The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-27 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 26.—The undermentioned
gentlemen have this day been elected Fellows of St.
John's College:—Pierson, Beresford, J. J., Hoare,
J. S., Vinted, Todhunter, —, Mayor, J. E. B. Class
Fellows: Russell, —, Bower, —.
Notice is hereby given that there will be Congrega •
tions on the following days of the ensuing Easter term:
—Wednesday, April 25, at eleven; Wednesday, May 9,
at eleven; Wednesday, May 23, at eleven; Wednesday,
May 30, at eleven; Monday, June 11 (Stat. B.D. Cow.)
at ten; Saturday, June 30, at eleven; Monday, July 2,
at eleven; Friday, July 6 (end of term), at ten.
thisß day,
.A. Et
that,
Asidu
exami-
nation for the degree of 8.A., the following are selected
for the year 1851:-1. The last fourteen chapters of the
rttN ion iBtsolt.h.:NfiXteidce suhbajsect bseoefn given
Acts of the Apostles. 2. St. Paul's Second Epistle to
the Corinthians. 3. Medea of Euripides. 4. Forty-
fourth Book of Livy. 5. The first and second books and
the first and second parts of the third book of Paley's
Moral Philosophy.

TEE STANFIELD HALL MURDERS.—A letter from
Wymondham states that Mrs. Jermy has lost her reason
and will not be able to attend the trial. Eliza Chestney
will, it is said, be taken to the court, on a kind of litter,
to giver her evidence. Rush has subrcenaed Mrs. Bryant,
the matron of Wymondham gaol, under whose charge
Emily Sandford, or " Widow James." has been since her
having been committed by the magistrates; and a private
room has been fitted up at Norwich Castle for Mrs.
Bryant, Emily Sandford, and her nurse.
CITY OF LONDON TRUSS SOCIETY.—The anniver-
sary dinner, in commemoration of the foundation of this
excellent institution, took place on Thursday, at the Al-
bion Tavern, Alderegate-street, Lord Feversham in the
chair, when upwards of seventy gentlemen honoured the
charity with their presence. The usual loyal toasts
having been duly responded to. the chairman proposed,
" Prosperity to the City of London Truss Society," and
stated that since its foundation upwards of 147,000 per-
sons had been relieved by it. He earnestly impressed
on the friends of the institution the necessity of contri-
buting means to carry on and complete the great na-
tional work so successfully begun—namely, the rester
ing the disabled branches, and enabling them to become
useful members of the community. The musical ar-
rangements, which were under the superintendence of
_
Mr. Broadhurst, contributed much to the conviviality of
the evening.
We find that in consequence of the death of
willhis
Majesty the King of Holland, his
Draersleclacesj wi3trh his
not, of necessity, honour Croxtor!_s
called the
presence, where a cup, the gift of '
Orange Cup, will be one of the prizes. likewiseenenred
the intention of his present Majesty tojlhtavweash
n their
his seat, Htei nNx teown.,
nMera.raenhdeMeterrsf.eGrdr,eoleer,DVlsaste:iixtetet
market Craven Meeting. The part to meet the Prince
Hawking
:(our late 1g
would have consisted of the DukenoygfcLienebdsefanthdemLoeset, oinf
Ili eh
the
Holland,membersf b
whicheoefnt
Sheriff) has hfeoricislouoymbaelifira. years a member and a con-
stant attendant. Many of the members will now not be
present, consequent upon the King's
eeingm'sdtienpg, artiunrendfodritiheins
own dominions. For the car
to the party at Hinxton, will be, the Duke and Duchess
of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Poulett, Lord and
Lady William Poulett, Mr. Pigott, Lady Keene and
Captain G. Pigott, Mr. Sloane Stanley, Mr. and Mrs.
and Rev. William Nevrcome. It will be recollected that
the news of his late Majesty's death reachtd the Prince
of Orange whilst upon a visit to the Duke of Cleveland,
at Raby Castle, the seat of Mrs. Greene's uncle.— Cam-
bridge News.
The Home and Colonial Schools in Gray's Inn-
road were yesterday honcured with a visit from the
Marchioness of Le.usdowne, who was accompanied by
Sir Charles Lemon, Bart. They arrived at half-past
tR o, and heard a series of lessons in the preparatory in-
fant and juvenile schools, and exercises of a class of the
teachers in trainirg. The Bishop of Cashel, Mr. Lewin,
and other visitors were also present.
It is rumoured that el-President Polk and his lady
contemplate a visit to Europe,

