Peterite 1878-1880

THE PETF,RITF,

Vor..I . DECEMBER, 1X78. No. I.

PREFACE.

IT is with more than the usual diffidence that attends the first publication of a School Magazine that we present our bantling to a world that is generally so forward to hail a novelty, so backward in supporting an idea when its novelty has once died away. Our idea cannot claim the merit of novelty ; there have already been two attempts to establish a Magazine at St. Peter's, and both have failed. We must, then, to avoid another failure, consider carefully what our object in publishing a School Magazine must be, seeing that the success of an undertaking generally depends on a clue appreciation of this point . In the first place, we must inform our readers that we do not aim at literary distinction. Whether that will follow or not is a question that must be left to time to decide . At present we wish to open a channel of communication between past and present Peterites, and supply a want that makes itself felt more and more . The chief interest of our columns, therefore, will be derived from the news that they contain, news of the School for Old Peterites, and news of Old Peterites for the School : and there will also be any items of University intelligence that will be likely to interest any of our readers. Original articles by past and present members of the School will be inserted for amusement and instruction, but we think it desirable to exclude from our publication all controversial topics on either political or religious differences, as we consider that they would be at the same time above our capacity and foreign to our purpose. With regard to our title : it was earnestly debated whether it would not be better to cast aside the ill-omened associations and cacophony of the old name, and call our production " St. Peter's School Magazine," but after a protracted discussion we decided that it would be better to retain the old name, as it would better express the combined interests

of past and present Peterites, and would savour less of the ambitious than the other . Our Magazine will be published eight times a year, at Oxford, under the management of two Editors there and two at St. Peter's ; and, to secure the interest and co-operation of all literary Peterites in Oxford, it is proposed that each year one of the Editors there should retire from office, and that his place should be filled up by election. After explaining the object that we shall seek to attain, it remains for us only to offer to our readers the best wishes of the season, and to introduce to them the first number of the Petevite.

PROPOSED NEW FIVES COURTS.

SOME months ago, on the suggestion of the Rev. F . Watson, Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, a Committee was formed, consisting of the Head Master and four old pupils of the School, viz., W. H. Cobb, Esq., Rev. G. Edmundson, Rev. F. Watson, and T. W. Badger, Esq., for the purpose of raising a fund to add some Fives Courts, and, if possible, a workshop to the School buildings. By the exertions of the Committee, a sum of £90 was raised by private canvassing, consisting principally of £5 subscriptions. A circular was then issued by the Committee to Peterites generally, and the result of the appeal has been that a further sum of £40 has been added to the fund. This may possibly be augmented by a small grant from the Dean and Chapter, and in any case a sum of £15o will probably be available for the purpose in view.

The cost of the contemplated improvements had been estimated at £250, but as no new subscriptions appear to be coming in, it seems best that the work should be commenced in the spring, and that so much of the scheme be carried out as the amount of the fund already raised will permit . The Committee would be glad to receive suggestions on the following points :

(I) Should the Courts be closed or open, or one closed and the other open ?

(2) Should the Workshop take precedence of one or both of the Fives Courts ?

The Head Master would be glad also to receive the addresses of any Old Peterites likely to subscribe, as more money is required to carry out the plan in its entirety.

About ioo Old Peterites have been appealed to up to the present time. A full list of subscribers will be printed in our next number

ITEMS.

MANY of our readers may remember P. Palmes, one of the bowlers for the School Eleven five or six years ago . It may interest them to hear that he is at present engaged in active service in the Khyber Pass, in the capacity of Lieut. 81st Regiment, one of those in General Browne's division.

This reminds us that we shall not have the pleasure of seeing Lieut. Mitchell, 14th Regiment, at the Theatricals this year. He, too, is going to fight Afghans, though his Regiment, which has only just arrived in India, is not to march to the front until it has become acclimatised.

We are glad to see that C. A. Close, Pembroke College, Oxford, has obtained a Second Class in the Final Honour School of Jurisprudence.

Mr. T. Walker, late Exhibitioner of Queen's College, Oxford, whom many of our readers will remember as Classical Examiner for the Lower School last July, has recently been appointed to a Mastership at the Lorett's College, Edinburgh.

Since our Cambridge letter was written, we have received the following intelligence :—R. M . Ainslie, Pembroke College, Cambridge, stroked the winning Four in his College Regatta. E . H. Ainslie secured the Sculls at the same Regatta.

The Inter-University Football match (Rugby Union) will be played on December 14th, and as both teams are very strong this year we may hope to hear of a very interesting contest.

AMBITION.

S 0-and-so was a great man, but he was ambitious ." This is a common saying ; and I have long wished to discover what ambition really is, and why it is so often classed as a vice, while we are constantly being urged on all sides to aim at some exalted standard and bring ourselves up to its level, that is, in the common sense of the word, to be more ambitious. What, then, is the distinction between the two,—supposing that both classes are right, both those who exalt ambition as a virtue, and those who stigmatise it as a vice ?

We shall all readily grant that when the object sought is a bad one, the ambition which prompts an unhappy mortal to aim at that object is a vice ; but how when the object is a good one, or cannot at any rate be described as bad ? It is possible to imagine two cases with the same object, one of which would be held up to scorn as wicked, the other as a noble ambition . Let us say that a king wishes to civilize the whole of a barbarous country, a laudable object, truly, and an ambition with which every one would sympathise. But to effect that civilization he reduces the native population to slavery, and devastates their flourishing villages. Here, I take it we find the key to the matter ; it is not the object at which he aims that is at fault, but the means by which he effects it. Look at the change that has come over men's feelings towards him . Before he announced the means he would adopt he was a philanthropist, a benefactor of mankind, and one whose name ought to be written in letters of gold as an example for posterity to follow : now he is a ruthless destroyer, he is an ambitious conqueror. But he has a plea to urge,—the accomplishment of his object will bring with it results which, iii the benefits that they confer on mankind, will far outweigh the temporary evils of the means which he used. And now again he carries with him the sympathies of the fickle crowd, and he is again a public benefactor with a noble ambition, whose ends have sanctified the means he used. To turn now to private ambition, and to see how far it is justified, and by what train of reasoning. All men agree that it is the duty of each individual to have an aim and object to which he aspires ; and the story of the Cambridge Coach who used to ask his intending pupils if they had yet found

any worthy object on whom to bestow their young affections, in the hope that they would then be inspired to work their hardest for that object, is only an extravagant instance of the purpose of such ideal. Bentham says that the ultimate object of all men is the same, viz., pleasure, and that men differ only in the means that they adopt to gain that end. Here again we get the means by which the object is sought, as the basis of division of ambition into good and bad. The object of all ambition is the same, and if we do not consider the means used, all ambition will be equally justifiable. But if a man injures his neighbour in his efforts after pleasure, an ill name attaches itself to him, and he is ambitious in the bad sense of the word. If pleasure, then, be the ultimate object of every man, what matter the means by which he seeks it, provided that he abstains from injuring his neighbour ? One man may seek his pleasure in total idleness, dreaming away his hours like the Lotos-eaters of old, and saying There is no joy but calm !

Ah ! why should life all labour be ! Let us alone. What pleasure can we have To war with evil ?

While another may find his ideal in a life of restless activity, ever finding something new to do, and not sufficient time in which to do it. The reason, I take it, for the praise bestowed upon the latter character, is to be found in the exigencies of society, which regards the well-regulated ambition of the citizen as conducing to the well-being of the state, and this is the standard by which most actions are judged, that those ambitions arc to be applauded by which the happiness of the greatest number may be advanced, and those to be reproved by which the smallest number gain. OGE.

THE AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB.

For some considerable time the members of this Club have been industriously preparing for their Annual Entertainment, to be given on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, December 16th and 17th. Mr. Moss, who has filled the post of Stage Manager so well for two years, has been unable to undertake it this year, but Mr . Yeld has

kindly acceded to the unanimous wish of the Club, and taken his place. It should, perhaps, be said that though Mr. Moss has not filled any official position, he has, so far as his engagements have allowed him, rendered invaluable assistance to the Committee and the Club generally. The play of the year is to be " Twelfth Night ." In the rollicking humour of Sir Toby, the stupidity of Sir Andrew, the selfimportance ofMalPolio, the wit and wisdom of the fool, the melancholy of the Duke, the refined nature of Olivia, the tenderness of Viola,— not to extend the list any further—ample scope is afforded for the display of the varied talents of the actors . " Twelfth Night " is to be followed by a capital burlesque, Clzroizoizhoton-thologos, well described by its second title, " the most tragical tragedy that ever was tragedized by any company of tragedians. " Le Maistre, considering his success in the rblc of Beef-catar in " The Critic " two years ago, ought to make a good King ; while Moss is certain to bring out Bozzzbarilinian with effect. C. Williamson, who is an excellent Viola in " Twelfth Night," is equally good as Queen Fcullazlizzida. Altogether we sec, no reason why the Theatricals of 1878 should not be a success. If those who have to take part in them will only work well together, not merely each for his own success, but rather, each for the success of the whole, we are confident for the result.

POETRY.

" YE LEGENDE OF YE STUDENTE SETTINGE FORTH, HOW HE DID COME FOR TO GAIN A SCHOLARSCHIPPE AT OXFORD, AND YE TRAGIC FATE THAT HYM THERE BEFELLE "

FYTTE I.—YE ARRIVAL.

T is ye houre of half-past five Upon ye dial's face, And a Studente thin, but half alive, Descends from off ye Iron Drive. For Oxford is hys place.

I11ys far countrie.

Thys Studente has com from a Northern lande, Where ye wind blows loud and cold ; He has corn past ocean's wave-beat strande, Over rivers and mountains and tracts of sande ; Our Studente is very bold.

Sheweth forth " But why hast thou corn from a lande so far, wherefore he Thou Studente so lank and lean ? has coin.

And why dost thou lift thy head so high ? " Quoth he, " Thys Studente has corn to try For a Scholarschippe I weene ."

" Ah, bold sir Studente, now hie thee back, " The old man quoth, " full quicke," " For disappointment doth thee await ; Thou can'st not read ye booke of fate, Or t'would make thy hearte full sicke . "

Ye Studente But our Studente he smole a bitter smile, shewethmoche Till hys thin face seemed thinner ; impertinence

And quoth he " is thy moder aware thou art out ? Can'st tell me thy hatter ? " he said with a shout, " Thou art but a hoary old sinner !

And he turned hym and seized on hys baggage and bag, Hys brollie, hys ulstere also ;

And awaie from ye bustle, and bother, and fusse, That ever attende a terminusse, As, I weene, ye travellers know.

Ilys luxurie and sudden amazement.

And now in a two-wheeled chariot so grande, Our Studente, he rideth forth ; And ye chappelle bells they smite hys ear, And seem to ring out in a tone full clear, " Sir Studente, hie back to the North ."

And ye Studente turned pale, and hys hearte so brave Did at last begin to quake ; But not for long, for a cheerie song Our Studente had wished for the whole day long Did ye evening stillness break.

FYTTE II.—YE HOSTEI,RIE.

Sir Randolph " Corn in, sir Studente, corn in I pray mine poste To ye inn of Sir Randolph bold ! gives hym

welcome Corn eat and drink to your heart's desire, Be merrie and dronken, and sit by the fire, For thou art, I weene, full cold !

He is And our Studente went in, and our Studente got warm, over-weening And our Studente got merrie with wine, and proude. And our Studente, elate in hys heart's fond pride, " Now thanks to our ladye," he merrily cried, " Ye Scholarschippe shall be mine "

Hys excess. Soon under the table ye Studente has fled, A wine-cup beside hym is scene ; And Sir Randolph bold to hys minions hath said " Now bear hym up and put hym to bed, Our Studente is dronk, I weene !

And quicklie those minions did bear hym up, And they put hym to bed quicklie ; Though ye Studente has cursed, and ye Studente has sworne That " ye shoberest Studente that ever wash born brash never sho shober ash he. "

[TO BE CONTINUED IN OUIL NEXT.]

OXFORD LETTER.

The familiar appearance of black coats and white ties at every corner of the street, warns us that the Schools are on and the end of Term is at hand . Nobody is sorry, except perhaps a few very energetic Dons and some luckless individuals who expect a " plough . '' Oxford is not a lively place during the month that is just over ; thank goodness ! It is impossible to be overburdened with spirits when a damp curtain of mist hangs over everything around, when the river is flooded, when football grounds are swamps, and the very streets— thanks to the inefficiency of Oxford drainage—are not much better. But this is, perhaps, almost too gloomy a picture, as there is always something to interest one ; and when Undergraduates in general are not blowing their nose, their interests are centred on the " Trials," the College Junior Fours, and Football ; there are even some individuals who struggle in the mire with balls and racquets and call their struggles Lawn-Tennis—I don't. But to return to the " Trials " : it is impossible to compare their merits as yet, for they have only just taken a settled form . The general opinion is that they are below the average. Only two 'Varsity oars are rowing, Hobart of the '76 boat, and Southwell (Pembroke) of last year's. They are not rowing

particularly well. F. M. Hargreaves (Keble) is rowing again this year as you will, of course, have seen . If strength were the only requisite, his chance of a place in the 'Varsity would be a very good one. The College " Junior Fours," consisting mainly of Freshmen, beginners in the art, stroked by "Torpid " men, are of no public interest, as their name implies . W. T. James is the only O .P. rowing in them . Football is by far the most engrossing occupation this Term . There are matches in the Parks and the mud every afternoon, and 'Varsity matches on Saturday . In both Union and Association we are very strong this year, especially in the former. A match was talked of with Yorkshire, but has come to nothing, much to the disappointment of O . P.s, who would have been glad to see C . Wood uphold the honour of his School and county . W. E. Moore and C. H. Chadwick, are both playing in the Queen's team again this year. We were surprised and delighted the other day, by a flying visit from the Rev. R. Elwyn ; though only in Oxford two or three hours, he found time to see all the O . P.s here. He was looking remarkably well, and made many kind enquiries after the School . I forgot to mention that W. Y. Fausset is in the Schools (Mods), we hope to be able to record his " First " in our next . All the Colleges go down about the loth, and rejoin on the 25th of next month. I conclude my letter with a list of O. P.s now in residence at Oxford.

Rev. G. Edmundson, Fellow of B .N.C. ; T. C . Snow, Fellow of St. John's ; T. R. Terry, Fellow of Magdalen ; C. A. Skelton, St. John's; C. A. Close, Pembroke ; W. Y. Fausset, Balliol ; C. H . Chadwick, W. E . Moore, \V. T. James, E. B. Newenham, Queens ; F. M. Hargreaves, E. H . Greenhow, B . Hoskyns-Abrahall, Keble ; G. R. French, New. G. H. Dixon, T. Walker, Queen's ; \V . R. Rayson, Iieble ; have just gone down Qnis.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

All Old Peterites ought to, and no doubt will, thank the originators of the scheme for setting a new School magazine on foot : and to judge from the proposed plan for its management it ought to prove a signal and unqualified success . " Tempora mutantur " : and after having left the place for a year or two, it is no easy matter to get hold of more than rumours as to its doings.

Now for news : and speak we first of the aquatic thing. There are five Peterites now up who rowed this year in their College boats, viz .,

E. H . Ainslie and R . M. Ainslie, Pembroke ; J. E. Stephenson, Christ's ; F. E . Swaby, stroke of the Lady Margaret 2nd boat ; and J. P. Hubbersty, St. Catharine's. This Term E. H. Ainslie rowed 2 in the Pembroke Four, and his brother stroke of the winning trial Eight : Stephenson and Hubbersty have won their respective Pairs, and the latter also his College scratch Fours and Trials. The river is said to have some three feet of sewage at the bottom, in consequence whereof a huge dredger has commenced operations, much to the tribulation of many Eights. Would that we had Ouse's broad stream here to disport ourselves upon, instead of the muddy, tortuous, graveolent ditch, known as the River Cam . As to the athletic accomplishments, E. Mawdesley, Trinity Hall, won the strangers' handicap at Clare, and in the Christ's Sports W . Dowson was second for the weight, and first in putting the hammer ; he is also a member of the Christ's, and R. M. Ainslie of the Pembroke Football team.

The Peterite Freshmen this Term are, Taylor, Trinity ; Storrs, St. John's ; C. Kitchin, Trinity Hall ; and Bellerby, Corpus. This is not a Term for scholarships or prizes, but with the exception of a few college distinctions, there are no startling triumphs to record, and we look forward with some interest to the rising generation . It is a fact worth mentioning, that there are at present in Cambridge a master, one late and two (ni failimur) present fellows, besides some fifteen individuals in statu pupillari, who have all been under the guiding influence of one and the same master : his name need we mention ?

Some persons of an enterprising turn of mind wish to introduce that admirable invention, the tram, into the streets of this venerable seat of learning : then we shall have the University Library converted into an Aquarium, and the Senate House into a Skating Rink.

Virgil would feel flattered by this :

"Subjiciunt veribus prunas, et viscera torrent : They prefer plums to truth, and burn their insides ."

What

a thing is ingenuity !

CRICKET SEASON, 1878.

K. K.

It may be thought somewhat out of place to introduce Cricket when snow is on the ground ; but the present seems not to be an unfitting time to review the successes of the School during the year.

In Cricket it has been unusually successful ; out of sixteen matches having won eleven, lost three, and drawn two. For the first month

v. LEEDS MEDICAL COLLEGE.

November 16 . Played on the School ground, York, and resulted in a victory for the College by four tries to one . Play was very difficult, as the ground was covered with half-melted snow ; and, as several of the medicals did not put in an appearance, the ball was not kicked off until the afternoon was well advanced . Owing to the absence of several of their team Leeds had recruited their numbers from some of the best local clubs. About the middle of the match Wilson injured his ancle while playing back, and will not be able to play again this season. We were also deprived of the services of Daniel, our best back, who was away from school for a few days. For the School Calvert was most energetic among the forwards, who would have done well to have followed up his example better than they did. After half-time the rain fell in torrents and completed the discomfiture of both teams.

v. DURHAM UNIVERSITY.

Played on the University ground, at Durham, November 23rd, and resulted in a victory for the University by five tries to two touches down. For various reasons our three most reliable backs, J . H. Daniel, Wilson, and T. Moss, were absent, and we thus played at a great disadvantage. For the University, Maughan, who played halfback, ran splendidly, and secured three out of their five tries . All these, with one exception, were kicked from the side of the field, and so failed of success, though Cranshawe, the 'Varsity Captain, kicked with his usual skill and precision . During the latter part of the time the game was much more evenly contested, and we scored two touches down (our only success during the match) in rapid succession, and when " no side " was called, the scrummage was close to our opponents' touch-line. For the School, Douglas and Calvert ran well, and Walker and Greenhow did their best to remedy the deficiency of our backs. For the University, Maughan, half-back , was decidedly the most useful ; while Cranshawe, back, did good service with his drop-kicks and punts. Hodgson and Browning were conspicuous among the forwards.

The Old Boys' match (return) has been postponed until the 18th inst

v. HULL TOWN (RETURN).

This match was played on Saturday, November 30, on the School ground, and ended in a victory for the School, after a well-contested game, by two goals and one try to a goal and a try. At three o'clock

the game commenced, Walker kicking off for the School . The ball was well returned by Plaxton, the Hull back, and after about ten minutes' hard play the Hull team succeeded in getting a try : the place-kick was entrusted to A. Hodgson, who, however, failed in converting it into a goal. Soon after this the Hull team fell back behind the half-way flag, but Lowe (half-back), after a good run, kicked a goal from the field for the Hull team . It was disputed at first, but finally conceded by the School. The ball, when kicked off by St. Peter's, was well followed up by Calvert, as usual ; and before half-time was called he had passed the Hull backs, got the ball well behind the posts, and kicked a goal. After half-time the School team had the best of the game, and after several good runs by Douglas and Walker, Radon ran in and secured a try, but the place-kick by Walker failed . Soon afterwards H. Daniel, who played well throughout the game, made a good run, but, being collared, passed the ball to Rogers, who in ran and obtained a try behind the posts. Watson had just time to kick a goal before " no side " was called, and St. Peter's were thus left the victors by two goals and one try to one goal and one try. The touches were equally divided . Igor the Hull team A. Hodgson, Lowe, Plaxton, and Wilson were most conspicuous. The game throughout was exceedingly pleasant and exciting.

DEBATING SOCIETY.

This Society was instituted at the beginning of the present year, under the presidency of G . R. French ; and membership was originally restricted to the Sixth Form. Shortly afterwards this restriction was modified, and the Society is now open to any one in the School who has been proposed by a member and voted for by a majority. The meetings were suspended during the summer term, but now have been resumed. The officers are, President, J . H. Daniel ; VicePresident, G. H. Wade ; Secretary, J. H. Piggin.

On Thursday, November et, GARWOOD, in a speech more remarkable for brevity than for wit, moved "That the introduction of Cremation is desirable on the score of economy and of health ." A lively debate ensued, LE MArSTRI' leading the opposition, which maintained that the truest economy would be to reduce the unnecessary expenses of our present funeral system and not to introduce an entirely new system . With the argument of health the opposition did not attempt to deal WADE was the most prominent supporter of the original motion, which was defeated, on a division, by a majority of one

On Wednesday, November 27, GRIFFITH, in a sensible and carefully prepared speech, moved " That the reforms of Tiberius Gracchus were beneficial to Rome, and that Tiberius was a true patriot. " LE MAISTRE spoke strongly against the motion, and held Gracchus up to execration as a selfish demagogue . WADE and the PRESIDENT maintained that the A,,cr Pzzblicus had become, by virtue of long occupation, the property of the holders, and thought that to take it away from them was little short of robbery. On a division the motion was defeated LE MAISTRE then moved "That no one ought to be allowed burial in the graveyards of the English Church, except he be buried by a Minister of the said Church and with the ceremony of the said Church ." Unfortunately the house seemed to be in a bewildered state as to what really was the nature of the law at present existing, as to the alterations proposed to be made, and as to the Burials Bills alluded to in the hon. member's speech, nor did the latter gentleman seem at all able to enlighten them . A few minor points, raised in the course of the speech, were discussed, and then, as no one appeared disposed either to support or oppose the motion, the house divided. With a charming uncertainty as to what it was all about, a considerable majority declared for the proposal, whilst several abstained from voting.

TIIE LIBRARY.

The following books have been added to the library since the printing of the Catalogue, last February :

Attic Orators, by R. C. Jebb 2 viols, Browning's Aganzemzznzz of IEschylus.

Daily iVewcws Correspondence in Russo-Turkish War 2 vols. Defenders of the faith.

Epic of Hades.

Five Years' Penal Servitude.

Frere, John Hookharn, Works, 2 vols.

Golden Butterfly, 3 vols.

Hector Servadac, by Jules Verne.

History of Rome, by Ihnc, ; vols.

Memoir of a Brother, by T. Hughes.

My Little Girl, 3 vols.

New Republic, 2 vols.

Our place among Infinities.

Poetic Interpretation of Nature, by J . C. Shairp.

Princess of Thule, 3 vols.

Ralph and Bruno, 2 vols.

Russia, by Mackenzie Wallace, 2 vols.

Schliemann's Mycence.

Schliemann's Troy.

Tom Brown at Oxford. CORRESPONDENCE.

7o the Editors of the Peterite.

DEAR SIRS,—I should like, through the medium of the Pcterite, to open a correspondence about the improvements in the School Buildings, that we have heard so much about lately . Of course it would not do for us to attempt to pry into the plans of the Committee, but it seems the general opinion here that their work would be helped on if it was generally known what the results of the alterations are to be. With regard to the levelling of the playground mentioned in the notice sent round to Old Fellows, it seems pretty clear that all hope of negotiations for the fields adjoining the School has been abandoned for the present, and that only the present ground is to be levelled . Next I should like to ask whether it is intended to remove the present Fives Courts, that nursery of our Cricket and refuge of every one in wet weather ; and supposing they are cleared away, whether the new Courts will be allowed to be used for the same miscellaneous purposes, or will be reserved strictly for Fives . It is rumoured that the Workshop will be reserved for older members of the School, and will be used principally for works of public interest, e.g scene painting for the Theatricals ; but we hope that this report will prove unfounded, and that lockers will be set apart for little fellows to keep their tools in, and room reserved for them in which to exercise their ingenious arts. Hoping that the subject will be discussed as fully as possible.

I remain, Yours obediently, DERIT.

OXFORD: PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS BY W. R R')\DES, 59, HIGH STREET

THE PETERITE.

VoL. I.

FEBRUARY, 1879 No. 2.

REFLECTIONS OF AN OXFORD FRESHMAN.

ANY one coming up to Oxford for the first time will probably do so with intense feelings of curiosity, expectation, and excitement. For, apart from the delightful anticipation of College life, and the charm which surrounds the venerable antiquity and romantic associations of this University, Oxford itself is a city which more than fulfils our hopes. It has been called "the city of palaces, " from a distant view of its time-worn towers and tapering spires ; and it might be called " the city of waters," so numerous are the streams which intersect it . Its principal street, "the High," is said to be one of the most magnificent thoroughfares in Europe.

Its historical associations are, if possible, still more interesting and impressive. The possible foundation of the University in the almost mythical times of Alfred ; its growth and importance in the thirteenth century ; its intellectual supremacy under Wycliffe, in the fourteenth ; again, its connection with the new learning, and its importance in the stirring times of the civil wars ; and, later still, its connection with the revival of religion under Whitfield and Wesley ; and still later, the names of Newman and Pusey, all combine to make it pre-eminent in our annals. But still more delightful than all is the anticipation of actual life here !

To leave the narrow routine of School life, and enter upon a course so much wider and more varied, where a man can enjoy almost absolute liberty in everything, and choose the pursuits, the amusements, and the society most congenial to his own s

peculiar bent of mind . For one may look up almost any branch of learning ; whilst there are all kinds of societies, athletic and literary, and men of every type of character . Space will not permit me to enter more particularly on life in Oxford : and most people, even outsiders, have some notion of what it is. But I will simply say that my first term, at least, has passed almost before it seemed to have begun, so pleasant has it been : and though some people declare that all the romance and charm of the life soon disappears, I do not find it the case yet : and it even seems likely that a remark I once read to the effect that " College life is the happiest part of a man's existence," will, in my case, prove true

W. T. J.

FOOTBALL SEASON.

THE football season, like the cricket, has been an exceptionally good one for the School, the team having scored out of eleven matches played no less than eight victories. Two more matches were arranged, but were unavoidably put off, owing to the severe weather and the consequent hard and slippery state of the ground which rendered football an impossibility. Of the remaining matches played, one was drawn and two lost, principally owing to the unavoidable absence of the School backs . The team, on the whole, played splendidly together, Walker and Calvert especially distinguishing themselves all through the season. Calvert's forward play was particularly good, eliciting many a cheer from the admiring bystanders, and he was well followed up by the rest of the team . Not to particularise further, we may congratulate the football team on their uniform success during the past season. Matches were played with the following teams :—York, Hull, Durham University, Richmond and Thorparch Grammar Schools, Leeds Medical College, and St. John's Training College . The Captain (H. Walker) and Secretary (J . Calvert) discharged their duties excellently.

THE SCHOOL THEATRICALS.

HOW do you think they went off ? " " Capitally ; quite a a success ; " were the words that caught our ears as we were making slow progress to the door after the second night 's performance. We fully agreed with the speaker whoever he was, and determined to take advantage of the means afforded by The Peterite to endorse and amplify his answer . They were a success ; not only as regards the acting and general management of the entertainment, but from the large audiences and more especially from the number of Old Peterites that assembled to witness it. Seldom, if ever, have so many of our Old Boys met together in the School Hall—a proof, if proof were needed, of the general and increasing popularity of the entertainment. Amongst those present we noticed T C . Snow, Rev . H . M. Sims, E. Bayly, J. Bayly, E . Mawdesley, J. Griffith, and many others, including nearly all the Peterites now resident at the Universities. Before we commence the more serious task of criticising the actors, we should like to say a word about the general management. We cannot help expressing an opinion which we believe to have been prevalent amongst the audience,—the performance was too long. No matter how entertaining the plays or how talented the actors, the natural man objects as a rule to sitting more than four hours as spectator . One would have almost thought that the production of that " most tragical tragedy " was a work of supererogation . It was an "cmbarras de richesscs" such as the audience had not expected . But enough of this ; what we have said, if approved of, may serve as a hint for future years. The scenery was worthy of all praise, and does the greatest credit to the painters—anonymous, for we searched our programme in vain for their names . The scene-shifting, too, was speedily and cleverly effected, especially on the second night of the performance . For this we have to thank E . L. Rowe, Esq. 0.P.), who kindly gave his time and assistance. The difficulty, indeed, is to find what not to praise where all was so well done.

With regard to the music we must say a word . Mrs. Stephenson's kind assistance rendered this part of the performance all it should be. Her singing of " Come away, death," and " Oh B2

Mistress mine," was a real treat, and fully merited the applause it won. We could not help thinking that in the " Cat's Duet " a more genuine catawaul intonation from the feline vocalists would have been acceptable . They were scarcely feline enough, though their attitudes and get up were perfect.

We now come to the actors, whom we shall take—such of them as we mention—in the order in which they stand in the programme. Le Maistre as Orsino was exceedingly natural, and fully realized the opinion we formed of his dramatic power two years ago. His delivery of the beautiful opening lines of the play, shewed at once that he thoroughly entered into his part, and for the time entirely lost his own identity in that of the character he represented—the true secret of all good acting. How feelingly he reproduced the sentiment of the lines

" Oh, she that hath a heart of that fine frame

To pay this debt of love but to a brother, How will she love when the rich golden shaft Have killed the flock of all affections else That live in her," etc.,

and how finely the passionate outburst of disappointed love at the end

" But hear me this, Since you to non-regardance cast my faith," etc.

In short, Le Maistre's acting, delivery, and expressions, were admirable, nor could the part have been better bestowed. O. C. Williamson and S . H. Wade as Sebastian and Antonio, played their respective parts well, the rough impulsive affectionate nature of the Sea Captain being well contrasted with apparent indifference and despairing sentiment of the "Young Gentleman . "

In some of the actors we experienced a difficulty in hearing at times, they had a tendency to drop the head and the voice. Sir Toby Belch was admirable, his rollicking drunken humour being wonderfully realized and reproduced by A. H. Wood. His face and " get up " were in themselves enough to draw smiles from a Malvolio. Save in name and profession Sir Toby is no doubt the jester of the play . His acting was well seconded by W. H. Jackson as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and J . Mallinson as Fabian. The former as Dandy Dancer and Duettist was quite one of the very best impersonations . Nor was the latter much inferior. In

the garden scene with Malvolio all these three acted especially well. We now come to Malvolio and Hugh Moss, but before we speak of Malvolio we must ask our readers to join with us in congratulating Hugh Moss on a success which nothing but his energy, skill, and practical " savoir faire " in such matters, could have brought about. We have ourselves been a witness of his indefatigable exertions and perseverance in getting up the School theatricals, and speak feelingly. Now for Malvolio, who, in a certain sense is the " Protagonist " of the play, inasmuch as he is the subject of a separate and independent plot in it. He is selfimportant, officious, eccentric, melancholy, and affected, or at least seems so to us, and his self-importance, officiousness, eccentricity, and melancholy—all these characteristics were brought out in bold relief by IT . Moss ; where he failed, if it be a failing, was in affectation, and consequently in intonation . In this respect it struck us that the part was overdone, it became monotonous to the audience from excess of affectation, though otherwise admirably impersonated.

Of all the characters in this play, there are, in our opinion, few harder to sustain than that of the Jester . He is an obvious witness to the truth of the proverb " It takes a wise man to be a good fool "—as the prologue well describes him he is "one who wears the motley of a fool," but "is truly wise ." We almost wonder at Olivia retaining such a wise fool, though perhaps his philosophy would often serve as an antidote to her foolish fancies. It is not too much to say that Griffith acted a very difficult part very creditably indeed. Grahame as the "rich Countess " might well have made Orsino exclaim "My love can give no place, bide no denay," for he looked quite charming ! If any fault was to be found with his acting, it was that he was scarcely demonstrative enough in his passion for Cesario, and did not address his voice to the audience quite enough. C. T. Williamson rendered Viola's part very naturally and prettily ; he seemed to have hit the half modest, half boyish medium, so suited to the character, very happily, only letting his real nature shew itself in the passionate lines " After him I love More than I love these eyes, more than my life," etc.— these he rendered with great feeling . One word for Maria, "the Gentlewoman," and we have done. This part Heaven did justice

to, and without impropriety threw in just enough fun and flirtation to make it very amusing.

With regard to the "Most Tragical Tragedy" little need be said . Le Maistre, Hugh Moss, A. H . Wood, and C J. Williamson, did full justice to their parts, as was to be expected. The only actors that require special mention were W. Garwood as Aldiboronte, and F. Chapman as Queen Fadladinida, both of whom acted exceedingly well, and seemed worthy of better parts. J . H . Piggin, too, deserves special mention as the author of the clever prologue—one almost regrets he did not come forward and speak it.

In conclusion, let us congratulate actors and staff, one and all, on their success, and, if it is not too late, thank them for two evenings' delightful entertainment, and leave them with the hope that when next they appear upon the stage we may be there to see and applaud them.

For the benefit of Old Peterites who were unable to be present we append a list of officials and actors.

President—Rev. H. M. Stephenson. Committee—J. H. Daniel, H . Walker, S. J. J. S. Le Maistre. Hon . Sec G. H. Wade.

Treasurer W. H. Jackson. Stage Manager G. Yeld, Esq. Acting Master . Prompter Super-Master . . Property Man

Scene Master, Gasman, &c. Duettists (piano) . .

. J. H. Daniel.

. J. H. Piggin.

. F. T. Griffith. . J. H. Mallinson.

E . L. Rowe, Esq. (O. P.) . F. K. Hattersley & A. Sample.

" TWELFTH NIGHT."

Orsino, Duke of Illvria, S. J. J. S. Le Maistre. Sebastian, a young Gentleman, brother to Viola, . O. C. Williamson. Antonio, a Sea Captain, friend to Sebastian, G. H. Wade. A Sea Captain, friend to Viola, H. Walker. Valentine, ' G. H . Eyre. Curio, Gentlemen attending on Duke B. G. M. Baskett. Sir Toby Belch, Uncle to Olivia, A. H. Wood. Sir Andrew Aguecheek, friend to Sir Tobias Belch, W. H. Jackson.

Malvolio, Steward to Olivia, Fabian, Servant to Olivia, Feste, Jester to Olivia, Friar, Officer of Military Police, First Soldier, Olivia, a rich Countess, Viola, in love with the Duke, Maria, Olivia's Gentlewoman, Lords and Pages in waiting,

Hugh Moss (0. P.) J. H. Mallinson. F. T. Griffith. G. E. Crawshaw. F. H . Eadon. . T. Moss. T. E. Grahame. C. I. H. Williamson. . P. B. Heaven. Sailors, Soldiers, and Pedestrians.

"CHRONONHOTONTHOLOGOS ."

King Chrononhotonthologos, Aldiborontiphoscophornio, Rigdum Funnidos, Bombardinian, a General, Captain of the Royal Body Guard, Herald, The Fiddler Royal, The Camp Cook, Doctor, Queen Fadladinida, Tatlanthe, her Confidante, Lady in Waiting, A Master of Ceremonies, Two Cats, W. H. Jackson A Hornpiper,

S. J. J. S. Le Maistre. W. W. Garwood.

A. H. Wood. Hugh Moss. G. H. Wade. . T. Moss. W. W. Hargrove. L. A. Ryott. W. E. Brockbank. F. W. Chapman. C. I. H. Williamson. P. B. Heaven. . Hugh Moss. and J. H. Mallinson. . G. H. Eyre. waiting, and Soldiers. Lords, Pages in

NICK-NAMES.

IT is rather an amusing study to examine into the various means employed by schoolboys in forming nick-names. The reason that they are formed at all is probably a double one , partly from the dislike of Schoolboys to all formality, they object to call one another by their proper names ; and partly from a natural sense of humour. It may not be uninteresting to attempt a brief classification of nick-names, which will show the fertility of the schoolboy's brain. My list will be taken from boys that are or have been in the School, and need not be

invidious, as readers will not be furnished with a key . I hope that the science, if we may call it one, will receive fuller attention hereafter ; this is only an incomplete introduction to it. The first class I shall call nominal nick-names, i.e. nick-names suggested by the proper name of the nick-named . Any one who knows the astonishing beauty and endless variety of our English surnames will readily understand how fertile a source they form. Phonetic decay and dynamic change (philologists' terms) play a considerable part in the alteration of these names. I will not give examples, as they might be traced by ingenious readers to their original source. In the second class come verbal nick-names, generally the result of some ludicrous pronunciation or misapprehension of the meaning of a word, e.g . haddock, periphrasis, gubs. The third class I will call personal nicknames, founded on some real or supposed personal peculiarities, e.g. piggy, gooseberry, groom, &c. Fourth class, historical nicknames, from supposed similarity to historical characters, e.g. Solomon, Pompey. It is useless attempting to give a complete list, as the number might be indefinitely increased ; suffice it to say that one boy alone was variously called by no less than one hundred and four nick-names ! It seems astonishing, but is a fact.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

VERYBODY seems to have enjoyed " an extremely pleasant vacation, thank you," with rather better skating, and more of it than any one else. Now at last the frost means to go altogether, if a gentle rain and the thermometer at 38" mean anything. The well known invitations " Ere y'are, Sir I" " Now Mister !" will cease to be heard, and the persuasive individuals from whom they come can retire for the rest of the year to live happily in affluence and luxury. We wretched must settle down comfortably to the cheerful period of fog and rain commonly known as the Lent Term. Since the last publication of the Peterite A E . Chapman (Christ's), and E. Mawdesley (Trinity Hall) leave taken their degrees with a second and third respectively in Law ; and E. H. Ainslie (Pembroke) appeared as a Junior Op. in the late Mathematical Tripos. This year the small Colleges have distinguished themselves, Peterhouse and

Queen's having four high men between them . 'the Senior Wrangler might complete his education by taking a few elementary lessons in writing from one of the junior members of a dame's school. Your correspondent was not up to illumine the ceremony of Degree Day with his presence, but it is generally admitted to have gone off most feebly, like a damp squib, the witticisms of the weakest description. The Classical Tripos begins on the 17th, but strange to say not a single Peterite, so far as we know, is in for it ; nor did any try for the University Scholarships last month.

Very little has been (lone yet on the river, except that the 'Varsity crew have been amusing themselves for some time with a judicious combination of rowing and skating . It is too early to comment on the chances of Cambridge in this year's race, but at present we hope to turn the tables on Oxford after our—defeat must it be called ?— last April. There ought to be not a little chance for us if weight can do anything. Work must soon begin in earnest, as the Lent Races are fixed to begin on the 12th of March . Cavendish is to be allowed to start a boat, with what succees remains to be seen.

It is so long since the Theatricals that I had almost forgotten to congratulate all concerned on their success. A little long, perhaps, if one might make bold to pick a hole, but not much the worse for that. My respects to you, Sir Toby. K. K.

OXFORD LETTER.

THE frost has gone at last, and with it all the men who used to line the ice with chairs, but whom we now see and hear in the streets singing " For we've got no work to do. " The ice has been of the best, and of long duration, so that now there is no excuse for any one not being able to skate. Old Dons with their wives and daughters, Undergrads, and countless members of the "Town," might have been seen disporting themselves in their own peculiar way on the flooded meadows : and really some of their vagaries were very amusing. We saw one luckless individual charge a hedge, whether he did not see it or whether he could not stop himself he only knows. The roads are now ancle deep in slush and mud, the usual accompaniments of a February in Oxford ; while the towpath—it's a tow-path no longer. The "coaches " of the 'Varsity boat and the various College Torpids, which drag their slow length along, have already found it out to their cost, and many a pious ejaculation escapes the mouth of the unwary as he literally " puts his foot into it, " and comes down a " cropper " in the mud . As regards the 'Varsity boat,

we shall most probably have three old " blues " rowing, and we ought to have a good chance at Putney on the 5th of April, although several sinister rumours have reached our ears from Cambridge as to where we shall be when they pass the winning post.

F. M. Hargreaves is mentioned in the sporting papers as a likely man to obtain the much-coveted " blue," and we hope that it may be so ; but unfortunately for the honour of his School and College he has not turned up this Term, and it is feared that he will only come up again in the Summer to take his degree . Keble will experience a heavy loss in him of a leading member of her Eight, her Eleven, and her Musical Society. Of course you all know that he rowed No. 3 in the winning Trial Eight at Moulsford at the end of last Term, when the majority of men had gone down. He has well earned his silver medal. Fausset 's First in "Mods " was equally well deserved, and we wish him an equal success when next he enters the " Schools " for one of the 'Varsity Scholarships. Another late member of S. Peter's also safely steered his hark through the turbulent waters of " Smalls." We would mention his name, but the honour is too great.

Football, of course, will soon be in full swing again, and the matches with Cambridge have still to be played. For the Association Challenge Cup, on February i, we beat Barnes by two goals to one. They might just as well have played on the ice. Only four Clubs are now left in. We are to have several Concerts and Entertainments this term. The Choral Society are to give us " Judas Maccabeeus ;" and the Philharmonic the "Elijah, " for which Santley has been engaged. The usual operatic Concert, too, comes off this Term, and we are to have a treat, for Pappenheim and Trebelli are coming, besides M. Musin, the great Belgian Violinist. Brandram also gives a Shakespeare Recital ; and J. S. Tonle an Entertainment.

No Peterites have come up here this Term, and our number has been lessened by the departure of C. A. Close (Pembroke), and F . M. Hargreaves (Keble) . O. P.

OBITUARY.

On the 26th 2dtimo, in London, of acute inflammation, CAPT . CHARLES ALLIX GRIFFITH,

POETRY.

" YE LEGENDE OF YE STUDENTE SETTINGE FORTH, HOW HE DID COME FOR TO GAIN A SCHOLARSCHIPPE AT OXFORD, AND YE TRAGIC FATE THAT HIM THERE BEFELLE "

[CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8.]

FYTTE III.—YE EXAM.

UT now the sunne has ope'd hys eyn Upon Oxon's towers so fair, And ye Studente awakes at ye houre of nine, Hys head full of head-ache, hys stomach of wine, And he dizzily tramps down-stair.

BSondrie formsTo ye Warden our Studente doth take hys waie, of law. To ye College Warden, D .D.,

To show hym ye parchment roll so grand, Whereon in ye registrar general 's hand, Ye date of hys birthe thou'llt see.

And now to ye auncient College Hall

Master Warden, D .D., leads the waie, And ye Studente sees papers and parchment piled In straunge great heap ; but he onely smiled To behold such grimme arraie.

Ye Exam. He sitteth hym down on a bench of wood, commenceth And he seizeth a pen of quill ;

Six sunnes have wheeled upon their waie, And brightened ye College tower; Six wearie nightes have followed daie, When our Studente wrote on by the cool pale raie Of Cynthia's midnight power. and lasteth right sore e'en

And he scrawled and he scribbled as faste as he could, for six dales Till hys fingers they ached as ache they should : Others staid—but our Studente wrote still

At last behold hym lay down hys pen ; The great Hall door opes wide, And in order due, all two by two, Ten Examiners march that great Hall through, And they pause at our Studente's side.

YeExaminers And they seize on our Studente's papers all, vex our Those gaunt and grammatical men, Studente's And they tear and they swear, and they scribble and scrawl, papers in a And ye Studente's papers they grievously maul : manner grevious to In hys hearte he curses those Ten. look to.

And when all those papers they'd rudely besmeared With diverse-coloured ink, They tuck up their gowns, and troop out at ye door, And our Studente will see their face no more, But he hears their monies chink.

FYTTE

IV.—YE CALAMITIE.

Ah ! poor Sir Studente, thy fate is near, Didst hear that knock at the Hall ?

Dost see the Examiner's minion so blande With a roll of parchment in hys hand, Which he reads to ye Studentes all ?

Dreadful terrour and grief of our Studente

Ah ! 'tis ye longed-for Scholarschippe Roll, Whereon in characters clear Ye names of ye Studentes fortunate

Inscribed are : while—cruel Fate Our Studente's cognomen 's not there

Say ! how did ye Examiners chose those names; Oh ! tell me ? " our Studente he cries. " Didst hear ye chink as of halfpenny coin In ye close shut room which doth this adjoin ?"

A comrade quiet replies.

He becoming our Studente he twiggeth ; at Pytch and Tosse circumspect of Our Studente was ever a dabbe : foul plaie, is grief stricken He rushes out from that hateful Hall, He passes and curses ye Examiners all, He calls full loud for a cabbe

In vain ! down street in full retreat, Mad with grief he wildly flies, Till he came where ye waters of Isis glide, In silverie, sacred, and classic tide ; Then pausing, thus he cries,

" I hither came with hope elate, And of success full sure,

A toss of a Tizzie's decided my fate, Though I deemed mine abilities ever so great, A Scholarschippe to procure."

Hys mournful " A warning take, Oh ! Studentes all, and laste

A warning take, my friends ! harangue and Trust not your wits howe'er they shine, sad decease

Trust nothing, remember your fate like mine, On ye toss of a coin depends."

He ceased and he gazed on those noble spires He had longed-for in many a dream, With one sobbe of anguish he sprange from ye banke, A splash and a scream, and like lead he sanke, Beneath ye cruelle stream.

Ye shadowie moon from behind a cloud, Looked out and beheld hys deathe, The silverie Isis hys funeral shroud ; Hys mourners, ye moone and her starrie crowd ; Her cold pale light hys wreathe.

Strange And folk saie that in winter, the river side rumours have 'Mid mists and vapours dank, since gotten When ye breeze blows cold and ye moone is downe, abroad of dreadful Ye ghoste of a Studente sans Cap or Gowne, visions of Makes moan by ye river banke. ghosts and the like foolish And having moaned with a ghastly shriek, fancies Will plunge in the waters nigh

And sinke from sight. On many a nighte Folkes saie they have wakened been in a fright By that shriek,—but I tell them they lie !

AMEINON.

The Evening Star has risen again in the dewy west, The Mother has folded her children again to her loving breast ; But a million times the twinkling of the Evening Star may die, And a million million children on mothers' breasts may lie

Ah, never shall Ameinon through the cycles' onward roll, Send down the sun to slumber with sweet converse of the soul ; Thrice happy they who welcome the star above the main, Thrice happy who shall fondle their children yet again ;

Who never see the storm-cloud that cometh from the sea, Who never feel aforetime the dread things yet to be.

But my heart is sore with sighing for the friend that I have lost, For surely the least is left me, and that which is gone is most,

For ever the gods in heaven will grudge the world of its best, And they have taken Ameinon and borne him away to their rest. And the star that shines in the heavens, full idle is its sheen, And the babe that lies in the bosom is as though it had not been.

For the gods have taken Ameinon, and why should I linger here ? Let my spirit fly out to his spirit, my soul to his soul so dear. HOWARD.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY. c

The last meeting of the Autumn Session was held on Wednesday, December 4th. After the transaction of private business, G. WALKER moved, " That War with Afghanistan is warranted by circumstances, and generally advisable," but failed to support his position with argument. He found, however, an able seconder in the PRESIDENT, who traced the events leading up to the war, defended the action of the British Government, and finally suggested that the motion should be made of a more decided character by the addition of a clause attributing the war to the policy of the late Liberal Government. The hon . Mover readily assented to the incorporation of this clause in the original motion. The opposition, begun by GRIFFITH and followed up by PIGGIN and BASKETT, furnished a melancholy illustration of the disunion in the Liberal ranks, and, after a struggle of brief duration, it collapsed ingloriously . The motion was carried by a large majority.

The first meeting of this Term was held on Saturday, February 1st. WADE moved, " That, in the opinion of this house, Personal Rule has not been advanced under the present Premier," and spiritedly defended Lord Beaconsfield from the attacks of Verax. PIGGIN and BASKETT, who had the opposition almost entirely to themselves, instanced the bringing of Indian troops to Malta, the Anglo-Turkish Convention, and the declaration of war with Afghanistan, as violations of the spirit of the Constitution, and contended that they were not justified by the subsequent acquiescence of Parliament. The opposition was at first decidedly weak, but gathered strength during the debate. On a division, the motion was carried by a majority of six.

PROPOSED NEW FIVES COURTS.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PROPOSED NEW FIVES COURTS AND WORKSHOP. 7i0 the Editors of the Peterite.

DEAR SIRS,—As " Derit " has taken upon himself the task of opening a correspondence on the subject of the proposed New Buildings, a subject about which he appears to know little or nothing, may I be allowed to reply to his letter, and, at the same time, offer a few suggestions to the Committee . The best site for the Fives Courts is the space of ground immediately below the Cricket-shed where

" Jim " now deposits his garden rubbish ; while the present Fives Courts—if it can be so called—with a few slight alterations, would make an excellent workshop. " Derit " seems to have some qualms of conscience about the removal of this building, and calls it " a refuge in wet weather" and " the nursery of our Cricket." The former it certainly is, and would continue to be so when converted into a workshop ; and as for calling it " the nursery of our Cricket. " why the very idea is absurd. Can that be callcd Cricket which is played with a stick in a semi-dark building for five or ten minutes at a time, to the detriment of a persons " eye " the next time he has an innings on the Cricket ground ? " Derit " then goes on to ask a question. " Whether the New Courts will be allowed to be used for the same miscellaneous purposes, or will be reserved strictly for Fives. " Here he displays supreme ignorance about Fives and Fives Courts. Persons are not allowed even to enter a good Court without proper Fives shoes on, therefore, of course, no romping about in heavy-heeled boots, as in the present building, could be permitted. Then, again, there would not be the length requisite for even " nursery " Cricket.

With the last few lines of his letter I cordially agree. I remain, dear sirs, yours faithfully,

BOATING CLUB.

To the Editors of the Peterite.

DEAR SIRS,—As the boating season is now beginning, I will take the opportunity of making a few remarks and suggestions as to how the money of the club might be suitably spent, that is, supposing that all the money is not consumed in giving Prizes . In the first place the Boat-house is in a very precarious state, and before anything can be done it must be fitted with new and stronger doors, as the present ones are partially rotten. The expense of this, however, could be covered by the balance of last year's accounts . The next thing wanted is a tub-pair for practising in, which would be a great convenience and do a great deal of good for the Regatta boat. This could only be done by a little sacrifice on the part of those who win Prizes, and if they are content to have pewters instead of the usual electro-plated cups, the money might be easily obtained . If they are willing to go without cups altogether, better still ; and I hope that the Boating Committe will impress upon the competitors the necessity of doing something for the benefit of the School.

I remain, yours obediently, REMus

OXFORD:

THE PETERITE

EDITORIAL.

THIS month, as will be seen on perusal of our pages, we THIS the first list of Subscribers to the Peterite, and we have to thank them, one and all, for the cordial manner in which they have received our Magazine . Of course this list is not a complete one ; several names have been received since we sent it to the printer, and will have to wait until next month, while others, who have subscribed from the beginning, may have been accidentally omitted ; but as it will be supplemented from time to time, we hope, by new names, our thanks must not be confined simply to those whose names we print this month . To pass on to the Magazine itself, we should like to call attention to the danger that seems to exist at present of School contributions being outnumbered by those of old Peterites, and we would ask present Peterites to write more in it, remembering that its object is to promote interchange of thought between Past and Present, not only as regards things connected more closely with the School, but also subjects of more general interest . We have no need to complain of the number of correspondents, for besides the letters which have already been published, we have received many others from friends of the School, containing hints concerning the matter with which we should fill our pages, and for these we are most grateful ; but what we hope to see altered in time, is the fact that original articles from the School are sent to us from three or four sources only, instead of coming from every quarter of the School . One correspondent suggested to us that accounts of excursions round York would be interesting, and could easily be written with the help of a few notes taken by the way. This idea, we are glad to see, has been anticipated by " Angler," c.

whose article we publish this month, and there are many other subjects which might be pressed into service in the same way. Amongst other things, we hope that the discussion about the new Fives Courts will not be allowed to drop, but that some of our Oxford or Cambridge correspondents will give some of their ideas on the subject, either taken from their own experiences, or borrowed from their friends. The work is a most important one, and to be carried out in its entirety, requires much more money than has yet been subscribed, so we hope that old Peterites will respond to the silent appeal still being made to them, and help it on with their best endeavours . As regards the publication of the Magazine, it has been finally decided to bring it out eight times a year, viz., in February, March, April, June, July, October, November, and December ; as it would be almost impossible to publish it during the holidays . We shall try, as far as possible, to publish it during the first week of each of these months, but as even editors are only mortals, we shall crave indulgence for any irregularities that may occur in this respect.

TWO DAYS' JACK-FISHING.

EARLY one fine morning towards the end of March in the year—well, never mind the year,—you might have seen two enthusiastic lovers of the "gentle art " wending their way, rod in hand, and panier well stocked with the. day's victuals on back, towards the banks of a river, which flows into the Ouse, not a hundred miles from York, a river well-known as being the haunt of pike of all sizes, from the "jack" of a few ounces in weight, to the pike of twenty po'.inds, that are wont to lie in wait in deep pools behind a willow for the unwary gudgeon or dace swimming on in happy ignorance of the cannibal who lurks unseen, yet all-seeing.

These two " Waltonians " were P. and myself, the former a fisherman with nearly half-a-century's experience, and the latter myself, whose only wish in matters piscatorial is, that I may rival, but not excel, my companion in skill and success.

Having a three mile walk before us, we had to make an early breakfast and an early start for the scene of our operations,

where we arrived by half-past eight. We each had our rods jointed, line threaded, and a plump gudgeon on—dead, I may say, for never have either of us been guilty of live-bait fishing, but real honest trolling—in the shortest possible time, and we began to throw in our baits and draw them through the clear waters of the Dinn, with an energy which foretold success . But either the fish had anticipated us and made their breakfasts before we arrived, or it was a fast-day with them, for never a fish would rise.

The day was bright, but not too bright, and the wind was S .W., and any one who knows the habits of master jack, would have betted long odds on our slaying several in the space of an hour or two. On and on did we fish, noon came, i o'clock came, and no result. " I say," says P., " this is dry work, let us have something to eat and drink." I, nothing loth, cordially agreed, and we eat our lunch on a gate, not in the best of tempers, and every now and then muttering something about "the grand day " and "no fish ."

" I say, don't cat all that, or there'll be nothing left," said P .; after which sagacious remark we re-commenced, more desperate than hopeful. By-and-bye P. saw a gleam in the water, and felt a smart tug, which ended in a small jack of some two pounds weight being brought to grass. This was a decided improvement. Soon P. yelled out again, " Come here, I rose such a beauty, but he has gone away with bait, hooks, and a yard and-a-half of line ." He had " struck " with more energy than was necessary, and the fish was gone. However, I popped in my bait just over the willow bush, from whose shelter he had come, hardly expecting that he would rise again : but rise he did, seized the bait, shook it as a terrier does a rat, and bolted off back to his lair. But no, the hooks were now fast in his jaw, and he swirled round and rushed up stream, taking out yards of line. Soon he came down again, and then set off for the opposite bank. This went on for some few minutes until he began to shew signs of weakness, when I brought him gently to the side where P. was in waiting. But, not done yet, he made a last struggle, and pursued his old tactics. However, on being brought to the side a second time, P. put his finger and thumb into his eyes, and he was captured. He was a grand fish, in prime condition, and pulled down the "weigh " at seven and-a-half pounds. There was no mistake as

to his identity, as he had P. 's hooks right across his mouth, and the marvel was how he managed to seize mine with such a gag in his mouth.

Going on, we succeeded in catching two or three more jacks, though none of them were of any size ; but soon we had to desist, as we were a good two hours' walk from home, and P. had business to be attended to in the evening . Why the fish should not have risen at the baits in the morning, and have done so in the afternoon so viciously, is one of those things which "no fellar can understand. "

The next occasion on which we fished the same stream was in the month of September in the same year, when every one in the country was thinking about harvest. P. and I were again the fishers and we had with us F., a youngster who kept us supplied with fresh baits, and Billy, an old man and retired tradesman who longed to see a pike caught and who begged us to take him with us. He turned out very useful in the end, as he carried our "prop " and the fish . His glee was unbounded at our first capture, which was only damped when a mile from any house he discovered that he had brought pipe and matches but no "batty. " Did'nt we chaff him ? Soon after making a start we each got one, and then nothing more was seen or felt till we arrived at a bend in the river, known as the "Yuan " (derivation unknown), about a quarter of a mile from *'s farm house, where one is almost sure to find a good fish. And so it was, for on throwing in beyond a large willow bush for the second time, out rushed a veritable "fresh-water shark." P ., who was fortunate enough to be fishing that particular pool, struck him and held him manfully. I, directly I saw him, guessed his weight to be loth, P . thought loth would be nearer the mark. " Hc's well hooked," said P., "but how to get him out is the difficulty ." A large bush was at the head of the pool and another at the tail, while the bank on which we were standing between the bushes was almost perpendicular, and six feet high. " You must gc down there, " said P., and down I went, at the risk of going headlong into a dozen feet of water. Clinging with one hand to the bank I grabbed the fish, which was b " this time tired out, across the shoulders with the other, but I failed to hold him, his back being too broad, and off he shot into the middle" again, only to be brought up a second time by P. The next time T got my finger

and thumb (our usual way of landing large fish) well into his eyes and held on like grim death, Sir John lashing his tail furiously, and making the water fly on all sides. Billy, who had done gaping at the size of the fish, now began to shriek out directions as to how I was to get up the bank, and at last laid hold of me by the collar. Telling him to hold on, I left go of the bank and grasped the fish round the tail, seeing which, P. threw down his rod and "lugged " me up the bank, half throttled, but fish in hand . Did'nt Billy dance with excitement ? We soon had him on the weigh, which he pulled down at 16th, so my guess was nearer than P's. As it was only noon, Billy suggested that it would be better to take him up to the farm house, and there leave him till we returned in the evening . A good old soul was the farmer's wife, though very rustic and broad-spoken, and as she met us at the door, loud were her exclamations. " Oh my! What a fish ! ! Where hover did you ketch 'im ? " On being told she exclaimed "I'll lay it's 'im, then, as 'as been takin' off my baits, 'ooks, an' all. I am glad e's ketched. " Then we learnt that the old lady had been in the habit of setting nightlines, baited with frogs, and that she had often found them gone in the morning when she went to look at them.

In the evening when we returned we made her a present of a jack of 4th weight, at which she became quite ecstatic and offered us a "little drop o' summat," which we, with many thanks, declined. We altogether that day caught fish weighing 33 or 34th, not such a bad day's sport for two amateurs. A long trudge home heavily laden thus ended a most pleasant and successful day ; may our next be not far distant, and equally successful. A;I .Ek.

