New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-03

Sir Bartle Frere, whose degree is specially a
recognition of his late mission to put down the
East Coast African Slave Trade; Sir Charles Lyeii
the geoogist; Sir james Paget, one of the great
surgeons of London: Sir Garnet Woiseley. Sir Oll-
bert Scott, the architect and Mr.. +. A. Freeman
the historian. As 10 Sir Garnet Wolseley, we are
told that the true for gratitude to him IL That
at a time when England is taking less prominent
part than formerly in the affairs of Europe, 1t had
been shown that she did not shrink from trouble
some costly and perilous effort. if it could serve the
cause of humanity The precise nature OF the
service rendered to humanity not stated, or al
any rate is not reported OF Mr.. Winthrop the
orator remembered that he had hereditary connec-
ton with the University one of his ancestors nav
ing been Of Magdalen College, and founder OF the
State of Massachusetts,: aud that his merits as
historian and antquary had been attested by his
election to the Presidency of the Historical
Society of Massachusetts,, and by his election as
Honorary Fellow of the English Society OF Anti
quaries. A not unpleasing tribute, as moderate Mr.
Winthrop would himself say. quote from what
semi-Oficial report and on the same author
ity learn that Mr. Lowell was brought forward as
the author of the BiglOw Papers" but with due
commendation of the versatility of his genius, his
a humorist poet and as an essaylst;
and that the poems particularly mentioned were Mr..
Lowels "Prometheus," and his Harvard Com
memoration Oden in which he paid noble
tribute to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. All the
persons to whom degrees were offered were present
except one, and listened, judge, with equanimty.
TO the praises pronounced in their faces with all
the more, perhaps, that the praises were in Latin.
And it would make a good deal of difference also,
according TO what system Mr.. Jebb pronounced his
Latin In the evening, the Ii. d. and other famous
people dned with the Master and Fellows of Trinity
College, in the College Hall.
Oxford was less liberal with her hOnors, giving
but four D. c. LIS in all. one of which fell to Sir
Garnet Wolseley who must have a right by this
time to pretty much all the letters of the alphabet.
The others were men eminent in their professions
but not much known by the world in general; Sir
James Mellish. an Equity lawyer and now Lord
Justice Of Appeal; Sir Erskine May, whose Con-
stitutiOnal History must be known to American
students; and DR.. Victor Carus Professor of Anat-
omy at Leipsic. There a tremendous row at
COmmemOratiOn-wOrse even, says an Oxford Eel
low In enc of the London papers, than that three
wears ago. -hich came near extingulshlng the cere-
monv altogether The whole scene, exclaims this
energetic person, was one brutal and disgraceful
riot in which there was nothing but rutianly
blackguardism . from beginning 20 end-due, in
deed, to a low and despcable group who would
not permit the Vlce-Chancellor TO say word
without the "grossest interruption Without
vestige of sefrespect this group or of respect
for others. From gross and stupid coarseness IN
the earlier part of the day. they proceeded TO tear up
paper and throw it down on those below them; then
flung cOppers at the heads and faces OF the audi
ence and ultimately space was cleared with pea
shooters" The not was such that hardly aTticu-
late word could be caught. The poor Vice-Chancel-
lor was Knocked and roared at till he became pale AS
a sheet and the whole scene was thoroughly hate
full and disgusting" Perhaps it was as well that
Mr. Lowell got his Oxford degree last year when the
"dregs of the University" seem 20 have been kept
under The authorities express, and undoubtedly
feel, extreme dspleasure with the conduct of the
minority of undergraduates. who, they say are re-
sponsibe for all this But surely the authorities are
themselves responsible If they cannot keep order
they have only to put police force in the gallery,
and Concentration Will be quiet enough.
G. W. 8.