American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-27
COLLEGES, SC.

Cambridge Uniye' sity has now an annual income
including the amount paid by the students for tut.
Iton, of $4,000 dollars. 1t has amount OF pro
perry, including buildings and library, of more than
half million of dollars; and derives from its real
and personal estate an annual income OF more than
10000 dollars yet for eight years past has
received 10 900 dollars year from the slate oil
Massac husetts In the state OF New York, funds
to the amount of776,000 dollars have been granted
to their colleges and 100000 to their academies
In Virginia, 10000 dollars have been expended
upon the buildings alone of the University lately
established. South Carolina has within few years
Expended 10000 dollars upon the buildings and
other accommodations for their University and
pays annually from the state treasury 10000 dollars
Tor the support of their instructors" These facts
are stated IN memorial from Yale College to the
legislature of Connecticut, as motives to induce a
grant of additional legislative patronage to that
respectable institution
The annual Commencement at Williams College
was celebrated en- the 4th instant. The degree oil
] A. B. conferred Is young gentlemen, that
loI A. M. on S, and the honorary degree OF A. Nj.
on4. The number OF students admitted this sea
son Is greater than that OF any Commencement tor
the last or 10 years, and the prospects OF the In
stitution are highly fattering.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE.
The annual Commencement was holden at Mid
ldlebury College on the 2lst ultimo, 90 young gen
tlemen were admitted to the degree OF A. b. IA to
the degree Of A. M. and 53 10 the degree of M. D.
The performances are represented as being very
respectable, and the visiters and SPECTATORS unusu
ally numerous.
Yale College, New Haven, the honorary of de-
gree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on J. c.
Calhoun, Secretary at War, and on Stephen
Van Rensselaer,, of Albany. The graduates were
lseventy-seven, and the degree of A. M. was con-
terred on seventeen.
Recent commencementS.-In Dartmouth c. a.
young gentlemen received the degree of A. B. "a
that of A. M. and IL that of M. DIN Bowdoin,
%, A. b. IL M. ID. and A. MIN Harvard; 56
a. b. 40 A. NJ. M. D. and the degree of Bache-
lor of laws was conferred on Two.
| Cumming and Dufie.-According to an ac.
count in the Charleston Patriot OF the 18th instant
lit appears that after the release of COL Carnminr
i'm North Carolina, Mr.. JH'Dutie proposed to fight
him on the Cd or Sd inst. To this proposal, it is
said, Col. Canning objected on account OF fatigue
and offered to meet him on the 4th. Mr.. M Uutie
IN reply, stated that the challenged party he had
the right OF choosing the time of meeting, and if
his proposition was not acceeded to, he would con-
slider hmsefas penalty discharged from any further
notice OF the business. This proposal not being
finally accepted by Col. Cumming, Mr.. .WDu6fe
left the place, and arrived in Greenyille, Is. c. on
the 5th int. The next day Col. Cumming reached
there and posted MIR. JMD.6ie, who treated his an
ltagonst in the same manner. Both gentlemen then
started for their homes and thus rests the affair
for the present.