The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-13 00:00:00

UNIVEItsII Y INTELLIGENCE

OXFORD, MAY IU.—MERTON COLLEGE.—An election
of three Postmasters will take place on Friday, June
20. Candidates are desired to call on the Warden on
Monday, June 16, with testimonials of good conduct and
certificates of baptism. In the election to one Post-
mastership, a preference will be given to attainments in
mathematics. No candidate will be admitted under 17
or above 19 y ears of age.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.—There will be an election of an
Exhibitioner on the Michel Foundation at Queen's Col-
lege, on Thursday, the 19th of June next. Candidates
must be natives of the province: of Canterbury, who
have attained the full age of 15, and not exceede4 the
age of 20 years; and, if members of the University,
must not have been matriculated more than 12 calendar
mouths. At the same time there will be an election of
two,...Exhibitioners on the foundation of Sir Francis
BridgEman. Candidates to be natives of Lancashire,
Cneshire, or Wilts. Certificates of baptism and the
usual testimonials of good_ conduct from their school or
college are to be presented by the candidates to the
Provost on Saturday, the 14th of June. The examina-
tion will commence on MOnday, the 16th, at 10 P.N.
BRASENOSE COLLEGE. Messrs. Turner, Bethel!,
Betting, and Kenyon, of Lincoln's Inn, have given it as
their opinion, in reply to the "case" submitted to them
by the pricipal and scholars of Brasenose College, " that
the Commission of the 31st of August, 1850, is ;not,
as respects Brasenose College, constitutional or legal,
and that it is not such as the college or its members are
bound ,to obey; and that the Commission cannot be sup-
ported by any prerogative or other right in the Crown."
UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES.—The University boat
races will commence on Monday, the 191. h inst., and be
continued on the following dates:—Tuesday, the 20:11;
Thursday, the 22d; Saturday, the 24th; Monday, the
26th; Tuesday, the 27th; Thursday, the 29th; and
Friday, the 30th.

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A USEFUL DOG.— A well-dressed young woman,
on Saturday, entered a restaurant not far from the terminus
of the Orleans Railway, and told the waiter to bring her in
all haste a basin of soup, as she was about to take her de-
parture by the next train. This was immediately done;
and after having taken it, and paid the waiter, she was
hurrying away, saying that she should certainly be late,
when she perceived her passage barred by a large dog
which refused to let her pass. She attempted by caresses
to put it aside, but the animal held firm, and opposed her
way. " I shall certainly be late !" cried she. "Do take
away that horrible dog 1' The waiter and the master cried
out, " Vidocq, Vidocq! give way sir," but the dog never
stirred. One of the waiters here whispered something to
the master, who, coining up to the young woman, said, "If
my dog prevents you leaving the premises, the reason must
be that you have some of the property belonging to the
house about you. You had better give it up at once, and go
your way." The person thus addressed at first affected great
indignation at being so addressed, but at last drew out a silver
spoon, which she banded to the owner of the restaurant.
The dog then allowed her to pass, and she was hurrying off
when she was seized by her man telet, and forced to stop. This
time it was a police agent, who had been on the look-out for
se-eral persons stupected of being concerned in a robbery, and
who, it was thought, might attempt to get off by the railway.
She was arrested, and on examination her mantelet was
found,to be furnished with immense pockets for receiving pil-
fered goods. It is said that this is not the first time that the
cohiguT.rebnheeloonititgTionurgeastd,roaltohNe roesrtaurateur, has shown himself& faith-
fduayg,uta:dtiheen oetohn,fitsitimi master's property.— Galignani's Messenger.
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et care. A sulb. ball has been sus-
more satisfactory.
pivot, at the top is an' wire 28 feet long, and the joint or
one, which of course moves ccveurately prepared ball and socket
tions. The ball, which hasswilli equal facility
draw point projecting from it
below, was made to traverse a circular table of six feet die-
in all diree-
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getting the ball to swing
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obstacle having
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the world, under the pendulum, became quite apparent.
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