The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-09-18 00:00:00

INDIA.

COLLEIE OF FORT WILLIAM, Fen. 16,
On Saturday, the 9th instant, tieing the day ap
pointed by His Excellency the Visitor for the publi;
Disputations in the Oriental Languages, the Go-
vernors, Officers, Profesinrs and Students of the
College, assembles' at half-past nine o'clock, at the
Government House.
. At ten o'clock, His Excellency entered the Toone
where the Disputations were to be Meld, accompa-
nied by the Honourable the ChiefJ iistice, the Judges
of the Supreme Court, the Members of the Su-
preme Council, and the Members of the Coun .71 of
the College. The principal Civil and Military Of-
ficers at the Presidency ; and many learned Natives
were present on the occasion.
As soon as His Excellency had taken his sent, the
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Disputations commenced is the following order :
N DOOST AN EE.
Posiaion.—" The Oriental Languages are studied
with more succe s in India than in England ; and
with greater advantage to the public Service."
rende4.-11y Mr. Turnb4ll.
eltiof Opponent —Mr. Scott.
Sec ..rmt Opporwir. —M,. Chowmu.
M.lerattn—Captain Mount. %yob_
U.—PERSIAN
Position.—" The Persian Language is of more
utility in the general administration of the Eritish
Empire in India, than the Hindnostance."
lkfendol—bv

Mr Scott.
Che.:(o;,ps,“_ —Mr Turnoull.
Secoiul Oirixnient—Mr. Littledale.
M4erator—N4 Lucas(Ln,
3d.-..DECLAMATION,
In the Bem:alee Language—by Mr. Marjoribanke.
4th —DECD.IMATION,
In the Arabic 1.-orgirage—•hy Mr LitiVd..4.
Sth.—DECLAMATION,
I t the Mahratta Lanuage--4, Mr Trower.
At the conclusion of each Disputation, al aporo-
prime Speech in the language of the Disputation,
wets delivered by the respedive Moderators
tlThon the Disputations and Declamations were
concluded, His Excellency signified to the Offict rs
of the College his directions, that the Prizes and
Honorary Rewards should be distributed in his pre-
sence, on Monday, the 1 Ith of February. His It.x.
cellency also :unified his intention to confer the Dr- .
gree of Honour established by the Statutes, n car-
lain Students, whom he had direAed the Cou•icil of -
the College to pi esent to him for that purpose.
On Monday, the II th of February. Hi. Excel-
lency the Visitor entered the room at eleven o'cl .cic,
accompanied by the Honourable the Chief Justice.
the Judges of the Supreme Court. the Members of
the Supreme Council, the Members of the Conetcil
of the College, and the Officers of His iaxcellet:ci
suite.
As soon *stile Visitor had taken his seat. the Vice
Provost proceeded to present to Flit Excelleicr
those Students who ante int:tled under S!atu'e
VIII. to receive Degrees of Honour, and whose Pre-
sentation had been pr-e.ausly diretted by His Excel-
lency.—The/ice Provost publicly read the certifi-
cate grante.: ay the Couocil of the College to e.ch
Student respectively, specifying the high profi-
ciency which he had made in t a Oriental Lan-
guages, and also the regularity t.; iiis conduct dar-
ing his residence at College. When the certificate
had been read, His Excellency the Visitor presented
to each Student the Monorary D plawa, ins• ribed
on vellum, in the Oriental charader, per; • ting.
that the Committee of Public Examination baying
declared that the Student had made such proficien-
cy in certain of the Oriental languages as entitled
barn to a degree of honour in tii.r s ime, His Ex.:el-
lency was pleased to confer the said degree, in con-
formity to the Statute.
The Students now leaving College, on whom His
Excellency was pleased to canter a Degree of Ho-
nour, on this weasion. were—
\ tr. Thomas Cni.i.lrne Scott, Mr. Montague Fleury Turn.
bull, Mr. Jon;rh Litt.edale, and Mr. Jame. Marj.rritiankv.
After the Degrees of Honour had been conferred,
the Prizes. Medals, and Honorary Rewards adjudg-
ed at the late Public Examination. were distributed
by the Provost, in presence of the Vi;itor, to the fol-
lowing Students, now leaving College:
Mews. Thumaseltishaline Sono, Mrwague Hoary Tom-
bull, Joseph Littleiale, lames Marjorivanks,
Henry Shakedirear, Hugh Hope, Henry Attainder, WL:ii.kilt
Troner.andShearrnati !gird
Honorary Rewards were presented, at the same
time, to the following Junior Students, remaining in
College :
Menus. Hugh George Christian, Earro^d Par. e, Henry
Nessuham, Willi,kr Wilberfore_ hard, Wil!r-.ln Ber:lord
Gordon, Charles Chapman, George Juba Saddens, Walter
direr, and Liward
The particular Prizes adjudged to each, will be
found in the annexed Repot t.
After the Prizes and Honorary Rewards had be..a
distributed, His Excellency the Visitor was pleased
to deliver the following Speech :

" Gentlemen of the Collrg.. 41f Fort William,
" At the close of the- Public Disputations of the
last year, the delay which had protrseted the period
ot your Annual Meeting, enabled me to signify my
judgment with regard to the progress of the instals.
tion, at an advanced period ot the season.
" On that occasion, having expressed to you my
approbation of your general conduct, and having
adverted to such objeets as appeared tome to demand
your particular attention, my duty, on this day, ap-
pears to be limited to the clnsideratioa of the state
and condition ot this instiritticn, within the period
of time which had elapsed since the conclusion of
the last Disputations.
" The diminution of the total number of the Stu-
dents, by the separation of the Gentlemen of the
Establishments of Fort Sr. George and Bombay,
has unavoidably affe.fted the number and variety of
the Public Exercises pronounced, and ot the honours
conferred, on the present occasion.
" The sphere of emulation and competition has A