The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-22 00:00:00

sketch of the wants and prospects of academie and profes-
sional education, as combined in Harvard University, and
Is described as having been able, eloquent, and interesting in
the highest degree. After these exercises a company of
About 600 at down to a public dinner, at which-a number of
oasts were drank and speeches made by the distinguished'
2;entlemen present. The Hon. Josiah Quincy, the retiring
President, remarked, that he had been thirty years in
public life when he was called to undertake the office of
President, and fur twenty years of them he had been engaged
in the most vexatious, troublesome, and thankless business
that could occupy a human being, that, namely, of an
acting politician in Congress and in the State Senate. It
was sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind. He saw a
gentleman before him (referring to Mr. Webster), who had
been recently exposed to a Typhoon, out of that Serbonian
bog whence emanate all noxious, crude, and noisome vapours.
Some might have thought the majestic old oak was going
to be rooted up, but it had not lost a single leaf of its
honours." Mr. Webster, Mr. Everett, Mr. Winthrop, and
others, took part in the festivities of the occasion. We regret
that our limits forbid any further reference to theproceedings
of the day.
INTERESTING FROM CHINA.—It appears from the " Spirit
of Missions," that the prospects of the Episcopa Mission at
Shanghai, under the care of Bishop Boone,
.missionary front
he says trials
ar
this country, are highly encouraging. Wht.le"hTehee deeplys .re-
grets the impaired health of some,
theanttiGreolyd
upon e noGtowdi.thlouhtat‘heeirnebNleesrsinbgef.
before realised throw us morelisedsoful
will do his work in his own way. I have never felt so fully
persuaded that he has a work, aye, a great work, for us here
to perform, as I do at this moment, and that this work he will
surely perform, however many of our army may be dispensed
with, as in the case of Gideon's host. Let us not be dis-
couraged then. If we cannot have men from home, he will
raise them up on the spot to tell these perishing millions of
the love of his adorabre Son. We have everything in the
state of the Chinese around us to encourage us to persevere;
the fullest and freest access to the people, who manifest to
us all the kindliness of feeling we could desire. * *
• • * The truth is beginning to excite some
attention in Shanghai. May the Lord pour out abundantly
his blessing." Soon after writing the foregoing, Bishop
Boone was cheere I, by the artival at Shanghai of the Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. Syle—accompanied by Dr. Boone, a brother
of the bishop—who had made the voyage for the improve-
ment of his health. Advices from some members of the
mission have been received as late as the 19th of December,
at which time all were well.

HEARERS BUT NOT DOERS OF THE Wolp.—The following
extract from a letter of the Rev. Mr. M'Ciatchie, an Episcopal
missionaryamong the Chinese, shows that as to anything like
a practical reception of the truth, they are too much like
bearers in Christendom. He says :—" Though they are ever
ready to receive Christian publications, and though they as-
sent, as is invariably the case, to the beauty of the doctrines
of Christianity, and their superiority over their own wretched
ystem, yet they are very blow in practising what they hear
or read. Indeed the necessity of doing so never enters into
their minds; and when spoken to on the subject their an-
swer frequently is,' The doctrines you speak of are excellent;
but although they may suit you, they do not suit us.'"
CHOLERA AND SUPERSTITION IN INDIA.—The Rev. Mr. Meigs,
missionary in Ceylon, in a letter published in the New York
Observer of this week, says:—" You will be sorry to hear
that the cholera is still raging fearfully in this province. It
proves more fatal this year than I have ever known it before
—whole families are swept off in a few days. Probably 6,000
people have died of it during the last three months. Most
of the people say it is the " play of the goddess Ammarl,"
and so are afraid to take medicine. They are indeed greatly
to be pitied, in their darkness and superstition. Most of
those who take proper medicine in season recover, while most
of those who do not, die within twenty-four hours. All the
mission families have thus been remarkably preserved.
Death is, however, all around us in its most frightful forms,
and the people are slow to learn righteousness."
YALE COLLEGE.—Very recent advices (says the New Yen k
Evangelist) show that it is reasonably estimated that, within
the last two or three months, about 200 hopeful conversions
have taken place in connexion with the several churches in
New Haven, and from twenty to twenty-five inYale College.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEW HAviert.—The establish-
ment on Sherman Avenue, New Haven, for the manufac-
ture of web-suspenders, and belonging to the Pritchard Ma-
nufacturing Company, was destroyed by fire at half-past
twelve on Friday morning. The building was a very large
one, of wood, and the loss of the Compaey is estimated at
about 14,000 dolls. ; and besides this, there was a loss of
about 2,000 dolls. worth of personal property belonging to Dr.
Maddox, on which there was no insurance. The Company
are insured to the amount of 10,000 dolls.—in the Hartford
Company, 2,500 dolls.; in the Williamsburg Company, N.
Y., 2,500 dolts. ; and in the Contributiouship Company,
N. Y., 5,000 dolls. This Company gave employment to
about 60 hands in the factory, and 150 or 200 stitchers who
worked out.

