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London, England, 1819-07-12 00:00:00

CLERICAL IATELLIGENCE.

OXFORD), JULY 10.
Saturday, the ,11,:e. John Oldershaw, B.C.L. of St. Mary-
Hall, and Vicar of Tamil, Cheshire, was admitted Doctor in
Civil Law, Graud Compounder.
Thursday, the Right Rev. Win. Skinner, M.A. of Wadham
College, and Bishop of Aberdeen, in. Scotland, was admitted
Ba. lielor and Doctor M
The Rev. Francis Kniglr, M.A. of Magdalen Hall, was ad-
mitted Bachelor in•llivinity.
The Rev. John Wickham Griffith, 13 A. Scholar on the Mi-
ekers Foundation, Queen's College; and the Rev. Martin Stow,
B.A. Fellow of New College, were admitted Masters of Arts.
Hawkes Langley, of Christ Church, was admitted
Bacht!or of Arts. •

Sunday, the Archbishop of York ordained nine Priests and
twelve Deacon. in his Chapel at Bishopthorpe:

ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.

The Rev. William 'Wilton hlutlow, M.A. Is presented to the
Vicarage of St. Mary de Lode, and Curacy of Holy Trinity.
The Rev. jatnes•Garbett, M.A. Minor Canon and Preben-
dary of Hereford Cathedral, to the Vicarage of St. John's, in
Hereford.

The Rev. Matthew lEll, R.A. Rector of Sutton, and Minor
' Canon of Hereford Cathedral, to the Vicarage of Warden.
The Rev. Charles Palmer, NI. A. to the Vicarage of Churcham,
with the Chapel of Briley annexed.
The Rev. J. Thackcray, Rector of Downham, Norfolk, to
the Living of Hadley, Middlesex:
The ltev. Hugh Owen, Nlinister of St. Julian's, Shrewsbury,
to the Rectory of Stapleton, Salop.
The 'Rev. Oriel Rey, to the iltectory of Wyverstune, Suffolk.
The Archbishop of Tuam has appointed the Rev. W. H.
Maxwell, Prebendary of Ballo and Rector of the Onion uf Bel-
curs, in the county of Mayo.
CAMBRIDGE COMMENCEMENT.
•DOT OP HIS ROYAL 111GIINLV. 1117 C DOUR or CLOCcESTLR, Al MAN-

CELLOS, ACCOMT.tNIED BY TIM 1,1:1111:S!i.

Tuesday being COIRIT
Degrees were conferred:

ly, the under-mentioned

rxx:loas mvniter.
Rev. John Banks Holiingworth, of St. Peter's College.
Rev. Tindal Thompson Walmsley, of St. John's College.
DOCTOR IN CIVIL LAW.

1241)..rt 'rwiss, of .P.:n.'art:ke Hall.
nociuns 18.rirvqr.
Georg Freckleton, of Trinity College.
Viilli.an King, of St. Peter's College.
DOCTOR IN asnsic.
John Carnidge, of Catherine Hall.
BANTERS OF ARTS.

Trinity Coll,Te--Messm Carver, Lefevre, Sowerby, Halt,
13rand, 11:ckett, Lucy, Blayds, Thornton, I'ace, Stevenson,
Ulnaeli, Hamilton, Iligman, Brombead, Sheepshanks. Hare,
Broadiiiy, Foley, Allan, M`Niven, Austen, Thompson, Graham,
Wrizou, Valenting, Ker, Ilunton Elliott, Coghlan, Rice, Brad-
ney, Ilutckinaou,-Casborne,
St. John's College—Messrs. Carr, Cookson, James. Mayor,
Carmack, Dunn, Bagge, Chesshyre, Whittington, Evans, Field-
ing, Jones, Twopeny, Lee, Helyear, Bushhy, Plucknese, Blunt,
Ati ly, Ltraufoy, Andrews, Rich, Bell, Stock, Lievre,
Barton, 3lossop, Reed, ilowrke, Myers, Downes.,
St. l'eter's--Messrs. Iladson, Ellis, Harrison, Johnson, and
Babbage.._

('Lie Hall—Messrs. Holden, Semple, Sandford, Ilaggitt,
Torriano, Arnold, Symonds, Dawson,Thorold,Stoddart.

rembioke Hali—‘2,lessrs. Bolton, ?daddy, 'Hardy, Taisker,

Coins- College—Messrs. Jacob, Turnbull, Maud, Wragge,
Bolder°, Jones, Warner, Grimwood, Jones.
Trinity Hall—Messrs. Ebden, Clarke, Crossingham.
Benet College--Mcssrs. Porcher, Lloyd, Law, Day, Roberts,
I ittpwor , Bracker.bury.
King's College—Messrs. Daniell, Dampier, IL T. Dampier,
Price, Warner.
Cluzer.'b College—Messrs. Tattershall Michs:l.
Catherine Hall—Messrs. Hopkins, Dionn.
Jesus College--31essrs. S:ymour, Reyncids, Grove, Brooke,
Turner, Browne, Myers.
Christ College—Messrs. Graham, Wilson, Benson, Which-
cote, White.

Magdalen College—Mr. Lawson.
Frnmantiel.College—Messrs. Weller, Armitage.

Sidney Coltge-31essrs. Hayne, Jenkin.

