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THE SLAVE-FATHER, TO HIS SLAVE-BORN CHILD.

Thou'rt welcome to the world my boy!
Tho' not for thee a world of joy,

As once it was for me;

For once I roved yon mountains blue,
And follow'd where the wild-bird flew,
As tameless and as free!

And heedless once of care or dread,
The morning saw me leave my bed
Of deep and calm repose;
No task except the hills to scour-
No thought beyond the passing hour-
I sung 'till evening's close.

But these are joys thou ne'er can'st know,
Thine still must be the lot of woe,
Till death shall give thee rest;
In vain for thee the blue hills rise,
In vain for thee the wild-bird flies,
And evening gilds the west.
And yet, perchance, for thee 'tis well,
That freedom ne'er shall cast her spell,
Of witchery 'round thy soul;
For then, like mine, that soul would spurn,
The bread which abject toil must earn,
Nor bend to base control.

Still is it sad for one to think

Thy spirit from its birth must shrink,
Beneath the proud one's eye;
Unfetter'd ne'er shall rove thy feet,
And thy young bosom ne'er shall beat
With conscious liberty.

Beyond those mountains' barrier line,
On which the setting sun-beams shine,
My fathers have their graves;
Oh! could they now on earth but look,
As they were wont, how would they brook
To see their offspring slaves?

Soon would their wonted war-cry break
In thunder o'er each lofty peak,

Whilst echo answer'd wild;

Soon would it summon one and all,
To burst the vile enslaver's thrall,
And rescue each his child!

But vain the thought-the wish more vain,
For thou and I must still remain

In bondage and in grief;

'Till on yon shore, or in yon wave,
Our worn out bodies find a grave,
Our wearied souls, relief.

Yet welcome to the world my boy!
For thou had'st brought thy father joy.
If joy could reach him here;
And still, even here, thine infant smile
His ceaseless sorrows may beguile,

His thankless labours cheer.

R. C.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.

According to the promise made in the last Number, we subjoin the continuation of the law argument before the Assessor at the late election in College; and now give the argument and judgment relative to the right of Bachelors of Medicine and Law to vote without having previously taken the degree of Master of Arts.

Mr. Solicitor General argued in favour of the extension of the franchise to Bachelors of Law and of Medicine.

The question is, what is meant by the expression "higher degree," in the 60th section of the Reform Bill? It means Bachelors of Law or Medicine, as well as Doctors of these faculties.

The degree of Bachelor of Laws and that of Medicine, is a "higher degree" than that of Master of Arts, and therefore comes within the words of the 66th section of the Reform Bill. In the 9th chapter of the statute of the University, p. 146-" De gradibus in utroque jure capessendis," it is said, "si quis Magister artium Baccalaureatum in utroque jure promoveri cupit &c." This shews that these Bachelors degrees are higher than that of a Master of Arts, otherwise the word " promoveri," would not be used; the proper meaning of this wor is to be promoted or advanced: "Gradus," means an Academic step.

[ASSESSOR. The degree of A. M. need not be obtained before that of Bachelor of Medicine, so that the step is not a necessary and regular succession.]

There are several words used to express the obtaining of degrees. But where the word "promoveri," is employed, it must have its own peculiar signification. In order of dignity in the book of degrees, the degree of L.L.B. and M.B. range before that of A.M. They are also more costly. The degree of L.L.B. is mentioned in the statute of Pluralities, the degree of A. M. is not. The 41st canon of the Church says

Any man who has the degree of A.M. at the least &c." The formula of supplication shews that the same rule applies to the degree of Bachelor of Medicine. But again, the term "higher," may refer to the degree of A. B. In Senatu Academico, the degrees of L. L.B. and M.B. precede in rank the degrees of A. M. and A.B. The 61st section of the Reform Bill, refers the word "higher," to the degree of A.B., and thus it may be taken in different senses in the two sections. In

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Oxford the degree of A.M. must be taken before that of M.B. can be obtained, which shews that the Bachelor of Medicine is the higher degree. As to the higher authority of some of the Masters of Arts, those are the Masters Regent, deriving authority from special circum

stances.

Mr Lendrick argued against the right claimed.

