260 CAMBRIDGE. 



a constituency very near the University, 

 in which Lord Macaulay was, a year or 

 two back, elected to the very highest 

 dignity in that enlightened and important 

 body.* 



Now, that constituency possess the un- 

 enviable distinction of having had their 

 representatives twice unseated for bribery; 

 besides having had the honour to enter- 

 tain a commission, that in the fulfilment 

 of their office discovered, and made pub- 

 lic, unmistakable proofs of long-continued 

 gross and unlawful practices; an honour, 

 I believe, that a similar corporate body, 

 as nearly allied to the University of 

 Oxford, has never yet reached. 



To proceed : If I were desired to point 

 out that part of my coaching career in 

 which I found most pleasure, or, in plain 

 terms, which road I liked best, I should 

 certainly select the Oxford, as surpassing 



* High Steward of the Borough of Cambridge. 



