The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-11 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGE

OXFORD, DEC. 10.—A congregation was this dol
holden tor granting degrees, &c., when the followipg
were conferred :
Bachelor in Divinity--Rev. W. J. Copeland, Fellow
of Trinity College.
H. Methuen, Eiceter
Bachelors of Arts—Hen"-y
College ; Alexander Heslop, Queen's College 3°4'l
Lloyd Williams, Jesus College ; William R ussell,
NO
Inn Hall.
The next congregation for conferring degrees will be
day °f
on Thursday next, the 17th inst., being the last
thin
the present term.
On Sunday, the 20th inst., the Lord fish °f
diocese
t Church.cFsew ill hold a general ordination the
Christ Cathedo4

NAVAL IN TELLIGEN

(From the Plymouth Journal.) r,
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 10.—Mr. John Roberts., gaste„,
11-N-, is appointed to the Stromboli steam-h.
the Mediterranean. He takes his passaga ill the
oust steam-vessel, about to sail from this port. , _ci,
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Avon, Lieut. Prescnarit_
arrived here on Monday from Bristol, with forty Pe Y
raised men for general service. 4d Of
'Valparaiso on the 2
The President arrived at
from Cobiji, Basilisk, the 7th,
Aegost, from Talcahuano,' and the igate,i;
The Volcano (stt:amer)
badoes, 4th November. ' of Good Hope,
The Curlew sailed fr)rn the, Cape
for the F
East Coast, 7th Septetnue ken
The Samarang, from Valparaiso for India, tugs spo
for Bar-
with the 11th August, lat. 32 S.
sailed from Madeira,
• nd re'
stores and provi,ions for the Savage, 10, brig, an
d
stores Avon, 0, steam-vessel, sailed on Friday with
turned with volunteer seamen on Monday.
T Atha®
Fearless, 2, steam-vessel, arrived on Sattotiars)r
from the Isle of Man, with shipwrights from Ch
Yard. She took in coals and sailed the next daY•
The Skylark, 6, packet-ship, arrived on SaturtigY
frog: Falmouth, lately from Mexico. She sailed todaY
Yea-
tor Chati-,Jm, where she will be paid off.
The Ilamoaze, lighter, sailed with stores for Pe°3'
llia
broke and fifteen caulkers to caulk the Vixeo.
The Adventure, transport, sailed with victua
stores for Deptford on Monday.
Abercrombie Robinson, transport, from
.Gibraltar, put in the Sound on Tuesday morning, bas
mg sprung her bowsprit. She was towed leo harbourrdo
by the Carron
steamer, to have her damages OP-40
after which she will proceed to her destination,; „,.6
has on board the 79th Regiment, consisting of °‘'
men ; 42 women, and 57 children.
Piraeus
The Beacon, surveying sloes, was to leave the
of Athens on the 23d ult., and may, ther'';
fore bei looked for at Malta next week, as well lit,-
her tender the Magpie. Both vessels will 'Tarsi!, a"
Malta until the end of March next. Deptford t,e)
Remaining in Hamoaze.—Caledonia, San Josef,
lel,i
pregnable, Bellei,le, Endyrnion, Raven ; Sylph all
or
Netley, tenders ; Carron, Locust, Comet, and as
steametransport. ;
tFriatlmsoourtt.h and Aid, lighters ; Abercrombie'
Robinson,
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DRURY-LANE --07.,
crowdewdh oevveisriytepdrivhaiste
hbroax:ol CONCERTS D'HIVER
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.t t .
a_„.,
occupied.evening
thee wasn ob i
i, y
have seen this week the following :—Prince Esterh,:le
Duke of Brunswick, Turkish Ambassador, Duche u,
sGsetxi,ielraiilzr
jooyh,n\sVoenn,loccakp,taCinlarrikee,yroirdi
Cann;zzaro, Earl of Lichfield, Marquis of Headjfeert:
II
Colonelonoura hle
Macdonald.
Major Tennant, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarcncc, 1-4°r•
son,
. n Lord Burgliersh
Templ,tow ,bls
Ladies
Drummond
E;
1 s
s Campbell,
Sir NVill William n ClHonoursarlce,' r
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WOODCOCK SHOOTING.—Mr. Wallace, M•l3
TMlriso
has, we learn, last week had Sir John Cuuninghtl,°:
Fairlic, and a party, enjoying this delightful sport in being
.InClgoeVrdelel,
fine covers which surround Kelly House, and there eing.,
no lack of game, the expenditure of powder and shot r's_;
in proportion. As yet we have only heard of the twolbr;,
days during which the party occupied themselves cli.ec•ci
in rabbit and woodcock shooting, both of which pr°vb,
abundant. Of the former no account was kept, u t Seca.
firing was incessant, but of woodcocks about 60 were „.
which is the more remarkable, as there has been no fro,s0e
•
to speak of this season hereabouts.—Glasgow Chronic‘
A RMY.—The Treasury have declined
their sanction to the admission of any charge against t'of
public for the entertainment of the wives and childre_°, 4
mi.itary officers at the tables of the officers 01 her illaj,fs"2er
ships ; and consequently, on any occasion of ° be
embarking with his wife and family in a Queen's ahM,5
‘,.f
should make an agreement with the captain or officerv/,';
the ship for the accommodation at their table of his "
and family. .......-011
.
WRECK OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL;
~..o_,
Saturday a meeting was held in the sale room of the, us ror
mereial Rooms, for the purpose of adopting al
nl'ine_ced
more widely extending a subscription already corm,
:,,;:,
by two gent!emen of this c!ty ,-,n sfhall r.: !I, _
os•cl
_‘,l:o
nit
orphans, and other
_relatives and dependents of t......h
...istoi
perished on the above melancholy occasion. 0. r
Gazette.