The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-07 00:00:00

BELL'S SCHOLARSHIPS.

CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 4.—At a meeting of the electors
holden this day, the following gentlemen were elected
to the vacancies on this foundation:—Hammond Robe-
son Bailey, St. John's College; Charles Spread Towns-
hend, Jesus College.
At a Congregasion holden this day, the undermen-
tioned degrees were conferred:—
Honorary Master of Arts—The Hon. Frederick
George Ellis (eldest son of Lord Howard de Walden),
Trinity College.
Masters of Arts—J. W. Nest, Corpus Christi Col-
leg"; T. W. H. Gurney. St. John's College.
BechPlors of Arts—Ribero Ste.:Tord El wards, St.
John's College; R,,bert IVarrener, Catherine Hall.
Doctor .4 Music—Henry Wtldt, ninity College.
The following gentlemen were admitted M. A.
Inceptors :—F. 0. Adams, Trinity Colirge ; John
Celdecott, Trinity ; W. T. Coltino, Trinity ,• B. F.
Westcott, Trinity ; Augustus Jes'oep, r•t. John's ;
Isaac Todhunter, St. JOT n's G.:E Y.te, St. John', ;
Strphen Hanson. Cjui; Jahn Lamb, Cuius C.
F. Mackenzie, Caitri; J. W. WLl.,*.korth. Csius,
John Whitten, Caws; J. A. Wallace, Trinity He; S.
T. Gibson, Queen's College; John Raven, Magdalen
:ation the followin

Graces

At the same Congreg
passed the Senate. The first was non-placeted in the
White Hood House, but carried by 8 placets to 7 non-
pacets :-
1. John Disney, esquire, of Sr. Peter's College, and
of the Hyde, in the county of Essex, having ilf,reci to
transfer 1,000/. Three per Cents. to the Chancellor,
Masters, ai.d Scholars of Cambridge for the purpose of
founding and endowing a Professorship of Classical
Antiquities, to be called " The Disney Professorship of
Archw logy."
To accept Mr. Disney's offer, subject to the conditions
specified in a motion to the Senate by the Vice-Chan-
cellor, dated March 31, 1851.
2. To appoint Dr. Bond, Regius Professor of Physic,
a member of the Syndicate appointed March 17th, to
consider whether any and what alteratiunt may be made
i❑ the regulations which fix the standing of candidates
for Honours in the Moral Science Tripos and Natural
Science Tripos.
3. To authorise the Vice-Chancellor to expend a sum
not exceeding 501. for the purpose of completing the
principal walk in the Botanic Garden.

TH PROJECTED VOYAGE TO THE ARCTIC

REGIONS.

Of the nature of theprojel voyage to the Arctic
Seas by Mr. Kennedy and his crew of Orkney men, in
search of Sir Jon Franklin, a few notes are supplied by
the John 0. Groat Journal. Mr. Kennedy is now at
Aberdeen, where the little ship, the " Prince Albert,"
is fitttng out. The route to be followed is
by Lancaster Sound, then down Prince Regent's
Inlet as far as possible. The ship is then to be moored
in some harbour, and two boats will be desdatcbed in
♦arious directions according to circumstances, or as
the openings in the ice may present. One
boat it is intended to briug overland to the western
shore, at Cresswell or Brentford Bay in the direction
of the magnetic pole. The other will bo sent south-
wards to Felix Harbour, and will cress I3oothia
Isthmus, and after striking the sea•coaa: will pro-
ceed by Sir, James ROES'S Strait to meet the other
boat. After meeting, the y will again diverge and
explore westward. It is then intended that one of
the boats be dispatched in the direction of Simps
eon's Straits, whilst the other will be directed north-
w cst with a view to come en the track of Dr. Rae and his
party. Mr. Kennedy has been thirteen years in the
service of the Hudson's Bay Company, and spent eight
years of that period in Labrador. Knowing the country,
and the abundance of deer, salmon, and marine animals,
he has ,he firm to.rseasion that at least a partiou of Sir
James Franklin's party are yet alive. He goes out with-
out fee or reward, animated by a pure devotion to the
service. The crew consists of seventeen persons, nearly
all natives of Orkney. The expedition is to be conducted
on teetotal principles; and the ship will be ready for
sea by the end of this month. She carries three boats
—one of mahogany, one of common materials, ani
one of gutta percha. Me.srs. Duthie, of Aberdeen,
ere building a boat specially for Mr. Kennedy 'a use.
It is to ue twenty-two feet long, only two feet wide at
roe• inidships, or broadest part, and after being covered
with hide or gutta percha, with one person set in it—
canoe fashion—is calculated to draw only three inches of
water, the dereh of the boat is to be twelve inches
at the seat. It is intended to propel this extraordinary
craft after the manner of the naeiv'•s of these regiona—
lise Esquimauz—by a double-bladed oar, and the person
seated in it will be covered up with a skin dress, but-
toned to the chic► and fastened to the d. ck, that, in the
event of its being swamped, it cmn easily be' righted again
without any water getting into it. Mr. Kennedy con-
templates not only using this boat for crossing rivers
over ice, and down rapids, but to make it his couch of
repose all night, by simply pulling a blanket over him,
and there repose in a temperature that in,kes one freeze
to think of it. Ho has been accustomed to these hard-
ships, and has stood many ❑ights in similar circum-
stances, with she thermometer 40 to 50 degrees below
zero; often, too, with no covering but the canopy at
heaven. The Prince Albert will be provisioned for two
years. All success attend her.
Letters have been received from Commander Pullen,
the officer in charge of the boat platy from the Mackenzie
River, in search of Sir John Franklin. They are dated
Fort Good Hope, Mackenzie River, July 17, 1850. and
detail the proceedings of the party, who were upon the
point of starting, and hoped to reach the sea about
the 231 ot that month. The season had been extraordi-
narily fine, and the party were confident of an open sea.
Others also, natives of the country, were of the same
opinion. Should they find provisions and fuel plentiful
on Banks's Land, it is possible that they might winter
there, for the further prosecution of the search next
season.—lnverness Courier.

SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE NEW YORK PACKET,

SHIP IVANHOE.

We regret to state that little doubt now remains as
to the fate of the splendid New York line of packet-ship
Ivanhoe and her officers and crew, respecting whose loss
grave apprehensions have recently been entertained.
Hitherto no public notice of the tact of the ship's non-
arrival has been taken, from a disposition to hope even
against hope; but by the royal mail steam-ship Asia ac-
counts were received from Savannah, on Saturday evening,
which render it unnecessary and futile, we fear, any
longer to preserve silence. Most of our readers will
remember that some months ago the Ivanhoe, whilst in
a storm at sea, lost her Commander, Captain Knight,
who was swept overboard, unseen, from the poop. Her
then chief mate afterwards received the command,
and when the Ivanhoe last left New York, early in
February, was making, we believe, his voyage hither
in that capacity. Subsequently to her departure
from New York the Ivanhoe was observed by
the Joseph Walker, which arrived in the Mersey on the
13th ultimo, ashore on Nantucket Shoals during a fresh
gale of wind, with her sails spread. Her arrival at this
port was, however, daily expected, but without avail;
and at b.ngth grave fears of her safety were awakened
by the fact that large quantities of wreck such as
would belong to a ship of the Ivanhoe class had
been passed off the Shoals in question. On Saturday,
however, circumstantial evidence of a more marked
character arrived in Liverpool ; namely, a re-
port from Savannah that the ship Julia Howard, whilst
on her passage from Boston to that city, pa,sed, on the
12 h ult., in lat. 30 34, long. 71, a quantity of wreck and
picked up a broken oar, upon the blade of which the word
Irsishae was stamped. Bales of cotton and casks, Is ith the
private marks thereon, had also been picked up; and, al-
;hough the discovery of abroken oar cannot alone be taken
as evHence of the ship being entirely lost, with ill her
crew, set, combined with the other evidence already
alluded to, we fear it must destroy even the remotest
hype entertained of the Ivanh e's safety. The Ivanhoe
was a fine ship, of about 1,300 tans register, and was
formerly commanded by Captaiu Edwards, well known
as baring made several quick passages in her between
this port and New Yo-k. She was quite a favourite
ship will both passengers and shippers of mrrehaudise,
—Liverpool Albion.

