On Thursday. last, W..A. Strange, B.A., Scholar of Pembroke, and E. Price, Undergraduate Commoner of Magdalen Hall, were elected the Boden Sanscrit Scholars.

On Thursday last, the following Degrees were conferred:

Masters of Arts-T. Small, Magdalen Hall, incorporated from Trinity College, Dublin; Rev. W. Alford, St. Edmund Hall; Hon. H. Barrington, Ch. Ch.; Rev. S. H. Feild, Worcester; J. S. Lister, Worcester; Rev. E. P. Morgan, Jesus; J. F. Stuart, Trinity.

Bachelors of Arts-R. Frankland, Úniversity, grand comp.; R. Roberts, St. John's, grand comp.; J. B. Monck, New Inn Hall; G. Rushout, Ch. Ch.; R. Sarjeant, Magdalen Hall; W. Stone, Wadham; J. O. Parker, Oriel; J. Dodd, Queen's; L. P. Dykes, Queen's.

CAMBRIDGE.

Friday, May 31.

T. W. Greene, Esq., LL.B. of Trinity Hall, has been elected a Fellow of that Society. We understand that a fine portrait of the Bishop of Lincoln, by R. Rothwell, R.H.A., has been presented by his Lordship to the Master and Fellows of Christ's College, as a token of his esteem and regard for the Society, and has this week been placed in their combination-room.

At a Congregation on Friday last petitions were agreed to be presented to the two Houses of Parliament against a Bill entitled "A Bill for the relief of his Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish Religion." The numbers were, in the Non Regent House 27 to 4; and in the Regent House 27 to 14; being a gross majority of 54 to 18.

At the same Congregation, Sir William Heathcote, Bart., D. C.L. of All Soul's Coll., Oxford, was admitted ad eundem of this University.

The following is a list of those gentlemen of St. John's College who were in the first class in their respective years, at the examinations which concluded yesterday:

Duncan,

Pitts,

Cooper,

Amphlett, Holley, Ford.

Duncan,

Jones.

SCHOLARS (in Alphabetical Order.)

At a Congregation yesterday, it was agreed to present a petition to the House of Commons against parts of the bill for the Commutation of Tithes in England. The following is a Copy of the Petition :

To the Honourable the Commons of
Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament
assembled-

"The humble Petition of the Chancellor,
Masters, and Scholars of the University
of Cambridge,
"SHEWETH,

"That your Petitioners approach your Honourable House under feelings of the deepest anxiety and concern at the consequences which, in their deliberate judgment, may be justly apprehended to the welfare of the church and the interests of religion, should the Bill now in progress through your Honourable House, intituled A Bill to Effect a Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales,' be passed into a law.

"That, although this Bill directs that the valuers, to be appointed under its provisions, shall proceed to ascertain and determine the fair annual value of the Tithe,' it, at the same time, imposes upon these valuers limitations and restrictions, which in all cases (except those in which Tithe has been taken in kind for the last seven years) will of necessity preclude them from duly ascertaining and determining such fair annual value; and that, although whenever tithes have been compounded

for this Bill gives to the valuers the power of adding to the sum estimated by them as the value of the Tithe one-tenth part of such estimated value, this power is as inadequate in its extent as it is objectionable in its principle. "That the making all existing Compositions, under whatever circumstances they may have been entered into, the basis of a permanent commutation of Tithe, will have the effect of unjustly transferring a portion, and in many instances a large portion, of the rightful property of the tithe-owner into the possession of the proprietor of the soil. And here your Petitioners cannot forbear to press on the notice of your Honourable House, with particular anxiety, as of especial hardship, the case of vicarages, in which, from obvious reasons, the compositions usually received (at best very inadequate for the due maintenance of a parochial minister) fall, even still more than in the case of rectories, below the fair real value, which might be expected to be awarded from an actual survey.

"That to prescribe any single mode of commutation for all parishes throughout the country, appears to your Petitioners to be most objectionable and impolitic.

"That the bill is partial and unequal, inasmuch as it restricts the tithe-owner in the choice of a valuer, but makes no provision for securing the respectability of the valuer to be appointed by the tithe-payer.

