The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-17 00:00:00

PRO:dOTIONS.

The Rev. John Davie: Eade, NIA, of Caius College,
Cambridge, Vicar of Aycliffe, Durham, to be the Bishop of
Durham's Official for the Archdeaconry of Durham, vacant
by reAgnation.

Rev:- Pelham Maitland, B.A. of St. Peter's College,
Cambridge, to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Peter's Church,
Blackburn, Lancashire; patron, the Vicar of Blackburn.
Rev. James Mellecßrown, 8.A.,.t0 the Rectory of Isham
Inferior, •Northamptonshire, vacant by the cession of the
Rev, Henry Thursby ; patron,. the Bishop of Lincoln.
Rev. James Davies, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of
Chilworth. Hants ; patron, J. Fleming, Esq. M.P.
Rev. Edward Allen,. to the Rectory of Keinton Mansfield,
Somersetshire ; patron, Rev. NV. Colston, B.C.L.
Rev. Charles Smith .Coxwell, of St. John's College, Cam-
bridge, to the Rectory of East C:Annock, Somersetshire,
void by the death of the Rev. Henry Gould ; patron, the
Lord- Chancellor. . .

The Rev. Jolla White, Perpetual Curate of Thanington,
Kent, to the Rectories of St. Andrew with St. Mary Bread-
man, Cunterbncy ; patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Rev. 11. 'Fryer, to be one of the. Domestic Chaplains
to the. Duke of Richmond. -

Rev: J. R. Page, M.A. to be Chaplain, and Professor of
History and EngliSh Literature, to the College for Civil
Engineers.

Rev. W. Putsey, to the Curacy of Elton, Durham.
Rev. H. Hughes, Lecturer of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
London, 'to the Rectory of St. John's Clerkenwell, void by
the resignation of the Rev. W. E. L. Faulkner.
Rev. W. D. Baker, to be Chaplain to the Lincoln Union.
(From the Cambridge_ Chronicle.)
_

The Rev. Ch-arles Hatch, M.A.,,Fellow of King's College,
in 'this Univerity, has been presented by the Provost and
Fellows of that Suciety, to the Vicarage of Fordingbridge,
Hampshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Joah Furey.
Mc Very Rev. Dr. Peacock, Dean of Ely, was on Monday
last elected a senior Fellow of Trinity College, in the room
of the Rev. R.. H. Greenwood, deceased.

On Saturday laSt, the Norrisian prize was adjudged- to D.
Moore, of Catherine Hall, for his es.say'on the following sub-
ject :—" The Divine Origin flf the Holy Scriptures may Le
inferred from their perfect adaptation to the circumstances
qf Human Nature."

At a congregation on Wednesday last, the following de.
green were conferred :

DOCTOR IN MEDICINE.
Richard Wellesley Rothinan, Fellow of Trinity College.
• • MASTERS OP ARTS.
Harman Hicks Lewis, Trinity College.
• William Ilanry Rough, Trinity College.
Michael Hutton, Catherine Hall.
• George Saunders Elwin, Catherine Hall.
Robert William Beauchamp, Christ's College.
Hobert Maulkin Lingwood, Christ's College.
Stoung Hore, Queen's College.
James-Abbot, -Queen's College.
uttitrmen. IN THE CIVIL LAW.
John Henry Prowett, Trinity Hall.
• (Prom the fitly/tarn Advertiser.) •
DDRHAMI4—At a convocation holden on Thursday, De.
ccmih!,r 12,1839,

Irefiry Jenkyris, M.A., Professor of Greek, was
n'o4inated by the Warden to the office of Sub warden of the
for the ensuing year.
'Lloyd Wharton-, M.A., was nominated by the
Wardeni• and approved by 'Convocation; to the office of a
Curator of the 'Observatory,
The Rev. Thomas Williamson Peile, M.A., and the Rev.
Charles' Thomas Whitley, 'M.A. the Proctors far the pre-
sent year, made the requisite declarations on being admitted
to their- offices.

The following persons were admitted ad eundeni by vote of
f:e House :

The Very• Rev. Peter Serinishire Wood, D.C.L., of Oriel
Col!ege, Oxford, Dean of her Majesty's Collegiate Church at
Aliadlehatn.-

The Rev. Henry Joseph Maltby, M.A., of Caius College,
Cambridge, Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham.
Gorge WraY, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College, Cam,
bridg,e,Head Master of the Grammar School, Darlington.
William Weightrnan, M.A., of Queen's College, Oxford.
7.%-le following persons were presented and admitted ad
eandenz

Sainsbury Humphreys, 8.A., Brasennose College, Oxford.
'William Robert Hall, 8.A., Balliol College, Oxford.
A regulation was passed, giving authority to the Warden
and Senate to grant leave-of absence to any student who has
passed the final examination fur the degree of 8.A., and is
not a student in theology, if he is a 4tudent at any of the Inns
of Court, or an actual medical student, or engaged in any other
regular occupation which they may deem egtiivalent to those
p 'ofessional pursuits.
The University Seal was put to a leaSe of land granted by
the Dean and -Chapter for the site of the Obsentatory.
TERMS, 1840.
EPIPHANY TERM begins Jan. 25, ends March.2s.
EASTER TERM begins April 25, ends June 24.
MICHAELMAS TERM begins Oct. 24, endi Dec. 23. •

LORD BROUGHAM EXPECTED IN THE UNITED STITEEr
--It is said that Lord Brougham designs visiting the United
States in the ensuing summer. No stranger could- come
amongst us who would be more cordially received. Every
American delights to honour. genius, and Lord B. may be
considered one of the most splendid men of the nineteenth.
century.—New Fork Daily Z.vpreas.