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39. That, if necessary, the visitor should heve, power
to issue a commission for the re-examioutioa of wadi-
.dates for fellowships, on appeal from rejected candidates,
;who can give prim& facie evidence of higher merit, than
those who: have been elected, and to reversothe deeleiele,
the.electon. r „ .
40. That all scholarships should be thrOwn open to
your Majesty's subjects under the, age of 19, of what-
ever lineage or birthplace ; and that. in those, celleges
-which .bave at present lint fee., ideholarships, 'en •,a
number not proportioned to their' wealth end te-
sources, the number should ,he increased. That the
,only exceptions should be 'that (1) ateTaitia College
pertaiti scholarehips sheuld ba reserved for peraens born
,or educated in, Wales; and (2) at ,eolleggi in can-
,nexione, with &eteeticular sehoels, certain 'scholarships
shoirld be reserved fed p6one edueited'ai•thosnsCheats;
subject to the 'previsions specified in the body of our
report.
- 41. that no scholarship or exhibitions 'in the gift of •
oollegea should be tenable for more than five years; and
that in no case should a scholarship lead to a felloWship
without fresh competition,
42. -That college revenues should lie made to a certein
extent arsilable for the education of the university;
and that ,for this purpose the three lecttireShips
founded by fox at Corpus Christi ahOuld La 'restored
trod endowed with revenues from the college funds suffi-
cient, to maintain two prOfessors; that at M6g,delen,
where three similar lectureships were forinded by War. •
flete, six. sheuld be created and endowed for the mainte-
nance of six professors; that at Merton, two, end at
All Souls _four or more, similar endow/noun should
be made, 'to which might be added,:if necessary, ono
at New College and one at Queen's. That these colleges
should be empowered to suppress, either for a time or
alwgether, a sufficieut number ..ef.their fellowships, in
order to provide theie endowments witlidut too much
diminishing the emoluments of the remaining fellows.
43. That these professor-fellows should not be elected
by the college electors, but that such fellowships should
folloW the professorships to which they may be respec-
tively attached.,
44. That the heads of colleges should be elected from
any persons who have taken. the degree of the master of
arts; and that the election to these offices should; if pos-
sible, be left to the fellows of the college; but that, in
case abuses in these elections should continue, provision
to abate them should be made by an alteration in the
mode of election.
45, That in all cases the visitors should be empowered
to visit their colleges, and to correct abuses; and that
the head of eeih college, under, the seal of the college,
should transmit annually a report on the state, disci-
pline, studies, and revenues of the college, aocording to
each a forth as the visitor may think, fit, and that the
visitor should be celled upon to lay a copy of such re-
port before the Sovereign, with such observations as he
may think fit to make.
46. That the prineiples embodied in the above recom-
mendations with regard to the colleges in general should
bo applied to the several societies in the panzer specified
in the body of our repprt.
have power, under such control as may be thought expo
47. That.the head and fellows in eeeh Society- slaoeld
ilient, tq alter or abrogate statutes, end, to Lame now
statutes as occasion may require.
wel
have
advrea
wnoing
tatutpomthpd
summary
is
te
to
there. It must be manifest, however, on a cursory
survey, that these, recommendations are very
make
e ko anyf
di
atieetna recommendations,
between
different ~hoth kith] and in importance, some
the :uniiciiity and the colleges haie not tho
power to adopt without assistance from superior
authority; sem°. they have power, to„carry out, thongh
they, are not likely,to avail themselves of that pewer;
some vee'leope they may be included to consider end to
'parry into effect of the:r own free choice; a hope which
is Strengthened. by.. the , ~fact that several important
changes have been ,Made since
,yopr Majesty's ConVll.B-.
pion ;was issued. It may he thought deubtfid whether
rhose which involve alteratiOn in the Laridiari Code re-
quireekternal aid--or not; bat even a doubt, on such a
point renders it necessary to refer the qnoition to, supo-
Xloi stithority. But no doubt call -exist &s to th 9 neces-
eity of legislative interference, it the ptincipar menstrtee
evr bieh we have recaintilerided" fOi. the reform of ',ttlecoi-
Jere 'arc to be cat tied into.pfeeet,
Of ,the proposals which reflect the university, the most
;inipOrtant are those which we have made for reniolele
ling the constitution, and for abolishing the existing
monopoly of the colleges and halls, by allowing students
to reside in Oxford without the expense of connexion
with those bodies. In regard to the colleges, we would
especially urge the immediate necessity of opening the
fellowships and scholarships, of attaching professor-
ships to certain colleges, of increasing the number and
value of scholarships, of granting to the colleges the
power of altering their statutes, end, above all, of pro-
nibiting es unlawful the oaths to observe the statutes.
