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PETERITI :. Vor. . V.

JANUAPY, 1883 .

No . 33.

THE LATE ARCHDEACON HEY.

E regret to have to record the death of the Ven . Archdeacon IIey, once head master of this school . Every old

Peterite will hear of his death with deep sorrow, especially the pupils who were under his ca r e. The late Archdeacon was born in 1811, at Ockbrook, in Derbyshire, of which place his father was vicar . 1Ie was educated partly under private tuition and partly at King' s School, Sherborne. From this school he proceeded to St . John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated as Twelfth Wrangler and B .A . in 1834, taking also classical honours, and being admitted a fellow of the college in 1836. In the following year 1 .e took his M .A . degree, being ordained deacon by Bishop of Ely, and in 1838 priest by the Archbishop of York . Having been admitted to Holy Orders on his Fellowship, he came to York in 1839, and was appointed Head Master of this School in 1844 . He held this office for twenty years, having under his care a large number of pup is, who have subsequently distinguished themselves at the Universities and in their professions . In 1854 he was appointed Prebendary of Weighton, and also succeeded to the Vicarage of St . Helen's, Stonegate . Iii 1864 he resigned the headmastership of the school, on being appointed Canon Iiesidentiary of the Cathedral . In 1871 he was elected Succentor Canonicorum, and this office he held until October, 1881, when he entered on the duties of Precentor. IIe also resigned the Prebend of Weighton and accepted that of Driffield . In 1874 he had been appointed Archdeacon of Cleveland, and subsequently became Examining Chaplain to the Archbishop, and vicar of St. Olave's, York. His death was cry sudden . Though he had been ailing for some time previously he continued to discharge his official duties almost to

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the last hour of his life . On the afternoon of Tuesday, the 21st, as Canon in Residence, he attended service at the Minster . On 'Wednesday morning) ork was filled with a grief, that almost every citizen felt as something personal, when they learnt his death. His funeral took place on Friday, the 24th, a day that will be long remembered in York . Perhaps that city has never worn more general mourning. Throughout the city, with few exceptions, the shops were closed, and he was followed to the Minster, and thence to the grave by a vast concourse of citizens, who came, for the most part, not out of idle curiosity of the spectacle, but from a w ish to show the last tribute of respect to one, whose genial friendship most had experienced, and with whose kind-hearted charity all were acquainted . A more impressive spectacle could not be imagined . The opening portion of the service was in the Minster, where some two hundred clergymen, mostly from the Archdeaconry of Cleveland, assembled with the leading men of the city and the county, and the masters and Sixth Form of the School. The Archbishop, attended by his chaplains ; the dean and chapter, the vicars choral, and choir, and a double line of the clergy, extending the whole length of the nave, met the precession as it entered the west door of the Minster. The service was then read by the Archbishop, and the hymn, " Brief life is here our portion," sung in the choir . The procession then re-formed, and, leaving the Minster, proceeded to the Cemetery where the conclusion of the service was read. We quote the the following from the "Cambridge Undergraduates ' Journal ":—" Singularly unpretending in manner, in conversation, in mode of life, his friends did not fully appreciate his work until they lost him. A scholar of no mean polish and research ; a preacher combining elegance of expression, earnestness of purpose, and a keen sense of truth ; a Churchman of firm but moderate opinions ; a head master who has left his mark on his school as a whole, and on his pupils as individuals ; and a man of whom it may be said with perfect truth that, dying over seventy years of age, he was unspotted by a wilful act of injustice, and his memory untarnished by a single unpleasant reminiscence ;—surely such a man our school and city may remember with joy ." Amongst many other pulpit references to the late Archdeacon Hey, the Rev . H . M . Stephenson, 11I . A ., head master of the School, made the following. At the close of an able sermon, based on the words

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if from want of the stimulus of rivalry alone, die out, as the Peterite must, whatever its present circumstances may be, unless a change comes over the spirit of our schoolfellows . That section of the school above alluded to, must, we fear, have been led astray by the bad example of similar conduct toward the city of York on the part of a suburb which endeavoured to disclaim all the advantages it derived from its nearness to the city . Will our readers allow us to put to them a similar question to that which Clifton failed to answer : " Where would they get the advantages they now enjoy—and cheaply too—if they were left to shift for themselves and St . Peter's blotted out from the scene ?"

