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She tells her father this, and in the secret drawer they find the receipt which Reuben had given to the Marquis at Frankfort. Thus the poor Music Master, be coming a Millionaire, is now able to declare his secret passion for Lina, who readily accepts his hand wIth her father's blessing. S. J. Winldey, who took THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND THE the chief role, deserves high commendation; he had evidently bestowed much care and study on a velYdifIicnlt part with great success. The struggle RIVIERA (contz"nued). for the mastery between the natural greed and cunning of the] ew when alone with the assignats, and his better nature when in the presence of his Christian breakfast, we took an wife, was very cleverly brought out; moreover his pathos was excellent, and Ja n. 10 (at Alassio). After his facial expression showed high capabilities for an amateur. ur's walk along a good mule-track, ascending by an The Marquis' part, and that of his son in the second act, which, by the ho to the way, are very ungracious characters to play, were rendered by F. B. Clive; easy incline through plantations of olives, we thought he did them wonderfully well, for the time in which he had to get Croce, which lies to the east of the them up, though we have seen him in parts which suit him infinitely better. chapel of Santa As regards rus pathos, we found him fall into the mistake so common to most town above the little headland which we had visited amateurs ; instead of doing it naturally, he became" preachy," which is a fault is in ruins, to be battled against, but then his stage'management, which in both pieces on the previous evening. The chapel was so good, must have made him feel rather too tired to be acting on the and beyond its eastern end are the remains of a small first night" up to [orm." C. Carthew Yorstoun, as the French Serjeant, Roratius Cocles Bricabrac, fort comma,nding the road to Albenga. We had beau and French, in the 2nd act as the Dealer in antiques, showed his knowledge of of sea and shore on both sides, framed and amused us much by his acting; his "make-up" being almost faultless. tiful views Most of the small parts exhibited careful rehearsing. C. A. Smith, as J unius within the arches and windows of the ruined shrine. Brutus, a short though the character was, showed us that he is by no means on a drive tiro in the Dramatic Art; he also " under·read" S. T. Winkley's part, and Shortly after ten o'clock, we started G. gave it very well at the dress rehearsal. C. Rerbert distinguished himself of about 15 miles along the portion of the Cornice wonderfully in Isaac's part, and caught very happily the cringing subtlety of the renegade Jew's nature. Lastly, but by no means least, we must say a road between Alassio and Final-marina. After pass few words about W. S. Stayner's two Linas. As the mother in the 1st act, now familiar headland of Santa Croce, we he brought out very tenderly her love for her husband and baby, and her ing the horror at the cruel death of the Marqui,; but, again, we noticed the slightest soon reached the alluvial plain formed by the river tendency to become" preachy" and forced. As the spoilt daughter, he was first view exceedingly good, being both easy and graceful, and showing his complete Centa. In less than an hour, we had our mastery over all the little tricks of action and manner common to a young of Albenga (A lbzum Ingazmum ), an extensive town lady of fashion. His" make-up" in both scenes was capital. In conclusion, the Club is to be congratulated on the entire performance; encircled with old fortifications. From the midst of they certainly possess Dramatic capability: and we were especially glad to many towers, and turrets, and campanili see that the authorities gave their consent and patronage to the performance, these rise as we are of opinion that such evenings, when judiciously managed, may be of various colours, most of them a faint red or full of instruction and harmless amusement. orange. N ear the cathedral, we inquired for and found a small octagonal temp�e, which was opened for us by -a young acolyte who informed us that it was now used as a baptistery. We descended a few steps and saw the eight granite columns, with ornamental capitals of the Corinthian order, which support the dome of the ancient building. In one of the recesses, between the columns and the outer wall, was an old sarcophagus with designs in relief, but nothing to indicate either Christian or non-Christian origin; in another, a large plain font with a rud� fresco representing the baptism of Christ. V�.�L s Loano and Final-marina. 131 130 Tlte South of France and the Riviera. of the building to the other; part of the upper portion fig-trees, past in a third, some ancient mosaics above the window. then, along an avenue of leafless During our short drive through Albenga, which is the a ruined fountain, and up a long paved ascent platform seat of a bishopric, we saw no less than eight priests, built upon arches, till I reached the open I had a good besides those who were officiating in the cathedral. in front of the Monte Carmelo. Here A few hundred yards outside the walls, we passed the view of the surrounding country, and of the coast remains of an ancient Roman bridge. Eight consecu to the east as far as the Cape of Noli. tive arches, all of different height and span, are still From Loano, we drove on past several picturesquely standing beside the modern road, but at a higher situated towns to Final-marina, where we arrived at level. We walked along the short portion of the old about two o'clock. After inquiring in vain for the road above the arches; and, a few hundred yards Albergo della China, mentioned in Dean Alford's distant, noticed some further fragments of the old admirable Pen and Penc£l Sketches of the Rzvzer a, we bridge, which is now known as the ponte lungo. It stayed at the .Hatel de Vemse. Walking out along seems to have extended a considerable distance the beach eastward, we saw an old dismantled across the plain, as a viaduct to carry the road at palazzo, with rags hanging out of its windows and a level safe from inundation, though, at the present with a row of no less than sixty swallows' nests day, it is only a small stream that is to be seen beneath its sheltering cornice. Above the doorway trickling through one of the arches. During this were the royal arms uf Spain, and a record of the visit part of our drive, the views up the valley of of Philip V in 1702. Albenga, along one of the routes to Piedmont, were PHILIPPUS V HrSPANORUM REx HAS ANGUSTAS particularly interesting. Beyond sloping hill-sides of AEDES AUGUSTAS FECIT HOSPES. a rich red hue, grey old villages were to be seen We continued our walk for some little distance, till perched here and there along the heights, with a we reached some rocks jutting out into �he sea, forming brown expanse of loftier hills beyond, closed in the a rude break-water. Here we sat with the waves further distance by a chain of snowy mountains. lapping up around us, enjoying the view until sunset. The next place of special interest was Loano, Our hotel was apparently one that had seen better where we stopped for nearly an hour. The best days in the old posting times. There was a large view was one looking up the tiny stream, crossed court-yard for carriages, a broad staircase paved by a bridge of lofty span, with a small white chapel with great slabs of slate, a vast salle a manger with at its highest point. To the left of this bridge was a lofty vaulted roof. At each of the four corners of an open colonnade, coloured red and orange, resting this spacious and lonely hall was a suite of apart on the two corner walls of a large court-yard. To ments arranged in sets of three rooms each. Our the right, some way further back, was a sloping own room, which also had a vaulted ceiling, was pathway leading up to the Monte Carmelo, with its approached through a small salon, and itself led lofty dome. While this view was being sketched into smaller rooms of various sizes which had a in water-colours, I walked up by the stream and haunted look about them. On enquiring about over the bridge; saw to my left the church of S. table d' hate on our arrival at two, we had been hour,' Agostino with its adjoining monastery, which has a informed that it would be at seven, 'their regular long covered gallery thrown boldly across from one 1.32 The South of Frarnce and the R�·viera. Savona. 133
otornoj the most prominent object before us two hours aias! later thanl �uliIeSet. Mfter waiting fo1" of Sp promontory of Bergeggi with its rocky these five rliours, we found! ourselves; as we half waS the after rounding this promontory, we had expected !fr0tnr' the very first' island; and , the' only persons who view of the long strip of the Riviera sat d6wn {to din,ner. (1\1id. theve we dined in state, an extensive Genoa. We soon reached- the under the lighbof a'singlel>lamp :in that huge dining between Savona and Between Vado and Savona hall, withr Ithe" waiter pacihg glodmily 110 and fro small port of Vado. the sea, and as we approached from one l dal!k coiner (Df the troom ,to anothei. our road passed close to and straggling suburbs, Wednesday, 'Jan . 11. ]n ''the', forenoon, at ten the latter town, with its long in full flower 0' clock,' I we started OlUce mope on a drive of. rather we again and 'again saw the 1aurustinus more than fifteen miles along the Riviera ,to Savona. in the hedges. at the railway-station, 800n after starting, ''we saw' some anoient ruins on After leaving our luggage much pleased 10fty heights to the left of the road, near the little we walked into the town, and were broad streets viUage fof Varigottil' which la� in' a picturesque with the modern part of it, with its By a long avenue position to lour ,pight 0n a proj ecting f angle of the and boulevards and lofty arcades. below the coast, half concealed lamong its dJi,ve-'trees. Near the of trees we approached a broad platform the as ruins the road passes through a cutting in tIle rock fort. Here we had a fine retrospect of coast and Noli, before reaching the bold headland Of Noli with a fine far as the two bold headlands of Bergeggi the view to the west 'and east. We soon came in sight with the island off the former partly intercepting this platform we of three bold bluffs of rock rising like great buttresses more distant view of the latter. From where, from a to our left, marked by marvellous varieties of colour, walked a short distance to the port, along it, we whose darker hues were relieved by faint purple marble quay with seats of stone ranged from the bands of mica-schist that gleamed softly in the sun looked down on all the shipping. The view tower with a light. N ear these rocks we passed through a tunnel port includes on the left hand an ancient in two more than 120 yards. long, beyond which the road statue of the Virgin bearing an inscription poet Chiabrera, was overhung by beetling cliffs of enormous height. Sapphic lines ascribed to the lyric The lines may Along this part of our route, especially while we who was a native of Savona. be were drawing near to the small town of Noli, with read either in Latin or Italian: its domed church and huge red towers like those of in mare irato, in subita procella, Albenga, it was a particularly picturesque sight to invoco te, nostra benigna stella. as far watch the fishermen dressed in clothes of every From the docks. we went through the town It has a fine variety of colourl standing in a line behind one as the Theatre dedicated to Chiabrera. as another on the shore, and dragging in their nets from fa«ade with statues of Rossini and Metastasio, the sea by a vigorous and united effort, while the play well as Goldoni and Alfieri, and some animated I of the waves on the shore, and the black boats groups in the pediment. the station, in beyond, completed the picture. Between Noli and After waiting for some time near game r I Spotorno we saw a splendid forest of stone-pines, view of some boys playing at 1eap-frog-a in these parts�we high up the slopes of the hUIs, with fine views of which seemed to be very popular near mountain scenery beyond it. After passing the town started by train at four o'clock for PEGLI, 134 The South of France and the Riviera. Pegli. 135 Genoa. Shortly after leaving, we had a retrospect of the harbour of Savona and of sents a rustic cottage! After passing up the slopes by line of coast as far as Noli. On our way, we }-,CI.""t:u winding paths and seeing an artificial waterfall of walked up the hillside to a through numerous tunnels; and saw, amongst considerable beauW, we places, Cogoleto-a dismantled-looking vil1age tower with an exquisitely coloured chamber of appears content to live on its reputation as the stained glass. From the top we had a fine view of place of Columbus. At Arenzano, we passed a num the coast towards Noli to the west, which was black of villas surrounded by aloes and oleanders and with clouds, and also to the east towards Genoa and cypresses. It was near this part of our short journey its light-house, which stood clearly out in radiant that a young German in the same carriage as sunshine. After descending, we visited the Mausoleum ourselves, who had been talking a mixture of French and the small Gothic Chapel; and soon after found and Italian to a fellow-passenger, turned to myself ourselves in front of some fantastic grottoes, all the whom he had mistaken for a German, possibly in rocks of which had been brought up from the shore. .consequence of my having one of Baedeker's guide- We entered one of these caves somewhat reluctantly, books in my hand, and launched out into a long as we had but little time to spare, and went on in sentence in German, ex;patiating on the luxuriance the dark till we came in sight of water and a boat of the surrounding vegetation, and introducing with the and a boatman ready to row us, we knew not whither. words Wo hl hat unser Gothegesagt, the well· known lines: We entered the boat and glided silently over the Kennsf du das Land, wo die Cz'tronm bluhn " water, with shining forms of stalactites above our
Im dunkeln Laub dz'e Gold-orangm g[Uhl1" "I heads and with the light of day faintly glimmering Ez'n sanfler Wz'nd vom blaum HI?llmel weht, through the arched rocks that surrounded us, till Die Myrte stlil, und hoch der Lorbeer steht,'If suddenly there opened oh our view a little lake on Thursday, Jan. 12. Shortly before ten o'clock, which the sun was shining, and in the middle. of we walked from the Grand Hot el to the Vz'lla the lake a small shrine of Diana casting its clear Pallavz'cz'nz� which is the principal sight of Pegli. reflexions in the quiet waters. On the shores were After strolling up an avenue of olive-trees, we fo1- brightly gilded pavilions like those of China, and 10we� the guidance of one of the gardeners who took not far from these a small Egyptian obelisk. Our us past orange-trees in full fruit and along a lofty wall conductor took great delight in assuring us repeatedly laden with citrons, and then, through part of the that it was tout art iJiciet---tout art iJicz'el. Among the villa itself, to a marble terrace commanding a view objects of real interest were the delightful flowers and over a large portion of the extensive grounds. We plants and rare exotics; the varieties of palm and next visited a small temple of white marble with cedar and aloe; the cork-trees, the arbutus and the internal decorations in the Pompeian style; and, camellias; and, lastly, the maiden-hair that clustered beyond this, a triumphal arch, the back of which repre- round the rocks near one of the water-falls. Our visit to the grounds occupied two hours, and • Know'st thou the land, where the citron doth bloom; : at half past twelve we left Pegli for Genoa. Having where the orange gl golden 'mid ows leafage of gloom; about an hour to spare, we went to the great harbour where beneath a blue heaven the soft breezes play; and looked down on the forest of masts from the clean where stands the still myrtle, where soars the tall bay. and level platform of the long and spacious marble