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There are two Academic classes in which degrees are taken; the class of Arts and the class of Faculties. These two classes cannot be mixed or confounded. In each class there are two sorts of degrees; the imperfect or inchoate, and the perfect or complete. In each, the degree of Bachelor is the imperfect degree. The degree of Master in the one and of Doctor in the other is the perfect degree. order to obtain the perfect degree in either class, the imperfect degree of Bachelor in that class must first be obtained. That imperfect degree in one class, cannot therefore be compared with the perfect degree in the other class, as the two degrees are essentially distinct. The formula of admission for the perfect degrees, is quite distinct also, from those of the imperfect ::—“ Ad respondendum,” is used in the latter—“ Ad incipiendum,” in the former. This confirms the former distinction which has been noticed. It is also further confirmed by the formula of supplication. The Senate House of Cambridge is composed of individuals only, who have taken the perfect degrees. That house represents the University. No individual is a member of that house who has only taken an inchoate degree.

So the Delegates, to whom the examination of an appeal from the Consistory Court of the Chancellor is committed, are either Doctors or Masters of Arts-the perfect degrees. In Cambridge the Esquire Beadle marshals the dignities. In the Cambridge University Calendar for 1832, in pp. 10 and 11, the order of precedence is given. In No. 3, Doctors of the several faculties, Bachelors in Divinity, who have been Masters of Arts, are classed together; after these follow the Bachelors in distinct classes. So in the Oxford statutes, p. 87, it is said, "Magistri in artibus necnon Doctores, &c." when speaking of the constitution of the congregation. And in p. 157, of the selection from the Oxford statutes, a Ba

chelor of Laws is directed to pay reverence to a Master of Arts. All these shew that the imperfect and perfect degrees cannot be mixed or confounded. As to the word " promoveri," it properly means to be extended. Thus a general of the Army going into the Navy may be said "promoveri;" the word is used in the sense of extension in the Oxford statutes. It is never used in reference to the Bachelors of Medicine. That the proper meaning of the word is extension, and not elevation or advancement, may be shewn by reference to classical writers. Thus in Cæsar de Bello Afric. c. 14, "Equitatus subito se extendere et in latitudinem promoveri cœperunt." So in Livy, lib. 1, c. 28" Aciem longius ab adversariorum copiis promoveret." In Facciolati's Lexicon, the proper meaning ascribed to the word "promoveri," is "to extend:" the same meaning is given in Ainsworth's Dictionary. Before obtaining the degree of Doctor in any of the Faculties, it is indispensably necessary, even for a Master of Arts, to take the degree of Bachelor in that Faculty, so that he is said." promoveri," from Arts into a Faculty. If then the term "higher," be descriptive of a class, it must be confined to the perfect degrees. If a relative term, it must be taken with reference to the correlative specified in the statute. In the 60th section, giving a right to vote, the correlative is the degree of Master of Arts, and that being a perfect degree, does not admit of any comparison with an imperfect degree in any of the Faculties. In the 61st section the correlative is changed to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and consequently, the privilege given by that section is applicable to Bachelors in the Faculties; that is, they are to have their names inserted on the University books as therein directed, in order to preserve the enjoyment of the franchise, on their obtaining a higher degree within the 60th section.

On the 17th December, 1832, the Assessor pronounced his judgment.

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Upon the best consideration I can give this question, I conceive myself bound to reject the votes to which Mr. Lendrick has objected. The question turns upon the force of the words "higher degree," in the 60th section of the Reform Bill. That phrase must mean higher in a scale of gradation, of which scale the degree of A.M. is a step higher in Academic rank; or thirdly, it must be intended to designate a class of degrees, in itself so denominated.

The Bachelor has in each class a superior, but in the scale of Arts there is no higher degree than that of Master; and it does not appear that the degree of A.M. is a necessary antecedent step to the acquirement of the degree of Bachelor of a Faculty. The Solicitor General has argued, with much ingenuity, that the Bachelor of a Faculty, is of a higher Academic rank than a Master of Arts, and has founded his reasoning mainly on the use of the word, 'promoveri.' That word appears to have more than one signification, and consequently its meaning, in any particular case, must be taken from the context. A Master of Arts going into one of the faculties, is extended, promovetur,' into another scale, but that does not at all imply that he is promoted in rank or degree. Besides in a parallel scale, the Bachelor of a Faculty is lower than a Master of Arts, the latter being the head, the former the pedestal of a class. The Cambridge Calendar shews that in every possible sense of the word, the degree of Master of Arts, is " higher" than that of Bachelor of a Faculty, and therefore I feel bound to reject the vote."

