The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-15 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 12.—The most active pr, parations
a,e now making t._a- the installation. The appearance of
the interior of the Senate House is unth rgoing rapid
tranwOrmation by reason of flat- erection of the neces-
sary temporary fittings for the ao,..u,trnsiarion of the
C ,thp •hy at the al p 'oJehiraf, ceremonies. The good people
of Cambridg.• appe,ir to hart thstnisscit every other matter
fr ,m their thoughts, and now the dignitaries of the
univer,tty appear to have relaxed a lade in the severe
stoicism with which they look or profess to look upon
pomp and cyrein flies. The profiis of the horticultural
fete are t be given to Addenor...,ke's and, in
,rder to ensur, tie institution against. loss, an indemnity
fuel is beta:. laised, to which 9001. has already been
-uhscribel The bat..ds of the lst Lite Guards and the
Col.-lt,tr, am Guar.ls are to be in attendance to ediven
the scene by the dispensation of merry music. lhe
Chancellor will, ..n Monday afternoon, conter honorary
thgrees in tee Senate II use. The municipal ituttort
ies meet on F tday tn-xt, reit. arse the parts they are
tpi y, prona-e widre,ses, Tne high sheriff of the
county and his javelin men will be present at the
reception of the royal psrty st the railway stati .n. A
grand (I,play of fireworks will be go! up by the towns-
', ople and it is not improbable that the poorer classes
will be entertained at a public dinner on Parker's Piece.
The subject has been already inoote :,nd it being too
.ight i:. the evcnint-4.s for ttauking if Humiliation pro-
,hien.e a compensating effect. it is proposed to substitute
the enter ,onment I have mention' d. The Bishop of
Norwich, Marquis Cam ien, Earl of Devon, BAron
Pak •, Lord /it. L'Esle, M and Madame Van de Weyer
(BAgian Minister), the Chevalier and Madame Bunsen
(Pru,dan \bluster). and Sir Robert Ingti,, M.P., have
accepte i ii.vitations to be pre,ent, it, addition to the
listing ti-bed p.-rsons before enuny rated.
TRINITY COLLEGE —The E..glish Declamation prizes
have been adjudg,4l to-1, Barry; 2, C. B. Scott; 3, Hun.
E. H. .-tattlt-y.
JESUS COLLEGE.— The following genii. men have
been elected foundation scholars:—T. C. Durham, W.
Kirkby, and C. Smyth. To a Marsden Scholarship, W.
Kirkby. To Sterne's Exhibition, E. C. W) vill, and
Boothby. To Rustal's Gratuiti,s:—A. P. Sander-
son, 8.A., 221.; J. A. C. Helm, 221.; E. C. Ince, 13. A.,
201.; W. NI. King-mill, 8.A., 20/ ;P. R. Sandilands, 201.;
S. W. Merry. 181 ; Boothby. 181.; A. Hutchins, B. A ,
12/ ; J, M. Morgan, 61.; J. A. C. Helm (tor declama-

tion), 21.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.--Plizes for Latin dissertation
have been awarded to Fowler and Richard* (iEg ); tor
English, to Ford and II Wat,on (}Eq).
EMMANUEL COLLEGE.—Seliniarnh;ps have been con-
erre:l on the foLowi..g students:—C. W. Dyer, J. H.
But,!her, Salo,
PEMBROKE COLLEGE.—Henry Cohom, 11. A., of this
C llege, has been appointed heat mastt,r of Tavistoek
Granina,a S Cool.
THE CHURCH.—The following appointments have

6e -n toad :
The It iv. Sampson B.A.(1815), of Trinity
lle:.:,, to the bead mastership of the Grammar School,
Faver,hnm, Kent.
The R v. George Martin, 13.1)., of St. John's Col-
le4e, to the Bodley lectureship 01 Sc. Paul's Clituch,
er.
ihe Rev. T. G. Galiwey, B.A (1836), of St. John's
Ciiilege, to the chaplait.cy of her 114 sty's ship Terrible.
The R.-v. L-Ais Brown, NI A.,,a King's Col-
lege, to he chaplain to the Marquis of Downshire.
The Rev. John Conchman, A, of Clare Hall, to
the reetocy of Thoriih), Northamptonshire, On his own

