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OXFORD.

January 27.

On Wednesday last, the following degrees were conferred :

Bachelors in Civil Law-J. R. Hope, Fellow of Merton; T. Usmar, Queen's; (by commutation.)

Masters of Arts-Rev. T. C. Browne, Magdalen Hall, grand comp.; Rev. W. West, Lincoln; Rev. J. D. Addison, Exeter; Rev. H. De Sausmarez, Fellow of Pemb.; J. H. Brooks, Brasennose.

Bachelors of Arts-W. H. Ridley, Student of Ch. Ch., grand comp. ; A. St. John, Student of Ch. Ch. ; F. L. Moysey, Student of Ch. Ch.; H. W. Phillott, Student of Ch. Ch.; W. Courthope, Ch. Ch.; Rev. E. F. Witts, Magdalen Hall. February 3.

On Thursday last, the following degrees were conferred :—

Bachelor in Civil Law-Rev. G. K. Morrell, Fellow of St. John's.

Masters of Arts-C. Cobbe, Exeter; H. B. Mayne, Student of Ch. Ch.; Rev. F. J. Kitson, Fellow of St. John's; Rev. T. W. Mason, Queen's, incorporated from Trinity College, Dublin, grand comp.

Bachelors of Arts-G. Butt, Ch. Ch. ; T. L. Iremonger, Balliol; G. M. Fort, Exeter; I. H. Gosset, Exeter; G. A. Blakely, Worcester; S. J. Coram, Worcester; T. C. Briggs, Worcester.

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On Monday se'nnight, Mr. C. Bedford, Scholar of New College, was admitted Actual Fellow of that Society; and Mr. J. M. Holland, from Winchester School, was admitted Scholar of New College.

On Saturday last, the following gentlemen of this University were called to the Bar by the Hon. Society of the Inner Temple:-T. C.Burrow, B.A. of Queen's; J. R. Hope, B.C.L., Fellow of Merton; G. Y. Robson, B.A., Scholar of University.

February 10.

Lincoln College. · - A Scholarship and two exhibitions, on the Foundation of Lord Crewe, now vacant, will be filled up on Monday, March 26. The Scholarship is without limitation as to place of birth. Candidates for the Exhibitions must be natives of the diocese of Durham; or in default of such, of North Allertonshire or Howdenshire, in the county of York; of Leicestershire; and particularly of the parish of Newbold Verdon; or of the counties of Oxford and Northampton.

Candidates are required to call on the Sub Rector on or before Thursday, March 22nd, and to present the usual testimonials, accompanied, in the case of Exhibitioners, by an affidavit of the place of their birth.

The Regius Professor of Hebrew proposes to continue his Lectures in the Psalms, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, during the present

term, at two o'clock. Two elementary classes will likewise be continued; of these, the one is intended for those who are just commencing the language; the other for such as, being acquainted with the rudiments, require instruction in the higher parts of Hebrew Grammar.

The Regius Professor of Divinity will give a public course of Lectures, commencing on Saturday, the 17th of March, at two o'clock. Students in Divinity, who have passed their examination for the degree of B.A., and desire to attend this course, are to call in person on the Professor, at Christ Church, on the 15th or 16th of March. The Regius Professor of Divinity will also resume his private Lectures in the Gospels and in the Epistles. The Lecture in the Gospels will be given on Tuesdays and Thursdays, that in the Epistles on Wednesdays and Fridays, the former commencing on Tuesday the 27th, the latter on Wednesday the 28th, instant, at nine o'clock.

On Thursday last the following degrees were conferred :—

Doctor in Civil Law-Rev. F. P. Hodges, Fellow of New College.

Masters of Arts-Rev. C. Evanson, St. Edmund Hall; H. L. Dodds, Ch. Ch. ; E. Evans, Scholar of Pembroke; Rev. J. H. Stuart, Trinity; Rev. W. Birley, Trinity; Rev. R. Williams Jesus; W. Andrews, Fellow of Exeter.

Bachelors of Arts-J. P. Clowes, Worcester; A. P. Stanley, Scholar of Balliol.

The letters patent of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, as Chancellor, appointing the Right Hon. William, Earl of Devon, High Steward of the University, in the room of John, Earl of Eldon, deceased, were communicated to Convocation on Thursday last, and unanimously confirmed by an unusually large assemblage of Doctors and Masters.

