ST. PETER'S.

The Musical Society held their first practice on Monday. There are some good voices among the freshmen, but there seems to be a scarcity of instrumentalists.

At a meeting of the Boat Club on Saturday it was decided that the Challenge Sculls should take place on Nov. 4th, and the Trial Eights on Nov. 18th.

Our Rugby Team is to be captained by J. Tait. We play our first match on Friday, v. Queens'.

The first debate of the Sexcentenary takes place on Saturday,

when the merits of the Proctorial System are to be discussed. CLARE.

The boats are progressing; an eight and several fours are already out. At a Football Meeting held last week the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: G. F. Grace, Captain of Association; C. J. B. Marriott, Captain of Rugby; J. M. A. Thompson, Joint Hon. Sec.; Committee-H. Thursby, H. G. Hardwicke. The new officers for the Debating Society_arePresident, Rev. T. P. Taylor, M.A.; Vice-President, Rev. H. W. Fulford, M.A.; Hon. Sec., G. H. Leonard; Committee, G. F. Tanner, E. R. Tanner, H. Stork. S. C. Walley.

PEMBROKE.

The Debating Society have at length got into their large new room, on which they are much to be congratulated. At the private business meeting of the society on Saturday evening a vote of thanks was passed to the college authorities for their kindness in the matter. The motion for debate on Saturday next is on the subject of temperance and condemning total abstinence, proposed by A. S. Eve.

The following are elected officers of the Musical Society for the term:-H. H. Wix, President; T. C. Skarrat, Secretary; A. A. Slack, Treasurer; Committee: 3rd year, C. A. Copland, R. Mitchell; 2nd year-W. D. Bell, A. Gaussen; 1st year-H. J. T. Wood, F. Drew.

The Four has been out regularly lately and is making fair progress, being constituted for the present as follows: A. F. Sim (bow), J. B. Stack (2), C. J. F. Morton (3), W. Burnside (stroke). On Monday the Association Football Team defeated Emmanuel A.F.C. by 7 goals (K. P. Wilson 4), to love.

GONVILLE AND CAIUS.

We have a large entry of freshmen this year; the exact number is, as stated in last week's Review, fifty-three.

We are very much pleased to see that another old Caian, Mr. Pearson, has been made a judge: this is now the third old member of the college that has a seat on the bench, Lords Justices Baggallay and Brett both having been educated here.

At a meeting of the Boat Club on Friday evening, the vacant offices were filled up, W. P. Graham was elected second, T. W. Scott, third, and E. J. D. Mitchell, fourth boat captain.

The rowing authorities are exceedingly energetic; tubbing is going on vigorously; there is an increase in the number of the disciples of the aquatic art and in the time allotted for their instruction.

Football also has started very satisfactorily; we have already had several trial games, and, as far as it is possible to see at present, it seems probable that the teams will be fairly well up to the average.

There was a meeting of the "Once a Week" on Saturday evening, when A. G. Ross was elected President. TRINITY HALL.

At a private business meeting of the Eldon Debating Society held on Sunday last, the following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing term. President, D. Tait, (2nd time); Secretary, T. S. Sidney; Treasurer, J. H. Helpman, (2nd time).

CORPUS CHRISTI.

The football season will begin to-day with a match against Clare. The practice games we have played have given good promise; nearly the whole of last year's team are in residence,

and there is good material for the vacancies We earnestly hope that our chances of a successful season will not be spoilt as they were last year by such a string of casualties. G. L. Colborne is captain, and R. B. Lockhart, secretary

A Boat Club meeting was held on Thursday to elect new members, &c. The scratch fours are rowed this morning with the unprecedented number of fifty-five entries. The Wilkinson Sculls are fixed for November 4th, and the trial eights will probably be rowed on November 25th. The officers this term are J. G. Marshall, 1st boat captain; H. W. Stark, 2nd boat captain; G. H. Eyre, lieutenant; and F. G. Sandford, secretary.

The Debating Society met on Saturday to transact business, and afterwards proceeded to an impromptu debate. The regular meetings will begin on Saturday next.

to the living of Grantchester, rendered vacant during the Long The Rev. E. Godfrey, M.A., late Fellow, has been appointed by the death of the Rev. W. Martin, M.A., a former Tutor.

KING'S.

