The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-15 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY IN I'ELLIGENCn.

OxPour), OCT. 12,—Thursday last, the Rev.
Thomas :Lee, D.D. President of Trinity, college,
having been previously nominated by Lord. dren-
vale, Chancellor of the University, to she his
Vice-Chancellor for the ensuing year, wal,ln fill
convocation, invested with that office; after
which the Vice-Chancellor nominated" his Pro-
Vice-Chancellors, viz.: The Rev. Whittington
Landon, D. D. Protost of. • Worcester College ;
the Rev. John Cole, D.D. Rector of Exeter Col-
lege ; the Rev. Frodshain Hodson, D.D.,Prineipal
of Brasen-nose College ; and the Rev. George
William Hall, 0.1). Master of Pembroke College,
Wednesday, the Rev.Augnstos Brigstocka, WA.
Scholar of Jesus College, was elected Yellow, and
Nlr Rice Hughes, Scholar of that Society.
On Thursday, the first day of Michaelmas
the following Gentlemen wera admitted to
Degrees :7 .
Master of Arts—Rev, Edward Bellamy, of Sairit
John's College.
Bachelors of Arts—Mr. Williamplmeads, of St.
Alban's Hall; Hon. William Thomas Horner Fox
Strung rays, of Chrkt Church ; Mr. James Char.
Dock, .and Mr.
_George Hammond, of Merton
College.
Yesterday, the Rto. John Timbrill, oi;Worces.
ter College, ..Was admitted Doctor in Divinity ;
Rev. - Ilia hard Stevens, of Brasen-.noseCollege,
was admitted Bachelor in pivhdly; Rev. William
knight., of College; was admitted Misier
olArts.
At ati Ordination lately held by the Lord Bishop
of, Cheiter, the following Gentlemen were or-
dained
Deacons—,C. Burton,' Saint• John's College
Gilbert Ainslie, B. A: Penibtoke ; H. Town-
deon Bull, B. A. Pembroke College, Cambridge.
• Priests—Rev. . John Higgs Hunt, NIA: Trinity
College ; Rev. H, Robinson, 8.A.. Emmanuel
College) Cambridge.
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The Duke of York has aprinted the Rev. Etl7
ward Owen, 111. A. late oil rinity College, Cam-
bridge, one of his Royal. Eligliness's Domestic
Chaplhhis.
Aionday, the- election for a %Tien t) linttou
Paguell, took place, in ,the Library (knout at the
Grammar School, Wakefield, when the Rev. Win.
Brown was declared elected.
The Rev, Joseph Sharp, formerly of St. Bees,
Chaplain to his Royal 1-lighness the Dtsite of C,;tn-
bridge, has been appointed to the vicarage of
Clem, in the county, of Stafford and diocese of
IVorcester, on the presentation of the King.
Dr. Shot is,pr,esented to the Prebendary of
Westminster, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr.
Bell.
The Rev. James Reeve, curate of lsJaidstone,
is appointed by 1115 Grate the Archbishop; one of
the six Preachers of Cantei•bucy Cathedral, in the
room of the Rev. Chr.:stoplier Naylee, M. A. lute
head ntaster of the King's Schott)).

On rriday
in last a splendid entertainment was
given by the Officers of the Royal-Militory Col-
lege to upwards of two hundred of the Nobility
iud Gentry in the vicinity of,Earnhom. As early
as nine o'clock the company began to stove,,
passingtibrough a gallery erected in the garden;
communieating with the bal)T room, and tasteftilly
decorated with: laurel. and flowers, interiperted
with! variegated,lomps,, at the upper-end Of whiCh
a brilliant transparency of.ahrint eight
,fect square,
representing the city of Algiers, With the Britiih
and patch squadrons, in the offing, paitited by
Lietitenatit Boyd,_e“he 63d regiment, ktheof,the
students/ formed a delighqui coup &wit. The ball
room Was; fitted up with evety degree of, magnifi-
'ecute and splendour, and a marquee was pitched
in the garden, where on.excellent band of Music
was stationed to ploy dttring,the evening. About
10 o'clock dancing comment:ed. The Ilion. Capt.
Cost leading oft with Miss
,Rycrott,, f.dlOwed by
'CO couple, divided into two sets. At one o'cloeic
the ,comploy, retired„.to, the supper room, where
180 sot down to.a most sompt 00118 banquet ; every
delicacy and rarity that the season could produce,
together with the choicest wines of
,every deseript,
tion, were found in profusion. After supper done-
jug recommenced with qnadrilles,..and were con-
tinned.with,muelt. elegance and gaiety till seven
cecloik,:at.whieli hour they, all reluctantly 'sepa-
rated, charmed with the hospitable reception and
assiduous ,attention of the gallant hosts.
Yesterday.* little girl, aged ten years; . picked
up, near a: wine-merchant!s at. the corner of the
' Palace of Justice,, an egg,, which . lay, Under a
window on the igrottnd. She amused herself
some time with the, egg, when suddenly, it
brohe in bar hand. with an explosion
.like that
front a pistol. The sleeve of her govvO was burnt
front; the band to the elbow. It appeared, that
the egg bad. beep, filled with,, some inflanintable
matter by some person' out ,of sport, with r(view
to play some one .a trick but such amusements
show a want of sense.—Vorls, Cet.
Last weep a considerable quantity of silver coin,
amounting to upwards of 100 pieces, of 'the reigns
of Mary, Elizabeth,. and James i.were foundln
.strinclosure from.Aike-cnnamonattear
in, the allotment belonging to, Mr. G. &Hit On,' of,
;
Flolbeck. These pieces are of diff'eren't ti tog of
the intrinsic valne of-from 3tl to Is,
turned up by the plough hi a moose, state,