The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-27 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGEME.

We are informed that a renewed offer has been made to Mr.
Goulburn of the representation of the city of Dublin, coming
from such a variety of
.iuterests and parties, as left very little
doubt of his success, and probably without opposition. We un-
derstand, however, that the Right Hon. Gentleman considers his
prospects of representing this University of too favourable a na-
ture to permit him to hesitate a moment in declining the offers
from the metropolis of the sister kingdom.
The subseriptions in this University in aid of the distressed
manufacturers, amount to upwards of one thousand guineas.
The following gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of
Ely, on Trinity Sunday, at St. George's Hanover-square,
London:— _

DzacoNs.—Thomas Newton, B. A. St. John's soil. Camb. ;
Edward Wilson, B.A. St. John's coll. Camb. ; John Shaw, B.A.
Jesus coll. Camb. ; John William Meadsll, M.A. Catharine hall,
Camb. ; Wm. Spencer Harris Braham, B.A. Lincoln coll. Oxon;
Essex Henry Bond, B.A. Queen's coll. Camb. Wm. Latimer,
Nevins, B.A. Queen's coll. Ozun, Frederick Williamson, B.A.
Christ-church, Oxon, Robert J. W. Wright, Trinity coll. Oxon,
by let. Dim. from the Bishop of Winchester; Daniel Lewis
Jones, B.A. Jesus coll. Oxon, and Edw. Jones B.A. Jesus roll.
Oxon, by Let. Dim. front the Bishop of St. Asaph ; Robert
Thompson, B.A. Trinity coll. Cambridge, by Let. Dim. from
the Bishop of Cluster.

PAIZSTS.—Wm. Whewell, M.A. Fellow of Trinity-coll.
Camb.,; Julius Charles Hare, M.A. Fellow of Trinity sell.
Camb. ; George Barber Paley, M.A. Fellow of St. Peter's coll.
camb. ; Peter Still, B.A. Fellow of King's coll. Camb. ;
Walter Blunt, B.A. Fellow of King's coll. Camb. ; Geo. Brown
Matstrin, B.A. Fallow of King's coll. Cam!). ; Lawrence Ste-
phenson, M.A. St. John's coil. Carob.; Thomas Chalmers
Storie, B.A. Clare-hall, Camb. ; Thomas Lathbury, B.A. St.
Edmund's-hall, ' Oxon. ; Thomas 'Penton, B.A. Pembroke-coll.
woo. William Evers, • B.A. Trinity-coll. Oxon. ;by Let.
Dim. from the _Bishop of Winchester.
The Lord Bishop of Peterborough held an ordination in his
cathedral on Trinity Sunday, when the following gentlemen were
admitted into holy orders,
Dracort.--Thomas Horn, B.A. St. Edmund-hall, Oxford.
PmesTs.—Thowas William Carr, B.A. Braxennose College,
Okon'; John Francis Cobb, B.A. St. Peter's College Cambridge;.
James Hooke, B.A. Jesus College, Cambridge; James Metcalfe,
B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge; Charles John Pinfold, B.A.
Christ College, Cambridge; Hugh Maltby Spence, B.A. Lincoln
College,'Oron ; Charles Tucker, B.A. Wadham College, Oxon.;
Samson Henry White, B.A. Merton College, Oxon.
On Saturday last the Lord Bishop of Peterborongh instituted
the Rev. Edward Hatch Hoare to the rectory of Islam superior,
vaunt by the death of the Rev. Thomas Thomas; patron, the
Rev. Henry Hoare, of Bath. •

On Monday last the Rev. Hugh Maltby Spence was insti-
tuted to the rectory of West Haddon, vacant by the resigna-
tion of the Re►. John Spence, on the presentation of Sawyer
Spence, Esq.

On the sante day the Rev. Samson Henry White vrais instituted
upon hie own petition, to the rectory of 11Iaidfortl, vacant by the
death of the Rev. Samson White.

We regret to heir that Mr. King, the •ery distingusbed tutor
of Queen's College, Cambridge, has met with a serious accident.
It appears that this gentle►nan, having in the illness of ono of the
Proctors (Mr. Venn) undertaken to supply his • place, received,
in a quarrel of drunken gownsmen, a fall, by which his collar-
bone has been dislocated,

SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN LAYMAN, R.N.

CIIIMTVTIZAM, MAY Q 5.

The melancholy death of the above officer has created a great
sensation amongst the visiters and inhabitants of this fashionable
resort ; and although the Coroner's Inquest was last night held
before John Cooke,. Esq.,. at the Swan Inn, the cause which led
to the act of self-destruction is involved in considerable mystery.
The deceased was, it appears, an author of se►eral works upon
Naval Architecture, and a brave officer ; his town residence was
at: No. 84, Hans-place, Sloane-street,' and he had taken up his
abode here at Woodland Cottage. He was about sixty years of
age, a married man, without family. A respectable Jury assembled
at the Swan Inn last night at six o'clock, and having appointed
George Russel, Esq., their foreman, the Coroner proceeded in the
investigation.

