The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, Nov. 17.—Rumour is bisy with conjec-
tures as to the successor of Dr. ampden in the
Regius Pro'efsorship of Divinity. Amongst the
names mentioned are Dr. Jeune, Master of Pem-
broke College ; Mr. Jacobson, Public Orator and
Vice-Principal of Magdalene Hall, a third edition of
whose work, the " Patres Apostolici," has just
issued from the University Press ; and Mr. Stanley,
of University College, a son of the Bishop of Oxford.
The names of Mr. Garbett, Professor of Poetry, and
of Mr. Cureton, of the British Museum, have also
been mentioned.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 17.—The following important
notice has just been issued :
" SIDNEY COLLEGE-LODGE, Nov. 17.
"The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that there will
be a Congregation on Friday next, the 19th instant,
at eleven o'clock, when a Grace will be offered to the
Senate for presenting to the House of Commons a pe-
tition, of which the following is a draught :
" That your petitioners, in common, as they be-
lieve, with the majority of their fellow-subjects, re-
gard with the greatest reverence and affection that
part of the constitution of these realms which as-
sumes all the Members of your Hon. House to be
Christians, and, as such, to form a fit representative
body of a Christian nation.
" That, in accordance with this principle, every
Member of your Hon. House is by law required,
before he takes his seat, to make profession of his
Christian faith.

" "Chat your petitioners are apprehensive that im-
mediate attempts will be made to effect a change in
this part of the constitution.
" That your petitioners look with alarm and con-
sternation at the prospect of such a change ; and are
persuaded that it would be attended with a great shock
to the religious feelings of the country, and with se-
rious danger to the national Christian institutions.
" Your petitioners, therefore, humbly and
earnestly pray that no such change may receive the
sanction of your Hon. House.

BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN
STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—We are enabled to
state that the extension of contract entered into
between the Government and this company for the
conveyance of mails direct, hence to New York, and
vice versa, will be carried into execution on the ht of
January next. This portion of the company's service
will be commenced by the Cambria leaving this port
for New York direct on the Ist of January; the
Hibernia starting from that city on the same day for
Liverpool. The Boston line will be continued as
before, running intermediately with that to New
York, and thus affording the public of both countries
a fortnightly communication during the winter, and
a weekly one during the summer months. It will be
a subject of congratulation to the whole mercantile
community, who are so particularly dependent on the
regularity of mail conveyance, that this extension has
been accorded to a company who for some years have
succeeded in maintaining by their complete and
business-like arrangements such a wonderful preci-
,ion in the public service they have already performed.
the intervening departures of these ships will be, the
Britannia, for Boston, on the 19th November.
Ilibernia, for Boston, on the 4th December.
Caledonia, for Boston, on the 18th December.
Cambria, fur New York, on the Ist January, 1848.

SINGULAR DEATIL—On the 2d instant a young
uple who had b.en married that morning, resolved to
oats a few days of the honeymoon in Brussels, and ac-
. ordingly took the train for that city. On their arrival
at Abilities, the husband got out of the train to procure
some refreshments for his wife; but unfortunately the
train proceeded on its course before his return. He im-
mediately resolved to hire a two-horse conveyacce to
Brussels (about four French leagues distant), and soon
started on his journey. Towards nightfall a thick fog
(the first of the season) arose. All, however, went on
well until the carriage reached one of the suburbs of
Brussels, near Lacken, when the deiver, not
SeeOinmgeahni:
way clearly, drove off the high road into the canal.
The
unfortunate individual in the carriage having 110
of extricating himself, was drowned, as were also
tho two horses. The coachman contrived to
jump off his seat and to save himself by swim-
inint!. Mean time the ss ifs arrived at her place of
destination, where she passed the night. The next
morning, finding that her husband did not arrive by any
of the trains from Malines, she became greatly alarmed,
and spoke on the subject to some of the gentlemen eon-
aected with the railway. About ten P.M. the accident
bocame known to them, and they sent off an rxpress to
Antwerp in order to communicate it to the family of the
deceased. His brother immediately went up to town,
and after having given the first orders respecting the
body of his unfortunate relative, conducted the widow
of the deceased back to Antwerp, where, after much
precaution, she learned, fur the first time, the melan-
choly intelligence.•
A great sensation has been caused here by the
apprehension el Mr. George Thurtell, the well-known
florist, and latterly professing landscape garden* r, on
• of several felonies. On suspicion Saturday last, four of
the police proceeded to his residence near St. Augustine's
Gates, ar d took him into custody under a warrant, and
lon searching his person and house, they found a pest
many duplicates of plate and other articles pawned at
various places. They then proceed to search his garden,
of which they
where they found a great many articles -
took possession, and afterwards conveyed
their prisoner
before a county magistrate, by whom he was committed
to the Castle for further examination on Wednesday.
It is said that there are four charges against him, the
case for which the warrant was granted being a loss of
plate by a gentletnan in the
was employed to lay out,
andcountry, whose grounds he
as a guest in the hous:. —B where he was entertained
The Shields Direct ury and Norwich Post.
Derry, anticipating an adverse
Legs are to .: e th
the
Legisiatu.,i,tri,an e neck siary preparations to go to
Act of Parliament to place them
upon terms r •Ft • '
isia i ) with old the .
company. We see
they purpose , cling
a ferry from Wellington Quay to
Jarrow Quay •ner.—.Netecasfle Advertiser.
THE MA S Nov. 17
OUTIIAMPTON, __:O __ . —The
110 •
3al West - t mail,na k t Clyde,eCaptain Simonds,
I.ft the river • - e c..
Imo P.M. this day, with the Wilt India
and other me 190 passengers, d
gers, a goe general cargo,
including spy ed jewellery, value 4,500/., five betties
of quicksilvue ! Santa Martha, &c. The Oriental
Company's t.. '-ship Jupiter, Captain Mehan, also
left hero this •en route for Gibraltar, with the e
Dee, C Penin-
sular and oth' ails, also a full cargo of bale goods.
hina
m Captain
and near thirty passengers. The East India and
.ails will be taken out by the Ilindostan, ptan
t
149V115, ou the 20th inst. ; she will have a large,cargoaptain
and full complement of passengers.Th
Allan, from the West Indies, with mails,
may be ex-
peered on Saturday.
THE FIRST SNOW STORM OF TUE SEASON.
Yesterday morning, about half-past nine o'clock, a
h :.,avy
tall of snow took place between Ipswich and MM.;
ningtree. The guard of the Bury mail states that the
hail and snow fell for some time, and that the wind was
exceedingly frosty. In the neighbourhood of Witham
and Cambridge, also, the ROW fell -thickly • .
`cry m the
course of the forenoon.