THE RIVER AT OXFORD.

IOW banks, a rapid current, and scores of boats. Such arc the first points in the Isis which strike one accustomed to the slow, high-banked, half-deserted Ouse . The contrast is certainly not in favour of the northern stream . To reach the river one has to pass through Christ Church Meadows, by broad walks lined with trees, some ancient, some but a few years old .

At the bottom of what is called the New Walk, a broad and perfectly straight path a quarter of a mile in length, runs the river, lined for some distance on the Oxfordshire shore with the barges of Colleges and boat-builders . Some of the former are most gorgeous affairs, especially the 'Varsity and Christ Church ; others are in a melancholy state of decay and dinginess, and appeal piteously to painter and builder to restore them to their ancient glories : several have a history of their own, as they have been the state barges of some of the London companies ; but most are of more recent date. These barges serve as a sort of dressing room and lounge for the members of the College Clubs, the dressing room being chiefly for the use of "Eight " and " Torpid " men.

And now that we have got to our barge, let us be initiated into the mysteries of University rowing. The freshman is asked by a member of the Boat Club Committee if he can row at all, and is then taken out in either a four or pair to be coached. Alas for the man who comes imbued with our Ouse notions of rowing ! " Slowly forward with the body," and " Shoot the hands away at once," are directions that become the bane of his existence. One's main idea at School was to keep time, and not "screw." Here, of course, these two maxims arc equally important, but they are not all. Instead of bringing hands and body forward together, we are taught—as soon as the hands touch the chest at the end of the stroke, to shoot them out without moving the body until the arms are perfectly straight ; when the arms are straight the body is to follow them slowly and steadily, all its weight resting on the scat, leaving the arms at liberty to gradually raise the handle of the oar over the stretcher, so as to have the blade close on the water for the next stroke. As soon as the swing forward has been accomplished the water must be struck smartly, the shoulders being thrown back, and the heels dug hard into the stretcher. It is most important to remember that almost all the work must be done before the oar is square with the rowlock . A lug at the end of the stroke is fatal to the swing of the boat, and is sure to drag the side of the boat down in the water. One of the chief faults of our School rowing in our time was this lack of catch at the beginning, which we thought quite subordinate to a good hard lug at the end, a great waste of arm-power without any use of

the weight of the body. If fellows at School will think of these few maxims of Oxford rowing, they will find, when they come up, that they will get into it much sooner . Of course these few "tips" are not supposed to constitute a complete course of coaching. Many other points have to be attended to, and one of the most important is "Keep your eyes in the boat. " If there is one thing calculated to provoke the just wrath of a "coach, " it is the breach of this rule . You cannot keep time and swing properly if you will not keep your eyes on the back of the man in front of you. Again, although the main part of the work is done at the beginning of the stroke, the blade must be kept covered until the hands are right into the chest, when the hands must be dropped, wrists turned to feather, and arms shot out straight in what is almost one motion. Great care should be taken to begin the stroke when you arc furthest forward, catching the water firmly at once. So much for coaching ; now for the river itself.

In the Michaelmas Term some marvellous exhibitions of rowing may be seen. Men who have never seen an oar before are sent out in Pairs or Fours with a coach, and instructed in the rudiments of the art. Sometimes a luckless coach may be seen watching, with feelings bordering on insanity and despair, the hopeless efforts of a couple of novices to get some way on their boat, whilst a peremptory " Look ahead, Sir"' warns him that he is full in the course of one of the trial Eights, and that the withering glance of the coxswain at his colours has marked him for a fine for obstructing a boat practising for an University race. The river is extremely difficult to steer on. Between Oxford and Iffley, about a mile, boats have to cross the river no less than three times in accordance with the course marked out by the O.U.B.C. Of these the worst is at the Gut, where there is a bend very like that at the Scope, at York, though oil a much shorter and narrower scale, which adds to the difficulty of steering. Once through that, it is pretty plain sailing down to Iffley, where there is the first lock. There most boats turn and row back to Oxford. If there is any flood water in the river the passage of the Gut is a most difficult matter, boats sometimes staying almost motionless for two or three minutes before they can make head against the stream . Sometimes an unlucky freshman venturing out in a dinghey, (a kind of compromise

between a tub and a single, as we call them at York, but outrigged), is run down by an Eight or Four and upset, whereupon there is generally a Humane Society's man ready to haul you out with a boat hook or otherwise. They do say that these men have an awkward knack of hooking one up not by the clothes, but by the person. En passant it may be remarked that almost all the boats at Oxford are outrigged . In the Michaelmas Term most of the Colleges have Junior Fours in tub boats, chiefly to develope the powers of freshmen . The University Fours and Trial Eights also come off in this Term . Lent Term is generally most uncomfortable on the river . Frost and snow at the beginning, wind, rains, and floods a little later, make it hard work for the Torpids . The "Torpids," be it known, are strake-built eight-oars, not tubs, " but very far from fine boats. They are the stepping stone to the Eight. The Torpid racing generally begins about the fourth week in April, and lasts six days . The boats start in a long line, the distance from bow to bow being 16o feet, so that there is a space of about a length and two-thirds between the stern of one boat and the bows of the one behind. The object is to run into—technically " bump "—the boat in front. Sometimes a boat will lose a well-deserved bump by the clumsiness of the coxswain, for it is by no means an easy matter to steer an Eight in a race up stream . On the towing path are hundreds of Undergraduates rushing frantically along with their respective boats, some ringing bells, some blowing horns, some swinging heavy rattles, and all yelling. The noise during an exciting race is something astounding. Frequently the water is several inches deep on the towing path, and then the sight of men plunging and splashing through the water is most ludicrous. Frequently, too, men will crowd in swarms into a punt (a flatbottomed boat pushed along by a pole), and sink it, to the great amusement of the spectators : as the river is not deep, all the damage done is a thorough ducking.

The most enjoyable time of the year on the river is, of course, the Summer Term. Then every description of boat from the eight-oar to the coracle may be seen . Those who are not rowing in the Eights confine themselves chiefly to purely pleasure boating. Punts, canoes, dinghcys, and pairs swarm up the Cherwell—called the " Char,"—and, making themselves fast under the trees round Magdalen Walks, lie comfortably reading

or half-dozing, until inclined to return . The hard-worked torpid man finds solace after his labours in lazily punting or canoeing, eschewing rowing unless a very energetic individual. After the Eights are over most of the Colleges hold Regattas, sometimes a dozen being held on the same afternoon . Then the wildest confusion prevails ; fours, eights, pairs, dingheys, skiffs, and canoes may be seen coming all in a heap up the river, whilst, floundering helplessly about the river are some half dozen unmanageable punts. In canoe and punt racing very few escape without a ducking, especially in the former, when the race is both land and water. But all mishaps are taken in good part : and there are few pleasanter river experiences than that of the Isis in May and June.

BOATING CLUB.

THE Boating season has once more come round much to the delight of us all ; for of the three amusements—Cricket, Football, and Rowing, the last is certainly the greatest general favourite, though the first is not very far behind. And in a place like York, where the river is so much better for rowing than in most towns, it is not a matter for surprise that this recreation should claim more attention than the other two . It has been said that no town in England offers so many advantages to rowers as York ; and, in spite of the many pleasures which Oxford, that "city of waters," that very Rabbak, with all its "romantic associations " and "absolute liberty, " possesses, we much prefer the old Ouse to the rapid Isis or to the sluggish Cam.

So much for the advantages which the School possesses in the boating line, and which we hope will not be thrown away by its members. In giving an account of the various boats it would be invidious to prefer one to another, or even to find fault with any of the different crews ; but one thing seems certain, and that is that there will be some very good races this year, as the crews are very equally balanced, and none insuperably superior to the rest. In the Senior House Boats' races we expect to sec some excitement ; and the Form Fours and Senior Pairs will probably cause a considerable amount of interest, though the School

boat seems at present likely to keep up its last year 's reputation. It is too early to say anything more about the boats : the crews of some are not quite settled yet. I would gladly forward you the latest betting on the races, but as we do not possess the discriminating power which would enable us to form that valuable institution, I must ask you to wait patiently and see the results yourselves : however, if `father Ouse' is kindly disposed, and Skeldergate Bridge requires no more attentions, we hope to begin the races by about the 18th of March. The Boating Committee is—J. H. Daniel, H . Walker, and G. H . Wade.

OXFORD LETTER.

NIGH a month has passed since the last number of the Peterite made its appearance, and I am again warned to take up my pen and let you know how things in general are going on, and what Old Peterites in particular are doing up here in Oxford.

And first as to rowing, the great centre of attraction this Term. Still more changes in the 'Varsity boat. Although strict training commences to-morrow (Ash Wednesday), the seats in the boat do not seem to be definitely filled, and on no two consecutive days is the composition of the crew the same. This is owing to several causes, the difficulty of finding a suitable stroke being the most prominent; while the floods caused by the persistent down-pour of rain have precluded all possibility of coaching from the bank of the river proper. Robinson, of New, will, we think, occupy the stroke thwart ; and Hobart, of Exeter, (who has found out to his cost at the late Bristol Assizes that he cannot trifle with the affections of a lady) will row No. 7. Grenfell, the President, will not row at all, owing to an injury to one of his shoulders, but he will be invaluable as a coach when the crew go to Putney. Altogether things are not going on as swimmingly as we should like, and our prospect of success is not so bright as it was at the beginning or Term.

Despite the wet weather, over thirty Torpids—an unprecedented number—have been daily practising for the six days' struggle beginning on March 6th . All the head boats, except Pembroke, have been doing their work on the lower river, so we have not seen much of them, save a hasty glimpse now and then from the roofs of the various College barges. The order of the first five boats in which they will start is—Pembroke, Trinity, Keble 1st, Exeter, and Christ

Church 1st : and of these we think Pembroke will lose its proud position of " head of the river," a position they have held for two years, and we think that Trinity will take its place . Keble will be, as usual, over-trained. Queen's come 9th, and ought to go up a place or two ; C. H. Chadwick is rowing bow, and W. E. Moore 4 in this boat. These are the only O.Ps. rowing, as most of the School oarsmen seen to go to Cambridge.

There has been grand fun on Port Meadow—a second Clifton Ings—during the last fortnight ; scores of boats, including a fleet of centre-boards, having been out with perfect safety to the adventurers, as the water never exceeded 18 inches in depth.

At Football the Association players have done little or nothing, the match with Cambridge being put off till to-day (Shrove Tuesday). At the Rugby game, however, we have beaten the Gipsies and Richmond, played a drawn match with Cambridge, and have been beaten by Blackheath, who came down with a very hot team, amongst whom were no less than five " Englanders . "

The operatic Concert was a great success, no less than nine pieces being redemanded. M. Musin was decidedly the hero of the evening, some of his variations on the violin were really wonderful . The Choral Society performed " Judas Maccabceus " in good style and with great effect a week ago. Several O.Ps. took part.

Before I close I must not forget to tell you that " Wobbler " Weston arrives here to-morrow evening, either on foot, or in his bus, or by train. He is due to lecture in the Theatre at 8 p .m., and we shall go to see and hear him. His " walk " has been well described as a cross between the waddle of a duck and the run of a centipede.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

ENGROSSING topic number one : How's the 'Varsity boat ENGROSSING on ? Ditto number two : Who is going to be Senior Classic ? Number three : Shall we do well in the Lent ?

As to the first, the crew may be looked upon now as pretty well settled (a consummation which Oxford seems far from arriving at), though one or two slight changes may be still made . Davis, who rowed last year in the First Trinity 5th boat, will certainly remain stroke ; and Hockin and Gurdon, as every one knows, have taken their places at 5 and 6, the latter with the respectable weight of I3st. 13lbs. ; in fact, the crew will be an exceptionally heavy one, the

average at present being something like 12 1Z st. The rows taken in the light ship have been promising so far, and there is much less of the great Cambridge fault, feathering under water, to be seen.

The Classical Tripos Examination began a week ago, and ends in three days more. Of course there is much less certainty as to the order of the few highest men than in the Mathematical Tripos, in which some two-thirds of the men have been for three years under the same coach, but report points to Tottenham, of Trinity, or Dougan, of St. John's, as " hot " men for the first place, unless some " dark horse " soaked through and through with set subjects and philology, is the happy one. Horrors ! to think of this time next year !

All the second and third division boats are in full practice for the Lent Races, but training has only just begun, so that it is too early to tell how each will turn out . Jesus 2nd seems likely to keep head of the second division, while there is not much to choose between the next two boats, 1st Trinity 4th and Pembroke 1st . Cavendish, thanks to a very light ship and an excellent stroke (formerly a Trinity man), have turned out a most promising boat, and ought to do well. Several boats—1st Trinity 7th, Trinity Hall 4th, Christ's 2nd, St. Catherine 2nd, and Emmanuel 2nd—aspire to get on the river, but none seems likely to dislodge Clare 2nd . E. H . Ainslie and his brother are stroking the first and second Pembroke boats respectively. P. L. Newman and J. R. Husband rowing in Christ's 2nd, under Stephenson's instruction.

Some misguided individuals whose idea of the chief good is peculiar, still play Football, I believe, but I can give no particulars of the interesting sport. No Colleges have held their Athletic Sports as yet this Term.

Acting on a friendly suggestion I give a list of Undergraduate Peterites at present up in Cambridge : R. M. Ainslie, Pembroke ; W."Dowson, J . R. Husband, P. L. Newman, and J. E. Stephenson, Christ's ; J. P. Hubbersty, St. Catherine's ; E . Bellerby, Corpus ; R. W. Taylor, Trinity ; C. Kitchin, Trinity Hall ; F. E. Swaby, and C. G. Wilkinson, St. John's K. K.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY.

On Saturday, February 8th, BASKETT moved, "That the Rebellion of 1642 was perfectly justifiable," and sturdily maintained the cause of the Parliament. GARwoov and WADE joined issue with the

proposer in true Cavalier spirit, and it was pretty evident from the first that the feeling of the house was with them. Still the hon. Mover showed no disposition to yield, and, after an animated debate, it was decided to adjourn the further discussion of the question to the following Saturday. Accordingly, on February 15th, the motion was re-introduced by G. WALKER, and again met with strong opposition from WADE and GARwoon. WADE, who had evidently gone to Dryden for his views of the Puritans, could not resist the temptation to fling cheap sneers at the Parliamentarian party, instead of answering argument with argument ; though, when he deigned to use logic, he showed that he could use it with no inconsiderable skill. LE MAISTRE, in a fair and moderate speech, supported the opposition ; while GRIFFITH avowed himself at heart a Royalist, but confessed that the facts were all on the other side, and declared his intention of remaining neutral : perhaps the Royalists were scarcely grateful for his sympathy, but they had no reason to be disconcerted at the defection from their ranks, for a division left them a majority of six.

POETRY.

AMEINON.

[CONCLUDED F ROM P 3 0.1

II.

0 star in the western heavens, 0 glory of gleaming gold, I love thee, fairest and brightest—I hate thee, icily cold.

Have my eyes forgotten their cunning that I cannot shut them to sleep ? That I cannot force out through them the tears that I long to weep ?

Bright star in the dark, dark heavens, withdraw thy baneful light, And let me slumber calmly till the fading of the night.

I slept, and I dreamed of a baby that stretched out its arms with a cry, Out into the cold, cold darkness, not knowing its mother was nigh. I woke, and across the heavens a glimmer of morning stole, And a ray of hope came with it, and dawned upon my soul ; And I cried, 0 wondrous Godhead that I deemed so far and high, I thank thee for the omen, I feel thee very nigh ;

I was e'en as a child in the night-tide that cries from a causeless fear, And fancies itself forsaken the while that its mother is near ;

I cursed the gods in heaven that they took away my friend, For I knew not aught of their counsels and what should is in the end. But meseemeth that all anear me is the far-off ending of things, And I hear already the fluttering and rush of immortal wings. Perchance, perchance they may tarry ; but I murmur not at my fate, If awhile the gods compel me upon the earth to wait.

At their behest I linger ; hereafter at their behest I shall come, and shall see thee and know thee, Ameinon, dearest and best

CORRESPONDENCE.

T) the Edito rs of the Peterite.

DEAR Sms,—A few days ago an O.P. suggested to me in a letter, that it would be a good thing if Scratch Fours for O .P 's could be established at the School Regatta. In some respects the idea has been already acted upon, since last Easter, several Old Boys rowed in the School Scratch Fours . I do not think it would be possible to get together enough Old Boys to form separate Fours ; but there might, with advantage, be an extension of last year 's practice of Past and Present rowing together. Any thing which brings Old Boys into close contact with those now at the School seems desirable . I hope the Captain of the Boat Club will consider this question, and let us have in the next number of the Pcterite the result of his deliberations. Meanwhile, let me hope that the idea will spread amongst the Old Boys, especially those who live near enough to York to come over for a day I remain, clear Sirs,

Faithfully yours, PRISTIS.

THE SCHOOL THEATRICALS.

To the Editors of the Pc/critc.

i)F.AR Sias,—Allow me to make one important addition to the discriminating and otherwise complete report of the School Theatricals which your contributor has given. Conspicuous by its absence is any mention of the valuable assistance of Mr . Yeld, to whom was due in great measure the possibility of our continuing the Theatricals last Christmas. Having myself experienced his unvarying kindness

HOWARD.

and patience,—and I am sure both must have been sorely tried sometimes,—having also had opportunities of knowing, as outsiders cannot possibly know, the extent of the assistance he has given, it would be doubly ungrateful in me, as an actor and a Committee man, if I let pass this opportunity of rectifying this mistake, and, on behalf of the Dramatic Club, testifying our sense of the obligations under which we lie.

Mr. Yeld devoted to us a great part of the evening on four (and latterly six) nights every week during the whole of last Term . This fact is eloquent enough, but it does not express all nor half of the assistance he has rendered .

I am, yours &c.,

G. H. WADE, Sec. Dramatic Club.

[\Ve are very glad that attention has been called to this omission in our account of the School Theatricals, and are sure that our readers will agree with us in ascribing it to an oversight on the part of "Quis" in his otherwise able report.—EDs.]

To the Editors of the Peterite.

DaAR SIRS,—I am glad that attention has been called to the condition of the School Boat-house, and that the idea has again been broached of devoting some portion of the boating subscriptions to forming a fund for the purchase of new boats, and necessary repairs of the Boat-house. Little or nothing has hitherto been done to place Boating at St. Peter's in the position that it ought to enjoy, considering the size of the School and the splendid stream that is available ; and I hope that it is reserved for the present generation to lay the foundations of an improved system . Before I left the School we decided that the foundations of the Boat-house were in a thoroughly rotten condition, and ought to be restored as soon as possible. This was nearly three years ago, and since that the Committee, owing to the lack of funds, have been able to do nothing. The new White Rose Boat-house will probably have suggested again the idea of a brickwork foundation to prevent the periodical flooding to which at present our Boat-house is exposed ; and I would suggest that that should be one of the first improvements made.

I shall not say any thing about the desirability of substituting pewters for the plated cups at present given, as that is a matter of taste ; but in point of durability the former are, as a matter of fact, to be preferred . If the Committee have any money to spend on

boats they can get a good second-hand tub pair outrigged for 1I4, and a gig four-oar for - TR, with oars, &c., complete ; and I quite agree with "Remus " that it is high time to get some new boats. -Wishing the Committee every success in their endeavours, I remain, yours faithfully, C. H . C.

SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscriptions for the current year have been paid or promised by the following :

Rev. H. M. Stephenson ; F. M. Scargill, Esq . ; G. Yeld, Esq. ; Rev. E. Bulmer ; J. L. Freeman, Esq ; Rev. J. Adams ; Rev. W. Routh ; — Brownbill, Esq. ; J. Travis, Esq. ; Rev. R. Elwyn ; Rev. T. B . B. Ferris ; Rev. G. Edmundson ; W. R . Rayson ; H. Moss ; A. Moss; R . M. Ainslie ; W. Ainslie ; C. H. Chadwick ; G. F. Chadwick ; W. E. Moore ; E. H. Greenhow ; W. J. Sims ; J. P. Hubbersty ; A. Thorney ; J . Marshall ; W. Y. Faussett ; B. H . Abrahall ; W. H. Jackson ; P. L. Newman ; J . E . Stephenson ; J. R. Husband ; C. G Wilkinson ; H. Cattley ; W. Beaumont ; J. C. Rogers ; G. R. French W. T. James ; E . B. Newenham.

From the School :

J. H . Daniel ; J. H. Piggin ; G. H . Wade ; J. Calvert ; S. J. J. S. le Maistre ; H. Walker ; J. H . Mallinson ; F. T. Griffith ; B . G. M. Baskett ; G. H . Eyre ; W. W. Garwood ; F. E. Watson ; J. A. Jackson ; R. W. Peacock ; J. C. Swan ; R. Kitching ; S . A . Farrar C. A . Knapton ; P. B. Heaven ; F . W. Chapman ; G. W. Walker; A. P. Chadwick ; T. Halliwell ; F. H . Domcnichctti ; P. E . Lord L. E . Stevenson ; G . H . English ; J. R. Rylands ; M. D. Taylor ; C. Kitchin ; H. Kitchin ; 'I'. H . Little ; G. B. Tandy ; G . M. Gass ; H. G. Sims ; J. C. Bailey ; F. W. Greenhow ; H. C. B. Clayforth ; E. W. Clayforth ; I,. A. Ryott ; T. B. Lord ; G . E . Crawshaw ; C. Crawshaw ; M. R. D. Newby ; NV. J. Richardson ; G. G. Richardson J. Ellis ; E. A . Douglas ; — Legge ; — Carroll ; A Chadwick ; P. Hodgson ; T. E Grahame ; R. NV. Bulmer ; H. Wilton ; G. Bulman Joy ; W. Crossley ; J. Crossley ; E . Bowden ; F. Harland Pigott ; R. Chaplin ; — Ware ; A. E. Dawson ; N . S. Fox ; Collinson ; — Thompson ; J. Marshall ; — Crosskill ; H. Wood ; — Blythe.

OXFORD : PRINT],T) 1'OR THE PROPRIETORS BY \V'. R. BOAVI>F.X, ;q, HIGH STRF.FT.

THE PETERITEI

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APRIL, 18 79. No. 4.

A TRIP TO GERMANY.

READER ! Beware of making promises which you are not competent to fulfil. Sooner or later you will repent of your rashness. I, a victim, warn you . Ten days ago I solemnly pledged myself to provide certain matter of an amusing nature for the Editor of this magazine. Now, Sir, I respect the Editor, nay, I have a fervent admiration for him, but if he asks me again for an amusing article, I feel that I shall out-step the limits of decorum and social propriety. The conflict may perhaps be short, but it shall be bloody . Nine days have elapsed since that rash promise was given . The intelligent reader will infer that this is the tenth. It is. I have sat in my chair since daylight gnawing quill pens. I am at present digesting my fifteenth at 6d. the bundle, and titirating my pericranium with my digitory extremities. You smole, or at least you ought to, but, reader, the philosopher bath said "truth is sadder than fiction," and, sir, the philosopher I know, on the best authority, was sober at the time, so cease smiling and attend to me. " An amusing article." Grim irony ! No, Mr. Editor, no .person who has suffered as I have for the last three hours can be amusing. No person who has denied himself breakfast and fed on quill pens, though it is Lent, can make the Peterite community smile aught but the sickly smile of disappointment. What saith the Poet ? You know ? I am pleased to hear it, sir. I don 't : so we will continue : and if, reader, in the following account of a trip to Germany, I recall a smile to your despairing face, it is quite unintentional, I assure you.

To be exact as to time—a great point, you will always find, in writing accounts of trips, tours, expeditions, and the like, it being, as the advertisements have it, of absolutely no value except to

the owner "—on the evening of a day in a year I found myself— how I never precisely ascertained, being happily entirely ignorant of the town in question—standing on the edge of the Hull Basin. I was searching for the S. S. Fairy, but could see no vessel that at all answered to the name. It being a leading principle of my life never to do for myself what others can do for me, I asked a passer-by if he could inform me where "the Fairy " might be. He looked sadly upon me, the lamp at the street corner illuminated his features, and breaking out into a quiet smile he said "you ain't a trying to 'umbug me, young feller, but if you was I'd let you know wot's wot." I passed on, crest-fallen, for I had been polite. I had been informed that in seeking experience—the chief object of my trip—politeness and affability were indispensable. I was ultimately directed to the Fairy, and found her anything but suggestive of her name. She was dirty, and ill-favoured, and, as I soon found out, her motion was most confusing-like. After sundry little annoyances, such as feeing porters and finding luggage, I found myself in the cabin—I beg her Fairyship's pardon—the " saloon " of the steamer, in the presence of my fellow passengers. As we had 48 hours of voyage before us, (our destination being Hamburg) it was worth my while to examine them, which I accordingly did . There was an inevitable commercial traveller in his inevitable black over-coat and top hat ; he hailed from Hull ; he was quite the funny man of the party, and his name was 'Arry : a very-much-married and equally tired-of-it couple hailed from the same town : an ideal young German of the lower middle class, of fair complexion if he had but washed it—this I should not have ascertained, but it was very hot and he perspired rather ; thus I discovered his real colour,—and two interesting young females completed our mess ; these last were from York where they had been at school, and they knew St. Peter's very well (!) After this survey of my fellow-passengers, I went on deck to see if there were any signs of our departure. It was now past midnight, but they were still loading. Our cargo consisted of mangling and threshing machines. If the former are cheap, thought I, what:a chance for the linen of our German friend below . I am glad I did not make my remark aloud, as a voice behind me suddenly said, Vor why are des machines, zar ? Pleeze to tell me . " Here was an opportunity for the shirt, thought I, eyeing the gentleman's

cuffs and collar. " We sometimes use them in England to wash our clothes," I replied, " we call them mangling machines ." "Mangle, dat is to rend, to tear, so my dictionary tells to me," he answered, "we do not tear our clothes in Deutschland ." " Nor wash them either, do you," said I. " Vash them, Oh yah, once a mont ! Dat is cleanliness ! " This triumphantly . We remained silent, and I tried to calculate in English miles the distance of that poor object from godliness. I had not arrived at a solution when two hours afterwards the steamer's "great heart began to throb," and the watery Jehu began to drive through the main—I was going to say drain. I should explain that the drain alluded to is the passage through which one has to pass before reaching the open mouth of the Humber . It was quite daylight when I retired to my berth in fear and trembling. Why, you ask ? Reader, I have a dread of committing feline atrocities. I object on principle to providing piscatory provender ; nausea is my aversion, and sea sickness my horror . Don't ask, then, why I retired in fear, or why I groaned in spirit, when I smelt—saw I should say—the German in the berth below me. My apprehensions were groundless, and when I awoke at 6.3o, I felt quite merry, so merry that I forgot the existence of the German in the berth below me, and stepped on his head in climbing down. He turned in his sleep and muttered something about " Teufel," which of course I did not understand . When I reached the deck I found we were fast losing the sight of English shores,—a long low line extended north and south, and this was out of view by breakfast time. It was the first time I had experienced the feeling of leaving England behind me, and the sentimental reader will therefore conclude, as a matter of course, that I stood in the stern of the vessel on one leg, and quoted " Childe Harold " with a tear in either eye, while my native shore receded from my longing gaze. He is mistaken,—on the contrary, I stood in the bows, and on both legs, and whistled "Trial by Jury " with a tear in neither eye.

The sea was quite calm, the sky perfectly clear, and the heat something scorching. The day was a monotony of blue and gold, one could hardly call it a nocturne. I amused myself with chatting to the fair damsels, and several rubbers of whist with the commercial traveller, the much-married man, and the unclean spirit—onr German friend. The game was pleasant, had not

our German had an unfortunate weakness—acquired I believe in Germany,—for contemplating his neighbours' hand with a view to his own lead. It was pardonable in a man who did not wash. We began to roll and pitch rather towards sunset ; I felt my internal economy being made the victim of disturbing innovations, so went to bed soon and slept it off. Our fair friend from York had to arise rather precipitately from the tea-table, and the captain darkly hinted that some one else would leave us soon. He alluded to me, but he was mistaken, and I am thankful to say I was well till my arrival . Next morning we came in sight of Heligoland, which appeared to our sight like a distant rock. At noon we entered the Elbe, and now came the pleasantest part of our voyage. At first we could only just see a long low line of yellow sand on either side of us : this gradually came more distinct, and soon trees and houses appeared, with a low spire here and there, and the smell of new-mown hay was wafted to us by the land breezes. How glad one was to see land again, though it had only been out of sight 14 hours ! The sun went down, and was succeeded by a most brilliant moonlight, by which we could clearly distinguish the orchards, woods, and villages, on the banks of the Elbe. At 10.30 p.m., we were within two hours of Hamburg, and we were all sitting on deck enjoying the cool air after the heat of the day. Presently the German, who had been getting more and more talkative, the nearer he came to his native land, left us abruptly. We were at a loss to think what might be the cause of his sudden disappearance ; but he presently returned with his face washed and a clean collar ! This was too much. The commercial traveller nervously eyed his own dirty appearance and retired. I almost embraced him with joy ; the wife of the much-married one sat by him all the evening, while one of the young ladies, to my disgust, made eyes at him under cover of the wheel. I need hardly say that our happiness was unbroken (after this pleasing incident) until the end of the voyage . We reached Hamburg at mid-night, and there let me leave you, reader. We will meet on the Hartz, perhaps, in our next number. OUTS

A TWELFTH NIGHT" STUDY. "

H ow many Englishmen understand Shakespeare? " asks a n thoughtful and brilliant writer, who is, perhaps, scarcely read as much as he deserves to be read, and he answers his own question in this wise : "To judge from what has been written about him, the Englishmen who understand Shakespeare are little more numerous than those who understand the language spoken in Paradise " The words are strong, but hardly too strong, and they ought to be sufficient to deter a novice from the foolhardiness of attempting to write about Shakespeare . Ilow comes it, then, that I have been bold enough to take a pen and write on the top of a blank sheet of paper, A " T'icelftla 11't lit Strad) , ?" Is it because "fools rush in where angels fear to tread," or because, as the author whom I have quoted consolingly admits, " you will now and then meet with ingenious remarks on particular passages, and even on particular characters, or ratlicr on particular features in them ? "

Doubtless, the School Hall, that last December was resplendent with the glitter of footlights, and the bright lines of varied costumes, is sombre of aspect once more, and echoes the bouts of anything—but—sweetness " lonb drawn out, " as Second Eorin boys lose themselves in the labyrinths of Ti17r7w Hcu, qualillitu viutatits ab illo— ! Yet those of us who listened to " Tr e,l "Ih Night" three months ago, can scarcely have forgotten all axe learnt from it. For, surely, there were lessons to be learnt from it, lessons for the eye and ear of every observer ; deep lessons, worth the learning, for every one who would take the trouble to learn them, for every one who would approach, lovingly and reverently, the work of the great poet whom Coleridge called the myriad-souled ."

All I am going to crave leave to do now is, to set down a few of my impressions of sonic features in one character in the play- ; I mean the character of Olivia ; and I should be ungrateful if I were not to acknowledge that I owe any thing of any value in the not very " ingenious " remarks I shall make to the beautiful interpretation of the character given by its school exponent last

Christmas. I might have chosen a character at first sight more promising. There are not, perhaps, many lines in the part that (in Bacon's words) " come home to men's business and bosoms, " and so have become to us as household words, to be treasured up and remembered. And yet I think it is a character well worth the studying, and the more so because, as it seems to me, it is peculiarly a nineteenth century character. I will try to explain my reason for saying this, premising only that there is nothing strange in the fancy, if fancy it be, since Shakespeare is preeminently the poet " not of an age, but for all time." One of the especial characteristics of our age is its self-consciousness,—a tendency to self-anatomy, to appraising phrenologically feelings and natural qualities, and this without any ulterior purpose but merely out of a morbid curiosity. Now we shall find this to be one of the main features in the character of Olivia. When first we are introduced to her, she has resolved to give herself up to the love of a dead brother, but this resolve she soon forgets in her love for Cesario. To this she dreamily yields herself up ; for all that she says, " I do I know not what," she understands perfectly what she is doing ; she analyses her feelings and her emotions, not that by a wise and healthy self-scrutiny she may avoid the temptations that beset her, but only to throw the blame on an external power over which she has no control

" Fate, show thy force : ourselves we do not owe ; What is decreed must be, and be this so ."

Surely the fatalism of these lines is not altogether strange to us to-clay. What follows ? All her overtures are rejected by Cesario, but she persistently renews them ; yet, through all her strange courtship, she is true to her proud, womanly, refined nature, she never forfeits our respect. Suddenly there comes a change ; she is accepted, as she thinks, by Cesario . But hard on her happiness follows a cruel undeceiving ; she sees Cesario cold and unimpassioned as before, and she is fain to cry out in her wretchedness that she is detested and beguiled : and she has been beguiled, yet not unhappily so. The Cesario she had looked for was not to be hers, but here in Sebastian was another Cesario, like unto the first, yet unlike, because free to return her love to the full. A strange denouement this, truly : we should laugh at it as absurd in a modern novel. And yet, as we listened to the play, did not its

ending seem the most natural in the world ? To criticize it would have seemed profanity ; it was better for us to become for awhile as little children, entranced with a delightful fairy tale.

"Tlae rain it rainetle every day." As we heard the last echoes of the wise fool's song die away, did we not fancy, some of us, a correspondence between the world of nature and the world of spirit? How that the rain, the dispiriting rain that we were so ready to cry out against, had its own good purpose, how that it laid the hot dust and freshened the grass and the flowers, and how that, not alone in the natural world, but in the spiritual world also, there was set in the cloud a glorious bow of promise, for a token of an everlasting covenant, that we should not be destroyed by the waters.

THE OXFORD LETTER.

IN a few more days Oxford will be almost deserted, and, save a few Dons who remain to coach and a few Undergrads who remain to be coached for the Schools at the end of May, scouts and tradesmen will have things all their own way. There has been plenty to do this Term, a judicious combination of reading and amusements having made the time pass very pleasantly, while the weather of late has been much more propitious than we are wont to have it this Term. And now for our final criticism on the ' Varsity crew. They have at, last got into very decent form, and, taking them as a whole, they are a much better crew than we expected they would make. They pull well together, slide well and feather cleanly, but they are wanting in strength. We should not be surprised to see them leading Cambridge for the first two miles or so, but after that they will probably fall to pieces and beat a retreat to the rear. We do certainly hear of doubts as to the stamina of two or three men in the Cambridge boat ; but with their superior weight and strength they ought to win . We are glad to see that G. L. Davis is steering them for the fifth year. I have it on good authority that F.2M . Hargreaves has been written to by the President of the O . U. B. C. telling him to keep himself in semi-training and to meet the crew at Putney in case of accidents. We almost hope that some one may break down so that he may get a seat in the boat and thus represent his School and University in the great aquatic contest of the year. May the dark blue be seen flying over the light blue flag at Mortlake at the conclusion of the race

The Torpids were most successful. Favourable circumstances, glorious weather, immense crowds, a large entry, crews much above the average, and most exciting racing, combined to make the Torpids of 1879 memorable (as the guide books say) in the annals of Oxford rowing. The conclusion of the six nights ' racing found Pembroke for the third year in succession at the top of the tree, a position they hardly deserved, as there were two or three boats who would have beaten them easily in a level race ; these were Trinity 1st, Keble 1st, B. N. C. 1st, and perhaps Balliol . Trinity on three nights overlapped Pembroke, but could not bump them ; Keble got unpleasantly—for Trinity—near Trinity on more than one occasion ; while B.N .C. made it very hot for Keble before the Gut on the last two nights. Pembroke, with their two lengths' start and smooth water to row in, just managed to keep ` head ' and that is all. They were ably coached by P . E. Tuckwell, late of Leeds Grammar School. Exeter owe their escapes to the skill of their coxswain, whose steering was the admiration of all who saw it. Queen's fulfilled our predictions by making two bumps : they were unfortunate in losing their stroke a week before the races, through an injury to his knee in getting out of the boat, but they found an able substitute in W. E. Moore : the bow oar was wielded by C. H. Chadwick. Of the other boats, University (that great aquatic college, as the Standard hath it) were very bad, and fell four places, and would have fallen more, had not Balliol on the first night broken their rudder string, which rendered them an easy prey for University, though they regained the bump the following evening . A similar interchange of favours took place between Merton and S . Catherine's (unattached), and between Hertford and B . N . C. 2nd, owing to accidents . S. John's made four bumps, chiefly owing to good luck. I ought to have mentioned in my last that C . A. Skelton was rowing No. 5 in this boat, and for this negligence I ask his pardon. Worcester made most bumps, viz . 5, but they started very low down, and made havoc among the small fry . The chapter of accidents,— none of them, happily, very serious,—was longer than usual. University broke their new boat into two equal halves a week before the races by running foul of a sunken post at Iflley Lasher ; they had only used the boat four times previously . Queen's in practice ran into a dinghey and took their bows off ; Oriel, on passing the post on the first night, were run into and sunk ; Balliol broke a rudder-string ; Hertford ran into a small forest floating down stream, and were in consequence bumped ; and Merton, Wadham, and Corpus all smashed oars and suffered . So much for aquatics.

After three postponements we were beaten by Cambridge in the Inter-'Varsity Association Football match by one goal to none . Our

defeat must be attributed, however, to these postponements, as several of our best men, including the Captain, had gone down, having kept their Term.

Footballs are now put away till next October, and will make way for cricket balls. We have already, at this early period of the season, owing to the mild weather, seen several men taking the rust off their Cricket on the White House ground.

In the Athletic line much has been done : all the meetings, including the O. U . A. C. competitions have been brought off. The Inter-'Varsity meeting has been fixed for April 4, at Lillie Bridge, as usual ; and, to judge from what we have seen and heard, we shall win all the races, with the exception of the Hurdles, which Cambridge will secure : they will also win the High Jump, Weight, and Hammer ; while, if Kemp jumps for us, we shall win the Long Jump. Thus we shall get the odd event. M. R. Portal, of Balliol, has beaten the flying Trepplin for the Hundred Yards in the magnificent time of ten seconds. The Cantabs cannot beat this.

The Billiard matches have both fallen to us, but these are insignificant contests, and hardly worth mentioning.

A 'Varsity Lawn Tennis Club has been started, which has secured a large number of members, a good ground with pavilion, and pretty uniform, so it is certain to be a success.

Fancy a Paper Chase on Bicycles ! Such a thing has, however, come off. Suffice it to say that they did not go across country, but kept to the roads

THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

rdvra jiei : away goes another Term with all its joys and sorrows. Many a hansom and portmanteau begin to be seen round the College gates, and Cambridge will soon be dismally empty, with only Dons and gyps left to disport themselves in it.

The Lent Races began on the 12th of March, and were rowed in weather varying from summer heat to arctic cold, diversified with blustering gales : but " its an ill wind, &c., " and however unpleasant to the enthusiastic spectators, it gave every boat, light and heavy, polished and rough, its fair chance. The most fortunate crews were, Caius 3rd, which made five bumps in the four days ; Downing ; 3rd Trinity 3 ; S. Catherine 2nd (the successful challenge boat this

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year) ; and Cavendish, which all made three . The three first Trinity boats rowing, which have all the year's Freshmen to draw from, contrived to lose eight places among them . Owing to an obstruction caused by two boats which had easied after a bump on Thursday, the three or four boats following got " dreadful mixed," the result being much indignation on the bank, and an unpleasant gash in a King's man's arm from the iron nose of a boat. Now that the races are over, and the 'Varsity departed, the river looks deserted and forlorn, except for sundry pairs, funnies, and rudimentary first eights practising for next Term.

We see, not without alarm, that Marriot is stroking the Oxford Boat, but are still confident of victory.

The Classical Tripos saw the best degree which has been taken for some years : a man, who like E. V. Arnold, of Trinity, can come out 15th Wrangler, win a medal, and be bracketed Senior Classic, ought, in the language of the sporting press, to be heard of again . No Peterite appeared, while, to confirm the remarks made by the Oxford correspondent, some six rowed in, coxed, or coached their college boats.

Cricket has been effectually checked almost as soon as it began by the bitter winds of the last few days . Lawn Tennis, which has been kept alive by some few ardent devoters all through the Term, is bursting forth into renewed vigour. To judge from the results of the late Athletic Sports, the Oxford and Cambridge meeting at Lillie Bridge will be a very close affair.

Some few entertainments of different kinds have taken place. A visit from the renowned Joachim, with one or two Oratorios ; and I ought to mention that Weston favoured us with an address, decidedly brief and doubtfully eloquent, in the Guildhall ; his natural charms were enhanced by breeches and top boots, a huge blue tie, and lavender kids.

The Scholarship Examinations are just beginning, but unfortunately few O.Ps. will be up to greet any Candidates from St. Peter's who may appear : at any rate all good luck attend their efforts.

K . K.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY.

On Saturday, February 22nd, the Society debated on the motion of le Maistre "That Pompey was not a great General ." The hon. member began by reviewing Pompey's career, and endeavoured to

demonstrate an absence of great generalship throughout, treating contemptuously all his successes. His speech, though forcibly delivered as always, was chiefly remarkable for prolixity GRIFFITH maintained that the mover had failed to establish his point, and instanced many substantial services rendered by Pompey to his country. BASKETT and MALLINSON supported the motion, which was opposed by the PRESIDENT and by WADE, who entered his protest against the cynicism of refusing to believe in a man because he is praised. Shades of Niebuhr and Arnold ! The conflicting ideas prevalent as to historical facts were a rather remarkable feature in this debate. The motion was ultimately negatived by a majority of two.

On Saturday, March 1st, GRIFFITH moved " That the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, was unjust." His glowing speech aroused in his hearers such enthusiasm, and such sympathy with the ill-fated heroine of a hundred fictions, that no one rose to oppose him . The motion was carried ?rein . con . WADE then moved " That in the opinion of this house the Zulu war is justified." The brief speech of the proposer was followed by a conversation rather than a debate, and a suggestion that, in the absence of sufficient information the question should be adjourned, was adopted.

On March 8th a happy suggestion of the President's was acted upon, and the house suspended its deliberations to " do observance " —readers in the Sixth Form are requested, in view of the approaching English Subjects Examination, to note the Chaucerian phrase—to a glorious Spring afternoon.

On March 1 jth WADE again introduced his motion on the Zulu war. He held that Sir Bartle Frere was better able to judge of the advisability of war than Englishmen at home ; and contended that war against a nation of robbers and murderers was necessarily right and just. MALLINSON and the PRESIDENT opposed the motion, and maintained that the war was neither just nor expedient. The war party in the house were either satisfied that their leader was quite competent to conduct their cause unaided, or felt themselves incompetent to assist him, for they left him to fight out alone a tough battle with a rather formidable opposition, only encouraging him with intermittent bursts of admiring applause. His indomitable courage was well rewarded, however, when, on a division, a large, if speechless , majority declared for his motion.

PIGGIN then moved " That the introduction of Phonetic Spelling is to be deprecated," and attempted to show that its introduction was impracticable, and that, if it were effected, it would not put a stop to,

though it might retard the change which was continually going on in pronunciation WADE seconded the motion briefly ; but, to judge from the tameness of the proceedings, the introduction of the motion was as much to be deprecated as the introduction of Phonetic Spelling. The house once more showed its staunch conservatism by carrying the motion unanimously.

On the following Saturday, March 22nd, no meeting was held.

BOATING CLUB.

Before giving an account of the boats and races I will briefly answer two letters which appeared in our last month's number . In reply to " Pristis, ' I can only say that I fail to see what he is aiming at, unless it be that he wants the day fixed for the Scratch Fours to be advertised in the Peterite, so as to give all Old Peterites who wish and are able to avail themselves of it, a chance of rowing in them. If this is all, I shall be happy to oblige him : the day fixed is Tuesday, April 6th, when all the other races will be over . The preceding Saturday would, perhaps, be more convenient, but the increased traffic on the river on that day makes racing almost impossible, especially in the present enlightened state of the minds of the bargees, whose ideas of accommodation and manoeuvring (if we may use the term of such fellows), are probably of an ante-diluvian date. Al] Old Boys who wish are at liberty to row in the Scratch Fours, if they will send in their names to the Captain of the Club before Saturday, April 5th. We may possibly, if the ordinary races are finished pretty early, have Scratch Fours for present Peterites only, but this is not settled yet. The course of the Scratch Fours is from the bottom of old ` cat ditch to the ` white railing ' With regard to the letter of " C . H. C . " we are all indebted to him for his advice and information : but I am sorry to say that at a meeting of the boating competitors which it was necessary to call, the proposal to give up prizes, or even to be satisfied with pewters, was met by. loud cries of " No, " and rejected by a majority. " Pot-hunting " is a word which the practices of late years have necessarily forced upon the English vocabulary, and, to judge from appearances, it stands but little chance of growing obsolete during the present generation, at any rate. It has been suggested that we should let the school boat-house go the ordinary course of nature, and, when rotten and good for nothing, that we should remove our boats to Hill's boat-house

This would be all very well if Hill had room for our boats, and we intended never to increase their number ; but unfortunately Hill has not room, and we intend, I hope, some day to add to their number.

The races began on Tuesday, March 18th . The weather was a decided improvement on the few preceding days, when we had been favoured with snow, and dispelled the gloomy forebodings about the impossibility of racing and the anticipation of a flood. But the races were by no means of an exciting character, and the labour of running down with the boats from start to finish was anything but adequately repaid, except in the case of the Junior Fours. The first race was the first heat of the Junior Sculls, between Brockbank and Chapman. A good number of spectators had assembled at the White Railing (evidently christened on the "Tutus a non lucendo" principle) to see the start of the first race. Directly they are off the usual din arises from the banks, and shouts of " go it," " well pulled, " " you're winning," &c., &c., effectually prevent any reasonable advice reaching the ears of the rowers. Chapman, who had the advantage in weight, size, and choice of sides, pulled away at the beginning with a long stroke, and left Brockbank a length and a half before he had gone fifty yards. Under the Railway Bridge, (technically called Scarborough Bridge), Brockbank gained a little, but Chapman kept a good way ahead, and finally won by several lengths.

The next race was the first heat of the Junior House Fours— School House v. Rev. T. Adams'. The former was the stronger and bigger crew, but the latter pulled much better together . At the start, the bottom of old Cat Ditch, the crew of the School House rowed away, and by the School boat-house was nearly a length ahead, and still gaining. When they arrived at the White Railing, about midway on their course, their opponents, who had the advantage in the side of the river, began to gain at the same rate as they had been previously losing, and when they arrived at Lendal Bridge had just put themselves on a level with the other boat, which immediately stopped, leaving Rev. T . Adams' boat victors by nearly a length. The stroke of the losing boat pulled very well throughout, but was not properly backed up by bow and 3, who seemed to think that time was of secondary importance, the latter even advocating a round back. The winners pulled very pluckily throughout, Legge (stroke) pulling especially well. Meanwhile the excitement on the bank had been intense ; one unfortunate gentleman lost his footing in his excitement, and went head over heels into the mud which lined the banks.

The third race was very poor. I need only give the result, which was that Kaye and Lane beat Williamson (C. I. H.) and Brady in the

Junior Pairs by about ten lengths. The time of the winning pair was particularly good, and stroke (Kaye) pulled in very good style. We are sorry that we cannot say the same for the other crew.

On Thursday, March loth, the first race was the second heat of the Junior Sculls—Kaye v. Leatham. The start was very even, but Kaye, who was rowing on the station side of the river, to prevent going into the bank, pulled straight into his opponent 's water and was immediately fouled ; Leatham, contrary to expectation, thus winning the race. There is not much doubt, if it had not been for this accident, that Kaye would have easily beaten.

Final heat of the Junior Fours—Day Boys v. Rev. T. Adams' House. For the first hundred yards the boats kept very even, but at the boat-house the Day Boys went ahead and gradually left the other boat until they arrived at the White Railing, when the Boarders showed some signs of recovering their lost ground . But soon the Day Boys got into the current at the right side of the river and left their opponents some way behind, eventually winning by about three lengths. The Day Boys Junior Boat, it may be interesting to know, is the heaviest boat on the river, the average weight being not far off z t stone, and two of the crew are several pounds over 11 stone. Wade, however, (No. 3) took care that no one should have to pull any of his weight, and pulled very well throughout the race, getting a long stroke and finishing off neatly.

The third race was between Calvert and Walker for the Canoes, first heat. Calvert, with the right side of the river, won by several lengths. There was to have been a Senior Pairs race this afternoon, but two boats (Crawshawe's and Calvert's) successively scratched ; Brady also scratched for the Junior Sculls on hearing that he would have to pull.

The races on Saturday, March 22, were of a most peculiar nature. The first, Chapman and Brockbank v . Baldwin and H. Wood for Junior Pairs, came to an untimely end a little way past the White Railing, where they both violently charged the bank and fouled one another in their attempt to get away from two barges and a steamer which effectually blocked the river . The second race was kept waiting some time by a stupid bargee, who took exactly twenty minutes in moving his barge four yards, and obstinately refused any assistance or advice. The race was between the Sixth Form and Civil : but the Civil fouled the Sixth in the middle of the river before they had gone three hundred yards. After a short easy they both pulled on again, and the Sixth Form came in about a length ahead, though the Civil lost, perhaps, half a length in the foul . Tt will

probably have to be rowed over again. The third race was between Daniel and Eadon for the Canoes, second heat . After an exciting and close race, both boats came in together, their sides almost touching. Eadon had the right side of the river . This race will also have to be paddled again, like the other two.

List of the Boats :

School House.

bow J. H . Mallinson

2 F. T. Griffith

3 F. E . Watson

str. J. H. Daniel

SENIOR HOUSE FOURS.

Rev. T. Adams ' House.

bow Carroll

2 G. Crawshaw

3 H. Walker

str. J. Calvert cox. P. Heaven cox. N. S . Fox

FORM FouRS.

Day Boys.

bow F. Eadon

2 A . Stephenson

3 T. Moss

str. A. Wood cox. E. Lane

Sixth Form.

bow J. H. Mallinson Civil.

2 F. T. Griffith

3 H. Walker

str. J. H. Daniel

bow Carroll

2 G. Crawshaw

3 F. Eadon

str. F. E. Watson cox. E. Douglas cox. Chaplin

JUNIOR HOUSE FOURS.

School House.

bow J C. Bailey

2 A. P. Chadwick

3 W. J. L. Richardson

str. M. R. D. Newby cox. P. Heaven

bow T. Moss

str. F. E. Watson

bow G. H. Wade

str. W. W. Garwood

Rev. T. Adams' House.

bow E. A . Douglas

2 R. Heaton

3 F. Greenhow

str L. F. Legge

cox. N . S. Fox

SENIOR PAIRS.

bow J, H . Mallinson

str. F. T. Griffith

bow A. Wood

str. J. H. Daniel

School Boat.

bow A. Stephenson

2 J. Calvert

3 T. Moss

str. A. Wood cox. N. Stephenson

Day Boys.

bow G. Baldwin

2 J . Chadwick

3 G. H. Wade

str. B. G. M. Baskett cox. N. Stephenson

bow H . Walker

str. J. Calvert

bow F. Eadon

str. G. Crawshaw

SENIOR SCULLS. A. Wood J. H. Daniel CANOES. F. E . Watson J. H. Daniel J. Calvert F. Eadon H. Walker

bow W. E. Brockbank

JUNIOR PAIRS

bow H. Wood

bow N. Brady

str. F. W. Chapman str. G. Baldwin str. C.I. H.Williamson

bow Kaye str. Lane

JUNIOR SCULLS. F. W. Chapman

W. E. Brockbank G . Baldwin Kaye Brady Leath am

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editors of the Peter/le.

DEAR SIRS,—In vindication of the decision come to by the Boating Club in regard to the use to be made of the boating subscriptions this year, I think that there is much to be said. In the first place, what use will a new boat be when we have got one ? There are two foar-oars in the boat house now, besides the regatta boat, which any one can get leave to pull in who can row at all ; and how many go out in them ? The heavy sliding-seat boat has been used only once this Term ; the othef one has not been used at all. I do not think that any boats that we could get would be used more, unless we were to get enough to be able to race in our own : and if we were to get boats enough for that, (which would require a long time), every year the whole of the subscriptions would be required to keep them in good repair, so that there would continue to be no prizes . And I do not think that any one would go in for the races except, perhaps, the ` house race, ' and then not with the same energy), if racing merely for honour.

As for raising the boat-house and making a brick foundation, it could not be made high enough, where the boat-house now stands, to prevent the water from damaging the doors, without making it so high as to make it very inconvenient to get a boat of any weight out of it . And besides, I do not think that it would be worth while to spend so much money on the boat-house when the ground on which it stands is not our own . But if the Committee think that it would be of advantage to alter the boat-house, I feel sure that an appeal to the fellows for a voluntary subscription would be handsomely responded to.

I am, yours truly, STARIUS.

To the Editors of the Peter/le.

DEAR SIRS,—I need hardly express my thanks to the Secretary of the Dramatic Club for pointing out the important omission in my account of the Theatricals. I can only say that it was quite unintentional, and was due to my not having a programme by me at the time. Any further tribute of thanks to Mr . Yeld's valuable assistance after G . H . W'Vade's letter would be unnecessary on my part.

I am, Sirs, yours obediently, Outs.

ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIBERS.

George Lees ; J. C. Daniel ; R. H . Christison ; G . L. Davis ; J . Walker ; H. E. Donner ; W. Overton ; B. Mulcaster ; H. M. Hardcastle ; J. C. Rogers ; E. Bellerby.

The lines " Life, " and an Article, are unavoidably held over for next month .

OXFORD : PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS BY W . R . BO\DEN, ;9, HIGH STREET.

the Peterite.

Vol. 1. JUNE, 1879. No. 5.

THE OXFORD LETTER.

". . . .The Bicycle Races against Cambridge were a real treat to see. Two best on record by Oxonians in one afternoon shew the quality of the riding. Ten miles in 31 mins. 5 secs. is as fast as a parliamentary train on the N.E.R. The 25 mile race was won by a short yard in under 80 mins."

THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

. . . . the Christ's boat (in, which J. E. Stephenson was rowing) had a " squizzle " of it (whatever that may mean), on the third night. No. 6 lost his oar, which was only recovered by the cox, stretching so far out of the boat for it as to half fill her with water, and unship stroke's and 4's oars, whereupon the boat ran into the bank Christ's, however, rowing as that estimable College has never been remembered to row for a very long time, managed to get away, and made their bump just before the Railway Bridge."

THE DEBATING SOCIETY.

The first meeting of this Term was held on Thursday, May 15th. Wade found a full house for his motion, " That any extension of the .61ranchise is undesirable." Absolute equality between man and man, he held, was all very well in theory, but was, practically, an impossibility ; democracy meant only selfishness and tyranny, and all steps towards it were to be stoutly resisted the motion, was carried by a majority of five.

CRICKET.

" The first Annual Match was the first six against the next twelve, in which the twelve proved too much for the smaller number."

" On Saturday, May 17th, we played Hull Church Institute, with very disastrous consequences the School went to the wickets first, and the first ball of the match saw Daniels' leg stump seriously displaced, and the last ball of the fourth over was equally serious to Jackson (2 for 5). The next five wickets fell in rapid succession, and when the seventh wicket fell, the telegraph marked the enormous score of 6. Greenhow and Procter were the first to make anything like a stand, and fortunately for the credit of the eleven, the last four who went in brought the total to 33 Greenhow, Procter and Chadwick played remarkably well, Procter being especially good, on the leg-side."

Sirs,

`` Eventide."

Tis eventide ;

And the departing sun

Clasps the old grey buildings

In a farewell kiss ; They glow with the roseate warmth Of the Summer sun's embrace. Shadows fall ; And the messenger breeze of the Advancing night

Bows the stately poplars, Whispering 'midst their leaves

The secrets of the dying day. Silence reigns ; And the stately moon

Sweeping to her throne

`Midst her glittering court of stars

Clasps the earth in her cool embrace, And the restful night sleeps on.

CONTEMPORARY.

Correspondence.

The Editors of " The Peterite."

I should like to take this opportunity to protest against the appalling vandalism which takes place on the School cricket field. By all means let boys gather flowers, but the disgusting habit of pulling plants up by their roots ought to be stopped. If matters continue in their present course some of the fairest members of our flora will soon disappear and the gorgeous blooms of the Plantain (Plantago major) and Butter Burr (Tussilago Petasites) will no longer refresh our eyes.

Cannot something be done about this ?

I remain,

Yours sincerely, " Nature Lover."

To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs,

I should like, on behalf of the 1st and 2nd XI's and the Colts, to thank Mr. Toyne, Mr. Norwood and Mr. Davies for the coaching which they have respectively given to these three grades of the School's cricket.

I also wish to thank Mr. Featherstone and Mr. Sykes for the painstaking way in which they have arranged and supervised the Leagues. The wickets, as prepared by Roberts, have again been up to his usual excellent standard, and thit is one cause for the high scores made on such a large ground.

The team teas, for which we thank Mrs. Toyne, have always been produced with such little fuss, in spite of last-minute alterations in the time of the tea-interval, that it is only when one stops to think that one appreciates the kind services rendered by some genius in the cause of this all-important and essential addition to our cricket matches.

T remain, Yours, etc,

W. G. Hutton, Captain of Cricket.

Kiveton Park, Near Sheffield, Editors of " The Peterite." March, 1929. Sirs,

The very essence of the public school spirit, particularly with regard to St. Peter's, is tradition. This you will have observed from Commemoration Day speeches. The literature and oratory of such schools is one of the many quickly-falling strongholds of tradition in England. If " The Peterite " lacks the faith or the enthusiasm to defend this tradition, at least let it not be an attacker.

The discarded design on your cover has an air of antiquity ; like the dimness of some old grand house. There is dignity and a hint of past splendour in its vagueness.

The adopted design is suggestive of council houses and municipal secondary schools and meanness : which is not a desirable atmosphere for a public school.

If there is to be no improvement upon the late cover design, it should stand as it was. The old house must be ruins sometime. But let it crumble alone ; do not pull it down.

I am,

Yours truly, Roger R. H. Horsley.

[We have received several letters in this strain and would like to take this opportunity of answering our critics. In the first place if our staunch upholders of tradition would cast their minds back to the legendary and almost prehistoric date of 1921, they would realise that the then editors (for whose vandalism we hasten to say that we hold no brief) cared so little for tradition that'they actually discarded the " council-school " cover, which had been in use for the preceding 40 years, and adopted that which is so beloved of our caustic detractors.

Perhaps our correspondent forgets that the last sermon was concerned with the dangers of tradition if over-emphasised. An improvement, in his mind, might be a re-adoption of the language and caligraphy of Paulinus, the recession from which doubtless caused many heart-stirrings to his O.P. prototypes and such a wealth of indignant correspondence in the " Annales Scholae."—Ed.]

