The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-11 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY -INTELLIGENCE.

OXFoaD, OCT. 10.—'fhi Tg'the first day of Mi-
ichaelmas Term, a Cong.regation was holden for granting
'degrees, &c., when the following were conferred
:
Doctor of Divinity.--R. W. Jelf, Canon of Christ
'Church, Grand Compounder.
Masters of Arts--B-ev. Henry Peter Dunster, Mag-
.clalen Hall ; Rev. Thomas Walton, St. Edmund Hall ;
William H. H. Le Merchant, Exeter College.
Bachelors of Arts.—G. F. Goddard, Magdalen Col-
lege ; 3.1`. Barclay, St. Edmund Hall ; John Innes,
'Trinity College ; Alexander Bean, Pembroke College ;
'William F. Sims, Magdalen Hall.
. :
'The Viee;Chancellor has appointed the following days
l 'or holding Congregations for gi-anting degrees, &c.,
during this teeth :=Thursday, October 17 ; Thursday,
Oct. 24; Thursday`, Oct. 31 ; 'Thursday, Nov. 14
irhursday, Nov. 21 ; Thursday; Nov. 28 ; Thursday,
.Thursday,
5 ; Tuesday, Dec. 17.
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The Countess of Dalhousie was safely deli-
vered of a daughter at Dalhousie Castle, near Edin-
're', on Sunday last, and w a are, happy to say the last
letters received in town left the Countess and ber infant
daughter in the most favourable state circumstances
could permit.
• TUE MARCHIONESS OF SALISBURY.—TO
the inquiries yesterday a more favourable answer was
Riven as to the health of her Ladyship, who is now said
ta, be gradua9y recovering, although many months will
elapse before. the Marchioness will be able to mix in
society. '
DEATH OF VISCOUNTESS TAMWORTH.—
We heve to announce the death of Viscountess Tarn-
Worth, which took place on Monday last, after a length-
!_ned illness, at Prior P ark, near Ashby-de-la-Zouefie.
111,er Ladyship was the widow of the late Viscount
, earn"rtb, 0114 son of Earl Ferrers, and at the time of
n a, death had just entelred. her 41st year.
. . . Lota Ellenborough, who has been visiting Sir
Robert. and Lady Peel, at Drayton Manor, has re-
turned to town.
Their Royal Highmesses the Duke and Duchess
'°f Cambridge have made arrangements to visit the
r)uke of Devonshire, nt Chatsworth, on Friday next ;
11511 t we hear that their Rtayal Highnesses are not likely
to stay more than three days.
Lord and Lady Holland gave a dinner, last eve-
lillg, at Holland House, to the French Ambassador
IN Madame Sebastiani, and a select party. The Noble
-;ord, who continues very infirm, will pass the winter
'months at Holland House.
The Earl and Countess of Granville return to
Earl
from Windsor Castle to-morrow. The Noble
start is to have an audience of her Majesty previous to
his departure for Paris.
The Earl of Cardigan returned to his residence
/tear Canterbury, on Tuesday last, from a visit to the
Duke of Wellington, at Weimer Castle.
The Earl and Countess of S hrewshury arrived
at Mivart's Hotel, yesterday, from Alton Towers, their
past in Staffordshire. The Earl and Countess leave in
4 few days for Paris, when, after a sojourn of a few
I ieeks, they go to Rome, to pais the winter.
• Count Appony and Couii‘ Stanislaus Potocki
a rrived at Mivart's Hotel on Wednesday, froM Paris,
tiiith the intention ef staying some weeks in this country.
:The Duke and Duchess of Montrose, whqar-
tived in town a few days since, from 'Buchanan Castle,
N. 13:, left town yesterday for Brighton. •
, ..Lord Stuart de ROthesay is now making a tour
BASTnain, and is not expected to return to this country
nDecember.
The Earl of Lincoln, M.P., who has been
'mong the guests a Sirltobert and Lady Peel's, Dray-
tic!' Manor, rettrfned to his seat in Nottinghamshire, a
cur days since.
. The Dowager Marchioness Conynghain and the
marchioness4,i Conyngham aro passing the season in strict
,„e,ascri at Bifrani, in Kent, in consequence ' the re-
ps t demise of the lamented Countess of Abo , eldest
4,
daughter of the Marchioness, Lord Aboyne). ce the
Tineral of the Countess, has been residing * o.toa
'll2, near Huntingdon.
it,.l"3T. LEioNARD'S-ON-SEA, OCT. 9.—Our latest
INP.,,vals comprise the Hon. Captain Craven Berkeley,
Aiss'., and his bride, late the Hon. Mrs. Geo. Talbot,
i,-;1°11 Hotel ; Sir Horace St, Paul. ditto ; Miss Tal-
-6;: HOO., G. H. Neville, Lieut.-ColOnel Purvis, Mrs.
It•-r'es Lushington, Wellington-square ; Captain and
'iSB Johnson, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Ward,
t-1°l'"el and Mrs. Long, Mrs. Everett, Major Anstru-
, Ai ' 'lr. Conent, Mr:Bertram, Mrs. Brodie,. Mr. and
rs• Pollett, Mr. Howard Elphinstone, Mr. and Mrs.
oare, B,c
Dh, A , .
ST or, or,
. -1-11 OF THE DOWAGER LADY RAD-
pe,tl.,"--We regret to state that her Ladyship died
Linder': aY morning., at her house in Park-crescent, Port-
als, ID'ace, in consequence of an apoplectic attack. Till
beta week ago her Ladyship had enjoyed excellent
TI
,00 'e Earl of Radnor, accompanied by his second
C,:,,the Hon. Edward Bouverie, will leave Longford
tor' ; Ida seat in Wiltshire, for a tour in the manufac
ii,oing districts, visiting his noble friends Earls Fitzwil-
re4.l !Ind Earl Durham by the way. The Countess will
nail at Longford Castle for the present, as will Col.
and a.adY Catherine Buckley (his Lordship's daughter),
r, -.Alen& and will continue to visit at the
saassie - neighbours
ai),:n,Th e Ron. Col. and Mrs. Anson and family are
51",,-"r['ing at the scat of her brother, Lord Forester, in
.I,Pahire, till they go to Paris for the winter.
1 tb,t) lIC Duke and Duchess of Montrose passed
4
p. 6.11 London last week en route to Brighton and
tl.
Lord
dir, James Stuart was entertained at a public
1)1,-1,4rltist, week, in Campbelton. The dinner took
c'
gentle in the Townhall on Thursday. About ninety
Lean Stn
were present—the chair was taken by John
he:t ... ewart, Esq., of Glenbuck y, Provost of Camp.
teis° in; croupiers, D. S. Galbreath, Esq., and Cap-
-144,4 (I'm APLean. The evening was spent with great
ThY 4,":1 good humour.—Ayr Observer.
C -.e
following notices have been issued from the
on, , ,„
t. rnth"se *—" Packing
4 ,i.a.e .
that
th, _ : u the 9th of September, •
cigars.—By Treasury let-
-1,839, it is ordered
to,, Jrcaulationa respecting cigars imported into this
(ii;eetayesdo be packed with internal packages
.are to be
refi4 in with on all future occasions... Foreign sugar
i-1-1Y T bond removable coastwise in a crushed state.
yea, i„, r?asury letter of the date of the 3d of Septeria-
i e,p_r&-taiat!iang to a former order as to the convenience of
°I the f'l33 of refined and bastard sugars the produce
dela6csne7Fign settlements, refitted in bond, the like ins
is extended to such sugars in a crushed state."