TUE SPEAKER'S DINNER..--The following Mem-
bars were present at the Speaker's Bth dinner ou Saturday :
Lord Norreys, Lord Melgund, Lord Ernlyn, Hon. George
Smythe, Hon. J. W. Fortescue, lion. Captain Harris, Sir
Hedworth Williamson, Sir John Hamer, Sir George
Staunton, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Henry Verney, Sir Edmund
Macnaghten, Hon. Compton Cavendish, Mr. Pinney, Mr.
Saville Ogle, Mr. Osman Ricardo, Mr. Walter, Mr. Joseph
Sandars, Mr. Ker Seymer, Mr. S.,theron, Mr. William
Beckett, Mr. Charles Grenfell, Mr. Joseph Bailey, Mr.
Cornwall Leigh, Mr. William Evans, Colonel Reid, and Dlr.
Heneage.
THE Fox ans.—The third meeting of the Fox
Club this seamen took place on Saturday evening at Brookes's.
Present - the Right Hon. the Earl of Albemarle, Vi,count
Ebrington, M.P., Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle, M I'., the
Right Hon. Lord Sudeley, Mr. J. Haughton Langston, M.P.,
Mr. Frederick Dundas, Sir W. Gibson Craig, Bart., M.P.,
the Right Hon. Viscount Enfield, M.P., Mr. Rowland
Alston, the Hon. Hamilton Duncan, the Right Hon. the Earl
of Camperdown, the Right Hon. Sir Robt. Adair, Mr. E. A.
Sanford, Viscount Duncan, M.P.,. the Right Hon. Lor,l Saye
and Sele, Mr. H. F. Stephenson, Mr. A. K. Stephenson, Co-
lonel the Hon. Genre Anon, M.P., the Right lion. Edward
Ellice, He Right lion. Lord Marcus Hill, M.P. the
Hon. R. S. Carew, Mr. A. W. Robarts, and Mr. Edward
Ellice, jun., M.P.

We learn that the splendid estate of Closeburn has
just been purchased by Douglas Baird, Esq., Gartsherrie, for
the sum of 180,0001. This, with his previous purchase of the
Shaws estate, at 45,0001. (being originally part of Cl•se-
burn), will form one of the most princely estates in Scotland.
—North British. Mail.

Mr. St. John, ex-Consul-General of England at
Algiers, died at Pau on the 29th ult., to which place he had
gone m the beginning of the winter for the recovery of his
health.
SAMUEL STANIFORTH, Esq.—This gentleman, who
was well known and respected in Lancashire, and who held
the lucrative office of distributor of stamps at-Liverpool for
many years, died at his residence,Everton, on Saturday. He
was upwards of 80 years of age.
EMIGRATION.—A large number of small farmers
and farm labourcr,!, with their families, are daily arriving
here in waggons, with their luggage, to emigrate to the Ca-
nadas, in the timber ships now 'being fitted eut for the spring
voyages. The greatest number arrived on Tuesdsy last,
and are principally from parishes in the north of Devon.—
plymouth Journal.

When made up in i From what wb„
PLACES. !General Post-office; port die- due.
London. I patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 11 Liverpool Arrived
America (by U.S. pkt.) N April !Liverpool . April 13
America (by US. pkt.) 31 April 23 .. ISouthampt. April 10
Africa (West coast).. N lath of the month !Plyraouth April t
Alexandria' • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo.,Dover .. April 18
Belgium •• N Daily .......Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. • .. 31 9th of the month Southampt. April 12
Buenos Ayres • • .. 319th of the month (Southampt. April 12
California(viaChagres) AI 17th of month Southampt. Apr 15
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. April 3
Constantinople' N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. April 10
Central America .. 2d le 17th of mon. (Southampt. April 5
Channel (ales •• .• N,Mon., Wed., & FrLlSoutkampt. Tn. Th.S a
Chill . 31'17th of the month Southampt. April 20
France .. 31 & N Twice daily .. Dover • • Twioedaily
Greece" N 7th 17th 27 th ef mo ;Dover .. April 10
Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
Holland 111,Wednes. & Satan ILondsn Mos.Thrr
Honduras N!l7th of the mouthiSouthampt. April 20
Ireland .. 3i & N,Twice daily Holyhead .. Twie•dally
India(via Soutbamp.) 31 20th of the month,Southampt. April 28
India (via Marseilles) N 7 th& 24th of month!Dover .. April 23
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. 31,20 th of the month Southampt. April 2$
Mediterranean (via I
Marseilles) .. N,7ol&24tkofmonth Dover • • April 23
Mexico M 2d of the month.. Southampt. April
Madeira • • • • .. 31 9th of the month Southampt. April 12
Malta" .. • • Nr 17 th,l7 th,l9th,27th 1 Dover April 10
t k 30th of month
Naples" .. • . N sth 15th 25th ot ino Dover .. April 12
Papal States' E sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. April 12
reninsular M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. Arrived
Peru • • .. .. 31 17th of the month Southampt. April 20
Tuscany' .. N sth 15th 251.11 of mo Dover • • April 12
West Indies 31 17tk of the mouth Southampt. April 20
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. Southampt. April 5

The mails to those c
French packet vi♦ Mantel
CALIFORNIA.— Mails to
are aow despatched and

12d of the month ..
ountries thus marl
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and from Califon,
lue by every Ameri

ISouthampt. 'April 5
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iia, via tbe United States
scan packet.

