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No. OXLXIII. DEOEMBER, 1891.

LETTER FROM AFRICA.

VOL. Xv.

Tv AS PALMAS was reached on Tuesday, July 14th. We~ anchored about a quarter of a mile from shore;

instantly boats drew up alongside, crowded with the mostvillainous cut-throats, who at a sign from the Oaptain swarmedon board. They rushed at me, and wanted me to buy grapes,apples, pears, bananas, peaches, parrots, cigars, cigarettes;their jargon was wholly unintelligible to me, and I told themso; nevertheless, they threw their arms wildly about, andgesticulated, entreating me to buy; finally, I bought a hugebunch of grapes for sixpence, about the best sixpennyworthI have had for a long time. The Island looked lovely. Wedescended some crazy steps on to a crazy boat, and were hauledat about 15 miles an hour by a tug. We landed, got into acarriage, and were whirled away towards the town, which isabout as good as they make them for novelty and colour. 'Vedrove through the town, and along by the sea, and ascended amountainous hill for half-an-hour, then reached a small inn,where we alighted and partook of native wine and pricklypears. Tropical scenery blazed round us, palms and huge

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cacti, and lovely bright scarlet flowers bloomed beneath thecloudless sky. The view from the road was splendid. Firstsome vivid green grass. then"golden-yellow corn, mixed withblue, purple, and red flowers; then the dazzling white of asquare eastern-looking house with green shutters, then agolden glare from the sand, and finally the deep blue of theocean. The town itself is a little paradise, barring theatrocious drainage. Spaniards were lounging about with darkswarthy faces, and coloured trousers and shirts. I have neverseen a more idle, good-looking lot of ladies and gentlemenanywhere 1

I was sorry to have to go on board again, and stood onthe upper deck, and watched the sun set over the lovely oldtown, nestling beneath gigantic mountains, whose lights andshadows shamed anything in Scotland or Wales. Nextmorning we had nothing but the monotonous and drearyhorizon to look at. I saw plenty of flying fish, which cameon board at night, attracted by our lights; and porpoises werean every-day spectacle.

Some days the vessel rolled fearfully; one night all mysoup was deposited on my lap. Sometimes while brushingmy hair, the looking-glass would shoot to one side, and I behurled to the other side of the cabin. However, we soon gotaccustumed to these seaquakes. Tuesday, August 4th, gaveme my first sight of Africa; we hailed it with exceeding joy.It was Cape Agultas which first appeared faint and misty andfar away. That. day, later, we were about five miles off thecoast, and steamed along simply gloating over the sight of land.

The 6th of August I shall never forget. I knew weshould be steaming along for the last three days close to land,lmt I was taken by surprise, as I looked out of my port-hole,'for we seemed about 300 yards from the shore, so clear is theatmosphere, but in reality we were a mile off. This is what I

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saw. Dull green downs, covered with palms; bush and longgrass sloping down tu the water's edge; great mountains risingin vast masses behind, the hot air shimmering over theirheads; deep valleys with rivers running into the sea, and, fora foreground,

"Afric's sunny fountains, rolling down their golden sands."

This was being done before my very eyes, and it wasworth the pain and sickness of a month to see it. I lookedthrough the glass and saw the' fronds' of the Palm trees; Isaw dark-coloured Kaffirs disporting themselves on the sand,IVhich seemed to glow like molten'metal. It was a wonderfulpanorama, and kept changing as we moved on. In someparts the soft velvety downs broke off abruptly into steepblack precipices, against which the foam dashed, and fell inshowers of spray. As evening came on, high up, against thesky-line, I espied the famous Kaffir Kraals or huts, with theKaffirs themselves running in and out of them. The SUllwent down blood-red, and tinted every object with its colour,and as is usual in these latitudes the twilight passed veryrapidly. Fifteen minutes after the sun sank it was dark.On Friday, 7th, after running past rather inferior scenery, wesighted the Light-house on the Bluff, and drew up at i3 o'clockin front of the Bar at Durban. The silence was oppressive,and the oily plash of the sea against the sides of the shipwas a great contrast to the rush and swirl of the voyage.At Durban I put up at a Boarding-House. In the bed-roomopposite mine were three fellows who had been knockingabout South Africa for two years; each had tried about 10different professions, and at last decided upon going up toMashonaland, the land of Ophir. They bought their kit,consisting of rifles, guns, ammunition, etc., and then heardthat the Punghe route was blocked by the Portuguese, andwere obliged to throw up the whole concern. I was intro-

212 Tlze Slzirb1trnian. [DECEMBER,

duced to them, and found them lying on their beds smoking.I sat on a chair between two of the beds and listened to along discussion between the occupantg as to whether or notthey had done right in throwing over the Mashonaland busi-ness. They couldn't agree, and their arguments and the waythey hurled them at one another. was quite the funniestthing I have heard for a long time. Suddenly in strolled thethird man of the expedition, and was greeted with, ;, Gotanything yet, old man ?" To which the party concernedanswered, with perfect coolness and deliberation, " 0 dear no,nothing like." They go out in turns to get a job, and comeback perfectly happy, though they have not succeeded. Iaccompanied one of them to a tea house. Under the influenceof strong tea, he told me all his past history. He had triedeverything. I asked him what were his next plans; hethought he would buy three cows, and set up a dairy farm.He had no money to buy the cows, but that didn't matter theslightest! I saw him last packing up the relics of hisbelongings, to go up country and find a farm. The odd partof that Ma~honalandproposal was that they didn't know whatto do when they got there. The magic word lfIashonalandattracts hundreds. They have a gun and a few cart ridges,and tell you in an awed whisper that they are going to shoot"Big game." .

After two hours journey, I reached Balgowan, the stationfor S's place. The sun shone with a fierce heat in a cloudless"ky, and it was just the day that snakes love to come out in;I was on the look out for them, as I had been warned. Hardlyhad I gone a quarter of a mile, when crossing a hot, red, sandyhollow. I saw an oily movement; I jumped about three feet,' asI was almost on the brute. I never saw such a wicked· lookingfiend: his head was like a large diamond, and his body thickand rather short; he was exactly the colour of the sand; he

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slowly wriggled into a hole, and I went on, by no m eans happy.I had to wade through grass, every moment expecting to seeanother. Fortunately a Kaffir caught me up, and I walkedwith him. I asked what the snake was, describing it; hewhistled and said" A cobra." .

Mr. B-- met me at Moor River station, and drove meten miles to the farm. There is hardly any road, and thejolting, jumping, leaping, and prancing vehicle shakes you intoa jelly; it is the most tiring means of locomotion I know.You go up hills as steep as a house, and gallop down the otherside: stones, boulders, rocks, trees, stumps, etc., are taken nonotice of at all, and it is a marvel to me how the waggonstands it, but it does.

B's farm is situated midway between Estconet and Mooiriver, abaut twelve miles from each. We are 500 feet abovethe sea, and surrounded by the most magnificent scenery.From the drive you see a pe:1ch hedge, now in full bloom anda brown illauntain beyond. You turn each way, and see afresh view, and all equally beautiful. The B's place is by farthe best farm I have seen yet. Now I am quite settled, and

in my next letter shall give you an account of my work

F.R.

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Jrn lllemtltiam.