A meeting of the boat club was held on Saturday night, at which C. W. Chitty and J. C. Powell resigned the offices of captain and secretary. C. A. C. Birch and H. R. E. Birch were elected to their places.

the Reading Room, to consider what papers should be taken in this term, some lively discussions being provoked. Owing to the much regretted absence of J. C. Harman, the treasurer, who has locked up the balance sheet and taken away the key, it was found impossible to read the accounts, so that and the election of new officers was postponed to some future date. We believe that meetings of other societies will take place during the week.

On Monday another meeting was held, that of the members of

QUEENS'.

term; although not quite so numerous as last year we may comWe are fortunate in having a good number of freshmen this pare very favourably with most other Colleges.

The following are the various officers for the term: Boat ClubFirst Captain, H. F. Hastings; Second Captain, T. E. C. Frodsham; Hon. Secretary, C. H. Gill; Committee-men, E. W. Martelli and R. G. Johnson. Amalgamation Club-Vice-President, A. H. Richardson; Captain of Cricket, A. H. Richardson; Captain of Football, E. W. Martelli; President of Lawn Tennis, R. Whit tington; Secretary, H. F. Hastings; Sub-Treasurer, W. J. Marsh. St. Bernard Society-President, C. J. Murray; Vice-President, T. E. C. Frodsham; Treasurer, J. H. Collinson.

The St. Bernard Society gave an entertainment on Saturday last in the Erasmus Lecture Room, which was a great success. The following have been elected to Hebrew Scholarships :Kennett and Lillingston, Merchant Taylors'.

It is owing, we presume, to the desire of our Dons to adapt themselves as far as possible to the growing Estheticism of the age that the college presents such a picturesque diversity of deli. cate colouring this term. Whilst reminding them that "True views on Mediævalism Time alone can bring," yet we feel it would be, indeed, a slight on their adaptive powers if we did not mention the pleasing drab of the attics in the First Court, or the delightfully unobtrusive grey of the mathematical bridge.

ST. CATHARINE'S.

Most of our men are now up. The entry of freshmen is larger than usual.

The Musical Society met on Monday, the 9th inst., in F. S. Trevor's rooms and enlivened the court by selections from the "Pirates," the march in "Eli," &c.

A Boat Meeting was held on Monday the 16th, in the Lecture Room, to elect the new members. We are glad to say that all our freshmen have joined. Tubbing commenced on Thursday and has since been carried on vigorously.

The Association Football Club opened the season on Monday, the 16th, by a match between sides captained respectively by E. Corfield, Capt., and H. Rimington, Hon. Sec. Rimington's side won by 3 goals to 1.

We hope to be able to play both Rugby and Association this term. The officers for the Rugby game are the same as for the

Association.

JESUS.

freshmen this year, as only forty-seven have entered against nearly Most of our men came up early last week. We welcome fewer sixty last year.

We are glad we see that the long talked of new boathouse is at last a reality, and promises to be a great improvement on our present quarters.

The first meeting of the Boat Club was held on Monday evening for the election of those captains who were not chosen last term. The Wyfold Cup was formally presented to the club amid much

Also the following degrees were conferred : LL.D.-W. Codd, St. Peter's College. M.D.-C. C. Lapage, Magdalene College. M.A.-J. F. Chance, F. Harrison, H. H. West, Trinity College; C. E. Cummings, W. J. Goulding, R. I. Woodhouse, St. John's; W. Stone, St. Peter's College; W. Coombe, Gonville and Caius College; W. G. Field, C. A. Worsfold, Corpus Christi College; C E. E. Appleyard, H. Wood, Sydney Sussex college. M.B.-J. G. Marshall, Clare College.

bility, consulted France, and, in conjunction with her, formed the dual control. When Nubar Pasha was dismissed an appeal for assistance was made; England and France vacillated. Difficulties increased; what should be done with regard to the insult offered to the two powers? The English Minister is recalled; the French official was not. The sending of despatches was the only step we took; the Khedive smiled and, regardless of these fulminations, went his own way. Germany interfered and brought matters to a crisis. The Khedive, by the action of France and England,

The honourable opener having replied, question put, "That the motion be amended." House divided: Ayes 45; Ñoes 54. Lost. Original motion put. House divided. Ayes 44; Noes 99. Majority against the motion 55.