"Your Petitioners, therefore, respectfully but most earnestly submit to your Honourable House, that, should it be deemed expedient to effect a general and Compulsory Commutation of Tithes, an accurate valuation be made by competent and impartial persons, fairly appointed, of the property to be commuted; and that, the fair annual value of the Tithes being thus ascertained and determined, respect should be had to the peculiar circumstances of the parish itself, in determining for what species of property, whether land or corn rent, such tithes should be commuted.

"Your Petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that this Bill may not pass into a law.

"And your Petitioners, &c."

At a Congregation held yesterday, the following gentlemen proceeded to the Degree of Bachelors of Physic-J. Andrews, Caius; G. E. Paget, Caius; A. Farre, Caius.

At the same Congregation the following graces passed the Senate:

To appoint Mr. Crauford, of King's College, Deputy-Proctor, in the absence of Mr. Skinner.

To allow the use of the Senate House on

the evenings of Friday, Saturday, and Monday, the 28th and 29th of June, and 1st of July, for concerts; and to appoint the Vice-Chancellor, the Master of Downing, Dr. Haviland, Professor Smyth, Mr. Peacock, of Trinity College, and Mr. Jones, of St. John's College, a Syndicate, who shall take care that this building suffers no injury.

PRIZES.-On Wednesday last the following prizes were adjudged :

Porson Prize (for the best translation of a passage from Shakspeare into Greek verse)—

Henry Lushington, Trinity College. Subject: King Rich. II., Act III., Scene 2, beginningK. Rich.- "Know'st thou not,

That when the searching eye of Heaven is hid,"

And ending

"For Heaven still guards the right." SIR WILLIAM BROWNE'S medals. Greek Ode-T. K. Selwyn, Trinity.Subject-Thermopyla.

Latin Ode-Henry Drury, Caius College. Subject-Romanorum monumenta in Britannia reperta.

Epigrams-Charles Clayton, Caius College. Subject-Prope ad summum prope ad exitum.

At a meeting of the Syndics of the University Library, held on Monday last, it was agreed that the order of the 25th of May, 1814, be rescinded, and the following order be substituted for the same: The Vice-Chancellor and the Syndicate for the University Library order, that no Undergraduate, or person not belonging to the University, be allowed to examine the catalogue, or take down books, unless in company of a Master of Arts, or a Member of the Senate, or Bachelor of Law and Physic; and that the Library-keepers report to the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors any persons in statu pupillari who come into the Library not in their Academical dress.

June 14.

At a Congregation on Tuesday last, the following Degrees were conferred:

Doctor in Divinity-Rev. S. Lee, Queen's, Regius Professor of Hebrew, and Prebendary of Bristol.

Bachelors in Divinity-Rev. W. Hodgson, Fellow of St. Peter's; Rev. F. W. Lodington, Fellow of Clare Hall, (comp.); Rev. T. Crick, Fell. of St. John's; Rev. L. Stephenson, Fell. of St. John's; Rev. H. Jackson, Fell. of St. John's, (comp.); Rev. R. Cory, Fell. of Emmanuel; Rev. R. Foley, Fell. of Emmanuel.

Masters of Arts R. Hempthorne, St. John's; R. B. Clay, Sidney, (comp.)

Bachelors of Law-Rev. J. C. Leak, Trinity Hall, (comp.); O. Owen, Queen's; J. F. Churton, Downing.

Bachelors in Physic-H. Jeffreson, Pembroke; C. W. C. Mogg, Caius; W. Sutton, Caius.

Bachelors of Arts-C. H. Weston, Trinity, (comp.); E. G. Winthorpe, St. John's.

At the same Congregation a grace passed the Senate to appoint Mr. Lund, of St. John's College, Deputy Proctor, in the absence of Mr.

Howarth.

On Friday last, Edward Hedges, Esq., B.A. of Queen's, was elected to the Second Mastership of Stepney Grammar School; patron, the Lord Bishop of London.

June 21.

At a congregation on Wednesday last, the following degrees were conferred :

Doctor in Physic-W. G. Peene, Trinity, (comp.)

Masters of Arts-Rev. F. Upjohn, Queen's ; C. Wordsworth, Fellow of Trinity; J. M. Herbert, Fellow of St. John's.

On Monday evening last, at a special Court of Mayoralty, Mr. J. H. Bailey, scholar of Catherine Hall, was unanimously elected to the Sub-mastership of the Norwich Grammar School, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W. H. Clarke.

DUBLIN.

