New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-10

wear, 10 be offered az YriIe icI comfottsos on
ilbi.c, If modern history, which dons' ION was &C.
coded by the Couvocason. He then reed the liz. OF
rei.cns on whom II proposed TO confer the degree
u Doctor Of Civil Law, asking the opinion OF the
Convocaiion on each one. The undergraduates made
hi sfte occstion Of rev sallies, giving loud answers
or one side or the other, as Non placet,' 'Qusmo
oremr &c.
"st ore of the names when the Chancellor hid
atked The Convoca'ion, 'pscetne vobl, Donini Doe
'toTcs plneetne yObs voice replied 10 hs lOrshp
from he gallery non n0Jfs Dowine, at which some
What irroyeroni sally Lord perbys gravity for
monet " The degrees having been assertei 70,
Dr. Somerset Of All Souls College presented each OF
the candidates separately 10 the Chonceior IN short
Latin steech stating neatly the peculiar qualifications
OF the Individual about 10 receive the honon OF the
University First on the list The name of the Hon.
James Buchanan, our Minister at the Court of 81.
J.,ress no ives received with loud applause inter-
srersed with cres of Bravo and Yankee Doodle
lie candidates stood in the area, with their scarlet
cocors ubes while being presented aud then ascesded
the Ilaiform ibe Chancellor Hnd Proctors rising and
tskfg of their square caps they approached, shook
hords with the Cnanc. or and took seats on the plat
fo,m The Count de MOntalembert, member Of the
Ftcueh Academy, was the next recipient, AID was
received with loud cheers, and shouts of 'Vive
q Furefeurr Sir John Beverly Robinson, the Chief
Jus,ice Of Nova S:oia was the third candidate. Who
sis he cried the gelercs and convulsed the
Whole audience, by shouting, Where BrownP A
perfect tempest Of applause greeted eutGen. SIR j.
Pmgoyre but this was as nothing compared with the
received fs he mounted the platform. Both Of these
distinguished soldiers bore the the marks Of Suffering
upOn tier faces.
;" Sir Clorl,s Ly ell warmly welcomed as he re.
ceived Biz degree. But when Alfred Iennyson was
amour ced, ,houis of applsuse and welcome went 40
from the whole assembly, to which even the cheers of
the heroes of the Crmea had becn cold and weak. Il
was amost noble and heartfelt homage to genius. Tie
loet walked calmly up the olsle with his eyes bent
upon tie ground received his uerited honors aud qu
civ seated himself the lower part of che PLATFORM
He il tell well-icuned, with large bead long, full and
curling black OF dark hair aud dark eyes, altogether
lie ooks the poet and the man OF genius. Prof j. C..
Adams of Cambridge the mathematician warmly
eree'od with the cry One cheer for Neptunen At
Mr.. John Muirs voice shouted from the gale
~, He mUTHS aLoneas ts:or Seventeen honorary
degrees conferred upon uls OCCASION, an unusual
~ argeDumbor.
"The public orator one Of the elderly Dons Of the
University then assembled the rostIum aud read the
CieweiGn Grafton Latin Address in comm. moration
of the founoer and benefactors after which four
Prize Essays or Poems were read by the successful
peiifors all masters or Bachelors in the follow.
ing order: A Latin Prose Essay, a Latin Poem, an
Enenh Essay, aud English Poem The English
Essay on Representative Government, and
for the part very liberal in It's sentiments. The
author denied the vote by ballot as unmaDly. The
Poem was a sleepy performance, delivered in droa-
ing tone. This endeC tie public services of the
Grafton. The ds nifares retired, but the UNDER
graduates kept their places in the galleries for
Alma 'Balaklava' and Inkermann' were vlcifer-
ously shouted for well fayorite individuals who
had been honored in the same way in the earlier pant
of the day; and the arious movements of the ladies
rceived Immediate notice on the part of the enthusi-
asc and vociierous young gentlemen. There was
omehDg generous and interesting in all this riotOus-
ness of the undergraduates They were perfectly
gooc-natured throug hout, and little waving of the
Chancellors hand was always sufficient to check any
ill-iimed OF excessive bosteruusness.
In the noble old oak balls OF toe different colleges
a substantial unch provided for The members and
their guests. The most distinguished company mt
Al SOuls, where Mr.. and Mrs. Glads one, Mr..
aid Mrs. TennysOn, Sir Charles and Lady Lyel and
other notsbies. Immediately after the lunch, the
company proceeded 10 the grounds where the New
Museum is 10 be built, TO witness the laying of the
corner stone by the Chancellor. The flags of England
France and the United States waved above the booth
and seats provided for the company. Lord Derby
made very neat speech in many respects similar 10
tie of The preceding evening" and then spread the
mortar which the stone lowered. Before his
spec cb prayer bad been offered, and an anthem sung
lhe whole was concluded by the singing of the Na-
tionsl Anthem. The ceremonies of the day were now
completed; but large part of the distinguished con-
pany assembled the OCCASION met again at splen
did entertainment, in of the colleges, given by
disting uifht d Professor.
- Such was a conmemoTation in Old Oxford. Long
shall remember it, and ever shall recall with plea
sur, The generous aspirations for the elevation and im-
provemeIt of their tine -honOred University and the
extension of it's usefulness, which heard expressed
by many of the cultivated and gentemanly officers
whom il was my privilege TO meet"