Dayman, Balliol; A. H. Hall, Balliol; J. P. Munby, Scholar of Lincoln; W. E. Nairn, Scholar of Lincoln; H. S. Pollard, Lincoln; A. D. Gardner, Scholar of Jesus; T. Protheroe, Brasennose; W. Fletcher, Trinity; W. H. P. Ward, Oriel; J. Walker, Scholar of Wadham; H. Le Mesurier Chepmell, Scholar of Pembroke; S. B. Watson, Exhibitioner of St. John's; J. F. Boyce, Exhibitioner of St. John's.

The names of those candidates who, at the close of the public examinations in Michaelmas Term, were admitted by the public examiners into the four classes of Litera Humaniores, according to the alphabetical arrangement in each class prescribed by the statute, stand as follow :-

CLASS I.-H. Le Mesurier Chepmell, Scholar of Pembroke; C. W. Edmonstone, Commoner of Christ Church; W. Fletcher, Commoner of Trinity; R. Mucklestone, Scholar of Worcester; W. Sheppard, Scholar of Trinity; A. C. Tait, Scholar of Balliol.

;

CLASS II.-A. W. Black, Commoner of Christ Church; J. F. Boyes, Commoner of St. John's; P. D. Dayman, Commoner of Balliol; A. H. Hall, Commoner of Balliol; F. O. Morris, Commoner of Worcester J. P. Munby, Scholar of Lincoln; C. F. Newmarch, Gentleman Commoner of St. Alban Hall; H. Peake, Commoner of Jesus; T. Protheroe, Commoner of Brasennose; G. K. Rickards, Scholar of Trinity; J. Walker, Scholar of Wadham.

CLASS III.-G. Barnes, Student of Christ Church; H. Blane, Commoner of Brasennose; W. H. B. Bovell, Commoner of St. Alban Hall; J. R. Coope, Commoner of Christ Church; A. D. Gardner, Scholar of Jesus; W. C. Guise, Commoner of Christ Church; R. Hopton, Commoner of Brasennose; Hon. R. E. Howard, Commoner of Christ Church;

of

W. B. Mackenzie, Commoner of Magdalen Hall; W. W. Mackeson, Commoner Queen's; R. B. Morgan, Commoner of University; H. S. Murray, Commoner of Christ Church; J. S. Pinkerton, Fellow of St. John's; C. L. Reay, Commoner of Queen's. CLASS IV.---A. W. Badcock, Scholar of Pembroke; J. Boucher, Commoner of Worcester; D. Brice, Commoner of Queen's; W. H. Carwithin, Commoner of Worcester; W. Cother, Student of Christ Church; F. Curtis, Commoner of Balliol; A. Curtois, Scholar of Lincoln; Hon. C. H. Cust, Gentleman Commoner of Christ Church; G. Day, Student of Christ Church; H. Mackenzie, Commoner of Pembroke; H. S. Pollard, Commoner of Lincoln; T. M. Postlethwaite, Commoner of Queen's; Sir J. Ramsay, Bart., Gentleman Commoner of Christ Church; T.M. Richards, Commoner of Wadham; G. D. Ryder, Commoner of Oriel: J. Tracey, Commoner of Wadham; P. P. Williams, Commoner of Christ Church.

Yesterday Mr. A. P. Stanley, and Mr. J. Lonsdale, were elected scholars of Balliol College; and Mr. Whipham, Commoner of the

bitioner.

said college, was elected Mr. Blagdon's ExhiDecember 7.

On Thursday last the following degrees were conferred:

:

Masters of Arts-Rev. A. R. Mangin, St. Alban Hall; Rev. T. G. Penn, Ch. Ch. ; Rev. R. Rawlins, Magdalen Hall.

Bachelors of Arts-C. F. Newmarch, St. Alban Hall; W. H. Twyning, Jesus; Hon. R. E. Howard, Ch. Ch.; W. Penn, Ch. Ch.; A. Curtois, Scholar of Lincoln; A. C. Tait, Scholar of Balliol; G. K. Rickards, Scholar of Trinity; W. Sheppard, Scholar of Trinity; H. Blane, Brasennose.

In a Convocation holden on Thursday, the Rev. F. A. Faber, M.A., Fellow of Magdalen, was nominated one of the Masters of the Schools, in the room of the Rev. P. Hansell, M.A., Fellow of University, resigned.

