The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-13 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 11.—At SI Congregation holden this
day, the following degrees were conferred:—
Masters of Arts—S. W. Anylrews, Caius College; John
Johnson, Catharine Hall; H. Murray, St. John's Col-
lege; J. W. Young, St. John's College.
Bachelors of Laws—J. L. AlleyLe, Magdalen College;
S. T. Prestos, Trinity Hall.
Bachelor of Arts—Joseph Wiglesworth, St. John's
College.

At the same Congregation the following graces passed
;he Soriate:—

1. To appoint the Vice-Chancellor, the Public Orator,
Mr. Mould (of Corpus Christi College), Mr. Birkett (of
Jesus College), and Mr. Hopkins (of St. Catharine
Hall), a Syndicate to confer with the Board of Health
respecting the application of the Public Health Act to
the University.
2, To authorise (on the recommendation of Mr.
Nockolds) a return of fifteen per cent. on the rent of
Mr. Baker, of Barton, for the year ending at Michael-
mas, 1841; and a like return on the rent of Mr. Hide, of
the same place, for the year ending at Michaelmas, 1850.
3. To authorise the syndics of the press to defray the
expi,n-e of vnt.,king and printing a catalogue of the MSS.
the University library out ithe ?ress Annuity Fund.

would say—' Why, mother, how can you expose
yourself so ?' " Of course the notion was received
wish derisive laughter ; but a good many people
will echo the cry of the little livndales. Trey
passed then to what the ladies elliptically call the
" Bible argument" of their enemies ; but Mrs.
Lucretia, ever ready to rush into the breach, dis-
posed of this.difficulty shortly, by saying that she
" doubted whether Paul was fully competent as
an authority on this subject, as he had never lived
in the marriage relation." Other objections were
disposed of by a process equally summary ; and, in
fine, the ladies voted their right to possess, and
their determination'to obtain—first, access to all pro-
fessions ; second, equality of political rights, in-
cluding, of course, eligibility to high office ; third,
copartnership with their husbands in the profits of
their joint labour; and fourth, an entire equality of
power in the management of their children and
the government of their households.—Manchester
Guardian.

FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1850.

to the partners of the firm, who held a long conversa-
tion upon it, the result of which was that the pri-
soner w,s ordered to be detained, and shortly after-
wards, an ()Ricer having been sent for, be was given
into custody on the charge of uttering a forged
cheque, well knowing it to he such.
Mr. Thomas Harrison said—l am one of the Com-

missioners of Inland Revenue. I keep a private ac-
count at the bank of Messrs. Gosling and Co. The
cheque produced is not in my handwriting, nor any
part of it, but it is very like it. I never saw the
prisoner before, that I am aware of. I frequently
write cheques payable to Mro. Harrison, of exactly
the same description as the one I hold in my hand.
I never authorised the prisoner to write this cheque
for me, nor do I at any time allow any one to write
cheques in my name. I wrote a cheque on the 7th
of December, but it was only for 171., and has never
yet been presented at the bank. It was written on

plain paper, similar to the one presented by the pri-
soner. Ido not know anything of Mr. Hall, of 44,
Upper George-street, Portland-place.
Alfred Green, a detective officer, said—The pri,
sutler was given into my custody between four and
five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, by Messrs.
Gosling and Co., of Fleet-street, for uttering a forged
cheque. I asked him where he got it from, and he told
me the same as the first witness. I asked him where
he was to meet Mr. Harrison, and he replied at the
flyde-park Hotel. I told him I would accompany him
there ; and when we got es far as the Edgware-road,
he sad he thought we had better go te44,*Upper
George-street, as it was very likely the gentleman
would be there. When we arrived at Upper George-
street, prisoner rang the bell of 44, and was answered
by a young female from the area. I did not say a
single word; and prisoner said to the girl, " I'm a
prisoner." I then asked her if she knew the prisoner,
and where he had been ? She said she believed he
had been after some money. She then inquired if
there was anything wrong, and prisoner answered her
by repeating that he was a prisoner, and that he was
in charge. He then said he would go to the hotel,
and we went to the one in Hyde-park-square, where
I made every inquiry, and found that neither Mr.
Harrison nor the prisoner were known there. Pri-
soner said, " Perhaps it's at the Hyde. park Hotel ;"
and was accordingly directed our steps thither • but
our visit there was attended with the same result. I
then brought him back to the station and searched
him, and found a small new canvas bag, a loan book,
containing an account for 4/. 45., and a variety of
papers and written documents. Mr. Hall's office, in
Upper George-street, is a registry-office for servants.
Mr. Bash here applied fur a remand, in order to
carry their inquiries further, with reference to the
writer of the cheque, of which they had no evidence
at present.