STAGE FOOT-LIGHTS DISPENSED WITH IN THEA-
THES.-1 had often been struck with the classical or
picturcnque expression thrown over the features of even
a very plain and inelegant countenance by the elevation
of the artificial light, when atone reflected on it, from
a pilot exclusively above its level—not directly above
the head, but immediately in front of it, at an
angle, probably, of forty-five degrees, so that
the expression of no feature be lost. Again, I
had often admired the purity and serenity, as
welt as briliaacy of effect produced on colours
and on scenery under the I,ke circomsiances—
au eff,ct whicii every one mos+ have observed,—so iar
as were c doors and shadem, or these with
ns,—in the windows of kwellers, drapers, &c. ; and,
—so far as regards le•rspt Cave or scenery,—in picture
p.;al;eries, where the light in general is also made to de-
scend exclusively from above. The:unnatui al glare of
the toot light, therefore, paricul ,iriy on the traces of
hose on the stage, I g-ot of alio4ether, and that too
suct!,s4li awl to Ito satisfac, ion boll or actors and
srn adFrs, bo!il irion of a central con-
geries of lights in the very body o the IF-use, and
almost in the place usually occupied by• the chandelier,
with a retb•.cti r suflicieiitly large and powerful to
turn the wh,le flood i,f light, upon the stage, at about an
angle of 45 de,..rees. A second congeries, however, was
requisite wi, hm the proscenium, to aid in the proper and
unintertupted display of the scenery on the like prin-
ciple, the complete design for which display compre-
hended the systematic use of scenery so illuminated also
from behind as to give the dioramic effect, as far as pos-
sible. The experiment was curried out, at all events, to
a sufficient extent to prove, not only its. practicability,
but its great superiority to the usual method of lighting
the stage; and I believe that nothing else is requisite to
t',e Frost brilliant realisation of this striking novelty in
all its details, but the well filled treasury of a metro-

polite!' theatre.—Correspondent of The 131 alder.
POPE PIUS IX. AND Tits IRISH.—A notice appeared
lately in our columns of a rosary and an autograph letter
from Pope Pius IX., which were on their way to England to
be disposed of for the benefit of the suffering Irish. We are
now requested to state, that this valuable gift has arrived,
and is at present in possession of the lady by whose friends
it was sent from Italy. The rosary consists of eleven agate
beads, set in gold, with a head of the Saviour engraved on
cornelian, pendant from a small gold tassel at one end ; to the
other is attached a ring to suspend it from the finger when
used in prayer. On the letter (of which we subjoin a copy,
with the translation) we need make no Comment—lL speaks
for itself. Tire managers of the London Joint-Stock Bank,
69, Pall. Mall, have kindly undertaken to exhibit the rosary,
and to receive subscriptions; and the noble names of Shrews-
bury, Aiun!el, and Surrey, Stourton, M'Farline, Throck-
morton, Sir James Kempt, and many others, which are
already on the list, leave little Joubt that the hope of realiz-
ing 1001., in fulfilment of the intentions of the benevolent
and liberal-minded Pontiff will be easily accomplished. We
ought to add, that his Holiness's letter is addressed to his
sister-in-law, the Contessa Mastaj :—" Amata Cognate,—
Alla dama Sienese che si ha communicata sa lodevole inten:
zione di raccogliere un sussidio per poveri Irlandesi colpiti
del fiagello della fame, potiete, mandare l'unita coronae, ac-.
compagnata della nostra benedizione estensiva a tutti quell'
che si occupano e contribuisclenso a questa pia opera La
pace del Signore isci con toi e con tuta to famiglia. Pio P.
P. IX., Papa."—(Trauslation.) " Beloved Sister-in-law.
—To the Sienese lady who has communicated to you her
praiseworthy intention of affording some relief to the poor
Irish suffering from the scourge of famine, you may send the
enclosed rosary, accompanied by our full and general bless-
ing to all who are occupied in, or who contribute to, this
pious labour. The peace of the Lord be with you and all
your family. Pius P. P. IX., tol Pope."—Times.
" TWA SUNS I' THE LIFT.'--Robert Burns has
long since settled the fact, that " meens" are occa-
sionally to be seen in the lift, especially by the sons of John
Barleycorn who are out at e'en ; but a couple of suns is et
phenomenon that was observed, we should think for the first
time here (Aberdeen), on Saturday, since the days when our
forefathers used to see armies in the heavens, and prognosti-
cate therefrom the coining events by shadows thus cast be-
fore. Tho phenomenon which was seen on Saturday even-
ing, however, was singularly beautiful. There was first the
sun, in all the quiet beauty of a summer eve, sinking in the
west ; then a golden ring appeared around him, and then the
appearance of another sun in the nerth,
with a sickly aspect
and of smaller diameter. The phenomenon continued for
about an hour, and was an object of much interest to those
who witnessed it.—North of Scotland Gazette.
ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S PAIIK.--At
a meeting of the fellows, held on Saturday (the Duke of Nor-
folk, president, in the chair), a ballot took place, and the fol-
lowinf ladies and gentlemen were added to the society :
The Earl of Mansfield, the Earl of Harewood' Lieutenant-
Colonel Hope, Captain Carnac, R.N., Captain Knox. F. L.
Popham, Esq., C. R. Fenwick, Esq., C. Churchill, Esq., J.Lawrence, Esq., Thomas Green, Esq., Alfred Hitchcock, Esq..
" G. R. Ogilby Moore, Esq., J. Alliston, Esq G F. Jarinon
Esq., A. Slous, Esq.. R. Wheeler, Esq, J Hood, Esq.,
Basil G. Woodd, Esq., Nisbet Browne, Esct
W.
Rotham,
M.D., Lady Dobson, Mrs. Robert Harrison, Mrs. J. Duncan
Mullens, Mrs. Uzielli, Mrs. Dalton Serrall, birs. usyneo,
and Mae Haigh.