By a Statute, which received the assent of the House of Convocation on Monday last, and which comes into operation in Act Term, 1834, all Candidates for a Degree in Medicine hospital of eminence, of a diligent attendance are (besides producing certificates from some upon lectures and hospital practice) to undergo an examination before the Regius Professor of Medicine, and two other Examiners, who are to be Doctors in that faculty, and appointed by the Vice Chancellor. For a superior Degree, a dissertation, written by the Candidate, upon some subject to be approved by the Regius Professor, is to be publicly delivered, and a copy given into the hands of the Professor, before admission to the Degree of Doctor in Medicine.

Bachelors in Medicine are also no longer to be compelled, as heretofore, to proceed through Arts, but they must be examined in like manner, with all who intend to proceed to their demically speaking) they can become Students Bachelor's Degree, in that faculty, before (aca

in Medicine.

Ashmolean Society.-At a Meeting of the Society, held Nov. 29th, the President in the chair, the names of the gentlemen proposed as the New Committee and Office-bearers for the ensuing year were submitted to the meeting and approved, viz: President-The Warden of Wadham. Treasurer-Rev. R. Greswell.

Secretary-Professor Powell. Of the Old Committee Dr. Daubeny, Mr. Kay, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wilson, of Queen's, and Mr. Johnson. New Members of the CommitteeMr. Hill, Ch. Ch.; Mr. Walker, Wadham; Mr. Browne, St. John's; and Mr. Falconer, Exeter.

The following gentlemen were elected members-J. R. Coope, B. A. Ch. Ch.; Rev. J. O. W. Harweis, M. A. Queen's.

A paper was read on Sea Serpents, by J. S. Duncan, Esq. D. C.L.

A paper was read, containing an account of some experiments on the irritability of plants, by G. H. S. Johnson, Esq.

The President made some remarks on the same subject; also, on caverns, as connected

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE.-An Election will be held in the above College on the 7th day of February, 1834, of two Scholars--one from the county of Bedford, and one from the county of Lincoln.

Any persons are eligible who are natives of the above counties respectively, and who may not have exceeded their 19th year on the day of election.

All candidates must appear personally before the President on the 1st day of February, and must produce certificates of the marriage of their parents and of their own baptism; an affidavit of their parents, or some other competent person, stating the day and place of their birth, and a testimonial of previous good conduct from the Tutor of their college, or the Head Master of their schools.

On Wednesday last, W. Fletcher, B. A. of Trinity, was elected a Fellow of Brasennose.

The following is a list of those candidates who have obtained distinction in Disciplinis Mathematicis et Physicis :

CLASS I.-W. W. Macheson,* Commoner of Queen's.

CLASS II.-J. R. Coope, Commoner of Ch. Ch.; J. Walker,† Scholar of Wadham.

CLASS III.-H. Comyn, Commoner of Exeter; H. S. Murray, Commoner of Ch. Ch. ; T. F. R. Read, Scholar of University.

CLASS IV.-T. M. Richards, Commoner of Wadham.

The number of those who, having obtained their testimonium, were not deemed worthy of any honourable distinction, was 71.

On Thursday last the following Degrees were conferred: -

Bachelor in Divinity--Rev. J. Thompson, Fellow of Lincoln.

Masters of Arts-Rev. G. E. Gepp, Wadham; J. Williams, Jesus; H. C. Onslow, Demy of Magdalen; Rev. H. G. P. Cooke, Exeter; Rev. W. H. Newbolt, New College; Rev. W. E. Trenchard, Pembroke.

Bachelors of Arts--S. R. Piggott, Edmund Hall; H. J. Wilson, Queen's.

December 21.

On Saturday last, Mr. E. B. Smith, Commoner of St. John's College, was elected an Exhibitioner of Queen's College, on Mr. Michel's Foundation.

Tuesday being the last day of Michaelmas Term, the following degrees were conferred :Masters of Arts-P. A. Browne, Corpus, grand comp.; Rev. R. R. Hughes, Jesus; Rev. R. Haynes, Pembroke; Rev. H. Hughes, Trinity; C. O. Fletcher, Exeter.

In the Third Class of Lit. Human. + In Second Class of Lit. Human.

Bachelors of Arts-B. Faussett, Corpus; G. V. Thorpe, St. John's; H. M. Roberts, Magdalen; S. Horsley, Balliol.

CAMBRIDGE.

Friday, November 29.

ON the 16th inst. F. R. Begbie, Esq. B.A. of Pembroke coll., was elected a Foundation Fellow of that society.

We understand that the late Rev. D. Pettiward has bequeathed a splendid collection of books and works of art to Trinity college, in this university.