Orchestra Account.

Receipts.

VALETE AND SALVETE.

The School House.

VALETE.

S. T. Sherwood. 1926-29. B3. Cadet in O.T.C. Played for 2nd XV, 1928.

SALVETE.

S. Bagshaw, B3.

R. C. Bygott, Bl.

J. H. Denby, Bl.

T. W. Jenkins, B2.

Day Boys.

VALETE,

C. Hutchinson. 1923-9. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of Dayboys House. Played for 2nd XV, 1927-8. 2nd XV Colts, 1928. L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. Certificate A. Sci. Soc. Committee.

C. N. Parkinson. 1923-9. VIth Class. School Monitor. L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. Certificate A.

J. J. S. Jones. 1927-9. B1.. Played for 2nd XV, 1928. Cadet in O.T.C.

J. E. C. Hill (transferred to Clifton Rise).

SALVETE.

F. A. Brown, B4. R. A. Carlton, A3. N. W. Smithson, B3. E. C. Bean, B4.

Grove.

VALETE:

H. Haigh-Lumby. 1924-9. Remove B. School Monitor. 1st XV, 1927. Colours, 1927. 1st XI, 1927. Colours, 1927. 1st XI Hockey, 1927. Colours, 1928. Cadet in O.T.C.

SALVETE. R. E. Hinchcliffe, Bl.

Clifton Rise.

SALVETE.

3. E. C. Hill (from Dayboys).

Clifton Manor. VALETE.

J. D. Burrows. 1924-29. School Monitor, Vth Modern. Captain of HoCkey, 1929. Secretary, 1928. Colours, 1926-29. XV, 1927-28. 2nd XI, 1926. Represented School at Squash, 1928. L.-Cpl. in O.T.C.

SALVETE. Beachell, B4.

Chapel.

We wish to thank Miss Osborn for working and presenting a green marker for the Lectern Bible. Purple and red markers are still needed to complete the set, and Miss Osborn has very kindly offered to work them if some generous friends will give the materials.

LIST OF PREACHERS.

May 5. (York Military Sunday.)

„ 12. (Bishop of Whitby's Service at Theatre Royal.)

19. Rev. F. J. Shirley, M.A. (Headmaster of Worksop College).

26. Rev. J. G. W. Tuckey, B.D. (Canon Residentiary of Ripon.

June 2. The Headmaster.

„ 9. Rev. F. H. Barnby.

„ 16. (Organ Recital—P. H. Sykes, Esq., M.A.)

„ 23. The Ven. Archdeacon of York (C. Cooper, M.A.).

„ 30. (Lecture in Hall, " Education in Russia, To-day.")

July 7. The Headmaster.

„ 14. Rev. F. H. Barnby.

„ 21. (School Commemoration): His Grace the Archbishop of York.

„ 28.

Library.

We take this opportunity of expressing the great debt of the School to Mr. Woodcock and Mr. Sykes for their work in re-arranging and re-cataloguing the books in the Library. They gave a good deal of time in the Easter Holiday-i, and propose to give more in the Summer Holidays, to this dusty and thankless task. It is the sort of work that does not catch the limelight or bask in the rays of publicity ; and so some record here that it is not unappreciated seems in place.

RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY.

The Novels of Sir W. Scott (48 vols.) .

The Novels of Thackeray (26 vols.) ... •••

The Works of Shakespeare (12 vols.) ...

The Poetical Works of Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, Dryden, Goldsmith, Burns, Scott, Wordsworth, Matthew Arnold, Browning, Tennyson, Byron, Emerson, Keats.

Scott's Last Expedition (2 vols.) ... Groves' Dictionary of Music, (5 vols.) ... Oxford History of Music (I - II, IV - VI.) . . Golden Treasury of Song ... ... .

Bach's Passion Music (S. Matthew.) . Mass in B minor

Handel's Messiah

Handel's Israel in Egypt . Mendlessohn's Elijah ...

Mozart's Requiem Mass

Theory of Sound in Relation to Music ... Blaserna Sound and Music &elle!, Taylor -Wagner's Beethoven ••• ... Music and Musicians Schumann

My Musical Life ... . Haweis Mezzotints in Modern Music ... Hunelcer Symphony Writers since Beethoven... ... Weiniiartner Greig and his Music

H. T. Finck

The Beautiful in Music E. Ilanslick Music in England ... Ritter Modern Musical Drift ... _Henderson Interludes ... ... Banister

Modern Organ Accompaniment Madeley Richardson

The Southwark Psalter .. Madeley Richardson

Presented by Rev. F. H. I3arnby.

Prescott's History of the Conquest of Peru ...

Prescott's History of the Conquest of Mexico ••• ••• Novels by Q: Noughts and Crosses, Wandering Heath, Shining Ferry, The Westcotes, The Ship of Stars, Fort Amily, Hocken and Hunken, Brother Copas.

Presented by J. H. Fowler, Esq., O.P.

Librarian 1878-9.

Macy's Story of the World's Literature

Allardyce Nicholls' Readings from British Drama English Narrative Poems ••• Palgrave's Golden Treasury: Notes to Books I—V by J. H. Fowler.

The Scientific Society's Library.

The Naturalist, as issued ... •••

Zoology by Shipley and MacBride ... ... R. South Birds of the British Isles (3 vols.) ... ... ... T. E. Coward

Butterflies and Moths of the British Isles (3 vols.) ...

Aninial Life of the British Isles ... . ... E. Step British Dragonflies ... ... W. J. Lucas

The Biology of Dragonflies ... ... 1?. J. Tillyard

Darwin and Modern Science

Conditions of Life in the Sea ... ... J. Johnstone

Bertham and Hooker's British Flora (2 vols.) ... .

Furneaux's Life in Ponds and Streams

Furneaux's Sea Shore ..

The Coming of Evolution ••• ... J. W. Judd Concerning the' Habits of Insects F. Balfour Brown

The Colours of Animals

... E. B. Poulton

School Officers.

Monitors :

W. G. Hutton (Head of School House).

D. St. G. W. Gray (Head of Clifton Grove).

R. G. Bullen.

M. J. Bennion.

C. G. Robb.

C. D. Trimmer (Head of Clifton Manor).

H. A. Patrick.

•3. N. Thompson (Head of Clifton Rise).

T. H. Raw.

A. L. Hicks.

J. R. Pope.

E. Holgate (Head of Dayboys)

Captain of Cricket : W. G. Hutton.

Sec. „ „ : B. G. Bullen. Captain of Rowing : J. N. Thompson.

Sec. „ „ : C. D. Trimmer.

Sec. of Tennis R. G. Bullen.

C.S.M. in 0.T.C. : W. G. Hutton. Editors of "Peterite" : M. J. Bennion.

J. R. Pope.

C. H. P. Bellwood. E. F. Williams.

Contemporaries.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following, apologising for any inadvertent omissions :—" The Merchistonian," " The Cuthbertian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle," " The Eastbournian," " The St. Peter's College Magazine " (Adelaide), " Le Journal de l'Ecole des Roches " (France), " The Limit," " The Stonyhurst College Magazine," " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Dovorian," " The Leodiensian," " The Denstonian," " The Ousel," " The Eagle," " The Cranleighan," " The Haileyburian," " The Malvernian," " The Sedberghian," The Johnian," " The Novocastrian," " The Dunelmian."

R.U.F.C. Fixtures.

1st XI.

Date. Opponents. Ground.

Sat., Oct. 5 .. Bradford A •• • • Home • •

Wed., „ 23 .. Ripon G.S. Away • •

Sat., „ 26 .. Leeds G.S. •• Home • •

Wed., „ 30 .. Northumberland Fusiliers • • Away . •

Sat., Nov. 2 .. Durham School .. •• Home • •

Wed., ,9 6 .. Mount St. Mary's College Away • •

Sat., „ 23 .. Giggleswick School • • Away

Sat., „ 30 • . Worksop College •• Home .

Wed., Dec. 4 .. Northumberland Fusiliers Home • •

Wed., „ 11 .. Yorkshire Wanderers • • Home • •

Sat., „ 14 .. Ampleforth College .. Home . •

Wed., „ 18 .. Old Peterites .. • • Home

2nd XI.

Sat., Oct. 26 .. Leeds G.S. .. • • Away • •

Sat., Nov. 16 .. Mount St. Mary's College • • Home . •

Sat., „ 23 .. Giggleswick School Home • •

Wed., „ 27 .. Drax 1st XV .. . Away • •

Sat., „ 30 .. Worksop College Away • •

Sat., Dec. 14 .. Ampleforth College .. Away

COLTS.

Wed., Oct. 30 .. Ripon G.S. .. .• Home

Wed., Nov. 20 .. Ampleforth College .. Home

Sat. „ 23 .. Giggleswick School • • Away

Tues., Dec. 10 .. Ampleforth College .. Away

THE PETF,RITE,

VoL.I.

JULY, 1879. No . 6.

A CYNIC'S HOLIDAY.

WE Nvill endeavour to suggest rather than describe a pleasant way of spending a holiday in summer . Let us take the train for Helmsley. Our two hours' ride will not be wasted. We pass through a pretty country all the way after the first few miles. Kirkham Abbey lies on our route ; and Castle Howard, which we may reach by stopping short at 1\Ialton, where we change trains, and taking the most delightful of walks. We hope our readers will some day try such an expedition.

Of the old market town of Helmsley, our destination, the most noticeable feature is the old Castle overlooking the town from the hill on which it stands, formerly the residence of Dryden's "Zimri,"—" In squandering wealth was whose peculiar art," from whom by a natural transition it passed to Pope's " wretched scrivener." From him, we believe, the present noble occupants are descended. We pass in the market place an old Market Cross whose glories are lost to the eyes of the " profanum vulgus " in the splendour of a monument commemorating those virtues which are so peculiar to men of rank that to be believed in they must be written in stone. What a thing is a title ! The Church is interesting in many respects . In it may be seen brasses dating from the wars of the Roses, as well as many ancient crosses, a font for holy water—but a truce with antiquarianism. Leaving on our left the castle-topped hill, on our right the Church, we will begin the ascent before us, not forgetting to lave in and drink of the spring that wells from the hill-side. The summit gained, a lovely view meets our eyes on all sides. In particular on the left-hand side of the road, spread in the valley beneath the trees of Duncombe Park, succeeded by others till the view ends in purple heather. Further on, until

lately, we should have seen, bosom'd in the trees, the seat of this highly respected family ; now we only see a charred ruin. The Italian style of this building may have been objected to as out of place with the surroundings ; and no doubt the old castle would have been more in keeping in many respects, but yet it was a fine house. What a moonlight scene this would make ! Proceeding through what is a feature of the landscape here,— what may almost be termed a holly avenue,—we at length enter a wood and emerge upon a scene—O that I had the words to describe it ! From the terrace of turf on which we stand we look down upon a valley whose peer could scarcely be found . Enthroned in this loveliness are the remains of one of those monuments of a piety out of date now-a-days, Rievaulx Abbey. Let us wander down the hill-side under the trees into the valley, amidst those ruins defaced by something more than "time's fell hand." We do not propose to describe them (they must be seen), nor to betray our ignorance of archxology . Be it enough to say that the walls of a magnificent chancel yet remain, with the most perfectly proportioned of chancel-arches. An old altar-stone still remains in its right position ; but the four crosses that were to be seen five or six years ago at the corners have had to make way for the names which the most snobbish nation on the face of the earth have thought fit to perpetuate. 0 ye Joneses, Browns, and Robinsons, when will ye, little men, learn that there are things more lovely than your ubiquitous initials ? Lower down in the valley the refectory walls still stand in good preservation ; we still see the marks of where the floor separated it from the cellars below . We may walk in at the doorways where they walked in, and meditate on the site of the cloisters where they meditated ; yes, and if we have any sympathy with what is high and noble, we may come forth elevated and purified in thought. But I am getting maudlin. Yes, when we rub our eyes and awake from our reverie, all is a dream . It is the age of railways, and telephones, and utilitarianism. So re-venous sous a nos moutons As we walk through the village we pass outlying fragments of the monastery, the largest being that of the hospitium, on our left as we approach the Abbey. The old fish-ponds of the monks may be distinctly traced at the bottom of the valley, at the farther end of which we will lunch , where a perennial stream affords Acheloian cups ; thence let us

explore the little gully that runs up hard by into the hills ; tread lightly on this hallowed ground, and, presto, we may surprise Bacchus at his gambols. No, we are nineteenth-century folk, and soberly ascend the watercourse, culling the beech and oak ferns everywhere, revelling in wild flowers that exceed the heart's desire. The rabbits run in scores over the fairies' dancing grounds on either side, whilst on a hot clay, with the insects buzzing overhead, and tall trees towering above us, we might fancy ourselves in one of those primaeval American forests that Kingsley so well describes. For variety we may climb up to the purple heather, and if we be so minded take a six-miles' walk or so over the breezy moors to Byland Abbey, and take the train at Coxwold. Or we may ascend by a splendid avenue of trees the back way to the Helmsley road, avoiding, for variety's sake, that village where nothing stronger than ginger-beer is sold–(0, Sir Wilfrid, rejoice !)–but where there is only " loeus ant/qua religious sac-er." They say beer and the Bible go hand in hand ; perhaps, among the other improvements of our modern civilization, they will not leave Rievaulx alone, but will give a sober tint to the too exhilarating scenery by re-opening the old iron mines the monks worked, the cinders whereof are used to pave the roads with unto this day. " 0 horrid thought, and full of cruel bitterness." We shudder ; let us turn away and seek our train.

Returning to York shortly after seven, I say we could not have spent a better day. TIRO LITERARIUS.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

IT is just possible that some of our Subscribers, now that July is so far advanced, may have been wondering why the Peterite has not made its appearance, or even have concluded that, like its forerunner of some years ago, the magazine has collapsed. We hasten to reassure them. The publication has been delayed to enable us to present our readers with an intelligent account of, at any rate, the chief part of the Cricket Season, and that the doings of the School Eleven may not remain

unrecorded until all interest has evaporated under August suns (may the omen be happy !) and chill October weather has turned our thoughts from Cricket to Football.

So much by way of explanation. Let us add one or two words more. We have received, in response to our request, literary help from some of our readers ; still much more might be given us. The next two months will to many, at least, of our subscribers be a time of leisure. May we ask them not to forget their school magazine ?

Wednesday July 2nd, was the annual Commemoration Day. The usual service was held in the school chapel, which was prettily decorated for the occasion . There was a large congregation, which included an unusually large number of old Peterites. The sermon was preached by Canon Forester . In the afternoon the annual Past v. Present Cricket Match was played on the school ground in moderately favourable weather.

We are sorry to say that we must now regard it as certain that we shall be without Mr. Hugh Moss's valuable assistance in this year's Theatricals. It will be very hard indeed to supply his place, and the Committee cannot afford to be idle . Is it not time to begin to think about choosing and casting the play ?

The Athletic Sports are fixed for Saturday, July 26th.

Mr. W. P. Turnbull has been elected to a Fellowship at S. Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Mr. A . J. Pollard has been appointed head composition master at Dulwich School.

At the last general ordination the Revs. T. B. Athorne and H . J . Hutchinson were ordained priests. E. W. Atkinson, Lichfield Theological College, was ordained deacon and licensed to the curacy of Brailes in Warwickshire.

B. Hoskyns-Abrahall has obtained a third class in Classical Moderations.

J. Peters has successfully passed the Final Examination of the Incorporated Law Society, previous to his being admitted a Solicitor of the Supreme Court.

Lieut. R. Lesley has been promoted to be Captain in the Yorkshire Artillery Militia . It will be remembered that he rowed in the Oxford boat in 1871 and 1872 .—Sub-lieut. G. Mitchell, 14th Foot, in India, has been appointed Interpreter :o the Corps.

We are also glad to sec that P. L. Newman, Scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge, has gained the Mathematical Prize of his College at the recent May Examination.

William Barber has consented to stand for Halifax at the next general election in the Conservative interest.

W. R. Rayson, G. H . Dixon and B. Hoskyns-Abrahall have been elected members of the Universities Club.

A. Gray, the newly-appointed Hon . Sec. of the Yorkshire 'Gentlemen's C. C., gave an organ recital in Trinity Coll. Chapel, Cambridge, during the May festivities.

We beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of three numbers of S. Andrew's College 11laga. iue (Grahamstown, S. Africa).

OXFORD LETTER.

THE academical year is now over. To-day (July 5) term ends, and Oxford will know us no more till October. Most of us, however, have been down amongst "our sisters and our cousins and our aunts " since the early part of June, those only staying up who were engaged in Exams. spun out to an abnormal length to suit the lazy Examiners, who take a delight in prolonging the tortures of their luckless victims.

The great events of the past month have been " Couruiem. " and the 'Varsity Match . The former was a great success on all points, Royalty, both English and foreign, lending its gracious presence. It would be almost impossible to enumerate all the festivities of the week, as almost every College gave some sort of entertainment, in addition to which three balls took place in the Corn Exchange, that given by the Apollo (University) Lodge of Freemasons being the most brilliant. I say almost every College, for poor \Vadham was an unfortunate exception. Their dons, for some paltry reason, would not allow the Annual Concert to he given, so the Undergrads rose up in arms against them, "made hay " in the Bursar's rooms, broke windows, and finally half-killed and put under the pump a wretched detective who had been employed to catch the offenders. The great event of the week, from a show point of view, was the Enceenia, or Commemoration of Founders and Benefactors. Here the noisy Undergrad element is always conspicuous by its

presence, and certainly this year there was no diminution of lungpower. A very prominent object, hung from gallery to gallery, was a huge pinafore on which was inscribed "Admitto to ad gradum D. C. L., and so do his sisters, &c.," which ought to have been lowered down to Sullivan, the composer of "H . M. S. Pinafore," on whom the hon. degree of D. C. L. was conferred. However, one end of the string unfortunately broke, and a Proctor pounced upon it and carried it away amid yells, which were doubled when the " Pro " was seen in the gallery taking down the names of the offenders. Let us hope they received mercy.

The 'Varsity Match was not a success for us. Our Eleven shewed about their real form in the first innings, but fell off ignominiously in the second . Heath played magnificently for his 45, and Hirst got 35 by some hard hitting, though he gave half a chance soon after he came in . We were beaten by a very strong team, and to be beaten by such a team is almost a victory. We are to have a new ground at Oxford in the Parks, an improvement long since needed, so that soon we may have a repetition of that form displayed five or six years ago.

As certain as the summer Term comes round, so certain is it that one or more Undergraduate comes to an untimely end . During the Term just over, a Keble man has been killed by being thrown out of a dog-cart ; a Balliol man drowned at Sandford Lasher, (vide "Tom Brown at Oxford) ; and a New College man dropped down dead immediately after breakfasting in a friend's rooms.

As the results of some of the Exams. have yet to be announced, we cannot say how O. Ps. have got on, so that this pleasure must be reserved for our next. O. P.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

"

W RITE a Cambridge letter, and get it done to-morrow, if you ~/ ~/ can . " A modest request, truly, from those precious Editors at this fertile time of year, when it takes a week to evolve the merest scrap of news ! I have hardly been able to eat since that wretched post-card came, and shall have to invest in hair dye to-morrow.

Since the Petcrite last blazed forth upon the delighted universe our triumph over Oxford for this year has been completed in the 'Varsity Match ; and nine wickets is a tolerable amount to win by . It will be some time before better men than Lyttleton and A . G. Steel appear in a 'Varsity team

Henley Regatta, like most other things this wonderful year, was half spoilt by the weather, but the crews we sent up came off decidedly well. Jesus had a near approach to a 'Varsity crew for the Grand Challenge, which has not been won by a College for many years : and the Lady Margaret men made their peculiarly rough and effective style tell as well as it did in the " May :" they are especially great at sliding properly—a not very common accomplishment. Pembroke were reported to be thinking of a Four picked from their last term's crew, but for some reason the plan fell through . 1st Trinity, with weights averaging something alarming, failed to get any pace on at all. At present Cambridge is singularly deficient in the sculling line.

At Christ's, Newman scored the second Prize in his year for Mathematics ; and at St. Catherine's, Hubbersty the first ditto for Classics.

Cambridge in the "Long," if not the liveliest of resorts, is not without a certain peaceful charm ; and the freedom from cap and gown, chapels, and lectures, does something to make up for the vivacity of term time : but the weather ! rain on eight days out of nine so far, and one positively shivers without a fire.

According to all accounts there have been some few slight changes made at York since I last perambulated round by the Bird-in-hand between twelve and one, but Terry's isn't gone yet !

I used to fancy penny-a-lining might be a desirable calling : don't think so now, though. K. K . (the real original).

DEBATING SOCIETY.

This institution has temporarily succumbed to cricket and examinations. Two meetings, however, have still to be recorded.

On Thursday, May 29th, Baskett moved, "That the French Revolution was justifiable." To show the frightful condition of France in the times immediately preceding the revolution, he read a passage from a novel of Mm . Erckmann-Chatrian, which he affirmed truthfully represented the state of the country. The terrible sufferings endured by the people completely justified the Revolution. Wade once more appeared as the opponent of the sovereign people. France was not in a worse state than the other countries of Europe at the time ; and no sufferings would have justified the people in exchanging a known form of government for an unknown and untried

form, and in involving the country in endless bloodshed and rapine. Subsequent speakers on both sides did not contribute much to the settlement of the question. The sides were very evenly balanced, and the motion was only lost by one vote . The mover can hardly be superstitiously inclined, or he would surely have chosen for his motion a day that augured better for his success than the anniversary of the restoration of the Stuarts. When were the omens so recklessly disregarded, so wantonly defied, since the ever-memorable day when impious Claudius threw into the sea the sacred chickens that refused to cat ?

On Thursday, June Sth, the Society, or a portion of it, met, with the Vice-President (Trade) in the chair. Before the introduction of the motion for the day, an addition to the Club rules was proposed and adopted, providing that, in the event of fewer than 8 members being present, no debate should be held . The requisite quorum was found to be present and le I\Iaistre proceeded to move, " That the proposed University Bill for Ireland is unnecessary . " He opposed the proposals of the O' Connor Don on the ground that to grant them ww onld be to give up principles at the call of a noisy minority . Contending that whilst full toleration was granted in the already existing universities, the creation of an unsectarian university was needless, he entered into the history of religious establishment in Ireland during the present century, and (appearing to allude to an imagined proposal to found a Roman Catholic University) condemned the project as inconsistent with the professed wish of the Roman Catholics for disesrablishment of all creeds. Baskett was a forcible, if not very definite, opponent of the motion, whilst Wade and Mallinson supported the hon. mover's views in a somewhat modified degree. Griffith followed with an energetic, if slightly irrelevant, tirade against Ritualism. The motion was carried by a majority of one.

CRICKET SEASON.

The present season has been the most unlucky, as regards Cricket, that we remember for years past . Hardly a cricket match has been played without having been interrupted by the rain . However, happily, no match has been put off entirely, and all the matches arranged have been played. But the weather has materially affected the scoring, and the batting averages are consequently much lower than they were last year. We give the scores of all the cricket

matches played, but owing to want of space cannot give an account of each, nor of any of the in-matches.

The following is this year's eleven :—J. H. Daniel (Capt.), F. E. Watson (Hon. Sec.), J. A. Jackson, A. Wood, A. Stephenson, R. W. Bulmer, J. B. Lord, J. L. Procter, A. P. Chadwick, F. W. Greenhow, F. J. Griffith.

S. PETER'S v MR HODGSON'S (BEVERLEY)

ELEVEN.

Played on Westwood Common, May 24th.

The first innings of Mr. Hodgson's Eleven, who went to the wickets first, was not very remarkable for any thing except the batting of R. Hodgson and Burton, the former scoring 42 by very free and hard hitting, and the latter 21 by some very good play. The bowling of the School as well as the fielding was by no means good. Beverley, as will be seen below, scored 112 in their first innings. The School then went in and only managed to get 86, out of which considerably more than one-third were extras. Stephenson and Lord played well for their respective scores, and Jackson obtained his 7 by very pretty play. In their second innings, Beverley scored 3 more than in their first. Until Burton came in, the School was doing well, but he with Whitaker, who soon afterwards joined him, made an objectionable stand for nearly an hour, during which time they brought the ' score up from Ko to 112 If one of the School fielders (long-slip) had been able to hold a ball, which it seemed almost impossible to miss, Burton would have been disposed of before he had made four runs. In their second innings the School was so greedy to get runs in the short time that they had left, that three wickets fell for 11 runs ; however, it is impossible to say what would have been the result if the game had been played out.

In giving an account of this, the most pleasant match of the season, I ought to mention that the two Elevens were entertained by Mr. Hodgson in his usual extremely kind and hospitable manner. Score :— BEVERLEY.

Second Innings.

b Watson

c Stephenson, b Watson

c Chadwick, b Daniel

b Daniel

b Daniel

c Daniel, b Watson

b Daniel

S. PETER'S.

First Innings.

F. E. Watson, I.b.w., b Salmond

R. W. Bulmer, b Salmond

J. H. Daniel, l.b.w., b Salmond

J. A. Jackson, b Burton

A. Wood, b Burton

A. Stephenson, b Whitaker,

T. B. Lord, not out .

F. Greenhow, b Salmond

A. P. Chadwick, c Whitaker, b Hill

R. F. Carroll, c Hutchinson, b Burton

F. T. Griffith, b Burton .. Byes 27, leg-byes 1, wides 6

S. PETER'S v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Leeds on Tuesday, June 3rd.

R. W. Bulmer, b Motley

ST. PETER'S.

F. W. Greenhow, c Boyle, b Hodson

J. L. Procter, c Potter, b Hodson

J. Daniel, b Motley

F. E. Watson, c Royle, b Hodson

J. A. Jackson, b Motley

H. Wood, c Royle, b Hodson

A. Stephenson, c Potter, b Hodson

J. B. Lord, c and b Royle

A. P. Chadwick, not out

G. W. Bulmau, b Motley Byes 1, Wides 2

S. PETER'S v. DURHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played on School Ground, on Saturday, June 7th.

ST. PETER'S.

First Innings. DURHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL. First Innings.

F. E. Watson, c Short, b Brutton

J. A. Jackson, b Wethey

R. W. Bulmer, b Wethey,

J. H. Daniel, c Whiteside, b Brutton

A. Stephenson, b Wethey

A. Wood, c Waters, b Brutton

F. W. Greenhow, b Wethey

J. L Procter, c Scott, b Brutton

A. P. Chadwick, b Wethey

F. J. Griffith, b Brutton

G. W. Bulman, not out

Byes 2, Leg-bye 1, Wides

c Jackson, b Balmer

This match was discontinued on account of the rain.

S. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. Played on the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Ground on Thursday, June 12th. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.

First Innings

J. W. Barry, b Bulmer fi

L.

Second Innings.

S.

TRAINING COLLEGE.

ST. PETER'S.

First Innings.

A. P. Chadwick, c Banks, b Aylmer

T. B. Lord, run out

A. Wood, c Bacon, b Aylmer

F. E. Watson, b Penton

J. H. Daniel, c Gilmore, b Penton

A. Stephenson, c Penton, b Aylmer .•

It. W. Bulmer, c Penton, b Aylmer

J. L. Procter, not out

F. W. Greenhow, o Banks, b Jackson

F. J. Griffith, c and b Jackson

G. W. Bulman, b Aylmer Bye 1, Wides 4

Total

ST. PETER'S v. RICHMOND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played on the School Ground on Wednesday, June 25th.

ST. PETER'S. First Innings.

ST. PETER'S v. HORNSEA.

Played on the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Ground on Thursday, June 26, ST. PETER'S HORNSEA CRICKET CLUB.

First Innings

First Innings.

F. T. Griffith, b Hollingberry . ., 3 H. Saxelbye, b Chadwick

It. W. Bulmer, b Saxelbye . 0 F. Hutchinson, b Chadwick 24

J. A. Jackson, b Taylor . 29 J. Harrison, c Douglas, b Chadwick 0

J. H. Daniel, 1 b w, b Hollingberry 2 D. N. Salmond, not out 5

J. L. Procter, c Saxelbye, b Taylor 29 F. A. Hollingberry, b Daniel 1

A. Wood, run out . 13 it. Hodgson, b Daniel 0

A. Stephenson, c Salmond, b Taylor 3 R. J. Wade, b Daniel 0

F. E. Watson, c Taylor, b Wade . .. 17 A. W. Taylor, not out . 2

F. W. Greenhow, b Hodgson 6 J. P. Shepherd,

A. P. Chadwick, b Wade 1 A. Fisher, to bat.

E. A. Douglas, not out 1 It. W. Carroll, Byes 6, Leg-byes 2, Wides 11 19 Bye 1, Leg-bye 1, Wides 3, No ball 1

Total . 123 Total for 6 wickets . 78 The game was much interrupted by the rain. PAST v. PRESENT. Played on the School Ground, on Wednesday, July 2nd. PRESENT.

Second Innings

b Scott

b Hodgson

c Chadwick, b Taylor

L. Procter, c Daniel, b Hodgson

J. A. Jackson, b Hodgson

A. Wood, b

F. E . Watson, b Hodgson

T. B. Lord, b Hodgson , ,

F. W. Greenhow, not out

b Hodgson

c Chadwick, b Scott

b McClellan

b Hodgson

b Hodgson

b Hodgson

c Daniel b McClellan not out Byes 3, wides 6

Total

G. F. Chadwick, l.b.w., b Watson

It. A. Scott, b Watson

F. Hodgson, b Watson

F. Mawdesley, b Daniel

H. W. Taylor, c Lord, b Chadwick . ..

E. H. Greenhow, c Jackson, b Watson

Mr. McClellan, c Wood, b Watson

C. J. Daniel, c and b Chadwick . W. Ainslie, c Greenhow, b Chadwick

F. Wood, run out

W. Harrison, not out Byes 4, leg-byes 5, wides 7

Total

S. PETER'S v. MR. WILSON'S ELEVEN (CLIFTON). Played on the School Ground, on Thursday, July 3rd.

S . PETER'S MR. WILSON'S ELEVEN. First Innings. First Innings.

F. W. Greenhow, b Breed 8 C. Clark, c Stephenson, b Watson

F. T. Grifhith, h Eedes 0 R. Thompson, b Watsou , .,

F. W. Greenhow, b Newton

A. P. Chadwick, c and b Newton

J. H. Daniel, b Newton

J. L. Procter, b Raine

J. A. Jackson, c Belk, b Raine

A Wood, b Newton

F. E. Watson, b Newton

A. Stephenson, b Raine

R. W. Bulmer, c and b Newton

T. B. Lord, not out

F. T. Griffith, run out

H. W. Bulmer, b Ryan

T. B . Lord, b Ryan

J . H. Daniel, c Bacon, b Edmonds

J. A. Jackson, b Ryan

J. L. Procter, not oul

.\ . Wend, h Ryan

Mr

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ELEVEN.

T H _N; PETERITE.

VoL. I. OCTOBER, 1879. No. 7.

CONFESSIONS.

WHAT an insight into the deep-lying truth or superficial falsity of various natures and characters may be gathered by glancing into those well bound bijou substitutes for the poetical albums of our grandmothers ! I mean, of course, those books which contain the earnestly solicited so called " Confessions." This term is applied to the written answers to a mass of questions printed on the margin of each page. Questions of a very homogeneous character ; and, to my thinking, not altogether relevant—not exactly fitted as soul-cleaners that are to produce the eye-opening and astounding results confessions should have. By far the greater number of " confessions " in the volume I am permitted to peruse are from female pens. Pens scarcely freed from the slavery of doing copies ; pens which have never run away, as it were, with the bits in their mouths ; pens which have only ambled as yet through exercises, or trotted, with an occasional stumble, through a dictation ; pens which perhaps once or twice have raced through a passage or two in a letter home, or a missive to an expectant amorous schoolboy of the adjoining Seminary, spurred by some girlish impulse— perhaps mischief. Let us take the first three questions. You are requested to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth with respect 1st, to your favourite virtue ; 2ndly, your favourite quality in man ; and 3rdly, the same in woman.

All the answers are written as if the writers had hit on a subject they were happy in knowing something about . They are as it were glibly written, betokening a haphazard, happy-golucky, indiscriminate choice, with but little mark of previous rigorous self-examination. Well, virtues are as plentiful as blackberries : and certainly any virtue, be it what it may, admits

on of comparative or even superlative degree : and the determined self-satisfied dash of the pen is very conclusive . Note that the first question is very general, applying as it does to any virtue common to both sexes. But there are not wanting some who enumerate here virtues which are only attributes of the fortunate male. Nice girls ! (Dear reader, I am young and susceptible, and I like this. Therefore—Nice girls !) One, (and she must be really a jolly girl), writes "bravery" as her favourite virtue; "honour and a black moustache" being her pet qualities in the favoured male ! Bravery and a black moustache in a brave red-coat ! Who would not be a soldier ? One gentleman (and but few have knelt at this confessional) answers his first question thus :

Sweet saint Confessors, I do here confess I pant for virtues I do not possess ; In mercy ask me not to choose but one, I need them all for, oh, you know I've none !

Ah ! now here is a chance for those who pride themselves on being able to put two and two together ! How this designing ruffian revels in mock modesty ! And how was his evident snug self-satisfaction rewarded ? Where's the ` Paul Pry' of the drawing-room ?

The Confessional also requires you to be explicit as to your individual ideas of happiness and misery ; and the ideas are in most instances common-place, sometimes inane ; hunting, dancing, &c., &c., bearing strong internal evidence as to the non-existence of ideas on anything in the writers thereof. One can in some cases, however, detect that the writer is not a nonentity or cypher. There are the ideas of a gentle timid girl, or it may be the conventional expressions of mere well-bred feminine hypocrisy. She is happy in "loving company ;" happy in "doing good to any one ." She is miserable in " being thought stupid," (not because she knows she is, but because her amour propre is wounded). Her hand trembles as she writes in shaky characters the intensity of the misery attendant on a " guilty conscience ." There is another lady who enlightens her readers as to happiness in the following brief and luminous manner :—" Wales, August I2th." This sweet peripatetic also observes that misery may be sought and found " between Holyhead and Kingston ." Dear confidential soul ! There is the busy man for whom happiness

and misery exist, not during the week-days, but on Sunday he finds the one " in the afternoon on the sofa," having met the other in the morning in the shape of " too long a sermon." Then there is the voluptuous do-nothing, whose delight is the laboursaving Turkish Bath, and " plenty of tin," and whose direst pang is that caused by his new patent leathers, and " being out of pocket." There is the schoolboy who asks only for ices and " to do as he likes," and further predicts the return of chaos if in school (male and female) sports, the said ices and other edibles (saccharine and succulent) did not exist . And then our friend the jolly girl modestly says she can be happy " with plenty of jolly people and jolly things to do !" I take it the jolly things are naughty things, or at least things that, being done, constitute the doer a naughty girl. Her next confession makes me think she is habitually held culpable, and not always with justice, for she says her head aches with the misery when " a false accusation hangs over it." Alas ! for some there is no happiness to counterbalance the sad experience of toothache, or the grand inexperience of dreaded matrimony. Our friend the rhymster answers the two questions thus :

My idea of happiness is far beyond expression, Influenza's steady stream that (loth defy suppression. Sly dog ! Is there a hidden meaning in that first line ? If one is to satisfactorily analyse Confessions, with their necessary accompanying phenomena of time when, place where, station and mental condition wherein, &c., &c., one should be gifted not only with a large amount of curiosity, but with adequate means of gratifying the same. Oh ! where is the Paul Pry of the drawing-room.

The interrogations with respect to favourite colours and flowers do not produce interesting answers. " Cambridge blue " and "Lilies of the valley " seem to be the answers of nearly every one, except that staunch patriot who claims the "red, white, and blue," and the "rose ;" and the funny men who love the various shades of "green," "rouge," " Sauerkraut," and "Cauliflower." "If not yourself who would you like to be ?" Says the schoolboy, "I wish I was a fish with a great big tail ;" another "I wish I was a bird ." Says a nonentity (needlessly) "No one." All, I doubt not, with more or less sincerity. "A Turk," "Chard or Brornhead, " "another," and "somebody's mother-in-law," are all characteristic answers. And the jolly girl

wishes to be a "jolly dark fellow ;" and in a parenthesis she explains she does not mean a Christy Minstrel, but an " officer fighting the Zulus. " The fortunate (or unfortunate) possessor of the Confessional is told that the happiest " chop " of self and soul would be with her ! " You " he writes, and " the person you like best ." Paul Pry, my good fellow, there are three fools of lovers here, can you throw any light on the lady who would be her ` shadow ?' Or that other her ` bad angel ?' Or that nice young man who would eagerly change places with my sweetheart 's other lover ? Oh, the number of places named as favourite spots for residence! Some, however, will be found on no map . " The land of Nod," and " up in a balloon," for instance ; " Where there are no governesses," says the schoolboy ; and an ecstatic individual bursts out into a negro break-down as he wishes himself in the " land of cotton. "

Then there follows a miscellaneous set of questions which are of no interest whatever. Whole strings of names of favourite composers and painters are given : all well known, and therefore the writers feel safe. There is confidence in the very handwriting. But the rhymster rushes to a joke and a jingle at once.

" Sing hey ! the nut-brown ale !

Sing hey ! the ale and the sleep !

'Tis a painter, too, and paints

Right well, and rich, and deep !"

Very bad taste this. Verily a rhymster with a "bitter-beery" thirst.

Then come other lists of favourite prose writers and poets, novelists forming the bulk of the former. Heine and Swinburne receiving honourable and solitary distinction that contrasts oddly with the heedless homage given by the empty-headed and thoughtless of their more illustrious brethren. Shakespeare himself is mentioned without fail by all : and a glance at the confessions shews that the knowledge of the great dramatist on the part of these sage penitents is very limited. A list of the pet heroes and heroines of fiction shew that our own theatricals have perhaps been the only play ever seen, heard, or read by most of them. "Olivia," " The Duke," " Viola," " Maria," and a "Certain Officer in Twelfth Night," being frequently quoted. The characters of Miss Yonge's " Daisy Chain," and " Cigarette " in Ouida's novel " Under two flags " are great favourites—the

former with very many girls, the latter with our schoolboy. After stating the "character most disliked in history" (!) the penitents joyously proceed to enumerate their several "heroes and heroines in real life "—such sugaring! such buttering ! such compliments ! such blushes ! such flustered faces, girlish giggle and ecstatic kissing! I pass them all but one ; a prim little maid, doubtless, who very properly adores "our asthmatical village clerk," and worships " his owd woman " Now, shall I tempt you? Shall I name the "favourite food and drink " of this heterogeneous mass of palates? Shall I name them individually or in epicurean combination as some have written them I give you some, with frankness of a Barmecide—" pears, " "claret cup, " "chickens," " port (if first-class), " " French tarts, " "oysters and stout, " "Madeira cake and lemonade," " lobster salad," "nougat," " plaister of Paris milk and water," "duck, green peas, and a bottle of wine," "Bass's beer," "red herrings and rum," "plain buns and milk." What a variety of tastes! Most of them have been as free as if at a regatta luncheon ; and a few, as on those occasions, have made a sickly attempt at being funny. Individuality is, however, not wholly lost, for the "jolly girl" comes to the fore ; and honestly, as her eye lovingly directs you to its whereabouts, asks simply, singly, and solely, for "pork pie, and lemonade to wash it down " Thank you ! And then the names! The " favourite christian names !" Baptismal registers are read, novels are skimmed, poets arc wracked, slums are swept, and the consequence is a long list of common-place names, showy names, christian names, heathen names, long, short, sweet, soft and funny names ; all kinds of names, but hard names . Among them Christelfrida, Adolphina, Mary Hann, and Sukey. Then follows a list of pet aversions. Some of them quite spitefully noted . One has a particular aversion to "being gooseberry, " others to "long names, " "private correspondence, " "conceited people, " "cows," " curates," "croquet, " " cockroaches," " confession albums, " and "anonymous poetry ." Again, some hate " being photographed, " being rowed at, "being misunderstood ; " hate " prim girls, " " spiders," " stupid boys," " tipsy men, " " bashful young ladies, " and " onions " The jolly girl hates "bores : " the funny man " a smiler ! " And the rhymster avers that his pet aversions are " Society's sweet languid lady-liars."

And then, reader, we come to what must interest us—the statements of the state of mind of the writers at the time of writing. Be on your guard, they don't all write the truth. There is one who feels " rather reckless," another " very wild," one " excited at the thought of to-morrow (home for the holidays !) " another " pretty bobbish." There are the "hazy," " crazy," " chaotic," " blissful," " lucid," " contented," " muddled," and "placid " minds. The jolly girl feels " don't-carish," and the funny man " nobby. " The confessional also contains a list of such faults as are severally tolerated most by the writers therein. They, too, are various. Ranging from " Doing Ananias in a mild way when driven into a corner " (anglice-lying), to "sleeping after dinner . " The funny man tolerates a " wink." The jolly girl—will—no I won't. But thus much. It relates to the surreptitious enjoyment of " fun " while strictly guarded, and walking with her schoolmates ! Reader, I am disappointed at finding the jolly girl only a school girl : I shall speak of her no more . The rhymster writes in a lady's book that the faults he tolerates are " all of yours, that is, if you have any." Favourite mottoes conclude the confessional, and they are numerous indeed ! In every conceivable language from Latin to Gaelic or low Irish . The ladies mostly flying at the classical lists, and mis-spelling their selections. The compilers of confessional albums evidently bear iu mind that " brevity is the soul of wit, " and act accordingly. They are wrong ; and as they are at present, formulated confession albums are fitted only for school girls, who are glad to fill up a thoughtless ten minutes and a sheet at the same time . But what a cold, cramped feeling does the wretched, good-natured, grown-up, drawing-room victim experience when he finds his pretty thoughts, his courteous sayings, the proof of his well-bred intellect, all wit-spangled, is to be totted up within lines like a grocer's Christmas bill !—Spice, solids, and sugar—a line apiece ! If he submits, he gets his change in thanks, and writes himself a nonentity. I said these books had taken the place of our grandmother's poetical albums . But how insignificant are they beside them. It was, of course, our grandmother's albums and the fashion for writing within that begot those curious mutual admiration societies of petty poetasters—the Della Cruseans. The Della Cruseans, that the great Edinburgh reviewer, Gifford, wasted so much wrath and eloquence upon, and crushed in 1 795.

But could not our grandmother's albums boast now and then that a Byron, a Burns, a Scott, and a Moore, had shed their ink within ? The modern substitute, if it is a substitute, is a bore, a nuisance, and a sham .

D. U. TWIGGE.

I'ENMAEN MAWR, N. WALES.

NESTLED in a green valley at the feet of the everlasting hills, with a firm sandy beach fronting a beautiful bay, it would be hard to choose a lovelier spot in which to while away a lazy month than Penmaen Mawr. But this morning we have left the town, and are bound for the summit of Penmaen Mawr mountain. We proceed along the main road into the village of Penmaenan . Here we turn to the left, and ascend by a narrow cart road which leads up to some rude cottages up the steep slope . Then a footpath takes us under some trees to a gate, where the ascent fairly begins. Over rough ground, with a good deal of debris from disused quarries lying about, up slopes thinly covered with grass where a few sheep are grazing, and then we pick our way over boulders and broken rocks, sending the loose stones rolling as we climb, and amongst the furze whence moths and butterflies innumerable start up disturbed, and now and again we turn round to enjoy the ever widening prospect. Lower down the heat was sultry, but now we begin to scent the keen mountain air. What arc those lines that come into our heads as we climb ?

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O land of red heather, 0 land of wild weather, And the cry of the waves and the laugh of the breeze."

True they were written of another land far away to the north ; yet, as we look before and behind us and away out to the sea, they seem to belong to this land, too. Nor need we go to the highlands for fitting rhymes to-day . Here it was that Gray's

Bard thundered out his " Ruin seize thee " to the king whose ruthlessness we are happy to believe is only legendary.

" On a rock whose haughty brow

Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ."

To be sure Gray's poem is not remarkable for topographical accuracy ; but then, not being Saturday Reviewers, we are quite ready to make allowances for the poets.

Here, too, Gryffyth, the great king of Wales, made his last stand against Saxon Harold. We have read in Lord Lytton's romance how a certain Norman knight found Harold in the fortress at Conway " bending over a rough map of the great mountain of Penmaen ;" how, amidst the ruins of a dead city and the mementoes of the forgotten worship of the sun-god, the doomed Welsh king reclined here with his miserable court ; how the royal bard whose hand, in the terror of that dark hour, seemed to have forgotten its cunning, and availed no more to wake the harp to its old sweetness, yet told his master that other bards should sing of the hero " who fought every inch of crag and morass," and recovered his crown on the heights of Penmaen Mawr. And then we seem to see again the emissaries of Harold waiting below, and the dark looks of the conspirators, and the proud bearing of the last of the Cymrian kings in his almost triumphant death.

Stay ! we have reached the summit, 1553 feet above the level of the sea. My companion assures me that he has ascended Snowdon three times, and that it is much easier work than ascending Penmaen Mawr. I mentally resolve to ascend Snowdon on the first opportunity, and turn round as he points out to me among the clouds the summit of the proudest of all the mountains of Wales. It is a bright warm glorious day, and its top is bathed in light, whilst the rest is hidden by the folds of a fleecy garment which the sun has fringed with gold . And see, there to the left, the veil is being torn away from Carnedd Llewelyn, and it stands out high above the surrounding hills, majestic, sublime ; nearer as it is than Snowdon it appears to be the loftier, though Snowdon has really the advantage of nearly Oo feet . To the left of these, and nearer us, is the green Conway Vale. Close at hand are the Craig Lwyd stone quarries, and

beyond is the mountain of Y In oel Llus, and beyond still the famous Sychnant Pass and Alit Wen and Penmaen Bach ; yes, and at our feet lies the charming town of Penmaen Mawr ; and beyond it is the bay of Conway, with its wide-stretching sands gleaming golden in the sunlight ; and across the bay, Llandudno, warm under the shelter of that sprawling monster of a Great Orme. And right in front of us, now that we have turned our backs full on imperial Snowdon, lie the Menai Straits, and Anglesey and Puffin Island . Nearly the whole of Anglesey, with its hills and woods and fields and pretty towns, is visible, and beyond it we can just make out the outline of the Hill of Health and the Wicklow Hills, in Ireland. We can see, too, the Tubular and Suspension Bridges across the straits, and the cathedral town of Bangor. Between us and Bangor is a level pretty district, with the villages of Llanfairfechan and Aber full in view. The celebrated Aber water-fall is in that dark glen yonder, about two miles from the village.

It is a charming panorama, this ! When we are tired of looking upon all this rich beauty of mountain and valley, we can let our eyes wander out to Puffin Island and the open sea beyond, and we can watch the sunlight playing over the wide sweep of waters, and the white sails that ever and anon come in view, and the blue and white of the sky, right away to where it dips down to meet the ocean in the far distance.

But it is time to descend . Coming down, do not let us talk much. Rather let each for himself think those thoughts that cannot be put into words,—thoughts high and beautiful, even as the scene around us, and for a time at least let the common-place work of the world below be, as some one has put it for mc, "only an ugly dream. "

Half-way down, we met a stout gentleman toiling upwards by the aid of both alpenstock and walking-stick.

"I suppose this is the way to the top of this place ?

"Yes, straight on. But it's rough work."

" Is it ? Whereabouts ? "

"Near the top. If you look up, you will see for yourself." "Beastly stuff !

Clearly we were even now coming back to the common-places of the valleys. Facilis deseensus Avow/.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

The `New Fives-Court' is now an accomplished fact. It is 27 feet long by 17 feet broad, and has been built on the pattern of Winchester College Court. The total amount subscribed was £11 9 4s., and it is thought that this will be about sufficient for the court and workshops. For from {20 to £25 more a small open court might be added ; this would be a very desirable acquisition, and subscriptions towards it will be very thankfully received. We hope to give a full account of the expenditure in our next.

We wish to use the prerogative of ` begging,' usually conceded to school magazines, though unfortunately not peculiar to them, for another equally deserving object. It has been proposed to raise a testimonial to Sergeant-Major Smith, on his retirement from the post of Drilling-master, blindness having compelled him to resign the office he has filled so well for a great number of years. We feel sure that some of his old pupils who may be amongst our readers will be glad to take this opportunity of testifying their respect for him . Any subscriptions towards this testimonial will be gratefully received either by the Rev . H. M. Stephenson, or J. H. Mallinson (the School Treasurer of the fund).

C. Penrose has had a 25-toll yacht built on the Isis, at Oxford. It is the first sea-going vessel ever built in Oxford.

B . C . Mattinson has passed through his articles, and is now partner in the firm of Buckley and Mattinson, Oldham.

Fourth West York Rifle Volunteers .—The undermentioned Lieut. to be Capt ., Reginald John Sowerby.—(Loudon Gasette.)

Three O . P's contemplate matrimony. Their names for obvious reasons cannot be divulged at present.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

The annual distribution of Prizes took place on Tuesday evening, July 29th, in the School Hall. We give the list of Prizes, with the reports of the Examiners of the Sixth Form and First Division.

The Examiners, who are appointed by the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board, were :—Mr. G . E. Thorley, M. A., Fellow

and Tutor of Wadham College, Oxford ; Mr. R. R. Adams, M.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge ; Rev. T. Pitts, M.A., late Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge . Examiners for Foundation and Free Scholarships : Rev. J. Henderson, M.A., late Fellow of Durham University ; Mr. T. C. Lewis, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Classical Examiner of the Lower School : Rev. T. F. Dodd, M.A., late Fellow of Durham University.

The Rev. T. Pitts, M.A., wrote :—I enclose with this the marks of Division I. in Mathematics. I shall send in my formal report to the Board in the course of a few days. It has afforded me much pleasure looking over the papers—the work sent up by the boys, as a rule, being so good and clear ; Wade is deserving of especial commendation. I have had considerable experience in school Examinations, and I should certainly say that St. Peter's would rank high amongst the schools of the kingdom in Mathematics.

Mr. R. R. Adams, M.A., said :—I have to congratulate you on the result of the Examination, which proves to me as clearly as last year did, the thorough manner in which the work of your Sixth Form is done. In Scripture History the rather difficult paper was well done by most of the boys, especially well by Eyre and Bailey . In Greek Testament most showed good knowledge of the subject matter as well as the Greek . Wade was easily first. Several of the boys rendered into the original the English verses given with great accuracy . The answers in both the Divinity papers were more to the point than one usually finds answers on this subject . In Greek Grammar elementary very good, while the harder part of the paper was less satisfactory, only Wade, who obtained 39 out of a possible so, doing at all well. The Demosthenes, in which Mallinson, Garwood, and Wade most distinguished themselves, was very good throughout, no one in the Form obtaining less than half marks. The text was well known, and the historical and other allusions, as well as the legal knowledge involved, had been thoroughly got up. The Greek unprepared translation, with one exception, was very satisfactory—a great improvement over last year . In this paper Piggin and Wade most distinguished themselves. The hard piece of translation from English into Greek, in which Wade was first and Daniel second, was well done, as were the Iambics, in which Griffith was first and Daniel second . The Latin Grammar elementary was good—Griffith first . The higher Grammar was the least satisfactory paper I have looked through. Two candidates did not attempt it, and of those who did only three, Garwood, Wade, and Piggin, got more than half marks. The translation from the Cicero and Horace was good ; in the Horace,

Wade, though not first on the paper, was very happy in rendering; in Cicero, Garwood was first ; in Horace, Mallinson. The Latin unprepared was an excellent paper ; Piggin was first with 89 out of a possible Too, and the whole form but three got more than threequarter marks. In Latin prose, of the two pieces set the first was done very well. The harder piece was perhaps rather beyond a school boy's range of reading, and the result was not so satisfactory ; Griffith and Piggin did best. The Latin verse was very good and showed a high standard of scholarship. Griffith and Mallinson did best.

Mr. Thorley, in his report, said—The historical work is very creditable. The answers are for the most part clear and sensible, and show that the essential points have been understood . There are no failures : but the answers to Questions I, 4, 7, and 8 are somewhat less satisfactory than the others, and show a less intelligent comprehension of the subject. As a whole the work is distinctly good.

EXHIBITIONER.— J . H. Mallinson.

FOUNDATION SCHOLARS.—W. J. P. Kaye, E. W. Wade ; L. E. Stevenson T year, N . P. W. Brady I year.

FREE SCHOLARS.—E . A. Lane, F. E. Robinson ; E. Y . Daniel years, R. T. E. Fausset I year.

ARCHBISHOP'S PRIZEMAN. F. T. Griffith.

DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZEMAN.—G . H . Wade.

Sixth Form.—Rank, Piggin ; Divinity, Mallinson ; German , Wade I.

Fifth Form.—Rank, Clayforth II. ; Divinity, Wilton ; Classics, Wilton ; German, Wilton ; French, Ryott.

Upper Fourth Form.—Rank, Lane 1. ; Classics, Grahame ; German, Stevenson v. ; French, Stevenson v. ; Mr. Yeld's Composition Prize, Stevenson I ; Extra ditto, Lane 1.

MATHEMATICS.—First Division, Wade 1 ; second prize, Eyre (given by Mr. Adams) ; third prize, for industry, Collinson. Second Division, Wilton. Third Division, Robinson.

Lower Fourth Form.—Rank, Crossley i. ; Classics, Spink ; Mathematics, Daniel UT ; German, Crossley 1. ; French, Moss I. ; Mr. Yeld's Composition Prize, Spink ; Mr. Yeld's History Prize (open to both Forms), Crossley 1.

Upper Third Form.—Rank, Ware ; Classics, Ware ; Mathematics, Lord H ; French, Crawshaw H.

Lower Third Form.—Rank, Cobb ; Classics, Joy ; Mathematics, Joy ; French, Joy.

Upper Second Form .—Rank, North ; Classics, North and Todd it. (equal) ; Mathematics, North ; French, Rnapton.

Lower Second Form .—Rank, Bowden ; Classics, Wilson III. ; Mathematics, Bowden ; French, Bowden.

Upper First Form.—Rank, Stevenson vI ; Classics, Stevenson VII.; Mathematics, Moore 11. ; French, Stevenson vi.

Lower First Form.—Rank, Daniel vi. ; Classics, Daniel vi. ; Mathematics, Daniel vi. ; French, Kitchin I.

CIVIL AND MILITARY DEPARTMENT.

Upper Division.—Rank, Carroll ; Divinity, Blyth ; English, Blyth , Mathematics, Williamson I ; second prize, Blyth ; Mr. Adams; Natural Science Prize, Blyth ; French, Crawshaw I ; German, Crawshaw I.

Lower Division.—Rank, Tandy ; Divinity, Hunt ; English, Tandy ; Mathematics, Martin ; Mr. Adams' Natural Science Prize, Marshall I ; French, Tandy.

HEAD MASTER'S COMPOSITION PRIzEs .—Greek Prose, none adjudged ; Latin Verse, Daniel I.

Ri:v. J. ROBINSON'S PRIZE for English Essay, Wade I.

REv. R LLwYN's PRIZE for Greek Testament, Wade I.

HEAD MASTER'S PRIZE for English Subjects.—Sixth Form, Piggin; Second Prize, \Vade 1 ; commended, Le Maistre, Baskett, Griffith, Bailey, and Eyre.

Chemistry Prizes given by DR. PROCTER (Christmas 1878, and July 1879), Carroll.

WRITING AND DICTATION PRIZES.—Fourth Form, Grahame. Third Form. Lord II Second Form, Domenichetti. First Form, Brandt. Civil and Military Department, Blyth.

DRAWING PRIZES (given by J. W. Boddy, Esq.)—Painting water colour, prize, Crawshaw I . ; commended, Hodgson and Chapman. Pencil drawing prize, Bulman ; commended, Moss L Chalk drawing prize, Crawshaw I. Mechanical drawing prize, Chaplin . Improvement prize, Carroll i.

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The Athletic Sports, which were arranged to take place on Saturday, July 26th, were unfortunately obliged to be postponed to the Monday following, owing to the wet weather. The ground was heavy, and consequently the times of the races were poor, although

the jumping was exceptionally good. The judges were : Mr. W . S. Cadman, Mr. J. A. Aylmer, and Mr. E. J. M'Clellan. Scrgt.-Major Kinneavy officiated as starter, and L. A. Ryott as Bell-man . The York City Model Brass Band discoursed some excellent music during the afternoon. Appended is the list of events.

I.—Putting the Weight.—J. H. Daniel, I ; F. E. Watson, 2 ; R. F. Carroll, 3. Distance, 28ft. Tins.

II.—Long Jump (under 15).—C. H. Williamson, t ; W. Brockbank, ; A. Leatham, 3 . Distance, 16ft. 6ins.

III.—Long Jump (open) .—W. J. L. Richardson, t ; A. P. Chadwick, 2 ; A. R. Stephenson, 3. Distance, 1 8ft . 9 ., ins.

IV.—Flat Race, too Yards (under 13) .—Twyford, t ; Brandt, 2 Harland, 3. Time, 14secs.

V.—A. P. Chadwick, t ; W. J. Richardson, 2 ; G. Crawshaw, 2. Time, 11 secs.

VI.—Throwing Cricket Ball (under I5) .—H . W. Wood, 1 ; C. J. Williamson, 2 ; J. W. Ware, 3. Distance, 64yds. 6ins.

VII.—High Jump (open).—A. Stephenson, t ; W. Richardson, 2 , Daniel and Cundall, req., 3. Height, ft.

VIIL—too Yards (under 15) .—R . F. Wood, i ; H. W. Wood, 2 W. Brockbank, 3.

IX.—Flat Race, + Mile .—A. P. Chadwick, i ; W. Richardson, 2 A . Wood, 3.

X.—Long Handicap 5oo Yds.—Twyford, T ; Chaplin, 2 ; Blythe, 3.

XI.—Throwing the Cricket Ball (open) .—F. 11 Watson, i ; J. Daniel, 2 : J. Cundall, 3 . Distance, IO2yds. eft.

XII.—High Jump (under 15).—C . J . H. Williamson, t ; A. Brady, 2 . Height, Oft. 6ins.

XIIL—Mile Race .—A. Wood, 1 ; F. Watson, 2 ; S. Le Maistre, 3. This was a most exciting race, Watson leading for the first mile Wood, however, succeeded in over-hauling him, and eventually won by about 6 yards. Time, 5min. 9-secs.

XIV.—Hurdle Race (under t ;) .—W . Brockbank, I ; A . Brady, 2 , C. Williamson, 3.

XV.—Pole Jump .—F. T. Griffith, t ; J. H . Daniel, 2 ; E. A. Douglas, 3 . Height, 8ft. 6ins.

XVL—Hurdle Race (open).—W . Richardson, t ; Watson, 2 , Daniel, 3.

