The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-04 00:00:00

The advices reeeiv(cl by IastFREIGHT maiSl of the rise in prices
of cotton at home, have induced large purchases of that
article, and numerous contracts for tonnage have been
entered into. Rates, however, have not experienced
that advance which might have been expected, and we
cannot quote higher than 31. ss. per ton to London and
Liverpool for first class ships, and to China Rs. 11 to 11k
per candy. A vessel has been taken up to load cotton
for Hull at 31. 175. 6d. per ton.
EXCHANGES.
A fair amount of bills came on by the China steamer,
the rate of which opened at Is. 10 15-16 d. six months'
sight. It speedily declined, however, to Is. lOid. and
Is. 10 13-I6d. for the usual description of first-class
paper, and at the two latter prices considerable transac-
tions have taken place. Shortly before the arrival of
the China mail, the Bank broker entered the market as
a seller of the Batik drafts at ls. lop., but few parties
availed themselves of the accommodation offered, and
sales have since taken place at ls. Mid. six months'
sight. It is currently reported that Government in-
tends to raise its rite for advances on produce to Is. 118.
per rupee ou the Ist of January
to credit the report. , but we are not inclined

NIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE

SEATONIAN PRIZE.
CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 3.—A CLAUSE OF MR. SEATON'S
WILL, DATED OCT. 8, 1738.—" I give my Kisling-
bury estate to the University of Cambridge for ever ;
the rents of which shall be disposed of yearly by the
Vice. Chancellor for the time being, as he the Vice-
Chancellor, the Master of Clare Hall, and the Greek
Professor for the time being, or any two of
them, shall agree. Which three persons afore-
said shall give out a subject, which subject
shall for the first year be one or other of the per-
fections or attributes of the Supreme Being, and so
the succeeding years, till the subject is exhausted ;
and afterwards the subject shall be either Death,
Judgment, Heaven, Hell, Purity of Heart, &c., or
whatever else may be judged by the Vice Chancellor,
Master of Clare Hall, and Greek Professor, to be
most conducive to the honour of the Supreme Being
and recommendation of virtue. And they shall yearly
dispose of the rent of the above estate to that Master
of Arts whose poem on the subject given shall be best
approved by them. Which poem I ordain to be
always in English, and to be printed; the expense of
which shall be deducted out of the product of the
estate, and the residue given as a reward for the com-
poser of the poem, or ode, or copy of verses."
The subject of the poem for the present year is
" Nineveh.'

Each candidate for this prize is to send his per.
forinance, without his name, to the Vice-Chancellor
(fairly written, or it will not be attended to), on or
before the 28th of September next, with some Latin
verse upon it ; and he is at the same time to send a
paper sealed up, with his name written within, and
the same Latin verse on the outside. The papers
containing the names of the unsuccessful candidates
will be destroyed unopened ; by which regulation the
delicacy of those who might otherwise fear a repulse,
is, it is hoped, effectually consulted.
If any poem shall appear to possess distinguished
merit, a premium of 801. will be adjudged.

HULSEAN PRIZE.
The late Rev. John ilulse having bequeathed to
the University of Cambridge certain estates for the
advancement of religious learning ; and having
directed in his will, that out of the rents and profits,
so soon as annuities and other incumbrances would
admit, an annual premium would be given " for the
best dissertation in the English language on the evi-
dence in general or on the prophecies or miracles in
particular or in any other particular argument, whe-
ther the same be direct or collateral prpors of the
Christian religion, in order to evince its truth and
excellence;" to be written by a member of this
university, under the degree of standing of Master of
Arts; the trustees have given notice, that a premium
of about 1001. will thin year be given for the best
dissertation on the following subject :—" The beneficial
influence of the Christian clergy during the first
thousand years of the Christian era."
The dissertations are to be sent to one of the trus-
tees (the Vice-Chancellor, the master of St. John's
College, or the Master of Trinity College) on or
before the 19th of October, 1850, with the names of
the respective authors sealed up. The author of the
essay best approved is to print it at his own expense,
and is not to be a second time a candidate for the
premium.

B.A. COMMENCEMENT.,
Supplicats for degrees to be conferred at the en-
suing B.A. commencement are to be sent to the re.
gistry on or before Saturday the 19th inst., and the
certificates, &c , on or before Monday, the 21st inst.

TO THE EDITOR OF .T.NE SUN.
SlR,—The several letters relative to the declining
state of the deep.sea fisheries that appeared in your
journal were officially submitted for the considera-
tion of the Right Honourable the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty. The following letter is
their Lordships' reply

" Admiralty, 19th Dec., 1849.
reply to your letter of the 10th instant,
respecting the. declining state of the deep sea fish-
eries, lam commanded by my Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, to refer you to the Board of
Fisheries.

