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Cambridge UHUerSity.-On Thurs
day last, was installed at Cambridge, in
academic form,SAMUEL WEBER,
A. NJ. A. A. S. President of the u
niversity in that place. The President
was introduced to the chair, by his hon
or, the Lieutenant Governor, who de-
livered the Books, Charter and Keys
of the University, and accompanied the
ceremonial with an appropriate address
in Latin. A learned and ingenious
discourse, in Latin, was then pronoun-
ced by the President, treating Of the
principles of science, and the methods
Of acquiring and inculcating know
ledge with accompanying addresses
and observations, suited to the occasion.
An elegant Latin Grafton was after
wards pronounced by Samuel Cary,
A. B.-The Rev. DR.. Lathrop intro
duced the exercise with a prayer, and a
concluding prayer was made by the
Rev. Dir. Eliot Sacred Music, per-
Termed by choir ofthe students, was
introduced at proper intervals.-All
the exercises were impressive and in
teresting, and gave intire satisfaction to
a very respectable assembly among
whom, IN addition to the gentlemen
concerned in the government Of the
College, were the Hon. yonn Adams,
late President of the United States; the
Hon. Chief Justice Dana, the Hon.
Judge Sewall, the Hon. ]. @. Adams,
the Hon. Mr.. Stedman, Ward n.
Boylston, Esq. distinguished bene-
factor to the University and the gen
tlemen composing the Board Of Nisi-
tors Of the Professorship Of Natural
History.-AA dinner was given in the
College Hall, on the occasion.-An el-
egant Ball in the evening, and an illu-
mination of the College Edifces, gave
brilliant termination 10 day, plea
sing to those engaged in its transact
ions, and which promoises to be aus
picious to that cherished Seminary of
Learning.