Soon after the Degrees had been conferred, Mr. Henry Wad-,
dingtos, Scholar of Trinity College, recited his Greek We and I
Verses, which had gained one of Sir William Browne's Me-
dais, and the POltson Prize. Mr. I'. H. Mall. of King's College,
then recited his Latin (hie; and Mr. R. Okcs, of the same royal
foundation, his Greek and Latin Epigrams, which gained the
other two medals given by Sir William Browne. These Gen-
tlemen were individually presented to his Royal Highness the
Chancellor, and received those rewards which their merits so
well deserved. After the conclusion of these interesting cere-
monies, the Chancellor dissolved the Congregation. Upon leav-
ing the Senate-house, their Royal Highnesses went to visit the
Public Library.
The university entertainment to their Royal Highnesses took
place in Trinity Cloisters. Upwards of .900 persons were seated
at the several tables, but as the numbers present considerably
exceeded what could possibly be accommodated in the cloisters,
several were compelled to wait till their more fortunate friends
could vacate their seats. Their Rciyal Highnesses honoured the
concert with their gracious presence, and were saluted with the
universal buzzes of the delighted audience. Their Royal High_ I
nesses having graciously signified their intention of honouring
the Master of Downing and Mrs. Frere with their presence on
this evening, a select party were invited to meet their Royal
Highnesses on the occasion. A most elegant entertainment,
consisting of the choicest delicacies of the season, was prepared,
at which upwards of 100 persons of distinction sat down ; but
the peculiar gratification of the evening arose from the unrivalled
excellence of the fair hostess's vocal powers and musical talents,
which supported by the brilliant assistance, both vocal and in-1
strumental, of several amateur friends, afforded the highest pos-
sible delight to the Royal Visitors, and the numerous company
assembled, who, in consequence, were induced to remaitkat the
lodge until a very late hour. The Commencement Ball wan
held at the Town-Hall, which was decorated Avith laurel and
blooming flowers • the Hon. G. Spencer, of Trinity College,
'presided as Steward. After a numerous concourse of beauty and
1 tashion bad assembled, the Ball began with country dances, WC-
ceeded by quadrilles, and was kept up with much spirit till about
five o'clock in the morning,

At abort half•past three o'clock, their Royal Highnesses the
Th,ke and DucLss of Gloucester aril the Princess Sophia Ma-
tilda, took their departure from the University, followed by
nary noble personages, and proceeded to Audley End, on a visit
to Lord Braybrooke.

THE HOLY LAND.---.COLIOt FORBIN, who visited
the chief scites of Sacred History only last year, has
published the most splendid work which ever ap-
peared on that interesting part of the world, and al-
though it is published in French at Sixteen Guineas,'
th.: Conductors of the Monthly Journal of Neto
Voyages and Travels have translated it, and re-en-
graved no less than eleven of its Views most curious
to the Christian World, which they offer at their pe-
riodical price of Three Shillings.
A SPECIMEN or TILE Tim xs....—Fifty-two clothiers
have, during the 12st 20 years, carried on business at
a borough town in Wiltshire, and at their various ma-
nufactories afforded employment to a numerous.po-
pulation : but now, the inhabitants of the place are
sunk into pauperism and wren.hedness, for of their
52 employers, mine are dead, seventeen have failed,
'twenty-four have declined, and only two remain in
business. Nor is this a singular case, for there are
within eight miles of the above place, four other ma-
nufacturing towns, in each of which the depressiou
of trade has been equally severe.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JULY 10.

FORTUNE TELLING!

IThis was a prosecution instituted by the Society
for Suppressing Vice, and from the facts disclosed is
highly interesting.
Agnes' Lovell,- an elderly woman, was indicted for
a misdemeanour, in extorting money, &c. from Han-
nah Tunbridge. Mr. ADOLPHE'S conducted the pro-
secution, from whose statement and the evidence ad-
duced, it appeared that the prisoner went to the
house of Mrs. Stevens, near Brunswick-square, and
requested her to have her fortune told, but she had
the Food sense to decline it. The young woman,
Harriet Tunbridge, was then asked, and being a
simple girl, just arrived from the country, eagerly
embraced the opportunity of having the, future re-
solved to her. One shilling was the charge ; cards
were produced, and the first question the Prisoner
put to her was, whether she was not in love with a
fair young man? She answered yes; having known
a young man in Essex who had gone to America.—
The prisoner then said she would give her a charm
which would bring then) together in three days—
the price of the charm was three shillings and six-
pence, and consisted of the following articles : a
leaf which the prisoner gave her, to be put with her
nail pairings, a lock of her hair, and some salt, and
then to be sewed in her stays ! Her nativity, the star
under which she was born, was the next thing to be
discovered, and for this purpose the prisoner took
lout a book, read it upside down, and began at the
last page. Presents fur the Queen of the Fairies was
the next object, and under this pretence the prisoner
stripped her of all her necklaces, money, wearing
apparel, &c. until she had scarcely clothes to cover
her. The 0,1 at length missing things from the
drawer, together with the nun-appearance of the fair
young man, and the loss she had sustained, revealed
the whole proceedings, and the prisoner was taken
into custody, and the Queen of the Fairies was found
in the person of a pat,,,,Groker, with whom the pri-
soner had pledged the articles she had so nefariously
obtained. The above facts were proved by the evi.
deuce of Hannah Tunbridge.
Mr. ANDREWS, for the defendant, contended, that
,she having been already punished by imprisonment
and hard labour in the House of Correction, to which
she had been committed as a rogue and vagabond
for this offence, she could not receive a second pu-
nishment for the same offence.

Mr. ADOLPPI73 said, the Vagrant Act did not
touch upon the subject of pretenders to witchcraft,
and had nothing to do with the present indictment.
The Clint ft NI AN agreed in this, and, in summing
up, said, he had never heard a case in which imposi-
tion had been pushed to such a length. The poor
girl was, he said, apparently one of moral education,
or she probably might have been led, like other en-
thusiasts, to her utter ruin, by relying on the defen-
dant, who trusted to her own powers of persuasion,
and the gullibility of her dupe.
The Jury immediately found the woman Guilty,
and she was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.