The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1843.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COUR?.
(Before the IZECORDER.)

Sarah Cooper, a young girl, was indicted with steal-
ing a large quantity of shirt-fronts, galloons, straps, and
a great number of other articles, the property of her
master.

From the statement of Mr. PAYNE, who vas counsel
for the prosecution, it appeared that the prosecutor.
Richard Thomas Swaine, was a haberdasher and trim-
ming dealer, who had sold part of his stock, but retained
the other part in his possession. The prisonei had been
in his service, and the prosecutor having discovered that
a great portion of his stock was missing, inquired of the
prisoner, on the 7th of October, if she knew anything
about it, to which she replied that she did not.
Shortly afterwards she went up stairs, and the prose-
cutor hearing; the unlocking of boxes, his suspicions
were aroused. He kept a watch upon the prisoner, and
saw a bundle fall from the window of the prisoner's
room. The prisoner afterwards came down stairs, and
be saw her hide the bundle in the garden.
Upon the prosecutor asking what was in the
bundle, the prisoner said they were her own things,
but upon being desired to open the bundle she refused,
and a policeman was sent for. Before he arrived, how.-
ever, the prisoner opened the bundle and a great num-
ber of articles belonging to the prosecutor were found
in it. The prisoner's box was ultimately searched, and
a great many articles belonging to the prosecutor were
found there also.

Several witnesses were called, who proved the facts
stated by the Learned Counsel, and
The RECORDER having summed up,
The jury convicted the prisoner.
_ _

Mary Cooper, the mother, Mary Cooper, the younger
sister, and William Cooper, the brother of the prisoner,
who had just been convicted, were then indicted for re-
ceiving several of the articles she had been convicted
of stealing, and which had been proved to be the pro-
perty of the prosecutor.
Several witnesses, among whom was the prosecutor,
were called to prove the charge, but they failed to do
so, and

The jury Acquitted all the prisoners on this charge.
Mary Cooper, the younger, was then indicted alone
with receiving the stolen goods.
The jury convicted the prisoner on the charge, and
The RECORDER sentenced Sarah Cooper to nine
months' imprisonment and hard labour, and Mary
Cooper to six months' imprisonment.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING.
The following match has been made for tomorrow:—
Mr. Gray's Cardinal's Niece, 4 y'rs' lOst, agst Mr.
W. Darius's Maynooth, 6 yrs, 9st 71b. Two miles. 50/.
BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—TUESDAY.
WORCESTER STEEPLE CHASE.-7 to 1 agst Miss
Burns (taken) 7 to 1 agst Peter Simple (taken)
—8 to 1 agst Proceed (taken)-8 to 1 agst Royston
Gower (taken.)
CHESTER CuP (ENTER OR NOT).-1,000 to 15 agst
War Eagle (taken) 1,000 to 15 ' agst Fugleman
(taken) 1,000 to 15 agst Great Western (taken)-
1,000 to 12 agst Burgundy filly (taken).
DERBY.-5 to 1 agst The Flying Dutchman-7 to 1
agst Tadmor-12 to 1 apt Honeycomb (taken)-15 to 1
agst Uriel and Escalade (taken)-16 to 1 agst Oster-
ley (taken)-35 to 1 agst Escalade (taken).
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING—TUESDAY.
The Derby.
Mr. Bennett's Wildboy heat Mr. Gillett's Gulliver.
Mr. Fyson's Field-Marshal beat Mr. Dobede's Desperate.
Mr. Leader's Louis Philippe beat Mr. Finch's Cossack.
Lord Stradbroke's Maize beat Mr. Leader's Lightfoot.
Mr. Buckworth's Bairn beat Lord Stradbroke's Miller.
Mr. Fyson's Fearnought beat Mr. Osbaldeaton's Othello.
Mr. Buckworth's Baron beat Mr. King's Rex.
Mr. Bennett's Willie beat Mr. Dobede's Dreamer.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
The following have been scratched :—llie-over,
Matthew, Linkboy, A'od-cl-Kader, Aziel, Rockingham,
Blue Devils, Repealer, and Modesty.

COURT' GYP CUL AR,.
. WINDSOB, TUESDAY.: •
The Queen held a Privy Council this afternoon at
the Castle. It was attended by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord
President) ; the Lord Chancellor; Lord John Rus-
sell (First Lord of the Treasury); Sir George Grey
(Socretary of State for the Home Department);
Viscount Palmerston (Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs); the Earl of Auckland (First Lord of the
Admiralty) ; Lord Campbell (Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster) ; and the iDuke of Norfolk
(Master of the Horse).
At the Council, Parliament was ordered to be
further prorogued from Thursday, the 2d of Novem-
ber, unto the 19th of December.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
Her Majesty was attended by the Lord in Waiting
and the Vice-Chamberlain.
The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Auckland, Vis-
count Palmerston, Lord Campbell, and Sir George
Grey, travelled from town to attend the Council by a
special train on the Great Western Railway. The
Marquis of Lansdowne joined his colleagues at the
Slough Station, having arrived from his seat, Bowood
Park, Wilts.

