The foundation deed shall be subject to further amendment and alteration, from time to time, by the University, with the approval of the Queen in Council. See Lib. Cant., Part I., p. 207. THE CAMDEN MEDAL. See Lib. Cant., Part I., p. 203. The following subjects have been proposed for this prize since 1854 1855. Loca Sacra apud Hierosolymam, 1856. Arcus Coelestis. 1857. Lutetia Parisiorum. 1859. Columbia Britannorum. 1860. Platææ Lacedæmoniis obsessæ. 1861. Alpinæ nives. 1858. Africa media Britannis pate- 1862. Alexander ad Hyphasin. facta. THE SIR PEREGRINE MAITLAND PRIZE. See Lib. Cant., Part. I., p. 203. The new statutes for this prize give powers to the University to alter and determine, from time to time, by Grace of the Senate, the regulations respecting the persons by whom the subject of the essays shall be chosen and the prize adjudged; and also the regulations respecting the times when the subject shall be announced and the essays sent in. Any graduate of the University may be a candidate for the prize who is not of more than three years' standing from admission to his first degree when the essays are sent in. The following subjects for this prize have been proposed since 1854: 1856. The Religious History of the Sikhs, considered with especial reference to the prospects of Christianity in North Western India. 1858. The legitimate sphere of Government countenance and aid in the promotion of Christianity in India. 1860. The several efforts made during the Middle Ages to propagate the Gospel, considered with reference to the external and internal condi tion of the Christian Church at the time. THE BURNEY PRIZE. The new statute for this prize is expressed in the same words as that for the Sir Peregrine Maitland Prize. (See Lib. Cant., Part 1, p. 204). The following subjects have been proposed for this prize since 1854 : 1855. To compare the incentives to virtue, as deduced by our natural reason with the moral precepts of the Scriptures, aud to show how both derive sanction and confirmation from the Christian doctrine of a future life. 1856. To give a philosophical critique of the argument in Pope's "Essay on Man" contained in this passage: "Of systems possible if 'tis confest That wisdom infinite must form the best, Is only this, if God has plac'd him wrong: 19 and the following twenty-six lines. 1857. The discipline afforded by external events and circumstances, and by intercourse with other persons, in forming the moral character. 1858. The force of habit, considered as an argument to prove the moral government of man by God. 1859. The mutual dependence of mankind on one another as regards their happiness and misery. 1800. The rule of life, deduced from the practice and opinions of mankind, as favourable to the cause of virtue. 1861. The obligations of religious, worship considered as a means of preserving upon our minds a sense of the moral government of God and securing our obedience to it. 1562. The internal evidence of the truth of Revelation, consisting of a series of communications made at considerable intervals, is stronger than if it consisted of only one communication. THE ADAMS PRIZE. See Lib. Cant., Part 1, p. 205. The following subjects have been proposed for this prize. since 1853: 1835. The motions of Saturn's rings. 1857. The theory of the mutual perturbation of two planets when their mean motions are accurately commensurate; especially in the case when the mean motions are in the ratio of 2 to 1. A solution obtained on the supposition that the orbits are in the same plane will be considered satisfactory; but it must hold good for an indefinite length of time. 1859. The theory of the physical phenomena of the Great Comet of 1855. 1861. A dissertation on the phenomena of dark and bright lines in Spectra, THE LE BAS PRIZE. The new statute for the Le Bas Prize is expressed in the same words as the statute for the Sir Peregrine Maitland Prize. (See Lib. Cant., Part I., p. 205.) The following subjects have been proposed for this prize since 1854: 1955. The history of academic study in England, from the beginning of “the thirteenth century to the Reformation, more particularly as illustrated by the studies pursued in the Continental Universities during the same period. 1856. The influence of the revival of classical studies on English literature during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. 1857. The influence of the Scholastic Philosophy on the English language. 1858. The religious policy of Aurangzebe compared with that of Akbar. 1859. A comparison between the historical effects produced upon the condition of mankind by the Mahometan Conquests and those of the Northern barbarians. 1860. Caste, considered in its moral, social, and religious aspects. 