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Election Matters. London. City.—Lord Joh...
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- SCOTLAND . H & DViKQWOTf Btna & HS . T—We cannot look for literary excellence in an address to electors , hut we may , in these days expect that a candidate for a " well-educated " Scotch constituency will have the average command over words . Mr . Swinton , however , the new Derbyite candidate for the suffrages of the Haddington burghs , disports in the following fashion among the elements of the British language . He is speaking of education , and he says , "I iam firmly persuaded that for the training of youth to present usefulness or future hap ^
piaess sound religious instruction is also highly indis ^ vensable j" and he feels convinced ( i that the unanimity which prevails in Scotland on this point affords peculiar facilities for the introduction of measures calculated to supply in an efficient and satisfactory manner the existing deficiencies in the means of education . " Mr . Swinton says , he conies forward at the request of a « large and influential" number of the electors . If they understand his address they see further into a millstone than their neighbours . Are these the people who become stone blind ?
It is an omen of better times , that in none of the twenty-one constituencies at present represented by Conservative members , has a " Liberal" ventured to otfw himuplf asan intendins candidate at the approach ing election . On the other hand , ten of the thirty constituencies at present represented by " Liberals , " have already been addressed by Conservative candidates ; and we are not without hopes that in five or six others Conservatives will yet make their appearance . —XJditiburgK Advertiser . £ Of course * this must be taken with a grain or two of doubt . The Advertiser is Tory . " ) ^
IRELAND . CasheI / . —Supporters of Lord Derby rise up everywhere . In some instances the adjective " independent " is prefixed . For example , at Cashel , Sir Timothy O'Brien , Bart ., is to be opposed by a gentleman named Hume , who starts as " ai * independent supporter of Lord Derby's Government . " Dowjf . —Mr . Vandeleur Stewart , the " nominee" of his " patron , " Vane Londonderry , unable to bear up against the scandals of the Ker correspondence , retires from the field . ¦
TjjiXEE . —Mr . Maurice O'Connell must feel that his hold on Tralee is slight , for after pleading guilty to the charge of neglecting his duties , he adds , that if they will but trust him again , he will pledge his " solemn promise as a Christian and a gentleman not again to be a defaulter in that regard . "
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Oxford University Commission. Report. Th...
OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMMISSION . REPORT . The Report of the Oxford University Commission , forming a folio volume of some 800 pages , has been presented . In excusing the length of their Report , the commissioners say :- — "The great aim and purpose of the statutes , both of the university and of the colleges , was to perpetuate what seemed expedient at the time of their enactment , % means of laws intended to be unalterable . If we look only to their statutes , the colleges of Oxford are now what they were in the times of the Plantagenets jnd Tudors , and , if the Laudian code bo binding , the Universit y of Oxford is now wliat it was in the time of King Charles I . ; but ,-in fact , almost every distinct
purpose and every particular object of the founders , almost every detail of government and administration "as been neglected or superseded } therefore , the pecu"ar character of the university and colleges of Oxford made it necessary to give some account of their ancient condition , in order to show what their present condition would bo if the statutes were still maintained . The contrariety between the state of things presumed by the statutes and that produced by the apso of time could not be made clear without some £ W * y into the ancient state of tho several academical 'oaies , and for this reason we have deemed it neces-¦ £ . to ente * into such inquiries at some length "
. A "o chief recommendations of the Report may bo very succinctl y stated as follows : —Past alterations of . ^ "dian code to bo indemnified , and full power g » von for all future alterations or abrogations of star *> 8 Omo fow fundamental reservations exceptcd . * no body called " Congregation" to bo remodelled , idl * ? consisfc of all heads of house ? , tho proctors , "' . Pro ™ ssorfl and publio iecfcureM , together with tho WW Of , aU colleges a » 4 ] mll 9 j tM tJ » O
members of this body should possess the right of originating measures , that it should be convened by the Vice-Chancellor to discuss measures only on the written request of a fixed number of its members ; that it should be empowered to appoint " Delegacies" or standing committees ; that its members should be allowed to address the house in English ; that measures , after being passed by this House of Congregation , should be proposed to the House of Convocation simply for acceptance or rejection in the same manner that measures emanating from the hebdomadal board are now proposed ; that these changes being made , the hebdomadal board should continue to discharge its executive and administrative functions , and should also retain its present right of originating measures .
