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UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

LITERATURE
AN Tv f)717 TO '.77.F, .RE.PO P T Pi) CA ST!'.O
iiiiaiy .ii. /,,in', .1%&-. u' P: ::: xt:t.,c-,',1-Y - Co a: '''' . Mit OCC/I-W.ttl. or (absoiete, and to tlie St(,zut,
day, previously to the beginning ef term, them will i;e3 Rules, and Orders relating to the Principles,
Latin litany and sermon at St. Mar) s. The Rev. W ii- Pleading, and Practice of the Courts of Equity
Ham Radler, M.A., fellow arid tutor of University Col- in England and Ireland, and of the Equitable
lege, will preach the sermon.
Jurisdiction of the House of Lords and Privy
DR. Pus Ev's STIPEND.
. Council, from the earliest period of time to the
Mr. Lang ,ton, Ai.P., li•.ts written to the Oxford papers,
acknowledging his error in having stated at the county year 1850. By John Jagoe, Esq., Barrister-at-
meeting that 100/. was annually voted by Parliament to Lou'. London: Butterthorth, Fleet- street ; Stevens
the 11,.ga, Professor of Uebit,w at Oxford, Dr. Pum.,y's and Norton, Bell-yard; Simpkin, Marshall and,
sole stipend (401.) being received from ChristchurcL, Ls Co., Stationers' Hall-court. Dublin: Hodges and
Mr. Langston says he has, been informed on competent Smith, Grafton-street.
authority. This information is to be found in the Urn- Mr. Jagoe has already attained a distinguished po-
versity Calendar, published annually, in which it is also "sition Ls a It-gal writer. In the many able works
awed tout a canonry of Christchurch is annexed to the which have already emanated from his pen, and to
Professorship of Hebrew.
which we have from time to time bad the pleasure of
The Right Rev. Edward Feild, D.D., late Fellow of
Queen's College, Bishop of Newfoundland has been directing the public attention, he has shown himself to
,
translated to the Bishopric of Nova Scotia. be fully possessed of all the qualifications necessary
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. for the important duties he had undertaken. Learned,
acute, perspicuous, but, above all, of unceasing in-
The Rev. L. Carden, M.A., formerly of this college,
has been licensed to the curacy of Deverill-Longbridge- dustry, he showed himself to be fully acquainted with
wish-Crockerton, Wiltshire. all matters necessary to elucidate any of the varied
BALLIOL COLLEGE. subjects on which he was engaged. Anticipating the
The Rev. H. Brown, M.A., of this college, has been points that might be raised by the ingenuity of counsel,
presented to the Rectory of Woolwich, Kent. he furnished astute arguments in favour of his exceed--
EXETER. COLLEGE. ingly clear views, and that briefly and intelligibly, so that
The Rev. De Courcy Meade, M.A,, of this college, they might be comprehended by the non-professional
has been appointed to the curacy of Berwick-Bassett,
Wiltshire. readers. No unnecessary matters were introduced
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that could by a possibility be regarded as savouring
of book-making, or being inserted merely to increase
the size and the price of his work. But if there was
no surplusage there was no omission; nothing was left
out that could cast light upon the topic under dis-
cussion, or compel a party preparing an argument to
seek instruction from other authorities. The mate •
rials were carefully selected by the learned author,
who spared no pains to render his works useful to all
classes, and worthy of his own labouriously- acquired
and well-merited reputation. It was with such a
character and such qualifications that Mr. Jagoe en-
tered on his magnum opus, the equity index now
under notice. it was truly a gigantic undertaking,
a task that might have deterred men of even the most
untiring industry. To classify and arrange under
appropriate heads the cases contained in the mul-
titudinous reports of the proceedings in the
courts of equity of England and Ireland, and
of the equitable decisions of the House of Lords
and Privy Council from the earliest period to the year
1850 was indeed an herculean labour, and this was
greatly enhanced by the necessity of omitting the
cases that had been overruled or become obsolete.
It thus became a matter of greater difficulty to de-
cide on Abe cases to be erased than those that should
remain; the stylus should be freely resorted to, but
it -was obviously essential to the value of the work as
a book of reference. If cases 'not now recognized,
which could not properly be cited in court, were in-
serted, it would not only greatly increase the labour
of the practitioner in hunting out precedents, but it
would not be certain that the cases when discovered
would be beneficial to the cause, or available during
the discussion. By his indefatigable labour, however,
Mr. Jagoe has (while reducing his work within the
most moderate compass, and at a proportionately re-
duced price) diminished the labour of the student or
advocate to a small proportion of what it would other-
wise be, in ascertaining the present state of the law,
and enabled him to rely with confidence on every
case inserted as an existing and effective au-
thority, which he may safely depend on when
forming his opinion or arranging his line of argument.
