John B. Johnson, B. A., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, ditto. George R. Thomas, St. David's College, Lampeter, ditto. Js. Park Whalley, B.A., University Coll., Oxon, ditto. On Sunday, June 5, the following gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Exeter : PRIESTS. H. J. Drury, B.A., Worcester Coll., Oxon. C. S. Rose, M.A., St. Mary Magdalen Hall, Oxon, lett. dim. from the Bishop of Bath and Wells. DEACONS, G. Arden, B.A., and R. Bowden, B.A., S. Brown, M.A., Jesus College, Camb. At a General Ordination, holden by his Grace the Archbishop of York, at Bishopsthorpe, on Sunday June 12, the following gentlemen were admitted into Holy Orders: DEACONS. Bachelor of Arts of Oxford. Frederick Watt, University. Of Cambridge. Andrew Jukes, Trinity. Of Dublin. Bachelors of Arts of Oxford. Of Cambridge. ORDINATIONS TO BE HOLDEN. The Lord Bishop of Winchester, at Farnham, on Sunday, the 10th of July. The Bishop of Worcester, at Worcester, on Sunday, the 10th of July. The Lord Bishop of Durham, at Auckland Castle, on Sunday, the 10th of July, An Ordination for the Diocese of Lichfield, at Hereford, on Sunday, the 17th of July. The Lord Bishop of Ripon, at Ripon, on Sunday, the 31st day of July. The Lord Bishop of Norwich, at Norwich, on the 7th of August. The Lord Bishop of Salisbury, at Salisbury, on the 25th of September. The Lord Bishop of Oxford, at Oxford, on the 18th of December. UNIVERSITIES. OXFORD. On Wednesday, the 11th of May, John Freeborn, son of Mr. Freeborn, surgeon, of this city, was elected Bible Clerk of Worcester College. There were seven candidates. On Saturday, the 14th of May, Mr. Fred. William Parker was elected a Scholar of Pembroke College on the foundation of Cutler Boulter. On the same day, Mr. James Rumsey was elected a Bible Clerk of the same college. On Saturday, the 21st of May, Mr. Henry Wilkins Norman, Scholar of New College, was admitted Actual Fellow of that Society. May 28.-Class List.-The names of those candidates who, at the Examination in Easter Term in Disciplinis Mathematicis et Physicis, were admitted by the Public Examiners according to the alphabetical arrangement prescribed by the statute, are as follow: In a Congregation holden at the same time, the following degrees were conferred: MASTERS OF ARTS. Rev. Henry Smith, Queen's College, Grand Compounder. Rev. Richard Champernowne, Christ Ch., Grand Compounder. Rev. Wm. Linwood, Student of Christ Ch. Rev. George Arden, Wadham College. Rev. Edw. M. Goulburn, Fellow of Merton Rev. Thos. Charles Price, Merton College. James T. B. Landon, Scholar of Worcester College. BACHELORS OF ARTS. T. G. Smyth, Trinity College, Grand Compounder. Henry Parry, New Inn Hall. Allan Cowburn, Scholar of Exeter College. James Marshall, Christ Church. R. C. Dickerson, Scholar of Worcester Col. In the afternoon of the same day, the prizes were decided by the judges as follow: Latin Essay-" De re frumentaria apud Atheniensis." Wm. George Henderson, B.A., Demy of Magdalen College. English Essay- The Influence of the Science of Political Economy upon the Moral and Social Welfare of a Nation." James Anthony Froude, B.A., Oriel Col. English Verse-" Charles the Twelfth." John Campbell Shairp, Commoner of Balliol College. The Examiners of the Dyke foundation of St. Mary Hall have recommended to the Trustees Mr. Frederick Charles Lascelles Wraxall, of Bath, to be elected a Scholar on the foundation of Dr. Dyke. Mr. Robert Dangerfield, Commoner of St. Mary Hall, has been elected an Exhibitioner on the foundation of Dr. Nowell. June 4.-In a Convocation holden on Thursday last, the Rev. Alex. Thurtell, BACHELOR IN MEDICINE, WITH LICENSE Thomas King Chambers, Christ Church. Richard Eddie, Brasenose College. Rev. Henry W. Plumptre, University Col. Rev. H. N. T. Busfield, Worcester College. In a Convocation holden in the afternoon, for the purpose of electing a Perpetual Curate for Holme Cultram, in the county of Cumberland, the Rev. Joseph Simpson, M.A. of Queen's College, was unanimously chosen. In a Congregation holden on the 20th ult., James Morris, Esq. of Trinity College, Dublin, M.A., was incorporated of Brasenose College. The Theological Essays, known as Mrs. Denver's Prizes, have been awarded -1st. On the necessity of the Two Sacraments retained in the Church of England, and that they only are necessary to be retained --Rev. George Rawlinson, M.A., Fellow of Exeter. 2nd. On Original, or Birth Sin; and the necessity of New Birth unto Life.-Rev. Mark Pattison, M.A., Fellow of Lincoln. The Judges appointed to decide Dr. Ellerton's Theological Prize have adjudged the English Essay, "On the Concession of Constantine," to John Rendall, B.A., Fellow of Exeter College. On Thursday last Mr. Edward Boucher James was elected a Taberdar, and Mr. George Henry Heslop a Scholar, of Queen's College. June 7.