The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-26 00:00:00

CHANCELLOR

THE UNIVERSITY
OF

CAMBRIDGE.

(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.
CAMBRIDGE, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Senate met again at eight o'clock last night, and
registered votes until nine, when the numbers were—
Prince Albert... 6lB
Earl Pow is
Majority.

It would appear, therefore, that the tide has turned against
Earl Powis, and that Prince Albert is destined to carry off
the palm, as I anticipated in my last communication; in
fact, since Lord Lyndhurst, Earl Grey, Lord Palmerston, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Monteagle, and other Noble
Lords favourable to the Prince's cause, voted yesterday after-
noon, the Earl of Powis's star has declined and is on the
wane, and, in consequence, the ardour of his suppotters has
been considerably cooled. They, however, talk confidently
of ultimate success.

An election of a Chancellor at Cambridge does not occur
every year; and, as the oc•carrence is rare, the " gownsmen"
were determined to make the most of it. They are not en-
titled to occupy the floor of the Senate-house, but by the
statute of Elizabeth they are entitled to be present in the
galleries, its order, no doubt, to exercise a salutary control
over the " heads of the houses" and the other officers of the
University. But from morn till night they created one
hideous din —such cheering and counter-cheering, groaning
and counter•grosnirg, that one was almost tempted to ex-
claim, with lon,

" Was that thunder?"

The barking of dqs—no doubt in allusion to those illused
and unhappy persons the "bull. dogs"—the crowing of cocks,
the " heralds of the morn," and a bugle in the even-
ing, played by a gentleman in a remote corner, the sounds of
which he slightly mollified, enlivened the proceedings.
Altogether we were forcibly reminded, by the happy gentle-
men in the gallery, of a "pantomime night" at the Surrey or
Victoria. Party feeling ran high on the floor of the Senate
Llouse, but it did not express itself in shouts and deafening
yells. although so eager were they to record their votes that
the barriers immediately below the polling- table were torn
down, split up into fragments, and for some moments many
" grave and reverend seignors," with " spectacles on nose,"
were sprawling on the floor. We picked up a stout elderly
gentleman, who was sadly crushed, almost flattened, but we
set him up erect, smoothed his creases, soothed his son ows,
and took our farewel of him at the voting-table.
Last night, after the close of the poll, fireworks rose En
the air from the.vicinity of Trinity College; and the town
being full. was most unquiet, though we understand no
desperate rows took place, and that the " bull dogs" retired,
at a seasonable hour, to their respective domestic circles.
The Evening Sun arrived here about half-past seven o'clock,
containing the poll up to two o'clock, and as it was nut de-
clared, nor even correctly stated during the day. The
Sun brought flues to Cambridge with respect to the
election of the Chancellor of Cambridge, as it con-
tained the state of the voting from hour to hour,
and nothing of the kind could be obtained in Cambridge,
except near the close of the day. The Third Edition, with
the poll at five o'clock, got here in good time also ; and as
The Sun it generally circulated in Cambridge, its efforts
were, as usual, highly complimented, and therefore, fully
appreciated.
I shall continue to transmit to you the poll from hour to
hour without a moment's delay.

No doubt the contest will continue to the last moment—
Saturday, at noon—when the poll will be officially declared.

STATE OF THE POLL, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
CAMBRIDGE, QUARTER TO TIIMIE.
HALF-PAST TEN.

Prince Albert 638
Earl Powis
Majority
ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

Prince Albert 645
Earl Powis
Majority
HALF• PAST ELEVEN.
Prince Albert ... 664
Earl Powis
Majority
TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Prince Albert • •
Earl Powis 654
Majority -14

HALF-PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Prince Albert 6BO
Earl Powis
—lO

Majority
ONE O'CLOCK.

Prince Albert
Earl Powis 679
Majority 27
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Prince Albert 7lB
Earl Pon is 683
Majority
TWO O'CLOCK.

Prince Albert 724
Earl Powis 685
Majority 39
TWEN IT-FIVE MINUTES PAST TWO.
Prince Albert 747
Earl Yowls
Majority —4B

COMMON PLEA S.- ( T HIS DAY.)
The Court was engaged all this morning with the part-
heard patent case, " Nickells v. Boss," which has been on
the two last days. The particulars are of no public interest
whatever.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The Westminster session was holden this morning at ten
o'clock in the Guildhall, Broad Sanctuary, when the chair-
man, 24 grand jurymen, the petty jury panel, and from 20
to 30 officials of the court, policemen and gaolers were in
attendance.

The assembling of all these was to try two cases—one of
petty larceny, in which the bill was thrown out by the grand
Jury, and the other a case of assault in which the defendant
traversed to the next session.
The Court, after sitting about five minutes, adjourned.

