The Sun.
London, England, 1834-04-28 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE PETITION.

—,...-
kRA Qv (Prom a Correspondent of the Times.)
SO
POR ADOPTING THE PRAYER OF THE PETITION
SIC,.. BY 62 RESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE SENATE,
ARLIA
'.?",-- PRPSENTED TO THE TWO HOUSES OF P
, !ti.,111, EARL GREY AND MR. SPRING RICE.
' •h'z' University of Cambridge is a place of sound
!lay le
-„g and religious education, an. d in. the eye of the law
ill kts-rPoration, conferring certain. privileges and degrees
hal in: ',isi; law, physic, and divinity. Since its origi-
-2 IctPoration it never was a mere school of theology.n
iti „:111terior to the reign of James I. the!-e
.are among
befor,,,cls no traces of any tests of subscription exacted
3, Icwaferring degrees in arts, music, law, or pdy.
Lt° It aPPears that the visiters of Edward VI. di inteAnd
'het - arell2lollS subscription before the degree of M. A.,
~„ we .
'he aye no proo ex
that this intention was ever fulfilled.
illbst.:il4l' visiters cepted all other lay degrees from this
4, Pfti°n•
k? d Lthe tests of James I. were repealed, the university
qi4alo, governed by the statuta antiqua, the statutes of
~ WI, and subsequent by-laws or graces.
'hseie is body of statutes supposes a conformity to the
,Nf0.,,,,,,'" of the church of England, which discipline v.
~44(1r. ,by the academic law, as well as the law of the
104,,,a, is not therefore true that avowed. dissenters, or
`irlie "rrilists, took degrees in Cambridge between the
t'se '''
tile reformation and the letters Of Jamefs I.
itln
;It htinles men were compelled to external con orm
the,
'hi ,-,?t, compelled to sign any test. A member of
44j:„81trAvis therefore in the same position as any other
ti- ..„,of the realm living elsewhere.
tla,. 'ne statutes of Elizabeth are now administered in a
to ti;lt spirit. Many of them are absolutely inapplicable
tad :Present times. They direct the infliction of fines
,‘ven in some cases of corporeal punishments, for the
Oet of religious duties. Their injunctions respecting
it `once at the sacrament are never enforced, and this
Mance is now perfectly voluntary.
ill ii, Dissenters of several denominations are now residing
totibridge, without complaining of the discipline of the
toll "s; but such persons cannot proceed to degrees
in
335lience of the tests of James I.
priiiclhese tests are grievous to many laymen who on
%%lee conform to the church of England, and they are
and the particularly- oppressive both by the Professors
9. e! students of the medical faculty.
le,„° under graduate is compelled by the rules of his
eole-zytc: attend the lectures of any of the professors of
esively to 8
,10. -1-,,,, 01
ti, • theological,-,JOer-e lectures are confined almost ex-
.
1 not dwell Puns of learning connected. with religion, and
itr4s on points of doctrine, which, from their. a.b-
al and sacred nature, are unfit subjects for public prize
i,tilDeitition.
l'qler,noti,ese
tifitors. It is believed that no Dissenter has ever
.411°'4'n to object to the theological leetures of his
Onthis subject many membeis of both
• Psouaof Parliament will be able to speak from their own
,11. I,,eaPerience.
take'ne abrogation of the tests of James I. implie s no
, IZ ~,whatever in the Cambridge system of education. hand,
cii.the administration of the several colleges is in the
ellteriti.' members of the church of England, and Dissenters
topro g after the abrotion of the tests of James I. would
dep,,elln to college discipline as heretofore. The petitioners
k°l eate all interference with the domestic arrangements
iss 'everal colleges and think that the compulsory ~clt-
llll,,igh°tiltel°f(iPersons unwilling to conform to such discipline
..rowiti to the destruction of peace and be the means of
milt il the university into confusion.
441 nerl the law of the land no person without signing
a triernh of the church of England can be ad-
liitY.-'4,,P_ellow. oefra college or a Professor of the Univer-
" petitioners did not contemplate any change in
, 1aw14.,,,,
city I.„"ere this law repealed, the members of the Univer-
lkissibi:N_ to sign the tests of James I. would be ad-
ker,. ' Ono fellowships except such as are now held by
15. these there are comparatively few.
hell,'esillstarit.ivillith:_eegrieekiatoteitesonfumber of the heads of colleges are.ne-
, and they have the absolute appoint-
the several colleges.
the i te d r all these
t.
onutrests f L
Itczki
ten
twi:e.ll
sere
enforoe established church sufficiently protected
`int;ethee c. mstances, the petitioners think
tests' of James 1., and on this account
led to believe that the abrogation of those tests
by bri end tO the honour, and stability of the University,
tkt Zing its administration into harmony with the pre-
-17. e,rant spirit of English law.
i 4 th Constituted as the House of Commons now is, and ktit, Present state of opinion throughout. the. realm,
at.
tki,7,l2ers think it impossible for the University
to m
ne-
-4s '' Present position. Some change is absolu ely
Ih.sl'f, in order that it may minister effectually to
4: ,wants of the community. The changes contemplated
N't,„,l'ieved to be both honourable and safe, and, as before
its
-',,,etutiveinterfere in no respect with the administration of
officers.

