The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-24 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, APRIL 23 —Yesterday the Rev. R.
Jenkyos, M. A. Fellow o►f Balliol College, was
elected Master of that Society, in the room of the
late Lord Bishop of Peterborough.

On Wednesday last, the first day of Easter
Term, the hallowing Degrees were conterred

BACITIM,,RS iN CIVIL LAW. :
John Brown, Esq. of Chri&t, Church, Grind Compounder.
Edward Henry Dawkins, Fellow of All Swag' Cu!lege.

MASTBRS OF ARTS.
The Right Honourable the Earl of Clare, of Christ Church,
Grand Compounder.
Richard Potenger, Esq. of Peuilnolte College, Grand Com-
pounder.
Rev. John Jones, of Trinity College, Grand Compounder.
Rev. Henry Bolton,
1. of .Exeter College.
Rev. William Weston Deacon,
The Hon. George Wellwre Agar Ellis, of Christ Church.
Rev. Charles Henry Hutton, Fellow of Magdalen.
William Morgan,
(V
ries . Miller,Demies of Magdalen College.

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Rev. Lancelot Baas, Taberdar of Queen's College.
In a full Convocation, in the afternoon of the
same day, the Rev. William Wilson, NI. A.
Fellow of Queen's College, presented by the Rev.
Septimus *Colli.on, D. D. Provost of the same
College, was admitted Senior Proctor ; and the
Rev. William Dobson, M. A. of St. John's Col-
lege, presented by the Rev. Michael Marlow,
D. D. President of the same College, was admitted
Junior Proctor.

The Rer George Porter, and William Jack-
son, M. A. Chaplains of Qaeen's College, were
admitted Senior Pro-Proctors ; and the Rev.
John Williams. M. A. Fellow of Exeter College,
and the Rev. John Radcliffe, M. A. Vice-Prin-
cipal of ;St. Mary Hall, were admitted Junior
Pro-Proctors.

Thursday the Rev. Benjamin. Parsons Symons,
Fellow a Wadham College, and the .Rev. Wm.
Rnssell, Fellow of Magdalen College, Proctors
of the last year, were admitted Bachelors in
Divini!y.
ECCLESIASTICAL PRoMOTIONS.—The Rev. R. Knight, jun.
to the Rectory of Newton Nottage, Glamorgansbire; patron,
Colonel Knight.—The vacant Prebendal Stall in Salisbury
Cathedral has been givers to the Rev. Robert James Carr,
Vicar of Brighton.
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PREACHER.S.—Rev. Mr. Russell, of Magdalen College, on
Smithy morning, at Magdalen.—Rev. Mr. Spry, of Oriel, in
the afternoon, at St. Mary's.—Rev. Mr. Bardgett, of Merton
College, St. Philip and St. James, at Merton.

VOCAL CONCERT.—The seventh performance
oak place last night at the Elatiover-square Rooms.
A large Company assembled. BARTLEMAN is still
indisposed. Mrs. SALMON was encored! in
Della Cromba, from Pucitta. The Glee of
Oh Nannie also, and the Gypsy song in
Guy Mannerings were tepeated.—BELl:AMY,
VAUGHAN, MiSS TRAVIS, and MiSSVSTSPII ENS,
were the vocal performers.--A new Concerto on
the violoncello by, Li NDIBY was much applauded,
anti the whole went off very well.
Yesterday afternoon a new-born infant was
found in the privy of a house in Crown-court,
Blue Anchor-yaid, Rosemary-lane; the unna-
tural mother went to the house with a bundle,
and asked the woman to permit her going to the
privy; the woman of the house having some slight
knowledge of her, readily granted her request,
but did not know whether She took the buhdle
away with her again. The Officers took the wo-
man of the house in custody till they find the
mother. The body now lies for the Coroner's
Inqud-st.

A shocking went occurred recently in the town
of Rouen, which is thus related in one of the
Journals of that plat 1—" 'Two individuals, ani-
mated each against the other by an inveterate
hatred, repaired to the Boulevard St. Hilaire, near
the barrier de l'Octroi. They were, it is said,
without witnesses—(could they have found any?)
Their swarth are crossed—both are already
wounded--sue of them wishes to stop the com•
bat—the other refuses--athe swords are again
crossed. He who displayed this brutal obstinacy
tails dead on the spot. Iye are unwilling to
mention the name of these individuals ; we can
hardly add that—THST Wiitts•tianTinlits t"

SHIP NEWS,

WRITUY, APRIL 22 —Last I►ig'o,
Active, of Sunderlau►l, came on s,iore a

the Southward of this port, ,and tour
were drowned; the pilot and crew were say 1; •
hanging to the rigging until the tide lett ne.
The vessel is a complete wreck, and is close up
under the Cliff.

YARMOUTH, Arrut. 23.—The Diligence, MAR-
Tad, of and from Shields, with coals, struck on
Hasbro' Sand this morning, came off, and sunk in

deep water ; crew saved.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Passed down Chan.
nel the following East Indian-len, viz —Cat clack,
Thomas Grenville, Nellie Castle, Bridgewater,
Lord Castlereagh, Marquess of Ely, Larkins, and
Ann. Arrived from the Downs the Success and
Agamemnon transports, for the West Indies, anti
will proceed to Cowes to tale in troops.

DEAL, APRIL `3.—Remain iu the Downs bit
Majesty's sh;p Severn, and Harmony, HARLE, for

PLYNOUTHb APRIL 22 —Sailer' his Majesty's
ship Newcastle for Ildlifax, and several other ves-
sels, out wartlebound.

