The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-18 00:00:00

.RSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS.

UNIVP

From the Oxford Herald)

In a Congregation holden on Saturday last, being the last
day of Lent Term, Arthur Henry Anson, Esq., Fellow of
Alt Souls College, was admitted to the Degree of Bachelor in
Civil Law.

DEGREE DAYS IN THE ENSUING EASTER TERM.—Wed-
lay, April 26; Thursday. May 11 ; Thursday, May 18;
„ May 26; Saturday, June 3.
'The Rev. Joshua Bennett, M.A., of Christ Church, has'
been presented to the Perpetual Curacy of Cavesham, in this
county ; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church,
The Rev. Arthur Henry 'Winnington Ingram, M.A., of
Christ Church, has been presented to the Vicarage of Clif-
ton-upon-Terre, Worcestershire, vacant by the death of the
Rev. C. F. Winnington.

Friday

MISCELLANEOUS

His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex is exceedingly
unwell at the Palace of Kensington.

The Chief Justice of the Irish Queen's Bench is pro-
nounced out of danger.

Mr. Alfred Austin, of the Middle Temple, has been ap-
pointed an assistant poor-law commissioner.

At a ball held at the Lowther Rooms, London, on Monday
night, a gentleman named Loat staggered and fell whilst
dancing, and died a few minutes afterwards.
The strike of the Coventry weavers, which has been in ex-
istence for some weeks, has ceased for want of funds to
maintain the " outs."

The Breslau Gazette states that the flag of the German
Customs Union, for its shipping, is to be tricolor—white
above, black below, and the particular colour of each state
iu the middle.

At a meeting of the deputies of the joint-stock banks,
which was held on Wednesday, it was resolved not to apply
to parliament this session for any amendment of the laws re-
lating to joint-stock banking.—Times,
On Friday last, Miss Moorhouse, a young and highly ac-
complished lady, daughter of a retired East India merchant,
residing near Romford, committed suicide by drowning her-
self in a water cistern.

Resolutions, condemnatory of the recent proceedings of the
French at Otaheite, and calling upon the government to pro-
tect the British missions in the Pacific, were agreed to at a
public meeting held in Exeter Hall on Wednesday last.

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Sir C. Napier, Combes, from Islay, at this port; sailed IstJan.
The Ann Baldwin sailed 25th Dec. and Robert' Finnie 30th Dec.
both for Arica. The Kestrel and Saladin were nearly loaded. On
27th Jan. in lat. 55, long. 78, spoke the Derby, from Monte Video
for Valparaiso. On 3rd Mareh, in lat. 10 S, long. 26 W, spoke the
James Campbell, from Clyde for China
Pampero, Roberts, from Monte Video, at this port; sailed 23rd
Jan. On :th April, in lat. 43, long. 24, spoke the Henry, from this
port to New On. ans, On 12th April, off Tuskar, spoke the Pris-
cilla, from Liverpool for Pernambuco. From 'rd April, experienced
a succession of heavy gales; split sails, lost a boat bulwarks, &c.
Henry Bell, from Laguna, at this port; sailed 10th Feb. The
Jean, of London, would be hove down there, having been on shore.
The Victoria and Providence were loading fof this port, and the
Arcturus, Margaret, Amity and Rowland Hill, for Cork. Expe-
rienced very bad weather during the passage ; lost boats, bulwarks,
stanchions. &c. and received other damage.
Wakefield, Young. for Quebec, has put back, with loss of mizen
mast, having been in contact with the Grampion.
Ilindoo, from Calcutta for Liverpool, was spoken 30th Jan. in
lat. 19, long. 88
Black Dog, from the Cape of Good Hope for Hobart Town, was
spoken 171 h Dec. in lat. 38 S, long. 50 E
Columbia (steamer) Judkins, hence at Boston 20th March
Helen, hence for Valparaiso, off Cape Horn
Clarendon, Stoddart, hence at Charleston
Rob Roy, hence off Charleston
Southerner, Palmer, hence at New York
Rother, Hall, hence at Genoa
Janet, Wilson, from Valparaiso for Liverpool, at Milford in 101
days. The Mary Worrall was to sail in about fourteen days for
Swansea. In lat. 3321, about 7 miles from the land, and about 33
miles north of Tapucalmo Reef, discovered a reef not laid down in
any chart. The next day arrived at Valparaiso.
Nxw YORK, March 22.—A brig was seen on shore on Old Mata-
cumbo, south west of Carysfort Reef, 7th March.