The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-07 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY IN7'ELLIGENCE•
CAMBRIDGE, FRIDAY, MAY IS.
At a Congregntion, on Weihiesday last, the following digress
were contested
Massras or ARTS.—Nicolvon Robert Calvert, St. John's
College; Rev. Richard Wood, Corpus Christi College; Robert
Gartrin.Jesus College (compouindor).
BACHELOR 1$ CIVIL LAW.—llenry Gaon Seymour, Trinity
11.14
BACHELORA or ARTs.—Samuel Thomas Townsehd, Trinity
College ; N'yell F. Vyvyan, Trinity College; ‘Villiam Ford Bally,
Downing College; William (!arpendsle, St. John's College.
The Rev. William Twigg, M.A. of Trinity College, was
last week presented by the Master and Fellows of that Society, to
the vicarage of Pickhall, in Yorkshire.
The Bishop of Norwi:h will hold an Ordination in that city ort
the 19th June.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING.
Wind S.S.W. to W.S.W.—High Water 66 m. past 12.
Attired the Caroline, Leafan, from Donnie; George Ponsonby,
' 1101, from Wexford; Swain, Swift, and Stag, from Glasgow;
James Watt, Lit:dsay, from ditto; Ann, Clibbon, from Bahia—
sailed Pith March ; Francis, Gillespie, from Barbadoes —sailed
29th March; Bulwark, Reckerby, from Cork; Margaret, Deane,
from Portsmouth.
WEsseLs SPOKEN WITH—The Shamrock, Bibley, from Liver-
pool for Smyrna, Ilth April, lat. 40. long.ll. ; Lady Gallatin,
Perry, from Liverpool for New York, at Cork; Maria, Silvia, for
Gibraltar at Cork: Margaret Ann, Quiller, from Liverpool at
Alexandria ; Atlantic, for Bahia at Falmouth.
SAILED YESTERDAY—Ganges, Mitford, for Bombay; Alex.
ander, Newland, for Jamaica; Octavio, Barge, for Beltiett ; Ed.
ward, Heather, thr ditto; Alexander and James, Reddich, for
Cork ; Mary Ann, Denman, for Dublin ; Ellen, Orr, for Lime-
rick ; Nimble, Randell, for London.
Tim GAY—Oporto Packet, Pridham, for Newfoundland;
Ocean, Marshall, for New York; Herstelling, De Jorge, for
Riga; Mary, fil'lntooli for Limerick; Tamar, Savage, for
Stratigford ; Robert and Lobelia. Calgen, for Waterford • Union,
Kensilla, for Wexford; Edward Downes, Purdy, for Be that ;
Edward Protheroe, Probert. for Cork ; Chance, Beofield. for Lon.
don; Swift, Gorier, for ditto; Hugh and William, Kerr, for
Stnngford : Vigilant, Lloyd, for Tralee; Defiance, Clouston, for
Mobile; Wellington, 51ondell, for New Brunswick; Broughton.
Lord, for Belfast; Governor Brooks, Bishop, for Havannah ;
Pilot, Jones, for Miramiebi ; Henderson, Steel, for Newfound-
land ; Wilton, Elliot, for ditto.
The bricklayers, who have been standing out for an advance of
wages, have this day commenced again; they wanted 3s. per week,
and the masters have agreed to give them 2s. more per week.
iIOLYIfEAD, MAY 4.
Wind S.W. by S. fresh breeze—dark, wet weather.
At 7 A.m. brig No. 1811, passed homeward.
Arrived in the harbour, brig Maria, Tregarthen, Liverpool to
Naples; Salient. Harm, Newhaven to Liverpool, with loss of.
gaft ; Valiant, Thomas, Shoreham to Liverpool, having split her
mainsail.
N 0.183 is the Douro. from Oporto to Dublin.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Fairlie. Aldham, has orrivod off Weymouth ; she sailed
from Bengal the 22.1 of December, from Madras the 11th of Jan.,
and from St. Helena the —31 arch. The Hibberts, Theaker. from
Bombay, off ,Margate ; she sailrd from Bombay the lid of
January, and from St. Helena the Bth of March. The Wel-
lington, Evans, from Bombay, off Hastings; she sailed froM
Bombay the 25th of December, and from Tellicherry the 15th
of January. The Ann, Kemp, front the South Seas, in the
Downs ; she pawed the Island of Floris the dth of December,
from Timor the 10th of December, and from the Cape of Good
Hope the ith of March.
PAsseNcnits rift GEORGE, Capt. Cuzens, from Madras and
Ceylon, daily expected:-
31ra. De Latre and four children, Mrs. Cook and four children,
Mrs. Hume. Mrs. Coates, Miss Cooke, 311.. Harley, Major De
Latre, Mr. Deane, Civil Service, Mr. Stark, Collector of Customs,
Ceylon. Mr. Cooke, ditto, Madras. Mr. Mylius, Lieut. Thomp-
son, his Majesty's 09th Regiment, Ensign Gibson, Capt. Schurrer,
Lieut. Childers, Dr. Whisheld, and two children.
ARRIVALS AT BATAvra—The Duxberry, Haskell. from Ma-
nilla the Ist Dicember ; the Hemtio, Oakley, from Betwoolen,
the 16th December; the Wasp, 111`Kenzie, from Singapore, the
17th Dee. ; the Salmon River, Gransmire, from Singapore, the
20:11 Dec.
Slurs SPOKEN WITH.—The Hercules, Vaughan, from Lon-
don to New South Wales, the 18th February, in lat. 28.30. S.,
long. 27 E. The Juliana, Fotheringham, front London to
China and Quebec, the Bth December, off the island of Flo-
res; she was expected to arrive at f. anion about the middle of
January.
MADRAs.—The George. Cozens, was to sail from 3ladras for
Ceylm and London, Jan. 9.
SINGAPORE, DEc. 8, 1824.—The George IV., Gover, sailed
from Singapore, for China, the Ist October, and had separated in
a gale of wind from another ship, and has not since been heard of.
Fears are entertained for her safety—a Mr. Brown, of Java, is pas-
senger.
SAILING TROM BATAVIA.—The brig Syrene. DU Byis, for the
Netherlands, Dec. 2; the Almorah, Boyd, from New South Wales,
Dec. 9.
ARRIVALS AT MADRAs—The Tyne, Warrington, from Ben.
gal, December 27, and sailed for London January 0 ; the Pyramus,
Brodie, for Alliper and London, January 5.
Arrived off Margate the Hibberts, Theaker, from Bombay, sailed
January 3. •
Arrived off Weymouth the Fairlie, Aldham, from Calcutta,
sailed December 22, and from Madras January 11.
Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Singapore. dated
Dec. 8 :—" The Anthoyna, front China to this pott, is stranded on
the Island of 11yenan, and it is feared will be totally lost. The_
George the Fourth separated its a gale of wind, and has not since
been heard of ; fears are entertained for its safety."
Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Batavia, dated
Dec. 22 :—" The pirates have again made their periodical appear.
'ince on the coast, at the breaking up of the S. E. Monsoon. It is
reported that they hare taken a brig belonging to a Chinaman ;
and it is feared the Netherlands colonial brig Elizabeth, Duncan,
matter, him also fallen into their hands."
The Wellington, Evans, from Bombay, is supposed to be ar
rived off Weymouth.