Lord John Russell arrived at the Castle, from his
residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park.
After the Council the Privy Councillors partook of
a dijeuner, and took their departure from the Castle
at half past three o'clock.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morn-
ing on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes.
The Royal Family took their accustomed airings.
Prince Albert went out shooting this morning,
accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince Vic-
tor of Hohenlohe Langenburg. His Royal Highness
was attended by General Bowles, Captain the Hon.
J. Denman, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, and Colonel Seymour.
The Queen's private band performed yesterday
evening, in the Castle, the following pieces :
Overture—" La Calife de Bagdad" ... Boildieu.
Selection—" Il Corsaro"
Coro—" Nel Silenzio" (II Crociato) Aleyerbeer.
Finale—Sinfonia, No. 1
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her
Serene Highness the Princess of Ilohenlohe Langen-
burg, their Serene Highnesses the Princess Eliza and
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenburg, the 'Earl
and Countess of Clarendon, Lady Anna Maria Daw-
son, Baroness de Spetb, the Provost of Eton, and Sir
George Couper. 4
The Band of the Coldstream Guards attend during
dinner, and will peiform the following pieces :
Overture, "Del Alcade de la Vega" Onslow.
Quadrille, " The Queen of the May"
Grand Fantasia from " Moise in Egitto"
A Spanish Chaunt.

" The Garland"
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended.

FRATERNIT Y.
Dream of the past, can it be
That thou art all Fraternity?
No: from a more than mortal voice,
I have the accent and rejoice,
And deem the promise as the sun,
When all the nations shall be one.

Before old Time much longer roll
Believe, the Russian and the Pole,
Celt, Saxon, German, and the Dane;
Jews, Moors, and sons of ancient Spain,
Italians, Austrians, all shall be
Linked in thy band Fraternity.

Then hail ! thou universal good,
All hail ! thou general brotherhood,
Type of that great and mighty change
When mortals to a wider range
Of thought and feeling soar on high,
Brothers in one eternity.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
CIIRONICLE.—It is with no common pleasure that
we refer to our announcement of yesterday's proceedings
in the Senate of Cambridge. The University has, by a
single effort, taken the ground from under the feet of its
adversaries. They accused it of insensibility to the
progress of events, insensibility to the advance of know-
ledge, and, above all, insensibility to its plainest duties.
Each of these reproaches will in future be an impossi-
bility. It has given way, indeed, and has, perhaps,
yielded something of its convictions; but it has con•
ceded nothing to external compulsion. At no period
was it easier for it to manifest with impunity an
unenlightened and impracticable Conservatism. Au
attack has just been made on it, in the
form of a requisition addressed to the Prime
Minister for its reform, and the Minister was known
to have declared himself unequal to a struggle with the
academical bodies. The University, however, wisely
selected, fur the modification of its polity, a moment when
no charge could be effected that did not flow immediately
from its free will. Its tactic, if the mere discharge of its
duty can be called so, has been unexceptionable; its ex-
terior defences may at some future time be weaker than
at present, but its moral claim to be exempt from fo-
reign control, will, in consequence of the movement it
has made, be infinitely stronger. And not only has it
shown that it understands the times, but that it appre-
ciates the onward march of knowledge, and will, when
the proper period arrives, be ready to engraft,
on its educational system, every science that
is full-grown or reasonably developed. It is
impossible for any candid person to read the
catalogue of subjects henceforth to be studied at Cam-
bridge, and assert, that any one of the sciences men-
tioned has been recognized a single year too late. Some
of them, indeed, are hardly yet sufficiently advanced to
constitute the intellectual food of unformed minds.
Above all, the University yesterday declared that, in
spite of obstacles never fairly allowed for out of the
academical precincts, it will really educate in future all
its students alike: that it will in futurp strictly and
sternly discipline them, at the cost of disgusting and re-
pelling the very many who do and will consider college
a school of life and manners, far more than of the intel-
lect. The number of votes proves that the resident
members of the University must have mustered all
their strength. Our readers will understand that
it is generally matter of delicacy with the non-
resident voters to leave purely academical questions to
the decision of the residents. Wo presume that this
was the case yesterday in great measure, though of
course it could not have been so altogether. We have
heard too little of the energetic " whipping in" incident
to the occasions when chancellors and members are to
be chosen, for us to believe that a very lartge
xvnt..iembtherereof
non-resident masters of Arts was. prhesen
thethe
ver3reso-
lution of the resident fellows
system. A •
to do with the old system.
men who have had most
e the fullest con-
fidencefore, regard the Senate's vote asa,nidn
tutors—of
such the decision is calculated to inspire uetorms—ainof
the moral effect of the comparatively large j
the greater.
in the genuine liberality of these genmtlae.moreinti,easnids

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—We learn
from competent authority that the directors are prepar-
ing a very full statement of the financial position of the
company, for distribution among their proprietors. We
have reason for stating that the document will be of no
less a favourable character, than the statement of ac-
counts recently published by the directors of the London
and North Western Railway Company.
THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN, GREAT
WESTERN, AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPA.
NIES.—The representatives of the above companies met
again yesterday, and continued in conference for a con-
siderable time. We believe that, up to the present time
nothing has taken place calculated to disturb the friendly
disposition which has hitherto been manifested by the
respective parties.

SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.—The shareholders in
this company have presented a memorial to the chair-
man and directors, urging a complete revisionin the
management and the strictest pecuniary economy; look-
ing at the great expenditure of capital in the construc-
tion of the line, the enormous sums spent in the abortive
experiment of working by atmospheric traction, the de-
preciated value of the shares, and the suspension of in-
terest, not only on the original capital, but also on the
preference shares—these matters, they think, warrant
the most searching inquiry, with a view to reducing the
legal, engineering, and directoral expenses. The chair-
man has acknowledged the receipt of the memorial, and
intimates in reply that considerable reductions have been
made, and that farther reductions will be carried out to
the utmost extent practicable.
RECTORY OF BISHOP WEARMOUTIL.--It is generally
reported at Sunderland that the Rev. John Patrick Eden,
M.A., perpetual curate of Bishop Auckland (son-in-law
to Lord Brougham), will be preferred by the Bishop of
Durham,' the patron, to the very important and valuable
rectory of Bishop Wearmouth, now vacant by the
death of the lion. and Rev. Dr. Wellesley. It is
expected that this very extensive and wealthy rectory,
which is of the gross yearly value of at least 4,2001.,
will be constituted into several district rectories, among
which will be the present curacies of St. Thomas,
Bishop Wearmouth, Deptford, Hylton, and Ryhope,
with an augmentation of income to the respective incum-
bents. It is likewise thought that the rectory of Sun-
derland will be augmented in value from the funds of
Bishop Wearmouth rectory—a proceeding which will
be only strict justice, for when Sunderland was separated
from Wearmouth, and made an independent rectory in
1701, it obtained the heaviest portion of the parochial
duties without any income to support the rector except
the fees. In this case the just claim of Sunderland
cannot well be overlooked. To promote this arrange-
rnent, a meeting of the ancient vestry of Sunder-
land was held on Wednesday, at which it was agreed to
memorialise the bishop of the diocese to take advantage
of the present vacancy in the rectory of Bishop Wear-
mouth to make, either from that or from some other
source, additional provision for the spiritual require-
ments of the sister parish. The memorial referred to
embodies the feelings of the entire town and district,
and expresses a hope that his Lordship will be able to
attend to its prayer.
THE LATE MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN
SWYNY.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford and a highly respect-
able jury assembled at the Exeter-hall Hotel, in the
Strand, to investigate the circumstances attending the
death of Hurry Swyny, aged 35, late a half-pay captain
iu her Majesty's 63d Regiment of Foot, who committed
suicide by thrOving himself upon his mad, un the

