The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-17 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

ADMIRALTY, MARCI 16.—Third Class Assistant-
Engineer—John Bell, to the Fisgard.
Second Class Assistant.Engineers—E. J. B. Bird and
Samuel Osborne, to the Fisgard.
Masters' Assistants—W. C. Mare and 11. J. Sutton,
to the Ocean.
Clerk—G. D. Barnes, to the Poitiers.
Clerks' Assistants—David L. Rhind, to the Victory;
and T. Richards, to the Hibernia.
Midshipman—James S. Reynell, to the President.

PROMOTIONS:

Lieutenants—Francis M. Fraser and John P. Miller,

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE

OXFORD, MARCH 16.—1 n a convocation holden this
day an annuity of 251., to be paid out of the University
chest, was voted to William Baxter, the late head gar-
dener at the Botanical Garden.
In this convocation Sir Henry Bishop was admitted
by the Vice-Chancellor to the office of Professor of
Music, in the room of the late Dr. Crotch.
The Rev. Mark Pattison, M.A., Fellow of Lincoln,
was nominated by the Vice-Chancellor a master of the
schools in Literis Humanioribus.
In a congregation holden at the same time the follow-
ing degrees were conferredt—
BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAlV.—Algernon Bathurst, Fel-
low of New College.
MASTERS OF ARTS.—The Rev. Julian Pratt, Trinity;
the Rev. Thomas Brock, Oriel.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.—Thomas Chandless, Exeter ;
Christopher Tennant Taylor, St. Mary Hall, incorpo-
rated from Trinity College, Dublin.
The nomination of the Rev. Richard Michell, 8.D., of
Lincoln College, to be examiner under the provisions of
the new theological statute, was this day approved by the
graduates in theology.
The election of Proctors for the ensuing year took
place yesterday, when the, names of the Rev. William
Andrews, M.A., Fellow of Exeter, and the Rev. Thomas
Shadforth, M.A., Fellow of University, were announced
to the Vice-Chancellor as having been chosen by their
respective societies.

REPRESENTATION or BEWDLET. BEWDIAT,
WEDNESDAY.—The proceedings of the Bewdley election
petition are exciting the deepest interest here, and,
indeed, throughout the whole county of Worcester; and
from what has already transpired before the Committee,
it is generally expected that, unless the borough is dis-
franchised, there must be another election very shortly.
So strong is this feeling, that two candidates have
already b3en spoken of. One of these is Captain Win-
nington, uncle of sir Thomas Winnington, who con-
tested the representation with lirir. Ireland. It is sup-
posed that he will be nominatedin case his nephew is
declared not qualifit i. The Conservative candidate
spoken of is Mr. J. A. Taylor, late Member for East
Worcestershire, and who, it will be remembered, was
rather cavalierly treated by his friends at the general
election. 2hould these gentlemen declare themselves the
contest would be close, but of course at present it would
be premature to say more on the subject.
During the last few days some druggists in Derby
have received notices of exchequer processes, to recover
from them heavy penalties, for having sold unstamped
medicines, although such medicines were not patented.
Per3ons have been sent to purchase pills and mixtures,
to cure some mr.ied complaint,
.for which twopence or
threepence has usually been paid; and whenever the
box or bottle containing the preparation was without a
ithree-halfpenny patent medicine-stamp, legal proceed-
iiaga bare beeu immediately instituted.