The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-16 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 14.—The Rev. Charles Hatch,
M. A., Fellow of King's College, in this University,
has been presented by the Provost and Fellows of
that society to the Vicarage of Fordingbridge, Hamp-
shire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Joah Furey.
The Very Rev. Dr. Peacock, Dean of Ely, was on
Monday last, elected a Senior Fellow of Trinity Col-
lege, in the room of the R. H. Greenwood, deceased.
On Saturday last, the Norrisian prize was adjudged
to D. Moore, of Catherine Hall, for his Essay on the
following subject :—" The Divine Origin of the Holy
Scriptures may be inferred from their perfect adapta-
tion to the circumstances of Human Nature."

At a congregation on Wednesday last, the following
degrees were conferred :
DOCTOR IN MEDICINE.—Richard Wellesley Roth-
man, Fellow of Trinity College.
MASTERS OP Alas.—Harman Hicks Lewis, Trinity
College ; William Henry Rough, Trinity College ;
Michael Hutton, Catherine Hall ; George Saunders
Elwin, Catherine Hall ; Robert William Beauchamp,
Christ's College ; Robert Maulkin Lingwood, Christ's
College ; William Stoung Hore, Queen's College ;
James Abbott, Queen's College.
BACHELOR IN THE CIVIL LAW.—John Henry
Pro wett, Trinity Hall.
At the same congregation the following graces passed
the Senate :
To present copies of works printed at the Pitt Press
on account of the University, to the Lord Bishop of
Nova Scotia for the use of Windsor College in his Lord-
ship's diocese.
To confirm the Report of the New Library Fund
Syndicate. dated Dec. 5, 1839, and inserted in our
paper of last week.
The Rev. Robert Nowell Whittaker, 8.A., of St.
John's College, in this University, has been collated to
the Vicarage of Whalley, in the county of Lancaster,
by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, vacant by
the death of the Rev. N. Noble.
CRAVEN SCHOLARSHIP.---The Vice-Chancellor has
given notice, that there will be on Monday, the 27th of
January 1840, at nine o'clock, an examination of can-
didates for the Scholarship upon this foundation, lately
holden by Mr. William A. Osborne, of Trinity College.
The Norrisian Professor of Divinity has given notice
that his lectures in Lent term 1840, will commence on
the sth of February.
A meeting of the Philosophical Society was held on
Monday evening, Dr. Hodgson, the President, being
in the Chair. The papers read were—A Memoir by
Professor De Morgan, on the Foundations of Algebra ;
a Memoir by Mr. Ansted, on the Geology of the Tran-
sition Rocks, in the north-east of Bavaria, and the Saxon
Principality of Reuss ; and a Memoir by Mr. Fisher
on the Malformation of certain parts of the Nervous
System.
THE NEW BlsHor.—Although the fact is not yet
officially announced, we believe we may state with toler-
able certainty that the Very Rev. the Dean of Exeter
(Anson), uncle to Lord Lichfield, is to have the bishop-
ric vacant by the death of the late Bishop of Lichfield.
—lVestern Luminary.

A FOX-HUNT AT COLCHESTER.--.tl very novel
scene, and some animating sport, occurred in the Bo-
tanic Garden, on Tuesday last. The fox-hounds were
in a meadow adjoining the garden, and immediately
after a fine fox run across the terrace walk, in the middle
of the garden. The hounds followed in rapid succes-
sion—away they chased around the garden in full cry,
while the riders were impatiently waiting to see their
young herbalist bound over the wall, but in vain ; Rey-
nard wished for another turn round these delightful
walks, and then be dashed in and swam across the water
in the garden, and made his way up the broad walk.
The dogs being so close behind him it was feared that
he would bounce into the conservatory ; but this was
❑ot a convenient time for him to look after grapes. He
ran up the wall to conceal himself' amongst the ivy, and
became lost to the dogs. By this time East Hill was
thronged with people, anxious to witness such a novel
exhibition ; at length they gave a great shout, when
they espied Reynard perched triumphantly on the
top of Mr. Clark's dwelling-house. He was shortly
handed down, and was killed in the garden of the Rev.
Dr. Seaman, a great number of pedestrians being in at
the death.

LAIGH CALTON LIBERALITY.—" Noo,
Willie," said a smith in the Low Calton, as an induce•
went to increased industry on the part of his appren-
tice, " if ye stick in t'yer wark this week, when I gang
o'er to the High-street on Saturday, I'll buy you a new
file !" Almost as good as the printer who told his
" devil" to stop work and.begin distributing.—Edinburgh
Observer.