, 136 The South of Fmnce and tlle Rt·vie1·a. \\\,',\ ,,11 'H' Spezria. \ '\ " 1.37 ight �slowly quay, which one or two boys were turning to a paling' in the dawn.1 ,Before nOVel watcheu-its l' use as a rink for sKating. We then walked past scarcely a ripple
140 The South of France and the Riviera. Luna. 141
fast before sunrise, and wall�ed to the railway_ along the Tuscan coast on his return from voyage station in time for the 8.44 train to PISA. The to his home in Gaul. He tells the story of Rome first part of our journey was through the composition of considerable valley of his voyage in an elegiac the Magra, in ancient times the lines in which he describes his boundary between elegance; and the Liguria and Etruria, and afterwards between which are the last that have the approach to this city, territories of Genoa and Tuscany. us, the most elegant We crossed the been preserved to are among river Soon after leaving Arcola with its fine old in the whole poem:- castle. The next a place was Sarzana, corruption advehz"mur cden' candentz'a 1JLOema lapsu; of Sergzana, which was once called Luna Nova from nomz"nzs est auctor sole corusca soror. its having superseded the more ancient Lzma on the z'ndigenz"s superat naentla hlza saxls, coast. The ruins of the latter are on the left bank of et levz" rad/cl! p£cta nz"lore szlex. the river, about three miles from Sarzana, and five dz"ves 1llannon'bus lellus, quae luce colons from the entrance to the harbour to which it once provocal z"nlactas luxun'osa nz"ves (n. 63-68). gave the name of the Portus Lunae. It was already we swiftly glide 'neath walls of wond,ous white, desolate in the time of Lucan, who refers to the walls of a city named of Luna's light; desertae moenza Lunae" and, but for this passing with laughing lilies vies her sparkling stone, allusion in the first book of the PharsaNa, the place she softly gleams with marble all her own; would have never been mentioned in the great poem with marble teems the land, whose lustrous glow of Dante.- A few crumbling tombs with 'vestiges shames the rich radiance of unsullied snow. of an amphitheatre, of a semi-circular building Near the next station, Avenza, we saw an old which may be a theatre, of a circus, a pzsczna, and castle with bold round towers on our right, while fragments of columns, pedestals for statues, blocks the Carrara mountains were quite near us to our of pavement, and inscriptions,' are all that now left. At this point there is a small branch line to remains of the ancient Luna.t But her gleaming Carrara, the centre of the marble-works. At Massa walls, built of the marble of her own quarries, were Ducale, a most picturesque place, the marble quarries still standing in the early part of the fifth century, were still nearer to the line; and to the left, before when the place was visited by the Roman prefect reaching the station of Querceta, we saw the fine and poet, Claudius Rutilius N amatianus, during his ruins of th� old Lombard castle of Montignoso. After this, we had a view of Pietra Santa with its • 'From the hill of San Miniato, whose steps he knew so well, the eye ancient walls climbing up the slopes of the hill, commands, at the further extremity of the Val d'Arno, the whole purple and its conspicuous church and campanile. Before range of the mountajns of Cap'ara, peaked and mighty, seen always against long, we passed Viareggio, a small sea-side place, the sun-set light in silent outline, the chief forms that rule the scene as of earlier days from which twilight fades away. By this vision Dante seems to have been wholly the little fishing-village unmoved, and, but for Lucan's mention of Aruns at Luna would seemingly Romola is described as drifting away at night, 1l0t have spoken of the Carrara hills il). the whole course of his poem; when content to be wrecked in her little skiff, until she he does allude to them, he speaks of their white marble, and their command reaches unawares the plague-stricken spot that rouses of stars and sea, but has evidently no regard for the hills themselves.' Ruskin, Modern Painters, part IV. chap. xv. § 17. her once more to the call of duty. Near the next t pennis, Cities and CC1luteries of Etruria, n. p. 65. station, Torre di Lago, the last before Pisa, we saw, I" .WC�""""""""""""""------
P�·sa. 143 142 The South of France and the Riv�'era. phyry with their quaint capitals of intricate of por in a large forest of stone-pines, some curious with tiny boys perched among the leaves, foliage huts, which, in the distance, looked like lofty from designs by Michael Angelo. Above said to be of peat; but, as we came nearer, proved to be h centre of the apse was the great Mosaic us in the habitations. They resembled the upper portions enthroned between the Virgin and St. Jbhn, of Christ long hay-stacks, blackened by smoke, with an Cimabue, his last and greatest work, from designs of at one end towards the southern sun, serving tribune we saw the frescoes while on the arch of the once for door and chimney. We had hardly emergeeJ the first work of Ghirlandaio. of angels which were from this forest of pines, when we obtained our a series of pictures Behind the high altar, we noticed view of the famous group of the Cathedral and were far less interesting by Sodoma, which, however, tistery, the Campanile and the Campo Santo of Pisa. near them, by Beccafumi. than the four Evangelists On reaching the station, we took an open carriage we looked up at the As we walked along the nave, to the Pzazza del Duomo, and drove across the Arno, the vaulted richly gilded coffered ceiling, and admired along the sunny quay on its northern bank, and then triforia above them crossing the aisles, with the r by the Via Santa Maria to the green and quiet also saw, transept and passing on to the choir. We enclosure in the north-western corner of the city, the lamp hanging from the lofty ceiling of the nave, on which stand the four most famous buildings of to of bronze, whose swaying movement is supposed Pisa, happy alike in their combination with one have suggested to Galileo the idea of the pendulum. and in their isolation from the rest of the the another, Leaving the cathedral, we went at once to town. We entered first the cathedral (begun in 1064 to Campo Santo, and devoted a good deal of time and consecrated in I I 18), but we scarcely looked at contains. examining the treasures of art which it anything until we had found and had enjoyed to the The building is 415 feet long by 137 wide, and the full the picture of St. Agnes by Andrea del Sarto. begun cloister 46 feet high and 34 wide. It was It hangs on the south-east pillar of the nave, the Giovanni Pisano, who spent five years ' in 1278 by nearest pillar to the door by which we had entered. adorned over the work. Its outer walls, which are The saint is to be seen gazing into the sky in an two with 44 pilasters with arches in low relief, have attitude of rapt adoration; under one of her hands windows, doors looking towards the Duomo but no is a lamb, which is intended at once as a symbol which the object being to protect the frescoes with of her innocence and as an allusion to the name damp they were to be covered froml the salt and which she bears. The folds of the drapery and the this breezes from the neighbouring sea. Within soft and delicate hues of its direct and its reflected by four enclosure is a marble pavement, bounded colours are marvellously rendered; and on the hills are interior walls, which support a plain timber roof and of the blue background lies a little village like those lighted by Gothic windows· and four open doorways. that may still be seen perched upon the crags of the but where is the' fretted vault' ? • "The' long-drawn aisle' is here, indeed- Apennines. The four paintings by the same master of which only the horizontal A. timber roof simple as that of a country barn, and the outside wall, with an interior in choir-St. John the Baptist and St. Peter, beams catch the eye, connects an entirely plain are inserted pieces of complex St. Margaret and St. Catharine-were also most one, pierced by round-headed openings; in which are of fifteenthcentury work, founded on Giovanni's attractive in the richness and variety of their colouring. tracery." These 'traceries design: Ruskin, Val d' Arno § 36. In the choir we further saw the two dwarf columns 144 The South of France and tlte Rivie1'a. The Oampo Santa oJ Pisa. 145
Through the latter we looked out on the oblong We then took a second survey of all the fo ur sides of grassy burial-ground fo rmed by the fifty-th the f the cloisters, devoting especial attention to ship-loads of earth which o were brought by Archbis ancient works of sculpture, and, in particular, to the Ubaldo fr om the Holy Land, after the memorable sieg e sarcophagi. It was in the year 1297, fo urteen years after of Acre (119 I). The works of art in the surroundi ng e completion of the cloisters, that the ancient sarco· clo th isters fa ll into three distinct groups : (1) ancie nt phagi, which were placed along the outer walls of the sculpture, (2) mediaeval fr escoes, and modern (3) mon cathedral, were transferred to a similar position along ments. We began by examining the frescoes by th e outside of the Campo Santo. But even there, they themselves. Among those on the southern side were could not escape being injured either by wilful muti the well-known and fre quently described Triumph of lation or by the violent showers of rain which are still Death and The Last Judgment, fo rmerly attributed to very fr equent in Pisa. After a while they were Orcagna, but now sometimes ascribed to the Sienese removed to the interior, and numerous fr agments of artists, the brothers Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti. ancient sculpture fo und in the neighbourhood, were We noticed more particularly those on the northern added to the original collection, so that in the seven side, by Benozzo Gozzoli,-m ore than 20 large designs teenth century, we find Queen Christina of Sweden begun in 1469, commenc ing with the life of Noah calling the Campo Santo a nobzle Museo. The and ending with thc�.t of Solo mon. In the vintage treasures of this Museum became widely known through scene fr om the fo rmer, the lively and natural air of the descriptions and illustrations of their contents, pub the dancing figures, and the realistic manner in which lished by Morrona in 1787 and Lasinio in 1814, and the palms and cypresses are represented, struck us they have recently been catalogued and described as especially worthy of admirat ion. with great accuracy and thoroughness by Dr. Hans The artist himself is interred beneath his own fr esco Diitschke in a very handy volume entitled Dze Antt'ken of the history of Joseph, the people of Pisa having Bz'ldwerke des Campo Santo zu Pzsa (Lezpzig, 1874). paid him the curious compliment of recognising his Among the monuments of ancient sculpture in the merits by presenting- him during his lifetime with a west cloister I noticed a fine, fragment of a frieze specially reserved place of burial within the walls of Greek marble representing a row of dolphins which he was clothing with glorious colours. Above alternating with tridents, which once fo rmed part of this fresco, I read the fo llowing lines : the back of the altar in the neighbouring cathedral. quzd spectas volucns pzsces et monstm firarum This incorporation of a work of pagan art in one et v£ndes st/vas aelhenasque domos of the most sacred portions of the Christian edifice et puerus £uvenes malres canosque parentes need not surprise us in a building whose roof is qzds semper vzvum spiral £71 ore ' decus. supported by sixty-five ancient Roman and Greek non haec tam van'zs jinxz! st1nulacra jigurz's columns, captured by the Pisans in their wars with natura z'ngemo jOeNbus qpta suo. other states on the shores of the Mediterranean. I j est opus ar1ificzs; pinxz't vIva ora Benoszus; In the north-west corner stands a large marble vase ' / o superi vz'vos fundz'te in ora so71os. with Bacchanalian designs in high relief and in excellent preservation, including Dionysus with his • Poynter's text-book of Classic and Italian Painting, p, 56. escort of satyrs and of dancing fo rms gracefully VOL. XII. U •
The Oampo San to 0/ Hsa. 147 146 The Sout7� ofFr ance and the Riv�·e1'a. ing its ear,-an incident which, we are told, 'he scratch personifying epeated with like success on the pulpit at Siena,' the seasons of Spring, Summer, and has r e various coincidences confirm the account Winter. The grave and solemn figure of Dionysus, .1\11 thes by Vasari of the source from which Niccolo who is here, as often, represented with a flowing beard, given drew part of the inspiration which led him to is of special interest, as having supplied the great pisano marvellous works of sculpture which make Florentine sculptor and architect, Niccolo Pisano, design those in the history of modern art. t The sarco with a model for the high priest in his admirable an epoch formerly stood by the outer wall of the cathedral bas-relief of the Presentation in the Temple, which phagus ' door, and once contained the remains is one of the series of five designs in the upper portion near the south mother of the of the pulpit in the adjoining Baptistery. of the Countess Beatrice (ob. 1076), of Tuscany, 'notable In the north cloister one of the most interesting celebrated Countess Matilda her brilliant political :monuments is a sarcophagus with fine reliefs, repre equally for her ceaseless activity, ety, and her deep reverence for senting two scenes from the story of Hippolytus and genius, her perfect pi is generally identified with Phaedra. In one of the two compartments into which the see of Rome,'::: .who six cantos of the Purgatorio the front of the tomb is divided, Phaedra is to be seen the Matilda who in the last paradise. seated in a dignified attitude with two Cupids standing is Dante's guide in the terrestrial along the same cloister stands near her, and with the pediment of what is probably a A little further fr ont of the upper part of temple of Aphrodite in the background. Phaedra's old another sarcophagus, the representing the pooms nurse is addressing Hippolytus, who rejects her proposals which is carved with reliefs each of them on a stone with disdain and is on the point of turning away in dis. of Actaeon and Pentheus, and a half feet long by one foot gust. Behind Hippolytus is his hunter, and, between the panel of about two the death of Pentheus youthful huntsman and his groom, is seated a hound, high. The design representing that on the sarcophagus in the court scratching its head with one of its paws. The other closely resembles Rome. I was naturally compartment to the right represents a hunting of the Giustiniani palace in after having had occasion scene, in the left part of which Hippolytus, mounted interested to see this relief, other works of art representing on his prancing horse, with his cloak waving in the to describe it among wind and with his hounds in full cry, is attacking the same subject.§ were to be seen some inscrip a wild boar, who is sIJringing on him from the extreme In the south cloister and Lucius Caesar, grandsons right of the design. The head of Phaedra on this tions in honour of Gaius of Brutus and Hadrian ; and sarcophagus is the original of the head of the Virgin of Augustus ; also busts white mosaic, with flowers Mary in the Adoration of the Magi, as represented a striking piece of black and pattern, with birds in another of the reliefs already mentioned in Niccolo and fruits arranged in an undulat.ing oblong design consisting of Pisano's pulpit in the Baptistery ; and the two horses at intervals, and with an find their counterpart in the three standing in the small hexagons beneath. background of rI. the same relief. It may here perhaps • Lindsay's Christian Art, p. 106. sari p. 258 (who however confound� be worth while to conjecture that even the hound t Rl\skin's Vat d' Arno § 7, and Va r. hunt of Hippolytus with that of Meleager). scratching its head may have suggested another incident the t Ruskin, Modern Painters, VOL. ITI. cap. xiv. § 37. in the same design, where, among the attendant p. ex. sheep, § Introduction to the Baccltae of Euripides, Niccolo has, with admirable effect, introduced a goat •