Mr.-Sadier, the high constable, who had been indefatigable in
ecillecting evidence, kc., produced a slip of paper which had been
found iwar thebath, in which the deceased had been discoiered
with his throat cut, on which was written, in pencil, the follow-
ing lines, in a strong, steady, and legible hand
" Captain Edgetumbe will explain : but should he not arrive
before the inquest takes place, the accompanying may be gpened
by the Coroner."

John Cloward, one of the guides at the bath, proved that the
deceased called at the baths on Monday, and ordered a bath to be
got ready for him the following day at four o'clock, at 95. heat.
He came punctually on the folloiving day (Tuesday), went into
the bath-room, and ordered witness. to let him remain there for
an hour; deceased was particular relative to the bolt of the door ;
witness was greatly astonished when he went to the bath at five
o'clock, and found the deceased in the bath, quite dead, with his
throat cut. There was a razor lying on the side of the bath,
which was given to Mr. Sadler. The' deceased had undressed
himself, and had hung up his clothes in the greatest order.
-Jacob Jeremiah Holdship, a Quaker,. affirmed, that he was
manager of the baths, and had known the deceased for three year, ;
he had been changeable and wavering within the last three weeks.
Witness saw him conic to the bath, and he gave witness a note or
lettei to take to Mrs. Layman. Witness saw him in the bath in
the situation described, quite dead ; he found the slip of paper
given to Mr. Sadler (quoted above.)

Coroner—Whst accompanied it? Witness—This parcel.
(Witness produced a parcel, direct►d to Captain Edgecumbe.)
Witness continued—The deceased was a married man, and
lived happily_ together with his wife, excepting on matters of
•ookery.
_ _

(Here the Coroner opened the parcel alluded to above ; it con-
tained two books, one written by the deceased, and the other the
work of A.ccurn, the chymist. It also contained several letters.)
Coroner—Here is a letter, or copy of a letter, but I don't know
whether I ought to read it or not; it is signed William Layman.
Mr. Jones.—l should say that it is in the deceased's hand-
writing.
__

Coroner.--Here is anotber, but they are in different bands.

Mr. Jones.—This does not appear to be in his hand-writing.
Mr. Holdship,thought it might be his daughter's writing, be,
decided in the negative on looking at it.
The Coroner read the copy aloud : it piwported to be a copy
of a letter, dated March, 1822, and addressed to Admiral Sir
George Cockburn, upon the subject of preserving the lives: of the
seamen ; he also read (to himself) the letter which was proved to
be in the hand-writing of the deceased.
Mr. M. Jones said, he had known the deccaSed shout six
months ; he rented a house of him from October, bet had since
told witness he could no longer live there, as the cook behaved so
badly to him. Witness questioned the cook upon the subjeCt;
and 4he could assign no reasonfor having provoked his displeaserei
as he (the deceased) had presented her with a sovereign for her
good behavour. The deceased, however, still complained of the
cook, and witness took her into his own service. Deceased
called at witness's house, and paid him what he owed him ; wit..
nose asked him if he intended leaving; and he replied, that he did
not know what to do; they wanted hint to be s►►nt to London,
but he could not lire there, as it was all dirt and poison. If he
went there he should be poisoned, as he could not eat any 'thing
in London ; Mr. Accuni was the only man who knew aur thing
upon that subject. Cheltenham (ths deceased said) Was the
d--st place in all the world, the water was most filthy. Now
(said Mr. Jones) it is very well known that. the water ,in Chelten..
ham is excellent. When it rained, the deceased used to send the
cook to hold a dish under the aletis to catch the water. Witness
was convinced that he was not of sound.mitid at the time be cone.
*nutted the act.

• The Coroner and Jury now proceeded to Woodland-cottage to
view the body, whither it bad been removed, under the direction of
Sir William. Meta* Bert' the chief magistrate. The left side of
the throat Presented a c*t of several inches in, length and depth,
which must hive oicasioned almost instant death.
On the return of the jury to the inn; the Coroner stated that
there Wigs letter. (This was the letter which would doubtless -
have thrown inch a light upon the whole trausastion ; before he
read it, he sired the court tabs cleared.)
The Jury, after a short v=0;14604, returned a verdict of , " Insanity. -
de

The Rey. Francis lee, who committed suicide in
the Albany, was an M. A. of Cambridge. He was
the intimate friend of the Rev. Mr. Colton the author
of Lacon. Early in life Mr. Lee married a sister of
the Golden .Ball who soon after eloped from him
•
with Major do 131aqutere.
The rep win make a rich harvest by Brother to
Twatty's winning the Derby. He was an outside
horse, and scarcely thought of, so that no money of
any consequence Was laid against him.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, M 26.

This being the first day of Trinity Term, the Judges and Law
Officers breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor, as usual, on ouch
occasion. They afterwards proceeded to Lincoln's Inn Hall, where
his Lordship read to them his Majesty's Commission. Ainutt half-
past one o'clock the Judges sat in their respective Courts.
His Loanstar will sit in Lincoln's Inn to-morrow also, in
consequence, we were told, of alterations going on in the Court at
Westminster. Monday will be a dies non. On Tuesday it is
expected he will sit at Westminster.