The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-20 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I beg to forward you the following particulars
of the total loss of the Bremen brig Henrietta, Captain
Hoisloop, from Bremen to St. Jago de Cuba :—The
vessel went on the Long Sand on Tuesday night, about
12 o'clock, the sea immediately making a clean breach
over and filling her. The crew took themselves to the
main-top, where, by the help of the maie-top-sail, they
made a kind of hurricane-house to shelter themselves
from the inclement weather. In this state, without food
or water, the unfortunate crew remained until this
(Friday) morning, expecting every roll of the vessel or
breaking sea to be their last moment. Mercifully, the
Ocean, of this port, on her way to the North
Sea, fortunately discovered them, and immediately
went to their assistance, although a heavy sea was
running at the time. They were, however, enabled to
rescue them all, and landed then here about 2 o'clock
to-day. The poor fellows, from long exposure to the
severe weather, were much frost-bitten in their feet and
hands. The Bremen Consul immediately took charge
of then', and afforded all the care and attention their
case required. The vessel's cargo, consisting of bricks,
Holland's gin, &c., was all lost.
Margate, Jan. 19.

CONTEMPLATED CORPORATE
REFORM.

The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor yesterday caused a
special notice to be issued, calling together the Common
Council, to consider the report of the Consolidated
Committee upon that of the Royal Commissioners, ap-
pointed to inquire into the state of the corporation of
London, as notified by his lordship at the last Court of
Common Council.

With reference to the question, Mr. Thomas H. Fry
has given notice of the following motion, which upon that
day will assume the shape of an amendment, namely

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" That this Court, while ready at all times to effect all
necessary reforms in the Corporation, is of opinion that the
recommendations of the Consolidated Committee—
" To surrender the charters of the City,

To restrict the elective privileges of the citizens, loy re
ducing their representatives in common council to one.
third of their present number, _

"To disturb the ancient boundaries of the wards, -
" To withdraw from more than eleven thousand free-
men and liverymen the power which they have enjoyed
for more than three centuries of electing the lord mayor,
sheriffs, and other officers of the city, and centralising such
elections in a small section of the corporation, and
"Te render the magisterial election dependent upon
periodical election, are propositions subversive of the
rights and privileges of the citizens at large ; inconsistent
with the impartial administration of justice, and alike
opposed to the principles of local self-government and the
wishes of the constituency of this city ; and that therefore
this Court cannot agree with the (Consolidated Commit-
tee's) report,"

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, JAN'. ED.

NATURAL SCIENCES LUPO; 1855.
The examination for the Natural Sciences Tripos will
begin on Monday, March 6, at nine o'clock a. a., in the
Senate-house.

The order of the examination will be as follows :

Monday—Comparative Anatomy and Geology.
Tuesday—Physiology and Botany.
Wednesday—Chemistry and Mineralogy.
Thursday—Mixed Questions.

COMMENCING BACHRLORS' NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS.
Any student in arts nay be a candidate for honours
in the Commencing Bachelors' Natural Sciences Tripos
of 1855 who shall have passed the examination required
for the degree of 8.A., after Ash Wednesday, and in the
Lent Term 1855 have entered into his 11th term at least,
having previously kept nine terms, exclusive of the term
in which he was admitted ' • provided, however, that not
more than 11 terms shall have passed after the first of
the said nine terms.

Any student in law or medicine may be a candidate
for honours in the Commencing Bachelors' Natural
Sciences Tripos of 1855, who shall have passed the
examinations and kept the exercises for the degree of
L.L.B. or M.B. respectively, and in the Lent Term,
1855, have entered into his fourth Lent Term, after his
first term of residence ; provided that he has already
kept nine terms..