morning of Saturday last. The deceased gentleman
entered the army in 1531, and obtained-a captaincy in
1841, and entered on half-pay in 1844. In 1834 he pro-
ceeded to New South %Vales with his regiment, whence,
after some years' service, he went to Madras, where
ho remained until his retirement on the ground of ill-
health. From the evidence of Mr. Johnston, a gentle-
man who lodged in the same house with the deceased,
No. 8, Cecil- street, it appeared that he was a person of
a peculiarly nervous and excited temperament, and that
he had upon a previous occasion made an attempt upon
his life. Deceased frequently complained that his
friends never visited him or communicated with him,
but this appeared to be a delusion, for a gentleman from
the office of Messrs. Cox and Greenwood, the army
agents, deposed that he was treated with uniform kind-
ness by his friends and relatives. Deceased frequently
was quite rational ; but at other times the witnesses
were of opinion that he was altogether delirious. The
jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of " Tem-
porary In'anity."
THE FLOODS AND THE RAILWAYS.—The goods
that during the last fortnight have been so unprece-
dented, particularly in the eastern and north-eastern
districts, have put to a severer test than usual the
strength and solidity of the railwa) a. The ordinary
roads have been rendered impassable. On the branch
lines of the Eastern Counties, from Ely to Peterborough
and beyond, the arable and meadow lands are two and
three feet under water for six and seven miles around,
so that viewed from a train in transit, the country
presents nothing but a vast sheet of water, from which
neither the canals nor the rivers can be distinguished.
The farmers alongside the railway are to be seen ferry-
ing themselves in boats from field to field and farm to
farm. Many acres of oats and barley, mowed and
unmowed, are surrounded with water, and this in
Cambridgahire and Lincolnshire is expected to render
the crops below the average. An ingenious method
has been resorted to on the Eastern Counties to mitigate
the effect of the mass of water, by placing little break•
waters of wood at the bottom of embankments, but in
spite of these precautions the line between Swavesy
and St. Ives has been overflowed, and the traffic tempo-
rarily suspended. Although the Great Northern runs
parallel with the Witham Navigation, and almost on a
level, it has not suffered from the overflowing. The line
affected most has been the Northampton and Peterbo-
rough branch of the London and North-Western, where
a bridge or two has been washed down, and the mail
trains detained, The rails of the South-Eastern have
been covered by the overflowings of the Stour, near
Canterbury, and those of the Great Western a short way
above Reading.
ACCIDENT ON THE YORK AND NEWCASTLE RAIL.
WAY.—THREE MEN KILLED.—On Sunday evening,
between eleven and twelve o'clock, a serious collision
occurred on this line, between the mail train from Lon-
don and a workmen's engine and tender, with a carriage,
when three men, servants of the company, were killed.
It appears that the line where the accident happened is
intersected for a few miles by the Shields and Pontop
line, and early on the above morning 13 men were ells-
' patched, with an engine and carriage, to repair a sta-
tionary engine at Vigo, on the Pontop line. The work-
men having completed this job, were taken up by the
engine, and proceeded towards Shields, but on their
return they stopped to take in water at a tank placed
about half a mile from the Bowden station. In doing
so, they made every allowance for the mail train having
passed, because it was due at ten oclock ; but unfor-
tunately, from the foggy state of the night, it had
been detained full an hour, and coming suddenly up
at 'speed, and unperceived, from the state of the
atmosphere, ran violently into the workmen's car-
riage end engine, shattering
the former to pieces, and
killing three of the men within it, and severely injuring
another one, the other nine only escaping by jumping
out. The mail engine and tender were thrown off the
line by the violence of the collision, and strange to say,
the passengers escaped uniejured, save three gentlemen,
ho were slightly bruised on the head and other parts
of the body, This circumstance is attributable to there
being a mail van and horse-box between the mail ten-
der and the passenger carriages.
THE MURDER AT STROOD.—On Monday evening
the jury empanelled to inquire into the murder of Mary
Abbott assembled, for the fourth time, at the Angel Inn,
at Strood ; but such was the excitement that it was evi-
dent the inquiry could not be conducted in the room
which, up to that time, had been allotted for the pur-
pose; it was accordingly announced that the inquiry
would be adjourned to the Guildhall. Since the confine-
ment of Maria M'Gill in the gaol, she has not been
allowed any interview with her family, and on this occa-
sion was not present
,during the inquiry. Every exer-
tion has been made to trace
.those portions of the dress
which are still missing, consisting of the two shawls,
veil, and victorine worn by deceased on leaving the inn.
Thus far the matter is still involved in mystery, rendered
more profound by the unaccountable absence of the de-
ceased's fellow-servant, who left her place a few (lays
after her, and of whom no tidings can be gleaned. After
hearing some additional evidence the jury retired to the
council chamber, and, in about a quarter of an hour re-
turned into the hall, when the coroner announced the
adjournment of the inquiry for a fortnight.
DEATH FROM CHOLERA.—Yesterday afternoon Mr.
W. Baker held an inquest at the Crown, Higlastree
Shadwell, concerning the death of John Noel, aged 67,
who laid died from cholera. It appeared from the evidence
in the case of Noel, who was a seafaring man, that for
the last three or four months he had been working as
a long-shore labourer, and had no regular home. On
Sunday night last ho obtained a lodging at No. 79,
New Gravel-lone. Ile was then quite well, but
about five o'clock on the following morning he
was seized with excruciating cramps in his body
and limbs, attended with vomiting and purging,
characteristics of cholera. Mr. Ross, tho parish
surgeon, was sent for, and attended him until his death,
which took place at eight o'clock tho same evening. Mr.
Ross, surgeon, stated that on his arrival ho found the
deceased labouring under all the symptoms of Asiatic
cholera, having had experience when this fatal malady
was raging hero in 1832 and 1833, he could speak posi-
tively as to this fact. He adopted the usual remedies,
as recommended by the Board of Health, together with
the inhalation of chloroform in small quantities, with
marked success, as it had the effect of relieving the de-
ceased immediately of all cramps; reaction, however,
did not take place, and he died the same evening. The
jury returned a verdict of "Natural death from Asiatic
cholera."