A meeting of the Philosophical Society was held on Monday evening, Professor Airy, one of the Vice-presidents, being in the chair. Various presents were announced, among which was a collection of Vesuvian minerals, presented by the Rev. R. Willis. Α beetle, found in the centre of a block of mahogany, presented by Mr. Metcalfe, was commented on by Prof. Henslow. A paper, by

Mr. Lowe, of Madeira, was read, on a rare molluscous animal, termed Umbrella, illustrated by a drawing. Mr. Hopkins gave an account, illustrated by various maps and sections, of the geology of Derbyshire, which gave rise to several remarks on the part of other members.

Number of Resident Members of the University, in the October Term, for Ten Years.

1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833

Peterhouse 65 77 79 88 93 94 86 86 79 62
Clare Hall 51 50 53 52 55 48 501 53 54 57
Pembroke 50 43 40 47 45 51 52 41 43 55
Caius
81 85 71 77 88 87 80 93 91 93
Trinity Hall 43 47 48 44 45 40 35 22 24 26
Corpus Ch. 78 81 10 115 103) 94 98 81 69 72
King's.... 26 2: 21 37 38 40 43 35 91 29
Queen's.. 123 130 147 149 150 151 131 137 125 106
Cath, Hall 55 63 69 75 32 81 84 71 59 C3
Jesus...... 83. 65 6 56 31 63 60 62 64 67
Christ's 101 9 8 81
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74 8: 82
St. John's 320 330 323 305 307 313 343 321 331 321
Magdalene 36 37 41 491 50 51 56 54 59 67
Trinity..... 436: 436 442 453 451 435 155 448 465 475
Emmanuel 79 77 71 71 65 82 81 66 77 63
Sidney.... 37 3: 28 27 38 4:2 43 $7 31 35
Downing.. 20 23 17 17 16 17 14 11 14) 13
Total ..1684 1711 1700 1741 1761 1771 1794 1692 1697 1691

December 6th.

At the congregation on Wednesday last, the following degrees were conferred :

Doctor in Divinity-Rev. J. Greenwood, St. Peter's, Head Master of Christ's Hospital, and Rector of Colne Engaine, Essex.

Buchelor in Divinity-Rev. M. Seaman, Queen's (comp.)

Honorary Master of Arts-The Earl of Kerry, Trinity.

Masters of Arts-Rev. W. Cook, Trinity; A. Boyd, Trinity; D. H. Leighton, Trinity; J. Simpson, Corpus Christi; Rev. T. Phillipps, Jesus (comp.)

Bachelors in Physic C. J. Johnstone, Caius; W. W. Fisher, Downing.

Bachelors of Arts-R. W. Dibdin, St. John's; T. Pugh, Magdalene.

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Cambridge Philosophical Society. meeting was held on Monday evening, Dr. Clark, one of the Vice-Presidents, being in the chair. There was read a memoir by Professor Moseley, of King's College, London, "On the general conditions of the equilibrium of a system of variable form: and on the theory of equilibrium, settlement, and fall of the arch." Professor Farish made a statement concerning a splendid meteor, resembling a falling star, observed by him on the 26th of September last, at a quarter before seven in the evening. [The Rev. Professor went, after the meeting, to a friend who lives about twenty miles from Cambridge, and who had seen the phenomenon, in hopes that he had observed its bearing, from the north, or rather from the magnetic north, which was very near the direction in which it appeared from Cambridge. But he found, as his friend had only transiently viewed it as he walked along the road, his observation of its place was hardly accurate enough to authorize any practical eonclusion, from so small a base as twenty miles. If any other gentleman has observed the bearing of the star, it might solve an interesting problem hitherto very little understood. The star appeared at first nearly as large as the moon, but before it got to the horizon, it was reduced to almost a thread. It continued in the same vertical, without altering its bearing at all, and was visible about two seconds:] Professor Sedgwick gave an account, illustrated by maps and sections, of the geological structure of Charnwood forest, in Leicestershire, and of the neighbourhood. He observed that the secondary strata in the neighbourhood of this group of primary rocks appear in a very regular and undisturbed position; the new red sandstone, lias, and oolites, succeeding each other in the usual order; that therefore the attempts recently made to obtain coal by sinking through the terrace of Billesdon Coplow, the outcrop of the inferior oolite, must necessarily end in disappointment and loss. He stated

also that "the forest" consisted of masses of granite, syenite, porphyry, and grauwacke slate; of which the slate was clearly stratified; the stratification having reference to an antielinal line of clevation; the direction of this line being about north-west and south-east, and the slate-rocks dipping from it to the north-east and south-west. The disturbance produced along this line may be further traced, on the north-west of the forest, in the inclined position of several detached masses of mountain lime-stone, which stand like islands in the plain of the red marl: dipping, on the whole, towards the south-west, so as to pass OL. V.-J.n. 1834.

