New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-15

CorLrcF C0NMENCENENTs.-Fh Commence
men: al, Dartmouth College is to be held on Ihur'-
dav the 28th in,-. The celebrations OF the Liter
arv Socie,ie. arc TO be held the Jay previous Be
fore the Phi Beta Kappa Society President WooD'
Of Bouloin College viii deliver an Addre''' ahd
WILLIAM CUTTER, Esq. Of this city, Poem
Gen. SAMUEL FEssENDES Of Portland, Me VIII
Jol;vcr an Grafton before the Social Friends and the
United Fraternity. and the Rev GEo. Il. CHEEvER
# hi, civ. and the Rev Mr.. THAYER of New
port. r. l. will address other Societies connected
with the same ins,istion.
The Annual Commencement OF the University
Of Vermont will be- held at Burlington on Nedne'-
day. the 18th of August The celebration OF the
Literary Societies will occur on the Sd. An Ora
,ioa will De delivered by Mr. C'LvIS PEAsE, II
,,o1Yq man of high talent and zeal in the cause OF
Education. Of Montpelier. and a Poem by Rev.
ZESAs BLISS, one Of the abcsi. strongest minded
diyires in New-Eneland
UNIVERSITY ~ NEw-YoEK.-Tho Anniversary
Of the Euclcian and phomathian Societies VIII
be held At the University Chapel on tuesday eve
nine next. Tie oratiSn 10y Marcus ; Hutton d.
d.. poem by VIM. Curler. Esq.
FrRrArSrA.-Thc z rtand Advertiser of Mon
day. savs-r The schooner Odeon of Ohand. Captain
Leland. from Bangor ior Gaudaioupo, lumber lad
en-. took tire o. Saturday a- at L. NJ of Sesuin.
II is coniccturcd that the fire was caused 10y light
with winch the cook had occasion to 90 INTO the
cabin. or perhaps 10y friction matches. Inc iiane'
RACED Immediately with such violence that Tie ere"
were obliged 20 take To the boat, saving nothing
a.. hell tsts- stftH.
time. and were picked Up by the Br brig Diadem
Masters. from Windsor Tor Ncw-York. The Cap
tain kindly stood in towords the Cape, when the
crew Of the Odeon lef, in their boat. and arrived
here this morning.
GREAT RoeBERY.-A gen eman named Elijah
Brown. merchant of Newly ork city, lately from
the West on his way to Boston. passenger IN
the afternoon train of cars the Boston and Wor-
ce-,er Railroad on Monday. had h. pocket book,
containing $4,000. cut from his pocket supposed
between Wcsstboro and this city. The money
consisted of Ncv-Yorls City, Mussnci,use' -, aud
Connecticut Bank bills of the denominations OF
500. $50. 500. 10 and 3. He did not diScovar
his los, until arriving at tie Hotel at which he
put up. poS'' ''''''
Darn ny LI.HrNIYG-On Tuesday evening,
.July 9TH. say. the Portland Argus, the dwelling
house of Addison Martin, Esq, in Gultord VII
LACE. (Mc.) was struck by lightning, aud we re-
cret To state. that Mrs Martin while in the act OF
closing a window, was insaEty killed 10y the cleo
,rc fluid. The house was somewhat DAMAGED
and many articles Of furniture were shattered To
pieces Several barns in that vicinity were sirucA
By the lightning.
no We understand that the first decided ope-
rations on the proposed canal commence to-day at
Rea,bornois and that great number of laborers
are engaged to proceed directly with the woik.
Montreal Courier.
~ The Marlborough On H. cotton factory
wa, DESTROYED oy fire last Friday night, together
with n la-ce amount of raw and manufactured ma
teaial Ii was insured in this city to the amount
of $4,000.
II The bankruptcies declared IN Louisiana as
vet are not quite 300.
rxrGn.yrs At Qrrngc.-rpward Of 5000 en-
isr,nts arrived NJ Quebec on the 18th inst.