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PP 596 scrutiny which were necessary to enable the masses to well understand it. Patience was a bad text for a sermon at any time, and was not a very popular one ; but they must have patience until the matter was further discussed. He hoped, therefore, that those gentlemen who were engaged in this interesting and important question would persevere in their laudable efforts to sift this matter, and he had no doubt that future discussion, with the means happily afforded for such a purpose, would bring them before long to some practical result; . but the feeling of the Government was that they were not ripe for decisive measures, and the opinion of Parliament ought not to be invoked until they were ripe. Sir John Herschel, a favourable witness, had said that it would take twenty years to carry out an object of this nature. He was far from committing himself to such an opinion as this, but he quite agreed that the sys tem proposed would be a labour-saving machine, and it was by labour-saving machines that the power and great ness of this country had been achieved. AN INCIDENT IN ATLANTIC STEAMING. Tug following narrative of danger and preservation is related by a passenger on board a steamer which recently performed the voyage from Liverpool to New York :—" For the first three days we had very bad weather, but it soon afterwards moderated, and we continued on our way without accident till we ran into a dense fog on the banks of New foundland. Believing that we were clear, and, indeed, far to the southward of the ice, the captain was going full instead of slow speed, as is usual on the banks, when all at once, right before us, and within 10U yards of our bows, a gigantic iceberg was looming in the mist. The top was considerably higher than the topgallant•yard, andfli covered as far as we could see, passing it quickly as we did. a large extent of water. The captain looked as if he had been struck in the face, and, though his lips moved, he could not speak to give the necessary orders. But the second mate, who was there, shouted to the men at the wheel as if he would crack his voice, and all the passengers, who rushed on deck in a moment at the first alarm, took it up. A moment more—ten seconds more—and our bows would have been flattened to the foremast, for we were going nearly 13 knots an hour ; but we just cleared it. The paddle-box was within 12 feet of it; one could easily have jumped upon it. Some of the ladies fainted with the fright, but, though we went slow for about an hour, during which time we saw two other bergs, you will hardly believe that at the end of that time, just as night set in, with a fog still on the water so thick that, standing on deck, you could not see the light on the foremast head, the captain went on full speed again, and did not slacken all night. There was very nearly a mutiny among the passengers. Some of them were captains of ships trading in these seas themselves, and they all unanimously condemned it. Of course no one can presume even to speak to a captain in his own ship about what he chooses to do, but his own officers were as nervous as we. We had prayers in the cabin for the passengers and crew, to return thanks for our preservation, and during the whole of that night I fancy many people said prayers that perhaps never did before. I never, for my part, passed such a night in my life, at least till I went to sleep, at about twelve or half past. Most of the passengers and crew were collected in little knots, discussing our chance of escape, and there were we crashing on through mist and darkness with the chance of going at any moment into an invisible iceberg— in which case, as the captain afterwards admitted, we should have been down in live minutes, without a chance of any of us being heard of again." 