The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-12 00:00:00

UN IVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
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Mr. Sr.:t.litig- 1).;y, of N,rwich, was this day
elected able Clerk of Wadharn College.
Herr Ftitlerstlorir wai yesterday elected German
teacher to the Tsfor Institution ; and M. BLe was
elects d teacher of Freneh.

CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 11.—At a congregation held this
-!ay the following degrees were ece.ferred:-
I),,etor in Divinity (by royal ina.,date)—The Rev. H.
Pliiipott. Master or Catherine Hall, and Vice-Chancellor
t!:e Univer,ity.
1) ct-rs in M. dieinr—l) W. Cohen, Caius Colleg ;
C. J. Hare, Caws Colh.ge.
Bachel,rs in I);vioity. W. N. Griffin, St. John's
College; Ge.lrge Martin, St. John's College; John
Latham, Queen's College; A. hl. Ploro, Queen's College.
Mater of Arta—S. J. Stern., St. John's College.

Bach, lore in Medicine—A. W. Barclay, Caiiis Col-
; I) B. Ken4lell, Ca us College ; C. 1). Waite, St.
Peter's College.
Bachelor of Arts—A. B Frez-T, Trinity College.
BARNABY LECTURERS —At the ,'acne c..tigregation
the ft tiowiog gt-ntternt n , ere elected Barnaby Lecturers
tor th,, 3 ear ensuin.::— _ _

Mathematics— If. W. Harper, St. John's College.
Pnil.,soph) —.J. Richards. Sidney College.
Rhetoric—E. R. .I‘,.%eed, King's College.
Logic—W. 11. Carr, Catherine hall.
Tn' totlovving Graces also passed the Senate:—
I. To appoint Mr. h.ckards, of Sidney College,
deputy proctor, in the absence of Mr Kingsley.
2. To allow the a reation of doctors in the several
faculties at the ensuing commencement to take place in
the LAW schools.

3. To allow the creation of masters of arts at the
ensuing commencement to take place in the Arts schools.

MERCHANT TAILORS SCHOOL.

Yesterday being the Feast of St. Barnabas, the elec-
tion of scholars to St. John's College, Oxford, and the
annual examination, tot& place before the Master (Mr.
Alfred S. Pigeon) and Wardens (Messrs. Johnson,
Britt.-ii, and Costek4 r) of the Merehint
Tailor.' Company, nt the school in Suffolk-lai.e, the
Examiners being the Presuli-nt of the Coilpge (Dr.
Wynt,,), the Rev. W. W. Stoddart, the Rev. H. L.
Mansell, Senior Fellows ; Profissor Browne, of King's
College, London; and Piofessor Maine, of- Trinity Col-
lege. Cambridge.
After the ex minarion the customary speeches were
delivered in the school room by the h.-ad scholar,,
Messrs. James H. R,id, William T. Warne, John B
Behrendt+, H. rbert U. Church, Churl, s Ai. Srylw, William
Phil ito, Willidm H. Hart, anti Thomas Russell. The
delivery of those orations was marked by much pro-
priety and good ta-te.
The two head monitors, Messrs. J. H Reid and W. T.
Warne, were elected to the vaca.itt r•choltirships in St.

Joha's boilege, Oxford ; Messrs, 1-1. D. Church and W.
Wright were elected scholars on Dr. Andrews' founda-
tion ; and Mr. William ShiHai.) was allow,3d to proceed
a. exhibi,ioner to Pembroke College, Cambridge.
The Rev. J. A. HESSEY. D.C.L., master of the school.
then a• bounced that the tollowing prizes had been
awarded:— William Wright, the Montetiore Hebrew
Medal. Chief prizes—Class:cs and History. J. H. Reid;
Latin Prose, W. T. Warne; Latin Verse, J. B. B. h.
rends; Greek Verse, C. M. S:y le. Chief Mathematical
priz, J. B. Behrends. Chief French prize, M. tjook -
son Various other prizes for proficiency- in Hebrew,
Greek, Latin, Maiheinatic4, French, Writing, &c., were
di.tributt.d.

The customary banquet was giving by the company at
their splehdid hall. The master of the company. Mr.
Alfred Staines Pigeon, presided, supported by the Pre-
sident of St. John's College, Oxford, on his right, and
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the 'Marquis of Westminster on his left. The other
mernbt-rs of the company and gue.ts present included
the Earl of Sheffield, the Earl of Eldon, Lord Ashley,
Loro Sandys, Lord Faversham, Sir Stratford Canning,
Sir George Clerk. •the Vice Chancellor of England, Sir
Robert H. Inglis, Sir Fi;zroy K.-11y, Colonel Sibthorp,
Mr. Spooner, Mr. Hudson. awl other Mewbers of the
House of Commons.