THE SCHOOL THEATRICALS. E have to congratulate the school upon its sixth successful essay of the difficulties of a Shakesperian play . Though it would be presumptuous to claim equality with the pick of past years

for the last performance, the cheering fact remains, that for seven years in spite of gloomy forebodings and evil prophecies, the school has been able to produce with credit each year a fresh play of more than ordinary difficulty . " What man has done, man can do ;" and it is only fair to argue that theatricals can be successfully repeated every Christmas, for all the gaps that time will have made in the ranks of the performers. And when Shakesperian plays are exhausted, I venture to hope that the school will not go back to old plays, but will remember that, as "Vixere fortes ante Agamenznona multi," and after too, so Shakespeare is neither the first nor last of English dramatists . The reason of this success is obvious to those who have had any experience in the preparation of these plays . Mr . Yeld's careful and unselfish tuition, working on ready attention and personal study on the part of individual actors, has left its mark plainly stamped on the performance . The discipline and management were, as usual, excellent : if any fault is to be found it must be with the scene-shifting, which at times seemed to hang fire and lack briskness. I do not allude to the frequent fall of the curtain, which was entirely explained and amply justified by the spectacle presented on the rise of the drop-scene . While on the subject of scenery let me congratulate the school on the new scenes, unequalled in my opinion as a set in any previous year .

THE SCHOOL THEATRICALS. The performance took place, on December 18th and 20th, "before "

—to quote the York Herald—" a large and fashionable audience "; there was too a very considerable gathering of O .P .'s. We searched in vain for the writer of the poetry attached to the programme . He appeared to wish to hide his light very unreasonably under a bushel. We append a copy of the programme and a prologue—the work, we believe, of Mr . Yeld—which was recited by L . E . Stevenson. It is as

follows : Welcome, sweet friends, your presence is a pleasure Among our chief delights we love to treasure. When the leaves fall and autumn fields grow grey, And we with many fears must choose our play, And very doubtfully " the parts allot, We count upon your smiles ; Oh ! fail us not ! Since last we gathered here how changed appears The prospect and the retrospect of years ! Since last we gathered here our roll has lost One of the friends we loved to welcome most, Who won all hearts as only kindness can, The gifted wise, accomplished gentleman. No selfish seeker after power and place. He bore himself with unassuming grace ; When honours . none had better right to claim. To ceaseless toil and modest merit came. By love's words spoken and love's actions done, He made life here and life hereafter one. Seldom love gives to man a brighter ray Than lit the spirit of Archdeacon Hey. We in our hearts will long remember him, For gentleness and goodness grew not dim, Nor are the doors of memory on us closed, Because the veil of death is interposed. Sweet friends, we know you kind, for kindness' sake Forgive our faults whenever we mistake. This year our obstacles have not been small ; I spare to name them here—but most of all Our prompter's absence, though we lost not heart, Has made more difficult the actor's part. Yet we forgive him, though 'tis hardly prudent, For he returns a Christ Church Junior Student. Sweet friends, let your goodwill outweigh our cheer, For, if we shame the poet we revere. 'Tie love, not youthful pride presumptions,

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That leads us into seas too deep for us. Oh ! look not condemnation on our play. But let us gain your plaudits if we may. For, ladies, " love hath twenty pair of eyes,." And—let me whisper you—loves' flatteries ! And, " sirs, a word " what ladies deign to pardon We trust your Masterships will not be hard on. For the benefit of any of the O .P .'s, who were unable to attend, we include a copy of the programme : The Rev. H . M . STEPHENSON. President .. L . E . STEVENSON, H . G. Joy, and C . H . I . \VILLIAMSON. Committee .. E . W . CLAYFORTH. Hon . Secretary and Treasurer . . THE STAFF: Stage Manager Acting Manager Prompter .. Super Master Property Manager .. Master Carpenters . .

.. G . YELD, Esq. E . W . CLAYFORTH. .. A . D . HART. L . E . STEVENSON. . . J . BIRKS. H . G . Joy and L. W . PICKLEs.

The new scenery by Mr . WHITWELL, J. CROSSLEY, and C . H . STEAVENSON. The dresses and properties by SAMUEL MAY, costumier, Bow Street, London.