1 48 Th e South of Fr ance and the Rim'era. Ptsa, 1 4 9
of Among the modern sculptures the most archbishop to the great Dominican church remarkable the the work of a pupil of was Thorwaldsen's monument to the oculiRt Andrea santa Caterzna, which is finished in 1253. It has a Vacca, the subject being Tobias curing his fa ther's Niccolo Pisano and was �ade of Pisan Gothic, which blindness. There were also two statues representing beautiful and interesting fa the celebrated to resemble that of S. Domenico at Pistoia. architect and sculptor Niccolo Pisano is said a large piazza, planted (about 1200- 1273), and his famous son, the sculptor We next walked on through and then southwards Giovanni Pisano, the architect of the Campo San to. with trees, in fr ont of the church, the Via del Borgo with We next went to see the Baptistery (begun in II5 2) though the principal street, reached the church and its admirable pulpit with elaborate reliefs by its low vaulted arcades, until we style of the Niccolo Pisano (about 1260), its marble fo nt of vast of San Mzchele zn Borgo, in the Gothic to Niccolo dimensions, and its marvellously musical echo. 13th century, fr om a design attributed along We then retraced our steps to the Campanile, the pisano or one of his pupils. Hence we passed its arched fa mous Leaning Tower, built of white marble, which the sunny side of the Lung' Arno, with of the stream was begun in 1174. I had ascended it on a fo rmer bridges and its houses on either side as this, the visit, six years before, and I still remember the curious reflected in the water. On such a day Ma re at Pisa, sensation caused by the slanting position of the tower lines of Shelley, written on the Ponte a have swept as one gradually mounted the spiral staircase with a are still as true as ever, though the floods he wrote perfe ctly perceptible fe eling of going down-hill fo r away the picturesque old bridge on which one half of every round and up-hill fo r the other. them :- On that occasion I was one of a party of three ; but within the surface of the fleeting river city lay, on the present, I fo und out fo r the first time that the wrinkled image of the and fo rever never less than that number are permitted to ascend the immovably unquiet, trembles, but it never fa des away. tower together, whether because the ascent of a single it Nzccoto with its person is considered likely to lead to suicide, or We thus reached the church. of S. somewhat that of two, either to suicide or mutder or both, I slightly leaning campanile, which is a Pisano, cannot tell. The custodian suggested that we might remarkable structure. designed by Niccolo next octagonal, get over the difficulty by taking up a ga'n}on with us, in fo ur storeys, the first round, the a cupola to make a third ; but although a burly youth presented the third round and the last hexagonal, with to its southern himself fo r this purpose, we did not care quite enough above it. We then crossed the Arno little church in fo r his company to take him as our escort up the bank and looked at an elegant 1230, and called :293 steps of white marble which lead to the top of the French Gothic style, built in the tower. La Ma donna de lta Sp zna, fr om a fragment of the crown gem of We had now only three-quarters of an hour to spare of thorns alleged to be there preserved-a of art. Next, before the departure of our train, and we gladly architecture, once considered a miracle as we walked devoted this short interval of time to a walk through near the western gate of the city, of S. Paoto a Rzpa the principal streets of Pisa, passing five of its most along the river, we saw the church by three rows important sights on our way. First we walked to d'Arno with a fine fayade, embellished until it was the east of the Piazza del Duomo, past the palace of ef slender columns, the finest in Pisa 150 Th e South of France and the Rim·era. Speda. 15 1 surpassed by that of the cathedral. We soon the outside of the town and walked past its Following this with its ups to stand side by side. walls to the station, where we arrived a fe w till we came in view of the fo undries of and downs before the departure of our train ; in time, howeve r, Pertuso1a, which to some extent mar the beauty of to purchase, as a memento of the fu rthest point soon the bright waters from which they rise, we our pilgrimage, an elegant little Florentine flask reached a tiny harbour known as the Porto Muggano, Chianti, the wine of the Clams, which looks as and then struck inland up the dry bed of a torrent. graceful in its net of delicate wickerwork now that After ascending fo r some time between its lofty banks, is empty, as it was refreshing while it was fu ll. we lighted on some steep paths which helped us to Interesting as our journey had been emerge from the strange and desolate gorge along morning, our return over the same ground which we had been hitherto ascending. From the afternoon proved equally interesting, so long at least top of a pine-clad hill that we thus reached, we had as the sun was still shining. While the day declined, a lovely view of the bay of Spezia, with all its inlets the hills between Pietra Santa and Massa Ducale and islands, including the isle of Tino, which we were robed in a lovely purple, while above them now saw for the first time beyond Palmaria ; while soared the snow-capped mountains ; and, as we passed in the other direction, to the east, we looked upon beneath the heights of the range of Carrara, their the snowy ranges of the Apennines. After several snowy summits were tinged with rose, while again attempts to find a track among the olive-yards and again, along their riven sides, we saw the white around us, we at last saw a small portion of a broad scars and the light grey heaps of marble dust road in the valley below, and accordingly made our that marked the mouths of their fa mous quarries. way down terraces of olives to a densely wooded dell, Sunday , Ja n. 15. Went to chuch in a little room fr om which we soon gained the main road. We at the top of the Croz'x de Ma tte hotel. This is a fo llowed its long windings as it swept in grand curves different and a much larger establishment to that of through magnificent scenery until we reached once the same name, at which I had stayed with two more the shores of the bay. This was a most friends on my fo rmer visit to Spezia, in the winter interesting walk, and we were fo rtunate in hitting of 1 8 75, a building now known as the hotel d'ItaNe. on the right route, with little to guide us beyond The ceiling of the n;>om was richly painted with a the general ideas of direction that were to be obtained variety of landscapes and of ornamental' designs which from a small and som ewhat defective map. had a somewhat distracting effect. Monday , Ja n. 16. Walked about among the ole After church, we walked by the road in the anders in the public gardens, and saw the statue in direction of Lerici, keeping as close to the shore as memory of Dominico Chiodo, who died in 1870, and was practicable along the eastern portion of the bay. whose public services to Italy are recorded in the We started along a spacious boulevard in fr ont of inscription on the pedestal, stating that he had our hotel and then passed behind some long barracks transformed the harbour of Spezia into a great military at Fort St. Bartholomew. .After a while the road port, and had thus realised the designs of Napoleon disappeared into a mere track, ascending above the and of Cavour. At noon we left Spezia in a small water along a rocky ledge with hardly room for two steamboat fo r Lerici on its eastern shore, and after stopping on our way at San Terenzo, with the ruins I
152 The So uth ofFr ance and the Riviera. Sp ezia to Genoa. . ISJ
extensive of its small castle, we reached Lerici in rather of a small hill and enjoyed a still more and the glorious bay than an hour. We enjoyed our short sunrey of prospect. The whole of Spezia place, with its quiet harbour and with the lofty to"""'.... with all its smaller inlets lay spread like a map of its castle looking down fr om a craggy cliff on before us ; while the snowy range of the Aljn' Apuane, waters of the bay. It was close to Lerici, between or the Carrara mountains, stretched along the eastern it and the village of San Terenzo, that Shelley came horizon. Near us, a little village perched on the crest to live, with his wife and their fr iends, Mr. and of a hill, which had seemed fa r above us fo r the Mrs. Williams, on April 26, 1822. It was from here greater part of our drive, was now at some distance that, on the 1st of July in the same year, he went below us ; while to the north, the further portion of the to Leghorn with Williams, to see Leigh Hunt ; and, road to Genoa was to be seen winding downward& just a week later, they set sail to return to this place, through the valley. On a traveller coming by road when a sudden squall came on, and, a fo rtnight after, fr om Genoa the first effect of the view of Spezia from the body of the poet was washed ashore at Viareggio, this point must be very striking ; but such a sight which we passed on Saturday on our way to Pisa, could hardly be more interesting than that which we while that of his fr iend was fo und at a point three now enjoyed, while we summed up the memories of miles fr om Lerici. all our various excursions of the last fe w days and Leaving the little port, we struck up inland and our visits to each fa miliar headland and our views walked under the sunshine, resting now and then of each azure creek and wave-washed island in one near the shade of olive-trees, along an excellent magnificent panorama which embraced them all. military road with long sweeps and curves, affording We returned down-hill in little more than half-an eveI;-varying views of Porto Venere and the other hour ; and, at about two o'clock, left by train fo r small bays on the opposite side of the Gulf of Spezia, GENOA. On our way we had many lovely peeps of as well as delightful peeps down into the depths of rock and sea, flooded with all the radiance of sun the wooded valleys at our fe et. We then skirted the light ; and, later in our journey, we saw the fa r-off outside of the loftily situated village . of Pitelli and horizon glowing with a golden hue while the sun was soon came in sight of the Carrara mountains, and setting. We passed several places where we would then descended gradually, now and then cutting off gladly have stayed-Sestri di Levante, rich in subjects the windings of the road by taking some shorter paths fo r the pencil, Rapallo with its graceful campanile, that led us through luxuriant woods of stone-pine Santa Margherita with its picturesque old castle in and past banks of anemones and pinks and primroses, the sea, and, lastly, the bold promontory of Porto Fino. till we reached the shore of the bay. Our hotel at Genoa is the hotel Trombetta, the Tu esday , Ja n. 17. In the fo renoon we closed our old palace of the admiralty. We are happily near delightful stay at Spezia by .a pleasant drive along the top of the house and have all the lights of the the road towards Genoa, mounting higher and higher harbour in full view fr om the windows of a room by long sweeping curves through shady plantations which struck us at first as remarkably quiet, con of olive-trees, until we gained the highest point of sidering all that we had heard in this respect to the the road at about an hour's distance by carriage from detriment of the hotels near the quay, as compa red Spezia. Leaving the carriage we walked to the top with the Grand Hotel Isotta, which is at some distance VOL. XlI. x Turin to Lyons. 155 154 The So ztth of Fr ance and the Rwura. t 2.45 we left by train fo r Turin. The first part from the shore. As the hours wore on, howeve A r, after our journey was a continuous ascent, until, we again and again heard the discordant jarring of of ssing through several tunnels, we reached a point the iron shutters as each successive place of business pa 2 fe et above the sea. This was at Bussola, where or entertainment closed fo r the night. 119 crossed the watershed between the Mediterranean We dnesday, Ja n. 18. After breakfast, we walked we the Adriatic. Between this place and Serravalle, to the cathedral of San Lorenzo, and after looking and we were going through the Apennines, the views with some interest at its fine fa c;:ade, striped horizontally while of were most interesting, especially along the valley with alternate bands of white and black marble, we mountain-torrent called the Scrivia. We saw fields went in and viewed some of the chapels, including the with snow, besides large quantities of it lying that of St. John the Baptist, with a sarcophagus covered n the mountain-sides. After passing the battle-field purporting to be the original tomb of the Baptist. o Novi and leaving on our left the field of Marengo, Into this chapel ladies are not admitted, et cause of reached Alessaqdria, where we saw the red glow d' EIerodze, as the verger informed us ; but beyond we sunset reflected in the waters of the Tanaro. The some sculptures by Sansovino, which could be seen of in rest of our journey, through a flat district, was almost as well from outside the iron rails as from the. dark, and we reached TURIN at 7.15. within, I saw nothing to lead me to prize very highly Th ursday, JCJ1z. 19. At 8.50 we left Turin fo r LYONS, the privilege of admission within the sacred precincts. we having fine views of the snow-clad Alps as We then walked up to the loftily situated church the approached them in ascending the Valley of of Santa Maria di Carignano and ascended its dome, stery Dora. On our left we passed the lonely mona fr om the gallery of which we had a magnificent view ; and, of Sagra, perched on the top of a lofty hill of Genoa and of the western Riviera as far as Cape us on before long, we saw Susa not far below Noli, and of the eastern, to Capo Fino on the nearer but we looked in vain for the triumpha.1 side of the bay of Rapallo. our right, took us arch of Augustus. The Mont Cenis tunnel On descending from the dome, we went down once lamp in nearly half an hour to pass through ; the more into the town and walked to the Palazzo Rosso before our carriage had accidentally gone out shortly (or Brignole-Sale), and saw the gallery of pictures, and we entered the tunnel, but a French lady including several by Van dyke, also a Holy Family proved gentleman in the same compartment, who by Andrea del Sarto and a Sebastian by Guido Reni. Chambery, pleasant fe llow-travellers all the way to After this we drove out to the Campo Santo, about light lit up our darkness from time to time with the twenty minutes' drive from the town. Round the of their vestas. fo ur sides of a large green plot of burial ground, After dining at Modane, dur·ing the fo rty minutes crowded with many a simple grave, rises a marble that of by which the time of Rome differed fr om colonnade. The floor of this colonnade is laid with Paris, we continued our journey with magllificent narrow slabs of marble, each of them a tombstone ravines, views of snowy summits and deep and dark either marked with a number only or with a name by the frequent sight of fr ozen waterfalls and as well. On either side of these simple varied memorials good trees silvery with hoar fr ost. We had a of the dead were covered arches, beneath of which were the \Tiew of the valley of the Isere, fr om the point where marble monuments in every variety of bold, fantastic, or tasteful design. 