The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-23 00:00:00

CHANCELLORSHIP OF OXFORD.

Merton College, Jan. 20, 1834.
The friends of Sir Robert Peel think it rght to 14
b2fore the Members of Convocation the following answer
returned by him to a deputation on their part. In making
this announcement., thbv cannot refrain from epm/ling
their undiminished confidence in his zeal for the we:fai.a.
of the University ; and their deep regret that it must, by
his determination, be deprived of the services of one sa
eminently (itt ilified for the high office in which it was their
wish to see him placed:—
" Be good enough to express to those Members of the
University, who have kindly co-operated with you in,
proposing my name for the Chancellorship of the Uni•
versity, my deep sense of the high honour which the public,
declaration of their good opinion confers, and my personal,
obligations to them fc the cordiAl 14,,a1 tilith which they.
are prepared to exert themselves in promoting my eleci;•oal
to that high and most distinguished trust.
" It is, at the same time, my duty to intimate to them
without del iy, in the most respectful manner, that, al•'
though no cif cumstances can ever abate my affectionate.
attachment to the University, and my grateful devotion.
to her interests, I cannot accede to the proposal, how-.
ever flittering, of bring put in nomination for the office of
Chancellur."

It is said that the Council-General of the
Rink of France has applied to the Minister of the Finances
to bring a Bill into the Chambers for authorising the Bank
to grant loans on the deposit of Stock, and also to allow a
distribution of the annual profits, without making any fur-
ther reserve in addition to that now In hand.

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Mr. Alderman Thompson. P. M. Stewart, Esq , M.P.,
sod G R. Robinson, Esq., M.P., were the candidates.
At the termination of the ballot the numbers were:_..
For G. R. Robinson, Esq., M.P 403
For P. M. Stewart, El., ALP 136