XV'IL—Music Race, 1 Mile .—A. P. Chadwick, t ; R. F. Wood, 2 H. C. Clayforth, 3.

XVII1.—Short Handicap, 30o Yards.—Blythe, i ; Twyford, 2; Chaplin, 3.

XIX.—Hurdle Handicap, Soo Yards.—E. A. Douglas, I ; A. R. Stephenson, 2 ; J. H . Daniel, ;.

XX.—Three-legged Race.—Moss and Richardson, I ; Bulman and Douglas, 2 ; Daniel and Griffith, 3.

XXI.—Consolation Scramble.—Crawshaw, i ; Cundall, 2 ; S. Le Maistre, 3.

XXII.—Old Boys' Race, ; Mile.—W. Crossland (South Milford) i ; C. Wood (York), 2.

Afterwards the Prizes were distributed by Mrs . Stephenson.

THE CRICKET SEASON.

We are at length able to give the tabulated results of last season. Out of fourteen matches played, the first Eleven won seven, lost five, whilst two were drawn . The following were the batting averages :

. score iniigh. in

Innings. Not out. Innings. Match.

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FOOTBALL.

The following is a list, as correct as we are able to give at this early date, of matches arranged for the season : Oct. 4.—Richmond Grammar School, at Richmond, 11 .—Richmond Grammar School, at York.

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„ i8.—Hull Town, at Hull.

„ 25.—Leeds Medical School.

Nov. i .—Durham University, at York (proposed).

„ 8.—Leeds Grammar School, at Leeds.

„ i5.—York Training College (proposal).

„ 29.--Durham University, at Durham (proposed).

Dec. 6 .-Thorp Arch School, at York.

„ 13.—Hull, at York.

The Team is :—Watson (capt.), Baskett (sec.), Moss, Richardson, Douglas, Chadwick, Wood, Bailey, Crossley, Mallinson, Marshall, Leatham, Bulman, Clayforth, Griffith.

On Thursday, October and, the match PAST V. PRESENT was played, resulting in an easy victory for the Present . The Past, having several men short, were obliged to obtain three players from the School. The score was one goal, three tries and two punt-outs r . one touch-down . On the winning side the playing of Douglas, Moss, Watson and Bailey deserves especial notice . The following is a list of the Teams :

PRESENT.—T Moss (back) ; W. J. L. Richardson and A . P. Chadwick (a backs) ; B. G. M. Baskett and E . A. Douglas (F backs), F. E. Watson (capt.), A. Wood, E. Crossley, J . H. Mallinson, J. C. Bailey, J. Marshall, A. Leatham.

PAST.— 'I' . Jolly (back) ; P. L. Newman and H. Walker C, backs) ; C. Wood (l back) ; C. H. Chadwick, R. Dale, H. Moss, J. Jolly, E. Bulman, F. T. Griffith and H. C. Clayforth.

ST. PETER'S v. RICHMOND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

This match was played at Richmond on Saturday, the 4th inst ., and, after a very good game, resulted in a victory for S . Peter's by two goals, five tries, and two punts-out, to one or two touches-down. The Richmond team played well together, and, being heavier than their opponents, frequently had the best of it in the scrimmages, but the running of Richardson and Chadwick, and Watson 's kicking, was exceedingly good, and secured us an easy victory. Watson, Baskett, Richardson, and Chadwick, each obtained two tries, and Douglas one try. Bromet and James most distinguished themselves for Richmond.

OBITUARY.

()N OCTOBER 6, AT YORK,

(Accidentally killed at a I/allsam n ossrn; J JOHN STANLEY COUCH ADAMS,

ONLY SIN nP TIIF REV ' T Al .ivs, Alfl D 10 WEEKS

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Vol.. I.

NOVEMBER, 1879. No . 8.

A TOUR TO THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY.

IT was exactly a year ago last Easter holidays when I and two friends made a most enjoyable tour to the Giant's Causeway, from Belfast. We had appointed the day previously, and were therefore in great apprehension lest the weather should not prove suitable : but the appointed clay proved all that could be desired ; and accordingly we met at the Northern Counties' Railway just in time to catch our 6.3o a.m. train. We arrived in Larne at 7.45, although the distance is only twenty-five miles. Now travelling in Ireland is at no time very rapid, but this morning it seemed exceptionally slow, and one of my companions was continually speaking of the company and its officials in not altogether complimentary terms. Lame, a small town beautifully situated in a bay of the same name, does not possess the most intellectual class of inhabitants you could imagine, if one might judge from the three or four we met that morning . We enquired of one man, whose face could scarcely be observed for the thick coating of dirt that covered it, which was the way to the Crown Hotel : he took a long time to understand the question, but when at length it dawned upon him, he replied that he was not aware of the existence of such a place. However, we found it at last, and there had an excellent breakfast put before us, to which we did ample justice, for none of us had eaten a bite all morning. After refreshing the inner man, we had just time to take a stroll about the town before the `Long Car,' which runs between Larne and the Causeway, started . We had secured seats on the right hand side of the car in order to have the view of the sea all the way, for the road runs along the coast for forty miles. We left at 8.3o, and after a most enjoyable drive through very picturesque scenery, arrived at the Causeway at i o'clock. We had made two breaks on our icnrney, namely at Glcnarni and Hallycastle,

to change horses. We dined at the Causeway Hotel at once, for the sea air had given us all a good appetite.

The Causeway consists of Basaltic pillars which extend from the cliffs clown to the sea : groups of these have received names either after some historical event or from their appearance . Our guide pointed out all these, and had various legends to record about several . We saw first of all the Giant's Organ, which consists of a number of the pillars standing upright in the cliff, like the pipes of an organ ; he added that it played only one tune— " St. Patrick's Day "—and that only once a year. The Giant's Granny is a rock standing on the side of the mountain, and, from a distance, looks like an old woman climbing up the hill. The lady's Wishing Chair is a number of the pillars in the form of a seat, where, if any one wishes for anything, he is sure to have his desire within a year. At last, tired of wandering about, we hired a boat and visited the three caves ; the largest is over Iooft. long, Soft. broad, and about 75ft. high. After seeing these we put out to sea a little and viewed the Causeway from a distance. I do not think we missed anything worth seeing. Throughout the whole visit we were continually bothered with men and women trying to make us purchase their boxes of specimens and photographs ; we were obliged to take some of them in order to free ourselves from their solicitations. It was 8 o'clock when we left the Causeway, and we drove to Portrush, a town two miles north, from where we got the 8 .45 p .m. train to Belfast. We all thoroughly enjoyed our tour, and can recommend all our friends to try it

THE AERONAUTS.

N April, 1869, there was issued a New York prospectus I announcing the formation of a new limited company modestly entitled " The American Salvage Company, Limited," which unfolded to an incredulous public a scheme for recovering lost vessels from the depths of the ocean . The scheme depended principally upon the success of a new invention by a certain James Fripel, a Cana Ilan half-breed, hailinz from Montreal .

ERIN GO BR'AGH.

The details of this invention were not unfolded to the world, but unfailing success in their operations was promised to all w ho would take part in it ; and the genuineness of the project was attested by the authority of no less men than John Fox, the great inventor of the clay ; Claude Jameson, one of the leading scientific men in New York ; and Michael Child, the celebrated banker. But it is not with the rise and development of this company that we are immediately concerned, but with a strange story brought to light by its means. AVc may therefore pass briefly over its history, only noting those points which have an immediate reference to our subject. Soon after the formation of this company, after the success of its operations had been proved by raising one or two small vessels accidentally sunk off the American coast, information was brought of the existence of a large treasure in a vessel sunk off the French coast, in the small Bay of St. Genevieve. This treasure, amounting to nearly 500,000 dollars, had been despatched in the French sloop La Joyeuse to aid the Pretender, Charles Edward, in his expedition to Scotland . Meeting with the Eagle frigate, Captain Beauchamp, she had been sunk before she had left harbour three hours. Tradition still pointed out the whereabouts of the treasure under water, but as it lay in fifty fathoms below low water, none had been enterprising enough to attempt to regain it before the shrewd agent of the company sent intelligence of its supposed existence to his masters. After many attempts much of the treasure was discovered, and amongst it a small iron casket containing letters which were addressed to the head of a noble family in Scotland. These letters, many of which were in cipher, were handed over to scientific men to decipher, since, apart from the different hieroglyphics in which they were written, many of them had suffered so much from the penetration of the sea water as to be almost utterly illegible . It cost many weeks of anxious toil before a clue could be obtained to the cipher in which they were written ; but when once that clue was obtained the keen eyes of Doctor A— soon discovered all that could still be read of their contents. They principally consisted of old title deeds and papers relating to the young Prince's adventure ; but one of them was a private letter evidently intended for the eyes of none but him to whom it was addressed . It ran as follows :

" Honoured Sir, —After much toil and trouble, having now been prospered more than T am able to express, T have perfected my w ork

That discovery which was derided shall yet prove a blessing to men and an honour to you who fostered the first germ of it . This day, by the help of heaven, I shall start upon my novel voyage heavenwards in company with my faithful servant Gregory, and I herewith send you, by special messenger, an account of my wonderful discoveries . If it shall please heaven to bring us back in safety,I shall yet hope to see your face again before I die.

" I am, honoured Sir, your obedient servant,

" JOSEPH GORDON "

It may be imagined that after deciphering this letter attempts were made by the learned Doctor to discover the accompanying account of this great discovery, but they were in vain . Either the paper had never existed, or it had formed one of those which had been converted into a shapeless mass of white pulp by the sea water. But enquiries made in Scotland proved more fruitful : the Doctor obtained an introduction to the descendants of the family mentioned in the paper, and from them obtained leave to examine the old family documents and annals . From these it appeared that early in the year 1725 an accusation of witchcraft had been brought against the youngest son of a blacksmith named Gordon for that "after an ungodly sort, and against the peace of our sovereign lord the king, he had devised and contrived divers and sundry evil engines and machinations wherewith to vex the loyal subjects of our sovereign liege." In consequence of this he had fled from the kingdom, it was supposed by the help of a certain Sir Andrew Cockburn, who had frequently assisted him in his experiments. Later documents told how that some twenty years later two men, one of whom was identified as the long lost Joseph Gordon, had reappeared in the village and, after a long consultation with Sir Andrew, had been settled by him in a large deserted house there . Here they continued for some three months idle, as it appeared to ordinary folk ; but men talked under their breath of mysterious hammerings which had been heard in their house at midnight, and of the lurid glow as of a furnace which sometimes appeared between the crevices of the shutters. Rumour was again busy with their names when one morning the news was noised abroad that they had again disappeared, presumably in the company of Sir Andrew, since he was nowhere to be found. A search made among the papers of Sir Andrew brought to light a bundle of manuscript addressed

to the heir-at-law. These papers contained such startling intelligence that it was deemed expedient to conceal them, and they were accordingly relegated to the depths of an old oak chest, whence they were only disinterred by the interested researches of Doctor A— in 1872 Amongst them was a long document written in old black latter characters entitled " An account of my journey to the planet Urim, and of my sojourn there during ten years :" and with it was a letter from the lost knight to his heir announcing that he had yielded to the alluring invitations of Gordon, by whose help he had constructed another flying machine similar to that which had succeeded so well before, and that before this letter was received he and Gordon would have started on their adventurous expedition. Beside these two documents there was nothing to tell of the subsequent adventures of the bold aeronauts, and the Doctor was forced to rest contented with deciphering the story of Gordon, which was pretty much as follows.

At the time when Gordon was forced to leave England by the accusation of witchcraft he was engaged in elaborating a flying machine which he had constructed in his leisure moments ; and it was the sight of this machine, so strange and novel both in its construction and intention, that had excited the popular prejudice against him . His ideas were borrowed from an Italian named Vassali, who had published a short tract on the impossibility of flying, about the year 1700 On leaving England Gordon escaped to France, and there had risen to a certain degree of affluence by setting tip some iron works near St . Etienne. But his flying machine was not forgotten, and after experiments which were extended over more than eight years, he succeeded in constructing an apparatus which would carry him at will through the air. 1le then began to study chemistry and physics to enable him to extend his flight beyond the atmosphere, which he found began to fail him when he attained any considerable height . These studies were pursued with the help of his servant Gregory, a man who had fled with him from England, and were at length attended with such success that he determined to make an attempt to reach one of the nearest planets, or die in the attempt. It was at this point in his adventurous career that he sent to Sir Andrew Cockburn the letter which was recovered from the wreck of the La Joyeusc ; and from this point we may

give his narrative iii his own words rendered into modern English.

It was in the month of March, 17-, that with the assistance of Miles Gregory, I succeeded in working out my theory of a possibility of travelling through a perfect vacuum, and from that time I employed myself in making arrangements for our long journey. My instruments were made ready to hand, and we only waited for the summer. My business was entrusted to the charge of my sub-master, Oliver I'radon, to whom I accounted for my intended absence by a feigned voyage to the plantations of Virginia, and he received instructions to hand over the profits of the works at certain intervals to such of my relations as I mentioned in a solemn deed made before the Mayor of S. Etienne. The remaining time that was left I employed in providing objects of detail that were likely to prove useful in case of surviving the attempt, and in elaborating the machine that was to secure our safety in travelling through the air. As the time drew near, I annonnced to my servants that I should leave for Havre on the 9th of July with Mr. Gregory, and arranged that they should be dismissed on that day. To dispel the idea of a secret flight, I actually sent forward some boxes of goods to my correspondent at Havre with instructions to keep them until I came, at the same time requesting him to secure a passage for two in the trader S. Michael . At noon on the eventful day I dismissed the servants, announcing that I and Mr . Gregory would convey ourselves to S . Etienne that evening. During the rest of the day we employed ourselves in getting ready our machines, arranging our chemical appliances, and dressing ourselves, with a view to a prolonged absence . At nine o'clock or thereabouts, after a short rest, we equipped ourselves with the strong shells that were to protect us from the air, and with a few quick strokes were speedily raised above the trees, and out of the sight of such midnight wanderers as should still be abroad. By means of valves we kept up a constant supply of fresh air, until, in about fifteen minutes, the increasing pains in our heads warned us that we were approaching the limits of human endurance. Now was the decisive moment, now was I soon to prove whether all my experiments had been in vain. We closed the valves and began to use our chemical appliances. After a few more seconds had elapsed, judging from the appear-

ance of the surrounding vapours, I made signal to Gregory to use his utmost speed. In a second we must have been launched into space immense and immeasurable, but sense forsook us my last sensations were of an ever increasing velocity, and a feeling that the walls of my stout armour were cracking round me. I fainted . When I recovered my senses, I was still moving at the same prodigious speed, and the air in my cell was growing insufferably hot, and contaminated . After a short period, minutes, hours, days, I know not, all time was lost to me, I saw before us shining through the intense darkness that surrounded us, a vast white luminous mass. It was towards this that we were falling. In another moment we burst through a dense white mist, and another second bathed us in a flood of light . In desperate haste we plied our sails, our motion slackened, ceased, we were saved. Impatient to know my fate, I opened a valve, but was met by such a poisonous blast of cold air that I hastily closed it again. Motioning to Gregory, we let ourselves descend slowly until we sunk below the clouds. Then we saw stretched below us a vast expanse of water reaching as far as eye could reach on every side. We opened our valves again and carefully admitted the external air. Who can describe the raptures with which we again inhaled the fresh pure air of I-Ieaven ! After quenching our parching thirst, we changed our flight to an horizontal one, and following the direction of a slight current of air, w e rapidly passed over the vast ocean which lay hundreds of yards below us.

[ro BE coNriNUen.]

THE SCHOOL IN VACATION.

WHEN masters and boys have taken their departure to another clime, when clay-boys cease to wear away the pavement in 13ootham as they stroll along almost bowed down with the massive pile of classical and mathematical books, and when the bell so familiar to each Peterite's ear ceases to ring through the clear morning air, the School presents an appearance which undoubtedly would be more acceptable to those of its members who love play and hate work, and might, perhaps, to some degree charm the minds of those scholars who seem steeped in the lore of Homer and Virgil . Some one, perhaps, will say What mean these dark words ? No dark words, I would reply,

but truth : for I visited the School on July 31st, ere forty-eight houri had elapsed after the closing of School Term, and found an animated and picturesque scene . The porter no longer strutted about with his jangling keys, but sate on a stool just without the great hall doors to warn the thronging multitude against taking the wrong exit. With hasty steps I and my friend entered the hall, and there beheld a choice selection of f1 g ivers, fruits, and vegetables which had been grown in the p Irish of Clifton ; for in a word, reader, this was nothing else than the Clifton Horticultural Show. Among the successful exhibitors we noticed with pleasure that the Rev. T. Adams gained several prizes for roses. Leaving the hall and passing on to the fourth form room, we beheld a collection of fancy birds, and quickly detected, by means of our acute nasal organs, the existence of rabbits. All absent Peterites may congratulate themselves on being spared the unpleasantness of being almost poisoned with the odour, so different from that of the roses but a moment ago forsaken. Satisfied, aye more than satisfied, we entered the civil and military department, and inspected whatsoever presented itself to our gaze . First, then, our attention was drawn to Rice Puddings, the prize for which was adjudged to Mrs. Stephenson ; one competitor being disqualified by having had the audacity to adulterate good rice by the addition of an egg. Next we came upon children's frocks, well made on the whole, one especially so, but (unfortunately for the maker) the machine had been allowed to supplant the hand-work. A bill in large black letters posted on the Rev . T. Adams's room announced that it was a Committee Room, w-hich meant, I suppose, " No admittance except on business." Whether, then, the wise and great talked and discussed together within as to whether the cabbages were tender or tough, the potatoes rotten, or the turnips woolly, I know not, for my audacity would not let me pass within. The merriment of the place was kept up by the sweet music of the 4th Royal Dragoons Band, which was kindly lent for the occasion. The races during the evening were, as far as I saw, a failure ; and the Aunt Sally was a sight fit to be looked upon with ()eello irrctorto Such, my friends, was the scene I saw : and if any reader agree not with my opinion about St . Peter's in school and holiday time, why I coolly reply

K EI.VOS T EKEIVa (TTEp)/ETW, K( /W TOCdE

THE AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB.

THIS Society, which, reversing the traditional policy of the dormouse, sleeps during the summer and wakes up for the winter, has now been showing signs of activity for some time ; and that it has not begun its work a day too soon any one who has had experience in Theatricals will well understand. To quote the clever lines with which Mr. Moss introduced the play to the audience last year, " We're on our high horse again, Shakespeare or nil ;" we are attempting " The Taming of the Shrew. " Le Maistre and Grahame are to the fore again, but they will appear in characters altogether new to them ; the Tamer has very few points in common with Bassanio or the love-sick Duke in " Twelfth Night," and the Shrew is very unlike to gentle, if witty, Portia, or sentimental Olivia. I do not wish to anticipate " Ouis " or any other critical gentlemen whom the Editors may commission to report upon the Entertainment, so I will only say further that Griffith, Wade, \Vood, Ryott and Heaven have good parts, as have several new actors, amongst them W. J . L. Richardson and A. R. Stephenson . Mr. Yeld has again kindly consented to be Stage-manager, and he has an indefatigable assistant in Le Maistre. F. E . Watson is Treasurer, and will doubtless be glad to acknowledge any subscriptions sent to him by readers of the Peterite.

It has been recently remarked that the British public cares for nothing but " buffoonery, rows of legs, and now and then a touch of forced or maudlin sentiment." Whether the criticism is as just as it appears to be ill-natured need concern us very little ; what we have to aim at, as I take it, is not pleasing the British public, nor even producing a brilliant stage representation, but interpreting our poet, honestly and truthfully, to the best of our powers. How we shall succeed it is, as yet, early to predict. We have to depend more upon ourselves, now that Mr . Moss cannot take the active part in the Theatricals he has hitherto done, but there does not seem to be any reason for despairing of success

Be1IINu 'rlili (iuRTA1N,

OXFORD LETTER.

THREE pens and one temper, four sheets of paper and two cups of tea '' have we consumed over the beginning of this letter. " Poeta nascitur, non fit," and so is a correspondent. Freshmen, aquatics, football, athletics, and the dread schools. With which of these are we to begin ?

Of Freshmen up here St. Peter's can only claim two, both at Queen's and both " Bettymen : " J. H. Daniel and \V. \V. Garwood. We hope next term to welcome another old schoolfellow at Keble in the person of S. J. J. S. Le Makin:, whose name—or part of it—we see amongst those who passed the Matriculation Examination at that College at the beginning of term.

Rowing has been going on with perhaps more spirit than ever. No less than eight Colleges have entered for the 'Varsity Fours, viz ., University, Balliol, Corpus, Pembroke, B.N .C., Hertford, Ch. Ch , and Worcester. Of these, University, Ch. Ch ., and Hertford, are the best ; and perhaps the first named, with the O .U.B.C. President, G. D. Rowe, at stroke, will pull off the event . However, Hertford are very fast, and will make it hot for them . " Trials" have been out every day for some time now, but there does not seem to be much extraordinary talent developed, and things look rather " light blue " for next spring. When the " Fours" are over there will be some chance of seeing a decent Eight. Freshmen, of course, are going through the ordinary course of tubbing for College Fours. Both Daniel and Garwood arc rowing in the Queens Junior Fours : they are the only representatives of S . P. S . engaged this term.

Football is in full swing. The ' Varsity Rugby Union has begun well by licking Rugby School by four goals and something else to nothing : Cooper's Hill Engineering College by two goals and three tries to one goal : and Leeds by three goals and three tries to nothing. In the match against Cooper's Hill, the two goals were dropped, one by Tudor, the other by Collins, who may be known to some of our readers as a former master at Richmond School. In the Leeds match Tudor again dropped a magnificent goal just before " no side : " another was dropped at the very beginning of the game. The back play of the 'Varsity is very strong, but the forwards, with the brilliant exception of the Captain, A. H . Evans, do not seem to be well on the ball yet. The 'Varsity Association has only played one match as yet, v. the Old Carthusians, which ended in a draw, each side getting two goals. Our prospects of winning the Association Challenge Cup do not appear very bright.

They had their " Gaudy " at New at the beginning of term. G. R. French was not up to participate in their festivities, having been ordered to spend the winter at Bournemouth . Let us hope he will return stronger.

The Robertsons have been here and gave us a most enjoyable concert, as they always do. The " Choral " give a concert on November 7th or thereabouts.

Has any one ever seen an zesthetic pipe ? \Ve have ; and in the mouth of an O. P., too.

There is nothing else to mention save the Schools ; .i 'ra \as 'y s. They begin on November 17th. More about this in our next. O. P.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

AF FEE: the length of time which has elapsed since the last literary contribution from Cambridge, we ought to be able to send a fairly interesting letter, but either from long disuse of the pen, or incapability of arrangements, we find that savoury items are not so readily forthcoming as we should like . Imprimis, we are glad to be able to report that in matters aquatic,—the primary consideration r alas, of some of us up here—Peterites are, as usual, to the lore, R. M. Ainslie is 1st Captain of Pembroke, J . E. Stephenson holds the same position at Christ's. F. F. Swabey would have been high in office in the L. Al. B. C. had not an imminent special prevented his standing. J. P. Hubbersty has resigned his captaincy of Catherine 's on account of a slight attack of tripos fever. We are sorry to see that the Peterite freshmen do not at present look like attaining eminence in the boating line, but trust we shall hear of them in some other capacity. There seems to be an unusual number of accidents this term, and, unfortunately, Peterites do not seem to be exempt from the general ill-luck. R. M. Ainslie, who was stroking the Pembroke Four, succumbed to a strained wrist, which, greatly to the regret of his College and all O. P's here, caused their scratching for the 'Varsity Fours, and spoiled a very neat boat. AV. Dowson, while playing Football in his College team, received a serious injury in the same knee which was so badly hurt at School. P. L. Newman has been obliged to go down for a time in consequence of the effects of over work—is not this a solemn warning ? \Ve hope, however, that a rest will recruit his energies and soon send him back fit again. J. R. Husband has been fortunate enough to obtain, by the recommendation

of his tutor, a temporary situation as under master in a School, and we congratulate him on the fact . The first heats of the 'Varsity Fours were rowed the other day in a driving rain : Jesus beat Hall ; L. M. B. C . beat Caius ; 3rd Trinity beat Queen's ; 1st Trinity rowed a bye. The races were continued on the following day, when L. M. B. C. beat 1st, and Jesus beat 3rd . The final was rowed to-day (Saturday), and resulted in a victory for Lady Margaret by 15 seconds. Jesus spoiled their chance by running into the bank . Another attempt—we hope a successful one—to give us a decent 'Varsity Paper has been set on foot . The first numbers have been exceedingly well written, and of high class. On Sunday last the Bishop of Carlisle preached an excellent Sermon from the 'Varsity pulpit, consisting chiefly of good advice to freshmen . This is all the news that we can at present remember, so with best wishes for the success of the old place, both in the football field and on the stage this Christmas, we beg to conclude

K. K.

"I'IIi DI-?B1VI'IiNG SOCIETY.

After a considerable interval, the meetings of this Society ha n e been resumed. On Wednesday, October agth, it met for the first time this term . The following were elected officers —President, G . H. Wade ; Vice-President, F. T. Griffith ; Secretary-, f. H Piggin (re-elected) . After the transaction of business, Le Maistre proceeded to move, "That Sophocles is the greatest of the Greek tragic poets " He sketched the literary history of the age of Pericles, and noted the distinctive qualities of its three great tragedians. Admitting the greater sublimity of passages in gEschyl us, he considered Sophocles the more perfect poet ; Euripides he put on a lower level altogether. Griffith rose promptly to vindicate the sublime one . A portion of his speech was inaudible, owing to the deafening applause maintained by some members, who appeared to be trying ru realise to themselves Mrs. Browning's conception of ,Eschy':us as " the thunderous ; " fragments of a chorus from the Prauotlrc'us came rolling on the wind at intervals, like echoes of a half-forgotten song, and we caught a demand for an interpretation thereof from one member. .Griffith had also a good word to say for Euripides, the plot of whose " Ion " he considered more skilful than that of any other Greek play. Piggin supported the motion . In his view the plot of the " G dipus Rex" was far superior to that of the "Ion, " and Sophocles

was not merely the most consummate artist but the most powerful delineator of character ; he thought that what might be called the Hebraic element in .Eschylus led us to give undue preference to him. Wade followed on the same side, whilst Baskett championed Euripides, laying considerable stress on a supposition that his best plays had perished. On a division, the motion was defeated by I2 to 3

FOOTBALL.

ST. PETER'S v. RICHMOND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

The return match was played on Saturday, October i i th, on the School ground, resulting in an easy victory for the School by one goal, eleven tries, and innumerable touches-down, to one try and a few touches-down. The Richmond team, though heavier, and at the same time playing with great pluck and spirit, were out-matched in running, and this more than any thing contributed to the severe defeat they sustained . For the School, Baskett, Douglas and Chadwick most distinguished themselves, each obtaining three tries, whilst Wood obtained two, and Mallinson one.

The Richmond team were :—L. James (back) ; G. H . Bromet, capt. ( back) ; J. Raine and J. Barnet (a backs) ; J . Prior, P. Smurthwaite, J. P. Metcalfe, T. Raine, E . Salmon, H. Ferens, R. Grahame, and J. Anderson (forwards).

ST

PETER'S

v MR GLAISBY'S TEAM.

Played on the Y. G. Football ground, on Thursday, October iOth, resulting in a victory for the School by one goal, three tries and fourtouches-down, to one try and two touches-down . Leatham, Douglas, Chadwick, and Carroll obtained the tries, and Dale the try for York.

ST PETER'S v. HULL TOWN.

This match was played at Hull on Saturday, October iRth, resulting in a victory for Hull by three goals and one try, to one goal. Our team arrived so late in Hull that unfortunately there was only time for 25 minutes each way. The match began about 4 45 Douglas especially distinguished himself by his spirited and indefatigable exertions, always keeping well on the ball, and collaring splendidly. Watson and Baskett also played well for the School, frequently eliciting applause from a most impartial set of spectators. The goal kicked by Watson was from a try obtained by Bulnran.

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM UNIVERSITY.

Played at York on Saturday, October 25th, resulting in a victory for the University. For a short time the teams were equally matched, but the School kept driving the ball into their opponents ' goal, till Baskett succeeded in obtaining a try, from which however the kick at goal failed. Soon after a goal was dropped from the field by Durham, after which Chadwick, by a magnificent run, reversed the the preceding Durham success, and obtained a try. The kick again failed . Soon after this Morgan got hold of the ball and managed to get a try which was converted into a goal . For the School, Douglas, as usual, played remarkably well, and Watson, Baskett, Wood, and Moss also did good service. For the University, Morgan was the best. The teams were :

The School :—Moss (back) ; Watson (capt .), Richardson, and Chadwick ( backs) ; Baskett and Douglas (a backs) ; Wood, Mallinson, Bailey, Crossley, Marshall, Leatham, Griffith, Bulman, and Clayforth (forwards).

The University :—Bailes (back) ; Hutchinson and Hughes (~~ backs) ; Morgan (capt.) and Pound ( backs) ; Whaley, Morton, Godson, Peacock, Philips, Armstrong, Jones, Brady, Raynbird, and \Valker (forwards).

THE LIBRARY.

The following books have just been added : About Some Fellows, by an Eton Boy. Alice Lorraine, by R. D. Blackmon', 3 vols. Browning, R., Dramatic Idyls. Browning, E. B., Selected Poems. Eliot, George, Daniel Deronda, 4 v(ds. Every Boy's Annual, 1877.

Forbes, Archibald, Experiences of Franco-German War, 2 vols. Higgledy-Piggledy Stories, by E. H. Knatchbul]-Hugessen. High Mills, by Katherine Saunders, 3 vols.

Hunting of the Sn ark.

Is He Popenjoy, by Anthony Trollope, 3 vol?.

Lost Sir Massingberd, by James Payn. Macleod of Dare, by W. Black, 3 vols. Morley Ashton, by James Grant, 3 vols. Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne, 3 vols. New Paul and Virginia, by \V. H. Slallock .

Our Trip to Blunderland.

Phineas Finn, by Anthony Trollope. Shakespeare Essays, by Karl Elze. Three Feathers, by \V. Black, 3 vols. Translations, by Jebb, Jackson, and Currey. Uppingham by the Sea.

We beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of l cnerabie Bede from the author, Rev. G. F. Browne (O.P.) ; of S. - lndrea ,'s College Magazine and Ulu/a.

THE FINDING OF THE MUSES.

Are the Muses still living ?

One said they were dead ; And yet I have fancied I heard their soft tread. 0 where shall I find them, If living they be ? Can man look upon them ? Can human eye see ?

The dusky grey mountains Rise steeply on high, Their feet in the waters, Their heads in the sky ; And lightly, all lightly, Adown the dark glen

The Muses are stepping I heard them just then. Between the high mountains

The glen lieth dark : The Muses are coming-0 list to them ! hark ! Where the billows with thunder

Roll in from the main, Roll in on the shingle, I heard them again. There's a sound on the waters, A sound in the air.

\Vhat meaneth the music ? The Muses are there

None tells them to tarry— They would not obey— But far o'er the ocean They hurry away.

0, what have they sent me ? One single sweet note

Brought back by the billows, A shell for a boat. I'll tune my reed to it Now, here by the sea, For I know that the Muses Have sent it to me.

One said that the sisters Had died long ago.

0 shame on the story ! They are living, I know. \Vho listeneth and waiteth, Though waiting full long, At last for his waiting, Shall hear of their song. HOWARD.

A CURIOUS LOVE LETTER.

MADANI,—Most worthy of estimation, after long consideration and much meditation on the great reputation you possess in the nation, I have a strong inclination to become your relation ; on your approbation of this declaration I shall make preparation to remove my situation to a more con; enient station to profess my admiration ; and if such oblation is worthy of observation, and can obtain commiseration, it will be an aggrandization beyond all calculation of the joy and exultation of Yours,

SANS DISSIMULATION.

THE ANSWER.

Sm 1 perused your oration with much deliberation, and a little consternation at the great infatuation of your imagination to show such veneration on so slight a foundation ; but, after examination and much serious contemplation, I supposed your animation was the fruit of recreation, or had sprung from ostentation to display your education by an odd enumeration, or rather multiplication, of words of the same termination, though of great variation in each respective signification . Now without dubitation your laborious application to so tedious an occupation deserves commemoration ; and thinking imitation a sufficient gratification, I am, without hesitation, yours, \I ;RN MODERATION.

THE PETERITE.

Vol,. I

DECEMBER, 1879 No. 9.

THE AERONAUTS.

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T length we espied in the distance a low black speck in the water, which Gregory pronounced to be land, and towards this we bent our way. As we drew near, apprehensions began to fill my mind as to the reception that we should meet with there. Ignorant of the direction of our flight, I could only calculate from the great depth of the atmosphere through which we had descended that we were indeed in a new world, and with w hat beings it might be peopled, beasts, men, or gods, I knew not. But these vague fears were stilled as we descended and saw no signs of animal life. As far as we could judge it was a small island about five miles long by ten broad, a mere spot in the ocean, but still land, and never was land more welcome to shipwrecked seamen than this to us. The coast looked barren and uninviting, but the interior consisted of verdant plains interspersed here and there with gigantic trees and masses of thick brushwood. But there was not a sign of life there. Except for the rustling of the trees, and the splashing of the sea against the cliffs, everything was still as death. Having carefully examined all the neighbourhood from a safe height, we descended at last near some trees, under whose shade a rippling stream of water promised us at least an assurance against thirst, and there we first dared to land from our machines. We had been as nearly as I could tell six hours in the air, exclusive of the time when we were flying through space, but of the time of day we had no means of judging. Above our heads was a vast white canopy of heaven, no sun, no stars ; but a luminous reflection seemed to pervade the air and supply the place of a sun . After looking around us for a few minutes, we set out to find means of satisfying our hunger, and were fortunate enough to discover a low bush

bearing berries that resembled mulberries in their taste and colour. We were in the act of eating these in default of anything better, when suddenly, without previous warning, we were enveloped in darkness. We lay for some moments hardly daring to speak. Separated from our engines we were powerless, and dared not move for fear of losing our way . At length we agreed to watch and sleep in turns, but watching was useless, the darkness was intense, and not a sound to be heard, so after watching for about an hour I followed the example of Gregory, who was already sound asleep . When we woke again it was broad daylight, and there was still the same unearthly stillness ; our machinery lay still where we had left it, and there were no signs of any beasts about . After long consultation, we determined to try to find some other land than this, where there was nothing but berries to afford us sustenance, and we accordingly started again with the wind, as it seemed still to be blowing in the direction that we had come. We had been travelling for some time about too yards above the sea, without seeing land, and I was beginning to despair, when Gregory pointed out to me a black mass of seaweed floating in the water. This, he said, was a certain sign that we were near land, and indeed before we had gone much further we perceived a long dark line stretching along the horizon, that could not be anything but lancl,—the mainland of that new world in which we found ourselves. This sight redoubled our ardour, our speed increased with the certainty of finding a resting place before nightfall, and we each contended to be the first to discover some new features about our destination.

Sea-birds now began to flock round us, evidently scared by our novel appearance, and as they were of unusually large size, I was not without misgivings lest some of them should attack us and cause some injury to our floats. One monster indeed attacked Gregory, but the latter fortunately disabled him with a blow of his knife, and we were not molested again . Gregory soon called my attention towards a thin column of smoke that rose in the clear sky towards our left hand, and advised me to direct our flight towards this. Another moment brought us to the land, and we descended for an instant to rest ourselves after our exertions. The smoke still seemed distant from us about three miles, and besides that there were no signs of human

habitation ; indeed the coast was so barren that it seemed hardly capable of supporting life, except the sea-birds who evidently made their nests in the cliffs. After resting for a few moments, we carefully examined our dresses that they might not fail us in an emergency and then rose again in the air . We then saw that the smoke proceeded from a large conical mound, which stood alone on a sandy waste extending round it for several miles. We hesitated before descending, but were reassured by the sight of something resembling a human form that emerged from the mound. This figure appeared larger than the average height of human beings, though not gigantic, and was clothed with a material which glistened in the distance like polished metal. Anxious to put an end to our suspense, I motioned to Gregory to descend. With a shrill cry, as if to call companions to his help, the stranger ran towards us uplifting a large staff which he bore with the evident intention of attacking us. But when he came up to us, he stood still with amazement . His companions, too, some four or five in number, who had run out at his cry, stood at a respectful distance looking at us with awe as we divested ourselves of our coverings. Then they suddenly fell on their knees with low murmurs, which we afterwards found were prayers that we would not punish them . Encouraged by their attitude, I addressed the man nearest to me, first in English, then by signs, as he spoke in a language which I did not understand ; and presently I made him understand that we wanted food. Then the party led us inside the hut, which was the mound from which the smoke issued, and placed food before us. It was evident that they were afraid of us, and we ate heartily, not fearing any open violence . When we had finished our meal of fruits and roasted flesh, we again attempted to enter into conversation with our hosts, who now seemed more inclined to meet our advances. I discovered, by drawing figures on the sand, that they supported themselves by catching sea-fowl, and that some great distance from them inland, there existed a large city or concourse of men engaged in agriculture, and that they periodically went there to exchange the feathers and skins of their prey for some of the ordinary necessaries of life. I made signs that we would go there at once, but they made me understand that night was coming on, and it would be better for us to wait until the morning, when one of their number would act as

our guide . This I agreed to, and after a little more conversation, during which I endeavoured to make them understand where we came from, they led us into an inner room where we understood that we were to pass the night. After bringing in our flying apparatus, and placing it in a place of safety, we then awaited the fall of night. This came on as on the previous day, suddenly and without any previous warning as far as we could see, but we were prepared for it, and retired to our chamber thoroughly tired after our long day's travelling. On the following morning we were aroused by the strangers, who informed us that they were ready to start, as the journey would be a long one, and we ought to reach our destination before night-fall . After a hasty meal, we set off with two of our hosts who were to act as guides. The country at first was sandy and barren, but after a time we came on a few trees scattered here and there, succeeded by a large tract of land covered with luxuriant vegetation, evidently wild and uncared for. Then in the distance we saw a few scattered huts, similar in shape to the one that we had quitted, but our guides made signs that we should avoid them as much as possible, so as to avoid any curious followers, who might seek to impede our journey. At length after we had travelled for some thirty-five or forty miles, the country began to assume a more settled appearance ; the huts were larger and nearer together, and there was some appearance of enclosed fields and plantations.

We met travellers, too, at intervals, evidently of the same race as our guides, tall, fair-haired men of light complexion, and clad in long white flowing garments . These occasionally stopped to interchange greetings with our companions, and appeared to regard us with great curiosity, but after a few words, evidently of explanation, they proceeded on their way, and left us in peace A few more minutes brought us to a collection of some dozen huts made of white clay and thatched with straw, where we were given to understand that the chief men of the country lived. These received us hospitably. Before questioning either us or our guides, as soon as they understood that our business was with them they took us into a large room with a meal prepared in it, and there made signs to us to eat. After we had made a pretence of eating, one of our guides began a long harangue, which from his frequent gestures and looks towards us, I took to

be a description of our landing on the coast. Then a tall, greyheaded old man came forward and addressed us, evidently in several different languages, but without success, as we could answer only by signs. At length he desisted, and after dismissing our guides, to whom we gave a trifling present as a reward for their kindness, he signified that we were to be his guests for the present. For many days we continued with him, seeing none but our host and an attendant, as we understood that there might be danger in going abroad alone ; still through the walls of our chamber we could hear voices, and occasional shouts of merriment, from which we concluded that there was a family near us. During this time we picked up a few words of the native language, and employed ourselves in trying to put together an account of ourselves and our travels . This was fortunate, for one day we were called before a large assembly of elders, who tried to discover our story from us . This we gave in their own language, apparently to their satisfaction, and we again retired with our host, not to our old apartments, but to another house some distance away where his family lived . Here we saw the first women who had presented themselves to our eyes since we landed. They were of a comely person, and slightly taller than the men. Their garments were of the same white material, but we understood that this with the men was the holiday attire, to be changed for a coarser brown substance when engaged in their daily toil, while as the women were occupied in household occupation such as spinning with a substance somewhat resembling flax, they were enabled to wear a more delicate substance without fear of soiling it. On the following clay our host took us out with him to view the country, arranging that vv e should spend the night with one of his friends who lived some eight miles off. We discovered that there was little or no agriculture known to this simple people. They lived on the produce of their flocks, and the fruit which grew in abundance round them . A low shrub which they cultivated supplied them with a substance resembling cotton, from which their outer garments were principally made. The only luxuries which appeared to be known were garments curiously made from the feathers of birds, arranged in grotesque patterns, and sometimes edged with wool coloured to suit the fancy with different earthy dyes.

Here follow in the original narrative many pious reflections on the happiness of such a people, and comparisons between their state and that of our forefathers here, with which it is hardly necessary to trouble the reader. On arriving at our destination we discovered that we were just in time to take part in the capture of one of the enemies of this agricultural people. This was a gigantic bird somewhat resembling the fabled roe, which sometimes dared even to carry off the shepherds as they tended their flocks.

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OUR VOYAGE TO RIPON.

DEAR reader, did you ever row to Ripon ? If not, take my advice and never try. We (that is, the luckless crew, of which the writer was one) did, and on reaching home registered a solemn vow never to enter rashly on such an expedition again . The morning fixed upon arrived, and we started for the boat-house, and after the usual preliminaries, launched our bark— the launching of which, by the way, though pleasant and amusing to the bystanders, is not quite so entertaining to the chief actors in the scene . We started in capital spirits, in spite of the aspect of the heavens, which was not promising, and got well into swing by the time we reached the water works.

I felt happy then, and I felt happy at the same place coming back, though from quite a different reason.

Of course I cannot speak for the rest of us, but I should think we all shared the same feelings . Our row up to Poppleton was singularly uninteresting . The first point of interest was that we had an easy at Poppleton, when we essayed to drink the river water from a patent filter, purchased from the Exhibition for the purpose, which operation—as it was performed by sucking at one end of a long tube—reminded me forcibly of the days when I was young, and blew soap-bubbles . Having here sufficiently recruited our energies, and rested ourselves by leaning across the sharp edges of the stretchers in various uncomfortable attitudes , we recommenced our onward route towards the mouth of the Nidd. In that portion of our journey we sought recreation and harmless diversion, in giving utterance to sundry inhuman cries, for the edification of the cattle on the banks, who seemed rather

surprised at our intrusion on their territory, and followed us along their respective fields till stopped by the hedges . From the Nidd to Linton always seems long, this time it seemed longer than ever ; but the worst was yet to come . When we sighted Linton we rejoiced above measure, as if, instead of having accomplished less than half our journey, we had accomplished a good three-fourths. Then we rowed quietly tip to a punt which was fastened to the bank, certainly with some misgivings as to the passage of the lock, but unaware of the full extent of our misfortune. Having moored, we disembarked . Here I may mention that one of the crew, while climbing up the steep and slippery bank, had the misfortune to drop his provisions, which rolled helplessly down the bank, followed by their unhappy owner, who was making desperate efforts to stop the downward progress of his dinner, which tumbled pitilessly onward, till it found a resting-place on the wave, from whence it was at last dragged to shore. After this episode, we proceeded to survey the obstacle. Alas ! the lock chamber was too narrow and too short to admit the boat with safety. We were like Canadian voyagers at the foot of a " portage." Having raised our boat laboriously up the seven or eight feet of bank, we carried it to the opposite side of the lock, marching through mud and pools of water, and deposited it on the grass, in the most level situation we could find, and sought rest and refreshment for ourselves. Here, however, the Fates did not permit us to repose, for a prancing steed threatened destruction to our frail craft, till Stroke, waxing wroth, seized a large pole and repelled the irate animal. When this little scene had been enacted, we commenced the descent into the river (which was far easier than the ascent on the other side had been), shoved off, and proceeded rapidly up stream . Further on, we encountered a bargee, and asked him his opinion of the weather, and what might be the nearest village ; to which he replied, that he thought it would rain, and there was a village of Aldwark, a mile further up, where we should find an inn with accommodation for man and beast , With lightened hearts we then proceeded, but when we reached Aldwark there was no sign of rain . Thereupon we held a council of war ; motion carried, " to advance at all hazards " I have since been led to suppose that that bargee had some pecuniary connexion with the Aldwark inn, and that he had tried

foully to entrap us. Anyhow, forward we went, astonishing the cattle still more than we had done previously. Though we went at a very good pace, we seemed to get no nearer Boro'bridge, for nearly every bargee or pedestrian whom we met, said it was about four miles further on ; so much for Geography ! The pangs of hunger now began to assail us, so we landed in a field covered with huge leaves, and in the next field were two sanguine mortals trying to fish . We timed one ; he was a quarter of an hour preparing his tackle, and had caught nothing when we started ; here we remained about thirty-five minutes, which, alas, fled too quickly, and again we set out cheerfully, and reached Boro'bridge without further adventure. Looming dreadfully before us lay another lock, and another bank to be surmounted. Here, again, we were unprepared for the obstacles which barred our progress ; for, after we had with great toil surmounted the bank, we had to lift the boat across two high gate-posts, and over a plank bridge only two feet in width. You must know we were carrying the boat on our shoulders , two abreast, and so the whole concern reminded me dismally of a funeral. They were repairing the lock gates, consequently the lock was empty, and there was a huge dam on the other side ; while, by way of making matters pleasanter, the only landing consisted of a rotten raft, half covered with water. I would rather not think or speak more than is necessary about this lock, so suffice it to say that, somehow or other, we found ourselves on the other side triumphant, and splashed from head to foot with mud and water. We now proceeded along the canal leading to the river, passing beneath a narrow bridge ; and here was shewn the disadvantage of a boat whose oars will not unship, for we had to shorten oars in passing, and in consequence narrowly escaped a watery grave.

From Boro'bridge to the next lock I remember very little, in fact I was too much occupied to notice anything. The noise of the weir of the first lock roused us to activity and fresh display of our muscular and tractive powers. At this lock was a wet and clayey bank of precipitous formation, and a landing-stage composed of a badly secured and very crank boat . This domain was kept by an idiot, who stood grinning away heartlessly at our frantic exertions. This time we had to convey our boat across a kind of island, and embarked safely on the other side . From

here we rowed on past Newby Hall, and enjoyed the landscape, which certainly is splendid just there. Further up, the river grew shallow and rapid, and thus we knew, as Columbus knew by the shoaling sea, that we were somewhere in the neighbourhood of the looked-for land. At length we rounded a corner, and saw before us the first of the Ripon canal locks. Here we spent a good twenty-five minutes trying to land, as it was impossible to get nearer than four or five feet of the bank, owing to the mud and shoal water. Cox, gallantly coming to the rescue, jumped out, not on to, but into, the slimy bank and, covered with mud, drew us to land. We then sent a scout to inspect the lock ; he came back, wildly and frantically gesticulating, and when he came nearer appalled us with the statement that the canal was dry. Here was a fix! four or five miles, for aught we knew to the contrary, to Ripon, and, like the Pickwickians, with a dripping, heavy, boat on our hands, instead of a "wretched horse "; in a desert spot, and not knowing which way to turn. However, we agreed to make the best of a bad case, and to leave the boat where it was, as we could not very well take it away. So we carefully and tenderly packed the oars and apparatus inside, and trudged up to the lock-keeper 's house, where they directed us to follow the canal, which would take us to Ripon . I am sure we rather astonished the lock-keeper's dame, for I never before saw such figures as we cut then.

After following the canal for what seemed miles and miles, and tramping over thorns, thistles, and sharp stones, we reached a large and well kept road, which I presume was the Boro 'bridge and Ripon road ; marched along this for some distance, turned and crossed a bridge, and found ourselves within the city . The Riponites came forth from all quarters to see us, making no very complimentary remarks on our appearance . In this manner we travelled some distance, and reached an inn, where we put up, and found a happy relief. '' All's well that ends well " Before tea we went out to inspect the town, but as it was pitch dark, with a thick fog, we didn't see much. Convinced of the futility of trying to see, we went in to tea, and did ample justice to that meal, as might be expected . After tea we had a species of "pick up " concert (vocal) with a voluntary and brilliant accompaniment on a high tuned piano. Soon after this was over, we turned in, gladly, and thus ended " Our Voyage to Ripon. " REmus.

FOR the first time, we believe, since the institution of the race, the Trials have been stopped both at Oxford and Cambridge by the frost. One night at Oxford was enough to freeze half the course from Oxford to Ifliey, whilst fully one half of the remainder was dangerous from floating pieces of ice . After waiting for a couple of days, and tubbing the men in pairs over about a quarter-of-a-mile of water, the President decided to follow the example of our Cambridge rivals, and row the race on the Putney water . But no sooner were the boats packed than news came that the water there, too, is impracticable, so there was nothing left but to give up the race altogether for this term . Two of last year's eight were rowing in the trials, Southwell at stroke and Disney at seven . Hobart also appeared occasionally. F. M. Hargreaves has been rowing five in one of the boats. Opinions as to his chance for the eight next year are conflicting. Keble men fancy him greatly. Others don't. We incline to the golden mean, and think that ties will give him a very good chance, though some of his faults of form militate against him. Football, of course, has been almost at a standstill for some time. We were anxiously looking forward to the match 'Varsity Manchester, which was to have been played on Monday, Dec . 1st, as it would form some criterion for the match with Cambridge . But we were doomed to disappointment, and after hanging about the ground:for some time with a faint hope that the match might come off after all, were at length convinced of our mistake by the appearance of the Captain of the 'Varsity Football Club in his ordinary attire. After that we ask the intelligent reader what could we do except play Billiards ? The only 'Varsity matches that have come off since our last are those against the United Hospitals and Richmond, both won. Knight as usual played splendidly, and succeeded in running completely round his opponents . The dribbling of A. H. Evans, our Captain, called forth repeated applause from the crowds of spectators. The match against Richmond was very hotly contested, the 'Varsity forwards being weak . There were two unfortunate disputes, the second of which was rather peculiar . From a line out, a Richmond forward got the ball and ran in . One Umpire said that the ball was not thrown out straight, the other that it was knocked on with the hand. The Richmond Captain persisted in trying the kick, which, though very easy, failed, much to the satisfaction of the spectators.

J. H. Daniel, our only representative on the Athletic list up here, won the Throwing the Cricket Ball at Queen 's Sports with a throw of 87 yds. 2 ft., against the wind, and on a bitterly cold day.

C. H . Chadwick has taken a Fourth in the Honours School of Jurisprudence. Another O. P. has obtained his `hits of paper' in Political Economy and Rudiments. A third is in for Smalls, and still lives in hope.

During the long vacation B . H. Abrahall was placed third in an examination for a valuable appointment in the Foreign Office.

We must offer our hearty congratulations to Wade on his success, and hope that next term we shall have some more Honours to record.

In conclusion, we wish our readers lots of skating, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year . O. P.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

SCHOOL HONOUR.—G. H . WADE has been elected to the First Open Classical Exhibition at Balliol College, Oxford.

The Theatricals take place on Tuesday, 16th, and Thursday, 18th of this month.

The Old Boys' Football Match is fixed for Friday, 19th, weather permitting.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Petevite has great pleasure in announcing a balance in hand for the year of about 4' 2 los.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY.

On Wednesday, November 5th, GRIFFITH moved "That the home and foreign policy of the Government is much to be blamed. " In a speech abounding in trope and metaphor, though singularly destitute of anything like fact or argument, he described the Ministry as `a board of dummies, ' and directed the fire of his eloquence against that party `which thinks war a grand thing, spending other people's money a grander, and a ` Scientific Frontier ' and ` Peace with Honour ' the grandest of all .' LE MAISTRE replied with an almost equally violent tirade against the Liberal party, taking the hon. mover roundly to task for many of his expressions. By way of replying to Griffith 's definition of the home policy of the Government as `stagnation, ' he triumphantly instanced the Bishoprics' Bill as a great and wise measure.

BASKETT threw a little more definiteness into the discussion, and some passages of arms took place between him and Le Maistre. The debate was adjourned

In private business it was resolved to throw open the meetings of the house to non-members by means of forms of admission, which may be obtained from members. We hope that this addition to the society's rules will not be allowed to remain a dead letter.

On November 12, BASKETT re-introduced Griffith's motion with a masterly summary of the political history of the present administration, and drew a gloomy picture of the state to which the country had been reduced by Lord Beaconsfield . His speech was a pleasing change from the vague generalities of the previous debate . LE MAISTRE replied, and this time did not confine himself to epithethurling, but made a really able defence of the Government ; he stoutly denied that their foreign policy was aggressive, as had been asserted by Baskett WADE spoke at considerable length in support of the Government ; he admitted the charge of aggression, but contended that aggressiveness was the natural and healthy instinct of the Englishman, thus basing his defence on grounds entirely different to the previous speakers. BASKETT replied briefly, and a division took place, when the motion was rejected by 9 to 5.

With this debate, a very short session, but one exceptionally rich in good debates, came to a close, the Theatricals monopolizing the rest of the term.

FOOTBALL.

This has been put a stop to for some time recently by the extremely hard weather that we have experienced at York . This accounts for the fact that only two out-matches have been played since our last number, namely v. Leeds Grammar School, and S. John's College, York. For one of these only, can we find room.

v. LEED'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Leeds, on Saturday, November 8th, on the School ground, resulting in a tie.

S. Peter's won the toss and elected to kick off. The ball was returned by one of the Leeds backs, and the first scrimmage was formed in neutral ground ; but by a well-directed rush the Leeds forwards carried the ball into their opponents' goal, and S. Peter' s had to touch-down in self-defence . This was the only score throughout the game, and both sides played their best all the time . Our team, whose strong point is running, found the ground too narrow to out-run their opponents, and this more than anything contributed to the evenness of the game. For S . Peter's, Watson, Baskett, Moss, Douglas, Chadwick, played best ; for Leeds, Riley and Lambert.

New Fives Court . 182, 1 97

Notes and Items 151, 177, 1 97, 213, 230, 243, 266, 285

Obituary 141, 153, 182, 229, 263 Oxford Letter J54, 178, 208, 277

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Preface

School in Vacation, The Subscribers

THE PETERITE.

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FEBRUARY, 1880. No. fo.

On the 26th of' January, at the Deanery, the Von. & JFr 1 Erb.

auquotuo Bunrornbe, D.D., Dean of York,

AGED 66 YEARS.

JUST before going to press we find we have a painful duty to perform, that of recording in our pages the death of the DEAN. It would be needless and out of place to say much here of his public career. Appointed to the Deanery in 1858, he has, since that date, in virtue of his position as Dean, held the office of Chairman of the governing body of the School. This office he discharged with the ability and liberality which marked his public career. Always alive to the interests of the School, he was ever ready and willing to subscribe to its improvements—only a year ago we recorded his liberal donation towards the New Fives Courts ; while, like MR. ROBINSON, whose death by a sad coincidence we record in this number, he was the donor of an annual prize to the School. Those who have heard him preach in the Minster and the School Chapel, must have felt his earnestness of delivery and kind practical teaching. We feel that the School lose in him a warm and generous patron .

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WE were told that we need not expect this bird to visit his usual haunts before the following morning, but in the meantime preparations were made for its capture In a field some distance from our host's house an animal somewhat resembling a large goat was fastened to serve as a bait, and round this were placed large heaps of combustibles, which on being fired, were to render our'prey insensible . I confess that for my part I doubted the success of the plan adopted ; but we were assured that it was the only plan that had been attended with success, as the thick plumage of the Kryu rendered it proof against all missiles. I have already told you of our subsequent adventures here, and how Gregory nearly fell a prey to another of these rapacious birds ; so I will pass over this part of my adventures, and briefly explain my reasons for leaving this happy land . In spite of the peaceful character of our sojourn there undisturbed by any troubles, the monotony of our existence began to vex my spirit, and I persuaded Gregory to make an attempt with me to visit once more our native earth . He willingly agreed to venture his life again, but it was more difficult to persuade our kind hosts to let us go. Although from the time that we had landed in their country they had treated us with the utmost kindness, and placed no bounds to our freedom, yet when we began to talk of leaving them, they seemed to regard us with changed feelings. Whether they looked upon us as ungrateful, or that they feared lest we should return bringing some more of our race to introduce a new order of things into their land, such as we had described as existing in our own country I know not, but they began to talk of putting us under restraint, or even of putting an end to us. But one day we were allowed to get possession of our sails which this simple people had been afraid to touch, fearing them as being made by art magic ; and under pretence of instructing our friend in their use we put them on and launched ourselves into the air before he perceived our intention. After hovering around for a few moments to utter some words of farewell we again essayed our airy voyage. Now we found a greater difficulty in rising to the

limits of the atmosphere ; bounded as this was by a thick mist we were obliged to close our valves earlier, and thus the supply of air within appeared to be exhausted sooner . The passage through space, short though it was, was attended by the most painful sensations. Consciousness never left me, but my head reeled, and I felt blood oozing from every pore of my body, while every muscle felt as if it was stretched on the rack . This agony lasted long after we reached the terrestrial atmosphere, for it was several seconds before I found strength to open the valves again. When I recovered I saw that we were falling towards a large plain covered with huts and evidently cultivated. In spite of my fears as to the welcome that we should receive, 1 had not strength to prevent myself from falling slowly to the ground, and I saw that Gregory was accompanying me still. Once on earth again my senses left me, and I recovered to find myself surrounded by a crowd of blacks . These men gave us food and drink, but tied us so that we could not escape, and in a few days took us to the sea coast to sell us as slaves. Our purchaser was a Portuguese planter who carried us to the Indies to work in the plantations. From this life of bondage we escaped, and got on board an English vessel homeward bound, which carried us to York as common sailors.

Beyond this account there was nothing to enlighten Doctor A. as to the means used by Gordon to propel himself through the air, or as to his subsequent fate. The tract published by Vassali did not give any details of the construction of the machines which he decried ; indeed from the calculations which were given, Doctor A. would have agreed with him that flight through the air was indeed an impossibility ; but it was evident that Gordon had made some important additions of his own to one of the machines described there, and that his handiwork had vanished with him. A few years later, however, a clue was given as to the probable fate of Gordon and his companions . As Doctor A. was visiting some friends in Germany, he happened to mention the story of Gordon as an argument that flying, after all, might perhaps be a lost art ; and was informed that in that very village there was a tradition that during a terrific storm that raged there in June 1746, a man had fallen from the clouds, and been killed. A curious machine to which he was attached had been destroyed by the village people, together with the body of the unfortunate

man, and tradition even could not describe its form beyond that it resembled the sails of a windmill with a large iron case attached. Was this Gordon and did his companions and his secret perish with him ?

MEGALOPSYCHUS.

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.

