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

DUTCH MAIL.

THE ItmsmE, JAN. 25.—The last overland mail brougt
accounts from our possessions in India, to the 31st of De-
cember. Perfect tranquillity continued to prevail. The
American merchentman Surat ran a-ground and was
wrecked, on the 31st of October, near Anger. The crew,
consisting of seventeen men, was saved. The English war-
steamer the Driver, from Singapore to New Zealand, put
into Sodabaja on the 12th of .November, to take in coals.
Lapatouw, late Prince Tanette, in Celebis, died on the 29th
of October, at Pas Liepokassie.
Intelligence has also been received of the death of Mo-
hamtned Salim Oldin, Sultan of Koole, with whom a new
treaty was lately concluded. A Government steamer has
(seen sent to that place. The Jura Courant, of the 17th of
September, copied from the Singapore Free Press, of the
14th of August, a notification of the Portuguese
Governor of Timor-Delhi stating that two native vessels of
Macassar, and a ;.;oat of Rolli, which was lost on the coast
of Timor, all under the Dutch flag, had been engaged in
the slave-trade. The commanders and crews have lodged a
complaint with the Netherlands Government, of the treat-
ment they had received fron the Portuguese authorities,
under the pretext of their being engaged in the slave-trade.
According to their declaration, the Portuguese cruising boats
at Soeterana, (a place under the government of the Nether-
lands,) had compelled a native chief to take down the flag
of the Netherlands, and hoist that of Portugal. The resi-
dents in the Dutch port of Timor, are instructed to inquire
into the matter, and to take such measures as shall be
necessary.
Col. Barre, Aid-de-Camp to his Royal Highness Prince
Frederick, set out yesterday for Berlin, to convey the me-
lancholy intelligence of the death of the young Prince Wil-
liam Frederick.

AMSTERDAM, JAN. 20.—1 n making some repairs lately in
the Post-office, a large chest, the existence of which was not
known to any of the officers, containing a vast number of
letters of the years 1735 to 1755 was found. Those letters
are chiefly from the northern part of Germany, Hanover
and Hamburgh. How they came to remain in this chest
is a mystery. They will probably be sent to the Dead-let-
ter-office, and examined like other undelivered letters.
We learn that the Second Chamber of the States-General
is convoked for the 6th of February.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, JAN. 28.—The Regius Professor of Modern
History (the Rey. Dr. Cramprs, Pritnucrifsalon ::12 N
Hall) proposes to commence bi
of Germany front the
Lanes of Sleidan ' de
Imperial Throne. .
Carob Quinto Camaro."
Thursday, Feb. 12, at two, P. e History
accession of Charles V. to the
Statue Religionis et
"e
acteleblooecktuwreisil willbe
commence mcoemnmeeeonn-
Reipublical
Dr. Those gentlemen who
are desirous of attending are requesed to call on the pro-
lessor on Saturday, Feb. 7, betveen the hours of twelve
and two.
Responsions—The junior proctor (tZl,e Rev. John T
nfla.mPoseteorf, fethllooswe
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d]Seiregrrteocinutilosllegweh)o wiinitel
intend
themselves for the responsions in receive
o fferitnhge
oFnewbrueadrnyes3d,afyrotimie t4hthe,hforoumr otwf
eolvnee
ttiilllllwreeo
.o'cloelc,
Lent Term, on Tues-
danayd,
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 (tbe
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 Historica
Ecclesiaitica," lib. vi.—x., and " Bedm Historica Eccle-
eiastica." The lectures are intended for those gentle.
men only who have passed their B.A. examination.
CAMBRIDGE, 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. Col. ; Hon. Delaval
Liftus Astley, second son of Lord Hastings, Trin. Col.;
Douglas Gordon, third son of Lord Aberdeen,
THronin.. Col.
Ad Eun,
ion—John Edmund Fox, M.A., All Souls,
Oxford.
___Edinunj Edward Allen, Trin. Col.; William
B.A.
Henry Tyrell, Trin. 001. ; George Edward Haviland,
St. John's Col.; Decinins
_Drew, Sidney Col.
L.L.B.—llev. Henry Philip Marsham, Trinity Hall.
BACHELOR'S BALL.—This rest,yel, the gayest of the
academic year, took place last nighi in the Town-hall.
There were about 400 present, incluelii;Z many persons
of rank and fashion from Cambridget;;;.ire and the
neighbouring counties.

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NIELANCHOLY uATASTROPIIE NEAR HARR
unfortu_
Information was received in York on Tuesday of. alti; bat, in
nate occurrence which took place on Saturday ;14e.d in
the vicinty of Harrogate, in Yorkshire, and resultftapprs
the death of a man named Br_oaitintienng man, was
that the deceased, who was I
female servant in the employ
paying his addresses to a nfTede Atkinson, and, as is
of a respectable farmer
that part of the country, had
frequently the case in. wog her after the family had re-
been in the habit of vs', night the deceased, who was
tired to rest. On saitti.jri,3lo' r, went to the house on an
somewhat affected
the adLlt members of oofutt,heancflasmaliNlya,
d iZseeking to attract the attention of the
amatory visit, a_9
man who -0 i
of 9tllls:pio.steedd was attempting to break into the
for the purpose committing a felony. Thereupon
Onl'itit,l;fsewrvliaohnttr; opened the window,
liiie(mree'ized a loaded gun, and fired at him. After the gun was
tired the deceased left the premises, and nothing more was
heard of the matter until next morning, when he was found
in a 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 for the
purposes already stated, and not for those of plunder. The
feelings of the family, on learning the facto of the case, ell
be better imNined ths4 described.