New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-29
CITY ITEMS.

NEw-YoRK UNvERsirY-AHHuq' Commence,
mcut-Thls celebration OF yesterday AZ Dr. Pots's
Church University place. The procession moved 70 the
church al DO o'clock and the ceremonies occupied
something Ike four hours
The first thing in order reading the Scriptures
and Prayer by the Chancellor Of the University after
which and throughout the exercises were nterspered
with Music from a well appointed Orchestra under the
direction Of Allen Dodworih, including Oyertures, Cav
stnas Obigatos Waltzes, Pot Pourris, Gallopes and
the Msrscilase The spacious edihce was denseiy
crowded and lntocraby warm, while ventilation was
comparatively At discount
The Latin sauiatory Addresses were delivered by
W Phelps Of this City English sautstory Addresses
with an Ors'ion-" Literary Festivals by JoHN T.
PARSONS NewYork followed by other Orsiions emit
tied and composed as follows. OR Ags, By y. W. :
CArLrN Of Brooklyn; The Past. by CHARLES NJ. CAT
LrN of Brooklyn a Greek Grafton entitled MyikaHo
isasia by GEoEGE = Woodruff Of this City. In this
frequent illusions made TO Monterey, Montezu
mion Clay Polk Taylor scott, and the various battles
not forgetting the immortal Pillow who was in striking
way connected with the name of san Le6ndad and a
number OF Grecisn appellatves. These illusions
brought down continued paudits and the entire Grafton
was very crediiabe composition. It followed by
Disquisition by j. MAAXoE WEiGEI, on the well
known topic Of
H. ourselves a. fh-rs "a.
The subject was handled with marked ability WM p
BARKER pronounced Grafton on Christianity and
CrH Freedom CHARLES w. BArSD Poem-Labgr
JEREMIAH B. TAYLOR Grafton, in which he lsbored
d establish the fact that Free States The birthplace Of
OraiJs JOHN T. HOWELL OF Goshen. Orange Co.
pronounced tine discourse on Reforrs and Reforraers
The Degree Of Bachelor OF Arts was then conferred
by the CHANCELLOR on the following candidates.
o..rie. " Bard. G,earEs \ tvsl. yoha Rec
Jane, Barrett B. Jiaioa. Jane. SINCLAIR
Hasa L.aaa, Bad, 2 A K--as. Joda D s,ssar.
Gas Mortimer Csin o. Ia Toarrte Jeremiah p Islar
s. ~. s-ay u' catla. Jo.a Il Mos Nsilsa Irgssrlisr
H-ary !. clara Naoii D. Wa Eds Ysrlii 2,
s,',' cIs'oa - ~ Eisa5d f-as Ss,..- wee7.
The Degree Of Master Of Arts and several Honorare
were conferred ueon candidates in course I'VE did not
succeed in obtaining their narnesl-when JOHN NEW
TON RoerRs delivered an Grafton on the Des,ny Of ne
S,io.ar with the ysledictory Addresses and with a
Bened.etion and the music OF Aud Lang syne the
assemblase dispersed. collation., or, the tickets
had H. Wac IS, BiBeAdam was afterward served up At
the University Thus ended the Commencement cere-
monies The number Of GRADUATES We think &. not
greatly different from that Of last year The perform
ances OF the young men alike credable 70 them
selves and their teachers.
On the outside Of to days issue gwen sketch Of
the Annual Grafton and Poem. delivered Al the same
place on Tuesday evening with from the Poem.
THE SARAH SANDs-Ths steamship Sarah
Sands Capt Thompson arrived al this port yesterday
afternoon. having sailed from Liverpool on the 9th.
This makes passage Of tweniyoue days, during three
or four Of which however she detained by dense
foss Her news is OF course superseded By the Brit
snnla
BosTON HARBoR AGAIN.-We see By the Bos-
ton papers that the steamer 1aarioa obliged to
clear day before sailing aud drop down the stream,
on account OF the tides in the harbor. We had sup
posed from the benevolent commiseFai.on Of our
nsighbors over the iogs with which aye sometimes
visited, that theirs was nedel harbor in every re-
spcct But we shall restrain cur envy while longer.
SrRAKOscH's SECOND CONcERr.-lt IS scarcely
Necessary TO announce the second Concert OF n sta
kosch Everybody is going. snd Of course everybody
knows whea Is TO take place and whs, il vii be- We
are more than usually reo.ced this piansts sudden
and deserved popularity l. shows that The psid pu1 Of
European journals By which 50 many regulations have
been made foF Ibis country are not needed BY tue
artist There u generous spirit Of appreciation grow
ing into existence among Is which disregari the pres
uge Of foreign rerowu and acknowiedges genius though
unheralied and previously unknown Herr and strs-
koseh cases ia point. and believe the verdict Of
the New.York pubic viii be- endorsed through the
whole country favor Of the latter il has been for
the former.
DEATHS IN IMMIGRANT HOSPITALS, June n
wm Treriiy. Ireland, arrived IN ship Argyle Marc
Pearu GERMANY IL ship ReuubEc