TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 511, 23 September 1867, Page 2

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

AmkkiCsX nuou,! —A (‘DiTfspoudin; has soul us ;i:i ui-iirli' mi ;':s siil jt-ct ex’, rancd IV uii (.■•'llliOtfS “V«wV UIMIItTICJ ill AlllvTifil,” WllU’.’i shall ai'pear iu our m-M issuo.

Loiil) <i. A.wtl.lA. Iho t_ ;i;i;■ .ir of tho Uiiiverii v ut' London, prodded at- the ceremony of miinit'ii'g to ilegives tin I graduates ol the ] a--! y-ar, atm »oul’-rrinf j on the MiC'-c-Aa! candf‘atc< for b.c or thei cli-!inctions they hud won. Lord Grau-i \iile is very clover at work of tbi- kind j an 1 was never cither more sneco.-l'nl or! ixa u-iog thafi on this oi-'-ic-oao ;j. lb | ai: 9 «orcd ilia eiitioi.itns oi' one of the) allies! c- visors of the l.ondon Lhivcrsiti j —an liisli pamphleteer —»ln heal attacked j the I 1 mi orsily lor w j t J, co j| e giate eomlilijiis of r. Ad. me, a'a! lor anmtuir.g fo many to matriou’. cion who never go on to their decree Lord Gvan-i vales reply was conclii-irc. As to tin | non-requirement of codegtaie tvsid -nee, j ho penned out tli.ct wmio an exu'a-eol- 1 legiate competition lor the students of tho j colli ges it did not diminis.'i. but railiei-| ieci'eascd, the i.ct.iul iuunb.l’ of c.dbgMloj st lidents wno a; ply lor degri-es—so ivmov-j ing a real grievui.ee which attended these j 1 o poor for any but private education J and not contributing to tour the vah.ol attached to collegiate teaching. s(o thej number of matriculated students who do not proceed to the degreaw, In- showed 13 1 i-] was duo to iiie chavaoUr oi the mat riculatioil examination, which is tvgarde.i as one ol t lie cotnph test tests ol thoroughness o! school education that is applied in this country,and is, therefore, natunshy valued hy numbers who could in t o case think oi graduating. Lord Granville said that he Intel been charged by an Episcopal opponent in Hie House of J ords with incompetence to discuss flie sulj. etofeducation, on the g.ound that he hail no e.iihlren. ‘‘A recent circumstance,” said Ids Lordship, with the perl eel coolness of his caste, ” lias put n;c in a belter position; but 1 Cannot say that- ie lias changed a single view I ever In Id upon il.e suljcct of education.” Was a baby , ver Usual to niort admirable oiidurical accou..i f Tiie laities were deeply moved, and were evidenth engaged for some time Mur m mental y foiidiing it matriculating it with, honors. "Water i’Krsr.r.vrn i\ a Task mn LSoO \riAl.s.—A letter irom Naj les, ni the Etcndard, mentions the foLuvbig curious h ci hau l}- wi ibi excavaii-ms Mere being made at I’oinpt it in llic presence of Several persons of distinction, tl.o \\orKUK’.u ÜbCou'u u a uTOi 'O vase her* luctiealli closed and en'a'h ;a .1 in a thick cry staid., ,; cnliL d la.i ‘ having luen broken and the lid rai.-o ci, the interior of tiie VcsSti was louiul to coi.taia a considerable ir.-autiiy ol water. As no maiks oi oval,,■ m appeared within die vase, some person.- present ventured to drink some of liquid, and all unanimously agreed in pronouncing it clear, lion, and of riunnkable soil!.ts-s. As tee u scuctmn of Pompeii bp ti.c a.-besol \ t.-m;us dates from tile year 7b of our era, h,c water m question Lu= bun pr.served lor nearly i,Sb'd years.