The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

London: H. Ball Here, 219, Regent-street.

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The late feartlil explosion and wide-sprea.l devastating Fire at
Gateshead and Newcastle destroyed property of the value of one
million, converting a large area of warehouses (filled with sulphur,
nitrate of soda, peat charcoal, and other highly combustible stores),
whole stacks of offices, houses, &c., into a perfect volcano of fierce,
concentrated, incinerating, and long-enduring furnace beat, in which
not only combustible things, but even bricks, stones, and iron were
burnt up and fused. Safes of the ordinary kind, iron•doored strong
rooms, were alike melted, torn asunder, their contents charred and
destroyed. Bet amongst the many instances of preservation, Thomas
Milner and Son have pleasure in giving publicity to the following
gratifying testimonial:—

" Newcastle-up n-Tyne, Oct. 19, 1854.
" Gentlemen,—We have great pleasure in stating that, whilst our
offices were completely destroyed and burnt down in the great fire
which, on the 6th Inst., reduced a great many buildings in Newcastle-
upon-Tyne and Gateshead to ashes, two of your large Holdfast'
Safes, in our offices, have been the means of preserving our books,
hills, and other valuable documents, although these safes wet'a ex-
posed for about nine to ten hours to as immense heat, and dug out of
the ruins In a red-hot state. On opening them we found our princi-
pal hooks and hills in a good state of preservation. Some of the
papers were singed and discoloured, but we are happy to say they
can he used for the main purpose they were intended for. We feel it
our duty to state these facts, and will thank you to make us new
safes to soecification.—We are, gentlemen, yours truly,

"A. LEIDEMIN N AND CO.

" Messrs. Thomas Milner and Son "
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UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, MAY 30.

Ina convocation held this day, at 2 o'clock, the fol•
lowing gentlemen were appointed Masters of the
eichoels

Rev. Fred. Meyrick, M.A., Trinity.
Rev. George Ridding, M.A. Exeter.
Rev. Wm. Salter, M.A., Balliol.
In a congregation held immediately afterwards the
following degrees were conferred :

_
MASTERS OF ARTS.
Thomas C. Baring, Fellow, Brasenose.
William Yates, Fellow, Brasenose.
Robert S. Wilson, Brasenose.
William K. Macrorie, Brasenose.
Rev. Roger Kent. Brasenose.
Rev. Thomas 0.. Mortimer, Jesus.
Rev. Char'es Palmer, Exeter.
Henry P. Wolrige, Exeter.
Rev. Frederick Cox, Wadham.
Rev. John Maskery, Wadham.
Rev. Charles J. Le Geyt, Magdalen.
Rev. John S. Sidebotham, New College.
Rer. William Bashall, St. John's.
Rev. Henry A. Daniel, St. John's.
William L. Lewis, Fellow, Trinity.
Robert E. Bartlett, Fellow, Trinity.
Rev, Peter De Jersey, Trinity.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.
William Duppa Crotch, New College.
Rev. George Ogilvy, Wadham.

At the same tima ford Stanhope, M.A., Christ
Church ; Mr. W. Spottiswoode, M.A., Balliol ; and the
Rev. F. Ashpitel, M.A., Brasenose, took the oaths as
Examiners.

Mr. George Charles Brodrick, 8.A., of Balliol Col-
leg►e, was this day elected to the vacant Fellowship at
Merton.

CAMBRIDGE, MAY 30.

At a congregation held this day the following degrees
were conferred

BACHELOR OF DIVINITY.
The Rev. William Wigan Harvey, late Fellow of
King's College.

- MASTERS OF ARTS.
William Hughes, Trinity.
Joseph Jonathan Dent Dent, Trinity.
Frederick Grueber Lugard, Trinity.
Edward Algernon Newton, Pembroke.
Thomas Richard Maynard, Queen's.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.
Stair Andrew Agnew, Trinity.
Francis Westby Bagshawe, Trinity.
Charles Alexander Blynes, Trinity.
Ed ward Curteis Graham, Trinity.
Philip Windsor Curtis, St. John's.
John Robert Leg!), St. John's.
Frederick Smith, St. John's.
George St. Alban GodPon Pembroke.
Thomas Slater, Emmanuel.
William Edmund Cater, Queen's.
Frederick Watson, Caius.
George Frederic Adlev, Caius.
Edmund Thomas Butler, Caius.
John Henry Bullock, Downing.
Henry Cumberland Stuart, Christ's.
Samuel Edmund Bengough, Christ's.
Joseph Bartrop Tweed, Corpus Christi.
Horace Meyer, St. Catherine-hall.
Thomas Backhouse Sandwith, St. Catherine-hall.

A grace passed the Senate to accept the gift of a
marble bust of the late Rev. Charles Simeon, executed
by Mr. Manning, and now in the Exhibition of the
Royal Academy.
The following were elected travelling Bachelors on
Mr. Wort's Foundation :—H. B. Sheppard, 8.A.,
Trinity-hall ; C. A. R. Browning, 8.A., St. Catherine-
hall.

SALMON FISHERY IN WALEg.—Owing to the efforts
which have been made by the various societies to pre-
serve and improve the different fisheries and salmon
streams in the principality, this year the sport promises
to he exceedingly good.
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