CLERKENWELL—(T HIS DAY.)
John George, a pauper, inmate of St. James's Workhouse,
Clerkenwell, was charged with stealing 804 the property of
the guardians of the poor of St. James's parish, Clerkenwell.
Mr. Arnold, the master of the workhouse, stated that on
the 17th instant he gave the prisoner a cheque upon the
hank of England for SO4, for the purpose of getting it cashed,
as he was uanal!y employed in a confidential manner. From
the time he gave the prisoner the cheque in the workhouse
he never saw him until he was in the custody of the police.
A clerk at the Bank of England identified the prisoner as
having presented the cheque. When asked how he wished
to be paid ? he said, " All in gold."
Police-constable 195 G deposed to having taken the pri-
soner into custody at Acton, in Middlesex, and upon inform-
ing him of the nature of the charge, he merely replied coolly
that he had lost the money, and could not help it. No
money or property whatever were found upon him, but if
time were allowed, the constable thought heshould be enabled
to trace at least a portion of it.
The prisoner, who repeated his assertion of having lost
the money, was remanded for a week.

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removed to the station-house, in Bow-street, where, on exa-
mination, a ligature of list was discovered tied tightly round
the infant's neck. Mr. Snitch having caused the ligature to
be removed, adopted the usual measures for resuscitation
(immersion in hot water, friction, stimulating the lungs, &c.)
and in about three-quarters of an hour he succeeded in com-
pletely restoring the child to life. No clue to the discovery
been obtained.
of the depositor of the infant in such a situation has as yet

CORN RIOTS IN SWITZERLAND.—A letter from
Zurich,r February 21st, contains the following :—" On the
lJth inst., some merchants of Tesino having purchased all
the corn in the market at Varesse, on the frontier of Austria
and Sardinia, the people became discontented, and began to
hoot and assault the Swiss merchants. They sought refuge
in a house, where they remained for some time; but when
they again made their appearance, in order to take possession
of their purchases, the tumult recommenced, and their carts
were stopped and pillaged. Similar scenes took place at
Gavirate sad Sarone. Tranquillity was at length restored
by the interference of the armed force, and several arrests
were made. Two days afterwards, a body of peasants, to
the number of 3,000, entered the corn magazines at Sexto
Calendo, and forced the owners to sell it below the market
price. They were afterwards dispersed by the gendarmerie,
and had two of their number killed, and several wounded.
According to the last accounts from Milan, the exportation
of grain was strictly prohibited."
DON CARLOS AND CABRERA.—A letter from Nice,
dated February 16, announces that Don Carlos returned from
Modena to Genoa on the 13th. Cabrera joined him there and
dined with him.
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on Wednesday evening, at his official residence in the Ad-
miralty. 1

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Q 11AI( I Eh' TO T
The market for Cotton at Liverpool
yesterday was not
quite so active, but prices remained without change. The
sales were between 4,000 and 5,000 bales, including 1,100
A inerican on speculation ; 4,000 American were taken at
634 d. to 71i d. ; 150 Bahia at ; 200 Egyptian at Bd. to
03/id. ; and 30 Sea Island at ls. 2d. to L. 4d. per lb.
Shares steady.
There are various conjectures and surmises, calculations
and on dits, as to the probable terms which parties tendering
for the new loan will be inclined to offer, but, as
all of these are vague, and many of them interested, we
should be unwilling, even by inference, to appear to assist
those who must desire to see the market as much depressed
as possible. The payment of the instalments, even extended
as they are to the middle of October, will require about one
million per month, and unless the loan gets into very strong
hands, there will probably be a constant feeding of the
market with stock, to the detriment of those who have in-
vestments at high prices. On the other hand, presuming
that the parties taking the loan are tolerably strong, and
that, from the stake they may already have in the funds,
they will be inclined to keep the new stock, at least for a
time, we shall have, perhaps, a better chance of firm prices.
These are considerations which we may be sure will be
closely balanced in the minds of the acute capitalists who
determine upon bidding, and it is probable that the members
of the Stock Exchange will be ne -.rest the mark. It might
happen, however, that no tender will come up to the mini-
mum of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and that the loan
may be taken at the Government terms in " slices," by some
of the parties present.
The English Funds have been flat again to-day, and there
is no rally upon the closing quotations of yesterday. Con-
sols have been 90 to 90% for present transfer, and 90% 1/2
fo account. The New Tkree-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have
been quoted 92% to 92%, and the Three per Cents., 901/2 to
903(4. Bank Stock is marked 203 to 204. Exchequer-bills
have been quoted ss. to 10s. premium, and East India Bonds,
4s. to 10s. premium, showing a reaction in the unfunded debt,
which must be expected as the instalments have to be
made up.
The Foreign Investments have been very quiet, and are
flatter. Spanish Five per Cents. 24i 7/8, and Portuguese
Four per Cents. 331/2 to 34k; Mexican Bonds have been 221%,
and Brazilian 87 to 8714 ; Dutch Four per Cents. are 92%
to 923/.
For Railway Shares there has been a firm market, although
the business doing is small.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock .. • • • • • • .. 203 204
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 90%%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 9050
Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 .. • • 89%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 92%%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1660 • • 9% 9-16
India Bonds, 1,000/. .. • . . • p
Ditto, under 1,0001. .. 10 4 p
South Sea Stock. .. ..
Ditto, New Annuities .. • • .. 89%34
Batik Stock for Account .. . • .. 205
Consols for April 15 .. . . .. SO%
Exchequer Bills. 1% LI. 1 %cr.
1,000/. •. •• 7 510 7 pm.
500/. .. .. •• • . I I 5 pm.
Ditto, Small . • • • ... • 11 5 pm.
Ditto, Advertised • . 510 2 pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 871,4
Mexican, 1816, 5 per Cent • . .. 22%
Portuguese Four per Cent .. 33% 34%
Ditto, Small .. • • • • • • 35
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. • • 24% %
Ditto. Deferred • • • • 17
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and•a-Ilalt' per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92%
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK,

