The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-13 00:00:00

t•Nrramirr INTELLIGENCE.

Thursday, the lid instant, Mr. Charles Williams, Commoner of
Jesus College, was elected scholar of that Society.
The following subjects are proposed for the Chancellor's Prizes,
for the ensuing year, viz. r
Fce J.atin Ver:::—lnceadium Londinense annol6e4.
For us Erglish Esszy—hanguage, in its copiousness and struc-
ture. considered u a test of national eivilissti9n.
For a Lain Essay.—De Tribunitii spud Romano' Tmestare.
Thebes: of the above subjects is intended foe those Gentlemen of
the University who have not exceeded four years from the time of
their Matriculation ; and the other two for such as have exceeded
four, but not completed seven years.
Sir Rorer tir Jtpatis Prize.—For the best composition
English %reign. not containing either more or fewer than Fifty
Lines, by an► Undergraduate who has not 'sculled four years from
the time of his 31:dna:lesion :
The Temple of Vesta at Tivoli.

Thursday last the following Degrees were conferred 3
Eat Dlvinily.--Tlte Rev. Thomas Cox, Trinity College.
Bar it Lc in .11cent:int.—John Wootton, llalliol College, with
lie:onto practise.
Alaskrs of Arts—Russell Ellice, Esq. firasennose College,
grand eninPowniler ; Charles Parkin, Brasennose College ; Rev.
John Smith, St. Edmund Hall.
Bachelors of Arls.—Jcottua Ingham, Esq. University College,
grand compounder ; Philip Thresher, University College ; Robert
{Faits. Scholar of Lincoln College a William Irwin. Scholar of
Queen's College; tieurge Riggs, Scholar of Queen's College ;
David Robinson, Queen's College ; George Thompson, Queen's
College ; W. Leader, Christ Church; Henry Somers Corks, Christ
Church : Thomas Stokes Salmon, Brasetinose College • William
Parson ilopton, Trinity College ; Henry Francis Earle, Trinity
College ; Francis Philips Hulme, St. Alban Hall ; David Two-
peny. Oriel College ; George Browne Francis Potticary.
len Nall; Joseph Charles Pltilpot, Scholar of Worcester college.

FIRE IN TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

Friday morning this University was thrown into a state of agita.
don by an alarm it' lire. About half-past nine o'clock a volume of
smoke was seen to proceed front the eastern corner of the south side
of the new quadrangle of Trinity College, and which was nearly
complete :or the reception of the students. In an instant the suite
of ro tats a its in a blaze, and the name, raged with incredible fury.
The engine belonging to the College was, by the activity of the
werkmen engaged in the erection of the buildings, speedily brought
to bear; but the rooms from whence the tire proceeded having been
uses! as a drying-room for the doors and sashes prepared for the
other portions of the buildings, so great a body of flammable mat.
ter was congregated together, that it could make no perceptible
impression. On the contrary. the doors, Ilooring-lioards, and
sashes, being placed in an reset position, not piled together, but
•tanding as it were in a rack, at a short distance from each other,
they served as a ladder fur the devouring element to ascend to the
chambers of the building, and vomited from the windows so vast
a column of fire as threatened destruction to the whole of the
splendid fabric. Dot, fortunately, be the various or irregular
style (the gothic) of the buildings, the other portions of die erec-
tion on that side of the quadrangle being built in relief, a party.
wall intersected them, and prevented the further spread of the de-
vouring element to the west; and happily the other corner was
similarly protected by a tower, containing a stone staircase and a
strong party-leaf', by which it eras also flanked. Thus, b_y the
peculiar ron,duction of this portion of the building, the names
were contim El to •he suite of rooms in which they first broke out,
3.1.1 those rooms immediately above it, so that ail apprehension.
for the general safety of the College subsided; indeed, the only
danger to be guarded against was, lux( the powerful heat of the
I fire. ...Inch raged within the narrow limits before described with all
the fury of a well.blasted furnace, should ignite die timbers and
rafters of the adjoining rooms.
Oa the arrival of the Norwich Union engine, which was first at
i the spot, Mr. Safford, the engineer, directed his attention to
throwing a quantity of water into the lower part of the building,
and being well supplied. he succeeded; yet still the flames as.
muted with frightful rapidity; but on the arrival of other engines
a new direction was taken, and the pipes being carried to the sum.
mit of the adjoining buildings, so powerful a stream of water was
poorest down, as considerably to abate the fury of the flames, and
to two hours from its commencement the tire was entirely emin.
guished.
The tire originated from the flue in the drying-room. The
damage sustained is about 7001.