The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-14 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXEMID, JAW. 13.—Congregations will be holden for the
purpose of granting Graces, and conferring Degrees on the
following days in the ensuing Term, viz.—
January 14, 19, and 211.—February 4,7, 16, and 23.—March
2. 9, and 19.
No perfon will, on any account, be admitted as a candidate
for the Degree of 11. A. or M.A. or that of R.C.L. without
proceeding through Arta, whose name is not entered in the
book, kept for that purpose, at the Vice-Chancellor's house,
before nine o'clock in the evening of the day preceding the day
of Congregation.
The Congregation on Tuesday, February 7, is holden, as pro.
vided In the dispensation for intermitting the forms and exercises
of determination, expressly for the purpose of receiving from
the Deana or other Officers of their respective Colleges or flans
the names of such Bachelors of Arts as have not yet deter-
mined ; and their names having been so signified to the House,
and thereupon inserted in the regis.er of Congregation, they
may at any time in the same or in any future Term be admitted
to all the rights and privileges to which they would have been
entitled by the intermitted hums and exercises.
All persons are desired to take notice, that no Bachelor of
Arts who shall not have proceeded to that Degree em or before
Feb. 4, can have his name inserted in the register of Congre-
gation during the present year.
The Regius Professor of Divinity has given notice of a
Course of Lectures, to begin on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Christ
Church. These Lectures are intended tin. Students in Divinity
from three to seven years standing ; and all persons who de-
sire to attend are requested to deliver, previously, a written re-
commendation from the Governor or Tutor of their respective
College.
Eccksiastical Prermetitc—The Rev. W. Thresher, M.A.,
late curate of Portsmouth (which he was obliged by ill health
to vacate) has been presented by 11. P. Define, Esq. of Cams
Hall, to the vicarage of Titchfield, Hants, vacant by the death
of the Rev. Alexander Radcliffe.
The Rev. E. J. W. Valpy, to the rectory of Stamford Ding.
ley, Berks, void by the resignation of the Rev. Thos. Whit.
aker ; patron, the Rev. Edward Valpy, of the Close, Norwich.

GEORGE TH F 1 RST.—W hen GEO 110 II the
Flan succeeded to the throne of England, he
brought over with him from Hanover his cook,
to whom he was extremely partial. After some
stay at St. James's the cook grew melancholy,
and wanted to leave to return home to Hanover.
The King being informed of this, desired to see
him ; and when the cook came into his presence,
he asked him why he wished to leave his service.
The cook replied, " I have long served your Ma-
jesty with diligence and honesty,and never suffered
any of your property to be embezzled in your kit-
chen ; but here the dishes no sooner come from the
table, than one steals a fowl, another a pig a
third takes a joint of meat, a fourth a pie, and so
on, till the whole is gone, and I cannot bear to
sea your Majesty so injured." 'l'lie King laughed
heartily, and said, 44 My revenues here are suffi-
cient to enable me to bear these things, and there-
fore, to reconcile you to your place, do you steal
as well as the rest, and mind that you take
enough." The cook followed his master's advice,
and in a short time became more expert than his
fellow-servants.

Lord Chief Justice WinsoT used to give
curious account of an innkeeper at Warwick, whom he had
tried for having poisoned Rome of Ithi customers with his Port.
wine, by which they had narrowly escaped with their iv
s;
and
that the indictment was quashed by the uupudence of the fellow,
who absolutely 'moved that there had never been a drop of Port.
wine in the hogshead.
WIIIITE HAnx.—There is now in the posses-
sion of a gentleman residing ne4r,Poole, a hare perfectly white,
and the fur on the skin of a remarkable length.
PAPER liaTes.--The flying of paper kites is am m favourite am among the natives in every
part of India. The kites have no tails, and bear
sonic resemblance in shape to the ace of clubs.—
Matches are fought with them, and frequently
for large sums, which he whose string is cut loses.
A composition of pounded glass is rubbed over
the string, to enable it to cut; and no small de.
gree of skill and experience is retluisite to manage
one, of these kites, and gain a victory. Delhi is
celptkrate4. for their manufacture,
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