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(Bab.) "Yes, my lord."

(Off) "Then, Baboo, write to my mother and bring the letter for my signature."

And Baboo did even so.

The day before leaving Dehra we sent the servants with the elephants and tents to a place distant about thirty miles, where we heard good shooting and fishing were to be had. Next morning we rode out. We stopped half-way, to have breakfast with an old Indian colonel. This gentleman had established a colony of native Christians on his estate. During breakfast we discovered that our host had something heavy on his mind. At length the secret oozed out. He told us that two of his flock had informed him that there were some native Christians in a neighbouring station who would like to join his community, but were prevented from want of money: if he would advance some, they would go and fetch them. He consented, and the two to whom he had advanced the money had gone away, but never returned. On inquiry, he had just learnt that they had spent the cash in portioning their daughters. Innocently I inquired their names. The old gentleman replied, with considerable warmth, "Abraham and Moses." We left with a feeling of sadness, for we thought, if Abraham and Moses were so bad, what must the rest of the flock be like?

On reaching our tents, we found that some Tatars had taken up their quarters for the night near us. In the evening we paid a visit to their encampment. The sturdy little goats, that had carried their merchandise for them across the mountains, were carefully picquetted, and large fires were lighted to keep the wild beasts away. A couple of large, fierce-looking sheep dogs were lying by the fire, sharing their masters' meal. Both men and women were extremely ugly. Their clothes consisted of a single blanket. This blanket is worn by them until it falls to pieces through

age and wear. A love of water is not a prominent trait in a Tatar's character. After much haggling, we purchased from them a goat, and two pods of the musk deer, and tried hard to buy one of their praying wheels, but were not successful, as it is considered a very serious crime for a Tatar to part with that article. The wheel is a small brass cylinder filled with papers, on which prayers are written by the priests, which, revolving on a brass axis, makes a noise like a policeman's rattle. Each revolution is considered a prayer, and is supposed to bring a Tatar one step nearer to salvation. An ingenious Tatar, I believe, has started, in his own village in Thibet, a praying wheel turned by water power, and for the small sum of sixpence, a person may have perpetual prayers offered up. He has, I hear, many customers. The world improves but slowly. In Christian England we have no praying wheels, but we have the parish clerk.

The next morning was devoted to shooting black partridges and jungle fowl. In the afternoon a native guided us to a spot where he stated there was a large stone with an inscription on it. On arriving at the place, we found the stone to be a huge rock covered with an inscription. This was an ancient Buddhist one. We afterwards discovered that the inscription was a most important one. For many years Indian archæologists have been sorely tantalized by their Buddhist inscriptions ending with the following words, "Ye will find more written on the rock at the capital, Khalsi, which is built upon a spot where two great waters meet." On inquiry, we learnt that about a couple of miles from the stone there was a village called Khalsu Kangra, and that in olden times it used to be called Khalsi alone. A hundred yards from the stone the river Tonse runs into the Jumna, and we found likewise that the Tonse, which is a small stream, is considered by the natives the more sacred of the two.

The sun was declining when we set out to return to

our tents, and flood on flood of beauty steeped the earth. A sea of fire surrounded the sun's setting orb, and the hill tops were mantled with gold. The shadows in the valleys grew darker and deeper, and the rocks and trees less defined; the only sounds that broke the stillness of the air were the murmur of the river and the hum of insects, those "tiniest bells on the garment of silence." As we gazed upon those grand old mountains, we thought of the ages that had passed away since first they rose, and of the changes that had been wrought, and looking on those peaks which faded in the sky, our thoughts were turned to that far off dim world of eternity, where there is neither change nor end.

SYLVANUS.

OUR CHRONICLE.

HIS term, although fertile in questions of interest to the University, presents but few incidents which require special notice in our 'Chronicle.' In the University examination the College has been extremely successful. We have in the Mathematical Tripos 9 Wranglers, besides the senior, Mr. Moulton; while the Classical Tripos list contains 5 Johnian names in the first class. Mr. T. Moss being fourth. The Craven Scholarship was adjudged to Mr. G. H. Hallam.

The Rev. John V. Durell, M.A. (B.A. 1860), Fellow and Tutor of this College, has been instituted by the Bishop of Ely to the Rectory of Fulbourn St. Vigor's.

The Rev. A. C. Haviland, M.A., has been presented by the College to the Rectory of Lilly, Herefordshire. The Rev. John Creeser, M.A. (B.A. 1864), has been licensed to the Curacy of Lamyat, Somerset.

The Rev. John Edward Symns, M.A. (B.A. 1858), has been licensed to the curacy of St. John's, Bathwick, Somerset.

The Rev. Richard Underwood, M.A., Vicar of All Saints, Hereford, has been appointed Prebendary of Colwall, in Hereford Cathedral.

The Rev. Philip Hale, M.A. (B.A. 1840), has been presented by Viscount Hood to the Vicarage of Wolfhamcote, near Rugby.

The Rev. George Law Harkness, M.A. (B.A. 1847), Rector of St. James's, Shaftesbury, has been appointed Chaplain of Shaftesbury Union Workhouse.

The Rev. William Willes Hobson, B.A. (1837), has been instituted to the Rectory of Sizeland, Norfolk, of which he is patron.

The Rev. D. Haslewood, M.A. (B.A. 1846), has been appointed to the Vicarage of Kettlewell, near Skipton, Yorkshire.

The Officers of the Lady Margaret Boat Club for the present term are:

President: Rev. E. W. Bowling, M.A.
Treasurer: J. Watkins.

Secretary: W. H. Simpson.
1st Captain: A. J. Finch.
2nd Captain: F. A. Macdona.
3rd Captain: J. W. Dale.

The following is the crew of the 3rd boat in the 2nd Division races this term:

I F. S. Bishop.

2

H. Latham.

3 E. W. M. Lloyd.

4 A. A. Bourne.

5 W. Almack.

6 E. L. Pearson.

7 W. Lawrance.

J. W. Bakewell (stroke).
H. B. Adams (cox).

The Lady Margaret Boat Club Scratch Fours were rowed on Saturday, March 7th, the following being the winning crew:

I H. Latham.

2 H. Stokes.

3 W. Almack.

J. W. Horne (stroke).
H. B. Adams (cox).

The Bateman pairs were rowed for on Saturday, March 4th, and won by

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In the Rifle Corps, we are glad to state that our College Company has lately increased considerably in numbers. At the inspection, which took place on March 24th, the Company numbered 55 of all ranks.

The Company Challenge Cup was shot for on Wednesday, March 25th, and won by Captain Roe, with a score of 71 points.

The Company Scratch Fours for the present term were won on March 10th, by the following squad;

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The Roe Challenge Cup was won at the last competition by Sergt. W. F. J. Hanbury.

We are indebted to a correspondent for the following interesting notice:

It was proposed at the commencement of this year that as many as possible of the old crew should meet at Cambridge, and with the present first Crew entertain the Bishop of New Zealand in order to congratulate him on his appointment to the see of Lichfield. The Bishop fixed on the 24th of February as the only day that he had at liberty. Eight of the "old boys" would have appeared on the occasion, four others being prevented by duties which could not be deferred. The Master had offered the Combination room for the dinner, and the president granted the privilege of catering from the College kitchens, when, to the great disappointment of all, the meeting was necessarily put off in consequence of the death of Lady Selwyn, wife of Lord Justice Selwyn, late M.P. for the University.

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