TIIE TWO GENTLEMEN OP VERONA. By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE . CirCLt . 15:)1. . . F . R . BR.ANDT. Duke of Milan, father to Silvia . E . STEVENSON. Valentine] the Two Gentlemen {L C . H. STEAVENSON. Proteus Antonio, father to Proteus W . C . RALPH. .. Thurio, a foolish rival to Valentino E . G. BEDINOFELD. Eglamour, agent for Silvia in her escape M . D . TAYLOR. Host, where Julia lodges R . CROSTHWAITE. First Outlaw R. CRAWSHAW. Second Outlaw with Valentine .. C . TnonirsoN. Third Outlaw A . E . MARTIN. Speed, a clownish servant to Valentine T . H. ENGLISH. Launce, the like to Proteus J . KroENIG. Panthino, servant to Antonio J . C. FoRD. Julia, beloved of Proteus .. H . W. RHODES. Silvia, beloved of Valentine .. C . P . GREEN. Lucetta, waiting woman to Julia .. W . RICE . Servants, Musicians, Outlaws. The song, "Who is Silvia," by Mrs . H . M . STEPHENSON.

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Sir John Falstaff a:,d Justice Shallow. Act III .— Scene 2 .

Act V .—Scenes 1, 3, 5. Circa. 1597.

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Prince John of Lancaster The Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench Sir John Falstaff

H . %V . RHODES.

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H . STEAVENSON.

R. CGOSTHWAITE.

L. E . STEVENSON.

Bardolph

J . C . FORD. F. B . BRANDT.

Pistol shallow 1 Silence J

Country Justices

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Davy, servant to Shallow Mouldy l Shadow I 111 Wart Feeble Bullcalf

W. S. GOFTON.

R . CnosTHIVAITE.

J . KROENIG. J . L . MARTIN. J . BIRKS.

Recruits

A . E . MARTIN. C . Tno .Irsos.

Pages, Attendants, Grooms . Soldiers.

Leave for awhile grey fields and skies severe, And, at the Master's bidding, breath with us The sunny-soft Italian atmosphere, Where beauty's eyes 'neath skies more beauteous Smile us a welcome, or with stainless tear Win our rapt hearts for Love the marvellous. As from the Master's lips falls word by word The sweet new song we yet have often beard. Spring flowers are ever fresh though yet the same, We know them well and yet we never know. We gaze on Alps in sunset's rosy flame, Or when the stars make ghostly the cold snow. And deem, we know,—but Nature mocks our claim. And so of Love we tell each joy and throe. And yet, as though we knew it not, its might Thrills us anew with ever-fresh delight. In Proteus and his Julia what sweet pair Verona boasts ! The perfect man in him ; In her the woman tender, true, and fair ! Alas, the brightness of his faith grows dim When Milan hears his false, false lips forswear Friendship and love together . who can trim His sails to every wind and yet make way ? At wage-time bitter shame is traitor's pay.

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Frank, free . outspoken Valentine, his friend, Wins witty Silvia's love, and void of guile Would fain to Proteus' heart his griefs commend ; Fain ask his aid when fortune seems to smile. Alas, self-love blights Love, nor spares to rend These friends asunder, and make dark awhile Youth's beauteous sunshine . What a task he bath Who lets his footsteps stray from truth's white path. True love at last the destined guerdon gains ; Love faithful wins love faithless to be true : Sweet Julia bath reward of all her pains, When Proteus' lips his oath of love renew ; And Valentine's unsullied truth retains His Silvia's faith . How well he loved she knew ! To such far heights unselfishness can soar, We deem it strange and yet we love him more. No Summer's Dream stolen from fairies sleep And pranked in gay attire to strange sweet notes ; No Winter's Tale with music soft and deep ; But, to the tune of brooks and wild birds' throats, An April rapture. O'er us green boughs sweep, The scent of new born blossom round us floats, And we are walking in a paradise Of love and youth, beneath Italian skies. To criticise the result of so many weeks' patient labour and unflagging energy is an invidious task, but the peremptory call of the editors is not to be disobeyed . I would it had fallen to other hands than mine, but I gather confidence from the belief that the actors will not be more distressed by well-meant fault-picking than they must have been disgusted by the fulsome and indiscriminating flattery lavished on them by the " special correspondent " of a certain daily. " Many men, many minds," will console those who may think themselves somewhat unjustly censured, though I trust none will . Still I do not think it prudent to look at everything through spectacles of a " couleur de rose ." The performance was a praise-worthy attempt to render interesting a monotonous and unnatural play . Brandt, as the duke, delivered his part with considerable vigour, though somewhat lacking in dignity, while the movements of his arms were somewhat awkward . Thurio seemed " The right man in the right place, " entering thoroughly into the spirit of his part . He was particularly good in his renunciation