There was, perhaps, no work so much required by the
profession generally as that, the first volume of which
has now appeared. Chitty's able Index had long
been out of print, and could not be obtained at any
price, save by mere accident, and then at a much
higher figure than that originally fixed ; and even
those who were so fortunate as to possess the rare and
valuable volumes had nothing of more recent date to
consult, so that they were compelled to examine the
various reports that have appeared from the year pre-
ceding the publication of Chitty'a " Equity Index."
There were also many important legal reforms intro-
duced during the interval ; so that, to a certain ex-
tent, the labours of Chitty were rendered of but little
value. There was, indeed, a hiatus valde defiendus
which was painfully felt by the members of the
equity branch of that honourable profession, whose
toil must be sufficiently onerous even under the most
favourable circumstances. This void, we are happy
to say, is now supplied, and judging by what we have
already seen, and the promise of the speedy appear-
ance of the remaining volumes, in a manner to leave
nothing to be desired on the part of the profession or
the
In order to suit the public convenience, Mr. Jagoe
has divided his subject into three parts—an arrange-
ment for which he is entitled to the marked thanks of
the community, more especially to those of equity
practitioners. It might be supposed that the inte-
rests of the learned writer would have been advanced
by delaying the publication until it could appear in a
complete form ; but Mr. Jagoe has learned that the
true interests of author and reader are one and indi-
visible, and that what is found to be convenient and
beneficial by the latter will inevitably prove advanta-
geous to the former. The exigencies of the case re-
quired a speedy publication, and what was most
wanted was a continuation rather than an emendation
of Chitty. The changes and alterations in the prac-
tice and rules of procedure rendered the latter essen-
tial, but it was not so urgently required as the
former. In the present volume we find what may
be properly styled a continuation of Chitty to
the present time. All the recent cases that have been
decided since the publication of his Index are given—
all the judgments, in fact, which have appeared
during the periods when Lords Cottenhain and
Lyndhurst held the great seals of England, and Lord
Plunkett, Sir Edward Sugden, and the Right Hon.
Maziere Brady were Chancellors of Ireland. It
is almost unnecessary to say that this arduous duty
has been most ably fulfilled. Mr. Jagoe does not
perform his undertakings in a slovenly or inefficient
manner. A nice discrimination has been evinced in
dividing the cases and classifying them under the most
appropriate heads ; and a great number of sub-divisions
have been resorted to, which will enable the searcher
speedily to find the matter he requires. The hand of
the master is perceptible in every page. The later
decisions are generally placed first in order. This is
a great advantage, because frequently the last autho-
rity will notice and review all those preceding it, so
as to render any examination of the more ancient
precedents almost unnecessary. The appeal cases to
the House of Lords are placed first, followed by those
to the Privy Council, and then the decisions of Courts
of Chancery in England and Ireland, the Rolls' Court
in each country, and the Vice- Chancellors' Courts, ac-
cording to their respective precedence. So much for
what has already been done, by which Mr. Jagoe has
crowned his well-established reputation, and achieved
for himself a place in the foremost rank of the legal
authors of the country.
We may now briefly notice what we are told will
speedily be produced. The second volume will give
the pleading and practice cases, and the rules, orders,
and statutes, including those of the last session of
Parliament, and the rules founded thereon, together
with the table of cases for both volumes, thus form-
ing a complete equity practice. This volume has
only been postponed in order that it may include
the Chancery orders of Michaelmas Term, 1850, and
we may look for its publication almost every week.
The third and concluding volume will contain all
the early decisions relating to the princi-
ples of equity which have not been over-
ruled or become obsolete, and it is stated that it
will be ready for delivery in Easter Term, when the
important work will be completed in every particular.
It is, however, no ordinary recommendation that
each volume will be complete in itself, so that each
person may know in a moment that which he will
require to look into, according to the nature of his
object. On the whole, we can earnestly commend
the work to all practitioners in equity as one that will
prove a material assistance in their labours, which will
be considerably alleviated by its aid ; indeed no
equity library can be perfect unless it has a place
therein. It will also be valuable as a hook of refer•
ence to common-law practitioners, and even to the
community in general—to all, in fact, w ho desire to
have some knowledge of the laws and administration
of justice in the land they live in