Mr. D'ARCY THOMPSON (Trinity College) said: It is in all cases hard to criticise the policy of a Government, more particularly when that policy has been crowned with success. Ismail Pasha, the late Khedive, was the most illustrious benefactor of the East. When he first came to power he found Egypt only slightly in debt; it is true that he had borrowed money, but that had been expended on material improvements. The hon. member then went on to discuss the means by which Egypt fell into debt through the machinations of certain financial cliques; England had no right to allow Egypt to fall into this state of national bankruptcy. Certain officials duly credited by England, were sent over to use their influence, in exacting the necessary payments from the overburdened peasantry. As difficulties grew more and more severe, it occurred to us that perhaps a weaker hand might form a more effective tool than Ismail. We deposed and exchanged him for Tewfik. He gave a most emphatic denial of our right to interfere at all; still more so when we were making every effort to stifle national feeling for our own benefit. Egyptian native journals were unjustly suppressed; the extracts furnished by consular reports give a satisfactory proof of the extreme rigour of these enactments and the fact that there was no necessity for them. We procured the dismissal of the Officers; we did our best to destroy the army by withdrawing supplies. We entered upon unconstitutional measures in refusing any intervention of the Egyptian Chamber in the matter of their National Debt; nor was this all, we denied them any right to administer their own internal finance. England, once the Champion of Liberty, has appeared in a new light; she is engaged in crushing national feeling and engaging herself upon a course of oppression, dishonourable to us and damaging to Egypt. Mr. A. J. DAVID (St. John's) asked the House to reject the amendment and vote on the original motion. We must start from the purchase of the Canal shares; here begins the true history of British interests in Egypt. The hon. opener did not complain of our policy, but of the manner in which it has been carried out. He considered that our policy had been sound, although mistakes may have been made in some of the intermediate stages of its administration. He denied that we had anything to do with the supression of the journals or the overtaxation. We have, on the other hand, done our best to remove unjust and oppressive measures. Our interests in the Canal and India are of immense importance; the purchase was made, not for a pecuniary advantage, but in furtherance of an imperial policy. The mission of Mr. Cave was a failure; the Khedive suspended his financial investigations. Ismail attempted to convey his properties to financiers but failed owing to the investigation of his title. The Khedive offered to appoint an Englishman to the chief office in his administration. The Government, weakened by disaffection, fearing to assume the responsi

now arose and a compromise was effected by sending out two controllers; this appointment, though it may be justified on certain grounds, was a mistake; we made no efforts to exact apologies for the insult offered us. M. Waddington declares that he is not going to give up the French influence because it did not suit the convenience of England to follow out the common plan. Arabi, enlisting the sympathies of the Egyptians on his own side. finding England apparently powerless, began his intrigues, Our policy has purged the land from usurers, jobbery and peculation; we are asked to call this policy dishonourable. We must protect the European population-including a very large proportion of British subjects-scattered throughout Egypt. policy has not been dangerous or dishonourable; it was wise at first and is now, but difficulties have from time to time modified it, but those we are now in a position to rectify.

Our

Mr. STABLES (Trinity) pointed out to the House that he was interfering between the two contending political parties; he wished, in doing so, to raise the question above party disputes. Egypt is now in our hands: what are we to do? There are three policies open to us; retirement, annexation or participation in the widest meaning of the word. There is one thing needful in Egypt, a good government; there is at present Turkish rule to which he applied certain criticisms of Mr. Gladstone. One of the first steps taken must be to disband the army, the cause of anarchy and the hot bed of rebellion; a gendarmerie combined with a protectorate would replace this. Turkey is considered the legitimate sovereign of Egypt; why should we allow this miserable rule to stand in the way of humanity? The policy of Turkey in this matter the hon. member stigmatised as a "fiendish diplomacy." Turkey, by her refusal to conduct the administration, has abdicated all claim to rule or consideration. The protectorate of Egypt would not open up a vista of ruinous expense; it would, on the contrary, form a splendid opening for our surplus population. He asked us to consider the Colonies and India and to endeavour to extend the same beneficent rule to Egypt.

Mr. JEBB (Trinity): The late Khedive was virtually an extravagant man who pillaged Egypt as much as possible, preparing for an abrupt departure when the inevitable day of reckoning should come. If there is one country that should, from its political and geographical peculiarities, be free from a standing army it is Egypt. After what has transpired it cannot be supposed that the so-called National "Party" was genuine Criticising the action of Arabi and throwing the blame of all that occurred on him, he reviewed the history of our action after the massacres. No doubt neither the policy nor the administration of our Government had been faultless; still it was well meant and we should unite to make the best of it rather than criticise it from

a hostile view:

Mr. SUYEMATZ (Non. Coll.) also addressed the House.

