The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-11 00:00:00

GERMAN UNIVERSITIES.

In presenting our Readers with a list of the Universities of
Germany, we have deemed that it would not be uninteresting
to mark, at the same time, the era of the foundation of each. We
shall follow the chronological order in making the statement.
• The University. of Prague was instituted in 1346
The University. of Vienna was instituted in 1365
The University of Heidelberg was instituted in 1368
The University of Wedding; was instituted in 1403
The University of Leipaic was instituted in 1409
The University of Rostock was instituted in 1419

The University of Greisswald was instituted in 1456
bThe University of Friburg was instituted in 1457
The University of Basle was instituted in 1460
The University of Tubingen was instituted in —1477
The University of Marburg was instituted in 1527
The University.of Kiinigsberg was instituted in 1544
The University of Jena was instituted in 1557
The University of Giessen was instituted in 1607
The University of Kiel was instituted in 1665
The University of Ilslle was instituted in 16t14
The University of Breslau was, instituted in 1702
The University of Giitingen was instituted in 1734
The University of I?.rlangen was instituted in 1743
The University of Landmhut was instituted in lBlO
The University of Berlin was instituted in .lBlO
The University of Bonn was instituted in lBlB

Several Universities, famed for their antiquity, and the learned
men they have produced, were suppressed during the late revolu-
tions. These are follows:
That of Mayence, founded in 1477, was abolished in 1795
That of Stutgard, founded in 1784, was abolished in 1794
That of Cologne, founded in 1888, was abolished in 1794
That of Bamberg, founded in 1648, was abolished in. 1803
That of DiUingen, founded in 1549, was abolished in lBO4
That of Altdorf, founded in 1678, was abolished in lBO9
That of llinteln, founded in 161i3, was abolished in lBO9
That of Salzburg, founded lit 1625, was abolished in 1809
That of Ingotstedt, founded in 117%), was abolished in lBln
That of Erfurt, founded in 1392, was 4Wished iu lBl5
That of Wittenberg, founded in 15011, was abolished in 1815
The University of ingolstadt was t►ansferred to Landshut ;
those of Erfurt and Wittenberg united in the University of Halle.
Bibliotheque Allemande.

A VIRTUOUS PARISH ! !—The Rector of a
Parish in Wiltshire, when he sent his answer to the
Bishop's Questions, lately , circulated through the
diocese, subjoined this testimony to his parishioners:
—lt may give your Lordship some idea of the moral
state of this parish to know that not a single in-
habitant has been convicted, or even accused, in a
Court of Justice for any Inisdemeanour, or other breach
of the laws, during my residence within it, which is
now more than 15 years."—The parish is .Alton
Barnes.—Northaniptoit Mercury.

THE BELLS OF YORK MINSTER AND OF BOW
CHURCH, LONDON.--Owing 'to the fear that the
steeple of Bow Church will fall about the ears of the
neighbouring inhabitants, the Nnous peal of " Bow
Bells" is, for the present, silenced. Several letters
on this subject have appeared in the London Papers,
and a correspondent of the. New Times asserts, that
those bells " contain individually a greater weight of
metal than any peal in England." This is not the fact,
for the peal at York Minster is heavier, as will be seen
from the following statement :

YORE MINSTER. wircuuncil.
Cwt.qr.lbs. Cvrt.qr.lbs.
Treble ...8 3 7 8 3 7
2 9 1 5 9 0 2
3 10 1 22 40 1 14
4 12 2 21 .12 0 7
5 13 2 2 13 0 23
6 16 0 4 17 0 11
7 21 023 20 2 26
8 26 0 13 24 2 5
9 33 216 34 2 6
Ten0r...53 0 25 53 0 22
It appears, therefore, that whilst the trebles weigh the
same IH both peals, and in Nos. 6 and 9 Bow bells are
the heaviest, all the others in York Minster peal con-
tain more metal than those in the celebrated metropo-
litan one. The tenors of both are in the ke of C
and both peals were.cast at the same foundry in Lon-
don, Bow bells in 1762, and those of York Minster
in 1763.—Leeds Intelligencer.

Satt.teemse.—ln the night of the 4th instant, a
smuggling punt attempted to land at Herne Bay. A
person, about eleven o clock;approiehO Blockade
sentinel, in gentlemanly attire, for the purpose of se-
curing him ; but on receiving .a blow from the butt
end of a, pistol, cried out—" For God's sake, pull
out," and ran away. The boat having Pot off; Lieu-
tenant Wise launched hia galley, and for fear of seizure,
the cargo' of the punt was thrown overheard ; in con.-
sequence, several boats were examined, and on search-
ing two boats, a quantity of articles were found, which
had been plundered, (in defiance of the naval and re-
voile officers) from the Excter packet of Exeter,
while, on, fire off Recuiver, on .the morning of the 4th
September, and detained by Lieutenant J. Wise, for
the benefit of the owners dr underwriters ; and about
seven o clock on the morning of the sth, as the Cus-
tom house Officer belonging to Herne Bay Was going
on board a hay, ofr lizard's bathing IVlichine, for the
purpose of seeing her cargo dischargO, he observed
something floating, and havmawaded up to his middle
in water, to his great astonishment got hold of a small
raft of twelve tubs of contraband spirits, stipposed, to be
t6skthrown overboard from the punt which Lieut.
Wise had prevented landing.—Kentish Gazette.