The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-20 00:00:00

UNIVERSI'T'Y INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE. DEC. 19.—At a congregation on Friday last' 1
the Rev. John Graham, M.A. of Christ College, was appointed
an Examiner of the Questionists, in the room of J. King,Esq.
M.A. of Queen's College. •
There will be Congregations on the following days of the
Lent Term
Saturday - Jan. 18, (Bachelors' Comm.) at ten. •
Wednesday Jan. 22, at eleven.
Wednesday Feb. 19, at eleven.
Wednesday Feb.. 26, at eleven.
Friday - - Mar. 14, (M.A. inceptors) at ten.
Friday - Mar.l2l, (end of term) at ten.
We understand that it is Mr. Grant's full intention to offer
himself again as a candidate for the representation of the
University, at the next opportunity.—We are informed that the
paragraph relative to Mrs. G. Bankes's dinner-party, which we
inserted last week on the authority of a London paper, was not
altogether correct. The entertainment given by that lady was
merely to a few of the personal friends of Mr. Bankes. Two of
the Heads of Colleges being among the number, probably gave
rise to the report of the dinner being in celebration of Mr.
Bankes's election.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, DEC. 19.-STATE OF THE ODDS,

CLARET STAKES.
5 to 1 agst Posthuma
I 7to 1 agst Ajax.
DERBY.
7 to 2 agst Emily c. 12 to 1 apt Webb
to 1 agst c. out of Folly 20 to 1 agst any other.
ll to 1 apt Talisman

7 to 2 agst Moses
4 to 1 agst Swap

OAKS.

,7 to 2 agst f. out of Zaida Il2to 1 agst sister to Sultan
9to 1 agst Sister to Sailor Il2to 1 agst Otiviera.

ST. LEG FIR.
112 to 1 agst Miss Fanny.

0 to 1 agst Sherwood

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING WEEK.
The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Kinfare
Church ; Thursday, at Fengate on Morfe ; and on Saturday,
at Fox on Shipley Common.
The Gransden Hounds, on Tuesday, at the 11th mile-stone
on Huntingdon Road • and on Friday, at Whitwell.
Lord Anson's Hounds,. on Monday, at Teddesley.
Sir Edw. Smythe's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Shawbury
White Gates ; Thursday, at Cross Hill ; and on Saturday, at
the'Kennel.
Mr. Meynell's Hounds on Monday, at Eg:gington ; Thurs-
day, at Catton ; and on Saturday,' at Loxley Park.
The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patchham ; Wed-
nesday, on the Race Hill; and on Saturday, at the tDevil's
Dyke.
The Cheshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Fox and Barrel;
Tuesday, at Bartington Heath ; Thursday, at High Legh ;
and on Saturday, at belamere House.

Fox HuivriNG.—On Tuesday. the Duke of Rutland's
hounds ran a fox to ground within six miles of Buxton. When
Reynard crossed the Forty Foot, near Swineshead, the hounds
and some of the horsemen swam over after him, but he goon
after took a tunnel, sphere the sportsmen concluded an extraor-
dinary chase at a great distance from most of their homes.
HARE IlusT 'rm.—The Ayrshire Subscription Pack of
Harriers threw off at Craigie Castle, on Saturday last. Two
hares were very soon started, the harriers laid on, and after a
smart run of 20 minutes, they killed one. Old WiLxiNsox
immediately rode back, and laid the hounds on the second hare,
which happened to be a very strong one, and after a most severe
and wonderful run of one hour and 45 minuses, they killed her,
only having had one check during the run, which measured 18
miles. Out of ten Gentlemen in the field, only two could be
seen at the death. This was certainly the best run the Ayr
hounds have ever had, and perhaps nothing equal to it is on
record. •

To-morrow being St. Thomas's day, the annual
election of Common Councilmen will take place
in the different Wards throughout the city, which
will, we understand, with the exception of one or
two of the smaller Wards, pass over without
much opposition. In the Ward of Farringdon
Without, Mr. WILLIAMS, the late' Sheriff, has
been thrown out of his precinct return, and Mr.
YOUNG unanimously nominated in his room.-
We have again to record the testimony borne
by the inhabitants of Peterborough to the proficiency of the young
gentlemen educated in the Cathedral School. The miscellaneous
recitations, comprising the most admired parts of Livy and Sal-
lust, among the Historians, and of Virgil and Horace =long -
the Poets, to say nothing of selections from Shakspeare,
Addison, Gray, Falconer, Langhorne, Arburthnot, Shep-
herd, &c. in our own tongue, were delivered on Tuesday
'evening last, and were met by that unanimous though
discriminating applause, which a clear insight into the sense,
and a strict adherence to the rules of prosody, fail not to
elicit from a discerning auditory. The resident dignitaries of the
Church aiwl a numerous assemblage of the most respectable fa-
milies ill" the place, gave their countenance to a performance
which is calculated to call forth the youthful powers and to
excite that laudable emulation, which is the secret spring of
successful perseverance in the paths of literature.—( Cambridge
Chronicle.)
AFFAIR: or lioNotrn.—lnformations having
been lodged on oath, that Dr. Moriarty and Rody White,
Esq., were about to commit a breach of the peace by fighting
a duel, a warrant for the arrest of the parties was issued by
thesitting Magistrate, and intrusted to peace officers, Kelly and
Hynes, of that divisional office. They succeeded in taking the
former Gentleman into Custody in Sackville-street, about the
hour of 11 o'clock on Thursday morning, and brought him to
Marlborough-street office, where he was obliged to enter into
sureties to keep the peace towards all his Majesty's subjects for
the space of three years, himself in the sum of 10001. and two
sureties in 5001. each.--(Dublin Morning Post )

POETRY.

ON A SLEEPING CHILD.

'tis a touching thing to make one weep
A tender infant with its curtain'd eye,
Breathing as it would neither live nor die,
With that unmoving countenance of sleepi
As if its silent dream, serene and deep,
Had lined its slumbers with a still blue sky
So'that the passive cheeks unconscious lie,
With no more life than roses', just to keep
The blushes warm and the mild odorous breath :
Oh blossom-boy !so calm is thy repose,
So sweet a compromise'of life and death,
'Tis pity those fair buds should e'er unclose,
For Memory to stain their inward leaf, '
,Tinging thy dreams with unacquainted grief.

Thine eyelids slept so beauteously, I deem'd
No eyes would wake more beautiful than they;
Thy glossy cheeks so unimpassion'd lay,
I loved their peacefulness, and never dreatn'd
Of dimples ; for thy parted lips so seem'd
I did not think a smile could sweetlier play, -
Nor that so graceful life could charm away
Thy graceful death, till those blue eyes up-bean-I'd.
Now slumber lies in dimpled eddies drown'd,
And roses bloom more rosily for joy;
And odorous silence ripens into sound,
And fingers move to mirth4;all-beauteous boy! .
How dolt thou waken into smiles, and prove,
If not more lovely, thou are more like Love !