The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-29 00:00:00

ENGLISH UNIVERSITY P.ROCAVRE.

The following is the draft of a bill to be proposed by
Mr. James Heywood, M.P. :
A Bill to simplify the Procedure at Matriculation in the
University of Oxford. and on taking the first or Bachelor's
Degrees in Arts, Law, and Medicine, in the Universities
of Oxford and Cambridge.
Whereas it is expedient that the benefits of academical
education should be extended, and that simple forms of
procedure should be adopted at matriculation in the Uni-
versity of Oxford, and on taking the first or Bachelor's de-
grees in arts, law, and medicine, in both the Universities
of Oxford and Cambridge ' •
Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent
Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords
spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in the present Par-
liament. assembled, and by the authority of the same—
That front and after the 10th day of Oct., 1853, it shall
not bo necessary for any person at matriculation in the
University of Oxford to take any oath, or to subscribe to
the Thirty-nine Articles, any statute or custom of such
university to the contrary notwithstanding.
And be it further enacted, that from and after the afore-
said 10th day of October, 1853, it shall not be necessary for
any person, on taking the first or Bachelor's degree iu arts,
law, or medicine, in either of the Universities of Oxford or
Cambridge, to take any oath whatever, to subscribe to the
Three Articles of the Thirty•sixth Canon, or to subscribe to
any declaration of bona fide membership with the Church
of England as by law established, any statute of the Im-
perial Parliament or any statute or custom of either of
such universities, to the contrary notwithstanding.
And be it further enacted, that in lien of all the oaths
of declarations now customary on taking the first or bache-
lor's degree either in arts, law, or medicine, in either of
such Universities of Oxford or Cambridge as aforesaid, the
two following declarations of allegiance to the Crown and
of obedience to the University authorities shall be made :
" I, A. 8., do sincerely promise and declare that I will
bo faithful, and bear true allegiance to Queen Victoria."
" I, A. 8., do solemnly promise to obey the authorities
of the University of --."

MODIFICATIONS IN UNIVERSITY PROCEDURE PROPOSED IN

THE ACCOMPANYING BILL.

Subscription to the Thirty-nine Articles, and the taking
of the oath of supremacy, not to bo compulsory at matri-
culation in Oxford.
Declaration of allegiance to the Crown, and of obedience
to the authorities of the-University, to be substituted for the
oaths of allegiance and supremacy, for subscription to the
Three Articles of the Thirty-sixth Canon, containing a de-
claration of the royal supremacy in all spiritual things, a
promise to use the Book of Common Prayer, and an ac-
knowledgment of the Thirty-ninc! Articles, in Oxford, and
for the subscription to a decimation of bona fide member-
ship with the Church of England, in Cambridge, as well as
for the declarations of obedience to University statutes,
Sze., on taking the first degrees in arts, law, and medicine,
both at Oxford and Cambridge.

ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST MR. DUFFY, M.P.—
The case of Wyse v. Duffy, which was an action
brought by Mr. Francis Wyse against Mr. Duffy, M.P.,
the registered proprietor of the Nation, for an alleged
libel published in that paper on the 29th of May, 1852,
was brought to a close in the Court of Common Pleas
yesterday, when the jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff, with oue farthing damages and sixpence costs.