Sir JOHN KEY said he would certainly grant the
application, and he would also give the prisoner an
opportunity of accounting for his possession of the
cheque before he was removed from the bar.
Prisoner thereupon entered into a long rambling
statement, to the effect that a gentleman met him in
the street while he was carrying out placards for Mr.
Hall, and gave him money to take the omnibus to
the City and get the cheque cashed, and he was to
take the money to the gentleman at the Hyde-park
Hotel on his return.

Sir JOHN KEY thought it expedient to stop the
prisoner and advise him to reserve bis defence for the
next examination.
The case was then remanded till next week.
LAMBETH.

Paul Felix, a middle-aged man, of shabby-genteel
appearance and most plausible address, was placed at
the bar, on a charge of fraud, in obtaining various
sums by falsely representing himself as an officer of
the Court of Chancery.
William Weaver, a shoemaker, residing in Cross-
street, Mason-street, Old Kent-road, deposed that on
Saturday, the 30th of last month, the prisoner called
on him, and represented that some money was lying
in court for a family named Jackson, and from what
he said he led him to believe that he was a member
of the family of the person who had left the money.
The prisoner said the money was left by Mr. John
or James Jaekson, of Springfield, near New York,
America, and that its amount was 8:01, and asked
witness if any member of his family had been abroad ?
He replied that, about thirty years ago, a cousin of bis
wife, a John or James Jackson, had gone abroad, upon
which the prisoner remarked, that if he should prove
to be a member of the family, he (the prisoner)
would put him in the way of obtaining a clue to the
property. He then asked if his wife's cousin had been
in the army, or her Majesty's service, or in the East
India Company's service, and said that if this could
be ascertained it would very much facilitate the
inquiry. Witness asked him for his name and address,
so that he might communicate with him, and the pri-
soner gave the name "Paul Felix, 169, High-street,
Shoreditch." Witness subsequently called at the address
given by the prisoner, which was a coffee-house, and
on inquiring for " Paul Felix," found that no person
of that name was known there. The next time the
prisoner called on him he recommended witness to
send in a petition to the Court of Chancery, and said
that if he had no objection he would draw up the pe-
tition for him, and that it would cost him ss. 6d. He
also said that it would be four, and might be eight
days before he would have an answer to his petition
from the court. This conversation took place on
Friday last, when witness gave him ss. 6d., and the
prisoner subsequently called on him and said he
should require 12s. Gd. for the purpose of putting in
a plea. Witness declined paying the money then,
but made an appointment to see him again. In the
interim he had a communication with the police, and
by directions from them he paid the prisoner 12s. Gd.
to put in a plea, as he stated. Before he did so the
prisoner said he was an officer of the High Court of
Chancery, and.on paying him the money he asked
him to produce his authority. The prisoner then
replied, " Oh, I don't want your money," and, pull-
ing the 12s. 6d. from his pocket, wished him to
take it back. He then gave the prisoner into the
custody of an officer, and at the station-house he
heard him say that he was not an officer belonging
to the Court of Chancery, but only a commission
agent.
Sarah Brodie, the wife of George Brodie, stated
that the prisoner called on her husband, and under-
took to recover a large sum of money which had been
left to him and his family by a friend in Scotland,
and she was present when her husband and her sister-
in-law paid the prisoner ss. Gd. each to put in a plea
in the Court of Chancery. The prisoner subsequently
applied for 12s. Gd. for administration, but this sum
was not paid to him.
Police-constable William Johnson, 72 P, said he
heard the prisoner tell the first witness, Mr. Weaver,
that he was an officer of the High Court of Chan-
cery,
but whau asked for his authority he acknow-
ledged that he was only a commission agent, and
wished the witness to take back the money he had
paid him. The witness requested a remand, and said
he had no doubt on a future day of establishing seve-
ral other charges of a similar description against the
prisoner.
The prisoner, who did not offer any defence, was
remanded until Wednesday next.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Disc. 12.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm to•day, and
prices have somewhat improved. Bristol and Exeter Shares
were done at 74—Great Western, 763.
LIVERPOOL, Dac. 12.
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STOCK EXCILII4OI.—The shaie market was very firm to-
day, and prices had an upward tendency. The transac-
tions were as follow :—Caledonian, 104—Chester and:Holy-
head, Preference, guaranteed 51-4 per cent., 131,E—East
Lancashire, 1214—Great Northern (B), 11—Great Western,
77—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire. 12 dis.—Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 573/, —Ditto, Fifths, 7
dis.—Ditto, 20/. Shares, F, 11/S dis.—Ditto, Preference, 6
per cent., 13—Ditto, Fifths ( West Riding Union), 63/4 dis.
—Lancaster and Preston. 26 p.—Leeds and Thirek, 14%
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, i/9 dis.—London and
North-Western, 125 IA Ditto, New Quarters, 334 p.— Ditto,
Fifths 4 15-16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
Preference, 104—Midland, 484—Ditto, Halves, 191 dis.—
North Union (A), 243—Shrewsbury and Chester (N.W.M.),
Cawestry and Chester, B%—South-Eastern and Dover, 2214
—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 1814—Ditto (unpaid up),
dis.—York and North Midland, 24A—Dutch Rhenish,
4 15-16 dis.—Paris and Rouen, 213 A.
MANCHESTER, DEc. 12.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was firm to-day,
and a fair amount of business has been done. The trans-
actions were as follow : East Lancashire. 1118—Ditto,
Quarters, 23A—Great Northern, 15 9-16—Ditto (A), De-
ferred, s—Ditto 5 per cent. Preference, Scrip, 12 ~2—Lanc-
ashire and Yorkshire, 514—Ditto, Fifths, 714 dis.—Ditto
(West Riding Union), 6 dis.—London and North-Western,
120—Ditto, New Quarters, 31f; p.—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 254 Ditto, Quarters (No. 1), 11 9.16-
- Ditto, 10/. Preference, 10%—Ditto, New 61. Preference,
63. 9d..p. --North British, B—South-Eastern and Dover, 21%.

