The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-26 00:00:00

ign!versity Intelligence.

CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 26.
LAW FEES.—The syndicate appointed June Bth,

865, to consider the examinations for the ordinary
degree of Bachelor of Law and the fees to be paid
to the Regius Professor of Law, have have re-
ported to the senate :—They find that a candidate
for the ordinary degree of Bachelor of Law may
be admitted to his degree without - having passed
the general examination which candidates for the
ordinary degree of Bachelor of Arts are required by
the grace of June 3, 1865, to undergo in or after
their fifth term of residence. This they think un-
desirable, and they are of opinion that the mode of
proceeding to the degree of Bachelor of Law may
be best brought into harmony with the regulations
sanctioned by the abovementioned grace (which
provide for a final examination in law for the ordi-
nary degree of Bachelor of Arts) by abolishing the
examination for the ordinary degree of Bachelor of
Law. They therefore recommend :-1. That the
examination for the ordinary degree of Bachelor of
Law shall cease to be held after June, 1868, and
that during its continuation it shall not be open
to students who have commenced residence in or
after the Easter term, 1865. [N.B.—The exami-
ners for honours in law are authorised by the grace
of the senate of June 3, 1865, to declare candidates,
though they have not deserved honours, to have ac-
quitted themselves so as to deserve to be excused
the general examination for the ordinary degree of
Bachelor of Arts; and such persons will only be
required to pass the special examination in law in
order to proceed to the ordinary degree of Bachelor
of Arts.] 2. That persons who, being already Ba-
chelors of Arts, desire to proceed to the degree of
Master of Law, shall be required to satisfy the ex-
aminers for the law tripos in the Commentaries of
Gaius and the fourth volume of Blackstone's Com-
mentaries, and to pay a fee of £3 3s. to the Regius
Professor of Law. With regard to the fees payable
to the Regius Proressor, the syndicate find that by a
grace of the senate passed after the abolition of the
fees for law acts, every canaidate for an ordinary de-
gree in law is obliged to attend one course of the lec-
tures of the RegiusProfessor, for which a fee of 35.3 d.
is paid to the professor, who also receives a further
sum of £3 3s. from every person whose name is sent
in for the examination for that degree. The aver-
age amount for the last three years received under
each of these heads from candidates for ordinary
degrees in law is found to be £56 14s. The syndi-
cate therefore recommend that from Midsummer,
1868, the sum of £56 14s. be paid annually from the
University chest to Dr. Abdy, so long as he con-
tinues Regius Professor, as an equivalent for the
loss of fees on examinations. The syndicate con-
sider that if their recommendations be adopted the
University will be called upon to see that an equi-
valent provision is made for the Regius Professor,
in respect of the loss he will sustain from the dimi-
nution of fees for attendance upon his lectures.
They do not attempt to indicate the sources from
which the funds should be supplied, because they
find it suggested in a note to the report dated May
the 13th, 1865, that the mode of payment for pro-
fessional certificates will require to be reconsidered.
They are of opinion that when this is done an equi-
valent should be provided for the loss which would
be caused to the income of the professorship by the
adoption of the above recommendations.—(Signed)
H. W. COOKSON, Vice-Chancellor ; W. H. BATE-
SON, J. T. ABDY, S. PARKINSON, W. M. CAMPION,
HENRY LATHAM, W. M. Gummi, ROBERT BURN.

The Vice-Chancellor has invited the attendance
of members of the Senate, in the Arts' School, on
Saturday, the 28th instant, at 2 o'clock, for the dis-
cussion of the above report.

NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT ABINGDON.
—A new Roman Catholic Church was opened at
Abingdon, noar Oxford. The church has boon built by
Sir George Bowyer, Bart, M.P., who also gavo the land.
The style is Gothic, and the architect is Mr. Goldie, of
Gloucester-place, Portman-square. The Right Rev. Dr.
Grant officiated. and the Right Rev. Dr. Ullathorne and a
large number of clergy and laity were present. The ser-
mon was preached by the Very Rev. Canon Oakeley (for-
merly of Balliol College, Oxford), who made several
pointed references to the university of which he had been
a member, especially dwelling on the Roman Catholic
origin of many of its foundations. Tho music was the
Second Mass of Haydn, which was well executed, the
local choir being aided by some artistes of eminence from
London. The church was tastefully decorated, and the
vestments were very rich. There was a dejeuner at the
Council-hall in the town, at which Sir George Bowyer
presided. A second service took place in the afternoon, at
which the Right Rev. Dr. Ullathorne officiated. The ser-
mon was preached by the Rev. Father Christie, now a
Jesuit, formerly of Oxford. The church is a little out of
the town on the Oxford road, and presents a striking
appearance. The stone has all been obtained from quar-
ries on Sir George Bowyer's estate.