June 3. The following gentlemen were this day declared the successful candidates for the vacant Scholarships :-Thomas Stack, Justin M'Carthy, John Webb Flavelle, Richard Graves M'Donnell, Joseph Turner, Richard Gibbins, Joseph Carsen, John Ball, William Reeves, Alexander Fleming, William Fitzgerald, Henry Owgan, William Chichester, Thomas Hawthornthwaite, William Ribton, Thomas Carrol Wallace, William Adams. There will be six vacant Sizarships.

BIRTHS.

Of Sons-The Lady of Rev. T. H. Ripley, Wotton Bassett; of Rev. H. D. Clarke, Arreton V., Isle of Wight; of Rev. W. C. Totton, Bluebridge House; of Rev. F. Rowden, Cuxham R.; of Rev. G. Curtis, Padworth R., Berks; of Rev. W. Walter, Gate Burton R., near Gainsborough; of Rev. J. B. Ward, Teffont R. of Rev. W. M. Blencowe, Wilton-street, Belgrave-square; of Rev. P. Gurdon, Northerwood, Hants; of Hon. and Rev. L. Noel, Exton V.; of Rev. G. Whitlock, Standish, Lancashire; of Rev. H. T. Stretten, Richmond, Surrey.

Of Daughters-The Lady of Rev. W. Mudge, Bonby V., Barton-on-Humber; of Rev. T. L. Strong, Sedgefield R., Durham; of Rev. C. Green, Burgh Castle R., Suffolk; of Rev. G. Pretyman, Middleton R., Oxon.; of Rev. J. Peck, Woodborough R., Wilts;

of Rev. G. T. Huddleston, Upwell, Norfolk; of Rev. R. Lyon, Sherborne, Dorset; of Rev. W. H. Bull, Sowerby P.; of Rev. C. Levingstone, Crambe V., Yorkshire; of Rev. W. Å. Shirley, Shirley, Derbyshire; of Rev. H. Brown, Houghton-le-Spring; of Rev. C. Rosser, Mount Radford, near Exeter; of Rev. D. Hodgson, East Woodhay R.; of Rev. H. Beamish, South End, Essex; of Rev. J. Athawes, Loughton R., Bucks; of Rev. H. Hubbard, Cheriton R.

MARRIAGES.

The Rev. P. Turner, M.A. of Pembroke Coll., to Harriet, widow of W. Wilson, Esq.; Rev. T. S. Hellier, M. A. of Lincoln Coll., and of Cold Harbour House, Stadhampton, to C. A. Watts, only d. of J. Wane, Esq., of Croft House, Fairford; Rev. Z. H. Biddulph, B.D., of Backwell, Somerset, to Harriet, youngest d. of H. Davis, Esq., of Bristol;

Rev. H. C. Eaton, youngest s. of R. Eaton, Esq., of Stetchworth Park, to C. Harriet, eldest d. of J. Pardoe, Esq., Leyton, Essex; Rev. G. Cheere, of Papworth, to Harriet, d. of J. B. Rooper, Esq., M.P. for Huntingdon; Rev. G. F. J. Marsham, M.A., r. of Allington, Kent, to Elizabeth, d. of Walter Jones, Esq., of Ballinamore, Leitrim, and Hayleplace, Kent; Rev. W. H. Rooper, r. of Abbotts Ripton, to Caroline, eldest d. of the late J. W. Buck, Esq., of the Inner Temple, London, and of Druholme, Yorkshire; Rev. H. W. Nevill to Frances, youngest d. of Sir E. Bacon, Premier Bart. of Raveningham Hall, Norfolk; Rev. H. A. Oakes, M. A., youngest s. of O. R. Oakes, Esq., of Nowton, near Bury, to Eliza C., d. of the Rev. T. H. Elwin, M.A., r. of Barnet; Rev. W. Edwards, M.A., of Neen Solars R., to Sarah, eldest d. of the late Mr. A. Pope, of Worcester; Rev. W. Pullan, of Harewood, Yorkshire, to Catherine, widow of E. F. Akers, Esq., of Berrymead Priory, Acton, Middlesex; Rev. J. Birch, B. A. of Pembroke Coll., c. of High Hoyland, near Wakefield, to Fanny L., d. of T. Butler, Esq., of Barber Wood, Rotherham; Rev. C. Lacy, M.A., Perpetual c. of Tring, Hertford, to M. Laughton, d. of the late B. H. Prickett, Esq., of Aylesbury; Rev. T.

