The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Prince of Orange, the Duke of Cumberland, the
Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, the Princess Sophia
Matilda, Prince George of Cambridge, the Hereditary
Prince, and Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, and
Prince Erneste of Hesse Philippsthal, lunched with their
Majesties yesterday. The Queen, accompanied by tlieir
Royal and Serene Highnesses (with the exception of the
Duke of Cumberland), and attended by the Countess. of.
Sheffield, Miss Eden, Miss Hudson, and Earls Howe,
Denbigh, and Sheffield, afterwards went to Goldsmiths,
Hall. Her Majesty and the Royal party occupied, four
carriages. . _

Th; Queen remained near two hours at the hall awl then
returned to St. James's.
The Duchess of Kent and the Poi►:cess Victoria drove
and ►calked in the Parks yesterday.

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The King will hold a Privy Counel this day at St.
.James's, after the Levee.

The Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, the Duchess of
Gloucester, Prince George of Cambridge, and the thmo-
verian Minister, dined with their Majesties on Wednesday
evening„ at St. James's.
The visits at Kensington Palace yesterday were exceed-
ingly numerous, of those persons who were unable to call
on the Duchess of Kent, on the Princess Victoria's birthday.
Most of the nobility and gentry in town have left their
names on his Serene Highness the reigning Duke of Saxe
Coburg Gotha's Look.
The Queen honoured the li;ng's Theatre with her pre-
sence last evening to witness the performance of I Paritani
and Leßossignol.s

His Serene Highness the reigning Duko of Saxe Coburg
Gotha visited the Duke of Wellington yesterday.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, MAY 27.—1 t is with very great concern that
we have to announce to the 'public the death of Mr. Sergeant
Frere, Master of Downing College, and of Dungate, in this
county. This excellent man was, in the closing scenes of his
existence, not unworthy of himself. He exhibited to his fa.
mily the value of those principles of Christian piety, which he
had taught them through life ; and he died composed and
tranquil, in perfect resignation to the will of his Creator, and
humbly trusting in the merits of his Redeemer. lie was edu-
cated at Eton and at Trinity College, and obtained the highest
classical distinctions in the course of his academical career.
He was an ornament to the University—a gentleman, a
scholar, and a Christian, and his loss will be long, and deeply
felt by all who knew him, more particularly by those, to whom
his car was ever open—the friendless and the poor. He died
in the evening of Wednesday last, in the sixty-first year of
his age.

At the Congregation on Wednesday last, the following de-
grees were conferred
DOCTOR IN DIVINITY.—The Rev. Hastings Robinson, St.
John's college, (comp..)
LICENTIATE IN PitYstc.—Ferguson Branson, Caius college.
MASTERS oP.,.AaTs.—George Williams, Trinity college ;
Rev. John Clay, St. John's college, (comp.) ; Rev. Thomas
Newte Hamilton, St. John's collate, (comp.) ; Rev. George
Gooden, Jesus college ; Edward Hedges, Queens' college.
BACHELORS IN THE CIVIL LAW.—Charles K. Jones,
Downing college ; William Wenman, Trinity Hall.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.—Thomas Hodgson, Trinity college ;
J. J. Evans, Trinity college ; Henry Percy, St. John's col-
lege ; Abraham R. Ford, St. Peter's college, (comp.) ; John
Campbell, Queen's college ; Edward Charles Awdry, Catha-
rine hail ; Martin H. Gosselin, Christ's college.
At the same congregation Thomas J. Marker, of Exeter
college, Oxford, was admitted ad eandem.
HEBREW SCHOLARSHIPS.—On Friday last Philip Carlyon,
B. A., of Emmanuel college, was elected a Tyrwhitt's He-
brew Scholar of the first class; and Frederick Myers, M. A.
of Clare Hall, a Scholar of the second class. A gratuity of
20/. was also adjudged to Edward Huff, B.A. of Queen's
college, in consideration of the knowledge of the Hebrew lan-
guage displayed by him in the examination.
On the Btli inst. the Rev. William Potter, M. A. Fellow
of St. Peter's college, in this university, was presented by the
Muster and Fellows of that society, to the rectory of Wit-
nesham, Suffolk, vacated by the death of the Rev. Jos. G.
Whaley.
The Rev. John Haymes, M. A., Fellow of Clare Hall, has
been presented, by the Master and Fellowi of that society, to
the vicarage of Wrawby, in the county of Lincoln, void by the
death of the Rev. John Holt.