Tile dinner was, as usual, of the first quality, and the
selections of songs, glee-, Sic.—tinder the direction of
Mr. Hobbs, assisted by Mes.rs. Francis, Gray, Lockey,
J. Kioch, Hatton, and Machin—was made with great
taste, and the pieces were admirably executed.
After the u-ual toasts iron' the chair, including
" Church and Queen," £he Queen Dowager,"
" Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, and the
Royal Family," in the inurvala of which Breathe

boa le Winds," and " Blessed be the home where love
mikes his d.•elling," were given with exquisite skill by
the musical corps,

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The MASTER gave, " The Army and Navy," a toast
pun, ... to .)y CoIoneI..IBTHORP.
which was suitably res dd I S,
Thy MASTER then proposed the health of the Princi-
pal of St. John's Coil, ge, Oxford (Dr. Wynter), and the
two senior telluws of the College then present, the Rev.
W. 11. S:oddart and the Rev. 11. L. Manse!. He ap-
uealed to the result of the examination of this morning
as furnishing evidence that the scho.l was kept up at
least to an r culality with other public schools.
1)r. WYNTER said he received with peculiar pleasure
this walk of approbation ; he bore his testimony to the
ability_wtth. which 11w Inas ers of the school had per-
funned their duty, aid he had no doubt that the boys
,tho wont I in fLture be sent from Merchant Taylors'
School to St. John's College would do as tn. ch honour
to it as others had done before them.

The Ntasi.Eu then rose and slid. they had heard from.
Dr.. .V 3 tiler ilk opinion of the efficiettc) of the school,
and be would venture to say he mid not overrated the
high character o. the masttrs. lie had opportunities
himaelt of appreciating their ability and perseverance,
and hs proposed " The health of the Rev. 1)r. Hessey,
the bead mater; the R. v. J. B. I teene, the Rev. W.
Blunt, the Rev. H. Russell, and tile Rev. E. West."
Dr. lIESSEY returned thanks. It was a matter of
great satistaction to him and his colleagues that the
state of the school had been round so satisfactory by
the Principal or St. John's. It reflected great credit
upon this city school that it had sent out seven hundred
boys connected with one of the priecipal colleges of
Oxford.

The CHAIRMAN recretod that public engagements
had pr, vented several individuals of rank from. being
present on this Occasion who had expr,s,ed their desire
and intention to join them. There were, however, se-
veral uaembers. of the house of • Peers amongst, their
guests, and he called upon those who heard him to ex-
pre-s their high opinion of that body of hereditary le-
gislator,, who had proved theyiselr, s able protectors of
Lb, Gown against the encroachments of the Foiople, and
a barrier ot prot-ction to the people against the power
of the Crown. Ile propos. d'• h-uith of the Mar-
quis ut Westminster and the [louse of Peers."
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER, though i-pe.,king as
an individual peer, could assure them that the hertaii
tary branch of the Legislature hit the responsibility cast
upon it, and that the ilberties of the country might with-
ou, tear lie entru,ted to the keeping of the peers. The
N,.ble Marquis concluded by ixoposing " ihe health of
the Mastei of the company."
Mr. PIGEON, the master, in returning thitils adverted
to the retrial ks which hal been sometimes made upon
the manner in which the charitable trusts of this country
has been discharged, and expressed his conviction that
they had been most faittvully and religiously ful-
filled Bad this not been the cas., in the course of
.200, 300, or 500 pars, the abuses would have been re-
vealed.

The toasts of " The Hero of Waterloo," and " Sir R.
Pcel," wire then proposed trout the chair, and re-
sponded to with much animation. In nnnouticing the
las , the Chairman said, although they were not there
to discuss the merits of political questions, he might be
allowed to notice the consummate ability, perseverance,
industry, and eager desire to serve his country, which
hat at ail times dcstinguisbQd Sir Robert Peel.
Upon the health of the Bishop of Tasmania being pro-
posed,
The Right Rev. PRELATE expressed his great sense of
obligation to the Meicnant Taylors' School, to whose
fostering care he owed everything, and especially the
privilege of being pc-rmitted to carry the tidings of sal-
vation to a d►stant and benighted land.
`• The Members of the tlouse of Common's ;" " the
Gover or and Daputy- Governor of the Bank of Eng
land ;" " the Dean of Westminster ;" " the East India
Comp tny ;" aLd " the Earl of Eldon ;" were severally
drank aid acknowledged.
The party then retired to coffee.