The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-20 00:00:00

UNIt'ERSITr INTELLIGENCE.

CASSIRIDOIg, MAII9.
The Lord Bishop of Nth and WeDi &relied at St. John's College* on
Snturday, on a visit to his son, a Fellow of that Society, and was aeoonas
pealed by the Bishops of Salisbury and Urn Melt. The Learned Prelates,
attended divine service at St. Mary's Church, on Sunday.
The fiord Bishop of Salisbury was on Monday lam admitted ad eandeas
of this University.
The Rev. Charles Foster, B.D. of Tetalty College, Dublin ,d
the Lord Bishop of Ltmertek, was on the same day banana:l' ad eundena
of this University.
At a Congregation on Wednesday last the folloarlog degrees were cons.
ferred:—

Bwcanou tie Dteortrx.—The Rev. John Graham, Bt. John's Oo
lege 1 Compounder). The Rey. Henry Knowles Creed, Trinity Collect.
llasratt or Aars.;—Edward Strult, Trinity College (Compounder 7.
B•c &&&&&& IN CIVIL. LAW.—ThOITNIII Edward Johnston, St. Peter*
CoHoge. Rev. John Roberts, Jesus College.
RAC•NLOILII OF ARTS.—Wllltam H. E. D. Slut*, St. Peter's Core's.
Thorns Benson, Trinity College. Herbert Smith, Calms College. ThOl.
John Roe, Sidney College.
The fallowing gentlerneo were gn Friday lest elected Bear" Scholar
on the Tyrwhitt foundation, for the present year -
Nicholos.Willlam Gilman, B.A. Trinity College—lhrst chew. Thom*
Riddell, W.A. Trinity College—second claw..
At an Ordination holden by the Lord Bishop of Bristol, in the Chspel of
CMS College, on timsday, the 14th instant, the following persons wet.
admitted into Holy Orders, vit.:—
lipheascoe.—Edward Sneyd, B.A.ege Christ College, Cambrlap.
Sten, B.A. St. John's Coll, e—By Let. no.liarlorr=
Bishop ofnsorr Ely. Morgan Richards DavyCs amb a
Litegrate Persou—liAßy Let.
from the Archbishop of York.
Plllsslll.—Henry Coddington, M.A. Fellow of Trinity College, College.
Cambridge. John Cooke, M.A. Emmannel College, Cambridge; Benjamits
Weever, B.A. Sidney Sus,: College. Cambridge. Oeorge Richard Porta
B.A. Bratenore College, Oxon. John Botsford, B.A. queen's Colleges
Oxon.

The Rev. George Peacock, M.A.F.R.9 , Fellow and Tutor of Trio
College, has been prevented, by the blaster and Fellows of that Society,
the Vicarage of Wymeswould, In the county of Leicester, vacant by t
cession of the Rev. Professor Clark.

GENERAL ELECTIO,V.

The county of Caithness is to be contested: the tuna's.
dates are the eldest son of Sir John Sinclair and the Hon.
James Sinclair, brother to the Earl of Caithness.
The county of Cromarty will be closely run betwewn
Mr. Macleod, younger, of Cadboll, and Mr. Duncan David-
son, younger, of Tulloch.
It is said that there is to be no opposition to Captain
Wemyss, R.N. by the Whigs of Fife.
In Inverness-shire there will be lots of candidates. The
Right Honourable Charles Grant is to be opposed by Lord
M'Donald, Colonel Bailey, and Mr. M'Leod, of Macleod;
but it is a mistake, Into which some people have been
led, that there are two members for that or for any Scots
county. Mr. Grant's friend. have no apprehension as to
the result.

Mr. Grunt's brother, Mr. Robert Grant, has secured the
Inverness district of Burghs.
In Ross-shire a contest was expected between the pre.
sent member Sir James W. and Sir Francis A. Militnzie ;
but Sir James has lately been appointed Lord Lieutenant
of the county, and we hare not heard whether he will be
inclined to undertake those two important offices.
RearEtoan.—lt is said that Lord Eastnor will not con.
test the election, and that Mr. Clive and Mr. Blakemove
will come in without opposition.

Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Chu, Colville, G. C. 8.,
late Commander-in-Chief at Bombay, arrived in town on
Monday last.
A wrou•tii.—The cleverest things exhibited In the way
of automata, since the time of Vaucansou's duck and piper,
and Kempelin's unfinished attempt at a speaking figure,
are, undoubtedly, the walking figure and the conjurer of
Mr. Maillardet, which are now to be seen in the Hay.
market : the former is a very elegant application of mechs.
Meal ingenuity to the very difficult problem of preserving
the equilibrium ; and the latter is, we believe, the only
automaton, the secret of whose construction has re.
mained undiscovered : we are of opinion that it is
guided in its responses by magnetism. Although we con.
feu we were not a little puzzled in our conclusions, by the
difficulty we experienced in misleading the little wizard,
the direction of the figure is, however, still explicable on
magnetical principles, and we recommend that mode of
solution to those ingenious persons who may gratify them.
selves by a visit to Mr. MaWardet's collection.
Commercial affairs look more gloomy than ever, the
greater part of the fiaxdressers are unemployed, and it ie
generally believed that the greater part of the millspinners
will be discharged. Masons' wages, compared with last
season, are greatly reduced: in consequence, building can
be got done at one-third less than last year.—Montrose
Chronicle.

1 Yesterday the despatches were dated at the East India
House, and delivered to the pursers of the following ships,
viz.:—Rose, Captain Thomas Marquis, and Marchioness
of Ely, Captain Charles Edward Mangles, for Madras anti
Bengal.
Faso ns es.—An inquest was held at the Half Moon,
kesema
alme
Little White Llon.atreet, gene on the body OD. Eatkin,
Esq., a creole gentleman, mho fee lodged at the
house of Mr. Bone, • baker. The , a men of of
habits, and intending, as hebad aid lie ' ar go to Scotland,
he took his luggage to Miller.* teltarf„M liertteaday. BO
slept that night at a public-house in gassing, bat returned next
morning to his lodging'', whams any alteration in his
looks or conduct. In a short Matt after he 6si retired to Maroon),
his landlord heard the report eta pistol, and Illatlng the mom door
locked, Mr. Bone get la as &s wallow, what* found the deceased
on the bed, with his bead Wawa la piens, tali females of a broken
pistol In his left heed, sod ass*, hods/ a the varymemle, in his
right. These, It apposed, be bad prehmed at a shop in tbs.
Strand. Eight to See at A*Jarfagreed that no symptoms of Mc
sanity had heen proved, ad a "et Felo de ss" way, there.
fore, recorded.