The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, APRIL 13.—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has
given the sum of 50/. to the subscription recently commenced
by the Provost and Fellows of Queen's College, for the pur-
pose of forming a fund for ecclesiastical purposes, to be placed
at the disposal of the Rev. Edward Feild, formerly a Fellow
of that College, and recently appointtd Bishop of Newfound-
land. His Lordship will embark for Newfoundland early in
May.
The erection of a new Choristers' School is now determined
on by the President and Fellows of St.. Mary Magdalene Col-
lege, who have approved of the design lately submitted to
them by their architects Messrs. Buckler. Mr. Pugin's de-
sign for a new Gothic entrance gateway to the same College,
in lieu of the present .Doric structure, has been also approved
of, and will immediately be carried into effect.
Easter Term begins next Wednesday, when the new Proc-
tors will be admitted into office.
The usual Latin sermon, before the commencement of
Term, will be preached at St. Mary's on Tuesday by the Rev.
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John Carr, late Fellow of Balliol College.
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Society to the Rectory of Enhant Knight near Andover,
Hants.
The Rev. R. Barnes, son of Dr. Barnes, Canon of Christ
Church, has been presented to one of the portionsorßamp.
ten, in the diocese of Exeter, by the Bishop of Eflter.

Rev. Gilbert Rodba..rdh,
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worth,
Burton, Rev. C., has been appointed Clerk in orders at the
parish church, Leeds, vice the Rev. J. W. Twist, resigned.
Butterfield, Rev. John, assistant-lectuier at the parish
church, Bradford, has • obtained the appointment', of Head
Master of the Free School, Catterick, near Richmond..
Chadwick, Rev. Robert, to the district incumbency of
Christ Church, Lofthouse, on the nomination of the Rey.
John Bell, M.A., vicar of the parish.
Cooke, Rev. Charles, to the rectory of Withycombe.—
Deedes, Rev. Charles, to the rectory of Chilton Canteloe,
by dispensation, with West Camel.
7 Ellis, Rev. Richard, son of the Rev. John Ellis, vicar of
Yedingham, to the incumbency of Bellerby, near Leyburn.
Yorkshire.

Gwytlier, Rev. John, Assistant-Minister of St. Phillip's
Church, Sheffield, to the Vicarage of Fewston, near Otley.
Hughes, Rev. Jacob, formerly Curate of the parish, to the
Vicarage of Llanrian, Pembrokeshire.
Bardarn, Rev. John Johnson, to the Rectory of Welborne.
Kirkham, Rev. J. W., 8.A.,0x0n, to the perpetual Curacy'
of Llandysilio, diocese of St. saph. Patron Sir Watkin W.
Wynn.
Lowe, Rev. Noel, to the Vicarage of Coliton Rawleigh,
Worcester, vacant by the death of the Rev. R. Greenwood.
M'Clatchie, Rev. 'Thomas, to the Curacy of Midsomer,
Norton. .
Rawlins, Rev. Henri William, to the Vicarage of Kilton,
by dispensation, with kiddington.
Stephenson, Rev. Joseph Henry, to the Rectory of
Lyinpsham.
Thomas,, Rev. R. J. Harries, to the Curacy of Combe, St.
Nicholas.
Tudor, Rev. William, to the Rectory of Sidorsterne, on the
presentation of the Marquis of Cholmondeley.
Whish, Rev. M. Henry, to be the Minliter of the Church
of St. Peter, Bishport.
Wilson, Rev. Daniel Thomas Holt, to the Rectory of Red.
grave, with Botesdale Curacy annexed, on his own petition.

A " PROMIET" IN Bucxs.—Nuinerous villages in
the Buckinghamshire vicinity of Leighton Buzzard, Bed-
fordshire, have been visited by a tall' man, with a long
white beard, with a Scotch accent, and represents him.
self, to be of the tribe of Issachar,uf tie house of Israel,
and named Alexander Rennie. •He 'preaches out of
doors, and has alarmed many persons.by his predictions
of the near approach of the judgment day, and also by
divers strange doctrines concerMng the millennium.
This fanatic is taking ample advantage of the credulity
and hospitality of the poor rustics —Apiesur,y Yews,