MILFORD HAVEN, A2rIL 41.--.,Arrived this morning the
Freeling packet, Captain Roberts, with a Mail from Water-
ford ; and the Eliza, Chapman, with timber, for the Dock-
yard; and Antelope Admiralty cotter, from a ciuile; put in
the Wellington, Farish, timber laden for Plymouth Dock-
yard; Moderator, Rees, from Belfast for London; Mary and
James, Dutranell, float Liverpool, for Quebec; and Dorothy,
Curling, from Cork, for the Mediterranean.

APRIL 22.-.-The Camden packet, Captain Joseph Nuttall,
has just arrived, with a 'nail and passengers from Waterford ;
and the Aukland packet sails this evening, with the mail
thereto, upon the arrival here of the coach from London,
Sailed this morning. the whole of the above-named Vessels.
with the Ann, Barge, for Plymouth Dock-yard; and the
Pembroke, Harlow, from this port, for Halifax.

In addition to the nouiber of ships building at
the Royal Dock-yard, Pembroke, orders have been
lately given to build two brigs of ten guns each,
to be called the Replant and Zephyr, awl a large
cutter, for the Revenue sei vice, to be named the
Sparrow.

FOR THE SUN.

NEW GAME BILL.

MR. EDITOR—It has been presumed fratber too
hastily 1 think) that when Game becomes pro-
petty and saleable, it will soon become more
abundant, that poaching will cease, and crime will
be diminished. It has been said, that the penal-
ties under the Game Laws are too severely dis•
proportioned to the offence, and that their abo-
lition is required by the laws of humanity and
the rights of nature; but some of these opinions
are so inconsistent in themselves, and others so
contradictory, that they are tar from cart ying
conviction with them. What have the rights of
nature to do with mankind in a state of eiviliza-
tion ? or why are they to be in force in this solitaty
in,tanee, when in every other esie they are
abridged ? In fact, it is a mere pretence. By the
rights ef nature strength would prevail and would
take what it pleased ; reservation and preserva-
don would he out of the question; and that it is a
mere pretence, I appeal to the very first step pro-
posed to be taken upon making Game property,
viz. " that the penalties against the Poacher
Most be made tremendously severe "* What then
becomes of that boasted humanity? If the offence
of poaching be made Felony, how will the crime
be diminished ? Mitt it would be less frequently
committed seems very much to be doubted, un-
less indeed it' happens (as I strongly suspect it
• will) that the Game will he nearly extirpated, fur
if the penalty upon the unqualified man for hav-
ing Game in his possession shall be !aken away,
the chief, if not the only safeguard, of its protec-
tion will he taken away with it. If pool ry can-
not be kept but in a locked up hen-house within
gunshot of the owner's chamber window, which
is known to be the case, what chance of escape
will the pheasant have that roosts on the exposed
hazel ? It has not, like the speckled hen, Marks by
which it can be known and sworn to, and the
only means that will remain of detecting the of-
fender, will be to catch him in the act of stealing
it, which will be so difficult that gentlemen will
no longer care to be at the great expence of pre-
serving what others will so easily reap the be-
nefit of, and where there are no preserves there
is no Game. As to the laws of humanity, let
the country gentlemen take care—nee ista illis me
suetudo et miserieordia in miseriam venial. They
plainly see that the advocates for the Bill cry
down the penalties in the old law as too severe,
and yet call them forth again with increased se-
venty in the new, making that a felony which
was before only a penal offence, and this under
an idea that it will diminish crime, as if tho,e
supposed rights of nature would not still have the
Same influence over the minds of men ; if
those, who now go. out in armed gangs, with hill
intent to commit murder, should occasion reqiiite
it, would be deterred by the name of felony, and
as if they would be less daring as their detection
became more difficult..

It is understood, that Lords of Manors are stilt
to depute Gamekeepers as before, but that every
Farmer is to have ar right to kill Game on his
own farm.' Now, it two persons go to the same
purse, there will soon he a scramble for the con.
tents. The Gamekeeper will shoot to the List
bird, end the Farmer will some how or other re-
taliate at night on the Lord's demesne.
A CONS VA&T READER.

it See the late Debates on the subject.

Mr. FOSTER, Member for the county of Louth,
ha% sat longer in Parliament in regular succes-
sion than we believe any man has ever done be-
fore. He was first returned in the year 1760,
and has regularly sat in every Parliament since
that time. He has of course beau a member
59 year s.

PARLIA ;LENT.

HOUSEPF CT! ONS, APRIL 23;

LANARKSH ELECTION. .•
Colonel WonntousE brought up the Report of
the Comtnittee appointed to inquire into the va-
lidity of the Election of Load 'Archibald Hamil-
ton, to serve as Representative in Parliament- for
Lanarkshire; it stated the Noble Lord was duly
elected, and also that the petition against h.is re-
turn was not frivolous or vexations.

, • • MANUFACTURERS O."F PAPER.
Mr. R. WARD obtained leave to bring in a Rill
to oblige paper-makers to mark such paper as was
made by machines::
The Dublin Royal Exchange Yin was read a
second time; and committed,
A petition was presented from the County of
Armagh, praying 'against any alteration in the
laws which- affect the Roman Catholics.—lt was
read and laid on the table,
Sir Getiapc HILL presented a petition. horn. the
JuliAiitunts of Kinsale, praying to ht. included in
the - opera•ir4l ni t!c'e Itish Graml inry•preget.t•-
nivni.regto3tion Act.—Referred to tete Commithee
on the said Act.