night fishing, we prepared by pulling our skiff a couple of miles up the river by day light, and when night came on, to use the sporting phrase, we lighted up, and falling down the stream with excellent amusement, had taken about thirty Salmon, when being driven at a spanking rate by a smart current, we discovered, (but alas! too late) that a tree had fallen across the river against which the staff of the light-jack having struck, the skiff wheeled broadside to the stream, and the gunwale coming in contact with one of the branches, the capsize was as sudden as disastrous every article on board, our dear selves the numerous Salmon-magazine of Firewood-axe rifle-brandy bottle-Light jack-all-in a moment committed to the deep!!-Most fortu nately, however, we were not past our depth, but pretty nearly so. Floundering about in our blanket coats for some time, and having at last gained the bank, our first look out was for the skiff, having hauled her on shore, and, with much groping, recovered one of the spears, our next exertion was to kindle a fire, the night being too dark from the over hanging trees, to venture forward without a light. In our dripping state this was a project of very dubious result; but having luckily between us, a flint and steel, at the sore expense of our knuckles in the dark, we at length succeeded in setting fire to an old tree, and forming a torch with some birch-bark, we resolved on walking home, and returning in the morning for the recovery of our apparatus. "Here, however, the idea of being laughed at, shook our resolution; were we uninjured in our persons, and unentitled to any serious sympathy, to come back like drowning Rats, to the family fireside, divested too, of the produce of our night's labour; how truly ludicrous would be the exhibition? No; it would never do we could not stand the jibes and jeers, even of the home party. Resolved, therefore That, the skiff be forthwith launched once more. That, the fishing light be renewed, and That the recovered spear be put in immediate requisition to raise and fish up our sundry property, from the place of its immersion.' "Acting upon the spirit and principle of the foregoing resolutious; by means of the skiff and spear, we brought up all the solid articles, except the brandy bottle, which, rolling off the prongs at every effort to raise it to the skiff; my brother, grievously disappointed and suffering from the cold, determined on a desperate and VOL. I. final effort, and wading in, to his shoulders, upon touching, with his foot, the object of his solicitude, immediately dived and brought it safe to the skiff?-nothe land?-no-his mouth? yes; but not till he had removed both that, and the mouth of the bottle into shallower water, and beyond the risk of admixture with that deteriorating element. He embraced his regained companion with prolonged ardor, but had the charity to interrupt his draft by leaving me a comfortable potation, to which I paid my respects with great complacency. With renewed vigor, we plied the axe-prepared the firewood-re-lighted the jack-and bound for home, picked up at every eddy, one or more of our lost salmon; bringing back, in triumph, after all, twenty-seven choice fish, being within three of the orginal number taken. We must now stop, not for want of matter, for we have left untouched deer-hunting and bear-shooting, both really admirable, but because we have no more room; yet we must not leave unnoticed the embellishments from the burin of our very talented countryman Mr. Lover, to whose pen also our readers are so much indebted, for the originality and humour, with which he favours them; the etchings before us are first rate; of the racoon hunt we have spoken; of the "bear at breakfast," we could speak for ever, and the "night fishing"-the face of the halfdrowned man gulping down the brandy, is worth any money; in a word, they are worthy of the designer. Of this book, we shall sum up our opinion very briefly it is indispensible to the wealthy emigrant, as a book of reference, and of estimates, or rather real bills of costs, not to be found elsewhere. It is useful to the poor man, as it contains many valuable hints on the conducting of the farm and household affairs. To the general reason, we need say little, after the extracts we have given. If there be a better work on the subject, it is the volume the air of certainty and reality which of Dr. Dunlop; but that work wants appears in every page of this book. We are inclined to place this as the best manual on emigration, as suited to the better classes, that has ever met our eyes. The gentleman, the poor man, the lay, or the clergy, the sportsman, or the fisherman, will find each his own taste. We anticipate a most successful sale. 4 L UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. DUBLIN. The following is the King's Letter, empowering the Board of our University to make certain alterations in the Statutes, relative to the number of terms necessary to be kept during the year, the times of performing divine service, the examination for fellowship, and the annual visitation; we understand that it will not come into operation until next year. WILLIAM THE FOURTH, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth.To all unto whom these presents shall come, GREETING. Whereas, We are informed that the Government of our College, of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, near Dublin, is entrusted to the Provost and seven Senior Fellows, to be by them conducted according to certain Statutes, ordained and given by His Majesty, King Charles I., which Statutes have been, in many particulars, enlarged, repealed, or otherwise changed and modified by subsequent Statutes and Letters patent, directed to our said College by our Royal Prede cessors. And whereas, it appears that several of the said Statutes and Royal Letters Patent now in force, contain certain Rules and Regulations which have become unsuited to the present condition of the College, wherein the number of Students has latterly much increased, and the branches of Study are much farther pursued than formerly. And that to meet the exigencies of its present state and condition, it will be proper to make certain changes, whereby the Terms allotted for the business of Instruction shall be better set out and defined, and the Time of the Students better economized. And whereas it will be necessary to release the Governing Members of our said College, from certain restrictive Statutes, or Clauses in the present Statutes, in order that they may be enabled to make such arrangements as are deemed requisite for the improvement of our said College and University: