The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-04 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

DOCTORS IN IVINITY.
Nicolas John Temple, Fellow Dof Sidney College
John Gilderdale, St. Catharine's Hall.
OCTORS IN LAW.
John Gardner, Trinity College.
John Francis Hawker English, Christ's College,
DOCTOR IN MEDICINE.
Henry Thompson, St. John's College.
BACHELORS IN DIVINITY.
Henry James Grasett, St. John's College.
George Fraser, Queen's College.
MASTERS OF ARTS.
John Westlake
William Hector Lyon
Cyrill Jeddere-Fisher Trinity College.
Le Contour Balleine
Frederick Borradaile
George Anstice Hayward
David Mourtfield
William Lethbridge
Frederic Charles St. John's C°llege
Woodhouse .
Alfred Burnett
William Wilkinson
Herbert Bree, Caius College.
James Goodday
Richard Pilkington
Henry Whitley
Thomas Daniels
Mortimer Manley .
William Henry Gibson Carmichael)
Alfred Smith St. Peter's College
Humphrey Pountney Chesshire
Edward Wiles Gilbert
Henry Owen Jesus College.
Christopher Smyth
Bury Capel
}Christ's College.
Samuel Cheetham
Thomas Pickering, Corpus Christi College.
John Young Hughes, St. Catherine's Hall.
Legh Richmond Ay-re
Charles Frewin Kelly Emmanuel College.
Edmund Harling Cautley }

Queen's College.

AD EUNDESf.
Aubrey Townsend, 8.D., Trinity College, Dublin.
Samuel Sayle, of Trinity College, and Joseph Foxley, of
St. John's College, undergraduates, recited their prize
essays, subject—" Utrum ex glorice cupidine, an ex honesto
erga rempublicam studio, magna plerumque et heroics
facts oriantur."

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMO
TIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.

-Yew Appointments in Inspector of Prisons Department-..
Several appointments will be made at the new Convict
Prison now erecting at Gosport.
Vacancy in the Customs—There is a vacancy in the Ex-
aminer's Office, caused by the resignation of Mr. F.
Forrest.
Appointment—M. J. M. Arnaud, Searcher of the first
class, has been nominated to the office of Landing Sur-
veyor of Customs, vice Watson retired.
Inland Revenue Department—Mr. Alexander Barton of
Garstang, and Mr. Charles William Dyer, of Kirkham, are
to exchange stations.
Mr. Charles C. Trim, supernumerary, Lancaster, has
been appointed to Drumnadrochit, Scotland ; and is to be
succeeded at Lancaster by Mr. John Kelly, from Cole-
raine.

Appointment in Board of Trade, Whitehall—Mr. Henry
B. Williams has been appointed Registrar and Keeper of
Official Papers, vice Noyes, resigned.
Prince of Wales's Council-Chamber, Somerset-House
Mr. W. J. Alexander, Q.C., has been appointed Attorney.
General to the Prince of Wales, vice Smirks resigned.
Appointment of Vice- Warden of the Stannaries— Mr. Ed-
ward Smirke has been appointed Vice-Warden of the
Stannaries, vice Dampier deceased.
Appointment in Devonport Dockyard—Mr. Edward E.
Woodhead has been appointed Clerk and Draftsman in the
Direction of Works Department, vice Crealoch, appointed
Clerk on the establishment.
Diplomatic Appointments—The Queen has approved of
Mr. J. Lynch as Consul at Dublin, Mr. W. H. D. Wolff
as Consul at Dundee, Mr. Dennis Mullins as Consul at
Cork, for the United States of America ; and Mr. Charles
Stoess as Consul at Liverpool, for the Prince-Regent of
Baden.

IRLAND.
Vacancy in the IVill LawE
Courts—The Lucrative Office
of Taxing-Master to the Will Law Courts is now vacant,
caused by the death of Mr. W. E. Hudson.
Appointment in the Constabulary—Mr. Joseph Cox, late
Sub-Inspector at Cashel, has been appointed County In-
spector of Constabulary for Louth, vice Battersby deceased.