DEPARTURE OF A NEW ZEALAND PRINCESS
FOR HEit NATIVE COUNTRY.—Yesterday an immense
number of persons assemhled in front of the Lord Lovat
pUblic-house, in Ratcliff-highway, for the purpose of
witnessing the departure of a young New Zealand
woman, who has been for some time staying at the
public-house above named, to embark on board the ship
Coromandel, now lying at Gravesend, bound for New
Zealand. The woman in question has been in this
country for several months, and was brought over by a
seaman named Wilkinson. to whom she was married on
their arrival in England. She is the daughter of one of
the aboriginal chiefs, and during the time she has been in
this country has been presented to the Lord Mayor, Lady
Mayoress, and a great number of the nobility and gentry,
and has excited considerable interest. The climate of
England has agreed with her very well, it being very simi-
lar to that of her native country. Wilkinson, her husband,
sailed from Scotland about four yeas ago in a whaling-
ship, and was shipwrecked off the Bay of Islands,
and, after great difficulties, managed, with three others,
to reach the shore in safety. The New Zealanders at
first mistook them for Frenchmen, and were about to
sacrifice them, in consequence of the crew of a French
whaler having murdered a number of New Zealanders
a short time before, but, finding they were English, they
were treated in the kindest manner, and employed them-
selves in capturing seals for a long time. One of the
chiefs took a fancy to 'Wilkinson, who soon afterwards
married his daughter according to the custom of the
country. Wilkinson will accompany his wife back to
New Zealand, and intends opening a warehouse for the
sale of English commodities, their passage out being
paid by the New Zealand Company. The Coromandel
will carry out a great number of emigrants, and an im-
mense quantity of English manufactured goods. A band
of music and a vast concourse of persons accompanied
the New Zealand Princess and her husband to Black-
wall, where they embarked on board a steam-boat, and
were conveyed to Gravesend.
NEW CONVENT AT DOCKIIEAD, BERMOND-
say.—The ceremonial of the professions of six of the
" Sisters of Mercy" took place yesterday at the Catho-
lic chapel in Bermondsey, recently erected by subscrip-
tion, from the designs of Mr. Pugin. High mass, per-
formed by Mr. Collinridge, was celebrated at eleven
o'clock, at which the Right Rev.:Dr. Griffiths assisted,
after which the novices were introduced, and, after
the usual preliminaries, a sermon was preached by the
Rev. Dr. Maguire, and a collection made towards the
funds of the convent. When the sermon was concluded
the " profession" took place, the novices, attired in the
plenitude of worldly ornament, repeating the accustomed
formula, whereby they renounced the world, and dedi-
cated themselves to works of charity. Tbis ceremony
over, they retired, and assumed the sober garb of Sis-
ters of Mercy, and the service, consisting of antipho-
nies and prayers, was concluded. The assemblage of
spectators was numerous, and the collection apparently
a very good one. Amougst the nuns who were clothed
was Lady Barbara Eyre (second sister of Francis Earl
of Newburgh), who has been a liberal benefactress to
the chapel and convent, and has taken the vows under
the name of " Sister Mary."—.Morning Paper.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On Friday the po-
lice received the following information :—On Wednes-
day evening, between the hours of seven and eight, as
Mr. Edward Davis, farmer, of Stapleton, was returning
from Kingston-market to Preston, he was attacked by
four men, two of whom seized his horse while the others
presented pistols at him, and having dragged him off
the horse robbed him of 651., consisting of gold and
silver, and notes of the Hereford Old Bank and the Pro-
vincial Bank of England, and also a check for 451., pay-
able to Mr. Davis, and drawn by Mr. Charles Boden-
ham upon the National Provincial Bank of England at
Hereford. The villains also took his silver spectacles,
a knife, and other articles. A reward of 50/. has been
offered for the discovery of the robbers.
MICHAEL ARMSTRONG, THE FANCliTchoaßelY BOY;
—.The
sensation produced pr:ldrsu.cedTrthroughout , the manufactur-
ing Arm-
strong," has, it is said, been greater than was ever
occasioned even by the greatest fluctuation in the
market, or the announcement of a general strike ; and
many are the names of the great cotton lords that have
been whispered as having supplied the fearless authoress
with a prototype to her Sir Matthew Dowling. Some,
indeed, affect to know the precise locality of Dowling
Hall, while others can point to the identical chimneys
of Brookford Factory, and direct the inquirer to Deep
Valley Mills. Every one, in fact, has a shrewd sus-
picion of the who and the whereabout, and Mrs. Trol-
lope's name in many counties in Britain has become as
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wsie
jaus,stin the United States. The pub-
lic, however, have now an opportunity of forming a due
of
beenthe meritspublished,of this
entiresingular pro-
duction,n
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plate, in three volumes, with all the illustrations, and a
more touching picture of human misery was never be-
fore presented to the sympathy of mankind. The moral
effect produced by these remarkable disclosures will be
felt throughout the country, and will tend more than a
thousand Acts of Parliament to bring about an ame-
lioration in the condition of the factory people. In-
deed it is said that the work of reform has already
begun in certain quarters. Heaven grant it true!
THE DESIGNS FOR THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.
—ln the discussion on the petition of Mr. Grellier, the
architect, on Thursday last, in the Court of Common
Council, Mr. William Jones of Bishopsgate Ward,
spoke in support of the petition, and Mr. Richard S.
Jones, the Chairman of the Royal Exchange Committee,
spoke in explanation of the conduct of the Committee.