The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-01 00:00:00

I'llE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENINCi, NOVEMBE

EDUCATION.

MASTERS.
MIDDLE CLASS CERTIFICATE.
First Division—J. Goodall, Blue Coat School,
Northampton ; H. J. llagger, Kirkdale Industrial
IV. Hammond, Commercial Travellers' School, Wan-
stead; J. W. Marriott, St. George's, Bloomsbury;
W. Wilkins, St. Thomas, Charterhouse.
Second Division—A. J. Christie, Windsor National
School ; J. A. Christie, Milton Abbott Free
School ; B. J. Jeffery, Dunchurch ; W. 11. Krinx,
IVoodford, Cheshire.

Third Bate, St. Mary, Newtown,
Leeds ; C. Castle, New Swindon ; A. Digging, Sid
dington ; W. Easton, Bridgewater, Dr. Morgan's
endowed ; J. W. Packett, Stepney, Red Coat School ;
G. IVollard, Thorney Abbey.

LOWER CLASS CERTIFICATE.
First Division —J. Biggs, Clirton NAtional School
J. Courtney, Hannah More's, Bristol; J. Diggins,
Tittensar, Staffordshire ; M. Hirst, Dowlais ; W. J.
Lake, St. John's, Worcester; B. Nield, Eccles, near
Manchester; J. Ryan, Orby, near Spilsby ; J. L.
Trevensen.

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Second Division—J. Burrows, Brimington ;T.
Carvill, Loughborough Free School; T. Cox, St.
Matthew, Holbeck ; P. Dakin, Bennett Sr., Manches-
ter; G. Dixon, Worcester National School ; W.
Joyner, Calne ; J. Woolley-, Abbot's Ann.
Third Division—J. Bailey, Sandbach, Cheshire ;
A. J. Braid, Swindon, School of Great Western
Railway ; W. Baker, Cosely, Staffordshire ; P. Brand,
Parkhurst; 11. Carvill, Castle-hill; J. Davis, Indus-
trial School, Klikdale, Liverpool; W. Ilolmes,,Dow-
lais Lower School ; G. T. Rice, Endowed School at
Bangor; J. Slater, Quarry bank School, Brierley-
hill ; T. Sheard, Blue Coat School, Stockton-on-
Tees ; J. Thackeray, St. Paul's School, Leeds; W.
M. Thomas, Wheal Friendship (nine) School, near
Tavistock.

STUDENTS.
MIDDLE CL ISS CERTIFICATE.
First Division—W. Pinder.
Second Division— G. With.
Third Division--J. W. C. 131:ckburn.

LOWER CLASS CERTIFICATE.
First Division--J. Aspin.
Second Division—J. Hallow!, J. Peach.
Third Division—J. A. Adams, J. Brown J. Reid;
W. Ryder, W. Rockwood. ,
Council Chamber, Whitehall, Tuesday,
Oct. 19th, 1847.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, OCT. 29 —ln a Convocation holden this
morning, the grant of 1501. from the University chest
to the library attached to the Institution for Divinity
students, established at Sawyapooram, in the pro-
vince of Tinnevelly, Madras, and under the super-
intendence of the Lord BishOp of that diocese, met
with the approval of the house.
At the same time the Rev. Dr. Hawkins, Provost
of Oriel College, was sworn into the office of Pro-
Vice-Chancellor for the year ensuing.
A Congregation was holden immediately after-
‘vards, when the following degrees were conferred:—
Master of Arts—Henry Ellis Cramer, student of
Christ Church ; Charles Lloyd, student of Christ
Church ; Cole, Christ Church ; John Menet,
Exeter College ; Rev. Frederick George Blomfield,
Ballisd College; Charles Manson, Christ Church
Martin Edgar Benson, St. John's College ; Rev.
Henry Dean Hilton, St. John's College; William
Wynne Foulks, Jesus College; Rev. Edward Hum-
phery Ballard, Wadham College ; Pem-
broke College ; Wesley Farrar, New Inn Hall'.
Bachelor of Arts—Charles Saltren Willet, Oriel
College; 'William John Deane, Oriel College ;
Thomas Hugh Markham, Brasenose College ; Bctelar
C. Smith, Trinity College; William J. Trcvener,
Trinity College ; Thomas Price, Lusby scholar of
Magdalen Hail. •

CcT. 29.—At a congregation holden
this day, the following degrees were conferred
Master of Arts—Reginald Guy Bryan, Trinity
College.
Bachelor of Arts—Charles Goolden, Trinity Col-
lege ; Willisrn Gilby, St. John's College.

