1804.] 
Excellency’s faite, entered the fouthern 
room on the marble floor, and took his feat 
at the weft end of the room, 
In front of his Excellency, feats were 
placed for the profeffors, and for fuch . 
ftudents as were to maintain the difputa- 
tions, or to receive prizes and honorary 
rewards, 
As foon as his Excellency had taken 
his feat, the difputations commenced in 
the following order: 
Difputation in the Perfian Language. 
Pofition. —“* The natives of India, un- 
“¢ der the Britifh government, enjoy a 
‘¢ creater degree of tranquillity, fe- 
** curity, and happinefs, than under 
“¢ any former government.” 
Defended by Mr. R. Jenkins, Bombay. 
Chief opponent, Mr. T. Hamilton, Madras. 
Second opponent, Mr. J. Wauchope. 
Moderator, Lieut. J. Bailhe, Profeffor. 
Difputation in the Hindooftanee Language. 
Pofition.—* The fuicide of Hindoo Wi- 
«dows, by burning themfelves wiih 
‘‘ the bodies of their deceafed huf- 
*< bands, is a praétice repugnant to 
‘* natural feelings, and inconfftent 
« with moral duty.” 
Defended by Mr. W. Chaplin, Madras. 
Chief opponent, Mr. R. T. Goodwin, 
Bombay. 
Second cpponent, Mr. R.C. Rofs, Madras. 
Moderator, John Gilchrift, Efq. Profeflor. 
Difputation in the Bengalee Language. 
Pofition.—** The difribution of Hin- 
«© doos into cafts, retards their pro- 
«¢ prefs in improvement.” 
Defended by Mr. J. Hunter. 
Chief opponent, Mr. W. B. Martin. 
Second opponent, Mr. W. Morton. 
Moderator, W.C. Blaquiere, Efq. © 
Declamations in the Arabic Language 
Were pronounced by Mr. R. Jenkins and 
Mr. E. Wood. 
At the conclufion of the difputations in 
the Perfiaa, Hindooftanee, and Bengalce 
languages, an appropriate f{peech in the 
language of the difputation was made by 
the refpective moderators. 
At the conclufion of the declamations 
in the Arabic language, Lieut. Baillie, 
the Profeflor of Arabic, delivered a {peech 
in that language. 
When the difputations and the Arabic 
declamations and {peeches were concluded, 
his Excellency fignified to the officers of 
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the college his directions, that the prizes 
and honorary rewards fhould be diftribut- 
ed in his prefence on the enfuing day. 
His Excellency alfo notified his intention 
to confer thé degree of honour eftablithed 
by the ftatutes on feveral ftudents, whorn 
he had direSted the council of the college 
to prefent to him for that purpofe, 
On Wednelday the 30th of March, his 
Excellency the Vifitor entered the room 
about half paft eleven o’clock, accompa- 
nied by the honourable the Chiet Juftice, 
the Members of the Supreme Council, the 
Members of the Council of the College, 
and the officers of his Excellency’s {uite. 
As foon as the Vifitor had taken his 
feat, the Vice-provoft proceeded to pre- 
fent to his Excellency thofe ftudeats who 
were entitled under itatuie 8, to receive 
degrees of honour, and whofe prefent- 
ation -had been previoufly directed by 
his Excellency. ‘The Vice-provott pub- 
licly read the certificate granted by the 
council of the college to each ftudent re- 
fpectively, fpecifying the high profici- 
ency which he had made in the oricntal 
languages, and alfo the regularity of his 
condu€t during his refidence at college. 
When the certificate had been read, his 
Excellency the Vifitor prefented to each 
ftudent the honorary diploma infcribed on 
vellum in the oriental character; pure 
porting that the Committee of public Ex- 
amination having declared that the ftue 
dent had made fuch proficiency in certain 
of the oriental languages as entitled him 
to a degree of honour in the fame, his Ex- 
cellency was plealed to confer the faid de- 
gree, in conformity to the Ratute' 
The fiudents now JSeaving college, on 
whom his Eacellency was plealed to con- 
fer a degree of honour on this occalion, 
were, 
Mr. William Butterworth Bayley, of 
the Eitablifhment of Bengal. 
Mr. Richard Jenkins, of the Eftablifh- 
ment of Bembay. 
Mr. Wiliam Byam Martin, of the 
Eftablifhment of Bengal. 
Mr.Terrick Hamilton, of the Eftablith- 
ment of Fort St. George. 
Mr. William Chaplin, of the Eftablifh- 
ment of Fort S:. George. 
Mr. Edward Wocod, of the Eftablifh- 
ment of Fort St. George; and —., - 
Mr. Richard Thomas Goodwin, of the 
Eftablifhiment of Bombay. 
At the fame time a degree of honour 
was conferred on the following ftudents 
of laft year ; 
Mr. 