M j nity ....267
CAPITAL RUNS WITH LORD ELCHO'S
Honsms.—On Thursday they met at Aikieside, which
cover and also Leaston were drawn blank. They then
proceeded to Yester high covert, where a fox was in-
stantly found, and went away by Hopes to the hill., when
he turned short round, down to Yester, through the polich
and made a croaked line by Quarryford for Barra cover,
which he ran tlrougb, passed Liapluni, and taking a
line as if be was going for Coalston, but leaving it to the
left, steered his course to Stevenson, and after doubling in
these plantations, he crossed the Tyne, in a high floods
and made for 13eanstoo, where he was run into, after
a long and most brilliant run through very deep'
country. They met on the Monday preceding at
Poncrig, but not finding, they trod on to Sir David
Kinloch's, Kilduff Gorse. After a little delay from
the immense extent of whin, Reynard broke cover,
to D m Hills, through it and through Byres Hill,
by Happerdean, through Alderston grounds, leaving it t''
the left for Trabroun, and on to Gosford, where he we
killed in a paddock in the pleasure-grounds, after a smar
run, without a check, of at least eight miles. It is rather
a curious fact, although not a singular one, that the (sup-
posed to be) same fox that these hounds had such a sevete
run with a few weeks ago, was found a few days after-
wards at Coalston, when he took over the same country,
although in a contrary direction, passing even through the
Marquis of Tweeddale's Garden, by Hopes, over the Lam-
mermuir Hills, in Vie same direction of Lauder, but his
french pursuers made him pay the forfeit of his life this
time for their trouble. They run him down within a
mile or two of Lauder ; the distance, as the Crow flies,
from point to point, is at least 15 miles.—Edinburgh
Evening Courant.
THE JEWS.—A meeting of the friends of
the Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews,
was held at the Old Ship yesterday, the Marquis of Chol-
mondeley in the chair. The Rev. Mr. Macaul, a mit•
sionary of the London Society, addressed the meeting on
the character of the Jews, in which he eulogized their
freedom from drunkenness and the like vices; but at the
some time he deeply deplored their want of the true know-
ledge of God through their Saviour. The Jews were
considered a sordid, money lending people; such was the
character taken from a few straggling Jews with WWI,
the people had dealing, but such was not their true cba-
racter. They were usually well educated men. In point
of learning they held a high character among the nations.
Their literrettre, which was extensiv.., bore more the
marks of sacredness than any other, but they were ignorant
of the only thing worth knowing, the knowledge of the
truth of Jesus Christ. He then went on to state the great
learning of the Jews in Poland. where they amounted to
two millions and a half of the population, and he also
stated their endeavours to convert those people to WO
Christian religion. He also stated that their knowledlt
of their books of the Talmud, which had no foUndation
truth, was unfortunately very great. The Rev, Me.
1114 Neal addressed the meeting at considerable length, stat-
ing that the Society had endeavoured to bring the Jews to
a true sense of religion ; their present doctrine was bad,
" and that of Unitarianism was equally damnable." T.
prove the fallacy of their doctrines.he read several extracts
from the work of Malmonides and from the Hebrew Prayer
13sok, hich ii- seemed to treat' as poison to the ears of his
andi• nce, and therefore on a smile appearing in the faces of
the meeting, he reproved them, and told them it was not
a subject for merriment, but rather for sorrow. He then
further addressed them in a very pathetic manner on the
misfortunes of the poor Jews, and the meeting after sing-
iog a hymn in hopes that it might bring them a little
nearer salvation, I rake up.—Brighton Guardian.
THE FIREBRAND STEAMER.—Extract of a
letter loin an officer on board the Firebrand, at Spit.,
head, dated Sunday, Jan. 19 :—" Thank God, I am spared
to you ; nothing but a miracle has saved us. Our wheels
are smashed to atoms, sails blown to pieces, yards sprung,
boats stove; in short, Ste are a complete wreck. We left
Lisbon yesterday week, under any other prospects, cer-
tainly, than fair weather. However, the wails were on
board, and to sea we went. On Monday it blew a hurri-
cane, but the wind was fair. We were then half across
the B iy. Shortly after one Nat., the starboard-wheel flew
to pieces, as did the other on the following day. We were
then at the mercy of Providence, and bad the wind shifted
to the eastward you would have heard of us no more. How-
ever, it continued fair, and we were shortening our distance
by the help our sails could give us. On Tuesday, at noon,
we observed a wreck about two miles to leeward, all her
roasts gong, and boats washed away. We hare up, ran under
her stern, lowered a boat under a heavy swell, and under all
our own mishaps had the happiness of taking twelve unfor-
tunate wretches out of her. She left Liverpool on the sth
IJanuary, laden with salt, for Charleston, and was caught
in the gale on the 12th. After having thus preserved the
crew we proceeded on our way. On the same evening the
gale increased, and no doubt the unfoitunate brig went
down. On Thursday we made the land, but the wind
was still blowing a hurricane, and the shore was becoming
a lee one, and we had only our canvass to beat off with,
and the wrecks of two paddle wheels alongside to help us on
our way, and, as if the demon of destruction was hovering
over us, three sails blew away in less than ten minutes !
We had now but one sail to trust to, but that provides--
tiallyheld on, or we must have been on shore. On the
morning of Friday we rood in for land again. We passed
the Portland Lights at ten the same night, and hove to,
with her head off shore, to wait for daylight, having car-1
ried away the foretopsail.yard and jib-boom, and were fast
becoming a wreck. However, thanks to God, here we
are, having anchored at seven o'clock yesterday evening.
The Firebrand, bless her heart, behaved as well as any
canvass vessel after her wheels were gone."
ANOTHER DISTRESSING AND FATAL
SHIPWRECK.—FOURTEEN PERSONS PERISHED._—For
some time past it has been currently reported that a smack
belonging to Inverness, though having observed a vessel in
the greatest distress, not far from the back of Yarmouth
Sands, with fourteen persons clinging to her rigging and
making signals for assistance, declined to render the
slightest aid. This does not appear to be the fact. Un-
fortunately, it is too true that a barque, apparently foreign,
and seemingly about 300 tons burden, was seen to upset
not far from Yarmouth Sands, and every soul on board
perished. The witnesses of this fatal shipwreck were the
master, crew, and passengers on board the Inverness and
London Shipping Company's smack London, on her last
passage homewards, and though only distant about C
quarter of a mile from the il -fated barque, such was the
violence of the gale and suds the tempestuousness of the
sea, which was rolling mountains high; that it was utterly
impossible to render the smallest possible assistance, and
they had the painful and eistressing sight of witnessing
eight of the remaining crow of the barque, who had suc-
ceeded in getting upon her bottom, and were clinging to
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be rendered them, and a succeeding mountain wave
shrouded them in a watery grave. Such, we are informed,
are the particulars of this most fatal and peculiarly dis-
tressing catastrophe, and we have for our informant an eye
witness, who, with every other person on board the simck,
viewed in deep sorrow and dismay the sad event.