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London, England, 1831-01-26 00:00:00

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DISiURBANCB AT CAMBRIDGE.
Saturday being the day for conferring B. A. degrees, the Senate.
house was, at an early hour, with the ladles and gentlemen
both of the Town and Univer:ditlym.lielge Hader Oredustes, as usual, oc.
cupied the galleries in great numbers; the Via-Chancellor, Dr. Thu-
tray, of King's College, made his appearance at • few minutes put
ten. During the time of the proceedings preliminary to the pre-
sentation of the gentlemen who had passed their examinations.
whether from mistake or impatience, a clapping of hands and
stamping was abed in the galleries, a thing of the most
common occurrence on there occasions. Upon this the Vic/-
Chancellor testified his disapprobation in terms somewhat
severe, characterizing the offenders a; a "parcel of under-redeem."
This may be considered to have been the first cause of offence, although
it was received without any tokens of disrespect. On the presentation
of the senior wrangler, it bast been customary from time immemorial to
greet this distinguished individual with every possible demonstration of
applause, which generally continues as lone as the lungs of the specta-
tors will avail than. Dr. Thackeray, however, immediately after the first I
pause in the cheering, intimated rather sternly to the excited throng,
that "they had testified enough approbation, and that he new insisted
on silence." This infraction of an old and hitherto uninterrupted custom
immediately roused into a flame the spark of disapprobation which
had been already kindled. The intimation was followed by redoubled
shouts for the senior wrangler, and afterwards by continued groans for
the Vice-Chancellor, who immediately left the chair, sod refused to
teed with with the alimonies until 2 o'clock, when, as on all future occasions
he declared that the galleries should be closed. He then retired amidst
hisses and groans. Some minutes befeat-t,o'clock the crowd of under-
graduates had assembled round the outergaterof the Senate-house, which .
as well as the sotranos-door, was closed against them. The gates, how-
ever, on being partially opened for the admission of some ptivileged per-
sons, were furiously entered by the gownemen. The doors, on which ad-
Withers' fastenings had been put, now became the object of attack,
they were, however, impregnable, until the efforta of the besiegers were
so far successful Si to effect a madam opening for the iniertion of a
man's hand, and some person accordingly unbolted the other half of the ..
door, which flew open, and admitted the whole body, who hailed this
success with reiterated hossis. The gallery doors were now barricaded ;
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these, however, occupied no time in carrying, and m ass than ten
minutes the mite n more duenged than ever. The Vice.
Sal an bestiireeides. He am .
to refused man say degrees unless with seopty ' . The PreetatiC '
therefore, and ilasiers of AM, wee soon elf employed in ex.
hotting or eempling dhedience to this enandela The great inconve-
nience which Win hire accrued to the gentlemen whose degrees were
likely le be lenpuded 160 Ada Wednesday, was found to be a mos:
powerfulor argment to M dieeed. Alter some time, therefore, th.•
again dined • egainet the rioters, and the degrees were con-
hired with nice little dieturbaeos outside, which dlr. King, of
Queen's College, being 111#1y papist, sun succeeded in quieting.
The " ",bowswir, was nee es be appeased, or made to forget
' the of what they oeseitheed their rights. At about a
quarter pet four, when it eiss that the Vice-Chancelior
would sawn to lie ledge, the hews bh s was unwounded by a
,Slir*akin& at gownemen dim bare. Dr. Thackeray was not
n ineldsg hie aggemasee, en widdi the hisses, bootings, groans,
May kind of dieseadret mud that CIO be imagined, rent the air.
It nap with greener Ilifiedej that it numerous body of Masters of Arts
eh. greeted
frees emousding him. Be was,. however,
CZiant lib Chap by the throng, who not fora moment abate
then meet 'U mins- Oa his getting withinside the gates they way
indendy dusk and the crowd, aftee a few cheers for some of the pe-
ptise seek eid gleans for the " Vice," dispersed.—rietes.