Mr. MAXWELL (Trinity) criticised the policy of the individual members of the Ministry. He accused Mr. Labouchere of having urged the Ultra-Radical Party to war from interested motives. Mr. Gladstone's sudden outburst of imperialism has aroused the jealousies of Europe. Russia will before long have some remarks to make on our policy in the East. Our Ministers are rather statesmen than politicians and will probably be beaten by the Continental diplomatists with the cards they are now industriously shuffling up their sleeves.

Mr. ROWLATT (King's), an Anglo-Egyptian, dealt severely with Ismail. With the appearance of Tewfik, Egyptian trade and general prosperity increased. Much had been said of Europeans being at the head of affairs; no instance is known of their having misused their powers for peculation or other purposes. The nationalist enthusiasm of the "National Party" was only raised by gross slanders and untruths.

Mr. CORE (Pemb.) considered that vacillation on our part brought about the Alexandria massacres. The Anglo-French Control was quite as bad as that of their own rulers; English command would be beneficent. We must have such hold over the Canal that no one Power can shut us out of it. The hon. member supported the amendment.

After some remarks from Mr. D'ARCY THOMPSON the debate closed.

vacuus coram

course there must be other scholarships also, not two or three isolated ones. He would like to see the colonial students a weighty body in the college, who should colour and influence the rest by their example, and the nature of the life to which they were devoted. At present the college consisted of ordinary students who had come there to take up the ordinary professions. There might be one or two in whom the desire for missionary enterprise might be developed during the three years they were there. But they were not specially encouraged at present, because the funds were still lacking. Then perhaps he might be allowed to explain to those who did not at present clearly understand, the position in which the College stood in relation to the University. At present they had no official connection with the University. They were a chartered college, which position they owed to the favour of the Crown, but it only enabled them to take whatever steps might be necessary for incorporation with the University. They proposed to apply as soon as possible, under a grace of the Senate passed last autumn, for recognition as a public hostel, but they were unable to postpone the opening of the college until that had been granted. They, therefore, by the favour of the Non-Collegiate Students' Board, opened as a lodging-house for non-collegiate students. They were in a very paradoxical position, in being noncollegiate members of a college. It was hoped that that state of things would not last long. They did not, however, wish to force the hands of the University, nor to rival the claims possessed by such an ancient and magnificent body as the older colleges. They had no fellowships, scholarships, nor endowments beyond the ground upon which they stood. Indeed he might say "cantabit But there must stop. The authorities before whom they stood were not "latrones" and the last thing they wished to have said of them was that they were a travelling or migrating body. He had lately been asked by many as to what position they were in, and he thought it his duty to state their position so that there should be no misconceptions on the part of the University, the parents, or the subscribers. The responsibility for the conduct of the college rested not only upon himself but upon those who were members of it. They stood before the University in a conspicuous position. They were a college carried on with the object of realising the same good as the other colleges, but by a somewhat different method. The Bishop of Ely had reminded them, quite rightly, that they were not rivals to the older colleges. The utmost limit they would reach in numbers would be 120. The idea that they wished to rival Trinity, St. John's, or King's, was absurd. The notion of rivalry or competition with the other colleges should be dismissed from their minds. There was a class of young men who came to the University as non-collegiate students, but who by their poverty and possibly for other reasons, were debarred from finding in it that social life which was the especial pleasure of the college career. That social life they, at Selwyn College, proposed to give to those whose means did not permit them to go to the older colleges. They did it in various ways. They did it partly by a development of that social life which he had alluded to as the great pleasure of college life, by extending social intercourse to other meals than simply that of dinner. He believed that that was the intention of the original founders of the older colleges, but Englishmen liked very much to be shut up by themselves and not see their neighbours except at dinner. He did not pretend to say which was the best way; but that in order to bring college life within the reach of those referred to they were obliged to adopt those methods. Possibly both systems were very good. He did not think he need say anything more about the college nor about himself, nor again, about what was uppermost in his thoughts, his deep sense of responsibility and his great wish that those who were with him were members of the college and his colleagues in authority and those who were under him, might be made fully conscious of that responsibility and nerve themselves to meet it. The Biblical passage which they had had the presumption to put over their gateway best expressed their aims: "Stand fast in the faith and quit you like men." He would now ask one to speak to them whose face was well known in the University, and whom they would be glad to welcome back that day-namely, the Lord Bishop of Winchester. (Applause.)

