The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-08 00:00:00

UNITERAITY INTE1:1.- IGEXCE.

Oxvoa, Nor. 4
Wednesday, Nov. 3, Simon Taylor, Student in Civnil law,
had lately resigned, was re.eleeted Fellow ; and Richard Owls
11 ippesley Tuckhcld, 8.A.. of Oriel College, was elected fellos
of All Souls' College.
On Thursday last. William Dill. Edward Blencowe, and Ma
Griffith., were admitted Scholars of Wadbant
On Thursday last the Rev. Frederick Cehitts. Blacksteer
11.C.1.., and Fellow of New College, was presented, by ti.;
Warden and Fellows of that Society, to the Vicarage of L.
Sad, in this county of Ilantv, vacant by the death of the Sacra
Wm. Milton.
Thursday, Nov. 4, the nomination of the following gentlemen to
the office of Public Examiners was approved in Convocation, nu_
The ltev. Benjamin Parsons Symons, B.D. Fellow of Wading'
College ; the Rev. James Eodall Tyler, R.D. Fellow of Oriel W.
lege ; the Rev. Thomas Yowler Short, B.D. Student of Christ
Church ; and the Rev. Charles Ouncire Ogilvie, M.A. Fellow of
Balliol College, continues Public Examiner.
The same day the following Degrees were conferred :
Boat El,Olte Ix CIVIL LAW—MIL Hattie:olC, Esq. rand
All Souls' College, ;Grand Compounder; Simon Taylor. Esq.
Fellow of All Souls' College, Grand Compounder; and ths
Don. Arthur Philip Pcreeval, Fellow of All Souls' College.
AI4IIIFIEIIII or Awes—Rev. J. F. Moore, BrallefloSe for*
Grand Compounder ; Rev. Owen Jenkins, Fellow of Jests
lege ; Bev. Alfred Roberts, Trinity College ; and Boxy Way,
Merton College.
BACULLOXII or Alava—George Granville Etter,* Emir
College ; William Trench, Chris: Church ; Charl, nor. Tr:.
airy College ; William Evans, Trinity College ; William tans
Meredith, Brasenose College ; James Currie, University Wier;
John Baden Morris, University

AL/Astir:a Fies.—lletween the hours of two and the
o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in a house e
the lower end of Bowling-street, Clerkenwell, which fora
considerable time threatened destruction to the surround-
ing buildings; however, by the prompt attendance of the
parochial and other engines, together wtth a very abundant
supply of water, the flames were got under before any ma-
terial injury was sustained. It appears that the tire is at-
tributable to the following circumstance:—An Irish la-
bourer, named Sullivan, together with his wife and three
children, occupied a back apartment on the second foot,
and, as is generally the custom with the lower order of the
Irish, he had been endeavouring to get rid of the greater
part of his hard-earned wag s at an adjoining public-
house, reeling out brint-full of gin and joy, he got to his
disconsolate spouse, who had also been at " the Caps," to
drive away care. This jovial couple found their way to
bed, but forgetting to " snuff out the rush-light," it com-
municated to the long-feathered couch, which, as a Scotch-
mail would say, was very spextlily "in a lowe." The
warmth, however, awakened the children, who effected
their escape, whilst their sottish parents slept on, and were,
with the utmost difficulty, extricated from their perilous
situation. _ _

Fran.—Friday, about ten o'clock in the forenoon, the
flax-mill of Mr. Moses Atkinson, at the Bank in this town,
took fire, end notwithstanding the prompt arrival of seve-
ral engines, and the advantage of a plentiful supply re
water, the flames spread with such amazing rapidity, the
nearly the whole of the building was reduced to a heard
ruins in less than two hours. The fire originated Mi.:
carding-room, in the top story, and was occasioned by fr.:
friction of part of the machinery. The room, which WA
full of work people, chiefly children, was instantly ii
flames; but we are happy to state that they all effistel
their mope, though rot without considerable difficulty,
many of them being obliged to leave their clothes behind
them. It was entirely owing to the judicious 'masons of
the firemen and a few active friends who volunteered their
services on this alarming occasion, aided by the zealous re-
operation of all classes whom the alarm had drawn to-
gether, that the warehouse, engine-house, and a small
portion of the mill wore preserved, and that the flames
were prevented from extending to the contn,-tious dwele:;g•
houses. It is of course impossible to speak with 111,
ac-
curacy aa to any amounn of damage occasioned by this
destructive fire, but it is thought that the loss veal 1101 be
less than 10,000 f. The property is insure.l y a certain
extent in the Sun and Imperial Assurance Oftlks; but we
are afraid not sufficiently to cover the whole kos. Between
two and three hundred people have beep, thrown out of
employment by this calamitous accident.; but there is this
mitigrting circumstance tittemling it, tint it has not beck
fatal to the life of any individual, nor has any serious per-
sonal injury been sustained by stay of the persons who ren-
dered their assistance on the occasion, though much risk
was necessarily encouturreil.—Leds Paper.