ELECTION OF CHANCELLOR.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 717, 26 February 1853, Page 3

ELECTION OF CHANCELLOR.

Oxford, Oct. 12. —This important event took place to-day by the election, as was foreseen, of the Earl of Derby. The convocation-house was crowded at the appointed time, but the whole business was transacted in half an hour, the only speech made on the occasion being by the senior Proctor (the Rev. AY. C. Lake, Tutor and Senior Dean of Balliol College), who having applied to the Vice-Chancellor for leave to say a few words upon the subject of the nomination of the Chancellor, and having received his consent, proceeded to deliver a forcible speech in Latin, of which the tollowing is a brief abstract: —“ He (the Senior Proctor) would have wished, ns there was apparently no opposition to the election of Lord Derby as Chancellor, that the whole proceedings might have been marked by concord and agreement ; but he felt that if there were an entire silence on the present occasion, there would be a serious misrepresentation of the real sentiments of a very large portion of the University. He could not but in his official capacity express his deep regret that when so grave and serious a business was on hand, no sufficient time had been allowed to the University for calm discussion and deliberation, and he was anxious that it should be understood that the rapidity with which the present proceedings had been conducted was far from approving itself to the general judgment of the University. Let it not be supposed that it was his intention to say a single word against the Earl of Derby. That noble lord had certainly said and done several things which, for himself, he did not so much disapprove, but which, he confessed, it did surprise him, could have commended him to the suffrages of the Doctors and Masters nf the University. Their present act might perhaps be a subject for future regret and self-reproach. He willingly acknowledged that noble lord’s accomplishments, his brilliant ability, and his almost hereditary fame; and if ever he had taken a real interest in academic affairs he might well have been chosen, not only to defend the University by his eloquence, but to assist it with his counselBut while he eulogized the general character of the person to be elected, he must protest against the rapidity of the election. He complained that an affair of so great importance was completed in the absence of almost the whole University. He complained of this exhibition to the world of rash and inconsiderate precipitation. He was aware that there had been a wish to save the University from inconvenience, and to preserve its peace and quiet —an intention undoubtedly well meant, but surely in this case wanting in wisdom and prudence. Might the circumstance of this election not be drawn into a precedent which might hereafter be abused to the purposes of party ? Finally, he repeated, he did not assume the office of censuring the actions of others, but he did feel it his solemn duty, as a responsible officer of the University, to express publicly his sincere regret that in so critical a period of the history of the '.University, when the utmost caution and the soundest judgment of all her sons were especially needed, she Should have lost the opportunity of recording her own free and deliberate decision as to the fittest person to succeed her great Chancellor. The Senior Proctor concluded by commending to the serious consideration of the University the propriety of some law or statute by which the election of a Chancellor, within so short a period of the long vacation, should ever afterwards be prevented. The 'Vice-Chancellor, in reply to the alleged briefness of the period allowed for the election, quoted, as we understood, the precedents of the elections in the last, century, of Lord North and the Duke of Portland.

The following notice has Just been issued : —“ A Convocation will be holden on Wednesday next, the 13th instant at 10 o’clock, for the purpose of affixing the University seal to the instrument of election of the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby as Chancellor of the University. “F. T Plumteke, Vice-Chancellor. “University College, October 12.”

The Flag or England. —We extract the following remarks from the Hon. W. H. Seward's speech in the Senate of the U. S., July 29, 1852. —I “ pray to know where you will go that you will not meet the Hag of England fixed, planted, rooted Into the very earth? If you go northward, it waves over half of this Continent of North America, which we call our own. If you go southward, It greets you on the Bermudas, the Bahamas, and the Caribbee Islands. On the Faulkland Islands it guards the Straits of Magellan ; on the South.Shetland Islands it watches the passage round the Horn; and to Adelaide Island it warns you that you have reached the Antartic Circle. When you ascend aloug the southwestern coast of America, it is seen at Galapagos, overlooking the Isthmus of Panama; and having saluted it there, and at Vancouver, you only take leave of it in the far Northwest, when you are entering the Artie Ocean. If you visit Africa, you find the same victorious cross guarding the coast of Gambia and Sierra Leone and St. Helena. It watches you at Cape Town as you pass into the Indian Ocean; while on the northern passage to that vast sea, it demands your recognition trom Gibraltar, as you enter the Mediterranean ; from, Malta, when you pass through the Sicilian Straits ; on the lonian Islands it waves in protection of Turkey ; and at Aden it guards the passage from the Bed Sea into the Indian Ocean. Whenever Western Commerce has gained an entrance to the Continent of Asia, there that (lag is seen waving over subjugated millions —at Bombay, at Ceylon, at Singapore, at Calcutta, at Lahore, and at Hong Kong ; while Australia and nearly all the islands of Polynesia acknowledge its protection.”

or the Duke of Wellington. —The lately appointed Bishop of Nova Scotia applied to the Government of that Province to allow the soldiers of the garrison to present arms to him, which Sir John Harvey permitted until he heard from the Commander-in-Chief. The old Duke’s answer was, “The only attentions the soldiers are to pay the Bishop are to bis sermons.