156 The So t,th of France and the R£viera. Pa rl's to Amiens. 157 river Arc joins it, near Montmelian. ' During the now, as in Caesar's time, one can hardly tell evening the even singular outline of the precipitous Mont hich way the river is flowing-and the rushing Garnier, from which w a great landslip fe ll more tha six n Rhone, with its clear waters, curling into innumer hundred years ago, remained long in sight ; and near Aix-les-Bains able eddies and rich with varied hues of purple. we passed fo r some time along At 2.45 we started fo r PARIS. which we reached the pleasant lake of Bourget. Soon after we had at 1 I.1 7 . We stayed near the Tuileries at the Hotel crossed the Rhone darkness came on, but we had the satisf de la Couronne (3, Rue St. Roch), a small and pleasant action of knowing that we had gone through house, where we had a delightfully comfortable room. far the most interesting part of the journey by daylight, Saturday, Ja n. and of 21. Went to the Louvre, where remembering it as a day on which the attention we spent a good deal of time in the Salle Car-rie, had been kept in tently on the stretch, looking at one point of with its well-known masterpieces of Raphael and interest after another, from the time of our Murillo and Paul Veronese ; also in the Long Gallery, start to the hour of sunset. Fr which includes the great ser\es of pictures by Rubens zaay , Ja n. 20. At the Grand ,Hotel Collet in the illustrating the life of Marie de Medicis. Rue de la Republique Both of (a gloomy kind of hotel, but these rooms had been closed on our last visit. one that improved In on acquaintance), we awoke to the afternoon we went .over parts .of the Salle des find ourselves under a dull and leaden sky, with fog and smoke Antz'quzces, and the Sa lle des Dessins with many valu on every side. The two principal things able drawings by the old masters. which we had hoped to see at Lyons were, firstly, the At 6.10 we left by train fo r AMIENS (vza Longeau) view of the city fr om the heights of Fo urv£eres / and stayed at the Hotel du Rhz'n. and, secondly, the Museum with its picture-g allery, Sunday , Ja n. 22. At eleven o'clock, we attended the including the celebrated Ascension by Perugino, and French Protestant service in the Rue de Metz near its collection of antiquities, especially the bronze tablets inscribed the HMel de Ville ; and afterwards went to have a. with a speech by the Emperor preliminary view of the cathedral, taking care to Claudius. But, unhappily, the fog prevented our approach it from the south-w.est, and thus obtaining going up to see the fo rmer ; and, as fo r the latter, we had the a grand view .of its west fa c;:ade and its three deeply mortification of finding that the Museum recessed portals. The doors looked fa r too mean for was closed fo r six months, a cause de reparatzons. For this double the magnificent carvings which a�orn the arches above disappointment we consoled ourselves, as them. In the afternoon we made our way once more to far as practicable, by going to see the cathedral with its wonderful the cathedral, approaching it this time from the south, windows of stained glass, and the ancient in church of the fu ll view of the south transept with its beautiful Abbey D'Ainay, one of the oldest in rose-window, and with the slender fleche rising far into France, belonging to the tenth century, with its vaulting the sky amid the mist and fo g. We admired the general supported by fo ur massive columns of granite. effect of the interior on entering by the south door ; We also walked along the bank of the Saone to its confluence looked with interest at the carved work in the stalls with the Rh.one, where we could readily of the choir, and examined the tomb of one of the observe the contrast between the quiet Saone, with the greyish bishops in whose time the cathedral was built green of its glassy surface-so quiet .that, (1220-1288). But the day was bitterly cold, and for 158 The South of Fra1lce and the Riviera. the rest of the afternoon we were glad to sit our fire reading the dainty little volume lately by Ruskin and entitled 'The Bible of Amiens: extract fr om its opening pages may appropria close this brief record of our last Sunday abroad :
The cathedral of Amiens has nothing to boast of in way of towers,�its central flt\che is merely the pretty capri of a village carpenter,�the total structure is in dignity infl DICAT OMNISCIENTEM. OMNIS SCIENTIA IN to Chartres, in sublimity to Beauvais, in decorative splen to Rheims, and in loveliness of figure-sculpture to Bou It has nothing like the artful pointing and moulding o THOU, that, ere the years began the arcades of Salisbury-nothing of the might of Durham To roll along time's shoreles5 sea, no Dredalian inlaying like Florence, no glow of mythic fan Didst shape the universal plan like Verona, And yet, in. 'all, and more than these, ways, And utter Thine unchanged decree, outshone or overpowered, the cathedral of Amiens deserves the name given it by M. Violet le Due- The Pa rthmon declare Thou, Who didst bid the heavens Gothic Architecture. Thy glory, and the wondrous frame On Monday, Jan. we went by train to Boulogne, 23. Of earth and all therein prepare and crossed over to Folkestone, on a day of sunshine To tell the splendour of Thy name, and soft breezes, with the sea as smooth as could be best desired, and in the pleasant company of several of our Thou madest man, the last and friends who were hastening back to some of the great Of all the works Thy wisdom wrought, 1?choQls of England. On the next day we returned Thou gavest him beyond the rest to Cambridge, to be wel<;omed by a day of unwou,ted The supreme heritage of thought. brightness, when, beneath a sky which although and hide more faintly blue was as fa ir as that of Italy, 'my And shall he scorn Thy gif t charge, fancy fled to the South again.' The talent trusted to his Thyself supplied J. E. SANPYS. N or use the wealth ? To win rich interest and large
soul Nay, let him with courageous laws, Still seek, and seeking find, the That guide and guard the complex whole cause. And point to Thee, their final
explore Still let him all Thy works sight, With clearer and yet clearer to more Let knowledge grow from more With fuller vision, larger light, 160 Omnis Sc ientia In dicat Om niScientem.
Till all creation's open page Thy visible revelation prove, ' Wherein who runs in every age May read the record of Thy love.
For love is Nature's highest law, CAMBR1DGE ROWING. The key to all her mystic speech, Whose myriad voices evermore � One ever-clearer message preach : HE following observations on what is, I am _ afraid, rather a sore subject with most of us That ceaseless change of life and death, at present, make no claim to be considered The seeming strife of good and ill, as carrying any weight or as being in any sense And all that is accomplisheth the opinions of an expert. All I propose to do is The purpose of Thy perfect will ; to give the impressions made by the last two or three University boat races on the mind of one who, That man still seeks a loftier goal, though never a good oarsman himself, has seen a That pain and toil and grief are given great deal of good rowing ; whose boating experience, To slowly shape a nobler soul, such as it is, extends over nearly a quarter of a To mould a mind more fit fo r heaven, century and who is acquainted, in a humble way, with the Cam, the Isis, and the Thames, besides More fit, when breaks the brighter dawn, other rivers English and foreign. To stand before Thy glorious throne It is rather in the hope of inducing the rowing And in the everlasting morn men, properly so called, to take up the subject To know Thee even as he is known. and discuss it' (in the Eagle or elsewhere) than with any expectation that my views will be accepted, T. E. PAGE. that I venture to (, rush in " where first-boat men apparently " fe ar to tread." There is one thing which must have struck old Cantabs rather forcibly, not to say rather painfully, of late years, viz. that when the University crews have arrived at that stage in their practice which brings them under the notice of the rowing public, it always seems to be quite an open question whether the Cambridge crew will succeed in mastering what used to be considered the elements of rowing, and it has more than once happened of late that they have completely failed to acquire the commonplace, but somewhat important, accomplishments, of keeping VOL. XII. Y 162 Oa mbr£dge Rowing. Ow/tbddge Rvwing. 163 time, keeping swing, and fe athering their oars. on the Cam or any other river, and the oarsman are told, year after year, that. the Cambridge men whO has really learnt to row on one river will soon have the "makings" of a very fine crew in them accommodate himself to another, and the rowing and may probably win the race, if only they can which is good fo r one kind of boat is the same, in be taught to fe ather above the water, instead of zn all essential points, as that which is good fo r another. it, and to content themselves with one style of rowing No doubt a new river, or a new boat, will make throughout the boat, instead of half a dozen. the best crew in the world unsteady fo r a few days, I am aware that it is the fashion to lay the blame but they will soon get together again, and the time, on the dear old Cam, and to say that it is next to swing and fe ather, which are a second nature to impossible fo r a man who practises rowing on such them (for otherwise they are not a good crew) will a small and sluggish stream to row properly on the adapt themselves to the new circumstances, just as Thames. a soldier (or let us say a volunteer) will, after being To those who, like myself, remember what Cam on the march for a few days, learn to keep step and brid ge rowing was twenty-four years ago, this must preserve his alignments over almost any sort of seem a very poor excuse. Some of the finest ground, and in heavy marching order, if he has amateur oarsmen ever seen have undoubtedly been been well drilled in the first instance. trained on the Cam, and the long succession of "Then " it may be asked "do you mean to imply Cambridge victories in the early years of the Uni that it is the men who are in fault ? Are Cambridge versity boat-race shows that rowing on the Cam is men less capable of learning to row than they used to no impossibilit y, and that the art was, at any rate be ?" Certainly not, but in order that they may learn, in old times, as readily acquired at Cambridge as they must be taught. At present it is probably not to at Oxford or elsewhere. much to say that, whereas Oxford is a school of But then, it is said, the introduction of light boats rowing, Cambridge is nothing of the sort. Individual and the various improvements in oars &c. and, more men may, and do, learn to row at Cambridge, but recently, the sliding seat, have changed the conditions there is not the general knowledge of rowing which of rowing, so that what was once true enough on is cultivated at Oxford. I do not mean to s'ay that this head is so no longer. The value of this argument the theory is not understood by a good many of (or rather its worthlessness) becomes evident when our rowing men. When a captain in one of the ever a fe w really good men, who have acquired a College boats finds he has got together a promising sound knowledge of the principles of rowing at Eton crew, he doubtless coaches them carefully for the or some other public school, happen to be available races fo r which they are in preparation. The fa ult at Cambridge. They manage to row on the Cam, which is so visible in Cambridge rowing to the eyes and their doing so does not seem to deprive them of outsiders, is not that the scientific instruction is, of the power of rowing on the Thames. And when wanting, but that it is of little or no use, because an Oxford coach takes th e Cambridge crew in hand, the elements of rowing have not been completely he somehow contrives to make them row even on mastered, and have therefore to be continually thought the Cam. of and attended to at the last moment. The fa ct is, good rowing is good rowing, whether A man who has the honour of being chosen tQ 164 Oa mbrz'dg e Row�'ng. . Oa mbridg e Rowz'ng. 165
row in the University boat should have become e first boat, may get more than their share of fo r th with the result that the really good men thorough oarsman already and should only need attention, be coached into perfect uniformity of style with proper amount of practice owing to fail to get their the crew. is clearly stroke and to have little individual faults pointed out th e inferiority of the rest of It man to get into good fo rm when and corrected. impossible fo r a What would be thought of a candidate fo r mathe. three or four men in the same boat are rowing matical honours who after spending three years in badly, missing the beginning, delaying the recovery, acquiring a smattering of the higher subjects, should or perhaps even looking at the ends of their oars. find it necessary to devote his questionist's term For every reason, then, it is most important that almost entirely to a study of Euclid and Algebra ? not only the select fe w, but the great body of And yet the unhappy University coach is expected boating men, should be well coached in what may to teach men to row in six weeks,-men who, pre be called the grammar of rowing. When this is sumably are the picked oarsmen of their University ! done, we shall no longer see a really fine lot of men, I venture to say that if the authorities of our College like this year's crew, steadily deteriorating from the bO,at Clubs could hear the criticisms which are passed moment they commence practice on the tideway, on our chosen representatives on the towing path while their rivals as steadily improve. There can be at Putne y, or the candid opinions of a fe w of the no want of scientic knowledge at the great mathe members of metropolitan rowing Clubs, they would matical University, where, if anywhere, questions of acknowledge the necessity of teaching the rising practical mechanics should be well enough understood. generation of Cambridge oarsmen to row, not in What appears to be wanted is more attention to little the University boat at Putney, but in the freshman's things. If it is worth while rowing at all, it is tub at Cambridge. If they weFe brought up in the surely desirable to do the thing thoroughly and on way they should go from the first, they would hardly sound principles. If it is not considered worth while depart from it so wo fu lly when called upon to, apply to continue the struggle against Oxford, it would be their knowledge. The worst of it is, that the want of better to give it up frankly, than to resort to the this preliminary training is not so apparent on the last resource of bad workmen and complain of our Cam. So long as a man is in the boat to which tools, t·. e. of our men, who are as good as ever they he is accustomed, rowing with men with whom he were, or our river, which is much better than it is well acquainted and with no great interests at used to be. stake and no uneasy sense of being criticised by One advantage Oxford undoubtedly has. Her strangers, he is not likely to get flurried or to find colleges are fa r more nearly equal in size than ours, himself vainly attempting to think of several things and this enables the Oxford University Boat Club at once, and that too when his bodily energies are to give each College a fair share of representation being exerted to the utmost. Therefore the absolute in the College races, so that University oarsmen necessity of making the essentials of rowi ng a second have seldom or never to be taken from the lower nature to every man in . the boat may fa il to secure divisian af baats. It is nat at all likely that any the attention it deserves. The more promising men, of the smaller Colleges at Cambridge would cansent z·.e. those who seem likely to become valuable recruits to' amalgamate fo r baating purposes, and make one 166 Cambridge Rowin,q. . Cambridge Rowing. 167