WE must confess that it was with some misgivings that we awaited the issue of the third venture of our school's ` Shakesperian bark.' But having seen its safe arrival in port, we apologise for our misgivings, and congratulate the Dramatic powers that be upon another decided success . The acting as a whole was even better than it has been before : there seemed in most cases to be more intelligence displayed in grasping the various points and situations. The Shrew herself (or himself) pleased us greatly. We were almost afraid that he (or she) would not be vicious enough ; would be rather too mild, in fact. But we were agreeably disappointed . We think Grahame has never acted better than he did as "Kate, the curst . " In the scene with Petrucio in the second act the petulant amazement with which she listens to her mad wooer, and the offended dignity with which she walks across the stage when he hints "that Kate doth limp," were excellent pieces of dumb acting. In fact Grahame's gestures throughout were remarkably good, and show much improvement upon last year. His elocution, too, was clear and distinct, and was generally free from blank-versiness, a fault which it is very difficult to avoid, especially for amateur actors, in a play of Shakespeare's. With Bianca we were not so well satisfied. The part, of course, is not so interesting as that of Katherine : but it lost a little by the somewhat indifferent delivery of the actor. There was too much of the learnt-by-rote, and too little of the intelligent element . One instance in which this was specially noticeable was in the scene with her two pretended tutors. There was not enough individuality in the construing of her Virgil, or the reading of her gamut . However, there was a decided improvement in the love scene later in the play, and in the banquet scene at the end . To proceed with the

fair sex : P. Hodgson looked and acted admirably as Curtis . It is not a very large part, but it was very well and intelligently acted. W. N. Stephenson looked very pretty as the Widow, and held her own well in her passage-at-arms with Katherine. Of the male characters we must of course take Petrucio first . The character was most carefully and successfully maintained by S. J . J. S. le Maistre from beginning to end . With the exception of an occasional bit of staginess in his declamation, there is nothing with which one can find fault. He was especially good where he got into a rage ; when Katherine strikes him, for instance : when he carries off his bride the moment the wedding is over : and more particularly after his arrival at his own home, when he finds fault with everything, beats every one, and throws everything about tiie stage ; in all these cases the expression of rage both by voice and gesture was excellent . In the scene where the tailor brings his robe the acting was the best we have ever seen at any school theatricals. One little bit of that scene was simply exquisite : viz., when the tailor, in reading the order he had received comes to "the sleeves curiously cut." The tailor comes ambling up to Petrucio, looks him in the face, and comes out with the words with the most triumphant emphasis . Petrucio is simply dumbfo'_indered for the moment . He is speechless with rage, and then rains down a hail of blows on the unlucky tailor's back. We cannot compliment either le Maistre or Grattan too highly on this piece of acting . This is the latter's first appearance, we believe, on the School stage and we hope it may not be his last. We are sorry that it is le Maistre's last appearance : but he, like all the rest of us, has shuffled off the coils of School. Come we now to Baptista. Here again we suppose this is positively the last appearance ; and fear that Wade's place will be hard to fill where reverend dignity is required . Wade's part was both carefully and profitably studied, and his acting and speaking in several rather difficult passages were decidedly good : we may mention in particular the scene before the wedding, when Petrucio and his henchman appear in their strange attire . One little fault we must call attention to. Why should Baptista writhe his head about as if he had on a frayed collar, stiffly starched ? It \vas unfortunate that he did so, as it rather marred his dignity.

F. T. Griffith, as Lucentio, acted quite as well as he did last year when he played the Jester in " Twelfth Night. " He was

rather stage-struck in the first part of the play, but that was probably due to nervousness—if we may say so ; and his acting improved very much as the play went on. He was best, we thought, in the love scene with Bianca, when he courts her under pretence of instructing her in Virgil ; in fact he looked as if he were used to it.

B. G. M. Baskett's Hortensio was certainly above the average. There was, perhaps, a little too much of the `haw-haw ' style occasionally, but with that exception we have no fault to find. In the scene in which he comes in with his head broken by Katherine, his furious gesticulation and stuttering passion were very successful.

Tranio and Gremio were both rather heavy in most of their acting. They hardly seemed to catch the spirit of their parts, except occasionally. Amongst the exceptions we may quote the telling of the scene in church by Gremio, which was decidedly well done : and the sudden appearance on the scene of Vincentio, and the consequent discomfiture of Tranio.

Both Vincentio and the Pedant played their parts well, and the latter fairly brought down the house by his comical cries for help, when his exposure is threatened by the arrival of the real Vincentio.

Grumio must now claim our attention. A. H . Wood's specialite is so well-known, that we need not dwell very long on his part. His acting we thought quite up to the mark of former years, and the only fault we can find with him is that he was rather over-rouged. His comic proceedings were highly appreciated by the audience, with whom he was as great a favourite as ever. Perhaps his best hit was his account of the journey of Petrucio and his bride to the former's home. The comical gravity of his face as he came out with " How he swore " was irresistible. His passage of arms with the tailor was also extremely amusing.

Biondello, in the hands of L. A. Ryott, was quite as amusing as Gremio. The account of the appearance of Petrucio and his man on their way to the wedding was very cleverly given by Ryott, whose face, gestures, and delivery were as funny as any thing in the play. We hope to see more of him, as he has a face which seems born for comedy.

Of the remainder of the actors we can only say that they acted most satisfactorily, and did their share towards making the Theatricals the decided success that they were. For the rest we must give our best thanks to Mr. Yeld for his excellent services as stage manager, and to all others who had any thing to do with the management. The poetical argument by J . H. Piggin fully sustains its author's reputation, and Mr . Yeld's prologue will speak for itself. The compliment to Hugh Moss, and the reference to Wade's recent success at Balliol, called forth great enthusiasm . The Drop-Scene representing the Blind School, seen from the Museum Gardens, was decidedly effective and was highly appreciated. The scene shifting was very well managed, and the ingenious contrivance by which the carpet was drawn from the floor was very creditable to all concerned.

As for the attendance, the School Hall was simply crammed on both nights, and there was a strong muster of Old Boys . By the way, we are afraid that the arrangements for entering and leaving the School were not so satisfactory as they should be. People were waiting in that very cold ante-chamber by the chapel for some time before the doors were opened . Would it not be practicable to let people into the cloak-rooms, and allow them to wait there until the doors opened ? In leaving, of course, people are to blame themselves if they will all rush out at once. Could they not be kept in the cloak-rooms until their respective carriages were announced ?

We had almost forgotten to state that the music, which was provided by the Rink Band, was very good . We were sorry that there was no such treat for us as there was last year, when Mrs. Stephenson sang " Come away, death," and " Oh, mistress mine." " O ui5ou IS "

PROLOGUE.

(Written by G. Yeld, Esq., and spoken by S. J . J . S. le Maistre.)

Sweet friends, permit me these few words to say Before the curtain rises on our play. Twice has our bark with her Shakesperian freight Essayed the deep ; twice gained the port elate; And now again is trim to try the seas If your applause will grant the wished-for breeze.

We have but changed our little vessel's name, The crew and Captain still remain the same : Two years ago " the Portia " was her style, Last year " Olivia " won your favouring smile; Let not your kindness now, sweet friends, abate, But speed the white wings of our "bonny Kate. " I said the Captain was the same— ' tis true, Although the programme hides that fact from you. You look the pages o'er--'tis well—for thus We hope our bard's sweet verse will plead for us ; But thence you miss, alas the more our loss, " Our guide, philosopher, and friend," Hugh Moss : Had we but known when we began our play His presence would have cheered us here to-day, Then had the name of that good man and true Adorned the page as it was wont to do. But so it was, he thought, ere Christmas snow, That he must leave us sad, and southwards go : And ere he went a last gift—you shall see And join with us to praise it presently, He gave—a gift his cunning hands had made : And thus we thought him going though he stayed. For all the help we owe his practised skill Grateful we are, and shall be grateful still. Now, in conclusion, thus far let me speak : Not skating joys such as were ours last week, Not faces of Old Boys, right welcome sight

As any we shall look upon to-night, Not Balliol laurels, though we own their spell To make us proud S. Peter's did so well ; The prouder, too, because the brows of Wade Are bound ere Fausset's wreath have time to fade ; Not these can make our Christmas quite complete, You can make sweeter what all these make sweet, If, when the curtain falls, your plaudits shew That you approve our "Taming of the Shrew."

LIST OF OFFICIALS, ACTORS, ETC. President,—The Rev. H. M. Stephenson.

Committee,—F. T. Griffith, J. H. Mallinson, S. J. J. S. le Maistre, B. G. M. Baskett, E. A. Douglas, R. F. W. Carroll.

S. J. J. S. le Maistre. F. T. Griffith.

G. H. Eyre. J. C. Bailey. F. T. Griffith.

N. P. IV. Brady.

Hon. Secretary,—J. H. Piggin. Hon. Treasurer,—F. Stage Manager,Assistant Stage Manager, Acting Manager,Prompter, Property-Man, Super-Master, Master-Carpenter, E. Watson. - G. Veld, Esq.

The new Drop Scene by Hugh Moss, Esq.

The Dresses and Properties by Samuel May, Costumier, Bow St ., London. Baptista, - A rich gentleman of Padua, - G. H. Wade. Vincentio, - An old gentleman of Pisa, - J. C. Bailey. Lucentio, Son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca, - F. T. Griffith.

A gentleman of Verona, Petruchio, { A suitor to Katharina, } S. J. J. S. le Maistre. Gremio, Suitors to Bianca, W. J. Richardson. Hortensio, B. G. M. Baskett, Tranio, Servants to Lucentio, A. R. Stephenson. Biondello, L. A. Ryott. Grumio, Servant to Petruchio, - - A. Wood, Officer, -- T. Moss. Pedant, - - J. H. Piggin. Tailor,- W. H. Grattan. Haberdasher, - W. W. Hargrove. Baptista's Servant, - - G. G. Richardson. Nathaniel, A. E. Dawson. Philip, W. E. Brockbank. Joseph (the cook) R. Kitching. Nicholas, - H. W. Barnby. Peter,Petruchio's serving-men G. AV. Walker. Adam, - G. W. Baldwin. Ralph, - R. Crosthwaite. Gregory, H. G. Joy. Musicians, W. W. Hargrove and J. Frankland. Katharina, the shrew, T. E. Grahame. Bianca, } Daughters to Baptista { P. B. Heaven. Widow, - W. N. Stephenson. Curtis, - - P. Hodgson. Street Passengers, Maids in Waiting on Katharina, Servants to Petruchio and Baptista.

THE POETICAL ARGUMENT.

Yes, in Padua lives Baptista, rich old man with daughters two, And the younger, fair Bianca, many a suitor comes to woo,— Shall I tell you ?--Wealthy Gremio, and Hortensio, who will take Humble garb of hireling fiddler (you shall see it) for her sake ; And Vincentio's son, Lucentio, newly come from Pisa town, Who, to win her, doffs the student's and puts on the master's gown. But Baptista thus hath sworn him, by his oath he will abide, None shall marry fair Bianca till her sister be a bride. Lives there, then, in all the country, suitor who will dare to woo, Dare to woo and dare to marry Katharine, the famous Shrew? Here in season comes Petruchio, bound to win a wealthy wife; Lead him straight before the lady, let him enter on the strife ; Little doth he fear the terrors of a woman's peevish tongue, Skilled physician, with his medicines that shall work a cure ere long ! So he wooes her : Katharina from her anger soon relents, Half rejects him, half accepts him, half refuses, half consents. Strange the manner of the wooing, andathe wedding stranger still, And the hundred tricks he uses to conform her to his will. Then Lucentio wins Bianca, and Hortensio in disdain Turns to wed a widow lady, wealth and kindliness to gain. So, before the tale have ending, each must test and try his wife, And for one the trial meaneth peace and happiness of life. Who of wives is most obedient, sweetest, brightest, duteousest? Nay, I know not, but in Padua Katharine the Shrew is best.

Greatest of the world's great poets, whom the myriad-tongued acclaim Of the ages trumpets loudest on the noisy ways of fame, Not in this thy early labour, all the beauty do we trace Of the wondrous tissue woven with a subtle matchless grace, Of the glories of thy greatness, and the triumphs of thy might, When thou camest to full stature and thine all-divinest height. Yet, for that we find enchanting store of never-failing mirth. Not as earthly do we spurn it—are not we, too, sons of earth? Thinking of the coming summer, do we all despise the spring? Or when nightingales are silent, scorn to hear the linnet sing? And far down beneath the surface of the merriment and jest, Runs an undertone of feeling, calmer, finer than the rest. Listen, for it tells the world-truth, true whatever else befal, LovE is Lord of earth and heaven,—Love, the mightiest Lord of all. J. H . P.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

FROM the London Gazette of January 23, we extract the following :—8th Foot. Lieut. A. A. W. B. Bright-Smith, from the 2nd West India Regiment, to be Lieut. viee A. J. H. Brooker, exchanged . 14th Foot. Second Lieut. G. W. Mitchell to be Lieut viee T. M. Robinson, promoted.

Our readers will be sorry to hear of the death of the Rev. J. Robinson, which took place at the beginning of the year . [-Es name will be specially remembered as the donor of a Prize for an English Essay at the School for many years past, and also as a liberal subscriber to the Athletic Sports.

The Rev. Canon Elwyn has been presented to the valuable living of Marden, in Kent.

W. Dowson, Christ's College, Cambridge, has obtained a Third Class in the Natural Science Tripos.

It is proposed, if the amount of subscriptions warrant the expense, to devote an extra number published in August to full accounts of the Cricket Matches, the Athletic Sports, and the doings of the Regatta Boat.

Marshall Robinson was successful in the examination for entrance to Sandhurst, at the end of last year.

We were glad to see that C . Wood made the run of the day in the match Yorkshire v. Lancashire, at Halifax, on Jan 17. We hope he has recovered from the bad effects which it seems to have had upon him.

By-the-way, with such an instance before our eyes, the interesting article in the Yorkshire Post which maintained that Leeds was the only Yorkshire School that turned out good foot-ball players, receives sufficient contradiction.

We have great pleasure in announcing J. H. Piggin' s success at Trinity College, Oxford. He has been elected to the first of three Open Scholarships of the annual value of £80.

The Treasurer of the Peterite will be glad to receive subscriptions for the present year as soon as possible, for which see back of cover. N.B.—P. O. O. preferred to stamps.

FOOTBALL.

THE School have been very fairly successful on the Football field during the past season . Unfortunately, many matches were stopped by the severe frost, the ground being frequently covered with snow, and utterly unplayable. Happily, we have been entirely exempted from any accidents of any serious nature, and this is, we think, matter for great congratulation, and a refutation of the prevalent belief in domestic circles that an accident always happens in every football match that is played. The team played well together in almost every match, passing the ball exceedingly well and always being ready to follow it up. Besides this, the School has five or six really good players amongst its numbers : Watson, Baskett, Chadwick, Douglas, Moss, and Wood, have especially distinguished themselves ; and that, too, in the case of Watson, Baskett, and Chadwick, not merely for the School, but for York against first-rate clubs, the last of the three above-mentioned players making the run of the day for York against Halifax, one of the first clubs in Yorkshire. Watson's drop-kicking was especially worthy of notice as also was Chadwick's running . Out of twelve matches arranged only nine have been played, owing to the severe weather ; out of these nine the School have won five, lost three, and drawn one. The matches that were lost were against far superior clubs, as for example, Durham University and Hull Town, but in both these matches the School team made a very close game of it, so that their opponents never had the game in their own hands. We bid the team adieu, wishing them all success next season, and we see no reason why the School should not be as successful in years to come as in the years that are gone.

v. S. JOHN'S COLLEGE, YORK.

Played on the School ground, on Saturday, November 15th, resulting in a victory for S. Peter's by 3 goals, 2 tries and 6 touches down, to 2 touches down.

Watson kicked off for the School, and in a short time Mallinson obtained a try, which Watson, by a splendid kick, converted into a goal. Soon after this Watson ran through all his opponents and obtained a try behind the goal posts,- which, however, was disputed,

and after a good deal of discussion was given in to S . John's. S. Peter's continued to have the game all their own way, and before half-time Chadwick had obtained a try, which Watson converted into a goal. Soon after half-time, Watson, by a grand run, obtained a second try behind the posts, from which Bulman kicked a goal . The great feature of the game was our Captain's (Watson) splendid play, in the way of kicking, collaring and running.

PAST v. PRESENT.

This match was played on the School ground on Friday, December 19th . Play began about 3 o'clock. Soon after the kick-off by W. E. Moore for the Old Boys the ball was forced towards the School ground, until G. F. Chadwick, of Edinburgh University F.B .C., ran in and secured a try which, however, J . E. Stephenson failed to turn into a goal. Soon after G. F. Chadwick obtained a second try which again failed. Half-time was called but with no better success for the School than before. V. Wheeler now obtained a try, and kicked a goal from it, and shortly afterwards G . F. Chadwick obtained a third, and Wheeler a second try. Both the kicks failed. Jolly, however, was more successful in a kick at goal from a try by Taylor . When time was called the Past remained the winners by two goals and four tries to nothing. For the School, Watson, Chadwick, Grahame, and Baskett, played best. The following is a list of the Past :—J. H. Daniel and J. E. Stephenson (backs) ; A . Hodgson and H . A. L. Francis (; backs) ; G. F. Chadwick and C. Dale (a backs) ; W. E. Moore, C. H . Chadwick, F. Newenham, V. Wheeler, C . Taylor. '1'. Jolly, W. S. Fox, and E. H. Greenhow (forwards).

OBITUARY.

JANUARY 24TH. AT HRRH:TII, YORK, GEORGE RANSOME FRENCH, Of [l'etr , CoI/e;r O.r/i> /, //'t .Sava of //i h'e-r . ! ; "rznrch, An :ED 211 YEARS.

JAN ARY 5TH, 1sso, AT CLIFTON, YORK, THE REV. J . ROBINSON. AGED 1;1 YKARS.

ONE never quite relishes coming up this term : Christmas with its dinners and dances somewhat spoils the taste for Oxford with its Dons and Duns . We trust you have enjoyed the former, and feel confident that we shall soon be sated with the latter. Our materials for a letter are almost as limited as our powers for writing it, considering that term has scarcely commenced . " De nihilo nihilum," and we hope you will like it. A return of the frost has put a stop to the usual routine of boating and football, and unfortunately, the pleasures of the ice have already been marred by two fatal accidents. Indeed, for the last three days drowning and rumours of drowning have formed the only topic of conversation in hall and out. Of the accident at Blenheim yesterday we have heard as yet no details, and trust it may have been exaggerated . There has been no thought of rowing the postponed " Trials ; " indeed, the weather has seriously interfered with the practise of the eight —the Ifiley course has had to be abandoned owing to the accumulated ice. As yet the boat is rough and the swing bad, but they have had little practice together, and another week will probably see great improvement. Hargreaves at j occupies the place he should have had last year—he is being " indulged," as the Daily News has it, with plenty of tubbing. Naturally very few Torpids have been out as yet—Daniel was rowing in Queen's when we saw it the other day—also Henderson, of Leeds. More about them next month.

The Football team will miss the services of Tudor, of Keble, whose brilliant back play compensated greatly for the comparative weakness of the forwards. Fowler also of the XI. and Football team is not up this term . Blackheath will be our most formidable opponents. The Trinity and Exeter Scholarships will be out before you read this ; as one of the Peterites is reserved for that unintelligible and somewhat useless ordeal of " z'izrd," we trust that success may be in store for the School.

The authorities have actually allowed a decent theatrical company to visit that much-abused place of entertainment known as the " Vic " "Our Boys" has been played to crowded audiences. It is a pity we have no A. D. C. at Oxford, where Peterites might throw off their superfluous dramatic energy.

A series of Concerts is to be given this term for the working classes by several colleges, Keble taking the lead next Saturday.

'We miss E. H. Greenhow this term, his university career having been concluded. In his place S . J. J. S . le Maistre has come up to

Keble—he, we understand, was quite one of the best up for matriculation.

By the way, seven services on one Sunday is too much, much too much of a good thing, even for—but we will not be personal.

January 25 Quis.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

TO think that the fruits of our midnight toil last term should have been wasted That the letter which cost us so much anxious thought arrived " too late for insertion " in the December number of the Peterite. We must explain that it was not our fault, as we had left Cambridge when the Editor wrote to us, and his letter did not reach us for some days.

As the sad fact has not yet appeared in the Peterite, we may mention that F. E. Swaby, of John's, broke his leg badly last term in two places. We hope, however, that he will soon have recovered from the effects of his misfortune.

It is scarcely necessary to allude to the stoppage of the Trials. Oxford rather scored off us there, as our crews took the trouble to go to town for nothing : but we expect to score in our turn on the eventful loth. The crew which has been practising this term is decidedly strong, and with some more coaching ought to be very effective. The order has not been much varied since the boat began to go out. LI. R. Jones—an old Dunelmian who has rowed against the School—seems a fixture at bow : Sandford, who rowed last year, has taken his place at 2, vice Warlow. The men in the middle of the boat are a tremendously heavy, strong lot of men, and look capable of any amount of work. Last year's stroke has taken up his position at 4, and Bailie, of Jesus, has taken his place at stroke. N.B.—Why " stroke thwart," as the Dailies have it ? Whispers have reached us that T. C. Edwards-Moss may perhaps row again in his old place at 7 for Oxford ; if so, shall we have to fall back upon the "perennials," Hockin and Gurdon ? No. We are not afraid . If any one wishes to make a book on the subject, let him communicate with K. K., care of the Editor. To return to the doings of the boat ; we cannot say that they have been very great yet, and for the last day or two the ice has stopped all rowing ; but Oxford is in about the same condition, so that it is a case of " same for all ." In our next we hope to be able to give some criticism of individuals. E . H. Prest—another old Dunelmian—is not rowing, as all his energies are concentrated on his impending Tripos.

For the Mathematical Tripos, which came out to-day, we may refer our readers to the daily papers, with their interesting biographies of the high wranglers.

Skating has been in great force here ; and the championship races at Grantchester were largely patronized by 'Varsity men. Of the Lent races we have absolutely nothing to say at present, so we will wait until March.

W. Dowson, Christ's, got a third in the Natural Science Tripos last term . J. P. Hubbersty is in for the Classical Tripos this term. Let us hope to be able to chronicle his first shortly. We hear that some members of the School are coming up here for Scholarships this term. May good luck attend them !

K . K.

POETRY.

A FRAGMENT.

The gentle moon on mom, a brook doth throw The splendour of her sweet, soft, silvery light ; One moon alone the brook itself can know, And, knowing, is enchanted with the sight.

\'Vhen'er the brook loth catch that soft pure gaze Upon its turbid, troubled current strong, A sense of peace its restless course allays, Peace elsewhere sought for vainly—sought for long.

The brooks are ever rushing to the sea, Hurrying to join the busy ocean wide, "The Sea !" they cry, " the great, broad, glorious Sea !" "Would we were mingled with its swelling tide! "

Not so one brook ! though, ever onward borne, It may not stay in blissful calm behind, It would net from the lovely moon be torn, And from the spell that cloth its current bind.

How blest the brook if in itself for aye, The moon's fair image mirrored might remain ; Or be transplanted hence—far, far away ! And lose itself upon the silvery plain . Mtis

THE PETERITE.

Vol.. II . MARCH, 1880. No. II.

DOWN A COAL MINE.

HAPPENING to be staying a few days with a friend in Staffordshire, I expressed a wish to go down a coal mine, and, as he was " serving his time " under his father, he agreed to take me down to see, as he said, "what kind of pitman I should make. "

At 5 a.m. one cold February morning, a loud tattoo sounded at my bedroom door, followed by a deep stentorian voice, bidding me arise. After rubbing my eyes I suddenly recollected that that morning I was to make my first acquaintance with the bowels of the earth, so springing hastily out of bed, I sought for some habiliments suitable for so black an undertaking . At last, after long search, I found some tolerably well-suited for my purpose, though by no means becoming, and stick in hand, I joined my companion, who of course was dressed pitmanlike with short knee-breeches, a leather-backed jacket, thick pit shoes and a leather cap, with the usual " yard stick." A short walk brought us to the Colliery, and five minutes later saw us both seated in the cage, each provided with a Davy lamp . One, two, three, sounded the rapper, followed by a demoniacal shout, and I felt we were beginning to move. I do not know whether others have felt the same sensations as I felt,—all I know is that I inwardly vowed a vow that as ever I emerged safely from what seemed to me a descent into Hades, I never should essay the same again, but thinking that if Virgil, with all his experience in such matters, had assured us, " facilis decensus Averno, sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, Hoc opus, laie labor est," I thought then that I certainly would never again see the light of Heaven. Bewildered as I was when I emerged from the cage at the bottom, my bewilderment was still further increased by the hubbub all

around me,—men shouting, boys pulling, tubs running and bells ringing. I stood in a recess for a short time to "get sight," as the pitmen say, whilst my companion went to ask the "onsetter to allow us to ride into the workings in the " run," which consists of a number of small tubs, drawn by a stationary engine, to carry the coal from the workings to the mouth of the shaft ; a distance generally of about a mile or a mile-and-a-half. This is the main road into the pit, and is generally about 5 feet high ; and in order to obtain this height, after the coal has been taken out, which varies in different scams from eft. loin. to 5ft., they take down part of the rock about the coal. But to proceed. Having had a very comfortable ride in a tub into the workings, the real point of the business here began . I had by this time recovered my wonted spirits, and began to think it was not so very disagreeable clown a pit, after all ; but alas, how soon my spirits were to be damped, yes and body too, for not perceiving a piece of timber which lay across my path, I found myself suddenly engaged in taking a morning bath much against my will. To add to my catalogue of woes, after I had got up, on looking round for my friend, I could not see him anywhere, but fondly supposing that I soon should overtake him, I stumbled on my way, guided only by the very feeble rays of light from my lamp, which to my horror I saw was growing dimmer and dimmer. Suddenly I heard a noise like distant thunder, louder and louder it sounded ; nearer and nearer it came ; the very ground on which I stood seemed to shake ; whilst every minute I expected the roof to fall in and to enclose me in a living tomb. A light appeared in the distance, followed by a shout of " Had away, 'hint," which I took to mean that I had by some means or other to get out of the road ; but where to take refuge seemed to me an impracticable problem. The way was narrow, and afraid of meeting with the same misfortune as Balaam met with, when his foot was crushed against the wall, I hastily retraced my steps until, by happy chance, I came to a recess in the side . These, I afterwards learnt, are placed every 20 yards for safety. Scarcely had I ensconced myself safely in it, when instead of an army of furies, as I had imagined, dashing past in pursuit of an escaped spirit from the lower world, a lean, emaciated specimen of horse-flesh, or rather of pony-flesh, came galloping past, drawing a number of tubs, encouraged to proceed at a still more rapid pace

by sundry well-directed applications in the rear, administered by a black-faced evil genius, whose sole object in life seemed to be to prove whether his whip or the pony's hide was the toughest. The passage—or to speak more professionally the rollcy-waywhere I now was, had been heightened sufficiently to admit of ponies ; but not so, after we had gone a short distance, sufficiently long, however, to allow me to cast opprobrious epithets at my now-recovered companion, and began to enter the real height of the coal scam, which in this case was only aft . in. Unaccustomed to bending my body so low, and keeping it for such a length of time in that position—for here is the rub, I thought I would stand upright for a moment to relieve my aching limbs, forgetting that there was such a thing as a roof above my head—yes and a hard stone roof too. I Io',\ ever, I was soon made aware of its existence in a manner not altogether pleasant—but I will leave my readers to picture to themselves in what way that very forcible reminder took place—suffice it to say that for the rest of the journey I went on my way "demisso capite." (N.B. Let my readers not give to this the somewhat striking translation which once was given it, " the head having been dismissed .'')

At length, after most excruciating agonies of mind and body— of mind in wondering when the interminable journey would end, of body owing to sundry blows on the pate and bruises on the back—we came upon a dusky collier lying on his back in a state of semi-nudity, and hewing the coal as though his very life depended upon filling the tub placed near h i m. Of course I hewed a piece of coal with my own hands to carry home with me as a relic, but a bruised back and injured head furnished a far more lasting relic, and an ever recurring reminder of my first acquaintance with a coal mine.

In conclusion, let me advise my readers, who have never been down a coal mine and wish to do so, to profit by my experiences ; but meanwhile let me subscribe myself,

"ONE WIIO WON' T GO DOWN AGAIN "

A MEMORY OF LAST AUGUST.

GLORIOUSLY shone the sun on Llandudno on the morning of Monday, the 14th of August last. It sparkled on the

grey Great Orme, and lit up the windows on the Parade, and flashed across the bay, where the sea lay bright and blue as the iEgean itself. It was very different last night. Were you afraid, you others, of the drenching rain, that you shut yourselves up indoors, and piled up the fire, for all that it was August, and tried to imagine yourselves in your comfortable arm-chairs at home ? You laughed at me for my enthusiasm : all, well, you had your way and I had mine. So alone I came out, and soon left behind me the Parade, where a few had ventured forth to see the storm. I knew better than to stay with the rest, and I wandered on towards the Little Orme, till the lights of the town grew dim and far, or died out altogether. There on the shingle I watched the waves dash in, and drank in the glorious roar of them with the noise of the winds and the fierce pelting rain. It was a grand and an awful hour. Never a star in the blackness of the night, and the hills close by invisible : only the stern music of wind and water, and the salt spray shivering on the beach where the wave had left it, till a wild gust should sweep it above, and about, and beyond me. If I came back drenched to the skin, what matter ? But the pitiless rain of thirty-six hours is over at last, and the sunshine is bright and warm . We find the station crowded and busy when we reach it at half-past nine. Here is our train, but to our enquiries for a through carriage, the answer is, " All change at Colwyn Bay. " We have momentary doubts as to the sanity of a porter who can inform passengers by the Chester, Crewe and London Express, that they must change at obscure little Colwyn, where fast trains disdain to stop . I apologize to that porter, for his information turned out to be correct. When we get into our carriage, we hear the explanation from the other occupants. Yesterday afternoon a railway bridge beyond Colwyn Bay was washed away, as well as great parts of the lines in several places. After waiting for about half-an-hour, we start at last. Away we go through the Morfa Rhiannyd, the strange-storied " Marsh of the Parents' Dwelling-Place." The Conway, to our right, is turbid and swollen with the long-continued rains, but beyond the mountains are blue in the distance, and old Conway town lies nestled at their base, hoary and beautiful as ever. Away we go, with the open sea to our left and the hills to our right, till we come to Colwyn Bay. The station is crowded with passengers already, when our train pours out its freight on the

little platform. What is the next move ? We are told that a train is waiting at Abergele station, and that the company has engaged all the conveyances in the neighbourhood to take us on. We were late in leaving Llandudno, and it is eleven now, but there seems little prospect of obtaining anything to take us those seven miles. Pedestrianism is out of the question ; the water on the roads is too deep for that, and we do not like to leave our portmanteaus to the tender mercies of those men who are building up Babels of luggage on the ricketty drays. There is nothing for it but to wait. There are hundreds of others in like case with us, and every few minutes comes a fresh train from Llandudno with another load of passengers. Apparently the perversity of human nature has made every one wish to travel on this unlucky day. We go into the little town to telegraph home the cause of our delay, and take some necessary refreshment, and then beguile the time with watching the scene in the station-yard . I wish I could describe it. The motley groups of passengers, young and fresh, old and faded ; business men, who felt that, in losing time, they were losing money ; fidgctty, nervous people, who were afraid they would never reach home at all that day ; fussy, goodtempered people, who looked after others, started conversations, and made jokes about stage-coaches ; and the rest. Every now and then a vehicle of some kind, a basket-carriage, an omnibus or a break, would come, and then there would be a general rush. "Station-master," cried one old lady, who persisted in getting into carriages when they were already full, and calling the gentlemen names for not leaving their wives to make room for her, " Station-master, you see—I know you see—that I've been turned out of every carriage yet. I 've been here since eight o'clock this morning, and I think it's scandalous ." So the time passed away, and when it was nearly two o'clock, the Stationmaster tried to secure us places in an omnibus . In vain, for a burly individual, who cared little for the railway officials or for any one else, had planted himself in the entrance, and refused admission to each and all . " You're no gentleman, Sir, I can tell you that," cried an irate short-statured being, " keeping ladies out in that way . Move, I say, Sir. IVill you move, Sir ? " The only reply the burly individual deigned to give was a more or less expressive grunt, and, spite of all opposition, he kept the passage as well as Horatius kept the bridge in the brave days of

old. As for us, we were well content that he should have the omnibus to himself if so he wished, for the Station-master, who never once lost his temper or his wits through that trying morning, gave us a whispered assurance that we should soon have something better. IIe was as good as his word . In about a quarter-of-an-hour a comfortable phaeton made its appearance, and into this we soon settled ourselves and our baggage.

Very pleasant was the drive through the charming country. We had not got far from Colwyn when we came up with the omnibus above-mentioned . One wheel was stuck in an abnormally deep cart-rut, from which the burly individual and three or four others were vainly endeavouring to extricate it . Whether they ever succeeded or not, I cannot say, for we never saw anything more of the ill-fated vehicle. On we drive, and in time we catch sight of the spot, where for forty years till yesterday the Llandulas viaduct stood in safety. It is a fearful chasm, and we can scarcely help a shudder as our driver tells us how yesterday the little river, that runs down the ravine into the sea, rose and rose, till it grew to a mighty torrent, and, dashing wildly against the centre arches, brought down the whole viaduct like a pack of cards. Just two hundred yards away, and just eleven years ago this very week, the Irish Mail Train met with that terrible accident, which has ever since, for most of us, associated the name of Abergcic with disaster. On we drive, past pretty Gwrych, where Mrs. Hemans spent her early years, and the horse struggles bravely with the water that now and again threatens to swamp us. We meet numbers of Irish Mail passengers on their way to Colwyn to find a train . The Irish Steamer had to leave Holyhead last night without any mail-bags, and all Ireland this morning was without its English letters. At last we reach Abergele station. The water is standing some two feet deep on the line, and is just on a level with the platform . We manage to find places in the densely crowded train, which, when it is absolutely as full as it well can be, steams merrily on its way with a couple of gallant engines. Before we have gone very far, the line is quite free from water, but the fields at our side are still submerged . Many sheep, we hear, perished on that stormy yesterday, and untold quantities of grain are irretrievably lost. We have a brief stoppage at Rhyl, that dear resort of nurses and babies, and then we steam through the level country, and, behold, to our left, the sands of Dee !

O Mary, go and call the cattle home, And call the cattle home, And call the cattle home, Across the sands of Dee ;

The western wind was wild and dank with foam, And all alone went she.

The creeping tide crept up along the sand, And o'er and o'er the sand, And round and round the sand, As far as eye could see.

The blinding mist came down, and hid the land : And never home came she.

Oh ! is it weed, or fish, or floating hair,—

A tress of golden hair,

A drowned maiden 's hair

Above the nets at sea ?

\Vas never salmon yet that shone so fair

Among the stakes on Dee.

They rowed her in across the rolling foam, The cruel crawling foam, The cruel hungry foam,

To her grave beside the sea : But still the boatmen hear her call the cattle home

Across the sands of Dee.

When the tragedy of Abergele has faded away altogether from the minds of men, when we are all of us forgotten and the world has for long gone on its way as though we had never been, this story of one poor girl's death will be remembered, because the poet has written it in undying verse for the world to hear on and on through the ages, and evermore ; for the noble pathos of those words, shall there belong to this stretch of sand, with here a solitary standing pool, there a clump of coarse grass and two or three cattle grazing, a charm of solemnity and sadness.

Other rhymes, Northern rhymes, are in our cars ; we have thought of them often during these last days.

O land of red heather,

O land of wild weather, And the cry of the waves and the laugh of the breeze.

Why should we not use them, though the writer thought not of our wild Wales ? But what of the lines that follow ?

0 love, now, together, Through the wind and wild weather, We spread our white sails to encounter the seas.

Ah, it is too late for that now. Seas, marble-smooth and wild with tempest--graceful craft, with your white wings scudding before the breeze, or lying motionless iii the quiet bay—gloom of the on-coming storm and glory of the purple sunset—eternal hills, looking placidly down upon all--we have left you ; we shall look upon you no more. Only to us will remain a memory fair and good, to live on through the months, if we are wise enough to cherish it.

And some few of his recollections of last hours in Wales, one of us, on this 21st of February, 188o, has here hastily and imperfectly set down

CREMATION.

WHAT to do with the dead is a question which is beginning to be pressed upon us all round, especially in large towns. The question is prompted by several urgent reasons, the chief of which are the unhealthiness of the present mode of burial, the great expanse of land required, and the long distances which have to be traversed by the funeral carriages in consequence of the cemeteries being wisely removed from immediate proximity to the abodes of the living.

The unhealthiness arises in the following manner :—The human body decomposes into volatile and non-volatile substances; the former work their way upwards through the soil into the air, and will frequently be inhaled not only by the people close to the cemeteries, but will be carried by the winds down the throats of people living at a distance.

Now these volatile substances are poisonous, and consequently injurious, and the less our lungs have to do with them so much the better for us.

The evil is partially checked by plentifully stocking burial grounds with plants which absorb these gases . Quickly-growing plants should be adopted, for they have greater powers of absorption than those of slow growth . So the cypress and yew trees had better be expelled in spite of their long-standing

respectability and poetic associations. There is another advantage in the use of plants it is that they absorb in some measure the non-volatile portions of the body, to which we next turn our attention.

These have " three courses open to them," as Mr. Gladstone would say, to pass into plants, to be carried away by water, or to be eaten. Of these three courses the first is the only unobjectionable one ; as to the second, well, the route and destination of the aqueous scavenger ought to be very narrowly watched and avoided by teetotallers ; and the third is not pleasant to think about.

The next of the reasons referred to in the commencement of this subject is the great extent of ground required . Every one is aware of the increasing value of land . The purchase of a new burial site is always an important item, but the payment of the purchase-money is not all. Land devoted to the purpose we are now considering cannot be used for anything else . Not only do we deprive ourselves of the space thus taken up, but we deprive posterity of it also. Population increases, so do our cemeteries, and that, too, at a time when every square foot of available ground ought to be appropriated for the production of food.

Used-up cemeteries are not easily convertible into either arable or pasture land, and certainly enterprising auctioneers ought not to be allowed to sell them off as " eligible sites for desirable residences."

What, then, can be done with such places ? Turn them into parks and recreation grounds ? Perhaps this is all that can be done, provided that the space can be spared, and that constitutionals can be taken there with any advantage.

We now turn to the last of the reasons above mentioned, namely, the long way which our funeral processions must traverse, and the consequent loss of time. The objection in this case perhaps applies, principally if not entirely, to the large towns such as London, Birmingham, Liverpool, etc. The present cemetery being a sanitary evil, the action of the legislature has thrust burial grounds as far away as possible from densely populated towns. The consequence is that a person dying in the midst of a large city must be carried miles before he or she can be buried, and in London the journey must often be by rail. To the rich this perhaps does not matter ; for

poor people it is a heavy tax. But to rich and poor alike it is inconvenient.

Other objections will no doubt present themselves to the mind of the reader ; but the above are generally admitted, and may be briefly summed up as follows :—The present system damages our health, takes up more room than can be spared, is expensive, is inconvenient.

It cannot last long, we must therefore find some other plan. There are other means, but they are not adopted because sentiment is against them. We will leave to the inventive Yankee and deep-drinking German the task of ascertaining to what commercial account or scientific purpose dead bodies can be put, and pass on to two modes which have attracted the attention of people less devoted to commerce and science.

The two methods referred to arc burial in the sea and cremation. Dr. Parkes is in favour of a "watery grave" because it would be cheaper, and there would be no danger of fetid organic matter hanging cloud-like in the air, and the body would go at once to support other forms of life more rapidly than in the case of land-burial. The Faculty recommend fish as good brain-food . If Dr. Parkes' suggestion be ever carried out, School boys and University men had better permit their brains to hunger, rather than have to attribute their honours to a diet of professor-fed fish. Burial in the sea is otherwise objectionable, for bodies and parts of bodies would be continually washed ashore. There seems, then, nothing left but cremation, for which we have good classical precedents. The body can be burned, and burned so speedily and effectually that not even Dr . Parkes could perceive organic matter hanging cloud-like in the air The expense of establishing the appliances for cremating might possibly be great at first, but it would only be at first. In the meantime, health could and would be secured, and the much needed land used for food.

All arguments go to prove that rapid decomposition is absolutely necessary, and this necessity can be best met by cremation ; but, say the advocates of the present system, in case of murder by poisoning, cremation will destroy all evidence. This objection can be met by saying that such cases arc numerically unimportant, and that where a death happens under suspicious circumstances, the body need not be destroyed until a post-mortem examination has been held

Viewing, then, without prejudice, the two decomposing agents— earth and fire, we see that the former has only one virtue, and that is but a negative one, its slow and gentle manner of decomposing does not rouse that repugnance so naturally arising from what appears to be unseemly and indecent haste ; the latter is free from all the serious sanitary objections to burial in land ; and if only our legislators would leave the mode of burial optional, the comforting assurance that once cremated there could be no possibility of coming to life after interment, would go a long way towards removing the only real objection to cremation, namely, the sentiment above mentioned, and burial in the earth would soon become a mere matter of history and of wonderment

A. E. CHAPMAN.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

WE are glad to see that the new workshop at the school has been put to some practical use. N . Brady, who was our Master-Carpenter in the recent Theatricals, has built a canoe, I2ft. by eft. tin. It is rather low in the water and is at present undergoing alterations, but otherwise it is a decided success. R . Wilton, of the Fifth Form, has passed in the First Division of the London University Matriculation Examination.

At an ordination held in Ripon Cathedral on Feb. 22, by the Lord Bishop, the following were ordained Deacons : C. A. Skelton, B.A., St. John's College, Oxford, to St. Mary's, Leeds, and C. G. Wilkinson, B.A., St John's College, Cambridge, to Calverley.

We extract the following from the York Herald : T HE NEW DEAN OF YORK.—From our London Correspondent. The Ven . Archdeacon Arthur Percival Purey-Cust, M .A., has been presented by the Crown to the vacant Deanery of York. Archdeacon Cust, who is in his 53rd year, and whose wife is Lady Emma, the daughter of the fifth Earl of Darnley, and sister of the present earl, was rector of Cheddington from 1853 to 1862, and subsequently vicar of St. Mary the Virgin, Reading, Archdeacon of Bucks, and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford . The new Dean

of York is a moderate High Churchman, an able preacher, and his appointment is as creditable to the Prime Minister as it is likely to be satisfactory to the people of York.

The new Dean is the son of the late Hon. W. Cust, who was the son of the first Baron Brownlow ; he is, therefore, cousin of the present Earl Brownlow. He is also nephew of the famous General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, who served under Wellington in the Peninsula, was appointed Master of Ceremonies to her Majesty in 1847, and earned literary distinction by his "Annals of the Wars of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, " and other works. The new Dean was also brother-in-law of the late very Rev. William Goode, D.D ., Dean of Ripon.

The Custs are an old Yorkshire family, but removed to Pinchbeck, in Lincolnshire, nearly 500 years ago. Li 1653 Mr. Richard Cust represented Lincoln in Parliament, but was expelled his seat by Cromwell, and was created a baronet after the Restoration in 1677 . The third baronet, Sir John Cust, inherited the vast estates of his uncle, Viscount Tyrconncl, in 1746, and was elected M .P. for Grantham, chosen Speaker of the House of Commons in 1761, and became a member of the Privy Council in 1768. In consideration of his public Services, his son, Sir Brownlow Cust, was created Baron Brownlow in 1776, and in 1815 the son of the first baron was elevated to an earldom.

The present address of the new Dean is The Prebendal, Aylesbury.

Canon Elwyn, vicar of Ramsgate, has, after consideration, withdrawn his acceptance of the vicarage of Mardcn, to which he had been appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. (Standard).

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following magazines ;—Reading School Magazine, The Allcynian, The Lily.

OXFORD LETTER.

SINCE writing our last, ice has turned to flood, and from Shotover, Oxford looks quite like the " city of waters ' The tow-path has of course become conspicuous by its absence : coaching in consequence has been carried on under difficulties, and the outsider has

been obliged to form very second-hand opinions on the various boats. Of the Torpids, which commenced on Thursday, it is needless to say much, so vide Field and Land and Water for details of the racing. Pembroke has fallen from her high estate, and Trinity will probably maintain the position gained by her on Thursday, unless Keble I. succeed in catching Pembroke this afternoon. Queen's is decidedly above the average, and Daniel's rowing at 6 is remarkably good—he is quite the best man in the boat in our unprejudiced opinion. Keble II. will find her level, we fear, in the 2nd division ; it is greatly to her credit that for three years her second boat should have been so high.

The 'Varsity Boat has greatly improved since our last, and in the opinion of those who have seen both boats, ought to leave Cambridge a length or so in the rear. Cambridge will have to content herself with the Football victory she gained the other day—thanks to the Umpire's mistake ; we have been told by one of the players the match should have been a draw.

The " Proctorial Nuisance " has been the subject of an enlightened Undergraduate correspondence in the pages of the U. f .. The writers imagine a vain thing if they hope to break the Proctorial bands asunder with their pens. Personally, we confess to a weak liking for one or two of the present guardians of our peace. We have been so nearly burnt, that our respect for the fire has been increased.

The Tramway scheme has fallen through, owing, we understand, to a remonstrance on the part of the " Doge of Venice " It is a pity ; trams are convenient ; hansoms are expensive ; and we are in an age of progress. Witness our beautiful new id. stamp.

On dit that a ghost has made an appearance in the precincts of Wadham, but on the arrival of a Proctor and some bull dogs was obliged to take refuge 5/-'s worth of blue flame !

The " Messiah " is to be given next week by the Choral Society , Lloyd and Miss Orridge are advertised, and a good performance anticipated.

Strange stories have reached us of practical joking, and in a College where such things should not be, and on a Freshman too ! Shall we say Peterite ?

We heard from an O.P. lately resident in Oxford, the other day : his letter was full of pathos—ten miles from a civilized town ; one postal delivery per week ; no tobacconist ; only the groom to cut your hair, and with the stable clippers, too! Let us bestow sympathy where it is due.

February, 28 Quis.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

THE engrossing topic with us is, as usual this term, " the boat race : " as far as we can see from newspaper criticisms the crews seem very evenly matched, Cambridge being slightly favourite, though Oxford is now the heavier . Since the dismissal of the two heavy weights who scaled respectively I3st. Xlb. and I ;st. I21b. the pace of the boat has visibly improved, though it is a doubtful point whether Baillie at stroke is physically capable of fulfilling the requirements of the position. Peterite sympathies are presumably with the Oxford boat, as Hargreaves is rowing in it ; we only wish that St. Peters could be represented in our crew. Prest unfortunately is deterred from rowing by his Tripos ; and this brings us to our next most important subject. There are eighty-three men in for this year 's Classical Tripos, of whom Perry, of Ding's, is expected to be Senior. Our only Candidate is J. P. Hubbersty, whom we hope to see in the first class.

Dr. Zukertort, the great chess player, visited Cambridge last week, and played a dozen blindfold games with the best team the University could produce, performing on Saturday the wonderful feat of playing forty-five simultaneous games against all comers.

We expect to have a good "look in '' in the Inter- 'Varsity Sports. We have a capital mile man up this year—Hough, of Corpus, who ran the mile yesterday in 4min. 3o -sec ; East, of John 's, is still available for the Weight and Hammer.

We hear that the Prince of Wales is coming up this week to preside at the Commemoration Dinner of the A .D.C.

The Lent Races begin on March loth, and last four days . Most of the crews are in training, and the river is quite alive with boats. We reserve all comments on their merits till our next letter .

K.K.

THE BOATING SEASON.

THE Boating season has again come round, and everybody seems to be practising with greater energy this year than ever before. Most if not all of the hour-oars have appeared on the river, and, from what we can at present see, some very good races are promised us. To begin with the House boats, we may feel pretty confident that Mr. Adam's senior will not carry off the prize for the third time, all their last year's crew having left

the School. The race between the Day-boys and Mr . Stephenson's, however, will be exciting, although there is little doubt that the former will win, their crew being better than it was last year. The Junior Fours will probably be carried off again by the Day-boys, with the same crew as last year. The Civil boat appeared on the river for the first time to-day (Feb, 24th), and certainly it is a splendid crew, pulling well together, and getting a good swing on : at the same time the Sixth Form boat, which Mr. Stephenson has been kindly coaching, intend to make them pull hard for it as far as they can. The School boat has not so good a chance as last year, as most of the crew have either left or entered the Civil ; yet the crew is by no means a bad one. We hope to give full reports of the races in our next number : they are expected to begin within a fortnight . The Captain of the Club this year is A. H . Wood, with Watson and Greenhow for Committee men.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editors of the Peterite.

SIRS,—I wish to call attention to what seems to me a slight defect in your otherwise admirably conducted magazine : that is the absence of a chatty article of School news distinct from the various items such as " Boating," " Football," " Cricket," &c., which now appear

As an illustration of the want which I think exists, I may mention that I happen to know personally that a new Junior Mathematical Master has been appointed. No notification of the fact has appeared in the Peteritc, and probably it is not known to many Old Boys. Perhaps such items might be embodied in " Notes and Items," but I think that " School Table Talk " would be better, or something equivalent. Doubtless amongst the budding geniuses of the Sixth Form there are several who could write an interesting and amusing —especially the latter—article. Hoping that the subject may be ventilated in future numbers of the Peteritc,

I remain, yours obediently, GARRUI,US.

P.S.—Perhaps " Notes from the Monitorial Tea Table " would be interesting and instructive.

[This question has already presented itself to the far-thinking minds of the much harassed Editors, as Old Peterites are constantly asking for more School news. We thank " Garrulus " for his suggestion, and will endeavour to act upon it .—Fos.]

To the Editors of the Peterite.

SIRS,—I should wish through the medium of the Peterite to call the attention of the President of the above Society to the fact that five weeks have already passed, and no effort has been made to renew its meetings. The Boat races will soon be here and then members will have a fair excuse for staying away . Could we not at once fix its meetings to take place every Saturday from 4 to 5 p.m.

I remain, Sirs, yours faithfully, A MEMBER.

THE NEW FIVES COURTS.

The Subscriptions to the Play-ground Improvement Fund have amounted in all to 1129 2s. The Fives Court and workshop together have cost about fro5. It is proposed to apply the balance to completing the roof of the Fives Court, which can be done for about 12o. This will make the court available for a complete game in wet-weather, and considerably enlarge the utility of it . A list of the subscriptions and details of expenditure will be published in the next number.

TESTIMONIAL TO SERGEANT SMITH.

We have received the following for publication : DEAR SIR,—I acknowledge the receipt of the cheque for twenty-one pounds, dated the 19th December, 1879.

I am sincerely thankful for your kindness and trouble you have taken in getting up my Testimonial . kVill you have the kindness to convey to the Past and Present my very best thanks for their kindness and liberality they have shewn to me in presenting me with the very handsome Testimonial. Wishing all concerned in it every success in the School and after leaving, I am, sir, yours respectfully,

JOHN SMITH, SERC.-MAJOR.

" A Trip through Scotland " is reserved for our next number. OBITUARY.

THE PET ERIT E.

VoL. II. APRIL, 1880. No. 13.

A TRIP THROUGH SCOTLAND.

READER, have you ever been to Scotland ? If not, let me advise you to take the first opportunity offered you of going, for I thoroughly enjoyed a visit I made to Caledonia a few years ago which I shall now endeavour to describe. It was in the month of July, 1875, that I, accompanied by two friends, embarked from Belfast at 12 o'clock in the " Roe," one of the largest of the Glasgow Steamship Company's vessels. The sun was shining brightly, and the weather promised to be all that could be desired. There were about sixty cabin passengers on board, and about an equal number of steerage, chiefly Irish, who, like ourselves, were bent on having a few days' pleasure. We started punctually and steamed down the Lough at about twelve knots an hour with a favourable breeze . Belfast Lough is one of the most beautiful places imaginable ; the hills rise on either side, and are for the most part covered with rich foliage ; the sun shining on the water added special attractions to the scene. On our left hand side we passed the little town of Carrickfergus, where William III. landed with his army in 1690 ; and on our right we passed Hollywood, Bangor, and some other places of no great importance. At length, after rounding Island Magee, we experienced a tolerably heavy sea, and it did not require a very keen observer to notice that a number of the passengers went below : their reasons I should say were obvious . The whole voyage through the ship was followed by a flock of seagulls, who were on the look-out for the pieces of biscuit which were thrown to them from time to time by some of the passengers. Nothing worthy of notice happened during the remainder of our voyage : sufficient is it to say that after a rather rough passage we arrived at Greenock at 9 p.m. This town is one of the most

important seaports in Scotland . We at once took the train up to Glasgow, and, on our arrival there, drove to the Temperance Hotel . Next day we visited the Cathedral, which is really a very fine building, the University, and other objects of interest about the city. Glasgow is a very busy city, but by no means beautiful, and presents a very striking contrast to the picturesque and regularly built city of Edinburgh which we next visited. Here we put up at Darling's Hotel, in Princes Street, which is a large and well conducted establishment . The city is surrounded by hills, and in the centre of it, on a precipitous rock, stands the ancient castle at a height of 434 feet ; it is now always strongly garrisoned, and is open to the inspection of any visitors. We drove next morning to the castle gate, and were conducted round the whole building by a soldier who was very well up in the history of the place. We were first conducted to the Crown Room, a small but well furnished apartment containing the regalia of Scotland, which were discovered in the year 1817 in a large iron chest, after having been for many years given up for lost. The regalia consist of the richly jewelled crown, the sword of State, the sceptre, and in this chest was also found a mace, the badge of the Lord Treasurer . Since then others have been added by the English Monarchs to these treasures . We also saw the Armoury, the birth-place of James V ., and other objects of interest which would take too long to enumerate. On leaving the Castle we at once drove to our Hotel, and there dined before visiting Holyrood . On our arrival there we first of all looked through the ruins of that fine old gothic building, the Chapel Royal, which contains a vault in which are deposited the bones of James V., Darnley, and others ; the confessional of Mary Queen of Scots, which was also introduced to our notice, and after seeing these we were conducted to the apartments occupied by that unfortunate Queen, and there saw the very bed on which she slept : we also saw the very spot where David Rizzio was murdered on the landing of the stairs ; the very blood (?) is shown. At the Palace we bought views of the surrounding scenery, and also photographs of Mary Queen of Scots, from a celebrated painting of hers. `Ve then left Holyrood, and drove to our Hotel. In the evening we went to the Theatre Royal and saw a very fine representation of Sir Walter Scott 's novel, "Rob Roy," which we thoroughly enjoyed . We got back to the Hotel

at about 11 p.m., and I can assure you Ave all (I speak for myself) had a good night's sleep, for by the day's dissipations we were quite fagged out. Next morning we left Ldinburgh at an early hour for Glasgow, where we arrived at 12 noon, and put up at our old quarters, the Temperance Hotel . We walked about the town that day, making purchases, &c ., at various shops, and on the following day we took train to Loch Lomond . We sailed up the Loch in one of the steamers, which are fitted up with.every requisite for the accommodation of passengers. "Nothing but the scenery of Switzerland could exceed that of the Scotch lakes ; the exquisite tints of the surrounding hills, and their perfect reflection in the still waters brings home, even to the mind of the most careless spectator, the beauties of nature. Loch Lomond is the largest lake in Great Britain, being 40 square miles in area. Dinner was provided for us on board, so we were not badly off on the eating score until we returned to Glasgow that evening. Next day we crossed over to Belfast once more by the daylight passage, and this time we were more fortunate in the weather, for the sea was like a sheet of glass. All through our trip we met with the greatest kindness and attention from the inhabitants and officials, which gave us a good idea that the hospitality for which the Scotch are celebrated really exists. We all agreed that we might have "gone further and fared worse " than by choosing Scotland for our trip.

And now, reader, in conclusion, let me recommend you to make a similar excursion at your first opportunity.

ERIN GO BRAGII.

A DAY ON SNOWDON.

" Though sluggards deem it but a foolish chase, And marvel men should quit their easy chair

The toilsome way and long, long league to trace : Oh ! there is sweetness in the mountain air, And life that bloated ease can never hope to share ."

Childe Harold.

HAD frequently ascended Snowdon by the ordinary routes from Llanberis, Capel Curig, and Beddgelert, and two years ago I had a charming and lovely mountain walk from Llanfair-

fechan to Ffestiniog over the tops of Y Foci Fras, Carnedd Llewellyn, and Carnedd Davydd, across the vales of Nant Francon and Llanberis, over -Snowdon and through the pass of Aberglaslyn, which looked as lovely as on my former visits. From the tops of the two Carnedds, which rival Snowdon in height, I saw a long bulky ridge dividing the valley of Nant Francon from the pass of Llanberis . The two highest parts of this ridge are the mountains called Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach, from the latter of which is projected towards the Carnedds another mountain called Trifaen, which appears inaccessible and therefore rather tempting for a scramble. I felt a strong desire to visit these mountains which arethe scene of part of Kingsley's novel " Two years ago," and my appetite was subsequently whetted by reading in the first volume of "Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers,' Professor Ramsay's article on the ancient Glaciers of North Wales. Therefore, on the 19th of September, 1879, I found myself, in company with a friend, journeying by rail to Bettws y Coed, which we reached in safety after crossing the partially erected bridge at Llandulas, at which the workmen were still engaged day and night with the aid of the electric light, and after seeing many other traces of the recent floods. A pleasant drive of nine miles past Capel Curig brought us, after night had set in, to the little Inn at Pen y Gwryd which was to be our head quarters for a few days . It was a beautiful starlight night, and we found to our delight that there had been a week of splendid weather, which alas! was soon to change. Next morning we quickly found ourselves on the top of the Glyder Fach, which is composed of a pile of immense rocks which appear to have been tilted out of a gigantic cart in the days when there were giants on the earth. The wind was so strong that we could not stand upright ; in fact, we were obliged to leave the highest rock for fear of being blown away ; and, as it now began to rain heavily, we decided to leave Glyder Fawr for another day, and to attack Tryfaen. A wet and dirty scramble down one precipice and up another soon placed us on the top of Tryfaen, which is a magnificent mountain, and well worth an ascent in spite of its apparent inaccessibility. The wind and rain completely spoilt our view, except of the clouds on the Carnedds which were magnificent: and, as we were now wet through, we decided to make our way clown to lake Ogwen and go home by the road, in the hope of walking ourselves dry,—in which we succeeded .

