Star.
London, England, 1827-12-03 00:00:00

CLERICAL IN fELLIGENCE.

• • CAMBRIDGE. Noe. 50.
We understand that the late Richard Hurd, Req. of the city of
Woreester,heabelueattied the sum 04 R,9Oe. Four pet Cents'. to
Emmanuel, &lege, for the increase of the stipends of the blaster
and Senn.r Fellows of that society.
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Yesterday Mr. B. WI iggiesworth Beatson, RA. was elected a'
Foundation Fellow of Pernbrike College.
Monday evening a Meeting was held of the Philosophical Society,
the Rev. Professor Cumming, Vice President, in the Cher, Pro-
fessor Sedgwick read a letter which he bad received front Mr.
Lowe, written from the bland of Madeira, and containing an ac-
count of certain petrified masses of sand found near the coast- of
that island, and apparently of vegetable origin. Afterwards Pre-
lessor Henslow gave an account to the Society of the 'applieation
which has been nude of the chloride of lime to the purposes of die.
infecting putrid substances, and neutralising noxious vapours, and
exhibited some experiments illustrative of the extraordinary powers
possessed by this preparation.
The Craven Scholarship held by the Rev. Henry Maiden, M.A.
of Trinity College, has been declared vacant.
OXFORD, Dec. I.
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On the 22d ult. the following degree was conferred:
M or Aucs-- William Charles Townshend, Queen's Col.
Thursday the (Wowing degrees were conferred:
Moms is Dmotre—lthr. George Masters, Magdalen Hall.

Hammon •ni Dretunr—ltev. Willi.m St. Andrew Vincent,
Cltrish Church, Grand Compounder. •
Mwstaus or Acts—lieu. James Jackson, Brasennose College;
Rey. Charles Hare Earle, Trinity College.
Hammon. or ARTS-Philip Gutlle, Pembroke College; Cle.
ment Greswell„ Scholar of Corpus• College; George Burton Ha-
milton, Exhibitioner of Corpus College ; Robert 'humor Maurice,
Christ Church; Charles Saxton, Christ Church; George Town.
*bend Hudson, 'rarity College ;• John Fr:emati, TtMlty College;
William John Chesshire. Balliol College ; Edward Dudley, •Wor-
CtSter College; Ralph Grenside, Scholar of University College;
John Fox, Scholar of Queen's College; Robert Thomas Vyner,
Queen's College; William Holloway, Lincoln College.

lICCLOIASTIC•L r EPITIL
The Rev. Mr. Griffiths, of Emmanuel College, Cambridge,
Chaplain to the Lord Chancellor, has been presented to the stall at
Rochester, vacated by the death of Dr. Willis. .
The Rev. J. U. Smith, Rector of Martin, and Head Master of
the Horncastle Grammar School, has been instituted by the. Bishop
of Lincoln, to the Rectory of Sotby, near I lorocastles
The Rev. John Saud lord, A.B. Oxford, has been presented to the
living of Chilliogham, Northumberland, by the MORT of Durham.
Turday the Bishop of the Diocese inaituted the Mew Hon.
and Bey. Lord Henry Francis Charles Kerr, M.A. to the Rectory
of Dittislism, on the presentation of the Right Ilan. Viscount Val.
ktort, void by the death of the Itcv- Robert Sparke Hutchings:
The Rev. Chulmondeley Dering, Rector of Pluckier, in Kent,
and one of his Majesty's Chaplains, has been presented to a Pre-
bendal Stall in St. Faure Cathedral ; and the Rev. Sidney Smith to
the valuable Rectory of St. George's, Bloomsbury, both vacant by.
.the death of ltes Willis. The Bev. Gentleman who succeeds to
Dr. Fynes Clinton's Stall at Westminster is, we believe,
.the Rev.
Thomas Manners Sutton, late Chaplain to the House of Com Mons,
end not, u stated in a Alotning Paper, the Rev. Evelyn Sutton,
their present Chaplain.
The Right Hun. and Rev. the Earl of Guilford has appointed
the Rev. J. I'. Carpenter, M.A. and Rector of South Sydenbam,
in the county of Devon, to be one of his Lordship's DOOltStiC
Chaplains.
The Right Hon. Viscount Strengfoid, G.C.B. has appointed
Devon, to be one of his Ihnoestic Chaplains.
Rev. James Jenkins, of Blatnavon, to the valuable Rectory of
lianfoist, Mouniouthshir e.

Rev. Edward Crosse, Hector of Tolland, hat been instituated, by
the I ishop of Bath and Wells, to the Rectory of Kintsdon, vagant
by the death of the Rev. T. Tucker.
Ninnday law James Hoyden Hughes was admitted a Probationary
Fellow of New College.
Toursdsy the Rev. George Moberly, RA. and Francis William

Newman, B A. were admitted Fe!lOW's of Balliol College, on the
Old Foundation. At the same time the Rev. Edward Kitson,
M.A. was admitted Actual Fellow of MIMI, on the Blundell
Foundation—and Mists. Peter S. H. Hayne, Edward Hartopp
Grove, and Edward D'Oyley llama!, were elected Saobra of
that Society.
Thursday sennight the Associate Congregation, Rirkgate, Leith,
gave a unanimous call to the Rev. Ellen Halley. of St. Andrew's.
On the 2.-sd instant, the Reverend' James Buchanan was ordained
by the Presbytery of Daikeith, Miltiatyr of HAMM Chapel. '
The Inch lust. the United Associate Congregation of Cumber-
mild gave an unanimous call to Mr. Robert Cairns; preacher of
the Gospel, to be their pastor. The Rev. Mt. Somerville preached
and presided.
The l2th ult. the forming relief congregation at Coldstream
moderated a call, which tamed out in favour of Mr. James Taylor,
Preacher of the Gospel.