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

CHANCELLOR

OF
THE UNIVERSITY
OF

CAMBRIDGE.

(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

(FROM OUR OWN RETORTER.
The Senate met againCA Ga.nd
CAMBRIDGE, Eo,,cFloßzAlarstMnoißgxht7
registered votes until nine, when the numbers were—
Prince Albert 6lB
Earl Powis ... 601
Majority —l7

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 supporters 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 occurrence is rare, the " gownmen"
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, in order, no doubt, to exercise a salutary control
over the " heads of the housss" 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-groaning, that one was almost tempted to ex-
claim, with lon,

" Was that thunder r

The barking of dogs—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
House, 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 turn
down, split up into fragments, and for some moments many
" grave and reverend reignors," with " eectacles 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 Ines,
and took our farewel of him at the voting-table.
Last night, after the close of the poll, fireworks rose in
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 dcgs" retired,
at a seasonable hour, to their respective domestic circles.
The Evening Sun arrived here about half-past st s•en 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 news 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 Ldition, with
the poll at five o'clock, got here in good time also ; and as
The Sun is generally circulated in Cambridge, its efforts
were, as usual, highly complimented, and therefore, fully
appreciated.
I shall continue to transmit to you the 13011 frosi hour to
hour without a moment's delay.

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

STATE OF THE POLL, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,
CAMBRIDGE, QUARTER TO THREE.
HALF-PAST TEN.
Prince Albert
Earl Pe wie
Majority —2s
ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
Prince Albert 645
Earl I'owis ..............
Majority
HALF-PAST ELEVEN.
Prince Albert .. 664
Earl Pawls 647

Majority

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Prince Albert
Earl Powis 654
Majority —l4
HALF•PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Prince Albert 684
Earl Fowls
Majority
ONE O'CLOCK.

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

Prince Albert 7lB
Earl Towis 683
Majority
TWO 0 CLOCK.

Prince Albert 724
Earl Powis
Majority — 39
TWEN TY-FIVE MINUTES PAST TWO.
Prince Albert
Earl Powis 699
Majority — 48

COMMON PLEA S.- ( THIS DAY.)
The Court was engaged all tl,is morning with the part-
heard patent case, "Nickel's v. Ross," 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 °facials of the court, policemen and gaolers were in
attendaue!..
The assembling of all these was to try two cases—one of
petty larctmy, in which the bill was thrown out by the grand
Jury, and the other a case of assault in which the defendant
traversed. o the next session.
The GTurt, after sitting about five minutes, adjourned.

CLRRKENWELL,(THIS DAY 4
John Ge orge, a pauper, inmate of St. James's Workhouse,
Clerkenwei 11, was charged wi►h stealing 801, the property of
the guardians of the poor of St. James's pariah, Clerkenwell.
Mr. Amold, the master of the workhouse, stated that on
the 17th Instant he gave the prisoner a cheque upon the
hank of England for 801., for the purpose of getting it cashed,
as he watt -usually employed in a confidential manner. From
the time he gave the priaoner the- cheque in the workhouse
he never ea w him until be was in the custody of the police.
A cleric :at the Bank of England identified the prisoner as
having presented the cheque. When asked how he wished
to be paid*.2 he said, " All in gold."
Police-(:t 'nstable 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 Is ad 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 prix oner, who repeated his assertion of having lost
the money. , was remanded for a week.

' DROPPING AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.---A
newly-born infant, apparently
dead, was found last evening,
about eight o'clock, in one of the recesses in the shop of Mr.
Clunes, psi,vnbroker, Brydges-street Mr. Snitch, the sur-
geon, was nrnediately sent for, who
.scausedtret '
the
where,infanton
to be
removed tcs the station-house, in Bow e
exa-
mination, a. ligature of list was discovered tied tightly round
tb a infan' .fs wreck. Mr. Snitch having caused the ligature to
be remov td, ;adopted the usual measures for resuscitation
(iinmersi lOU in hot water, friction, stimulating the lungs, &c.)
and
in al tout three-quarters of an hour he succeeded in com-
pletely r tutoring the child to life. No clue to the discovery
of the ch positor of the infant in such a situation has as yet
been obt. tined.
CORN 1 :JOTS IN SwrrzEuLawn.—A'' letter from
Zurich, Fe bruary 21st, contains the to:lowing :—" On the
15th inst., r. 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 as milt the Swiss merchants. They sought refuge
in a house, • where they remained for some time; but when
they again. t nade their appearance, in order to take possession
of their t ,ut chases, the tumult recommenced, and their carts
were sto ppe d and pillaged. Similar scenes took place at
Gavirate Sarone. Tranquillity was at length restored
by the it iterTe.„-ence of the armed force, and several arrests
were ma de. Two days afterwards, a body of peasants, to
the number 3,000, entered the corn magazines at Sexto
Calendo, and forced the owners to sell it below the market
price. 1.`1te27 were afterwards dispersed by the gendarmerie,
and had tip() of their number killed, and several wounded.
Accordin gto the last accounts from Milan, the exportation
of grain A vas strictly prohibited."
DON CAi 'MOS AND CADRERA.—A letter from
Nice 7
dated Februz -y 16, announces that Don Carlos returned from
Modena to Ge noa on the 13th. Cabrera joined him there and
dined with hi m.
R,ar.AdE tiral Dundas received a circle at dinner
on Wednesda; i evening, at his official residence in the Ad-
miralty.