2 MAY 1829, page 12

The Universities.

OXFORD, April 29.—This being the first day of Easter term, the Proctors of the last year laid down the insignia of their office, and the new Proctors were admitted in fun......

School And College Classics With English Notes.*

Tins is a useful design, and will be properly appreciated by all Greek students. The absurdity of teaching the classical languages by the aid of notes in a tongue which the......

East India Shipping. Friday Evening.

The great change in the temperature of the atmosphere which has taken place to-day induces us to hope that the wind is now decidedly westerly, and that in the course of the......

The Arcana Of Science*

Is a "library of entertaining knowledge" in itself. This is the true lounging book: a fact of the most striking kind may be snitched up in tile momeni I hat a lady takes to put......

Children's Books.*

Early Impressions is neither more nor less than a reading-book for children—as good as any other, perhaps, in its general character, and vastly better in one particular......

The Church.

The Rev. Calvert Richard Jones, B.B. of Oriel College, Oxford, has been presented, by the Lord Chancellor, to the Rectory of Loughor, Glamorganshire, void by the re. signation......

Burton's Rome.*

This is a curious and interesting work for all those of our readers whose information or travels may lead them to take an interest in the Eternal City. It is an antiquarian......

Literary Announcements.

ROOKS IN THE PRESS, OR PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION. Vt A History of the late Catholic Association of Ireland, from its institution in 1760, to its final dissolution in 1829, by a......

The Army.

WAR-OFFICE, April 27.—Memorandum—His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 13d Reg. being permitted to retain on its colours and appointments the words " Salamanca" and "......