The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-15 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, DEC. 14.—0 n Tuesday the following Degrees
were conferred :

MASTER OF ARTS.—Rev. Thomas Wyatt, Trinity College.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.—William Drake Sealy, St. Alban
Hall; William Stratton, St. Edmund Hall ; John wetherall
Brazenose College ; Ednuind Philip Stock, Magdalen Hall ;
Edward Trelawny and Henry Thursby, Oriel College ; John
Williams and Thomas Proctor, Jesus College ; Frederick
Richard Stevens, Worcester College ; Henry Peyton Sadler,
Pembroke College.
PREFERMENTS.—The Rev. John. Webb, one of the Minor
Canons, has been presented by the Dean and Chapter of Glou-
cester Cathedral to the Vicarge of Cardiff, void by the death of
the Rev. Mr. Jones. The Rev. James Mainwaring, Vicar of
Cainsham, near Ludlow, has been appointed, by Earl Soniers,
coifed his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains,
-PREACHERS.—Rev. Mr. Radcliffe,,on Sunday morning, at
Christ Church ; Rev. Mr. Chandler, of New College, in the
afternoon at St. Mary's : ReV. Mr. Streatfield, of Trinity col-
lege, •St. Thomas's Day, at St. Mary's;

TfiE THEATRE.—The tragedy of Jane Shore
was last night represented at Drury' Lane The-
atre. This tragedy was professedly written in
SHAKSPEARE'S style, and though the imitation has
not been so observable to the public in general,
as it doubtless appeared to the author, yet the
very attempt seems to- have animated his Muse
to rise to a nobler height than she attained
in all her other labours. The truth is than
the play is not only interesting, as founded in his-
tory, and relating to a woman whose name and
story will never be forgotten, but it is treated with
considerable dramatic skill. The character of
Gloucester is marked by sublety, fire, and Vigour,
and in that respect, at least, follows up the de-.
sign of SUAKSPEARE with more success than ap-
pears in the other parts of the play. The part
of Alicia too is marked by great spirit, and the
play altogether makes a very strong appeal to the
feelings. -We have said more than we intended
on this play, because it has been much too harshly
treated by the diurnal Critics, as ROwc was not
only an ornament to the British Drama, but a
man of genius and learning, with the higher
praise of being an exemplary character in private
life. The young Lady who appeared last night
in the melancholy her3ine of the piece is said to
be a Miss EDMONSTONE, and a pupil of Mr. FooTE,
a respectable Actor of this theatre. Whether
she is most indebted to the experience of her
tutor or to her own good sense, we know not, but
it may fairly be supposed that she has profited by
both sources, as she did not appear :to. act under
the trammels of tuition, but frorn.her own feel-
ing of the part,, as soon as she surmounted her
terrors. Her scene with Gloucester, where she
bursts into an eulogium on lietsthzgs for protect-
ing the -Royal children, was supported with a
noble and impressive enthusiasm,- and she dis-
played her dejection in the. following scenes
with obvious sensibility. Her person is ele-
gant, and her face, it not critically handsome,
is pleasing and expressive. Her voice is good in
tone, and of sufficient power-for the stage, when
modulated by -more practice. Ilex deportment
is easy and unaffected, if not graceful. But the
best part of it was its evident subserviency to
her feelings. In the last scene she was too ela-
borate in expressing the effects of famine. The
necessities and infirmities of man should be exhi-
bited to a certain extent on the stage, and no
EDMONSTONE was very well re-
ceived by the audience ; and if the play were not
of so mournful a description, it would doubt-
less be more attractive. The part of Hast-
ings was injudiciously selected by Mr. KEAN
who, from his success in Rickard, should have
adopted that of Gloucester. He has many requi-
sites for the latter, which are unsuitable to that
of Hastings, but he gave some passages with
striking effect. Mr. COOPER gave the part of
Gloucester with judgment and •effect, but he cer-
tainly is better qualified for the part of Hastings.
lie was well received, and there were some calls
for a repetition of the play, which probably oc-
casioned its having been announced for Monday.