Lawford, J. Grant Heath and Reach P. C. Bedford Lincoln

Patron.

The King for this turn by lapse R.of Hampton Lucy Rev. J. Wilson, as V. of Leighton Buzzard

The Warden and
Scholars of Merton
Coll., Oxford
Mag. Coll., Camb.
V. of Murliach
Duke of Bedford
Norris, Esq.
Abp. of Canterbury
R. P. Ward, Esq.

J. Paynter, Esq., for
F. Paynter, Esq.
Bp. of Lincoln
St.John's Col. Oxon
Rector of Batley
C. J. Lawson, Esq.
The Vicar

CLERGYMEN DECEASED.

Armstrong, Henry Thurles C.

Capper, James

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Wilmington V.

Barrick, Robert, Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge

Chauncey, Charles St. Paul's V., Waldon, Herts
Clapham, John H., Port Spain R., Trinidad

Clerke, E. T., St.

Drury, B. H.......

Evans, S............

Hawkins, Chas. B.

Sussex Chichester London

Lady Burlington D.& C. of St.Paul's

Leicester Lincoln
St. David's

Dominie, near Callington
Tugby V.
Llandewr Breir C. Cardigan
and Garthbrengy P.C. Brecon
Lewknor V.

Oxford

Hutchins, Thomas, Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford

Mansell, Hen. L. Cosgrave P.

Short, Lawrence... Ashover R.

Marshall, John

Sidbury C.

Oxford

All Souls Col. Oxon.

Salop

Derby

Essex

Cowbridge & Llan-Glamorg. Llandaff

bethian,

and Worthen C. Salop Trinity P. C., Halifax, W. York York

F. Foljambe, Esq. Ld. Visc. Middleton Rt. Hon. J. Sullivan D.&C.ofGloucester

Vicar of Halifax

OXFORD.

In January, 1834, there were 2519 Members of Convocation, and 5290 Members on the Books.

On Thursday last, the following Degrees were conferred :

Bachelor in Divinity-Rev. G. D. Kent, Fellow of Corpus.

Bachelor in Civil Law, by Commutation E. Maddy, Brasennose, grand comp.

Masters of Arts-Rev. E. H. Dymock, Brasennose; C. L. Parker, Wadham; Rev. T. L. Allen, Worcester; Rev. A. R. Stert, Exeter; Rev. E. Bigge, Fellow of Merton.

Bachelors of Arts F. Wilson, New Inn Hall, grand comp.; S. Pidwell, Worcester; H. J. Cotton, Worcester; Rev. A. N. Buckeridge, St. John's.

March 7.

On Friday last, Mr. Francis Dyson was elected to the Frost Scholarship, and Mr. Thomas Meyrick to the Wiltshire Scholarship, of Corpus Christi.

On Thursday last, E. L. Barnwell, B.A. of Balliol, W. Dyke, Commoner of Exeter, and R. W. Mason, Commoner of Jesus, were elected Scholars of Jesus, in this University.

On Thursday last, the following Degrees were conferred :

Doctors in Civil Law-E. Maddy, Esq., Brasennose, Judge of the Consistory Court in the diocese of Gloucester, grand comp.; Rev. J. D. Coleridge, Balliol, Prebendary of Exeter.

Ashmolean Society, Feb. 27.-The President in the chair.-The following gentlemen were elected Members: - The Rev. C. P. Eden, M.A., Oriel; T. Branker, B.A., Wadham; W. C. Rickman, B.A., Ch. Ch.-A Paper was read by Mr. Bigge, on the natural history of the wasp, which gave rise to a discussion, in which Mr. Twiss, Dr. Kidd, Dr. Burton, Mr. Bullock, Mr. Marriott, Dr. Buckland, and Mr. Denison took part.-A Paper was then read by Dr. Kidd on the production of manna in Arabia. It was illustrated by a drawing. Some observations were made on the subject by Mr. Plumptre.

March 14.

The

On Wednesday last, the Proctors for the ensuing year were elected by the two Colleges named in the Procuratorial Cycle, Jesus and Pembroke, and the election signified, according to the statute, to the Vice-Chancellor. Proctors elect are-The Rev. E. G. Bayly, M.A., Fellow of Pembroke, and R. Evans, M.A., Fellow of Jesus, and one of the Vinerian Scholars of the University.

In a Convocation holden on Thursday last, the following gentlemen, having been nominated by the Vice-Chancellor as Examiners for the Hertford University Scholarship, were approved by the House:-The Rev. the Principal of St. Alban Hall; the Rev. the Principal of New Inn Hall; and the Rev. T. Short, M. A., Fellow of Trinity.

On Thursday last, the following Degrees were conferred:

Bachelor in Civil Law, by CommutationT. Twiss, M. A., Fellow of University.

Masters of Arts-J. C. Robertson, University; Rev. E. Holcombe, Jesus.