Fnent CAItACCAS.- We have received papers from this
place to the 4th ult., but we find nothing in them of general
interest. Both branches of Congress are in session, but their
proceedings have reference solely to local matters. A Bill
has been presented for the purpose of raising a fund to com-
plete the roads from Caraccas to La Guayra and branches,
and from the port of Carabobo to its capital and branches,
by which it is contemplated to impose an export duty vary-
ing from 1% to 3114 cents. White sugar, 18 cents.; Musco-
vado, 25 cents. ; and coma, 37% cents. It does not seem to
meet with general favour.
THE CONVENTION.
The following table embraces the returns of the recent elec-
tion for Delegates to the State Convention from the whole
State :

Whig. Loco. Whig. Loco.
Albany 2A.I. 2 A.R.Wyoming 1 , 0
Broome ......... 0 1 Allegany
Cayuga ... ...... 0 3 Cattaraugus
Chemung ... .. 0 1 Chautauque ......
Clinton .... ..... 0 1 Chenango 1. 0 2
Cortland ..... ... 1 0 Columbia
Dutchess 0 3 Delaware
Es3ex ..4 ...... ... 1 0 Erie
Franklin 0 1 Fulton
Genesee ...... ... 2 0 Green 1 1
Herkimer
Kings 0 3 Lewis
Livingston ...... 2 0 Madison 2 0
Monroe
New York
Oneida
Ontario
Orleans
Otsego 0 3 Putnam 0 1
Queens
Rensselaer ...... BA.n. 0 St. Laurence ..
Rockland 0 1 Schenectady ..... 0 1
Saratoga ... 2 0 Seneca
Schoharie
Steuben
Sullivan
Toinkins...
Warren ... 0 1 Westchester 0 2
Wayne
Total... Whig 41—Anti-Rent 12—Loco 75

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.:
THURSDAY, HAY 21.
RAILWAYS.
Select Committee on Group No. 39.
Hon. H. Liddell discharged; Mr. Daett selected, and appointed
Chairman of the Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 53. •
Sir A. Brooke discharged ; Mr. Clayton selected, and added to the
Committee.

The following Members have been added to the panel for the week
commencing Monday, June 8 :

