The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-09 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Jur: 4.—Mr. Denyer's prizes for Theological
Essays have been awarded as follows :
The Rev. G. Rawlinson, Fellow of Exeter College, for lis
Essay " On the necessity of the Two Sacraments retained
in the Church of England, and that they only are necessary
to be retained."
The Rev. Mr. Pattison, Fellow of Lincoln College, for his
"On Original or Birth Sin, and the necessity of New girth
unto Life."
Dr. Ellerton's prize for a Theological Essay has been ad-
judged to Mr. Rendnle, Fellow of Exeter College, for his " On
the Conversion of Constantine."
Mr. E. B. James, scholar of Queen's College, has been
elected a taberdar of that College ; and Mr. G. Heslop has
been elected a scholar. _

The Enccenia, or celebration of Founders and Benefactors,
commonly called the Commemoration, will be held on
Wednesday next in the Theatre. On Monday there will be
a concert at Queen's College. On Tuesday morning the
Bishop of Sodor and Man will preach the annual sermon on
behalf of the Radcliffe Infirmary, at St. Mary's Church. On
the same evening the Commemoration ball will take place at
the Star Hotel ; and on Wednesday afternoon the third Hor-
ticultural Show will be in the Botanic Gardens.
The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church have presented the
Rev. A. Hackman, a Chaplain of their Society, to the perpe-
tual curacy of Cowley, Oxfordshire.
A Prebendal Stall in the Cathedral Church of Wells has
been conferred on the Rev. Charles Deedes, late of Merton
College.
The Lord Bishop of Winchester has presented the Rev. D.
Morgan to the rectory of Wecke, Hants.
The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. R. E. Wolfe to
the vicarage of Bratihwell, Yorkshire.
The degree of Master of Arts was on Thursday conferred on
the Rev. E. B. Knottesford Fortescue, of Wadham College.

A most

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A BC:PT.-1s- -- extra-
ordinary and determined suicide of a boy took place on Satur-
day last, under the following very painful circumstances :
The name of the youth in question, whose age is but 15,
is Coe, residing with his parents at 206, High-street,
Wapping, and who terminated his existence by taking a
large quantity of arsenic. About fifteen months since, a
hair-dresser, named Dimond,.then residing in theemer-
cial-road East, was found gnilty, and had sente of death
passed upon him, hut which was subsequently commuted to
transportation for life, on a charge of having committed an
unnatural crime. The deceased boy was the apprentice on
whose evidence alone Dimond was convicted, and on whom
the capital offence was proved to have been committed.
Since that period he had been residing with his parents,
and in consequence of the unfortunate circumstance alluded to,
has been unable to procure a situation of any description, which
appeared to prey much upon his mind. On Friday last he
wrote a letter to one of his brothers, in which were the words,
" Although I shall never meet you happy in this world, I hope
I shall in the next." On Saturday he left horns about six
o'clock, as he said, to look for a situation at Stratford. On
the road he purchased half an ounce of arsenic, and called at
the house of a relative at Stepney, where he asked for some
water, and in which it is supposed he took the poison. lie
proceeded to Stratford, and laid himself down to die in a hedge,
close to the borders of Hainault-forest, where he was found by
some police of the K division, arid in an almost lifeless condi-
tion. in which state he was conveyed to the London Hospital,
where he died shortly after admission.
HATCHING BY STEAM.—A person employed on the
Torpoint Steam Ferry Bridge, by way of experiment, placed
13 ducks' eggs, embedded in saw-dust, upon the crown of the
boiler, anxiously watching them, and sprinkling them daily
with warm water; after remaining the usual time of incubation,
13 lively young duckiings burst their shells, and started into
existence, and are now in the posse,sion of Mr. Cowley, of Tor-
roult.—Deconport independent.