--The Convocation was holden this day, which had been called for the purpose of rescinding the statute relative to the Regius Professor of Divinity passed in the year 1836. The Convocation having been opened by the Vice-Chancellor announcing the object of the meeting, and the proposed abrogation of the statute having been read by the registrar, Mr. Sewell, of Exeter College, addressed the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors, declaring his dissent from the wording of the proposed statute, and demanding that the sense of convocation should be taken on this question previous to the second reading, in conformity to the words of the statute book; and this having been de clined by the Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Sewell proceeded to deliver a protest against his decision, and to announce his intention of appealing against it. After addresses from the Rev. W. Way, Rev. Vaughan Thomas, Mr. J. G. Phillimore, and Mr. Meate, the Proctors proceeded to take the votes, when the numbers were MASTERS OF ARTS. William Kay, Fellow of Lincoln College. Rev. Wm. G. Hautayne, Magdalene Hall. Rev. William Skirrow, Scholar of University College. Rev. Henry E. Cruttwell, Worcester Col. Rev. William R. Ogle, Trinity College. William Hamilton, New Inn Hall. The election of a Principal of Brasenose College, in the room of the Lord Bishop of Chichester, Dr. Gilbert, has terminated in favour of the Rev. Richard Harrington, M.A., formerly Fellow of that Society, and Rector of Oulde, in Northamptonshire. On Monday last, William Kay, M.A., Fellow of Lincoln College, was elected Pusey and Ellerton Hebrew Scholar. June 22.-The following subjects are proposed for the Chancellor's Prizes, for the ensuing year, viz. : For Latin Verse, "Venetia." For an English Essay, "The advantages and disadvantages of the Feudal System." For a Latin Essay, "Quænam fuerit publicorum certaminum apud antiquos vis et utilitas." The subject proposed for Sir John Newdigate's Prize, in the ensuing year, for the best composition in English Verse, is "Cromwell." Theological Prize:-"The style and composition of the writings of the New Testament are in no way inconsistent with the belief that the authors of them were divinely inspired." Mrs. Denyer's Theological Prizes:The subjects for the year 1843 are-" On the Divinity of the Holy Ghost;" and "On the influence of Practical Piety in promoting the temporal and eternal Happiness of Mankind." CAMBRIDGE. May 14.-A congregation on Wednesday last the following grace passed the Senate: To add the following to the regulations for Tyrwhitt's Hebrew Scholarships :-"That the Examiners shall publish the names, arranged in the order of merit, of such candidates as pass the examination with credit." At the same congregation the following degrees were conferred : MASTERS OF ARTS. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Richard F. Burman, Caius College. On the 26th ult. the Master and Fellows of Caius College, elected George Budd, M.D., F.R.S., a Senior Fellow, and John Tozer, M.A., a Frankland Fellow of that Society. May 21.-On Tuesday the Tyrwhitt Hebrew Scholarships were adjudged as follows: 1st Class.-Charles James Elliott, B.A., Catharine Hall. 2nd Class.-Charles Chambers, B. A., Emmanuel College. Mynors Bright, B.A., of Magdalen College had a gratuity of 20/. awarded to him for the knowledge which he displayed at the examination. At a Congregation on Wednesday last, the following Grace passed the Senate : To appoint Mr. Edleston, of Trinity College, Deputy Proctor, in the absence of Mr. Thompson. At a Congregation on Wednesday last, the following Degrees were conferred : HONORARY MASTER OF ARTS. Wm. Beamish, Trinity College. MASTERS OF ARTS. George Jackson, Caius College. K. E. A. Money, Corpus Christi College. BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW. At the same Congregation, the following gentlemen were admitted ad eundem of this University : J. F. D. Maurice, M.A., Exeter Coll., Oxon. L. W. Jeffray, M.A., Balliol Coll., Oxon. June 4.-On Wednesday last, two of Sir William Browne's gold medals, one for the best Greek Ode, subject-" Ad dextram de via declinavi, ut ad Periclis Sepulchrum accederem," and one for the best Greek and Latin epigrains, subjects-" Is solus nescit omnia," and "Pari incepto eventus dispar," were adjudged to William George Clarke, of Trinity College. At a meeting of the Master and Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, held on Friday, the 27th ult., the following Students (freshmen) were elected to Scholarships and Exhibitions : Scholars.-Murphy; Hutt; Collett: Ormerod; Burrows; Goodwin; Mann; T. J. White; Lewis (Mickleburgh Scholar in Chemistry). Exhibitioners.-Hopkins (Wortley Exhibition for Moral Philosophy); Henery (College Exhibition for Anatomy and Physiology); Suffield, B.A., and Collett (Belward Exhibition); Hutt and Woodhouse (Peter's Exhibition). Hopkins was appointed to succeed to the Chapel Clerkship. June 11.-Sir William Browne's Medal. -Yesterday Sir William Browne's Medal for the best Latin Ode, subject-" Naris ornata atque arma in aquam deducitur," was adjudged to Henry John Sumner Maine, Foundation Scholar of Pembroke College. The Chancellor's Medal and the Camden Medal were adjudged to the same gentleman on the 28th ult. June 15.-At a Convocation on Saturday last, the following degrees were conferred: BACHELORS IN DIVINITY. Rev. James Dalziel Simpson, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College (compounder.) Rev. Thomas Thorp, Fellow and Senior Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Archdeacon of Bristol. MASTERS OF ARTS. Charles Thomas Osbourne, Sidney Sussex College' Rev. Alfred Tolver Paget, Gonville and Caius College. BACHELORS OF MEDICINE. Wm. Henry Drosier, Gouville and Caius College. Arthur David White, Pembroke College. BACHELORS OF ARTS. William Balderston, St. John's College. Robert Palk Carew, Downing College. Francis Henry Laing, Queen's College. Septimus Henry Lee Warner, St. John's College. Barnaby Lecturers.-On Saturday last, being St. Barnabas day, the following gentlemen were appointed Barnaby Lecturers for the present year : Mathematics-David Thos. Ansted, M.A., Fellow of Jesus College. Philosophy-Joseph Edleston, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College. Rhetoric-Rev. Robert Birkett, B.D., Emmanuel College. Logic-Rev. Roger Burton, B. A., St. John's College. |