The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-06 00:00:00

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OXFORD, JULY 5.
The Theatre this morning made as noble an ap-
pearance as on Tuesday ; by ten o'clock it was corn-
plem!y filled. The Ladies, we think, wereinore
numerous than befir, many of them being diiap-
pointed the first day, in consequence of an order is-
sued by the Doetors in Convocation, that no Lady

sfiould be admitted, unless intrgduced by a Member
of the University. , The lower. gallery, which was
appropriated to the fair, was filled a_short time.after
the doors were opened ;. and the Ladies who were
not in time for that part of the :anise, were accom-
modated in the galleries and the area. The dress of
the females surpassed all 'description, and it is sup-
posed there were upwards of a thousand elegantly
dressed Ladies present, and considerably abdte that
number' of Gentlemen.

After the Chancellor had opened the Convoca-
tion, the Gentlemen whose names we, mentioned
yesterday (with the exception of Sir G. Warrender,
Sir G. 0. P. Turner, Sir G. Nugent, Sir E. Sou4s,
H. Parnell, J. Macdonald, and J. Blackharne, who
were not proposed) had the hOtibrary degree of

Doctor in Civil Law conferred upon them. These
Gentlemen were I:ropjiied by Kr.:Phillimore, of
Ctiri'st Church, and in general were well received.'
Upon the menin,n of the name.of. Sir Sidney Smith,
lie was receiceJ apiAanse bordering on enthu-

SlilSlll.

Some voy -encomiums were passed on
Sir Sidney by AL Piiillimore, in his address to the'
Charictiior, as also on. Sir +V. W. Wynne. There
were more DoctOrs present than could find seats in
the usual place allotted for them, and several were
obliged to find seats in other parts of the Theatre.,

After the above Gentlemen had had taken their
degrees, and were seated, the band played a short
piece froth one of the Overtures of Handel.

When the business of the day was finished, the
Band struck up "God save the King," to which
Madame 'Catalani sung, the first verse admirably.—
The Chancellor then dissolved the Convocation.

This day the Chancellor,Vice-Chancellor, the No-
blemen, fiends of Houses,
.Doctors, and a very nu-
merous
assemblage of gentry as strangers,: dined in
Christ Hall. The gates of the College were locked,
and no person. admitted but those who dined, or
had business at the dinner. Upwr.rds of 500 per-
sons dined, including the Members of the College.
In the evening the third Concert took place to a
numerous audience, though not so much so as on
either of the preceding evenings, though there must

be 1700 persons present at least. 'The songs most
admired' were.C.stalani's " Vittitna sventurata," and
" Ombra Aclorata," Bartleman's " Ye twice ten

hundred Deities," and Braharn's Polacca, " NO,
more by sorrow," which met with unbounded
applause. Lindley played a Concerto on the Violon-
cello, as did Holmes, on the Basoon, both of which
were excellent.

Many Members of the University are displeased
that Mr. Sheridan bas not been proposed for a de-
gree, and repeatedly called out for Sheridan, after
this morning's performance was finished. This
evening the following hand-bill has been circu-

" It is humbly asked of the justice and generosity
of the Members of Convocation, whether the public
merits of the Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
do not claim, upon the present occasion, the usual
,honorary mark of their resped ?. and whether it.be
consistent with the spirit of their honours to with-
hold
.them from a man, whose talents have, through
a long and arduous career, eminently adorned, and
whose patriotism has, upon every trying occasion,
stood forward to support the general interests of
Of
his country.

KING's THEATRB.—A Concert was performed last
night in the. Great Room at this place, for the benefit
of Mr. LACY, formerly one of the Proprietors of
Drury-lane Theatre, a Gentleman who might at
this time have been in .affluence, if nature bad not
endowed him with too benevolent and generous a
disposition. Owing to several disappointments,
many.of the performances which had been announc-
ed could not take place ; but INCLEDON and Miss
FERON, kindly exerted their vocal ;powers. The
former gave " All in the Downs," without a band,
and would have done much more, if he had not been
oblited to attend his duty at Covent-garden Theatre.
Miss FERON merits high applause for the zeal with
which she exerted herself on the occasion, as well as
for her great musical talents. Mrs. CLARKE, from
Covent-garden Theaire, Varied the "entertaiurnent
vith recitations ; and REFs displayed his imitative
powers with success.. We should mention the
kindness of Mr. W. PARKE, who highly gratified
the audience with a Concerto on the Onoe ; and
Mr. COBHAM and Miss PERON also acquitted them-
selves ably in a Duet on the Violin and PianO-
forte. Mr. LACY apologized for the disappointment
with that interestting and patheti6 humility which
marks his character. The audience, who doubt-
less were disposed to receive with good will any
thing intended for the advantage a so deserving an
individual, accepted his apology with kindness and
respea.

A young man of the name of Dirgin was killed in
a pitched battle with a man of the name of alugh-
ton, on Monday last, at Hasmere, near Coln-
brocek.

bEPTFUPD, .hYLY 6, :810.

!tit-ENDED LAUNCH OP 4l TS MAdSTY'S GULP 8.1.113131-4

tHAULOTTE.

Tbis noble ship of i to guns, the largest ever built
so high up the Ritter as Deptford, is to be consigned
to its proper element on the 17th instanri.wben old
Father THAMES Will be enriched with another proud
bulwark of Briton's glory.
Among the numeroui visitors this magnificent
strutiure of art has drawn to the Royal Dock-yard,
we were yesterday highly gratified to observe the
barge of the'Merchant Taylors' Company land there
a numerous partv.of respectable citizen;, under the
heart-chearing-tunes of " God save the King," and
"Rule Britaania."