COLONIAL.
THE TURKS' AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
Vacancy.—The appointment of Crown Surveyor is vacant
caused by the decease of M. W. A. Radcliffe.
Mr. Joseph Hensley has been appointed Attorney-Gene-
ral ; Mr. John Longworth, Solicitor-General ; and Mr.
George Birnie, Registrar and Keeper of Plans—for Prince
Ed ward Island.
Mr. John Scott Bush has been appointed Escribano of
the Court of Intendant of the Island of Trinidad.
Mr. Walter Maynard has been appointed a Member of
the Council of Nevis.
Mr. Augustus Douboulay has bees appointed a Member
of the Legislative Council of St. Lucia.
Mr. Wilam r West has been apo i nted a Memer
of the Council Wa
of d the Government p
of the Island b
of
Mauritius.
Mr. Paul Ivy Sterling is appointed a Member of the
Executive Council, and Mr. Charles Batten Hillier a Mem-
ber of the Legislative Council of the Island of Hong Kong.
Mr. James Robert Longdein is appointed a Member of
the Executive Council of the Falkland Islands.

IMPROVEMENT OF THE NAvv.--Sir James Graham has
given notice of his intention to move, on the sth instant,
for leave to bring in a bill to make better provision con-
cerning the entry and service of seamen, and otherwise
to amend the laws concerning her Majesty's navy. Also
a bill for the establishment of a body of Naval Coast
Volunteers, and for the temporary transfer to the navy,
in case of need, of seafaring men employed in other
public services.

- LADY MARION.—This new story of the day is attract-
Mrs. W. Foster, being the neice of the late Duke of
ing great attention, from the circumstance of the author,
Wellington, and a near connexion of many of our noble
families. As a picture of fashionable life, illustrating
the doings and manners of the aristocracy, it can scarcely
fail to obtain extensive popularity.
IMPROVEMENT OF LAND.—A bill is now before a com-
mittee of the House of Lords for incorporating a Lands
charge
Improvement Company, with a capital of 100,0001. in
101. shares. Its object is to enable advances to be
ciple is
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ofdob
made to proprietors of estates for drainage and other
essential improvements, upon the security of a rent-
spread over a certain number of years, and,
although the ro osed capital is small, a sound prin-
intropelucped, by which it may be made to
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which
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ranteed
belowe rent-charges, while their total amount
will be that of the investments made, so as to
leave a margin of additional security to the holders.
Thus, as soon as an advance has been effected on one
property, a certain portion of the sum will be repro-
duced, so as to be applicable to another, and in this way
the capital employed will ultimately become consider-
able, the objectionable plan being at the same time
avoided of raising more at first than is absolutely neces-
sary for the commencement of operations,

OXFORD, JULY 2.
LADY MARGARET PROFESSORSHIP.
At the conclusion of the voting, which was continued
till 5 o'clock, the numbers stood as follows :
Heurtley
.•• ..• ... 53
Woodgate
.•• • •• ... 6
Hansen
"' • • • ••. 22
Foulkes ... ... •
••• ••• ... 20
Mr. Heurtley is therefore the new Margaret Professor of
Divinity ; he is rector of Fenny Compton, in Warwick-
shire, a college living, to which he was appointed in 1840.
BALLIOL COLLEGE.
The Rev. Walter John Clarke, M.A., of this College has
been appointed to the vicarage of Eagle, Lincolnshire.

EXETER COLLEGE.
There has been a call of the house of all the Fellows of
this College, for the purpose of examining the statute&
The Fellows meet daily.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
The Rev. Charlesobinson, M.A., has been appointed to
the vicarage of Bishop Burton, Yorkshire.

NEW COLLEGE.
The Rev. John Marsh, D.C.L., Fellow of this College,
has been appointed to the rectory of Tingewicke, Bucks.
BRASENOSE COLLEGE.
The Rev. George John Banner, M.A., of this College,
has been appointed to the perpetual curacy of St. Bartho-
lomew, Huyton, Lancashire.
JESUS COLLEGE.
The Rev. Lewis Thomas, 8.A., has been appointed to
the perpetual curacy of Eglwys-Brewis, Glamorganshire.

CAMBRIDGE COMMENCEMENT, JULY 2.
At a Congregation held this day the following degrees
were conferred :
HONORARY DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS.
Thomas Frederic Charles Vernon-Wentworth, Trinity
College.