The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-09 00:00:00

THURS DAY

with delight and pleasure—Dr. Lloyd, one of the
Senior Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin, and Pro-
fessor O wen, a gentleman who has been named the
Cuniivt inedr
Kingdomofth willeage by whom the societies of the
be proud to he represented.—
(Cheers.) I therefore give you " The Universities
and Learned Societies of the United Kingdom."
Dr. LLOYD said it
.would ill become him, at that
late hour of the evening, to occupy much of their
time. He thanked them for the kind manner in
which they had received the toast of the universities
of the United Kingdom. Of the University of Dub-
lin, he could say it had made progress, and had not
deserted the duty for which it was founded in its own
immediate sphere of action. It was customary for
the older universities to have their office somewhat
limited, but at present they had a university in
Dublin which took its place in the higher walks of
science; and in proof of the truth of that assertion, he
needed only to refer to such men as Hamilton,
M.'Cullagh, and others, who were all alumni of that
university.—(Cheers.) They believed that a univer-
sity should hold forth the lamp of science with all its
beams; and, acting on that principle, when the Uni-
versity of Dublin failed to do that duty—when it
failed to cultivate the various branches of science—
when it turned out that it had no person competent
to teach certain sciences, it broke through its estab-
lished wages, and associated with it some of the
most eminent men of the day. He need not name
such men as Apjohn Ball, Fee., who were now
connected with the university, but were not in-
corporated with it. He might observe that one of the
happiest meetings of the British Association was once
held within the walls of the University of Dublin,
and it was long the wish of the members of that col-
lege that the association should again revisit it.—
(Cheers) He believed that none present would sup-
pose it was from want of inclination that a request
had not come from the University and Societies of
Dublin for the association to visit it. The cause
was a simple one ; it was for want of that element of
power which had been alluded to that night—juxta-
position. The meeting in Dublin before was a pros-
perous one, but it wanted one element' and that was,
that the different sections of which the association
was composed were widely separated. In the Uni-
versity they had not sufficient accommodation to afford
the association, but as soon as they got now lecture
rooms added to the building, an invitation from the
Univeisity, backed by the various societies in Dublin,.
would be sent to the association to pay a second visit
to the metropolis of Ireland.—(Cheers )
Professor OW EN also returned thanks, and con-
cluded by observing that the spirit of the association
was not confined to their own empire; it exti,nded
much further, and bound in one brotherhood the
nations of the whole earth.—(Applause.)
Tne Guam :4 kN-I am sure I should not be fulfil-
ling your wishes if I did not respond to the oh,A3rva-
tions that were made by Dr. Lloyd regarding our
meeting in Dublin.—(Cheers.) We have received
pres4nee invitations to go to various places in England
and Scotland, and I may remark that, in deciding at
place we should meet next, we will be in-
fluenced very much by priority of invitation ; and I
would beg Dr. Lloyd. to remember, that the soon:fr
the invitation from Dublin is given 113 the bettor.—
(Laughter and cheere.)
The Caaanatam gave "The Harbour Ceurmission-
ers and Railway Beards," coupled with the names of
Mr. Whitia and Mr. Allen.
Mr. Allen replied for the railway boards ; Mr.
Haari, in the absence of Mr. Whitia, for the harbour
commissioners.

Tile ccneluding toast from the chair was " Pro-
f,,ssor who replied, after which the pro-
ceedings terminated.

ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TI ES.
Sir,—We have Igtely heard a great deal of Mr. Moore,
who is Registrar of the Prerogative Court of Canter-
bury, and we know he is a son of Archbishop rideore.
Bat I wish to ask some of your readers to aeewer this
question—Who is Mr. John Mott? Is he son of an
archdeacon, a proctor, or a registrar?—for I find, in the
famous return INo. 711 of ISSO, to which public atten-
tion has been so often directed, groat mention made of
this gentleman. It appears that in the diocese of Lich-
field there is an almost innumerable quantity of those
now notorious tribunals called " ecclesiastical count',"
and I fi7Al the name of " John Mott" as holder of the
following offices:—ln the Bishop's Conistory Court he
is deputy-registrar end sealer; in the Doan's Court ho
is regi,-qrar and sealer; in the Dean's Court of Harting.
ton tie is registrar, sealer and auditor; in the Pre-
bendal Court of Colwich he is registrar, sealer,
and auditor ; in the Prebendal Court of Ec-
cleshall, the same three offices; in the Prebendal Court
of Gnesall, the same; in the Prebendal Court of Hand-.
acre and A.rmit,ige hie is registrar; in the Prebendal
Court of Prees tie is registrar, sealer, and auditor; in
the Prebendal Celia of Whittington and Bastrieh he
is the same; in the Royal Peculiar Court of Penkridge,
the same ; in the Royal Peculiar Court of St. Mary,
Shrewsbury, the same; in the Royal Peculiar Court o:
Tottenhall, the same; in the Royal Peculiar Court of
Wolverhampton he is registrar; and in tho Manor
Court of Burton-upon-Trent he is registrar, sealer, and
auditor ! Thus it appears that John Mott holds no lees
than thirty-seven offices in ecclesiastical courts, which,
according. to their return, vary in annual value from
1,1231. 1 Is. 10d. to a small sum.
Who is this wonderful man, John Mott? and how does
be get through his arduous duties?

Yours, &^.,

LAlcus.

PRACTICE WITH MIME RIFLES,
A SOLDIER SHOT.

PARSONSTOWN, TUESDAY EVENINGIo—A painful
sensation was created in the military barracks here
yesterday afternoon, a report having reached that
one of the soldiers of the 16th depot had been shot
dead. Oa inquiry it was ascertained that at two
o'clock a party of four men of the depot, accompa-
nied by Captain Peacocke and Lieutenant Higginson,
proeaeded to Clonoughill bog, about two miles from
the barracks, for the purpose of practising with the
Mira! rifle.

The practice was at a distance of 300 yards from
the targets. After about 100 shots had been fired,
one passed through the mound and hit the bugler
Nugent in the back of the head, when he exclaimed,
" Oa, my God, I am shot 1,, and died instantly. The
corporal who was
at his side made signals to the
party, when the firing immediately ceased, and Cap-
tain Peacock° with others ran up; but Nugent had
then ceased to exist. The ball lodged in the oppo-
site side of the head, smashing the skull to atoms.
The body was then removed on a cart to the bar-
racks, PIA Private Thornhill, who had fired the last
shot, was placed in custody to await the result of the
coroner's inquiry.

SEABORNE DIAILS.
pir signifies that the mails are sent from the General
by the night—and It oy the morning--41spateb.]

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