The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-03 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, TUURSDAY.—In a convocation, holden
this day at two o'clock, it was agreed to accept of
Dr. Ireland's bequest of 10,0001. to the University,
for the purpose of founding an exegetical professor-
ship. A. meeting of the Tractarian party was pre-
viously held, for the purpose of organising an oppo-
sition to the patronage being vested in the hebdomadal
board; but, owing to a difference of opinion, no steps
were taken—there were three non placets only. A
large number of members of convocation attended to
support the proposal for accepting the bequest.
CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 2.—At the congregation held on
Wednesday, Nov. 30, the following graces passed the
Senate :

. Authorising the payment to the late Vice-Chan-
cellor of the sum of 1431. 6s. 2d., being the balance of
the Botanic Garden account.

2. The appointment of a third library keeper, with
a salary of sixty guineas a vear, to be paid from the
library fund, to be appointed in the same way as the
library keeper and under library keeper, and to hold
his office for five years.
3. The affixing of the University Seal to a bond of
4001., bearing interest at the rate of four per cent. per
annum; to discharge the remainder of Messrs.
Rigby's bills for the fittings of the new library, and
Mr. Cockeril's charges, as architect. _ _

4. The appointment of Mr. O'Brien, of Caius Col-
lege, Moderator, in the place of Mr. Robinson, of St.
Peter's, who has resigned.
5. The appointment of Mr. O'Brien, of Caius Col-
lege, Deputy Proctor, in the absence of Mr. Cookson,
of St. Peter's.

6. The appointment of the Rev. George Coulcher,
of Corpus Christi College, Chaplain to the Spinning
House for a year, with a salary of 401., to be paid out
of the University chest.
7. The increasing of the payment of each of the
Examiners for the classical tripos, for every year after
the year 1843 from 101. to 201., so as to agree with
the payments of other Examiners.
The Library Syndicate's Report, dated the 26th,
was agreed to, as has been seen above in the grace of
the Senate marked 3.
CRAVEN SCHOLARSHIP.—The Vice-Chancellor has
given notice that there will be, on Monday, the 23d
day of January, 1843, at ten o'clock, an examination.
of candidates for a scholarship upon this foundation,
lately holden by Mr. Charles John Vaughan, of
Trinity
.College. The candidates are required to sig-
nify their intention of offering themselves by writing
a Latin letter to each of the electors, -which is to be
thed delivered
Ddpeecresomnbaellr. personally, on Friday,
electorsFrlifay,thealrfietthh,eor Saturday,
Vice-Chan-
cellor the five Regius Professors, and the Public Ora-
tor. In other to facilitate this delivery, one or more
of the electors will attend in the law schools on the
above days, from twelve o'clock till two • and no can-
didates will be admitted who do not ;signify their in-
tention in the above manner.
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—At a meeting held Nov.
28, Dr. Paget, the treasurer, in the chair, Mr. O'Brien
read a meinoir on the Intensity of Reflected and Re-
fracted Light, the Absorption of Light, and the Sta-
bility of the Ammonious Ether, and the following
honorary members were elected :—Sir W. R. Hamil-
ton, Professor H. Owen, Professor C. F. Gauss, of
Gottingen ; Professor J. Muller, of Berlin ; and pro-
fessor J. F. Encke, of Berlin.
At the last congregation the following degrees were
' conferred :
MASTERS OF ARTS.—T. H. M. Bartlett, Trinity
College ; J. W. Maher, Queen's College ; F. A. S.
Marshall, Caius College.
AD EUNDEM.—E. B. Everard, Balliol College,
Oxford.
BACHELORS or ARTS.—W. H. Acret, Queen's Col-
' lege ; E. G. Childe, Trinity College.