NAVAL INTELLICiENCE.

The members of the Portamouth Royal Naval Club
have invi!ed Admiral Sir John Ommanney, K.C.8., to
an extra club dinner, previous to his removing from that
neighnont hood, to take the appointment as Commacdt r-
in-Chief at Ply mouth The dinner will take place et
the Portland Hotel, Southsta, on the 22d inst., when
Ar'mtral Sir Bladen Capel is exp-cted to take the ehsir.
The Gallant Admiral Sir J. Outmenney may be con-
t•idered the founder et this clan, and he is held in high
estimation by the members, who have thought it right
to pay him the complement of a farewell oinner.
We understand that Admiral Sir John Onimanney will
take the ton of his esteemed friend, the late Admiral
Warren, as his flag lieut.= nant. Mr. F. P. Warren is now
serving ss flag lieutenant to Commodore Lord John Hay,
Superutteod.att of Devonport D. ckyat d.
THE STEAM BASIN AT PORTaMotiTH. —lt is supposed
that some lumber progress will be to .de towards the
completion of this work during the ensuing summer.
For the last twelve months nothing has been done, and
the plant is rotting. The inlet, or dock, at the south-
east corner of the basin is to be completed; hut the
inlet, or dock, at the north test corner of the basin
will, it is said, be filled up and levelled over,
leaving the stone work, &c., in the present state,
that it may be again excavated and completed, if
required. If this be true, we think it bad economy; it
would be doubling the expense, merely for the sake of
deferring it for a year or two.
Wind—N.E., moderate and cloudy.
Rear-Admiral Sir John Hill. late captain.superin-
tendent of Deptford, has received his new commission.
A congratulatory address to the gallant officer on his
elevation to his flag rank is talked of.
Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, C. 8., G.C.H., in his
flag-ship Cumberland, 70, Captain Seymour, is by this
time clear of the Channel.

PROMOTION.
Engineer—Edward Blackburne, to be acting chief.
♦PPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants—James Byrn Kinsman, to be in com-
mand of the Romney coast-guard station, vice Mr. Saun-
ders, appointment cancelled; William Henry Goslen,
from Cloggan to Ballycotton station, vice Mr. Edwards,
removed.
Mate—R. G. Douglas, to the Victory, flag-ship at
Portsmouth.
Assistant Engineers—Thomas T. Murray, R. L.
Canvey. and Thomas Duncansor, to tho Tartarus steam-
vessel, fitting at Woolwich; John Singer, to the Ajax,
60, screw guard-ship, Queenstown; R. T. Martell, to
the Retribution steam-frigate, Devonport.
Argus steam-corvette, will be taken out of dock, at
Portsmouth, on the 12th, and will be completed by the
30th. _ _ _ _

Advice steam-tender has proceeded from Queenstown
to Bristol, and relieved Sparrow in her service of raising
men for the Prince Regent, the Sparrow, under Com-
mander FrazsT, having been ordered to resume her sur-
veying duties on the coast of Ireland.
Caradoc steam-packet, fitting at Woolwich, for Medi-
terranean, will not be completed by the shipwrights
before the 30th inst. Her machinery will be all right
by the Bth inst.
Diligence transport, Charles Mitchell master com-
manding, arrived at Devonport on Friday, from Wool-
wich and Deptford, laden with stores for Bermuda. Mr.
John Martin, first clerk to the naval storekeeper at Ber-
muda, will take a passage in her.
Penelope. 16, steam-frigate, Captain Lyster, fitting at
Portsmouth for the broad pendant of Ctanmodere Bruce,
has had her complement increased to 313; she will be
ready to go out of harbour on the 12th, and will be
ready for sea on the 16th inst. She is manned within
halt-a-dorth ratings, kept open.
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, will be out of the
hands of the dockyard at Portsmouth by the 17th, and
will go out of harbour on the Ist May, end be ready for
Bea on the sth prom She is about 200 blue jackets
short.
Shearweter's (steam-vessel) machinery is to be made
good at Woolwich, at the expense of 4001.