PEN TSULAR MAILS.
SCUTIIAN .` TUESDAY MORNING, 5 A.M.—The
Poninsulir and driental Steam Navigation Company's
ship Madrid, Captain John Bowen, has just arrived off
this port, with the usual Spanish and Portuguese mails,
in charge of Lieutenant Newenbam, R.N., Admiralty
gent.
Her dstes are—Gibraltar, March 15; Cadiz, March 16;
Lisbon, March 10; Oporto, March 20; Vigo, March 21.
She brings on freight-706 chests oranges, 15 chests
potatoes, 5 boxes targerines, 15 boxes leeches, 2 cases
saffron, 11 packages specie (value 2,7004 and 22 pack-
ages sunelries. Amongst the passengers are Colonel and
Mrs. Lock, ILA., M. Balsernon (Charge d'Affairs from
Portugal to Vienna) and lady.
The Madrid had experienced strong easterly gales
across the hay, which has prolonged her voyage.
This steamer brings letters of the 19th from our oor.
respondent in the city of Lisbon.
Portugal continued tranquil.
The long drought had been succeeded by genial
showers, which fell on the 18th, much to the joy of the
country. Beans had risen from 21s. to 325. per quarter
within the last month, end bread in proportion ; these
famine prices would not, however, be sustained.
The long promised ministerial and financial projects
had not born submitted to the Cortes, but were to bo
laid on the table of the Lower House on the evening
after the Madrid's departure.
tio:ne sensation had be. n created in Lisbon by the
sudden suppression of the recently established league for
premoting the material interests of the country. A
public meeting of the league, to have been held on the
18th, was prohibited, by an order signed by the Minister
of the Interior. As this association was formerly sup-
ported by the Government, and was composed of parties
and men of all shades of political opinion, the arbitrary
edict bed produced a great deal of excitement, and the
Ministry were to be interrogated on the subject in tho
Corte.

Nothing of particular consequence had occurred in the
Chamber of Deputies.
The Ifous9 of I'cers had for some days been engaged
upon a matter of great importance to the Count of
Farrobo, inasmuch as it was likely to effect the final ex-
ecuLion of a sentence long pending against him for about
200,000/, indemnification for discount on paper money
upon the tobacco contract ho some years ago transferred
to Messrs. Pimenta and Co.

brig Harlequin and the American frigate St.
Lawrence were in the Tagus.
Tho new steam-ship Vectis, Captain Bingham, sold
by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company to the
Sicilian Insurg,nt Government, put into Lisbon, from
Liverpool, on the 16111, to make good some trifling de-
fects in her machinery. She sailed again on the 19th
for Palermo, where she will be employed as a steamer
of war. The Vectis is to be called the Independenzia;
she is a beautiful vessel of 1,200 tons, and was built by
White of Cowes.

Few Exchange operations had taken place for this
packet. The quotations for bills at three months were
as follow:—On London, 53i; Paris, 527; Amsterdam,
431-; tramburgh bills offered, but no money, at 481 to
49. In stocks and shares few transactions:—Five per
Cents., 51 to 52; Four per Cents., 404- to 41k; Think of
Porugal Shares, 35 to 30 discount; Bank of Oporto
shares, 35 to 45 premium; Lisbon Bank notes, 43 per
cont. discount.

The Iberia, with outward mails from Southampton,
arrived at Vigo on the 21st instant.
There was some probability of the quarantine being
reduced at Lisbon.

Our advius from Gibraltar, of the 15th instant, stato
that there had been a great hurricane on the night of
the 12th, which did considerable damage to the houses,
particularly in the southern part of the town. The old-
est inhabitant did not recollect so severe a storm of
wind. thie American, five Spanish, and one Greek
vessel went on shore; the former would in all probability
be got off. The British schooners Ciementina and Rosa,
bound to Oran, were forced to put into the Bay of Gib-
raltar for shelter.

The Madrid was detained some little time at Gibral-
tar, in consequence of the quarantine regulations. The
Governor, Sir R. Gardiner, had proposed to the Spanish
authorities to reduce it to thrLe days.

Majcvy's ship St. Vincent. rind the steamers Si-
don, Pplyphumus, Rcyuard, and Plumper were at Gib-
raltar on the 15'.h, also the French steamer Dauphin.
The Sidon, St. Vincent, and Plumper were to leave on
the 16th tor England. It was rumoured that the nego-
tiations with the piratical Moors on the Riff Coast had
been brought to a close, by satisfaction having been given
to the Admiral.

Lieutenant-Colonel Norman, of her Mejesty's sGth
Foot, died on the 13th inst.
Exchanges at Gibraltar, at 90 days, were quoted on
London 491; Paris, sf. 28e.; Marseilles, sf. 30c.;
Genoa, sf. 40c ; at eight days' sight on Madrid,
discount; Cadiz, Valencia, and Barcelona, par; Ma-
biga, no paper; Seville, 11-, discount; Alicante, it discount;
Spanish pillared dollars, per cent. per annum.

