1824 John Cowling, John's. James Bowstead, Corpus. 1825 James Challis, Trinity. William Williamson, Clare. 1826 William Law, Trinity. Wm. H. Hanson, Clare. 1827 Thomas Turner, Trinity. H. Percy Gordon, Peter's 1828 Charles Perry, Trinity. John Baily, John's. 1829 Wm. Cavendish, Trinity. Henry Philpott, Catharine. 1830 Edw. Steventon, Corpus. J. W. L. Heaviside, Sidney. 1831 Samuel Earnshaw, John's. Thomas Gaskin, John's. 1832 Doug. Denon Heath, Trinity. Samuel Laing, John's. Jo THEOLOGICAL. NORRISIAN PRIZEMEN. OHN NORRIS, Esq. the Founder of the Divinity Professorship, by his Will bequeathed a premium of £12 per annum, £7. 48. of which is to be expended upon a gold medal, the residue in books, to the author of the best prose Essay on a sacred subject, which is to be proposed by the Norrisian Professor. The qualifications for a candidate are-1st. That he be above twenty years of age and under thirty,-2d. That he must have attended twenty of the Norrisian Lectures in the course of some one year. The subject is delivered out early in November, and the Essay must be sent either to the Master of Trinity, the Master of Caius, or the Provost of King's college, on or before the tenth day preceding Palm Sunday. A sheet of paper, folded up like a letter, with the name of the candidate enclosed, and sealed, must be sent with the Essay. Also a Greek or Latin motto must be inscribed on the Essay, and the same on the sheet inclosing the name. The three above-mentioned persons compare and decide which is the best Essay, and are directed by its motto to the letter which contains the name of the successful candidate, to whom the event is communicated on the Thursday in Passion week. The prize he receives within 14 days, giving at the same time a promissory note for the payment of £12 if he neglects to publish the Essay within two calendar months. The rest of the sealed papers are burnt unopened. No doctrine must be advanced in the Essay contrary to the Liturgy, Articles, and Homilies of the Church of England. 1781 Joseph Whiteley, Magd. 1793 J. S. Cobbold, Caius. 1805 Thomas Broadley, Trin. 1823 J. A. Jeremie, Trin. HULSE'S PRIZEMEN. THE REV. JOHN HULSE, B.A. of St John's College, bequeathed to the University certain estates for the advancement of religious learning, and directed in his Will that out of the rents and profits, an annual premium of £40 (since increased to £100) should be given to any member of this University, under the degree or standing of M.A., who composed the best Dissertation in the English Language, on the Evidences in general, or on the Prophecies or Miracles in particular, or on any other particular argument, whether the same be direct or collateral proofs of the Christian religion, in order to evince its truth and excellence. The subject is delivered out on Christmas-Day, or New Year's Day, and the Dissertations are to be sent to the Vice-Chancellor, or to the Masters of Trinity and St John's, who are the trustees, on or before the 20th of the ensuing October, with the names of the respective authors, sealed up. The writer of the Dissertation best approved is to print it at his own expense, and not to offer himself a second time for the premium. 1802 2J. Bird Sumner, King's. 1813 James Clarke Franks, Trin. 1 Prebendary of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. 2 Lord Bishop of Chester. 1822 Charles Austin, Jes. 1839 A. S. Eddis, Trin. 1840 Andrew Jukes, Trinity. 3 Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Bart. Author of Travels through Albania, &c. 4 Author of Jewish, Classical, and Oriental Antiquities, &c. POETICAL. CHANCELLOR'S ENGLISH MEDALLISTS. H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, formerly Chancellor, gave annually a gold medal, to be conferred upon a resident Undergraduate, who shall compose in English the best ode or best poem in heroic verse1. The present Chancellor, continues this prize. The subject is given out at the end of Michaelmas Term, and the exercises are to be sent in to the Vice-Chancellor on or before the 31st of March following, and are not to exceed 200 lines. Each candidate is to send his exercise privately: each is to have some motto prefixed; and to be accompanied by a paper sealed up, with the same motto on the outside; which paper is to enclose another, folded up, having the candidate's name and college written within. The papers containing the names of those persons who do not succeed, are destroyed unopened. No prize will be given to any exercise which is written, wholly, or in part (or of which the title, motto, superscription, address, &c., are written), in the hand-writing of the candidate ; nor to any one who has not, at the time for sending in the exercises, resided one term at least. Any candidate is at liberty to send in his exercise printed or lithographed. The successful candidate recites his Poem in the Senate House on Commencementday. Examiners the same as for the Classical Medals. 