The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-20 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE

UNIVERSITY.
(From the Oxford Journal of Saturday.)

Our readers will find in another column an account
of the almost sudden death, on Tuesday last, of his
Grace the Chancellor of this University. The intelli-
gence was received in Oxford early the next morning,
the various bells tolled out their mournful notes at in-
tervals for some hours, and a general feeling of regret
appeared to reign throughout the University and city.
His Grace was elected Chancellor of the University in
1834, upon the death of Lord Grenville, and we under-
stand that a meeting of resident members of Convocation
was held on Wednesday, in Oriel College, with refer-
ence to the election of a successor to his Grace. The
names of the Earl of Derby, the Duke of Newcastle, and
the Earl of Shaftesbury, were mentioned as likely to be
brought forward. The election is vested in the members
of Convocation.

THE VACANT CHANCELLORSHIP.
It having been currently reported, and generally be-
lieved, that a gentleman had been deputed to wait on the
Duke of Newcastle. in order to induce him to be a can-
didate for the Chancellorship, some of the very few
members of the University now in Oxford, deeming it
inexpedient to remain inactive, held a meeting on Thurs-
day, in order to enable those who were favourable to the
claims of Lord Derby, to unite with them in a request to
that nobleman for permission to put him in nomination.
The list was headed by the venerable President of
Magdalen College, followed by some six or seven Heads
of Houses, and other members of Convocation, and it is
expected that the public notice will appear immediately

WHOLESALE FRAUDS ON THE IPSWICH POST-
OFFICE.-00 Saturday William Collins (late chief clerk),
Frederick Joseph Sheldrake, and Edward Channing Bartho-
lomew Brummitt, were finally examined on Eeveral charges
of embezzling money, the property of ber Majesty, before
the Mayor of Ipswich and a bench of magistrates. It ap-
peared from the evidence of Mr. W. S. Fitch, the postmaster'
that it was the duty of the prisoners to affix six postage
stamps to all registered letters upon receiving the registra-
tion fee; and for some time past it had been discovered byt
Mr. J. T. Gardner, a confidential clerk in the Generalp
office, that the Ipswich bag frequently letterscontainedtheyos
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bearing stamps that had been obliterated befor_eos,.office.
ceived the obliterating stamp of the Ipswich r i
Mr. Ramsey was consequently sent down a
t°l-laiiivvias refused
matter, and the prisoners were detected.
for their appearance at the assizes. estigate the
A fair maiaen, still
ELOPEMENT OF AN ITEInEss.---2.
nd enjoying in her
in her teens, worth 15,000/. ready haortulnaresiding in her
own right in addition 1001. Per
uncle's house near Athy—eloped
J p, who represented a
oana.the afternoon of Wed-
nesday, with a young gentleman. at the last assizes.
barony on the Queen's County igtrba;dadj
The fair damsel had many frers, some of whom
lady's nearest relatives ;
found warm advocacy in t‘liZonnygg
Lochinvar" found most
but the Queen's County -
favour in her sight. ° the afternoon of Wednesday the
i young gentleman met heri: Itltthise hneoeudsleesosf
to
nslallytllthalatfrwiehnedn,
from whence they eloped•
lieissed that there racing and
the young heiress
chasing;" and up r present pursuit has been as unsuc-
cessful as in that of the case of the "lost bride of Netherby."
—Leinster .ExPresst