' The 61,11 of these oaths will be much increased after the
publication of the statements which we have felt it wee
duty to make.
In offering these recommendations we have b'en
guided solely by the desire to render the great institu-
tion which is the subject of our inquiry greater then it
has over been. Our object has been to lay such pro-
posals before your Majesty as we believe to be calcu-
lated to place the University of Oxford at the head of
the education of the country, to make its great resources
more effectually serve their high purposes, and eo rea-
der its professors fit repredentatives of the learning and
the intellectef England.

All which we humbly submit to your Majesty's
gracious consideration.
Witness Our bands and seals this 27th day of April,
152.' ►S. NORWICH.
• A. C. TAIT.
beat el FRANCIS JEUNR.
. HENRY G. LIDDELL.
Jonti Lucius DAMPIER.
BLDEN POWELL.
G. H. JJOHNSON.
A. P. STANLEY, Secretary. ,

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BANQUET AT FISLIMONGERSI-HALE.
Last night the riahmcngers' Company entertained a
large party, consisting chiefly of the honorary members
of .this distinguished guild, at a most sumptuous banquet,
in.thair noble and spacious hall. The Prime Warden,
Mr. et Weston, presided, having on his right the Mar-
quis of Clanricarde, Earl Grey, and the American and
Persian Minister& On the left of the chairman sat the
Earl of Clarendons Viscount Palmerston, M.P., Lord
R. Grosvenor. ap„ and Sir C. Wood, M.P. There,
were a/so at table Major Mirza Ibrahim Malcolm, Admi-
ral Sir C. Adam, Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, Aldermen
.T. Sir :Dake,:Musgrove, Linmphery, Cubit% and Finnis,
Sir ,R.! geNuson, 8art.,..M.P., Mr. L. King, M.P., Sir
Co, Wan, M.P.,8. Hawes,
vtne.,u4ancenora, xurner, .vindersle, and Parker, Sir
15: Mivi®, the Governor_ and D.eputy Governor of the
B4nk-.lYir..Thornely, lire Sergeant Goulburn, Mr.
Bacon, Q.Q., gr. R. Gurney, .Mr. Cocks M.P., Mr.
'Henry Drumond, M.P., Mr. Mitchell, .M.P.,111r. Cattley,
'Mr. Powles. Sec.
The dinner was served by Messrs. Ring and Brymer.
,Thu arrangements were excellent in every department.
When the cliith had been cleared, Mr. Harker, the
toast-Master, made the usual proclamation of the " wel-
come," and the loving.cup went round. ,
The .131t131.1C WARDEN then , gave . the
,usual loyal and
constitutional toasts, prefacing each with appropriate
introductory remarks. The toasts were received with
'much enthusiasm; and the National Anthem was very
efficiently' performed after the health of the Queen had
been drunk..
The toast of " The Navy and Army" was very neatly
acknowledged by Admiral Sir C. Adam.
The .P111.31E WA RDEN then proposed " The health of

the Foreign Ministers," connecting the toast with the
names of the. American. Minister and the Persian Envoy.
The toast was drank amid much applause.
His Excellency the AMERICAN MINISTER, who was
very cordially, received, said—Mr. Prime Warden, my
Lords, and Gentlemen, in behalf of the corps to which
I belong, I beg to present their thanks and mine for
the high honour you have done them in drinking their
health on this occasion.—(Hear, hear.) I can only
regret that some others of my colleagues are not here
to return thanks to you, Sir, and to this ancient
corporation, for your kind hospitality, extended to
us on this and many other occasions.—(Hear, hear.)