()
Pahunottriday week, there was caught on the
xeneallebdlk, Parish of. Glenbervie, belonging
iteh measured ; Y one of his daughters, an eagle,
Klatch
; there w evefeetn from the points of the
4:teth , as a trap and chain attached to his foot,
weighed •
Ito with sm pounds, and measured six feet in
the greata ote chain. It is supposed that he had
4Part of th Way, as there are none of the species in
Sg e country.—Aberdeen Herald.
oghe "°N.--It is rumoured that Miss
tkwasttY, of Galway, the unfortunate young lady
tiait plaintiff in the recent action for seduction
t liSign Barrow, of the 30th Regiment, has
ho
days from her mortal suffering within the last
eeless She had been for some time past in a
a: trial ~,"`dte of despondency, but since the result of
heNk, alai" ;a8 announced, she rapidly sunk under the
tnll,-.°o of her misfortunes, and died of a broken
-41 e of her
Morning Register.—[What will be-
t Clit et heartless seducer ?)
4tlttle 4 P LIVING.—How many of our coun-
bo s
ty„,4t the 4Yis a modern traveller, are always raving
eneapness of the continent ; and how many
tat tO breaktheir establishments in England
t up
ter eohsearch of it, yet, if they had but sense, or
taa atierage, enough to live at home as econorni-
(;,4ltve ays rationally as Princes and people of all
Bary roughout the rest of Europe, how unne-
Pkae °lld be the sacrifice, and how much real
rq; , Would be the result
13% AR, CONWAY, OR THE BROTHER
1) %Pt til*---This is one of the most extraordinar
~,i43P4ele've ha
-re ever met with. It is evidently.. .written
i4l7eta, e: Person, who has seen society in its different
f)l),ltlek.4ti who possesses a great deal of various
" Eustace Conway" is full of original
tgvate4lls, and betrays in every page the mind of a
: rit'an._ Courier.
Obt heal dicateur of Bordeaux of the 21st
witil3bratie- the following, of the 19th, from Bayonne
rim and Yriarte have had further encounters
tel, N-arlists. The former defeated them com-
tap,. killed some of their men, and made some pri-
tokiator at't,he latter with 600 men, beat the faction of
at 8ob; unata, killed 15 men, wounded several, and
titjtau4e Prisoners. A commotion has taken place
res;ll:44; "about 30 men, who, at the approach of
e.oeZeers, took refuge in a church, and offered
; five or six were killed, several were
koB kstiao and 15 taken prisoners, and conducted to St.
Carne
dated It has also the following from Sara-
dat'llieer,',`ded the 16th inst. :—" In consequence of
an: of. th-:efeat, Colonel Nogueiras announces, under
sho4nou; 19th, that he had 32 prisoners in his power,
'Nt„; the' them two officers who were about to be
sWott,pl34.er columns had' also taken prisoners.
that °I. Viiirlies of the guard, which covered the pas-
a• Roga, on the Ebro, having perceived
ii'sNrTsiderable group of insurgents presented
• °,4 the opposite bank, to cross +l.-
4-4 to enter the wai-
-1 such
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bait NerY few. zl.lßeviewerve powers of Horace and
—cling. Speak-
volley—' and then is.,, ...c river
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fired are ~ in Hota ' ' - -. A -..".'
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_.,-ali to the thunders of Niagara:' It
des us.
• , 0 extreme satisfactiOn to see the three
asants --- firL •
.. - armed Tie
Aby a noble' •dt, periodicals Of the day—the Edinburgh
• :,,. ~ s ''''=," "' I-
80.tri:s"..e- ' : ...., a.rectr:'ea
vAktia, 0- , t 13y L Ana QUarterry Reviews, and Blackwood's
a accordint, ...,
IViaga-ine, once again zealously turning their
-°: tii.4 ~,- m, grid
';"0".11-ftv'e attention to classic literature. The day that
the Ack....0%.1's :' ts oc is Ye' '•. should and historians, and
--. 4°- 2v.s' ' "'-' t• -'' —4;111 see the old poets,
''''6l)4•Le.eses. 141 15atirists of Greece and Rome thrown into the

