The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-29 00:00:00

TVRIICK OF TEE CHEVALIER STEAMER,

We regret to say that this fine steamer, belonging to
Messrs. liutcheson and Co., and employed in the West
Highland trade, was thrown away upon a well-known
conspicuous rock in the Sound of Jura, at an early hour
on Friday morning.
The Chevalier sailed from Greenock on Thursday
afternoon bound for Portree, Loch Inver, Stornoway,
and the other ports in the West Highlands, which
Messrs. Hutcheson havo opened up by their splendid
line of steamers. Ske had rounded the Mull of
Kintyre, and was proceeding through the Sound of
Jara early on Friday morning, when, at four o'clock,
dming the mate's watch, the steamer was run right
upon the Skerrie Eirn, or Iron Rock, a well-known
reef, upon which there is a large beacon erected. The
night was fine, the sea calm, and the weather clear ;
so that it would appear as if the grossest neglect and
carelessness on the part of those on board could have
lad to such a catastrophe. The rock is flat, and it for-
tuaately happened that with the full force of the steam
the Chevalier was driven so hard aground that she stuck
fast, and at mice began to fill the forward compartments,
injurying or destroying the goeds they contained. As
soon as it was ascertained that the steamer was bard
and snug on the rock, one of the boats was manned,
in which some of the more timid passengers pro-
ceeded to Port-Askaig in Islay, so as to meet with the
Islay steamer on her passage up to Glasgow. In this
they were fortunate enough to succeed, and about eight
o'clock the Islay came to the wreck, and took off tho
rest of the crew and passengers, and brought them back
to Glasgow, where they arrived on Saturday afternoon.
A. part of the cargo was also saved by the Islay.
It is fortunate that the weather was so fine and the
sea calm, or it is possible that many lives might have
been sacrificed.
Should the weather continue moderate, it is expected
that the Chevalier may be got off, as steamers have
been despatched to b:r assistance.—North British, Mail.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Nov. 28

In the cougre,gation to be holden on Friday, the
Ist of December, at ten o'clock, the Vice-Chancellor
will propose (vid stat. Tit. ix., sec. 9, par seven of
the Addenda) that during the present term the first
and second public examinations and the responsions
shall commence at nine instead of ton o'clock.
R. L. COTTON, Vice Chancellor.
Worcester College, Nov. 2S, 1854.

The Professor of Latin, Goldwin Smith, Esq., M.A.,
will deliver his inaugural lecture at the Clarendon, on
Saturday next, Dec. 2, at two o'clock.
Uziversity College, Nev. 27, 1854.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentle-
men, having undergone the necessary examinations for
the diploma, were admitted members of the College at a
special meeting of the Court of Examiners on toe
28th
inst.:--Messrs. Charles Beaufoy, Oxford, and Edward
Willis Campbell, Woolwich.
TRH WRECK OF THE MARY GRAHAM.— SIINDERLIND,
Nov. 26.—This day other four bodies were found 011
tie beach of the sufferers by the wreck of the Mary
Graham. Several were found yesterday here, and. a1.0n..g..
the shore for a few miles to the south. Alto ether
of the bodies are found, leaving six out of the 23 who
suffered.