Star.
London, England, 1828-08-18 00:00:00

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Ammar 15. •
At an ordination holden by the Bishop of Hereford, In the
Cathedral of that City on Sunday the 3d inst. the following Gs-a-
-dmit:lt of this University were ordained
neacous. •

John Julius Hodges, B A. Queen's College.
Fre&lie Wybrow, B.A. St. John's College.
Thomas P.irr. B.A. St. John's College.
YILIESTS

George Arthur Clive, B.A. St. John's College.
Charles H. Hartshorne, M.A. St. John% College.
Robert Boraman Woodward, 8.A.. St. John's College.•
Meyrick Beebe, B.A. St. John's College.
Braithwaite Armitage; B.A. Trinity College.
William Coke, B,A. Trinity College. ;.
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IFCCLISIASTICA L raoteonaxs.•
The Bishop Of Peterborough has instituted the Rev.. James
Bush, M.A. of Oriel College, to the Rectory of South Lulfc.aham,
itutlandshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. William Baser.
The Rev. W. C. Cruttenden, M. A. Minister of Cbrist.Cburcf,
Macclesfield, and Rector of Normaoton, Lincolnshire, has been
presented to the Prime Curacy of Macclesfield, vacant by the death
of the Rev. L. Heapy. • •
The Rev. Choate Cobley, M.A. to the Vicarage of WinscoMbe,
vacant by the cession of the Riv. Aaron Poster.,

REMARICAtLg COINCIDENCE IN DREAMS.
It has been mentioned, that no allusion was made by the Coun-
sel on either side, in Corder's cue, to the drum of Maria 3tirren's
mother; importing that her unhappy daughter's corpse winild be
found buried in Corder's barn,. and the motive attributed to the
Counsel for their silence was the fear of encouraging- " supersti-
tious" feelings in the lower class of the people. Tuis it somewhat
absurd.

The statement,„however, that such a dream had occurrelto the
step-mother of Maria Marten has led to our receiving from a cor-.
respondent of unquestionable veracity, another history of a sleepily/
vision, which we cannot refrain from subjoining. The main; party
in this instance (if a dream can be called an action) is now alive--
the witnesses to whom he made known the particulars of it at the
time ate living—the subject matter of the visitation was connected
with, or rather it corresponded with, that of le catastrophe at Dime
so memorable and so shocking as to be still imprinted on the mind
of every adult in the kingdom—and the (beam itsef was 09.4 t
ss
striking for the singular conformity of its details to those of a con.
temporaneous tragedy which was performed nearly 300 miles (ions
the person of the dreamer, than unaccountable to those who f Amy
they can theorize upon dreams, by assuming an insight into the wat s
of PROVIDIENCY for its want of every characteristic of a warning, a
remedy, or any other visible usefulness, so often alleged in eaplana-
tion of that faculty :
" In the night of the 11th of May, 1812, Mr. Williams, of Scor.
tier House, near Redruth, in Contwall, awoke his wife. and, ex-
ceedingly agitated, told her that he had dreamt that he was in the
lobby of the House of Commons, and saw a man shoot, with a pis-
tol, a Gentleman who had just entered the lobby, who was said to
be the Chancellor; to Which Mts. Williams naturally replied, that
it was only a dream, and recommended him to ba compcised, and
go to sleep as soon a be could. He did so, but shortly after he
again awoke her, and said that he had a second time bad the same
dream ; whereupon she observed that he had been so much agitated
with his former dream,that she supposed it had dwelt on hts mind,
and begged of him to compose himself and go to sleep, which be
did. A third time the same vision was repeated; on which, not-
withstanding her entreaties that be would lie quiet, and codex.
vont to forget it, be arose. then between one and two o'clock,
and dressed himself. At breakfast, the dreams were the sole sta.
jest of conversation, anal in the forenoon Alr. Williams went
to Falmouth, where be related the particulars of them to all
of his acquaintance that he met. On the followinf day `Mr.
Tucker, of Trematon Castle, accompanied by his wife, a daughter
of Mr. Williams, went to Scorrier.house; Din a visit, and arrived
about dusk. Immediately after the first salutations on their et:-
tering the parlour, where were MP. Mrs. and bliss Williams, Mr.
Williams began to relate to Alt. Tucker the circumstances of his
dreams, and Mrs. Williams observed to her daughter, Mts.
Tucker, laughingly, that her fuller could not even surer Mr.
Tucker to be seated before he told him of his nocturnal visitation ;
on the statement of which, Mr. Tucker observed, that it would
do very well for a dream to have the Chancellor in the lobby of
the House of Commons, but that.he would nut be found there in
reality; and Mr. Tucker then asked what sort of a man he ap.
peared to be, when Mr. Williams described him minutely. To
which Mr. Tucker replied, s Your description is not at all that of
the Chancellor, but is certainly very exacalf that of lir. Pirceval,
the Chancellor of the Rzcbequer; and although he has been to
me the greatest etred4 f hate ever met with through life, for a
supposed cause which bad no. foundation .(or wort.% so
that effect), I should be exceedingly sorry iticleeci to .bear of
his being assassinated, or of :MY Injury'k' the•..kintr bap.
pening to hint.' Mr. TUcker then Inquires}-of. obleecWillitott;ithe
had ever seen. Mr. Percival, and we, bold that,lVisel or Kra
him, nor had ever even written to him, either ou blic or private
business—in Ana, that he had never had 'any thing to do with bin:,
nor bad he ever been in the lobby of the House of Commons i I his
lite. At this moment. Mr. Williams and Mr. Tucker stall standing,
they heard a horse gallop to the door of the house, and immediate'y
after Mr. Michael Williams, of Trevince (son of Mr. Williams of
&orrier) entered the room. and said that he bad galloped out from
Truro (from which Scorner is distant seven miles), having.seen a
Gentleman there who had come by that evening's mail front town,
who said that he was in the lobby of the House of Commons on the
evening of the 11th, when a man called Bellingham had shot Mr.
Percival; and that as it might occasion some great.blintsterial
changes, and might affect Mt. Tueltr's political friends be badeoistat
out as fast as he could to snake him acquainted with it,baling heard at
Truro that he bad passed through that place in theittterinsois in
his way to Scorner. After the astonishment wide& flail Intelli-
gence created had a little subsided, Mr. Williams described most
particularly the appearance and dress of the man that he saw, in
his dream, fire the pistol, as he had before done of Mt. Ft:reevaL
About six weeks after, Mr. Williams;' bahitig business itetown,
went, accompanied by a friend, to the liloose+pf Commons, where,
as has been already observed, be bad setellefore been. Imme-
diately that he came to the steps at the. entrance of the lobby, lie
said—' This place is as distinctly witlhi.,my recollection; in mg
dream, as any room in my house;' aiid he made the same observa-
tion when he entered the lobby. He then pointed out the exact
spot where Bellingham stood when he fired, and which Mr. Per-
ceval had leached when he was struck by the ball, where, amid bow
he fell. The dress both of Mr. Permedl and ils:llingham agreed
with the descriptions given by ?dr. Williams, even to the most
minute pirticular."— TIMM