RAILWAYS. rem. PER 811 ARE.
timber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2%.... 2%3i .. to
Birmingham and Oxford .1111WIWI& • • 5 .... t 4 ... • to
Birminghtun, %Vail-cr., and Dudley .. 5 .... 10%34 .. to
Caledonian •• 30 26% .. to
Cornwall • • • • • • • • 5 .. .••to _—
Ditto, Half Shares • • .. 2% %., • • to
Eastern Counties • • • • .. 20 _ 21% .. to
Ditto, York Exteasion . • • . 4 .... • • to
Eastern Union • • • • • • •• 40 ••• • 54 .• to
East Lancashire • • • • • • • • • • 14 .. • • 161% ••• to
Ditto, New .. .. • • • • • • 5 _ .... to
Great Northern (London & York Rei]) 2%.... 23f8 .... to
Ditto (Direct Northern Regd.) •. 33j • 3% .. •• to 4
Great North 01 Eni;land • • •• 100 ....23; •• to 232%
treat Western • • • • • • • • ••85• • • • .• to Ditto, Fifths _ • • •• 20 . 27% x.d. to
Will and Selby • • • • • • • • • 50 •• • .104 .. ••to
Leeds and Dradford .. • • • • •• 35 .. •• 7934 .. •.to --
Leeds and 1 hirsk 2234 .... 21 .... to 21
London and Blackwall • • 161. 13s. 10. •• 8% xdto
London, Brighton, and South Coast 50 .. •• 5514 salt to --
Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • 10 .... 14 .... to—
London and North-Western 100 • . 187 •• to 186
Ditto, Quarters .. • • .. • • • • 2 • • to
Ditto ditto New . • • • • • . 2 .... 14 4..• • to --.
iiitto. Fifths .... 1832 to

Ditto, 401. Shar. s• . 31. and B. 40 .... 72 ... to
London and York Extension Scrip • • 21-1,, •• .• 2.... to
Lynn and Ely .. „. .. 20 •• • • 22Ni% .. to
‘tanclie.ter and Leeds • •

Ditto, Fifth. •• •• .• 5 •... 11 ... to
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock . 425. •• •• % p.. to
Mancht•ster and Southampton .. .. 2 •• •• to
...

‘lidland 100 .. • • 123 .... to 122
Ditto, New • • .• 2 •• • • 6 .... to
Nitaland, Birmingham & Gloucester-109 .. • • to 1•4
t:weastle and Berwick .. 20 .. 3214 •• .. to 32
Norfolk ..100 . • • 139 x div. to
Northern Countiss Union • • 2!4 •• • • 1% •• • • to
orth British .. 25 .. • • 35%..,. to 35
Ditto, Quarters ..........214.... to
Ditto, Thirds .• 1 .... 33y .. ••to
North statfordshire .. • . .. 5 .. • • 8% •• • • to—
Preston and Wyre.........23 3, to .. • • to
Ditto, Half Shares (A) •• •• 634 •••• 104.... to
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate •• 5 .. 5 .... to 4%
%eottish Central .. • • 15 .. •• 22%.. • • to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 3 .• • • 4U • • to
ihropshire Union • .. .. 425.... Isiois.•• to
South Pastern and Dover . • • • • 331. 2s. 4d. .... to

Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 .. 3% ...• 4%.... to
South Wales .. •• 10 .... 8 .. to
south Yorkshire. Doncaster, & Goole 2 .• • • 214... to
Vale 01 Neoth •• • • 2 .. • • 1 .. • • to
West Hiding Union .. • . • . 428. .• •• 1 p• •to
York and Newcastle • . .• • - 25 „
Ditto, New .. . • • • . 5 .• .• %.% ••to
York and North Midland .. .• 50 .... SG% 47 to 86
Ditto, Extension .• .. 20 -. 37% ...• to
Ditto. Preference •• • • • 2 .... 12 'A .... to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Luxembourg .. • • • . 6 .. • • 2% to
,ivrtherll of France • .. • • 8 13 .. • to
Orleans And Bordeaux • • .. .. 6 • • 7 ••• to
JOINT-.STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland .. • • .. 25 .. • • 44. E ..•. to
MINES
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