depended on "catch at the beginning," Ca good-sized club, but if they did so, there can race little doubt that their boating men would have rnost misleading term, by the way,) and that the better opportunity of coming to the front than "rough and ready style " and the "slashing stroke " have at present, when it must fr equently be were what carried the dark blue oarsmen to the difficult matter in the case of the smallest front. Indeed, at one time, I verily believe some to keep a boat on the river at all. men thought the dar k blue colour might have some However, this is no new thing. It did not thing to · do with it, and remarks certainly used to Cambridge rowing in old times and need not be made about the "sickly, washed out " appearance so now. of the Cambridge costume, remarks which, it is In these somewhat rambling remarks, I am needless to say, are never heard when Cambridge conscious that I labour under the disadvantage wins. But the effect of all this was that men aimed beinj;f to a great extent ignorant of what is actually at "form and nothing but fo rm," and thought that done on the Cam at the present time. I can only it mattered little whether a man knew how to clear guess at the probable causes of phenomena observable the water or to clear his knees, or rather it was at Putney, as to which there can be, alas ! no dispute. thought these were little niceties to be acquired at the I have purposely avoided any attempt at criticism last moment. The natural result of this was, it of the style of rowing which has distinguished would appear, a falling off in the care and attention Cambridge crews of late years : my obj ect is to call paid to the elementary part of rowing. attention to a part of the subject which, as it seems A study of the records of Henley Regatta would, to me, claims precedence of all considerations of style. I believe, shew that while there have been some very Only a fe w men can aspire to row for their University good boats fr om Cambridge, there have been scarcely but every man who rows at all can help forward the any very bad ones from Oxford, and this, together cause of Cambridge, by doing his best to improve with the fa ct that in 1873 Cambridge achieved the the College rowing, especially in the lower boats, fa stest time on record over the Metropolitan course, which are, or should be, the nursery of fu ture seems to point to the conclusion that the general oarsmen. The state of things which I have been average of rowing at Oxfo rd is considerably better commenting on seems to have arisen partly from than at Cambridge, but that a very high degree of an idea which prevailed at one time that Cam bridge excellence can be attained at Cambridge when it is aimed too much at mere polish and uniformity ; and sought in the right way, This, I repeat, is to learn it is true that in 1866 and 1868 the Oxford style to row first and decide on the style you will adopt was much the best, not because of its roughness afterwards, in other words first, learn the use of your and want of evenness, but in spite of those draw tools and then consider what particular use you will backs. But, what with bad luck in some years and make of them. bad rowing in others, people got to entertain a sort I wish most sincerely that the subject had a better of superstitious belief in everything the Oxonians exponent, but it is trying to the fe elings of an old did, and, as usually happens in such cases, shewed Cambridge man, who has always been fond of boating, fa r more alacrity in copying their fa ults than their to hear it constantly taken for g ranted that Oxford men virtues. We were told that success in the University know how to row and Ca mbridge men do not, unless 168 Oambn'dge Rowing. when caught and instructed by some and it by no means mends the matter when some natured fr iend coolly remarks that it could not possi be otherwise, because "they have got no river Cambridge, you know." I only add that I hope the subject will receive attention of resident boating men and in AT THE EASTER REVIEW. of the authorities of the L. M. B. C. OLAF. �_By a Member of the C.U.R.V., B Company (St. John's). is with a considerable amount of hesitation �� that I have 'undertaken to write on such a subject as the Volunteers, fo r, although the age of scorn and contempt has passed away fr om the rest of 'the country, it seems still to last in Cambridge, probably on account of the somewhat casual way in which the matter is treated by the members of the C.U.R.V. themselves. It must, however, be remembered that the usefulness of our corps lies chiefly in its being a training school for men who will afterwards take commissions in other regiments, and therefore a high standard of efficiency is not so essential as in ordinary corps. I have no intention however of writing an apology for its existence nor of eulogizing its performances, but simply of giving what may interest even the scep tical, viz. a fe w personal experiences of the last great review and a volunteer's o inion of its value pI and effect. Most readers of the Eagle will have seen the accounts given in the daily papers, so that I may assume an acquaintance with the place in general. The nature of the ground is easily described ; it is sirnply one hill about seven miles long, lying due east and west, and sloping gradually fr om its ex trernities to a height of between three and fo ur hundred fe et at the centre. Fareham, the head qUarters of the defenders, lies at the western fo ot ; VOL. XII. z 170 At the Easter Review. At the Easte1' Review. 171
Havant, those of the attacking force, at the a 'taste of barrack life in no very pleasant fo rm got foot, and Portsmouth four miles to the south on roughly made ready for them, and as the fo rts were peninsula formed by the Portsmouth and Lan that a soldier finds in regular therefore any comforts harbours. The hill is chiefly open down land, barracks were conspicuously absent. The Commis is crowned a by a line of five fo rts built by sariat Department too, did its best to make it Palmerston, told fo rts Southwick and Widley about trying time ; for a Middlesex fr iend of mine miles apart occupying the highest positions. me that the beef successfully resisted all attempts The work of pork an Easter Monday review -is by at mastication, and at one meal when small means confined to the Monday ; as a rule, pies were served out he was forced, after valiant attacks, bodies of men are on the march to the scene to retire in favour of a comrade who happily possessed action for several days during the preceding the teeth of a hippopotamus and the stomach of an and, if properly used, this march is invaluable ostrich. During the night his neighbour being a a means of teaching that which otherwise a vol somnambulist tried quietly to oust him from his bed, could never learn practically, viz. outpost and which was made up on the floor ; being a very good duty with the various other measures of sleeper my fr iend managed to endure it until he usually adopted by an army in fe eling its way was landed on a heap of bayonets, the latent spirit a hostile country. This was particularly of the Briton then rose within him and he effectually on the last occasion ; the plan of campaign and asserted his rights. The Cambridge men reached arrangements of the War Office giving Fareham on Saturday evening and were quartered facilities of which the Metropolitan Corps were in the Workhouse. The neighbouring people were slow to avail themselves. so hospitable and the arrangements so comfortable The march lasted in some cases from Th that the object of the expedition might have been to Saturday, and from all accounts it seems to fo rgotten had it not been for the strict discipline been as much like the real thing as the most enforced. An amusing example of this discipline could wish ; the men were of the lieutenants (an l quartered in barns occurred one night : one outhouses, ana allowed the luxury of half a truss 'apostle ') went out about eleven o'clock and asked straw apiece to sleep on. One man who came the sentry (a high Wrangler) if all was right, 'Yes,' with the Inns of Court said he didn't believe was the reply, 'only you ought to be in bed: The in his company slept a wink the whole night guard was immediately turned out and drilled for ' spent in a barn, fo r in the first place half a half an hour to teach them proper respect. of the sweetest straw formed but a sorry bed, On Monday morning the C.U.R.V. drove to Fort secondly, whenever the huge door was opened, Purbrook, beneath which on the north slope the to relieve the guard or for any other reason, rendezvous for the attacking fo rce was fixed, there searching blast of the cold east wind swept we found the Artists to whom we were attached. their martial fr ames in anything but a soporific man Two things struck me fo rcibly ; in the first On Saturday some of the forts were occupied place, the capital order prevailing, and secondly, the Purbrook the most eastern by the Artists, enormous trade of the orange-sellers, in fa ct many Widley by some of the 19th Middlesex. These of the latte.r must have made their ·fortunes that day .. 172 .Atthe Easter Rem'ew. .At the Easter Rem·ew. 1 73
The signal gun to commence o,Re.t;ations serjeant and said, 'Where are they' ? 'Don't you hardly fired ,before the Artists were Hut in see'? was the reply, 'down there by that flag, about accompanied by a r�d-coated corps and some lV.lIUUleSei five hundred yards '; so I sighted my rifle and . Artillery ; fo rming fours we marched through blazed away at the flag. fields and woods along the fo ot of the hill about Presently I saw some black troops running up to mile into the Portsmouth highroad, here we the hedge opposite to where we were lying ; they a fe w minutes with the rear half of the Artists soon opened a murderous fire on us, and being the remainder of the division crossed the road unsheltered the umpire sent us out of action as continued along the fo ot of the hill ; we annihilated, so we retired into the lane and waited them for a little way and then, turning off to fo r supports. I thought this a capital opportunity left, marched up the hill. As soon as our front to refresh the inner man, so seating myself in the clear of the woods we formed into line shade with my back to the hedge I began to discuss straight up and down the hill, the C.U,R.V. on the contents of my haversack ; a few minutes later a extreme left near the top. We looked about anxiouslY roar of laughter made me look up, and I found to f()r any sign of the enemy, but the thousands of my disgust that I had been photographed, back to spe�tators made it impossible to see very fa r. An the enemy with a mutton bone in both hands, whilst order was now given to detach three files from the most of the other men h.ad arranged themselves as left to keep up communication with the brigades on if skirmishing through the hedge. the south side of the hill ; accordingly six of us When the supports had relieved us we were sent under a serjeant marched up the hill a fe w yards ; to the rear, where we laid down and consumed we privates were utterly ignorant of our duty, and oranges till the fight was over and the march past apparently the sergeant was so too, fo r he soon about to commence. Our part of the latter was astonished us with the extraordinary order, 'Ralt I creditably performed, and immediately after we set Rout ! Sit down on the bank.' Now the bank was off homewards reaching Fareham at 6.30 pretty well
already occupied by some damsels, no doubt charming tired out. _ to those in their own station, and consequently the The numerous accounts which have been published, order was met by musing on our part and derisive some of which nearly everybody has read, would
laughter from the said damsels. In the meantime render a more detailed narrative I wearisome, but the our corps had advanced and we had a most weari above brief outline will probably be a fresh view some double across a ploughed field to catch it. We to many. marched on till we reached a deep lane running up The last review at which I was present was also and down the hill in which we rested fo r a fe w the last one held on the same ground, that of 1868 ; minutes. The order soon came to advance, and I was prepared to see a great difference in drill and breaking through the hedge we extended into skir discipline, but what I actually saw surpassed all my anti mishing order and advanced halfway across the field. cipations. In 1868 there was a great lack of steadiness, Here, though utterly un sheltered, we were told to and in many instances the men did not seem to halt and open fire ; I put on spectacles but fa iled realize that fo r the time being they had resigned to see any sign of the enemy, so I turned to the their liberty ; I remember in one case when an 1\ A t the Easter Review. 17 5 174 At tlte Easter Review. r ,,:� several times, ' be summed up in a word I have used unfortunate hare 'ran past a company standing easy, ( realisation .' The men see their stFength and some of the men broke rank and chased it ; such viz. the an readily understand how it is that they are thing last Easter would have been impossible. c At tions ; wonder and envy of all the continential na the march past I was unable to notice those near to with efforts a wholesome pride cannot fail fo llow at hand owing to my attention being absorbed by my increased to make themselves still more' efficient, and own duties, but those farther off, whom I watched emulation of the other corps with which they now before we approached the saluting base, were going measure themselves. To the officers" the practice in by as steadily and almost as well in step as th e invaluable ; handling large bodies of men must be regulars. This of course is mere parade work, however they learn also to use their discretion in an attack, useful it may be as such ; the practical lessons of the such a mistake as our commander made in allowing day are learnt during the action. us to skirmish in an exposed position while the enemy One of the principal points gained is the realisation took the shelter which was within our reach, would of what is required of the individual in battle. If a hardly, I should think, be repeated. man's highest experience is a battalion parade he ' In conclusion, I woul� urge an Cambridge men , to knows nothing of a soldier's duties but the mere support heartily a movement which has the nation's machine-work of drill, the use of which he cannot welfare as its sole object, and which gives year by half understand ; at a review, on the contrary, he year this proof to the country that the money spent sees the result of the various movements and fo rma over it is not wasted, that it exists in reality, not tions which he has learnt on parade, and I may say merely on paper, and means not merely to play at as a consequence he carries them out intelligently. soldiers, but to do its work in real earnest. Another thing which I never realised before, though we have heard plenty of it since the Transvaal war, is the absolute necessity of firing carefully, steadily and slowly. At five hundred yards, as I remarked above, I could not see the enemy, partly owing to the number of spectators, and if any of my readers will take the trouble when next they go near the corps ground to look at the targets from the five hundred yards base, they will understand what a very small obj ect for aim, a mere fo cus at that distance, especially when lying down ; now in real war the distance is rarely less than two hundred yards and generally much more, hence it is obvious that unless the enemy are fo olish enough to be in a compact body a tremendous and rapid fire ca:! only result in a fe w chance hits and possibly a scare which will soon change to contempt. I think the main advantages of a field day may -
tHE NEW STATUTES.
