The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-19 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, APRIL 17.—This being the first day of Taster
term a Congregation was holden, when the following degrees
were conferred:—

Bachelors in-Divinity--The Rev. William Hunter, Fellow
of St. John's College ; the Rev. Frank Barges, Fellow of St.
John's College.

Masters of Rev. W. Renaud, of Exeter College;
the Rev. J. Pitt, of Oriel College ; the Rev. J. R. Shortland,
of Oriel College ; C. P. Chretien, Fellow of Oriel College ;
the Rev. C. G. T. Barlow, of Balliol College; the Rev. D. J.
•Evans, Fellow of Jesus College ; E. S. Foulkes, Fellow of
Jesus College; the ReV. L. Lewis, Fellow of Jesus College;
the Rev. R. P. Williams, Fellow of Jesus College.
Bachelor of Arts—T. A. Parnell, Fellow of St. John's Coll.
At two o'clock the Rev. H. P. Guillemard, Fellow of
Trinity College, and the Rev. R. W. Church, Fellow of Oriel
College, Proctors elect, were admitted into office with the
customary formalities.
The following notices have been issued
" The Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology intends to
begin his course of lectures of the present term on Monday,
the 29th inst.

" Such members of the University as are qualified to be-
come Scholars in Theology, and are desirous of attending
these lectures, are requested to call upon the Professor on
Saturday, the 27th inst., between the hours of eleven and
two o'clock.

"65, St. Giles's, April 17, 1844."
" The Senior Proctor will receive the names of candidates
for examination this term, either from themselves or their
tutors, on Thursday, the,l.Bth inst., from twelve to one
o'clock ; Friday, the 19th, from twelve to two o'clock ; and
Saturday, the 20th, from twelve to three o'clock.
" Bach candidate must give in a list signed with his name
of the subjects and books in which he offers himself to be
examined, together with certificates of his having responded,
and having sat in the schools.
" N.B. The matriculation paper is also required.
" Trinity College, April 17."

•
SOcIETY OF ARTS, ADELPHI.—On Wednesday
a meeting of this long-established and useful Society was
held at their rooms in the Adelphi, Dr. Roget in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read and agreed
to, the Secretary, Mr. ,Whishaw, read a communication from
Major Parlby, who, some time since, obtained a prize for a
simple but very ingenious model of a breakwater. It con-
sisted of a quotation from the " Itinerary" of Claudius Ruti-
lius, a writer who flourished thirteen centuries ago, and
whose works are contained in the Bodleian library, describing
the natural breakwater in the port of Pisa. This author tells
that this breakwater consisted in his time merely of a
collection of long sea-weed, which, attaching itself to the
rocks and shoals, effectually counteracted the force of the
waves rolling into that open and otherwise unprotected port.
Major Parlby's invention is similar in its principle to this
natural breakwater, consisting in the substitution of rope
coils, India rubber, or any similar yielding substance for sea-
weed. The idea was first suggested to him by observing the
Way in which the sea-weed, off some parts of the Cape of
Good.llope, broke the force of the waves. This communica-
tion was followed by a description of a new bee-hive, the
invention of Mr. Sholl. The construction'of this hive is ex-
tremely simple; it is, in fact, an American flour barrel con-
verted into a bee-hive. The manner in which the interior is
arranged is very ingenious, but it would be difficult to convey
a'clear idea of its structure by mere description. Suffice it to
say, that the hive is formed at a very trifling expense, and
that its inmates are perfectly protected from the effects of
variation of temperature, vermin, insects, and wet.
Wednesday, at the Greenwich Police-court, Mr.
James, clerk to the Board of Guardians of the Greenwich
Union, and Mr. Ellis, the master, attended to report the
opinion of the Board respecting a charge of assault preferred
against Mr. Ellis by one of the paupers, named Poplin's. The
case had been several times before the magistrates, and ulti-
mately Mr. Traill expressed an unqualified opinion that Pop-
kins bad committed perjury, and left it for the Board to
,decide whether they would indict Popkins. The Board were
divided in opinion as to whether he should be indicted, and
who ought to bear the expense. Mr. Ellis said that lie cer-
tainly would take the necessary steps. Mr. Traill thought
that the parish or the Guardians ought to bear the expense,
and if Yopkins was charged before him, he would bind Mr.
Ellis over to give evidence.
SPARLIRGS.—This little fish, which visits our river
annually, has appeared this season in very Teat numbers,
so that, for several days past, it has been sel%ng at 6d. pa,
hundred. It is somewhat strange, however, that it has not
come, by several miles, so far up the river as usual—none
having been got higher than Faith', instead of being at the
tail of the Hood, and even' at the Shore, as we have seen
them. It may be fourteen or sixteen- years shace they wen_
so numerons.—Stirling Observer,

"Judgment for the Crown upon the verdict had against the
defendants 'on the trial at the bar in this cause, unless cause
to the contrary in four days.--By the Court,
"WALTER Boutt,rx, Chief Clerk."
" IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH.
" The Queen against Daniel O'Connell, John O'Connell,
Thomas Steele, Thomas Matthew Ray, Charles- Gavan
Duffy,- Rev. Thomas Tierney, John Gray, and Richard
Barrett. •
" Gentlemen,—Take notice that this Honourable Court
*ill be moved on Friday, the 19th day of April instant, or so
soon after as counsel can be heard, that you and each of you,
the said Daniel O'Connell, John O'Connell, Thomas Steele,
Thomas Matthew Ray, Charles Gavan Duffy, the Rev.
Thomas Tiernoy, John Gray, and Richard Barrett, may be
severally called to appear and receive respectively the judg-
ment of the said Court upon the indictment whereof you re-
spectively stand convicted.
" Dated this 15th day of April, 1844.
" I am vourobedient servant,
" Wm. KEAMIS, Crown Solicitor,
40, Kildare-street.
" To Daniel O'Connell, John O'Connell,
Thomas Steele, Thomas Matthew
Ray, Charles ilavan Duffy, Rev.
• Thomas Tierney, John Gray, and
Richard Barrett."
This afternoon the traversera served the necessary notices,
preparatory to an application to the Court to set aside the
verdict, and to grant a new trial. It is likely that the ar-
guments upon this motion will be somewhat protracted, as
each of the traversers is entitled to be heard by counsel.
Judge Crampton sat this morning in the Queen's Bench,
to hear unopposed motions, and the full Court sat shortly
after eleven o'clock.

- Mr. Whiteside and Mr. M'Donough were the only gentle-
men.of the inner bar who were then present.
CHIEF JUSTICE—The first business of the Court this morn-
ing is motions for new trials: Mr. Whiteside, have you any
motion to make of that description ?
• Mr. WurrEsmE thanked his Lordship, and replied in the
negative.
At a few minutes past one the Chief Justice stated there
was to be a meeting of the judges at that hour, and the
Court accordingly adjourned.
THE QUEEN V. O'CONNELL AND OTHERS-NOTICE OF MOTION