The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-23 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Nov. 22.—A congregation was this day holden for
granting degrees, &c., when the, following were conferred:—
Doctor of Divinity—Hon. H. E J. Howard, of Christ Church.
Masters of Arts—Rev. J. Bing, of Merton College ; Rev.
C. C. Snowden, Worcester ditto; Rev. J. Hodson, Magdalen
Hall'; J. A. Ormerod, Brazennose College ; Rev. A. Bishop,
Queen's College.

Bachelors of.' Arts—C. W. Holbech, of Balliol College ;
G. IL Moncrieff, ditto ; W. C. Lake, ditto; H. C. Brodie,
ditto ; G. E. Maunsell, Christ Church ; R. G. Boodle, Oriel
College; R. H. D. Barham, ditto; 0. Goodrich, ditto; H. J.
Bigge, University ditto ; J. H. Borrer, Brazennose ditto ;
W. B. Ady, Exeter ditto ; H. Woodyer, Merton ditto ; J. R.
Crawford, of Lincoln College.

The Duchess-Countess of Sutherland left Hamil-
place on Wednesday for Oatlands, Surrey.
The Marquis of Salisbury arrived in Arlington-
street yesterday afternoon from Hatfield House. The
Marchioness of Salisbury continues at Brighton in improved
health.
The Earl of Sefton arrived in Arlington-street on
Wednesday from Ci oxteth Park, Lancashire, in consequence
of the death of his father. The Countess, who has not re-
covered from her accouchement, is still at Croxteth. The
remains of the late Earl will be interred at Hanwell, where
those of his father and mother are deposited.
The Earl and Countess of Chichester, who have
been making a tour of Germany, arrived at Venice on the
Bth inst.
Viscount and Viscountess Combermere arrived in
town yesterday, from their seat Combermere Abbey, Che-
shire, and proceeded in the latter part of the day for
Brighton.
His Excellency Count Woronzow arrived in town
on Wednesday evening from a visit to the Dowager Coun-
tess of Pembroke, at Wilton House, near Salisbury.
His Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo entertained
Count Woronzow, Prince Michael Soutzo, and a select
party at dinner last evening at Ashburnham House. Count
and Countess Charles Pozzo di Borgo are expected at the
Russian Embassy very early in the ensuing month from
Paris, the Russian Ambassador having determined not to
visit the French capital this winter.

Lord Foley arrived on the 7th inst. at Florence.
Lord Emlyn arrived at the Earl of Cawdor's town
mansion in South Audley-street yesterday from Wales.
Lord andLadyLyttleton, after paying a visit to their
Noble relative the Duke of Devonshire at Venice, left that
city on the 10th inst. for Genoa.
Sir Frederick Lamb has left Italy on his return to
Vienna, to resume his duties as British Ambassador at the
Austrian Court.
The lucrative naval appointment of Inspector-
General of the service of the Coast Guard has become
vacant by the demise of Captain G. W. N. Knight. Thu
appointment is in the gift of the Board of Admiralty.
Ensign the Hon. William Skeffington Foster, son
of Viscount Ferrard, and brother to Lord Massareene, has
been appointed by the Governor of New South Wales As-
sistant Engineer and Superintendent of iron gangs at
Bathurst-road, Sydney. Mr. Foster holds a commission in
the 80th regiment.
POST-OFFICE CONSISTENCY.—One may in Lon-
don receive a French nemspaper from the remotest part of
the south of France for no more than a half-penny charge of
postage. But should any one save the Post-office all the
trouble of bringing the said French paper to London, and
when there, put it in the post to be sent to its address in
turn, the Post-office charges two pence I This is only one
out of five hundred instances that might be mentioned, all
of which lead to the belief that the chief study of the Post-
office authorities is that of " ingeniously tormenting," by
the exquisite absurdity of their regulations.—illorning Post.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.—An original burletta, en-
titled The Court of Old Fritz, was produced here last even-
ing, with a degree of success which i
s of the simplest.
takings at this theatre. The plot
scene is at the Court of Frederick the Great. Its literary
merit is respectable. The dialogue, though containing
some clap-traps, is, at all events, many grades above non-
sense ; and it must not be forgotten, that there is a mani-
fest disadvantage in having to find wit for Voltaire ! Farren
sustained alternately the part; of Old Fritz and Voltaire, and
played them both admirably. Mr. James Vining, too,
acted well ; and there was an even respectability in the
general performance of the other actors. In the getting
up, scenery, costumes, and elaborate appointments nothing
could be more tasteful, correct, and excellent than was the
whole burletta, which is as pleasant a trifle as could well
be produced, even under the gra'aful management of the
Olympic.
THE ARMY I!sf JRELAND.—The total rank and
file of the army in Ireland for November is as follows—
viz., Artillery, 812 ; Cavalry, 1,759 I Infantry, 13,247.
Total, 15,818.
TUE GRESHAM LECTURES.--Last night the
Gresham Lecture on Music, for the llichaelmas Term,
was delivered by Edward Taylor, Esq., Music Professer,
in t4g ybeatre of the city of Low.l9nchool,
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• SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

