The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-09 00:00:00

THE ASSUMPTION OF POWER BY THE

POPE OF ROME.

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sra,—As in the discussion which has taken place
on this subject an important part of the argument
appears to have been passed over, and as there are
some slight doubts as to whether we can annul what
the Pope has had the audacity to do, I would supply
that omission by referring your readers to the first
and third paragraphs of the thirty-seventh article of
our religion :—" The Queen's Majesty bath the chief
power in this realm of England and other her
dominions, unto whom the government of all estates
of this realm, whether they be ecclesiastical or civil,
in all causes doth appertain, and is not, nor ought to
be, subject to any foreign jurisdiction." Again, in
the third paragraph of the same article of our Pro-
testant faith,—" The Bishop of Rome bath no juris-
diction in this realm of England."
If the Articles of Re►igion established by Royal assent
in Convocation, in 1562, are part of the British Con-
stitution, then does the Pope of Rome stand convicted
of having acted illegally by his assumption of power
over our beloved Sovereign and the laws of our
country.—l am, Sir, &c.,

MICHAEL CONSTABLE.
Chelsea, Nov. 9th, 1850.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1851.
The following are the present fixtures as nearly as
we can make out:—

MARCH.

Doncaster Spring
AP:

Northampton . 26
IL.
Newmark. First Spring 21
Abergavenny 24
Chester

Croxton Park 1
Newmarket Craven
The Hoo l2
Bath l5

Newmkt. Second Spring 6
Shrewsbury

Plymouth Spring
Epsom
E.
Newton
Stockbridge
23 Newcastle

Ascot
Hampton ll
Manchester ll
131 bury

Newmarket
Carlisle ........
Worcester
Liverpool

Nottingham
Stamford l6
Goodwood

Ripon
Brighton 6
Wolverhampton .....

CST.
Lewes l3 or 14
York
Egham 27

SEPTE:

Warwick
Doncaster
Sandbach

Monmouth
Chester
Newmarket S.O l3

MEIER.
1 Egliuton Park 22 or 23
Bedford 22 or 23
Newmarket F.O 3O
)BER.
1 Wrexham
Newmarket Houghton 27

Hagley has been sold
.to Mr. Britton, and is now in
S. Scutt's stable.

Mr. Etwall's Knight of the Thistle, winner of a stake
on Friday in the Houghton Meeting, is by Thistle-
whipper, the sire of Antigone, not by Knight of the
Whistle, U 3 returned in our last.

We are sorry to hear that William Butler, the jockey,
formerly with Mr. T. Parr, died of cholera on board the
Ilindostan, en route from Suez to India, on the 11th of
September, after an illness of thirteen hours.
THE MOORS.—Mr. Crompton closed his season at
Corrour on Monday, the 21st of October, having had
most excellent sport. With his friends, dr. Blair,M.P.
for Bolton, and Mr. Woolmer, of Exeter, aided by the
gun of an occasional visitor. ho bagged the large number
of 3,077 head of game, Mr. Crompton killed with his own
gun upwards of 1,000 head, including grouse, ptarmigan,
hares, snipe, and roe. Mr. Blair was not far behind.
The birds were remarkably healthy, and, as Mr.
Crompton did not commence till the 31st of August,
they were strong on the wing, and in fine plumage.
These results will suggest to the true sportsman the great
benefit he would derive by not beginning to shoot on the
12th of August, at which time scarcely a brood of
birds have come to perfection, being neither fit to kill,
nor lit for carriage when killed. As for the amusement
of shooting " cheepers," to make up a bag, let those in-
dulge in it who shoot for " numerical" fame, and not
for the real enjoyment of the sport. Another advantage
of not commencing until about the Ist of September is
the certainty of more birds being left to ensure sport for
the next year.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, Nov. 8.
ORIEL COLLEGE.
Messrs. Beck and Cookson, commoners of this col-
lege, were this day elected to exhibitions ; and
Harrison was elected to a scholarship, for which
there were 17 candidates.
The annual speech in commemoration of Sir Tho-
mas &iley was delivered to-day by Mr. Charles
Newton, M.A., of Christ Church.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 8.
HEBREW.

The undermentioned gentlemen have been declared
to have passed the voluntary examination in Hebrew :
Examiner—W. H. Mill, D.D., Trinity, Regius
Professor of Hebrew.

Buttemer, A., B.A.,Emman. Lee, C., 8.A., St. John's.
Coling, J., 8.A., John's. Olver, H. H., 8.A., Corpus.
Hodgson, W., 8.A., Catb. Whyley, E. B„ 8.A., Trin.
Jameson, F. J., 8.A., Cai us.
CRANE'S CHARITY.

The trustees of Crane's charity, for the relief of
sick scholars, will bold a meeting at Jesus College
Lodge on Tuesday, the 19th of November, to consider
and determine the claims of applicants. Applications
must be made by scholars to the tutors of their res-
pective colleges, and contain full particulars both of
the medical charges and of the circumstances of the
applicants. The grants will be confined to such
charges as have been incurred during the half-year
immediately preceding the meeting.