occupied by the undergraduates; who had no sooner obtained admission than they commenced cheering in honour of the queen. Mr. Dyer, the proctor, and Dr. Gaisford, dean of Christ Church, were again especial objects of disapprobation. "The University and her privileges," "the University of Cambridge and her liberties," were sentiments which called forth prodigious cheering; while the "London University and her want of privileges" met with every possible expression of contempt. "The Gower-street Company was received with a burst of laughter. "Church and State" was the watchword for another round of enthusiastic applause. Then came the cry of " Tories and honest men," and after that "Our noble selves." This occasioned as much laughter as cheering. "The Bishops," elicited thunders of applause. "The admission of Dissenters" was received with a cry of scorn-" non-admission of Dissenters" with loud cheering. Mr. Sewell's was then called out, and was received with great applause. "The Dissenters was then called out: this was followed by a long-protracted snuffle, and an ejaculation of "Amen" from several voices in imitation of the nasal twang of the conventicle. "The Irish Church Bill," and "the Irish Church Commission," were followed by loud symptoms of dislike and aversion. "The King's Ministers " were hissed as heartily as the bitterest Tory could desire so, too, were the names of earl Grey, lord Brougham, lord Durham, and the duke of Sussex. An undergraduate called out in a stentorian voice, "Down with the present Administration."

This sentiment was loudly applauded. "The Wellington Adminis tration," and "The House of Lords," were received with a thundering cheer; "The House of Commons," with a loud hiss; "The House of Commons as it was," with a cheer. "Sir R. Peel and Catholic Emancipation" was hissed. "Sir R. Peel without Catholic Emancipation" met with loud cheers. To show sympathy with sir E. Sugden, and their want of it for Mr. S. Rice, they applauded the former, and hissed and laughed at the latter. Mr. O'Connell came in for especial marks of their dislike. Great cheering occurred when the names of sir J. Graham and Mr. Stanley were mentioned. Don Miguel and Don Pedro were both well hissed. "The army," and "the wooden walls of old England,” were, as may naturally be supposed, well received. A voice called out "Our French allies." This was prodigiously hissed: but "Our French wines" was hailed most cordially. The memory of lord Nelson, the memory of lord Grenville, and the memory of Mr. Canning were welcomed with cheers; but when the memory of Mr. Pitt was mentioned, every cap in the gallery, every hat in the area, and every voice in the theatre, joined in one universal huzza. The names of the duchess of Kent and the princess Victoria were also welcome to the assembled Oxonians. "Lord Lyndhurst" "lord Wynford," and " Mr. Goulburn," were in high favour; and "The duke of Beaufort" was loudly cheered.

earl of Eldon was very warmly greeted, and sat between the duke of Cumberland and the Chancellor, who read the list of those noblemen and gentlemen on whom honorary degrees were about to be conferred. Dr. Phillimore introduced them to the Chancellor, and in the course of his speech remarked, that, "illustrious as the individuals were, whom he had yesterday presented as candidates for the degree of doctor in civil law, the list of names, which he had that day to present, was equally distinguished; for it contained the names of men of high rank and ancient blood, of high civil and military attainments, and of the most irreproachable lives and characters. There was a circumstance that would make them delight the more in that list, which was, that the parties mentioned in it were most of them Cambridgemen. He would select as the first name deserving of his praise, that of John Singleton Copley, late lord high chancellor, and now chief baron of the Exchequer, who, imbued with the same discipline as their own in the sister University, had raised himself by his eloquence, his talents, and his general kind and courteous demeanour, not only to a place in all their hearts, but also to rank and honours, which scarcely conferred more distinction upon him than he reflected back again upon them. There was also present another ornament of the legal profession, who had now retired from the bench to enjoy, in the privacy of domestic life, that repose which he had so honourably deserved by a long life of public activity. There was likewise present one of the duke's companions in arms, whose VOL. LXXVI.

coolness in danger and gallantry in battle were known to no man better than they were to the gallant Chancellor. As one of the liberators of Europe, he was entitled to every distinction which this University could confer upon him." After paying a similar compliment to lord A. Hill, who was also loudly cheered, the learned professor proceeded to declare the pleasure which he felt in having to present to the University

