The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, FEB. 28.—1 n a Convocation holden this
afternoon, Mr. Pillinger, assistant to Drs.Dei!beny and
Buckland, was elected Junior Beadle of Divinity, la the
room of Mr. Jonas Holiday, deceased.
BALLIOL COLLIGE.—An election of an Exhibitioner
at Balliol College will take place on the 24th March, on
the foundation of the Rev. R. Greavea, M.A., open to
candidates who have been educated at any school in the
counties of Salop and Radnor.
UNITERSITY COLLEGE.—An election to Four Scholar-
ships at University College will be holden on Monday,
the 20th of March. One, on Mr. Browne's foundation,
is cpen without restriction as to place of birth. Two,
on Sir Simon Bennet's foundation, are open to persons
born in the province of Canterbury. One, on Mr.
Preston's foundation, is open to natives only of the
county of York. Certificates, &c., to be sent to the
master on Wednesday, March 15.

DEPARTURE OF THE-FOREIGN MAILS FOR MARCH
—The following notice, giving the dates on which the
foreign mails will be made up in London during the
ensuing month, and the dates when the return packets
will be due at Southampton, Liverpool, and Falmouth,
was issued yesterday at the General Post-office, St.
Martin's-le-Grand :—" British West Indies, &c.—The
mails for the British and foreign colonies in the West
Indies (except Bermuda, Nassau, New Orleans, Mexico,
Honduras, and Havannah) and Venezuela will be made
up on the mornings of the 2d and 17th of March; Ber-
muda, Nassau, New Orleans, Mexico, Honduras, and
Havannah on the morning of the 2d only; Madeira, Jae-
mei, San Jean de Nicaragua, New Grenada, Chili, and
Peru on the morning of th 17th only. The mails of the
2d will be conveyed by the Avon steamer from Southamp-
ton. Next packets due, the Dee and Forth steamers, on
the 9th and 24th. India, &c.—The mails for Gibraltar,
Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Aden, Cey-
lon, India, Hong Kong, and China, will be made up on
the mornings of the 3(1 and 20th, via Southampton.
The mails of the 3d will be conveyed by the Erin
steamer. By the fortnightly overland closed mails to
the Mediterranean, India, &es., via Marseilles, on the
evenings of the 7th and 24th. Madeira, &c.—The mails
for Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres will be made up
on the evening of the 4th, to be conveyed by her
Majesty's brig Crane, from Falmouth—next packet due,
her Majesty's brig Seagull, April 8, Vigo, Oporto,
Lisbon, Madeira, via Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibral-
tar, on the mornings of the 7th, 17th, and 27th,
via Southampton ; due on the sth 16th, and 26th.
British North America, &c.—The mails for British
North America and the United States will be made up
on the evenings of the 10th and 24th. The mails of the
10th will be conveyed by the Caledonia steamer, via
Liverpool, Halifax, and Boston ; and on the 24th, vies
Liverpool, Halifax, and New York—Hibernia steamer
due on the 12th, and the Britannia steamer on the 25th.
Sydney, New South Wales, Port Philip, South Aus-
tralia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, on the
31st, via Gravesend. France, &c., daily, via Dover,
Calais, and Boulogne (except Sundays)—due daily.
Belgium, &c., daily via Dover and Ostend (except Sun-
days)—due daily. Hamburgh, &c , Tuesday and Friday
evenings—due Tuesdays and Saturdays. Holland, &c.,
Wednesday and Saturday mornings—due Mondays and
Thursdays, per steam packets, via the Thames. Mails
for Madeira, &c.--Marls will be made up this evening,
the29th inst., for Madeira, St. Nicholas (Cape de Verde),
Sierra Leone, and the Island of Ascension, to be con-
veyed by her Majesty's ship Sealark, appointed to sail
from Devonport to-morrow morning, the Ist of March.
Letters for Madeira will be charged a postage of Is. 10d.
per half-ounce, and so on; newspapers, 2d. each. As no
regular rates of postage exist for St. Nicholas, letters
and newspapers will be forwarded free of postage.
Sierra Leone and Ascension, Is. per half-ounce; news•
papers free. Mails fur Sydney, New South Wales, &c.
will also be made up this evening, to be forwarded by
the Eliza from Gravesend.
CORPORATION FOR THE RELIEF Or MERCHANT
SEAMEN.—Tho annual financial report of the above cor-
poration for providing relief to disabled merchant sea-
men, their wives end widows, has just been issued by
the secretary, W. Watson, Esq. The total receipts dur-
ing the year amounted to 25,591/. 165., including a
balance of 8571. 158. 10d. on the previous year's account,
and 12,382/. 13s. 7d. duty from London vessels. The
sale of 3,000 consolidated three per cents. at 8S per cent.
realized 2,655/., and the disposal of 1,0001. Old South Sea
Annuities at the same rate of per centago produced 8251.
The expenditure during the year appears to have been
14,767/. Os. 7d., cf which 13,9661. 2s. 6d. was distributed
in " pensions to London pensioners," and 5,6741. 10s. 4d.
in temporary relief at London, while upwards of 1,000
was given as relief in the out ports, leaving a balance on
the whole of 8241. 18s. is. in favour of the corporation.
DEATH OF MR. T. COOKE.—We regret to an-
nounce that this eminent musician died on Saturday, at
his residence in Great Portland-street, in the 67th year
of his age, after several weeks of intense suffering.
It is stated that it is the intention of the Marquis
of Northampton to resign the Presidency of the Royal
Society at the close of the present year.
correspondent:
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had a continuation of heavy g
January last, with a cargo of stock fish for Trieste,
mersfest, by which she was driven over to the coast of
Greenland. She was enabled, however, when the wea-
ther moderated a little, to make way; but on the 12th
, when she was between St. Kilda ;and Rockall, a
iviol'olt gale came on, and she was struck by a tremend-
which carried away both masts, bulwarks,
OW :sea,
stanchions, cockhouse, completely swept the decks, and,
in short, left her a complete wreck. Her hull was
comparatively uninjured. Two of her crew were car-
ried overboard and drowned. After she had knocked
about in this eiisabled condition for seven days, the crew
being obliged to subsist on bread and water, she reached
Lochbuoy. It is expected she will put into the Clyde.
—North British Mail.

ITORSE FAIRS IN THE NORTIL—At the various
horse fairs w hich have been held in the northern counties
during the last few days, contrary to the opinion of a
number of large dealers, the prices of horses, especially
good ones, have been considerably higher than was anti-
cipated, and the demand greater. At Wigton, Cocker-
mk,uth, and other places, the show of horses was gene-
rally numerous and superior animals. Draught horses
were in great demand, which were sold at prices varying
from 301, 4CI, and 50/. for the best. Good saddle
horses, suitable for harness, were soon sold, the prices
being 301., 351., 401, 501., and up to ;0/. each. The
show of three year-olds, and other young horses, was
only poor. The above fairs were numerously attended
by dealers from the southern and other counties.

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