KING WILLIAM'S COLLEGE REGISTER.
King William's College Register. Compiled by H. S. Christopher. (James MacLehose and Sons, Glasgow. 6s.)—The College, the King William's College Register. Compiled by H. S. Christopher. (James MacLehose and Sons, Glasgow. 6s.)—The College, the secretary to whose trustees writes so lovingly—if also so statistically—of it, traces back its origin to Isaac l3arrow, who became Bishop of Seder and Man in 1663, and five years later executed a deed by which he placed a farm, then worth no more than £20 a year, in the hands of trustees, the rents to be applied towards the maintenance of two Scholars at the University of Dublin to be trained for service in the Manx Church, and after the supply of clergy for the island was sufficient, "then to what other public work or charity as shall by my Trustees be thought most profitable to the island." In a couple of centuries the value of the real estate in the hands of the trust had increased more than thirtyfold, and in 1830 the trustees thought Bishop Barrow's designs could best be carried out "by the establishment of a College in this Island for General Education in which the various branches of Literature and Science are to be made the subjects of instruction and the minds of Youth imbued with a knowledge of religious truths and moral duties." The College, which was built in 1830 on the southern coast of the Isle of Man, about half-a-mile north-east of Castle- town, was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1844. It was, however, rebuilt, and is highly prosperous. Mr. Christopher's account of its history and arrangements, and his record of the achievements of its scholars—a complete register of these is given —will be welcomed by all who have an affectionate regard for their Alma Mater, the more especially as it is beautifully illustrated.
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