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three of which are awarded every year, after an examination held at Glasgow. They are open to those members of the University of Glasgow whose fathers or grandfathers were Scotchmen: they are tenable for five years, and their annual value is about £110.

(9) Five Scholarships (called Blundell Scholarships), confined to persons educated at Tiverton School, one of which is awarded every year after an examination held at that School. They are subject to the general limitation of age; but at the close of the first period of tenure they may be continued till the end of the fifth year from the day of election: their annual value is £60.

(10) An Exhibition (called the Warner Exhibition) is awarded once in every five years, after an examination held at the College. Its annual value is £90, and it is tenable for five years. Candidates must have been born in Scotland, or be the sons of fathers who were born in Scotland. The subjects of examination are the same as for the Classical Scholarships.

(11) Two small Exhibitions, confined to Tiverton and Ludlow Schools respectively, if candidates of sufficient merit appear.

At Merton there are eighteen Postmasterships, about four of which will be vacant every year. One of these will usually be awarded for Mathematics, one for Natural Science, and the rest for Classics.

Their annual value is £80, inclusive of rooms and all allowances. There are also four Exhibitions of the annual value of £60, open without limit of age.

At Exeter there are at this time twenty-eight Scholarships: (1) sixteen Open Scholarships of the value of £80 per annum; (2) eight of the value of £60 per annum, limited in the first instance to persons born in the diocese of Exeter, or educated in some school in that diocese for at least three years last past; (3) one or more King Charles the First's Scholarships, of the value of £80 per annum, limited in the first instance to persons born in the Channel Islands, or educated for three years last past at Victoria College, Jersey, or Elizabeth College, Guernsey. In the event however of no candidate offering, who in the judgment of the electors is duly qualified to be a Scholar of the College, both the Scholarships for the diocese of Exeter and

those for the Channel Islands may be thrown open to all British subjects. Additions to the number of Open Scholarships are made by the College. There are also (4) the Carter Scholarship of the value of £80 per annum, with a preference ceteris paribus for a native of Kent who is already a member of the College; (5) two Hasker Scholarships of the value of £80 per annum, open to all persons intending to study Theology with a view to taking Holy Orders.

The candidates must not, on the day of election, have completed the nineteenth year of their age, except in the case of the Carter and the Hasker Scholarships, for which there is no limitation of age.

Besides an Exhibition from the Archdeaconries of Nottingham and Lincoln tenable at the College, there are numerous Exhibitions in the gift of the College.

(1) Two with the same conditions as King Charles the First's Scholarships.

(2) Two called How Exhibitions, of the value each of about £35 per annum, limited in the first instance to the kin of the Founder; in default of such kin, to the sons of clergymen resident in Somerset or Devon, or, on failure of fit candidates from such counties, to sons of clergymen of the Church of England without limitation of locality.

(3) One Gifford Exhibition, of the value of about £70 per annum, limited first to persons educated at Ashburton School; in failure of such, to persons born or educated in the county of Devon, or in failure of such, open to all British subjects.

(4) The Symes Exhibition, worth about £60 per annum, limited in the first instance to persons born or educated either in the county of Somerset or Dorset; or, on failure of such, open to all British subjects. The Exhibitioner, however, must be of not less than two Terms' standing, and a person intending to take Holy Orders in the Church of England.

(5) The Michell Exhibition, of the value of about £50 per annum, open to all members of the College who are applying themselves to the study of Divinity, and are at least of two Terms' standing.

(6) Two Richards Exhibitions, each of the value of £30 per annum, one open to general competition, the other awarded at

the discretion of the College, to a candidate who needs assistance at the University, and who has been a member of the College for at least a year.

(7) Various College Exhibitions, of different value and tenure, some open to general competition, others given to members of the College.

Candidates for the Exhibitions must in all cases be such as appear to be in need of assistance at the University. There is no limitation of age attached to Exhibitions.

At Oriel there are

(1) Twelve Scholarships (including two created and maintained out of the income of the benefactions of Mrs. Elizabeth Ludwell and Mr. Richard Twopeny) of the annual value of £80, two at least of which are awarded each year. The Scholarships are open to all persons under the age of nineteen; but if already members of the University, they must not have exceeded two years from their matriculation.

(2) Four Exhibitions (Adam de Brome's Exhibitions), which are confined to deserving persons in need of support at the University. Their value and the conditions of their tenure are the same as those of the Scholarships; but there is no limitation

of age.

Scholars and Adam de Brome's Exhibitioners may reside either within or without the walls of the College: if resident in College, they are subject to the usual College charges; if resident out of College, they pay £10 for Caution-money, £21 for Tuitionfees, and £1 for College dues.

