15 JULY 1865, Page 2

The last announcement of the polling for Oxford University (only

up, however, to the end of the second day, and there are five days' poll) showed for Mr. Gathorne Hardy 641 votes, for Mr. Gladstone, 601. The polling has begun badly, for though the number of votes hitherto given in proportion to the number of the electors (3,900) is almost insignificant, the start always in- fluences the whole running, and Mr. Hardy started on the first day with a majority. We trust every true Liberal at Oxford will do his utmost to save the University from the deep disgrace of exchanging such a representative as the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer for so typical a " Philistine " as his antagonist.