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[DECEMBER,

REV. DR. F. H. A. SCRIVENER

'Vas born at Bermondsey in 1813, and educated at SI. Olave'sGrammar School, Southwark, and Trinity College, Cambridge.He was appointed an Assistant Master at Sherborne in 1835, andwas successively Curate of Sandford areas, Head Master ofFalmouth School and Incumbent of Penwerris. He becameRector of St. Gerrans, Cornwall, in 1861, and remained thereuntil, in 18j6, he was preseuted with the living of Hendon.Notwithstauding a severe attack of paralysis in 1884 he continuedto labour to the last in the promotion of New Testament learning.His" Notes on the Authorized Version of the New Testament,"and the collation by him of twenty MSS. of the Gospels, firstbrought him into notice, while his" Introduction to New Testa-ment Criticism" and his" Greek Testament" are standard works.By his death the cause of New Testament criticism has lost oneof its most prominent exponents.

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THE IVY.

21 5

'Love will stay for a whole life long.'-(HARoLD.)

See how by Nature's firm decreeThe weak the stronger binds,

The Ivy round yon gnarled treeIts loving bands entwines.

The crumbling wall though rent with years,Each stone with moss o'erspread,

E'en now, as though with strength uprearsIts crest to ivy wed.

The scene is changed: the forest kingA mightier power obeys,

O'ercome by storm; see yet there clingThe faithful ivy sprays.

Though scattered now upon the gr.oundThe stones of yonder wall,

In friendship old they still are boundWith ivy tendrils small.

Thus to the hearts of men 'tis meetThat ivy leaves should be

Of constant friendship tokens sweet,Of life-long memory.

WYNEL.

THE LONGMUIR nEQUES~

In our last number we announced with sincere regret thedeath of Mr. A. D. Longmuir, for close upon twenty years ourArt Master. \Ve are now able to make a statement whichshows his devotion to the School. By his 'Will, dated Feb.14th, 1891, he bequeathes all his books to the Library, aswell as a valuable collection of Paintings by himself and otherartists. We hope in our next issue to print a list of thebooks and to give a short account of the pictures.

But further by the Will a generous provision is made forcreating a fund, of which 1'1r. Wood is appointed trustee, theincome accrueing from which is to be applied, in prizes orotherwise, " for the benefit of the scholars of the School."

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DEATH.

[DECEMBER,

Hush! the long day is over at last:As a forgotten past

Pales the red light. In the far off \VestSlowly down to her rest

Sinks the sun.

The woods are foul with the stench of death,And the dark noisome breath

Of the mouldering leaves, that, like the dead,Each in his narrow bed,

Rot and die.

Death is abroad. On the ocean's breast,Over the billows' crest,

Amid the foam and the surf he rides,And like a vapour glides

O'er the land.

The hoarse winds shriek thro' the leafless trees:Is it the rising breeze?

It is Death; he sings as he moves alongA wild unearthly song-

e(;Va7o~.

A great light flashes o'er sea and land,And rhe Dawn is at hand!

Old Earth leapt up like a new-born child;The deeps of Heaven smiled

At her joy.

Then like an evil shadow the NightFlees from the face of Light,

And Death in letters of living flameBears on his brow the name-

, 'A"',cI7Tlj.'

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A ROMAN LEGEND OF S. PETER.

Saint Peter stood by the golden gate;la his hand was the gold~n key;

And he spake early and spake lateUnto the Angel who brought inThe souls of the dead shrived clean of sin,

And, "Angel of Death," said he,"Of all the throngs that have hither pressed,'Vhom day. by day to the shining door,~Iorn, noon, and night thou mm'shalest,None cometh of mine own kith and kin:Yet one there was, who, from earthly dinLong cloister-pent, should have grace to win'Vhere the few-found rich and the many poor

Among the white-robed rest."

To him, thus oft-importuned,'Vhen many a year of time ha.d sped,At last did the Angel Death reply," Thy sister's hour to-night draws nigh;To-morrow, my Lord, shall she beholdTl,e shining portal, the gates of gold."

"I praise thee, 0 God," Saint Peter said," 'Vho hast wrought full graciously;

For long to the world hath she been dead,Its loves forgotten, its joys foregone,In cOllvent-cell she hath waited lone

The bride of heaven to be:Her younger sister:, more soft and fair,Alack! for bliss that avails not yearned,X or the yoke of her Lord endured to bear,That brings high guerdon beyond the grave;To mortal lover her heart she gave,Hoarded the treasure she could not s"ve,'Vith the fire of an earthly passion burned,

Too gross for heavenly air."

Then thus the Angel Death replied," Such soul, b\' sorrow crucified,E'en at the late eleventh hourThe blood of Christ to save hath power:So bv that dear one's loss ma\' shePlucl

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FOOTBALL.

[DECEMBER,

THE SCHOOL v. S. R. BASKETT ESQ.'s XV.

This match was played on Wednesday, Nov. 4th, andproduced a most exciting game. It had been IVlr. Baskett'sambition to bring a team able to beat the School, and on thisoccasion he proved successful. His XV was an exceptionallystrong one, including no less than 4 county players.

Baskett kicked off, but Cochrane obtained the ball, andafter a good run passed to Holberton, thence to Atkinson whocarried the ball past the half-way flag. Here a succession ofgrovels took place in which Atkinson, GOllld, and Hunterwere conspicuous for the School. Shortly afterwards Buck-master ran into the Visitors' XXV, but a combined rush oftheir forwards, despite the stubborn resistance of Cochraneand Atkinson, brought the ball back again to neutral territory.This was counteracted by good runs by Boucher, Sommerhoff,and Day, and subsequently Hunter and Lambert gainedfurther ground for their side. A series of grovels took placein neutral territory, till Wigan and Buckmaster by a gooddribble once more entered their ·XXV. Spurway, however,relieved his side, and grovels ensued in the middle of the!{round. Boucher by a fine run brought the ball to withinfive yards of our opponents' goal line. Grovels took place intheir XXV, until a free kick was allowed the Schcol for off-side. Lambert tried the place, a hard one, but failed.Spurway and D' Aeth brought the ball back to the School XXV.Wigan here showed some brilliant play; getting the ball fromParsons, he succeeded with Cochrane's help in removing itpast the half-way flag. Bradford dribbled back, but was wellstopped by Legge at a critical period. Boucher helped hisside by another good run, yet notwithstanding the magnificentplay of Cochrane and Legge, their forwards rushed the ballinto the Schoul XXV. Cochrane picked it up, and made hisway into their territory, and then passed to Lacy-Daywho nearlysucceeded in crossing the line. Their grovel once more beganto look dangerous, when Cochrane obtained the ball, andcleverly evading his opponents, secured a try, which Lambertfailed to convert. Half-time was now called.

So soon as the game was re-started, the School forwardscommenced to press their opponents, and in less than 3 minutes,Boucher getting possession ran in; but off side was givenagainst him. The ball was now worked·from one end of the

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ground to the other, and settled down in home territory, whenAtkinson after a dashing run sent into touch. Some looseplay followed in which Cochrane and Gould were conspicuous.Parsons then got possession and by a smart run reached ourXXV, where just in time he was neatly collared by Luttman-Johnson. From some loose play D'Aeth ran rOUlld andplanted the ball behind the goal. The place kick was a failure.This roused the School, and a good rush of their forwardsheaded by Atkinson and Gould brought the ball dangerouslynear the Visitors' goal-line. Play now became very fast;thrice Mayo tried to get away, but on each occasion he waseffectually stopped by the School outsides: at length Cochraneremoved the ball past the half-way flag. Play now settleddown in neutral territury. It was not however allowed to staythere, as Leggt', getting the ball from a heel-out, made asmart run, and then transferred to Lacy-Day, who gainedmore ground for his side. Shortly after this the visitingforwards became dangerous and penned the School on theirgoal-line. From a throw out Bradford obtained the ball andgrounded it betwe~n the posts. A confident appeal of " notstraight" was answered in the negative. Manfield's kick wassuccessful. This proved to be the last point scored by eitherside, the game having been a very interesting one.