�HE year 1 8�2 will be one af t�e notable dates OMNIA VINCIT AMOR. 1J!!H in Cambridge history. Th:e Universities Com- missioners of 1877 have finished the'ir work ; BENEATH the shade of murmuring trees Parliament has not objected to it ; the Queen They met to say good-bye, unseen in COl:l.ncil has sanctioned it ; and it is now part Except by birds and sighing breeze, of the laws under which we live. Considerable Which fa nned the changing leaves d of green ; alterations have been made in University affairs, an Her trembling hand he gently pressed, in the relations of the Colleges\ to the University, Her eyes, all bright with tears, he dried, and still greater in the internal affairs of the Colleges And, whispering words of love, caressed themselves. We propose to' note down some of the His only love, his future bride. most material of the changes effected in the con stitution of ou.r own College, by our New Statutes, "Good-bye, but in making our comparison we shall not go beyond dear love ! I go to earn A fortune the Statutes just superseded those of 1860. in a fo reign land ; 'Twill The reforms are the work partly of the Royal not be long ere I return To claim thy loving Commissioners, partly of the Fellows of the College. heart and hand." The pretty The deliberations of the latter took effect in the maiden drooped her head, And wiped drafting of proposals which were laid before the each blue and tea rful eye, W " Oh ! do not Commissioners for approval or modification. hen go to-day," she said, i "To-morrow meet the proposed Statu.tes of St. John's Co lege came and say good-bye !" under considetation there were associated with the University Commissioners, three College Commissioners Ah ! many days have passed away, elected by the Fellows, namely. the late Master, the Since first that loving couple met, present Master, and Mr. Bonney. We shall not Their last and long source each change that has " good-bye " to say attempt to assign to its And it remains unspoken yet ! been made, some are imposed upon the College in She daily cried, he daily tried virtue of legislation applied to every College in the To leave, in fo reign lands to roam, University, e.g., the Tenure of Fellowships ; some But now she is his treasured bride, fr om the proposals of the College itself, e.g., the And he his fortune Governing Body. seeks at home ! Constitution of the In the Ma ste1'shtp of the College the most notable A. E. B. alteration is the omission of the clause 'He shall VOL. XII. AA \ I VI
178 Th e Ne w SlaMes. ·The Ne w Statutes, 1 79 be a Member of the Church of England and in It is in the Te nure of Fellowships that the most· Orders ;' the only College in which the old momentous innovations appear, the most ]p0tent fo r ' tion continues is St, Catharine's, the Mastership good or ill of all the reforms of this new legislation. which is chiefly provided fo r by a Canonry In the first pla�e, Marriage is no longer a cerem0ny" Norwich Cathedral. Resident Members, especi disqualifying for Mem.bership of the Society : in will observe that the injunction is retained, the eye of College Law there is, henceforth, neither 'All Members of the CoUege shall shQW the Mast� benedict n0r bachelor. In return, as it were, fo r becoming reverence and obedience: this privilege the duration of tenure is shortened In the constitution of the Governing Body there to six years, and the emoluments limited by the, an important change : Its Members will institution of a maximum which will cause a re be qualified by Election instead 'Of Status. duction in comparison with the dividend of the last of the Master and eight Senior Fellows sixteen years. shall now hav.e a (Council ' composed of the This abrogation will have its most important effects, and twelve M.A. Fellows, elected by the Fellows so far as regards life and work in the College, in fr om among themselves, holding their seats for the liberty it gives to the LectUlier-Fellows. Hitherto, years, three vacancies falling every year. Just at College Lecturers have vacated Fellowships on marriage first there is a soinewhat complex arrangement by and have then had only their lecture-stipends ; which. seats on the Council are reserved fo r the now, the Lecturers will retain Fellowships so long present acting Seniors, leaving fo ur vacancies to be as they hold office ; the effect evidently will be that filled.'" College Lecturing will be much more 0f a permanent· In the various Executive officers there is no re profession and the staff will see less fr equent changes. markable change, except that the Deans need \ not The other weighty difference is that College Law HOJY be Fellows, but they must, as hitherto, be in has no sp ecial regard to. pay to Holy Orders, the Orders ; and, fu rther, this office will not count as taking of which will no longer enable a Fellow to an office qualifying fo r retention of Fellowships. continue in the Society so lotl,g as he remains In the qualifications fo r Fellowships we note the unmarried. Of course vested interests are respected ; . extention to graduates of Oxford, and also that all the Clerical Fellows down to. Mr. Ward and , research ' is added to (religion, learning and educa Mr. Baker (elected L876.) retain their rights to celibate. Hon ' as the vocation of the College, and, therefore, Fellowships, unless they voluntarily place themselves of its Fellows. under the New Statutes. The declaration of Membership of the Church So that the most substantial changes are that England which appears in the Statutes of 1860 has Holy Orders no longer confers a privilege ; Matrimony nec�ssarily disappeared, it having already been on longer imposes a disqualification. 'abrogated by the Tests Act of 1871. Some idea of the distribution of Fellowships, when present vested rights have determined, may be gained .. The Council at present consists of the fo llowing :-Dr, Vrood, Professor Mayor, �Ir. Mason, Mr. Pieters, Mr. Russell, Mr. Freeman, from this list : Mr. Torry, Mr, Main, the eight Seniors ; and Mr. Hill, Mr. Smith, Mr. Professional Fellowships 5 Sandys, and Mr. Heitland, elected on May 24. Officials-Bursar, and possibly Junior Bursar, and Tutors
(at present three) - 5 \ 1\"1
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Lecturers (at present! � There is provIslOn made fo r the maintenance of The holderll of certain Univers�ty Offices (Fublic Orator, religious worship by daily services according to the Registrary, or Librarian) at present order of the Established Church ; and Chaplains are University Readers (not establiahed yet) to be appointed, or rather, some one or more persons This list is not a fi�ed one. The number of to act as Chaplains, with stipend, if necessary. The Professorial Fellowships (five) is the only one which regulation of attendance at Chapel Services is in the quite unalterable ; the number of University Reader. hands of the Council, and there is an instruction that ships (not yet instituted) held by Members of the ' some one or more persons shall be appointed to give Colleg� being of course a variable quantity, and the religious instruction to Members of th e College z'n statu number of Lecturers being within the control of the pup z'lZarz' who belong to the Established Church.' College Council. At first, it will seem that about The College livings are now placed on quite a new thirty out of the fifty-six Fellowships will be held footing. Until now they may be said to have belonge d in conjunction with Offices and therefore not subject to Fellows in Holy Orders, who had right to the refusal, to the six years limitation. One thing however the in orde1' of Seniority. In the fu ture there may be Statutes provide, namely, that the number of un fixed 'candidat�s fo r presentation,' q.nd the C01,lncil are to give Fellowships shall Bot be allowed to fall below twenty 'preference' to Tutors, Lecturers, and other Officers, two. This number divided by six (the number of and to present and fo rmer Fellows and Scholars. Of years) gives three and two-thirds as the minimum COUI'5e here as elsewhere existing rights are reserved, (average) which can be depended upon falling vacant and 9.s there are ni�eteen Clericq.l Fellows who retain year by year, when things have settled down. their privileges it will be some time 1:>efore this As to the numbers of Scholarships and Siza rships alteration takes effect, and the terms of admission to them there is no change. The College will in fu tu1'e have to contribute to But it may be well to' record that, befo re these Statutes the U niversity a� anm.J.al sum, a certain proportion came in, the late Goveming Body decided to give one of a Stun raised fr om all the Colleges. In ten years or more Foundation Scholarships as Entrance Scholar from now the sum from St. J ohn',s may be from £ 5000 ships, and three were so given this year. to £ 6000 a year but at fi,rst nQt m01'e than one-sixth And there is given to the Council power to keep of this can be required. Scholarships unfilled fo r a year instead of the As to the probable effect of the.se refbrms upon the obligation, as hitherto, to fill up every June all that College as 'a place of Religion, Learning, Education, were vacant at the time whether there were very and R�search' different people have different views, meritorious candidates or not. The Scholarship mpney But the general fe eling in the College is tha� of in such cases is to go to increase the Exhibition Fund. self-reliance ; we have a history to look back to ; and One of the College endowments has been re the energy and industry of the living Members of th€l arranged, the Nade'n Divinity Studentship. This had College, within its walls or scattered through th� far outgrown the value of any similar emolument Country, may be depended upon to keep the College in Cambridge, having been of £ late worth 240 a year name as honourably prominent in the fu ture as i� ha� fo three years. It is now r divided into three, one to been, in the pas�. fall vacant each year and these may hereafter be held along with Scholarships. Our Olt1·onicle. 183
The friends and tormeI'pupils of Mr. Mason, in the College and in the University at large, are taking steps to found a permanent Memorial of his long and self-denying labours in the cause of sacred learning, and of critical Hebrew study. With this object proposed to institute a University Prize for the promotion OUR CHRONICLE. it is of the study of the Hebrew Bible, to be called' The Mason The names of more than a hundred Easier Term, 1882. Prize for Biblical Hebrew.' Subscribers of sums ranging between £1 and £50 have already The Rev. J. S. Wood, D.D., been received, and further contributions will be gladly having resigned the office acknowledged by the Secretary of the Committee, Rev. R. Sinker, President, the Senior Dean, Mr. Mason, has been elected in his of Trinity College, or by the Treasurer, Rev. A. T. Chapman, place. Dr. Wood has kindly offered to continue to dischar the duties ge of Emmanuel. of Honorary Librarian UJltil the end of the Long Vacation. The Fry Hebrew Scholarship, of the annual value of £32 for three years, open to the competition of Bachelors of Arts in the . Mr. Torry, Junior Dean, has been promoted to the position of Senior Dean, and Mr. Oo,x has been elected to the office College, has been awarded to W. H. Bennett, B.A. vacated. thus The Churchman's Shilling Magazine for June, 1882, gives Mr. Freeman has accep,ted the College living of Murston in an account of" A Cambridge Tutor" of great renown in his day Kent, vacant by the preferment of the Rev. J. S.. Hoare, B.D. and generation, a distinguished Scholar and critic actuated by a Mr. Torry has been nominated: Proctor fo,r the ensuing pure and unselfishlove of learning at a time when controversial year. talent and partisan zeal were the principal qualities for high preferment-one Mr. Bois-one of the greatest Scholars of the After the close of last Mkhaelmas Term, Mr. W. H. H. fIudson, Mathematical Lecturer and late Fellow of the College� XVIth and XVIIth centuries, and a translator of the Bible of was appointed Professor of Mathematics at King's College, 16II. Mr. Bois was born at Nettleshead in 1560, his father London. Mr. J. T. Ward was appointed a Mathematical being vicar; who was himself fellow of Michel House, afterwards Lecturer in his stead. incorporated into Trinity, of which he was one of the first taught the Hebrew Mr. W. Garnett, Lecturer in Physics, Fellows. Mr. John Bois was at six Junior Steward and late characters, and then sent to Hadleigh School, whence he pro Fellow of the College, has been elected Professor of Physics and Applied Science, at ceeded to Cambridge, entering at St. John'S in 1574, before he University College, Nottingham. Still w�s Master. Mr. had completed his fifteenth year, when Mr. L. H. Courtney, M.P. for Liskeard, one of our Sen.ior He was so ardent a student that he sometimes continued in the Fellows, formerly Professor of Political Economy at University intermission. College, University Library from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. without London, has been transferred from the office of Under He was strong and athletic, notwithstanding, a great walker, Secretary of State for the Colonies to that of Assistant Secretary to the and an excellent rider and swimmer. He was ordained Deacon Treasury, in place of the late Lord Frederick Oavendish. and Priest in two successive days in 1583. The Honorary Degree of LL.D. has been conferred by the The Guardian for May loth, 1882, contains an admirable University of St. Andrew's on Mr. Wilkins, late Scholar of the College, Professor of Latin and Comparative Philology sketch of the career of Prof. J. J. Blunt, formerly Fellow, and at Lady Margaret's Reader in Theology from 1839 to 1855. Owens College, Manchester. Mr. Wilkins was fifth in the First Class of the Classical Tripos of 1868, and won the Members' The Commemoration Sermon was preached on Sunday, May Prize in 1867 and 1868; the Burney Prize in 1870, and the 7th, by the Rev. G. H. Ainger, D.D., Rector of Rothbury, Hare Prize in 187 I. He is also well known as one of the. formerly a Fellow of the College, and late Principal of St. Bees' translators of Curtius' Greek Etymology (1875-6), and Curtius College. on the Greek Verb (188o). Besides translating Halm's: following Members of the College have been Lecturing editions of Cicero's The speeches against Oatiline and de impeno during the Winter Session, under the University Local Lectures en. Pompdz', he has been engaged on an independent edition Syndicate :-H. N. Read, M.A., at Bishop's Stortford; J. E. Qf the de Ora/ore, the first two books of which have and' appeared. already Marr, M.A., Fellow, at Barrow, Lancaster, Kendal, He has also contributed two elaborate and com Norwich; A. Caldecott. B.A., Fellow, at Hull, York, and prehensive articles on the Greek and Latin languages to the Scarborough; E. J. C. Morton, B.A., Scholar, at Derby and new edition of the Encyclopcedia Britannica. \ 184 Our Oh1'ordcle, Our Ohronicle. 