The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-23 00:00:00

GLASGOW, OCT. 21.

(From the Glasgow Constitutional.)
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.—Yesterday foreneso Sir
James Graham was installed in his office of Lord Rector
of this University. After the ceremon:al, which took
place in the Common Hall, the Right Hon. Baronet
expressed his gratification for the high honour which
had been conferred upon him. Although a humble in-
dividual, compared to the illustrious men who had filled
the office before him, he would yield to none of them
all in an honest wish for the prosperity of the Univer-
sity—his connection with which would be remembered
with pride to the latest hour of his life. When the
business was over, the Right Hon. Baronet, accompanied
by the Principal and Pro4.cssors, adjourned to the Col-
lege Hall.

\Ve believe that the Right Hon. Mr. Macaulay will
be proposed as Lord Rector by the Liberals of Glasgow
College, in opposition to Lord Lyndhurst. The elec-
tion takes place on the 15th of next month.
THE LADY-THIEF.—We understand that the pri-
soner, Peatrisie, made an unsuccessful attempt to
strangle herself in jail, yesterday.
UNIVERSITY DIVINITY CHAIR.—The Protectorship
of Divinity is represented as having existed from the
original institution of the University ; and in the re-
gisters there is an entry in 1321, assigning the title of
Professor of Theology to John Ade or Adamson, Piior
of the Order of Blackfriars in Scotland. From the
year 1577, till oear the middle of the following century,
the Principal was the sole Professor of Divinity,
though during all that period he had also the charge
of the religious instruction of the parish of Govan. The
Principal is Primaries Professor of Divinity ; but no
Principal has taught Divinity at Glasgow since the be-
ginning of the eighteenth century, except on the occa-
sion of the incapacity on the part of the ordinary Pro-
fessor of Divinity. The Professorship now existing is
understood to be that which was established in 1640,
in obedience to the Act of the Commissioners of Visita-

tion appointed by the General Assembly in 1639, with
power " to concur with the College, in the name of the
Assembly, to invite or to transport any who shall be
found fit within this Kingdom for the profession of The-
ology to the said University ;" and the following is a
list of the Professors who have held the office from that
period :

PROFESSORS OF DIVINITY.
1640... David Dickson 1708...J0hn Simson
1642—Robert Baillie, D.D. 1740... Michael Potter
1653...J0hn Young 1744... Wm. Leechman,D. D.
1669...Gi1bert Burnet 1761...R0bert Trail, D.D.
1674... David Liddell 1775... James Baillie, D.D.
1632... Alexander Ross, D.D.
1634... James Wemyss, D.D. 178...1:ja
7763...1o'ibliertm Wight,Findlay, D.D.
1692... James Woodrow
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is elected by the Lord
Rector, the Dean, and the Professors of the Faculty of
the College, the Regii Professore: not having a vote.
The Principal has a casting but not a deliberate vote.
The salary arising from various sources of revenue, be.
sides a house in the College, the assessed taxes being
paid, is more than five hundred pounds a year, exclusive
of the fees from
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will yield about a thousand pounds.

HE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM R • ..ILWAV.
T ,
—An inquest was
held before Mr.
of William Wilcox and John
Cowley, Coroner for Bucks, at the Wol.
verton station, on the
instant,s on view of the bodice
who met with their deaths under
cothtet,
ftowo young labourers,
circumstances :—lt appeared the twollo win g
deceased distressing
parties
started from home, with three others, in search of work.
and on reaching Denbigh Hall (a public-house by the side
of the railway) they resolved on proceeding down the !The,
towards the Wolverton station, in search of a Mr.
Warren, one of the contractors, to solicit of him a few
days' employment. They continued their course until
they arrived within half a mile of that station, being
at the time on the outside of the down line. Au
up train then met and passed them. The two unfor-
tunate individuals, with another, then turned out to walk
between the irons of the down line. They had not ad-
vanced many yards when a down train came upon and
knocked them down, killing Imo and severely injuring tho
third. In the course of the investigation it was proved
that the conductor of the train, named Hogg, sou
n nded the
whistle, or alarm, at least forty yards before comig up to
them. The wind at the time being unusually high, was
, a verdict of
presumed to be the cause of their not hearing it, yindin
what had happened, the train was stopped as soon as of
, was re.turned.
Bible, and the three bodies were conveyed to the \Volt' •
MOrnmg,it
ton station. The strictest inquiry was made as to the pr
lighted
duct of the parties entrusted with the train, and finding 12.
employ of Mr. John
thatF AnoTAbblarniteAcsoHulNd
Epsoss.s_ibloy
nbesaatttuarcdhae.dy
to advice and to
" Accidental Death," with a deodand of is
collier named
tli wo
works
smcs
where L i
intl ewya,s
isnutshpeeeted that foul air had
Brettargh, at Rochdale Colliery, contrary
candle, into $
entered the bay when an
repeated warnings, went, with a
accumulated. He had scarce]
was killed on the spot.
an explosion took place, and hye