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of Silvia. English again is to be congratulated on his role as Speed ; he fully sustained the expectations formed of him last year. His by-play could hardly be improved on. Launce looked his part to perfection, and his dog took the fancy of the audience immensely . Valentine and Proteus performed their difficult parts remarkably well . Valentine was perhaps best in his long speeches--" And why not death rather than living torment," and " How use loth breed a habit in a man ." He has entirely lost the awkward attitudes cornmented on last year ; and his utterance is wonderfully distinct, though he is a little inclined to adopt a hightragedy delivery ; and—at times, that is—to monotone his part in a way that would not disgrace a vicar choral . In the final scene he acted with great feeling and appreciation of his part. Of Proteus this too can be said . He gives very good promise for another year, as this is his first appearance, and in a difficult part too on our stage, unless I am mistaken . He was very happy in the garden scene with Julia, but unlike Stevenson his delivery is not sufficiently sustained . A word about those outlaws . It would require a stout heart to meet so dreadful a trio, on a dark night, in an unfrequented spot, without some uneasy misgivings, and the heiress,—"allied to the duke,"—whom No . 3 wished to steal away, is to be heartily congratulated on her fortunate escape. As for Crawshaw we can only say,—with some hesitation about the gender,— " Quantunt ntutatus ab illo, "—from

the " Ursula and Adriana " of

previous years. The ladies' acting all round was decidedly good . Lucetta had evidently taken great pains with her part, and will doubtless do well in future years. Silvia acted with great spirit and piquancy . She (or he) seems to have a very good idea of the meaning and drift of what he is saying— not at all an easy thing at his age. Of Rhodes' acting we cannot speak too highly. Julia in our opinion is the hardest lady's part that has been acted on our stage, and, in spite of all its difficulties, his rendering of it was second to none of all the lady personations we have had . As the page he looked well, and, throughout his delivery, was marked by good taste and judgment, varying his voice admirably from bitter scorn and anger to plaintive tenderness. His scenes, in Act IV ., with Silvia and with Proteus, were most graceful and touching, and in himself he made ample reparation for what we might deem dull in other scenes of the play .

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It is with a sigh of relief that I pass from the " Two Gentlemen " to " Henry the Fourth ." It must be acknowledged that the first piece, though relieved by many excellent scenes, was as a whole somewhat disappointing, mainly, no doubt, owing to the nature of the play, Consequently it was with some trepidation thit I saw the curtain rise for the difficult afterpiece, but any anxiety was quickly dispelled at the very first appearance of Justice Shallow. His opening dialogue stamped the piece as a success at once, and this impression was strengthened by the entrance, first of Bardolph, secondly and particularly of Sir John. The actors entered more vigorously into these characters than into those before . Taking Justice Shallow first and finding any faults to begin with, he seemed occasionally to sacrifice distinctness to stage effect, a mistake that may readily be condoned in an impersonation, where the get-up, gestures, and by-play were first-class . His undignified self-importance was well brought out ; there was indeed between him and Davy—for the " good varlet" must not be forgotten— a remarkable as semblable coherence of spirit .'' The examination of the recruits, the managing of the caliver—an excellent piece of burlesque, where both of the leading characters took the opportunity for some of the best acting on the night—and lastly the abject terror subsequent to Falstaff's disgrace may be mentioned as particularly good . Of Silence silence " well befits ." Sir John's appalling corpulence attracted the audience almost as much as his acting . The " Mountain of flesh " did not seemingly impede the delivery of long soliloquies, in which he was perhaps seen— or rather heard—at his best. IIe and Shallow made a wonderfully taking pair, that has hardly ever been equalled on the school stage. Of the minor characters King Henry, Bardolph, and Davy deserve a word of praise, though the last took too much of the " foolish justices' " bearing into his second character as Lord Chief Justice, and consequently lacked dignity . Bullcalf was quite the pick of the recruits. But I fear that I am overrunning all bounds, and make haste to close . It was no mistake to shorten the play by the omission of the third scene in Henry the Fourth, as the performance was of sufficient length without it . I had almost forgotten to notice Mrs . Stephenson' s rendering of " 'Who is Silvia, " which was charming . This culpable neglect overpowers me, and I hastily subscribe myself W .C .O .