Wednesday, Mar. 5, at eleven.
Friday,
Friday,

14, (A.M. Inceptors) at ten. 21, (End of Term) at ten.

COMBINATION PAPER, 1834.

PRIOR COMB.

Jan. 5. Mr. Power, Cath. 12. Mr. Saunders, Sid, 19. Mr. Day, Cai. 26. Coll. Regal. Feb. 2. Coll. Trin.

9. Coll. Joh.

16. Mr. Jones, Pet.

23. Mr. Brookes, Regin. Mar. 2. Mr. Bonney, Ciar. 9. Mr. Willis, Cai. 16. Coll. Regal. 23. Coll. Trin.

30. FEST. PASCH. Apr. 6. Mr. Parry, Pet.

13. Mr. Stuart, Regin.
20. Mr. Booth, Corp.
27. Mr. Hanson, Cai.
Mai. 4. Coll. Regal.
11. Coll. Trin.

18. FEST. PENTEC.
25. Mr. Severne, Chr.

Jun. 1. Mr. John Venn, Regin.
8. Mr. Biley, Clar.
15. Mr. Clinton, Cai,
22. Coll. Regal.

29. Coll. Trin.

Jul. 6. Coll. Joh.

13. Mr. Baldwin, Chr. 20. Prof. Jarrett, Cath. 27. Mr. Frost, Clar. Resp. in Theolog.

Mr. G. A. Browne, Trin.

Mr. Blakeney, John

Mr. Speare, Clar.

Mr. Williams, Clare.

Mr. Dodd, Cai.

Mr. Malcolm, Trin.

Mr. Reynolds, Trin.

Mr. Hudson, Trin.

Mr. Lowthian, Trin.

The Hon. G. William Lyttleton, eldest son of Lord Lyttleton, and Lord Henry Petty Fitz Maurice, second son of the Marquis of Lansdowne, have been admitted of Trinity College.

An address to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury is now in course of signature in this University, and we understand it has been already signed by nearly eighty of the resident members. It is to be followed up, we believe, by another address, on similar principles, from the laity.

PRIZE SUBJECTS. The Vice-Chancellor has issued the following notice in the University:

1. His Royal Highness the Chancellor being pleased to give annually a third gold medal for the encouragement of English Poetry, to such resident Undergraduate as shall compose the best Ode, or the best Poem, in heroic verse; the Vice-Chancellor gives notice that the sub

ject for the present year is- The Second Tri

umvirate.

N.B.-These exercises are to be sent in to the Vice-Chancellor on or before March 31, 1834; and are not to exceed 200 lines in length. II. The Representatives in Parliament for this University being pleased to give annually

(1) Two Prizes of Fifteen Guineas each, for the encouragement of Latin Prose Composition, to be open to all Bachelors of Arts, without distinction of years, who are not of sufficient standing to take the Degree of Master of Arts; and

(2) Two other Prizes of Fifteen Guineas each, to be open to all Undergraduates who shall have resided not less than seven terms at the time when the exercises are to be sent in; The subjects for the present year are (1) For the Bachelors,

Quænam sint commoda expectanda a recenti apud Cantabrigiam clarorum virorum congressu?

(2) For the Undergraduates,

Quinam sint effectus libertatis in possessionibus Hispania transatlanticis?

N.B.-These exercises are to be sent in on or before April 30, 1834.

III. Sir William Browne having bequeathed three gold medals, value five guineas each, to such resident Undergraduates as shall compose

(1) The best Greek Ode in imitation of Sappho;

(2) The best Latin Ode, in imitation of Horace;

(3)

The best Greek Epigram after the model of the Anthologia, and

The best Latin Epigram after the model of Martial;

The subjects for the present year are— (1) For the Greek Ode,

Niger navigabilis.

(2) For the Latin Ode,

Australis expeditio Johannis Frederici Gulielmi Herschel, equitis aurati.

(3) For the Epigrams,

Scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter. N.B. These exercises are to be sent in on or before April 30, 1834. The Greek Ode is not to exceed twenty-five, and the Latin Ode thirty

stanzas.

The Greek Ode may be accompanied by a literal Latin Prose Version.

IV. The Porson Prize is the interest of 4001. stock, to be annually employed in the purchase of one or more Greek books, to be given to such resident Undergraduate as shall make the best translation of a proposed passage in Shakspeare, Ben Jonson, Massinger, or Beaumont and Fletcher, into Greek Verse.

The subject for the present year is— Shakspeare, King Richard II., Act III., Scene 2, beginning

K. Rich. -"Lets talk of graves, of worms and epitaphs;"

And ending

"How can you say to me-I am a king?" N.B. The metre to be Tragicum Iambicum