The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

SECOND CLASS.

Beck, Clare.
Edwards, I Pemb.
Little, fre Job.
Pearse, Trin.
Hoare, Caius.
Maclear, Trin.
Rolleston, Etnm.
Bell, / 5 Clare.
Beesley, C cecl* Caius.

Burrow,
Job.
cftyley, 03 q.
Wood, Cath.
Meares, - f Clare.
Millard, 1 a'cl. 1 Joh.
Graves, 1
.5 Christ.
v f Pomeroy,
leg' I Trio.

THIRD CLASS.
(Arranged Alphabetically.)
Beaumont, Magd. Marshall, Christ's.
Freeman, Caius. Moore, Joh.
Headland, Caius. 3looyart, Trin.
Hudson, Trin. Summorhayes, Queens'.
Lloyd, Trin. Williams, Clare.
Dr. Atkinson, of Trinity College, having been taken
ill during the examination, is not classed.

THE MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.—The case
and claims of the military kniAits of Windsor are pro-
gressing most ratisfactsrily, the noble Premier, when
Secretary of State for the Home Department, having
recommended to the Crown that directions should be
given for instituting a full inquiry into this long-ne-
glected foundation. On Saturday last, the 17th instant,
the Attorney-General filed an information, ex officio,
versus the Dean and Chapter of Windsor, the Ecclesias-
tical Commissioners of England, and others. The in-
vestigation into this'ancient charity will, consequently,
be proceeded with its rapidly as the formalities in law
will admit of.

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.—About 50 years ago
a gentleman in Huil lost a ring containing some hair,
his own name and some other inscription being engraved
inside. It was supposed that he lost it in crossing the
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butry-
ferry from the town to the garrison,with by pulling it off
Thatalong lgliesntglelmovaenwhlalesnnopwroploanrg beeington
his eon, who still resides here, was last week waited upon
by a boatman, who present,?d to him this identical ring,
which he had stated had just been j.rked up from the
bottom of the river by a rope at which he was pulling.
The ring was in excellentwelcomely received by the family of its former owner.
—Hull Packet. preservation, and was most
THE CATASTROPHE AT BRISTOL.—BRISTOL, March'
22.—Owing to the total destruction of the cast-iron
bridge which connected the high road between Bristol
and Bath, the whole of the trafEc is now thrown on a
bridge lower down the river known as the Bedminster
bridge, which, being of a somewhat similar construc-
tion, the authorities have prudently given orders that it
should be at once surveyed. A most providential
escape was experienced by a young lady who just be-
fore the accident, after standing a few moments to
watch the progress of the barge, proceeded to the
foot of the bridge, which she intended to cross.
She just then saw an acquaintance, with whom she
stopped to speak, and the next moment the bridge fell
in. A noble example of humanity and courage was
exhibited by a poor Welsh woman named Davison, who.
in the face of the crowd of spectators on the banks ven-
tured some distance into the stream and dragged out a
gentleman, who rewarded her with a sovereign. It
should be stated that the river above and for a short
distance below the bridge forms nearly a horse-shoe, and
the navigation at the best of times requires more than
ordinary care and attention. The ruins of the bridge
present a singular appearance. On the Bath side the
buttresses into which the ribs of the arch were inserted
are entirely swept away ; on the Bristol side portions of
them remain, but all the upper works are gone. We
may add that the Dock Company lost no time in taking
steps to preserve public safety. Barriers were erected as
quickly as possible. The captain of the steam-barge has
been liberated, entering into his own recognisances to
appear when called on. He asserts that he had a warp
out before his boat reached the railway-bridge, and, ac-
cording to the statement of the engineer, the engines
were reversed, but the tide was running down at least 6
knots an hour. A Mr. Webbly, who states that he was
the last person on the bridge before it fell, says there
were not more than eight or nine persons crossing at the
time, and as three, if not four, are known to have been
saved, the loss ,of life may not be, perhaps, so great as
was feared. The remains of one of the carts have been
taken out below Rownham-ferry. A temporary foot
bridge for passengers will be at once erected by the Dock
Board, but a considerable time must necessarily elapse
before another permanent structure can be erected. The
only persons as yet ascertained to have perished, whose
names are known, are—William Bevan, in the employ
of Messrs. Ring and Son, of Temple-backs, who leaves a
wife and three children ; and a Mr. Cooksley, a small
shopkeeper, living in Avon-square.