The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-08 00:00:00

GOSPEL TRACT SOCIETY.

The Annual Meeting of the Gospel Tract Society was held yes-
terday evening at the Freemasons Hall; the Meeting was very
numerously attended, the Hall and all the galleries being cum-
Octet), filled. The Rev. Di. HAWKER took the Chair at six
o'clock precisely.
The CHAIRMAN commenced by observing, that it bad always
been his maxim that what began in prayer would end in praise ; be
therefore begged leave to read to them the 19'h chapter of Isaiah.
The Rev. Chairman commented at considerable length on this por-
tion of scripture, after which a prayer was delivered by the Rev.
Mr. Lewis.

The Secretary (Mr. PAL )rER) then proceeded to read the Re-
port. Upwards of 150,000 tracts had been dispersed within the last
year, through all parts of the world ; lie was delighted to say also
that a Swedish gentleman had undertaken to translate several of
them Into his own language. The Committee had also undertaken
to print some sermons of the best authors, which were hitherto out
of the reach of the poor, from their high price. Many of these
were no* ready for delivery, but as the subscribers were allowed to
take the full amount of their subscriptions in tracts, at the whole-
sale price, it was impossible for the Committee to support those
occasional expenses without having recourse to collections, lie
concluded the Report, which was of considerable length, by ex.
honing the Society to evince their approval of the conduct of the
Committee, by the liberality of theii donations on the present oc-
casion.

The Rev. Cues. Coomna moved that the Report he mproved
of by the Meeting, and be adopted and printed according to the re-
commendations of the Committee,

This Resolution was secanded by J. R. HoBERTON, Esq. and
was unanimously carried. . _

A few other-Resolutions were also passed : and after prayers
and a psalm, in which the whole assembly joined, the meeting dis-
persed at ten o'clock.

V.VII-F,RSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE.

On Tuesday last, being Commencement Day, the fol-
lowing Doctors and Masters of Arts were created :
Doexo Its IN DITIWITT—The Rev. Miles Bland. St. John's
College, Rector of Lilley, Hers, and Prebendary of Wells ; the
Rev..lames Walker, St. John's College, Episcopal Professor of
Divinity in Edinburgh; the Rev. Wm. Itloore, St. John's Col-
lege, Perpetual Curate of Spalding, Lincolnshire; the Rev. Wm.
Ward, of Cain. College, Prebendary of Salisbury, and Rector of
Great Horkesley and of Alphamstone, Essex.
DOCTORS i CIVIL Law.- Jolin Wylde. Trinity College,
late Premier Judge at New South Wales ; the Rev. George Ritmo
Jermyn, Trinity Hall ; William Calverly Curteis, Trinity Hall.
DOCTORS Is Plivsic.—Edward J. Sesmour. Jesus College;
John Wilson, Christ College ; Henry Hawes Eux, St. John's
College.