(3) Three Exhibitions (Robinson Exhibitions), to which all members of the College are eligible. They are tenable for three years, and their annual value is about £45. The examination is chiefly in Logic and Moral Philosophy.

(4) Four Exhibitions (Beaufort Exhibitions), the holders of which are nominated by the Duke of Beaufort, or, in default of such nomination, are appointed by the College, from natives of Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, and Glamorganshire. They are tenable for seven years, and are of the annual value of about £25.

(5) Two Exhibitions (Ireland Exhibitions), which are open to Commoners of the College who have not exceeded their tenth

Term from matriculation. They are tenable until the end of the sixteenth Term from matriculation, and their annual value is £30. The subjects of examination are those of the First Public Examination for Classical Honours.

(6) Two Clerkships, the holders of which must be deserving persons in need of assistance at the University. Their charges are less than those of other members of the College, and they enjoy certain Exhibitions the gross annual amount of which is between £70 and £80. The Clerkships are tenable for three years from matriculation, but the period may be extended to four years. The Clerks are appointed by the Provost.

At Queen's there are

(1) Not more than twenty Foundation Scholarships, open, without respect to place of birth, to all persons under the age of nineteen years who produce satisfactory testimonials of moral character. Their inclusive annual value is £80. One Scholarship at least every year is offered for proficiency in Mathematics, and one for proficiency in Natural Science.

(2) Not more than five Eglesfield Scholarships, open to natives of Cumberland and Westmoreland under the age of nineteen years. They are tenable under the same conditions as Open Scholarships, and are of the inclusive annual value of £80.

(3) Two Bible-Clerkships, which are in the gift of the Provost, and which are conferred by him on deserving persons whom he has ascertained to be in need of support at the University. They are tenable on the same conditions as Open Scholarships, and their annual value is £80 with rooms rent free.

(4) One Scholarship (Jodrell Scholarship), which is awarded every four years after an examination in Classics and Divinity. Candidates must be natives of Great Britain or Ireland under twenty years of age, and, if members of the University, must not have exceeded three Terms from their matriculation; they must also produce certificates of moral character. Cæteris paribus that candidate is to be preferred who stands most in need of pecuniary assistance. The annual value of the Scholarship is at present £90, and it is tenable for four years.

(5) About twenty-five Exhibitions (Hastings Exhibitions), open without restriction as to age to persons educated at the Schools of Carlisle or St. Bees in Cumberland, Appleby or Heversham in

Westmoreland, Bradford, Doncaster, Giggleswick, Leeds, Ripon, Richmond, Sedbergh, Wakefield, or York in Yorkshire: one candidate may be sent by each School for each vacancy. They are at present of the annual value of £90, and are tenable on the same conditions as Open Scholarships. Candidates may offer to be examined either in (1) Latin or Greek, (2) Mathematics, (3) Natural Science, or (4) Modern Languages, History, and Literature.

(6) One Exhibition (Fitzgerald Exhibition), open, without restriction as to age, to natives of Middlesex. Its annual value is £66, and it is tenable for seven years.

(7) One Exhibition (Thanet Exhibition), open to poor students, natives of Westmoreland, educated at Appleby School, or, failing such, at any school in the county. Its annual value is £41 105., and it is tenable on the same conditions as Open Scholarships.

(8) One Exhibition (Fox Exhibition), open to all natives of Cumberland or Westmoreland between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one who have been educated at St. Bees School. Its annual value is £34 10s., and it is tenable for four years.

(9) Two Exhibitions (Dixon Exhibitions), one of which is open to all natives of Whitehaven, the other to natives of Whitehaven who have been educated at St. Bees School. Their annual value is £37 10s., and they are tenable for four years. Candidates must not be more than twenty-one years old on the day of election.

(10) Two Exhibitions (Wilson Exhibitions), one of which is open to persons educated at Kirkby-Lonsdale School, the other to persons educated at Kendal School. The annual value of the former is £22 10s., and of the latter £17; they are both tenable on the same conditions as Open Scholarships..

The following Exhibitions are also attached to the College, though not in its immediate gift:—

(1) One of the annual value of £41 10s. (Tylney Exhibition), the nomination to which is in the hands of the possessor of Tylney Hall, who is to nominate a poor and deserving person between 16 and 20 years of age.

(2) Two of the annual value of £68 5s. (Thomas Exhibitions), open to sons of clergymen of the diocese of Carlisle educated at the Schools of Carlisle or St. Bees, or in default thereof for

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