as a doctor of civil law viscount Encombe, the only grandson of their old and venerated high steward, the earl of Eldon. After eulogizing other names, he concluded by reading the following list:-The earl of Clanwilliam, lord Norreys, M. P., lord Mahon, lord Encombe, lord A. Hill, lord Monson, lord Bagot, lord Rodney, lord Montagu, lord Teignmouth, lord Fitzgerald and Vesey, lord Lyndhurst, lord Wynford, lord Templemore, lord Stuart de Rothsay, sir Hussey Vivian, general Sabloncoff, hon. T. Parker, right hon. C. Arbuthnot, right hon. H. Pierrepoint, right hon. H. Goulburn, M. P., hon. G. R. Trevor, M. P., hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone, hon. F. Spencer. Each of these distinguished individuals was presented to the Chancellor. When the turn came for performing the ceremony of presenting lord Encombe, every eye was fixed upon the earl of Eldon. The scene was most interesting. The old man was affected to tears, and hid his face from view. On lord Encombe's mounting the steps to the Doctor's seat, the Chancellor shook him by the hand, and immediately made way for him to pass to his exulting and gratified grandfather. Decided marks of applause were G

bestowed on lord Lyndhurst, lord Wynford, and sir Hussey Vivian. Mr. Goulburn, one of the representatives for the University of Cambridge, met with an enthusiastic reception; so, too, did lord Stuart de Rothsay.

After the degrees had been conferred, the Installation Ode, written by the reverend John Keble, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College, was performed.

Mr. Robert Scott, B.A., student of Christ Church, recited his Chancellor's Latin Prize Essay, "De Provinciarum Romanarum administrandarum ratione;" and Mr. Joseph Arnould, scholar of Wadham, recited his English Poem, "The Hospice of St. Bernard," which was also a Chancellor's prize. An allusion to Waterloo, which occurred in this poem, called forth from all-men and women, young and old,-s loud and continuous a flow of plaudits coming from the heart, as for a short time suspended the proceedings of the day. Five addresses to the duke were then pronounced from the rostra; those by lord Maidstone of Christ Church, the eldest son of the Earl of Winchilsea, and Mr.J. Wickens, scholar of Baliol, were English Poems. There were two Latin Odes, in different metres, recited; one by lord Leveson, of Christ Church, and the other, by Mr. J. C. Pritchard, scholar of Trinity; and Mr. Alfred Lloyd, scholar of Wadham, recited. a short set of Greek verses.

Between two and three o'clock, the Convocation was dissolved. At half-past four, the Miscellaneous Concert commenced, and the theatre was once more filled with company, of which one-half consisted of ladies.

In the Hall of Christ Church, nearly 400 persons, including the members of the society, sat down to a splendid dinner.

In the evening, the Chancellor went to a grand ball at the Star Hotel, where not more than 800 individuals, at furthest, could find anything like a convenient space for dancing or moving. Tickets had been issued for not fewer than eighteen hundred !

On Thursday there was no convocation holden. In the morning, the Anniversary Meeting of the Governors of the Radcliffe Infirmary took place in the Radcliffe Library, where the Chancellor, the Vice-chancellor, and the noblemen, the heads of houses, and other doctors assembled; and, about 11 o'clock, all went in grand procession to the church of St. Mary. The reverend Joseph West, M.A., one of the chaplains of New College, officiated in the reading-desk, and chaunted the service in a full, clear, and distinct voice. The bishop of Oxford delivered an excellent discourse for the benefit of the Radcliffe Infirmary. After the service was over, the duke of Wellington held a levee at the Clarendon rooms. In the afternoon there was another concert at the theatre.

A most splendid dinner was given to the Chancellor by St. John's College, where upwards of 160 sat down, Dr. Wynter, the president, being in the chair.

The procession of Friday was similar in its splendour to those of the days preceding, and went from the Clarendon. It was, however, increased by the new doctors of Wednesday. The following honorary degrees of D. C. L. were conferred:-Earl of Dartmouth, viscount Cole, lieut.-gen. sir Henry

Fane, G. C. B., sirs J. Osborne, bart., C. Morgan, bart., C. Knightley, bart., J. Dean Paul, bart., and A. Cooper, bart.; col. sir William Gomm, K.C.B.; sir C. Wetherell, king's counsel; W. F. Lowndes Stone, esq., high sheriff of Oxford, A. Baring, esq., M.P., J. Buller East, esq., E. T. Foley, esq., M.P., col. E. M. Conolly, M.P., C. Ross, esq., M.P., C. Yorke, esq., M.P., W. R. Cartwright, esq., M.P., T. Wood, esq., M.P., T. Duffield, esq. M.P., col. A. Perceval, M.P., lieut.-col. T. Moody, B. Frere, esq., J. Fleming, esq., Evelyn J. Shirley, esq., Alex. Scott Murray, esq., W. Burge, esq., M.A., J. Gibson Lockhart, esq. B.C.L., J. Lewis Knight, esq. king's counsel, W. Stevens, esq. M.D., R. Jenkins, esq., D. Wilkie, esq. R.A., E. Blore, esq. F.S.A., architect.

