The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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NEWMARKET NOVEMBER MEETING, 1840.
THURSDAY, Nov. 9.
Sir J. Sheiley's Ivanhoe, Bst. 71b. beat Mr. Thornhill's Sat
d (mix, 7st. ilb. T.Y.C. 100gs.-5 to 4on Ivanhoe.
Sweepstakes of lOgs each. D.M.
Mr. Udny's Barmecide, Bst. 301 h.
Mr. Bouverie's Arbutus, 7st. 41h.
Mr. Thomson's Lounger, 7st. 41b.
Mr. Crockforo's Sultan, 9st
7 to 4 on Barmecitle.
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGEN

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CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 9.—The Rev. Dr. Words.
worth, Master of Trinity College, was on Satur.
day last elected Vice-Chancellor of this Univer
sity, for the year ensuing.
On Wednesday last, George Raymond, Esq
of Trinity Hall, and the Rev. George Bonner,
of Emanuel College, were admitted Bachelors in
Civil Law ; and R. E. Hankinsou, Esq. of Cor-
pus Christi College, Bachelor of Arts.
The Rev. Temple Chevallier, M. A. Fellow
of Pembroke-hall, and the Rev. Thomas Dur-
ham, B. A. of Catharine-hall, are elected Foun-
dation Fellows of Catharine-hall.
Henry Vanne Sainsbury, Esq. LL. B. of Tri-
nity Hall, is admitted to the Fellowship, vacant
by the marriage of Dr. Haggard.
Sunday last, being the Anniversary of Gun-
powder Plot, a sermon was preached before
the University by the Rev. J. 11. Monk, B.D.
Regius Professor of Greek, and Fellow of
Trinity College; and a Latin speech on the
occasion was recited in the Senate House, by
'l'. C. Willats, Esq. M.A. Fellow of Downing
College.
The lion. and Rev. 11. Watson, M. A. and the
Rev. I'.l\i. Symonds, B. A. both of St. John's
College, have been ordained Priests by the Lord
Bishop of Peteriloro'.

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SHERIDAN.—As Mr. SHERIDAN was
ling to Town in one of the public coaches,
for the purpose of canvasing Westminster, at
the time when Mr. PAULL was his oppo-
nent, he found himself in company with two
Westminster electors. In the course of con-
versation, one of them asked the other to whom
he meant to give his vote ? When his
friend replied, "To Paull certainly ; for
though I think him but a shabby sort of a
fellow, I would vote for any one rather than that
rascal Sheridan!" " Do you know Sheridan ?"
inquired the stranger; 44 Not I, Sir," an-
swered the Gentleman, " nor should I wish to
know him." The conversation dropped here;
but when the party alighted to breakfast, Sheri-
dan' called aside the other gentleman, and
said, " Pray who is that very agreeable friend
of yours ? h
he is one of the pleasantest fellows I
ever met with; and I should be glad to know
his name " His name is Mr. T. ;he is
an eminent Lawyer, and resides in Lincolns-
Inn-fields." Breakfast over, the party resum-
ed their seats in the coach ; soon after which,
Sheridan turned the discourse to the law.—
" It is," said he, " a fine profession." Men may
rise from it to the highest eminence iri the State;
and it gives vast scope to the display of ta-
lent ; many of the most virtuous and noble
characters recorded in our hisory have been
Lawyers. I am sorry, howevetr, to add, that
some of the greatest rascals have also been
Lawyers ; but of all the rascals of Lawyers
I ever heard of, the greatest is one T. who lives
in Lincoln's Inn-fields." The gentleman fired at
the charge, said very angrily, " am Mr. T. Sir,"
CC And lam Mr. Sheridan," was the reply. The
jest was instantly seen ; they shook hands, and
instead of voting against the facetious Orator,
the lawyer exerted himself warmly in pro-
moting his election.

The " Navigation Act," ]sassed at the las
Session of Congress, went into operation on the
2d ult. This Act prohibits the importation into
the United States from the British West India
islands of any articles other than the produce of
those islands. Congress is to assemble on the 13th
inst.; and one of the Ist subjects submitted to
their attention will be the state of the trea-
sury. It is supposed that a deficit will be exhi-
bited of several millions of dollars. According
to accounts received at New York from Nova
Scotia, the prosperity of the colony has been
much impeded by several destructive fires, which
have broken out in different parts of it nearly
at the same time, and done much mischief.
The Southern States, particularly New Or-
leans, appear to be suffering from the effects of
fevers and epidemic disorders. At the above
named city ninety deaths occurred from fever in
the first five days of October, notwithstanding it
contained little more than a third of its usual
population.
The tenants who occupy the houses in the
Haymarket, upon the site of which the new
Theatre is to be erected, have received directions
to quit immediately, as the materials of the build-
ings are to be sold without loss of time, and the
whole pulled down.