SMUGGLERS APPREIIENDED.—EarIy on Saturday
morning three men, with a van and pair of horses, were
seized by a party of the coast guard service, between the
White Horse, Borstal, and Ring's Hill Farm, on the
road to Wouldham. The van had in it 53 tubs of
brandy spirit, which was conveyed to the Custom-house,
and the men secured in Rochester gaol. On the same'
day they were brought before
Esq,, E. Wickham, Esq.,
and the Mayor, E.
Buck'
V. W. Hayward, Esq.,
when they were remanded for further examination on
Thursday next,—Maidstone Journal of yesterday.
JENNY LIND AT BRIGUTON.—This gifted lady
sang at a concert here on Monday morning to an im-
mense audience. The large room at the town-hall was
not capable of accommodating the whole of the appli-
cants for seats; the orchestra was half filled, and a great
number were obliged to be content with places in an
of
ante room. Crowds
persons congregated near the
town-hall long before the concert commenced, in order,
if possible, to obtain
asight of the vocalist, whose
fame is resounding throughl the empire. The perfor-
mance began at two o'
a duet between Roger
aentrlc,and after an overture and
appearance on the Belletti, Jenny Lind made her
platform, led on by Balfe. Loud
cheers greeted her entrance. She commenced with the
" Dove sono" of Mozart,
and all who have heard her in
this beautiful air canr next
prebend the sweet pathos she
threw into it. Her
appearance was in a duet with
Belletti, " La ci darem,"
he and this was followed shortly
after by " Casta diva." impression she made upon
her hearers was greater thanA anything we ever wit-
nessed before in this town. n encore was demanded,
but the fair songstress appeared to bsheetoco much. fatigued
by her exertions to repeat it;
bowed, and retired. Her next triumphantame perform-
ancein again,
was in the trio for the voice and two flutes:n
nothing less than a repetition of it would satisfy her
delighted hearers. She replied with the request
and was again applauded to the echo. She also
sang the romanza " Quando lascia," from Roberto
it Diavolo, and the popular "Ah I non giunge,"
from the Sonnambula, obtaining a rapturous encore in
the latter air. We never saw an audience, three-fourths
of which were ladies, more enthasiastic in their applause.
The singing of Roger was alsoimuch applauded, and alto-
gether it was the richest musical treat we ever had in the
same room. There must have been at least a thousand
persons present. This (Wednesday) evening she ap•
pears at the theatre in La Sonnambula. Mr. F. Wright.
a local professor, who has entered into this speculation
with great spirit, has let nearly every seat. On Friday
she again performs at the Theatre in La del Reg_
gimento, and the seats are going
half rapidly. idly- The box
and pit stalls are a guinea and a half.
LONDON CLERKS' PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY.
—A public meeting was held at the Western Literary
Institution, Leicester-square, on_ Monday evening, to
promote the interests of the above society, which has
just been established, for the purpose of affording induce-
ments to the clerks of London and others to form a sav-
ings fund, and enabling them, by obtaining advances
from the society, to become their own landlords by the
Purchase of the lease or freehold of the houses in which
they reside with the money which would otherwise be
expended in rent. Those parties who become depositing
members of the society, without wishing to become bor-
rowers, are to receive a fair rate of interest (guaranteed
at 5 per cent. per annum for the first fire years member-
ship, and 7 per cent. for subsequent years) for their
money, arising from the profits made by the advances
made to the borrowing members, who are to give mort-
gages upon the properties purchased by them as security
to the society for the money advanced. At the meeting
held on Monday night, Mr. Tingle of the Apothecaries'
Company, was voted to the chair, and the principles on
which the society is founded were explained by Mr. J.
Richards, the solicitor, and Mr. F. M. Ball, the secretary,
who stated that the rules had received the sanction f
Mr. Tidd Pratt, the barrister appointed by the Govern-
ment to inspect the rules of friendly societies. The cal-
culations of the society had also been submitted to Mr.
F. G. B. Nelson, the actuary of the Medical and Invalid
Assurance Society, and Mr. Jenkin Jones, the actuary
of the National Mercantile Assurance Society, both f
whom had given certificates of the correctness of those
culculations, upon which the statements put forth by the
society were founded. Resolutions were passed approv-
ing of the objects of the society, and electing a body of
directors, principally composed of gentlemen connected
with assurance and other public companies.
A number
of members having been enrolled, the meeting concluded
with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

NORFOLK ESTUARY COMPANY.. —.. Sir William
Fiolkes, Bart., has been elected chairman of this eon:k-
WhCe Lord George Dentuack, deceased.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE: OCT: 31.—A congregation was holden
this day for the purpose of presenting for aceeptanee by
the Senate graces confirmatory of the adoption of the re-
port of the Syndicate appointed to consider the. hest
incans of affording encouragement to those studioS, for
the pursuit of which professorships have been founded in
the University. The following is a copy of the report in
question :

REPORT.
The Syndicate, admitting the superiority of the study
of mathematics and classics over all others as the basis
of general education, and acknowledging therefore the
wisdom of adhering to our present system in its main
features, are nevertheless of opinion that much good
would result from affording greater encouragement to
the pursuit of various other branches of science and
learning which are daily acquiring more importance and
a higher estimation in the world., and for the teaching
of which the University already possesses the necessary
means.

In accordance with this view the Syndicate recommend
as follows:

(A.)
That at the beginning of each academical year, the
Vice-Chancellor shall issue a programme of the subjects,
places, and times of the several professors' lectures for
the year then to ensue.

That all students who, being candidates for the degree
of 8.A., or for the honorary degree of M.A., are not
candidates for honours, shall, in addition to what is now
required of them, have attended, before they be admitted
to examination for their respective degrees, the lectures
delivered during one term at least by one or more of the
following professors :—Regius Professor of Laws, Re-
gius Professor of Physic, Professor of Moral Philosophy,
Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Anatomy. Profes-
sor of Modern History, Professor of Botany, Woodwar-
dian Professor of Geology, Jacksonian Professor of Na-
tural and Experimental Philosophy, Downing Professor
of the Laws of England, Downing Professor of Medicine,
Professor of Mineralogy, Professor of Political Economy;
and shall have obtained a certificate of having passed an
examination satisfactory to one of the professors whose
lectures they have chosen to attend.
That all students who, being candidates for the degree
of 8.C.L., do not pass the examinations for the first
class in that faculty, shall, in addition to what is now
required of them, have attended, before they be allowed
to keep their act, the lectures delivered during one term
at least, by one or more of the following professors:—
Regius Professor of Physic, Professor of Moral Philo-
sophy, Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Anatomy,
Professor of Modern History, Woodwardian Professor of
Geology, Professor of Botany, Jacksonian Professor of
Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Downing Pro-
fessor of Medicine, Professor of Mineralogy, Professor
of Political Economy; and shall have obtained a cer-
tificate of having passed an examination satisfactory to
one of the professors whose lectures they have chosen :
to attend.

That this regulation shall apply to all students answer-
ing the above descriptions who shall commence their
academical residence in or after the Michaelmas Term of
the year 1849.

