The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

UNIVERSITY IN TELL IGENCE.

OXFORD, SEPT. 21.—Their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge padsed through this city on
Wednesdny, on their return from their visit to the Earl
and •. Countess Of Jersey at Aliddleton-park, when they
viewed the I.3ntauic Gardens, which they were prevented"
from seeing on Saturday by the. unfavourable state of tb
weather at that time.

Lord Bra3brocki, has presented the Rev. John Warren
Hyes, of Wadhain College, to the rectory of Aborfie.idr
Berkshire, to which he was instituted by the Very Rev. th°
Dean of Salisbury.
The Town-council of this Corporation elected on M°l7
day last the' Rev. John Perkins, of Christ Church, one Of
the city lecturers (of whom there are four), in the roonl °f
the late Rev. Mr. Hyde.
e
The Lord Bishop of Bangor and the Rev. the Wa-M-lt
of Ruthin, have elected the Rev. Edward Lowry Bare;
well, of Jesus College, to the head Mastership of Rut.—
School.

We understand that her Majesty the ahem•
Dowager intends to visit the Earl and Countess of ve1.1,,
bigh at their seat, Nuneham, Warwickshire, in the wars-
of the ensuing month.
rincess
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and 4 P
Thurs.
of Capua arrived at Kinmel Park, St. Asaph, on
day last, on a visit to Lord Dinorben.
Lord Stanley and Lord Sefton will entertain large
parties at Knowsley and Croxteth Hall, during the Liver-
pool autumn meeting, which commences next week.
The Duchess of Gordon, who has been on a short
visit to the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, at Gordon
Castle, has returned to Huntley Lodge.
The Dowager Marchioness of Northampton re— '
turned to Coolhurst, on Wednesday last, from a visit to
Mrs. Smith, at Bersted Lodge, Bognor.
The Earl and Countess of Delaware and LadY
Elizabeth West have returned to Buckhurst Park, Soso*.
from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Warwick, at 'OP'
wick Castle.
Viscount Holmesdale has joined the Viscountuas
at Wellesbourne Hall, Warwickshire, from a shooting e
cursion in the north.
The Dowager Lady Brownlow, the Hon. Miss
Cust, Sir Wm. and the Hon. Lady Middleton, Sir Georg:
and Lady Wombwell, &c., wove among the fashionable
staying at. Aldeburgh last week.
Lord and Lady Sou.hampton, who have loeen
making an extensive tour on the Continent during the past
two years, passed through town a few days days back, on
heir way to Whittlebury Park, To%cester. We are hippy
to say that both the Noble Lord and his Lady are in enael-
lent health.
Sir "James Graham, Bart., M.P., and Lady
Graham returned to Netherby, their seat in Curnb, trland,
on Monday last, from a tour in Scotland.
Lord Colville arrived at Brighton, on Thu rsday
last, from town, with the intention to reside some we, tks at
that esteemed-watering place.
Lord and Lady Stanley arrived at Knowsley
Park, the seat of the Earl of Derby, new: P, escort, ura
Thursday last, from a visit of several rtieeks to their seat
Ballykiston, Tipperlry.
The Earl Howe, accompanied by Lord Curzon
and family, has left Bushy Park for Gopsull Hall, Iseices-
tershire.
Lord Wm. Lennox and the Hon. Captain Pitt"H
hive left Gordon Castle, where they have been visiting
the Duke and Duchess of Richmond.
The Eat' of Eldon left Shirley, his seat near
Croydon, early in the past week, for Rushyford, Durham.
The Countes Stanhope and Lady Wilhelmin4
Stanhope left town early last week, on a tour of visits in
the north.

It is rumoured at Cheltenham,, that Mr. Fitz..
hardinge Berkeley, having married a 'lady with 200,0001.0
will retire from political life, and lye as a country gentle"
man.— Worcester Journal.
11TH LIGHT DRAGOONS __This regime"'
notwithstanding the many contradictory reports, is tort srrt
to remain in Canterbury' until next year. The Bait of
Cardigan entertained the officers of. the regiment at a splen-
did dinner, at Hale's.place on the T.3th instant. The..
fine band of the corps was in attendance. An affair 'at
honour between Captain Jones and Li.eut. Hussey of dull
regiment, took place on the afternoon of the 17th instant,
at the gravul-pits contiguous to the barrack. After a°
exchange of shots, by which the Captain was slight!y
touched in the arm, an arraugemen t took place throug°
the interference of their seconds. 'l,'he origin of the differ
ence between them is not known. By the storm on tlf
evening of the 17th instant, the surgeon of the reghoor
nearly lost his life. A large roughg to t
house he occupied, fell and passed. tg the roof anti
floor of the upper story, destroying every thing in its course.
The surgeon was passing from one room to another at alf°
time, and one pace more would have sealed his fate'i".
United Service Gazette.
LIGHT SOVEREIGNS.--The Spectator is titl4.6
in error in uposing that th ank
e B of England makei
money by light sovereigns. The clerks are instructed to
rrject light gold in all cases, and there can, consequentli
be no such practice as receiving at one price and paYitlif
away at another. Light sovereigns are returned upon the
public, the Bank being of course in no way responsibtir,
for their weight. The Spectator suggests, as a mear.s A
giving annoyance to the Bank of England, that r•e°Plf.
having to receive sovereigns at its counters shoal
.d eonw
prepared with scales, and themselves egeir:n them'
bbeelfoow the
re the clerks
s of the
Thisetestablishment, re'Lusin a vet` refusing
irksome business, and, under the eircu'mstances a e
have mentioned, of no sort of -use. The Special°
may feel satisfied that, of the sovereigns said to have bee ri
lately tendered by Mr. Jaudon, not one was taken that di
not come up to the legal weigla. Much trouble would 1 'a
spared, both to the Bank and the public, if the form' er
were authorized to stamp sovereigns of undue weight whe A"
ever they happen to be presented. We trust enough hi is,
at all events, been said in explanation to convince t he
Spectator that the c implaint of " A Stockbroker," w ho
imposed upon the Times with his statement—an snot kl*
mous statement it is to be observed about his one 50, le'
reign, is too frivolous to call for any further cos Pi-
deration. We believe we may, however, add I ha!
saf,ty that the clerks of the Bank never pay or receive phi
by tale, but invariably by weight. The weight is the tot,
and this determines the number, There is no such I
as receiving and paying simply by the pound or ounce u 11'
less it be for melting =Morning Post.

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SOCIETY FOR RELIEVING THE rioUs,2LE:
POOR .This institution, after having saved nr7;ns. /Ives, 1°
now in Possession of property to be applied fur, the ski, tie
purpose to the amount of 10,041/. 53 6d. 1-her btf
the Queen Dowager is an annual subscriber to the mei int
of 10/., and several people of 'the first rank in.:the cotr4
are amongst the contributors.
On the 11th inst. an explosion of fire-datr.,p to,
place in a coal-pit near St. Etienne, to the ' atruction
a large Number of persons. When the lay' accounts I pit
Nineteen dead bodies had been extracted from the 17 it.
Thirteen horses had also bt:en killed the explosion.
Last week a cat raised tt rat at Wike, whi
hheatilndg,
meloousneltyedptuhrseulectabl.:stso,ok itself to a
eons-pit
nig at
and deseended.the rope. ..offrhe
eat, in the ardour of pursuit, followed down the rope, 7.7'04
both animals were found dead at the bottom by..tharb
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