M'Calmont, M.A. of Worcester Coll., and of Tarrant Crawford, Dorset, to Sarah, second d. of the Rev. W. Blundell, Minister of St. Anne's, Liverpool; Rev. F. T. J. Bayly, c. of Devizes, to E. Martindale, only child of the late W. Butcher, Esq., of Pamphill, Dorset; Rev. H. Ware, r. of Ladock, Cornwall, to Elizabeth, eldest d. of the late C. Webster, Esq., of Court Hall, Hockworthy, Devon; Rev. G. Fenton, B. A., of Ilkley, to Lydia, youngest d. of Rev. R. Wilkinson, B.D. of Skircoat, Halifax; Rev. E. Davies, M.A., of Kingswinford, Staffordshire, to Susan C., only d. of R. Hunt, Esq., of Berkeley-square, Bristol; Rev. I. Tozer, of Ongar, Essex, to Elizabeth R., eldest d. of Mr. W. Kent, Hastings; Rev. E. A. Davies, M.A., to Sarah, widow of the late B. H. Allen, Esq., of Greenhead, near Huddersfield; Rev. E. Dowker, v. of Salton, Yorks, to Mary A., eldest d. of T. Clarke, Esq., of Melton Mowbray; Rev. H. Deane, v. of Gillingham, Dorsetshire, to Jane, eldest d. of the Rev. R. Caswell, v. of West Lavington; Rev. T. Taylor, M.A., of Bradpole, Dorsetshire, to Sophia, third d. of the late Rev. W. Richards, r. of Little Chiverell, Wilts; Rev. R. Denny, A.M., of Easton, to Sarah, d. of T. Grant, Esq.; Rev. E. Gibson, of Allesley, to Mary A., only d. of J. Twist, Esq.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

The Bishop of Ely's confirmation at Cambridge, on the 20th inst., was fully attended, nearly fourteen hundred persons being confirmed. The Bishop of Bangor officiated.

On Tuesday, the 25th inst., the Bishop of Ely held a confirmation at Whittlesey, and also consecrated a large piece of ground, which has been added to St. Mary's church-yard.

CORNWALL.

On Tuesday, the 11th inst., the Ven. Archdeacon of Cornwall held a Visitation Court at i ruro, when a suitable sermon was delivered by the Rev. T. S. Carlyon, rector of St. Mary's. In his charge to the clergy, the Archdeacon pointedly adverted to some of the very important subjects, connected with the church, that now occupy the public attention.

CUMBERLAND.

On Monday, the 3rd inst., the anniversary meeting of the Cumberland and Carlisle Auxiliary Bible Society was held at the Assembly Room of the Crown and Mitre in Carlisle; William Hodgson, Esq., mayor of Carlisle, in the chair. The principal speakers were the Rev. John Fawcett, Mr. Brackenbury, Messrs. Nan

son, Dixon, Head, and the Rev. Mr. Duncombe. A collection was made at the door, which amounted to 177.

DERBYSHIRE.

Church Missionary Society.-On Sunday, the 19th ult., two sermons were preached in Ashbourn church, by the Rev. Edward Hoare, A.M., Vicar of Barkby, Leicestershire, in aid of the Ashbourn Branch Association, when the sum of 331. 2s. 44d. was collected. The annual meeting was held on Wednesday the 22nd ult., (the Rev. Samuel Shipley, vicar, in the chair,) and the collection amounted to the sum of 221. 3s. 6d., making a total of 55l. 5s. 10 d.

DEVONSHIRE.

Exeter Cathedral. The improvements which for nearly 12 months have been in active progress in this magnificent building, by the removal of the seating which had for so long a period disfigured the nave, and the re-laying that part with a new pavement, are now so nearly completed that the usual daily services are resumed. These alterations have added greatly to the appearance of the church.

The Established Church.-A few weeks only have elapsed, since we announced the conforming to the church of England

of one who is a man of talent, and had been a zealous minister in the Independent connexion, in the person of the respected Mr. Greenwood, of Torquay; and have now to announce a similar act of conformity to the church, in the person of the Rev. T. Gibson, who has been the highly respected preacher in the Independent chapel at Newton, for some years past. These gentlemen were much looked up to by that class of dissenters to which they had previously belonged, and their quitting the dissenting interest, and, as they have done, firmly allying themselves to the established church, has occasioned in that district an extraordinary sensation. -Trewman's Exeter Flying Post, June 12th.