1861. The history of Greek learning in England, from the earliest times to the end of the reign of James I. 1862. The influence which British Government in India has exercised on the material prosperity of that country. THE CARUS GREEK TESTAMENT PRIZES. By Grace of the Senate, November 24, 1859, it was ordered that one of the prizes be open for competition to all students who, having been admitted by inauguration to the degree of Bachelor in Arts or Law, are not of sufficient standing to be created Masters of Arts or Law; and to students in Medicine, of not more than seven years' standing from matriculation, who shall have passed both the examinations for the degree of Bachelor in Medicine. And that the other prize be open to all students, whether undergraduates or Bachelors designate in Arts or Law, who are not of sufficient standing to be admitted by inauguration to the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Law. (See Lib. Cant., Part I., p. 207.) THE SCHOLEFIELD PRIZE. The friends of the late Rev. James Scholefield, M.A., Regius Professor of Greek, raised a fund for the institution of a a prize for the encouragement of the critical study of the Holy Scriptures, as a memorial of the late professor, and offered it to the University. The fund, which consists of £500, 3 per cent. Consols, was accepted by the University for that purpose; and it was ordered that the net proceeds in every year should be given as a prize to that student among the middle bachelors who, being in the first class of honours in the Theological Examination of that year, shall be judged by the examiners to have shown the best knowledge of the Greek Testament, and the Septuagint version of the Old Testament. PRINCE ALBERT'S MEDAL FOR LEGAL STUDIES. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, late Chancellor of the University, offered a gold medal, as an annual prize, for the encouragement of legal studies considered as an important part of general education. The offer was accepted by the Senate, on October 27, 1854, and a Syndicate was appointed to draw up a scheme of regulations for the institution of the prize. The report of the Syndicate was confirmed by a Grace of the Senate on February 21, 1855; and it was ordered that the subjects of the examination should be, in general, the Elements of Roman Civil Law, the Principles of International Law, the Constitutional History and Constitutional Law of England, and the Principles of the General Law of England, viz., of the Law of Real Property, of the Law of Personal Property, and Criminal Law, and of Equity.* * The following are the subjects prescribed for the Prince Albert's Medal for Legal Studies, 1863: 1. Roman Law.-(a) The matter comprised in the first books of Gaius and Justinian, and explained in Sandars' Notes and Commentary. (b.) Ancient Law, by Dr. Maine. 2. English Law.-(a) Dwarris on the Statutes. (b) The Law relating to Justices of the Peace, as explained in Paley on Convictions, and Stone's Petty Sessions. 3. English History.-The Reigns of William III. and Anne, with special reference to the leading statutes and state trials of the time. 4. International Law.-Westlake's Private International Law. The examination is open (1) to all students in Arts, wh having passed the examinations entitling them to be admitte Bachelors designate in Arts or Law, are not of sufficien standing to be created Masters of Arts or Law; (2) to al students who, having taken the degree of Bachelor of Art: jure natalium, are not of sufficient standing to be created Masters of Arts; and (3) to all students in medicine of not more than seven years' standing from matriculation whe have passed both the examinations, and kept the exercises necessary for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine. In order further to guide the studies of those who intend to be candidates for the prize, the Syndicate propose the annexed list of books to be consulted by those who are preparing for the examination; and they recommend that the said list should be revised from time to time by the Board of Legal Studies, and altered, upon sufficient notice being given. as may appear to them desirable; also, that the said board should be required to assign certain books, or parts of books, contained in the list, as it may be amended from time to time, to be special subjects of study for the examination in every year: public notice of the books and parts of books so assigned for the examination in any one year being given in the first week of the Lent Term in the preceding year. List of books recommended: For Roman Civil Law: : Institutes of Gaius; Institutes of Justinian, with Sandars' Notes and Commentaries; Gibbon, History of Rome, Chap. XLIV. For International Law: Grotius de Jure Belli et Pacis (Whewell's edition); Story, Conflict of Laws; Wheaton, Elements of International Law; Reddie, International Law; Kent, Commentaries, Law of Nations. For the Constitutional History and Constitutional Law of England: De Lolme, on the English Constitution (Stephen's edition); Creasy, on the Constitution; Blackstone, Commentaries recent editions); Hale, History of the Common Law. For the General Law of England: (1) Law of Real Property.-Williams, Real Property; Blackstone, Commentaries (recent editions). (2) Law of Personal Property and Criminal Law.-Williams, Personal Property; Smith, Law of Contracts; Blackstone, Commentaries (recent |