The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-22 00:00:00

UNIVERSIT )( INTELLIGENCE.

. CAMBRIDGE, FEB. 20.—The Rev. J. A. Morti-, M. A.,
of Queen's College, in this University, has been appointed
to the Vicarage of Hampton-ir- Arden, Warwickshire, va-
cant by the death of the Rev. H. T. Woodington.
The Rev. W. M. Hurlock, NI. A., of St. John's Col-
lege, in this University, has been instituted to the Vicarage
of urstbourne Tarrant, with Veroham Dear:, in the county
of Hants. vacant by the death of the R. v. P. S. Fisher.
The Rev. J. W. Charlestverth, late of St. Peter's CA-
legr., in thii University, has been presented by the Bishop
of Chester, to the perpetual Curacy of Woodhead Cheshire.
Toe Rev. Derwent Coleridge, M.A., of St. John's Col-
lege, in this University, late Ma-der cf the Grammar
School at Helsten, and author of The Scriptural Charac-
ter Vale English C7turch considered, has been appointed
by the Committee of the. Naional Society Principal cf
their Training Institution at Stan!ey.grove, Chase,. •
The Rev. Henry Knapp, B. A., has been presented to
the Vicarage cf Swator, with the Rectory of Spanby an-
rexed, Lincolnshire, vacant by the death cf the R‘v.
Thomas Darby.
We understand that Earl Brownlow has, in the moat ,
kind and handsome manner, offered the Rectory rf Salt-
fleetby St. Clement's, to the Rev. Irvit.e Eller, t f Great
Gonorby, quite unsolicited, arid not in the least expected
by the Rev. Gentleman. The vacancy has arisen from
the awful death of the Rev. Christ. Cholme:ey.--Starn-
ford Paocr.
The Hon. and Rev. Edward Keppel, the Hon. and
Rev. Edward Pellew, the Rev. Edward Edwards, and the
Rev. Joseph Cotteritl, locumbents teddent in Norfolk,
have been appointed Honorary Canons of Norwich CatLe
• dral, by the Lord Bishop cf the diocese.

HORRIBLE FRATRICIDE IN FRANCE.—On
the evening of February 1, as an old man of the Larne of
Septier, and his wife, residing in the department c f the
Orne, were retiring to rest, they heard some dreadful
screams at a distance. The screams soon became more
distinct, and a man rushed up to their door, which he en-
deavoured in vain to open, exclaiming', Help, help; mur-
der, murder. Father Septier, open in God's name. lam
Verdier, of Planche." This appral remained without effect ;
the old couple, frightened to death (Septier is 78 years old)
durst not open the door. When the fiat moment of terror ha i
subsided, Mrs. Septier took her grand-daughter up irt a the
loft and concea'e 1 her under some bundles of hay, then
hastened below, and by a chink in her cellar door, endea-
voured to ascertain what was gOing on. The moon ttas
shiaiag bright, and thraw her light on a most aaroeious
scene. A man was 1) ieg on the gr and moaning occa-
sionally, while a brute with a long eharp iestrumcnt, was
hewing Lim most unmerti'ully. This barb: rous behaviour
lasted about a quarter cf an hour, a: which dale the a:sas-
s-hi, convinced that I is victim was dea t, hurri -A away f:om
the fatal spot. About three quarters of an hour after
some pea, aatF, atriacteti b% the screams of Ma "arne Seplier,
haste ed to the place, and discuvrrel that the 'miner( d
mai eal Blaiae Versi r, born at Manche, an adjei...iog
village, but who had been settled for some time et Net-illy,
near Paris, as a restaurateur. The judicial au hoihieF,
anr.seti of ti is horrid murder, soon came up, and
found by, the traces of blood visible on the snow, that
the murderous attaalt had commenced in a very solitary
spat, about 400 )arils dittaat from Septier's house. A
bat and stick were found on the fallowing day. Heavy
suspieian soots fell upon Jacques Verdier, or e of the tr
ther; of the victim, a man about fifty 3ears cf age, and of
a very bad cha^stt....r. It appears that the two lA-ethers
left Moulin LaTarche together, at seten in tae evee.ing,
to proceed to Planche, to the home of their brother, An-
tony Verdier, where Jacques was to reconcile Antony with
Blake. A smock-`rock, sta;aed with blood, proved by
the wart of the Verifiers to have been worn by Jacnvel
the very day of the murder, has been found at a distant;te. of
500 3 ards from the spot where the murderous deed was
&Ye. ted. It is supposed that the assassin was actuated by
revcage, although he stripped his brother of his watch and
the rt'le money he Lad about him. Since the f..tal deed
Jacques has abscondeJ.
NEW AMERICAN DICTIONARY.—Cat—An
animal that old maids love, because it gives out sparks when
it is rubbed. Treadmill—A retired place for the accom.
modation of those addicted to appropriation. Bonnet—
A kind of inverted coal-hod, in which ladies' heads are
carried. Misery—The lire of an unpaid printer. Nothing
—The conscience of a thorough politician. Umbrellas—
Common property. Independence—A strong determina-
tion to place yourself where you are not wanted.
Tempest—Something that comes to married people
after the honeymoon. Merit—That which receives no
praise. Money---A fish peculiarly difficult to catch.
The Grave—An ugly hole in 'the ground which lovers
and poets wish they were in, but take uncommon
pains to keep out of. Modesty—A beautiful flower that
.flourishes only in secret place. Sensibility—A quality
its possessor, in attempting to promote the hap-
piness of other people, loses his own. A Young Man cf
Talent—An impertinent scoundrel, who thrusts himself
forward; a writer of execrable poetry; a person without
modesty ; a noiay.,fellow ; a speech maker. Lawyer—A
learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your
enemy, and keeps it himself. My Dear—Au expression
used by man and wife at the commencement of a quarrel.
Watchman—A man employed by the parish to sleep ire the
open air. Rural Felicity—Potatoes and turnips. Thin
Shoe—An article worn in winter by high-spi hed young
ladies, who would rather die than conceal the beauty of
their feet.—New York News.