TATTERSALL' S-YES2'BRD4 r.
THE DERBY.

The attendance was thin, and the betting dull at the follow-
ing prices
11 to 1 agst Ld Jersey's Brother to Bay Middleton
18 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ilderim
20" to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Westonian
26 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Accelerator--taken
30 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Tros—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Derrinane—taken
40 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Valaincourt—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Camellino—taken
14 to 1 agst Bloomsbury and Dey of Algiers, and the same
agst Bloomsbury and Derrynane—taken

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

DERBY BETTING.
JO to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Bay Middleton
18 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau—taken
20 to 1 asst Lord Jersey's Ilderhn—taken
27 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Accelerator—taken
28 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh—taken
28 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers—taken
28 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Fitz-Ambo—taken
83 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Derrynane—taken
The field agst any 10.

COURSING.
HAMPTON COURT MEETING.
The Victoria Club held its second meeting yesterday for the
purpose of running off the remaining ties for the Cup, of which we
gave the first day's coursing last week. The weather was unfa-
vourable in the morning, but cleared up towards noon, and was fine
to the conclusion of the day. The company was numerous, the
arrangements excellent, and the sport good. The following are
returns:—

THE CUP.
Second Ties—Mr. A. Wood's r. and w. b. Poll beat Mr. Law-
rence's f. and w. d. Lumpy, Mr. Legh's bl. b. Lucy beat Mr.
Spooner's blk. and w. d. Spot, Mr. Bothwell's blk. b. Creeping
Jenny beat Mr. Wilmont's bk. and w. b. Fly, Mr. Swan's w. and
r. b. Miss Brunton beat Mr. Thompson's bl. and brin. d. Mouse.
Third Ties—Poll lont Lucy, Miss Brunton beat Creeping Jenny.
Deciding Course—Miss Brunton beat Poll, and won the Cup;
Poll the Sovereigns.

MATCHES.

Mr. Sheppard's f. b. Harkaway beat Mr. Cardale's bk. b. Helen.
Mr. Chapman s bk. b. beat Mr. Minton's f. b. Maria.
Mr. Brookes's w. and bk. b. Bess beat Mr. Elmore's bl. d. Elis.
Mr. Wood's bl. b. Hermione beat Mr. Nash's r. and w. b. Ellen.
Mr. Elmore's f. d. Beau beat Mr. Whittington's bl. and w. b.
Lyndhurst.
Mr. Chitty's bk. b. Cinderella beat Mr. Charrinton's w. b. Coun-
tess, after twe undecided courses.
Two or three other matches were run.