Know ye, therefore, that We, of our special Grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, by and with the advice and consent of our Right Trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and Counsellor, Henry William Marquess of Anglesey, Knight of the most noble order of the Garter, our Lieutenant General, and Governor of Ireland, and according to the tenor of our letter, under our Privy Signet and Royal Sign Manual, bearing date at our Court at St. James's, the 23d day of January, 1833, in the third year of our Reign, and now inrolled in the Rolls of our High Court of Chancery in Ireland, have ordained, constituted, and appointed, and by these Presents, for Us, our Heirs, and Successors, do ordain, constitute, and appoint the following Statute, to be a Statute of and for our said College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, near Dublin. CONCERNING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS IN THE STATUTES. Inasmuch as in the 4th Chap. of the Statutes, it is ordained as follows:"Quod si contigerit unum vel plures e Sociis Senioribus a Collegio peregrè abesse, cum res ejusdem Collegii Sociorum conventum postulare Præpositus judicaverit, numerus septenarius e Sociis Junioribus, secundum senioritatem assumptis, pro illâ vice completor." And, inasmuch as by the aforesaid clause, no provision is made for inability occasioned by sickness, and as the Provost and Senior Fellows are thereby prevented, in case of the absence of a Senior Fellow, from calling to their assistance, at an Examination for Fellowships, the Professors of Natural Philosophy and of Mathematics, should the same, although Junior Fellows, not be next in Seniority; We deeming that such restriction is exceedingly detrimental to the Interests of Learning in our said College and University, and that the same would be better served and promoted, by leaving the Provost and Senior Fellows at liberty, on the occasion of an Examination and Election for Fellowships, to supply the place of a Senior Fellow, during his absence or sickness, by taking to their assistance, the Professors of Natural Philosophy and of Mathematics, the same being Junior Fellows, although not the next in order of Seniority, to examine, each in his own department; We do hereby ordain, that the aforesaid clause shall be repealed and revoked; and that the same is hereby repealed and revoked, and that instead thereof, the following words be inserted, and that the same shall henceforward be regarded as part of the same Statute, as much as if in the place of the clause hereby repealed, they had been originally inserted: "Quod si contigerit unum vel plures e Sociis Senioribus a Collegio peregre abesse, vel minus valere, cum res ejusdem Collegii Sociorum conventum postulare Præpositus judicaverit, numerus septenarius e Sociis Junioribus pro illâ vice completor. Et hanc assumptionem fieri volumus semper secundum senioritatem, nisi ad electionem Socii aut Sociorum et quæstiones examinationesque Candidatorum Sociorum; in quo casû, licebit Præposito et Sociis Senioribus, Professores Philosophiæ Naturalis et Mathæseos, modo sint Socii, etiam extra ordinem Senioritatis ad hoc munus examinandi et eligendi assumere, utrumq; in hâc examinatione, ad partes quæ professionis suæ sunt propriæ sustinendas, et non aliter." And whereas, in the 17th Chap. "De Terminis observandis, et de Examinando Scholarium in Disciplinis progressû," it is ordained as follows: "Termini in quibus publicè a Studentibus exercitia præstari volumus, pro quatuor anni partibus, quatuor sunto. Terminus Hilarii sive Purificationis Beatæ Mariæ, initium sumat die Lunæ post Epiphaniam, exitum verò die Sabbati Dominicam palmarum præcedente. Terminus Pascha inchoetur die Lunæ post Dominicam in Albis, desinat verò in Vigilâ Pentecostes. Terminus Trinitatis incipiat die Lunæ post Dominicam Trinitatis, et finiatur Julii octavo." "Deniq. Terminus Sancti Michaelis incipito Octobris primo, et finiatur Decembris decimo sexto. Quoniam verò frequenti Examinatione efficitur ut Discentium studia et progressiones in bonarum artium disciplinis majorem in modum promoveantur, volumus ut quatèr quotannis nempe in cujusq; Termini principio, singularum classium discipuli publice in Aulâ congre gati, examinentur, quomodò profecerint in earum artium cognitione quibus studuerint, aut studere debuerint." And whereas, by this appointment, the portion of the year allotted for instruction, is found to be too short in relation to that usually employed in examination; and in particular, that the Trinity term is so very short, as (after deducting the time so employed) to afford no opportunity for any effective Course of Lectures; and as it seems to be altogether unreasonable, that at the beginning of the following or Michaelmas Term, the Students should be examined without the benefit of previous instruction in the subject of that examination: And whereas, for these and other reasons, We believe that it would be far more conducive to the improvement of the Students, if instead of four Ternis thus set out, and four intervening Vacations, the year should be divided into three Terms, fixed, and of sufficient duration, with three intervening Vacations; Our will and pleasure is, that the portion of the said Statute recited above shall be repealed: And We do hereby ordain that the same is repealed; and that instead thereof, the following clause shall be substituted, and that the same shall be regarded as part of the aforesaid Statute, as much as if in place of the passage hereby repealed, the same had been originally inserted. Termini in quibus publice a Studentibus exercitia præstari volumus tres sunto. Terminus Hilarii incipiat die decimo Januarii, et desinat die Annunciationis Beatæ Virginis. Terminus Trinitatis initium sumat die decimo quinto Aprilis, exitum verò tricesimo Junii. Quandocunq; autem contigerit ut Dominica Paschæ intra limites alterutrius ex hisce terminis incidat, volumus ut ille terminus augmentum unius hebdomadis accipiat. Deniq. Terminus tertius, qui proxime sequitur festum Sancti Michaelis, incipito die decimo Octobris, et finiatur Decembris vicesimo. Volumus insuper ut ter quotannis nempe in cujusq; termini principio singularum classium discipuli publicè in Aulâ congregati, examinentur, quomodo profecerint in earum artium cognitione quibus studuerint aut studere debuerint." And whereas, in the Statute of the 60th year of the reign of his Majesty King Geo. 3. "De quibusdam in Statutis mutandis," which, among other things, gives to the Provost and Senior Fellows, with the consent of the Visitors, the power of changing the times appointed for the performance of any Col |