Sir R. Ferguson, Mr. Roche, Sir J. Lowther, and Lord A. Churchill.
The Committee of Selection have appointed the Select Committees
on the Groups .N os. 42, 47, 48, 51, 58, 60, and 65, to meet in the week
commencing Monday, June 15.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE
TATTERSALLIS.—.YISTERDAY.
There was again a good deal of business got through in
the way of comparing. Betting, however, was flat, and be-
yond showing an improvement in Sir Tatton Sykes, the Peri
colt, and The Conjurer, and a decline in Humdrum, was of
little importance. We have again to return Sting a
" nominal" favourite; 40 to 1 was laid against him on W ed-
ne-day night, and this afternoon, until nearly six o'clock, he
had not been mentioned at a price, 12 to 1 was then taken
to a small sum, afterwards 15 to 1, and lastly 20 to 1, and at
20 to 1 he was in reality as bad a favourite as if 40 to 1 had
been betted. It was stated that Lord E. Russell had been to
Mitchell-grove, attended by Mr. Field, the veterinary sur-
geon, and the condition of the horse, we presume, has been
ascertained, with what result has yet to come out ; that he
will run for the Derby, although Mr. Forth, who was present
yesterday afternoon, appears to be unaware that anything
is the matter with him, is looked upon as very problematical.
The Oaks betting, as usual, was on a small scale.
DERBY.
4 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—tak
13 to 2 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—t 7 toen 1
10 to 1 agst Mr. • Meiklam's Fancy boy—t and aft. off.
13 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—t and aft off
20 to 1 agst Lord E Russell's Sting—nominal
20 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Peri colt—t and aft offered
20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—t and aft of
22 to 1 agst Mr. E. It. Clark's The Conjuror—taken
26 to 1 agst Mr. Wall's Crown Prince— t. and aft. off.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's The Premier—t and aft. off.
40 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Twig--t and aft. off.
40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Ginger—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Drinkald's Widred—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm—t. and aft. offered.
OAKS.
6 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish—taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Perdita filly—taken
14 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Osprey—taken
26 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Ukraine--taken
30 to 1 agst Lard Albermarle's Nell Cook—taken.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—NEWMARKET SECOND
OCTOBER MEETING, 1846.—TRUIZSDAY.
Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock against Sir J. Hawley's
Humdrum, Bst 31b each, A. F. 1001., h ft, if either win the
Derby, to carry 71b extra.
HOUGHTON MEETING, 1846.— MONDAY.
Duke of Bedford's Black Cat, Bst 81b, agst Mr. Merton's
Jumble, ist 51b ; T. Y. C., 2001., h ft.
SATURDAY.
Duke Of Bedford's
Jumble,C 2a pytrasi,nssl: 117ceibb;usivi4,.cyr.:,20081.
h9lftb,. agst
Mr. Merton's

ROYAL GARDENS, CHELSEA COLLEGE.—The authori-
ties of Chelsea College, having kindly granted the use of their
gardens to the Committee of Management of the new Hos-
pital for Consumption at Brompton, for the purpose of hold-
ing a bazaar and fancy fair, in aid of the funds, it has been
decided that the fête shall take place on Thursday, the 18th
ofthine, when, in addition to the College grounds, the old
A'fi'. dagh gardens will be thrown open. Among the distin-
guYified an titled ladies whose consent to hold stalls on the
oc&iiion has been already obtained, are the Duchess of Nor-
tk, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marchioness of Ayles-
bury, the Marchioness of Westminster, and the Viscountess
Comberrnere, &c. &c. The arrangements are being made on
potatoes in Hume and Chort
THE NEW POTATOagn,r magnificence.
CROP.—We regret to learn that
mentioned to us. Potatoes ofn.the3l
itself in several instances among the new
sound,, and others di
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nsoomf ethaepcpraerpesn. apparentlyataemcuarlkoiuosaciwrcoutme sptlaatoicteedhaisnbeethne
found that though the disease existed
in both, it was most develoliaesd
oml apparently. sound
diseased. On an ex-
f EXTRAORDINA } T —On Saturday
and eleven members of the
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of Clubthe
town Gaol, the Earl of Stain-
befUcEystruck a ball clean over a building in
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Wiliert is 25 feet, and the distance from the wicket 240 feet.—Ca
EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.- PLhYMOUT morning,
H, MAY
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all thison
well, Sunday
21.—her Majesty's steamer Retribution arrived
and reports having parted company from the squadrone
night, In a gale of wind, 95 miles westward of Scilly,
To THE SPORTING WORLD.—The sale of Bell's Life
jig London exceeds twenty-five thousand. Belt's Life is
published at 170? Strand, every Saturday, in time for the
afternoon railways, Anticipations of the Derby and Oaks,
by Pegasus; horses arrived; and exclusive particulars of
coming events at Epsom, in Bell's Life of Sunday, May 24.
Mr. Rutherford, M.P., and Mrs. Rutherford left Far-
rances Hotel yesterday, for EdiAburgh.