6ttlesiastital. L PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Right Rev. Thomas Carr, D.D., late Bishop of Bombay, to the Rectory of Bath. The Rev. R. A. Gent, M.A., to the Curacy of Horncastle. The Rev. Everard H. S. Bower, B.A. to the Curacy of St. Clement and St. Michael Coslaney, Norwich. The Rev. George Langton Kenyon, 8.A., to the Curacy of Bradford, Yorkshire. The Rev. J. Griffiths, M.A., to the Rectory of St. Fagan, near Cardiff. The Rev. W. Jones, M.A., to the Curacy of Ellastone, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The Rev. J. Tulloch, M.A., to the Principalship of St. Mary's College, St. Andrew's. The Rev. M. M. Dillon, M.A., to be Missionary to 30,000 fugi tive slaves in Canada. The Rev. Wm. Henry Graham to the Curacy of Sheepshed, near Loughborough. The Rev. Philip Pennington, M.A., to be Chaplain of the island of Mauritius. The Rev. Henry Wm. Coventry, M.A., to the Rectory of Wolstone, near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. The Rev. H. F. Cann, M.A., to the Curacy of Trinity Church, Exeter. VACANCIES. The Rectory of Checkendon, near Henley-on-Thames; worth 6001. a year, in the gift of the Masters and Fellows of University College. Oxford. The Vicarage of St. Peter's, Colchester; worth 3001. a year, in the gift of the Trustees of the late Rev. Charles Simeon, of Cambridge. The Rectory of Annaghdown, Galway; worth 4001. a year, in the gift of the Bishop of Tuam. The Vicarage of Streatley, Bedfordahhe ; worth 801. a year, in the gift of Sir E. 11. Page 'turner, Bart. The Vicarage of Sandon, Bedfordshire; worth 001. a year, in the gift of Sir E. H. Page Turner, Bert. The Curacy of Frodsham, Chester; in the gift of the Rev. John R. Hall, M.A. The Vicarage of Kington St. Michael, near Chippenham; worth 2501. a year, in the gift of Viscount Wellesley. The Rectory of Mothel and Ratligormuch, Lismore ; in the gift of the Duke of Devonshire. The Rectory of Coppenhall, near Crewe; worth 2501. a year, in the gift of the Bishop of Lichfield. THE PRESS. ilnitnrsitg OXFORD. Mr. John Conington, M.A., Fellow and Greek Lecturer of University College, has been elected to the new Profes sorship of the Latin Language and Literature in Oxford University. 1)r. Ellerton's theological prize, value twenty guineas, for an English essay, "The State of the Church in Bri tain at the time of Augustine's Mission." has been awarded to Mr. F. M. White, 8.A., dewy of Magdalen. Mr. William Wynne Wilson and Mr. Edward Bristow Baines have been elected Fellows of St. John's College, from Merchant Tailors' School. Mr. Wyllie, commoner of Lincoln College, and late of Cheltenham School; Mr. Harper, from Bromsgrove School; and Mr. Cole, from Rugby School, have been elected Scholars of Trinity Collet'. There were fourteen candi dates. The degree of doctor in musics was on Thursday con ferred on Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, 8.M., of Magdalen College, professor of music in Oxford University. Mr. C harles Danvers Crossman, from Bromsgrove school, has been admitted a scholar of Worcester College, on Sir Thomas Coke's foundation. THE following degrees have been conferred : D.C.L.—J. Bower, Magdalen Hall, Grand Compounder; T. Hutchinson Tristram, Lincoln. B.M.—C. Collingwood, Christ Church ; C. W. liasUngs,Worces ter; G. Rolleston, Fellow of Pembroke. ll.D.—Rev. J. H. Eld, Fellow of St John's. M.A.—E. A. K. Hugepen, Magdalen, Grand Compounder - R. 0. Pascoe, Exeter; Rev. T. R. Jaberdar, Rev. J. Pickford, Cueen's Rev. J. A. Orestes, Lincoln; C. H. Mills, Christ hurch ; W. A. Nowell, Brasenose ; Rev. H. P. Dodd, Pembroke Rev. \V. J. Hills, Jesus; E. B. Lamer, Oriel; Rev. C. Adams, New; Rev. W. S. Miller, New; C. N. Newdegate, Christ Church; E. W. Gordon, Christ Church ; G. H. C. Byng, Christ Church; F. Silvester, St. John's ; Rev. C. L. Vaughan, Oriel; Rev. J. P. Hardy, Wadham ; Rev. It. Hichens, Exeter; E. H. Golds mith, Corpus; Rev. J. C. Gilling, Worcester; W. J. Hender son, Worcester; Rev. A. S. Littlewood, Trinity; Rev. F. 'fire man, University; C. J. Wynne, Jesus; Rev. R. A. H. Stroud, Wadham ; J. C. }Choking Saunders, St. Edmund Hall; Rev. T. Fuller, Brasenose ; Rev. T. A. Carr, Brasenose ; J. C. Egerton, Brasenose ; W. J. Ferrer, Balliol ; W. H. Sutton, St. John's ; Rev. H. W. Brooks, Magdalen Ha/ B.A.