The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-20 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 20. —At a Congregation on Wednesday
last, the following Degrees were conferred :
Masters of Arts.—Walter Blunt, Caius College ; Richard
Burney, Christ's College; Geor6c Cummins, St. John's
College.
Bachelors of Arts.—Lucius Henry Fitzgerald, St. John's
College ; Frederic Ensor, Downing College.
At the same Congregation the Rev. William Percival Baily,
M. A., of Clare Hall, and the Rev. John Mills, M.A., of
Pembroke College, were appointed Pro-Proctors.
The following Graces also passed the Senate :
To confer the degree of Doctor in Divinity by Royal Man-
date on Mr. Wordsworth, of Trinity College, the Head
Master of Harrow School.

To allow Mr. Bernard, Hebrew Teacher, 301. from the
University Chest.
On Saturday last, the Rev. John Croft, M.A., Fellow of
Christ's College, and Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Here-
ford, was collated by his Lordship to the Rectory of Eaton
Bishop, near Hereford, vacant by the death of the Rev. H.
Stonehouso Vigor.

The Lord Bishop of Ely has been pleased to appoint the
Rev. Edward Baines, M. A., Follow and Assistant Tutor of
Christ's College, in this Univerity, to be his Lordship's Ex-
amining Chaplain.

On Sunday, the 29th of June last, the Rev. F. Cusack,
B. A., of Catharine Hall, in this University, was ordained a
Priest of Quebec. This gentleman has charge of the Mission
of the Bay of Gaspil and parts adjacent.
UNIVERSITY OP LONDON (SONIERSET-DOUSE).-The Rev.
Connop Thirlwall and Dr. Jerrard, have been appointed Ex-
aminers in Classics; Professor Brande, in Chemistry; Pro-
fessor Henslow, in Natural History; and George B. Jerrard,
Esq., and the Rev. Robert Murphy, in Mathematics and Na-
tural Philosophy. The matriculation examination is to com-
mence on the first Monday in November.

The Belgian Chambers are to meet on the second
Tuesday in November, when the King is expected to open
them in person.
The Bishop of London and Mrs. Bloomfield have
arrived at the seat of his Lordship's mother, near Bury St.
Edmund's.

The Dowager Lady Ellenborough and Miss Law
are residing at Brighton.

The Countess Dowager of Listowel, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Bushe, and Miss Bushe, passed through
Milan on their way to Rome and Naples about the end of Sep-
tember.

Lord Prudhoe has returned to Stanwick Park, his
seat near Richmond, Yorkshire, from a visit to the Duke and
Duchess of Northumberland, at Alnwick Castle.
Lord Farnham, who arrived a few days since in
town from Caen, has since taken his departure for Newton-
barry, Ireland, to visit his estates.
The Emperor and Empress of Russia, and the three
Grand Duchesses, their daughters, landed on the 7th inst.,
at Revel, to proceed on their journey to St. Peterburgh by
land.

The Marquis of Anglesey and some members of his
family visited the Waterloo Model, on Thursday.
His Highness the Duke of Lucca returned to Mi-
vart's Hotel last evening, from a visit to her Majesty at Wind.
sor Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Capua entertained his Highness at dinner last evening.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster in-
tend to remain at Halkyn Hall, in Flintshire, for a fortnight
longer, when they will return to Eaton Hall, to meet the Earl
and Countess of Grosvenor, who will leave Motcombe Park
about that time.

The Earl and Countess of Wemyss and March, and
the Ladies Charteris, are now entertaining a party at their
seat, Gosford House, in Haddingtonshire.
The Countess of Kerry is passing the season at her
father's, Viscount Duucannon's, villa at -Wandsworth.
The Earl of Wiltshire, after a short stay in town,
has lately left on a tour.

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The Earl and Countess of Wilton have been for
some time at Willey Park, the seat of Lord Forester. From
thence they will return to town.

The Earl of Clare has arrived at Mount Shannon,
s seat near Limerick, from a tour. The Dowager Countess
' Clare and Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon are at present sojourn-
ng at Brighton, but return to town in the course of the ensu-
ng month.
The Earl and Countess of Wicklow and the Ladies
Eleanor and Harriet Howard are on their way up to town,
from the seat of Colonel Howard, Bushy Park, near Dublin.
They are expected to arrive at their mansion in Cavendish-
street, this day; and early in the next month they intend go-
ing to Brighton for the winter months.

-The Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester, and
Lady C. Paulet, have been passing eight weeks at Margate,
and intend returning to town in a few days, and then proceed
to Amport House, the family seat in Hampshire.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo and the
Ladies Browne arrived at Leamington Spa on Thursday even-
ing, from Westport House, Sligo. The Earl of Altamont,
eldest son of the Marquis, passed through town on Wednes-
day, for Trinity College, Cambridge, where his Lordship is a
student. _ _

His Excellency the Russian Ambassador enter-
tained Prince Soutzo, Prince Paul Lieven, and a select party
last evening, at Ashburnham House. The Count will have a
dinner party this evening, when Ba ron Bulow, his Excellency
Count Senfft- Pilasch, M. Dedel, Prince Michael Soutzo, and
Baren Werther will honour him with their company.
" EVERYBODY'S ALMANACK."—For immediate
reference this is;among the most convenient Sheet- Almanacks
published. It is embellished with emblematical wood-cuts,
executed in a superior style, and the cost is the merest trifle.
A very lengthened inquiry took place yesterday at
Uxbridge, touching the death of a girl named Strickland,
aged 14, who committed suicide by taking a dose of arsenic.
Deceased had for some time been afflicted with very severe
head-ache, and was suffering at the time from natural causes
incidental to persons of her age. She continued sensible for
several days after taking the poison, and on being questioned
as to her motives said at first that she had:taken: it unintea-
tionally, but subsequently confessed to a clergyman that she
had done it for the purpose of destroying herself. Verdict—
" Temporary derangement."
Decamp, the brother of the late Mrs. Charles
Kemble, who was many years an actor in Drury-lane Theatre,
and excellent in melo-dramatic pieces, has been for years past
performing in America. He combines, with the profession of
an actor, the business of a farmer and cow-keeper. In the
forenoon he is seen at market selling milk to his customers,
and at night " strutting his hour on the stage," in Rugantino,
or Jemmy Jessamy.

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1838.