The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-09-05

The honorary degree of Doctor OF Laws was |
conferred on Washington Irving of New York,
and Jonathan Sewall of Lower Canada, and
that OF Master Of Arts, on Charles C. Scwull OF
Danvers.
AMHERST.
The commencement at Amherst took place |
place on Wednesday last. On Tuesday after
noon an Address was delivered in the Chapel
before tho Literary Societies of the College, by
George Bancroft, Esq, of Northampton, which
was listened TO with great interest by highly
respectable audience, The subject was well
chosen, and the elevated and manly sentiments
of the writer, were clothed in his usually rich
and chaste language, and must have made a
deep and lively impression upon the minds Of
the listeners. His object was to convince the
young OF their obligation to live and act for the
good of the community, rather than their own
personal advancement.
The degree Of A. b. was conferred on the
following young gentlemen William Ward
Adams, William Allen, Nathan Delcher James
Bell, Josiah Addison Cary, Mahlon Pomeroy
Chapman, Charles Clapp, Erastus Dickinson.
William Wallace Forsyth, Lyman Gibbons,
William Hall, Seth Hardy, Adiel Harvey, Ben
jamin Haskell, Benjamin Gardiner Iiilchings,
John Canine Farrell Hoes, Samuel Hopkins,
John Frederick Houston, Samuel Hunt, Oba
dlah Meeker Johnson, Perley Chandler Jones,
OTIS Philips Lord, Zebna Montague, John
Morgan, Henry Morris, George Newcomb Ste.
phen Atkins Paine, William Hasted Patterson,
Jonathan Cogswell Perkins, Edward Rowland
Israel Watson Scarf, Simeon Shurtleff, Isaac
Nelson Stoddard, Horace Pool Wakefield, Fran
els Nathaniel Watkins, Isaac Welhrell, Robert
Wilson, Theodore Sedgwck Wood.
The occasion called together a large and un-
usually respectable audience, who listened with
In fhn 3 H.,
gratifying to the friends of the institution to see
so deep an interest excited in its behalf, among
the intelligent portion Of the community. The
favor with which the recent call upon the pub
liz tor aid has been received, will place the Col
lege upon firm ground, and raise il to an elevat-
ed rank among The useful Literary Institutions
OF our country.
| More than thirty were examined for admis-
sion 10 College, which gives the promise of a
large class at the commencement of the term.
We understand that subscripio have been al
ready obtained 10 the amount Of between SO
and $4,000 dollars, towards the proposed sub
scription of $50 900 which was TO be raised in
two years from last Spring.
Springfield Gazette.
Phi BETA Kara. The Phi Beta Kappa
Society of Harvard University celebrated its
anniversary at Cambridge, on Thursday last
Volunteer dec amations for the Boy lston priz.
es were had, and the prizes awarded, viz the
LIST prize to William Whiting of Concord, mem
Der of the junior class. The I'd prize to Joseph
Bennett of Boston, of the senior class, and to
Joseph Harrington, of the junior class, and
Henry T. Harrington, of the sophomore class
brothers, and both of Roxbnly. Owing to a
management Of opinion among the Judges in
regard to some other pei formances, only four
prizes were given.
classical and elegant Grafton on the mpor-
lance OF History, and particularly the History
OF our own country, was pronounced by Mr.
Jared Sparks. The Poem, by Mr. C. G. FELTON,
! was marked by elegant diction, and amusing
satire; and both performances we're received
with much satisfaction by large and dlscrim-
mating audience.
The Hon. Edward Everett resigned his stu.
alton as President of the Society, and His Hon
| Chief Justice l.. Shaw, was elected to the
Office.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. Commencement
Wednesday, Aug % The degree Of A. d. was
conferred on 80 young gentlemen of a. Nj. OF
l0-,he honorary degree of Master o: Arts on
, Calvin +. Stone of M. d on 29--the homo.
raty degree of Doctor in Medicine on Josiah
Kittredge and Moses Long. The honorary de-
gree Of LII. ID. on Hon Samuel Prentiss and
10,
land, and Rev. Edward Robinson Of Andoycr.
MIppLEBuRY COLLEGE, Commencement
= Aug. To- The number Of graduates was 81
and the exercises OF the class were highly cred
table to themselves and to the faculty.
RICHMOND, Aug. 26.
s SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. The closet in
which the paint and oil are kept at Mr.. Bosher's
u large Carriage Factory on the Main-street HAVING
been smearcd with the lintseed oil Of the paints
suddenly ignitod, and burst out at early dawn this
morning, in herce blaze, as if a match had been
put to magazine OF gunpowder, or lightning had
!, struck it, The ife-bell sounded the alarm on The
instant-but the citizens who arrived first al the
scene Of action, saw only the cloud If smoke pass
ing off in the calm Of the morning, and being led
by the strongest scent OF burnt oil to where the
Gre had been, on entering the shop and mounting
to the it had been in the crisped closet na
scorched roof, were the only traces Of Tia exis,
ence, that presented themselves with t,vo mr. ,hro.
of Mr. BE- workmen, who had put the FIRE out.
gazing in astonishrnent at each other that such a
threatening fire should have been so easily subdued
Mr.. Bosher fortunately had aqueduct winter INTO.
} duced into his shop. The Pipe was in the noycb
Of the third story, at tho door of tbe na;u,ing
room. where the fire broke out; and some barrels
were standing there filled with water. On the in.
stant o. .he hre breaking out the workmen who
were hrst aroused, applied this water so rapidly,
hat the fire wos subducd at once.
,''GYpT IAN SPHiSxEs. The Ispariot brig Buona
spcr,. 20, which is the first Greek vessel that has
en,o,.a he H. tic, has arriy ed at Cronstadt having
on bos,J two c rlossal sphinses Of granite as a
present from tho r.. 'ha VI Egypt TO tho Russiin
Autocrat.
Tho Me,hod;., n. ,ofere,, GLAND have
instructed :heir ministers and mombo,, az
stain from the use DC tobacco, in Mi H.. =