—S. H. Hodgson, Corpus, Grand Compounder; W. Wick ham, New Inn Hall; W. H. Hewett, W. Stephenson, J. Tanner, H. W. Tucker, E. N. Chaplin, Magdalen Hall ; A. T. J. Morris, C. J. Robinson, W. Sherwen, J. Irving, A. Pavey, Queen's; U. Baird, Tialliol; T. D. James, St. Edmund ; R. E. Cole, C. N. Girardot„ H. S. R. Macan, J. B. Winstanley, C. Parker, Uni versity; T. H. Girtin, W. H. Harris, C. F. Cadiz, Pembroke ; A. J. Clarke, M. B. Stapyiton, I'. H. Newnham, E. S. Beesley, J. H. Holford, Wadham ; D. Paul, J. T. Thorn, Christ Church ; H. Bowman, .1. R. Jackson, B. E. Shaw,' Lincoln; Rev. C. Green, S. Webb Thomas, N. Bsker, Worcester; J. T. Du Rowley (scho lar). J. 0. Cresson, W. G. Pedder, R. D. Alexander, S. H. Rey nolds, C. L. Wingfield, G. F. Coke, F. Beck, Exeter ; J. L. Wil liams, 11. Jones, J. E. Jones, Jeans; F. B. Fooks, New; W. C. Sawyer, A. S. Gordon, F. J. Mount, F. J. Traverner. Oriel ; C. H. Alderson, Trinity 11. 8. Wrangham, F. A. Powys, St. John's; J. Worthington, C. H. Burnham , J. W. Taylor , Brasenose; S. C. C. Jervoise, Merton ; D. E. Norton, Oriel ; G. H. Davenport, Oriel ; G. R. Birch, Oriel; F. Otter, Corpus ; A. Martin, Corpus; F. H. Bacon, A. Kekewich, Balliol; 11. G. W. Herbert, Balliol; G. E. Getty, Trinity; It. F. Webb, Christ Church; A. B. Cotton, Christ Chari.h; E. W. Stubbs, Exeter; J. H. Hodges, Exeter; G. R. Green, Lincoln; H. R. Jelly, Brasenose; H. S. Brasenose; G. L. Topping, Brasenose; C. M. Style, St. John's; T. Stephens, Magdalen Hall; E. Arnold, University. The following class list has been issued by the examiners in the School of Mathematical and Physical Science CLASS I.—Birch, George, Oriel; Cotton, Arthur 8., Christ Church; Norton, David E., Oriel. Cutss IL—Byrth, henry S., Brasenose; Green, George R., Lincoln; Kekewich, Arthur, Balliol; Martin, Arthur, Christ Church; Otter, Francis, Corpus Christi. CLASS George L., Brasenose. CLASS IV.—Brook, James, Worcester; Whitaker, William, Lincoln. The Denyer Theological prizes have been awarded to the Rev. B. C. Caffin, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Worces ter, and the Rev. A. S. Farrar, M.A., Michel, Fellow of Queen's. t o CAMBRIDGE. --- The following degrees have been conferred : B.D.—The Rev. Thomas Field and the Rev. Simeon Riley. Fellows of St..lohn's ; the Rev. Frederic Gell, Fellow of Christ's. the Rev. William Bonner Hopkins, Fellow of St. Catherine Hall; the Rev. Charles Gutch and the Rev. James Yates, Fellows of Sidney; the Rev. John Young Nicholson, Fellow of Emmanuel; the Rev. Richard Vernon Whitby Dixie, Fellow of Emmanuel. B.L.—Joseph Sharpe, of Jesus. M.A.—Milian Morris Mousley, Sidney. The following were elected llarnaby Lecturers: — Thomas Brocklebank, Kings, Mathematical ; John Roberts, Magdalene, Philosophical; William Marsh, Trinity Hall, Rhe toric; Henry Latham, Trinity Hall, Logic. The following prizes have been adjudged : The Chancellor's English Poem.—Herbert John Reynolds, echo tar of King's. Subject—" The Chinese Empire, in reference to its Past History and Impending Changes." The Portion Prize.—Henry Montague Butler, scholar of Trinity. 31emhere Prirenten—Baeheiars.- 1 . Matthew Gent., 8.A., Cor pus Christi. 2. John Chambers, 8.A., St. John's. Stibject— " qutonam commoda speranda mint, si quando India per vial ferro constructan iter facientibus patetietr Members' Prisemen—Undergrattaates. -1 . Henry Montague But. ler, scholar of Trinity; 2. Thomas Buxton, of Corpns Christi. Sin WILLIAM BROWNE'S GOLD MEDALS. Greek Ode.—Henry Montagne Butler, scholar of Trinity. Latin Ode.—Frederick Whitting, scholar of King's. Epigrams.—William Charles Green, scholar of King's. THE CAMDEN MEDAL. Latin Ilexameters.—Henry Montague Butler, scholar of Trinity Ett jabj. ADMIRALTY, June 19. With reference to the despatches from Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling, which appeared hi the London dazettc of the 18th inst., Lieut. Roderick Dew, of her Majesty's steam-ship Encounter, has been promoted to the rank of Commander, by a commission dated that day. SATURDAY, APPOINTMENTS AND_PROMOT4OII9. •PPOINTKENTS. Captains—Hon. Keith Stewart to the Termagant; Robert S. Robinson to the Colossus; C. Weyvill to be Superintendent at Chatham • Arthur Farquhar to the Malacca; John Jervis Tucker to be Caitalu-SUperintendent of Sheerness Dockyard. Commanders—Alexander Little to the Royal Albert; Charles R. Johnson to the Colossus. Lieutenants—John P. l'aimes and John Nott to the Terms gent ; H. E. Crozier to the Termagant; J. W. Webb to the Vie. tort' Samuel Powell, Henry L. Round, P. G. Nettleton, and