MASTERS Or ARTS.—J. W. Gleadall, Cath. ; 11. Harper,
Qu.; H. Dickonson, Pct.; G. Leapirgwell, C.C.C.; R. Foley,
mm.; R. Conyngham, Pet. ; C. Currie, Pemb. E. Fisher, Pet.;
R. Cory, Emm. ; W. Hodgson, Pet.; E. Nepean, Trin. ; T.
Crick, St. Joh. ; W. Marshall. Qu. • R. E. Kerrich, Chr. • R.
C. Hildyard, Cath. ; S. S. Rushy, Cad'''. ;J. Bainbridge. St. Joh. ;
G. B. Airy, Trin.; C. J. Myers, do.; F. Field, do. ; L. Steven-
son, St. Joh.; J. C. Williams. Cads. ' • C. Jeffreys, St. Joh. ; C.
R. Dicken, C.C.C.; H. Howarth. St. Joh.; H. Norman, Cult. ;
L. Buller, King's; E. Strutt, Trin. W. Hicks, Magi.; S. J,
Boileau, Trin. ;W. G. Peeve, do. ; F.11'. Atwood, do. ; P. Mason,
St. Joh. ; W. Stockton. Chr. ; J. Thomas, C.C.C. • E. Wilson,
Jes. ; J. Robinson, C.C.C. ; C. May. St. Job. ; O. L. Foxton,
Chr. ; H. Margetts, St. Joh. ; J. D. Glover. do. ; C. Illelhuish,
do.; E. Osborne, Pet. ; T. Wilson, Cath. ; J. Moverley, Qu. ;
J. Fumivall, Qu. ; H. Jackson, St. Jolt. ; T. Willis, St. Joh. ;
H. J. Cooper, St. Joh. • J. Barber, St. Joh.; S. C. Saxton, Clare. ;
H. Ong*, Chr. ; G. Tomlinson, St. Joh.; H. B. Clive, St. Joh. ;
J. L. Pettit, Trio. ; B, Wharton, St. Joh.; W. Pearce; St. Joh. ;
E. Kempson, Trio.; E. Birch, St. Joh. ; G. Bryan, St. Joh.;
R. Poole, Cath. ; %V. Speer, Trim ; W. E. Evans, Clare. ; F. V.
Luke, Pet. ; C. W. Heigham, Chr. ; C. J. Rennet!, Trin. ' • R.
%V. Rothman, Trin. ; C. G. S. 51enteath, Trin. ; John Sandys,
(41r. ; F. IliW, Trim ; T. Singleton, C.C.C. • E. J. lawman,
C.C.C. ; R. H. Sandy.. Trin. ; W. Somerville, Pet. ; C. Gray,
St. Joh.: E. Egremoot, Trin. ; C. S. Chaplin, Chr.; C. Thorold,
Emm. ; G. L. Russell, Chr. ' • C. Collins, St. Joh. ; T. Collyer.
St. Joh.; J. Bateman, St. Joh.; A. Williams. Pemb.; T.
Trocke, Pemb.: P. Gordon, Down. ; F. G. Smith., St. Joh. ;
pt, Blake, Pemb.; J. C. Evans, King's; W. Huntington,
Triu.; IV. Waring, slsgd. ; T. W. Oillhatn, C.C.C. ; J. Cubitt,
Chr.; IV. 11. Parker, Down.; J. Chapman, King's; 0. F. Ile.
neage, Trin.; T. Dale, C.C.C.; O. tVightman, St. John's; 0.
Sergeant, St. Joh. ; S. Benson, St. Jolt. ; A. Hopkins, Emm. ;
%V. Sutcliffe, Trin. J. N. Palmer, Pemb. ; ll'. Brett, .C.C. ;J.
Porter, do. • W. Gay, do. ; %V. Knight, Cath. ; W. P. Lendon,
Trim • J. H. Thelwall, Trin.; G. Osbert, Qu. • G. Jackson,
Qu.; T. %V. Salmon, Caius ; C. H. Maturin, King's; G. W.
White, St. Joh. ; N. Walttra, Trin. ; W. H. Barkwerth, Trin.;
G. B. L. Hesse, Etym. ; G. J. Berry, Emm. ; C. A. Dwarris,
Lulu!. • D. Hewitt, Trin. ; C. W. Ethelstone, ; T. Clown,
Qu. ; H. N. Coleridge, King's ; J. Mountie, Trin. ; J. R.
Maude. St. Joh.; H. Thorp, Chr. ; T. Barringer. St. Joh. ; J.
W. Allan. Trin. ; E. Childers, Trin. ; R. H. Wrightson, Trin. ;
11. 1811, Trin ; C. D. 11.11Ord, Jes. ; T. Ron-idly, Trin. ; C. E.
Palmer, Pet.; .1. E. Drinkwater, Trin. ; J. Punnett, Clare; R.
D. Backhouse, Clare; W. E. 1.. Faulkner, C.C.C. (incepted
1819) ; W. Taylor Rayne, S. Joh. (Incepted 1820); W.A. Clever.
lug, Trin. (incepted 1325) ; A. S. Thetwall, Trin. (incepted 1823);
Robert Edmonds, St. Jolt. ; N. It. Calvert, St. Joh. (incepted
1825); Charles Tennyson, St. Joh. (incepted 1818) ; S. E. Batten,
Pemb. (incepted 1824) ; R. B. Radcliffe, King's ; Geo. Norman,
Per.

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At the congregation on Saturday last, the Rev. Francis Lockey;
of Magdalene College ; and the Rev. Charles Frederic Bond, of
Trinity Hall, were admitted Bachelors in Civil Law.
On the same day, George Shaw, of Celia College, was admitted
Licentiate in Physic ; and Edward Ellis, of St. Peter's College,
Bachelor of Arts.

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The Rev. John Natt, B.D. Fellow of tit. John's College. Ox-
ford, was, on the same day, admitted ad eundent and Edward
Hatch Horre, B.A. of Dublin, was incorporated of this University.
At the congregation.on Monday last, the Hon. Charles Dundee,
of Trinity College, son of Lord Melville, was admitted Honorary
Master of Arts.

On the sante day, William Henry Holt, of St. John's College,
was admitted Bachelor of Arts.

At a congregation holden on Thursday the following degrees were
conferred : _ _ _

MASTER. OF ARTII.—Rev. Gilbert Tristram Ricketts, Trinity
College; Rev. Samuel Poynter. Trinity College; Rev. Jerkin
Jones, St. John's College (compounder) ; Daniel Green, Catharine
Hall.
BACHELOR IX CIVIL Law.—Rev. W. H. Dickinson, Christ
College.
BACHELOR or ARTS.—lhvid Fulford Hanidge, Queen's
College.
At the same congregation, the Rev. Thomas Brooksbank Char-
flock, M.A. of University College, and William Spencer Harris
Braham, M.A. of Lincoln College, Oxford, were admitted ad
conchal.

MORTALITY OF LEECHES.—The heat which prevails
in the neighbourhood of Strasbourg has probably been the
cause of the accident which happened to a waggon passing
through that town, on its way from Hungary to Paris,
loaded with a million of leeches. They putrified on the
journey, and it was found necessary to throw them into the
river. The loss of the speculators may be estimated at
3201. or 4001.