Though defeated, the School had the best of the gamethroughout, and but for bad luck would have proved victorious.The School forwards have much improved and nearly alwayssucceeded in holding their own against their heavy opponents.

For the School Atkinson, Gould, Lambert, Hunter, and\Vigan, were conspicuous in the grovel, and all the three-quarters played a good game, though perhaps Boucher didlIlost for his side. Cochrane played splendidly at half.

For the visiting team Parsons, Manfield, D'Aeth, andRogerson, forwards, and Spunvay, and Mayo behind werevery good. .

School :-H. M. Luttman-Johnson, back; S. Boucher, F. R.Sommerhoff, H. F. Lacy-Day, three-quarter-backs; G. L.Cochrane, capt., F. C. Legge, half-backs; T. N. Atkinson,J. D. Gould, \V. J. Lambert, P. D. Hunter, \"1. N. Buckmaster,C. H. \Vigan, J\1. Nairn, E. J. Holberton. and C. Morton,forwards.

Mr. Baskett's XV :-F. A. 'Veller, back; B. P. Spurway,H. H. Mayo, Downton, three-quarter-backs; A. E. Bradford,Bicknell, half-backs; S. R. Baskett, capt., \V. H. J\lanfield,R. M. P. Parsons, W. H. D'Aeth, E. C. Rogerson, F. Kitson,\V. l{. Arnold, J. H. Del\1attos, A. F. Ranking, forwards.

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THE SCHOOL v. CREWKERNE.

This match was played on the School ground on Saturday,November 7th, and after a well-contested game resulted in acreditable victory for the School by the narrow margin of onetry to nil,

Cochrane won the toss and elected to play from the LittleField end. Crewkerne kicked off and the game at once set-tled down in the School XXV. After a series of grovels, anappeal for "picked up in the grovel" was answered in ourfavour, and Atkinson made a good drop into their XXV.The ball was well returned and their forwards began to lookdangerous till Hunter relieved by a neat dribble. Good runsby all the School three-quarters took the ball into ouropponents' XXV, when a succession of obstinate grovels tookplace, in which Gould and Atkinson were chiefly conspicuousfor the School. At length, however, Parsons relieved his sideby a good dribble, but Lacy-Day picked up neatly andpassed to Boucher, who ran into the visitors' territory. Afterseveral attempts to break through their line of defence, theCrewkerne forwards made a rush into our XXV. Luttman-] ohnson saved his side at a critical period. Short runs byAtkinson gained ground for his side. Some excellent com-bination by our three-quarters was the next noticeable point,but nevertheless, the game continued in the School territory,until Luttman-]ohnson intercepted a pass and the ball wascarried back to the half-way flag by Cochrane, Lacy-Dayand Boucher. Half-time was now called.

Cochrane kicked off, the School forwards backing up well.After several obstinate grovels, Legge obtained the baJ! andpassed to Boucher, who after a short time transferred toLacy-Day, the latter making a splendid run till finally collaredby l-'enny. Crewkerne now forced the School back to half-way, and some loose play followed in which Lambert andBuckmaster were conspicuous. Lacy-Day again got off, andafter a good run passed to Sommerhoff, who obtained a try.Lam bert only just failed in converting. After the drop outplay settled down near the half-way flag. BOllcher securedthe ball and after a good run transferred to Hunter, whonearly succeded in crossing the line. A rush of their forwardsheaded by Parsons, was counteracted by runs by Sommerhoff,Lacy-Day and Cochrane. Time was now nearly up, and thegame became very exciting. Again and again the Schroltried to get over the line but were brought down each timeby the Crewkerne ont-sides. \Vigan, at last, got within afew yards when he was tackled by their full.back.

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Williams then obtained the ball and made a dashing run,when he was finally collared by Luttman-J ohnson near half-way. Time was now called, leaving the School victorious by2 points to nil.

Cochrane and Legge at half were in good form, and allthe three-quarters played well, Lacy-Day being perhaps thebest. Of the forwards, who nearly always had the advantagein the scrummage, Atkinson, Gould, Lambert, Hunter and\Vigan were most noticeable.

For the visitors, Parsons, Patten and Weller wereinvaluable.

SherboY1u School :-H. M. Luttman-Johnson, back; S.Boucher. F. R. Sommerhoff, H. F. Lacy-Day, three-quarter-backs; G. L. Cochrane, Capt., F. C. Legge, half-backs; T.N. Atkinson, J. D. Gould, W. J. Lambert, P. D. Hunter, 'vV.N. Buckmaster, C. H. \Vigan, M. Nairn, E. J. Holberton,C. Morton, forwards.

Crewkmze :-F. Penny, back; C. Mitchell, F. A. Weller,F. \V. Parham, three-quarter-backs; R. Leigh and F. H.vVilliams, half-backs; R. M. P. Parsons, Capt., W. Patten,G. Watts, E. Harp, G. Holman, F. Gill, P. Bateman, F.Taylor, J. Tucker, forwards.

THE SCHOOL 1'. DOWNTO~ AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

The Downton XV came down to play us on Saturday,November 2Ist, and were lucky enough to beat us by a goalto two tries (5 points to 4).

The College won the toss and decided to begin from theNational School end. Cochrane kicked off for the Schooland almost immediately we were allowed a free kick. Aftersome grovels in neutral territory and a short dribble byCochrane, a dodgy run by Hayhurst brought the ball to theSchool XXV. Morton then intercepted a pass and threw theball to Sommerhoff who after a short run passed to Lacy-Day;the latter ran to half way where some tight grovels ensued inwhich Atkinson and Gould were conspicuous. At lastThompson got off and looked like scoring but was well collaredby Luttman-Johnson. Buckmaster and \Vigan were nextnoticeable in some loose play in our XXV, and then Luttman-Johnson made an excellent kick to half-way. Spurwayobtained the ball, but ran back, and was well collared byHunter. Some neat passing by the School three-quarterscarried the game into the Visitors' XXV. Cochrane after a

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short run passed to Lacy-Day, who made a splendid run andscored a try near the corner flag. Joy made a very goodattempt to convert but failed. After the drop out Gould,Hunter and Morton were well to the front in some loosegrovels. Sommerhoff got off, but as no one backed him uphe was unable to pass and was collared. A number ofscrummages then followed. Lacy-Day after a good run crossedthe line, but was collared and lost the ball. After re-sta rtingthe Downton forwards forced the game back to the School XXV,but Buckmaster dribbled back, and Lacy-Day again succeededin getting over the line, but was charged into touch by four ofthe opposing side. The game, however, still remained in theDJwnton XXV, and L3.cy-Day, after another run, passed toCochrane who crossed the line but was collared by Spurway;a maul ensued in which Cochrane was eventually successful.Lambert failed to convert and half-time was called.

Spurway kicked off. The Downton forwardsfollo\ved upwell and forced the School back to their XXV. Some looseplay was the next nuticeable thing, the result of which wasthat the ball crossed our goal-line, and Luttman-Johnson kickedoutside behind. Good play was shown by Wigan i·n front ofgoal, but the School were hard pressed and at last had totouch down in self-defence. Luttman-Johnson made a good dropinto touch and grovels ensued at the half-way flag in whichGould, Lambert and Hunter did most work for the School.Short runs by Cochrane, Lacy-Day, and Bundock broughtthe ball to the Visitors' XXV. A short run by Spurway wascounteracted by a splendid run by Lacy-Day, half the lengthof the ground, but he was pushed into touch within two yardsof the goal-line. Wigan and Joy were next conspicuous insome loose grovels. Some neat play by Legge and Sommer-hoff nearly resulted in another try for the School. TheDownton forwards now made a good rush and carried the ballinto the School XXV. Thompson, after a nm along the touchline, attempted a drop at goal. The ball however kept lowand Beaton dashing in, secured a try. Spurway easily con-verted. Cochrane kicked off, but in spite of a good run byLegge, Downton forced the ball back into our territory andhad it not been for a splendid piece of tackling by Luttman-Johnson another try would have been added. Nairn dribbledback to the XXV flag, and soon afterwards a free kick wasawarded the School for off-side. Time was now called.