The next day was hopelessly wet, but Monday was more promising ; and, after a hearty breakfast and with a good supply of sandwiches, we started in search of the traces of ancient glaciers and of a new route up Snowdon . Our road led us for about three miles down the pass of Llanberis, and on each side of us we saw evident traces of glacier action. High on our right at the top of the pass was a large rock evidently deposited in its place by the melting of ice. Several of these blocs perches were to be seen as we proceeded, and the situations caused by the ice on the rocks by the roadside were very marked . Shortly before reaching the bridge called Pont y Cromlech we climbed over a wall on the left and, after a sharp scramble amongst loose rocks the debris from the cliffs above, we found ourselves in the lower part of the hollow of Cwm Glas, which is one of the six great vallies of Snowdon. Here we found the remains of a moraine, and a small hillock near at hand had that smoothed and rounded appearance which gives such plain evidence of the action of ice. Professor Ramsay says that in this valley "some of the most perfect remains of glacier-action are to be found ." I cannot go further into detail on this subject, but must refer those who wish for further information, to the above-mentioned article which I believe is now published separately. From the lower part of Cwm Glas a stiff scramble by the side of a rushing stream brought us to the higher portion where, leaving on our right a beautiful little tarn, we soon reached the stiffest part of our clay's work,—the precipices of Crib Goch, one of the bulwarks of Snowdon . We decided to go straight up, which we found rather difficult in some parts, particularly in one place where the writer felt himself hanbing on by little more than the tips (if such an expression can be used) of his knees, with a good view between his legs of the valley below. However, after a stiff climb, which tired our legs and arms, we reached the top of the ridge, and looked over to Llyn Glaslyn and Llyn Llydan. Snowdon had on his usual covering of clouds, but the day was so fine that we trusted that ere we reached the summit they would disappear. We walked quickly along under the ridge, sometimes in the clouds and sometimes out of them, until we met with the pony-track from Capel Curig near the peal: called Crib y Ddysgyl. From this point we were entirely enveloped in clouds, and although we waited patiently on the top of Snowdon for near an hour, we were not rewarded

by a singe break in the clouds. We then scrambled down the south-east side of Y Wyddfa, and proceeded in the warm sunshine along the verge of a precipice to the top of Lliwedd, the south-eastern bulwark of Snowdon, which we reached after another scramble amongst sharp rocks . The precipices of Lliwedd rise sheer up from Llyn Llydan 1200 feet, and are grand in the extreme . We saw on the shores of the lake a wooden cross marking the spot where, some two or three years ago, was found the dead body of a gentleman who, having become separated from his companions in making a winter ascent of Snowdon, is supposed to have slipped and fallen down the precipice, meeting with instant death. We lay for half-an-hour basking in the sun on the top of Lliwedd, admiring the grandeur of the scene, and loth to leave. Snowdon, as if to spite us, now took off his cap and stood revealed as a grand precipice about 2000 feet in height from the valleys below. We imagined what a view there would be from his summit, and only imagined, because we have never had a view, notwithstanding our frequent ascents. From Lliwedd we proceeded over grass slopes which shortly brought us to a view of Nant Gwynant and the lake of that name. The lake seemed immediately under our feet, and the thought of what might happen if a false step took place, or a strong wind arose, caused us to hasten onward . Those trying grass slopes, which punished my knees terribly, brought us at last to a grand waterfall or cascade some 300 or 400 feet in height on the stream issuing out of Llyn Llydan and Cwm Dyli. This cascade would make the fortune of any more accessible place ; but here, although visible from the Beddgelert road, it is scarcely known and rarely visited . We had now seen our quota of sights for the day, and, after a long rest by the side of the Fall, we made the best of our way back to our inn, where, it is needless to say, we did ample justice to a good dinner.

To those who are fond of mountaineering, and cannot, for one reason or another, enjoy it on a large scale, we cannot give better advice than to go to Pen y Gwryd . Snowdon will afford a week's work in exploring its six grand vallics, and its precipices and lakes, and then there arc the Glyders and the Carnedds, and Moel Siabod and numerous other mountains which can be bagged from one to six in a day, according to the fancy and stamina of the pedestrian. The locality may be reached either from Llan-

beris or Bettws y Coed railway stations ; but in settled weather the route to be taken is that over the mountains from Penmacnmawr or Llanfairfechan, and which will be twelve or fourteen stiff and trackless miles.

CRICKET PROSPECTS.

There is every probability, so far as one can judge from the weather, of there being a good season this year. Unfortunately we have lost six members of the Eleven. The remaining five are F. W. Greenhow, F. T. Griffith, A. R, Stephenson, A. P. Chadwick, R. Bulmer. Matches have already been arranged with the following Clubs : Hull Church Institute . May 8 . . York.

Durham University . May 1 York.

N. E. R. Engineers . May 22 York.

Durham School June 5 Durham. Training College June to . York.

Durham University June 12 Durham.

N. E . R. Engineers

June 19 . . York. Training College . June 24 York.

Richmond Grammar School

June 26 York.

Richmond Grammar School . July 3 . Richmond .

The dates of the following matches have not yet been settled :— Malton C.C ., Hornsea C.C., Beverley, Past v. Present, Yorkshire Gentlemen, Leeds Grammar School.

We are hoping to get a professional this year, but so far have not been able to meet with one.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

ROWING has been the main topic of the term, and must, I suppose, be ditto of this letter . As to the 'Varsity, not much can be said : our men did all that strength could do, but their lack of form told its inevitable tale after half the course . During the practice at Cambridge no little dissatisfaction was felt and expressed at certain decisions on the part of the President : and finally a most captious composition appeared in the Review, finding fault with the management of the whole business, more or less, and written by an individual whose sympathies, to put it mildly, were decidedly with Trinity and against Jesus. Probably, had the suggestions made been carried out, a beating by some ten lengths would have been the result.

The Lent Races began on March loth, in such weather as is not often seen at Cambridge except in July : blue sky, warm sun, and a gentle breeze over most of the course. It would be mere waste of valuable space to give the details of the racing, which are set forth in world-wider journals than ours. J. P. Hubbersty rowed 6 in the St. Catherine's first, and J. E. Stephenson bow in the Christ's first boat. The Classical Tripos list was published on the 25th : the Third Class is rather disproportionately large, and contains several names which were expected to appear higher : notably, that of this year's 5th Wrangler, who was "spotted " for a 1st ; and a few luckless parties do not put in an appearance at all . The papers are said to have been somewhat difficult, but well set. The usual number of curiosities was circulated after the Examination, of which the following is a specimen : "Diogenes in his tub " (Greek Prose). "Aco, Er Aou /Leos " ! ! J. P. Hubbersty, of St. Catherine's, was placed 13th in the First Class, an event at which probably few people are more jubilant than K. K.

SCHOOL LETTER.

IAM going to carry out part of the suggestion " Garrulus " made in the March Petcrite. Part, I say, for I see no reason why we should not have a School Letter, but as for " Notes from the Monitorial Tea Table,"—well, I hardly dare profane Eleusinian mysteries.

I have been asked to give a list of the monitors, so here it is :— School House : J. H. Piggin, J. H. Mallinson, F. E. Watson, F. T. Griffith . Mr. Adams's House : E. A . Douglas, R. Wilton, F. H. Greenhow. The first two on the list are School monitors.

The term ends, I believe, on Wednesday, April 14th . The School will probably lose two prominent members, Baskett and Watson. We shall miss the latter next Cricket season. None of us expected to lose Baskett so soon ; we shall feel his loss very much when Football comes round again, and long before that time in the Sixth Form Room and the Debating Society. Two champions of the day-boys on the river are also leaving, A . Wood and T. Moss, and I had almost forgotten to mention that the First Eleven will lose J . A. Jackson. The Captain designate of the Cricket Club is Greenhow, and Griffith is Secretary. There will be six vacancies in the Eleven, caused by the loss of the following members :—J. H. Daniel, J. L. Procter, J. A. Jackson, T. B. Lord, A. Wood, F. E. Watson.

The Elections are causing a good deal of excitement here, as elsewhere. One of the editors of the Peterite is a very enthusiastic politician, and it is to be hoped that he will not get his head broken before he has his " copy " ready for this number.

0. P's who have tender reminiscences of " red " and "green" Havets, will learn with sorrow and surprise that other French books have lately been substituted. Strange to say, it is reported that the results of this daring innovation on time-honoured traditions—this new "Fren :h Revolution " shall I call it ?—will not be altogether disastrous LITTLE ALEXANDER.

THE BOAT RACES.

The School Boat Races began on THURSDAY, MARCH I ITH.

H. F. Watson

JUNIOR SCULT,S (ISt Heat).

M. D. Taylor

This was a very hollow race, Taylor winning by six lengths. The steering of both, more especially Watson, was very erratic.

A. P. Chadwick (bow)

F. E . Watson

Civil v. School.

W. J. P. Kaye (bow)

G. Baldwin

T. Moss F. Greenhow

A. Wood (str.)

A. R. Stephenson (str.)

R. Haynes (cox.) N. Stephenson (cox.)

The Civil had the race in their hands all the way, and, rowing within themselves, won by four lengths.

C. Lane (bow)

H. Joy (str.)

JUNIOR PAIRS (1st Heat).

N . Stephenson (bow)

T. Walker (str.)

C. Haynes (cox.) T. Wilson (cox.)

The former went ahead at the first and won easily.

SATURDAY, MARCH I3TH.

JUNIOR SCULLS (2nd Heat).

N. Stephenson F. H. Domenichetti

The latter won easily.

B. G. M. Baskett (bow)

Forst FouRS.

Sixth v. Civil.

A. P. Chadwick (bow)

F. T. Griffith F. E. Watson

J. H . Mallinson

E. T. G. Wilson (str.)

0. C. Williamson (cox.)

T. Moss

A. Wood (str.)

R. Haynes (cox.)

The two boats kept pretty evenly together to Scarborough Bridge, where the Civil put on a spurt, and accordingly won by four lengths.

JUNIOR HOUSE Fours (1st Heat).

School House v. Rev. T Adams.

T. Halliwell (bow)

G . H. Eyre

H . Wood (bow)

H. G. Joy

J. C. Bailey E . A. Douglas

W. J. P. Kaye (str.) F. W. Greenhow (str.)

S. T. Chadwick (cox.) Scarbrough (cox.)

The former were the stronger crew, led from the start, and won by three lengths.

TUESDAY, MARCH 161'H.

JUNIOR SCULLS (3rd Heat).

C. Lane M. D. Taylor

Lane won easily, sculling in very good form.

SENIOR PAIRS (1St Heat).

J. H. Mallinson A . H . Stephenson

F. I'. Griffith (str.)

S. Chadwick (cox.)

E . T. G . Wilson (str.)

N. Stephenson (cox.)

Wilson and Stephenson were the tavourites and got a little the best of the start, but Griffith's boat pulling a much faster stroke soon passed them, eventually winning by several lengths.

THURSDAY, MARCH IKTH.

JUNIOR SCULLS (Final Heat).

C. Lane F. H . Dornenichetti

The former won easily.

SENIOR PAIRS (211d Heat).

J. H. Mallinson

F. T. Griffith (str.)

C. Haynes (cox.)

The former won easily.

G. H. Wade

J. Chadwick (str.)

S. Wilson (cox.)

JUNIOR PAIRS (2nd Heat).

M. D. Taylor (bow) Harland (bow)

F. H. Domenichetti (str.) Johnson (str.)

C. Haynes (cox.) Scarborough (cox.)

This was a very poor race : from first to last the latter had no chance, and Domenichetti's boat won by twelve lengths or more.

CANOES (1st Heat).

A. H . Wood G. Baldwin

This was a very exciting race : Wood got a little the best of the start, but from Marygate to Leudal Bridge the two canoes were almost exactly abreast. Baldwin stopped paddling under the Bridge, so that Wood won by barely a quarter of a length.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH.

JUNIOR PAIRS (Final).

C. Lane

H. Joy (str.)

C. Haynes (cox.)

M. D. Taylor

F. H. Domenichetti (str.)

S. T. Chadwick (cox.)

Joy and Lane proved too strong for the other pair, and, pulling fairly well together, won by four lengths.

JUNIOR HousE FOURS (Final).

Day-boys.

G. Baldwin (bow)

J. Chadwick

G. H. Wade

B . G. M. Baskett (str.)

N. Stephenson (cox.)

School House.

T. Halliwell (bow)

G. H. Eyre

J. C. Bailey

W. J. P. Kaye (str.)

S. T. Chadwick (cox.)

At the start the Day-boys went ahead, and at the School Boat House led by a clear length . Drawing away another half length they maintained their lead to the corner, where they spurted and took their opponents' water. Upon this, a vain attempt was made by the School House to foul them, and increasing their lead they won by 3 lengths. We cannot compliment Kaye's Boat on the spirit of their rowing, as there is little doubt that if he had put on a faster stroke at the corner where there were many voices shouting to him to do so, he would have been able to foul the Day-boys . We hope it will be a lesson for the future

A. H. Wood

SENIOR SCULLS (Final).

E. T. J. Wilson

Unfortunately, at the very start Wilson ran into the bank, and gave Wood a lead of several lengths, which Wilson was unable to regain. If this had not happened we believe it would have been a very good race.

The races could not be continued during the next week owing to F. E. Watson's having unfortunately sprained his ankle in jumping a hedge out of Cusson's field on to the river bank. However, rest and tight bandages worked wonders, and on SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH, the following were rowed

SENIOR HOUSE FOURS (Final).

Day-boys.

A. R . Stephenson

E. T. J. Wilson

T. Moss

A. H. Wood (str.)

N . Stephenson (cox .)

School House.

A. P. Chadwick

F. T. Griffith

J. H. Mallinson

F. E. Watson (str.)

S. T. Chadwick (cox.)

The former were the favourites, and were expected to win rather easily, but these anticipations were doomed to disappointment . A very fair start was made, and the two boats kept level for a short distance, when No ; in the House boat unfortunately lost his oar . This enabled the Day-boys to put their boat about a quarter-of-a-length ahead, but they were unable to maintain their lead, as the Boarders, quickly getting together again, regained all they had lost a little below the School boat-house. The excitement on the bank was intense : the two boats raced together down the reach to the White Railing without either being able to gain on the other, Watson setting his crew a splendid stroke and rowing much faster than the Day-boys. At the White Railing the Day-boys made a determined effort to get the lead, and gained about a quarter-of-a-length . They then tried to take their opponents' water, but Watson put on a grand spurt, and, his crew readily responding, almost immediately fouled the Day-boys. The foul was declared in favour of the School House, who are therefore the winners.

CANOES (Final).

F. E . Watson A. H. Wood

This was a very exciting race, the two boats being level down to the Temperance Barge moored above Lendal Bridge, where Watson managed to gain half a length, and as Wood stopped paddling under the Bridge, won by a length and a half.

TUESDAY, MARCH 30TH.

SENIOR PAIRS (Final).

J. H. Mallinson (bow)

F. T. Griffith (str.)

S. T. Chadwick (cox .)

T. Moss (bow)

F. E . Watson (str.)

C. Haynes (cox.)

This was the only race that remained to be decided, and it was expected to be a pretty close one. The latter were decidedly the stronger pair, and pulled very well together : but the latter were bothered by the wind which was up-stream, and did not go nearly as well together as they have done on former occasions . Watson and Moss got the best of the start, and gradually increasing their lead, were nearly a length ahead at the School boat-house : here Mallinson unfortunately lost his oar, and the boat rolled considerably, so that Moss and Watson were nearly two lengths ahead at the bottom of new Catditch, but Griffith put on a spurt, and setting a very good stroke, pulled hard down to the Scarborough Bridge, and kept up the struggle gamely as long as there was the slightest chance of winning. Watson and Moss, however, kept their lead, and eventually won by three lengths

On Thursday, April 1st, the Scratch Fours for Present Peterites only, came off, and there were one or two very good races . The course was from the bottom of old Catditch to the White Railing. There was a high wind blowing down-stream, and a strong current in the river in consequence of the rain of the preceding day.

The following are the crews as they were drawn :

A J. C. Bailey (bow)

F. H. Greenhow

G. Baldwin

A. Wood (str.)

T. Halliwell (bow)

L. A. Ryott

M. Leatham

J. H. Mallinson (str.)

The latter was decidedly the worse boat, and had every claim to be called a scratch crew. Nevertheless they pulled very pluckily throughout, and were only beaten by a length.

B G. H. Eyre (bow)

J. Chadwick

T. Moss

F. E. Watson (str.)

E. A. Douglas (bow)

H. G. Joy

G. M. Wade

A. R. Stephenson (str.)

This was a very hollow affair, as the former had the race in their hands all the way—though " bow, " in the confusion and hurry of starting, caught what was nothing more nor less than a distinct crab.

C A. P. Chadwick (bow)

B. G. M. Baskett

E. T. G. Wilson

F. T. Griffith (str.)

This boat drew a bye, and therefore rowed over.

D Winner of A v. C.

This was a very close and exciting race, being in fact the best race of the day, and the latter only won by about four feet.

L Winner of B rowed over.

Final Winner of D v. winner of B.

This was Griffith's boat v. Watson's, and it was principally owing to Watson's stroke that his boat succeeded in beating their opponents, as (individually) Griffith's boat had a little the advantage—at any rate in the bows. Watson's boat won by a length, and Griffith's boat was second.

On Saturday, April 3rd, the Scratch Fours composed of Present and Past Peterites took place . There were six boats altogether, that is one more boat than on Thursday, but there were not nearly so many Old Peterites rowing as we should have liked to have seen.

The following are the crews as they were drawn :

A T. Halliwell (bow)

G. Baldwin

J. H. Mallinson

A. Wood (str.)

J. C. Bailey (bow)

L. A. Ryott

F. T. Griffith

F. E. Watson (str.)

This was a splendid race throughout. Both boats got off well at the start, but at the School boat-house, Wood 's boat was a little in front. Watson, however, put on a spurt, so that the two boats were again equal, and then the two boats rowed together down the reach to the winning-post, each trying to obtain the lead, but in vain, and a most exciting race ended in a dead heat . The dead heat was rowed off a little later on, and after another splendid race, Wood's boat won by a quarter-of-a-length. Wood set his crew a splendid stroke, and they rowed very well together and in good time.

B H . Leatham (bow)

H. G. Joy

B. G. M. Baskett

G. H. Eyre (str.)

W. E. Brockbank (bow)

T. Chadwick

G . H . Wade

R. T. G. Wilson (str.)

Both boats got off well at the start, and rowed together down to the boat-house, when Eyre's boat began to gain a little, and at the bottom of new Catditch, were about half-a-length ahead . But unfortunately they got into their opponents' water, who nothing loth, seized the opportunity and fouled . Wilson's boat, therefore, won the race on the foul, though there is little doubt that if the boats had not fouled one another, Eyre's quicker stroke would have brought his boat past the winning post half-a-length ahead.

C T. E. Grahame (how)

E. A . Douglas

T. Moss

A . Rowe (str.)

A. P. Chadwick (bow)

J. R. Husband

T. Cross

A. R. Stephenson (str.)

Stephenson's boat got the best of the start, and were fully a length ahead at the boat-house. The other boat, however, rowing very pluckily, gradually began to overhaul them, and after a most exciting race, came in first by about half-a-length.

D Winner of A v. winner of B.

This was Wood's boat v. Wilson's, and the former won easily. Ts Winner of C rowed over.

Finial Winner of D v. E.

The former, Wood's boat, won easily ; all the best races being in the first three heats.

On the whole, the races on Saturday were better than we have known them for some time, there being no less than four good races which were very closely contested, and none of these were won by more than half-a-length. Wood's boat was first and Watson's second. On the whole, the races have not been so close as last year, nor, perhaps, has the enthusiasm displayed on the bank been so great. The spectators, however, outside the School have been far more numerous, and the interest taken in the practice of the various boats has been greater.

THE NEW FIVES COT?RT.

The following is a detailed account of the expenditure :

FIVES Couu'r—Mennell, for building, plastering, &c

joiner's

The bill for the roof added this term to the Fives Court has not yet come in, but it will probably bring the expenditure up to about 1136. As the subscriptions received only amount to II29 2s., there will be a deficit of about 17, unless further subscriptions are volunteered.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

J . P. Hubbersty, Scholar of S . Catherine's College, Cambridge, has been placed thirteenth in the First Class of the Classical Tripos.

J . H. Mallinson has been elected to an Open Classical Scholarship at Christ's College, Cambridge. The value is at present £3o per annum, but it may be increased at any of the annual College Examinations.

J. H. Collinson was proxime accessit for the Open Mathematical Scholarships at Queen's College, Cambridge.

Y. Anderson took his M.A. at Cambridge last term.

M. J. Greener has passed the Final Solicitors' Examination. The Rev. H. Vivian, S . John's College, Cambridge, was appointed Junior Mathematical Master at the School at the beginning of term.

Canon Elwyn has been appointed Rural Dean of Westbere. We beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following magazines :—Firefly, Lily, Reading School Magazine, Ulula.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY.

On Thursday, March Iith, the Society met for the first time this term. No reason has been given for its not meeting before, apparently because there is none to give . In private business the house carried with acclamation an addition to the Rules, requiring the President to convene a meeting of the Sixth Form within ten days from the commencement of term to decide on the most convenient time for holding the debates.

PIGGIN then moved " That the Spartans have obtained an undeserved reputation for virtues they never possessed . " He maintained that this reputation was due partly to their own account of themselves having been accepted for the truth, and partly to the endeavours made by historians of oligarchical bias to magnify Sparta at the expense of Athens. "Their valour he attributed to a want of feeling, and not to the stern repression of feeling which constituted true courage ; and their vigorous simplicity, first, to the control exercised over their minds by the powerful mind of Lycurgus, and then to their slavish conservatism . The PRESIDENT argued the genuineness of their valour from the reluctance they showed to enter battle on many occasions when they fought with especial bravery. MALLINSON supported the motion, and replied to the President 's argument. GRIFFITH was disposed to give the Spartans some credit for valour, but for nothing else, and he vigorously attacked what he called their hypocrisy . The motion was carried by a majority of one.

The Debates of March 16, 23, and 30 are in type, but are unavoidably pressed out for insertion in the May number.

THE, PETERITF„

Vol,. II

JUNE, 1880 No. 13.

HINTS FOR DEBATING SOCIETIES.

TIII . writer hopes that he has made a happy selection of a subject, for he believes it is one of interest both to past as well as present Peterites. But the selecting a subject is one thing, the handling of it quite another. The above topic was prompted by some objections made in the University of Cambridge, where it was asked by men who ha .l not the courage to speak "What is the good of Debating Societies ? They are only collections of men who love the sound of their own voices, and who either talk about something nobody cares for, or else discuss questions everybody knows by heart." \Veil, the good is twofold, for by means of these Societies we can sometimes bring other people round to our way of thinking, and sometimes improve ourselves ; and the latter is generally better for all parties concerned, especially where the component elements have hardly attained years of discretion : and even when the members are somewhat advanced in years, erroneous views and false statements are not unfrequently swallowed by listeners simply because of the vehemence with which such statements are only too often accompanied. In cases of this sort it is advisable to bear in mind Macaulay's caution touching "the boldness of ignorance . "

With regard to converting other people to our opinions, this can only be successfully done by persons who are themselves convinced, and conviction can only come from satisfying ourselves that the motion we arc bringing forward or supporting is either necessary or useful : and this conclusion may be so obvious on the face of it that common sense must admit it at once, in which case there is no need to debate about it ; or on the other hand, the conclusion may be one which can only be arrived at

gradually, clearing away objections step by step, a process which requires a quick perception of what is true and essential, and a steady adherence to the point in dispute : there must be no rambling down bye-lanes, however tempting and pleasant . A perception of truth generally can be developed and sharpened by a proper appreciation of religious truths, for such an appreciation will tend to help and detect the presence or absence of truth in secular propositions.

The nature of a case will, as a rule, furnish a guide for ascertaining what is essential to it ; and as to a steady adherence to the main issue, this will be achieved even by men of erratic minds, after finding themselves once or twice hopelessly involved in an interminable and incomprehensible jumble. But it is only disorderly, irresolute heads which overlook the necessity of sticking to the point ; and for such mental ailments either a clear-sighted but inexorable chairman, or a dose of logic, will prove an efficacious remedy. Readers perhaps wonder why logic has not been mentioned before. The reason is that he writer does not like it, and entertains no more respect for it than Butler, who, in his " Hudibras," thus summed it up

" For all the great logician's rules Teach nothing, save to name his tools ."

It is closely related to amputation which, in the words of an Irish surgeon, was only to be used when the limb could not be otherwise cured.

But we are rambling down a bye-lane : let us go back to conviction. When once thoroughly convinced of the soundness and accuracy of our position we become earnest, and earnestness goes a long way towards bringing round our opponents, and often makes up for deficiencies in voice and manner,—two items deserving of great attention,—for if there be anything repulsive or absurd in either, it will take a long time before listeners can reconcile themselves sufficiently to give our arguments proper consideration. Nothing irritates the writer more than a harsh metallic voice coupled with disgusting assurance. Yet a man who is afflicted with such a voice and manner is not greatly to be blamed, as a metallic voice is a rather hard thing to alter, and, with regard to the irritating assurance, the world at large is to blame for not taking it out of him . A weak voice is by no

means such a stupendous difficulty as is often imagined, for its tone and power can be increased by cultivation and moderate' exercise. The word `moderate' is emphasized because frequent or excessive exercise may almost annihilate a weak voice. A pair of lungs like a blacksmith's bellows is a desideratum, for the happy possessor can succeed in addressing a mob in IIyde Park, or have his own way at a vestry meeting ; but such a man is at a disadvantage unless he is armed with the sledge-hammer style of argument and phraseology, as the sharp penetrating style of reasoning comes best from a man whose voice possesses clearness rather than power.

Having said enough about the voice, let its now turn to the manner, as to which all will agree that the less it is noticed the better. There are some people who, when they come fresh on to the boards of a Debating Society will gesticulate, and their gesticulation is at times very funny. One man will work his arm as though it were a pump-handle ; another will hold out his hand as if he expected some one to come and shake it ; a third will out with a clencher and his fist simultaneously, and then bring his fist down on to the table with a thud indicative of his determination to so flatten out all gainsayers that they cannot be seen sideways ; or again, a speaker will torment a chair by trying to balance it on one leg or make it spin . Gesticulation which consists of banging tables or balancing chairs should be stopped as it is deleterious to furniture. There are many other eccentricities which need not be shown up in these pages, but their contemplation will be a pleasant pastime during a dry debate. There is, however, one style which must not be overlooked as it is rather offensive, it is the knowing-confidential style, and results from cocking the head on one side, raising the forefinger of the right hand in an admonitory manner, fixing the left eye on a particular person and then shutting the right.

Readers may perhaps exclaim—" Then would you have us stand like statues or lumps of Nvood ? " Certainly, my dear readers, if you cannot avoid the before-mentioned eccentricities ; and, should the disposal of the hands be an embarrassing question, then put them into the trousers-pockets, where they will be infinitely more comfortable than employed in sawing the air or twirling a watch-chain .

Few people enjoy the ability to " suit the action to the word," so the majority of those who take part in debates should avoid playing with such an edged tool as gesticulation, and above all they should not imitate too closely the action of any celebrated orator, for it might sit on them no better than his coat. They should be themselves, preserving their identity as far as possible, developing their good points and getting rid of or modifying their bad ones. Then, when voice and manner are made the best of, a speaker has reasonable hope that his arguments will receive merited attention ; and if those arguments be well founded in truth and common sense, and be properly co-ordinated to the main issue, only wilful prejudice or stupidity can prevent his motion being carried.

Although the foregoing is only a meagre sketch of what is necessary to be done or avoided in order to bring round our opponents, readers will easily sec that it involves improvement of self by a careful examination of oneself for the purpose of finding out and correcting mental and physical defects, and a conscientious mastering of the question of debate, and thus we get our knowledge widened and deepened. We are not au fait with every subject which turns up, and when attempting to talk for ten consecutive minutes on merely one of the many everyday topics, we fail, and are staggered by the profundity of our own ignorance. In after-life it is only at debating societies that our brains are liable to stagger on looking down on the abyss of ignorance, for when a man is standing on his own hearthrug, appreciating the fire's grateful glow and holding his coat-tails apart to prevent their being singed, he can speak like an oracle, and, when facts fail, substitute fiction . But in debating societies fictions are apt to be exposed, and opinions founded on them come to grief ; then it is that we have to make the very most of what little we actually know, which is perhaps the best practice of all.

The writer is of opinion that hints enough have been adduced for individuals, but that societies as a whole have been neglected. They can afford to be postponed because they need the fewest suggestions, for they incur only two dangers ; one is too much personality, the other, bad attendance . The former is easily prevented by the adoption of the rules and phraseology of the oldest debating society, namely, Parliament ; and the latter by

creating a large number of officers, and only permitting the privilege of being a private member to strong-minded men of a keenly argumentative turn.

The experience of volunteer corps and good temperance societies is a guarantee of the regular attendance of the officers, at least while their honours are fresh upon them.

The titles " President," " Vice-President," and even the little words "Hon . Sec.," have a charming influence in causing the holders of these posts to appear punctually and constantly.

The writer is informed that the emotions caused by the first dawn of love arc as nothing compared with the thrill of satisfaction which permeates the bosom of a young man who for the first time sees the word " Captain " after his name in the announcement of a Cricket match. These thrills, then, can be turned to account in securing tolerably numerous audiences. A little tact will be necessary to prevent the duped officials from accidentally discovering the origin and tenure of their titles, else they may indignantly resign.

Having supplied "hints " enough at present for debating societies considered collectively and individually, the writer will take a hint himself and conclude.

A. E. C.

A LEGEND.

IN the little town of A—, in the south of France, there lived towards the end of the last century a worthy citizen, by name Jacques Boison. Jacques had begun life with a small capital in the boot and shoe trade ; prosperity had waited on his efforts, and in the autumn of his existence he found himself endowed with a fair portion of this world's good things in the shape of a handsome fortune and a pretty daughter. So it came about that the old shop in the market was closed, and Jacques began to look out for a prettier and more commodious residence. Our friend was hard to please in the matter of houses : one was too large and tumble-down, and another too small ; so at last he decided to build one for himself on a hill just outside the town, and overlooking the little lake which added so much to the charms of A—. Building was, even in

those days, no less a trouble than it is now. Workmen were difficult to get and impudent when got. The house took a long time to build, and the worthy burgess was at his wit's end ; the annoyance to which he was subjected had such an effect on his temper that he vvas positively cross to his pretty daughter, the fair Jeanette. Perhaps the sad events which subsequently happened were a judgment on him : on this point we will not be dogmatic ; we can only relate the facts as they stand . One afternoon Jacques had visited the sight of his new abode, as was his wont, and had found all the workmen gone and the place deserted. In his vexation he cried aloud " I will give anything in the world to the man who will build my house for me ." No sooner had these words passed his lips than he saw a little old gentleman advancing through the trees. The stranger bowed. Jacques was very much astonished, but, being French, was not too astonished to make a bow in return. " Monsieur wishes to find some one to build his house'" said the other enquiringly ; " I do, " said Jacques ; "and will give anything that he has to the person who succeeds," continued the stranger. A strange twinkle in the ol d gentleman's eye made Jacques answer " Yes ." " It is a bargain," said the other, and was gone no less quickly than he had come. The whole affair had taken place so speedily that Jacques did not notice what he afterwards found out to be a slight smell of sulphur.

On the afternoon of the following day Jacques, accompanied by his daughter, went for his usual walk to the hill where stood his half-built house. He had almost forgotten the affair of the mysterious stranger. " Why father, look," cried Jeanette, enthusiastically, " what progress the men have made ; the house is altogether finished !" Jacques turned pale : the house was finished. And worse than all, out of the front door came the same little old gentleman who, as he turned to close the door, revealed to our poor friend from under his coat the end of a tail which showed his supernatural nature. " I have done my part," said the stranger, " the house is finished . " " Ah, yes," said Jacques, " but I have nothing that I can give monsieur." " Pardon me," said the other, "Monsieur does little honour to his daughter's charms ." " My daughter," said Jacques with a gasp, " you cannot have her ." " Oh yes," said the devil, " I can ;" and thereupon he wound his tail round Jeanette's waist

and galloped off to hell with her. The unfortunate Jacques did not long survive ; but his house still exists and attests the truth of its supernatural origin by the name it bears—" Maison du diable." B.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY.

On Tuesday, March 16th, EYRE moved " That the action of the Church Association in the case of Mr. Mackonochie is deeply to be deplored ." He reviewed the case in detail, and then asked the house to record their protest against the persistent persecution of a good and useful clergyman, and against the unfairness of the verdict given against him. GRIFFITH opposed the motion ; he was of opinion that all Romanizing tendencies in the Church should be got rid of at any cost, and he had no sympathy with Ritualism. MR. LE MAISTRE (Keble Coll., Oxford) refused to acknowledge the authority of the court which had condemned Mr Mackonochie, as it had been instituted by Parliament without the consent of Convocation. BASKETT protested against the pettiness of disputes • about such trivialities as candles, vestments, and " Eastward positions." The PRESIDENT also put in a plea for toleration. A division gave—for the motion, 8 ; against, 4 ; neutral, 2.

On Tuesday, March 23rd, MR. I.E MAISTRE' S motion " That the return of a Liberal government would be ruin to the country," came under consideration. The house presented a very animated appearance during the debate, especially as some of the most zealous souls attempted to influence it a;sthetically by the display of party colours. The Hon. mover gracefully expressed the pleasure he felt in once more opening a debate in the society of his old School, and we may perhaps be allowed to return the compliment by expressing the pleasure we felt in listening to him again ; we are always glad to see old members, and especially old members who have done as much for the Society as Mr. he Maistre. He was more than usually eloquent, and allowed his love of sound to run away with him occasionally. Once, for instance, when he spoke of a time " when Europe was enveloped with clouds so black and so thick that the eye of man failed to penetrate them, but shuddered with horror, " he reminded us of Sir Boyle Roche's famous, " I smell a rat ; I see it floating in the air ; but I'll nip it in the bud. " After declaring that he meant to stand by the terns of his motion, strong as they were, he took away most of

their force by explaining that he used " ruin " in the sense of " reduce to the condition of a fourth-rate power," and that he would welcome a Liberal government with Lord Hartington at its head . His quarrel appeared to be chiefly with Mr. Gladstone, who would tarnish the honour of England, as he had tarnished it in the Alabama Arbitration, and, worse than all, was harbouring designs against the National Church . BASKETT replied at some length to the accusations brought against his party. He was not at all ashamed of the name of Radical, and attributed to Radical principles all the good that has ever been done in the world . He brought against the Conservative government some definite charges of lying and hypocrisy, to which the Mover made some reply. One or two others spoke briefly, and then the house divided, 6 declaring for the motion, 5 against it, and several remaining neutral.

On Tuesday, March zoth, the PRESIDENT moved, " That the higher education of women is unadvisable . " Beginning with an apology for the old-fashioned nature of his arguments, he shewed that woman was intended to be a helpmate for man, and that higher education would only unfit her for the vocation. He seemed convinced that educated women would talk of nothing but the Differential Calculus ; and indeed he was no more able, in spite of remonstrances from the opposition, to keep the Differential Calculus out of his speech, than Mr. Dick, in " David Copperfield, " to keep the head of a certain unfortunate monarch out of his memorial . BASKETT, who opposed the motion, showed great anxiety to deliver the female race from the deplorable mental slavery in which their lords had hitherto kept them. The conversation of most women was enough to disgust any intellectual man by its frivolity, although the intellectual capacity of woman was quite equal to that of man . MALLINSON supported the motion, and considered that Baskett 's experience of the women of the present day must be singularly unfortunate ; they were quite sufficiently educated, and could generally hold their own without University education. MR. FAUSSET (Balliol Coll., Oxford), who was received, on rising to speak, with considerable enthusiasm, believed Baskett's picture of female ignorance to be very much overdrawn ; at the same time, he thought that higher education would open to unmarried ladies professions in which they would shine, and by which they could gain a livelihood without losing caste, as they were often compelled to do at present. The house, however, did not sympathize with even this modified opposition, and carried the President 's proposition by the decisive majority of to to 5.

In private business a committee was appointed to revise the rules.

The last meeting of term was held on Tuesday, April 6 . A good deal of time was taken up with considering the code of rules which a specially appointed Committee had drawn up. Afterwards Griffith moved "That the art of Generalship is on the decline . " The fact that the hon . gentleman had only at the last moment yielded to pressing appeals for a motion might well excuse a speech that was scarcely up to his usual mark ; but it could scarcely excuse the House for the supreme indifference it showed to his remarks, and to those of the President, who made a praiseworthy attempt to carry on the debate. Not a speaker came forward to oppose the motion, and a large majority gave against it a vote that, if not silent, was at any rate speechless.

So far the Society has not met this term. The President has completely ignored the rule that requires him to convene a meeting within ten days from the beginning of term . Whether it is practicable to hold meetings during the cricket season may well be open to question, but this does not excuse his conduct in the least . Rules are worse than useless if the President is to set them aside whenever they do not happen to coincide with his inclinations.

SCHOOL LETTER.

Wj JE came back to this loveliest city of the plain on Monday, the ~/ ~/ 3rd inst., and had our usual Ascension Day holiday the same week. I must add one of the Sixth, E. T. G. Wilson, to the list I gave of those who were leaving. We were afraid we should lose Baskett, but I am glad to say he has come back, and will probably stay another year. Grattan, whose "Tailor " was one of the funniest things in the last Theatricals, is to leave during the term . There has been a slight increase, I believe, in the numbers of both boarders and day-boys.

Towards the end of last term we had a half-holiday at the request of the new Dean, and in honour of his installation . " Instalment," some one called it, thereby rather giving the idea that the poor dear man was despatched to his new quarters piecemeal.

A Lawn Tennis Club has been set on foot, and with very encouraging results. The subscriptions have come in well, and there has been some promising play.

The election excitement has long since died away, and to the disgust of most of us. But no, I am transgressing the very sensible

rule of this magazine. One story, however, is too good to be lost. The local election came off on a Friday, and the Yo,kshire Ggzette, confident of victory, had its triumphant leader in type for Saturday's issue ; so, at least, they say. When the result of the polling was made known, the Editor did not feel equal to writing another leader, and the paper came out, as far as the York election was concerned, leaderless.

I have tried in vain to get any definite information about the regatta boat, so I must let the subject stand over till next month.

That annually-recurring incomprehensibility, the Grand Yorkshire Gala, is to be perpetrated on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of June. Invitations may be addressed to LITTLE ALEXANDER.

AS usual, the Summer Term has flown by with an amazing rapidity, and we are down again this week ; and a most enjoyable term it has been,—lovely weather and plenty to do. Oxford has only just recovered from the excitement of the election and its surprising result. Happening, as it did, during the Eights, you may imagine the combined effect. The majority of the 'Varsity was Conservative ; and the windows of an unfortunate O. P. Liberal suffered rather in consequence of an attempt to address an elated Conservative mob after the declaration of the poll.

The Eights were scarcely as exciting as usual ; Christ Church, Balliol, and Keble, three of the largest Colleges, descended every night. Queen's boat consisted mainly of Peterites and Leeds men ; Chadwick rowed bow, Daniel 3, Moore 4, Seaton 2, and Scattergood 6 . We wish they had been more successful.

Thanks to the weather, Oxford Cricket has been much better this term : a good many " centuries" have been made, and long totals reached. Oriel are much the strongest College, having no less than five men who will probably play for the 'Varsity,—Evans, Pcakc, Harrison, Moon, and Evelyn . Daniel has been playing for Queen's, 43, not out, was down to his name the other clay in a match against Lincoln. The M.C.C. match was a remarkable exception to the long scoring that has been made lately : the bowling of both teams was strong, and the ground anything but fast, as there had been heavy thunder showers. We hear that Lord Harris cane down specially to give his opinion of A. H. Evans's bowling ; we have since heard that

he has declared against it, and that the Oxford Captain will be " no balled " when he appears at Lord 's. This, if true, which we doubt, will be rather a blow to our prospects in the 'Varsity match. However, with Peake, Harrison, Thornton, and Maclachlan, we ought not to want for bowlers ; while in Evelyn, Evans, Thornton, and Greene we have safe batsmen.

Since the Eights, the great topic of conversation has been the "little affair " at Univ : opinion is, we think, at Oxford as elsewhere, rather against the conduct of the authorities. As an instance of the exaggerated accounts of it, here is one from a Scotch paper :—" We learn that all (?) the Undergraduates of the University of Oxford have been rusticated for breaking into the Proctor ' s rooms, assaulting him, and covering his furniture with pitch . "

There is to be a novel entertainment this week at Balliol ; a performance of the Agamemnon of Aschylus as nearly as possible identical with its original representation . We should be inclined to draw the line at the masks. The chorus is to be monotoned, only the last word of each strophe is to go up a note . The general effect may possibly be ludicrous.

Oxford has already begun to till for Commem. There will be the usual balls and fetes, with the addition of a ball at Magdalen in honour of their having at last gained " the head of the river " We were delighted to see W . Y. Faussett's name posted as the Gaisford Greek Prose Prizeruan ; none better deserves success, and we hope he may have more of it. The Peta-ite will, we regret to say, lose the services of one of its Editors, C. H. Chadwick, who goes down after this term ; and also of the indefatigable Treasurer and Secretary, W. E. Moore, who has been passing through the ordeal of Honour Greats, and has now obtained a Mastership at King Edward VI. Grammar School, Nuneaton. W. James has been in for Honour Mods. The Class Lists will not be out for some weeks. Cols.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To THE EDITORS OF THE " PETERITE "

DEAR Suss,—It is not often that any one can find any thing to object to in our excellent School Magazine, but in the interests of justice, it is impossible not to take exception to the account of the Senior House Fours, of Saturday, March 27th, appearing in the last number.

Perhaps we can hardly complain of the somewhat partisan spirit in which the rest of the accounts of the Races have been worded, though I do not know where the writer will find a precedent for such a method, but when it comes to a question of facts, being (to put it mildly) half-represented, I trust the other side may be heard . In describing the Day-boys as crossing over to the other side, some people (no doubt of a captious turn of mind) might think that in the interests of truth, the writer was bound to state that, as more than half the river was blocked up with barges, and room was hardly left for two boats to pass with their oars out, they could hardly have done otherwise. No such thing, however. Some people, more critical still, might have expected him to mention, that being fouled on the stern of their boat, the Day-boys were on their own half of the only available space for the race. As to the justice of the verdict, though the account of your contributor gives no impression of its being any thing but unanimous, this is not the place to speak . I would only remark, that as this holds good, it would have been the same thing, or rather a great deal better thing to have given the School-House the race to begin with, unless, indeed, one is wrong in supposing a race to be a trial of speed at all.

I only hope the prize-winners in such a race arc contented, because I should hardly think they arc to be envied . However, we will charitably hope the omission I have referred to was due to a mistake or hasty writing ; in a magazine representing the whole School, the other side can be heard. I am, yours faithfully,

G

. H. \VADE.

[The Editors feel responsible for the accounts of boat races, &c., that appear in the Peter/Ye, and will be glad to receive from G . H. Wade an account of the race in question, as there seems to be some dispute about it.]

CRICKET.

CRICKET has again begun, and I am glad to say the batting of the Eleven has turned out better than most people expected. We had all hoped to have had W . E. Bosomworth to coach us this year, and for a long time he had promised to come, but one morning late in the holidays the Secretary received a letter with the Malton post-mark. On eagerly opening it he found that the long-expected

professional absolutely refused to come . No others seemed forthcoming, and so we have entered this season relying on our unaided powers.

The following compose the Eleven : Old Members,—F. W. Greenhow, F. T. Griffith, A. R. Stephenson, A. P. Chadwick, R. W. Bulmer ; New Members,—G. N . Bulman, P. II. Flower, E . A. Douglas, G. H. Eyre, R. C. Wilton. There is, therefore, one place to be filled up. Appended are the scores of the out-matches so far played.

ST PETER'S v. HULL CH. INSTITUTE.

Played on School Ground, May 8th.

ST. PETER'S. First Innings.

F. W. Greenhow, run out 1

F. T. Griffith, b Stephenson , . .. 6

A. R. Stephenson, c Milner, b Somers .,. 2

A. P. Chadwick, c Somers, b Stephenson 0

R. W. Bulmer, c Hudson, b Stephenson 1

P. H. Flower, b Somers 0

G. W. Bnlman, c Milner, b Stephenson 3

B. G. M. Baskett, b Stephenson 0 J. Chadwick, c and b Somers ., 7

L. A. Ryott, not out .. . 1

G. H. Eyre, b Stephenson . .. 0 Byes, 1 ; Leg-byes, 1 , 2

Hum, CH. INSTITUTE. First Tunings.

A. Hobson, b Bulman 28

C. A. McBride, ht wkt, b Bulmer , 1

C. E. Gresham, b Chadwick

R. T. Hicks, b Bulmer

T. Milner, b Chadwick 10

G. W. Webster, c Chadwick, b Bulmer 9

L. E. Stephenson, b Flower 1

Rev. — Oates, c Bulman, b Flower . .. 7

C. Somers, b Bulman . . 22 J. Smith, run out 12

F. Hudson, not out 0 Byes, 16 ; Leg-byes, 4 ; Widos, 3 ; No balls, 1 2 L

ST PETER'S v. DURHAM UJNIVERSITY.

Played on School Ground, Saturday, May 15th. ST. PETER'S. First Innings.

F. T. Griffith, c Robson, b H . W. Martin

A. R. Stephenson, b H. W. Martin .. . 1

A. P. Chadwick, c Sowter, b H. W. Martin , 4

B. W. Bulmer, h IT. W. Martin 2

F. W. Greenhow, c and b Martin

H. Flower, b Dennis 2

G. W. Bulman, b French

E. A. Douglas, c H. A Martin, b French

G. H. Eyre, not out .

R. C. Wilton, c and b H. W. Martin , 12

B. G. M. Baskett, run out

First Linings.

Heaton, c Bulmer, b Chadwick

Smith, ht wkt, b Flower

Robson, c Griffith, b Balmer

French, c Douglas, b Balmer

Dennis, not out

H. W. Martin, c Stephenson, b

Harvey, b Bttbnan

Sowter, b Bulman

Hodgson, e and b Bulmer

H . A. Martin, b Balmer

Moor, c Stephenson, b Bulmer

Extras

First Innings.

Tlebblethwaite, b Bulmer

C. L. Templer, b Bnlman

C. E. Dawson, c Greenhow, b Balmer

Roberts, c Douglas, b Bnlman

Abbott, e Griffith, h Biilman

Kelk, h Bulman

Peacock, b Balmer

P. Hodgson, not not Riley, b Bulman

Palmer, b Bnlman

II . A . Templer, c (ireenhmv, h lln!m

First Inning

G. IT. Eyre, b Abbott

F J. G rift h, h Abbott

A. R. Stephenson, b Palmer

R. AV. Rainier, e llebblethwaite,h Palmer

F. W. Greenhow, b Pztlmer

G . IT' . Bnlman, b Palmer

R. II. Flower, b Abbott

R. C . Wilton, b Palmer

E. A. Douglas, not out

J. IT. Mullinson, b Palmer

Il G. M. Baskett. e }dell:, b Palmer

Extras

Second Innin,rs. h Templer Roberts, b Palmer c Templer, b Abbott

Dawson, b Templer

Palmer

out Peacock

Palmer

c Ifebblethwaite, b Palmer

ST. PETER'S Y . N. E. R. ENGINEERS. Played at Holgate Ground, May 22nd, 1880. ENGINEERS.

First Innings. W. Scott, b Bulmer 5

11. Copperthwaite, c Stephenson, b Bulmer 3

J. Scott, c Douglas, b Bulmer 1

A. Fawbert, b Bulman . .. 5

C. Smithson, c Greenhow, b Bulmer 9

J. F. Watson, c Mallinson, b Bulmer 38

F. Nelson, thrown out, Stephenson , 5

W. Backhouse, b Flower .. . 13

F. Newstead, not out 15

G. Fawbert, c Greenhow, b Bulmer 3

C. Cattley, b Bulmer 13 Byes, 4 ; Wides, 7 ; No ball, 1 ... 12 Total

ST. PETER'S.

First Innings.

F. T. Griffith, c Newstead, b Backhouse 0

A. R. Stephenson, c Fawbert, b Backhonse 5

R. W. Bulmer, b Fawbert 23

F. W. Greenhow, c Fawbert, b Backhouse 5

G.W. Bulman, st A. Fawbert, b G. Fawbert 2

R. H. Flower, c Nelson, b Backhouse .. . 13

E A Douglas, run out

G. H. Eyre, not out 5

R. C. Wilton, c and b Fawbert .. . 0

J. H. Mallinson, c Newstead, b Backhouse 1

W. J. R. Kaye, c Nelson, h Backhouse 2

b Newstead 3

NOTES AND ITEMS.

B. G. M. BASKETT wasprnxime accessit in the recent competition for Lady Hastings's Exhibitions at Queen's College, Oxford.

A. C. CHAMPNEY has passed the Final Examination of the Incorporated Law Society.

The REV G. W. LEES has been licensed to the curacy of St . Paul' s, Middlesbro, having passed first in the examination for the ordination of deacons recently held in York.

We beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following Magazines :—Alleynian, Firefly, Lily, Ulula (2).

W. Y. FA1'SSEI', Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, has been awarded the Gaisford University Prize for Greek Prose Composition.

J. P. HuisnERs•ry has accepted the Sixth Form Mastership at the Loretto School, Musselburgh.

COMMEMORATION DAY .—A Concert will be given in the School Hall, on Tuesday Evening, June 29th, at which several ladies and gentlemen have promised to sing. The School Choir will also assist . The proceeds will be devoted to finishing the improvements in the Interior of the Chapel. It is hoped that old Peterites will help to make it a success.

On Wednesday, June 3oth, the day after Commemoration Day, the annual match Past v. Present will be played on the School Ground. All old Peterites wishing to play, must send in their names to F. W. Greenhow or F. T. Griffith as soon as possible.

In our last, by an obvious mistake in printing, L1loycvYjc ETl Aol'ofzEVOS was turned into Ato, Ea' AovoµElos We apologise to K.K. for spoiling his joke.

ORIGINAL POETRY.

TO PYRRHA. (HoRAcE, ODES I., c).

Who is thy lover, Pyrrha, now

What youth with roses on his brow

Offers, with liquid scents besprinkled, In pleasant grot his eager vow

For whom dost bind each golden tress

With such a studied carelessness ?

Ah duped ! how often shall he sorrow' For gods' and woman 's fickleness !

How often shall he in amaze

On darkening winds and waters gaze, Who now too fond—enjoys the sunshine

Hoping a life of such sweet rat's.

Hoping thee his for evermore, Forgetting winds can rise and roar.

Ah ? wretched hearts, on whom thou shinest, Who have not seen thee shine before

For me the tablet's legend plain

Tells how, in yonder sacred lane, My dripping weeds I dedicated

To him whose sceptre sways the main.

OXFORD : PRINTED BY \V . R. BOWDEN, HIGH STREET

THE PETERITF„

Vol.. II.

JULY, 1880.

COMMEMORATION DAY.

TNo. 14.

I-IE Annual Commemoration Service was held in the School Chapel on Tuesday, June 29th. There was only a small attendance of Old Peterites and outsiders. The Choir gave an Anthem, "The Lord is great in Zion," Best The Head Master preached the Sermon. After remarking that he thought it would be most in consonance with the feelings of the School that this Commemoration should be kept as quietly as possible, he proceeded :

"I have spoken, on a former occasion, of this annual celebration as a commemoration of the foundation of the School, and the building of the Chapel : I desire to-day to consider it, for a few minutes, as a commemoration of benefactors.

Of benefactors in the ordinary sense the School has had very few. Even the foundress, considering the purpose for which she appropriated its endowment to the School, and the purposes to which that endowment has been applied, must be considered almost an involuntary benefactress . The Chapel has been more fortunate in this respect ; there are one or two names that will always be associated with this building of those, who either were mainly instrumental in procuring the erection of it, or who have improved it by subsequent additions, or both. But with the School no one's name, so far as I know, is permanently associated as the donor of a gift secured to the School in perpetuity. Those few who have from time to time given prizes have been rather lifebenefactors than permanent ones ; their gifts have died with them, as far as the School generally is concerned. The School is, I think, unique in this respect, as it is in some others . But if we ask the question, Who benefit a School ? who may, therefore,

be commemorated as benefactors to-day and every Commemoration Day ? we open a much wider field, a larger list of benefactors is suggested than the pecuniary benefactors, to whom the term is usually confined, of any School could be . Who benefit a School? Those who benefit the individual members of the School . And how are those individuals most benefited ? By being aided to carry out the purpose for which they come to School . And what is that purpose ? The improvement of them morally and intellectually. We say in the School Prayer every day that the School vas founded for the promotion of religious and useful knowledge,—a conventional and clumsy phrase, perhaps, but one which expresses an intelligible meaning,--that is, that the School is not carrying out its purpose, or fulfilling its functions as a School, unless those, who are members of, it are being educated in will, in emotion, and in mind ; unless they are learning to cultivate high and pure tastes, to take pleasure in high and pure thoughts, to love the exercise of the intellect, to feel a keen delight in the increasing power to grasp the knowledge that they want, and a continual restless discontent with the knowledge which they have ; unless, further, they are acquiring power over themselves, power to seek the high and spurn the low, power to act on the generous unselfish impulses of their hearts ; unless they are learning not merely to admire goodness, to love to contemplate what is pure and noble, not merely to feel their minds stirred by and towards purity and self-devotion and lofty interests, but to have power to act on those stirrings of the mind ; not merely to feel passing emotions when something appeals to their hearts, and then forget those emotions, to lose sight of all the pure and holy thoughts that have been stirring within them, but to have strength of will to lay hold on those thoughts, to make them their own, and carry them about with them wherever they go, and, full of them, to seek virtue and ensue it, and attack and resent vice and low thoughts, and impure desires, and sordid ambitions in themselves and in others. Above all, that the School is not fulfilling its functions unless the inmates of the School are learning to do all that they do, as to God, and not as to man ; are learning to use all their powers of soul, mind, and body, are striving towards the perfection of will and mind, not for their own sake, not to win applause or money, but in order to be at one with Christ, in order to feel they are devoting to him the best they can devote,

not taking all His love, and giving or trying to give nothing to Him, not offering to God a life that costs them nothing. The benefactors of a School arc all who enable the members of a School to fulfil the object and purpose of their school life . All who have ever helped any one in School to think high thoughts and live pure lives, who have helped to lift the tone of a School, are its greatest benefactors. The world knows nothing of its greatest men, and many and many have passed away from this School beyond a doubt, whose names are unrecorded, but who have by teaching and example conferred priceless benefactions on this School not to be reckoned in market terms, and permanent benefactions, too. For good deeds never die, and a good example descends from generation to generation. To this class of benefactors all may belong who are interested in the School ; from the head of the governing body of the School down to the smallest boy in it, all may aspire to be benefactors of it, all of us may help one another to save our souls alive. And not the least power in this way is given to the boys in the School. In a negative way you may do much by holding aloof from what is wrong, by doing your duty, by acting honestly and speaking truth, by cleansing your way and allowing no impurity to defile your mind, by harbouring no secret vice. You may thus, by mere passive example, do, we know not how much . But how much more may be done by active example, by resistance to evil, by active encouragement of good . Evil is very weak at first ; small and hesitating, it is only by travelling from one to the other that it gains strength ; what a priceless benefit will that boy confer on his School who will dare to resist it in its weak beginning. And what a little weapon will overthrow it ! A word or a look, even no word, but silence ; an evil suggestion, received with a frown or in silence, is chilled and frost-bitten ; a low suggestion received with a blush or an averted face, instead of a laugh, is cowed and shamed, however much for the moment the person who makes it may try to brave it out. It is the first step that costs, and the boy who will have the moral courage, and moral presence of mind to speak the word, or hold his tongue, or refuse a laugh at the right moment, will be doing a Christ-like and heroic deed, may save more than one soul alive, and certainly will be a benefactor of his School. All—I repeat it—may find a place on this roll of benefactors. God grant that every year

may sec it increase ; that every Commemoration may be a silent thanksgiving for such benefactions, whose record will be written in the heightened tone and increased godliness, in the growing manliness, truthfulness, purity, and refinement of the School that they have benefited."

THE AGAMEMNON AT BALLIOL.

"WVith :Iischylus," says a younger poet, "his poetry has not died :" words which we had thought to have outlived their significance by some one and twenty centuries . But the art and literature of Hellas never grow old : so surely and so truly, with what is at times a naive simplicity do they strike home to the central heart of things. Strongly possessed by this conviction, and wishing to enable an academic audience to realise the majesty of one of the Greek dramas with a vividness which the ponderous commentaries of viri doctissimi, refined and condensed by the patient toil of a Paley, cannot ensure, some Undergraduates determined, early last term, to act the Agamemnon. And here I should like to point out that facts scarcely bear out the vaticinations of ` Ouis ' as contained in the last Peteritc In the words of the Chorodidaskalos (taken from a programme distributed before the performance) "the actors disclaimed any intention of producing a facsimile of a Greek drama : were such a thing possible, to all but antiquarians it would seem grotesque and unmeaning." Whether (returning to the remarks of ` Ouis') the general effect was "ludicrous," we shall presently consider.

The idea of the performance originated not among scholars and reading men, but, strange to say, with two or three members of the O. U . Athletic Club, particularly F. R. Benson, of New, the three miles champion, and Ilon. W. N. Bruce, of Balliol, who took the parts of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon respectively ; to whom we may add G. Lawrence, of C. C. C. (Cassandra), known to fame by his high jumps. Many well-known names appeared among the actors,—Mr. Courtney, Fellow of New, who has been described as "that man who is a philosopher and looks a lily ruard~man " and who ippcared rather in the latter capacity

on this occasion, as Watchman ; L . Huxley, Exhibitioner of Balliol, who was sixth Argivc ; J . W. Mackail, of Balliol, who carried off the `blue ribbons ' this year (the Hertford and Ireland Scholarships), eighth Argive ; J . R . Rodd, of Balliol, Newdigate Prizcman for the year, eleventh Argive, who also shared with A. J . Ryle, of New (the Bishop's son), the office of scene painter ; 1\Ir . A. Bradley, hellow of Balliol, taught the Chorus . Balliol College Hall, not " one of the smallest in Oxford," (as the Standard correspondent vainly talks), was given for the performance " by kind permission of the College . " Well packed, it was found to hold some 490 people, and there were two performances on consecutive days. Over the raised dais usually- occupied by the high table, was erected a platform some twenty feet wide, in front of which stood the Thymcle, or Altar of Bacchus. The back scene represented the front of Agamemnon's Palace with the customary three entrances, a parapet surmounting the whole : over the central entrance hung a curtain which could be drawn aside when the interior had to be displayed, which on the Greek stage was done by cccyclema. There was, of course, nothing corresponding to the usual curtain of the modern stage. The actors were habited much as ordinary Greeks, so far as we know their dress, with the sober Athenian's walking stick. The Chorus wore coloured tunics (blue or red), with a chlamys, or long coloured plaid, thrown over the left shoulder, and fastened on the right by a brooch : some wore sandals, some elected to go barefoot. The Watchman appeared in helmet and kilt ; .,Egisthus and Orestes much the same way. Agamemnon, a magnificent figure, appeared within one of the doors, in panoply, on his chariot which, having but one wheel and no horse, could not be brought upon the stage. This, certainly, was somewhat comical. Of course there were no masks ; iEschylus himself would have dispensed with them had his plays been addressed to 500 instead of 20,000 people, within doors instead of sub diva, to sympathising critics instead of to critical sympathisers. Distance must have qualified the absurdity of the ancient actor's appearance, if, indeed, it ever struck an ancient spectator. I-Ie probably looked more to effective grouping and to bold outline rather than to the minute and realistic perfection of individual figures. Nor did the Chorus dance ; they returned in their entrance song to the original manwuvrc of the Dithy-

ramb, moving in solemn line around the central altar. This, I fear, would have been voted ludicrous by ` Quis.' One of the so called " Society " papers—a paper sometimes malignant, often indecorous, and always insipid,—anticipated that Professor Jowett, Master of Balliol, would lead the Chorus . Doubtless it would have been a nice piece of scandal for the World to retail if he had ; but he did not.

