THE UNIVERSITIES.
CAMBRIDGE, February 6.—The late Dr. Smith's annual prizes of 251. each, to tho two best proficients in the mathematics and natural philosophy ainong, the Comment: • ing Bachelors of Arts, were on Friday last adjudged to Mr. Cavendish, of Trinity College, and Mr. Philpott, of Catharine Hall, the second and first Wranglers. CAIUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.—A misunderstanding, we have been informed, has lately conic into existence among the fellows of this College ; and, from peculiar circumstances, of a nature not usual among that learned holly. It seems that three senior fellowships have been some time vacant, the filling up of which, when duly exercised, is vested in the master and senior fellows, but that right, from some cause or another, was not exerted ; and, by a lapse of time, the nomination became, to use the University term, by devolution, to be the right of the fluster of the College solely : he, however, declined to use it, without the concurrence of the senior fellows. After some further delay, for reasons which we have heard, but do not feel disposed to enter into, the vacancies were filled up in the manner before stated ; but not, as have been usual, from the junior fellows of their own College ; selecting two only from that body, and the third from another College. The two former are Messrs. Francis and Turubull, the latter Mr. lit1118011 of Clare Hall,—to the exclusion, ills reported, of an acknowledged elegant scholar, the next in rotation of en, junior fellows of Caius College. This proceeding has excited much interest it. HuhUniversi ty, and will undoubtedly give employ to the gentlemen of the long rt.be..-Sulblk Herald.
OXFORD, February 5.—This day the Rev. John Carr, M.A. Fellow of BaEoL College, was nominated one of the Masters of the Schools.
At the same time, the following degrees were conferred. Masters of Aits—Geo. Dawson, Fellow of Exeter; Rev. Francis Drake, Worcester. Bachelors of "Iris— John James Scott, Exeter, Grand-Compounder ; Henry Vaughan, Scholar of Worcester; William Nash Snowe, Worcester ; Thomas; Page, Magdalen Ilan ; Frederick Powell, Christ Chords; Wm. Phillips Vyner, University; Charles Winscr., 1Vadham.
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