The Rev. John Spurgin, B.A. has been instituted, on his
own petition, to the vicarage and parish church of Great and
Little Hockham, Norfolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. T.
Skrimshire.
On Friday last the Rev. Edward Holley, 8.A.. was insti-
tuted to the rectory of ilackfield with \Vhitwcll, Norfolk, on
the presentation of the Rev. Francis Edward Arden, of
Gresham, and William. Repton, Gent., of Aylsham.
On Saturday last the Rev. Stephen Oakle► Attlay, M. A.,
was instituted to the vicarage of St. Stephen, and licensed to
the perpetual curacy of St. Saviour's, on the presentation and
nomination of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich.

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On Saturday last the Rev. William Henry Holworthy was
Inatltutod to the rectory of Blickling with Erpingham an-
nexed, Norfolk, on the presentation of the Dowager Lady
Suffield.
The Rev. John W. 'lave], B. A. has been instituted to the
rectory of Ridlington with the vicarage of East Ruston an-
nexed, Norfolk, on the presentation of the Dean and Chapter
of Windsor. —Cambridge ( lu•onicle.

VISIT OF lIER MAJESTY TO GOLDSMITHS'
HALL—Yesterday the Queen honoured the Goldsmiths' Com-
pany with a visit to their new hall. Her Majesty was received
at the entrance by Mr. Boyle Smith, the Prime Warden ; by
Mr. Bateman, the Lord Mayor, and Mr. Twining, the War-
dons of the Company; and Mr. Hardwick, the architect, who
conducted her Majesty to the suite of rooms, where the mem-
bers of .the Court of Assistants had the honour to be severally
introduced to her Majesty. The Queen was accompanied by
her Royal Highness the Landgravine, the Prince of Orange
and his two sons, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Er-
nest
of Hesse Philipsthal ; Earl Howe, Earl Denbigh, Lady
Sheffield, Miss Eden, Miss Hudson, Mr. Wood, &c. Her
Majesty, on retiring was highly greeted by a large concourse of
people who had assembled on the outside of the building.
The Bishop of Leon, about whose movements there
has been some discussion, arrived in London by the Batavier,
from Rotterdam, yesterday, at 11 o'clock.
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We are able to contradict a rep of the Bishop of
London having suffered a relapse. His Lordship is gradually
recovering, and left town for Fulham on Monday.
Grand official banquets will be given to-morrow by
his Majesty's Ministers and Great Oil eers of State, in honour
of the King's birthday. The Drawing-room, the last but one
of the season, is expected to be unusually splendid.
T. Wiley, importer of wines and spirits, dealer in
ale and porter, and General News-agent, No. 12, Haymarket,
Sheffield, particularly recommends every Tavern, Colfee, and
Beer-house-keeper, to take in Belts Lite in London and
Sporting Chronicle, the price of which will, after the sth of
July. be reduced about one-third.
DEMISE OF THE DUKE OF GORDON.—WC la-
ment to state that this Gallant Peer died yesterday morning,
at his house in Belgrave-square. The title is extinct. The
Earl of Aboyne, born June 28, 1761, the next of kin, suc-
ceeds to the title of Marquis of Huhtly. Gordon Castle and
30,000/. a year go to the Duke of Richmond. The late Duke
of Gordon sat in the Peers as Earl of Norwich. lie was born
February 1, 1770; succeeded his father, fourth Duke, January
17, 1827; married December 11, 1813, Elizabeth, daughter
of Alexander Brodie, Esq. His Grace was General in the
army, and was appointed to the Coloneley of the 3d Foot
Guards on the death of his Royal Highness time Duke of
Gloucester. lie was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland,
Governor of Edinburgh Castle, Hereditary Keeper 4f the
Castle of Inverness, Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeen, and Chan-
cellor of Maresehal College. Ile was brother to the Dowager
Duchess of Richmond, to the Marchioness Cornwallis, and
the Duchess of Bedford ; brother-in-law to the Duke of Man-.
cheater ; uncle to the Marchioness of Tweedale, to Viscount
Mandeville, M. P., to Baroness Braybrooke, to the Lady of Lord
Eliot, and to the Lady of C. Ross, Esq., M. P. His Grace's sis-
tors are co-heirs presumptive to the Baronies of Beauchamp and
Mordaunt. It will be perceived by the above, that many noble
families will be put in mourning by this melancholy intelli-
gence. The Duke of Gordon was a Conservative, and a more
kind-hearted, noble, and gallant gentleman never breathed.
His death will be universally lamented, more particularly in
the north of Scotland, where his Grace had endeared himself
to the inhabitants by his acts of kindness and philanthropy.
The convivial powers of this chivalrous Peer were well known
and appreciated, and he was wont to keep the table in a roar
by his unceasing flow of humour.-21forniig Paper.—[We
hear that the Earl of Errol, who is justly entitled to it, will be
the new Lord Lieutenant of, the County of Aberdeen.—En.
SUN.]
FUNERAL OF THE LATE HON. H. A. B. CRA-
vEN.—At an early hour on Wednesday morning, the funeral
procession of the Hon. Mr. Craven left his late residence,
No. 17, Connaught-place, Edgeware-road, on the way to the
able, is situated at Begley, near
vault of the noble family,
Cromi.,, in Warwickshire. A number of psr;gns were assem-
bled upon the ovv,lsion. In addition to the hearse, which was
drawn by six horses, tisOV acre two mourning coaches, con-
taining the Hon. Augustus Cra+,eii, rulpbew to the deceased ;
Livd Molyneux, Charles Gronfell, Esq., M. P., a;la James
wicket,;;, Fso. (the deceased's solicitor), the private carriages
of the Duke Of Besiifert; Earl Craven, Earl Sefton, and seve-
ge",l44TO followed. The Hon. Fre-
ral other noblemen and
derick Craven, brother to the decased, was loft groping hourly
expected front Italy ; and in the event of his arrival in time, he
till be presefit 4t, thg interment. It is expected that the re-
mains of deceased will Li followed to the last resting-place
by the whole of the tenantry of
STRANGE DOINGS IN THE CIIURCII.—Wt; have
reetut.i 7yeral communications on the subject of the very
disgraceful*cot+~.:,ra clergyman in a ni ighbouring county,
in the diocese of Winclies4.44. he name of the clergyman
has been furnished to us, but for Obvious cke:sl9 we decline to
pOlish it. The clergyman. was charged on oath wi4t an at-
teMpt IA ciol;ge one of his maid servants, afterwards took in
decent freedbms 41
?4,4 tlig,k,Pihter of a clergyman, and again
made a violent assault to Pitiii4 i'VP Pin wire of a cler-
gyman. The Bishop of Winchester lint, It 44;4, had the
evidence in all the c:lses laid before him, but he tenses to strip
him of his gown, and only forbids
o implicatedrbisclshi
spt.ea
is
ehingsaaitdttiomebseceandeios.l
hip offences. The clergyman
tinOW44,4 panuelical prcacher.—Morniny Paper.

