The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-09 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, July 7.
In a congregation holden this day the following degrees
were conferred :- -

BACHELOR. AND DOCTOR IN DIVINITY BY ACCUMULATION.
Rov. John Tahourdin White, Corpus Christi College.
MASTERS OF ARTS.—Rov. Richard Henry Palmer, Now
Inn Hall ; Trevor Lloyd, Magdalen Hall ; Rev. Thomas
Hanbury, St. Edmund Hall.

BACHELORS Cl` IL LAW.—Rev. Edward Davies, Chrisi
Church.

BACHELORS OF ARTS.—Trevor Lloyd, Magdalen Hall ;
Campbell Mackinnon and Herbert Henry Morris (scholar),
Queen's Collego. _ _ _

D.D. (CoLtatis Causa.)—Bev. George Bradshaw,
Trinity College, Dublin.

LORD DUNKELLIN, M.P., AND HIS AMENDMENT.—
Lord Dunkellin, M.P., in replying to a letter from
Mr. C. W. Daws, hon. secretary to the Norwich Small
Tenements Committee, observes:--" The object of the
amendment which I proposed on the sth clause of the
Representation of the People Bill was to establish the
principle of rating as the proper basis on which to fix the
borough franchise in opposition to rental. It did not at
the moment seek to establish any particular amount of
rating, but after this principle had been adopted by the
committee it would have boon in the power of the Govern-
ment, or indeed of any member of the House, to have pro-
posed a £5 rating franchise, and if this proposition had
been accepted (as in my belief not improbably it would
have been), the effect would certainly have been to have
given a vote to the man whose position you describe in
your letter, and who by the Government scheme would
certainly have been left without one." Mr. Daws was of
opinion that Lord Dunkellin's amendment would have
brought the franchise down much lower than Mr. Glad-
stone's bill, at any rate so far as Norwich was concerned.
Gossip.—We understand that Lord Hartington's
last act as Minister of War was to order 30,000
Enfield rifles to be converted into breech-loaders, in addi-
tion to 20,000 previously ordered. In addition to tho list
of now baronets created by the late Government which we
have already announced, we believe we may state that Mr
St. Aubyn, father of Mr. John St. Aubyn, member for
West Cornwall, will be gazettod to this honour. Among
those outside his immediate political friends to whom Lord
Derby offered a seat in the Cabinet was Lord Shaftesbury.
It is said, we believe with good foundation, that Sir Robert
Peel also declined a seat in the Cabinet. Notwithstanding
that Sir Fitzroy Kelly is reported as likely to succeed to
"an approaching vacancy on the Common Law Bench,"
we believe it is more than doubtful that Chief Baron Pol-
lock, whose place is thus alluded to, has any intention of
resigning. The venerable judge feels that he is not yet
past his work, and that, in fact, his work agrees with him.
The first honour that has fallen to the gift of Lord Derby
is the Garter, vacant by the sudden death of the Marquis
of Lansdowne. We believe that the Irish legal appoint-
ments are not yet finally arranged. It is rumoured that
Mr. Brewster is to be the Lord Chancellor, and the appoint-
ment would be useful to the Government, inasmuch as it
would be an indication that the old narrow line will bo
departed from which on two previous occasions gave such
offence even to a large body of the Irish Conservatives
themselves. No doubt Mr. Whiteside will be the succes-
sor of Chief Justice Lefroy,
and, from what we hear, it is
probable that Mr. J. E. Walshe, Q.C., who is his most
likely successor in the representation of Dublin University,
will be one of the Irish law officers. The Earl of Derby
has appointed Mr. Herbert Murray, of the Treasury, to be
one of his private secretaries. Mr. Murray was private
secretary to Sir John Pakington, at the Admiralty, during
the last Conservative Administration. Mr. Cyril Graham
has been appointed private secretary to the Earl of Car-
narvon, Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr. William
Peel has been appointed private secretary to General Peel,
Secretary of State for War.—Sunday Gazetk.
ETON COLLEGE ELECTION, 1866.—The examina-
tion of candidates for the foundation commences on Thurs-
day morning, July 26th, at 7 a.m., and the following will
bo the order of examination :—Thursday, July 26, 7 to 9,
Latin translation; 10.30 to 12.30, Latin composition, 3 to
4.30, Arithmetic paper, with additional questions in
Euclid, Book 1., Prop. and Algebra as far as Simple
Equations, for boys of the age of 12 only ; Friday, July
27, 7 to 9, Greek translation ; 11 to 12.30, paper in Gram-
mar and Parsing; 3 to 4.30, second mathematical paper,
for boys of 13 years old and upwards. All candidates will
be permitted to use dictionary, gradus, Greek Lexicon,
and grammar for the Latin composition paper and the
Urea translation paper.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

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THE WAR IN GERMANY.

CASTEL GOFFREDO, July 8.

Rumours are current here that numerous Austrian
troops have set out in the direction of the Po, and
that other Austrian forces are guarding the positions
between the Mincio and the Adige.
FLORENCE, July 8 (Evening).
The Official Gazette publishes the law for the
suppression of religious corporations.

VIENNA, July 9.

A large number of the officers of the former Ha-
noverian army have addressed a collective petition
to the Emperor, expressing their devotion to the
Austrian throne, and requesting admission into the
Imperial army.