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50 the Dakhan, in about an hour and a quarter, luxuriously seated in fleet conveyances, with nothing to do by ourselves but to look out from the windows of our convenient apartments, and admire in our ascent the sublimities of height added to height, and depth added to depth, and clothed with all the diversified vegetable drapery of the tropics. It is pleasing to remember the delight which Mr. Berkley took in the work of himself and his able associates as it advanced; and how eloquently and forcibly he descanted upon it in this hall before the Mechanics' Institution, of which he was the president and ornament, and before the public of Bombay.

With respect for the judicious liberality of the Chiefs of Junagadh and Navanagar, and with tender interest in the loss of the young but promising and brave officers Hebbert and LaTouche, who fell at the Tobar Hill, we must contemplate the endowment which their Highnesses have offered and we have accepted.

I hope that the regulations, now due, for the Gold Medal in Law, commemorative of the late Honourable Mr. Justice Forbes, one of the most accomplished members of our Civil Service, and the ingenious, inquisitive, and successful historian of Gujarat, who has done for that interesting and important province what Colonel Todd has done for Rajputana, will soon be submitted to the Senate.

Since I came into this room there has been put into my hands a gold medal denominated the Chancellor's Medal, and presented to us by Sir Seymour Fitzgerald. It is a very beautiful and massive medal, and reflects much credit on the Bombay Mint, where it was executed. I am sure it will be highly appreciated by the youth of this University, and I hope that when we meet here next year, the Chancellor himself will have it in his power to put into the hands of some successful student this token of his high regard for this University.

To advert now to more general matters connected with our University: I would say that the list of our Fellows represents every class of the community, European and Native, able to do it service, including, besides those appointed jure dignitatis, gentlemen of University culture and training; of intimate acquaintance with the Oriental languages, manners, and customs; of legal, scientific, medical and engineering skill and experience; of special influence in large sections of the native community; of generous liberality to the University as an institution; of qualification as examiners of our entrants and candidates for