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sired A.,-

shade, would be a very sad one for tnglisli
intellect. The works of. Martineau
and the Utilitarians would make lnit a
sorry substitute for them. We have no
idea that a whole waggon load of Mr. Mac-
culloch's tomes, would compensate us for the
loss of one tragedy—the (Edipus Coloneus for
instance—of Sophocles ; still less would we
accept the Catechism on the Corn Laws as an
equivalent for the Annals of Tacitus.
rianism may make a capital tradesman, but it
will never make a gentleman. There is a•dry-
ness—a jejuneness—a hard, vulgar, repelling,
pounds-shillings-and-pence character about it,
at which every generous, lofty, intellectual
principle revolts. It is grovelling in its
' essence, contemptible in its results. Pro-
fessing to deal with facts, it luxuriates in
the wildest fictions, unadulterated, however,
with the slightest alloy of genius. We
look on a Utilitarian as a sort of " Indus-'
trious Flea," worthy only to be cracked on a
man's thumb-nail. But enough of
,this. On
the whole; the present number is one of more
than average excellence.

CRABBE'S WORKS. Vol. . Lcnclon,lB34.

It is late in the day to insist on the merits of
a man like Crabbe, we shall, therefore, content
ourselves with saying, that the present republi-
cation of his poems is undertaken in the same
spirited and elegant style that distinguished the
works of Byron, embellished, each volume,
with two clever engravings by the Findens, and
furnished copiously with critical and explanatory
notes from the pens of many of our ablest writers.
The work, we understand, will be completed in 8
volumes, and when completed, will be a work
fit to adorn the most splendid private or public
libraries. Crabbe is well worthy of having this
honour rendered him. He was as good a man
as. he was a great one. His genius was essen-
tially of an English character, grounded on
common sense, and superadding to that, a light
graceful superstructure of fancy and feeling.
Mr. Murray has rendered an essential service
to our national literature, by republishing, in a
worthy spirit, the works of such a sterling
English classic. The book, we have no doubt,
will in time obtain the popularity of Byron's
works.

The Duke of Wellington, accompanied by
several ladies and gentlemen, occupied a box in the
centre of the theatre at the Adelphi, on Thursday
evening, to witness Mathews's admirable " History of
his Youthful Days." The whole party seemed de-
lighted with.the eccentric stories and whimsical remi-
niscences, with which this very clever Olio abounds.
The Duke and his friends remained during the whole
entertainment, and testified their approbation by re-
peated plaudits.

- John Walter, Esq., M.P. for the county of
Berks, was the purchaser of the splendid picture painted
by Hobbima, recently sold by Christie, Manson, and
Christie, for 995 guineas.