My friends upon my right represent the extreme east,
and I have the honour to represent the extreme west; I
am only sorry that there are not representatives to .fill
up the chasm between us.—(Cheers.) I will venture,
however, on behalf of my colleagues, to express to you,
gentlemen, what I believe they all feel,—a sincere desire
to maintain peace and amity with the British empire.—
(Cheers.) For myself, I hope I may be pardoned for
saying a word, not on my own account, but on account
of my country, and of my countrymen, several ot. whom
I notice here to-night.—(llear, hear.) I feel highly
honoured in being called upon to return thanks on
this occasion, standing in the midget' one of the ancient
corporations of this old, this extraordinary city of Lon-
don, I stead hero in the midst of a corporation 250
years otder than the country which' have the honour to
represent-e(Sear, hoar)—and a corporation number-
ing now nearly 500 years of existence cannot,
I think, have anything very bad is it.—(Hear, hear.)
I know the origin of ttur companies of London, the
twelve great companies—and this among the 'most an-
cient—having control at one time not only of the
commerce of England, but of the revenues of the
Crown; arid I know that not only, England, but the
world, has been deeply indebted to these corporations in
early times for their commerce, for their liberal spirit,
for.their prqmotion of, constitutional liberty.—(Hear.)
This. Corporation has the honour of numbering among
its members the man who slew Wet Tyler.—(Cheers:)
Your. Corporation has now, Sir, turned from the arts of
commerce, from trade, to something else; it has turned
from
,the occupetions and professions with which it
'started, and has become a great charity.—(Flear, hear.)
You are now educating the orphan, sustaining the widow
in her distress, carrying light and knowledge and virtue
and .religione through your country and the world.—
(Hear, hear.). I hope_ that the prosperity of. this Cor-
poration may long continue, and that you may add to
your numbers, as you have done to-day, great and glo-
noes names, which we feel proud to speak.—(Cheers.)
I cannot sit down without expressing my gratification at
meeting hero many of those excellent friends with whom
I have been on terms not only of amity and international
comity, but with whom it is more than that—(Hear,
hear)—and I hope they will respond to the idea—we
have been personal friends.—(Cheers.) But I know you
have a long list of toasts, and some of the eloquent of
England are to follow; I will therefore take up no more
of your time, except by stating that my friends on my
right charge me to say how much they aro gratified in
meeting you—(Cheers)—and let me add, that I wish this
Corporation and all its members prosperity and happi-
ness, and another five hundred years of as much useful.
ness and honour as the last.—(Cheers and laughter.)
The PRIME WARDEN then proposed " The House of
Peers," coupling with the toast the names of the Mar-
quis of Clanricardo and Earl Grey. The House of Peers
recruited its ranks, occasionally, from the body of the
people, and the commonalty might almost be jealous of
that noble House for absorbing such a large portion of
the wealth, and intelligence, and dignity of the country;
but it was gratifying that those who had so distinguished
themselves should be raised to honour.—(.Hear, hear.).
The Marquis of Clanricarde had carried out very im-
Tenant improvements in an establishment in the City—
the Poat-office,—(Cheers)—and the company would
delight to honour Earl. Grey for, his own excellence as
well as for that durum et venerabile ;town which he bore.
The toast was much applauded.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said,—ln performing
the task which your kindness imposes .upon me, I beg
to express my sincere conviction that the House of
Peers are deeply sensible of such compliments as that
which you have been pleased to pay them.—(Sear,
hear.) They know the value of such tokens in up-
holding and maintaining and. extending their au-
thority and influence and means of being useful to
their country.—(lleac, hear.) The House of Lords is
indeed, as you have said, Sir, constantly recruited from
the ranks of the rest of the community, and especially
professions of the country;
from the noble servineh and
and therefore there can be little doubt that it will retain
that sincere love of liberty and national iedependence, as
well •as order, for which. that assembly has been distin-
guished. It has alwaysehowha the most strict and jealous
regard to the rights,and privileges of all classes of the
community; and if at times that assembly may have ap-
peared to be lea prompt or loss eager to adopt reforms
or innovations, the Lords have never shown themselves
insensible to the requirements of the country, or to the
feelings of theie fellow-countrymen.—(Hear.) I think it
D311,2t Ce allowed that they hare fulfilled the duties al-
lotted, to them with advantage to the country. For my-
self, Sir, I thank you for the very flattering manner in
which you have been pleased to speak of me. It is very
gratifying to me to he' admitted to the splendid, hospita-
lity of so respectable and -honourable-, s eorperation.
