as his successor. The vacancy caused in the council of the Senate has been filled up by the election of the Master of Clare College. A Professorship of Comparative Anatomy and Zoology having been founded by the University, A Newton, Esq., M.A., late Fellow of Magdalene College, was elected to the chair by the Electoral Roll; his opponent being Dr. Drosier, M.D., Fellow of Caius College. A proposal by Mr. H. Y. Thompson, M.A., late Scholar of Trinity College, to endow a lectureship at the University on American literature and institutions, the lecturer to be appointed by the Senate of Harvard College, near Boston, United States, was submitted to the Senate during the present Term, and was rejected, there being 106 non-placets to 75 placets. The Rev. E. H. Perowne, B.D., Fellow and Tutor of Corpus Christi College, has been appointed Hulsean Lecturer for the present year. We are happy to announce that the Craven Scholarship has been adjudged to Mr. Thomas Moss, of St. John's College. The new College Chapel is advancing steadily. The roofing of the nave has commenced, and throughout great progress has been made. In the Mathematical Tripos in January last, the performance of the College was hardly up to the usual average. Mr. Hill was bracketed fifth Wrangler, and there were besides, eight other Wranglers from St. John's. We omitted to chronicle last term the death of a distinguished member of the College-The Right Hon. Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston, the first Lord of Her Majesty's Treasury. In supplying the omission it may be interesting to state that he was the seventh Johnian who had filled that high position, the others having been 1. William Cecil, Lord Burghley, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. 2. Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, in the reign of King James I. 3. Charles Spencer, Earl of Sunderland, in the reign of George I. 4. Charles Watson Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham, under George III. 5. Frederic John Robinson, Viscount Goderich, (afterwards Earl of Ripon), under Georges III. and IV. 6. George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, in the reign of Her present Majesty. The first Classes in the several years in the College Examination, in December last, were composed as under: Inferior to the above, but entitled to a prize if in the first Inferior to the above, but entitled to a prize if in the first FIRST YEAR. [Arranged in each Class in order of the Boards.] Reynolds, C. L. Hodges Eustace Goodwin Inferior to the above, but entitled to a prize if in the first The officers of the Lady Margaret Boat Club for the next Term are: President, E. W. Bowling, M.A. Treasurer, A. Forbes. Secretary, F. G. Maples. 4th Captain, J. M. Collard. The Second Division race began on Wednesday, February 28th. The following is the list of Bumps: The crews of the 3rd and 4th Boats in the races this term, were composed as follows: 3rd Boat. 1 A. G. Cane 2 C. W. Bourne 4 W. H. Simpson 4th Boat. 1 H. R. Beor 6 E. Miller 7 W. H. Green H. Radcliffe (stroke) The Lady Margaret Scratch fours for the present term were rowed on Wednesday, March 1st. Seven boats entered, and after three bumping races, a time race rowed between three boats which came in in the following order : FIRST. 1 J. Toone 2 R. Hey SECOND. 1 J. Musgrave F. G. Maples (st.) THIRD. was 1 A. G. Cane We have much pleasure in calling attention to the fact that there were five Johnians in the first class of the Classical Tripos this year; of whom four were among the first eight, Mr. W. F. Smith being second. There were also seven in the second class, and five in the third. The Company Challenge Cup was shot for on Tuesday, March 13th. The winner was Private H. Ashe. A match was shot against No. 1 Company, at the same time No. 7 Company proving victorious by 28 points. The Officers' Pewter for the present Term has been won by Private Ashe. A Challenge Cup for recruits has been presented to No. 2 Company, by Corporal Roe, to be shot for every Term. The first holder is Private J. E. Reece. The University boat is now in training at Putney, and with more hope of success than for many years past. We are glad to find that our College is represented by two of its members Mr. H. Watney rowing 7 and Mr. A. Forbes being Coxswain. The St. John's College Athletic Sports were held on Monday, February 26th. The following is the list of the races: The University Athletic Sports took place on the 3rd, 5th, and 6th of March. The only representative of the College who succeeded in winning a University Prize was Mr. W. Doig, who won the walking race of 7 miles in 62m. 20s. The inter-University Sports took place at Oxford, on Saturday, March 10th. Oxford was successful in the mile race, in the hurdle, and the 100 yards; Cambridge in the long jump, the high jump, putting the weight, throwing the |