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who were edan chair

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candidate for the Fellowship
wards obtained. By his influ
was secured for his younger bro
Eldon, “these fellowships wer
in our subsequent success.

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what it is to be wished nobody
rebellion."

The young collegian took h
This was
February, 1770.

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what it is in our day.
examination for a degree at
farce. He was examined in
"What is the Hebrew for th
replied, "Golgotha." "Who fo
He stated that “King Alfred
sir," said the examiner, "yo
degree."

In the following year
Advantages and Disadvanta
adjudged to bear the palm,
with delight by his friends
his old preceptor, who on
into the school with a co
exclaiming, “See, boys, wh

To this early triumph L to recur with undisguised p upon the encouragement it as a spur to future exertio

Lined. By his influence the same advantage for his younger brother, and to both, said Lord ese fellowships were of great use in life and equent success. We owe much, therefore, to o be wished nobody should profit by, namely,

ng collegian took his B.A. degree on the 20th 1770. This was a very different affair to in our day. According to his account an n for a degree at Oxford was then a mere was examined in Hebrew and in history. the Hebrew for the place of a skull?" He olgotha." "Who founded University College?" that "King Alfred founded it." "Very well, he examiner, "you are competent for your

following year his prize essay, "On the s and Disadvantages of Foreign Travel," was o bear the palm, and his success was hailed t by his friends in Newcastle, most of all by eceptor, who on receiving the tidings rushed chool with a copy of the essay in his hand, "See, boys, what Jack Scott has done."

early triumph Lord Eldon used, in later years, th undisguised pride and satisfaction, dwelling ncouragement it gave him at the time, acting o future exertion. When entering the theatre

uch

take

ed by bright love at

relatives, and then, n knot-a

s the lovely wcastle, and y one of her short middle eamed in rich er-the beauty ited features of trongly marked

ed they were; he ly completed her ir in the approved Nov. 1772, Miss and to a decisive to the arms of her house in the Sand

Great was the conste

when they learned what had ta
has run off with Bessie Surted
undone,” exclaimed the worthy
relations shared the same gri
suppose you have heard of th
very foolish brother,” said Mr. V
friend, “he is completely ruine
save him from beggary; you do
this makes me; for I had go
last absurd step has destroyed
sisters of the rash bridegroom a
do on such occasions.
They h
on the previous evening, and s
long; then, drying their eye
morning at breakfast with anxi
while he read, in gloomy s
culprit.

In the meantime Mr. an awaiting the result of this e tience. They stayed at an h three days, uncertain and e said, used to describe this miserably. Their funds we home to go to, and they kn should meet with from thei of things she suddenly espic room a fine large wolf-dog

earned what had taken place; "Jack Scott F with Bessie Surtees, and the poor lad is

claimed the worthy Moises; and his nearest ared the same grievous forebodings. "I u have heard of this very foolish act of my brother," said Mr. William Scott, to a mutual is completely ruined, nor can anything now om beggary; you do not know how unhappy me; for I had good hopes of him till this step has destroyed all." On their part the e rash bridegroom acted as women commonly occasions. They had been let into the secret ious evening, and sobbed and cried all night , drying their eyes, they looked the next breakfast with anxious glances at their father, read, in gloomy silence, a letter from the

meantime Mr. and Mrs. John Scott were e result of this epistle with no small impaey stayed at an hotel in Morpeth for two or uncertain and expectant. The bride, it is to describe this interval as passed very Their funds were exhausted, they had no to, and they knew not what reception they et with from their friends. In this sad state he suddenly espied from the window of their e large wolf-dog called Loup, walking along

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f doing so."
ning diligence
f three years
ed to the Bar,
and his eldest
In the month of
this period are
thing that ever
ter I was married
Law at Oxford,
st lecture, which I
ents, and which I
that was in it. It
running away with
about one hundred

all giggling at the

cause.

two of the undergraduates came
the cook had sent them an app
eaten. So I said I would hear bo
the cook to make his defence,
had anything unfit for the table,
a remarkably fine fillet of veal
here we were at fault; for I cou
a fillet of veal in the kitchen h
pie in the hall. So that I migh
standing of the merits of the
itself to be brought before me.
and informed me that the ot
taken advantage of the absence
and had eaten the whole of the
it was impossible for me to
eatable which was actually eat
in after life that all the causes
fine easy work it would have b

During his probationary th
London periodically, for the
terms, and on one of thes
amusing incident occurred :-
learned lawyer, but a very e
in the hall of the Middle
young gentleman, do you t
rateable to the poor's rate
cannot presume to give any
unlearned as I am, to a pe s