(B.)
That a new Honour Tripos be established, to be called
" the Moral Sciences Tripos," the places in which shall
be determined by an examination iu the following sub-
jects :

General jurisprudence,
The laws of England.

- Moral philosophy,
Political economy.
Modern history.
That the examiners for the Moral Sciences Tripos be
the Regius Professor of Laws, the Professor of Moral
Philosophy, the Professor of Modern History, the Down-
ing Professor of the Laws of England, the Professor of
Political Economy, together with one additional ex-
aminer, to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor, and
appointed by grace of the Senate; and, in case any of
the above-mentioned professors be prevented from ex-
amining in any year, deputies to examine instead of
them shall be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor and ap-
pointed by grace of the Senate.
That the examination of the Moral,-Sciences Tripos
shall commence on the second Monday after the general
admission ad respondenchun questioni and shall continue
four days.

That all students who shall have passed the examina-
tions and kept the exercises required for the degree of
Bachelor of Civil Law, or of Bachelor of Physic, or who
shall have passed the examinations entitling to admis-
sion ad respondendum quastioni, may be candidates for
honours in the Moral Sciences Tripus next succeeding
such examinations.

That the candidates for the honours in the Moral
Sciences Tripos whom the examiners shall deem worthy
of an honour shall be arranged by them in three classes,
the places being determined by estimating the aggre-
gate merits of each candidate in all the subjects of the
examination. And that in these classes marks of dis-
tinction shall be affixed to the names of such of the can-
didates as have shown eminent proficiency in particular
subjects.
That the first examination for the Moral Sciences
Tripes, under the regulations now proposed, shall take
place in the year 1851.