The most important functions of the university to belong to the professorial body atone , that body , however , being very extensively , remodelled . The proctors to severally hold office foj ; two years , the first year of the one coinciding with the last year of the other ; the duties of the office being confined to matters of discipline , and the election being vested in Congregation without the restraint of the Caroline Cycle . The
disciplinarychanges inelude the abolition of promissory oaths , the discontinuance of the distinction between noblemen , gentlemen commoners , and commoners ; a check on the' credit given to undergradtiates by the early presentation of bills , and the recovery of debts in open court ; and the liberty for the foundation of halls as well as for residence in private lodgings , under due superintendence , without connexion with any college or hall .
- The alterations affecting the studies of the university are equally extensive . The commissioners propose a public examination before tnotclewlation ; the option -of some special branch , of study in . the latter part of the academic course j four professorial boards for the regulation of studies , viz ., for theology , mental philosophy and philology , jurisprudence and history , mathematical and physical science j the entire reconstruction and reendowment of the professorships , partly by the application of college fellowships to the purpose ; the election of professors by the Crown , or the proposed Congregation , instead of by the Convocation ; the absolute removal Of restrictions from university scholarships and prizes , and the formation of libraries and museums of physical science under the entire management of
the professors * With regard to the revenues of the university , it is proposed to publish all accounts , including those of the press ; to equalize fees ; to confine the funds of the university to university purposes , and to remit the stamp duties On matriculation and degrees . Among the changes proposed in the constitution and government of the colleges , we note the creation of professor-fellowships , and the limitation of scholarships to a term of not more than five years ; the opening of all foundations to the whole university except in special cases ; the election of heads of houses from the whole body of Masters of Arts , and , if possible , by the fellows of the college ; the regular and effective visitation of the colleges , with annual reports to the Crown , and the power of making and repealing statutes . The commissioners , after carefully summing up their
labours , add : — " Of the proposals which affect tho university , the most important are those which we have made for remodelling the constitution and for abolishing the existing monopoly of the colleges and hulls , by allowing students to reside at Oxford without the expense of connexion with those bodies . In regard to the colleges , wo would especially urge the immediate necessity of opening tho fellowships and scholarships , of
attaching professorships to certain colleges , of increasing the number and value of scholarships , of granting to the colleges the power of altering the statutes , and , above all , of prohibiting as unlawful tho oaths to observe tho statutes . " We shall , in future numbers , with more particularity examine tho conclusions of thin very interesting Report , in their present bearings and prospective tendencies .
Feasting Among The Fishmongers. Evbby No...
FEASTING AMONG THE FISHMONGERS . Evbby now and then the great City companies give banquets to political notables . One Huch occurred on the evening of the Derby-day , at Fiebinonger ' s-hall . Tho « Prime Warden of tho company presided , and among the " distinguished guests" wore Earl Grey , Lord Palmrirston , the Earl of Clarendon , and Sir Charles Wood . Tho diplomatists wore represented by the American and Persian Ministers ; and there wore a sprinkling of members of tho lower House , two admirals , sovoral high functionaries of the law , and , of course , a goodly number of aldermen and citizens . After dinner , " Welcome- " was proclaimed by tho distinguished Horkor , and the . ' « loving cup" went round . Then the tooats wore given . Tho American minister
acknowledged the " Health of the Foreign Ministers . He eulogized the London companies , and complimented the fishmongers on the fact that the lord mayor who treacherously killed Wat Tyler in a parleys was a xnein * ber of the company ; a compliment which the distinguished fishmongers present loudly cheered . " The House of Peers , " brought out Lord Clanricarde and Earl Grey . The " Health of Lord Clarendon" was specially proposed , as he had that day been enrolled as a fishmonger . In doing so , the Prime Warden warmly praised the Irish policy of the late Lord Lieutenant . Lord Clarendon expressed his , grateful acknowledgments , and recapitulated what he had done for Ireland . One passage in his speech is sufficiently put of the ordinary routine of after-dinner orations , to warrant special notice .