A " CATCH WAGER"—APPEAL TO THE JOCKEY CLUB.—
A bet, which is called, in sporting phraseology, a " catch
wager," was laid by Mr. B. and the youngest son of a well-
known sporting Marquis, a few evenings ago, as they were
leaving Crockford's Club House, and came off on Wednesday
morning. Mr. B. bet the son of the Marquis 500/. to 2001.
that he would walk, fair toe and heel walking, from the Bank
of England to the Mint and back again to the Bank within
seven minutes and a half—the affair to be decided within one
week, and twenty- four hours' notice to be given by Mr. B. to
the other party. The young nobleman, as may be imagined,
was not a little surprised at receiving a letter from Mr. B. on
Tuesday morning, requesting his attendance, with his friends
and umpire, at the entrance of the terminus of the Great
Western Railway, at Paddington, on the following morning
at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of deciding the wager; and
upon sending a friend to Mr. B. for an explanation (presuming
the letter to be intended as a hoax) he was informed, to his
great surprise and chagrin, that close to the spot named in
the letter there were two large gin palaces, one known by the
name of " The Mint," and the other by that of " The Bank
of England," situated within less than a hundred yards of each
other. Mr. 8., with his friend, was punctual to the appoint-
ment he had made ; but the Marquis's son, knowing the case
was hopeless, did not go to witness his own mortification and
defeat, and left Mr. B. to walk over the course along with his
friend, the other umpire, who was named at the time the wager
was laid. On their return in the afternoon the amount of the bet
was demanded of Lord —, and refused on the ground that
the wager contemplated the Bank of England in Tin eadneedle-
street, and the Mint on Tower-hill, and not a brace of public-
houses at Paddington, known by the respective signs of the
Bank of England and the Mint. It was ultimately arranged
that the whole affair should be referred to the judgment of the
Jockey Club ; both parties agreeing to abide by whatever the
club should decide to be the fair, equitable, and strict sporting
meaning of the terms of the wager.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, Nov. 22.—Wind moderate.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Wind N.N. E. very light airs,
hazy.—Sailed the Phoenix Kierth, for Christiania, Passed
by the Packet, Shirting, from London, for the Cape of Good
Hope.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 21.--Wind S.E. to W.N.W., former
part strong gales, latter moderate.—Arrived the Chandos,
Hayes, from Messina; Pigeon (racket), from St. Thomas's,
sailed 22d October, on freight 30,000 dollars; the Claress,
Gibin, from Belie.

LIVERPOOI„ Nov. 22.—Wind E.— Arrived off port the Ga.
zelle, from Hamburg. Sailed the M'lnrie, Boyd, for the
Mauritius ; Colchester, Withers, for Mobile ; Liverpool,
Johnson, for do. ; Glove, Oliver, for New Orleans ; Caledo-
nia, Pilcher, for do. ; Laura Ann, Casely, for Lisbon ;
Nuttall, for Lima, &c. ; Henrietta, Fell, for do. ;
Golfondo, Collotto, for Geneva ; Adelaide, Granby, Gibraltar.
Conic, Nov. 22.—Arrived the John Walker, Gastin, from
Bay Chaleur; Rival, Sutherland, from Nassau, N. P., after
being aground, but assisted off without injury—sailed Oct. 7.
On t.:e 3d Nov., in long. 14, during a heavy gale from N. W.,
was struck by a sea, which carried away roundhouse, wheel,
binnacle, bulwarks, stanchions, &e., and washed the mate and
one man overboard, lost sails, spars, &c.
Nov. 22.—Arrived the Active, Partridge, from
Hamburg; Shamrock, Johnson, from, ditto; Hope, Hutch-
inson, from Stettin; Thetis, Watt, from Riga; Broderick,
Stewart, and James, Copeland, from ditto.
GOeLE, Nov. 22. —Arrived the Frau Metta, from Fraborg.
SALCOMB, Nov. 21.—Arrived the Agenoria, Marrowmore,
from Seville.

PORTLAND, Nov. 21.—. Arrived off, the Adder, Wells,
from Seville.

