The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-14 00:00:00

THE SUNs, LONDON FRIDAY EVKNI Vs , DECEMBER 14 1855

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THE CHEAP NEWSPAPER PRESS.

THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE.

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V. SCOTT.

At the monthly general meeting of the above associa-
tion, held at Lancaster House, Adelphi, on Friday last,
Mr. W. Duthie le the chair, the following report was
read and adopted:—

LORD MAYOR'S coußr.—(Tail DAT.)

The committee have to congratulate their fellow-mem-
bers upon the progress of the League since the last gene-
ral meeting. Important additions have been made to
the list of vice-presidents, in the names of Sir WTrn. Dom-
aine, Bart. ; Sir John Gardiner, Bart. ; Wm. Biggs,
E-q., M.P. ;W. S. Burton, Esq. ; the Rev. J. Simpson,
of Darlington ; and J. Bennet, F.R.A.S. Individual
sub.criptions have been received as follow :—From W.
A. Wilkinson, Esq., M.P., two guineas ; W. S.
Scholefiel 1, Esq., M.P., two guineas; Wm. H. Dom-
ville, E:q., 10s. ; Sir Wm. Domville, Bart., three
guineas ; Sir John Gardiner, Bart., three guineas ; R.
W. Mackay, Esq., 1/.; Thos. H. Beaton], one guinea;
and W. E. Rawlins, Esq., 2/.
Upon the suggestion of R. Cox, Esq., of Birmingham,
a beginning has been made in the formation of a library,
to be expressly composed of works upon the Sunday, its
origin and purposes. The press continues in the most
liberal spirit to support and encourage the movement ;
and the committee have great pleasure in calling the
attention of the meeting to the letters, among
many others, in favour of the general question, from
Douglas Jerrold, Esq., the Rev. J. Griffiths, vicar of
Aberdare, and Vincent Scully, Esq., M.P. Under the
impression that the petition of the goldsmiths and
jewellers is of too exclusive a character for general adop-
tion, the committee have been seriously engaged in the
preparation of other forms, brief and expressive, and of a
more popular nature ; and they now beg to !ay before
the members distinct petitions for the opening of the
British Museum, the Crystal Palace ; and of museums,
picture galleries, and botanical gardens throughout the
United Kingdom.
The committee cannot conclude their brief summary
of proceedings without referring to the prorai,ing ad-
vances already made in the formation of branch commit-
tees or societies. These extensions of the original asso-
ciation are in too incomplete a condition to be more than
alluded to in the present report, but the members may
rest assured that they are in process of establishment,
and will soon be the means of spreading the knowledge
of the just and temperate demands of the National Sun-
day League into quarters hitherto unexplored, and of
thus effectually aiding in the attainment of all its un-
flinching labours.

(Before the 1100. S. Wortley, the Recorder.)

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a machine
printer, to recover of the defendant, the proprietor of
the London Morning and Evening News, a penny publi-
cation, 641. 10s., for work and labour done.
It appeared from the evidence that the defendant in
the middle of September entered into an agreement with
the plaintiff to print a certain number of copies of the
paper for 30s. per day. Work was accordingly done to
the amount claimed, and payment had been made to
the amount of 391. 2s. The number printed averaged
from 1,200 to 1,700 a•day. At the end of October the
plaintiff having intimated to the defendant by letter
that his cheques were dishonoured, the defendant
wrote him a letter, stating ",the first intimation he bad
bad of anything wrong at his banker's was from him,
—that he had taken away the machining of the publica-
tion from him, not wishing to leave it in his power to
stop the forms, and at the same time requesting him
to forward the account to hie residence at Brompton.
The letter was without date, and as the particular part
of Brompton was not mentioned where the defendant
resided, the account was forwarded to his place of
business.

The defence was that the work was taken away in
consequence of the negligence of the plaintiff ; but
neither the defendant nor any witnesses were called to

prove it.

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The learned Recorder having summed up, the jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 251. 8?.

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

Meeting This Day.

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders
in this undertaking was held this afternoon at the Lon-
don•bridge Tavern, to receive the report of the committee
of investigation appointed to investigate the position of
the company, &c., &c. Mr. Anderson, chairman of the
directors, in the chair. _ _ _

WILLIAM DUTHIE,
Chairman of the Committee.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, DEC. 13.

