15th.-CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. -The Vice-Chancellor assembled the Senate of the University upon this day, for the purpose of communicating to them the vacancy of the Chancellorship, occasioned by the death of the Duke of Grafton. He, at the same time, read to the Senate two letters which he had received from the Dukes of Glocester and Rutland, announcing themselves as candidates to succeed the Duke of Grafton in the office of Chancellor of the University. The day of election was appointed to take place on Tuesday, March 26.

"Belvoir Castle, 6th March, 1811. "SIR,

"Having heard that the Duke of Grafton is in such a dangerous state of health as to preclude any hopes of his recovery, it becomes, therefore, my duty, and I trust that I shall stand excused in your sight for the presumption of my expectations, to notify to you my intention of becoming a candidate for the dignified and distinguished office in your University, which will be vacated by the lamented event of his grace's death.

"I will not, because I cannot, look for foundation to my pretensions in any individual merits of my own; but I ask permission to state, as a circumstance of no trivial importance and gratification to me, my belief that his Majesty has been graciously pleased to express himself favourable to my cause, and I have the additional pleasure of receiving the warmest assurances of support from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Perceval.

that

"SIR,

"March 15th, 1811.

"As my wishes, in respect to the Chancellorship of the University, have been long and generally known, I should have thought it unnecessary, and perhaps indelicate, to have expressed them formally to you, as ViceChancellor, before the expected vacancy had taken place. Having learned, however, that another person has officially declared himself a candidate, and even assigned reasons which induce him to hope that the University will support him, and many members of the Senate having solicited me to make a public declaration of my sentiments, I am apprehensive that my silence, if long continued, might be construed into disrespect.

"I will now, therefore, express the very high gratification I should feel at seeing myself chosen to fill the office of Chancellor; if the Senate should think proper to confer upon me a charge that must be so truly flattering to one who was educated at Cambridge, and who feels so warmly attached to the University.

"I ground not my pretensions on the influence of any man, however exalted his rank or character. I ground my pretensions upon my exclusive and unalterable attachment to the place of my education, being the only one of the royal family who has studied in an English University.

my

endeavours to

"The

(Signed) "WILLIAM FREDERICK. "To the Right Worshipful the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.”

HERTFORD.-George Watson was indicted for stealing a black mare, the property of William Whittington, in the parish of Sheephall, in this county. The horse was left on the 24th day of August in the barn-yard of the prosecutor, from whence it was taken by the prisoner, who rode away with it; and he rode hard all that night, meaning to be at a great distance in the morning; but, not knowing the country, and the horse knowing it very well, he had travelled the lanes in a circle, and at morning, supposing himself a great way off, he rode into a barn-yard not a quarter of a mile from where he had stolen the horse, and begged a wisp of straw to rub it down, saying he had come a distance of 40 miles during the night; but while he was there the horse was recognized, and he was taken into custody. The jury found him Guilty.

PEDESTRIAN FEAT.-A large concourse of people assembled in the Dane John Field, in Canterbury, last week, to witness a running match. The engagement was to produce a man to go 9 miles in one hour, 17 miles in two hours, and 24 miles in three hours. A man, of the name of John Ricketts, accordingly started at half past two o'clock, on the ground measured for that purpose, along the centre gravel walk of the field, and performed the 9 miles within three minutes and a half of the first hour, the 17 miles within one minute and a half of the two hours, and the 24 miles within one minute and a half of the three hours, during which he turned 114 times. About the middle of the last hour he seemed sensibly fatigued, and apparently fainted; but in the course of eight minutes recover ed, and ultimately run in with greater speed than he had used during the whole race.

A vessel that left Calais on the 6th inst. has brought an account of the capture of his Majesty's schooner

Olympia, of 10 guns and 50 men, and of her having been brought into Calais roads previous to the above vessel coming away. It is an undoubted fact, that the Olympia was attacked at the same time by ten of the enemy's privateers, and that she sustained the unequal contest in the most heroic manner, and would ultimately have got off, if an unlucky shot had not carried away her boom. Still, however, she continued to defend herself with the greatest obstinacy, until her gallant commander, Lieutenant Taylor, fell, and 30 of his little crew were killed and wounded, when she reluctantly struck.

PREMIUMS.-The following premiums are given by the board of trustees, for articles of Scottish manufac

ture:

Linens.-Art. 1. For the best 8 pieces of Ravenduck, in imitation of the Russian manufacture both in colour and fabric, each piece to be 38 yards long, and 28 inches broad, and to be lapped like the Russian; the length and the price to be marked on a ticket affixed to each piece, 201. For the second best 8 pieces ditto, 101.

2. For the best 3 pieces of sheeting, in imitation of the Russian, both in colour and fabric, each piece to be 38 yards long, and 9-8th broad, and to be lapped like the Russian; the length and the price to be marked on the ticket of each piece, 201. For the second best 8 pieces ditto, 101.

