The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Lord John Russell had an audience yesterday of her
Majesty at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday
in the garden of the Palace.
His Roy al Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday morning, attended by Lieut.• Colonel the
Hon. Alexander Gordon. _

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal. the Princess Alice, the
Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, took their
accustomed pony and walking exercise yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur was taken an air-
ing yesterday.

The local committee for Westininater of the Royal
Commission for the Exhibition of the Industry of all
Nations had an interview with Earl Granville yesterday,
at the office of the Board of Trade. The members of
the committee present were—Messrs. Smedley, Levan-
chars, Hunt, Garrard, Lewis, Mann, and Crace.
The Oxford University Commission met yesterday at
the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
Downing-street. Present—The Bishop of Norwich, the
Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the R"V. H.
G. Liddell, Mr. J. L. Dampier, the Rev. Professor
Powell, the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P.
Stanley (secretary).

Mr. Jahn Won'a, chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Down-
ing7rtrovt.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Canada and the other North
Atrericau colonies.

Dispatches were sent off from the Colonial-office yes-
terday to the Governors of Ceylon and Kong-Kong.
The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had interviews with Lord J. Russell yester-
day at his official residence in Downing-street.

REPRESEN TA TION OF BEDFORD-

SfIIRE.

Yesterday the Sheriff attend d, at the Shirehall, Bed-
ford, to announce the state of the poll, when it appeared
that the numbers were—

For Colonel Gilpin • 1,562
For Mr. Houghton
Colonel GILPIN then, having beemileclared duly elected
to serve the county of Bedford in Parliament, came for-
ward and addre,sed the electors, and professed himself
always ready to hear any suggestions which might be
submitted to him by the constituency whose confidence
he had gained, and he trusted he deserved.
Mr. HOUGHTON then presented himself, and was re-
ceived with cheers by his supporteis, He would tell his
brother farmers that there would be a time not far off
when they would change their minds upon the
question
he bad brought before Viem. The people would never
allow any Government to tax their bread and cheese.
—(Cheers.) Mr. Houghton then thanked those who had
given him their votes; and
Thanks having been accorded to. the Sheriff, who ac-
knowledged the honour done hire, the business of the
election closed.

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UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, FEB. 22.-LINCOLN COLLEGE.—Two scholar-
ships and two exhibitions will be filled up on Tuesday,
March 25. The scholarships are .open, without
limita-
tion. The exhibitions are fur natives of the diocese of
Durham (including Allertonshire .and Howdenshire, in
the county of York), or of the counties of Leicester,
Northampton, or Oxford. Candidates are to present
their papers to the rector on or before Friday, March 21.
The new statute imposing a .distinct and additional
examination on all candidates for the degree of bachelor
in civil law will be brought before the members of Con-
vocation fur approval and ratification on Tuesday next.
Dr. Max Muller will deliver his lectures on the His-
tory of Modern Languages at the Taylor Institution,
for the remainder of this term, at.two o'clock on Wed-
nesday and Fridays, instead of on Mondays and Wed-
nesdays.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.--Tho Rev. L. Carden, li. A.,
has been
verill, with C approckointedert on, to
Wilts.the) curacy of Longbridge De-

BALLIOL COLLEGE.—The Rey,
Vicar of Pucklechurch, has been T. B. Corey, M.A.,
appointed to the rural
deanery of Hawkesbury, in the diocese of Gloucester
and Bristol. _

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ORIEL COLLEGE.—The Rev. C. J. Forster, 8.A., has
NEW COLLEGE.—The Rev. W,
been appointed to the curacy of Stoke.. Abbas, Dorset.
of this College, has been presented to the vicarage of
Whaddon, Bucks. Pigott, 8.C.L., Fellow
•
CHRIST CHURCH.—The Rev, C. Baring, M.A., of
Christ Church, rector of All Souls
, , St. Marylebone, has
been appointed one of the chaplain; in ordinary to the
M.A., of Christ Church,
Queen.
ual curacy of Bain-
bridge, Isle of Wight.
The Rev. W. D. Mscray, 8.A., chaplain
of New Col.
hasT hbeeeßneva.pJp.oiLneteaMteosutrhieer,perpet
Arts should re-
lege, has been appointed to a chaplaincy at Christ
Church.
d to that degree
congregation during
trifling case of debt
metAbCeHrEtLhOaßt SuOnFiesAs RtThSe.y--hßaaveehperlOorcaeeodfe
on or before Thursday, February 27, their names can-
n theo
lyt
presentbwe E
-cH insertedl N
a few days ago
c year.Li in
c registerou RT..e.ifA.
against a member of the University, but
his honour the
was brought into the County Court
judge, Mr. J. B. Parry, Q.C., decided, on inspection of
the documents put is for the University—section 140
of the County Courts Act of 9th and 10th Victoria,
c. 95—that it was entitled to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the cause, and therefore dismissed it from his own court.
This being the first instance that had come to the know-
ledge of the University authorities of a resident member
being sued in this court, it was thought right to claim it
in order to prevent scholars from being drawn out of
their proper court on other occasions.
CAMBRIDGE, FEB, 22.—BELL SCHOLARSHIPS.—The
Vice. Chancellor gives notice, that an election of two
scholars upon this foundation will take place on Frid,y,
the 4th of April, 1851.
The members of any college (except Ring's College
and Trinity Hall). eons or orphans of clergymen, who
were admitted between the commencements of 1849 and
1850, may be candidates.
The candidates a-e required to signify their intention
of offering themselves on or before Thursday, the 6th of
March in a Latin epistle, to he presented to each of the
electors, who are the Vice-Chancellor, the Regius Pro-
fessor of Divinity, the Regius Professor of Laws, Mr. G.
G. Stokes, Luessian Professor, and Mr. Bateson, Public
Oratcr.

The examination will commence on
Monday, the loth
of March, at 9 o'clock is the forenoon, in the Stnate-
house.

LECTURES OF THE PROFESSOR OF ARABIC.--The
Arabic professor has given notice that he proposes to
lecture on Arabic, Sanscrit, and Gothic, during the
Easter term, in the Combination-room °lSt. Catherine's-
bill, beghugag ou Tuesday, ]!iity 6, Arabia daily at