The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-09 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, OCT. 7.—A convoeation was this day holden
at twelve o'clock.
The Senior Proctor having read the Chancellor's
letter, nominating the Rev. Frederick Charles Plumtre,
D.D., Master of University College, to the office of Vice-
Chancellor, it was submitted to the approbation of the
House. There being no opposition, the late Vice-
Chancellor, in retiring from office after the titial period
of four years, delivered a Lati❑ speech suitable to the oc-
casion, and his successor was immediately admitted with
the usual formalities; he likewise delivered a Latin
speech on being installed into office, and appointed the
following heads of houses as Pro Vice-Chancellors to
act in his absence:—
The Rev. Dr. Wynter, President of St. John's College.
The Rev. Dr. Symons, Warden of Wadham College.
The Rev. Dr. Richards, Rector of Exeter College.
The Rev. Dr. Radford, Rector of Lincoln College.
The three first being present were admitted on taking
the usual oaths. _ _ _

Tuesday next being the first day of Michaelmas Term,
n congregation will be holden for granting graces and
conferring degrees.
The Latin sermon previous to the commencement of
term will be preached by the Rev. A. Hackman, of
Christ Church, on Monday next, at St. Mary's.
The several Colleges and Halls are appointed to meet
as under :

Oct. 7—Magdalen College ; Oct. 13—Merton Col-
lege ; Oct. 14—Balliol College, Brasenose College, New
College, Christ Church, Trinity College, John's College,
Wadham College, Pembroke College, Worcester Col-
lege, Lincoln College, Alban Hall, and St. Edmund
Hall ; Oct. 15—Queen's College ; Oct. 16—Corpus
Christi College ; Oct. 20—All Souls' College, St. Mary
Hall, Magdalen Hall ; Oct. 21—Exeter College, Oriel
College, Jesus College, New Inn Hall ; Oct. 22—Uni-
versity College.
The Rev. James A. Park, of Oriel College, has been
presented to an Honorary Canonry in Durham Cathedral.
The Rev. Robert A. Rawstorne, of Brasenose Col-
lege, has been licensed to the curacy of Penwortham,
Lancashire.

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The Rev. Arthur H. Hamilton, of St. John's College,
has been appointed to the curacy of Shute, Devon.
The Rev. William Powell, of Jesus College, has
been licensed to the curacy of St. John's Church,
Ctiathham.
The RO V. Thomas W. S. Langdon, of Pembroke
College, has been licensed to the curacy of St. James's,
Manchester. _ _ _

The Rev. Holland Lomas, of St. Mary Hall, has been
licensed to the curacy of Farnworth, Lancashire.

The Rev. Hugh U. Tighe, of Corpus Christi College,
ikas been appointed First Chaplain to the Lord• Lieut-
enant of Ireland.

BANK OF FRANCE.

The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France on Thursday, Oct. 5, 1841:

A IiSETS.

Cash in coin and ingots
Ditto in branch banks
Bills over due
Bills falling due in Paris, of which
17,840,080 f. 58c. are from the branch
banks
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coins and ingots...
Ditto on French public securities
Ditto by branch banks... ...
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor...
Advance to the State on the lcan of
50,000,000 f.
Stock forming reserve
Rentes, disposable funds ...
Investments of lie new branch banks in

f• .129,334,482 84
. . 101,336,118 00
• 666,326 00

... 71,343,608 75
... 115,072,562 25
14,606,085 00
33,965,796 65
1,489,404 00
50,000,000 00

25,000,000 00
10,000,000 00
33,902,413 62

the public funds ... ... 12,806,741 39
Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 00
Real property and branch banks ... 2,524,088 00
Loan of 10.000,000 f. to the city of Pari3 2,000,000 00
Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 00
Interest in old Departmental Banks in
National Banks of Towns
Bills protested in the Bank
Ditto in the, branches ...
Expenses of administration of the Bank
Ditto of the branches ...
Miscellaneous ...
Consolidation of Treasury Bonds ...

230,000 00
...
... 15,545,968 83
8,777,282 00
373,473 33
256,933 00
393,962 41
6,993,170 00

f. 640,818,406 67

LIABILITIEI.

Capital ••• • • •••
Ditto of the new Branch Banks
Reserve fund .•• ••• •••
Ditto of the branch banks ..•
Reserve-immobiliere ..• •••
Notes to bearer, in circulation ...
Ditto of the branch banks •••
Ditto to order (post-bills) ...
Account-current with Treasury
Various accounts current
Ditto in branches
7tecsipts payable at sight ...
Ditto at branches

f• .67,900,000 00
▪ 23,350,000 00
10,000,000 00
• 2,980,750 14
• 4,000,000 00
• 341,464,900 00
~, 48,472,225 00
780,314 15
• 21,506,485 45
78,347,737 74
... 24,814,902 55
... 1,984,300 00
... 2,352,947 001

Bills of the branch banks payable by
the Bank ... 5,093,859 60
Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 1,961,741 OC
Dividends payable
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 686,654 04
Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 1,808,292 36
Ditto branch banks ... 1,758,577 00
Re-discounts of the last six months ... 422,932 27
Ditto in branch banks .. 641,216 00
Miscellaneous ... 231,031 12

E 640,818,406 67

Certificate confirmed,
The Governor of the Bank, D'ARGOUT.

RAILWAY CASUALTIES—ASSUR.
ANCE AND COMPENSATION.
Our attention has lately been directed to a subject
which, after much consideration, we are inclined to
think highly deserving the favourable notice of the
railway and mercantile world, and of the travelling
public in general. An association is now in course of
formation fbr the purpose of meeting the deficiency
existing in a new but not unimportant branch of
assurance. There has been no assurance company
hitherto organized whose operations extend to railway
casualties. The serious want it professes to supply is
its best recommendation to extensive approval. Ex-
perience has already shown the impolicy of trusting
to juries for damages arising from railway disasters.
Such a resource, in the first place, is always uncer-
tain and expensive. The many thousands of com-
mercial travellers and other persons in the employ-
ment of the great companies, and whose numbers
Must still increase with the increase of" mileage" and
business, will be naturally regarded as amongst those
most likely to secure to themselves the advantages
offered by the society. The Railway Record has the
following remarks upon this subject :
" We are glad to hear that the proposition to form
an association of the whole railway interest, for the
purpose of extending the application of assurance
principles to railway casualties, in aid of railway-
servants, companies, &c., has the approval of se-
feral cji" officers of leading companies ; and that
it is • 4'be carried into effect upon. a gigantic
As,
scale;`edm nsurate with the immense interest in-
volved. Th proposition is such, that, if all rail-
way -:-•_ -, companies would combine for - their common
ill c.