"I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" "J. PARKER.
"Mr. H. Dempster, 14, Cannon-row,
" Westminster.
Having received the above answer, I
naturally
enough busied myself a little to find out where the
Board of Fishery Office was in London. On inquiring,
however, I find there is none.
The East India Company say, they have nothing
to do with cod fisheries, fishing smacks, nor Billings.
gate ; and the Corporation of Trinity
affirms, that the
fishery business has
duties. nothing to do with their public

The Fishery. Board for the United Kingdom is
situated in Edinburgh ; but the powers of that board
are so ,limited, which the following letter will show,
that they can do nothing to mend the matter.
" Board of Fisheries, Edinburgh.
" Jan. 2, 1850.
" Sir,—ln reply to your letter, of the 25th ult., just
received, I am directed to inform you that the Acts
of Parliament by which the Board of Fisheries is
constituted do not empower it to interfere in- the
matters referred to by you.
" I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
" B. T. PRIMROSE, Secretary.
" Mr. Henry Dempster, 14, Cannon-row,
" Westminster. "
The duties of the Fishery Board in Scotland, so
far as I understand, is merely the inspection of cured
fish, such as herring, cod, ling, and hake. The green
(or fresh) fish are left for the public to judge of in
the best way they can.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Jan. 4, 1850. H. DEMPSTER.

DIAMOND DUST.
(From Eliza Cook's Journal.)
Teach self-denial, and make its practice pleasurable,
and you create for the world a destiny more sublime
than Ever issued from the brain of the wildest dreamer.
Patience is very good, but perseverance is much
better; while the former stands as a stoic under difficul-
ties, the latter whips them out of the ring.
Falsehoods, like distorted reflections from an uneven
mirror, suffer death by contact with each other.
He who wonders is ignorant in the same proportion.
Covetousness, like a candle ill-made, smothers the
splendour of a happy fortune in its own grease.
No friends are more faithful, more inseparable, than
hard-heartedness and pride, humility and love, lies and
impudence.
Of all the actions of a man's life his marriage does
least concern other people, yet, of all actions of our life,
it is most meddled with by other people.

HASTINGS.—A rather singular case of accidental
death occurred here last Thursday evening. A child
named Tapp, nine years of age, ate two onions from a
bottle of pickles and drank some of the vinegar, which
shortly afterwards suffocated him. At the coroner's
inquest the surgeon stated that ho had made a post
mortem examination of the body, and found it to contain
some undigested food, and about two ounces cf vinegar
(q. wineglass full); and he had no doubt that deceased
died from suffication, iii coutatitiei.co vi k shsg gut some
of the vinegar in the windpipe. The verdict was " Ac-
cidental death.".-lirighto Qazate,

nail-rod is in moderate demand. Speller and pig lead
have receded in value. Swedish steel is little in-
quired for.
Cochineal—We have only heard of a sale of 2,200 lbs.,
lat Es. 2i per lb., which is a decline of former rates.
Saffron—A sale of 1,100 lbs., at Rs. 114 d. per lb., has
had effect. Market steady.
Beer—The sales during the past fortnight have been,
to a larger extent than for some time before, viz ,
80 hhds. Hodgson's, at Rs. 40, aid 65 hhcls. at Rs. 38
per hhd. ; 160 hhds. Hodgson's and Alhopp's, at Rs. 50,
and 100 hhds. Hodgson's and Bass's, at Rs. 45 per hhd.
Spirits—Scarcely anything doing ; the only sales
reported during the fortnight being ten hhds Batavia
rum and eight of brandy, at Rs. q and Rs. 2i per gal-
lon respectively.
Woollens—Flannels continue in request, and are still
very scarce. Stocks of cloths of all descriptions are also
very limited.

Marine Stores—Paints of all descriptions, except
bllck, aro dull. Of canvass we have to report two
sales, each at 140 bolts, unbleached at Rs. 15i to 16i
per bolt. The stocks of both are large, and demand
dull. For cordage a slight inquiry. exists. Spirits of
turpentine and linseed oil are without alteration.
EXPORTS.
Opium—Nothing doing. The new drug is arriving
slowly, but the prices asked are higher than purchasers
are wilting to give. The quotation elsewhere given is
therefore nominal.
Pepper—A sale of 50 cadies Bhutcoll Pepper, at Rs.
54i per candy, is reported.
Cotton Wool—During the past fortnight the pur-
chases have amounted to 5,550 bales and 1,305 candies,
for which advanced prices have been paid—the cotton
to be delivered in the present and ensuing month. Last
accounts from England were considered very favourable,
while those from China were looked on as the reverse.