John Clarke Russell, St. Peter's Coll. Rev. W. Pochin Larken, Jesus Coll. Rev. William Hill Tucker, Fellow of King's College. John Shapland Stock, St. Peter's Coll. John Deedes, Trinity College. Robert John Bartlett, St. John's Coll. Compounder. Rev. Henry Pratt, Corpus Christi Coll. Rev. Henry Crane Brice, Christ Coll. Rev. J. R. Hopper, Christ College, Compounder. Edward Raikes Edgar, Downing Coll. John Price, St. John's College. BACHELORS IN CIVIL LAW. Nov. 18. Thomas Wilkinson Hill, Trinity Hall. Richard Croft Charner, Trinity Hall. Dec. 9. Herbert Charles Jenner, Trinity Hall. John Bury Dasent, Trinity Hall. LICENTIATE IN PHYSIC. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Oct. 10. Rev. William John Aislabie, Trinity Coll. W. Charles Holder, Emman. Coll. (comp.) Oct. 29. Christie Innes Falconer, Trinity Coll. Wm. Turner, M. A. of Christ Church, Oxford, was admitted ad eundem. William Gurdon Peene, Trinity Coll. Joshua King, Esq. M.A. Queen's Col Compounder. lege. Dec. 9. SCRUTATORS. Rev. William Okes, M. A. Caius College. Rev. Thomas Musgrave, M.A. Trinity College. Oct. 11. The following gentlemen were appointed the Caput for the ensuing year: The Vice-Chancellor. Divinity.-Rev. Joseph Proctor, D.D. Master of Catharine Hall. Law.-Wm. Frere, Esq. LL.D. Master of Downing College. Physic.-John Tho. Woodhouse, M.D. Caius College. Sen. Non Regent.-Rev. Thomas Shelford, B.D. Corpus Christi College. Sen. Regent.--Rev. John Gibson, M.A. Sidney College. Oct. 19. A Grace to the following effect passed the Senate: "To confirm the Regulations proposed by Syndics appointed by Grace, May 27, 1829," to consider what alterations it is expedient to make in the mode of conducting the "Previous Examination." "To appoint Mr. Bowstead of Corpus Christi College, Mr. Miller of St. John's College, Professor Henslow of St. John's College, Mr. Cape of Clare Hall, Mr. Power of Trinity Hall, Mr. Myers of Trinity Hall, Mr. Graham of Queen's College, and Mr. Baines of Christ's College, Examiners of the Questionists in January, 1830." Νου. 18. The Rev. F. W. Lodington, M.A. Fellow of Clare Hall, the Rev. Edw. Baines, M.A. Fellow of Christ's College, the Rev. John Gibson, M. A. Fellow of Sidney College, and the Rev. J. F. Isaacson, M. A. Fellow of St. John's College, were appointed Examiners for the Classical Tripos, 1830. Samne day the Rev. F. W. Lodington, the Rev. Edward Baines, the Rev. G. B. Paley, M. A. Fellow of St. Peter's College, and the Rev. H. J. Rose, M. A. Fellow of St. John's College, were appointed Examiners of the Junior Sophs in the ensuing Lent, Term. Dec. 9. A Grace to the following effect passed the Senate: To appoint the Vice-Chancellor and the other Trustees of the Botanic Garden, Professor Henslow, Mr. Peacock of Trinity, Mr. Hildyard of Trinity Hall, and Mr. Garnons of Sidney College, a Syndicate to consider of the best means of removing the Botanic Garden, and to report to the Senate before the Division of the next Term. The Earl of Sandwich, Lord St. Jolin, Lord Lindsay, the Hon. Adam Duncan (eldest son of Lord Duncan), and Sir Jacob Preston, Bt. have been admitted of Trinity College. The following communication has been made to the Members of the Senate : "SIDNEY LODGE, Nov. 25. "The Vice-Chancellor begs to inform the Members of the Senate, that he has directed all the designs, plans and estimates, which he has received for the New Library and other Public Buildings, to be placed in the Public Library for general inspection." The Syndicate appointed to consider of the arrangements concerning the "Old Court lately purchased of King's College,” have reported to the Senate "That they unanimously agree to recommend Mr. Cockerell's Design (No. 1) for the New Library and other Public Buildings, as being, in their opinion, upon the whole, best adapted to answer the purposes which the University have in contemplation." Mr. Lewis William Sampson, of King's College, has been admitted a Fellow of that Society. The Rev. William Carus, B.A., Thomas Williamson Peile, B.A., Charles Perry, B.A., and James Prince Lee, B.A. of Trinity College, have been elected Fellows of that Society. The Rev. W. M. Heald, M. A. of Trinity College has been appointed Chaplain of that Society, in place of the late Rev. John Stevenson, M.A. The Rev. E. A. Smedley, M.A. of Trinity College, has been also appointed Chaplain of that Society, in place of the Rev. N. W. Gibson, M.A. Francis Minoch Randell, B. A. of St. Peter's College, is elected a Travelling Bachelor on the Foundation of the late Mr. Worts. signify their intention of offering themselves on or before the 31st of December, in a Latin Epistle, to be presented to the several Electors, who are the Vice-Chancellor, the Public Orator, the Regius Professor of Greek, Mr. Graham of Christ's College, and Mr. Isaacson of St. John's College. PRIZES. SEATONIAN PRIZE. [Four Prizes of Fifteen Guineas each; two are open to all Bachelors of Arts not of sufficient standing to take their M. A. degrees; the other two to all Undergraduates who have not resided less than seven years.] Subject (for the Bachelors):Quantum momenti, ad studium rei Theologica promovendum, habeat literarum humaniorum cultus?" Subject (for the Under graduates):— "Que sit forma moriruaç ad Græciæ renascentis statum optimè accommodata?" N.B. These Exercises are to be sent in on or before April 30, 1830. THE BRITISH CRITIC, Quarterly Theological Review, AND ECCLESIASTICAL RECORD. APRIL, 1830. ART. 1.-Sermons. By Thomas Arnold, D.D., Head Master of Rugby School, and late Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. London: Rivingtons. 1829. 8vo. pp. 402. 10s. 6d. It is, of course, well known to our readers, that, in an early period of the Christian Church, there sprung up among the sages, and the disputers of this world, a school of philosophy, known by the title of Eclectic. The professors of this sect (if sect it might be called) proclaimed that their very soul was weary of the eternal wranglings which then disgraced the name of philosophy,that they abominated the slavish subjection in which societies were held to the name of their original dictators,-that they beheld with anguish and dismay the havoc which the genius of scepticism was making in the degenerate ranks of the established fraternities of wisdom,-and that it was high time to see whether the various disputants had not, among them, torn Truth to pieces, each retaining some bleeding joint or member in their possession. Nothing could possibly be more captivating than the candour and sincerity which these views seemed to imply. A principle of impartial and liberal selection could hardly fail, it was presumed, to place all that was valuable in the institutes of every other class of thinkers, within the reach of honest and laborious inquiry: and so powerful were the seductions of this reformation, that Christianity itself was unable to refuse the offer of its alliance. The charms of free inquiry were found to be irresistible by several among the Christian sages, who, although they were Presbyters of the Church of Christ, could never prevail on themselves to abandon the cloak of the philosopher. At last, about the end of the second century, appeared Ammonius Saccas, the most illustrious doctor of the new school. His genius appears to have been adventurous and comprehensive. He NO. XIV.-APRIL, 1830. S |