Star.
London, England, 1821-07-30 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, JULY f.'B.

Wednesday came on the Election at Magdalen College, vo,ite
Mr. Linton, of Christ's College, Cambridge; Mr. Middiet
of Pembroke College ; Mr. Philott, of Worcester Coucte; :so
Mr. Sewel, of Winchester School, were chrtv•st ll.nile. Ail
on the following day, the Rev. Richard r w.
Morgan, Esq. M.A. and J.F. Winterbottotn, Esq. Demies
of Magdalen College, were elected Fellows of 0..: smne Sotletx..
Thursday, Mr. Thomas Price, Scholar of Jesus College, a.
elected Fellow of that Society.

ECCLESIASTICAL I'R(' MOTIONS.
The Archbishop of York has collated the Rev. P.. Cr. 'yam,.
M.A. late Fellow of Oriel College, tl:tford, t' a Prcber.' the
Collegiate Church of Southwell.
The Rev. Walter Gee, B.D. FeLOW Mtd Teter ,Z '— gyp.
Sussex College, Canbridge, to the Itectlry of :11;r17
Cornwall.
The Rev. Edward John Howman, B.A. to t' e Rectory 0(
Hockering with Mattishall Burgh anner.te..
The Rev. J. B. Sharpe, of Stamford, tc the :letting e
tin, near Ilorneastle.
July 18, the United Associate Con,7egatie:t of Tramtt pee
a call to Mr. William I'arlane, Preacher of the Gusr,d,
the inspection of the United Associate ti)acti, to be ad, pastor.

Some one writing against gravity says, the graft
beast is an ass; the gravest bird is an owl; the graft
fish is an oyster; and the gr.Lvest man is a fool!
- When MwroN was btind, he married a shrew.
The Duke of litientNoir.v.t called her a rose.
am no judge of colours," replied MILTON, " and it
may be so, fiu. I feel the thorns daily!"
A wretched a:list, who thought himself an cud.
lent painter, was talking pompously about decorating
the ceiling of his ,alocal—" 1 am whiteuashing
and in a short time I shall begin painting: think.
you had better," replied one of his audience, "paint
it first, and whitewash it afterwards!"
Friday night, Mr. R. PA RICER, stock-broker, of tar.
tholomew-lane, who resided at Kensington, having
been bled copiow.ly in the course of the day,
prudently went to bathe in the Sem pe!.th.e Rivet. ile
had been in the water about a quArtei ol
when he suddenly disappeared. The boat bclA.g.
ing to the Royal Humane Society's house was
to the spot, and the body was dragged for till a late
hour, but was not found till Saturday morning,
about seven o'clock. The legs and arms of ae
ceased wet e much contracted, and it was the opinion
of the medical men, that he died through thecraw.p.
—An Inquest sat on the body on Saturday,
Bricklayers Arms, Mount-street; when the July ie.
turned a verdict—" Accidentally Drowned:

Saturday night, an Inquisition was taken cn the
body of Mr. Titom.ts SMITH, of Queen-street, Gros.
venor-square, who, on Friday, feeling himself indi,
posed, was advise.: to take a dose of salts: liari7;
some by him he took about an ounce, and was safe
after seized with the most excruciating pain, and
upon Ole arrival of a surgeon it was discovered that
he had ta!:en oxalic acid, by mistake. The unfortr,
natto f;-n:.cman died in a few minutes afterwards.—
Ver.:!ic,--" Died from taking a quantity of oxalic
acid, by mistake, for Epsom salts."—The Jury re•
commenced that chemists should, for the future, he
mot c particular in having the word poison printed os
the parer in which such dangerous ingredients were
enclosed. In the present case the poison was wrapped
up in a piece of a newspaper.
AlAtisrox-iforlr.—Satardzy, R. Cannon and T. R!arintax,tos
poor fishermen, were ch.. 7, d the Water-Bailiff, with Lhing
with illegal nets in the liams, thereby destroying certain fia
before they came to their proper growth. The tiskuslantssaid
it was useless to look for large fish—they had not seesaw tot
a twelve month—the steam-boats frightened some away, ath the
gas-water poisoned the rest.—The Loan 111.1,T0a ezpnwed his
sorrow fur their 'halation, and remitted the penalty, but cow
demised the nets.