BRA SENOSE COLLEGE.
The Rev. William Stone, M.A., late fellow of this
college, has been re-appointed by the Board of Control.
for the ensuing term, an Examiner of candidates for
the East India Colleges.
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE.
The Rev. Robert Eden, M.A., F.A.S., late Fellow of
this college, has been re-appointed an Examiner of the
East India Colleges.
The Orford Herald contradicts the report that Sir
F. Ouseley and Sir John Harington have seceded to
the Church of Rome, and say there is not the slightest
foundation tor the slander.
CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 11.
B.A. EXAMINATION, 1851.
The following official list was issued this afternoon.—
MATHEMATICAL EXAMINATION, 1851.
APPROVED FUR MATHEMATICAL HONOURS.

Adolphus, Corpus. Lees, Joh.
' Amos, C lare. Leicester, Joh.
' Andrews, Caius. Lightfoot, Trin.
Barnard, Christ's. Locock, Caius
Bateman, Job. Lyde, Queen's
Bedwell, Job. Lyon, Trin.
Bignold, Trin. Masheder, Magd.
Blore, Trin. Matthew, Emm.
Bluett, Emm. Moorsom, Trio.
Borrow, Job. Mousley, Sid.
Burn, Trin. Mounsey, Christ's
Butler, Trio. Newenham, Christ's
Calender, Joh. Norton, Job.
Chalker, Emm. Norwood, Queen's
Cheese, Job. Opeashaw, Job.
Clarke, Joh. Paley, Pet.
Claydon, Joh. Payne, Trio.
Clements, Emm. Phillips, &ram.
Collins, Joh. Porter, Pet.
Coltman, Trio. Redmayne, Trin.
Cowie, Trio. Bendel, Trin.
Creiwick, Trin. Rennie, Sid.
Currie, Trio. Richardson, Cath. H.
Davis, Joh. Rowe, Job.
Dowland, Joh. Russell, Joh.
Downes, E.. Trim Searle, Pemb.
Dusautoy, Joh. Seed, Joh.
Easthurn, Job. Seymour, Jesus
Eaton, Trin. Sheave, Joh.
Evans, Job. Simmonds, Jesus
Everard, Joh. Slater, Job.
Fervors, Coins. Smith, J. N., Joh.
Foster, Trin. Smith, J. N., Trin.
Gammell, Jesus. Standen,Trin.
Girling, Caius. Stewart, Caius
Godfrey, Emm. Stone, Jesus '
Goodwin, Cath. Sratton, Trin.
Gorham, Trin. fathom, Joh.
Harcourt, Trio. Taylor, Pet.
harden, Magd. Torre, Job.
Hardwick, Job. Wallace, Jesus
Harris, Clare. Ward, Caius
Hemmaw, Pet. Wemyss, Jesus
Heywood, Trin. West, Emm.
Holme, Corp. White, Caius
Holm. s, F. G., Joh. Whitfield, Trin. H.
Holmes, C. F., Joh. Williams, J. D., Trin.
Hubbard, Caius. Williams, R., Trio.
Hubbard, Joh. Williams, W. 0., Queen's
Hudson, Job. Williamson, Caius
Jackson, Caius. Wilson, A., Trin.
Jackson. Sidney. Wilson, J. A., Trin.
Jecltell, Joh. Wrey, Joh.
Kennion, Trin. Yates' Joh.
King, Christ's. Yool, Trio.
Kingdon, Caius. Young, Trin.
Kirkman, Queen's. Young, Christ's
Langton, Joh. lEGROTAT.
Lee, Emm. Sampson, Cath. H.
APPROVED FOR THE ORDINARY DEGREE SO FAR AS THE
MATHEMATICAL PART or THE EXAMINATION IS CON•
CERNED.
Amps, Emm.
Angell, Trin.
Armitage, Joh.
Badcock, Job.
Bellamy, Cath.
Belt, Trin.
Burtt, Job.
Butt, Coins
Corrie, Trin.
Gantillon, Job.
Garland, Joh.
Hutchinson, Joh.