BllibliliGHAM., DEC. 12.
STOCK EXCHANCia.—The share market was unusually
good to-day, and prices generally advanced. The sales re-
ported were us follow :—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A),
6/. Cs. 3el. dis.—Midland (Birmingham and Derby), 23%._
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 10d4
London and North- Western were quoted, buyers 126, sel-
lers 127.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
TIIE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— (Miles in work, 236.)
Return of Traffic for the Week ending Dec. 1, 1850
Passengere, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £3,925 3 4

Merchandise and minerals
Cattle ...

... 2,390 17 8
... 165 15 0

Passengers
Parcels, 11. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails ...

Tot al

Total

Total .. 16 0
Corresponding week, Dec. 2, 1849 (143 miles):
Passengers, parcels, &c. ....£1,212 1 11
Cattle ... 1,353 12 8

Total ... ... 2,565 14 7
LONDON AND Noiern-Wicsmnif RAILWAY.—Return of
Traffic for the week ending Dec. 8:
Passengers, parcels, &e.
Merchandise ...
Cattle

...£19,591 2 5
... 16,894 13 6
... 1,305 13 3

Total ... •••' • ••• £37,791 9 ' 2
Corresponding week last year 36,605 2 2
Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic 91 the audderkfield canal and Shropshire Union, Noah

Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the N/rth
Staffordshire Company.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the
week ending Dec. 8 £13,45-1 0 8
Corresponding week last year... 13,261 17 7

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.) Traffic for week ending Dee.B 3 1
Corresponding week in last year, (2101
miles open) .. ....£11,317 15 11
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ending Dee. 8:

MAIN LINE.

.£B3O 19 9
... 80 10 0
... 436 16 6
... 575 0 0

MOLD.

... £1,923 6 3

Passengers
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c.

... £33 9 8
••• 2 5 5
... 107 5 9

... .Z 143 0 10

STEAM- B OATS.

... £96 15 9
... 15 13 0