Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-22
YALE COLLEGE COMMENCE
 MENT.

The degree of Mastsr ef Ayts was conferred on Ibe following gentlemen- Alumni of the College:
 James Watson Robbins ls32.) Wm. James Breed (ls3l,) John Harbeek Meeker (T842,) Charles Jones tl843,l J Vim. Ely .Boies (ls44,) Wm. Boyd JA> cobs (lS46,) Edward V. Klnsley, do. Jonathan Homer Laud. do. Bernard A. Pratt. do, Orson W. Stow, do.
 4. M.--Ctass of ls47.-R Roger Sher, man Baldwin, Lewis Barnes. Benjamin tranklin Bassett, Ebenezer White Beck with, Swift. Bymgton, William w els Carpenter. Seth Ely Case. Henry Barton Cha pin, James Bradford Cleaveland, Luther Hart Cone, Frederick Augustus Copp, Andrew Clark Denison, Stukely ellsworth, Aotatlo Welles Glldley, Will liam Gunton, Dugald Cameron Haight, francis Louis Hodges, Nathaniel Alden ,iyde, Henry Gtlswold Jesup, James theodore Latta, Svlyanus Pratt Marvin, Nathaniel Matson, William Ewes Moore, Francls Henry Palmer, Andrew Fully Pratt, Lewis Hubbard Reid. George Ap- pleton Robbins, Edward Isaac Sanford, Lauren Sylvester Scott, Thomas Young Simmons, Linus Burr Smith, Serene Watson, George Gideon Webster, Wal~ lace Cornwsll Wilcox, Horalio Wildman, George Clinton Williams, Matthew Greg ory Wing, Daniel Thew Wright, Aatono Poma ancey.
 4. B.--ad euadem.-Nathapial Goth ren, Bowdoln.
 4. M.-ad eUndem. Jonathan Brace, Amherst.
 Buchelor of Laws, IL B.--Stanley G. Fowler, Charles Samuel Hall, Rich ard w. Il. Jarvis, Jacob K. McKenty, Dennis Tuttle, James Thayer Wander venter, George Gideon Webster, Henry K. W. Welcn, Tompkin, Westsrvelt.
 Doctors et Medtcsne, 7. D.--Amos Cranmer blakesles. Henry C. Ruucc, AIpneus Bryant Clarke, Henry Angus tus Collins, Richard Pierce Evans, hen> ry Hawley Foot, Horatio Welles Gildley, Dixon ocipio Hall, Charles Clifford Hol- comb, Lewis Raymond HurlbuLt, Henry Lobdeil, Henry W. E. Matthews, George Hammond Rogers, Henry Smlth, JoeI Washington Smith, William Cook Willis ans.
 HONORARY DEGREES,
 The following Honorary degrees were conferred by the President, with the ad- vice of the Corporation
 Mastersof Arts- -Rey. Chas. P. Bush, Mr. Gurdou Evans, hir. Horace R. Col> ton, Dr. Alfred Stllle. Mir. James Il. Irumbuil.
 Doctors ef Medicine---(on recom~ mendatlon of the Conn., Medical Society," Merrill w. Williams, Adonljah White
 No D. D.'s, s. T. D.'s. nor l., L. D.'s. It has long been the dlsnited distinction of Yale, that she has been sparng ol these higher honors of which the smaller Colleges have been so lavish The val ue of these degrees, as we'll as of the degrees ip course, has been greatly de~ preciated of late. by the indiscrlminatlny manner in which they have both been bestowed.
 At the Dinner, several sentiments were given and responses made. Yate College being toasted, President Day and Professor Siliman responded. Professor Felion, of Cambridge, spoke in behalf ol Harvard College. Rev. Dr.. Bacon was called up to answer for The Church.; and Daniel Lord, IL. D., of New York, for thc Bar. Wm. T. Gould. E. r., of Au. gusta, Geo., in answer to call, responds ed in behalf of The dtamni ef the South. Remarks were also made by Dr. Stephens of New York, Prof. Brown, oi Dartmouth College, Hon. Edwaid Bates, of Missou- ri, &c. John Pierpont read q poem on Progress.
 gE Lord Brougham has announced his intention of visiting the United States next February.
 GH- New Mexico. observes the Tri- bune, has had the tardy grace of Ter ritorial Civil Government accorded her by the Senate, subject to the concurrence
  of the House, Measures of great i'm portance are now matured and passed with reasonable celerity. ~ '
 This. we believe completes the series.