15 JUNE 1861, Page 4

The Oxford Commemoration has taken place this week. The sole

thing that distinguishes the celebration this year, and gives it a place in history, is that no honorary degrees were conferred on the great day. The undergraduates were more than usually boisterous, and it was with difficulty that quiet was restored for the transaction of routine business.

It is gratifying to observe that the report of the President of the Queen's College, Galway, shows a steady increase of students. There were in 1850.51 only 88 Roman Catholic youths attending the college ; in 1859-60 there were 85. Since it was founded 1112 youths have attended lectures, and 1033 have matriculated ; of these 591, or more than one-half, were Roman Catholics. This is a pleasant fact when we remember that Galway is in Connaught.