POST-OFFICE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—That part of the Sixth Report of the Commis-
sioners for inquiring into the management of the Post-office
department, which relates to Dover, will again bring before
the attention of Government the propriety of removing the
French and Netherland's mails from that port. With re-
gard to the abuses in the management of that department
at Dover, I shall have nothing to say—l am afraid such
would occur in any place, unless constant vigilance were
employed to prevent or correct them. It is not, therefore,
on account of mismanagement I advocate the removal of
the packets from Dover; but from a long confirmed opinion
as to its unfitness as a port for so important a point Of com-
munication with the Continent. In spite of the immense
sums expended for its improvement, the bar which is formed
at the mouth of the harbour, tvhen the wind is at south or
south-west (and these winds prevail half the year), still
exists, and at whatever quarter the wind may blo.v, no
steam vessel can enter Dover Harbour at low water.

It appears from the S xth Report of the Commissioners,
that Captain Hamilton considers a loss of 4,000/. per
annum takes place in consequence of leaving Dover at a
certain hour, in order to reach Calais by eleven o'clock
every day to suit the French Post dike arrangements, for
being frequently compelled to lay off the harbour the mails
are carried on board in boats, and consequently families
having carriages, and wishing to cross over, are prevented
going in the mail packets.
To alter the arrangements of the French Government,
something more is necessary than an accommodation to the
tides of Dover Harbour, unless indeed no other contiguous
port were to be found. It is well known that the French
packet vessels, whose commanders have no local prejudices
as to English ports, frequently put into Ramsgate when the
bar is up at Dover Harbour, and occasionally when with a
strong wind the lowness of the tide renders the debarkation
at Dover in boats dangerous or disagreeable.
Ramsgate is about thirty-two miles distant from Calais,
and forty from Boulogne, which is eight miles further than
from Dover to either of those .French ports ; but the run
across is generally effected in about the same period, be-
cause the current in the narrow part of the Channel sets
Strongly, and has more effect on the speed of a steam vessel
in crossing direct than in a more diagonal direction. Rams-
gate is eight miles nearer to Ostend than Dover ; but its
chief recommendation for a foreign packet station is, that
it may be entered at any time of the tide, so that it is of no
importance when the vessels leave the Foreign ports for
Ramsgate Harbour, as they are always certain of getting in.
I remain, Sir, your obedient Servant,
W. A. 11.