The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-29 00:00:00

CORFU, NOV. 13.
The opening of the Studies in this University, deferred
by order of the Senate, from the Ist November, till last
Wednesday, on account of delay in the return of the Il-
lustrious Archer* to this island, in consequence of ill
health, took place on the day appointed. At 8 o'clock in
the morning the Professors, preceded by all the Students,
and accompanied by'a great number of other persons, went
in procession to the church of the Blessed Virgin, where
Te Deism was chanted by the Metropolitan of this island.
After divine service, the procession returned to the Hall of
the University, where the usual academical sitting was
held, in the •presence of the High Lord High Commis-
sioner, pro tempore, of the President and the Senate,
the Chief Authorities of the State, and a numerous
audience of persons of distinction. The- Ephorus of the
University briefly stated the various lectures which
had been delivered during the last year, and the rapid
progress of the youths in their several branches of
study. After this, the Archen asked if the Academic
Body thought fit to confer the Laurel of Medicine
on Signior Caralambo Pilarina, of Cephalonia, and that
of Literature on Sig. Constantine Sachellaropulo, Professor
of Archeology Elect, in the University, and the faculties
of medicine and literature assenting, the above two
gentlemen were introduced into the Hall by the Orator of
the University, who declared the doctrines and the moral
virtues of each of them. When they had both received
the laurel, the Orator delivered a very profound discourse,
in which he proved the use and advantages of study, and
traced, ab ow, the history of Greekiiterature, following it
minutely in all its epochs. Coming down to our modern
times, he showed how the youth of these islands, by the
wisdom of the Government, which, by the institution of
the University, has given them every means of studying
with success, had the way open to them to emulate the
virtues of their illustrious ancestors. Our Orator being
obliged to pass over many pages of his discourse, in order
not to run the risk of wearying his hearers, deprived them
of great part of the pleasure which they would doubtless
have felt in listening to the rest of the recondite informa-
tion which distinguished his performance. The Most
Honourable Archen closed the sitting with the following
discourse

" Great was my joy at the dose of the second year of
our University, to see the number of our young philologers
amount to eighty. How much better founded, and greater
must my satisfaction be, at now seeing triple that number
of youths, whose progress in every branch of learning in-
spires the fairest hopes for the honour of this institution,
and whose conduct has on no occasion given me any
trouble. And it is not only from the philologers that our
academy expects it: "--- - "
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lisaus94l. it ...manned prZsperlry ; it is
'espeeialripleasing to see among them so many who are
destined to the education of youth and the service of the
altars. Heaven grant, omy beloved and promising phi-
lologers, 0 youths, both ecclesiastics and laity, that you
may persevere in the conduct which has hitherto done you
so much honour, and may the Almighty, who has so be-
nignantly protected us, guide and prosper our feeble
efforts to the
,glory of his name, and the observance of
his holy laws.'

FRANKFORT, DRC. 91.
Our Senate has appointed Mr. John George Behrends
to be Consul of this free city at London.

The public anxiety for news from Lisbon is doomed
to be still further excited. The steam-boat, whose
arrival has been momentarily expected for the last
forty-eight hours, has not yet been heard of, nor have
despatches by any other channel yet reached town.

We alluded yesterday to the Speech delivered on

the 4th instant, in the Chamber of Peers at Lisbon,
by the Count DE VILLA REAL, late Ambassador
from Portugal to the Court of Madrid, and as this
Speech becomes an historical document of considera-
ble importance, as containing a detailed statement of

the conduct of the Ministers of FERDINAND, by
which the amicable relations previously ,au bsisting be-
t Ween Spain and Portugal have been interrupted, and
events produced, the consequences of which no one
can predict, we. have published it in. another column
at full length.
After an attentive perusal of this Document, we

think it will be impossible to assert that Portugal, or
England as her Ally, has acted hastily in the measures
now adopted, and difficult to entertain an expectation
that a Government, which has acted so long and so
decidedly, on a system of policy inimical to the exis-
tence of liberal institutions in any part of the Penin-
sula, should be induced to change that system, until
the most pOwerful of arguments have been practically
applied against it.

The fourth and fifth Bulletins of the health of the
King of PRUSSIA, are very favourable. Ilia MA-,
JRBTY has resumed his daily habits of business.

We observe by the Plymouth Paper, that the lower
deck
guns of 'eome:.of:the line-of-battle ships sent to
Lisbon with troops, which had been taken out prior to
the sailing of the ships,
have been put on board trans-
ports for. conve
-Ance to the Tagus.

London is, as 01
ay be supposed, very desolate at
this season of the
Year. Almost all who can leave
town are either exercising or enjoying
hospi-
tality peculiar to the seaso the rural ;
many of those who are
less fortunate feel a melancholy
satisfaction in the re-
collection of early days, when families perhaps
now p p
dispersed over the globe, used to assemble for one
week's enjoyment of unmixed felicity. There is some-
thing peculiarly satisfactory in the contemplation of
this description of happiness. lt is

" Fioui passion's iii-ova refined and clear."
Evan ,6 stern reason frowns not on it ;" and for one
period of existence, at least, those Who live in the

time acquire a higher idea of their own impor-
tXnce, and cultivate the arts and sciences with a
consciousness of their beneficial 'effect upon - the
condition of SoCiety. , The growing improvement
of the lOnian States must .awaken a corresponding
desire among their neighbours, till 'even the Turks
seize the bright torch of learning,_ and illumine the
East—so long a prey to 'ignorance and superstition.
Certainly nothing can tend so much to harmonize the
vengeful jealousies existing in that quarter, as the
diffusion of liberal knowledge. One half of the
world is- kept wretched from an absurd devotion to
the prejudices of • their ancestors—and the great
bar to improvement is generally to be found in
the obstinacy of those who are too wise to con-
fess their ignorance, and too conceited to allow in
others a larger share 'of learning, virtue, or common
sense than they possess themselves. Let us hope
when the youth taught at this University disperse them.
selves over the barbarous regions of the East, that
their career may be blest with the emulative desire o:
the people to avail themselves of the means of acquir-
ing rational enjoyment by the diffusion of knowledge,
which is so intimately connected with the happiness of
mankind :