The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.
THE RIDDLESWORTH, P. P.
2 to 1 agst Ld Jersey's Brother to Nell Gvrynne—taken
THE PORTLAND HADICAP, P.P.
4 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Mundig_taken
6 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime—taken
6 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Dacre—taken
6 to 1 agst Mr. Sowerby's Rioter—offers to take 8 to 1
6 to 1 agst Mr. Etwall's Revenge—offers to take 8 to 1
THE DERBY.
9 to 1 agst IA Jersey's Bro. to Nell Gwynne—take 10 to 1
13 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Brother to Maria—taken
16 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Riddleswerth—offered
18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Babel colt—offered
20 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Gladiator-25 to 1 taken freely
30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Weighton—taken
,000 to 30 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Brother to Bamfylde—taken
600 to 400 on Brother to Maria agst Gladiator—taken

The new favourite, Gladiator, wis backed with considerable
spirit, and in quarters that justify the expectation that he will shortly
become a most prominent favourite.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, FEB. 5. On Wednesday last the Heads o
Houses proceeded to " nominate and prick" two of the candi
dates for the office of Public Orator, vacant by the resignatio
of the Rev. T. Tatham, B. D. of St. John's College. Th
successful candidates with the Heads were, the Rev. J. F.
Isaacson, B. D., Tutor of St. John's, and King's; and the
Rev. C. Wordsworth, M. A., Fellow of Trinity. Yesterday
these two gentlemen were proposed to the Senate, and after a
whole day's polling the numbers were—
For Mr. Wordsworth 265

For Mr. Isaacson

On Tuesday last the Rev. James Challis, M. A., rector of
Papworth Everard, in this county,, and Formerly Fellow of
Trinity college, was elected Plumian Professor, in the room of
Professor Airy, appointed Astronomer Royal, at Greenwich.
At a congregation on Wednesday last the following degrees
were conferred.

MASTER OF ARTS.
John Benson Skipper, Emanuel college.
LICENTIATES IN PHYSIC.

Henry Jeffreson, Pembroke college.
Alexander Roselle Brown, Trinity college.
Charles J. Johnstone, Caius college.
George Pardoc, Caius college.
George E. Paget, Fellow of Caius college.
John Barr, Emmanuel college.
BACHELORS IN THE CIVIL LAW.
Augustus Langdon, Trinity college.
Rev. Henry Ileathcote, Trinity college.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.

John P. Greenly, Trinity college, Dublin, Incorporated St.
Peter's college.
H. T. Morshead, St. Peter's College.
At the same congregation Thomas John Hassey, D.D., of
Trinity college, Dublin, was admitted ad eundent.
At the above congregation the following Grace passed the
Senate :—To appoint the Vice-Chancellor, The Master of
Jesus, Professor Miller, Mr. Thorp, Mr. Smith, Mr. Pea-
cock, Mr. Whewell, r. Willis, Mr. Lodge, Mr. Ash, Mr.
Fennell, Mr. Corrie, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Hymers, Mr. Cran-
ford, Mr. Hildyard of Trinity Hall, Mr. Heaviside, a Syndi-
cate for the purpose of collecting the -subscriptions already
announced for the new Library.
On Friday last, Charles Allix Wilkinson, scholar of King's
College, was elected a Fellow of that society.
On the 15th inst., the Lord Bishop of Peterborough insti-
tuted the Rev. Henry Corrie to the rectory of Blatherwick,
in the county of Northampton, vacant by the cession of the
Rev. J. D. Money, on the presentation of Stafford O'Brien,
Esq., the patron.
The select preacher at St. Mary's for the present month is
the Rev. Henry Melville, of St. Peter's College.
On Friday last, the Rev. John Storer, 8.A., was instituted
by the Bishop of Lincoln to the Vicarage of Haugham, in
Lincolnshire, on the presentation of the Lord Chancellor.