Bachelors of Arts-Hon. F. N. Clements, Oriel; H. Kingsmill, Trinity.

March 21.

In a Convocation holden on Monday last, the revised Body of Aularian Statutes, having been previously promulgated in Congregation on the 12th inst., passed the House.

At the same time, the nomination of the

following gentlemen to be public Examiners was unanimously approved :

In Literis Humanioribus-The Rev. T. L. Claughton, M.A., Fell. of Trinity, and the Rev. R. Michell, M.A., Fell. of Lincoln.

In Disciplinis Mathematicis et PhysicisThe Rev. R. Walker, M.A., of Wadham.

The Examiners appointed to adjudge the annual prize for the more diligent cultivation of Latin literature, Dr. Cramer, Dr. Cardwell, and Mr. Short, of Trinity College, have given notice, that the examination will be holden in the schools on Monday, the 6th of April, and the following days. Gentlemen who desire to offer themselves as candidates are to leave their names with the Principal of New Inn Hall, together with certificates of their standing, and of the consent of the Head or Vicegerent of their College or Hall, three days at least before the commencement of the examination. All Undergraduate members of the University who have not exceeded two years from their matriculation may become Candidates.

On Thursday last, the following Degrees were conferred:

Masters of Arts-Rev. P. A. Cooper, Oriel; Rev. W. M. Leir, Wadham.

Bachelor of Arts-W. Day, Postmaster of Merton.

Bachelors of Arts-W. H. Leathley, Trinity; S. Ray, Trinity; W. P. Jesson, Trinity; J. B. Hyndman, Trinity; N. R. Herring, Trinity; E. Gurdon, Trinity; R. J. Atty, St. John's; E. O. Hornby, St. John's; B. A. Marshall, St. Peter's; J. Fellowes, Clare hall; W. D. B. Bertles, Pembroke; E. H. Houghton, Corpus Christi; J. B. Meadows, Corpus Christi; R. Laurie, Queen's; H. Holmes, Queen's; J. D. Prior, Queen's; C. Bush, Catharine hall; T. Walker, Jesus; T. H. Martin, Christ's; H. Finch, Christ's; H. Nussey, Magdalene; H. W. Beauford, Magdalene.

At the same Congregation the following graces passed the senate :

To authorize the Vice-Chancellor to contribute, on the part of the university, the sum of 100l. towards the completion of a new drain, proposed to be made in New Town,—provided all parties interested consent to forego their right to use the present sewer, which passes through the land purchased of the Master and Fellows of Trinity Hall, for a new Botanic Garden.

To confirm the appointment of J. L. Hubbersty, Esq., M. D. of Queens' college, to the office of Deputy High Steward.

To appoint the Vice-Chancellor, the Heads, Bursars and Tutors of the several Colleges, the Professors of the University, the Deputy High Steward, the Public Orator, the Librarian, the Registrary, the Vice-Provost of King's, the Vice-Master of Trinity, and the President of St. John's (or such of them as may be willing to act), and also Mr. Simeon and Mr. Craufurd of King's, Mr. Martin, Mr. Perry, and Mr. C. Wordsworth of Trinity, Mr. W. Selwyn, Mr. Evans and Mr. Merivale of St. John's, Mr. Phillips of Queens' and Mr. Smith of Caius, a syndicate to collect subscriptions for the purpose of building a New Library, and of carrying into effect the other important objects contemplated in the purchase of the "Old Court" of King's college-it being understood that the present Library shall not be pulled down nor disturbed, until the buildings intended to be erected upon the site of the " Old Court" shall be fit for the reception of books-and also that the powers of this syndicate shall expire on the last day of May next.

Craven Scholarship-On Friday last, W. A. Osborne, scholar of Trinity college, was elected a Craven scholar.

Pitt Scholar-On Wednesday last, W. G. Humphrey, of Trinity college, was elected University scholar on the Pitt foundation.

A meeting of the Philosophical Society was held on Monday evening, Prof. Airy, VicePresident, in the chair. Various presents of books and other objects were laid before the society. A memoir by the Rev. R. Murphy, of Caius college, was read, containing the conclusion of his researches on the Inverse Calculus of Definite Integrals; also a memoir by R. Stevenson, Esq., of Trinity college, on the solution of some problems connected with the theory of straight lines and planes, by a new

and symmetrical method of co-ordinates. A communication was likewise made by W. Hopkins, Esq., on Physical Geology; in which he shewed, on mechanical principles, that forces of elevation, acting on extended masses of nearly horizontal strata, would necessarily produce a double system of fissures, one in the direction of the beds, the other at right angles to that direction. In a discussion which took place afterwards, Professor Sedgwick pointed out several districts which illustrated the truth of

Mr. Hopkins' theory, viz. Flintshire, Derbyshire, the mining districts of Cumberland, &c.

March 20.

At a Congregation on Wednesday last, the following degrees were conferred :

Honorary Masters of Arts-Lord John De La Poer Beresford, Trinity; the hon. J. Sandilands, Trinity.