Several gentlemen spoke from the rostra, and the whole concluded with the recitation of some verses, addressed to the Chancellor, written by Mr. John Graham, of Wadham College, which were highly applauded.

A splendid déjeuné was afterwards given in the library of All Souls' College, at which were present the Chancellor, the duke of Cumberland, and upwards of 300 of the nobility, ladies, heads of colleges, &c. The festivities were concluded with the third Concert of miscellaneous music, which commenced at half-past four.

Thus terminated the most magnificent and triumphant celebration ever witnessed in Oxford.

16. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. -DEWAR V. PURDAY.-This was an action by Mr. Dewar, director of music at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, against Mr. Purday,

a music publisher, in Holborn, for pirating the music of the song called "the Old English Gentleman."

An action against the defendant at the suit of Mr. Murray, the manager of the Edinburgh Theatre, for pirating the words of the same song, was tried the preceding week, when the jury being of opinion that the song, as regarded any right belonging to the plaintiff, was not such an original composi tion as to entitle him to call it his own, the words of a great portion of it having been composed many years ago, a verdict was found for the defendant.

The witnesses, who were first examined, proved that the plaintiff had handed over the MS. of the music to the original engravers ; and the plaintiff's counsel then called, and examined at great length, sir George Smart, Mr. H. R. Bishop, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Attwood, Mr. T. Cooke, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Moschelles, as to the originality of the song. The substance of their evidence was, that the plaintiff's composition was original. The cross-examination of the witnesses went to the point as to the similarity between the air of " the Old English Gentleman," and two airs, one by Cimarosa, in Il Matrimonio Segreto, and the other the Irish air of " the Last Rose of Summer," of which two airs the music of "the Old English Gentleman" was said to be a compound. In the course of the examination, the attorney-general proposed that Mr. T. Cooke should perform the three disputed airs on the violin, so that the jury might decide between them. That was objected to by sir James Scarlett, and the learned judge put his veto upon the proposed exhibition.

The defence was, that the plaintiff

had no right to the music, as part of the air was to be found in the duett of" Se fiato in corpo avete," and the remainder from "the Last Rose of Summer." The evidence of Mr. Carew (as given on the trial last week) was read from lord Denman's notes; and Mr. G. R. Rodwell, Mr. Rawlings, Mr. Dannely, and others were examined, for the purpose of proving, that there was so great a similarity between the air alleged to be the plaintiff's and the two airs above-mentioned, as to deprive the former of all claim to originality. Dr. Carnaby was also called for the same purpose, and stated in addition, that he had heard his grandfather, fifty years ago, sing the same air to the same ballad of "a Brave Old Country Gentle

man."

The principal witnesses for the plaintiff were recalled, and gave their opinions in contradiction to those of the defendant's witnesses, as to the supposed similarity between the several airs.

The jury retired to consider their verdict between five and six o'clock, and remained locked up all night.

On lord Denman's taking his seat the following morning, the jury came into court, and intimated to his lordship that eleven of them were agreed, and that the objection of the one juryman who opposed them was, that there was not sufficient evidence of the plaintiff's copyright. Lord Denman then read to them the evidence of two of the witnesses, who had proved that the plaintiff handed over the music in his own manuscript to be engraved, and that the band of the Edinburgh Theatre had played the song from his (the plaintiff's) MS. The jury, after

conferring together for a short time, retired, and in about an hour they returned, stating that they were unable to agree. Lord Denman then said he should direct a nonsuit-a course which was not, perhaps, quite usual, but which, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, he thought he was warranted in adopting, considering that the evidence to prove the copyright was at least of a very doubtful nature.

A nonsuit was then entered. The attorney-general shortly afterwards came into court and addressed his lordship, submitting that the course he had taken was wholly unprecedented. The utmost limit of the jurisdiction of a judge under such circumstances was to discharge the jury, if both parties consented. He submitted that his lordship had no power in such a stage of the proceedings to direct a nonsuit. Lord Denman observed, that there could be no doubt that he had a right to direct a nonsuit, no one appearing on the part of the plaintiff. The matter was now decided and could not be opened again. The plaintiff might move to set aside the nonsuit if he chose. (Lord Denman) was not sure that he ought not to have directed a nonsuit in an earlier stage of the cause. The attorney-general called his lordship's attention to the fact that the plaintiff would be compelled to pay the very heavy costs of the nonsuit, and, besides, have to wait until the next term before he could renew the proceedings. Lord Denman (with some warmth).— The matter is now decided, Mr. Attorney, and I shall hear no more on the subject.

He

18. LANDING OF DON CARLOS. -PORTSMOUTH.-At six o'clock a. m. this morning the admiral