When Sir Charles Wetherell, in his argu-
ment before the Privy Council on Saturday, quoted
the casuistry of the Spanish Jesuit Suarez on oaths,
the eyes of the whole assembly were involuntarily
turned to a right rev. prelate who happened to be pre-
sent, though not of the Privy Council.
On Friday last an interesting lecture was
delivered at the Royal Institution by John Davidson,
Esq. The theatre was crowded to excess, and
adorned with a great number of ladies, whose presence
enliven and cheer the paths of science. The lecturer '
explained the internal and external structure of those
mighty masses of the ancient Egyptians ; illustrated
by models and plans. He said the summit was so
easy of ascent, that he was accompanied by some
ladies, who, upon gaining the top, danced a quadrille.
The word pyramid is derived from the Greek word,
meaning fire, as fire ascends in the form of a cone.
The audience was highly gratified with the lecture.
EXPEDITION IN PRINTING.—Victor Hugo's
last work arrived at Brussels on a Saturday by post ; at
one o'clock on the following morning it was put into a
printer's hands, and at ten o'clock in the evening of
the same day, the first volume, consisting of 19 sheets
composedin
octavo, oran rather t her more
corrected.
e Mondaypages,
was
morningen t entirely
following the work was on sale at M. Meline's, in the
Rue de Ia Montagne._ Galignani's Messenger.
There is now every reason to hope, that the
steam navigation between Vienna and Constantinople
will shortly commence. According to the latest ac-
counts from Pesth, the difficulties which have hitherto
stood in the way of the navigation of the Danube be-
low Belgrade are removed. By the beginning of July
the first steam boat is to leave Vienna for Constanti-
nople, and from that time the voyage from Vienna to
Constantinople will be regularly performed in ten days,
and that from Constantinopl o Vienna in eighteen
days. The incalculable advantage that must be de-
rived to commerce from this communication, can be
estimated only by those who are acquainted with the
difficulties which have hitherto attended the sending of
goods to Constantinople.
WESTALL AND MARTIN'S ILLUSTRA-
TIONS OF THE BIBLE.—The second part of this ex-
traordinarily cheap and beautiful monthly publication
of eight engravings, with descriptions, for one shilling,
announced for the Ist of May, will contain :—The
Tower of Babel—Noah's First Sacrifice—The Rescue
of Lot—Abraham and the Three Angels—The De-
struction of Sodom—Abilham offering up Isaac—The
Burial of Sarah—and Jacob's Altar at Shalem. The
proprietors, we understand, have announced an exhibi-
tion of the original paintings, which have been made ex-
pressly for this work by those eminent masters, to open
on the Ist of May, at the extensive rooms over Messrs.
Bull and Churton's Library, 26, Holles-street, Ca-
vendish-square, for the admission, gratis, of all sub-
scribers to the work.

An excellent rick of prime hay, of this year's
growth, was made from a field of Mr. Sherry, at Mad-
dington, on Wednesday last —Salisbury Herald.
At Devizes corn market, on Thursday, there
was a heavy sale for wheat, but without alteration in
price. Barley, however, declined ls. per quarter.—
Salisbury Herald.

We may this week announce the total disso-
lution of the trades' union in Derby, the funds of which
have for the last few weeks rapidly declined. On
Saturday evening the orders from the different lodges,
we understand, were, that the women and young per-
sons should immediately renounce all connexion with
the union, and seek to obtain employment ; and ac-
cordingly on Monday morning last several hundred
persons made application at the various manufactories
for work. Not a fourth part, however, of the number
were able to accomplish their wishes, in consequence
of so many fresh hands, as well as those persons
who had previously left the union and sub-
scribed to the masters' declaration, having been
engaged. All the mills are now in full work.
By an estimate which we have seen, emanating from
a perfectly competent authority, it appears that, as far
as can be ascertained at the present rnn— -
were upwards of 600 (rs.-- •
emplovnu—"

..,...ent, there
..,.....ives in this town out of
.—...i., irom the circumstance of their having
rashly.' attached themselves as members to the trades'
union. These, it is evident, must for the most part be
'milli:Oka to seek work in other places.—Derby Mer-
cury.
It AIM W
KIND OF HALE.A small whale,
. asi.;out eleven feet long, of a very uncommon sort, was
last week stranded on the beach at Portobello. It was
observedbcuar ltdy
t.o getfloundering
tto provessea,
t 0a
bn in theed t
wash
ednoteipshallows,h isneueus an
r edwditshtoruutgglifing_
tursio of natural-
ists, only one specimen of which has ever before been
known to have occurred on our coasts. This happened
twenty years ago, near Dartmouth, and the animal was
described by the late Colonel Montagu, but lie saw it
only in a very mutilated state. By
.the activity of
Professor Jameson, the present specimen has been
procured, entire and uninjured, for the museum of our
university.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.