AMERICAN SLAVERY.-IVroses Roper, who
effected his escape from American slavery some years age,
delivered an address to a numerous and respectable audi-
tory, at thetierge room at the Bear Hotel, on the evening
of Thursday lase Bad as the system of American slavery
(and indeed slavery in all its modifications) is, it is to be
hoped, for the honour of humanity, that his picture of the
abarninable system was too highly culoutel; hot when the
cruelties, which even in our own country, were formerly ia-
'Meted by man upon his fellow man are recollect2d‘, it must
be acknowledged that Mr. Ropea's statereeets might be
substantially correct. Deeply harrowing and revolting as
was his narrative to the sensit;ve minds of his hearers, he
assured them that delicacy would always protect those who
addressed a public meeting from exposing- the worst fea-
tures of the iniquitous system. As an instance be would
state—although it w.a. with painful feelings he did so—
that Le was the illegitimate son cf a General Roper ;
and that he was sold. by his own father when only two
years of age. For EC. eral years his mother had acted as
housekeeper to his father, upon whose marriage with a
white lady, he was sold, and removed to a distant estate
with his mother. It was no uncommon thing thus to find
fathers dooming their offspring to slavery. Before Mr.
Roper cotnmeneed speaking, Farmer Benjamin, of Coate,
and a Mr. Wall, a wine-merchant from London, rudely
entered the room, and extinguished sonic of the lights.
O.r being remonstrated with, they retired, but when the
speaker was in the midst of his address, they again re-
turned, and in a highly indecent manner disturbed the
meeting, and interrupted the speaker. Considerable con-
fusion ensued, and after a while they acre ejected from
the room, when they commenced thumping the door and
creating a disturbance in the lobby. Mr. Roper requested
the landlord, Mr. Davies, to send for a policeman to pro-
tect him, but for some reason, best known to Mr. Davies,
he declined to interfere, although Mr. Roper had hired
the room of him for the cventng. Mr. Roper said, that
he was interrupted in a similar manner by Mr. Wall when
speaking at Caine on the previous evening, but that the
good sense of thelmeeting soon put him down —( Frain a
Correspondent. ) Wiltshire Independent.
A few nights since, two English sailors, accord-
ing o the Semaphore of Marseisla?, who had taken tJo
much grog on, board, picked a qua rel in that t
,0n
with tome Frenchmen. Words ran h;gh, and blows e.
ensee4. In the 'conflict one of the tars caught the leg of
an
adversary in his teeth, and held ia
as in . a vice, till obliged
of ntain-
to relinquish his held by tee °very. iit•laorg powera_eature
in
his
hers ; and not then till so heatea that t
nfaacnet couldhis tuen
fir
rcog treatment,ni sed
interposed, .
H s brother
ende -jack
e rot i g't
;nce, hlr
rushed into the centre of at least twenty of the assailants of
display all his skill and strength in the science -of boxing,
hid
messmate, and delivered his blows with sub force that
he soon made a circle round hire, the diameter of which was
at least the length of his own arm?. Jack cleared his way
out, and made towards the canal, but was folowed by so
many adversaries that he was at last knocked dew:. li' lay
for some time, perhaps not stunned, but only to recover
his breath, and then, suddenly springing up, fought his way
through a whole phalanx, till some police offle•rs took him
under their protection, and placed him in safatv. The
Semaphore concludes its account with blaming the conduct
cf its fellow-citizen!:.
At a meeting of the Geological 60elet,
, held at
Somerset Howe cn Fiiday, Sir Robert Peel !vr
as cleated
a member, and took his seat. The Wonillython medal was
tatiti uadteicaotfo dFrtoa Ance, fadrol ph
hise
importantßrogniakr_t,
a n d discoveries nd:roefdilnahnefocshiill
botany, on which occasion Dr. Buc
giant discourse.