The young gentlemen at Oxford are rather more generous than
Lord Brougham, having not yet learned to worship success. At Commemoration on Wednesday, three -loud cheers were given for
-Jefferson Davis, a storm of groans for President Johnson, and tremendous cheers for General Lee. The, parties for Mr. Glad- stone and Mr. Gathorne Hardy were nearly equal, but the latter slightly preponderated, either in numbers or enthusiasm. Mr. Goldwin Smith was cheered, not for his American sympathies, but for pitching into the Great Western Railway for its designs on .Oxford. Lord Palmerston and Lord Derby were loudly cheered, and Mr. Whalley's name received with untuueful groans. " The ladies going in for examination," the " ladies who are plucked," and " the ladies who get through," were all separately and deser- vedly cheered. Of the recipients of honorary degrees, Mr. H. S. Jdaine, Sir Hugh Rose, and Lord Lyons were the most favoured by the Oxford youth.
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