With the design of remedying the hardship which might in some cases arise out of the interpretation of some enactments of the Statute, tit. VI. sect. I. § 2, addenda, p. 175, the following form of a paragraph, to be introduced into that Statute, immediately after the words "sequenti aliquo Termino respondere," in the page above mentioned, will be submitted to Convocation in the course of the present term:

"Cuivis etiam licebit, venia ejusmodi non impetrata, in sequenti aliquo Termino respondere: in Registro autem peculiari penes Procuratorem Juniorem asservando inseratur nomen ejus, et repellatur a Gradu per unum Terminum, et sic deinceps pro ratione Terminorum, Responsionibus scilicet assignatorum, quibus coram MaVOL. XIII.-March, 1838.

gistris Scholarum ad respondendum comparere neglexerit. Proviso insuper quod nomen ejus in Examinandorum Schedulam a Procuratore Seniore non referatur, nisi post tres Terminos exactos inter Responsionem suam et Examinationem publicam subeundam."

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ASHMOLEAN SOCIETY, FEB. 12.-The President in the chair.-W. II. Ridley, Esq., B.A. of Christ Church, and J. S. Hodson, Esq., B.A. of Merton College, were elected members. The Secretary announced the receipt of Mr. Hope's work on the Lamellicorns of Linnæus and Fabricius, presented by the author. The Secretary read a letter from Dr. Daubeny, dated Philadelphia, December 26th. the letter the writer detailed the progress which the science of Meteorology is now making in North America. From a series of observations kept for the last seven years at Montreal and Cape Diamond, it appears that no amelioration of the annual temperature has taken place in consequence of the cutting down of the woods. The temperature of the springs of Balston and Saratoga is more than two degrees higher than the annual temperature of the surrounding country. The recommendation of Sir J. Herschell, of the quarterly observations, has been attended to at several places in North America. He then entered into a description of the theories by which Mr. Redfield and Mr. Espy account for the circumstances of tornadoes, and related the circumstances of a storm which happened to himself in crossing, which was calculated to prove the existence; in the tornado, of a gyratory motion about an internal axis, as well as of a progressive motion. In conclusion, he slightly alluded to Davenport's machine for producing motion by electro-magnetic power. A conversation ensued, in which the President and other members took a part. Mr. Stroud, of Wadham college, presented to the society some specimens, from the Illinois and Arkansas territories, of galena, limestone, and magnetic iron. The specimens of magnetic oxide of iron presented to J. Stroud, Esq., by A. M. Stirrett, were taken from a ridge about twelve miles from the famous bot-springs of the Arkansas territory. The abundance of the mineral is such as to prevent the survey of the government lands in the vicinity of the magnetic region by the use of the compass. These two specimens are not so magnetic as specimens are generally found. Dr. Buckland said that the limestone was of the tertiary era, and coralline. On the table were exhibited a series of casts of the great seals of Great Britain, presented

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to the Museum by Mr. Kirby, of New College. The President presented a copy of his work "On the Connexion of Natural and Divine Truth ;" and made a few remarks on the nature of inductive reasoning-a subject which forms the basis of the argument of that work.

February 17.

The Professor of Poetry will read his Terminal Lecture on Tuesday, the 13th of March, in the Clarendon, at two o'clock.

The Examiners appointed by the trustees of Dean Ireland's Foundation have given notice, that an examination will be holden in the Clarendon, on Saturday, the 10th of March, and the following days, for the purpose of electing a Scholar on that Foundation. Gentlemen who desire to offer themselves as candidates are requested to leave their names with Mr. Carr, of Balliol College, together with certificates of their standing, and of the consent of the head or vicegerent of their college or hall, on Monday, the 5th, or Tuesday, the 6th, of March, before halfpast two o'clock. The scholarship is open to all undergraduate members of the university who have not exceeded their sixteenth term. The Examiners are-Mr. Short, Christ Church; Mr. J. Carr, Balliol; and Mr. G. Denison, Oriel.

