The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-18 00:00:00

'BATHS AND WASIMOUSES ?OR THE POOR.

A large meeting for the purpose of considering the
propriety of establishing baths and washhouses in this
city was held on Friday in the Council Chamber,
when the Vice-Chancellor and Mayor presided, and
were supported by several heads of colleges and halls,
many of the parochial clergy, and a number of the
principal inhabitants. Resolutions in favour of the
establishment of baths and washhouses were adopted,
and a committee was appointed to report at a future
meeting on the best mode of carrying them out. It
was stated that about 3,000/. would be required, and
we hear that one-third of that amount is already
promised. Of the above sum Mr. Duncan, of the
Ashmolean Museum, has contributed the munificent
sum of 5001, an anonymous person 1001., and Mr.
Langston and Mr. Wood, Members for the city, 501.
each.
ELECTION or 'nix REGIUS PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY.
CAMBRIDGE, FEB. 16.—The Rev. James Amiraux
Jeretnie, 8.D., senior fellow of Trinity College, arid
Sub-Dean and Canon Residentiary of Lincoln, was
elected this morning to the Regius Professorship of
Divinity, vacant by the resignation of the Right Rev.
Dr. Oilivant, Bishop of Liandaff.
There were originally nine candidates, namely, the
Rev. H. Alford, 8.D., late fellow of Trinity Col-
lege; the Rev. J. W. Makesley, 8.D., late fellow of
Trinity College; the R-v. F. R. Hall, late
fellow of St. John's College ; the Rev. D.D.V. G.
Humphry, B.D , fellow of Trinity College ; the Rev.
J. A. Jeremie, B.D , senior fellow of Trinity Col-
lege; the R•v. S. Lee, D.D., Trinity College ; the
Rev. W. Selwyn, 8.D., late fellow of St. John's Col-
lege ; the Rev. R. C. Trench, 8.D., Trinity College ;
the Rev. C. Wordsworth, D.D , late fellow of Trinity
College. The list was reduced to eight by the retire-
ment of Dr. Lee.

At the voting this morning three scrutinies were
taken. The result of the first was follows :

.... .. ..
.. .Mr. Selwn .. .
Dr. Wordsworth .. . 2 „
Mr. Jeremie ..
Tne result of the second was the same ; and a third
being then taken, there were found to be for—
Mr. Jeremie
Mr. Selwyn .. 3 ,
Mr. Jeremie was consequently declared duly
elected.

The professorship was founded by Henry VIII. in
1540, and endowed with a stipend of 401. per annum.
It has since been augmented by James I. with the
rectory of Somersham, Hunts, the returned value of
which is ],7701. per annum, with residence.

THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.
An adjourned meeting of members of the Uni-
versity favourable to this project will be held on
Monday next, in the lecture, room under the Uni..
versity library, at one o'clock.

ST. CATHARINE'S HALL.
George 'William Coopland, 8.A., has been elected
a Foundation Fellow of this society.
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.
The Rey. George Currey, B.D. (B.A. 1838), late
Fellow and Tutor of St. John's College, preacher at
the Charter-house, London, has been appointed Boyle
lecturer. The lectures are delivered at Bow Church
on the first Monday in eight months of the year.

DRAWING SCHOOLS Oft ARTIZANS, CAMDEN-TOWN.

—An evening drawing school for ai t'zans has been pro-
posed to be opened in Camden-town, the Government
School of Desiga not being available to this class, from
its locality and fixed course of study. It is considered
by the promoters cf the present scheme that England
greatly requires, at the present moment, tastofal work-
men, the more especially as she has thrown the gauntlet
to foreign countries which hold an advantage in this
respect. A number of manufacturers and others have
therefore proposed the means alluded to, to obviate in
some measure this serious disadvantage, and a meeting
was to be held on Thursday evening, to devise means
to carry out this proposition—too late for us to do more
in our present number than mention the intention, and
express our good wishes iw favour of it.—Builder.
MATCH AGAINST TIME.—In consequence of some
influential speculators on horse-racing doubting that
any man under twenty years of age could be found to
accomplish the feat of walking twenty miles in three
hours, a feat that had only been performed in that time
by the celebrated Charles Weathall, when he was backed
by the Marquis of Waterford—one of the members of
Tattersall's offered to bet 1001. that William Spooner, of
Turnham-green, would achieve the task, which being
accepted, the match came off on Saturday, over a
measure 1 mile of ground, about Bedfont, about three
miles beyond Hounslow, and bets, amounting t r about
2,000 L depended on the resul►. About two o'cicck
Spooner, who is a well-made young man, standing
about five feet 6i inches, and weighing 9st., started. He
walked in a perfectly fair manner and in good style, and
completed the first seven miles in one minute under the
hour ! and 14 miles in two hours and three minut
when he fell off in pace, and despite his most gallant ex-
ertions, he fAile l to accomplish his herculean task in the
stipulated time—having, when his liberal backer in-
•sisted upon resigning, half a mile to go, and only 1
minute to do it in. A liberal subscription was imme-
diately entered into for him, which is likely to bo much
much increased at the next meeting at Mr. Beeton'e,
Milk-street, Cheapside, the betting rendezvous.
GREAT EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRY OF ALL NA-
TIONS.—We understaud that considerable preparations
are making for a meeting to be held on Thursday next at
Willis's Rooms, at eleven o'clock, in order to promote
the success of his great national undertaking, and a very
strong muster of the aristocracy may be looked fur. It
is expected that among others Lord Carlisle, Lord Can-
ning, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Douro, and the Ho-
nourable F. Byng, will propose and second resolutions,
and that the Chevalier Bunsen, the American, French,
Russian, Belgian, and other foreign Minietere, will
attend