ARBROATH, Nov. 20—Arrived the Isabel, Strachan, from
St. Petersburg.
Hum., Nov. 21.—The Halcyon, Shepherd, from St. Peters-
burgh, which caught the edge of the Bank in taking the har-
bour, has lain on her beam ends nearly all the ebb, but is now
(Eight P. AI.) righted, and being off without much damage.
MEVAGRSSY, Nov. 21.—Two water-casks have been
picked up to-day, one marked Ebden and the other Echo,
which would seem to confirm an impression that two vessels
have been lost. The Echo, from Youghall to London, was
wrecked on the Breakwater 19th inst.
CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 31.—The Mauney, Downs, from
Odessa to London, was aground in the Dardanelles, but in no
apparent danger. Part of cargo discharging.
GENOA, Nov. 15.—The Count Lallini, Molenari, from
Odessa, sprung a leak and foundered 27th —crew saved.

The Niagara, Thompson, from Amsteiewn to Shields, which
was abandoned 29th ult., was fallen in with 17th instant, about
100 miles westward of Bevenbergcn.

The John, Curran, from Swansea to Dungarvon, was
totally wrecked near the later port, 16th instant ; only one of
the crew saved.

The Jeune Caroline, Vatrieu, bound to Antwerp, is on
shore on the mud, near Grimsby, leaky, and with loss of mizen
mast, &c.

MR. J. WENTWORTH BEAUAIONT AND MR.
SOMERS, M.P.—We learn that a summons has been
served by Mr. Beaumont, one of the most opulent private
gentlemen of England, and for 18 years a Member of Par-
liament, on Mr. Somers, one of the present Members of
the House of Commons, to appear at the police (Police
Correclionnelle, Gme Chamber). The matter refers to acts
of violence and insults of the most serious character offered
by Mr. Somers to Mr. Beaumont, in the presence of seve-
ral witnesses. This affair, which doubtless in a few days
will fill the coiums of the London Papers, is the subject of
conversation at the English Embassy, and in all the Eng-
lish society. We shall not enter into the details which are
circulated on this occasion respecting the occurrence which
preceded this strange affair, but shall wait the discussions
which must take place.—Le Nouvellisle, Paris Paper of

the 17th Nov.
SUDDEN DEATHS.—About five o'clock on Tuesday
afternoon, Mrs. Sophia English, a young married lady, re-
siding in Haberdasher-street, Hoxton, called to make a
purchase at the shop of Mr. Griffiths, a haberdasher, in
Pitfield-street, and whilst she was giving her orders to the
shopman she suddenly became very pale, and fell forward
against the counter. She was carried into the parlour
behind the shop, where every attention was paid her, and
medical assistance sent for, but the unfortunate lady ex-
pired before its arrival. The deceased was only twenty-two
years of age. On the same afternoon Samuel Horfield, a
potman at the Axe public-house, Hackeey-road, was
serving a customer in Cumberland-street with beer, when
he suddenly dropped down and almost instantly died.
Master Owen, who was received with enthusiasm
on his first appearance in London at Davidge's Royal Sur-
rey Theatre in the characters of Young Norval, in the
tragedy of Douglas, and Selim, in Barbarossa, is, we
perceive by the bills, expressly engaged to sustain the
character of Oliver Twist, in the drama now performing
with unbounded success at the above thea're. We under-
stand Master Owen resigned a very lucrative engagement
in the country, to appear in thispopular drama.
AWFUL SHIPWRECK—FIVE LIVES LOS T.--
DUNGAItYAN, MONDAY, Nov. 19, 1838.—0 n Sunday
evening, about half- past five o'clock, the Saint John, of
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Dungarvan, Captain Curreen, Master, and part owner, from
Swansea, laden with coils for this port, was lost at Carri-
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the exception of Thomas Higgins, one of the crew, who
was miraculously saved. The vessel has gone to pieces,
and was worth 1,200/. She made the entrance of the
harbour about four o'clock, and if a pier were at Helvick,
could have taken shelter there. This proves the great
necessity of building a pier at Hekiek, which would be the
means of saving many lives, and considerable property.
The vessel was not insured. Two of the bodies have been
found.—Tratiford Chronicle.