in the ranks of the
Liberals, thereby exposing himself unreservedly to
the utmost rancour of the Intolerants. For" this

liberal and disinterested s►►rrender of private opinions
at the call of public duty, Mr. PEEL will not be over-
rewarded if he toe presented with the freedom of
every City and "Borough in the United kingdon.

The Oxford University Election takes place this
day, and from all that we have been able to learn
respecting the state of parties in that:city—and we
have taken considerable pains to obtain the earliest
and most accurate information—there-is little or no
doubt that Mr. PEEL will be re-elected. In saying
this, we are far from meaning to assert that the
University will be unanimous in returning him ; .there
will no doubt be a strong and bigoted opposition,
headed by those inveterate Churchmen, who are
either too old or too indolent to take a hint
from the advancing intelligence of the day; and
who, having already dreamed away the best half
of their lives in the arms of Intolerance, cannot now
be expected to wake to the call of any necessity
short of the walls of their respective colleges tum-
bling about their ears. Luckily, however, these
people are the infirmities of Oxford, the drowsy
relics of a former age; all that is healthy—active—
aspiring—and tolerant in her intellectual conStitu-
' tion, will be promptly and efficiently put forward in
defence of Mr. PsEL..

Indeed on every principle; whether of common
sense, liberality, or self-interest, this gentleman
deserves the unqualified support of the University.
Do the Intolerants object to him that he has deserted
the banners of the church ? Why, it is for the express
purpose of preserving that church, of giving
it a root in the affections of the people, and
entitling it to their support, by its generous and
enlightened sympathies, that he has dared to-come
forth, at the eleventh hour, a convert to the ne-
cessity of Emancipation. Has self-interest taken the
Surely this alone, if there were no worthier
motive, iho.od induce the Intolerants to side with
Mr. PEEL. Already he has - publicly declared
that the wheels of Government were clogged,
its machinery suspended, and that, in fact, it could
go on no longer with credit to itself or safety to the
country, upon the present system of exclusion. What
then would become of the Church, if the State were
once endangered ; and—oh ye learned Thebans !
. what would become of your luxurious church
pluralities, your "snug college quarters, your choice
festivities, your Combination rooms, and your whist
parties, it an Administration were to be formed,
headed by his Grace of NEWCASTLE, and tailed by
your favourite Sir ROBERT ? In the name then, and
by the recoilectioa of these characteristic enjoyments,
we implore you to support 11,Ir, PEEL ! We adjure you
by your annual thousands, by your fat glebe lands,
by your inimitable dinners and unsurpassed wines,
by the itorlleian and Radcliffe libraries, in which
you are seldom seen, e4d by the feast-days which
you never miss—by each, by all of thpse, we implore
you to come promptly, unflinchingly forward, ap
consider that in supporting Mr. pt., you are but
confirming the salvation of your own pockets.
Thus much by way of hint to the Intolerant's ; to
those who are influenced by loftier motives, we
-would read a far different lesson. We would tell
them that the cause of bigotry is at its last gasp—
that the an is advancing with giant pace towards

Letters are said to have been received from Vera
Cruz to the 30th Dec., two days later than the last
accounts, stating that the President PEDRAZA had
issued a Proclamation, dated Tula, North of Mexico;
he was then at the head of a considerable body of
troops; his intentions were immediately to occupy
the capital and expel the rebels. General CAL-
DERAS had occupied, with three thousand men, the
City of Puebla, where the conducta remained in
safety.

We understand, that in consequence of the large
number of voters who are expected to be present in
Oxford, at the ensuing election for the University,
Mr. PEI 's Committee have felt it necessary to de-
tain coaches for the conveyance of his friends in all
the principal towns, especially at Bath,Exeter, Chel-
tenham, and Birmingham.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TwRErE o' CLoer,

This being settling day in the Consol Market the chief
attention of the Brokers and Jobbers has been directed to
settling their accounts. Consols, which left off yesterday
at 87 opened this morning at the same price, since
which they have receded to 86i 7 fir the account, and
67 4 for April ; the extreme fluctuation during this ac-
count may be quoted at 2 per cent., and as yet it bas every
appearance of its being a Bull account, as there is a con-
tango of per cent. ; up to this hour we do not hear of
any failures.
The Fore;gn market continues at nearly the same prices
as yesterday.

TYPO O'CLOCK.
Consols fur account, 86i ; and S 7 4- for April.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Popspls for account, 87, buyers; and for April,
87i, sellers.
FOUR 07CLOCtc..7—..CI..O.SING PRICES.
Consols 87 e parish 641
Do. for Ac. 871 Greek, 182& --
Brazilian Bonds 61,i !Mexican, /815 241 •
Buenos Ayres Peruvian I,li
Chilian Do. 21i Russian
Columbian,_ 1814 18 ISpanish

7.

CHICHESTER ARK ET.—Feb.
Reef— 3s. 41. to 4s. 4d. Veal---- 4s. 41. to ss. 21.
Mutton 3 8 4 8 I Pork-- 4 0 4 4
in Lean Stock little was doing; supply of Fdt Stock gced, and
trade with it very dull.