OXFORD LETTER. THE moment when " yours truly " feels most incapable of writing anything at all, his Editor bids him write . I have only the usual things to say—how that the river is up or down, the schools on or over, and so on ad nauseant . But the want of news is not my fault, and therefore my courage shall not fail me . That silly old river is not down off the towing path yet, and does not apparently mean to go off this term ; it seriously interferes with coaching, and especially the coaching of the Trial Eights, which are made up . At the time of writing, however, the day of the race is not yet fixed . There is one Eton " fresher" in, who is almost certain to be in the Eight, Maclean, namely, of New College . The 'Varsity Fours ended as I foretold in my last (though I was deceived in Iieble), Hertford having simply a walk in—though they might have had a hard race had New steered anything like well. All Oxford wore a serious, pensive air a fortnight ago—more so even than is usual at the seat of learning. The cause was that Moody and Sankey had set to work to evangelise the 'Varsity and town—(but about the town I know nothing) . I am afraid they had their work set, and should hesitate to say that their efforts to regenerate were altogether crowned with success . But I am glad to say that there was not the disgraceful row that occurred at Cambridge on a similar occasion, though one very great man in the 'Varsity, whose name for its very greatness I dare not mention, attempted to get one up . Mr . Moody, with the twang peculiar to nis nation, hereupon said, " Sit down, young man, " and he did sit down, and moreover sneaked out on the first opportunity. The day on which the memory of the illustrious O .P ., of gunpowder fame, is usually celebrated, passed off without any remarkable disturbance. That healthy institution, the " Town and Gown," is dying out. The divinity schools are just over, and they, too, are not remarkable: there were the typical blunders, such as the answer that Sennacherib was the man who killed Agag ; but, save for some stories of doubtful character, and equally doubtful authority, they were this time quite uneventful . Moderations are on at the time of writing. The Freshmen's Sports were a failure, the Magdalen Schoolman being unable to compete, in consequence of a sprained ankle ; and one other, who, untrained and never having run any considerable race

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before, did the 100 yards in 10 ° sec ., (or, as some said, 10*,) at his College sports, ran it in over 11 at the 'Varsity sports. The Football team is the institution on which Oxford prides itself most this year. It has won every match, and is about the best team in England . There is talk indeed of its challenging England . Against Blackheath, for instance, the forward play was simply perfect . They sent a very poor team to play the Midland Counties on Wed ., Nov . 29, and the 'Varsity had almost a walk over . The "Eli jab" was performed on that same Wednesday, but the result was hardly up to your correspondent's hopes. I forgot to say above, where it would have better fitted in, that a is Church Army" has been formed on lines similar to the Salvation Army, to dislodge the late Regent swvutnque tridenti, if I may venture to alter the words of a line familiar to most of my readers . The only result so far has been broken windows ; but the earnestness of its members, together with their uniform, should make some impression. BEBI. A meeting of past and present officials f the Peterite was held here, and J . H . Mallinson, of Christ College, Cambridge, appointed to be sub-editor there—an office called into existence now for the first time. At present the officers are B . G . M . Baskett, editor at Oxford, and E. W . Clayforth at York. II . C . B . Clayforth, Treasurer at Oxford, with P . E . Lord, at St. Peter's . J . H . Mallinson, sub-editor at Cambrni, d.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. INCE my last letter the 'Varsity Trial rights have been rowed, and considerable dissatisfaction has been felt at the way in which they were made up . To show that there was some little ground for this, I need only mention that in one boat there were five Jesus men, three of whom at least were considerably below Trial Eight form ; this boat, which was stroked by Beauchamp, of Trinity, was beaten easily by Meyrick's crew . As the men were being continually shifted about up to the very day of the race, and therefore had scarcely any steady pray t it was Ia rd to judge of their respective merits, but the best men s :< ,ned toabe Beauchamp, Meyrick, Baston, and, though entirely destitute of form, Green, of

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L .M .B .C . There is plenty of good material, and, with judgment and impartiality, a good crew ought to be made up next term. The College Trials have also been rowed off lately, and several old Peterites figured in them ; at Christ's the boat coached by Mallinson won, in which Crawshaw was rowing 2 ; Douglas was 2 in the losing boat ; Griffith was 5 in the winning Trial at Clare ; Collinson at the same place in the winning Queen's eight ; A . Peters was bow in the Corpus Trial, coached by Eyre, but was not successful ; Marshall has also been steering one of the Cavendish boats, but the race has not yet come off . Besides the above successes, Eyre has won his College open sculls, and Mallinson stroked the winning boat in the Christ's pairs, while Collinson rowed in the successful boat in the Queen's scratch fours . From the above it will be seen that the O . P'.s up here mostly favour the river, and thereon sustain the reputation of the School . In the athletic line in Christ's sports, Douglas won the long jump and Hurdle race, and ran third in the mile, while at Corpus, Eyre easily secured the mile, and was second from scratch in the half-mile handicap The performance of the Ajax, which came off lately, was eminently successful, and reflects the highest credit on the untiring energy and kind attention shown by Dr . Waldstein . The part of Teemessa was especially well taken, and showed the marks of a careful and appreciative study. I hear it is to be performed at Eton and IIarrow, and there is some talk of also taking it to London, but I doubt the expediency of the latter. The Election is now over, and the Conservative candidate is returned by an overwhelming majority : there was no excitement, and there were none of the usual adjuncts of an election.