Though defeated, the School had certainly the best of thegame, and besides had very bad luck, since Boucher wasunable to play, and Lacy-Day crcssed the line twice withoutscoring.

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Cochrane and Legge were very good at half. Lacy-Daywas in splendid form, and of the forwards Atkinson, Lambert,and Buckmaster in the loose, Gould and Hunter in the tight,were most conspicuous.

Of the Visitors, Spurway and Thompson, three-quarters,Archer, Speke, Beaton, and Heaton were hest.

School :-H. M. Luttman-Johnson, back; F. R. Son'mer-hoff, H. F. Lacy-Day, and Bundock, three-quarter-backs;G. L. Cochrane, capt., F. C. Legge, half-backs j T. N. Atkin-son, J. D. Gould, \V. J. Lambert, P. D. Hunter, W. N. Buck-master, C. H. \Vigan, M. Nairn, C. Morton, and Joy, forwards.

Downtoll College :-Laurie, back; F. H. Thompson, B. P.Spurway, capt., F. H. Hayhurst, three-quarter-backs j A. G.Archer, C. Speke, half-backs; A. C. Beaton, K. Heaton, H.Merryweather, C. W. Marriott, \V. Long, R. Peal, W. J.Deane, O. L. Phipps, R. \Vrightman, forwards.

This list of Matches already arranged was unfortunatelyomitted from our last number.

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G. L. COCHRANE .

Date.1891-0ct. 14th .

Nov. 4th.Nov. 7th.Nov. 21St.Dec. 9th.Dec. 12th.Dec. 15th.

" Dec. 16th.1892-Feb. 13th .

Feb. 27th.

Opponillts.C. H. Hodgson Esq.'s XV.S. R. 13askett Esq.'s XV.Crewkerne.Downton Agricultural College.South Dorset.Old Shirburnians.Downton Agricultural College.United Services.YeoviI.Crewkerne.

Ground.Sherborne.

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"Salisbury.Portsmouth.

Sherborne.

.OLD SHIRBURNIAN FOOTBALL CLUB.

OXFORD O.S. t·. CA:\IBRIDGE O.S.

This annual match was played in the Parks at Oxford,on Friday, November 13th. Neither side was representative,Baker, Carey and others being unable to play for Oxford,while Cambridge had no less than nine substitutes. C. Dixonarrived too late, and H. C. Blackmore accompanied the team,but was unable to play, owing to an injury of his leg. Cam-

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bridge, however, secured the serVices of Romer, who camefrom town. Oxford kicked off at 2.45. Preece (sub.) returned.Oxford worked the ball back till Romer, by a splendid dribble,took it almost to Oxford's goal line; but Swanwick stoppedhim; grovels took the ball to half-way and Todd (sub.) beganto look dangerous, but was well collared by Stanger-Leathes,who with Randolph and Rutty headed a rush. Randolphpicked up and passed to Swanwick who ran in. Stanger-Leathes converted. Romer kicked off; Fiske dribbled back,but Preece got right away, but lost the ball on the goal line.Oxford touched down; Stanger-Leathes kicked out. Roger-son now obtained the ball, and passed to Swanwick, who againgot in. Stanger-Leathes' kick was again successful. Fieldkicked off, but Oxford playing well together, rushed the balldown and Rogerson scored; his kick failed. Half-time wasnow called.

Field kicked off, and after some well-contested grovelsSwanwick had an opening, but Henning passed badly, andBaring-Gould, obtaining the ball, transferred to Leigh-Clare,who lost a splendid opportunity, and Bryant picking up,passed to Rogerson, who crossed the line. Stanger-Leathes'kick failed. At this period a large bull-dog, much toRandolph's annoyance, displayed a strong liking for the ball,but the savage creature was finally dragged off by the owner.Soon afterwards Swanwick scored, Stanger-Leathes convert-ing; and immediately Rogerson ran in, and Fiske's kickwas successful. These two goals were soon followed ~y a tryby Randolph, which Rogerson improved upon. Field droppedout and after grovels in neutral territory Stanger-Leathesdribbled over the line; Fiske's kick failed. Romer re-startedand Randolph, by some pretty passing, enabled Rogerson toget in. Bryant kicked a goal. Baring-Gould kicked off, andfrom a long throw-out Rogerson broke through and with no-one near him missed an easy drop at goal. Time was nowcalled. Oxford thus won by 7 goals and 2 tries to nil.

For Oxford, Swanwick (3), Rogerson (4), 9tanger-Leathes (1), and Randolph (1), played splendidly. Stanger-Leathes enabled the Oxford three-quarters to get the ball timeafter time. Bryant played with excellent judgment. Rutty,Irish, Wybergh, Fiske, and Bickmore were the best of theforwards.

For Cambridge, Romer was a tower of strength. Preeceand Todd (sub».) worked hard at three-quarters; Leigh-Clarewas out of form, but he was suffering from a bad leg, andBaring-Gould was probably stale after his splendid play forTrinity v. Keble, the day before.

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Oxford 0.5. :-E. D. Swanwick, T. C. Rogerson. E. N.Henning, three-quarter backs; H. C. Bryant, P. Donaldson(sub.), half-backs; T. D. Stanger-Leathes, W. H. Randolph,A. W. F. Rutty, C. Bickmore; H. J. Irish, W. E. Fiske, F. B.Mallnsell, C. H. Wybergh, H. Hamersley, J. J. Cotton, forwards.

Cambridge 0.5. :-C. S. BaringcGould, back; R. L. Leigh-Clare, H. F. Todd, Preece, three-quarter backs; A. Hawkins,R. H. L.James', half-backs; F. Romer, A. Field, J.W.Western,J. B. Simpson, H. W. Nelson, Broadbent, R. Jowitt, J. A.Clark, A. N. Other, forwards.

The O.O.S. have also played the Oxford Military College,and St. Edward's School, Summertown.

The former match was played on October 31st on theCowley ground, and after an even game resulted in a victoryfor the home team by a try to nil, the point being obtainedby Luttman-Johnson after a clever run. Irish, Rogerson, andRandolph were most conspicuous for the losers.

In the match against St. Edward's School, the O.O.S.,although playing without their Captain, (C. D. Baker) andseveral others, were easily victorious by two goals and sixtries to nil. The tries were obtained by Carey, Rogerson,Swanwick, (two each,) Bickmore, and a substitute.

SWIMMING.

The following extract is taken from an American paper:-

BENEDICT WINS THE 1,000 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Saturday was an unfortunate day for the Island AmateurAquatic Association's Sports. A dirty drizzling rain, a breezethat chilled to the bone, and choppy water rendered the fulfil-ment of the programme impossible. The few dozen peoplewho were attracted by a championship swimming race, afterhaving sojourned on, been backed off, then again shunted onto a sandbar at the entrance to Hanlan's \Vharf, were in any-thing but a pleasant mood as they paced the hotel piazzaawaiting the committee's decision whether to run off any of

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the events. For two hours after the advertised time themonotony of pacing and waiting was broker. only by occasionalsearches after and interrogation with the secretary. Finallyafter consultation with the competitors present, it was decidedto hold only the one race, the 1,000 yards swimming champion-ship of Canada, between Chas. Benedict, Montreal, andGeo. Hyslop, Toronto, the former being unable to wait overuntil to-day. The balance of the programme will be held thisafternoon at the same place. There occurred a vexatiousdelay in measuring the course, during which the wet andbedraggled spectators became more rain-soaked and miserable,if possible, while the competitors, after having been porpoise-oiled in a fenced-off corner of John Hanlan's boat-house, stoodshivering and waiting to be called out. A course was at lastselected between the westerly wharf and a boom about 75yards distant, over which the competitors were required toswim fourteen times to make an exact 1,000 yards.

