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In 1845 he was ordained deacon to the curacy of St Michael's, Highgate, entering the ranks of the priesthood in the following year Here he laboured earnestly, in the quiet unobtrusive manner which always distinguished him, for three-and-a-half years, until in the autumn of 1848 he was presented by the late Earl of Ashburnham to the living of Dallington, in East Sussex. This beautiful spot, situated high on the Weald, and commanding an extensive view of the South Downs and Pevensey Bay, was destined to be the scene of his life's work. Yet he entered upon his duties here with much doubt and hesitation. He has often described to the writer the grave disadvantages by which he was surrounded when he began his ministry in this place. A scattered country parish, without any resident gentry, which had suffered for years from the non-residence of its nominal Vicar; a church almost in ruins, a dilapidated vicarage, and a very scanty emolument-these were some of the difficulties with which he had to contend. Of the revolution which he worked in the moral, intellectual, and spiritual well-being of the popu lation during 45 years of an active and zealous pastorate it is, perhaps, hardly necessary to speak in detail in the pages of the Eagle; but it may be said that he was a noble example of the men-so commonly sent by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge in these days into the country parishes of England who, devoid of all self-seeking, find complete contentment and happiness in devoting their energies to the cause of Christ among the masses of the people.

Although in politics a strong Conservative, as a Churchman Mr Tatham was always singularly devoid of party bias, and, while himself neither Papist nor Puritan, it seemed to be his chief aim to avoid all extremes in the endeavour to attach his people by the bonds of affection to the Church of England. He was a staunch upholder of the doctrine of the historical continuity of the English Church from the earliest times. He was a devoted parish priest, eminently thorough in every department of his work. In character kindly, gentle, courteous and full of sympathy,

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open as day for melting charity,

he was always the loved friend of his parishioners, and (as the shadows lengthened) the venerable father of his flock. In 1878 he became Rural Dean of one of the largest deaneries in the

diocese of Chichester, and in 1889 Bishop Durnford still further promoted him to the prebendal stall of Marden in Chichester Cathedral.

During the later years of his life Mr Tatham was seldom at Cambridge, but his affection for St John's was unbounded, and his recollections of Johnian worthies of former days remarkable for their minuteness and accuracy. One of the greatest pleasures of his life was the renewal of his connexion with the College when his son went into residence in 1883; and almost his last act before his fatal illness was to send a message to Mr G. C. M. Smith with reference to the list of occupants of college rooms, which the latter was then compiling for the pages of the Eagle. T. B. T.

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OUR CHRONICLE.

Michaelmas Term 1893.

Mr W. Lee Warner C. S. I. has been appointed to the very honorable position of Member of the Legislative Council of India. Mr Lee Warner, who was formerly a Scholar of the College and Editor of the Eagle, spent the early part of the present term within our walls. We therefore hail this last honour to which he has attained with especial pleasure.

The Right Honorable Sir J. E. Gorst, M.P. for the University and Honorary Fellow of the College, has been elected Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow by the votes of the students. His opponent was the Home Secretary, Mr Asquith.

Mr Passmore Edwards, proprietor of the Echo newspaper, has made an offer to the Trinity House to build a monumental Lighthouse on St Agnes Beacon, Cornwall, in memory of the late Professor J. C. Adams, as a distinguished Cornishman. The lighthouse, when built, will command 40 miles of coast (about 20 miles on each side), and 30 miles at sea.

At the Annual Election on November 6, the following were elected to Fellowships :-James Gibson, First Class in the Moral Sciences Tripos Parts I. and II. 1890-91, with special distinction in the History of Philosophy; Walter Coventry Summers, First Class (first division) Classical Tripos Part I. 1890, Craven Scholar 1890, Second Chancellor's Medallist 1892; Ernest William MacBride, First Class Natural Sciences Tripos Parts I. and II. 1890-91, Hutchinson Student in Zoology, and now Walsingham Medallist in Biology, University Demonstrator in Animal Morphology. At the same Election, the Rev C. E. Graves, Lecturer in Classics, and the Rev Dr F. Watson, Lecturer in Theology, were re-elected Fellows of the College.

With the sanction and support of the Master and Fellows of the College, patrons of the living, it has been decided to place in the church of SS Peter and Paul, Ospringe, a memorial to the late vicar, Canon Griffin, who so long and so faithfully made the Church in the parish a living Church of God among men. The proposed memorial is to be the decoration of the present reredos and of the east end in opus sectile and mosaics from the studios of Messrs Powell and Son, of Whitefriars, the architect being Mr F. Lovell Lee. The estimated cost is £350.

