The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-28 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE' APRIL 25.—0 n Monday last, William
Marsh, Esq., B. A,, of Caius College, in this University,
was elected a Fellow of Trinity Hall, by the Master and
Fellows of that Society. _ _ _

- At an Ordination held by the Lord Bishop of Rochester,
in the church of St. Margaret, Westminster, on Sunday
week, the following gentlemen were ordained :
Deacons—R. 11. Ingram, M. A., Woicester College,
Oxford ; C. A. Stevens, B. A., Trinity College, Cam-
bridge; J. Thomson, M. A., St. John's College, Cam-
bridge ; W. Conway, M. A., Trinity College, Cambridge;
C. H. Burton, B. A., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Prics's—W. F. E. Knollys, B. A., Merton Collage,
Oxford ; J. NI. Dixon, B A., St. Edmund Hall, Ox-
ford ; C. Laing, B. A., Queen's College, Cambridge ; J.
Jones, of Cowbridgc School.

TII E Fox CALUMNIATED.—On Friday, the
10th inst., the meet of the Northumberland and North Dur-
ham fox-hounds was, at the request of several farmers in the
neighbourhood, fixed for Old Heaton, on the banks of the Till.
A fox, it was reported, had for some days previously killed a
number of lambs on that and some adjoining farms, and to pre-
vent future mischief it was resolved to hunt down the destroyer.
While waiting the arrival of the gentlemen connected
with the hunt in the field adjoining the hhuntsman and hipper-in were surprised to observe a large
dog seize and carry off a lamb, with which it escaped into a
plantation. In a short time afterwards the dog again made
its appearance; and by this time, the whole field having been
assembled, its retreat was cut off, and it was captured. It
turned out to be a large blue greyhound bitch, which had lately
whelped, and tshencriatuguirte,,dt
buried the
laatitidThfworhe h
IcpaNsvislewiez
covered with mud, ha
f the number of lambs said to be
previously carried off. O
destroyed by foxes, a great majority, it is supposed, are killed
by dogs."—Kelso Mail.

The Coroner for the western division of Surrey, ssith
the assistance of a Jury, war engaged during the last
week in investigating the circumstances under which a
male infant, found on a barge at the Kingston wharf,
with its head dashed literally to atoms, came by its
death. It was deemed advisable by the Jury on Wed-
nesday to adjourn the inquest until Friday, in order to
give Mr. Taylor, the surgeon who was called in, an op-
portunity of snaking a post mortem examination, and
for the production of additional evidence. The fcllow-
ing facts were then detailed :—On Tuesday morning a
bargeman named Smith left his barge at the Kingston
wharf while be went into the town, and upon his return
shortly afterwards, be found in the forecastle the dead
body of the infant lying upon a plank. It was quite
naked, and the head rimmed to be crushed, and the
brains were protruding from it. The body appeared to
be wet, and seemed as though just tiken from the
water. Smith immediately gave an alarm, and Mr.
Taylor was sent for, and examined the body, expressing
his opinion that it had only been in the water a very
short time. It appeared to be about three months old.
On Friday, when Mr. Carter and the Jury assembled
at the Row Barge public-house, Kingston, Mr. Taylor
was further examined, and stated that after a post
mortem examination of the deceasA it appeared to be
perfectly well formed and healthy, and he had no doubt
that it was born alive, and that its.death had been oc-
casioned by violence.
Notwithstanding all the vigilance of the officers, not
the slightest clue could be obtained as to who was the
perpetrator of this horrible act.

The Coroner said that under these circumstances
the Jury would not probably ho inclined to have any
further adjournment, and they might return such a
verdict as would leave the case open to further investi-
gation at the hands of the proper authorities in tha
event of any further information being obtained.
The Jury then returned a verdict that the dccea'od
was found dead, but that there was no evidence before
them to show how the body of the child came where it
was found, or by what means it met its death.
It is hardly necessary to state that the occurrence has
created a considerable sensation in Kingston and the
neighbourhood.

THE ASHANTEE PRINCES.--Monday the
Prince William Quaintana'sah and Prince John ;inside,
nephews of the powerful King of Ashantee, arrived at the
New London Inn, in this city, on their route to Plymouth and-
Cornwall, accompanied by the Bev. 'l'. Pent:, of Tootink,
These young Princes are about 18 or 19 years of age.
and were delivered over to our Government as hostages a few
years since, at the termination of a treaty with the Ashanteos
on the Gold Coast of Africa ; they are exceedingly interesting
and intelligent young men, and have greatly profited by the
care and attention bestowed upon their education ; they are
now engaged in a tour through England, to inspect the prin-
cipal manufactories, and other places worthy of their attention
previous to their return to their native country. They have
not only been taught the Christian religion, but we believe are
sincere and true converts) and the selection of a clergyman of
piety and literary attainments as their present companion re-
flects great credit on Lord John Russell, who has taken a lively
interest in the welfare of the young Princes. It is intended
that they shall leave England about six months hence for
Ashantee, and it is hoped their influence and exertions will
nut only prove of great advantage, in a political view, to our
settlements in the neighbourhood, but tend to impede that
accursed traffic in human flesh, which, while the British are
prohibited from engaging in it, is continued surreptitiou4ty
under other flags, to the great detriment of legitimate celps
merce and civilization.—Exeter Gazette.
AN IRISH CANOE.
of
ancient times, an Irish canoe, has
ofectehn°tlsy fourendlicins
river opposite our quays. As the ballastbfeeunlrolfigshotmerewthaisngerboc.rovig
from the quay, her warp-rope came foul
canoe wasof
ab
single
brought
piece t the
surfacean d in
n oeflttrhieca,tiantger. It it,
nnty inches wide. A gentle.*
oak, twenty-two feet long
nwaoskidholtlwlioseeh
outside. Four spaces, similar
is oval, with a hollow mou itn
and elegant curvature upwardslan forms the fore part, and the stem
pleasing.i To the lover of Irish
the entire symmetry isfirn
to what are called floorinagiswar gwesent, are left in the solid, Mid
find specimen of the works of days of
antiquities it affordga
yore, and shows him that the Irish oak, like that we fondly
boast of, Irish hearts, is not to be surpassed in durability under
the most untoward circumstances. The Maenapia of Ptolemy
was situated on the same place as the modern Wexford ; and
" .
look on this Irish relic without being carried back
through
an
rlotigehtime as remote as when that celebrated geographer
flourished. We understand it will be sent to the Dublin
Societe, by Mr. Allen, in whose timber-yard it now lies.
Wexford Independent.
BEAUTIFUL PROVERB.—Proverbs not only
present " lc bon gros sens qui court lee rues ;" but sometime,'
are expressed in elegant metaphor. " With time and patienee
the leaf of the mulberry-tree becomes satin."
The Rev. Dr. Lant Carpenter met with a watery
grave on the sth instant, on his passage from Naples to Leg-
horn, whilst travelling with a friend for the recovery qL his
health. his friend states that they left 'Naples in a steAler,
on the stsi, for Leghorn ; that Dr. Carpenter had unlocked his
travelling-bag in his berth at bed-time, and removed ions*
things, as if preparing for retiring to rest, when, it is supposed?,
he became sea sick, and went upon deck ; that the night we:
(lark and rainy, and the sea rough ; and that there
iv: .the
..o doubt a uldrti lurch of the vessel bad precipitaten d him
ten and eieven
deep. When last seen, which was between
o'clock at night, he was standing on the
eeetrewawains sintairhs,isasiixietk,fri,
the benefit of fresh air. Dr. Carle
year. —Bristol Journal.