185 Sydenham; S. L. Hart, RA., Scholar, at Peckham and Professor Fleming) at Nottingham. th Mason, 54th King, 56th Antonisz, 59th A. T. Knight. Junio,- 1}ptimes: 70th Mackintosh, 82nd Sandoe, 86th Stopford, 87th Hardy, 96th O. Rigby, RA., has been appointed a Lecturer on the U n. A. Ransome, 99th Greenstreet. versity Extension Scheme at South port. C. H, Garland, CLASSICAL TRIPOS (Part H.). Scholar, B has accepted a Classical Mastership at Reading; Class I.: Stout. placed alone in the First Class for proficiency in J. S, Yeo, RA. a A (�ranslation and Prose Composition), and distinction in Section B Scholar, Mathematical Mastership at Fettea Section College. Edinburgh, (Ancient Philosophy). CLASSICAL TRIPOS (Part I.). On Monday, June 12th; a Garden Party was given in the Class I. (Division 2): H. W. Smith.* Class II. (Division I): Christie,* College Grounds between .• 2 and 5.30 p.m for which more Dodd, F. Sandford, C. A. Scott, W. S. Sherrington. (Division 2): R. B. than 500 invitations had been sent out by Members of the Davies. (Di-uision 3): Ackroyd, N. H. Garland, Hammond. Class III. College. At intervals, during the afternoon, a selection of glees (Division I): J. H. Haviland. (Division 2): Simkin. (Division 3): was sung in the Fellows' Garden by the Orpheus Glee Brooksbank, Eicke, Le Fanu. Club, • second year of residence. and Lawn Tennis was played (so far as the weather permitted) In in the Paddock and on the Cricket Field. LAW TRIPOS. We hope that our (Honours): F. A. Sibly. visitors in future years will be favoured with more propitious Class III.: Muirhead, G. D. Day. LEg,-otat weather LL.M. Degree (Examined and Approved): Alston, H. M. Hewitt, M.A., than that which prevailed during a considerable part A. Thomas. of H. what might otherwise have proved a most enjoyable HISTORICAL TRIl'OS. afternoon. Class I.: Tanner. NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS On June 13th, Dr. Garrett's Sacred Cantata, The Shunammz"lt, (Part 1.). was performed for the first time at the Choral and Orchestra:J (In alphabetical order). Concert of the Cambridge Musical Society. The First Class: Bateson, F. W. Clementson, Goodman, Ds Harker, T. composeT Class: Andrews, Fenton. had a most enthusiastic reception fram the audience at Roberts. Second close of the perforIIlance. the MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. Mr. Pendlebury First M.B. Class I.: Mr. Bond, H. R. Jones and Ds. Lister. Class II. : has presented to the Library of the Fitz Second MB. Class Ds G. D. Haviland. william E. H. Cooke, G. T. Lloyd. I.: Museum a valuable collection of a hundred volumes of Class 11.: Ds P. C. Scott. printed music by modern composers, being the second instal PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION FOR Mus. BAC. ment of a larger donation. A catalogue of these two instal Class iI.: Eas.y, Ds H. 0. P. Jones, E. H. Middleton and Newrnah. ments is given in the. [/nzversify Reporter for May 31, 1881, and June 14, 1882. The following COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS, 1882. Degrees have been conferred during the PRIZEMEN. Easter Term :- : Classics. April 27th MA.-J. Allport, W. A. Bond, H. R. Bone, W. D. Challice, SECOND YEAR. THIRD YEAR. F. C. Davies, W. W. THIRD YEAR. D. Firth. W. H. Gunston, A. Hall, J. E. Marr, E. H. Nightingale, H. First Class. First Class. First Class. R. Tottenham, T. Sntith, W. A. Spafford, W. H. } Widgery. LL.M. - E. J. Dodd Smith, H. W. Stanwell Brooksmitb. May 11th: D.D. _ Herbert Kynaston. Sandford Christie Roby Mus. Doc.-E. J. Crow. M.A._A. H. Highton, A. H. C. Crook Hildersley, H. W. Holder, A. C. Oden, T. Rigby, Scott, A. T. Sturt, O. Thomas, e e R. H. Walker. D. P. Ware, F aml y G. D. Wharam, G. White. May 25th: M.A. W. Hagger, C. Mathematics. F. Hill, G. E. Scudamore, W. Sutton, A. W. Wiseman. June 1St: M.D.-A. M. Marshall. lIIus. Doc.-G. Marsden and W. Stokes. THIRD YEAR. SECOND YEAR. FIRST YEAR. MA.-C. J. Andrews, E. M. Baker, W. J. Bum, G. F. Coombes, F. C. First Class, (Dec. 1881). First Class. First Class. Finch, C. E. Gaussen. E. C. Hubbard, T. H. Irving, E. J. F. Johnson, J ohnson, A. R. Mathews, G. B. Pattinson W. J. Lee, P. Sa ben , B. W. Smith. June 15th: M.A.-C. A. Andrews Newman Hogg Clarke, E. T. (by proxy), C. G. W. Bancks, T. W. Dougan, E. D. Marten, F. H. Paramore. Edmunds } Semple Hensley S. W. P. Webb, R. Viney. B.D., Stat. Beckett Eliz.-W. Winlaw. MB.-H. K. Roberts, S. 0, Gifford Fuller, J. Hurry. B. June 20th: M.A.-C. A. Swift (by proxy). LL.B.- McAulay Innes H. M. Hewitt .. Posnett Blain } The following have obtained University Honours in the Hughes ChadwiCk Class Lists issued in the Fuller latter part of the Easter Term :_ Ker�y MATHEMATICAL TRIPOS (Part 1. and H.). Webb, A. E. W,-angle,-s: 7th A. R. Johnson, 8th McAulay, 16th Newham, 18th Hall, H. A. Posnett. Senior Optimes: 30th Edmunds, 34th F. S. Hughes, 45th Cleaver, Lewis, H. S. BB VOL. XII. GIL1·onicle. 187 186 QUI' Ohronicle. Our
Proper Sizars. Natural Sciences. Beckett Knight, J. T. (lit alphabetical order). THIRD YEAR. SECOND YEAR. FIRST YEAR, Blain Pattinson Wells, F. A, First Class. First Class. First Class. Butcher Fuller Whiting Bateson Andrews Acton Herbert, J, A. Edmunds Goodman Kerr Love Wilson Scholarships and Opm Exlit'bt'lions for 1883.-The next Roberts, T. Examination for Minor Scholarships and Open Exhibitions at Theology. will take place in December, 1882. There (11. alphabetical order) . at St. John's College THIRD YEAR. SECOND YEAR. FIRST YEAR. will be open for competition, besides certain Exhibitions, Two Fh'st Class. First Class. First Class. Minor Scholarships of £50 per annum, and Two of £70; also Jones, T. J. Pollock Murray such Foundation Scholarships as shall be vacant at the time of Warner two of which last may, after the commencement of Law. election, contingent SECOND YEAR. THIRD YEAR. residence, he raised to £ 1 00 a year during residence, First Class. First Class. on satisfactory progress and good conduct. Candidates may LangJey Stevens, S. Vv. offer themselves fo.r Examination in any of the following Douglas Soares subjects :-Classics, Math.ematics, Na.tural Sciences, Hebrew or Prizemen. The Examina.tion in Classics and Mathematics will English Essay. Gt'eek Testament. HebreW. Sanskrit. December 12. Successful Candidates will be Tanner Jones, T. J. 2nd year.-Pollock begin on Tuesday, 1883. Octo,ber, David Murray 1St year.-Murray required to, commence residence no later than Goodman Warner Furth.er particulars of the Sch.olarship and Exhibitions will be Readinl[. announced in October, 1882. I Christie 2 Court } Pollock S'l'. Jo,HN'S COLLEGE CRICKET OLUB. Wrzght's prz'zemen, with £100for each year. and would, Our Cricket Eleven have had a fairly successful season, Mathematics. Classzi:s. Natural Sciences. play their full ll.ndoubtedly, h.ave done better ifthey bad always been able to 3rd year.-Johnson,A. R. Stout of the Matches Roberts, T. strength. We sCOl:ed three wins against three defeats, \'o(hilst 2nd year. -Mathews Smith, H. W. Belo\v will drawn it will be seen that ll(�arly �l were greatly in our favour. fuU particulars. ISt year.-Pattinson Stanwell found . Hughes' Prizemen. be Result oj Matches.. Johnson, A. R. II; 5; L.ost, 3. Stout Matches played, Won, 3; Drawn,. n In. Foundation Scholars. Club. Opponents. Grouod. Date. I�tIO. 2nd In. 1s t In. 2 d Won by. THIRD YEAR. SECOND YEAR. Won (3). 5 May ... 98 ...... 73 ... 25runs. Corpus ...... St. John's ... - Bateson Gifford • ...... IJ3 ... 4runs. Pembroke ...... 7 May ... 131... 83runs, 2wkts. Dodd Goodman...... 2June ... 186'· ...... 103 .,. J;leterhouse Drawn. Sandford Drawn (5). Hogg ...... 7J' 8wkts. down . ... Trio.Hall ...... 28April. .. 106 ... Semple ...... 7J' ... 6 wkts. down. Caius ...... 9 May ... 155 ... Exhibitioners...... 15 May ... 309 ...... n6' ... 7wkts. down . I(ing's ...... wkts. down ...... 19 May ... n8·... - ...... I54 9 I. £40. 1I. £30. . wkts. dowD . Ill. £15. ... 22 ,25 May ... 188 ... 176' . .... 389 7 Scott, C. A. ¥ri:,'i�;... ::::::::: Lost by. Beckett Acton Lost (3). �{ - ...... 138 47runs. Cbristie Andrews EmmanueJ ...... 3 ay ... 91...... II - ...... 145 .%8 runs. Clare ...... " May ... Il7... Clarke, E. T. Clementson, F. W. III . ... 2,)4 Innings,4o.rU11$. Jesus ...... Jesus ... 16,17May ... 83... Johnson, A. R. Crook Jones, T. J. David Bolting Averal[es. Hogg Edmunds Times not Most in an Runs. innings. Average. Mathews Namps. Innings. out. Hensley 188 79 47 R. Spencer...... 4 o Murray ' Innes >22 ...... 60 J7 C. . A. Smith ...... 7 1 Pollock · 262 80 23"9 Love J. Colman ...... 11 o . ItS 21 Roberts, T.· H. 252 Pattinson W. Game ...... 13 66 16 Sherrington A. Batchelor ...... ID o 150 Roby 25 ...... IJ'S r E. M,. Hall ...... 8 8J Stanwell 20· ...... 12' Smith, H. W. Fisher ...... 9 79 E. I6g 40 ...... 1J Stout Soares J. H. Izon ...... 13 o 76 37' ...... 23'4 Stevens, S. W. P. A. Robin ...... 9 3 o 97 17 ...... 7'6 Also the following J. R. Andrcw...... 13 . (subject to conditions of residence) : 24 8 ...... 4. J!. L. Tbompson ... 6 o Ds S. O. Roberts, £25. Ds Newman, £15. Ds MCAulay, £25. Ds Posnett, £15. 188 Our Ohronicle. Our OIt1'onz'cle. 189
Bowling Averages. Freshmen's Sculls.-There were two entries, W. W. Gussage and E. H. Names. No-ball._ Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Wides ggs, the former winning very easily. R. Spencer...... 75 ...... 24 ...... 156 ..•... II 0 0 Cra C. A. Smith •.•... 747'3 •..••• 44 ...... 303 .•.••. 27 0 0 Batenta,t Pain.-Here again only two were ultimately entered, as the time J. Colman •..••.... 109'4 ••.••. 31 .• ... 246 ...... 0 0 17 so sho , after the Eights. C. F. .. ctice was rt the race coming soon E. Fisher ...... 161"2 ...... 45 ...... 357 ...... 28 for pra (bow) and T. (stroke) (bow) and W. W. Whitfield Clarke beat W. H. Dodd Gossage (stroke). LADY MARGARET BOAT CLUB. on Debt Extim;tio1t.-We have not much to report about th� Debt Tenn:- Note Officers for the May appeared in the last number of Extinction Fund after the full account which Presi#nt :-Rev. A. F. Torry. Sub- Treasurer :-�. M. Eicke. The Eagle. We understand that the Club is not entirely free from debt 1st Captain:-T. rd £50. Clarke. 3 Captain :-L. H. Edmunds. even now, the liabilities amounting to about The exact amount collected 2nd Captain -A 4th a ta n Ss. 6d., sent in has been . F. Green. C p i :.-E. Hinchcliff. for the fund will be £164 when a small sum not yet Secretary :-F. L. Muh·head. 5th Oaptain of £[00 already paid off. We : :-F. C. Marshall. received. The debt at Mortlock's has been The May Races see that the efforts of the Committee have been attended by very sub· . The I\.aces so long known under this name were this thus, year, for the first time, held in June, in order to escape clashing with the stantial results. TriposExarninationspow held during theMayTerm, but they were simultaneous Committee :-Rev. E. Hill, Rev. A. F. Torry, L. H. Edmunds, Treas., with part of the Mathematical Tripos, and one of our f1rst boat-men had tq y. L. Muirhead, Sec., F. W. Graham. work his six hours in the Senate-house before appearing in his thwart in the evening. The weather was not above the usual standard of jineness, several List of Subscnpti()lts. nights producing a considerable crop of umbrellas. Before saying flnyt):ling of £ � � our own Club, £ � � we should congrat!llate the two leading boats! Jesus 1. and .. .•.••. •••. The Rew, Tbe Master 5 0 0 VV. F. Lund 5 0 0 1st Trinity 1., on their energetic struggles. Our own three boats los� •. ..•• .• r 1 0 J. J. Lister ...... 2 2 0 altogether six Rev. W. Almack places, but as last year we had gained eleven, we are not so loW •. ..•••• ..•.... 5 0 0 J. H. Lloyd, Esq. I I 0 as lDigjlt ;E. B. I'Anson, Esq apPf'!ar. But our aim should be upwards, and we cannot of course . • . . . . . • • Rev. E. W. Bowling ...• 5 0 0 P. H. Laing, Esq 5 0 0 be content with losing anything of what we had previously gailled, We may . . •• . . • • •• .•.•• , 5 0 0 F. L. Muirhead I I 0 take this occasion Rev. W. p. BusheU of reminding Members of the College, that our Boat Club •••••••• ...••.. ••• I I 0 J. E. MalT, Esq. 2 0 0 is not so strong Rev. H. Brook in numbers as that of several CoIl�ges ll1ucP. below us in ...•.• .... Rev. J. F. Bateman .•. ..• 3 3 0 F. C. Marshall I 0 number of Undergrflduate residents. In fact, we lIrll a sll1aIler Club than .•••.•• T. . ... •.•• I I 0 H. T. Norton, Esq I I 0 either J esns or Caius, and while K. Bros, Esq. our doings are not sp good a� thl! former's . .•.••• J. W. Bakewell, Esq ....• 5 0 0 W. A. Newton, Esq I I 0 we can still reflect that they are better than the latter's. ....•..• •••• .•• r 0 0 0 Fi1-stNight-Opr T. W. Brogden, Esq. . Dr. Parkinson 5 The events in the races were: 3rd :j3oat (ip 2nd Division) . .. ..•• Sir .•.• 5 0 0 P. Pennant, Esq I I 0 to Second N gh Patrick Colquhoun P. fell St. Catharines. i t-3rd Trinity caught our ••.•.• 1st Boat after ... •.•.•• .