THE UNIVERSITIES.
OXFORD, February 18.—The Vice Chancellor has fixed Wednesday, the 25th inst for the election of a Public Orator.
February 19.—This day the following degrees were conferred. Masters of Arts— Rev. Henry Weir White, Fellow of Jesus; Bev. Wm. Spencer Harris Braham,. Lincoln ; Richard Clarke Sewell, Demy of Magdalen ; John Priestley, Trinity. Bachelors of Arts—Lord Harry George Vane Oriel, Grand Compounder; Richard Barneby, Bra_sennose ; John Wilson, Henry Dyke, Wadham. Mr. Mills, of Magdalen College; having declined the 'contest for the Public Orator- ship, it is now generally understood that Mr. Cramer, of Christ Church, will obtain that appointment without any other competitor. CAMBRIDGE, February 20.—The Rev. Edward Baines, M.A. Fellow of Christ College, on the foundation of Sir John Finch and Sir Thomas Baines, was elected a. Foundation Fellow of that Society on Saturday last.
Hensley Wedgewood, Esq. M.A. of Christ college, was on Wednesday last elected. a Fellow of that Society on the foundation of Sir John Finch and Sirllumas Babies.
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