The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-30 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE., DEC. 29.—The select preacher at St. Mary's
Church for the ensuing month, is the Rev. T. W. Hornbuckle,
B.D. of St. John's College.
At an Ordination holden by the Lord Bishop of Bristol, in
the Chapel of Christ College, Cambridge, on Christmas-day,
the following Gentlemen were admitted into Holy Orders :

DEACONS.
George Maxwell, B.A. St. .John's College, Cambridge.
Charles Currey, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge.
Richard Thomas Lowe, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge. 1
By Let. Dim., from the Archbishop of York. j
Frederick Custance, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge.
• By Let. Dim. from the Bishop of Chester.
Thos. Tylecote, M.A. Fellow of St..lohn's College, Camb.}
By Let. Dim. from the Bishotif Ely.
Robert Cope Wolfe, B.A. Clare ITad, Cambridge. t
By Let. Dim. from the Bishop of Winchester.

PRIESTS. •
Edward Baines, B.A. Fellow of Christ College, Cambridge.
John Streatfield, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge.
Sanderson Robins, II.A. Exeter College, Oxon.
Richard Symes, B.A. Jesus College, Cambridge.
John Cheales, 111. A. Brasenose College, Oxon.
John TroHope, B.A. Wadham College, Oxon.
James Eveleigh, 11. A. Worce.ster College, Oxon.
By Let. Dim. from the Bishop of Rochester. I

CALCULATION OF LONDON CONSU3IFTION.
The fruits and vegetables consumed in the metropolis, are prin-
cipally produced in the environs ; and it is calculated that there
are upwards of 6,000 acres of ground cultivated as gardens,
within 12 miles of the metropolis, giving employment to
30,000 persons in winter, and three times that number in
summer. Numerous calculations. have been made, of the
annual consumption of food in the metropolis ; but this is not
easily ascertained, as, although .we may know the number
of cattle and sheep, yet we have no means of learning
the weight. Of the quantity of cattle sold in Smithfield
market, we have the most accurate returns, and find, that in the
year 1822, the numbers were 149,8115 beasts, 24,609 calves,
1,507,096 sheep, and 20,020 pigs. This does not, however, by
any means, form the total consumed in London, as large
quantities of meat in carcasses, particularly pork, are daily
brought from the counties round the metropolis. The total
value of the cattle sold in Smithfield is calculated at 8,500,0001.;
it is supposed that a million a-year is expended in fruits and
vegetables. The consumption of wheat amounts to a million
of quarters annually ; of this, four-fifths are supposed to be
made into bread, being a consumption of 64 millions of quer-
tern loaves every year in the metropolis alone. Until within
the last few years the price of bread was regulated by
assize, and it may afford some idea of the vast amount of
money paid for the staff of life, when it is stated that
an advance of ono farthing on the quartern loaf, form-
ed an aggregate increase in expellee for this article
alone of upwards of 13,0001. per week. Tile annual
consumption of butter in London amounts to about 11,000,
and that of cheese to 13,000 tons. The money, paid annually
for milk is supposed to amount to 1,250,0001. The quantity of
poultry annually consumed in London is supposed to cost be-
tween 70,0001. and 80,0001. That of game depends on the
fruitfulness of the season. There is nothing, however, more
surprising that the sale of rabbits. One salesman in Leaden-
hall-market, during a considerable portion of the year, is said
to sell 14,000 rabbits weekly. The way in which he disposes
of them is by employing; between 150 and 306 men and women,
who hawk them through tht streets.

Six ThomAs IlAnnll.—On the 15th of last
month a dinner was given in Edinburgh to the First Lord of
the Admiralty, by the Naval Club of Scotland. There wrre
upwards of fifty admirals and captains present; and after the
usual round of toasts had been given, Rear-Admiral Sir Thos.
Hardy's health was proposed, and drank with unusual marks
of satisfaction by the company. When the cheering subsided,
Lord Melville roseiand spoke to the following effect :—" After
what has been said by the proposer of the toast which you have
just drank, and by the Chairman in announcing it, it might
seem superfluous in me to add any thing in favour of an officer
whose merits seem, by the manner in which his health has been
received, to be so generally known ; but I feel it to be due, not
only to Sir Thomas Hardy, but to the service over the affairs of
which I have so long had the honour to preside,. to take this
public opportunity of stating, that, during the whole of a very
delicate and difficult course of service, the officer in question
gave entire satisfaction to the Board of Admiralty. In say-
ing
this, I allude to those professional duties with which I
am more particularly concerned, and of which I can, therefore,
speak from my own knowledge. With respect to the other
important branches of his public duty, while His Majesty's
political interests in South America were intrusted to his ma-
nagement, although I cannot speak from the same source, I
know that my colleagues in the administration are highly sa-
tisfied with the judgment and skill which were displayed in
maintaining the proper dignity of his country, and in ad-
vancing its best interests is those rising states. The circum-
stances in which Sir Thomas Hardy was placed being alto-
gether new, the greatest caution was requisite to avoid very
serious national embarrassments : his measures, however, were
invariably successful throughout the trying period of his com-
mand. It gives me, therefore, sincere pleasure to be able to
state, in the presence of so large an assemblage of officers, that
his conduct was in all respects creditable to the profession and
to the country."

The Loan CILANcELLoit and Lady MANNERS
have left town on a visit to Lord Clonbrook, at his Lordship's
seat, in the county of Galway. The Corporation of Barbers
and Surgeons, or Guild of St. Mary Magdalen, gave a splendid
entertainment to the Rev. Dr. E. Tighe Gregory, on his return
from London, after presenting their Address to his Royal High-
ness the Duke of York. The Marquis of °monde has been
pleased to appoint the Rev. Robert Pakenham, Vicar of Kil-
barron, county of Donegal, one of his Lordship's Chaplains.
(Dublin Correspondent, Dcc. 27.)
Fittr..—Yesterday evening, about six o'clock,
a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. STOD-
DART, a glover, in Basing-lane, which raged with
great, fury for a short time, and considerable ap-
prehensions were felt for the safety of the Ge-
rard's Hull Inn. From the speedy arrival of the
engines, and the prompness of the supply of wa-
ter, however, the progress of the flames was soon
checked, and their ravages nearly confined to the
premises in which they commenced. A wine
vaults adjoining, in a house in the rear, were
damaged. There was a numerous attendance of
the City police on the spot, to preserve the pro-
perty of the inhabitants, and prevent the fire
engines from being impeded.

MURDER IN GRAY'S INN-LANE.--Hatton Gar-
den Office was this day crowded to excess by
persons anxious to hear the further examinations
of the Cains, charged with the murder of Maurice
Fitzgerald, on Monday evening, in Horne's-alley,
Gray's Inn-lane. Such information, however,
had subsequently been obtained as induced the
Magistrates to postpone the hearing until Tues-
day next. We refrain from stating more than
that there are other persons strongly suspected of
being parties to the horrid affair.