matriculated. Every member of the University shall be held to be in statu pupillari who has not been admitted to the second degree in some one of the three schools. Every member of the University in statu pupillari shall be liable, in case of misconduct, to such punishment as the authorities of the University shall inflict; provided that the punishment of rustication or expulsion shall only be inflicted by a vote of the senate. The senate shall provide for the attendance of the students at divine service, and shall make such regulations for this purpose as they think fit: provided, that no dissenter from the united Church of England and Ireland as by law established, shall be required to attend the Church service. No oath or subscription shall be required from any student, member, or officer of the University; but every person proceeding to a degree in the school of theology shall first declare that he is bonâ fide a member of the United Church of England and Ireland as by law established.

College and Halls.-The existing college and halls shall henceforth form one college. The senate shall be the governing body of the college, and shall appoint from time to time such officers and servants as shall be found necessary, with such stipends as they shall think fit. With a view to greater economy, the system of living in common now practised at Bishop Hatfield's Hall, shall be applied throughout. The rooms shall be let furnished, at a uniform rent, and a fixed weekly charge shall be made to students covering board and all domestic charges. The University shall receive the profit, and bear the loss, arising in respect of the college. The senate may make regulations concerning the licensing of halls and houses for the reception of students; but they shall not, without the consent of the visitor, and the concurrence of convocation, devote any lands, houses, or monies of the University to the foundation of any new college, hall, or house, or impose on the University any liability in respect thereof.

Terms. The academical year shall consist of two terms, which shall be called respectively Michaelmas and Easter terms, and shall, together, not be less than nine months in length. The Michaelmas term shall commence on the 20th day of August and end on the 20th day of December, and the Easter term shall commence on the 20th day of January and end on the 20th day of June, or on such other days respectively as the senate shall annually determine; provided that the length of the academical year shall not be less than is above prescribed. No matriculated student shall be considered to have kept any term unless he has resided during the whole of it, except in case of illness, or other sufficient cause to be approved by the warden. If any matriculated student has been absent during the whole or the greater part of any term owing to illness, or other urgent cause approved by the warden, that term may, nevertheless, be granted to him by a grace of the University, provided that not more than one term be so granted to any one student during his University course.

University Scholarships. From the date of the approbation of this ordinance by her Majesty in Council, there shall be no further election or appointment to the offices of registrar, or senior or junior proctor, or proproctor, or censor, or master, or vice-master of University College, or principal of Bishop Hatfield's Hall, or principal of Bishop Cosin's Hall, or sub-warden, or sub-treasurer, or bursar, or warden's secretary, nor to any of the six readerships, nor to any of the twenty University scholarships, nor to any of the four medical scholarships, nor to any of the twenty-four fellowships of the University. The income hitherto appropriated to the

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offices, readerships, scholarships, and fellowships above mentioned shall be carried to the general account of the University. There shall be given out of the general account of the University, forty open scholarships of 30l. a year each, and forty open scholarships of 50l. a year each. scholarships of 30l. a year shall be open to the competition of all persons, whether members of the University or not (provided that no member of the University shall compete who shall have resided in the University more than one month), and shall be tenable for two years, under the conditions of residence and good conduct. The scholarships of 50% a year shall be open to the competition of all students commencing their second year, and shall be tenable for one year, under the like conditions, and for a second year if the scholar, having graduated in one school, become a student in some other school. No person shall hold at one time more than one University scholarship. If the holder of a University scholarship of 301. be elected to a University scholarship of 50%. he shall ipso facto vacate the 30%. scholarship. The University scholarships shall be distributed between the three schools in proportion to the numbers of students therein respectively; provided that not more than one-third in number and value of the scholarships shall be held at any one time by the scholars in the school of physical science. The examination shall be held at the same time for the three schools, and shall be adapted to the subjects of study in those schools respectively. Public notice shall be given of the day and subjects of examination for the University scholarships at least thirty days before the examination begins. Any person desirous of becoming a candidate shall send in his name to the warden at least ten days before the day of examination, stating in which school he proposes to compete. In any case where no candidate of sufficient merit shall appear, the election to any scholarship may be postponed or omitted for that time. Every person elected to a University scholarship, if not already matriculated, must forthwith be matriculated, or shall forfeit his scholarship. The senate shall have power to inflict on any University scholar the penalty of deprivation of his scholarship, or temporary forfeiture of the emoluments and advantages thereof.

EDUCATION.