At the late quarterly examinations held in Trinity College, the following honours were adjudged :

PREMIUMS IN SCIENCE,-To Mac Donnell (Robert,) Hardy (Simeon,) Mr. Rutherford (Thomas,) Turner (Joseph,) Carson (James,) Orr (Alexander S.,) Andrews (Thomas,) Young (James,) Mr. French (Michael,) Willes (James,) Baggot (Charles,) Lee (William,) Vick) ery (Henry,) M'Dowell (George,) MrShaw (George Augustus,) Sandes (Falkner,) Conway (Michael,) Connor (Roderick,) O'Leary (Cornelius,) OʻLeary (Goodwin,) Hallowell (John William,) Biggs (Richard,) Kyle (Hallam.)

PREMIUMS IN CLASSICS-TO Mac Donnell (Robert,) Crawford (Francis,) Armstrong (John,) Butcher (Samuel,) Thompson (Bowen,) Mr. Goold (Wyndham,) Turner (Joseph,) Carson (James,) Reeves (William,) Hawthornwaite (Thomas,) Mockler (William,) Mr. Leader (Henry,) Russell (Mark,) Bruen (John,) Lee (William,) Woodward (Thomas,) Geran (Richard,) Mr. Verschoyle (James,) Johnston (Benjamin,) Eccleston (James,) Maunsell( George,) Wrightson (Thomas, R.,) Hickey (John S.) Hallowell (John William,) Marshall (James K.,) Callaghan (Timothy.)

GENERAL PREMIUMS, to Thomas (Henry,) Nash (George,) Mr. Synnott (Marcus,) Digby (William J.,) King (Robert.)

The next Quarterly Examinations will be held in the month of April—

For Senior Sophisters, on Friday and Saturday, the 19th and 20th.

For Junior Sophisters, on Monday and Tuesday, the 22d and 23d.

For Senior Freshmen, on Thursday and Friday, the 25th and 26th.

And for Junior Freshmen, on Monday and Tuesday, the 29th and 30th.

STEPHEN CREAGHE SANDES,
Senior Lecturer.

The commencements were held on Tuesday, the 19th of February, when the following Degrees were conferred :Doctor of Divinity-Rev. Thomas Thorpe.

Doctors of Laws-Thomas Berry and Fr. Bourke.

Bachelor of Laws-Thomas Browne. Bachelors of Medicine-Fr. Corn, Sampson, George Dyas, John Nicholson, (ad eundem Cambridge,) James Haskins.

Masters of Arts-Rev. S. M Clean, F.T.C.D., John Martin, Henry Lyons, George Kiernan, James Kelly, Peter, Bourne, Rev. T. Atkin, Thomas Browne, J. Thornhill, Wm. M Mahon, J. Glascott, C. Tottenham, J. Rogers, J. Kelly, A. Carse, D. J. Coyle, J. Bridge, Rev. W. Gibbs, Nat. Hone, Edward Grogan, Thomas G. Bourke, Patrick Lavelle, Rev. G. Foster, Rev. W. Ball, Rev. J. Rainsford, Thomas Nolan, J. Montgomery, Robert Maxwell, Robert Molesworth, John C. Ferguson, J. G. Smyly, Rev. Thomas Hartley, Edward Tottenham, Rev. Nicholas Cuthbert Fenwick, Rev. James Armstrong.

The Gold Medal for Science was given to Andrew Searle Hart; and that for Classics, to Richard Trayer.

The Berkely Medals for attention and diligence at Greek Lecture, were given to Sirs Nolan, Finn, and Callanan.

There were at the same time 163 admitted to the Degree of Bachelors of Arts.

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the Principal have determined to found in Magdalene Hall, three Scholarships, open to all Undergraduate Members of the University of Oxford, who are not under four or above eight Terms standing from their matriculation. tion of the first Scholar will take place during the present Term, and the time of examination will be named in a future advertisement. The Scholarship is tenable for three years, provided the Scholar resides, and the annual payment will be £100.

On Monday, being the first day of Lent Term, the following Degrees were conferred:

Masters of Arts-T. J. Ormerod, Fell. of Brasennose; W. H. Vanderste gen, Brasennose; T. H. Whipham, Trinity; W. B. Dynham, Magdalene Hall; H. S. Hele, Magdalene Hall.