THE HEY MEMORIAL FUND. OST Peterites will have already heard that a committee has been appointed for the purpose of raising a fund to perpetuate the memory of Archdeacon Hey . For the benefit of those who have not heard the history of this scheme, it will, perhaps, be sufficient to state that the final decision arrived at was to collect money for two objects : (1) To erect a simple memorial as in the Minster. (2) To found an exhibition or scholarship and prizes in connection with St. Peter's. Of other schemes that were proposed only two are worthy of notice— i .e ., to build a church at Eston, near Middlesborough, or in one of the

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'populous suburbs of York . For various reasons both these ideas failed, nor had they met with any general support. The hon. secretaries are the Rev. Canon Randolph, Messrs, F . J . Munby and J. Teasdale . Subscriptions will be received by the hon . treasurer, R . Pearson, Esq ., at th Union Bank, or any of the York banks ; or by the following :—C . HIaigh, Esq ., Elm Court Temple ; Tudor Trevor, Esq ., of Blenheim Square . Leeds ; the Rev . Bryan Walker, Land Beach Rectory, Cambridge ; H. Watson, Esq ., J .P ., Middlesborough . To appeal to old Peterites for such an object is unnecessary.

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NOTES AND ITEMS. On Sept . 24th, in Gloucester Cathedral, by Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, R . A . Storrs, B.A., of St . John's Coll ., Camb ., was ordained deacon, and licensed to Holy Trinity, Cheltenham. 81st Regt ., Lieut . P . Palmes to be Capt ., vice F . Ryley.—Gazette. E. II. Ainslie, B .A ., of Pet-ob . Coll ., Camb ., has been called to the Bar by the Society of the Inner Temple. G. F . Chadwick has passed the Final I+xamination at Edinb . University. K. Marshall, King' s Coll ., Camb ., was one of the chorus in the Ajax at Camb. Rev . G . F . Browne, B .D ., St. Cath . Coll ., Camb., has been appointed Examiner for the " Le Bas" University Prize .

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The following names appeared amongst those who passed the Intermediate Examination of The Law Society in November : J . E . Stephenson, B .A. C . A . Close, B .A . IL H. Spink . A . E. Dawson. E . W. Clayforth was elected, December 2nd, to an Open Classical Scholarship at Christ Church, Oxford, of the value of £80 a year. We are pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev . W. C . IIey, to the vicarage of St . Olave's, York, as successor to his father, the late Archdeacon IIey. The Pev. W . O . F . Campbell was ordained priest by the Archbishop of York on the 17th December.

FOOTBALL. r . LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played on the School Ground, November 18th. The School kicked off downhill, and, after a minute's play, Stevenson scored a try, which was not improved upon . Five minutes afterwards he got in again—this time behind the posts—and Taylor kicked a goal. On the ball being re-started, the School forwards, led by Crossley, soon took it back to the Leeds twenty-five, where Templer put in some good play . Stevenson, however, was not to be denied, and scored four more tries before half-time, from one of which a goal was scored . On changing ends the ball still continued in Leeds' quarters, and numerous tries were obtained by Stevenson and Kaye . A few minutes before time Stevenson made a free catch, and Kaye landed a very good goal, bringing the score to 5 goals, 8 tries, 7 minor points, to 1 minor point. For the School, Stevenson scored no less than nine tries, the Leeds men seeming utterly unable to stop him ; Kaye gained the other three, playing up well after half-time . Of the forwards, J. Crossley, Lane, and Robinson were the pick, Rhodes being very useful at half back. For Leeds, Templer was decidedly the best of the backs, Hodson and Pyper playing well at forward. The School team was without the aid of Clayforth and IVilliamsoj, whose places were taken by English and Marshall . Leeds : back, G. H . Wilson ; three-quarter backs, G. II . Peacock (Capt .), C . L. Templer, G . Portway ; half back, R . E . Scholelield, A . W. Thompson ; forwards, G . A . L. Pyper, A . E . IIenting, A . E . Dixon, W . Henderson, G . D. Burrell, II . T. Davies, F . A . Hodson, C . W . Smeeton, E . Baines.