To give a detailed sketch of the performance would be to presume on the indulgence of the reader, nor could the most graphic pen convey any idea of its peculiar charm . We can only glance at the best points in the conception which various actors formed of their parts, including the Chorus, which, in iEschylus, still retains very much of its original prerogatives as an actor implicated, not only interested, in the action . The part of the Chorus was, as a whole., though the most difficult, yet also the most successfully performed . All the lyrical parts were chanted, most of them being monotoned much as `Quis ' has stated, one or two being set to music composed by Mr. \V. Parratt, Organist of Magdalen College, as e. g. the short ode before the death-cry of the King. The latter songs were chanted by the whole Chorus, as also any burdens that occur in the rest : otherwise, different choreut<e in turn took different passages. Thus strophe and antistrophe were for the most part disregarded. The general effect was much like Church music of the gregorian style. Rodd's recitation of the fine passage in the second chorus which describes the silent unreproaching grief of Menelaus "yearning for his wife beyond seas, whose shapely statues have lost for him the love-light that shone through their eyes," was full of deep feeling. What was particularly noteworthy was that the Chorus worked well together, and nowhere more than in their representation of the prudential indecision of the Argives on hearing the death-cry of their lord, which, prolonged for twenty-eight lines in the original, is as ridiculous as must be the sight of a yelping pack of hounds, eager to rush on the stag at bay, but impressed with it sense of his antlers. Our Argives dealt very gently with the poet here, and lashed themselves into it fury tv hicll woul d have wrought havoc among the masks and padding of the ancients, but which their wigs happily survived. One of them throughout sawed the air too much with his hand, but that was a small matter. The final passage of arms (or sticks) with £gisthus (H. A. Dunn, of New) was also good .

Of the actors proper, Cassandra (a perfect woman) was the best ; she had evidently studied her part with much care and deep appreciation, as was shown if by nothing else, by her thorough acquaintance with the words : her plaintive appeal to Apollo,—" Apollo, Apollo, the Protector, Apollo mine, " still rings in our ears : and, next to the consultation of the Chorus , above mentioned, her dark picture of the horrid Thycstcan feast and the coming deeds of the " hell-hound fair-tongued, basilisk or Scylla," (Clytemnestra), with the replies of the shuddering Chorus, was among the best things in the piece. Nor is it fair to leave Clytemnestra unnoticed ; her dark, tigress-like beauty, set off by pure white tunic, her gliding, sinuous step, and her queenly bearing and address, were worthy of high praise . Yet one could wish that she had got her part up better, or at least had acquainted herself with some of the elementary rules of Greek scansion. An Ireland Scholar by whom I chanced to sit was much perturbed by these little irregularities ; and I must confess that I myself was rather annoyed when she hashed and mangled her opening speech of 8o lines (one of the best in the play) into 20.

The play was of course considerably curtailed, about 'So lines being nominally omitted, but in reality much more. In order to leave upon the audience an impression somewhat like that of the Trilogy of which their play was but a member, five lines from the Choeph. (395–400) were chanted by the Chorus, containing an appeal to the Fury of retribution : and a final tableau showing Clytemnestra and 1Egisthus lying dead within the house, the avenger, Orestes, standing over them, completed the story. The whole performance occupied two hours and a half, and was much applauded.

Some years ago, during Henley Regatta, some Oxford men performed one of Euripides' plays, successfully on the whole, though the audience occasionally went into fits of laughter . I do not know any other instance of a modern representation of a Greek drama, in Greek, besides the present, which would certainly seem to have been the more effective. Often repeated, it would probably lose its charm for the modern play-goer, who craves an endless variety of life, and scene, and character in what he secs, and cares little, if at all, for the dramatic expression of an eternal law of truth such as .Eschylus' " By arrogance to make a name is fatal ;

on the eyes of such alights the thunderbolt of Zeus " ; or for the elaboration of a world-wide principle, such as " Ah, life of man ! its bright days a passing shadow will blot out . " And these are some of the threads that run through the woof of the Orestean Trilogy.

W. Y. F.

SCHOOL LETTER.

THE Gala has come and gone since my last . The weather was very unpropitious the first day, but as favourable as could be wished on the second and third days. The affair was much the same as usual, but I missed my old ghostly friend, the Yhantoscope, whereat a mysterious figure in faded red was wont to warn me to cherish the remembrance of care and sorrow,' and tell me how he had a sister once—" She was fair : 'eavens, 'ow fair !"

One more story about the late election, and I have done with it. A reverend and respected gentleman, well known to most of my readers, was assailed in \Valmgate on the election day by two Irishmen who demanded to know his colour. The reverend and respected gentleman's unexpected reply of " WWhite " completely disconcerted them, and they rushed off to plump or to split.

The York Regatta is to take place on Tuesday and \Vednesday, July 27th and 28th. The School crew will, in all probability, be :— E. T. G. Wilson (str.), J. H . Mallinson (3), F. W. Greenhow (2), A . P. Chadwick (bow). We have had quite a number of disappointments ; we had hoped till just lately that A. H . Wood and F. E. Watson would be able to pull ; J. H. Daniel had also been spoken of, but he will probably be in Germany at the date of the Regatta.

Mr. Adams's brother, Mathematical Scholar of Balliol, has been down here taking the place of Junior Mathematical Master during a happily brief illness of Mr. Vivian.

Events will follow in rapid succession at the end of term. On the last Saturday there will be the Athletic Sports ; on the Monday, the Old Pupil's Match and the Concert ; on the Tuesday, the Regatta and Prize Distribution ; and on the Wednesday we shall depart individually and collectively, and shall go each man to his own city.

I must not forget to thank all those people who, in response to my modest request, sent me invitations to the Gala. I would have accepted them all (with the consent of the Head-master), but I could not do so without betraying my identity, and I wished to remain not this nor another, but only and mysteriously

LITTLE ALEXANDER.

Y.S.—Since writing the above 1 have heard that A . H. WOOD and T. Moss will probably be able to row in the Regatta boat .

CORRESPONDENCE.

To THE EDITORS OF THE a PETERITE " THE BOAT RACES.

DEAR SIRS,—AS all interest in the Boat Races will by this time have evaporated, I think it will be better, instead of my writing a fresh account of the Senior House Fours' Race, as I am most courteously invited to do, to say in what particulars the former report should, I think, be amended. In the first place it should be stated to begin with, that a string of barges had come up the river and were moored above the corner, filling up more than half, and leaving insufficient room for two boats to pass with their oars out. Without this explanation the description of the Dayboys endeavouring to take their opponents' (if it was their opponents') water, becomes unintelligible. I would remark by the way that the "fair start " spoken of was a start of a quarter of a length to the School House, owing to the drifting of the boats in starting. It is perfectly obvious that without a tremendous superiority it would be impossible for one boat, in spite of all the efforts of the other, to gain a sufficient lead to take their water at the corner . I would also add to the account that the Dayboys, keeping as close to the barges as possible, were fouled upon their stern, and therefore upon their half of the space between the barges and the opposite bank : under such circumstances the Dayboys could have no chance, and there was a general expectation that the race would be rowed over again ; but the foul, being referred to the Masters, was adjudged to the SchoolHouse by a majority of, I believe, one only.

What I think we have more than anything to complain of is the evident animus pervading these reports. It would be an invidious but not, I believe, an impossible task, to point out the writer from internal evidence, supposing him to be a competitor. I have heard others besides myself express much the same opinion.

I am, yours faithfully,

G. H . WADE.

To

THE EDITORS OF THE ' PETERITE "

DEAR Suss,—I feel it in some sort incumbent upon me to reply to the letter from G. H Wade which appeared in your last number, in which he criticises in no measured terms the report of the Boat Races which I sent up to you. Wade has, I believe, written to you before, condemning and finding fault with existing Cricket arrangements ; and in that letter, of which he made no secret, he signed

himself " The much-abused Dayboy'' ; instead of which title the next time he feels called upon to expose some glaring injustice I would humbly suggest that he should adopt the far more appropriate one of " The much-abusing Dayboy . "

On the present occasion I feel it my duty to give you an explanation of the report of the particular race to which Wade has taken exception in his letter. The race was awarded to the School House on a foul, by the arbitrator to whom both crews agreed to appeal, and it did not seem to me either advisable or necessary to re-open in the School Magazine, at the waste of so much time and space, a discussion which had been finally closed by an appeal to arbitration . But I will here state the exact circumstances of the race. At the bend of the river above the Scarborough Railway Bridge (technically called The Corner ") two barges were lying alongside each other, just leaving sufficient room for two boats to get past with their oars out. No objection was made by the Dayboys to rowing the race under such conditions, though they had lost the toss, because they felt confident that they would be so far ahead when they reached the Corner that they would be able to take their opponents ' water with perfect ease. This was the real reason, and their stroke afterwards admitted it to the arbitrator. As it turned out, the School House were only a quarter of a length behind the Dayboys when the Corner was reached : the cox . of the latter pulled his rudder-string a little too sharp, and brought his boat right across the bows of the School House : the result of course was a foul, and the foul was awarded to the School House, after a most careful and impartial consideration of the whole matter by the arbitrator appealed to . How the verdict could be anything but unanimous is incomprehensible, when only one Master acted as arbitrator and adjudged the race . This is, I believe, a correct statement of the facts, and I am only sorry that I did not state them in my report, which unfortunately was sent off in rather a hurry, as you are aware. As to the charges of partisanship and wilful misrepresentation of facts in the accounts of the races which Wade brings forward. they are without the slightest foundation, though I admit that in one or two instances the accounts were somewhat hastily written iii consequence of the pressure oil our time (for they were not written by one person only) : and the contemptible insinuation with which the concludes his letter, charitably hoping, as he does, that the prize-winners are contented, because they are not to be envied, unworthy as it is of any one in his position, is only NvTat might have been expected from the general tone of hi p reni k I ,un, trop . J. 11. AIawNsox .

[We are sorry to see the tendency to personalities in the second of these two letters, and have felt it our duty to suppress a very personal and utterly irrelevant portion of the letter in question . The whole point at issue lies in the two diametrically opposite statements of the writers. One says that the barges " left insufficient room for two boats to pass with their oars out " ; the other " they left just sufficient room for two boats to get past with their oars out." The Referee decided in favour of the latter : and if the account of the races which appeared in the Peterite had been a little more unbiassed, this controversy would never have arisen . It would certainly have been much more satisfactory, under the circumstances, to have rowed the race over again.—Ens.]

To THE EDITORS OF THE " PETERITE " THE DEBATING SOCIETY.

DEAR Sn s,—I quite agree with the writer of the article on the Debating Society in the last number, that a meeting ought to be called, if it is only to accord a vote of thanks to the President for the unremitting energy with which he has lately been discharging his official duties, the way in which he has relieved the Society from the task of deciding how the debates are to be held during the Cricket season, by settling the question on his own responsibility, being especially kind.

Let us hope that while consulting for the interests of the Society, he does not entirely forget his own.

To THE EDITORS OF THE " PETERITE "

DEAR Sn.s,—In my last month's report of the proceedings of the Debating Society, I took occasion to pass sonic strictures on the conduct of the President, in neglecting to convene a meeting at the beginning of term in accordance with the rule, a copy of which, in the President's own hand-writing, is now before me : " A meeting of the Society shall be convened by the President within ten days from the beginning of every term, or in his absence by the Vice-President, and meetings shall then be held, if possible, once a week at a convenient time." One might have thought that what I said last month would suffice, and that the President would atone for his mistake by calling a meeting even at that late hour, and either give his reasons for his conduct or frankly apologize. He has not done either ; nor yet has he written a single word in his defence, though, to quote his own remark, in a magazine representing the whole School, the other side can be

heard.' The natural inference is that he has nothing to say ; I have, and as I do not wish to make you responsible for my statements, I am putting my observations into the form of a letter.

First, let me tell the history of the above-quoted rule. Last term the President, in direct opposition to the course taken by his predecessors in office, quietly suppressed the society, until unofficial pressure was brought to bear upon him. When in the dead of the term he at last condescended to call a meeting, this addition to the rules was proposed and carried unanimously. The proposition and adoption of such a motion was practically a vote of censure on the President 's conduct, yet not one word could that gentleman find to say against it. The tone of the censure was as moderate as possible, and the Society, never supposing the President would violate the confidence reposed in him, left to him, instead of deputing to another officer, the duty of convening it.

Such were the facts of last term ; what has happened this term has already been told. I suppose that for me, at least, the always pleasant work of reporting the Society 's proceedings has altogether come to an end, since for this term, at any rate, the Society has ceased to live. But before I say farewell to your columns, I wish to place on record my protest against the way in which one of our School Institutions has been literally done to death by the high-handed policy of suppression, so successfully carried out by its despotic head . Happily no President can have the power to suppress altogether that which it is his first duty to uphold and maintain . He may do it for a time, but under new rulers the mischief may be repaired ; and it is in the hope that the mischief will be repaired in this case, that I have written this. Apologizing for trespassing on y our space, I am

Your own Ru1'o1:TER.

To THE EnITORS OF THE " PETERITE " THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

DEAR SIRS,—As the Athletic Sports will, in accordance with custom, be held some time at the end of the month, I wish to draw the attention of the authorities to one or two trifling anomalies that have hitherto been conspicuous in the arrangements of the Sports. In the first place, as long as I can remember, there has never been any feeling of certainty with regard to the number of laps necessary to complete a mile in the cricket ground. The general impression has been that there were six laps to the mile : but vague ideas have from time to time prevailed that seven or five were the correct number. I can never remember the course being properly measured .

There are the distances for the handicaps marked off, certainly ; but they only extend to Ito yards, unless I am mistaken. I would suggest that the whole lap be measured carefully, so that the exact distances should be run.

Again, there is a strange custom prevalent with regard to the Quarter-Mile races. The School Quarter-Mile starts at the left hand top corner, and goes once-and-threw-quarters round, ending at the right hand top corner. But the Old Boys' Quarter-Mile starts at the right hand bottom corner, and goes once-and-a-half round, ending at the left hand top corner. Now, why present Peterites should have to run one side of the ground more than Old Boys to complete their Quarter-Mile, in the words of the poet, `' I cannot quite make out . " Perhaps the Athletic authorities for the year will furnish a solution of the difficulty. I do not wish in the least to complain of them ; but I want to sec such affairs settled by the facts of the case, and not by the traditions of School. Before I end this letter, may I ask if the Hundred Yards' course is always measured ?

I am, dear Sirs, your obedient servant, GARRULUS.

CRICKET.

ST. PETER'S v. BEVERLEY (MR HODGSON ' S XI .) Played at Beverley on Saturday, May 29th. BEVERLEY.

First Innings.

F Hutchinson, b liulmer o

N. L. Salmond, b Bulmer . .. 5

Rev. F. II. Hill, c Balmer, b Stephenson Si

E. Hodgson, run out t

A. 1). hill, b Balmer 32

\V. Ilodgson, h Chadwick 24

L. Silvester, c Balmer, 1) Chadwick o

F. E. Watson, b Stephenson 2

G. II . Watson, not out 3

R. Ilodgson, b Chadwick o Extras lo

Total 159

ST. PETER'S.

First Innings.

F. T. Griffith, b Salmond o

U. IT. Eyre, run out t

R. AV. Ilulmer, c Ilutchinson, b Salmond 8

A. R. Stephenson, h Salmond o

A. P. Chadwick, not out 19

F. W. Greenhow, c F. E. Watson, h IIill . .. o

P. II. Flower, h A. 1). Ilill 4

G. W. Bulman, b Salmon(' 6

R. C. Wilton . h A. I) llill t

The Matches against Richmond Grammar School, S. John's Training College, Yorkshire Gentlemen, Dragoon Guards, and Flaxton Clubs, are unavoidably pressed out for want of space

OBITUARY.

RICHARD WILLIAM STONE BULMER,

1Something more than the brief statement given above seems due in the case of the only death of a pupil actually at St. Peter's that has occurred for many years. Those of our readers, at least, who are at the school, and who felt in all its force the sorrow and the awfulness of the blow that struck right into the heart of the gladness of the brightest term of the year, will be of the same mind with us. On Tuesday, June 1st, Bulmer played for the first Eleven against Flaxton Cricket Club . Apparently he caught cold at the match ; at any rate, a day or two after we heard that he was taken seriously ill with inflammation of the lungs.

Early on the Thursday morning of the succeeding week, spite of all the untiring care and loving attention of Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson could do, and of the services of a professional nu rse and three medical men, he died, and on the Saturday we followed him to his grave. Almost all the school were present at the Burial Service in the School Chapel and at the cemetery, and fey who were there had ever taken part in a more impressive ceremony. The Eleven were fittingly chosen to be bearers, and some of their number laid wreaths on the coffin in the Chapel . The Service at the school and at the grave, was conducted by the Head-Master, who also preached the funeral Sermon oil the following day. We are glad to add that Mr. Stephenson has consented to its publication.

Of the Schoolfellow we have lost this is hardly the place to say anything . We have written what xe have because we could not pass over this sad event without disrespect . Neither without disrespect could we add commonplaces that would be acceptable to no one—that Bulrner himself would have been the 1 t .st to wish for. Surely here, if anywhere, ' only silence fitteth best .'

NOTES AND ITEMS.

J. R HUSBAND, Christ' s College, Cambridge, and R . M AINSLIE, Pembroke College, Cambridge, have passed the Special Examination in Theology in the first and second Class respectively.

The Athletic Sports have been fixed for Saturday, July 24th, to begin at 1 .45 p.m. There will be the usual Quarter Mile Race for 0. P.'s.

The postponed Concert and Past v . Present Cricket Match will take place on Monday, July 26th. We may again remind O. P ' s who wish to play, that they should send in their names to F .W. GREENHOvV or F. T GRIFFITH as soon as possible.

We may be allowed to remind our readers that the death of the Rev J ROBINSON, at the beginning of the year, deprived the School of the donor of two annual prizes, one at the Midsummer Examinations for the English Essay, and the other at the Athletic Sports . Is there no O. P. on whom his mantle may fall ?

We beg to acknowledge the recei pt of the following Magazines :— Alleynian, Lily.

The treasurer of the Peterita would be glad to receive this year 's subscriptions, overdue, from several subscribers . I'. O. 0 . 's may be sent to W . E . Moore, 24, Burton Lane, York.

The next number of the Peter/le will he published at the beginning of August

YORK GALA.

If you will listen for awhile I'll do my best to tell, What, on the eighteenth day of June, My humble self befell.

Happening that clay to be in York, I followed with the tide, Which was not long in landing me

The Gala field inside.

For flowers and ferns the rabble seemed To have but little taste, But I saw many on the fruit Their hungry glances waste .

Again the crowd swept me away, This time into a tent ; And here a fellow with a gong, On deafening me seemed bent. That show was really worth it all, Squashing and noise and walk, I'm sure those dogs were able to Do everything but talk.

When I was tired of watching them, Which was not very soon, I struggled back to see the rise Of Coxwell's grand Balloon. Of clouds of smoke through which I passed The smell was so unclean, I thought, though here cigars were rife, Tobacco scarce was seen.

And now I turned my steps towards A sort of raised up stage, On which there were some negro men Who seemed to be the rage : Why these poor fellows leave their homes Far off in Afric's land, To come and make the people laugh, I cannot understand.

And then the fire-works o ' er the field

A brilliant lustre shed ; 'Twas quite unsafe, the way the sparks Carte down so near one' s head !

After, when all were pushing out, For some unfathomed cause, Some P'liccmen tried with might and main To make the rabble pause.

Although I lost a stone or two, I didn't much mind that; They spared my bones, and only smashed My spectacles and hat. OXFORD : PRINTED II\ W. R. ROVI)FN, I-UGH STREET

THE PETERIT F1,

VoL. II.

AUGUST, 1880. No. 13'.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

THIS important annual event took place in the Hall on Tuesday, July 26th, at half-past seven in the evening. The new Dean of York distributed the prizes, and addressed the boys. The Ven . Archdeacon Hey, as will be seen, also spoke. The reports of the Examiners, with the exception of Mr. Wallace, were read by the Rev . H. M. Stephenson. The Hall was crowded, a good many Old Boys being present.

The Examiners, who are appointed by the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board, were :—Mr. \V. Wallace, M.A., Fellow and Tutor, of Merton College, Oxford ; Mr. G . E. Thorley, M.A., Fellow and Tutor, of Wadham College, Oxford ; and Rev. G . B. Atkinson, MLA., late Fellow and Tutor of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Examiners for the Scholarships and Fifth and Fourth Forms : Rev. T. R . Terry, M.A., Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford ; and Mr. J. Wells, B.A., Scholar of Queen's College, Oxford . Classical Examiner of Lower School : Mr. W. E . Moore, B.A., Hastings Exhibitioner of Queen 's College, Oxford.

The Rev. G. B. Atkinson, in his report, said :—" I send the list of marks obtained by your boys in Mathematics in the recent Oxford and Cambridge Examination.

"The report, as you are aware, is that to the Board ; but in the meantime I dare say you will be glad to hear, in an informal manner, what I can say about their work.

" In Euclid the average of the marks, excluding the four lowest, is very high ; Collinson's papers were very good, and Wade and Peters are not far behind him in their totals. I have, however, serious fault to find with the style of several of the boys, particularly Eyre, Wade, and Chadwick. These boys lost a considerable number of marks in consequence.

" The Arithmetic was very good throughout ; Douglas, you will see, has obtained full marks.

" The paper on Conic Sections was of course not so well done ; but Collinson and Chadwick did very fairly indeed.

" As was to be expected, the Statics and Dynamics were the least successful ; even where the notions were worth something, the language was generally confused and vague. Still the papers of Chadwick, Collinson, and Wade were respectable.

" The Trigonometry I thought upon the whole very satisfactory.

" The Algebra, generally speaking, was decidedly good ; and the papers of Wade, Chadwick, and Collinson were very good.

" I consider the result altogether very satisfactory . The boys I have mentioned, as well as some others, show considerable promise "

The Rev. T. R. Terry, speaking generally of the forms examined, said :—" I should say that there was most room for improvement in the Euclid. In writing out propositions the boys in many cases deviated considerably from the methods of Euclid, frequently their answers were mere sketches, and several boys used symbols that are not considered legitimate. These defects, though quite observable in Division II., become much more prominent in the junior Forms.

With this exception I should describe the work of the Forms examined as very creditable."

Mr. Moore's report was as follows :—" I have examined in Classics and Divinity the third forms, the lower second, and the first forms. In the upper third the average work was fair, the work of the two head boys, Bowden and Baldwin, being very good, and much in advance of the rest of the form . The Latin prose was fairly well done. In the Greek and Latin subjects several of the boys sent up excellent papers. In English History, out of 5 o marks 44 and 43 were obtained, and in Divinity the first two boys obtained 36 and 35 out of 40, the average of the whole form being very good. In the 1 ower third the Latin Prose was fair. Several very good papers in Greek and Latin subjects were sent up, especially by Malcolm i . and Wilson ii . In History Hopkins obtained full marks, and Stephenson ii. and Wilson ii. 40 out of 50. The average in Divinity was very good. One complaint I must make with regard to both these forms . The spelling, with two or three exceptions, was very bad, and the writing was very careless.

In the upper first there is a good deal of variety ; the work at the top of the form was very good, especially that of Flower ii ., Malcolm ii ., and Johnson, whilst at the bottom the work was rather poor. Johnson, Flower, and Malcolm, all did excellent Latin exercises, and,

in fact, did well throughout the whole Examination . In Divinity, Chadwick obtained full marks, whilst Flower and Cook obtained I,S and 42 respectively, out of so.

"In the lower first, also, there is a considerable amount of variety. Rymer, Smith, and Hewson, did very fair Latin exercises ; in Classics Smith and Birks did best ; in History and Divinity there was some very fair work, Smith and Birks again doing best, the latter obtaining full marks, and the former 45 out of so in History.

" In the lower second the average work was decidedly good ; several very good Latin exercises were sent up. In the Latin subjects only three obtained less than half marks, and in Greek only one . In these two subjects Haynes ii ., Moss, Bloomfield, and Watson, did very well indeed. In History and Divinity the average was equally good ; in the latter there were only nine marks between first and eleventh, and in the former the first five boys were very close together . "

Mr. Wells wrote as follows :—" I have had the pleasure of examining the fifth and the upper and lower fourth forms of your School. On the whole, the result was decidedly satisfactory . There was everywhere abundant evidence of careful teaching and thorough work, and, moreover, considerable promise of ability, which seems likely to do your School very great credit in time to come."

Mr. Thorley wrote :—" The Greek History is very satisfactory, the work showing a distinct improvement as compared with that of last year. There are no positive failures, the average reached is high, and the papers of three of the boys are very good indeed. "

Mr. Wallace, who was present, gave a satisfactory report concerning the examination he made, and stated that, as a result of the whole, Piggin and Wade were higher than the others . Several of the other boys also did exceedingly well.

Appended is a list of the honours obtained since July, 1879 :

G . H. WADE, elected to the first open Classical Exhibition at Balliol College, Oxford.

J. H . PIGGIN, elected to the first open Classical Scholarship at Trinity College, Oxford.

J. H. MALLINSON, elected to an open Classical Scholarship of 130 a year at Christ's College, Cambridge.

J. H . Cou.INsON, proxime nccessi/ in the Examination for open Mathematical Scholarships at Queen's College, Cambridge.

J. P. HunnmRsTv, Scholar of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, thirteenth in the First Class of the Classical Tripos.

W. Y. FAUSSET, Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, obtained the Gaisford Prize for Greek Prose Composition.

R . C. 'WILTON, Fifth Form ; J. CHADWICK, Fourth Form and C. and M. Department, passed in the First Division in the London University Matriculation Examination.

M. J. GREENER, placed third in the Final Examination for Honours held by the Incorporated Law Society, with First Class Certificate and Prize of Books value five guineas adjudged to him.

The Very Rev. the DEAN was then called upon, and received a cordial greeting. He observed that he had come to discharge what was a duty and a pleasure. First he thought it was his duty as Dean of York to do what he could to assist on such an occasion a School which had been closely connected with the Cathedral Church to which he had the honour to belong. He had not yet had sufficient time to make himself acquainted with the history of the School . But looking at the report of last year there was enough to make all connected with it have reason to be proud of the School to which they belong. (Applause.) He thought no one could look at the list of distinguished men who during the last thirty years had been members of it without seeing this. Although he could not say he had in his past life met a great many of those who had been educated there, yet he had met several ; and one thing in which they were unanimous was in their cordial regard and appreciation of him who was then their Head Master, whom there they would call Archdeacon Hey, but who was always known amongst his later pupils by the cordial and affectionate name of " Billy Hey ." (Laughter and applause.) He (the Dean) felt it was a pleasure to be present, because he himself was an Old Boy. Although he was afraid it was many years ago since he was a boy, the had not forgotten the time , and an occasion like that brought up treasured memories of days gone by, and enabled him to feel great interest in the duty in which he was called to take a part. (Applause.) Speaking of the reports, he congratulated the Head Master and the boys on the candour shown in them. While it was very pleasant to hear one 's supposed virtues, it was very useful to have one's attention called to deficiencies which they were thereby enabled to remedy . No doubt it was very disagreeable to have one's name mentioned as having done work slovenly, but, depend upon it, slovenly work was not only a hindrance in an Examination, but in other things. He congratulated those who had not only succeeded in gaining some valuable prizes as books, but also those who distinguished themselves in the University Examinations. At the same time he trusted they would not rest satisfied with what they had achieved, and that they would not lack in perseverance. To the truly noble spirit success was hilt an encouragement to further

efforts. Alluding to those who had not succeeded in winning prizes, he remarked that he knew what it was to work very hard for prizes and to fail, but he ventured to think that the best thing that could happen to them in life was early disappointment. He thought they would find that some of those who had achieved the most brilliant success in after life had been those who had met with the greatest reverses in early life ; and if they only acted in a courageous spirit under their failures, they would gain substantial prizes in the fUtnl'e. (Applause.) He believed there was always something very valuable, perhaps even more valuable and useful than these beautiful books, to be derived by those who worked for it. In concluding, the Dean said it had afforded him great pleasure to have the opportunity of continuing one of the prizes which was established by his reverend predecessor, and given to the best in Mathematics for the last twenty years. In coming to fork he succeeded a man who was honoured and respected by all who had the pleasure of knowing him, and it would be a great pleasure to him to endeavour as far as possible to maintain the good works which the late Dr . Duncombe established amongst them. (Applause.) He wished them a happy holiday, and trusted they would return witli renewed vigour and energy, and with a determination to make themselves famous in the School and also in that position of life to which they might afterwards be called . (Loud applause.)

The prizes were then delivered to the successful boys, who, as they came forward to receive them, were greeted with rounds of applause by their school-fellows.

EXHIBITIONER F. T. Griffith.

FOUNDATION SCHOLARS . F. E. Robinson, R . T. E . Fausset, E. A. Lane, for three years.

FREE SCHOLARS.—E. Y. Daniel, H. G. Joy.

ARCHBISHOP OF YORK'S PRIZE FOR CLASSICS.-J . H . Plgglii.

DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS J H Collinson.

CANON ELWYN'S PRIZE FOR GREET: TESTA1n :NT.—J. H. Piggiu.

HEAD TNIASTER'S PRIZE FOR ENGLISH.—Sixth FOrin—Wade I ; Second Prize, Piggin ; Commended, Douglas, Wilton, Clayforth I, Bailey.

HEAD MASTER'S COMPOSITION PRIZES.—Latin Prose, Piggiu ; Greek Verse, Piggin ; Extra Prize for English Essay, Wilton.

FORM PRIZEs.—Lower First—Rank, Smith 2 ; Classics, Smith 2 ; Mathematics, Rymer ; French, Smith 2 Upper First—Rank, Flower 2 ; Classics, Flower 2 ; Mathematics, Flower 2 ; French, Flower 2

Lower Second—Rank, Haynes 2 ; Classics, Bloomfield ; Mathematics, Taylor 2 ; French, Bloomfield.

Upper Second—Rank, Stevenson Classics, Daniel Alathematics, Aloore ; French, Stevenson i.

Lower Third—Rank, Raine ; Classics, Hopkins ; Mathematics, Wilson 2 ; French, Malcolm I.

Upper Third—Rank, Wood 2 ; Classics, Bowden ; Mathematics, Walker ; French, Walker.

Lower Civil—Rank, Earle ; English, Earle ; Mathematics, Cobb 5 ; Natural Science, Crosskill ; French, Earle.

Lower Fourth—Rank, Wade 4, Classics, Clarke and Brockbank ; Mathematics, Clarke ; French, Rhodes ; Mr. Yeld' s Composition Prize, Brockbank.

Lipper Civil—Rank, Martin I ; English, Martin i ; Mathematics, Chadwick i ; Natural Science, Chadwick i ; French, Chadwick i ; Gcrinan, Martin ;.

I'pper Fourth—Rank, Crossley i ; Classics, Warwick ; French, J„y ; Mr. Yeld's Composition Prize, Hodgson ; Mr. Yeld's History Prize, Crossley i.

Fifth Form—Rank, Wade ; Divinity, Graham ; Classics, Kaye ; Frcncli, Stevenson 5.

Math Form—Rank, Pi(-in ; Divinity, Piggin ; German, Wade ; Extra Prize for History, Clayforth 2.

AIATFILMATICS.—Division III.—Stevensun K . Division II.—Daniel i . Division I.—2nd Prize, Chadwick 3.

Chemistry Prizes, given by Rev. T. Adams.—Christmas, 18i9, Wilton ; July, 08o, Chadwick i ; Commended, Halliwell and AL' shall I.

WizrrixU Ivm) DICTATION Plun;s.—Form IV'.—Lord ; Form III.— Baldwin ; Form IL—Stevenson 6 ; Form I.—Flower 2 ; C. and Al. Dupartincnt, Chadwick.

Dj_: wrnt. Prrzr:s (Given by \V. J. Boddy, Esq.)—Pencil Drawing, Holman i ; Painting, Brockbank ; Counnended, Chapman ; Chalk, :Martin ; ; Mechanical Drawing, Crosslill ; Improvement, Crawshaw. Dril.i .t,l> Paiz>': (Given by Sergeant Kinneavy) .—Martin 2.

The e'en iz('HDL.ICOS Ili; subsequently proposed a vote of thanks to the Dean, observing it was a great encouragement to have the countenance of the governing body . During the past year, added the Archdeacon, they had lu=t one who was always a cordial friend to the School, and who always tool: a great interest in its affairs ; and one consolation they had in leis loss was, that they had to welcome one who was so willing to tread ill his steps, and who had manifested

such cordiality and sympathy with the feelings of the boys, in the address he had given them . The e'en. Archdeacon alluded to his former connection with the School, and spoke words of encouragement to those who had not succeeded in obtaining prizes, reminding them that the principle which should actuate them was to do their duty to the utmost of their powers, and then their reminiscences of their School days would be happy ones. (Applause.)

The Rev. H. M. STEPHENSON, in seconding the motion, referred to the reports of the Examiners, observing that the days were gone by when flame-coloured reports were considered the only ones which could be made, and that the reports which simply praised would be an insult to any first-grade School. (_Applause.)

The proceedings terminated with the usual rounds of clieering for the Dean, the Head Master, etc.

One agreeable incident that occurred during the distribution of the prizes must not be passed over. The IIEAU MASTER, in announcing the names of the successful candidates for the Composition Prizes in the Sixth Form, referred to the lamented death of the Rev . W. Robinson, by which the School had been deprived of the annual prize for an English Essay. The Ven . Archdeacon Hey, who was sitting just behind Mr. Stephenson, whispered a few words to the latter, who thereupon announced that the Archdeacon had volunteered to continue the prize. It is hardly necessary to add that the seasonable generosity of the popular ex-Head Master was acknowledged with loud applause.

THE SCHOOL CONCERT.

AFTER two postponements, the Concert in aid of continuing the improvements in the interior of the School Chapel took place oil 1londay, July 26th. The hall was tastefully decorated by Mr. Yeld, and all arrangements were carried out without a flaw. The large and fashionable audience showed in a most unmistakeable manner their appreciation of the entertainment . We must, however, express our regret at the unavoidable absence through indisposition, of 1lajor Sliaw-Hellier, who had kindly promised two songs, The following programme was gone through :

PA RT I.

CHORUS & SOLO, Come if you dare, " P r eII School Chuir, and Friends

SONG, " I fear no foe," Pinsuti. Mr. II . V . Scott.

DUETT, " La dove prcude, " Mozart. Mrs . IT . M . Stephenson and Captain Murphy.

SONG, "O Susanna, non vicu," Mozart. Miss Campbell.

SONG, " 0 ruddier than the cherry, " Handel. Captain Murphy.

SONG, "The Wanderer," Schubert. Mrs . H . M . Stephenson.

PIANO-DUETT, Overture to " Frieschutz, " Weber. Miss Middleton and Herr Padel.

PART II.

MADRIGAL, " Since first I saw your face," Ford. School Choir and Friends.

SONG, " Simon the Cellarer," J . L. Hatton. Mr . H . V . Scott.

DuErr, " The Song of the Birds," Rubinstein. Mrs . H . M . Stephenson and Miss Middleton.

PIANO SOLO, " The Carillon," . feelL Herr l'adel.

SONG, " O bid your faithful Arid fly," Linley. Miss Campbell.

SONG, " Good night," Rubinstein. Captain Murphy.

SONG, " A Song of Spring " (words by G . Yeld, Esq.), Neapolitan. Mrs . II . M . Stephenson.

CHORUS & Soi,os, " 0 ! whate'er it be," Goetz. (From " The Taming of the Shrew " ) School Choir and Friends.

Almost every item on the programme was received with loud applause, and the audience would not rest contented without encores. In the first chorus we must notice C. H . Cobb's solo, which was very well given. The powers of the maturer performers are well known, and it would be invidious to single any one out for special praise. Mr. Bellerby, Mus. Bac., conducted, and Mr. Sample presided at the piano.

In our next number we hope to be able to give some particulars as to the pecuniary results of the Concert. In the meantime, we may suggest that we see no reason why a Concert at Midsummer should not become one of the regular institutions of the School .

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

VVT' thought to be able this year to have our Sports (in accordance with old precedent) on the last Saturday of the term, but before we had got half through them, the rain interfered, and we were obliged to put them off, in spite of the disappointment it caused " the large and fashionable " assemblage . The Judges were Mr. W. S. Cadman, Mr. A . H. Griffith, and Mr. E. L. Haynes, and the Starter was Sergeant-Major Kinneavy.

The following events were decided on the Saturday :

1 .-Putting the Weight (16 lbs.) 16 entries. Prize given by Col' Malcolm. F. T. Griffith (z8 ft.) t ; W. J. Kaye, 2 ; L. E . Stevenson, 3 '

II.—Long Jump (under 15) 12 entries. Prize given by Rev. E. Balmer. F. Brandt (13 ft. 11 in.) t ; M . Taylor, 2 ; G. C. Harland, 3•

IlE—Long Jump (open) 13 entries. Prize given by J. R. Wood, Esq . A . P. Chadwick (18 ft.) i ; W. E. Brockbank, 2 ; G. H. Eyre, 3.

IV.—Flat Race, too Yards (under 13) 24 entries. Prize given by \V. F. Campbell, Esq. First Heat—Green, i ; Moss, 2. Second Heat— Haynes, i ; Hitchen, 2 Third Heat—Hopkins, . t ; Williamson, 2. Final—Moss, t ; Haynes and Green, dead heat.

V.—Flat Race, too Yards (open), 18 entries, 8 ran. Prize given by Rev. H. M. Stephenson. A. P . Chadwick, t ; R. Wood, 2 ; F. W. Greenhow, z.

VI.—Throwing the Cricket Ball (under 15), 12 entries. Prize given by Rev. W. Routh . N. Stephenson, t ; P. Lord, 2 ; M. Taylor, 3.

VII.—Old Boys' Race. Distance, quarter of a mile. 2 ran. W. Crosland, t ; C. H . Wood, 2.

_Utter a good deal of deliberation on the morning of Tuesday, the Sports began at 11 .1 5 . The ground was in a terrible condition, and the times of the races were very much lengthened, particularly the Mile, which was done in such shocking time that we hardly dare insert it—perhaps, as we say, it was owing in a very great measure to the -tate of the grounds. The events were as follows :

VIII.—High Jump (open). Prize given by W. F. Rawdon, Esq. The High Jump, which had been begun on Saturday, was resumed with the following result :—C. H. Williamson (.}ft. to in .), t ; A . R . Stephenson, 2 ; F. T. Griffith, ? .

IX.—Flat Race, 10o Yards (under 15), 25 entries. Prize given by W. L. Newman, Esq. Three heats with this result :—Johnson, 1 ; Rose, 2 ; Watson, 3.

X.—Flat Race, (quarter-mile). Prize given by Major Harrison, R.E. Time, 54 secs. A. P. Chadwick, i ; R. Wood, 2 ; E. Douglas, 3.

XI.—Flat Handicap, 500 Yards, 53 entries. Daniel, 1 ; Crosthwaite, 2 ; Watson, 3.

XII.—Throwing the Cricket Ball (open) . Prize given by Ven. Archdeacon Hey. A . R. Stephenson (85 yds.), 1 ; A. P. Chadwick, 2 ; G. Bulman, 3.

XIII.—High Jump (under 15). Prize given by J. L. Freeman, Esq. F. Brandt (.I ft. 2 in.) I ; Watson, 2 ; Green and Taylor (equal) 3.

XIV.—Mile Race. 6 ran. Prize given by Rev. T. Adams. E. Douglas, i ; N. Brady, 2 ; G . H. Eyre, 3. Time, 5 min 20 secs.

XV.—Hurdle Race (under 15). Prize given by F. M . Scargill, Esq. F. Brandt, i ; C. Lane, 2 ; M. Taylor, 3.

XVI.—Pole Jump (open). 4 competed. F. T. Griffith (8 ft. .I in.) 1 ; E. Douglas, 2 ; G. H. Eyre, 3.

XVII .—Hurdle Race (open). A. P. Chadwick, 1 ; E. Douglas, 2 ; G. H. Eyre, 3.

XVIII.—Flat Race (quarter-mile) . Prize given by W. Barnby, Esq. A. P. Chadwick, I ; F. W. Greenhow, 2 ; R. Crawshaw, 3.

XIX.—Flat Handicap (300 Yards). 57 entries. Watson, I ; Daniel, 2 ; Moss, 3.

XX.—Hurdle Handicap (50o Yards) . Prize given by G. Veld, Esq. AV. E. Brockbank, 1 ; C. H. Williamson, 2 ; E. Douglas, 3.

XXI.—Sack Race. F. W. Greenhow, 1 ; F. T. Griffith, 2 ; A. R. Stephenson, 3.

XXII.—Consolation Scramble. (For those who have not been first in any former event). R . Wood, I ; H. Wood, 2 ; G. H. Eyre, 3.

Mrs. Stephenson gave away the prizes, several of which were very handsome, and after the usual amount of howling, bellowing, and clapping, the meeting, which by this time had become pretty large, dispersed. Amongst Old Boys present we noticed, T. R. Terry, W. E . Moore, W. H. Jackson, F. E. Watson, M. Newby, W. Crosland, not to mention others who live at York, and who were, therefore, on the spot. At the Distribution of the Prizes on Tuesday evening also, we were glad to see J. P. Hubbersty, who is not very often able to visit us.

SCHOOL LETTER.

ALL joys come to an end, " and this term has proved no exception to the rule : we at last have been compelled to quit those buildings which, I am sure, must have endeared themselves to every one of us, and are forbidden for seven long weeks to enter again their sacred precincts.

The Cricket team cannot be said to have enjoyed a season of uninterrupted success, yet we have proved ourselves superior to any team which Yorkshire schools have brought against us . Hornsea and Flaxton, too, have had to acknowledge themselves defeated. ra 6'aXAct o tyw For further particulars I must refer my readers to the detailed accounts which have figured so extensively in the Peteritc. 'We might, and probably should have made a better show had we been fortunate in securing a professional . A. P. Chadwick has got the " Batting Average," and A . R. Stephenson the " Bowling." In the Richmond match, the " average " of Stephenson's bowling was four wickets for three runs. We had hoped, too, to have been able to have added to our list of victories the Old Boys' match, which was fixed for July 26th, but unfortunately could not be played, owing to the drenching rain which fell during the whole day.

The York Regatta took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 27th and 28th, but we had no boat on the river.

The Concert, the proceeds of which are to be employed in improving the School Chapel, passed off with considerable eclat . There was a large attendance, and several of the songs were loudly encored. Major T. B . Shaw-Hellier, to the great disappointment of all, was unavoidably absent.

We regret to have to state that we are losing three very prominent members of the School this term, Wade, Mallinson, and Piggin, the last of whom was one of the School Editors of the Petal/ e.

" WHISKERA\DOS "

P.S.—I take advantage of the request of " Whiskerandos " that I should add a postscript to his letter, if it is only to assure enquiring friends that I have survived the scandalous attempt recently made by the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board to annihilate me with their stern requirements.

As I have made mention more than once of a Regatta Boat, I suppose I ought to apologize for cheating my readers with what was only the baseless fabric of a vision. Several attempts to get up a boat were made, but disappointment followed disappointment, and the result was—nothing.

"

"—positively his last.

CORRESPONDENCE. FOOTBALL.

To THE EDITORS OF " THE PETERJTE "

DEAR Sias,—Before we meet again, the Football Season will have begun, and I therefore seize my opportunity, asking you to spare some small space in your "valuable magazine " for a few rules which were taught me, in the days of my football playing, by a veteran in that noble game. He used to tell me he had often been exasperated by seeing so much passing : he was very careful to impress upon me this rule, which I shall call No. i :

i .—Never pass the ball, for it breeds a spirit of servile dependence and reliance upon others.

z .—Always swear on all possible occasions, for that is manly, and makes spectators think what a fine fellow you are.

3.—If you are playing on a strange ground, find what fault you can, for that raises a good opinion about your own School, and that is patriotic.

4.—If there is by any chance an altercation, vituperate as loudly as possible, for then you will appear brave ; but take care to keep outside of the ring that will certainly be formed, for it would not do for you to come to blows ; that would bring discredit on your School.

,.—If you transgress rule 1, and pass the ball, never pass it to the backs, for that would tire them, and would be selfish.

6.—Always scatter over the field so that you may collar ally one who is running, and never let two or three try to collar a man together, for they might hurt each other.

7.—If you are a forward, and see a l u u of the opposite side running, keep out of his way ; you may harm him, and that would be cowardly.

8 .—If you see a man of your own side running, whom you do not like, collar him at once : people will think it mistaken zeal, and will praise and pity you for your mistaken enthusiasm.

9 .—Let your forwards play back a little, in order to relieve your backs ; but a back should never run past the half-way flag, for that would be selfish, and make people think he was trying to get all the glory for himself

io.—If you do not feel up to doing your duty, limp off the ground and lie down : you will be thought an hero, and you can display Spartan courage and Stoicism (especially if you are not hurt).

I might enlarge : but these fiw good sound rules will enable you, if you stick to them, to win many matches, and generally raise the credit of the School and team .

Yours, &c.,

LINKUM FIDELIUS.

IGNORAMUS would be glad if any reader could inform him, through the Editors, of the derivation and application of Rol d' YvetOt.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

\V. E. MOORE, Queen's College, Oxford, has obtained a Third Class in the Final School of /iterce /uimaraiores, Oxford.

J. CHADWICK (Fourth Form and C. and M . Department) has passed in the First Division in the recent Matriculation Examination at London University.

\V H. COBB has obtained the Queen 's Medal for the Latin Speech at Winchester College.

We beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following magazines :— Lily, Llandovery School Journal, S . Andrew's College Magazine, Ulula.

The Librarians beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt, from the compiler, of " Selections from Martial," with Introduction, Notes, &c., by Rev. H . M. Stephenson.

Editorial Communications, during the holidays, should be addressed to B. G. M. Baskett, Bishopthorpe Road, York.

CRICKET.

FLAXTON CLUB v. ST. PETER'S.

Played on Yorkshire Gentlemen 's Ground, on Tuesday, June 1st. FLAXTON CLUB.

First tunings Second innings. J. Sturdy, b Bulmer 0 L wkt, b Stephenson . .. 21 C. LI. Mel on, c Bain-mu, b Chidwiuk 13 e Littman, b Creeuhow 31

A. Walker, b Chadwick

W. Watson, c Griffith, b Chadwick

G. H. Esh, b Chadwick

Hon. G. A. Duncombo, b Chadwick

A. Murfin, b Bulmer

A. Denniss, b Bulmer

J. Smith, not out

Total

ST. PETER'S.

Innings.

F. T. Griffith, b Hudson 0

A. P. Chadwick, b Sturdy .

R. W. Bulmer, c Sturdy, b Hudson .

A. R. Stephenson, b Sturdy 1

I'. H. Flower, c Murfin, b Hudson

F. W. Greenhow, c Watson, b Hudson

G. W. Bulman, b Sturdy

E. A. Douglas, b Sturdy

. 11, Eyre, b Hudson 9

. C. Wilton, 1 b w, h Iludson , 4

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DRAGOON GUARDS v . ST. PETER'S. Played at the Barracks, York, on Friday, June 4th. DRAGOON GUARDS First Innings.

. Banks, b Chadwick

Priv. Gilmore, c Douglas, b Chadwick

Lieut. J. 1)arlcy, c Wilton, b Bubnan

Lieut. R. Willoughby, b Bulman

. Bennett, b Chadwick

. it. A. Vansittart, not out

. J. Aylmer, b Chadwick

. Ryan, b Chadwick

Second Innings. c Bulman, b Chadwick b Bulman h Flower

ST. PETER'S.

First Innings.

A. P. Chadwick, st Willoughby, b Kelly

A. R. Stephenson, b Ryan

P. II. Flower, c Townsend, b Ryan 1

E. A. Douglas, b Ryan 8

F. W. Greenhow, b Ryan 3

G. W. Bulman, b Aylmer 7

G. II. Eyre, b Ryan 0

F. T. Griffith, run out 0

J. If. Mallinson, b Kelly 3

R. Wiltou, b Kelly 7 W. J . P. Kaye, not out

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN v. ST. PETER'S.

Played at the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Ground on Tuesday, June 15th, YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.

First Innings.

J. W. Clegg, not out

G :1 . B . Lcatham, b 13ulntau

1V. Hutchinson, b Chadwick

C. Wood, b Bulntan

J. P. Law, b Chadwick

C. W. Landon, not out

11ev. E. S. Carter

W. F. Tempest

L. Dodswortit

T. Ashburner

C. Lamb

'fetal for 1 wickets

ST. PL'1'1;1 's.

First Inning s.

W. J. I'. Kaye, b haudon

1V . E. 13rockbauk, b Laudon

A. I'. Chadwick, c sub. b Tempest

1'. V. (~rceuhow, st. Leath:rm . b Tempest

F. T. Griffith, run out

L. A. Douglas, b Landon

G. IV. Bulutau, b Landon

H

ST

. JOHN'S TRAINING COLLEGE, v. ST. PETER'S. Played on the School Ground on June 17th.

ST. JOHN'S TRAINING COLLEGE.

First Innings.

ST. PETER'S.

First Innings.

Second Innings.

F. W. Greenhow, b Haylcy 3

G. W. Bulman, b Paton 0

G. H. Eyre, b Hayley U W. J. P. Kaye, b Hayley (1 W. E. Brockbank, not

Played at Richmond on Saturday, June 26th. RICHMOND

G. II. Eyre, b Vester

R. C. Wilton, c Vester, b A . Fawbert

J. H. Mallinson, c Smithson, b A. Fawbert

N. F. R. ENGINEERS.

First Innings.

.

. Smithson, c Griffith, b Chadwick

Nelson, c and b Bnlman

First Innings.

E. II. Birks, h Stephenson

B. Shepherd, b Stephenson

C. Wood, c Flower, b Stephenson

W. Watson, le Chadwick

IT. W. Martin, b Chadwick

H. A. Wilson, run out

T. Dudley, c Greenhow, b Stephenson

J. Haigh, h Stephenson

W. Beale, run out

T. Ila.on, 1.1w., b Stephenson

G. Hitchcock, not out

ST. PETER'S.

First Innings.

tremendous downpour of rain spoilt the School 's play.

[The following match is supposed to have been played by St . Peter's against Beverley. The entries in the score book are as follows : " The Club against the Club. This match was played at , the day of , 187-." ED.]

First Innings of the — Club

ST PETER'S. First Innings. P. E. Lord, b

Innings of the — Club.

E. A. Douglas, b

3 G. W. Bulman, b Saxelby

F. W. Greenhow, not out 9

G. H. Eyre, c and b Bolton

R. C . Wilton, b Saxelby

J. H. Mallinson, b Saxelby

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL.

DURHAM SCHOOL.

First Innings.

F. G. Sacut, c Eyre, b Bulman 7

J Turnbull, b Chadwick 0

R. W. Hogg, thrown out Douglas 53

R. H. Scott, b Chadwick 0

J. V. Whiteside, c and b Chadwick 3

E. R. Brutton, b Chadwick . .. 65

R. W. Armstrong, c Kaye, b Stephenson 5

II. N. Hind, c Griffith, b Stephenson 13

J. P. Matthews, c Mallinson, b Chadwick 4

R. B. Lattimer, not out S

L. II. Evans, c Griffith, b Stephenson 2

Extras 1,t

ST. PETF12'S. First Tnnings.

A. R. Stephenson, b Whiteside

W. J. P. Kaye, b Brutton

A. P. Chadwick, b Brutton

F. T. Griffith, b Whiteside

E. A. Douglas, b Brutton

F. W. Greeuhow, run out

G. W. Bulman, b Whiteside

P. H. Flower, not out ...

G. H. Eyre, b Brutton

R. C. Wilton, b Brutton

J . II. Mallinson, b Whiteside

Extras

Total

Second Innings. 3 b Whiteside q b Brutton 1 c and b Whiteside 5 b Whiteside 9 b Brutton q not out l b Whiteside 7 b Whiteside q c and b - Mutton q run out f1 b Brutton 5 Extras 31

The Editor, _pro. terra., ventures to call the attention of the cricket authorities to the ingenuous simplicity which characterizes the score book. That production has come under the notice of the Editor in consequence of the passive resistance which has thwarted all his efforts to obtain the scores, etc., from any Official of the Cricket Club. The Editor, in consequence, will not feel called upon to apologise for any error that may have crept into the scores.

The same attitude of masterly inactivity prevents the appearance in the present number of the Peter/le of a review of the Cricket Season. OXFORD : PRINTED 1W W. R. BOWDEN, ;q, HIGII STREET.

THE P ET RITE.

Vor.. II.

OCTOBER, 1880. No. 16.

EDITORIAL.

THE Oxford Editors of the Pctcritc feel that some explanation of the late appearance of the October number is due from them. In all cases a bad excuse is worse than none, so that they trust the leniency of their readers will admit that theirs is a good one. The Oxford Term began exceptionally late this autumn, viz. the 16th, and the Editorial Staff being unfortunately deprived of the energetic services of Messrs . Chadwick and Moore, is scarcely as yet in working order. They hope, however, in future, to be more punctual in their appearance.

They must again call the attention of their contributors to the rule against the insertion of anonymous correspondence. The name of the contributor is requisite as a guarantee of good faith, but not for publication unless desired.

They regret the absence of the usual Oxford and Cambridge Letters, but hope to print them next month, as usual.

W. M. THACKERAY.

IT would hardly be an exaggeration to say that in any one of the principal London papers, there would certainly be some quotation from one of Dickens's works : but you may take up ten papers and not find one from Thackeray. Again, out of one hundred people who have read the whole of Dickens, one might safely venture to say not ten will have thoroughly read Thackeray. Why this is so, is not easily to be explained : but my purpose in writing this is, to try to persuade some at least of

my readers to study the great novelist ; if that object is gained, I have no doubt that they will soon learn to regard him with the same reverential love as I myself.

The first thing that strikes you on reading Thackeray, and strikes more forcibly than any thing else, is his immense knowledge of human nature. Never has there been at any time, a man who has had a more complete grasp of humanity in all its phases. There is scarcely a single incident in his novels, scarcely a single passage in his works, where he is not true to nature. Thackeray never indulges in wild theatricalism : and it is this that makes him, probably, less popular with the majority of people than Dickens. It is the same on the stage : the most absurd farce will be listened to with infinitely more delight than the most exquisite comedy displaying a thorough knowledge of human nature. Shakespeare's comedies have comparatively died : while every day you see advertisements of farces which have had a long run. I am perfectly aware that one of the great objections against Thackeray's works is, that he cannot draw a woman correctly, but I think that any who have studied Thackeray as I have, will come to the conclusion that the objection is without foundation . Are there not plenty of " Becky Sharp's" in the world ? Lady Castlewood and her daughter, Helen Pendennis, Amelia Sedley, Mrs . Mckenzie, and in fact all his female characters have their double in real life : and the objection that all his women are insipid angels or wicked geniuses, cannot be held for a moment when Ethel Newcome 's character is carefully observed : besides, supposing all save these few are failures, is not an author rather to be judged by his successes than his failures ?

As a philosophic novelist, he is unparalleled. No one, I think, ever disputes it : even in his worst, or rather least good works, charming passages occur "as thick as leaves in Valombrosa fall : " e.g., in the Virginians :

"When cheeks are faded and eyes are dim, is it sad or pleasant, I wonder, for the women who is a beauty no more, to recall the period of her bloom? When the heart is withered, does the old love like to remember how it once was fresh and beat with warm emotions So they fall—the buds of prime, the roses of beauty, the florid harvests of summer—fall and wither, and the naked branches shiver in the winter."

This is a " motto of the heart " picked out at random : all his books abound in such passages of unexampled beauty . Fielding was the only novelist who came near him in this branch of novel writing. One more, I open " Vanity Fair " at random and find :

"I know few things more affecting than that timorous debasement and self-humiliation of a woman . How she owns that it is she and not the man who is guilty : how she takes all the faults on her side : how she courts in a manner punishment for sins she has not committed, and persists in shielding the real culprit ! It is those who injure women most that get the most kindness from them : they are born timid and tyrants, and maltreat those who are humblest before them ."

In pathos again, who can equal him ? His affecting passages are more concealed than those of Dickens. You are liable to pass them over at first ; and it is that that makes people think that he has the power of moving in a less degree than Dickens. Here are instances (again taken at random) from " Vanity Fair : "

"No more firing was heard at Brussels—the pursuit rolled miles away. Darkness came on the field and city, and Amelia was praying for George, who was lying on his face, dead, with a bullet through his heart"

(Rawdon Crawley, loquitur to Lady Pitt Crawley) :—" Oh," said he in his rude, artless way, " you don't know how I'm changed since I 've known you, and—and little Rawdy . I—I'd like to change somehow. You see I want—I want to be " He did not finish his sentence, but she could interpret.

