The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-06 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY IN'FRLLIGENCE.

oxeoan, SATrIIDAY. Fait. S.
Yesterday the following Degree was conferred:--
Bachelor in Divinity—Reverend Robert Mamie Millar, Wad.
ham College.

11'e are authorised to state that Mr. Eatcourt, M.P. for
Devises, and tormerly a Gentleman Commoner of Corpus
Christi College, has complied with the solicitations of a
numerous body of his friends to become a Candidate for
the representation of the University, in consequence of the
resignation of Mr. Heber. The other Candidate, as we
mentioned last week, is Sir Charles IVetherell, Solicitor-
General, and M.P. for the city. From the probability of
Sir Charles vacating his sent, Mr. Eden is contirming hu
canvass, and we think that he will meet with uo com-
petitor. . .

On Saturday, the 21st ult., Mr. Rice Price was' ad..
mined Founder's-kin Fellow of New College; and on the
30th, Mr. Hugh Seymour Tremenheere and Mr. William
Goodenough Bayly, were admitted Fellows of the same
College.

The Rev. Richard Colston Phelips, M.A., of Trinity
College, is presented to the Vicarage of Montacute, in the
county of Somerset, void by the death of the Rev. William
Langdon.
The King has been pleased to present the Reverent
John Percival, M.A. and Fellow of Watlhatn College,
to the Ministry of oxford Chapel, in the parish of St.
Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex and diocese of
London, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Edridge.

On Saturday afternoon Prince Leopold left his residence
at Claremont, and proceeded to the apartments of the
Duchess of Kent, at the King's Palace, Kensington, where
his Royal Highness dined, and afterwards accompanied
the Royal Duchess and the Princess Feodore, attended by
Baroness de Spaedth, to the Italian Opera House.
The Princess Feodore, accompanied by the Baroness
Spaedth, attended divine service, yesterday, at the Royal
German Chapel, St. James's.
Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Af-
fairs, in Downing-street. Those present were the Earls
of Harrowby, Liverpool, IVestinorland, and Rathunt ;
the Duke of Wellington, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Serra.
tary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount
Melville, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Huskisson, &c. The Ministers
continued in deliberation for three hours and a half.

On Saturday morning the Lords of his 3lajt sty's Most
Honourable Privy Council met at the Council Office,
Whitehall, to hear Plantation Appeals. There were pre-
sent Lord Colchester, the Master of the Rolls, and Sirdehn
Nichol!. Their Lordships were occupied in hearing Coun-
sel the whole of the day till between four and five o'clock.
Sir Charles Stuart was on the eve of leaving Rio Ja.
neiro when his Secretary left him with despatches, with
which he arrived on Friday. His Excellency was about
to proceed to Buenoa Ayres.
Yesterday Mr. Secretary Canning gave his first dinner
to the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, athis new resi-
dence in Downing-street. Among those present were the
Austrian, French, Russian, Netherlands, Portuguese,
Saxon, Colombian, and Brazilian alinisters--th. countess
Lieven, Madame Fulck, the Chevalier Niuemanu, Sze.— .
The Earl of Liverpool and the Duke of Wellington also
dined with the Right Hon. Secretary.
I'ttc Loan Cu A s CELLO a.—The answer given on Satur-
day relative to his Lordship's health was, that he had passed
rather a good night, but had not tested so well as the night
before. His Lordship however was considered a little
better.
The Marquis and lfarchioness of Hastings, and family,
are expected to arrive at Portsmouth on Wednesday, and
embark on the next day, iu the Herald yacht, Captain
Leeke, for Malta.—Hampshire Telegraph.
Earl Fortescue and Lord Ebr►ngton have withdrawn
their names as patrons of the Barnstaple Branch Bible
Society. The Rev. Charles Mules, Secretary to this So-
ciety, has pledged himself to withdraw his name in con-
sequence, if it should ultimately prove their Lordships'
pleasure to persist in their declaration. Difference of reli-
gious opinion, it seems, has given rise to this unexpected
declination on the part of the patrons.—Es:ter
Post.

STATE OF TRADE IN LANCASHIRE.—We are happy
to learn that there have been this week some symptoms of
an amendment in business. The demand for cotton twist
has certainly improved, as has also, we are told, that for
some descriptions of manufactured goods. In Liverpool
too there has been a good inquiry for cotton wool, aril some-
what higher prices have been obtained. The first step
towards the replacing of business on its regular footing will
be a conviction, on the part of monied men, that no further
reduction in prices is likely to occur, and this we believe
already exists: the next, the restoration of confidence,
must be a more gradual and a slower affair; but the
opinion that they are not likely to experience any furtha
losses upon stock will probably suffice to keep on their lets
many persons who must have sunk under an additional
decline. In this town there have been a few small failures
during the week, but stone to a great amount; rumours,
it is trite, have not been wanting ; they have related, how-
ever, rather to the state of affairs in other places than in
this.—.llnnelsester Guardian.
Dr. Oweu and his parishioners met again on Thursday,
on the tithe question, but nothing further transpired Han
the exhibition of sothe lampoons on the tithe-payers, which
were stoutly disowned by the Rector's party. Appeals to •
the Bishop and Parliament were threatened on both sides.
FRADD.—J. W. Tracey, the individual who had been
practising frauds on the tradesmen of Bath, Cheltenham,
&c. was finally examined before the Beth Magistrates a
for days ago. A. Mowatt, of Bats, watchmaker, stand
that in December last the prisoner came to his shop to look
at some watches, but their being none of the description
wanted by him, witness agreed to send to London for some,
Two or three days after the prisoner called, chose a gold
watch, and said he would pay for it partly in cash, and
a draught on his bankers in London. Witness parted with
the watch on the 7th January, and the prisoner gave to.
in cash, and a draft for 141. on Messrs. Barclay, Bevan,
Tritton and Co. of London. iVitness bad since discoverci
that Barclay and Co. were not the prisoner's bankers, and
that he hail no money in their hands. Another charge was
made by E. Roe, Esq. of Bath, who stated that the pri-
soner informed him he had a house at Prestbury--had an
annuity of 2001. per annum—was a man of fortnno—and
he accompanied him to the Bladud Bank, were be got
credit. Witness had repeatedly met him in company at
Bath, and supposed him to be a respectable man. The
prisoner was committed to take his trial for obtaining goals
under false pretences. He has been twenty years engaged
in these practices.
Tits distresses in the West-Riding of Yorkshirel7,,'
been aggravated by the stoppage of two additional baill,;:-4
houses, by both of whom provincial notes were issucd•
is proper, however, to add, that they were minor estalni-,t-
ments :—The Gomersal Bank, under the firm of ,'•Nblia
Taylor, and Co. had few notes in circulation ; and tat
Huddersfield Bank, of Shakspeare G. Sikes, had been net
upon almost daily till the issue was considerably dimi-
nished. Locally, the embarrassments occasioned by these
failures will be severely felt, but perhaps no two banks in
the county hail more circumscribed connexions. Then
failures have, however, served to revive the expiring panic.
and many of the banks, at the beginning of the week, 110
smart rims, which were all met with firmness, and al e.
which subsided in two or three days.—:Leear Meratry•