... PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMIENTS. 1Mr. David B. Norton, BA,, of Oriel College (second class in classics and first class *in mathematics, 1854), has , been appointed to a AMathematical. Mastership at Broms- grove. School. o The Bishop of Oxford has instituted the Rev. Edward g Hill, M.A., to the Rectory of Little lVoolstone, Bucking- 1 ham.hire, on the presentation of the Lord Chancellor; and has ...

... PROBABLE TACTICS OF THE ALLIES AND OF THE ENti,,MIY. (From the Daily rNews.) At length it seeins clear, both from the reports of Prince Gortschakoff and from the accounts which have .eachled us fron, the allied anmies, that neither is the Russian army retiring, nor are the allied commanders content with the fall of the town of Sebastopol as the crowning exploit of the cfamlp:lignl of 1855. As ...

... BAWBURY. on - - - m I BIRTHS.-Sept. 30, Mrs. T. -Prince, of Parson's-street, of a daugbter.-Oct. 6, at Kineton, the Lady Willoughby de Broke, of a daughter.-Oct. 8, Mrs. Edward Curtis, of the Wlinldmill Inn, Banbury, a daughter.-Oot. 9, Mrs. Alex. Samuelson, of Hull, of a daughter. MARtRIED.-Sept. 28, Mr. Peter Watts to Miss Mary Smith, of Blakesley.-Oct. 6, at the Baptist Chapel, Mr. Joseph ...

... Further letters f rom the Camp were published on to-( Thursday. The Tinms correspondent thus writes rat UCamp before Sebastopol, ,Sept. 29. ha The contrast between the actual proceedings of the alle the armies since the 9th of this month and the fevered drem Cci in which the public at home, as represented by the press, trei are indulging, is as striking as it is painful. The Russians, mol so ...

... XS A.NTBURY. 1311THla- Oct. it, Mts JnceA acdonald, West liar- terraeo, ofit soll.-Oct. 15, Mrs. Tlhos. ]Rttiltont, of Parson's- street, of a uhiotiglttr. MAlRUlrlD.- Oct. 10, at Atdci-bury, Slir. Wmi. Iluxtable, of Clttphatn, Sutrrey, to Elizabetht, only daughttor of thle lato 3Mr. W'illiam Oan Incr, of the, Fleet iFara, Adderbury. Diontn.- Oct. 1'3, Jane,1 dlaughter of Mr. Henry Bllncowe, ...

... LATEST INTELLIG;NC THE CVR.TMA THE CRIM3EA It is reported in Berlin that Prince Gortechak represented to the Emperor Alexander that th rff ha, great difficulties in his present position, and asr are instructions as to whether he shall risk Is. asking for or evacuate the Crimea. The Emperorliss clesl e battle Generals Benkendorff and Stackelburg to ?? make a personal inspection, and upon their ...

... Lord Stratford de Redoliffe and the Sultan. The Paris Correspondent of the Hornwing Post says:- Her Majesty's Government must be somewhat em- barrasqed to know what to do with Lord Stratford de Rodoliffe, our Ambassador at Constantinople. According to the despatches I have received his Excellency's con- duct has given so much offence to the Sultan that it seems impossible to arrange the ...

... OCTOBER, 1855. OXFORD, WORCESTER & WOLVERHAXPTON. Down.-Froin LONDON to OXFORD, WORCESTER, and WOLVERHSAMPTON. ?? __ ?? __ __ ?? ~ FW I(HI DAYS. SUND.AYS. TRAINS LEAVE an.eeIa, aM. p.m. p.m. a5.m1. p.m. Euston-squave ?? 6 15 9 45 1 0 5 15 .. .. Paddington ?? 50450 2 0 07fiord Arrive . 10403 106380 ?? 428 Obd..Depart ?? 1011 353830 650 7 80 440 = ?? 840 1203850720 7560 50 ?? 9 0~12 15 4 ...

... OXFORD WIORKHOUSE. A Special Board was held at the Workhouse on Thursday, for the purpose of ?? a rate of 6d. in the pound, and of electing a Teacher, a Superintendent, a Matron, and a Medical Officer to the Industrial School, and parishes in- cluded in that district. The G uardians present vere-on the part of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, the Rector ofExeter(Vice-Chairmati), the Revds. ...

... (From The Times' Correspondent.,)' FOURTH DIVISION CAMP, PU Tuesday Morning, Sept. 18. rej off Since last Saturday very little has occurred to meet the Ia eye, and the news may be briefly stated. The Russians it continue to strengthen their position on the north side, thi and to hang on their old points of occupation from thence de to the ridges over Ai-todor. The Naval Brigade has been an ...

... 33UCKINlGHAM. MIAsuTsRI.-Oct. 23, bzy thle Rlev. Hg. Roundell, Mr. Richard Adcock, jeweller, to Miss Mary Biss.--At thc ?? time, Mr. John Smith, of London. to Miss S. A. Butcher. DIED.-Oct. 22, Mr. Matthew Adams. ar LECTuitr.-The Rev. Archer Gurney gave a lecture to ro the members of the Literary and Scientific Institute on at Tuesday last, on Readings from German Literature. co The ...

... TO C. J. SADLER, ESQ., MJAYOR OF OXFORD. DTrAn MR. MAYOoo,-I did hope that the contradiction which I gave, in my last letter, to your late assertions respecting myself, was expressed in terms sufficiently coon- prehensive to obviate the necessity for any further notice on mny part. Tt is, therefore, not without regret that I find myself obliged to enter further into detail upon those matters ...