The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-31 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, MARCH 31.—1 n a Convocation, on Thursday,
Henry Denison, S.C.L. and Fellow of All Souls', was unani.
mously elected a Scholar on Mr. Viner's Foundation.

Same day the following Degrees were conferred :
MASTERS OF ARTS.
Rev. Edmund Witt, Wadham.
Rev. Charles Brandon Toye, Brazenose.
Rev. James Hughes Hallett, Oriel.
ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

Lord Edward Chichester, second son of the Marquis of Do-
negal, has been appointed to the Deanery of Raphee, vacant by
the death of Dean Allett.

The Rev. Wm. Dalby, Vicar of Warminster, was on Friday
collated, by the Bishop of Salisbury, to the Prebendal Stall in
the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, vacated by the death of the
Rev. Henry Hetley.
The Rev. J. Jennings, Curate of Westmeon, to the Rectory
of St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, on the nomination of
the venerable Archdeacon Bayley.
The Rev. J. Stevenson, Curate of Witley and Thursley, to
the Rectory of St. Peter's Cheesehill, near Winchester; patron
the Lord Chancellor.

The Rev. John Hall has been presented by the Lord Chan.
cellor to the Rectory of St. Werburgh, Bristol, vacant by the
death of the Rev. W. Tandy.

MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY.

We copy the following clever parody on this extraordinary and
unprecedented Peer from the Monthly Magazine of this month.
Green grows the Marquis, oh !
Green grows the Marquis, oh !
The wildest wag the world e'er saw
Is tamer than the Marquis, oh !
Old Nature dear she loves the Peer,
Whom people near and far quiz, oh !
Her 'prentice ban' she tried on Dan,
And then she made the Marquis, oh !
Green grows the Marquis, oh !
Green grows the Marquis, oh!
What signifies the House of Lords,
If 'twere not for the Marquis, oh !

SUPERSTITION AND SLAVERY.
21ST MARCH, 1832.

Pray!—They would pray as the priest or the nurse
Puts the word on the lip or the thought in the mind:
Kneel !—They would kneel to a phantom, or worse,
Were the demon by custom or fashion enshrined

Is there one 'mid a thousand of all the dull throng
That follow like sheep where the bellwether strays,
Who belong to your church, and who would not belong
To his, or to minc—if brought up in its ways ?

They are bound to one creed, yet they never have felt
That the bond it a mere geographical bar;—
Elsewhere the same men in a mosque would have knelt,
Or clung to the wheels of a Jaggernaut's car.

Of that grander Religion, whose pillars are set
On the heart and the intellect, circling sublime
The whole sphere of humanity—wherein are met
All the wisest and best of each age and each clime ;.

Of that faith Philosophic, which, spurning all forms,
Made by bigots in caverns chill, narrow, and dark,
Takes a course like the Sun that enlightens and warms,
And would know and love all things—they have not a spark

Yet haughty and grave to their worship they sweep,
Self-complacency wrapping them up, like a cloud ;
While the fierce threaten flames, and the gentle could weep
O'er the sage who refrains from the priest smitten crowd,

Small hopes for the nations! while reason is brought
Every hour to be laid on credulity's shrine,
Till the truth.seeking spirit submission is taught,
And the dreams of a dotard seem doctrines divine!

Thus the mind's independence insensibly sinks,
The taint of one portion enfeebling the whole,
Till Oppression preparing the double twined links,
King and Priest draw their victim down—body and soul
Canterbury. ARTHUR BROOKE.
Kent Herald.

FASHIONS FOR APRIL.

(From La Belle Assemblee.)
OPERA DRESS.

It is composed of gros d'orient, of a new shade of blue
called bleu Amaie ; the corsage is cut very low ; it is square
and plain behind, and arranged in deep folds in front, which
are looped in the centre of the bust by large pearls, and drawn
low a blond lace guimp shades the bosom in a very delicate
manner. A full ruche of plain blond encircles the back and
shoulders. The sleeves are ala Maintenon, very short and
full, and almost concealed by mancherons, divided into three
parts, and trimmed with blond lace. The hair is parted on the
forehead, lightly bowed at the sides of the face, and arranged
behind in short full bows, which do not rise above the summit
of the head. A circlet of gold and emeralds is the only orna.
ment of the coiffure. The jewellery worn with the dress should
correspond.