The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-07-17 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE, JULY 9.

Thr following Gentleonen of this Unlveroity have
been oriimisied by the Lord Bishop of Ely
I'Rt►st—R. Caniaghani. of St. Pekes College, Student
in Civil Lan..
)le►eovsis.). R. Dockland, B A. Sidney Sasses College,
and Julio Clarryripiee, B A. Gunwale and Coins College.
A prize of the smite vane as Sir Win. Browne's
gold medal, has 'wen adjudged by the Vice-Chan-
cellor to Mr. G. C. Farhill, of King's College, fei
his Ode, written as un exercise for that
nte.lal,

Alr:T. G. Ritsington. of Trinity College, and
Mr. JNlnr. Itoyk. of St. Min's College. are ad-
stainer( liauli.lora of Arta.

AORWICM WHIG CLUB.

Thursday se'nni.:ht. the sth of July, the Nor-
wich Independent Whig Club held their Anniver-
sary Meeting, in commemoration of the first elec.
titm of William Smith, Esq. as a Representative of
that city. At four o'clock, a sumptuous dinner
was prepared at the Angel Inn, of which nearly 111 u
rtalemen partook ; gilt whom were—
tt imam smith, Esq. (one of the Repnrseatatires of the
eit,) Gem Its its /wt., lehroaphat Pointe, F.aq. (President is
the unavoidable aloetree of Juba Joseph Gulley, kat) T.
firm:ad, E,q., Vo.e-Presideat, Richard Haabary Gamey,
I: q. bigismood Trafford Southweil, Esq. lbe Rev. J. Perry,
the Rev M. Mpurice' Al4rraira Davey, Marsh, sod Yallop,
Dr. Reeve, W. Taylur, jail. Julia Taller, T Illorterwati, arid
Thomas Narrate, tows.; Messrs. Geldart, Dalrymple, Rub. '
beids, W. Davey, Baseley, W. 'Start, ht. &e.
After the King, Navy, Army, and the whole
Constitution had bran drunk, that of Sir Francis
Burdett was given with three times three, and re-
ceived with ',oersted shouts of applause, as were
the health* of Thomas %% Aims Coke, Esq. Lord
Erskine, Mr. Rnisal, Mr. J. J. Gurney, Mr. Whit.
bread, Col, %Wardle, Messrs. Waithmaii cud Mal-
lett, and more especially the health of Sigisnsmiil
Trafford Sonthwell. Esq. which letter Gentleman.
in a !ominous, eloquent, and truly constitutional
speech, addres•ed the meeting, chewing the neces-
sity of* Reform in Parliament.
The Rev. Michael Maurice also. in • speeelt that
will not readily be forgottem, with peculiar energy
commented so our present disastrous political si-
tuation,

Aldermen Davey and Marsh. Mr. Robberds, jun.
and Mr. Thomas Roopr, likewise addressed the
Meeting on general and local politics.
Some excellent songs increased the general har-
mony of the tenting.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The officers and conspany of the ship Jalouse, H. G. Mor-
ris, Est Conunauder, on hoard at the receptors of the
Choice, will be paid their shams of the salvers, on -beard
the said ship, in the Cove of Cork, ea the girth inst. or
moan if the ship arrives in port. Recalls at the office of
D. Callaghan, Cork, for three months
The officers and (mammy .if the ship Druid, Sir W. Rob
to., KM. Captain, us board at the capture of the Freach
ship La Jenny, were paid a distribution of the proceeds of
stores, and cargo, no the lith Mat. Recalls at
No. la, Cleanest's-lam every Tuesday sad Friday for three
sameths.
The officers and company of the iloop Comet, C. F. Daly,
Esq. C.onimaeoler, on oars, at the rapture of the • French
prcer La Slph., were paid a distribution a tire pro-
ceeds of honatymioney fur the said rapier., me the 17th
inst. at Nu is, Chas...it's Ina. Recalls at same plate, every
Tuesday mad Friday, tor three ineaths.
The officers awl company of the sloop Comet, C. F. Daly,
Esq. Commander, on hoard in Arent, lens, and diarist by
agreement with the ship. Gun urn, It Sense, and Cossack,
for the French privateers La Mouths. and Le Pierre Caesar,
wen paid a dis.rilintioa of the proceeds, us the 17th inst.
Recall. every Tr...day and Friday for them aseeitles.
A disirdristim of His Wajesty's grant of part of the pen.
ceeds of the Etamrel, raptured by the sloop Cruiser,
Pringle Studds:l, Faq Comma, will he mark ell the 19th
lost. Recalls at No Janresatreet,

An ;alarming fir, broke out Friday se'nnight, on
the premises of Mr. Haurtower, a farmer at East
Upton, Ears, which rierstve7eal the lionise and a
very extrusive raii..re of not-houses, cattle, rick-
Yard% &c. &c. The &rues were first disicovered
issuing from a hart se, over which labourers
slept, shout a quarter before twelve o'clock ; but
how the tire happened has hot been ascertained.
Such was the rapidity of the Raines, that in lass
thou half au hour the outhouses in the several parts
of the yard, at SO yards distance from each other,
were all nit tire, and the whole had the appearance
of a village on fire. About it head of castle were
destroyed. chiefly valuaide homes. The tames
were not subdued iu the rick-yard for two days.
A terrible accident befel Mr. WU9DWARD, the
resident London Agent of M . not.criti and
WATT, of Sohn: being thrown from his horse as
he was riding 11.111' 101,14 his foot hung in the stir-
rup, and he wa♦ drained a considerable way along
the road before the horse could he stopped, when
he was taken home so much maimed and bruised,
that Ise expired nu Tuesday.
The as.ixes for the -'unst►r Circuit, we under-
s►and, will commence ■t Ennis, on Monday. the
Pith Aursist item —The Light Hon. the Loan
CHIEF BARON. and the lieu. Sir WM. CGSACIL
SeA7ll, Judges.