The American entries not materializing, F. M. De la Fosseconsented to start to ensure the second prize, and at 5.1 I thepistol was fired. An even start was made, Hyslop perhapsstriking the water first, with De la Fosse second. Benedicthowever, made the first turn by a head, De la Fosse second,with Hyslop half a head in rear. This order was continuedto the second turn, after which De la Fosse dropped back, andshortly after clambered out of the water. At the third turnH yslop was slightly in the lead, which he had increased to ahalf length when the fourth turn wa" made. On the fifthjourney the Toronto champion was his full length in advanceof the Easterner, but the latter drew up and turned only ahalf-length in rear. On the sixth and seventh trips Hyslopincreased his lead toa length and a half, but on the eighthBenedict, who was swimming very strong and easily, drew upon his opponent, and they made a turn together.

On the ninth trip the Montreal swimmer drew into thelead. which he maintained and gradually increased to thefinish. At the tenth turn he was first by a couple of yards,and at the eleventh by three yards. On the twelfth journeyHyslop steered far out of his course, and Benedict increasedhis lead to nearly twenty yards. In the last two trips the gapgradually widened, and Benedict finished a winner by about35 yards in 19 minutes, 41t seconds. Both competitors swama beautiful race. They are similarly built, with the Montrealerhaving the advantage in weight. Their style in the water wass-imilar, Hyslop swimming with the Indian side stroke, andBenedict with the English side stroke, the only apparent

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difference -being that the latter was more completely sub-merged. Benedict is said to be thoroughly at home in rough,while Hyslop shows to better advantage in calm water. Theswimmers did not find the water unpleasantly cold, butencountered warm and cold streaks through it. The frequentturns made the race a very tiring one, else better time wouldhave been made. C. Mathison was referee, J. Massey starter,J. A. Thompson judge, and L. B. Stewart and M. M. Kirtlandtimers.

MUSICAL SOCIETY.

The 119th Concert of the Musical Society was given onSaturday, November 21St. The performance began with anexcellent rendering of the first three movements of the second ofthe six Organ Sonatas by Mendelssohn. It would have beenm ore satisfactory, perhaps, if time had allowed the last movement,a fugue in C, to be added, so that the sonata would have beengiven in its entirety. Mr. Poole's Andante in G is a gracefulcomposition, and it must have been gratifying to th~ composer,who was also one of the performers, to find that his work wasthoroughly appreciated by Orchestra and Audience. It had beenpractised with the support of the organ, but finally it was thoughtfit to leave it to the strings for which alone it was written. Tothe 'inevitable gavotte' an attractive addition was made byMr. Poole's clever accompaniment on the Bells, and later in theevening the same gentleman delighted us by playing a Bell Solo,the bells, which were really hand-bells, being arranged in two rowson a frame for striking, instead of being rung by the hand. Theeffect was pleasing, though it was slightly marred when now andagain one of the •sweet bells jangled out of tune.' Mr. Poolereceived a hearty encore to which he very kindly responded.The Quartett for violins composed by the well-known violinist,Mr. A. Burn~tt, was very creditably given by Mr. Regan's pupilS,but it was, perhaps, rather too long forthe interest ofthe audienceto be maintained throughout. Mendelssohn's Romance for'Cello and Piano is one of the few works written by that composerfor these instruments; the air is delicately beautiful, and Mr.Bienemann's rendering of it was very well received. Greenstreetg-ave us a thoroughly good performance of the first movement ofBach's Italian Concerto, his playing of a really difficult piecebeing vigorous and accurate. Mr. Waterman, who kindly gave ushis most useful help, acquitted himself right well in 'The Lord-worketh wonders,' an exacting song, requiring considerable

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.. llfmdelssohn.

H. J. Poole.llandel.

execution, careful phrasing and distinct enunciation. He washeartily and deservedly applauded. As an encore to his second song, 0 Mistress Mine,' he gave us the fine old English ditty of the17th century, 'Here's a health unto his Majesty.' The chiefpiece of the Concert, ' Lauda Sion' was written and performedabot;lt a year before the composer's death, at a time therefore whenhe was occupied with the second part of the Elijah. It is by nomeans easy of performance, and the accompaniment, difficult andtrying as it is, required greater experience and presence of mindthan we have a right to expect from a youthful artist; an ex-perienced organist might on several occasions have come tothe rescue in difficult and doubtful passages, and perhaps after allthe Cantata would have gone better if it had been accompaniedon the piano. After a short instrumental introduction the firstchorus was sung with good spirit, on the whole, by the choir,only we noticed uncertainty in the tenor lead in the second part.Without a break the music goes continuously onto the secondchorus, which begins softly with a bass lead. The soprano soloof the next number was very well sung by Mason, who was ingood voice, and very pleasing was the repetition in chorus of eachsolo phrase. The quartett 'Ye who from his ways' went verywell, though the experiment of entrusting the Tenor part to anAlto produced the effect of the Tenor being sung an octave lower.Next came a chorale of four verses, the first being in unison,slow time, the second and third also in unison but in doubletime, and the fourth verse in harmony. Here, however, theorgan and the singers were not quite together. The next number• Lord at all times' is a Treble solo, but the part was doubled,Mason doing the lion's share. The chorus •Save the people'was well and vigorously sung, though towards the end someslight confusion was caused by the descent of Quartett Singers totheir places in the front. The Carmen, God save the Queen, andthe usual cheers for the Head Master and Mrs. Young, for Mr.Parkp.r, Mr. Regan, and the Ladies, brought the Concert to asatisfactory close.

Subjoined is the programme:-ORGAN SOLO Sonata, No. 2 Mendelssohn.

Adagio. Andante. Allegro.Mr. PARKER.

ANDANTE in G, for strings onlySONG "The Lord worketh wonders" (Judas)

Mr. WATERMAN.

PIANO SOLO, First movement of thl~ Italian Concerto, j. S. Bach.GREEN STREET.

VIOLONCELLO SOLO RomanceRev. G. A. BIENEMANN.

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PRAISE JEHOVAH,(Lauda Sion.)

A SACRED CANTATA

BY

FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY.

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The Solos by Mason, Shirreff, Rougemont, MilIar, mi., Devitt,Bundock, and Mr. Hodgson.

CHORUS...•.............. Praise Jehovah.CHORUS By His Providence directed.SOLO AND CHORGS Sing of Judgment.QUARTETT ..•............. Ye who from his ways have turned.CHORALE They that through much tribulation.SOLO .•.........•........ Lord, at all times.CHORUS Bless the people who adore thee.QUARTETT AND CHORUS ..Thou didst free them from oppression.GAVOTTE " Happy Days" Govaerl.SONG •. " 0 Mistress Mine" Sullivan.

Mr. WATERMAN.

QUARTETT for four Violins Burnel/.MilIar, ma., Hankey, Wright, mi., Millar, mi.

BELL SOLORev. H. J. POOLE.

CARMEN S.1ECULARE.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

THE LIBRARY.

The following is a list of Books recently added to theLibrary:-

SECTION A.-BOOKS OF REFERENCE.Gardiner-School Atlas of English History.