Editing a Paper.— Hear what the National Intelligencer says about editing a newspaper : Many people estimate the ability of a newspaper, and the industry and talent of its editor by the editorial matter it contains. It is comparatively an easy task for a frothy writer to pour out daily columns of words—woi’ds upon any and all subjects. His ideas may flow in one wishy-washy everlasting flood, and his command of language may enable him to string them together like onions ; and yet his paper may be a meagre and poor concern. But what is the toil of such a man who displays his leaded matter largely to that imposed on a judicious, well-informed editor, who exercises his vocation with an hourly consciousness of his responsibilities and duties, and devotes himself to the conduct of his paper with the same care and assiduity that a sensible lawyer bestows upon a suit, a humane physician upon a patient, without regard to show or display I Indeed, the mere wi’iting part of editing a paper, is but a ■small portion of the work. 11m care, the time employed in selecting, is far more important, and the tact of a good editor is better known by hj s selections than anything else, and that wo all know is half the battle. But as we have said, an editor ought to be estimated, ana --.is moors understood and appreciated, by the general conduct of his paper, its tone, its temper, itsuniforny ■_ nsistent course, its principles, aims, its manliness, its dignity and propriety. To preserve tnese as they should be preserved, is enough to occupy fully the time and attention of any man. If to this be added the general supervision of the newspaper establishment, which most editors have to encounter, the wonder is how they find time to write at all.

The Morality of Liquor-selling. — Judge Johnson of Georgia, in recently sentencing a culprit to death, said, “ Nor shall the peace he forgotten in which occurred this sheading of blood. It was in one of the thousand anticnamhcrs of Kell, -which mar like plague spots the fair face of our State. —You need not be told that I mean a tippling-shop, the meeting-place of Satan s minions, and the foul cesspool which, by spontaneous generation, breeds and nurtures all that is loathsome and disgusting in profanity and babbling and vulgarity and Sabbath-breaking. I would not be the* owner of a groggery for the price of this globe converted into precious ore. For this pitiful sum of a dime, he furnishes the poison, which made the deceased a fool, and converted this trembling culprit into a demon. How paltry this price of two human lives. This traffic is tolerated by law, and therefore the vender has committed an offence not cognizable by earthly tribunals ; but in the sight of Him who is unerring wisdom, he who deliberately furnishes the intoxicating draught which inflames men to anger and violence and bloodshed, is particeps criminis in the moral turpitude of the deed. Is it .not high time that these sinks of vice and crime should be held rigidly accountable to the laws of the land, and placed under the ban of an enlightened and Virtuous public opinion I”— Polynesian.

Rules for Success ix Business.—Tn the appendix to Freedley’s Practical Treatise on Business, are several letters from men of approved sagacity and success in life. 'The following from John Grigg, contains many things that are well worthy of regard: “First.—Beindustriousand economical. Waste neither time nor money in small andMsefesspleasuresand indulgences. Iftheyoung can be induced to begin to save, the moment they enter on the paths of life the way will ever become easier before them, and they will not fail to attain a competency, and that without denying themselves any of the real necessaries and comforts of life. -Second.—To industry and economy add selfreliance. Do not take too mich advice. The business man must keep at the helm and steer his own ship. Third. —Avoid excessive credits. There are three elements equally beneficial in their use, equally destructive in their abuse.—These are Fire, Water, and Banks. Fourth—Attend to the minutiae of the business, small things as well as great. See that the store is opened early, goods brushed up, twine and nails picked up, and all ready for action. A young man should consider capital, if he have it,” or as he may acquire .it, merely as tools with, which he is to work, not as a, substitute for the necessity of labour. Fifth. —Marry early. The man of business should marry as soon as possible, after twenty-two or three years of age. A woman of mind will conform to the necessities of the day of small beginnings, and in choosing a wife, a man should look at Ist. —The heart; 2d. The mind ; 3d. The person. Sixth. —Follow duty, and .never let truth strike her topsail. Seventh. —Everything, however remote, that has any bearing upon success must be taken advantage of. The business man should be continually on the watch for information, and ideas that will throw light on his pat hj, and be should be an attentive reader ot ad practical books, relating to business, trade, &c., as well ns a patron of useful and enoblmg literature. Eighth.— Never forget a favor for ingratitude is the basest trait in a man’s heart. Always honor your country, and remember-that our country is the very best poor man’s country in the world.” Mrs. Hamilton, in her admirable story of “ The Cottagers of Glenburnie,” gives three simple rules for the regulation of domestic affairs, which deserve to be remembered, and which would, if carried into practice, aid in making every house a “ well ordered” one. They are as follows; ,Ist. Do everything in its proper time. ,2d. Keep everything to its proper use. 3d. Put .every thing in its proper place. The Model Husband. —Mrs. Smith has company to dinner, and there are not strawberries enough, and she looks at Mr. S. with a sweet smile, and offers to help him (at the same time kicking him gently with her slipper under the table} —lie always replies: “No,T thank you, my dear, they doix’t agree with mg.”