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London, England, 1820-07-31 00:00:00

WiPERSTV tivrELLMENM

CAMI3R IDGE:J MN 28.
Whineidat eke Rer. Dr. Wordsworth was sworn into the
Aire of Master of Trinity College, in the Chapel of that So.
:ley, to which he was conducted by the Vise-Muter, Seniors,
ml Feßoles, in full procession ; after which, Te lkvnt was

performed.
The Rev. George Fierce Richard's, M.A. Fellow of King's
College, was, an the•l7th instant, unanimously elected Master
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•OX FORD, ATLI' 29. •
WedliesSity, eanie on the Fiection at Magdalen College, when
e- foßoWing Othtlenten were chosen Denies:—Mr. Limon,
Biasennose Visilege, for Wilts; Mr. Bernet., of Trinity Col.
• ege, and Mr. Butler, for Stases; Mr. Harrison, for Rants;
d Mr. Pears, for Oxfordshires And on Thursday, 111e:rt.
Philipps, Mills, Morgan,
.and Biddulph, Demies of the same
College and Mi. Majendie, Student of Christ Church, were
I elected 'Probationary Fellows of the former Societys .
.• ECCLESIASTICAL .PROMOTIONS.
A Dispensation hasrpassed the Great Seal, to enable the Beet
D. Williams, A.M. 'Rector of Bleadon, Somersetshire, a;:d (b.p.:
lain to Lord Viscouneturzon, to hold the hectory of iii:-.8.:„a
Seytnnur, in the sante County.
Bev. W. Roles, M.A. to the Rectory of Upton Lovdif
Wilts.

James Towers, to the Vicarage of Wherwell.
Rev. W. J. Rees, M.A. Rector of Cascob, Radnei :!:tre, has
hien collated to a Prebendal Stall in the Collegiate ( : of
Breeknock, by the Bishop of St. David's.
William Plntaii, Esq. has prefented tke Rim. W. Cross, .' .m.
Vicar of Amwell with Ilaylybury, in Herta, and former'.;
low of Pembroke Ihll, Cambridge, to the valuable living
Ilalesworth-cum-Chediston, Suffolk, vacant by the death a;
Rev. Isaac Avarne.
Lard Viscount Maynard has appointed the Rev. Shirley• We-
. Rector of Hemingstotie, Suffolk, tO be one of his ,Losd-
ship's Chaplains.
- Saturday Morning, at St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, his Grace
the ArChbishop of CANTIRDIJef, assisted by several of the Rev.
Bench, consecrated the Rev. Dr. Kers, of Cambridge, Bishop
of Bristol. •

A tremendous storm of thunder, lightning, 'ard
rain, burst over the Metropolit last night, .and:•the
two former continued several hours. The lightning
was extremely vivid, and the flashes succeeded' eaeli
other with a rapidity seldom if ever exceeded in this
climate. Previous to the storm the intensity of the
heat was almost imupportable..
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About nine o'clock on Saturday night, as a pka-
sure-boat, in which were Mr. Lunn and his son, re-
siding in Carter-lane, Doctors' Commons, and a party
of friends, was returning home from' an, aquatic et.
cursion when a short distance above Waterloo-bridge
the bo;t received-a sudden shock, supposed to have
been occasioned by- the chain fastening the barges at
their moorings, and -Mr. LLOYD, jun. unfortunately
fell 3verboard and was drowned. Those in the but
*used every &Olt to save him, and several watermca
who came to their assistance dragged.for the 10;dr,
Ibut it has not yet been found. The distress of t! •.e
party,- but more especially the. father,, who witnessed
the accident, may be better conceived than described.
CA TASTROPHR AT THORNCLIF?! IRON WoaKe.—
(Ferther Parliculars).—Of about 4.0 persons present
22 were burnt, more or.less severely ; but particulars
'of the manner in which wounds and death were in.
flicted daring this dreadful explosion would be too
shoCking for perusal. Three men perUed ou the
spot, ;ix others have died since; the lives of the re-
mainder (many of whom are grievously scorchedand
!'l4cermed), it is. hoped, may yet be preserved. The
following are the names and ages of the deceased :
Moses Penyston, aged 29; James Nixon, 29; Jona-
than Wardle, $9 ; Alfred Windle (son of Jonathan),
18; William Lodge, 40; Isaac Newton, 28; Aaron
-Hirst, 10 t James Oxley, 52; and John Hirst, 15.
This is the *only fatalaccident which has occurred
from burning, at Thorucliffe Iron Works, since their
establishment,:2s-years ago, though castings double
the. weight of this have been erecitted there. The
proprietors' have most liberally contributed to the :e-
-lief of the families of the sufferers, and further sub-
scriptions for this- purpose will be _well applied.
In/MRS.
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