1813 Geo. Waddington, Trinity. THE 1827 2Chr. Wordsworth, Trinity. 1835 Thomas Whytehead, John's. 1838 Wm. Spicer Wood, John's. SEATONIAN PRIZE. HE REV. THOMAS SEATON, M.A. late Fellow of Clare Hall, bequeathed to the University the rents of his Kislingbury estate, now producing clear £40. per annum, to be given yearly to that Master of Arts who shall write the best English Poem on a sacred subject. The Vice-Chancellor, the Master of Clare Hall, and the Greek Professor (who are the disposers of this premium) determine the subject, which is delivered out in January, and the Poem is to be sent to the Vice-Chancellor on or before the 29th of September following. The poem is to be printed, and the expense deducted out of the product of the estate; the remainder is given 1 Several of these poems have been published under the title of "Cambridge Prize Poems." 2 A second prize, value seven guineas and a half was adjudged to T. E. Hankinson, Corpus Christi. as a reward to the composer. The prize is determined a few days previous to the resignation of the Vice-Chancellor's office.* 1750 + Chris. Smart, Pemb. 1797 William Bolland, Trin. UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS. JOHN CRAVEN'S SCHOLARS. OHN, LORD CRAVEN, founded two classical Scholarships of £25 per annum each, arising from estates vested in the hands of six trustees. The Cambridge trustees are, the Bishop of Peterborough, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and the Master of Trinity College. Electors, the Vice-Chancellor, the five Regius Professors, and the Public Orator. Whenever a vacancy occurs, any undergraduate may offer himself a candidate by signifying his intention in a Latin letter addressed to the above electors, within the time limited by the Programma which declares the vacancy. If any one of the name or kindred of the founder should be in • These Poems have been published in 2 Vols. ¡ merit, a premium of 100!, would be adjudged. The above premium was this year awarded to Mr HAN 8vo. + Whenever there is an omission of a year, no prize was adjudged 1 Translator of Horace. 2 The Examiners also gave notice, that should any poem appear to them to possess distinguished KINSON. 3 A second prize was this year adjudged to Mr J. Gorle, Clare Hall. 4 A premium of 100l. was this year adjudged !nstead of the ordinary prize. indigent circumstances, and a scholar of this University, he, (by the Will) is to be preferred. This annuity cannot be enjoyed after fourteen years standing in the University, nor by any one who may attain to preferment of double its value. The possessors are not allowed to be absent from the University above three months in the year, without the express permission of the Vice-Chancellor, or the major part of the electors then resident in the University. These rules have been modified in part by the regulations enacted in 1817; which will be found at the end of this list of University Scholarships. By a decree of the Court of Chancery, in 1819, the income of the Scholars has been augmented to £50 per annum each, and three additional Scholarships founded, under the same regulations as the preceding, except that they cannot be held for more than seven years. 1649 Robt. Sawyer, Magd. A. Stanhope, Trin. H. 1654 Thomas Stanhope, Joh. 1659 John Whitmore, Magd. Isaac Craven, Trin. 1664 Thomas Whitmore, Trin. 1667 John Atkinson, Trín. 1670 Robert Pearce, Trin. 1681 Robert Topham, Pemb. 1682 John Pinchback, Trin. 1687 Phil. Osbaldestone, Pemb. 1694 Richard Coulton, Joh. 1701 Thomas Pilgrim, Trin. Samuel Harris, Pet. W. Crow, Trin. H. 1712 John Walker, Trin. 1722 2Walter Titley, Trin. 1725 3William Battie, King's. 1732 N. Crutchley, Trin. 1734 Samuel Squire, Joh. 1742 Chris. Smart, Pemb. J. Hardy Craven, Joh. 1743 John Storey, Trin. 1750 William Craven, Joh. John Foster, King's. 1755 Charles Marsh, Trin. 1757 4Jonathan Davies, King's. 1760 Thomas Zouch, Trin. 5Joah Bates, King's. 1770 J. Barlow Seale, Emm. 1772 Vicary Gibbs, King's. 1781 Richard Porson, Trin. 1782 7J. Goodall, King's. 1787 John Heys, Trin. T. B. Macaulay, Trin. } Capel Lofft, King's. Eq. Edward Howes, Trin. BATTIE'S SCHOLARS. WILLIAM BATTIE, M.D. Fellow of King's college, left an estate, present value £18 per annum, on a plan similar to the preceding, 1 Formerly Greek Professor. 6 Late Chief Justice of the Court of Common 2 Formerly British Minister at the Court of Pleas. Denmark. 8 Founder of Battie's University Scholarship, and Editor of Isocrates. 4 Formerly Provost of Eton, and founder of Davies's University Scholarship 5 Late Fellow of King's, and conductor of the Commemoration of Handel in Westminster Ab bey. 7 Late Provost of Eton, and Canon of Windsor. 8 Canon of Windsor, and late Head Master of Eton. 9 The Electors are unanimously of opinion that Edward Shephard Creasy, of King's College, and Henry Goulburn, of Trinity College, acquitted themselves in such a manner as to be deserving of special commendation. |