3. For the best 20 pieces of bleached diaper, in imitation of the Russian, of a light texture, and to be taken up yery soft; the length of each piece to be 21 yards, and to stand full 22 inches in breadth, when white (though a high colour is not necessary), the pattern known by the name of Treble bird's eye; the length and the price to be marked on the ticket of each piece, 151.

4. For the best 8 pieces of tweel, or

drilling, in imitation of the Russian manufacture, both in colour and fabric, each piece to be 26 yards long, and 28 inches wide, and to be lapped like the Russian; the length and the price to be marked on the ticket of each piece, 121. For the second best 8 pieces of the same, 61.

5. For the best 12 pieces of 3-4th hackaback or towelling, in imitation of that made at Darlington, each piece not under 26 yards long; 6 pieces about 1s. 8d., and the other 6 about 2s. per yard, to stand full 25 inches bleached; the length and the price to be marked on the ticket of each piece, 161. For the second best 12 pieces ditto, 81.

For the best 12 pieces of 4-4ths linen; to be of a stout and nearly square fabric; to be bleached, taken up soft, lapped, and finished for sale; each piece to be about 25 yards long, and of the following sets; 2 pieces of 900, 2 of 1000, 2 of 1100, 2 of 1200, 2of 1300, and 2 of 1400, the hundreds, or No. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; and the price to be marked to the tickets affixed to the cloth, 201. For the second best 12 pieces ditto, 101.

Table Linen.-7. For the best suit of damask linen, both with regard to the quality of the cloth, and elegance of the pattern; the napkins to be wove on a reed of 100 on ell, four in the split; the cloth to have from 46 to 50 hundred on 98 inches; the figure to

be new, and not to be repeated on the breadth of the table-cloth; the proprietor to mark distinctly Article 7, on the outside, and the same article on a ticket affixed to the cloth, 301. For the second best suit of damask linen, of the same description, 151.

8. For the best suit of damask linen, as above; the napkins to be wove in a reed of 900 on ell, fours in the split; the cloth to have from 46 to 50 hundred on 98 inches; the figure to be new, and repeated both on the length and breadth

of the table-cloth, tobe distinctly marked Article 8, on the outside, and the same article on a ticket affixed on the cloth, 201.

9. For the best two suits of single damask linen, as above, the pattern to be the same in both, which must be new, woven in a loom of parts, not exceeding the breadth of 30 designs in the body and border work together, the napkins to be wove in a reed of 1000 on ell, threes in the split; the cloth not to exceed 38 hundred on ten quarters broad, and the pattern on design paper to be produced along with the cloth; each suit to be distinctly marked Article 9, on the outside, and the same article on a ticket affixed to each cloth, 151.

10. For the best two suits of diaper table linen, as above, the pattern in both to be the same; the napkins to be wove in a reed of 900 on ell, threes in the split; the cloth from 32 to 34 hundred on ten quarters broad; the pattern not to exceed 12 designs on the breadth, and the patterns on design paper to be produced along with the cloth; each suit to be distinctly marked Article 10, on the outside, and the same article on a ticket affixed to each cloth, 81.

CORK.-On Sunday, the house of Mr Purcell, of High Fort, was broke into by six armed ruffians, who proceeded to his bed-chamber, in order to seize upon whatever sum of money might be in his possession, and to add the crime of murder to the meditated robbery. Mr Purcell, though unarmed and unassisted, had determined upon resistance; and with a spirit of which eulogy could not say too much, and which we trust will be an useful example of what courage and intrepidity may effect, he engaged in a conflict with the ruffians. Fortunately for his safety, in searching for something to defend himself, he found a carying knife, which he used so successfully

that he mortally wounded one of the villains, and severely, he supposes, another of them. The entire expulsion of them from the house was the result of his bravery; and they did not, that we can learn, obtain any object for which they had made this atrocious attempt upon the life and property of Mr Purcell. The body of the man who had been mortally wounded was found next day at some distance from the house. The name of the victim of this daring outrage is Nunan. He and his party came from Tulleylease, determined upon the robbery of Mr Purcell, having been apprized of his receiving, some days before, a considerable sum of money. We have great satisfaction in stating, that the whole of this banditti are known, and some of them seized upon. The second ruffian who had been wounded has since died.

The number of vessels condemned at Goree, for having been found engaged in the slave trade on the African coast, was, up to October, 1810, two ships, two brigs, and eight schooners, (Spanish and Portugueze,) besides two ships, three brigs, and two schooners,

detained for trial.