THE GREAT PEACE CONGRESS
MEETING AT EXE fER HALL.
An immensely-crowded meeting of the friends of peacr
was held last evening, in the large room at Exeter Hall,
to receive M. Visschers, councillor to the Belgian Go-
' vernment; M. Francisquo Bouvet, member of the French
National Assembly; the Baron Suringan, of Holland
Elihu Burritt, Esq., of the United States; and W,
Ewart, Esq., M.P.; the president and vice-presidents 01
the late Peace Congress at Brussels; and for the con-
sideration of various matters bearing on the peace ques-
tion. The chair was filled by Charles Hindley, Esq.,
M.P.; but M. Bouvet and the Baron, Suringan were
unavoidably absent.
Amongst the gentlemen on the platform we observed
Dr. Bowring, M.P., M. Bogondi, Lord Beresford, Mr. H.
M. May, Dr. Bennet, Rev. E. Bickersteth, Rev. C. Clay-
ton, Sir W. Lawson, Bart., Dr. Lee (Aylesbury), Rev. J.
Spencer (Bath), r. J. Sturge, Mr. Clapp (United
States), Mr. S. I3owly (Gloucester), Mr. C. Bowly
(Cirencester), Mr. G. W. Alexander. Professor Hoppus,
Dr. Hodgkins, Mr. T. Krag (Christiana, Norway), Mr.
G. Alexander (Ipswich), Mr. John Foster of Hull, Mr.
E. F. Collins, editor of the Hull Advertiser (Hull), depu-
ties from the Hull Peace Society, Mr. C. Tulle,' &c.
Several members of the Society of Friends were also
present, and the appearance of one of the National
Guard of Paris on the platform was hailed with a burst
of rapturous applause, !or which the Frenchman bowed
his cordial acknowledgments.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he
hoped the change which had taken place in the appear-
ance of the hall since last he had the honour of address-
ing au assembly there was indicative of the great change
that was going on in society and among nations in
bringing high and low together in support of the prin-
ciples of peace. If he felt a difficulty in addressing
them as " ladies and gentlemen," they could not wonder
at it, so singular were the circumstances which had
brought them there. He saw that several members of
the Society of Friends were present. They called
themselves "friends," and they did well. He (the
chairman) belonged to a society, the members of which
did not call each other friends, but by the more endear-
ing terms of " brothers" and "sisters." He should,
not, therefore, call them " ladies and gentlemen ; "
neither should be designate them by the kinder term
" friends "—he must call them his " brothers and
sisters." And so he would address all the supporters et
the principles of peace—English, French Belgians,
Italians, or whatever nation they were of.—(Cheers.)
He rejoiced to find that the peace congress which re-
cently held its meetings at Brussels was admitted even
by its enemies to have been a decided movement in
support of peace principles. The -present meeting was
convened for the purpose of receiving the vice-presidents
who attended that congress, and particularly their dear
friend and brother Monsieur Visschers, who pre-
sided over it on the occasion, with an ability and a use-
fulness of which he could not speak in terms of praise
that were too high.—(Cheers.)
Mr. SCOBLE (one of the secretaries) then furnished
an interesting resume of the proceedings of the congress
at Brussels, and the resolutions adopted by it. He then
Went on to observe that on the previous day an interview
was granted to a deputation from the society by Lord
John Russell, and that the reception they met with from
his Lordship was worthy of the cause in which they had
embarked. It was'most courteous, and beyond that the
Noble Lord expressed himself in terms of the deepest
interest in reference to a movement of this kind. The
Noble Lord had considered the great gathering at Brus•
sels to be a means of promoting moderation and mutual
kindness among the people of Europe. He also ex-
pressed himself generally as anxious to promote the
peace of the world.—(Cheers.) Subsequently to the
holding of the congress, letters had been received from
Italy, Germany, various parts of France, Denmark,
Schleswig-Holstein, and other places in Europe, where
there were men distinguished for their ability and posi-
tion in society, who were anxious to co-operate with
the friends of this country in promoting the settlement
of all international disputes by arbitration, and so
secure, if possible, permanent peace among the na-
tions.—(Great cheering.) The time of brute force and
barbarism was evidently fast receding; reason and reli-
gion were advancing, and he believed that military glory
would shortly be no longer the idol of nations. It was
for those who were now assembled to give an impulse to
the public feeling and the public sentiment, not only in
this country but throughout the world; and welcome on
that platform, as they had been welcomed on the plat-
form at Brussels, their foreign friends, recognizing them
no longer as enemies—no longer as neighbours merely,
not simply as friends, but indeed and in truth as
brethren.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. S. BOWLY (Gloucester) moved the first resolu-
tion—" That this meeting cordially approves of the con-
vocation of the recent Peace Congress at Brussels, and
of the principles and practical measures embodied in its
resolutions., and would testify its gratitude to God for
the unanimity and wisdom which characterized its
entire proceedings. And it hails with delight the pre-
sence of M. Visschers, who, with the various vice-
presidents, contributed so largely to , give effect to
the deliberations of that assembly." He assured
the meeting that he submitted this resolution
to them, not upon the ground of political expediency,
but upon Christian principles, and as a Chris-
tian man. If the precepts of Christianity in refer-
ence to war were not practicable, let them be laid aside
until they were. But he believed that God himself knew
best when Christian principles were first introduced;
and he had perfect confidence, therefore, in the wisdom
and the truth of the precepts recorded for our observ-
ance. If they were impracticable, let them acknowledge
it fairly and fully before the world, and say, " beautitul
as these .precepts are, we, in our weakness, are not at
present prepared to live up to them," and not endeavoyr
to lower Christianity to human polity, and the standard
set up by human pride and arrogance.—(Cheers.) They
had been told that slavery was necessary to the main-
tenance of society, and attempts were made to prove it
out of the Bible. Nevertheless, when slavery was swept
away from the British colonies, we found that all the
prophecies and predictions of evil results did not come
to pass, but that the actual results were of quite a
contrary character. So, also, they had been told that
it was nearly impossible for men to live without the
use of intoxicating drinks.—(Cheers.) But they had
lived to find out that the people could do better with-
out them than with them; and he believed if there
were more teetotallers there would be fewer soldiers.
The profession of a soldier had been called " ho-
nourable." Why, the very first step to get the man to
join the ranks was one of the most dishonourable tricks
that could be resorted to. A poor creature, in a state
of intoxication, was induced to take a shilling, and thus
bribed to become servile in this wretched system. He
then took an oath that he would do whatever his com-
manding officer directed him to do, no matter what
might be the dictates of his own conscience. Such con-
duct as that was altogether inconsistent with the prin-
ciples of Christianity.—(Hear, hear.) In his opinion
Christianity and war could not co-exist.—(Cheers.)
Great delusion prevailed in the public mind with regard
to the value of colonial territory which had been con-
quered by the force of our arms. He should like to
know, however, what was the value of the Cape of Good
Hope, which had cost us a million of money not long
since in keeping down rebellious Kafirs? Again, they
were told that our wars in India, and the extension
of British rule in that part of the world, had con-
ferred great benefits upon its people. But if
that argument held good, who could say but
that had Louis Philippe landed an army on
our coast, and made a conquest of England a few years
ago, we, too, might not have been all the better for it.—
(Laughter.) He did not mean to say that people were
always the worse for being conquered; but he did con-
tend that war was an evil from beginning to end, and
could not be justified. The Government of the country
could not maintain its immense standing army if the
people did not find the money; it was time, therefore,
that the people should be enlightened upon the subject,
and taught that Christian principles forbade war. Then
if the Christian Church would consistently do its duty—
if every pastor were the exponent of the practical pre-
cepts of Christianity, ho believed that war would soon
cease. With this great and righteous object in view, let
them all go forth in that spirit which is stronger than
the sword, the spirit of love and good will. Let them
alike in the Sabbath school and the ragged school bring
their influence to the suppression of the rising passions
of the young. Begin with them, instil Christian prin-
ciples in their minds and hearts, and they might the
beautiful anthem be sung, "Glory to God in the highest;
on earth peace and goodwill to men."—(Cheers.)
Dr. Bownpro seconded the resolution, and said that
it was his privilege a few days before to fall in with
some of the French National Guards, who had been on
a visit to this country, and the language they held to
him was this—" We are delighted with our welcome.
We have now seen what true brotherhood is—France
and England are now in alliance for ever."—(Loud
cheers.) Was it not an honour to the English mind that
it exhibited itself so nobly the other day, when a scoun-
drel, called a soldier, ventured in the streets of London
to commit a robbery on one of these men? The gene-
rous indignation which was universally displayed by
Englishmen on that occasion did the highest honour
to the public feeling, and he was sure it had left an
indelible impression on the minds of the French nation.
--(Cheers.) Thus it was he would ever wish his coun-
try to be invaded. The greatest conquests were not the
conquests of war: the conqueits of peace, as our great
Milton had declared, were far nobler than they. The
resolution referred to the recent congress
t Brus-
sels, and that congress seemed destined to give some
great and important lessons to mankind. They had
witnessed the gradual progress of the pacific principle.
France had altered her institutions, and England had
looked on, without interference, desiring only, that late
events in that country might bring with them the conso-
lidation of liberty and the establishment of permanent
peace.—(Cheers.) After some further observations
bearing on the question of peace, the Learned Gentle-
man concluded by giving his cordial support to the re-
solution, which was then put from the chair and carried
unanimously.
M. VISSCHER23, the President of the Peace Congress,
was then introduced by the Chairman, and addressed
the meeting in French, which was afterwardsinterpreted
by Dr. Bowring. The Hon. Gentleman said, that
although he was a perfect stranger, he felt himself to be
surrounded by friends. He esteemed it a high privilege
to be the representative of a Peace Congress, and yes-
terday it afforded him the utmost satisfaction to be re-
ceived by the Prime Minister of England with a kind-
ness, a courtesy, and a welcome that he could scarcely
have ventured to anticipate.—(Cheers.) It was a great
maxim that no man could do justice to himself—that
no man 'ought to be the avenger of his own wrongs—
and he would have that maxim, which had hitherto been
applied to individuals, extended to all the nations of the
earth.--(Cheers.) Ho would rather trust the interests of
mankind to the pacific principle than to the force of
arms or the vacillation of diplomacy—(Renewed cheers)
—and he hoped the time was not for remote when they
would have the reign of right instead of the reign of
violence.—(Oheen.) Among his earliest testimonies in

