Star.
London, England, 1827-02-01 00:00:00

OXFORD UNIVERSITY, JAN. 29.

The election of a DOW Margaret Peofesser of Divinky In the
room of the late Dr. COLLAWOO, Prbwist of (Lumen's College, is just
terminated in favour of Mr. Fa UMW, of Magdalen College.
The Candidates at the time of election being the Rev. Dr. Sure.
ft/moats, Wanks of New College; the Rev. Dr. Naas, Regis.
Professor of Modern History; sod Mr. Fusses:, the stweewfol
Candidate. Mr. Beams, of Wadham College, and Mr. lievrann,
of Oriel, two academes of very distinguished learning and talents,
having withdraws their names from the list of Candidates before
the election centaseneed. At the close of the Election the numbers
stood...for

NG Fallow
Dr. Nara

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The %rim el New College . 21
CAMBRIDGE..

After as Moses end protracted mateet, iE @YAWL both Gentle-
Ines displayed talents asid acquirements of the highest welq, 0 The
Sada Prizes" at the Weenie, of Cambridge, were eild this
Flan Parse—Dr. Tema, Ten. fld Wrangler.
SECOND Patna—De. Ham PSIICT 00 BOO; Pet. lst Wrangler.
Earl prise is she sant of AU. The other Camillus@ also es-
bilked sossiderable Whim with great mathematical knowledge.
This year has proved soceestsooly fertile la undies, saes is every
bniub of Literature.

A young man from Carriekbeg, who had gone to a
funeral in kash on Sunday, and drank immoderately
of spirits, was found dead oa the road neat morning.
Saturday siennight, a coachman, belonging to a
family from Cheshire, residing at Hastings, was riding
one of the carriage horses and leading the other, when
one of them became restive, and in attempting to manage
it, he was thrown, and kicked to death.

A new style of dramatic criticism has sprung up at
Edinburgh. Mr. Ryder, of the. Caledonian, last week
presented himself before the curtain, between the Play
and Farce, favoured the audience with a running com-
mentary upon the Ediashoirgh Oiserwr's theatrical
remarks, and challenged the Editor to mortal combat
with the claymore.
A wag was last week standing with a friend, before
a shop in Fleet.street, observing some glass eyes exposed
in the window. 44 I wonder* said his companion," what
kind of glass they are manufactured from r Guess,"
replied the wag. The querist began—" plate gins,
square glass, cut glass ?'' 4, No; what should eyes be
made of bat heeding glass."

A private letter from Paris says, " You cannot con-
ceive the satisfaction which bas been' produced here
among the Court party, by the news from Spain and
Portugal. M. Fill& remains in office as firm as ever,
and I not now think that there is any immediate
prospect of his leaving the Ministry. Here it is re-
ported, that Ferdinand has sent the most positive as-
surances that so protection shall ever be given. either
directly or indirectly, to the Portuguese rebels."

Coaommes luctuesz t DEATH OF A CLIMBING BOT.—.
Au Inquest hasbeen held at Hanwell, Middlesex, on a
chimuey-sweeper, aged eleven years, upon whose body
several marks of violent treatment appeared. T.
Johnson, the master of the deceased, deposed that the
injuries sustained by the boy were inconsequence of his
falling down a chimney, which he was in the act of
sweeping.—The surgeon, who ♦isited the deceased,
stated that the boy informed him his wounds were pro.
duced from his having fallen down a chimney, and that
he had always been well treated•by his master. Other
witnesses, however, deposed that in consequence of the
boy, impelled by hunger, having begged for bread and
butter at a neighbouring house, his master chastised him
m severely as to break a stick with which he bad given
him repeated violent blows. Two Surgeons, who had
opened and examined the body, were of opinion that
the death of the boy was caused by blowi inflicted in
various parts. his state being very much weakened from
apparent want of food.—CoroneesVerdict,Manadughter
against the master of the deceased. • "
This week has been dispensed to the poor of the 80-1
rough of Stafford, the bounty of the celebrated and
ingenious " Izaak Walton," who was a native of the
place, and who bequeathed a portion of " the rents and
profits of a farme" to the purchase of coals " for some
poor people," to be delivered in January or February ;
" [say then," run the words of the humane testator,
" because I take that time to be the hardest and most
pinching times with poor people." The farm in ques-
tion is now of considerable value, bi inging in we believe
about SOL a year ; and• after. deducting a moiety
of the profits directed to be applied to the apprenticing
of two boys, and in a gift to a maid-servant, or some
"honest poor man's daughter, a sufficient sum has this
year remained for the purchase of a small allowance of
coal to.almost every poor family, winch has this week
been distributed. The instrument is dated " August
the 9th, 1683," and the testator war then inlis ." nine-
geth" year.

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THE *JIM CAPTAIN AMHERST.

/SOY TNT ONZUTPA oovriunteer 162 MT OV Avant?

It le with sentiments of unfeigned eorrow, that ete trin.,elir.. the
death of Om Hos Oman Amherst.. After suffering several re-
lapses of she were fever, with which he was at•aelt ' ;., the begin.
Dingo/ last he eapired at half past nine y •te..be Morning,
at Ilarraekpore. The premature close of a car et of the most
honourable promise would alone awaken general regret ; but in
Captain Amherst, the society of Calcutta have to lament an indivi-
dual endeared to them by familiar and friendly intercourse, by
unaffected cheerfulness,- unassuming manners, and a disposition in-
variab obliging and kind. Few persons in his station would have
Inspired mere sincere or more general esteem, and few could be
mere universally or truly mourned.
Captain Amherst was aged lei years sad 11 months. Ile was to
be interred this morning, in the burial VOUCCI of Ilerraciporst. The
funeral was intended to be private, but a number of the elder foie.
tionaries,ind principal members of the Society left mien Temerity
, afternoon, to pay the last tribute of respedt to the deceased.
The Governor-Generals departure has been neeenstily delayed
by this srelancholy event, bet he would lea*, Barraetpore, we are
informed, on Friday moralist.