The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-30 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, JAN. 28.—The Regius Professor of Modern
History (the Rev. Dr. Cramer, Principal of New Inn
Hall) proposes to commence his Lectures on the History
a
of Germany from the accession of Char
Imperial Throne. The text-book will
tams of Sleidan " de Statue Religion's et Reipublicas
Carob Quinto eyesore." The lectures will commence on
be the
v to
the cowmen-
Thursday, Feb. 12, at two, p.m. Those gentlemen who
are desirous of attending are requesedoeours oto callh on the pro-
fessorl on Saturday, Feb. 7, between
and two.
Responsions—Theofldjuenrtioorn pcorocuegtoro will
eiißl
ce
erve.JiovhentThe
H. peter, fellow
„mos of those undergraduates who intend offering
themselves for the responsions in Lent Term, on Tues-
fyrotmhe t4hthe,hforoumr oftw twelve
till three.
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The Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology (Dr.
Ogilvie, late Fellow of Balliol College) will begin his
course of lectures for the present term on Monday, the
16th February,
The Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History (the
Rev. Robert Hussey, 8.D., Student of Christ Church)
proposes to begin his lectures for this term on Monday,
February 16th. The subjects will be " Eusebii Histories
Ecclesiaitica," lib. and " Bedye Histories Eccle-
eiastioa." The lectures are intended for those gentle-
men only .who have passed their B.A. examination.
CIONBRiDGE, JAN. 28.—At a congregation held this
day, the following degrees were conferred :
Honorary M.A.—Hon. Charles Edward Pepys, eldest
son of Lord Cottenham, Trin. Cob. ; Hon. Delaval
Loftus Astley, second son of Lord Hastings, Trin. Col.;
Hon. Douglas Gordon, third son of Lord Aberdeen,
Trin. Col.

Ad Eundeui—John Edmund Fox, M.A., All Souls,
Oxford.

B.A.—Edmund Edward Allen, Trin. Col.; William
Henry Tyrell, Trin. Col. ; George Edward Haviland,
St. John's Col.; Decimus Drew, Sidney Col.
L.L.B.—Hev. Henry Philip Marsham, Trinity Hall.
BACHELOR'S BALL.—This festival, the gayest of the
academic year, took place last night in the Town-hall.
There wero about 400 present, including many persons
of rank and fashion from Cambridgeshire and the
neighbouring counties.

MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE NEAR HARROGATX.—
Information was received in York on Tuesday of an unfortu-
nate occurrence which took place on Saturday night last, Y_.!
It aPPears
the vicinty of Harrogate, in Yorkshire, and resulted Hi
the death of a man named Brotherton.
man, Was
that the deceased, who was a labourtinf
and, as is
paying his addresses to a female servant
of a respectable farmer named Atkinson,
frequently country, had
frequently the case in that part _
atter the family had re-
been in the habit of visiting her the employ
h deceased, who was
opened the
was
iitgthintgt ae felony. TherellpOn
went to the house on an
tired to rest. On Saturday
somewhat affected with liquor,
gto attract the attention of the
the family,
attempting to break into the
' maid. servant, disturbedd the window, looked out, and saw a.
amatory visit, and i n see ki
then adult members of
one of whom
supposed
the purpose
house, for
gun, and fired at him. After the gun was
of corn
lie seized a loaded
man who he
fired the deceased left the premises, and nothing more was
heard of the matter until next morning, when he was found
ina lifeless state in a field near the house. On examination.
it was discovered that the whole charge of the gun had en-
tered his breast, and he had evidently died within a few
minutes of receiving the wound. It turned out that the
deceased, who was well known in the neighbourhood as an
honest character, had merely visited the premises lc': the
purposes already stated, and not for those of plunde!. Tke
feelings of the family, on learning the facts of thi 'case, may
be bitter imagined than described.