James, Queen's
iMayor, Joh.
Warne]], Joh.
Potter, Joh.
Riky, Joh.
Smith, J., Trin.
Standen, Emrs.
Watson, Pemb.
Weatherby, Christ's
Wilk', Trin.
Wilson, Cath. 11.

ARTHUR CAYLEY, Senior Moderator.
THOMAS GASKIN, Junior Moderator.
LEWIS HENSLEY, Senior Examiner.
JOHN SlutEs, Junior Examiner.
KING'S COLLEGE.
A senior fellowship is vacant at King's College by
the decease of Mr. John Edwards Snowden Legh, who
expired on the 19th ult., at Madeira, in his 42d year.
Mr. Legh had been, during the last ten years, an active
officer in college, and his loss will be deeply felt by the
society. A junior fellow will be elected to the vacancy
thus created; the senior soholar to the junior fellowship;
and the head scholar of Eton to the scholarship.
THE CHURCH.
The following preferments and appointments of mem-
bers of this University have recently taken place:—
TRINITY COLLEGE.
The Rev. John Eaton, 8.A., presented to the rec-
tory of Ashton-upon-Trent, with Shardlow curacy, Der-
byshire.

The Rev. Thomas Edward Hodgson, 8.A., to Hold-
brcoke assistant curacy, Derbyshire.
The Rev. George Palmer Lockwood, 8.A., to South
Hackney rectory, Middlesex.
The Rev. Charles John Way, MA., to Boreham vicar-
age, Essex.

ST. JOHN.I3 COLLEGE.
The Rev. Major Rider Bresher, 8.A., to Christchurch
stipendiary curacy, Liverpoul.
'.I he R-v. 'Lam Edwi❑ Fell, M.A., St. John's College,
to .Acton vicarage, Suffolk.

The Rev. Henry James Marshall, M.A., St. John's
College, to Melknham curacy,
ST. PETER'S COLLEGE.
The Mir. Berth) Entwistle Johnson, 8.A., St. Peter's
College, to Hurstock rectory, Salop.
CLARE HALL.
The Rev. Richard Leo James, S.C.L., licensed to the
curacy of St. John's, Portsea.
GONVILLE AND CARTS COLLEGE.
The Rev. Arthur Rawson Ashwell, M.A., late sholar
of this college, has been appointed Vice-Principal of St.
Mark's College, Chelsea.
The Rev. Henry Drury, M.A., vicar of Bremhill,
Wilts, to be domestic chaplain to the Lord Bishop of
Salisbury.
Thu Rev. Melville Horne Scott,
hßir.eA.., licensed to
Ockbrook stipendiary curacy,i p

ST. CATHERINE'S HALL.
The Rv. Alfred Oliver Wel!stead, 8.A., licensed to
St. Jude perpetual curacy, Bristol,
I~YItIST'S COLLEGE.
The Rev. Ilaygarth Taylor Baines, M.A., perpetual
curate of St. Roseland, Lancashire, has been appointed
Head Master of Prescott Grammar School.
The Rev. Edward William Fenwick, 8.A., licensed to
Buttertan stipendiary curkcy • Staffordshire.
EMMANUEL COLLEGE.
The Rev. George
.:.right Bence, 8.A., to bo chaplain
of High worth and Swindon Union, Wilts.
Th. Rev. George John Wild, S.C.L. licensed toNor-
y, Staffordshire.
ton-an-
the Moors stipendiary curse

