SIR,—An analysis of the universities and pub- lic schools at
which some of the members of the new House of Commons were educated shows that 92 of them were at Oxford com- pared to 62 at Cambridge, 9 at Glasgow, 7 at Edinburgh and 5 at Trinity College, Dublin.
Christ Church produced the greatest num- ber of the Oxonians (19), with Magdalen a close second (18), Balliol third with 17, New College fourth with 12, followed by Trinity with 6. Merton, Oriel and St. John's had 3 apiece BNC, Keble and Jesus 2, and Lincoln, Si. Catherine's and Lady Margaret Hall 1.
By far the largest number of the Cantabs were at Trinity-29; Pembroke was second with 7. Gonvillc and Cams came next with 5. Trinity Hall and Magdalene had 4 each; Clare 3, Emmanuel and King's 2; Queen's, St. John's, Peterhouse, Jesus, CCC and Christ's all 1 each.
Of the public schools Eton was easily the first with 63 compared to Harrow 16, Marl- borough 11, Winchester 9, Rugby 6, Fettes 8, Haileybury 5, Cheltenham, Wellington and Charterhousc 4 each, Rossall 3, Malvern, Renton, Sedbergh, Radley, Downside and Oundle 2 each, and Uppingham, Merchant Taylors, Shrewsbury, Clifton, Ampleforth, St. Paul's and Shcrborne 1 each. — Yours faithfully, ALGERNON B. DALE
ll'On House, Broad Chalke, Salisbury
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