The Examiners appointed by the trustees of the Mathematical Scholarships have given notice, that an Examination will be holden on Monday, the 12th of March, for the election of a Scholar on that Foundation. The scholarship is open to all members of the university who are Bachelors of Arts, or have at least passed the Public Examination, and who have not exceeded the twenty-sixth term from their matriculation inclusively. Candidates are to call on Professor Powell, with certificates of their standing and of the consent of the head or vicegerent of their college or hall, on Monday, March the 5th. The Exminers are Mr. Professor Powell, Oriel; Mr. Twiss, University; and Mr. Pocock, Queen's.

On Thursday last the following degrees were conferred:

Bachelor in Civil Law-Rev. R. R. Stephens, Fellow of New College.

Master of Arts-Rev. C. W. Edmonstone, Christ Church.

Bachelor of Arts-G. Maule, University. On Wednesday last Mr. D. P. Chase was elected a scholar of Pembroke College on the Foundation of Cutler Boulter, in the room of Mr. L. Woolcombe, lately elected a Fellow of Exeter College; and on the same day, Mr. J. P. Tweed was

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

Masters of Arts-Rev. R. W. Dibdin, St. John's; Rev. W. Dakins, Corpus Christi; Rev. J. Foster, Emmanuel; R. A. Johnstone, Trinity.

Honorary Masters of Arts-Hon. S. Hay, Trinity; Hon. H. G. Howard, Trinity; Hon. H. C. Knight, Queen's.

Bachelors of Arts-Lord Lyttelton, Trinity; J. M. Butt, Corpus Christi; J. Watson, St. John's.

At the same congregation on Wednesday the following Graces passed the Se

nate:

To dispense, in the case of Lord Lyttelton, of Trinity college, with the Grace of March 8, 1822, which requires, "That no degree of B. A. shall be granted, unless a certificate be presented to the Caput, shewing that the candidate for such degree has passed the previous examination."

To affix the seal to the agreement for the commutation of tithes of Somersham. To affix the seal to the agreement for the commutation of tithes of Colne.

The meetings of the Philosophical Society for the present term will be holden on Monday, March 12; Monday, March 26.

On Tuesday last, being the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Charles the First, a very appropriate and excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Adams, Fellow of Siduey Sussex college, from 13th chap. Romans, v. 1, 2.

February 10.

On the 1st inst., the trustees of the Norrisian Professorship of Divinity in this university, nominated the Rev. Dr. Adams, of Sidney Sussex college, and the Rev. G. E. Corrie, B. D., of Catharine hall, as candidates for the above professorship, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Hollingsworth, under the will of the founder. The election will take place within the first fourteen days of May next.

Yesterday, William Maundy Harvey Elwyn, Esq., of Pembroke college, in this university, was elected a Foundation Fellow of that society.

The Vice-Chancellor has given notice that the following letter and notification have been transmitted to him from the Chancellor of the University; in order that the circumstances therein stated may be known to its members :

"British Legation, Florence, Jan. 18, 1838. "MY LORD,-A vacancy being about to occur in the Chaplaincy to the British Residents in Florence, those gentlemen who form the committee for the direction of the affairs relating to the Protestant church in this city are extremely desirous to appoint a person to fulfil the duties of chaplain who shall be fully qualified on the score of clerical as well as literary acquirements. They have therefore requested me to transmit to your lordship the enclosed notification of the vacancy that is about to take place; in the hope that your lordship, by forwarding this document to the University of Cambridge, will assist them in their object of making it known to such qualified clergymen of the Church of England as may feel disposed to offer themselves for this situation, and that, in consequence of the applications the committee may receive, they may have it in their power to select an individual who may exercise his ministry among his fellow-countrymen with credit to himself and satisfaction to his congregation.

"I have the honour to be, my lord, "Your most obedient humble servant, "RALPH ABERCROMBIE." "The Right Hon. the Marquis Camden, K.G., Chancellor of the University of Cambridge."

"A vacancy being about to occur in the Chaplaincy to the British Residents in

Florence, the committee give notice, that all qualified clergymen of the Church of England who may be desirous of proposing themselves for the same, are requested to forward their applications (free of postage) accompanied with the proper testimonials, addressed to John Magnay, Esq., Treasurer and Secretary to the Church Committee, Florence, before the 13th of April next; and that the election will take place on the 1st of May next, 1838.-N.B. The stipend is 100l. sterling per annum, exclusive of the surplice fees: and it is desirable that the candidates should state whether they are willing to take pupils, should such offer; and whether their views are directed to a lengthened residence in Florence."