The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-18 00:00:00

UNIVERSITITY INTELLIGENCE.

CastBRIDGE, 3IA acx 17.-. The Rev. Charles Ingle, M.A.
of. St. Peter's College, wa#7 on the' 7th inst. admitted a Bye
Fellow of that Society.
Edward Baines, B.A. of Christ College, was on Wednesday
last elected a Fellow of that Society, on the foundation of Sir
John Finch and Sir Thomas Baines. •

The-collection at St. ,Mary's church, on Sunday last, after a
sermon by the Rev. Professor Turton, in aid of the old Charity
Schools in this town, amounted to 32/. 11 s. 6d.
The collection for the Benevolent Society, after a sermon by
the Rev. T. Edmonds, at the meeting-house in St. Andrew's-
street, on Sunday afternoon, amounted to 301. ss. 3d.

DRURY-LA)LE TgEATRE.—Mr. KERN did not

" represent one of SHAKSPEARE'S heroes " last
night, but his Hamlet, " The glass of fashion
and the mould of form," for which he is cer-
tainly just as well qualified. The novelty of the
night was Miss GaAnnos in Ophelia. The songs
were well given, hut it requires more theatrical
practice to render adequate justice to " Ophelia,
the young, the beautiful, the harmless, and the
pious," to use the words of JOHNSON,
HARMONIC THEATRE, CATHERINE-STREET.—
The Tragedy of Macbeth was last night repre-
sented at this Theatre. Mr. ALLEN, an Ama-
teur Performer, acquitted himself creditably in
the bloody Thane, and the rest of the charac-
ters, considering thew as ' unsifted hi such
matters," came off tolerably well.—The Farce
was The Irish Tutor, and a Mr. WALLIS dis-
played considerable humour in the blundering
Pedagogue.

ARGYLL ROOMS.—NVe hardly ever remember
such an overflow of visitors as attended the third
Concert of Nladarne CATALA N I last night. The
very avenues to the Music Room were crowded:.
The Syret, herself displayed4--all her astonishing
powers in full force through'six songs, and gave
" God save the King " and " Rule Britannia "
not -ottLv, with musical.and martial energy, but
with ati'lieroic gesture that animated the whole
company -With patriotic ardour. SAPID and Mrs.
SALmqx ably distinguished themselves. Mr.
Voot, first Oboe to Ring, cif . France, ad-
mirably exerted himself on that instrument, and
was warmly applauded.
Boyar. ACADEMY or Nlostc.—A Concert for
the benefit of this Institution is, we understand,
to take place on the 25th instant, at the Hanoaer-
square Rooms, by permission of the Directors of
the Concerts of Ancient Music. His MAJESTY
and most of the Royal- Family patronize this
Institution, and the progress_ of the Pupils, by all
accounts, sanction the Establishment. • The best
Performers, Vocal and Instrumental, who have
been reared in THE A will of course he
brought forward on the occasion, and we have
reason to believe that their respeCtive merits will
demonstrate its efficient utility.
EDINBURGH THEATRE.—Mr. YOUNG com-
menced a short engagement here on Saturday
evening. He performed the part of lago to Mr.
VANDENHoFF's Othello, while the gentle Des-
demona WPM personated by Mrs. H. SinooNs.—
The whole performance ;was applauded to the
echo. The house was crowded at Erst prices.—
(Caledonian IlercurN.)
Mr. linsroN, of Edgerley, who- had gone to
see Mr. Wombwell's • collection, .9 f wiid beasts, then exhibit-
ing in this town had the temerity to take hold of one of the
panthers by the nose and stroke his face. Not • content
with doing this once, he went to a friend in another part
of the show, for the - purpose of exhibiting to him the
friendly terms he was upon with the animal, and a second
time took hold of his nose, when the panther instantly seized
him by the arm, and it was not without great difficulty he
was liberated, by the owner ramming a large stick down
the throat of the panther, which in a moment caught his
other arm with his claws, the motto of which were forcibly im-
pressed thereon, whilst the arm that was in its mouth is very
tutich lacerated.—( Saloplan Joicrnal. ) •
FANATIctsm.—A t. Lancaster Assizes, on Mon-
day, 11. Lee stood charged with killing D. Grim:thaw, a child
of 15 days old. A sect calT4tl the Johannahites, disciples of
Johanna Southcote, had lately increased greatly in that county,
and particularly near Ashton-under-Line. All the sect
had adopted the Jewish rite of circumcision. The children
belonging to the sect were circumcised on the eighth day after
birth. During the ceremony music was performed in a gar-
ret, called a chapel, where the circumcision took place.—
The child, whose death formed the subject of inquiry, was
circumcised by the prisoner; and inconsequence of the wound.
the infant died. Prisoner was the circumcisor of the sect.—
A hollow piece of metal was used to prevent too much from
being cut off; a knife and scissors were also used. When
the incision was made a cobwebb was applied to stop the blood,
and over thia•was ,placed a linen rag. The child was born
on the 9th of September, it was circumcised on the 16th, and it
died on the 234, from a mortification which took place in the
wounded part. After some evidence had been given the
Counsel for the prosecution stopped the case, observing that
the only object was to put down an illegal practice. Mr.
Justice Bayley said, "It is right that the public should
know that this practice is not legal with respect to children,
and that they should understand- that this indictment goes
oft only because it is not properly framed as to the description
of the means of death. "—The Jury, under his Lordship's di-
rection, acquitted the prisoner.
•
DEATH FROM EXCESSI VE DRINKING.—An
Inquisition was yesterday. evening taken before Sir. Shelton, at
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Dennis Macarthy,
who, it appeared, was brought into this Hospital, on Monday
evening by some persons who found him in the Street in a state
totell
who lie and where bewl 1.
Ddii.o hadklse
of stupefaction from liquor. He was. immediately put to bed,
was,
and the newly-invented stomach syringe put in requisition, by
means of which upwards of a quart of ardent spirits were ex-
tracted from his stomach. The next day he recovered so far as
in the course
diedat
lkt
ie
thati N)oi die Irteacdt
evidence was obtained, as to where he
he
dtleen drinking; but
of the day, from the effects of
there appeared reason to believe tht had been engaged un-
loading a vessel at the West India.
rum to which he thereby obtained
drank immoderately of the
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access. Three other men, who were engaged with him t
debauch,, were said to have since died. Verdict—" Died from I
excessive Drinking,"