the. greatest metropolis in the ,wortilt particularly self;
poration so distinguished for maintaining th°s°Prill°lP
of civil and religious liberty which I hare atlrmYs.
pewee:fro°, eladtesietet
en-
deavoured,
to the best of my
Earl GREY, who was received with
on ;mentioned
my
Prime Warden, the manner in which
poY sea upon me the
!tense in. connexion
witbw 13,3" eat".switidnas been said by
dutY
°f
adding
a fellailorls.'ehara with him the grathe
Any the compliment Yon ehahe
Aticia,w,hich_ho expresses, o
paid to she House which we. are both members, I also
and to the company,.f. for
-feel deeply indebted to you,
the compliment which has been paid. to. myself—a. com-
pliment .for feel that my princips claim Mast
hoototrytett, to
.which you, have heeu. pleased tck-
Lucien—Olean) ' Indeed, when I _recollect Oat the sari_
nexion of my father with the city of London end et fth
this company dates from, I believe, nearly sixty yenta
hear)--rhon I oonepgre the situatiun of
thie great countrynoW. with what it was in that
dark period of our national history, and when I re-
flect bow =oh of this great improvement is due
to nee measures which it was his
fortune, having
advocatedtin, early life, to live to carry to, a successful
issue..^fPctsth lwar)—when I reflect upon this, I
cannot eeuy that I feel proud of the name which I
have
the honour to bsar.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, for myself
I will not venture to say "anything except that I -Lel
most gratefal to you for the very great
kindnesa with which you have bindulgence and
the toast.—(Cheers.) een pleased to receive
The " Health- of the Prime Warden" was
by the Marquis of CLANRICARDE 'Toad
cordiality. , and drank with much
The PRIME "WARDEN then proposed " The Health of
the Earl of Clarendon," who had that day
company to enrol him among their honor permitted
the
and ,whotee health they would drink. ary members,
.monger,—(Cheers.) The Ptimn Warden(l3 a brother Fish-
and eulOgited the Noble Earl's administration
briefly reviewed
Ire-
land, and tendered to him the mistration in acknowledgments of the
coinnany aslrish proprietors, noticing
which what was alarming in that the rapidity with
end tranquillity was restored. country passed away,
The toast was very much cheered.
The Earl of CLARENDON was received with much
cheering as he rose to address '
Mr. Prime Warden, my Los;]
company. He ,dick—
kand Gentlemen, I bep2
offer you my most cordial the
you have done me in drinking
for the honourrini
I fear I am compelled rep nse .c.mY health' and' although
areou
sincerely, to dissent from-toe"allya, but I can re 1, i.,„„
Warden has had the gooene,z' which°, leo, yen
speaking, as he does, - as to bestoth uP company
the representative 0 rt
possessing, and ad • '
ministering -dmirably, great tocPc
in Ireland, I do feelthat could
allude in such flattering
in findinga
administration in
Ireland.—(Cheer,.) ce terms to my
period of cliffi.
entlemen, it was a
(nifty: during those five passed threugh a
years Ireland
,period of no ord. bear.) There
was 'nary difficulty.—(gear, . • • nation •
cgrulan ontrage • there was con asst ag
there were pe .1 famine of unexampled extent
se erica and
and duration—thelog which, however, to the best of my
"knowledge, not one-person died of starvation upon your
property—(Cheers)—sed, in addition to this, thered twerhe
e
revolutionary_tendencies which' to my
mind, an
ugh
minds of others, savoured strongly of rebellion, though
it has since been the fashion to ridicule or deny that
idea.—(gear
Bat the care and anxiety
which such' hear.)
accumulated disasters, of necessity
brought with them, were more than compensated
by the improvement which subsequently tookplace, and