THE UNIVERSITIES.
OXFORD, June 17.-Yesterday the Rev. R. Whately, D.D., and Principal of St; Alban Hall, was unanimously elected Professor of Political Economy, in the room of Mr. Senior, of Magdalen, who has held that office for five years. . This day the following degrees were conferred :-Bachetor in Civil Law-Rev. W. Howard, Fellow of New College.-Masters of Arts-U. T. Price, Christ Church, • Grand Comp. ; 91. C. Tonmson, Trinity, Grand Comp. • Rev. J. Lampen, Exeter, Grand Comp.; Rev. E. A. Ommanney, Exeter ; Rev. E. J. Ward,_ Trinity ; Rev. A. Bromiley, St. Edmund Hall ; Rev. J. Charnock, Worcester ; Rev. W. Whalley, Christ Church; Rev. W. Pye, Student of Christ Church ; T. B. II. Abrahall, Wadham; W. IV. Jackson, Lincoln ; W. B. Slant, Oriel ; Rev. J. T. Giffard. Fellow of New College.-Backelors 0/Arts-H. D. S. S. Horlock, Magdaien Hall, Grand Comp. ; W. A. Hodgson,. Queen's, Grand Comp.; P. 1). La Touche, Corpus ; E. Odell, Christ Church, Grand Comp.; J. Barrow Scholar of Queen's ; W. M. K. Bradford, Magdalen Hail; H. J. Best, University ; J:Cooke, Balliol ; J. H. Irwin, Christ Church; H. Gray, Christ Church; C. Wordsworth, Student of Christ Church ; T. Whitaker, Worcester ; B. Hayley, Worcester; A. M. Bennet. Worcester; F. Wrench, Trinity; T.Roublon, Oriel. The following subjects are proposed for the Chancellor's Prizes, for the ensuing. year. For Latin Verse-Numantia. For an English Essay-On the Use and Abusm of Theory. For a Latin Essay-Quvenam fuerit Orator= Atticorum aped Popu-: hum auctoritas. Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize-For the best composition in English.. verse, not limited to fifty lines, "The Suttees." Theological Prize, instituted June 2, 1825-" The evidence deduced from prophecy, in support of the truth of Christi- - "i tYS' CAMBRIDGE, June 18.-At the congregation on Friday last the following degrees • were conferred.-Doctor in Divinity-Rev. R. N. Adams, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College.-Bachelors in Divinity-Rev. P. Debary, Senior of Trinity College, Comp.; .Rev. A. 31. Wale, Fellow of St. John's College, Comp.; Rev, W. Muddy, Fellow of St. John's College ; Rev. J. Dewe, Fellow of Queen's College ; Rev. W. F. Wilkinson, Fellow of Corpus Christi College ; Rev. W. Hobson, Catherine Hall, Comp. ; Rev. T. Mortimer, Queen's College; Rev. 1). Evans, Queen's College. -Master of Arts-Rev. E. Lindsell, Jesus College, Comp.-Bachelors in Civil Law-J. D. Sprigge, St. Peter's College, Camp.; A. F. Hayford, Trinity Hall.-Bachelors in Physic-J. Jackson, senior, Catherine Hall (by royal man- date,' on his departure for India) ; C. J. Fox, St. John's College ; D. L. Thorp„ Caine College ; J. Pendlebury, Queen's College; W. Whitworth, Jcsus College, Comp.-Bachelors of Arts-G. Bingley, Trinity College ; G. Broadhead, Trinity College ; F. H. Gordon, Trinity College ; W. E. Lumb, Trinity College ; W. Ram- say, Trinity College; S. Starky, Trinity College; W. L. Mills, Queen's College ; H. Armstrong, Christ College ; W. H. Apthorp, Christ College ; C. A. Stewart, Trinity Hall. Member's Prizes-The Bachelors' prizes were on Saturday last awarded, the first to E:. H. Fitzherbert, and the second to T. J. Phillips, both of Trinity College. The examiners consider these essays as possessing sufficient merit to entitle the authors to the prize of thirty guineas each, and they will be printed. The usual prize of fifteen guineas is awarded to A. NV. Chatfield, undergraduate of Trinity College; but the essay is not to be printed. No second prize is adjudged. The following are the respective subjects.
Bachelors-" Quantum momenti ad stadium rd i Theologicse promovendum, ha_ beat literarum humaniontm cultus Undergraduates-" Qum sit forma
1.10Xertars ad Grzecim renascentis statum optim accommodata 1" The Porson prize (for the best translation of a passage from Shakspeare into Greek verse) was on Saturday last adjudged to C. R. Kennedy, of Trinity College. Subject-Romeo and Juliet, act 2, scene 2, beginning" He jests at scars, &c." and
ending, " no longer bee Capulet."
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