SECTION B.-DIVINITY.

Church-Gifts of Civilization.Edersheim-The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (2 vols.)

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SECTION D.-HISTORY.

Rusden-Historyof Australia (3 vols.) } Presented by the Author.Rusden-History of New Zealand (3 vols.)Moltke-Franco-Prussian ",Var (2 vols.)Guizot-History of Civilization (3 vols.)George-Genealogical Tables. -Low and Pulling-Dictionary of English History.Jusserand- English ",Vayfaring Life in the ~Iiddle Ages_

SECTION E.-TRAVELS.Curzon-Russia in Central Asia.

SECTION H.-LECTURES, ESSAYS, & BIOGRAPHY.Rodney-English Men of Action.Jean Paul-Works (5 vols.)Wolseley~The Soldier's Pocket-Book.Mazzini-Life and ",Vritings.Parker-Glossary of Architectural Terms (3 vols.)Xenophon's Retreat of the Ten Thousand, translated from the German of Dr.

\Vitte by F. Younghusband. (Presented by Mrs. Benthall.)

SECTION K.-POETRY.

Moyarra-An Australian Legend. (Presented by the Author).Lowell's Poetical \Vorks.

SECTION L.-NOVELS, ETC.

Thackeray-Christmas Books.

OXFORD LETTER.

DEAR Sh/-,.bum/an,In spite of live Nihilists at the Union, fogs in the atmosphere,

and obfuscations within the Aristotelian Society (for elucidation ofthis last point, V/de the current number of the Oxford fifagazim),Oxford and the O.O.S.R. U .F.e. continue to flourish. We haveplayed three matches already this term, losing by a try to theOxford Military College, but beating both our Cambridge con-freres and St. Edward's School by large scores. It is not often,indeed, that the Field is able to chronicle two victories of theOxford Old Shirburnians. _This vitality is chiefly due .to theexertions of our Secretary, E. D.Swanwick, of University, whohas been in rare form in every match. C. D. Baker of Merton,the Captain, and G. M. Carey (Exeter), have been too busy with'Varsity games to play for the O.S., but of the new recruits, T.C. Rogerson (Exeter). and W. H. Randolph (Keble), have ren-dered valuable assistance, and altogether our prospects look very

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rosy. Baker is now certain of his" Blue," and it may safely beprognosticated that Carey will follow his example next year.Then we have E. D. Swanwick to represent us on the runningtrack, and his recent excellent all-round performances at hisCollege Sports augur well for his chances in the Inter-'Varsitycontest, when it is to be hoped that Lutyens will figure amongthe Cambridge competitors. Although, since F. B. Hicks(University) has left us, we have no particular rowing" star,"several O.S. are in their College Eights, and others will certainlyfind places in the College Torpids: while C. J. W. Hayward isCaptain of the Worcester College Boat Club. A. H. Delme-Radcliffe is Captain of both Rugby and Association Teams atExeter, and H. J. H. Irish is vice-captain of the Brasenose XV,and, together with Stanger-Leathes, has several times played forthe University against Public Schools. \Vhen we turn to depart-ments non-athletic, our interests are found to be well lookedafter by H. E. A. Cotton·, of Jesus, who, as Junior Treasurer ofthe Union, answers the weekly questions as to the quality of thebuttered bun supplied on the Society's premises with muchaplomb, and who has also spoken at dinners of Home RuleLeaguers with marked success. Even in the fOes mdzrans, which,to judge from the last Shirburniall, occupies a large share of theattention of your readers, we are not undistinguished, and ourO.S. contingent is headed by two Corporals, H. Hamersley ofl\Iagda\en, in the Tnfantry proper, and J. J. Cotton (Corpus), whois one of the noble army of Cyclists, and who has also appearedas a contributor to the pages of the Pelican Record, the newCorpus Magazine. Nor have matters social been neglected.The visit of the Cambridge O.S. was made the occasion for asuccessful Old Boys' Dinner at the Clarendon Hotel, at whichnearly fifty Shirburnians were present, including Dr. W. Collier,who, although an old Cambridge Athletic ,. Blue" and Three-l\Iiler, is by dint of continued residence in the sister University,fast being transformed into an Oxford O.S., and whose interest inSherborne and Shirburnians continues unabated, despite hisalready advanced .. academic age." Nor is a peep into thefutnre less encouraging. Looking on to the next cricket seasonwe have A. W. F. Rutty (New College) ready to represent his oldSchool, while much comfort is to be derived from the fact thatfive members of the last XI, all good men and true, have forsakenSherborne for Oxford. Lastly. we are happy to say that ourbranch of the Old Shirburnian Scholarship Fund is progressingfavourably. and we look for yet further Subscriptions to rejoicethe hearts of its Treasurer, l\lr. House. and

YOUR OXFORD CORRESPONDENT,

23 2 The Shirbztr1zian. [DECEMBER,

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

No. 2.H. C. Lovett.C. S. Baring-Gould.H. N. Ferrers.C. Dixon.J. C. Powys.

DEAR MR. EDITOR,

\Ve are very sorry to see so few Freshmen from Sherbornethis year j we hope that next year we may have a larger numberof recruits joining the ranks of the Cambridge Old Shirburnians.You will be glad to hear that W. E. Lutyens has kept up hisSchool reputation by winning the Freshmen's Mile in 4-.4-7, andalso the Stranger's Race at the Pembroke Sports, with 35 yardsstart in the Mile.

R. L. Leigh-Clare has been elected Hon. Sec. of thePembroke Football Club.

R. G. O. Bond and C. A. Phillips are coxing two of the'Varsity Trial Eights.

A C.O.S. Meeting was held on November 2nd. in the Rev. H.Henn's rooms, which he had kindly placed at our disposal. Nominutes were read, the minute book having gone down with last'year's Hon. Sec. The following elections took place :-H. Hennwas re-elected President nemo con. j C. S. Baring-Gould, Captain jR. L. Leigh-Clare. Hon. Sec.; IV!. J. Honnywill. C. Dixon,H. C. nIackmore, A. Field, Committee.

It was decided that the annual Scratch Fours Races shouldbe rowed on the following Saturday, November 7th. Lectures,and other such trivial reasons prevented many from taking partin the struggle. The final heat afforded an exciting race betweenthe following crews:- .

No. J.H. Henn. Bow,H. C. Blackmore. 2,J. W. "\Vestern. 3.G. F. Russel. Stroke.C. G. O. Bond. Cox,

No. I Crew won bv two seconds.This year the C.O~S. journeyed to Oxford to play the annual

Foothalll\latch with the O.O.S., who proved far too powerful, andgained an easy victory by 7 goals and 2 tries to nil. C. Dixonand H. C. Blackmore accompanied the team. We regret that sofew O.S. were able to play. The O.O.S. accorded us a mosthospitable welcome and entertained us sumptuously at dinner, atwhich about 4-0 O.S. were present.

The following O.S. have come up this term :-H. S. Lloyd(Trinity), C. Dixon and A. Field (Trinity Hall), W. E. Lutyens(Sidney), J. C. Powys (Corpus), J. Bradford (Emmanuel).

Yours truly,C.O.S.

Bow,2,

3,Stroke,Cox,

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DEBATING SOCIETY.

233

.Agaimt.

H. H. Joy, (2)W. A. McEnery (2)J. D. GouId

.Agailllt.H. G. Fox-Strangways (2)C. A. S. RidoutW. Game (2)H. H. Joy

On Wednesday, October 2 I.-A meeting was held in theVI Form Common Room, at which the following officers wereelected :-

{J. D. Gould, President.

Cabinet E. J. Holberton, Vice-President,W. A. P. H. l\IcEnery, Hon. Secretary.