Any thing more affecting than the repentance of the huge, once libertine dragoon, can hardly be imagined. It is becoming hackneyed now to talk of the scene of Colonel Newcome's death, and other passages of the same kind, but they certainly bear comparison with Dickens at his best . He does not make so much noise as Dickens : he does not declaim or act : but the very simplicity, and absence of all dramatical and rhetorical writing, produce as great an effect as the utmost efforts of the author of the " Christmas Carol " could : and you come away from reading Thackeray with a healthy taste in your mouth, while through a great part of Dickens there is a vein of morbidity which sometimes palls. It is often said that Thackeray has not the power of description that Dickens had. Our author had rarely an occasion to employ description in the style which he wrote in ; but when he had, he shows that he has plenty of

power, and there is landscape painting in the "Newcome's," "Vanity Fair," " Irish Sketch Book," &c ., quite equal to any thing Dickens ever wrote.

As a satirist, humourist, and essayist, he is well known to be pre-eminent. As a specimen of satire, I should quote his " Essay on Thunder and Small Beer " His " Snob Papers " are inimitable. "Collingsby" is a splendid example of slashing satire, where he mercilessly mutilates Lord Beaconsfield.

As a humourist, his " Jcamcs's Diary " is allowed to be the wittiest series of papers that ever appeared in 1'zizzch ; and his essays arc acknowledged to be among the best ever written : I need not speak of the " Four Georges" and " English Humourists, " for they are too well-known to need any eulogy on my part.

As an historical novelist, he has "beaten the world. " In " Esmond," which I am inclined to think his masterpiece (at least it is his most polished work), a more complete picture of any time has never been written . The authors of the grand time of which he wrote, seem literally to "live, and move, and have their being. " Few will question its superiority over Dickens's " Barnaby Rudge," which many regard as Dickens's best work. I must not finish without touching on his mastery of dialogue writing. For nature in dialogue, Scott and George Eliot are the only authors who approach him (with perhaps the exception of the author of " Tom Jones.")

His genius was universal, as may be seen if you merely read the books I have quoted from . The other excellencies of Thackeray I will not dwell upon . The strong manly tone (which, by-the-bye, Dickens wants), the easy vigour, the power, the splendid satire and charming tenderness appearing in every page, must delight any reader with a grain of intelligence or true feeling : and the exquisite finish of his novels and essays must commend itself to all lovers of artistic beauty.

I have, perhaps, said enough : my aim, as I said before, is not to convince, but to persuade. If any who have condescended to read what I have written, who are hitherto unacquainted with the " god-like man," will study him, I am satisfied, as will they be also, I am confident : and if they will go so far as to smother their philosophic instincts, and believe, on my authority, that, in this case, the end justifies the means, my object is entirely gained.

FRED. BAYHAM.

THE MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT SWANSEA.

THIS Association exists for the advancement of science . It is the first and most famous of the migratory bodies which meet annually in some large town. The British Association never meets in London : the reason is that London is the seat of the leading scientific Societies throughout the year. London is the capital of the British scientific world. The British Association meets in the holiday part of the year : it was meant to extend the interest in science in all parts of the three kingdoms : hence it meets in Scotland and Ireland from time to time, as well as in England . Its leading Members arc little altered from year to year, but in each centre it gathers to itself many Associates, besides its own annual and life Members. There is no qualification or test of Membership ; there is a subscription. The funds raised from subscriptions of Members are entirely devoted to the central purposes of the Association such as the publication of the proceedings—a thick volume makes its appearance annually. The largest item of expense is the granting of money to men engaged in researches : the sum voted is generally more than Li000. The British Association is the guest each year of some town . The local expenses of the meeting are generally considerable : these are defrayed entirely by the locality.

The proceedings of each meeting are in form nearly stereotyped, the matter varies. There are discourses to the whole body on three evenings, the first being the President's Inaugural Address, which is looked for in the scientific world with almost the interest a Queen's speech awakens in the political world ; the others are discourses on some subject of novel or important interest . The Lecturers like to get hold of something they can show by experiment, or at least project upon a screen with the oxy-hydrogen light. Thus at Sheffield, in 1879, Mr . Crookes gave the results of his wonderful experiments with radiant matter, which demonstrated for the first time that there is a fourth state of matter beside the three already known. At Swansea the President's Address was a review of the arguments in favour of the unifor-

mity of the causes which have led to the present conformation of the earth's crust. Professor Ramsay argued that volcanic forces, for example, had not worked more intensely in past geological epochs than in the present : and that the same was the case with the upheaval of mountain chains, the metamorphism of rocks, the formation of salt lakes, the carving and grinding action of glaciers, and indeed every department of geological activity. On the Friday evening Professor Boyd Dawkins gave a discourse on " I'rima^val Man ;" he finds evidence that men existed in this country at the same time with the mammoth and hairy elephant, and that England was united to the continent at that time. One of the chief points of interest was that these ancient cave men had attained considerable skill in sketching animals and figures on bone and stone implements. These early inhabitants seem to have resembled the Esquimaux. The other evening discourse was given by Mr. Francis Galton, the famous author of the "Art of Travel," the subject was " Mental Imagery ;" the first part consisted of a description of mental visualisation, or "a sort of seeing with the mind's eye, Horatio :" it was a somewhat fanciful description of the constant association of certain forms and colours with certain numbers. The second part of the lecture referred to a method of superposing photographs of various individuals whereby a typical portrait is supposed to be secured. The individual photographs and the resultant mean were thrown upon the screen : the typical criminal, which was the result in one set of experiments, did indeed look the pink of villainy. These evening Lectures and the two Soirees which were held in a large wooden building formed the attractions of the evenings during the meeting.

The Association every morning breaks up into nine sections in which special subjects are considered . These sections are Mathematics and Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Anatomy and Physiology, Zoology and Botany, Anthropology, Geography, Economic Science, Mechanical Science . It would take more than the whole space of this month's Petcritc to relate these papers in detail. Two of the most successful papers were read by Dr. Tempest Anderson, an Old Peterite, first on an improved Heliograph or Sun Signal ; secondly on an improved instrument for measuring the unequal curvature of the eye, and consequently for showing what kind of spectacles are required .

Besides these sectional proceedings there are the excursions . The men of science seem to enjoy these with all the zest of schoolboys. Some excursions proved a formidable day's journey, such as from Swansea to Pembroke Dock ; the Dockyard was examined, a large ironclad inspected, a visit was made to the Great Eastern which has lain useless for five years at Milford, and Tenby was visited on the return journey. Other excursions were made by steamer to Ilfracombe and Lundy Island, to Gower and Worm's Head. Many visits were paid to Copper works, Zinc works, Tin works, Steel works, Waterworks, and all the smoky activities of Swansea. One characteristic entertainment must not be forgotten, the Dinner of the " Redde Lion's Clubbe," where the members roar and disport themselves like "wild barbarians all at play :" this takes place under the presidency of a lion king, the "bones " arc provided by "jackals ;" no science is talked under penalty of a severe fine. The Dinner takes place on the evening of the last working day of the Association. Some of the readers of this magazine may be aware that the Jubilee Meeting of the British Association is to be held in York in August, 1881, so that the Association may begin its second half-century of existence in the same city tvherc its first meeting was held in 1831.

LEAVES FROM LAKELAND.

T7IND reader, bear with me for a page or two whilst I endeavour to set down on paper some pleasant recollections of a few happy weeks spent at the English Lakes, and should I but bring back to some of my readers who have been there, pleasing memories of scenes long ago visited, or should I arouse in others a desire to see for themselves the beautiful works of nature which I will endeavour (imperfectly though it be) to depict, I shall be fully contented, nay, more than contented. I had so often heard our English Lakes spoken of so disparagingly in comparison with the Scotch Lakes, that it was with no very high expectations, I confess, that I set out to visit them.

"By all means see the English Lakes before you visit the Scotch ; they are not to be compared to them." Some such saying as this I have often heard repeated, and perhaps the speaker of these words was right, though not in the sense in which he meant it. For the English and Scotch Lakes arc not, nor indeed can be compared with one another. The scenery peculiar to each is totally different . The Scotch scenery is sublime, tending to the grand and almost awful . A silent solemnity seems to steal over the mind as the traveller gazes in silence upon the towering mountains, wild and rugged, solitary in their silent grandeur. But his feelings as he looks upon the calm tranquil scenes of the English Lakes are quite different. The quiet, placid lakes lying snugly sheltered amongst the hills ; the wooded sides of the mountains sloping gently down as if to kiss the water ; the lofty tips of the mountain heights looking down in calm serenity upon the slumbering waters below, as if to assure them of peace and undisturbed tranquility ; the trickling brooks meandering with rippling music through the glades, chafing indignantly against the stones which bar its course ; the undulating paths sheltered by an awning of thick foliage overhead which almost shuts out the blue canopy of heaven ; all these arouse a feeling of peace and calm, of rest and repose. Shut out from all the thoughts and cares of the busy world, the traveller loses himself in admiration of the loveliness of the scene before him. He will, with Longfellow, be ready to say :

" Love is ever busy with his shuttle, Is ever weaving into Life's dull warp Bright gorgeous flouuers and scenes Arcadian, Hanging our gloomy prison-house about With tapestries that make its walls dilate With never-ending vistas of delight."

A trip to the English Lakes will form a bright gem in the crown of happy memories of by-gone days. It will ever remain stamped upon the mind with an impress never to be obliterated, painted in never dying colours.

" Often would he leave his home And journey far, re-visiting the scenes That to his memory were most endeared."

We spent two weeks at Ambleside, which town we made the centre of all our subsequent excursions . It is beautifully situated

on the side of a hill at a short distance from Lake Windermere, and is happy in possessing a very pretty church . The walks around are lovely, and many are the mountains bright with broom and heather, whose summits afford a commanding view of the many lakes (from one of these heights no fewer than six are to be seen), whilst the numerous vallies between the mountain ranges, present to the eye new scenes of ever-changing beauty ; and I know of none prettier than the valley of the Rothay, a small stream which connects three lakes, Grasmere, Kydal Water, and Windermere. The road runs for the most part alongside of the stream, overshadowed by huge spreading trees. Miss Martineau's residence, and Fox Howe, the house of Dr. Arnold, of Rugby celebrity, we pass on the road, and soon the pretty village of Kydal is seen ensconced amongst trees overlooking the pretty stretch of water called Kydal Water. Here to the right we catch a glimpse of Kydal Mount, where Wordsworth spent many years of his life. Here is still unchanged—for change visits but seldom this lovely vale—the steep shady lane where the poet and his friend Dr. Arnold often walked . This is the scenery which gave such a colour to his poems. Here, too, is the gushing waterfall, to the music of which, is it too much to suppose, the poet wrote many of his poems ? And what surroundings could be more fitted to inspire in the breast of the poet that deep under current of tranquil thought which so characterises him.

But we pass on through a narrow valley skirting Kydal Water, with Nab Scar rising towering to the right, until a sudden bend in the road brings into full view the tranquil lake of Grasmere, with its peaceful village lying almost hidden at the further end of the water—the tower of the old Church standing out conspicuously, whilst as a back-ground to the scene, dark mountains tower up grand and solitary, one of which forms a shape so fantastic as to resemble according to some, a lion and a lamb, according to others, an old woman . Wordsworth takes the latter view, and speaks of " the ancient woman seated on Helm Crag."

But now let us visit the old Church—the Church of the "Excursion." It can certainly lay but little claim to beauty, being essentially a Church of the olden style, with huge oak rafters across the roof. But it is the Churchyard which more

particularly claims the attention of the visitor, and here in a quiet nook near a running stream, lies one of England 's greatest poets, William Wordsworth, who was laid to his rest in the Both year of a long and happy life.

" Being dead yet speaketh." " The deepest ice that ever froze, Can only o'er the surface close, The living stream lies quick below, And flows—and cannot cease to flow ."

SCHOOL LETTER.

THE Term of the year which is perhaps the pleasantest of all, for the short afternoon School and Theatricals has fairly begun. The play that will probably be played is " Much ado about nothing " Benedick and Beatrice are taken by Baskett and Hodgson ; Grahame, who has apparently not yet reached that " uncomfortable age when the voice varies between an unearthly treble and preternatural bass, " takes Hero, and will, we should think, do it well ; Claudio, A. R. Stephenson ; Don Pedro, Griffith ; Don John, Brockbank ; Dogberry, Bailey ; and Verges, perhaps G . Crossley . The Secretary and Treasurer is Baskett ; Griffith, Eyre, Douglas, Greenhow, Peters, and A. R . Stephenson, form the Committee.

The Captain of the Football Team is Baskett ; and Secretary, Douglas. Three matches have been played—Hull, at Hull ; Leeds School, and Richmond School at York . The Hull match was a sickening fiasco which no one who was there seems able to explain : their forwards must have literally carried the Peterites along with them . The Leeds and Richmond matches were more cheerful : we beat Leeds by a very large score, and the Richmond match was very even indeed. Douglas, Bulman, Gay, Bailey, and Grahame, have covered themselves with glory. The list of matches to be played is given in another place. By the way, my friend Baskett bears " his blushing honours thick upon him ." He is Editor of this veracious Journal ; Captain of the Team ; Secretary and "Treasurer to the Theatrical Club (was he deluded enough to believe the last office to be a sinecure ?) ; and he takes the part of Benedick in the play.

The Debating Club has resolved to meet : but when and how is left to Providence. Some one maliciously suggested that it should be held on Saturday, after the football matches ; the consequence is,

it has not been held at all. However, I admire Griffith's resolution and determined action in calling a meeting on the first opportunity. If the Editors will allow me, I should like to take this opportunity of congratulating L. Ryott, and to thank him, he practically being the donor of it, for the holiday he has given us.

Two of what Dr. Johnson called the "big men" have left us, G. H. Wade and J. H. Piggin, who have gone, one to Balliol, the other to Trinity College, Oxford, where they probably will do honour to the School.

It is a strange coincidence that Gorham and Faussett, who were Foundation Scholars in the same year, should each get the prize for Greek Prose in the same year in their Universities.

JIM CRAWLEY.

FOOTBALL.

Football commenced almost immediately after we came back, with B. Baskett as Captain and E . A. Douglas as Secretary. Before the first out-match, which was against Hull Town Club, several good home matches were played. The Sixth form played the School twice, and both times were victorious : the first time with a decided advantage, the second time after a very well contested game, the Sixth obtaining three goals and two tries, versus six tries on the part of the School. Rev. J. Adams' House also played the School House, and a very fast game ensued . The School House, however, was beaten back, and when time was called Mr. Adams' House were left winners by two goals, two tries, and two punts out, to one goal and two tries. It is, however, only fair to remark that the School House played with one man short, and another of their men was disabled during the course of the game.

A list of matches is as follows :—

Oct. Hull Town Club, at Hull.

9• Leeds Grammar School, at York. „ 16. Richmond Grammar School, at York. ,,

23. Clifton.

30. St. John's Training College, at York.

Nov. 13. Richmond Grammar School, at Richmond. ,, 20 Clifton Club, at York.

27• Hull Town Club, at York.

Dec. 4. Thorparch Grammar School, at York.

Matches also have to be arranged : one with Durham University; return matches with Clifton and St . John's Training College ; also the Old Boys' match

v. HULL TOWN CLUB.

This match, the first of the season, was played at Hull on October 2nd. They collected a splendid team against us, their forwards playing in a manner almost irresistible and by their very weight forcing their way easily through the scrimmages. The School, however, at first played pluckily, but only twice was Hull in danger, and a touch down each time was the result . This was the only advantage gained by the School during the game, and our first match thus left Hull easy winners. It is, however, fair on behalf of the School, to state that Gay, our most reliable back, whose drop-kicking would have been of great service, was absent, together with A . R. Stephenson and F. T. Griffith.

The team is composed as follows : G. Gay and H. Clayforth, backs ; B. Baskett, G . Bulman and R. Wood, three-quarter-backs ; E. A . Douglas and T. E. Grahame, halfbacks ; F. W. Greenhow, J. C. Bailey, E. Crossley, F. T. Griffith, G. H. Eyre, forwards. v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

This match was played on the School ground on Saturday, October 9th . The ball was kicked off by F. W. Jones, the Leeds Captain, and well returned, and play commenced in Leeds twenty-five . Although St. Peter's had the advantage of the wind, and several good runs were made by Bulman, Baskett and Grahame, Leeds played with much spirit, and in the first half-time only two tries were obtained, by J. C. Bailey and T. F. Grahame, though Leeds was repeatedly obliged to touch down in self-defence. After half-time Baskett was soon at work, and despite the determined efforts of F . W. Jones and B. P. Scattergood, amongst the Leeds forwards, and W . Hirst and H. Potter amongst the backs, he succeeded in obtaining three tries, two of which were converted into goals. Douglas obtained two tries, and Grahame, who played well on the ball throughout the game, and Stevenson, each obtained one try . Bulman, too, made a splendid run

right through the Leeds team, and succeeded in placing the ball behind the goal post. St. Peter's were thus left winners by three goals, five tries, and one punt out, to nil.

v. RICHMOND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played on the School ground, York, October i6. This was a splendidly contested game, and both teams worked well . Soon after play commenced, the ball, unknown to the School forwards, was passed back, and Craddock, on behalf of Richmond, made a long run, evaded the School backs, and placed the ball behind the goal posts. A goal was the result. After this St. Peter's played well together, and for a long time neither side gained any advantage. Moore and Brummett then succeeded in getting the ball, and, by dint of judicious passing, a try was credited to Richmond ; but the try at goal failed. After half-time St . Peter's pressed hard upon Richmond, and gradually forced them back, until Baskett ran through their forwards and gained a try, which, however, was not converted into a goal. Baskett soon after gained a try, but it was disputed, and although admitted to be fair by St. Peter's Umpire, our Captain, with magnanimous generosity, gave in to their indignant cries of " the ball was held," and a scrimmage took place fifteen yards in front of the goal. Greenhow and Bailey worked well amongst the School forwards, and Bulman and Baskett behind ; Grahame, as usual, played very spiritedly, but Douglas, on the whole, played best . For Richmond, Moore, Craddock, and Haggie did good service, and their passing is worthy of notice. Richmond School was thus left victorious by one goal and one try, to one try.

OBITUARY.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To THE EDITORS OF " THE PETERITE. "

DEAR SIRS,—Permit me to direct your attention to the extraordinary time of the year at which we hold our Sports. It seems to me that there is everything against that time, except the fact that at midsummer the School year ends, so that then seems a natural time to hold them. But, I believe, a concert is proposed to be held every midsummer, and if that be the case there will be no need for anything more to wind up the year with. Moreover, it is the time when one is supposed to be working hardest ; there is therefore less time for training : the weather is no more reliable than at Easter : at Easter most Schools have their sports. Besides this there is the great advantage that the training for the boat races makes one " fit " for athletics of all kinds, and it is much easier to train in the Easter term than in the Summer term . It will be colder, true, but we do not (unless I am very much mistaken) perform for spectators to see us, and therefore if ladies cannot come, because the cold is too great, it will not matter to us (I say this without meaning any offence to the " professed tyrants of the sex," and hope I shall not be accused of want of gallantry). It seems to me that, if leave could be obtained from the authorities it would be better to have the Sports at Easter.

I am, &c., NENIO.

To THE EDITORS OF " THE PETERITE."

DEAR SIRs,—There are two suggestions which I should like to make with reference to the Fives-court. The first is that wire-work should be placed on the inside over the two windows and the palings at the back : this might be done at a very small cost and would have the effect of making the balls return correctly from the back, which at present they very seldom do . The other is that money should be raised among those that use the Fives-court and others who would like to join, in order to get a cup or some other prize to be competed for in the beginning of the Spring Term when as a rule there is a dearth of occupations. The adoption of this latter proposal would, I

think, raise a fresh interest in the game and probably produce a large number of competitors.

Hoping these suggestions will meet with some consideration, I am yours truly,

G. H. EYRF.

ROI D' YVETOT.

" There was a king of Yvetot, Who, little famed in story, Went soon to bed, to rise was slow, And slumbered without glory. "

IGNORAMUS asks for " the derivation and application of Roi d Yvetot." Does he refer to the title or the poem of that name ?

If to the title, all I can say is that Yvetot is a town in Normandy of which the lords had the privileges of having the style of " king," and of having a mint and issuing their own coin.

One vestige of this ancient kingdom, thanks to a tavern, still remains for

" A wise and worthy monarch's face Is still in preservation, And, as a sign, it serves to grace An inn of reputation "

If the poem is referred to, then I can furnish a little more information. "It was written by Beranger in the month of May, 1813, and is one of the earliest indications of a political tendency in that popular French poet," says Mr. Oxenford, to whose book of French Songs I am indebted for the above translations.

Beranger wrote for Buonaparte, and with satirical poems ridiculed the governments which succeeded the fall of the Emperor . For these services he was fined and imprisoned, and lost the appointments in the Institute and the Academy which had been given to him at the instance of Lucien Buonaparte .

A. E. C.

Will any one inform me on what grounds rests the extraordinary theory that Lord Bacon was the author of what are known as Shakespeare's works. " INTENSE."

Can any one tell me where these lines occur . I have looked through Hudibras and cannot find them ?

" He that fights and runs away Will live to fight another day."

Author of this quotation wanted :

" We are weary in heart and head, and in hands and feet, And surely more than all things sleep were sweet, Than all things save the inexorable desire, Which whoso knoweth shall neither faint nor weep." PILcox.

Will any of the readers of the Peterite give me any information of the supposed authors of Junius' letters. G. H. E.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

A. GORHAM, Scholar of Trinity College, Dublin, has obtained the Chancellor's Prize for Greek Prose Composition : the value of the Prize is 12o, and the subject of the essay is " Imperialism . "

In the middle of last month many of our readers will be interested to know that E . S. Fox, of Corpus College, Cambridge, was ordained deacon at Darlington, and licensed to St . Mary' s, Gateshead.

On September, 16th, E. W. S. CHALLINOR, whom many will remember, was married at Netherthong to Miss J. H. Dyson, of Holme. L. A . Ryon., passed with honours in several subjects in his preliminary Medical Examination at Edinburgh.

The Rev. J ADAMS and Dr TEMPEST ANDERSON, were appointed as a deputation by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society to attend the meeting of the British Association at Swansea, beginning on August 25, 1880. The same gentlemen were appointed Local Secretaries for the York Meeting. Mr. ADAMS was elected a member of the Committee of Section A (Mathematics and Physics), and of Section C (Geology).

Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. COLLINS, whose death we regret to record, had served with great distinction for many years . He commanded the 2nd Battalion of Goth Royal Rifles all through the Afghan Campaign, including the arduous march with the army under Sir F. Roberts from Cabul to Candahar ; and had behaved so well on all occasions during the war, that it was rumoured that on his return to England, he would be Knighted . He was a Free Scholar of this School in 1851.

We beg to acknowledge the receipt of the Lily, Llandovery School Journal, S. Andrews College Magazine, Ulula.

OXFORD : PRINTED BY W. R. 1IOWI)EN, (), HIGH STREET

THE PETERITE.

EDITORIAL.

AWith regard to the wish to say a word.

T the beginning of the volume we announced our intention of bringing out nine numbers instead of eight in the year, if our funds would allow. We regret that we have been unable to carry out our intention in its entirety, but we may remind our readers that two numbers—the August number and the four extra pages. We trust that this of our resolve to improve the magazine, as induce our constituency to lend us all the essay on " Evolution " in this number, we On no account can we in future insert anything which contravenes the rule for the exclusion of religious and political articles we laid down at starting. The fact that the present essay is, in the main, a scientific, and not a theological one, is our only excuse for admitting it. We shall be glad to receive a reply to the paper, but the reply must be confined strictly to the scientific aspect of the question.

We may take this opportunity of stating that Mr. S. J. J. S. le Maistre has been appointed Treasurer, and that subscriptions should be sent to him at Keble College, Oxford, or, after Dec. loth, to Everingham Rectory, near York . It will save much trouble if any who wish to discontinue their subscriptions will kindly send him word at once.

With the present number is issued, in addition to the four extra pages, title-page and index to the volume. present one—contain earnest we have given our means permit, will help they can.

EVOLUTION.

WHY is it that an evolutionist should be looked on with such horror by all the orthodox ? Why should he be considered as next door to an atheist ? This is a thing I have never been able to explain : but, as I know that many have a very vague idea as to what grounds there are for the evolutionist's theory, I will endeavour to throw what little light I can upon the subject, happy if my words will guide any one to the knowledge of the truth . I myself have, like the majority of mankind, scoffed at the idea of men being descended from monkeys, and at the `missing link,' but it was before I had the slightest knowledge of the evidence, and before I had ever studied natural history in the least . And this I will venture to say is the case with many of those who laugh at evolutionists now. To begin with the proofs geology furnishes to us. A very strong proof indeed is afforded us here. As is well known, the chief formations of strata all over the world are, beginning from the earliest and going in order, the lower and upper Silurian, the Devonian, the Carboniferous, the Peruvian ; that of the era of the Trias and Dolite, the Cretaceous, (from the end of the Peruvian to the end of the Cretaceous is the secondary formation), and the Tertiary formations. In the earliest, viz. the lower Silurian, we find traces of the polypiaria (the insects which make the coral), the graptolites (like the sea pens now existing), and the criuoidea, closely allied to our King-crab, &c . These are, as we should expect, the creatures lowest down on the scale of the pedigree of man, the crinoidca being nothing but stomach and arms. In the upper Silurian the traces of life are almost the same, but more abundant . As yet we see, then, there were no vertebrated animals, or any which lived on dry land. In the next era a distinct rise is found,—fishes abound, and these belong to the vertebrata : we find creatures with brain, however small. Again, in the Carboniferous era we find amphibious reptiles ; more brain ; another rise ; (this does not occur till the Peruvian era, a branch of the Carboniferous era). In the secondary formation reptiles abound ; now is found the Ichthyosaurus, too well known to require description. In the tertiary formation mammalia abound

Now can anything be proved more clearly than this—at least with regard to the brute kingdom ? We have a regular gradation from creatures with nothing but instinct to creatures that can reason. I do not think that the most bigoted anti-evolutionists can refuse to admit that gradation (or, if you prefer it, development) is proved there. Perhaps the change from aquatic to amphibious animals may be a difficulty ; but long habit will enable man to stay under water three minutes, and, vice versa, a fish to live on land for a good deal longer : and when this habit continues for thousands or tens of thousands of years, perhaps the change may be explained . Again, by long disuse, certain organs may become rudimentary, as, for instance, the external ear in man, &c. Now if this applies to the lower creation, why should it not to the higher ?

A man must be a fool or a bigoted ignoramus if he deny that in bodily structure there is a very close analogy all through the animal kingdom. The brain of man is exactly the same in form as that of the ape, only it is larger : the foetus of the human being is so like that of the dog as to be almost indistinguishable, except by the most experienced : what is almost the most peculiar member of man's body, viz. the great toe, is found in the human embryo at right angles to the rest of the foot, and resembles very closely what may be called the great toe of the chimpanzee. At one stage the embryo of every living creature is female. Again, if men be not developed, how can the rudiments be explained ? How can the car be explained, the supra-condyloid foramen which often is found in man, the os coccyx, &c. ? I might mention a hundred rudiments, none of which can be explained otherwise than by this theory. Did God give us these things for mere ornament ? I think not. If you were accustomed to see men without certain features now useless, which you have, as the case now is, been accustomed to see him with, you would not think him disfigured, but would be more inclined to wonder at him if he possessed that feature. It is all custom and use : the Hottentot has a very different standard of beauty from what we possess ; and the converse is also true. I do not think that it can be supposed that these rudiments are for mere ornament : besides, there are many that could not serve this purpose, being concealed entirely, e. g. certain muscles and bones. No, we have these rudiments from our ancestors ;

through long disuse they have become useless, though there are recurrences which conclusively prove that the properties have been originally for use. There are men who can move their ears, though they cannot prick them, as does the dog ; examples are common of people who can move the whole of the skin from the forehead to the back of the head with a movement closely resembling that of the skin of the horse ; here are other instances I could mention, which would be out of place except in a magazine purely scientific or medical.

Again, how can you explain the very close affinity of the bee to the fish, the bird to the turtle, the horse to the man, &c. ? In all of these we can trace the various steps :—the fish's gills become the wings of the bee, by means of which it breathes and flies ; the bird, of which the first development is the swimming bird, cannot walk with ease, its feet being webbed and far back, and has flappers at what we might call the shoulders ; the web gets dried by disuse, and shrivels, the flappers become rudimentary, and the legs become longer by continued use. The early style of development is illustrated by the Penguin. One striking fact in relation between horse and man is that the horse has toes which are hidden under the hoof, a fact easily to be understood. Many people seem to believe that, to establish our theory, a race of man witic tails is needed, thus showing their intense ignorance on the subject, since the tail becomes a rudiment long before it reaches man. But still that is the argument they meet us with, " Where is the tail ?" " Where is the missing link ?"—the fact being that no link is missing actually, except it be a race intermediate between the ape and man, the absence of which is easily accounted for, since the convulsions of the earth were not so violent at the period this change was going on . If this argument is not received, how do you account for the fact that apes in fossil state are never found (since, according to the antievolutionists, the ape was created at the same time as other creatures), while numbers of other animals are discovered in fossil ?

The strongest argument against us is yet to come, namely the difference between the brain powers. But the difference is one of degree, not of kind : as I have already said, the brain of man is exactly the same in shape as that of other animals. Moreover, the man who refuses to allow that the lower creation have reason, is getting behind the times. Again, it has been proved that

civilization increases the brain power, as also do a healthy place of abode and regular living : thus the dog, since he has been tamed, has distinctly advanced, and he has learnt five new different noises to express his emotions. I will add, too, that there is no emotion or feeling of the human being that is not reproduced in the lower animals ; love, joy, anger, jealousy, shame, and even a sense of beauty ; nay, there is something very closely allied indeed to religion in the veneration which a dog entertains for his master. There is also a retrograde movement which tends to prove the same thing : there cannot be a doubt that on an average the strength of memory has been very much impaired in the human being since the time of, say, Homer ; while the ape, horse, and dog are noted for their extraordinary memory.

If we reason upon analogy we must come to the same conclusion. There is a regular order in everything else in nature ; why not, then, in the descent of man ? As for the argument that it is against the Scriptures, I do not think that that really can be held. I have examined very carefully indeed every passage that might lead to any clue, and I only find that beasts were created before man, which is what we say. Of time, of course, we cannot be certain from the Bible narrative ; but why what is translated "seven days " should not be equivalent to seven thousand or seven million years, I do not know : the seven only serves to show that there was a regular order in the creation. Further on I find a regular proof, viz. in the case of Esau, whose skin was so hairy that Jacob represented it by a goat-skin : this is a most positive proof,—a recurrence to the state of primeval man . Again, Dr. Darwin lays the place where man first began, about Mesopotamia, or at any rate in Asia Minor, and as we think the Garden of Eden to have been there, there is no reason why the two beliefs, thus far at least, should not be compatible. Certainly it seems to be a grander belief that the great Creator should have preconceived this order from the beginning of time, that from the beginning of the world's existence He should make all creation work up to one end, i. c. the developing of a creature like His divine self. Else why should He make all the rest of nature one, and except from the unity one race of beings—namely, man ? Why should He make the lower creation all connected by the closest analogy (for, as I have said before, no man who knows

anything of anatomy or natural history can deny they are connected), .then give man a separate creation to himself, preserving, however, in him every single feature and the whole structure of the lower animals most like him ? Looked at in this light, to believe in evolution is very far from atheism ; and I declare that since I believed in this theory my reverence and sense of the almighty glory and majesty of the Creator of the universe has been almost infinitely increased . Is it derogatory to suppose that God made every thing in order ? We do not think the more lightly of Him because the distances of the planets of our system are in a fixed order.

Let us now sum up the evidence for the theory. To begin with, if we had no proof at all except the observation of the rest of nature, we should presume that the animal kingdom followed some sort of order, which is important to remember. We should then imagine, presuming the order, that the higher would follow the lower. Then, following up the subject, we find that this was actually the case ; the lower must have preceded the higher ; and the different stages in which each creature is found prove conclusively that the higher were developed from the lower : we have the links, and can trace and explain the processes : in fact, few will dispute that the regular law, here found, of gradation, means development. Then, coming to man, we find him constructed on the same lines as others of the animal creation. Even the brain is the same in shape. If we examine the intelligence of the dog as it was two thousand years ago, and what it is now, we shall sec how much a comparatively few years in a civilised state will do towards the development of the brain of the lower creation, for then the dog was an outcast and never showed any signs of extraordinary intelligence, (in fact, we can see for ourselves, by comparing the pariah with our dog), or we may be sure it would not have escaped the knowledge of writers of that period and some time before. Now we know that the world is at least a million years old, and why we cannot believe that man 's brain could not have developed to its present state in that time, it is impossible to say. Why, in the Scriptural account, the words " after His own image" should not be understood in a metaphorical sense, and taken to mean the bestowing of the soul on man, is another difficulty with me : in any case, however it be taken, it does not affect our argument. Lastly, taking into

account the different stages the human being passes through before birth, and also the peculiar likeness of certain classes of idiots to the lower creation in temperament, disposition, and structure of brain, I hardly think it possible for any anti-evolutionist to laugh at the theory as being groundless and absurd. I should like to conclude with a striking remark of Charles Darwin. " He who rejects with scorn the belief that he is descended from brutes will probably reveal his descent by sneering. For though he no longer intends, nor has the power, to use his teeth (the canines) as weapons, he will unconsciously retract his ` snarling muscles ' so as to expose them ready for action, like a dog prepared to fight. "

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION MEETING OF 1844.

IT has sometimes been asserted by the ill-disposed that York is a humdrum, sleepy sort of a place. These accusations, we may observe, chiefly come from smoky quarters, but whether they be true or not we will not stop to argue ; yet, assuming for the moment that they arc, we think it will on all sides be admitted that in the month of August, 1881, for the space of about ten days, York will rouse herself from her accustomed lethargy, and do her best to entertain and pay homage to the Members of the British Association for the advancement of Science, which is to hold its annual meeting in this City next year.

The Association, as is generally known, originated here, and the meeting will be of unusual interest from the fact that this will be the celebration of its fiftieth birthday . The assemblage has been held here twice before, in 1832 and 1844 . The following extract from an account by a gentleman present at the meeting of 1844, may be of interest to some of our readers . .

"Around a long table occupying the centre of a Gothic room, lighted through stained glass, are ranged the venerable chiefs of the British philosophical world, while others sit on forms extending along the walls ; about one hundred in all being

present. There is a discussion on the claims of the rising science of Ethnology, to be placed in a section by itself, instead of being grafted on the Medical. One or two cultivators of this science from the side walls make a spirited remonstrance against the mezentian arrangement, and several of the great men at the head of the table endeavour by soft words to conciliate them. At length, some concessions being made, the ethnologists are satisfied and silenced . Meanwhile, many others of the leading savans, taking little interest in these preliminaries, are whispering to each other, or scribbling letters for home. We may take this opportunity to ascertain--from an extensively knowing friend— the names of such of the principal figures as we were not previously acquainted with. And first, who is that robust man in clerical dress with a plain and homely, but intelligent face ? It is Dr. Peacock, so long the pet mathematician of Cambridge, now Dean of Ely, the president-elect for the present year . And who is the young man with the florid, good-natured, yet most gentleman-like face, near the Dean, and at the head of the table ? That is the Earl of Rosse, the president about to demit his authority, and who has of late years acquired such celebrity in consequence of his efforts to extend the powers of the telescope. Near him is an elderly man in greyish hair, and a plain coloured dress—that is Colonel Sabine, so noted for a particular class of investigations in physics. Next to him, with locks still more silvered, and a pallid but reflective countenance, sits Sir David Brewster, now among our savans of oldest standing, and here particularly interesting as the acknowledged father of the British Association. A middle-aged, gentleman-like man, with a finelycarried head and dark intellectual eyes, rises to speak on some point of arrangement—that is Mr. Murchison, the eminent geologist. These are the principal members at the head of the table ; but casting our eyes into the recesses of the room, we quickly discern others of not less note. At the lower end, for instance, sit two men who have just come in. The more robust of the pair—he with the rough, florid face, grey eyes and grizzled hair, worn deep over his strongly perceptive forehead—is Dr. Whewell, of Cambridge : the other—pale and slender, with nervous activity speaking so powerfully through his face and frame—is Professor Forbes, of Edinburgh, a man of varied acquirements, though most generally known for his recent

investigations of the glaciers. The talk of the meeting is to be a `good ' one. There is, however, one blank which all deeply regret, namely, that occasioned by the absence of Dr. Buckland, in consequence of sudden domestic calamity . Many were the aspects, styles of dress and demeanour, of these sons of divine philosophy ; some very grave men, some very lively, some in ultra-sober, some in gay and fashionable attire ; some thin, sharp, and pale, as befits the lingerer by the midnight lamp ; others florid, robust, and even burly. One feature was, however, nearly universal—a certain expansion of the head which habit teaches us to associate with superior intellect." Besides those above-mentioned, there appear to have been present the Marquis of Northampton, the Earl of Enniskillen, Professor Sedgwick, Professor Ansted, Dr. Herbert (known for his work on natural history), Professor Balfour, Dr. Carpenter (the well-known physiologist), and Professor Owen (the first comparative physiologist of his day). "Various are the aspects of these men : Owen, plain, with dark lustrous eyes ; Forbes, a handsome olivecomplexioned youth, with long hair smoothed away to one side ; Carpenter, pale, blue-eyed, hawk-nosed, keen, grave, reflective. The evening of Thursday was devoted to a general meeting in the Assembly Rooms, when the Earl of Rossc demitted, and the Dean of Ely assumed, the office of President, the latter delivering a long address with reference to the objects of the Association. One night was enlivened by a recital from Mr . Lyde of the recent discoveries in America. Another was rendered still more agreeable by an account of certain recent discoveries in India. The demonstrator on this occasion was Dr. Falconer, a young medical man recently returned from India on leave. Another evening was devoted to a ball, which, however, could scarcely be distinguished from the ordinary country soirees, the only peculiar features being a rather poor orchestra clanging from the end of the room, and two couples attempting to dance polkas in as many small openings of the crowd. On Friday afternoon Earl Fitzwilliam, as president of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, entertained about one hundred members at dinner in a most sumptuous style. It may be here remarked that Professor Liebig, and other foreigners who attended the meeting of the Association, were lodged and entertained throughout the week at the expense of the local funds ; a degree of hospitality for

which they were quite unprepared, and which certainly casts honour on the City of York. "

Such are a few particulars of the last meeting in this City. Next year Sir John Lubbock, the celebrated ethnologist, is to be president ; the Archbishop of York, Sir William Thomson, Professor Williamson, Owen Ramsay, Sir Joseph Hooker, and Sir William Armstrong, presidents of sections. Expositions of the latest scientific discoveries may be heard in the clear and nervous language of Professor Huxley, and in the pure and magnificent diction of Professor Tyndall, since these gentlemen, along with Mr. Spottiswoode will, if possible, be the lecturers.

The incalculable value of Natural Science, not only as a mental discipline—both in practising the intellect in the cornpletest forms of induction, and in affording scope for the highest speculation—but also as an invaluable factor in practical life, need not be insisted upon here. How it has multiplied human enjoyments and mitigated human sufferings we need not go about to show, for we can see it with our eyes. Great things as science has accomplished in the past, in the future she is destined to accomplish greater still. Everywhere are investigators busy, and each day yields some new discovery, but still there are hidden in the universe wonders yet unknown. "Ages and ages, calm, imperturbable Nature has waited to be inquired of, Nature, so patient, so awful, so loveable, so terrific, so eternal." Millions of years had she waited, millions upon millions of her children had lived and died, before they began to learn that if they were to have any certain knowledge it must be by directly investigating and experimenting, and not by blindly following tradition, or trusting to Aristotle ; which led, as it did, to no certain issue, but left the intellect in everlasting haze.

Of these eminent scientific leaders who met here 36 years ago, alas, how many survive ? Death, stern and inexorable, has stepped out of the infinite and cut them down. But though Brewster, Peacock, Murchison, Forbes, Whewell, Owen, and Lyell are dead, their spirit of self-devotion in the pursuit of truth lives and animates. Though her former generals are fallen, others have stepped into their places. Headed by her Tyndalls, Huxleys, Darwins, and Thomsons, science marches ever forward, overcoming every obstacle, vanquishing every foe, and goes on conquering and to conquer. H.

OXFORD LETTER.

IF Oxford could ever be called dreary it would be in the month of November. There is a cold, damp, misty look about it which reminds one of pocket-handkerchiefs and York ; but, in spite of the climate, there is as usual plenty to do and plenty to see . The river in itself is a sight. Imagine a stream not nearly as broad as the Ouse covered with boats, tub-pairs by the dozens full of freshmen being coached—every variety and eccentricity of style ; now and then a light coxswainless Four practices for the Challenge Fours as best it can, skimming down the stream in momentary danger of collision with boat or bank :—this monotony of confusion relieved suddenly by a Trial Eight on which all eyes, coaches and coached, turn for a second to see who is rowing in it. Such is the river in the October term. The college Fours are over ; as you will have seen, there were but some half-dozen boats in. The final heat we witnessed yesterday, when Magdalen, with one of the prettiest oars in the 'Varsity pulling stroke, won as they liked from B. N . C : the second rowing triumph the Magdalen Lilies have achieved this year. Now that the `Fours' are over we may expect something more definite in the Trial Eights. J. H. Daniel (of Queen's) has been tried once or twice, but it is impossible as yet to say who will row.

The 'Varsity football teams are, as usual, very good, though the Rugby Union team is scarcely as strong as last year, having lost among others A. H. Evans, who, by the way, was the other day elected Captain of the Cricket Club. This afternoon there was a splendidly fought match with Richmond. The teams were fairly balanced, and one hour and a half's hard play seemed likely to leave the game drawn, but, just at the finish, Knight made a splendid run and obtained a try in the dark . Among the Colleges, Keble is again the strongest in both Rugby Union and Association . A match has been arranged between that college and St. John's, Cambridge, for the 3oth instant. As both are very strong teams a good game may be expected.

We were glad to see W. W. Garwood won the half-mile Handicap at the Queen's sports last week.

A motion was posted the other day at the Union to the effect that `All Honour Examinations should be abolished.' Rather radical, was it not ? You will be pleased (?) to hear that on a division it was

easily lost. The interminable election Commission has adjourned to London for change of air. It is to be hoped they will disfranchise the borough after the recent disclosures. We have had our usual autumnal concert—the Misses Robertsons' : they are as popular here as ever. Have any of our readers seen and heard " Corney Grain " in Mrs. German Reed's Entertainment ? It is simply " perfect of its kind."

We saw the other day that the Rev. Canon Elwyn had been offered and had accepted a living from the Archbishop of Canterbury—where it was, and what it was we cannot remember. Can any of our readers inform us ?

G . H. Wade and J. H. Piggin are the only new Peterites who have come up this term.

13th New., 1880. Quss."

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

THE river is, of course, very busy this term . All the Freshmen are being ` tubbed,' and those of them who seem at all promising are now rowing in the Freshmen 's Fours. There are also numbers of college Trial Eights out every afternoon. Some of the most promising Freshmen get into these : I see that our only O. P. Freshman is in one of his college trials, so we must expect great things of him.

We expect that the 'Varsity Trials will be rowed on December 4th. The crews are not finally settled upon yet. On the 13th they were as follows :

Bow. Stevens, Trinity Hall.

2. Keess, Clare.

3. Whittingdale, Caius.

4. Gubbins, First Trinity.

5. Moore, Christ's.

6. Atkin, Jesus.

7. Prior, Queen's. Stroke. Warlow, Queen's.

Bow. Kingston, L.M.B.C.

2. Clarkson, Caius.

3. Brandon, Trinity Ilall.

4. L'ankes, Clare.

5. AVelldon, Caius.

6. Beauchamp, First Trinity.

7. Simpson, Trinity Hall. Stroke. Lambert, Pembroke.

Warlow and Prior were in the 'Varsity boat this Spring. The racing for the Colquhoun Sculls began on Friday the 12th. The final heat came off on the following Monday, when, after a very good race, Kieser (First Trinity) beat Barton (L .M.B.C.) by about thirty yards.

The final heat of the 'Varsity Fours was rowed on October 3oth. The remaining boats were Jesus, Trinity Hall, and Pembroke. Jesus won, beating Trinity Hall by fifteen yards.

The Freshmen's Sports took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 2nd and 3rd.

The 'Varsity Rugby Union Team played the Marlboro' Nomads on the 13th. The game resulted in a victory to the 'Varsity by two goals, three tries, to nothing.

The A. D .C. are this week performing with great success, " The Day of Reckoning," and " To Parents and Guardians."

The "Upper Crust" Company are to perform to-night (Nov. 18) and the two following nights in the Guildhall . We suppose that there will be more or less row, as usual. We heard of one O.P. being gated at seven o'clock on the 5th. We believe that the Proctors always pitch upon the most innocent men.

Penny Concerts have been started for the benefit of the townspeople by the various College Musical Societies. The first one was given by Pembroke on Saturday last.

The number of Freshmen who went through the form of Matriculation this term, or, in other words, who signed their names in the University book, thereby pledging themselves not to play marbles on the Senate House steps, and to keep other University regulations, was 709. Last year the number was 781, which shews a general decrease, though in St. Peter's, Pembroke, Trinity Hall, Corpus, and Christ 's, there is a slight increase.

We hear that Ridley Hall will be ready for work next term. Its object is to provide a place of common study for graduate members of the University wishing to continue Theological reading.

I feared that the School Theatricals were going to fall through this year, but I rejoice to see that they will take place as usual . I believe that such gatherings are the chief means of keeping up the tie between past and present members. CUNCTATOR.

NOTE BY EDITORS We may take advantage of a magnanimous request of " Cunctator " that we would do with his letter what we would, to correct a slight slip of his. We have two freshmen at Cambridge, J. H. Mallinson, Christ's ; and K. Marshall, Gonville and Caius. The other Peterites in residence at Cambridge are J . E. Stephenson, `V. Dowson, P. L. Newman, at Christ's ; R. W. Taylor, at Trinity ; F. E. Swaby, R. Storrs, at St. John's ; E. Bellerby, at Corpus ; C. Kitchin, at Trinity Hall ; R. S. Fox, at Pembroke.

SCHOOL LETTER.

SINCE our last, great changes have taken place in the cast of the play : Griffith and Eyre are prevented, by circumstances over which they can exercise no control, from taking any prominent parts ; so that Brady becomes Leonato, and Richardson Don Pedro ; Bailey becomes Antonio ; Bitching, Dogberry ; Margaret and Ursula are taken by N. Stephenson and Crawshaw ; and L. E. Stevenson is Borachio vice Baldwin. Mr. Yeld continues to coach them : his kindness and patience are admirable : the School can never pay him the debt that they owe him.

The subscriptions from the Day-boys, I hear, are greater than was expected : 115, I believe, has been got from them . By the way, the restriction that subscriptions are not to be collected from outsiders, will hardly apply to O. P's., at least those who have left since the Theatricals were revived : in any case it cannot prevent them from being offered, and the club will want every penny it can get, so that if any O. P., in the kindness of his heart, offers a few shillings, I do not think they will be refused.

There seems to have been a lively match at Richmond on the 13th instant : frequent appeals appear to have been made to " common justice," "equity," &c. ; and, sad to relate, each side left the field with the impression (right or wrong, according to the side you happened to be on) that it had won. I saw the Richmond match at York, and certainly they have not had a better team for the last seven years. There are two O. P's. playing for Yorkshire County this season, C. Wood, who got three out of the five tries against Durham County on the 13th, and J. Griffith.

The Debating Club would seem to be near its end, poor thing! Never has it met : probably from mere idleness, not the absence of native ability.

The last I heard about the Boat House was, that it was in a shocking state, and, but for the superhuman energy of N . Brady (who actually, I believe, " stemmed the foaming torrent " of the flood which caused the mischief), all the boats would probably be somewhere about Naburn Salmon Ladder by now, in a most critical state.

I hope, Messrs. Editors, we may renew our correspondence before the Christmas holidays ; if not, farewell.

JAMES CRAWLEY

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FOOTBALL.

The weather up to the last day or two, unlike that of last year at this time, has been sufficiently open to enable football to proceed without interruption. Several good ' pick-up' matches have taken place, amongst which one especially excited great interest, and was well contested throughout, Yorkshire v. Counties. The `Counties,' however, aided considerably by the good services of Mr. Vyvyan, proved too many for the Yorkshire representatives, and despite the captain's gallant efforts to turn the fortunes of the day, won by four goals and a try, to one goal and one try.

v. ST. JOHN'S TRAINING COLLEGE.

October 3oth. The Trainers brought a very heavy team against us, and were accordingly too heavy for our forwards in the scrimmages. After the ball was kicked off, St. Peter's followed quickly up and, aided by a strong wind, pressed hard up their opponents . A good run, however, by G. Munroe, relieved them from immediate danger, and brought the ball into the middle of the ground. Baskett and Bulman here showed prominently for St. Peter's, and several times saved St. Peter's goal by their determined and well-directed efforts . Hayley, who formerly played back for Wakefield Trinity, then gained a try for the Training College, and a goal was kicked.

After half-time St. Peter's had to play against the wind, and were unable to carry the ball away from their goal line, as the wind greatly favoured the drop kicking of their opponents. The School, however, made a gallant fight, and the forwards, amongst whom F . W. Greenhow, G. H . Eyre and L. E. Stevenson, were conspicuous, are greatly to be praised for the determined manner in which they met the heavy rush of their opponents. At the end of the game the Training College had scored one goal and two tries, to two touch downs.

v. CLIFTON (YORK).

This match was played on the School ground, on Nov . 6. Rev. H. Hopkins kicked off for Clifton ; the ball was well returned, and it was clear at the very beginning that the School team

was the better, though Clifton played very spiritedly, and appeared to be somewhat the stronger in scrimmages . Douglas soon obtained a touch, but Bulman did not succeed in kicking the goal, the touch being got close by the touch-line. The chief feature of this game was Baskett's splendid play : three times he passed through all their men and got a touch. Among the rest Douglas and Grahame played extremely well as half-backs, and Bailey, Brady and Stevenson did very good work in the scrimmages. St. Peter's were left winners by three goals and four tries, to one questionable try.

v. ST. JOHN'S TRAINING COLLEGE (RETURN).

Played Nov. i rth, on St. Peter's football ground. This match was to a great extent a repetition of the former match, St . Peter' s playing well up and with some success at the first, but during the second half-time borne down by the superior weight of their opponents' forwards. After the ball was kicked off, play commenced in the middle of the ground. A series of heavy scrimmages took place, until Baskett and Grahame showed prominently. Several times the Trainers' goal was in immediate danger, and it then almost seemed as if St. Peter's would win, until the weight of the Trainers ' forwards told the inevitable tale, and slowly St. Peter's began to give way, contesting however every inch of ground. Half-time was then called, during which no advantage had been gained except two touch downs for St. Peter's. The Trainers then kept St. Peter's backs fully engaged, and at the end of the game the result stood exactly the same as in the former match, one goal and two tries, to two touch downs. In this match St. Peter's showed a marked improvement, and their ` passing' was worthy of notice, serving them in good stead also in their next match against Richmond School.

v. RICHMOND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

This match was played on the ground of the latter on Saturday, Nov. 13, and was splendidly contested from first to last. P. Smurthwaite kicked off for Richmond, and the forwards following quickly up, Richmond slightly penned their opponents until a succession of short runs by Baskett, Wood, and Douglas brought the ball into the middle of the ground, when quarter time was called and sides changed. St.Peter's forwards, playing well together, then carried the ball dangerously near

the Richmond goal and Eyre gained a try for St. Peter's, but the kick at goal failed. Again sides were changed, and the ball was in the middle of the ground, when Moore, for Richmond, got hold of the ball, but in running, stepped into touch ; at least, so all the York forwards thought, and consequently cried out " in touch ." Moore, however, continued running, but as he had evidently been in touch not one of the forwards endeavoured in any way to collar him, and the same way with the backs, who allowed him to pass them unmolested, and walking in with the ball he placed it behind the posts . The Richmond umpire was appealed to, and he gave it as his opinion that Moore had not gone into touch, although the spectators standing near thought he had ; consequently Richmond kicked a goal, under protest, as it was clearly evident to all that it was simply owing to the wretchedly defined state of the touch line that Richmond gained their try. We may here remark there was no half-way flag to mark the touch line, but instead there was a huge stump of a tree, which as York afterwards was informed was partly in touch and partly out. No other advantage was gained on either side, although for Richmond Haggie, Moore, and Bromet made some capital runs, and for St. Peter's Baskett and Gay collared admirably, and Bulman and Wood ran well, whilst Grahame, Bailey, and Eyre played with great spirit. St. Peter's thus gained one try to a very disputed goal . Teams : St. Peter's.—G. Gay and G. Bulman (backs) ; B. Baskett (captain), R. Wood and G. H. Eyre (' backs) ; E. A. Douglas and T. E. Grahame (z backs) ; F. W. Greenhow, J. C . Bailey, E. W. Crossley, H. Clayforth and F. T. Griffith (forwards). Richmond School.—F. Ferens (back) ; J. Bromet and D. Haggie (4 backs) ; H . Moore and O. Belk (, backs) ; P. Smurthwaite (capt.), B. Watkins, P. Metcalfe, L. Orde, W. Ware, P. Horne, and F. Thorman (forwards).

CORRESPONDENCE.

To THE EDITORS OF " THE PETERITE "

DEAR SIRS,—I was very glad to read " Nemo's " letter in the Peterite, and sincerely trust that his suggestions may be carried out. Whilst on the subject of Athletics, may I venture to ask why the members of St. Peter's do not follow the example of other schools and Football Clubs, and play at the above-mentioned game after the Christmas vacation ? It cannot, I think, be said, that it would interfere with the training for the Boat Races, as they do not take place

till the end of March ; and all February and the end of January, might, I should think, be given up to Football. If this was done, there would not be that dearth of amusement during the Spring Term, alluded to by one of your correspondents. I am, yours obediently, INQUIRER.

" He who fights and runs away, May live to fight another day."

" Coromandel II." has made a very common mistake in supposing these lines to be Butler's. Even the well-known Dodsley supposed them to be Butler's, and it was not till George Selwyn challenged him to find them in Hudibras that he found out his mistake. The impression is founded probably on the fact that the lines

" For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain," occur in Hudibras. These are verses 243, 244, part III., canto IIr. The idea itself is as old as Demosthenes, who, being taunted for having run away at Chaeronea, replied

" dvvip i 4euywv Kai adALv p,ax7jo-erar," which is translated and quoted by Jeremy Taylor. It was until lately believed, that they occurred first in the " Musarum Delicix " by Sir John Menuis and Dr. James Smith (1656), and indeed, according to some accounts, they do occur in one or two editions of this very rare book, but really they do not. Goldsmith is also supposed to be the author, because the lines occur in his "Art of Poetry on a New Plan ." But the authorities suppose him to have misquoted, instead of trying to improve on Butler, and so I suppose they cannot be called his. In fact the authorship cannot be traced farther back than James Ray, in a book called " A compleat History of the Rebellion " (the '45). This is the earliest record really authenticated, and so the matter must be left here. B.

" Coromandel II." asks where he can find the quotation " He that fights and runs away, Will live and fight another day." I have found the following : i .—Ray's " History of the Rebellion," page 48 :

" He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day ; But he that is in battle slain, Will never live to fight again . "

2.-Butler's " Hudibras," part rti., canto i11 : " For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain ."

3.—" The Art of Poetry on a New Plan," vol. IL, page 147 " For he who fights and runs away, May live and fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain, Can never rise and fight again."

4.—And in Erasmus' " Apothegms," translated by N . Hall :— " That same man that runnith awaie, Maie again fight an other daie."

J. C. S.

" JuNlus."—There are about ten (perhaps more) claimants for the honour of the authorship of " Junius 's Letters " ; but the weight of the evidence, external, and perhaps internal, go to prove that Sir Philip Francis was the man. The external evidence is chiefly as follows :—First, that he was acquainted with the technical forms of the Secretary of State's Office : secondly, he was intimately acquainted with the business of the War Office : thirdly, the handwriting is extremely like that of Junius : fourthly, he resented bitterly the appointment of Mr. Chamier to the place of Deputy Secretary of War : fifthly, he was bound by strong ties to Lord Holland . The internal evidence is that the style of Junius is extremely like that of Sir Philip in his speeches ; especially the reply to Lord Thurlow's attack of Clasering, Mouson, and Francis. The politics are the same, as is the spirit shewn in the letters.

For no other is the evidence so strong. Lord Temple, Lord George Sackville, Burke even, and others, are put forward : but none of these is likely to have been the author. Another theory, and a later one, is that Lord Chetham was the author ; chiefly based on a letter written at the time, which appeared lately in the Antiquary, which speaks very depreciatingly of Francis's talents, and implies that the writer had strong reasons to believe that Lord Chetham did write them. Certainly there is not much ground for opposition : most of the qualifications mentioned above would apply to him ; and if his later speeches be examined, especially that against the employment of Indians in the American War, the likeness of the styles is striking; while on the ground of ability, none can dispute this theory.

We have not yet received any answers to the queries of " Intense " and " Pilcox."

Authors of quotations wanted : " When Greek meets Greek, Then comes the tug of war." J.C. S. " Whom the gods love die young." PILcox. Can any one tell me the origin of the phrase, "Scarbro' Warning?" B. What are the " Borrowed Days ? " M.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

REV. A . J. WARWICK, late Scholar of Clare College., Cambridge, has been licensed to the curacy of St. John, Bedwardine, Worcester.

REv E . PETERS has been licensed to the curacy of St. Paul's, York.

EDWIN GRAY, Esq., has been appointed Under Sheriff of Yorkshire.

BRYAN WALKER, M.A., L.L.D., Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Lecturer in Law at St. John's College, has been appointed an adjudicator for Yorke Prize in the ensuing year.

With reference to the departure of CANON ELWYN from Ramsgate, the Church Times has the following :—" The Church of St. Paul was built by the present vicar, the Rev. Richard Elwyn, in the slums of the parish, and is well filled by the poor and by others who prefer the mission-style of service. Universal regret is expressed at the departure of Canon Elwyn, whose brilliant University career (senior classic, jun . opt., Craven and Bell Scholar, Fellow of Trinity) and successful Head Mastership of Charterhouse, and of St. Peter's, York, have only been excelled by his unflagging work, and splendid powers of organisation as a Parish Priest. Like those of the Archbishop, his written sermons are tamer than his speeches, which are always full of matter, well turned, and delivered with great rapidity and animation. He has spent himself in the service of the Church at Ramsgate without stint, and it is said that nothing would have induced him to resign it for a richer living, had it only been endowed with a couple of hundred pounds."

On Friday, November 19th, at the York Theatre was produced "Ripples," a comedy by Hugh Moss in conjunction with another. It was very favourably received.

Subscriptions for next year should be paid, as soon as possible, to the Treasurer, or the School Editors. See the " Editorial " at the beginning of this number.

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