Master of Arts-T.O.Cockayne, St. John's. Bachelor in the Civil Law-Rev. C. W. Hudson, Catharine hall.

Bachelors of Arts—P. W. Mayow, Trinity; J. R. Goodman, Trinity; J. Ogilby, Trinity; F. L. Birch, St. John's; W. Oliver, St. Pe. ter's; R. J. Almond, Catharine hall; J. F. Newton, Jesus; W. C. Berkeley, Jesus; D. Bruce, Jesus; C. T. J. Baines, Christ's; J. Todd, Christ's; H. R. Bramwell, Christ's; E. H. Farrington, Magdalene.

At the same Congregation a grace passed the senate, to confer the degree of D.D. upon Mr. Williamson, of Trinity college, by Royal Mandate.

A meeting of the Philosophical Society was held on Monday evening, the Rev. Prof. Clark, V.P. in the chair. A paper was read by Mr. W. W. Fisher of Downing college, (illustrated by coloured drawings,) on the nature, structure, and changes of Tubercles. The conclusion at which the author arrived was, that tubercles are organized, or organizable products; that they consist in general in an alteration of the structure of the organ in which they occur, and that the changes which they undergo are essentially due to inherent vital actions, the process of softening being frequently marked by the development of a new order of vessels in the diseased structure. Afterwards Mr. Willis gave an account of his views respecting the progress of Gothic architecture, especially with reference to the formation of tracery. He noticed that Romanesque architecture differed from Classical in the employment of compound arches, (instead of architraves,) several arches being placed under each other, so as to form successive orders of openings. As a next step, the sides of these arches are decorated with shafts; but these are different in the north and south of Europe. In the former (as in Norman architecture) the shafts replace the edges of the openings and are called edge shafts; in Italian Romanesque the shafts are placed in the square recesses of the sides of the openings, and are nook shafts. When the successive orders of openings became of different forms (as two arches under one, or trefoils under simple arches) there is an approximation to tracery; and when the mouldings which bound the

openings form bars, we have tracery. Hence the mullions and bars have mouldings which follow a series of subordination corresponding to the orders of openings, and this subordination is clearly exhibited to the very latest period of good Gothic architecture.

DURHAM.

There will be an examination for a Scholar

ship on Tuesday, the 2nd of June next. The Scholarship is of the annual value of 301., and is tenable for three years. It is open to all persons between the ages of 16 and 21, not already holding Scholarships at Durham. Candidates are required to send in to the Warden certificates of their age, and testimonials of character, on or before Saturday the 30th of May.

John Leybourne, Esq., has presented to the University the following books:

Wheatley on the Common Prayer; Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity; Holy Bible, 1520; Budæi Lexicon; Machiavelli's Works; Hobbes' Thucydides; Ayscough's Catalogue of MSS. in British Museum, 2 vols. ; Coke's Institutes, 2 vols.; Justinian's Institutes; Croke's (Sir George) Reports, 4 vols., with 24 other volumes.

DUBLIN.

On Tuesday, the 3rd of March, being Shrove Tuesday, the annual spring commencements were held in the Theatre, Trinity College. John Radcliffe, LL.D., being deputed by the Lord Primate, acted as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and took his seat with the Provost at half-past one o'clock. Senior Proctor, Thomas Prior, D.D.; Junior Proctor, J. L. Moore, A.M. The following Degrees were conferred :--Bachelors and Doctors in Divinity-Rev. J. C. Martin, Rev. T. J. Hussey.

Doctors of Laws-Rev. S. T. Roberts, J. McCaul.

Masters of Arts-Rev. J. Hussey, Rev. T. J. Butler, Rev. T. Armstrong, Rev. J. J. Frew, Rev. A. Robinson, Rev. G. Gregg, Rev. A. Clements, Rev. F. W. Blewster, Rev. W. N. Guinness, Rev. F. Thompson, Rev. T. S. King, R. P. Lloyd, W. Lloyd, J. Williams, H. V. Hemmings, R. Haire, W. Boyd, T. R. Gildea, H. A. Dillon, R. Collins, J. Nicholson, A. Norman, E. Kelly, T. B. Aldwell, S. Jones, W. Renny, R. Travers, T. Smyth, Robert Le Poer Trench Mc Clintock, W. P. Moore, E. Hughes, T. Fitzgerald, T. Cradock. Bachelor of Laws-John Mc Caul. Bachelors of Medicine-E. Kelly, G. Osbrey, J. C. Ferguson, W. Boswell.

On the same day the Degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on ten Fellow Commoners, 157 Pensioners, and five Sizars.

Gold Medals were presented by the ViceChancellor to the following gentlemen, who had obtained the rank of Senior Moderator at the Degree examination:-C. Graves, J. Carson, W. A. Butler, H. H. Sherlock, Mr. Peed, (J.) G. B. Wheeler.