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The Rt Rev Dr Atlay, Bishop of Hereford, formerly Fellow and Tutor of the College, was, on June 24 presented on behalf of the diocese with his portrait, painted by the Hon John Collier.

The Rev Thomas Field (B.A. 1844, Rector of Bigby, and formerly Fellow and Tutor of the College, has been appointed to the prebendal stall of Welton Painshall in Lincoln Cathedral. Mr Field has more than once contributed to the pages of the Eagle, and his many Johnian friends will rejoice at his latest promotion.

The Rev. R. B. Mayor, Rector of Frating, having resigned his position as one of the Governors of Felstead School, Dr Sandys has been co-opted in his place.

Ds J. H. B. Masterman, Scholar of the College, and late Editor of the Eagle, has been appointed a Lecturer in History to the Non-Collegiate Students' Board.

Mr H. W. Simpkinson, late Fellow of the College and now one of the Examiners in the Education Office, Whitehall, has been appointed Secretary to the Departmental Committee on Secondary Education.

The Rev Augustus Jackson (B.A. 1859) has been appointed by Earl Amherst, Provincial Grand Master of Kent, to be Junior Provincial Grand Chaplain of the Kent Freemasons.

Mr William Garnett (B.A. 1873), D.C.L. Durham, formerly Fellow and Steward, has resigned the Principalship of the Durham College of Science, Newcastle, to take up the position of Director of Technical Education to the London County Council.

Mr R. A. Sampson (Third Wrangler 1888, and First Smith's Prizeman), Fellow of the College and Isaac Newton Student in Astronomy, has been appointed Professor of Mathematics in the Durham College of Science, Newcastle, in succession to Principal Garnett.

Dr Arthur Schuster, Professor of Physics in the Victoria University, and formerly Fellow-Commoner of the College, has been awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society for his electrical researches and discoveries.

The first Walsingham Medal hitherto awarded has been gained by E. W. MacBride, Fellow of the College, for his researches in Zoology. The Medal was founded by the High Steward, Lord Walsingham, F.R.S., for the encouragement of original research in Botany, Zoology, Geology, and Physiology, and is awarded by the Special Board for Biology and Geology.

The Royal Statistical Society has awarded its Howard Medal, with a cheque for £20, for an essay on The Perils and Protection of Infant Life, to Dr Hugh R. Jones (B.A. 1884).

Ds W. B. Morton (Eighth Wrangler 1892), has been appointed Assistant-Professor of Mathematics in Queen's College, Belfast.

Mr Philip Baylis (B A. 1872) has been appointed Her Majesty's Deputy Surveyor of the Royal Forest of Dean, in the room of Sir James Campbell, Bart., retired.

Mr Benedict Jones (B.A. 1879), has been elected Mayor of Birkenhead, after seven years' service on the Council of the Borough.

Mr W. G. Rushbrooke, formerly Fellow of the College, has been appointed Head-master of St Olave's School, Southwark. Mr Rushbrooke was for many years one of Dr Abbott's ablest lieutenants at the City of London School, and all who know his work and influence there will be glad to see him placed in a wider sphere of usefulness.

Mr John Russell (B.A. 1882) has been elected Warden of University Hall, Gordon Square, London, in succession to Mr Philip Wicksteed. He retains his mastership at University College School.

Ds A. E. Monro (Eleventh Wrangler 1889) has been appointed a Naval Instructor in Her Majesty's Service.

Ds W. W. Haslett (First Class Classical Tripos 1891) has been appointed Head-master of the newly-founded St Andrew's School, Dublin.

Ds Gerald H. Harries (B.A. 1893) has been appointed Assistant-master at the Choir school of St George's Chapel, Windsor.

We are glad to observe that in the Final Examination of Candidates selected for the Indian Civil Service in 1892 the first and second places are taken by Johnians, K. C. Dé and J. F. Gruning. Ds W. N. Maw, and Ds F. X. D'Souza are respectively tenth and twenty-fourth on the list. Among those selected in 1891 C. L. S. Russell took the eighteenth place in the Final Examination. Ds J. G. Burn is among those selected in 1893, and has returned into residence to prepare for his Final.

J. G. Leathem, Scholar of the College, appears in the First Division of the Pass List for the degree of B.Sc., and Ds J. B. Dale (B A. 1893) in the First Division for B.A., in the University of London.

R. K. McElderry has obtained First Class Honours in Ancient Classics at the M.A. examination of the Royal University of Ireland, being the only one in the class. Ds R. C. Heron (B.A. 1893) has obtained First Class Honours in Mathematical Science in the same examination, and has been awarded a special prize of £40.

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