The nomination of candidates to represent Windsor took place yester-
day. Mr. George IL Vansittart was put up as a Derbyite, and Mr. Charles W. Grenfell as a Liberal : the show of hands was in favour of the Liberal; a poll was demanded, and will be taken today.
The free criticism of Colonel Romilly's electioneering conduct by Mr. Smythe at Canterbury was considered by the Colonel to exceed the fair li- cence of a political contest. The matter was referred to "Mends "—Cap- tain Vivian for Mr. Smythe, Mr. Osborne M.P. for Colonel Romilly : the explanations interchanged did not produce an accommodation; there was a "hostile meeting" on Thursday morning ; "after an interchange of shots," Colonel Bossily, by his second, the Honourable Mr. I. Fortescue M.P., "declared himself satisfied," and the parties left the ground.
The Earl of Cornwallis died yesterday morning, at his residence, Lin- ton Place, Kent ; in the seventy-third year of his age.
The Report of the Oxford University Commission is just out, and is literally a formidable blue book. It contains 800 folio pages, whereof 250 belong to the Report itself; it contains the evidence of ninety pre- lates, professors, distinguished men, officials, &c. ; the proposed alterations are enumerated under 47 heads. The object is improvement rather than a plan wholly new ; but amongst the reforms are the creation of a new Senate or "Congregation," in addition to the Hebdomadal Board, with ample powers of self-government and of acting by special committees, Convocation retaining a veto; abolition of promissory oaths ; abolition of distinctions in social rank ; checks on extravagant credit and debt ; power to found new halls ; power of private and inexpensive residence ; thorough reorganization of studies; reconstruction of professorships, fellowships to have professorial duties, and scholarships to be opened, &c.
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