AWFUL CASUALTY.
(From the North British Mail of Monday.)
This morning, shortly after seven o'clock, an accident
occurred in this city of the most appalling description,
attended with a great loss of human life. At the time
referred to, the people, for a considerable distance round
Alston-street, were startled by an appalling crash, fol-
lowed, for an instant, by a rumbling noise, and a shock
which caused the houses to vibrate as if by an earth-
quake, and on inquiry, this unusual sound was discovered
to have been occasioned by the fall of a large building,
situated ;between Alston-street and Hope-street. occu-
pied as a sugar-refining house by Mr. James Wilson.
The building was seven stories in height, and nearly
forty yards in length, and the whole of this large pile,
it was found had fallen inwards, with the exception of
the north and south gables, burying amidst the ruins of
walls, floors, and the contents of the premises, up-
wards, it is believed, of twenty human beings. Tke
greatest consternation prevailed amongst those wht
first arrived at the scene of disaster, for it was
perceived at once, from the extent of the debris which
filled what had been the interior of the building, that it •
was scarcely possible that any of the men employed in
the work could be got out alive. Captain Miller and
Dr. Easton soon arrived at the scene, and a great
number of labgtrs were set to work to extricate those
who were burAi ti the ruins. Happily, their exertions
were rewarded by the rescue of four of the workmen
who were found still alive, one of whom was able to
walk home. The other three, however, were muph in-
jured, and were removed to the Royal Infirmary. Up
to one o'clock, three dead bodies had been got out, and
it is thought that there are still fifteen individual,
buried amongst the ruins. There were in ordinarysases
upwards of 30 men employed in the work ; but this
being Monday morning, it is supposed, from the number
of coats belonging to the workmen left at the gate, that
not more than 22 were at work when the accident took
place. Every exertion is still being made to remove
the machinery and rubbish but it is much to be feared few, if any, of those still amongst the ruins will be
got out alive.

THREE o'cLocK.—At this hour other two men have
been dug out, quite dead. A third, who is still buried
among the ruins, is alive, and there is every probability
of his being safely extricated.
FOUR 0 cLocK.— Another of the workmen has just
been extricated, and although much exhausted, he is
entirely uninjured, except a Qght scratch on his face.
Although about 200 men have been at work since
morning, three-fourths of the rubbish formed by the
materials of the building, remain to be removed.
The two gables stand isolated, without a vestige of any
tie-beams or other attachments. The only part of the
machinery to be seen is a small portion of an elevator
near the top of the wall.
Such parts of the woodwork and machinery as have
been got out of the ruin, resemble more the wreck cast
ashore in a storm than anything else. Everything
wooden is crushed to splinters, and the iron shafts,
wheels, &c., bent and broken to pieces. The northern
gable is tottering; and the southern angle has deflected •
inwards from the perpendicular, and, although supported
by a hawser which is passed round it, we fear that when
the accumulated rubbish which now supports its base is
removed, that it, too, will fall. There is, however, a
person on the house-top adjoining, to give warning when
the least symptom of yielding should become visible, and
save these at work in the ruins.
The wife (widow, we fear we should say) and three
children of one of the workmen have been waiting op-
posite the ruin for the discovery of her husband, and her
wailing was most agonising.
Six o'clock—There are still nine men missing.

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NEW CHURCH IN BETHNAL-6)3ERN. -- A new
church is about to be erected in Bethnal-green, dedicated
to St. Thomas. An ecclesiastical distriot has already
been assigned to it. The Rev. William Kerry,
will be go OffiCiOtiDg Minister.