Bachelors of Arts—J. Walker, Brasennose, (incorporated from Trin. Coll, Cambridge); J. Carey, Exeter, (incorporated from Trin. Coll., Cambridge); G. W. Ormerod, Brasennose; B. B. Bockett, Magdalene Hall.

January 26.

Corpus Christi College. An election will be held in the above College on the 15th of February, of a Scholar for the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

Any persons are eligible who are natives of the above diocese, and who may not have exceeded their 19th year on the day of election.

All candidates must appear personally. before the President on the 9th of February preceding, and must produce cer tificates of the marriage of their parents and of their own baptism; an affidavit of their parents, or some other competent person, stating the day and place of their birth, and a testimonial of their previous good conduct from the tutor of their College, or head master of their School.

On Wednesday last, a meeting of the Clergy, for the diocese of Oxford, took place in St. Mary's Church, when the Rev. James Ingram, D.D., Rector of Garsington, and the Rev. Philip Wynter, D.D., Rector of Handborough, were elected Proctors for the whole Clergy, to attend the Convocation at St. Paul's, London, during the ensuing Parliament.

In a Convocation holden on Thursday last, the Rev. William Harding, M.A., Fellow of Wadham College, was nominated a Master of the Schools, in the room of the Rev. Mr. Harrington, of Exeter.

On the same day the following Degrees were conferred :

Masters of Arts-J. Walker, Fell. of Brasennose; Rev. B. Harrison, Student of Ch. Ch; G. H. S, Johnson, Taberdar of Queen's; W. Leech, Queen's; J. Rogers, Balliol; Rev. H. H. Pearson, Lincoln; R. Luney, Magdalene Hall.

Bachelors of Arts-F. A. S. Pane, New Inn Hall; M. H. Marsh, Student of Ch. Ch.; R. Barnes, Student of Ch. Ch.; S. F. Strangways, Student of Ch. Ch.; M. W. Mayow, Student of Ch. Ch.; Hon. J. Bruce, Student of Ch. Ch.; G. B. Maule, Ch. Ch.; J. S. Brewer, Queen's; E. H. Abney, Exeter; W. Laxton, Trinity.

On Monday last, George William Huntingford was admitted Scholar of New College.

CAMBRIDGE.

Friday, January 4, 1833.

On Monday last, the Rev. J. A. Jeremie, M. A., Fellow of Trinity College, was chosen to the office of Christian Advocate, in the room of the Rev. Hugh James Rose, resigned.

On the same day, the Rev. Henry John Rose, B.D., Fellow of John's College, was elected Hulsean Lecturer, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. J. J. Blunt, B.D.

Hulsean Prize Subject.-A premium exceeding £100 will be given this year for the best dissertation on the following subject:-"What were the opinions of the ancient philosophers of Greece and Rome, respecting the nature and attributes of the Deity; and how far did they differ romthe revealed word of God?"

January 19.

The subject of the Seatonian prizepoem for the present year is," St. Paul at Philippi."

The following will be the subjects of

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Examination in the last week of the Lent Term, 1834 :

1. The Gospel of St. Matthew.

2. Paley's Evidences of Christianity.
3. Plato's Apology of Socrates.
4. Horatius de Arte Poetica.
January 25.

The Vice-Chancellor has given notice that the Rev. Judd Carrighan has resigned the office of Lady Margaret's Preacher, and that an election into the said office will take place in the vestry of Great St. Mary's Church on the 30th instant.

The Rev. James Tate, who has been for thirty-five years Master of Richmond School, has been lately in London, sit ting to Mr. Pickersgill for his portrait, which his pupils have requested him to accept from them in testimony of their gratitude and respect; and they will have much satisfaction in learning that their old Master has just received a still more substantial acknowledgment of his professional talents and labours, in his appointment as Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's.

On Saturday last, Henry George Hand, Esq., and Robert Gordon Latham, Esq., Fellows of King's College, were admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

DURHAM.

Durham University will be opened in October for Students. The appointments to Professorships, Tutorships, and Scholarships, are to be announced in July, and the lists are ready for the reception of names of Students. Applicants are expected to state to the Warden their ages and previous education. Letters may be addressed to the Warden, College, Dur

ham.

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