The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-26 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 2.—At a meeting of the Perse Trustees
on Tuesday last the 20th instant, the Rev. C. Clayton, was
elected a Fellow on that Foundation in Gonville and Caius
College, in this University.
The annual prizes for the best Latin and English Essay in
Queens' College, in this University, have been adjudged for
the last year: the former to John Thomas; the latter to John
Baker Morewood,

We understand that the prize announced some time since to
be given by the members of the Ancient Concerts, Dublin, for
the best Choral composition, has been awarded to Mr. Walmis-
ley, the' Professor of Music in this University.

ECCLESIASTICAL NOTICES.
The Bishop of London requests the attention of the Clergy
to the following notices:-_
1. That for the future sir months' notice, at least, will be
required of every person who wishes to be admitted as a can-
didate for ordination in the diocese of London.
2. That no letters testimonial will be received or counter-
signed by the Bishop of London, unless it be stated therein
that the parties signing them have had opportunities of ob-
serving the conduct of the person in whose favour the testimo-
nials are given for the period specified in such testimonials.
The Lord Bishop of Ely will hold an ordination in the
Cathedral at Ely, on Sunday, December 2.
The Lord Bishop of Lincoln's next ordination will be held
at Lincoln, on Sunday, the 16th of December.
The Lord Bishop of Winchester will hold his next general
ordination on Sunday, Dec. 16.
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol will hold his
next general ordination on the Sunday before Christmas-day,
in the Cathedral at Gloucester.
His Grace the Archbishop of York will hold an ordination
at Bishopsthorpe, on Sunday, the 16th of December.
The Lord Bishop of Oxford will hold an ordination on Sun-
day, the 23d of December, and candidates are required to de-
liver their testimonials .and certificates to the Archdeacon of
Oxford, on or before Saturday, Nov. 26. The candidates for
deacon's orders will be examined on Monday, the 17th of De
cember, at ten o'clock. The candidates for priest's orders
will be examined on Wednesday, the 19th of December, at
the same hour.

The elegant hospitalities of Lord Suffield, who has
taken Sir Frederick Fowke's seat, Lowesby Hall, for the
s eason, and Lord Gardner are on the most liberal scale.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel left town on Saturday
morning by the Railway for Birmingham, whence they
proceeded to Drayton Park, where they will pass the
Christmas. Sir Robert and his lady arrived in Privy-

gardens unexpected! v from Staffordshire on Wednesday
evening, on private affairs._ _ _

rounded by his family,
The Dike of Rutland, au:.
will pass the Christmas holydays at )3elvoir Castle, where
the usual state entertainment to the Duke of Wellington
and a distinguished family circle will take place the week
after Christmas.

The Queen and Court are expected to lecre Wind-
sor Castle on Thursday week for the Pavilion, at Welton.
Orders were conveyed to the Pavilion on Thursday teat to
have everything in readiness for her Majesty's reception' by
to-morrow week. The Queen will stay at Brighton until
the latter end of January, when the Court will remove to•
town.

The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield are enter-
taining select parties at Abingdon Abbey. _ _

The Duke and Duchess of Buccleugh entertained
et dinner, on Saturday last, Lord Emlyn, the Hon; Cap-
tain Cust, Lord and Lady Polwarth, Lord and Lady John
Scott, Lady Harriett Scott, the Earl of Home. the Hon.
Wm. Stopford,

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and ',tidy
Augusta Somerset, leave Arlington-street in a few days,,
for Badminton, Gloucestershire, where a distinguished party
will shortly assemble.
Lord William Beresford and the Hon. James Mac-
donald have joined the Noblemen and Gentlemen hunting
with Lord Suffield's hounds at Melton Mowbray.

Lady Ann Culling Smith left the Duke of Beau-
fort's on Saturday, for Hampton Court Palace.

Viscount St. Vincent and the Hon. Miss Mary
Jervis arrived at Bath on Wednesday, from the family seat
in Staffordshire,

THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER.—We are glad
to learn that our venerftble Diocesan's health has so far re-
covered as to enable him to preside at a meeting held out
Monday in furtherance of the arrangements for the ensuing
music meeting. We are authorised to state that his Lord-
ship's health never assumed the dangerous character men-
tioned in the Ministerial prints.—Worcester Journal.
- The Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson are expected
at the residence of the late Countess of Essex's. dill-street,
Berkeley-square, abort the end of this week.
The Hon. Mrs. Musgrave commenced her dinner
parties in Harley-street on Friday last.
The Duke of Lucca drove to Richmond yesterday,
and having dined with his suite at Topham's Royal Hotel,
he left early for his mansion in Belgrave-square.
Melton Mowbray is exceedingly full of company,
and is expected to be even more so after Christmas.

EARL FI TZWILL IA M.-The extraordinary liberality
of this eccentric Nobleman has lately excited much sur-
prise amongst his friends, and the following is said to be the
reason :—The Earl lent large sums of money to an indivi-
dual lately connected with Royalty, who, since the acces-
sion of her Majesty to the throne, has been gradually pay-
ing them off. This money the Earl has devoted to Church
extension and charitable purposes.—Sheifiek/ Iris.

A monument to the memory of the celebrated sculp-
tor Nollekens, has just been erect€ 4 in Paddington Church,.
in which edifice the mortal remains of the deceased have
been deposited some years. It is the work of Mr. Behnes,
and it is a work that will add to his reputation and show,
that, however excellent he may be as a carver of busts, he
can do other and more difficult things equally well. The
monument is of white marble ; on it is represented a sar-
cophagus, on the front of which is carved, in very bold re-
lief, the figure of Nollekens, employed on one of his princi-
pal works—the monument of a lady who died in child-
birth. The group is very fine ; the attitudes of the figures
graceful and easy, and the body of the dead child relaxed
in the moment of dissolution, but stiffening into the rigidity
of death. The likeness of Nollekens is a correct one ;it
has the character and mannerism of the old man, and poor-
trays his pecular look with great fidelity of imitation.