DEATH OF HENRY DIACIENZIE, Eat.

lisllloll OF TIM " Maw OF rIFLIFOr &C. ate.
indorse iiiereitue expired on Friday evening, the 14th instant.
In die eighty-shah year OW age, and the sixtieth of his appearance as
as . Mr. Mackenzie was the eon et an eminent physician of
who had WIWI hour distinguished in the world of letters
11111Mbn id a Monne of Medical and.Lkerary &says. He was born
la isms of Mews 1745, when the inhabitants of his native city
Wariehaimd ilk *Ned* up.warkii to defend themselves from Ale at-
t.* omMeded bp
labels Climbs' Stuart, them collecting his, way in
as eddy period of life be was educated io that Drunk
di the legal prefessisa which is devoted to the business of the Enchi- " •
ype, and be afterwards became a practitionw in that Court. Se early-
-171.5. when _residing in London for the yutpose of acleiciog $
iisstriedss of the modes of Haglish Bachequer practice, ha sketched
'one parts of Ms first sod Most popular work, " the. Man of
Peelles;' which, however. did not appear till 1771. Mr.. lilac.
bank for a long rises after this novel had become a . decide.: ".'
with the pude, continued to withhold his. some I.
=it dtle.page. and the question as to its .suthrirebip
waialcouree keenly seated in the literary world. The. autism was
nolsi et length induced to now his same, by an attempt.whieb was
node by a gentleman of the name of Eccles, at Bath, to Mime it to
idemNif i ose of the most remadtable impostures in the history. of Mag-
i* bermare. Mr._ Reeks, to prime his asserdons had MM. the
pans SO tiff of the when wart is bleeds baud, an to ig iotrodudng
Orriazdsointesinostima eteiminitthe giro timbisappearazo of a
ewes ease Ihrepilloslir Ifs. Mackenshie claims had been that
ad-
duced IrLidt pallihiniameid not bring themselves to acknowledge
UMW mane eiterwards produced the best voucher for his
hiamemed and third publication," The Man of the World,"
nil!" Jab de anahlyde
As or ~EI lkiiippirele which was established in Edinburgh
at- this dastillalplieed af Home, &old), BobertSon, Blair, t• use,
din,' Mr. Mashatels 'Mae* senumed the plea due to inch diatio-
'plied emus is ehe Ms lanes; and at all these men be predeved
as meet inewesdng tossilection‘ It is now fifty-seven years dose the
demik of David Hume, yet, less then three ysaaa ago, we heard Mr.
"mule yak of hies in each bait ami familiar terms as might
b dsesalst
iit.4ll2=MtaTMe,setttsolears'lneTesbuicitgasylitiln?
diluent literney elide, which has scarcely obtained so extensive& regal
-
Miss as the alma: This was at bet s mere li associatise;ciii.
essei dyotuts rots of taste and West, who • col lead& si a
sessigiss is dis ham spored by haled study or by thaduties of their
of
•
, Out of tie ef the.. gesdanen, including lit: Miaretsider.
sew the piidls weeks sodded " The Mirror" and " Th. thlikest,"
siili Nipistively appeared In Mem* upon Me plod et the
fliiiilatot.” let coo of tit piped of the second work, Road Do*
lanialiliathlme public by a Onerous and Ada creek:kid nit
IMI pants, veltaktr, Mr. Mackessia Of all the body of contribu-
ting dit Wm. Modes& Benisityiss is' now, we bilk*
dee* ineakee.
Revises W this doe it,. Mackeinis had attracted the modes of Mr.
striatvait the
liej O mat du' hiel"...ll:7lllVallerirst
=lna rimed
omtda to th
od e edits of
is el
Ilia Zazestfoliesbtota.
ZPiliediden et his works, poetry, new* ,aminessys, in
saweinamse ; sodier he t pobliestiso of
Ida Illaddatisos et tilts ; otwhich he was as original
gmerdese. The kW Mesnery iodidesidog ha whith he vrat wid
eadeameat of the Ph 'this Mod John Hone, the unbar of Dourflesc
Aid! wifpadzid 10 ma lades of that andste's laid also'
piehlisismd• sepsistely. It new ast le 'he overlooked, in a nodes of
Mr.' Mackenzie's we, however haperfect, thot se biro was dedicated
the Word of W • ;the Chest Midtown styling him, on that Mai-
er* 'the ficodishAlit s&
' Ii person Mr. Jarimisits was tall and slender. OW countadoce,
which hid in' Mb 'Ube strikingily Moderate, eed6id till his latest
a • inalliet: aressaisim. Ms eyes was hags, loo-
yens, and full of sessidafiteall," mesh. writer of Peter's Letters ex-
it, " Odle Mike of genius." rwther asaddiemeles a vise °amnesties between are news attd
fpaily dadaist aria et oar bistory,or as • kind of literary Noah aur.
of all the =dared assess ateilirally
ism of
with
altatifettrZetugraciti47, a meet interesting per.