On Saturday, October 24-.-A debate was held in Mr. Evans'classroom at 7.5 p.m., subject :-" That in the opinion of thishouse the belief in ghosts is not unfounded." Proposed byE. J Holberton and W. J. Bensly. Opposed by H. H. Joy, andW. A. :'IcEnery.

For

E. J. HoIberton (2)W. J. BeusIy (2)P. D. HunterL. C. PowysH. P-S. Devitt:P. Leslie

Of the audience Game spoke for the proposition.This, the opening debate, was a decided success. There was

a large audience of about sixty. The speeches on both sideswere very good, and though more members spoke in support ofthe proposition, still the opposition three speakers conducted thedebate with unflagging zeal. Eventually the proposition won bya majority of 4- members (9-5). But on the audience dividing theopposition won by an overwhelming majority.

On Saturday, October 31.-A debate was held in the VI FormCommon Room, at 7.5 r.m., subject :-" That, in the opinion ofthis house, Football is superior to Cricket." Proposed by P. D.Hunter and W. N. Buckmaster. Opposed by H. G. Fox-Strang-ways and C. A. S. Ridout.

FOI·.P. D. Hunter (2)'V. N. Buckmaster (2)W. A. ~IcEnery (2)A. J. BarryJ. H. ~IoritzH. P.S. DevittP. LesIie

Of the audience Whiteley spoke for Cricket, :\Iatterson mi.,and Everington in favour of Football.

This debate was also very successful, albeit rather one-sided,most members having a good knowledge of the subject, thoughafter a time many personal remarks were made. This was espec-ially noticeable in McEnery's second speech for the proposition.

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On members dividing the propOSltIon won by 9 votes (15-6).The audience too were almost all in favour of the proposition.

On Saturday, November 7.-A debate was held in the VIForm Common Room at 7.5 p.m., subject :-" That Town-life issuperior to Country-life." Proposed hy G. T. Whiteley and\V. Game. Opposed by H. P-S. Devitt and L. C. Powys.

For. Against.G. T. Whiteley (2) H. P-S. Devitt (2)\V. Game (2) L. C. PowysE. J. Holberton \V. A. McEneryA. W. Finch (2) H. H. Joy

W. J. BenslyM. S. Turton

Of the audience Matterson mi. made a very good speech IIIfavour of Country-life.

The only speech of note at this debate was the effusion ofGame, who, notwithstanding the fact that he was seconding- themotion in favour of town life, proceeded in flowing terms to givea history of sport from its earliest days to the present time.

The great difficulty in this debate was how to decide what wastown and what country life, most members having differentopinions. The proposition was defeated by 9 votes (14-5). Theaudience, to a man, voted against the proposition.

On Saturday, November 14.-A debate was held in theVI Form Common Room. Subject:-" That in the opinion ofthis House, the hardships of the British Soldier outweigh hisadvantages." Proposed by W. A. McEnery and E. J. Holberton.Opposed by B. H. Hewett and J. Rickman.

Fm'. Against.\V. A. McEnery (2). B. H. Hewett.E. J. Holberton (2). J. Rickman (2).H. H. Joy. \V. B. \Vildman, Esq.\V. Game. H. P-S. Devitt.

C. F. :Metcalfe.J. D. Gould.

This was not so good a debate as the preceding ones, and theopposition entirely owe their victory to the able speech of Mr.Wildman.

None of the members, with the exception of those whobrought forward and opposed the subject, appeared to have anyknowledge of the subject, and the debate ultimately degeneratedintu a discussion as to the comparative merits of the Britishsoldier and the common yokel. The opposition on these groundswon by 10 votes (16-6). .

In a private meeting afterwards, the Cabinet decided to holdno debate in the ensuing week, as the Concert interfered with it.

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Against.

P. D. Hunter (2).P. Leslie (2).'V. A. McEnery (2).

On Saturday, November z8.-A debate was held in theVI Form Common Room at 7.5 p.m. Subject :-" That thecharacter of Oliver Cromwell meets with the approval of thisHouse." Proposed by H. H. Joy and W. ]. Bensly. Opposedby P. D. Hunter and P. Leslie.

Fo,..

H. H. Joy (2).W. J. Bensly (2).Rev. A. C. Clapin.Rev. G. G. Coulton (2).G. T. Whiteley. .

Though but few members spoke on either sine, the debatewas a good one, and greatl.\' enlivened by the presence of Revs.A. C. Clapin and G G. Coulton, who both made excellent andentertaining speeches.

Hunter and Leslie for the opposition for some time carriedon the debate in an extremely able manner. They werefurther helped by McEnery, who in an amusing speech of some20 minutes' duration, sketched the character of Cromwell fromhis point of view, and at length denounced him as the origin andcause of the Radicalism of the present day, and the evils resultingfrom it. For the proposition, Joy and Bensly made very goodspeeches, and helped as they were by the eloquence of the Revs.A. C. Clapin and G. G. Coulton, they proved victorious by twovotes (9-7). The audience, however, on dividing proved in favourof the opposition.

The Secretary begs to take this opportunity of thankingthose Masters who have attended the debates, for their hearty andable support.

At the same time he must congratulate the Society on itsun broken success, entirely dUE: to the able and popular adminis-tration of Mr. President Gould.

FIELD SOCIETY.

A meeting of members was held on October 8th, whenH. P-S. Devitt was elected Secretary, vice H. C. Buckmaster.The first meeting of the Society for this term was held onOctob,'r nnd, when W. B. Wildman, Esq., gave a most interest-ing lecture on ' Mediaeval Architecture and Abheys.' He showed

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S::llne beautiful views of various Abbeys, Cathedrals, etc., aboutthe country, among which were Canterbury, Wells, and York(the largest church in England). Then he proceeded to tell howfhwing windows were built up, and the meeting ended after avote of thanks had been unanimously passed to Mr. Wildman forhis admirable lecture.

The second meeting ·was held on Thursday, October 29th,when the Rev. A. C. Clapin gave a very entertaining 'Talk onstrange Customs.' He began by relating various modes of~alutation in different countries. He then alluded to the factthat the first Burmese \Var broke out on account of certainpeople refusing to take off their shoes on entering a temple.After this he proceeded to tell about other customs, indudingthe' Carnival' at Rome. Naples, and Venice, also pilgrimages toshrines, weddings, and funerals. His talk was rendered all thebrighter bv stories amusing and otherwise which took the placeof Magic Lantern Slides. The meeting broke up after a vote ofthanks had been passed to Mr. Clapin.

The third meeting of the term was held on Thursday,November 6th, when .Mr. Hudson gave a very interesting lectureon 'The Upper Limbs.' He began with the collar-bone and thenceproceeded to the arm and hand, explaining first the bones, thenthe muscle~ and last of all the whole clothed with skin; this wasillustrated by the fine ann of Sergeant Taylor, who kindly lent hisservices for the evening. After a vote of thanks to Mr. Hudson,the meeting dispersed.

Th~ fourth meeting- of the term was held on Thursdav,November 26th, when the Secretary gave a short lecture on< The British Navy.' He explained the structure of the modernman-of-war and showed by the aid of diagrams the amount of.armour-plating which the average iron-clad carried. He thenproceeded to exhibit some excellent slides of various men-of-war,and to point out the peculiar features of each. With the help ofother slides he showed us how to lay a mine and fire a torpedo,-and concluded by reproducing on the sheet a coloured photograph·of the •Victory.' After the usual vote of thanks had beenproposed the meeting broke up.

We noticed several of the School present who were neithermembers nor associates of the Field Society; we would remindthem that if they wish to have the benefit of hearing the lecturesthey must join the Society.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

237

Yours truly,LOWER GROUND.