Minute by the Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council on Education. (115 of 1863.)

On the 19th May, 1863, the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council on Education resolved to cancel, after the 30th June, 1864, articles 136 and 137 of the Revised Code, and to add to article 52 a fourth paragraph (d), as follows, viz. :

(d) By the amount of any annual endowment.

Their lordships, in order to facilitate the examination of individual children under the Revised Code, and to remunerate the inspectors for their share of the additional labour imposed by it, resolved

1. To make it an instruction to the inspectors to perform their duties in each school not inspected for the first time, in the following order, viz. :— (a) Examination of the children in religious knowledge, where the inspectors have to report upon it; (b) Examination in the subjects prescribed by the

Revised Code; (c) General inspection of the school, allowing for previous acquaintance with it.

2. To pay to each inspector, in addition to his present emoluments, 50l. on 30th June, 1864, and on the same day in each subsequent year, provided that he has, within the twelve months then ending, himself examined and marked in the official schedules-(a) 12,000 children at the least; or (b) Those presented for examination in the whole number of schools which he has been instructed to visit; or (c) One-third of the whole number examined and marked in his district after the appointment of an assistant.

These provisions may be varied after further experience.

Their lordships, in order to provide further for the examination of individual children according to the Revised Code, resolved to appoint, as occasion might require, inspectors' assistants, upon the following terms:

1. Qualified candidates must (a) have been pupil teachers; (b) have been trained during two years in a college of the same denomination as the elementary schools in which they are to examine; (c) have passed each of their examinations without failure, and at the last of them have been placed not below the second division; (d) have received their certificates after the usual probationary service in an elementary school of the same denomination as those in which they are to examine; (e) have not exceeded their thirtieth year of age; (f) be recommended by the inspector under whom they are to examine.

2. Their salary shall commence at 100l. per annum, and shall rise by 10%. per annum to 250l. They shall be paid besides 1d. per child per annum after the first 12,000 examined and marked by themselves in the official schedules, but never more on this account than 50%.

They shall be reimbursed the actual expense of locomotion on the public service, but shall receive no further allowances.

3. They shall not be competent to examine, except in the presence of, or by a written order from, the inspector, who shall name therein both the particular school to be examined, and the date of the examination. All notices to the managers of schools shall be given by the inspector only.

4. They shall be prohibited from following any employment whatever, except such as is official. Private tuition is expressly included in this prohibition.

5. They shall hold a certificate from the Civil Service Commissioners.

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C.-ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS AND EDUCATION.

GREAT BRITAIN.

SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM.

CAP. IX. An Act to enable the Trustees of Sir John Soane's Museum to send Works of Art to the International Exhibition, 1862. (11th April, 1862.)

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.

CAP. X.-An Act for continuing for a further limited time, and for extending the operation of orders made under the Industrial Schools Act, 1861, and the Industrial Schools (Scotland) Act, 1861, (11th April, 1862,) These Acts to continue in force till the 1st of January, 1867.

UNIVERSITIES (SCOTLAND.)

CAP. XXVIIL-An Act to alter and amend the Universities (Scotland) Act, in so far as relates to the bequest of the late Dr. Alexander Murray, in the University of Aberdeen, (30th June, 1862.)

EDUCATION OF PAUPER Children.

CAP. XLIII.-An Act to provide for the education and maintenance of Pauper Children in certain Schools and Institutions. (17th July, 1862.)

Guardians may send children to school. The Poor Law Board to certify that such school is fitted for the reception of such children. If any person is aggrieved, may report such a school. The Poor Law Board may order children to be removed from such school. Every school wherein such children are received, to be open to inspection. The guardians may bring back such children. No child to be sent to such school unless he or she be an orphan, or deserted by his or her parents or surviving parent, or be one whose parents or surviving parent shall consent to the sending of such child to the said school. The continuance in school not to be compulsory. The expense to be charged on the same fund as the relief of such child would be charged. No child to be sent to any school which is conducted on the principles of a religious denomination to which such child does not belong.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY.

CAP. XXVI.-An Act to extend the power of making statutes possessed by the University of Oxford, and to make further provision for the Administration of Justice in the Court of the Chancellor of the said University. (30th June, 1862.)

Power was given to the University to make regulations as to the appointment and suppression of professorships, fees, remuneration, &c. Power was also given to the Vice-Chancellor to make rules for regulation of his Court.

RAILWAY COMPANIES.