The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-02-10 00:00:00

OXFORD, Fn. 7. •

Thursday, George °ramrod, Esq. Gentleman
Commoner of Brasenose College. presented by the
Rev. Frodsham limbo:4_l%l.A. Fellow of the same
was adm;tted in Convocation to the Hono-
rary Degree of Master of Arts.
Oa Finlay, Mr. George Taunton, of Corpus
Christi Colley., and the Rey. Hugh Hamner Mor-
gan, of Christ Church, B.A. were admitted Masters
of Arts. _ _

Messrs. George G•:eme and George Cross, of
Brasenose College George Saunders, of Worces-
ter College : and Ju'in Radcliffe, of St. Mary Hall,
were admitted Bachelors of Arts.

There are now living, within one mile of Waterhead
Mill, near Oldham, Lancashite, 13 persons, v hose
ages amount to lISO years. An asset:.•=ty of these
Ancients, was lately convened by a Gentleman, who
residea.in the vicinity of Newton Heath, in order to
partake of a feast; at his expence, at the house of
Mr. SAMUIL Leas, publican, at Waterhead Mill.
The number that assembled, amounted to nine
persons; and, what was extraordinary, they were
collated in the space of fifteen minutes. Their
ages were as follow :—Two of 85, two of 78, one
of 66, one of Bs, one of 63, and another, a vcne•
table matron, aged 86, who had beta married four
times, and was installed betwixt two of these fa-
thers, one of whom paid his iuthile adrirristi to her ;
he proffered, and it is believed will lead her to the
Altar of Hymen, a fifth time. In order to enter-
tain and complete this group of :swig lity, the tidier,
(a " merry wight'" whose jokes have often " set
the table in a roar,") was introduced, aged B'2. Al-
ter partaking of a plentiful feast, and the tankard
circulating for some time freely routed, the antique
guests grew merry, and decrepid age, forgetting
her wrinkles and her cares, tript featly on to mea-
sure sweet " on the light fantastic toe," while God
Sues the King, resounded to the entertainment of
the Master of the Feast, who was himself, perhaps,
as extraordinary as his guests, being above six feet
four inches high, while on his fair, pot tly chest (he-
ing seventeen or eighteen score weight) was plainly
marked—" Urzone dull Care."
At Hereford Candlemas Fair, on Tuesday last,
the cattle-market exhibited as excellent show of
animals, although the number of beasts was
smaller the,: generally witnessed at this Fair.—
Cattle, of every description. sold well, as the buyers
were numerous.a-Several bones were brought
for sale, in the horse-fair. which went at very high
prices= and animals, of an inferior description, also,
sold dear.—Fat pigs brought 6s. 6J. per stone.—
Hops averaged front 41. 10s to 41. 15s. per cwt.—
Cheese, best-making, sold from 665. to 735. ; and
two-meal, from 561. to 635. per cat. . .

A person of the name of CIIA tatty, who had
for many years been in the servie of the late Duke
of RICHMOND, as foreman of the buildings, &c.
at Goodwood, togethcr with his son-in-law, were,
on Wednesday, had before the Magistrates, at the
Swan Inn, ar Chichester, charged with having on.
warrantably conveyed m.uy articles from the pre-,
mises above mentioned. Atter a long exammittion
they were both committed to the gaol at Horsham.