DEAR SIR,Is it not possible to designate the old members of Price's House by

some other letter than (c), or if (c) is retained for Price's, to denote 'Wilson'sby another letter? For instance, in the O.S. Chronicle of your last issueC. D. Baker and W. H. Randolph each appear with (c) against their names,and any O.S. not up in the late changes in the School might think thatC. D. Baker was an old Wilsonite or vice-I'M·sa. I think that when an oldPriceite has occasion to be referred to, an asterisk might be used and a noteadded to that effect in the list of letters signifying the houses at the end.

I trust you will notice this very justifiable complaint.Yours very truly,

QUI ANTE FUIT.[No complaint has reached us before relating to this subject and we do

not think that there is any necessity for a change.-ED. SHIR.]

DEAR SIR,Might not some new novels be added to the library? Many excellent

works of justly celebrated novelists are to be seen in the Suggestion Book,but the only new volumes purchased are Histories, Reference Books and thelike. Surely this should be remedied, and at least a few novels be procured.

I remain, yours etc.,NOVEL-READER.

DEAR MR. EDITOR,Might not some plan be devised whereby the members of the Musical

Society sitting at the back of the dais in the Big Schoolroom might be ableto get a little light? AS things are at present it is impossible for anyone atall short-sighted to see the music at Concerts. .

Yours truly,A SUFFERER.

DEAR SIR,Could not some arrangement be made so that the Lower Gronnd

Game might always have an umpire, as at present half the game is spent indisputing?

SIR,If I do not trespass too much on your valuable space, I would like to

say a few words about the Fives Competitions. The original idea as regardsthese competitions was that they should commence about October. Lastyear however, through the authorities making some mistake, or perhapsthinking that fewer fellows would enter, the commencement of the competi-tions was put off till the middle of the Easter Term. Now what was theresult? \Vhen the entries were sent in, whatever the quality was, thequantity had not diminished, and the competitions were hurried on till theybecame quite a nuisance. To crown all, the Final Double-handed Fives hadnot been played out when the Prizes were given.

Hoping the authorities will not disregard this letter, but will begin thecompetitions at least at the beginning of next Term.

r remain, yours truly,LALAGE.

The Shirburnia1t. [DECEMBER,

Yours sincerely,RACQUET.

DEAR MR. EDITOR,Might I call the attention of the authorities to the fact that the School

Fives Courts are sadly in need of repair? Some of them even have weedsgrowing in them.

DEAR MR. EDITOR,This time last year much amusement used to be obtained from the

"Penny Readings" which took place every Saturday between 5 and 6o'clock, an hour in which there is absolutely nothing to do. Cannot thesebe recommenced?

I am, etc.,P.C.L.

DEAR SIR,Could not the names of those who have won the" Warden Challenge

Cup," and also the" Swimming Challenge Cup," be collected from backnumbers of the Shirbumian, and inscribed on stands, which are usually, butnot in these cases, provided for that purpose. Other Challenge Cups are notallowed to go from year to year without the record of the names of theirwinners, and why should these? The outlay required for two stands wouldbe a mere trifle compared with the value of the record.

\Ve remain,Yours very truly,

{EURYALUSCLOANTHUS.

Au Redacteur du Shi,·burnian.MONSIEUR,

L'annee dernH,re la IJebating Society fran'j'aise etait dans un etattres f1orissant. Pourquoi cette annee-ci n'y a-t-il pas eu de reunions? Assurc-ment ces discussions sont de la plus grande utilite, surtout pour l' AnnyGlass, dont les 6li:ves ont tant besoin de la conversation dans leur examen.Agreez, Monsieur, l'expression de ma haute consideration.

X.Y.Z.

0.5. CHRONICLE.

Lawrence Koe (a) has carried off the first prize this year at the annualmeeting of the London Sketch Clubs, Suffolk Street.

The following O.S. have been playing Football at Oxford :-For Exeter,A. H. Delme-Radcliffe (a) capt., G. M. Carey (d), T. C. Rogerson (j). ForNew, A. W. F. Rutty (b). For Keble, W. E. Fiske (a), W. H. Randolph (c).For University, E. D. Swanwick (d). For B.N.C., H. J. H. Irish (d) vice-{;aptain, T. D. Stanger-Leathes (b). For Hertford, H. C. Bryant (d), C. H.Wybergh (a). For Worcester, C. J. C. J. Cr~w (c). For Merton, C. D.Baker (c). For C.C.C., J. J. Cotton (a), E. N. Henning (t). For St.Catherine's, C. E. Bickmore (re).

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A. c. Clapin (a) has been playing for Birkenhead Park; H. C. Sheldon (a)for Bath.

We omitted from our last number this list of O.S. who went into resi-dence at Oxford last October :-Exeter, G. M. Carey [d), T. C. Rogerson (f),J. D. Martyn; New, A. W. F. Rutty (h); B.N.C., F. B. L. Maunsell (h) ;Oriel, C. R. Rintoul (a); Keble, W. H. Randolph (_); Merton, T. M.Winch (d).

We observed with pleasure, in the" London Gazette" of the 24th ult.,that .. Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel Arthur George Hammond, V.C.,D.S.O., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, Indian Staff Corps, has been made anordinary member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companionof the Most Honourable Order of the Bath."

W. E. Lutyens (j)has won the Mile at Sidney College, Cambridge,Sports, in the good time of 4 min. 44} secs.

E. D. Swanwick (d) has carried off the first prizes for the HundredYards, Quarter Mile, High Jump, and Broad Jump, as well as the secondprizes for Putting the Weight and Throwing the Hammer at the UniversityCollege, Oxford, Sports.

E. N. Henning (f) was second in the Hundred Yards and Hurdles, andthird in the Mile at c.C.C., Oxford, Sp~rts.

J. "l,V. Western (a) has been stroking one of the trial Eights at ClareCollege, Cambridge.

A. O. Whiting (c) played for the Eighteen of Ceylonv. Lord Sheffield's XI.

SCHOOL NEWS.

The Governors have decided to give us six weeks' holidays at Christmas,instead of the usual five.

The 120th concert of the Musical Society will take place on Mondayevening, Dec. 14th.

The )fatch against Old Shirburnians will be played on Saturday,December 12th.

The School will play Downton College, at Salisbury, on Dec. 15th, andthe United Services, at Portsmouth, on Dec. 16th.

The Glee Competition will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12th. The Gleechosen this year is Henry Smart's" Good night, thou glorious Sun."

(a) School House, (h) Blanch's, (c) "l,Vilson's, (d) Rhoades', (j) "l,Vhitehead'~.

The Shirburnian.

A.NSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A.S.L-Reserved for further consideration.

\VILY ODUSSEUS.-Though we have not published your effusionyou must not think that we fail to recognize its value as a literary work.We are looking out for some Museum of Curiosities to which to present it.\Ve congratulate you on such an original idea emanating from your wilybrain.

AMATOR CHORI.:"-\Ve heartily sympathize with you but cannotprint your letter.

BRUNO.-Not up to our standard.

XERXES.-Your question is absurd; you might just as well ask howmany herrings make five.

The Editor begs to acknowledge the receipt of thefollowing contemporaries :-HurstJohnian (2), Rossallian, Welling-tonian, Colonia, Barrovian, Marlburian (2), Elizabefha1!, Felstedian,Epsomian, Blundellian, City of Lond01i School Magazine, St. Andrew'sCollege Magazine, South Eastern College Magazine, Oamaruvian,Haileyburian, Uppilzgham School Magazine, Ipswich School Magazine,Lancing College Magazine, Ulula, Cliftonian, Lorettonian, Pauline (2).

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