ROYAL COLLEGH OF SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for
the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the
meeting of the court of examiners on the 10th inst. :—Messre.
John Bunney, Coventry; William Henry Paine Stroud,
Gloucestershire; Gideon James William Griffith, Mount-
pleasant-equare, Dublin; Harry Speakman Webb, Oxford;
William Dixon Grahame, London ; Henry Brougham Hill-
coat, Brussels; George Rhind Bull, Birmingham; Patrick
Dillon Kelly, Mullingar, county of Westmeath,lreland ; Henry
Thomson, Belfast; Alfred Puddicombe, Moretonbampstead,
Devon ; James Bain, Bombay ; and William Palmer Steele,
Abergavenny, Monmouthsbire. At the same meeting of the
court Mr. Charles BediuMfield Wood, and Mr. Edward Wil-
liam Pritchard, passed their examinations for naval sur-
geons; these gentlemen had previously been admitted mem-
bers of the college, their diplomas bearing date respectively
July 11, 1845, and May 29, 1846.
An advertisement has been issued by the Admiralty
for tenders for a monthly mail steam service between Singa-
pore and Sydney, Australia. After the discussion which has
taken place on the superior advantages of the two other
routes—viz., Panama and the Cape of Good Hope— this ap-
parent intention to close the ma; ter by a sudden selection of
the line which has certainly thus far been least favoured by
public opinion will excite considerable surprise. The tenders
are to be sent in on the 13th February, but as Parliament
meet on the 4th there will fortunately be time to prevent the
plan being carried through without sufficient explanations.
In the lace of what has just been developed respecting the ten
years' Brazil contract the publicwill have no excuse for want
of vigilance.— Times.

TIME, THE AVENGER.—The most popular and most
instructive of modern novelists, the gifted author of "Emilia
Wyndham," "The Wilnfingtons." and various other admi-
rable productions, has just published a new work with the
very suggestiffe title of " Time, the Avenger," which is
already attracting the greatest attention in literary circles
on account of its deep pathos and pure feeling; the leading
features, self-sacrifice on one side, and disappointed passion
on the other, having been drawn with a graphic power that
every one must recognise. " Time, the Avenger," gives the
author indeed increased claims on the respect and gratitude
of the public.

In order to deserve a true friend, we must learn
first to be one. —Eliza Cook's Journal.

MORE SECESSIONS TO POPERY.—The Iltv. J. 11.
Woodward, incumbent of the parish of St. James, the
largest and most populous parish of the city of Bristol, has
tendered his resignation of that living, with the intention,
it is understood, of immediately joining the Church of Rome.
The Rev. Gentleman had intimated his intention of preaching
his farewell sermon yesterday, and large numbers attended
in the expectation of hearing it, but they were doomed to
disappointment, the entire service being performed by the
curate, and the incumbent not being present. The expla-
nation given was, that upon consultation with his friends
Mr. Woodward had come to the conclusion that it would
most conduce to peace and goodwill if he abstained
in
from preaching, and published his reasons for seceding a
pamphlet. The Reverend Gentleman, although. when ap-
pointed to the living he belonged to that section of the
Church which is known as "Evangelical," tins more recently
been remarkable for the Tractarian mode of celebrating di-
vine worship, and it will be remembered. that a.shoyt time
ago be, in opposition to the expressed wishes of his diocesan,
permitted Dr. Pusey to preach two sermons in his church.
Mr. Francis Ward, one of the pa?rftnßerr;sitnolt,hean 51. so eminentno of
legal
firm of Osborn, Ward, and 9).,
Alderman Ward,. has likewise, with his lady, joined them-
selves to the Romish church. One or two other anticipated
cases of "perversion" in high life in that city, are freely
talked about.

TDB SHOP-BLIND NUISANCE.—A correspondent,
"Verne," says the Builder, recal's attention to this great street-
nuisance, of which we have taken repeated occasion to com-
plain. If there be in the police force any "proper men," as
strapping six-feet fellows were wont to be called, they must
have had their attention forcibly called to the fact that the
awnings and tackle complained of are a nuisance—of a high
order, we were on the point of saying ; but the point is pre•
cisely the reverse; were the police to compel them, one and
all, to be hoisted high enough to be clear, not only of what
" 'Mite" calls the " domes of thought," but of the tiles and
chimney-pots with which it is usual to cap these lofty
" domes," we should care litle about the other improvements
in them suggested by our correspondent.