An interesting ceremony took place on Saturday, May 11th, in
the library of Lambeth Palace,—the conferring by the Archbishop of the honorary degree of M.A. on Mr. George Tansley, one of the original students, afterwards a Fellow, and now for many years a member of the Council of the Working Men's College. A life of unobtrusive self-devotion to the cause of education among the working and middle class has thus met with a recognition of a rare and peculiar character, and one which, at the time the Working Men's College was founded, it would have seemed preposterous to look forward to. In a few touching and earnest words, the Archbishop expressly connected the honour conferred on Mr. Tansley with the memory of F. D. Maurice, of whom he spoke with reverent appreciation ; and a conspicuous figure in the ceremony was the Principal of King's College. The Arch- bishop afterwards kindly took the party through the chapel, pointing out himself every feature of interest, and narrowly escaping at the last a vote of thanks which a strong Radical member of the College was about to propose to him.
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