On Saturday, an attempt at escape was made by the French prisoners at Eskmills, near Edinburgh, which, although at first it seemed to threaten serious consequences, was happily subdued without bloodshed. It appears that some suspicion of their intention having arisen, the prisoners were ordered to turn out, which they did with considerable reluctance, when a hole was' discovered to have been dug under the foundation of the wall, nearly communicating with the outside. The prisoners, upon learning their disappoint ment, became quite turbulent, and vented their rage by demolishing the windows of the house occupied by the chief in command at that place; nor

could they be brought to submission till an addition to the military force arrived. An increased supply of ballcartridges has been since delivered to the soldiers; and some field-pieces have been got in readiness, in case of necessity. Several French officers, who were supposed to be instigators of the disturbance, were brought to the castle, to be confined by themselves.

On Tuesday last, a bargeman, near the floodgate on the river Lee, at Bromley, discovered part of a human head above the surface of the water. He immediately hastened in his skiff to the spot, and exclaimed, «Here is poor Mr. Flight!" The feet and legs being deep in mud, with some difficulty he got the body into his boat, and conveyed it to his disconsolate family at Stratford. Mr Flight was an eminent miller and mealman of that place; and nearly a month ago he spent his evening at the sign of the Harrow, which house he left late in the night intoxicated, and is supposed to have fallen into the river.

A case of forgery has occurred with. in this day or two, in the city, which, in point of art and dexterity, we presume has no parallel in the annals of swindling. The party having succeed. ed in procuring cash at a bankinghouse to the amount of 10001. for a forged check, in the course of the same day sent a person to the banking-house in question, in the name of the gentleman forged upon, for his banker's book; requesting, at the same time, that it might be made up to the latest moment, and contain all the checks that had been paid, as the gentleman (mentioning the name of the proprie tor of the book) was about to leave town, and was desirous of seeing the state of his account. The request was complied with, and the swindler got possession of the forged draft, which no doubt he would immediately de

stroy, as the surest means of preser ving his own life, in the event of detection and apprehension.

A stock-broker, deemed until lately of great integrity, has absconded with 12,000 1. The greater part of this sum belonged to persons in humble situations in life, who had placed it at his disposal, in order that they might derive higher interest from his experience in the fluctuations of the stocks. A short time ago, the mail-coach from London to Carlisle, having changed horses at Boroughbridge, started off at full gallop, without guard or driver, with four inside passengers; and having run about a quarter of a mile on their usual road, struck off on a rough country road, crossed a draw bridge, and continued at the same speed about a mile and a half farther, when they were stopped by the road terminating at a farm gate. The passengers then got out in safety, and the driver and guard, who had followed on horseback, resumed their seats.

A few nights ago, two servants (the huntsman and whipper-in) of Sir John Dashwood King, Bart., were found dead in their beds, at his hunting seat at Bourton-on-the-Hill, Glocestershire. It appears, that on retiring to bed the preceding evening, conceiving the room where they slept (being over one of the out-buildings) to be rather damp, they had taken up with them, from under a furnace, some live coals in an open coal-scuttle, which they left in the middle of the room; but the place having no chimney or vent of any kind, and being closely shut up during the night, they must have been suffoeated from the effect of the sulphuric gas. One of them was found in a sitting posture in bed, as if he had been awoke by the oppression of his breath; but, doubtless, at the moment he was too much overcome either to effect his escape or create alarm.

As some of the cadets were playing

at the back of the Cadet Barracks, at Woolwich, on Tuesday evening last, one of them struck a bull that had the day before been driven from Smithfield market, on its way to Chatham, and was possibly rendered furious by the cruel treatment which these poor animals are obliged to endure in being conveyed from one place to another. The blow so enraged him, that he ran after one of the cadets some distance, who, finding the animal gain upon him, threw himself flat upon the ground, which completely prevented the bull from goring him. Disappointed of his revenge, he immediately ran after another cadet, of the name of Rogers, and coming up to him, before he was aware of the animal, he gored the poor youth in the lower part of the back, and drove his horn nearly through the body, tossing him at the same time some height above the ground. The animal after this laid himself down close by poor Rogers, and the other cadet immediately ran for assistance. A gun was soon procured, and the animal killed by firing twice at him. Rogers was then conveyed to the Cadet Hospital with very little hopes of life. He continued in great agony for some time, when a mortification came on, and he died the next day.

VOLCANO IN THE SEA.-Extract of a letter from St Michael's, Feb. 7th, 1811:-" For several weeks past the people of Ginetes, Varzes, and Caudelaria, had been much alarmed by repeated convulsions of the earth, which had rendered their houses unsafe, and induced them to pass the nights in temporary huts raised in their gardens, as you know is usual on these occasions; for, since those violent shocks which we experienced in July last, they had never been entirely free from alarm.

"It was reported, that a volcano had broke out upon the Pico das Camarinhas, and in other places; but on Saturday, the 2d of February, being