••• 5 0 0 T. Clarke . . : I I 0 Hon. C. A. Parsons the Railway-bridge, Trinity HaIl II. overtoo!c our 2nd :j3oatjPst before Grassy .•.•••.. o 0 M. H. Pugh, Esq ...... 0 0 Corner, Boat, a Rev. W. A. Cox while feterhouse ran into L. M. 3rd sad day. Third Night • ••• .•...•. .•• 0 C. H. Cr�ssley I 0 Henry J. Roby, Esq. Our 2nd Boat got mixed about its rudder lines, ran in .. ...• the bank and was .•....•. .. .. o 10 6 R. B. Davie,; I 0 Rev. W. J. Rowsell touched by Clare, while 1st Trinity V. secured our 3rd Fourth Niglzt Boat. ••.• .•. ..• 0 W. H. Duncan, Esq. 5 0 0 Rev. E. J. S. Rudd 2 2 Downing sjlowed itself than Fifth Nigh better our 2nd Boat. t -Nothing. .. W. H. M.Ellis, Esq. • •.• o 0 W. Hirst-Simpson, Esq. • I 0 Sixth ATight-Our 2nd Boat c'lught Clare on the post, with this small victory o J. E. Sandys, Esq. . ..•.. 5 0 0 the week was closed. G. T. Edwards, Esq. L. H. Edmunds .....•. ..• o H. Sandford, Esq . .• •••••• 2 2 0 The were constituted as .....••• I crews follows :- R. S. Fergusom, Esq. ...• I o Rev. E. A. Stuart 0 . '" B�'. Boat. •• " lb. 2nd st. lb. W. H. B. Fletcher, Esq. 2 2 0 H. Nugent Sharp, Esq.. . I I 0 . Whitfield (bow) .. 10 2 . ... . C. F. . H. �. Bennett Ibow) 10 3 Rev. E. HilI ...... 10 o 0 Jason Smith, Esq . . . . 500 ...... 2 L. H. Edmunds II 2 •••.••• • . ....•..• . . 9 H. L. Harrison., 10 II Percy J. Hibbert, Esq...... o 0 Rev. A. F. Tony 220 •...... • 3 10 1 . . . . . • •• . . • • .• •••• W. H, Dodd :MeIlor . o 6 3 F. 10 4 G. D. Havil;!.nd ...... o 0 Rev. E. J. C. Touzel . . ... 4 A. F. Williams . II 12 ••.• ••• .•• . . . . o .. 4 E. Hinchcliff 9 13 Rev. Johp. Hopkin •• ..•• o ID 6 Rev. W. S. Wood .. 5 H. Holman 0 5 •.•••• o ...... 12 w. F. Lund ...... II 13 Rowland Hill, Esq. • •••.. I 0 S. C. Whitely, Esq. I T. (capt.) . . . 1 6 Clarke . 0 6 o ... . 11 E. �. Craggs ...... 12 8 C. E. Haskins, Esq ...... • I I 0 Rev. C. Yeld...... I . Barton ...... • •• W. . II 6 . •.. 7 . 7 R. W. Atkinson I 1 9 W. E. Heitland, Esq. 2 2 0 Surplus from Henley Fund, . . • . •• J. J. Lister (stroke) s r e •. • .• . . . . • . 10 q W. W. Gossage ( t ok ) 9 ID E. J. F. Johnson, Esq.. ... I I 0 1 881...... I% 4 6 ..•• F. L. Mnirhead (cox) •• . ... .• ,... 7 13 W. �. Moresby (cox) 8 5 Rev. C. A. Jones I I 0 Proceeds from Dramatic 3rd Boqt. st. lb. An old Johnian ...... 5 0 0 Performance by the 1 . . • • . . • . • • •. •••• •• '" • •• • • • • •• • ••• 14 1 0 T. A. Beckett (OOfil) 9 8 H. J. T. Kemp, Esq. I 0 ' Thespids' 4 2 ...... •••• •.•.. ..• . W. F. Winter •.. 10 4 W. R. Kinipple ...... I 0 3 ...... A. G. R. Pearse ...... 9 13 Wm. Lethbridge Kings. .• .. o 4 H. C. Moxon ..•..••.. .•. •••..... " 10 9 ford, Esq ...... •.•... 5 .•..•. ..• .••.••.•.• R. B. Davies 10 5 ...•• 6 ••••••• .•.•.....•.• C. H. Newman 11 7 MUSICAL SOCIETY. 7 F. W. Tyler ..•.••.•••.•. •..•. .• .••• .• 9 r C. H. (stroke) •. ••••..•••• .•...•.. Innes 9 9 The CoIlege Musical Society gave a Concert on the evening or Saturday , (CO:l:) ••• ••• f ••' •••••• •••• A. Carpmael 9 6 June 10th, in the large room of the GuildhaIl. Nearly nine hundred tickets 190 OU'f' Ohrom·cle. . Our Ohronicle. 191 had been issued by the Committee., The weekly Rehearsals last Term were devoted to practising the pieces for satisfactorily filled. The following WlIS the mme Concert. For these a Pianette made by Messrs. Chappell Co., was in consequence of which l'rogr Non Nobis . .• .•.• being hired in his name, so that at the Domine-Psalm ... •• •••• •••• .•.. fI Society) generously consented to its lIS •. Mendelsso!r.J ,e Recit. of an Instrument and Ari",-Ilu . .. n of three years the Society will be in the posession uative worth' (Cre:;ltion) . •••• •.• expiratio • ••• . .•.•. Organ Solo-Sonata .••• in D Minor ••• ••• •.••••...•.• . its own. (Op. 8) • , of Part If, Boa4icea" Queen of the Ice:\li-A Cantata by ]Jr. 7. F. Brilige. DEBATING SOCIETY. The Solo Singers were Miss Marianna Fenna, Soprano; Mr. It is satisfactory to be able to report that the Debating Society was Kearton, Tenor; and Bevan, Bass. The Ivfr. Orchestra (strings), con.'.,-J nabled, in consequence of the encouraging attendance, to continue its Members of the C. U. M. S.; led, it is needless c to say, most ably Meetings during the May Term, notwithstanding the many counter·attractions Gompertz; and the Chorus was furnished by the Members of the which at the season of the year beguile the susceptible undergraduates. We and the Choir Boys of the College Choir. The opening sbould have unqua1ified pleasure in reviewing the history of the Society for Mendelssohn's Psalm, a difficult and complex Fugue, was so past Term, had not the serious illness of the President, A. J. David, elf�ctively sung that the efficiencyof the tbe Chorus was very satisfactorily ards the close of the Term, caused considerable anxiety to his numerous The Solo parts were all excellently sung; tow that of the Bass deserves friends. mention. Mr. Kearton's song from Haydn's Creation (with Organ accompani. According to an old established custom, the first Meeting, which was held ment) was also very successful. The Organ Solo was, perhaps, not quite so on April 29th, was devoted to a consideration of the policy of Her Majesty's well understood. It is a composition of considerable power, and the"Andant e" Govemment. J. H. Merrifield, who proposed the Motion considering the is remarkably melodious and pleasin ; but g the contrapuntal nature of the first action of the resent Government, was so numerously supported, that for and last movements causes them to be more p interesting to the Musician than the first time ""within the memory of living man," the Conservatives, catching the unskilled Auditor, and hence they furnished on this occasion some small their opponents " napping," obtained a majority in a Debating Society excuse to the considerable section of the audience, who appeared to find an which invariably hitherto has voted Liberal. On May 6th, W. Blain carried Instrumental Solo a convenient cover for more or less audible conversation! a Motion by a small majority, disapproving of the proposed Channel Tunnel. The Cantata which occupied the 2nd Part of the Concert, was performed for The following week, H. S. Lewis prevailed on the House to condemn the the first time in Cambridge, though it has been frequently heard in London Opium Traffic. H. B. Colchester, however, on May 27th, was not so and elsewhere, and has become deservedly popular. for his Motion, declaring that Natural Science was the noblest The following" Argument successful; " will give some idea of the subjed. and of its The final Debate of the treatment :- study for mankind, was lost by a large majority. Term, held on June 3rd, was initiated by H. M. Brooksbank, who success· The scene opens after Boadicea has been driven out of her castle by a fully carried a Motion in favour of Vegetarianism. treacherous attack of the Roman soldiers. These soldiers are celebrating their success by a feast, while Boadicea flies for counsel and help to the The Officers for the ensuing Term are :- Druids. From the Druids she receives a prophecy of victory over Rome and PrlSident-J. R. Tanner. TreaJurp.r-J. H. Merrifield. deliverance from her yoke, on the strength of which she incites her people tlJ Vice·President-G. W. C. Ward. I Secretary-Wo Blain. revolt against their foreign conquerors. A Roman centurion hea�'s the Blitons. calling their fellow· countrymen to war, and, after expressing his contempt for them, praises the greatness and glory of Rome. In the battle w.hich follow! ST. JOHN'S COq,EGE LAWN TENNIS CLUB. the Britons are defeated, and 1\oadicea, to escape the disgrace of becoming a prisoner, and of being carried in triumph to Rome, dies by her own hand. The Club has been more than usually successful this year. Although, The British women sing a dirge over her, and the Cantata ends with a chorus, owing to the gale which blew several of the largest trees surrounding the in which are predicted the future might and glory of Britain, when Rome: Paddock across the ground; the Courts were five less in number than last should have long faded into comparative weakness and obscw·ity. year, we were able to begin play early, and, during the fine weather, the Without ascribing any great literary merit to the Libretto, it must be Courts were very fair. The total number of Members exceeds 125, and the allowed that it is admirably" laid out" for musical treatment; and that the financial position, usually the rock on which l�indred Societies split, is Composer has availed himself most adroitly of its many "points." From extremely good. end to end the music is easy, natural, melodious, and expressive. And in these Officers for May Term, 1882:- days, when so many people are only disposed to admire that which they can President-Mr. W. F. Smith. Hon. Sec.-H. H. Wilkes. not understand, it is positively refreshing to find an English Composer who has sometlling simple and tuneful to say, and is not ashamed of saying it.. Committee: Something of tbe full effect no doubt was lost by having only a String Band; J. H. Haviland, F. A. Wells, N. A. Hardwich, M. H. H. Mason. but ti,e co·operation of the Composer at the organ went far to compensate Eight Matches have been played of which six were placed to our credit. for the loss. Speaking gen�rally, (we have no space for details) the work was Matches. tllOroughly well performed; Dr. Bridge expressed his great satisfaction Witll Trinity Lost 6 the effect; and the audience, who had listened to the work with much atten 3 Clare •. ..••...• Won tion, and frequently testified their admiration by loud applause, gave the 5 4 .••• .. •• Won Composer a very hearty and unanimous" call" at the conclusion. Mayflies 5 4 Eagles Won Special thanks are due to Dr. Garrett for the great ability, untuing energy, 5 4 King's Won 6 and never failing patience shown by him in superintending the weekly rehearsals, 3 Clare (retum) ••.• Won 6 3 and in conducting the Concert. With his assistance we confidently preclict a prosperous futw'e for the Society, Grasshoppers ..•• Lost 6 I Pembroke .•••. • Won 4 0 192 Our Oltronicle. We have had eleven Courts in play, and hope that the ground sufficiently improved by next season to put on the other five again. play, as seen in our Matches, has improved considerably, for last year had only a plain tale of defeat to unfold; but the general exhibition Paddock is still far from brilliant. Besides the Committee the Members have played in Matches :-A. Fitzherbert, B. E. Holl Ward, and H. H. Olding. We may congratulate the Club on representive to do battle for the University against Oxford, H. taking part in the Double Ties. Also at the Grand Tournament, Agricultural Hall, last June, in the competition (Singles) for a Cup, open to Members of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Prize was gained by H. H. Wilkes, while A. Fitzherbert divided SOCIALISM. another the third. "I'UAAOU 'Yap �.'i 'Tat i'1'I0Vlltat ;'l'aAI�uu, ,j 'Ta' outfta.:' EAGLE LAWN TENNIS CLUB. During the May Term this Club played four Matches, namely, Clare College, the Grasshoppers, the College Lawn Tennis Club, and �HE word Soct'alz'sm is one of the vaguest in College; of these, the two former were lost and the two latter won. regarded, following were our representatives :-A. Fitzherbert, B. E. Holmes, J. the vocabulary of politics. It was Haviland, T. C. Ward, F. E. Ainger, H. H. Oelling, H. L. Harrison, H. _ not long ago, as a term for all that is revo Heber-Percy, R. S. Barnett, and E. Fisher. The Single Lawn Tennis 1 played off during the Term, were won by A. Fitzherbert, who beat J. lutionary and "advanced;" and it was associated Haviland in tlle final round. The Double Ties were decided in favour with that class of agitation which takes its rise in A. Fitzherbert and J. H. Izon. 'T'Yo new Members were elected at Meeting held on April z5th, F. Heppenstall and H. L. Harrison. the anxiety of the agitators for their personal aggran disement and advantage. At the present time it is BICYCLING. looked at more impartially, and we think of it as one In the Inter-University races we had this year two out of the six Cambridge of the schemes for future reform, or, rather, as a representatives. G. D. Day carried the Light Blue to victory in the Twenty. Five Miles, this being the third consecutive year that he has this important generic name for a whole class of schemes, all aiming race; and was only two lengths behind the winner (Oxford) of the two Miles in different fashions upon E. H. Brown rode in the Ten Miles an� did good service in making a hot pace at a reconstitution of society for the Cantab who won. In the C. U. Bi. C. Terminal races Day and Brown the same general basis. And in this way Socialism were respectively second and fourth in the Ten Mile Invitation Race, which was won by Moore of the Warston Bi. C., now Amateur Champion for the always connects itself with the prospects Qf the future. Two-Mile Distance. Its advent is spoken of by its most ardent supporters as a sort of millennium, and it looms large in the Since this is the case With the publication of the present number of The Eaglt, Mr. vision of every political prophet. Sandys, who has been principal Editor of the Magazine for the the past of Socialism seems of little value, and it is last nine years, resigns his place on the Editorial Committee. sometimes hard to realise that it ever had any past at all. A. Carpmael has been elected an Editor in the place of And yet a historical treatment. of Socialism is of some A. J. Poynder, B.A. importance, if a study of its past can throw light on its probable future, for it is in History that it has been successful, and therefore it is to History that we must go if we wish to discover the conditions of its future reali sation. Any attempt to discuss Socialism historically, in addition to its own peculiar difficulties, is influenced by the fact that it is a question of comparatively recent a date; and it is always much easier to consider VOL. XII. CC