The Master ofthe l‘lmThant Tfliars' Company,
(WILLIAM HAY WARD, Esq ) his Wardetrs, and the
whole party, were received ..with the utmost poiite-,
neSs by Commissioner. CUNNINGIIANT; who escorted
them round this intended qUeen of the avail, with
the most marked attention.'

If one thing more than another could be calcu-
lated to glatily and greatly reward the Officeo
whose labours have tended to rear, and whose best
hopes arc, safely, to launch this stupendous labrick)
it must hate been to behold a band of patriotiO,
wealthy; and. enlightened citizens contemplating'
'with pride and pleasure the additional security which
commerce. may derive, and additional glory• t,ich
their country nray acquire,' by the bounty of nat
and the art of, man, :as combined in:this noble ship,.

• 'After quitting .the DoCk-yard, the Barge pas.i'd
close to !he Marine Society's ship, and received
three cheers from the juvenile Tars on b
whose feeble voices -(as' perhaps vociferating- tho
sentiments of so many future heroes) w2s distinCtl
telt and handsomely returned by the Barge's crew.
At passing the. ship bearing the 'flag of Admir'3l
OTWAY, the Barge lay on its oars and compliment-
ed the flag with " Rule Bri'annia." The whole
party then landed at the Ship Tavern, at Green,
where a sumptuous dinner Was provided, and a Dual-
ber of loyal and constituional toasts were supported
by appropriate songs from Messrs. TAYLOR, LEETIi,
and other perforibers. The whole was "a festive and
patriotic treat.

We understand. that Mr: CHINNERY, who so de'
servedly obtained the prize, for his Poem on rl►e
DYING GLADIATOR, (which we inserted yesterday)
• displayed great powers as an orator, in reciting it 91
Oxford, as well as taste and imagination in ti'e
composition itself. •The energetic passages were
properly relieved by those of the pathetic kind, aod
the whole, we are assured, was delivered with gre9.o
feeling and ex pression.•
Yesterday Astley's 2(2d annual prize wherry, give°
in honour of his Majeity's Birth Day, was rowed t:)f
by six %%mermen, who bad not won any of the pr`-1
ceding. prizes. Their names were :

AbrAe Bridge.
Hunt, iepper-Alley, blue.
Thomas, Vauxhall, svar-
• ler.

Below Bridge.
E. Hamilton, Sturner's-kcct
purple.
j.. Palmer, Horst:ooo'
green.
_ J Laslibroo lc, I ton-gate,pir'l4.
The competitors started ahotAt foer o'clock fr°o,
the centre arch of IVestrninster Bridge, and ha,ie!
pulled to fiungcrford, returned, according to lb":
terms of the first heat. The three successful boat'
were Lashbrook, Hunt, and Author. This
presented a grand trial of skill, but the atiivity Al's
judgment of Lashbrook, enabled him to conic I'l
considerable diitance a-head of the others. -

j. Authur, Lambeth, yel-
low.

At five o'clock the three winning boats started ags;°
to row round -a boat moored off Cumberland 63r
dens, return on the Surrey side, row round the
con opposite Hungerford, and finally return to 11"
Bridge. The grand contest on this occasion wa'
ae
tween Lashbrook and Hunt ; the former, whO %‘;';
young and athletic, exerted himself to gait' t"t
wherry, but the strength and knowledge of Ow,'
prevailed ; having gained the lead, he arrived 611.;
and was declared viaor, amidst the shouts of a Pl..
body of spectators in boats, and on the banks of
-The admirers of aquatic sports have seldoull,,,
tamed more gratification at a spectacle of this
cription The candidates for the prize were
guished by caps and sashes of their peculiar colou'4'
Several excellent bands. of music were stationed riela
the winning point, decorated with flags, ancl4o,
short nothing was wanting te give effect to tbisLot
nual regatta. We did not learn_ that any accinj
happened. In the evening the wherry was give')
the winner at Astley's Amphitheatre.
of
A shocking accident happened at the rookery 00
Mr. Smallby, in the neighbourhood of ChoblialTh_ of
Wednesday morning. Two young Gentleinethf
►
the names of Haymes
,and Thornham, were
ing themselves. at shooting rooks; and WO5l, 0
former was watching for an aim, with the golv
the cock, in a slanting direaion, it went off, Po,
lodged the contents in the body of Mr. Thornild
which killed him on the spot. A Cor,,ner's
returned a verdict of Accidental Death the san°,lois
,The deceased was eineteen years of age; 0"`"
only son.
so°
A shocking murder was committed on the Perd,
of Mr. Isaac Progers, a farmer at BAlrs Handr,Dt
near Chepstow, Somersetshire, on Sunday
last, by two rubbers, who entered the house'at "114
night, and alarmed Mr, P. and his wife in held
TheydeManded to know where any property
be found, and on being informed there was
the house, one of the villains stabbed Mr. P. °:•ft ,
then ransacked the house of plate, and other
and decamped. A labourer is in custody on sticil`d
cion of the murder. Mrs. Progers is not exlx'
to survive the shock.
On the 18th oh. some persons fishing for
near Nethertown, St. Bee's, found a man'"
with the foot in it, sticking between two stones',
and, in the evening, the same party found anot.,Pool
evidently its fellow, but about a hundred yards Pot
the spot where they met with the firct-13ott'l/.
geared to have been wrenched off by the arreik;oll
The shoes are apparently new, and the stock
feet of a light blue colour.—The skin of both ion'
is perted, but the flesh is in a state of putrefa
ConjeMiu e is at a loss to account lot this egfr
dinary occurrente.

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