MR. BEARD'S IMPROVEMENTS 1N
PHOTOGRAPHY.
Within the last few days we have visited Mr. Beard's
establishments in King William-street and Parliament-
street, and having inspected there some of his most
recent productions, we must confess that we were
perfectly astonished at the perfection to which he has
brought the photographic art. The early daguerreotype
portraits were unmistakeable likenesses, yet so deeply were
they impressed with a pallid corpse-like hue, that they
were in fact uglier than the most ugly originals, and
besides the plate upon which the likenesses were im-
pressed had to be moved about in various ways before
the exact expression could be caught by the eye. Mr.
Beard was the first to provide a remedy for these glaring
defects, and his ordinary uncoloured portraits possess the
appearance, and indeed may easily be mistaken for, the
most carefully and expensively executed stet] engravings.
Thay can be seen whichever way they are exhibited,
either by natural or artificial light, and the smallest
details in lineaments or attire aro caught by his process
with unerring and extraordinary distinctness. By a re-
' cent improvement in the preparation of the plates the
natural expression of the features, and in fact the bear-
ing cf the whole figure, is delineated with wonderful ac-
curacy anti boldness. The minutest folds /of white
drapery, which have always been found difficult
to portray on the plate, in consequence of the close
approximation of white to light, and, indeed, of the
minutest and most intricate patterns of any fabric,
whether silk, cloth, or satin, and of any colour, variety,
or shade, are brought out and exhibited to perfection.
Then, again, the completeness to which the colouring of
the process has beau brought by Mr. Beard and his son
i 3 equally vvondt rful, since the utmost minutia of ex-
pression, of dress, flowers, or other embellishments are
diplayed in their natural colours and intricacy. Indeed,
we inspected several coloured portraits of men high in
the Legiilature, and of high-born dames renowned in
the world of fashion, which might be appropriately
termed, without an exception, speaking likenesses."
Such is the pitch of perfection to which this branch of
photography has been brought by Mr. Beard, that these
coloured portraits (particularly the fleshy tints) have
all the appearance of the most beautifully executed
mi-
natures on ivory.

OLT3IPIC THEATRE.—Mr. H. J. Turner, one o
the most popular actors at this favourite resort of the
lovers of the drama, takes his benefit at this house to-
morrow (Wednesday) evening, when we hope a crowded
audience will attend to encourage a deserving and rising
actor. 31r. Turner has issued a most attractive bill
of fare for the occasion, in which we find four excellent
courses, consisting of The Ray Pickers of Paris, The
Lost Diamonds, Cousin Cherry, and Polhamania.
YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY.—
The Lords of the Admiralty in giving their sanction to
the Bill of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway
Company to construct a branch line from Lesbury to
Alnrnouth, have required that the soffits of the beams of
the bridge over the Aln shall be six feet instead of three
feet above the highest spring tides ; and that the com-
pany shall bind themselves to make a suitable opening
in the bridge, if the river should be deepened for vessels
to go up to Lesbury; and also requiring that the stone
ford, 950 yards below the proposed bridge, shall be le-
velled to the bed of the river.—Newcastle Journal.
THE CONVICT 110 WE.—This man, who now lies in
the condemned cell, at York, convicted of the murder
of his child, remains much in the same frame of mind as
noticed in our last. No reprieve or respite has come to
hand, and should the Home. office issue neither during
the ensuing week, Howe will undergo the extreme
penalty of the law on Saturday next. We believe he has
so far made no avowal of his guilt.—Yorkshire Gazette.
We understand the amount of gold recently re-
ceived by various mercantile houses in London from Ca-
lifornia is, in the aggregate, rather more than 40,0001.
FATAL QUARREL BETWEEN Two pROTHthERS..—A
melancholy and fatal event, resulting
tinsjust occurredro
net reeul-
ds.
gence of uncontrolled
passion,
five o'clock, two bro-
thers,On Saturday morning last,
TofhoamgeasanPdrtochetolra,ttefrarrs
labourers—the former _
yearsanda
dressed in •
whilst they were gettingtheir
—quarrelled
Proct,olr
father's house, at Hunslet, to go to their daily labour.
The younger brother not getting ready as soon as the
elder ono thought he ought to do, the latter used some
abusive language, and eventually struck his brother two
or three times. Being a great deal irritated, the younger
brother took his pocket-knife and made a severe attack
upon the elder one, inflicting a deep wound in his neck,
and cutting the jugular vein. The sufferer, in a very
hopeless state, was immediately taken to the Leeds Ge.
neral Infirmary, where he expired on Sunday afternoon.
Thomas Proctor is in custody, and the inquest on the
body of the deceased was to be held yesterday(Monday)
evening.
IN RE BARTON, IRLAIL, AND HIGGINSOL—At the
Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy, on Saturday,
Mr. Commissioner Stevenson gave his decision upon an
important application which had been made by the
assignees in this case, to the effect that the joint estate
of the bankrupts should have a right of proof on the
private estate of ono of the bankrupts, Mr. Jonathan
lligginson, for the sum of 105,0001., said to have been
abstracted by him from the partnership concern, and
invested on his own private account in the purchase of
railway shares. His Honour delivered an elaborate
judgment, the effect of which was, that he considered
that the proposal could not be allowed.
During the night of Sunday last the office of the
Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, Queen-
street, Hull, was broken open; the clerk, who sleeps in
the office, secured by cords—about 451. abstracted, and
the books and papers partially burnt. The clerk is in
custody, and has been remanded on suspicion.
PROPOSED STATUE or OLIVER CROMWELL AT
ST. IVES.—Measures are likely to be taken by a corn.
mittee at St. Ives to appeal to the country for funds to
erect a monument to the memory of the Protector. St.
Ives was the place at which Cromwell resided at the
commencement of his public career and his signature still
exists upon the church books. Slope Hall (the site of
his home) has just been pulled down, and a portion of
the spot the monument
ithilLiindhbeabietarenctstetdh.ink that upon