ANOTHER SWINDLER.
(From the Sheffield iris of this day.)
A gentleman of the same class as the one so suc-
cessfully bunted Out of Manchester by Mr. Berwick,
hes lately made his appearance in Sheffield. He gave
his name George Jackson, and took a hot:se and shop
next door to the Royal Hotel, at a rent of 601. per
annum, of Mr. Waterhouse, confectioners, Westbar.
This house was to. be opened as a provision warehouse
on a large scale—the gentleman having a br• ther in
Manche s-er, who was a wholesale dealer in the same
line cf business; and also having large connexions in
Belfast, from_ whence a great portion of the provi-
sions were to come. Having taken so respectable a
house, he desired to be supplied with all he wanted by
respectable tradesmen. Mr. Galbraith, of Norfolk-
street, ii therefore honoured with an order for some
first-rate clothes, which are accordingly supplied
without delay. Mr. Staniforth also supplies him
with a suit adapted to the shop and serving of
flour; and some unfortunate cordwainer is walked
into for a pair of boots. Being thus rigged
as to the outer man, it is no wonder that our
gentleman should have had en imposing appearance.
Mr. Jones, of the Market-place, is duly honoured
with an order for carpeting, drapery, &c., to the tune
of about 30/., and Mr. Bussey, of Angel-street, for
furniture to about the same amount. Mr. Wilks is
applied to for a proper quantity of ,A eights and scales;
and Mr. Loxley, of Castle-hill, puts up a large flour-
bin, counter, shelving, &c., to the amount of some 161.
Mr. Ellis has the happiness of supplying the glass ;
and some respectable brewer sends in divers barrels
of ale .ol.first rate quality.
Asaportion of the business %a: to be o mductol
on the reciprocity principle, the gentleman wt o fur-
nished the boots sent his wife for some flour, but Mr.
George Jacksoa's shop had not opened. Orly r trades•
men, too, who N% ere to be paid cash, sent in the-abilis,
but the expense of fitting up the :-liip was :.:o great
that they must wait a day or t o. They.did waif,
but no cash was forthcoming; and what seemed most
strange was that Mr. George Jackson did not open
his strop. At length human patience could no further
go, 4nd one or two of the creditors who began to
suspect they had been duped, effected an entrance into
the premises, when they found that all that could be
pawned or sold was gone, aid that the bird himself
had taken wing.
The carpenter directly removed his flour bin, coun-
ter, and shelves, and some furniture was also re-
claimed.
' On making further inquiry it was ascer-
tained that Mr. Jones's carpeting was pawned in -
Sheffield-moor, and all that was moveable is supposed
to have been disposed of in a similar maned.. When
the mischief was done, and the swindler gone, appli-
cation was made to the police, as to reclaiming the
pawned goods, but as these bad been bona file sold,
no assistance could be rendered.
A robbery like this ought to operate as a warning
to our tradesmen against supplying parties with goods
without first being satisfied of the reasonable probabi-
lity of payment for the articles furnished.
This gentleman stands about 5 feet 8 inches in
height, is of a light complexion, with red whiskers.
and appears to be between 35 and 40 years of age,