" G-entlemen / ' he said , " permit me to take this opportunity , now that I am addressing men of business—men daily occupied in the accumulation and distribution of wealth—to express my surprise that English capital does not flow somewhat more freely into Ireland . At this moment , when Free-trade is falsifying almost all the predictions of its opponents ( cheers ) , and when we find that that nondescript th / . ngr which , in Protectionist parlance , is usually called ' the Selfish and untaxed foreigner' ( laughter ) is content to take something else from us than our specie in return for the large quantity of food which our people have always been able to consume , but never till now were permitted to buy ( hear , hear )*—when we find that we are suffering rather from a repletion of our bullion , I must say it is a Wonder to me that a portion of our superfluity does not seek that return which it would find in Ireland . ( Hear ,
hear . ) x ou have some of the best land of the country in , the market ; the most minute information can be obtained respecting it ; it is to be had at a price which , could not be displeasing to the purchaser , however it might to the owner or incumbrancer ( a laugh ) ; you acquire a title with a cheapness and facility that to us , accustomed to our old English mode of proceeding , seems absolutely fabulous . ( Hear , hear . ) There axe— -I speak with some knowledge upon the subject—there are as good 'diggings' to be had in Ireland as there are abroad ( hear , hear ) , and with far greater security to life and property , notwithstanding all th a t you may hear . ( Hear , hear . ) We are now in the fourth circuit of judges congratulating grand juries upon improvements in moral habits and immunity from crime ( hear ) ; and I can assure you , from my own knowledge , that English immigrants are always welcome in Ireland , and always prosperous . ( Cheers . )"
Lord Palmerston's health was drank , and he was described as " an honorary member , whom the company was always gratified to welcome . " He was further exalted as a peace-with-honour minister . Lord Palmerston echoed the last sentence of the Prime Warden . His object had been "to preserve the peace of the country without any derogation of its honour ; " and he asserted " that the name of Englishmen stands as proudly now as it ever did in the minds and the opinions of the people of the other nations of the world . ( Cheers . ) " He defined the " first duty " of a foreign minister as consisting in the extension of commerce ; and he instanced the American and Persian ambassadors , sitting at the same table , as a proof of the way in which commerce drew the nations together . Then ho spoko with emphasis of the United States .
" I cannot refrain from remarking also , that we have heard with groat pleasure and delight tho manner in which the representative of tho United States has expressed himself in regard to tho people of this country ( hear , hear ); and this much I may , I think , bo permitted to say , that when that distinguished representative of one of the greatest and mig htiest nations of tho earth shall return to bia home after tho performance of his duties in this country , ho will leave beliind him , as I can assuro you , friendships which will be lasting as life ( cheers ) , founded on that personal knowledge which his residence among us has enabled us to acquire , that distinguished public qualities may bo combined with tho most endoaring and estimable qualities of private life . ( Cheers . )"
He wound up , in common with preceding speakers , by exhorting the audience not to relinquish Preo-trade . When Lord Pahnerston sat down , bo was cheered more loudly than any other speaker . Soon after , tho company broke up .
Kpsom Races. In Spite Of The Unfavourabl...
KPSOM RACES . In spite of the unfavourable weather on Tuesday last , tho first day of Bpsom Races was attended by a greater number than usual of racing men , and the day ' s Bport was as satisfactory an had boon unticipatcd . Tho Craven Stakes of 10 sovs . each , with 30 added , wero won by Mr . G . Henry ' s Butterfly , 3 yrs ., ridden by Kendall . Tho Horton Stakes of 3 sovs . each , with 30 added * were . won by Mr . Morris's Harofoot , 4 yrs ., ridden by lJiisbnm . Tho Hoatlicote Plato of 50 / ., for all ages , by Lord Chosterflold ' s Sonorita , 3 ym , ridden by Wolls . Tho Manor Pluto of 100 bovb ., by Mr . Magenta ' * Horiot , 4 yj-H , ridden by Freol > orne >
Bqforo the starting of this raco , one of the horse * , Miss Bundy , jumped over tho ropes , fell , and rolled over her jockey , who was much bruised . Tho Woodcoto Stakes of 10 sovs . encli , with 100
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Leader (1850-1860), May 29, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29051852/page/5/
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