The BISHOP of WINCHESTER after recalling some of his early reminiscences of Bishop Selwyn of whom he spoke as a man who was from his schooldays eminently noble, fearless and true, and one most worthy to be set as an example before students of a college. He congratulated the College also that the choice of Master had fallen upon a Lyttelton. Speaking of the changes which had been passing over the University he could not but regret the entire sweeping away of Clerical Fellowships but he had no reason to fear that the deepening of spiritual life which had taken place during the last 18 years in the University would

in consequence die away or that the Church life would be less vigorous.

The Master next called upon the VICE-CHANCELLOR who said he felt very grateful for the opportunity afforded him of being present at the interesting ceremony of the day. He felt that there was a wide difference of opinion in the University as to the position Selwyn College ought to occupy, and in what he was about to say they would only regard him as speaking for himself. They were aware that a section of the Liberal party in the University were opposed to their opinion of Selwyn College. His own feelings were most ably represented in the letter drawn up by two members of the University, in which they stated with unanswerable force the position which persons belonging to the Liberal school should occupy in reference to this institution. He would admit that in his opinion the best possible academic education was given in any one of the old colleges where persons of all creeds mixed on a social equality. That being the case, still he fully recognised the right of any person to found such colleges and have them admitted into fellowship with the other colleges. He thought it would be an admission which the University would be extremely illiberal in refusing. In his public capacity, as well as in his private capacity, as a member of the Senate, he should do everything he could to give the students of Selwyn College a recognised position amongst the colleges of the University. He had heard with the greatest of pleasure the eloquent words in which the Bishop of the Diocese spoke of the high tone of religious life prevailing amongst the old colleges. He was delighted to hear that matter referred to also by the Bishop of Winchester, their late diocesan, whom it was a pleasure to every Cambridge man to see back again. He remembered the eloquent words which fell eighteen months ago from the lips of one to whom they could not sufficiently express their gratitude, namely, the Bishop of Durham, who said that since the abolition of the Test Act he had noticed the great amount of earnestness which characterized so many of the younger men at Cambridge. From his own experience, he might say that a large number of the most accomplished and educated men in the University were taking Holy Orders. The Master had alluded to a matter which he (the Vice-Chancellor) should not venture to allude to, except to express his entire dissent from the expressions which the letter referred to by the Master contained, to the effect that something like underhand dealing with regard to Selwyn College had been resorted to. Nothing could be more unfair than that accusation. It was clearly within the right of the governing body to seek a charter. Whoever the writer of the letter might be, he had searched the Calendar and could not find the name of any influential member of the University whose initials would correspond with "S. P." and therefore he was wholly unable to know who the writer was. He welcomed the return to Cambridge of one who bore the honoured name of Lyttelton, and he believed that under the guidance of their Master the noble motto over their gateway would be carried into effect.

Professor WESTCOTT next addressed the guests in a very earnest speech, in which he expressed his satisfaction that those who had founded the college had shewn their faith in the vital stability of great institutions by resolving to have an ex officio element on the council of the college: he also thought they had done wisely in adding the names of the Regius Professors of Divinity in the two Universities as expressing a belief not only in the stability of Selwyn College, but also in the permanence of the religious character of the Universities. So far as that character was concerned he, looking back 30 years, saw no reason to "despair of the republic." The name by which the College was to be known suggested the great principles of self-sacrifice and simplicity, the embodiment of the Christian of their Christian faith. And adding thereto the principles of faith and gratitude he trusted that under wise guidance and prayerful effort these four would shape-Terpάywvos vev óyou- the future of Selwyn College. Earl Powis, the Bishops of Oxford, Lichfield and Nelson, and Bishop Abraham also delivered speeches.

OXFORD LETTER.

Oxford, like Cambridge, is mourning the loss which she has alike in nothing else, Prof. Balfour and Dr. Pusey must have had suffered in the Long Vacation. Though they may have been life and the personal esteem of all who knew them. If anything can some qualities in common which brought them distinction in early be said to have been unexpected at eighty-two, Dr. Pusey's death may, for he had left Oxford in his usual health after appearing at a college meeting to vote early in the Long Vacation, and had shewn no signs of weakness till the last illness, during which even he shewed some signs of rallying.