DORSETSHIRE.

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Hawkchurch. On the Thursday in Whitsun week the meeting of the Hawkchurch and Wootton Friendly Society took place. A more than usual number of members and families from the neighbouring towns and villages met to commemorate this anniversary. After hearing an propriate sermon by the Rev. J. Woodward Scott, curate of Hawkchurch, the company retired from the church, and, to the number of nearly 200, sat down to an excellent dinner under that magnificent avenue of trees with which this beautiful spot is embellished, and which is such an object of attraction to the surrounding country. Among the company-to countenance by their presence, and support by their contributions, so invaluable an institution-were the excellent vicar of Chard and his family, the Rev. Messrs. Tucker, Wills, Scott, and Fisher, Captain Scott, R.N., and family, Mrs. Colonel M'Alister, Mr. and Miss Dowson, and several others of great respectability in the neighbourhood.

A fine-toned organ has been erected, by subscription of the parishioners, in St. Paul's Church, Poole.

DURHAM.

R. A. Douglas Gresley, Esq., Tanfield Court, Temple, London, is appointed Secretary to the Lord Bishop of Durham, in the place of T. H. Faber, Esq., deceased.

Durham Cathedral.-Some fine and rich specimens of ancient architecture were lately discovered in the ante-room adjoining the Chapter-room of the cathedral. By the removal of certain plaster work, some fine arches, corresponding with those recently discovered in the Chapter-room, were brought to light, and will now, like them, be restored to their original state by the Dean and Chapter. -Newcastle Journal.

The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in the Archdeaconries of Durham and Northumberland have forwarded to the Parent Society their Annual Report, from which it appears that there have been distributed, during the last

year, in the Archdeaconry of Durham, 1057 Bibles, 1072 Testaments, 2137 Prayer Books, and 25,237 Tracts; and in the Archdeaconry of Northumberland, 922 Bibles, 1082 Testaments, 1977 Prayer Books, and 7810 Tracts.

Presentation of a Piece of Plate to the Archdeacon of Durham.-On Wednesday, 29th May, a deputation from the parish of Winlaton proceeded to the Rectory House, Ryton, to present to Archdeacon Thorp a silver jug, as a token of the regard and gratitude of the parishioners for his services during the period of 25 years, during which he was their Rector. Mr. G. H. Ramsay addressed the Rev. Gentleman on the occasion.

The inscription was as follows:-" Presented to the Ven. Archdeacon Thorp, B.D., Rector of Ryton, by the Inhabitants of the Township of Winlaton-as a token of their high esteem for him as their Minister; in gratitude for his disinterested exertions in establishing that Township a separate Parish, at a considerable pecuniary sacrifice; and as a tribute of affection for him, as their Rector, for the period of 25 years-1833."

ESSEX.

On Monday, 17th inst., Archdeacon Lyall held a visitation of his clergy at Saffron Walden, when, after a most appropriate and impressive Charge from the Archdeacon, a suitable sermon was preached by the Rev. James Britton, M.Ă., Vicar of Great Bardfield.

On Thursday, the 20th inst., the Venerable the Archdeacon held a visitation of the clergy of the diocese, at St. Peter's Church, Colchester. The attendance was more than usually numerous and respectable. The Rev. R. Duffield, Rector of Frating, preached from Ps. xxxi. 14-18. The Archdeacon's admirable Charge will be published at the request of all the clergy.. GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Election of Churchwardens.-A decision of the utmost importance to parishioners was given by the Archdeacon of Gloucester, at his visitation to Bristol, for the purpose of swearing in churchwardens. The facts of the case were these:-The Select Vestry of the parish of St. Philip and Jacob, in the city of Bristol, had met without notice on Easter Monday, and chosen churchwardens for the year ensuing. The parishioners entered a caveat against their being sworn into office, upon the grounds that, by the ecclesiastical law, the right of election was vested in the minister and inhabitants, and not in the churchwardens and vestry; and, secondly, that the vestry meeting was illegal, having been held without a public notice of three days and a publication in the church, which are essential to the legality of all vestry meetings, by the 58th Geo. III. cap. 69, The vestry defended