The reports have already been published in Th,e Sun.

The CHAIRMAN said the order in which it was pro-
posed to conduct the business of the day was, —first,
a resolution would be submitted to them for thereception
and adoption of the report of the committee ; secondly,
the reception and adoption of the report cf the directors;
thirdly, to consider a resolution for authorising the direc-
tors to apply for a bill in Parliament, the principle of
which would be explained by the solicitor; and, fourthly,
the election of shareholders to fill the vacancy in the
Board of Directors. After some other remarks, he
called on

In a convocation held this afternoon, Mr. Max Muller
was admitted to the degree of M.A. by the decree of
convocation.

Ina congregation held immediately after, the follow-
ing degrees were conferred :

MASTER OF ARTS.
Rev. G. G. Walker, Balliol College.
Rev. H. C. Blayden, Queen's College.
Rev. J. D. M`Gachen, Pembroke College.
J. B. Bowen, Worcester College.
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
F. B. Montgomery, }Balliol College.
Hon. H. Wodehouse,
R. H. B. Marshall],
H. S. Giffard, }Merton College.
J. Gaston,
H. H Robinson,
J. R. Upton,
C. E. Jemmett,
R. Sutton,
A. Porter.
W. R. Ilbert, Oriel College.
W. H. Marriott, Lincoln,
J. P. Hicks,
R. R.. Stiles, scholar,
H. H. Pturby,
E. Green,
T. T. Chamberlayne,
T. S. Pritchard,
C. Walford,
J. D. Middleton, scholar,}
J. R. O'Neil, Corpus College.
W. H. E. Welby,
W. Fisher,
A. B. Rocke, }students'
R. Olebar,
R. Rowley,
W. J. Packe,
J. E. Eadon,
Trinity College.
G. G. Williams,
W. H. Morrice, scholar, }Jesus College.
G. A. Morrie,
E. C. Beasley, }Wadham College.
W. Walker,
G. T. Horn,
C. H. Wallace,
Penibroke Colle;e.
R Remington, JJJ
H. Kingsford,
J. H. Mayer,: }Worcester College.
E. B. Smallwood,
E. Cowen, St. Mary Hall.
R. J. Hodges, Magdalen Hall.
J. V. C. Veel,
E. C. Roberts, Queen's College.

Mr. lONIDES, who proposed the first resolution, the
reception and adoption of the report. He said the com-
mittee were almost unanimous in arriving at that report.
Messrs. Fuller and Price had abstained from signing it,
yet they agreed in the main points of the inquiry,
that the books of the company were accurately
kept, and that no misappropriation or embezzlement of
the moneys of the company had taken place by the
officers, but they had discharged their duties attentively,
honestly, and diligently. (Hear.) The hon. gentleman
then entered into the principal differences between the
other members of the committee and these gentlemen
relative to Mr. Fuller's scheme of life members, opening
the Palace Gardens on Sundays to shareholders, the
altering Saturday from a ss. to a ls. day, &c., re-
marking that they considered it impracticable, but
the shareholders could, if they thought proper, try the
suggestion of altering the is. day for a limited period.
The committee also disapproved of the two reserved
days a week. With regard to the election of directors,
he dissented from taking gentlemen who were railway
directors, to fill up the vacancies at their board. Sir J.
Paxton at one time entertained the idea of purchasing
the palace and grounds of the company, but finding
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Brasenose College.

[We shall give the conclusion in our late edition.]

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day).

The Queen's election terminated to-day, when the
following gentlemen were declared the successful candi-
dates :—Thomas Jex Blake, 8.A., Scholar of Univer-
sity College, and Lewis Campbell, 8.A., of Bal:iol Col-
lege. Mr. Blake obtained a first class in classics, both
at the examination before moderators and also at the
final examination for the B.A. degree. Mr. Campbell
was placed in the second class by the moderators, but
obtained a first class at his final examination in Michael-
mas Term, 1853. The competition was entirely open,
as it was found feasible, under the existing statutes, to
emove all the restrictions which had hitherto beau i m-
osed by custom and precedent.