The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-19 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

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OXFORD, 4r3v
In a Convocation holden this morning, being thetl'o,
day of Act, or Trinity Term, the Vicotor
cellor and Proctors nominated the Rev. John Ref,
worth, M.A., late Fellow of Brasenose College Ltutei
James Edwin T. Rogers, M.A. of Magdalen Sall, e
Henry Alison Pottinger, M.A., of Worcester C°.„lleusgi
to be masters of the schools. Two of these officels:-AOO
always be present at the responsions, and lithe rSige,
be not present during the performance of the ex
they tbt
they are invested with the procuratorial power.
same time Thomas William Fletcher, M.A., of
College, Dublin, was admitted "ad eundem." to
In a congregation holden immediately afterwards
following degrees were conferred, viz. :

BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW.
Robert Albion Pritchard, Lincoln College.
MASTER OF ARTS.
Henry Mitchell Hull, Scholar of University Co—re
Rev. Charles Cary Barnard, Rev. Richard Mo°o
Norman, and Rev. W. Chelwynd Stapylton, Nert
College.
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Henry Earle Tweed, Fellow, Edmund Green' 3/
Francis Harrison, Oriel College.
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Rev. Arthur Sithon Latter, and Rev. Thomas '°
Queen's College.
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Rev. James Octavius Ryder, Fellow of All c,
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College.
Alfred John Church, Rev. Samuel Lodge, and r".
Robert Edward Sanderson, Lincoln
College.
Frederick Woodward, Brasenose College.
Rev. John Brooks, St. John's College.
Arthur Severne Rev. William Elmhirst, and Henry Prentice, Trinity College.
North Pinder and William Wood, Fellows of
College.
James C. Vincent and Samuel G. Rees, d'esl°
College.
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Richard Davies, Grand Compounder, v• —l,OO
Pigott Cordeaux, Fellow, and Rev. J. -11• VI --
Morison, 'Worcester College.
Rev. James Copner, St. Mary Hall. oeW
Rev. George John Gouring and Rev. George
Golding, Magdalen Hall.
BACHELOR OF AR" Col'

_ ARTS.
Henry Benne and Slingsby Bethell, UniversitY
lege.
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Edgar Hoskyns and Francis Barlow Teesdale,
College.

William H. Colbech Luke, Oriel College. 13000
Walter James Sawyer and Henry James
Queen's College.
Francis George Newbold, Drasenose College.
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Charles Kerrich Hartshorne and William
Coleridge, Christ Church. bed
William Henry Temple, Edward Ryley, and Sai°9
L. Sainsbury, Trinity College.
Frederick John Poole, Worcester College.
Francis Trip, Wadham College.
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Christopher Wade Farwell and David Bart
liams, Magdalen Hall.

Ed Ward-Hill Denny; Magdalen College.
Chas. Alexander L. Whyte, Pembroke College. of
In a Convocation holden at two o'clock 3811,,Dil
3321. 9s. was granted towards the c mpletion ,the
additions to the Botanical Gardens° occasioned '-'•ichiol
reception of the Fielding Herbarium,; 2001. f°l',„Prird°ing
wants at Bexley, Kent • and 201. towards L'"-
school at Hehndon, in Northamptonshire.rce d 113:
CHRIST CHURCH.—This morning, Mr. 11 inc.} II
ing,ton, from Eton School, son of th Rev. the Riot!
of Brasenose College, and Mr. John G. TIllb°" ‘/1
Charter House School, were elected Exhibitione
this college on the Slade Foundation. gr. Kenn
MERTON COLLEGE.—This afternoon,
Prescot, B.A. of Brasenose College was elected c/0°
of Merton College. Mr. Prescot obtained a 1
in classics in Michaelmas Term, 1852.

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EXTRAORDINARY Loss AND RECOVER.
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SOVEREIGNS IN THE CITY
a clerk in theD Th. daY a" •
THIS AY.— lg ~ , COW
office of the Joint-Stock Bant'-inb oat
pang, entered the CI • in great
tribulation, and lief Cfty Police station ereiaos
tiveh detective officer, was immediately
stated that he had lost 1,000 stye pit,
Ale • •
Branchan of the bank in Princes-street. ifogrgett, !lti,
.t e applicant in pursuit of the treasure and, °,,n orj the
ing the Excise-office in Old Broad-street, they 01 gold.
cabman there in the act of giving up the bag 'Neale,
The name and address of the driver is Charles 'gr.
Bridport-street, and time-number of his cab 1,25,5; facts
Christie, the chairman, immediately after t“ .100eY
reached him, applied at the Excise-office, but tile:!_iier3
will not be handed over until after time but
ti
It: din
have heard the case, and determined what retr4ru_ti of
cab-driver is entitled to receive. At the latter eoiirter,
last week, the Excise authorities informed the re,P,
old
cabman, named George Hughes, of Steel-yar°_, l
dispatches
etvach,
sinners mondsey, driver of cab 3,137, brought in a bag r 4 3 gold
dust and nuggets, valued at between 3001. 0" ,nmis-
which had been left in his vehicle, and the co- big
for
honesty.
s of Excise awarded him 301. as a, reward
~, 0
ties -1.
THE MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.--yesterday ne Inners
issued by the Postmaster-General that ships oal_•.ro th_
were required to convey the mails to Austr, Ini,, u3rj of
4th of June 4th of August, 4th of October, a„rc_l 1,00.
December of this year ; the departures to be t Vris Jay
ten-- r°
don, Liverpool, Southampton, and Plyrnouth:vr ,mo
(Thursday) the Postmaster-General will receL of
for ships to carry mails as above on the.4":!vs. 111,1
month. The ships must be classed Al at Ll?)_'.`:.Geoer:
sumwill be paid by the postmaster
dering 010
for the voyage to Australia, and persons te
w,,oh thel
'be required to specify the number of days in `,l.,atioas,
will undertake to deliver the mails at their in
re or 3r"
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subject to penalties for delay either in dePtaernder wilie
rival. The preference will be given to that
wag
specifies the shortest time for the service.
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THUNDER STOR3L—The county of Gle:;_. goad,ait
visited by a very violent thunder storms
rutted gr,,,
evening last, which in several places e°ln 'lll, weaitliirp`
damage. During the whole of the morning
~,d been sl • o
was exceedingly sultry, although there had on the
was niters°. dot
frosts two days before, and early in t . 4 rain ~tiro
clouds began to gather, and a few big drops . h:
o'cl°e" • Ir
notice of what was coming. At about two the 'l°s3
storm burst forth on the Cotswold gills, in and
as.:_
bourhood of Cirencester and Leckhampto,n!:renoe,
in
passed westwards it gradually increased in n-' +pi.
, I ' •ii
'vid o°'" •mo ral
lightning being of an unusually vi , will 430
the thunder crashes awfully magnific%nu"tes filled 'st-
and hail fell in torrents, and in a few lin
__a solo 0 of
small streams. At Cheltenham, a barn an
the sPi"ed
houses were burnt down, and at Gloucestern_s aisplaube
St. Mark's Church was struck, and the s.toaw'ay is 1
in several places. The storm pass
evening.