The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-16 00:00:00

INCENDIARISM

On the night of Friday last an outbuilding on the
farm of Mr. Wickham, of Rowde, was set fire to and
entirely consumed. On the same evening an outbuild-
ing on the farm of Mr. Self, of that village, was also
set on fire. From the situation of these buildings
there can be no doubt but that the fires were the work
of an incendiary.—Wiltshire Independent.
Ltst week two haystacks, belonging to Mr. S. Roome,
of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and also a
corn-stack belonging to Mr. Robert Tudsbury, of the
same place, were attempted to be fired by incendiaries,
but in both instances they were fortunately discovered
in time to prevent their destruction.—Doncaster Gag.
About eight o'elnk on Saturday night last some
person set fire to a hovel belonging to Mr. C. Barber,
surgeon of Colsterworth, situate in a field abouta quar-
ter of a mile from thht place. It was completely de-
stroyed. Are yard of 1201. 10s. has been off•red for
the diseotery of the incendiary, 1001. by the Colster-
worth Association, 101. 10s. by the Grantham Aisocia-
tion, and 101. by Mr. Barber.—Lincoln Mercury.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, Nov. 13.—There will be an election on
Thursday. the 18th inst., of a Craven Scholar. These
scholarships were founded by John Lord Craven, who
by will, dated May
_DS,: 1647, bequeathed lands for the
maintenance of four icholars—two in this University,
and two in that of Cambridge—to be chosen by the Vice-
Chancellors, King's Professors, and Orators, for the time
being, the preference to be given to the kindred of the
founder, if such should be poor. They are tenable for
14 years, on condition that the scholar cannot attain any
preferment of double the value of the scholarship.
A Scholarship on the Wightwick foundation, and one
on the Cutler Boulter foundation, in Pembroke, are va-
cant, and will be filled in the course of next Term.

His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury ha's ap•
pointed Sir John Dodson, D.C.L., of Oriel College,
Master of the Faculties in the room of Dr. Nichol!, 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. E. L.
Wightman, of Lincoln College, to the ♦icarage of St.
Chad, Shrewsbury.
The Rev. George 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 Term. The Rev. J. Williams, Fel-
low of Trinity College, and the Rev. J. Garbett, late
Fellow of Brasennose College, have already become can-
didates.

STATE OF TRADE.—The trade of this town
has of late been in a most deplorable condition. Within
a very limited period there has been upwards of a dozen
failures, and some to a very serious amount. Last week
the principal carrier and coach proprietor failed for a sum
which is estimated at little less than 30,0001., which has
been the means of involving in ruin several respectable
individuals who had placed unbounded confidence in the
probity and solvency of the defaulter.—Shrewsbury News.
No I'OVERTY IN AMERlCA.—Throughout the
prodigious expanse of that country, I saw some very
poor women ; but God and man know that the time has
not coma for women to make their injuries even heard
of. I saw no beggars but two professional ones, who are
making their fortunes in the streets of Washington. I
saw no table spread in the lowest order of houses that
had not meat and bread or. it. Every factory child car-
ries-its umbrella, and pig drivers wear spectuoles.--Aliss
Alartineau's Society in America. • •