The leading features in yesterday's Observer,
Oct. 31 :—About nine folio eolumns of Monetary Affairs,
including one column (by express) of the meeting on
Saturday, at Liverpool, of the Royal Bank Company, a
column of Paris papers of Saturday, with the latest
Bourse and Belgian Funds, by the Observer special ex-
press. The Queen's proclamation to convene Parliament
on the 18th November—Marylebone Vestry on Satur-
day—Art and Artists, &c. The extensive publication
of the Observer commences at six Sunday mornings.
The Monday's Observer, with markets, at four Monday
afternoon. Price of the Observer (48 columns) 6d.
TUB MIJIMER AT BIRMINGHAM.—BIRMINGHAM,
SATUYZDA.Y MORNING.—The inquest on the body of
Ann Wilkes, against whom a verdict of wilful murder
was returned, but who has since died from the effects of
the injuries she inflicted ;on herself, was brought to a
conclusion at a late hour on Saturday night. A t the
close of the evidence the learned coroner proceeded to
address the jury. lie said if the jury were of opinion
that the deceased was of sound mind when site inflicted
the wound,
they had no alternative but to return a ver-
dict of fele- de-se ; but if, on the contrary, they believed
that she committed the act whilst of unsound mind, their
verdict would be in accordance, viz., temporary insanity.
In going over the evidence whioh had been adduced, he
saw nothing to lead the jury to believe that the deceased
was not sane at the time she destroyed the lives of her
children and inflicted the fatal injury upon herself. At
half-past seven o'clock the jury retired to consider their
verdict, and at nine o'cloc'i they returned a verdict of
fel° de-se against Ann Wilkes. In consequence of this
verdict the deceased will have to be buried between the
hours 01 nine and twelve at night, and that out of con-
secrated ground, and by torch-light.
'TIE Bis um- of M ANC II ESTER.—Not witstanding
the announcement in last Tuesday's Gazette, we under-
stand that the conge d'elire has not yet been received by
the cathedral chapter. The consecration of the new
Bishop will probably take place in Bow Church, Lon-
don, by the hands of the Archbishop of York, or of
some dignitary officiating for that prelate. The Bishop
is about forty-two years of age, and received his hono-
rary canonry in Worcester Cathedral only a few months
since.—Manchester Guardian.

were first brought before Parliament, are so well
pleased to see them utterly set aside by the event
which we always stated would ultimately prove their
injurious character, that we are not disposed to be
censorious with reference to the terms imposed by
the Ministry. We overlook the legalised usury re-
commended in the Government letter. 'We exonerate
Sir Charles Wood from the sole authorship of that
document ; and we admire the statesmanlike quality
he has shown in not clinging blindly and obstinately
to an opinion which events have proved to be erro-
neous. We extend the same praise to the several
directors of the Bank of England who are known to
be most violently in favour of the "currency prin-
ciple," and who must feel mortified at its total failure
on the first occasion that it has been brought into
action. But those feelings will gave place to others
of a very different character, if we find that the re-
laxation of the Bank Act is intended merely "to
keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to
the hope ;"—if the Bank's terms for accomodation are
to be increased in proportion to the urgency of the
country's wants ; and if, like a petty usurer, the
Bank intends, as we hear some of its directors do
intend, to endeavour to raise its minimum rate to 20
per cent. if necessary, rather than exceed its obsolete
" authorised issue " of fourteen millions I
This is not the course which the country has a
right to look for from the Bank. The directors are
no doubt, bound to protect themselves from the
dangers of a run, and to preserve a sufficient amount
of available assets for their probable wants ; but we
will not believe that the men who were content with
a minimum rate of interest of six per cent. in 1829,
when their stock of bullion was only two millions
and a half, will exact twelve per cent. from the mer-
cantile community when they hold specie to three
times that amount. Of course we do not believe that
the Bank can maintain the rate of interest perma-
nently above its value in the market; but they may
obviously add very much to the distress and embar-
rassments of the disastrous times by a course of policy
in opposition to that which should naturally follow
the recommendation of Government to afford assist-
ance to the commerce of the country.
We do not believe that the eight per cent. mini-
mum will be long maintained : it should not be
maintained one moment longer than the exigencies of
the times may seem to warrant it. A usurious rate
of interest is so contrary to the spirit of all cur com-
mercial institutions, and so destructive in its conse-
quences, that it cannot long be tolerated by the
Govern met with impunity; and we are sure that we
echo the sentiments of nearly the entire commercial
community when we state, that the recommendation
of Government, that the Bank should not charge less
than eight per cent, on its advances at this crisis, in
order to attempt to keep in force an exploded theory,
is a heavy blow and a great discouragement to our
commercial greatness.
The country banks of issue must prepare, imme-
diately on the assembling of Parliament, to insist on
having the same rights accorded to them which have
been bestowed on the Bank of England. They must
demand the right to issue without restriction, sub-
ject to the payment of their notes in gold on pre-
sentation. This is the true check on an over issue;
and with the public mind now so well instructed on
this point, if the banks act energetically, they w
be successful.
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MIIIITTEE OF COUNCIL ON

On the report of her Majesty's inspectors, the
Rev. Henry Moseley, M.A., formerly Professor of
Natural Philosophy in King's College, London, and
the Rev. A. Thurtell, M.A., Fellow and lately Tutor
of Caius College, Cambridge, the Committee of
Council on Education have awarded the following
certificates under the minutes of August and De.
cember, 1846, to the undermentioned schoolmasters
and students educated in the Battersea Training
School.