THE UNIVERSITIES.
CAMBRIDGE.
Jutss 17.-At the Congregation on Saturday last, the following degrees were con- ferred. Bachelors is Dirtnity-Rev. C. Porter, Caius College ; Rev. W. II. Walker,
Fellow of Queen's College; - Rev. A. Veasey, Fellow of '
St. Peter's College- Rev. 'I'. Tylecote, Fellow of St. John's College; Rev. H. J. Rose, Fellow of St. John's Col- lege; Rev. R. Andrews, Fellow of Emmanuel College. Bachelors in Physic-H. Lee, Coins College ; J. W. Noble, Trinity Hall. Bachelors ofdrts-J.A. Nicholson, Trinity College (compounder); C. d'Ewes Granville, Trinity College.
At the same Congregation, the following gentlemen were appointed Barnaby Lec- turers. Mathematical-Rev. Professor Henslow, St. John's; Philosophical-Rev. R. Wood, Corpus Christi ; Rhetthical-Rev. G. G. Carrighau, St. john's; Logical- J. Packe, Esq. King's College.
Falai:S.-The following prizes were adjtidged on Monday last.
Sir William Browne's Medal for Greek Ode, Latin Ode, and Epigram-J. }Inds yard. Christ College. Subjects-Greek Ode, " Granta Illustrissimo-Regi Gulielmcs quarto gratulatur quad in Solium Britannite successerit." Latin Ode, "Magicas accingitur artes." Greek Epigram, "Alagoas inter upes loops." Latin Epigram, "Pradenssimplicitas." Porson Prize (for the best translation of a passage from Shakspeare into Greek verse)-G. Kennedy. St.John's College. Subject-As You Like it. Act 11. Scene I. beginning, "To day my Lord of Amiens and myself," Lize. And ending, "Native
dwelling place." Member's Prize for Bachelor of Arts-J. Spedding, Trinity. Subjeet-" Utrum boni plus an mall hominibus et civitatibus attalerit dicendi copia 1" No second prize awarded. Members' Prizes for Undergraduates-1. W. H. Thompson, Trinity College ; 2. • H. Alford, Trinity College. Subject-" Utrum tides Punka ea esset qualem per hi- bent scriptores Romani 1" On the 10th inst. It. P. Eakins, B.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, was elected third master of the Proprietary Grammar School, Kensington.
OXFORD.
June 1G.-This day the following degrees were conferred-Doctor in Civil Law- Eon. E. Lascelles, Fellow ot' All Souls-Bachelor hi milt Law-W. G. Bayly, Fellow of New College-Master of Arts-J. U. Gaskell, Magdalen Hall ; J. Ar- mistead, It. Morris, It. G. Lewis, Wadham ; J. Meredith, W. Boulton. Clii lot
'Church ; J. F. Christie, Fellow of Oriel ; W. Y. Mills, T. Lewin, Nicholson, Trinity; H. T. Parker, Ilafliol; D. Dobree, Pembroke ; E. Eyre, E. E. Villers, Merton • H. Le Mesurier, Fellow of New College.
Bachelors of Arts-Sir NV% 13. Riddell, Christ Church ; H. illonerieff, New Col- lege; It. Leigh, Brasennose. In a convocation holden the same day, J. H. Hawkins, M.A. of Trinity College, and the Rev. E. Lockwood, ?,I.A. of Jesus College, were admitted ad emob.m.
On Thursday, the 10th inst. the Rev. 13. P. Symons, B. I). was unanimously 'elected Warden of Wadham College, in the room of Dr. Tonrnny, who resigned on -the 14th inst. On the same day, after dinner in the hall, a handso.m.• silver epergne and plateau was presented to him by the Members of the College, in acknowledg- 'xnent of his high services as Fellow and Tutor during twenty years. On Saturday last Mr. R. W. Higgs, Mr. W. Hunter, and Mr. T. Penny, were elected Probationary Fellows of St. John's College, from Merchant Tailors School.