William Dawson to the Colossus; H. B. Johnstone to the Ma ninon Surgeons—Thomas Russell Dunn, M.D., to be Dep..lnspe,tor of Hospitals and Fleet, and Deputy-Inspector of Yarmouth hos pital; John Ternan, M.D., to the Hornet. Assistant-Surgeon—David 0. West to the Victory. Master—Joseph Hitching, to the Termagant. Masters' Assistants—F. W. Paynter to the Vulcan; John A. G. Morgan to the Termagant. l'aytnasters—ll. Johnston to the Termagant; J. M. Sweatman to the Star; W. H. Norman to the Colossus. Clerks-in-Charge—Robert T. Mason to the Industry; E. W. M Millman to the Rhadamsuthns. Clerks—George Penfold to the Victor ; Charles Ross to the Star; Thomas U. State to the Sphinx ; G. A. S. Ley to the Ter magsnt. Clerks Assistants—S. J. Yates to the Termagant; E. M. Roe to the Colossus. PROMOTION& Commander—Roderick Dew to be Captain. Lieutenant—Francis Marten, of the Winchester, to be Com. mender. Flag•Lieutenants—Fairfax Moresby and Sir James A. Dunbar Bart., to be Commanders. Additional Lieutenant—T. B. CoHinson to be Lieutenant Iraqi glarlat anl3 gitg FRIDAY EVENING. THE markets opened on Monday buoyantly, and with much excitement, at a rise of about 21. per cent. on the closing prices of Saturday, and they closed at 63i, about which price they continued with slight fluctuations. The cause which chiefly led to this rise has been the favourable news from the seat of war in the East, together with further considerable arrivals of gold. On Monday 127,000 ozs., of the value of 508,0001., were brought by the Australian steamer, and on Wednesday a further arrival of 125,0001. was reported. But the chief feature of the week has been the announcement of naw loans, in addition to those which have recently been effected. These amount in the aggregate to thirty-one millions, viz : England France 10,000,0001. Russia 8,000,0001. Austria (about) Prussia Belgium Although these will be negotiated on the Continent, yet, as England is the money market of the world, it is evident that, by indirect channels, this considerable drain must be ultimately supplied from this country, and, although the arrivals from Australia have been large, they have not hitherto kept pace with the demand, and the bullion in the Bank of England is less by about 5,000,0001. than it was at the corre•• sponding period last year. Under these circumstances it is thought probable that the rate of discount will again be raised. Should the interest on first-class personal security continue for a lengthened period at more than 5 per cent., landowners may tind con siderable difficulty in raising money on mortgage, for, so far as land is concerned,the usury laws are still in force. Besides the Government loans we have men tioned, the East India Railway Company are about to raise 1,000,0001. on bonds. The interest guaranteed by the East India Company will be 44 per cent. They will be issued for amounts commencing at 1001., and will be for periods of three or five years, at the option of the applicants. In answer to inquiries made at Galatz as to the effect of the war on the supplies of corn it is said that, though rye and barley are exhausted, yet that great stores of soft wheat and Indian corn exist in the interior, and only require ships and fair prices to bring them down. The appearance of the growing crop is said to be " splendid." The failure of Messrs. Thomas Taylor and Sons for 100,0001. was announced on Monday. They were in the worsted trade; and several smaller failures, amounting to about 50,0001., in the same trade have also occurred. It was sttated on Tuesday that Messrs Rothschild had contracted for 2,000,0001. Exchequer Bonds, and yesterday the following notice was issued "CITY, HALF-FAST THREE O'CLOCK. "EXCHEQUER BONDS—LETTER B. " 2,000,0001. Price of Issue, 98 per cent. " 215 per cent., June V. I "25 per cent., Aug. 8. 2.5 per cent., July 5. 25 per cent., Oct. 10. "The bonds will bear the date of th e Bth of May, 1854, from which day they bear interest at 84 per cent. per annum for five years. " N. M. ROTHSCHILD AND PON& " New-court, 23rd of June, 1854." The scrip is only a shade above par. Railways almost universally have risen from it. to 31. during the week. We must refer to the list for particulars,