_
STOPPING THE MAILS.—The clergy's project of
stopping the mails is virtually defeated. True, they arc
still.asking names to their stupid memorial, but, as two par-
ties can play at this game, they have not been allowed to
carry everything their own way.--Aberdeen Herald.
GRAIN BY WEIGHT.—There is a common pro-
verb which says, " It's an ill wind thai blaws naebody
good ;" and, however much we may regret the inferior qua-
lity of the grain for the last two years, the public will be
glad t 9 learn that the quality is now proved by weight in-
stead of sample and pleasure as formerly. The grain-
dealers have been led to adopt the weighing system, is con-
sequene3 of the deceptive appearance which has been com-
mon to grain, particularly oats, of late.—Aberdeen Herald.

A fine brig was launched from Perth on Tuesday
week, and christened by the popular name of Grace Darl-
ing. She has been charted for St. Domingo.—Carlisle
Journal.

We understand that the state apartments at Hary.rp-
tcn Court Palace will be opened to the public on Tuesday
next, and will continue to be so every day in the week, with.
the ex,._!eption of Saturday, and Sunday during the hours of
Divine service. In addition to the rooms which contain
the divine Cartoons of Raphael, a new gallery has ben
opens d, containing 165 pictures, many of them of great
historical interest. There is also a new portrait gallery. ink
which are several curious pictures mentioned by Wal-
pole in his " History of Painters," and which will be.
alike interesting to artists and to those who take an inte-
rest in the costume of the earlier periods of English his-
tory.—Observer.

There are two things which John Bull enjoys at
the approaching festive season more than anything .91se—
his Christmas plum-pudding and his Christmas pantom:tne,
with both of which he is generally liberally supplied.
Sir Joshua Reynolds, besides the display of other
merit in his pictures, was a splendid colourist ; but this
perfection in some of his pictures faded, which occasioned
his cynical contemporary Barry to observe, when Sir Jo-
shua was complimented, " Aye, the man always comes off
with: flying colours.' "

Mr. Berra•, the engineer and manufacturer at Wol-
verton, has entered into a contract with the managers of
of the London and Birmingham Railway to convey pas-
sengers, at one farthing a-head, and of goods, at one half-
penny a ton, per mile, during the whole journey.—Derby
Mercury.

A preventive to accidents occurring at night on the
railways will commence on Monday on the London and
Birmingham and Great Western Railroads. The polka
constables are to be placed a mile distant from each other on
the line, and to meet half way. Each officer to carry iw
the front of his person three lights of green, red, and yel—
low, one of which is to be shown on the approach of a train
towards London or departure of one from it.

On Saturday evening last, between the hours of
seven and eight o'clock, as a member of the University wits
returning from Abingdon, he was attacked by three men,
with bludgeons, one of whom attempted to seize the bridle,
but, from the spirited resistance of the young gentleman,
who made a well-directed blow with the butt-end of his•
hunting-whip, and the high mettle of his horse, we arc
happy to say he escaped before the others could succeed in
stopping him. Owing to the darkness of the evening the
count .nances of the villains could not be distinguished.--
Oxford Herald.

The High Sheriff of Limerick has called a public
meeting to promote a direct steam-ship intercourse between
that port and London.—Limerick Chronicle.

On Tuesday night some burglars entered the house
of Mr. William Lennard, of Renwick, and proceeding to
his bed room took his trousers from under his pillow, and,
abstracted nearly 50/. in gold and silver from the pocket ;
tl:ey then stole a quantity of plate out of a cupboard which
they forced open, and drank the greater part of a bottle of
gin which they found in the room, without waking him.--
Hereford Journal.

A DEAR LETTER.—On Saturday morning the
letter-carrier presented to Messrs. Peter Lawson and Son„
nursery and seedsmen, Hunter-square, a package addressed
to them from Calcutta, marked " Seeds," for which the
B,im of 1141. and a halfpenny was charged for the postage.
—Edinburgh Courant.
By the result of the experiments made by order of
the British Association, it has been found that the tides is
the Bristol Channel,:comprisad in the space of the East
Steep Holms, constantly keep suspended in their waters
at least 700,000 tons of mud.—HcrefordJournal.
NINE LIVES LOST.—On Tuesday morning about
half-past five, blowing a gale from the eastward, with a
heavy surf on the coast, the brig Wonder, Moss, master,
from Hamburgh to London, with a cargo of wheat and
pipe staves, got on shore at Winterton, outside the
outer bank. The chief officer and crew of the Preventive
Station immediately proceeded with the apparatus and
Dennett's rockets, and succeeded in throwing four lines
from the mortar and a rocket line, but the crew would not
venture to save thmselves with the lines, although several
of them laid hold. The life boat was then sent for, but the
distance being so far, and the difficulty of obtaining horses
so great, she did not arrive until five minutes after the last
man had perished. Five lost their hold by the fall of the
mainmast. Nine men and one female were drowned. The
boy was providentially saved by being washed on shore in
the long boat, which had
.broken away from the vessel be-
fore the crew had time to Jump in.

On Saturday an inquest was held at the Prince of
wales public-house, Exeter-street, Sloane-street, on the
body of Algernon Rofe, the son of Mr. Rofe, carpenter, or
that place. The boy, who was eight years of age, attended
a day-school in the neighbourhood, and in order to reach
the school-room the children had to mount a ladder. On
the sth of the present month the deceased, in attempting
to run doe n before the other boys, missed his footing and
fell on his bead. He continued to go to school for tea
days after the accident, when he took to his bed, and died
of congestion of the brain.—" Accidental Death.*