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London, England, 1824-04-19 00:00:00

UNION-HALL,

Saturday the Overseers of the parish of Newington appeared to
the summons of a poor man in the parish, who stated that two of
his children were dead, one since the sth of April, and the other
since the 10th, and the Overseers refused him the least essi►tance
Ito bury them.
The Magistrate inquired of the Overseers why they refused an
appliaition so reasonable and so praising?
The Overseers said, that had the complainant applied to them in
time they would have buried his children for him, as they were
bound to do ; but instead of making application to them, he got
coffins made himself; which had nails in them, and the Rector re.
fused to allow any bodies, in coffins with nails, to be buried in the
churchyard, which every one knew was his freehold, without being
I paid his fees; and it was also a rule with them not to give any as-
sistance to the interment of bodice in any other than parish coffins.
The poor complainant stated, that he had intended to bury his
children 'without making any application to the parish; but after
having pledged all his things, he found the fees and expenses so
great, that he was unable to do so without some little assistance
front tb• parish, and had offered to take even a few shillings.
The Magistrate observed to the Overseers, that it surely could
not be their desire to keep the bodies of the children above ground.
The Overseers consulted for some time, and then agreed to give
the complainant six shillings, with which he deported.
It appeared that the Overseers, by their great exertions in their
office, have reduced the poor rare of the parish to eleven pence in
the pound.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

UAMBRIDGE, APRIL IG.
on the following days of the ensuing

There will be
CasterTatu:—

Wednesday - - .Ipril 20, at eleven.
Wednesday - • May t, at eleven.
Wednesday . . !Bay 12, at eleven.
Wednesday . . :May 19, at eleven.
Friday - June 11, (Stat.) B.D. Coin. at ten.
Saturday - - July 3, at eleven.
Monday - • July 6, at eleven.

Sunday, the following gentlemen were ordained by the Bishop of
Ely, at St. George's, church, Ilauover.aquare :
DEAeoles.—Henry Howsrth, ILA. Fellow of St. John's Col-
lee; Richard Twopeoy, M.A. Fellow of St. John's College ; 1
Alfred (Hiram. B.A..Felln• of Trinity College; William Nt he_
well, M.A. Fellow of Trinity College; T. Kerchever Arnold.
M.A. Fellow of Trinity Collage; George John Dupuis, M.A.
Fellow of King's College; James Chapman. B A. Fellow of
King's College; William M'aring, RA. Fellow of Magdalen
College ; M. Peacock, B.A. Fellow of Corpus Christi College ;
John Stevens Heoslow, M.A. St. Jellui's College; C. Manners
Richard Norman, M.A. St. John's College; Gilbert Alder. S.C.L.
Trinity Ilall ; James Joseph B.A. Pembroke College,
Oxford; William Ives. B.A. • College, Oxford; Isaac
Williams, LA. Jesus College, ord.
-Pitinlitm—Oenrge ftrarases„ ILA. Fellow of Trinity College;
Francis Goode, M.A Fellow of Trinity College ; John trunk's's,
M.A. Fellow of King's Collage; Henry Melville, B.A. Fellow
of St. Peter's College.

At an Ordination holden by the Bishop of Chester, in St. James's
church, Piccadilly, on Sunday last, the following Gentlemen of
this Ilniversity were admitted into holy orders, vss:--.
DEACONS —Riehud Milner, B.A. of St. John's College ; T.
Cloves, H.A. Queen's College; Henry Holloway, St. John's Col-
lege ; Edward Manners, Christ Collqu Charles Wm. John Ken,
M.A. Trinity College; Edward Wilson, B.A. Catherine Hall;
Thomu Coates Cans, B A. St. John's College ; Edward 'foul.
ditch, B.A. St. John's College; Charles John Paterson, B.A.
Csius College.
Pat vare--George Dodsworth. Catherine Hall; Robert Charles
Wm. Wilkinson, B.A. Trinity College; Robert Harkness, B.A.
St. John's College; James William Worthington, Trinity College;
Robert Witherby, B.A. St. John's College; William Rayne%
B.A. Jesus College ; Jahn Thomas Pine Coffin, B.A. Calus COL
lige 7. Charles Smith Lloyds, B.A. Christ College • Charles Henry
tutwidge, B.A. St. John's College; Jolm llhefeoek, S.C.L. St.
I Peter's Hall; Joshua Catherine Hall

(►xroen, Aran. 17.
Saturday, the last day of bent Tenn, the following Degrees
were conferred :

Dwtor is ChriAopber Lipscomb, Fellow of New
College, and lately appointed Bishop of Jamaica.
Doctor In Cid/Law—Rev. George Chandler, some time Fellow
of New College. Grand Compounder.
Mailers u/ Arta-Rev. John Hobart Seymour. Exeter College ;
Rev. Francis Lipscomb, SebulAr of University ; Rev. John
' Fisher, Pembroke College; T. J. Powell, Sr. .Ilban Hall.
Bachelors of A rts—attee Robert Hughes, Esq. Jesus College;
David M Mingo. Jetas College.
The number of Dttermining Bachelors in lent was 247.
The whole number of Degrees hi Lent Term vrar--D.D. two;
D.('.L. two ; five; AI.A. thirtptive ; B.A. forty-nine. Ma-
triculations, 112.

The tint stone of the intended new Methodist chapel, in
Brunswick-street, in this this town, will be laid on Mon-
day week. This new erection will be of stone, and will be
the largest edifice of the kind in the kingdom.—Leeds
Reentry.