The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-15 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

During the first eleven days of the month we have
had very favourable weather for the farmer, very little
rain having fallen. The happy consequence of this will
be that the sLted wheat will in most places be well g't
into the ground, though the superabundance of mois-
ture lost month w.ll, we fear, have prevented nue),
lands from being sown till the spring. We had a wet
night on Thursday, with showers to-day (Friday). The
quantity of rain which fell in this neighbourhood in
October Cs registered by Mr. Atkinson at Harrah))
was rather more than 51 inches, being more dam the
average by 2 inches, and more than has fallen in any
October on record except in the year 1804, when 51-
fell. In de corresponding month last year we bad only
11 inch. In October, 1819, rather more that 5 i:lLhes
fell ; and in the same month of 1835 nearly 4f inches
fell. In each of these years was as follows, viz , in
1804, 28 ; 1819, 16 ; 1835, 22 ; 1840, 18 ; 1841, 28.
The movements of the barometer during October last
have beers vary remarkable for their frequency and ex-
tent. The highest point which the mercury in the
barometer reached was 30.107, the lowest was 28.709.
The maximum of the thermometer was 60 degrees, the
minimum was 24 degrees.—Carlisle Patriot.
With r...gard to the approaching winter the weather-
wise pecple, who can see through a mill-stone as far as
other persons, say that it will be a season of great sei e-
rity. It is to be feared that it will, in some parts of
the country, be ore of great suffering. The early ar-
rival, and in large numbe-s too, of several descriptions
of winter birds may, it is true, be considered a sufficient
indication that the weather in the north of Europe
is already severe. But this circumstance is no positive
proof that unusual severity will be experienced here.
Generally speaking, however, the movement of the
brumal visitors may be considered a pretty correct in-
dication of the state of the weather in certain parts,
not in all. They attempt to escape the severity by
moving to milder regions in search of food ; but these
movements only go to show that severe weather has
compelled them to seek milder regions. The proof
that this character of weather will follow them is some-
what problematical,—Doncaster Gazette.

TWO MISERS.
(From Galignanrs Messenger.)
An old man, tall and meagre, wearing a long white
beard and a small cap, known as a vendor of jour-
nals and programmes, in the morning in the yards of
the various diligence offices, and in the evenings at
the theatres, and who, among his associates bore the
cognomen of Father Progranisnc, died a few days op,
the victim of parsimony. He never indulged himself
in meat of any kind, but subsisted entirely upon bread
and water, had no dwelling-place of his own, pass-
ing his days in the open air, and at night sleeping on a
wretched bed in the corner of a garret, in the Passage
Brady, where there were tea or twelve other lodgers,
and for which he paid 4 sous a night. Being unable to
get up one morning from illness, his associates in
misery called in the Doctor from the Bureau de lien-
faisanee of the quarter, who recommended the imme-
diate application of twenty leeches. On being
told that these would cost him 4 sous a piece,
francs, the to aricious
making an outlay of 4
old man firmly refused to expend so large a
sum, declaring he WOl Id prefer death itself ; and die he
did on the following morning. When uncovered
for the purse of performing the last offices there was
found, tight bound round his waist a girdle, villa) on
being opened contained no less than B,ooof. in bask
notes and a few pieces of gold. The corpse was in-
terred by the authorities of the arrondissement, and the
money taken possession by the authorities, in n,hose
hands it is likely to remain, as the real name of its 13(0
passersor is totally unknown. Another instance of
avarice was about the same time displayed by a person
in a much higher sphere of life. The widow of a D, putt',
though enjoying an annual revenue of 7,000 or 8,000f4
had the spirit of economy 10 strong, that she dismi,sed
her servants, and determined to make her own mark, z-
ings. Feeling the want of a fire, she went, a few 5
since, to a distance from her home, and made.eia. pur-
chase to the amour.t of 12 sous, wishing the
and
r to
carry the wood home gratis. This he relud„da
she resolved to be her own porter, concealing,r.
fuel under her garments. She was so in.
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UNI
Nov. 13.—There will be an election on
VERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
oxFoen,
•
Thursday, the 18th inst., of a Craven Scholar. These
scholarships were founded by John Lord Craven, Wile
in
chosen this
by n
thei -
'll dated May 28, 1647, bequeathed lands. for the
by ,
verkate,
time
iebhroi agrosittowboe
Cr hancellors, King's Professors, and Orators, for the t
being, the preference to be given to thte kindred of the
ann'altinttuffhoaft ofofuCrans
founder, if such should be poor. They are tenable ft r.
14 years, on condition that the scholar cannot any
preferment of double the value of the scholarship.
A Scholarship on the Wightwick foundation, and one
on the Cutler &miter foundation, in Pembroke, are va-
cant, and will be filled i t the course of next Term.
llis Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has nl,-
pointed Sir John Dodson, f Grid con,4
Master of the Faculties in the room of Dr. Nicholi, now
Judge Advocate General.
Mr. Gould has presented the Rev. W. Thorold of
Worcester College, to the rectories of Warkleigh and
Sutterleigh, Devonshire.

The LOrd Chancellor has presented the Rev. C. F. L.
Wightman, of Lincoln College, to the vicarage of St.
Chad, Shrewsbury.

The Rev. Gcurge Moyle, of Lincoln College, has
been appointed Chaplain to the Queen's Hospital, Bir-
mingham.
The Professorship of Poetry will become vacant at the
end of the present 'feral. The Rev. J. Williams, Fel-
low of Trinity College, and the Rev. J. Garbutt, late
Fellow of Brasennose College, have already become can-
didates.

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