hear a little scandal now and then, about Mrs. R's bonnet, which was so out of fashion and hideous; and how could Mrs. Swear pink,—it is so unbecoming? A young gentleman whose education had been shamefully neglected, and who had not read all the "téte à tétes from the scandalous magazine," once started the subject of the Candian insurrection. He was sharply reproved, by being told that his partner did not even know where Candia was.

"Women desiren to han soveranietee," says the old poet : certainly it was great insolence not to allow the lady her own way with her own conversation, and we feel that the rebuke was fully deserved; but then ladies often won't talk at all.

But after all, what is the good of being so sensitive? What is really the only essential quality which a man need have who wishes to push his way in the world? Why, only boldness with sufficient assurance and steadiness of purpose. If you have only these, you may set your mind at ease about the rest; every other virtue will be attributed to you whether you have it or not. According to your importunity, so your success, and with success come good qualities, as fast as you could possibly desire. To push on in a crowd, every male and female struggler must use their shoulders. If you see a better place just in front of you, elbow your neighbour out and take it. Look how a steadily purposed man, wherever there is a competition and a squeze, will always get the best place, the nearest the speaker, the closest to the grand stand, if bent on seeing the "finish." If you want some appointment-ask for it: you are refused-ask again: you may be thought an insufferable bore, but what does it matter so long as you obtain your request? You want to dance with the belle of the ball-get introduced: she is engaged-ask earlier some other evening when she cannot make that excuse: you may be thought obtrusive, but what signifies it so long as you gain your end? Only command persons, and you may be sure a good number will obey,-don't be in the least afraid,enter a room as if its inmates were your abject slaves, ready to crawl before you: your fellows may remark, what a conceited idiot! but you don't hear it; and, if you do, what does it matter? You know that "green-eyed monster," jealousy, is gnawing the very core of their hearts. Assurance is a staple commodity; many of our readers, no doubt, know the old story about Mahomet. The great prophet made the people believe he could call a hill to him-"Why, so can I, and so can any man."

"But will they come when you do call for them?" And so it proved-the hill stood still; he was never a whit abashed, but said

"If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill." What did it matter, one way or the other, the people were equally pleased.

Our American brethren, as we are pleased to call them, have no small share of this same assurance. According to their own accounts they are "the calmest people on the face of this here footstool." We know the story of a certain Yankee who, having, during the course of his perigrinations, arrived in the vicinity of Naples, was regarding Vesuvius with some degree of curiosity. A companion suggested that they had had no such phenomenon in the "States." Well, stranger, I guess we haven't; but we've a waterfall that would put it out" was the reply, which, we should imagine, precluded all further controversy.

Take a lesson from the great founder of Mussulman religion, or from the "calm" Yankee, and see if you cannot vie with them in impudence. Sound advice, good reader, and we feel sure that, if you only follow it, you will soon rise to an exalted situation among men of the world, and never have feelings of revenge rankling in your breasts because of the success of any rival.

After all we doubt if there is anyone who really feels so comfortable and unconcerned as a thoroughly conceited impudent fellow, who cannot see when he is snubbed, and who, if he should by chance have his eyes opened by some startling piece of rudeness, —very startling it must be for some, -merely lays it down to bad taste.

Not altogether an enviable position, perhaps, to be so wrapped up in one's self. The majority, nevertheless, approve of it, so what signifies the opinions of the few who set themselves up as men of knowledge, and are not yet acquainted with the way to get on in the world. The smaller class too have their enjoyment, watching the movements of the coxcomb, and especially delighted when he meets with a rebuff, "for that puts his face into a most shrunken and wooden posture, as needs it must."

So each has his pleasure and each has his cares, and the world merrily jogs along still.

The Grand Stand at the Races.

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GENTLEMEN,

To the Editors of the Cheltonian.

BEG to call attention to a proposal contained in an article which I had the honour of writing on this subject for the first number of "The Cheltonian."

As no action has yet been taken in the matter, I should not have ventured to call attention again to this subject, had the proposal been that of one individual; but, considering the fact that the article in question was written at the suggestion of several of the Senior Prefects, I hope that I shall not be considered as pressing upon the notice of the School a favourite scheme of my own.

As it is now nearly ten months since the publication of that article, I think I had better briefly recount the reasons that seemed so urgently to call for a reform in this case.

The yearly hire of the Grand Stand costs about £70; by the plan I proposed, it would only cost £10-whereby £60 per annum would be saved. This, perhaps, seems to be a small sum when contrasted with the various advantages produced by our annual sports; but if it is considered that in ten years £600 is wasted, whereas the sum required for purchasing a grand stand is only £300, I think no person of any judgment will hesitate to adopt a scheme by which this waste of money can be prevented. I will quote, verbatim, the passage which contains the proposal :

"For the sake of clearness, let us suppose a company formed consisting of 12 members, each holding a share for £25. By this means, a Grand Stand might be purchased, and the shareholders could then let it out at a yearly hire of £50 to the Stewards of the College Races.

"From this £50 they would take 5 per cent., or £15, as interest for the sums they advanced in the first instance for the purchase of their shares. This would leave a residue of £35, by which the money advanced for shares would be gradually recovered, and the shareholders retire by degrees, till in eight or nine years one shareholder only would be left in possession of the stand, without any eventual loss.

"The shareholders, who of course should be connected with the Collegeeither Masters or Old Collegians-could then grant the use of the stand free to the Stewards of the Races, on provision of the expenses of putting up, &c., being defrayed by the Stewards. These expenses would not be more than £10, and thus a saving of £60 per annum would be effected.

I will not add any more quotations, but I would ask those who are interested in the subject, to obtain the first number of

"The Cheltonian," where they will find some further details of the subject. Of course the price of the shares could be lowered, and the number of shareholders increased in a corresponding ratio, if the sum of £25 is considered too high a price for a share; but this is a matter of after consideration, for my chief object is to force upon you the importance of having a Grand Stand that should be the property of the College, and a means of preventing the present waste of money.

Hoping that this letter may produce a discussion on the subject in the pages of "The Cheltonian,"

Amongst those who obtained admission into Woolwich at the last examination, we meet with no less than seven pupils of Chelten-x ham College:-Chapman, Martin, Dalton, Mayne, Dobson, and Addison. Of these, Dobson, Addison, and Dalton, went up straight from here, while the others had availed themselves of private tuition for some time previously.

F. C. Dickson, Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, was 30th Wrangler in the last Tripos, and at the same time E. W. Bone, also Scholar of Trinity, was 22nd. W. . Askwith was a Senior 4. Optime.

At Oxford, R. F. Rumsey, Scholar of Brazenose, and F. W. Percival have been elected Hulme Exhibitioners at their own College. Rumsey took a "First" in Mathematics both at Moderations and in the Final Schools, and Percival was a "First" in Classics at Moderations.

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Monthly Compendium.

Football, for this half, friendly came to a conclusion. The few who played the first match dwindled to 19 in all, for the second, so that it was thought advisable to have the goal taken down, in order to begin preparing the ground for Cricket.

We were glad to see so many entries for the Champion Racquets, 40 in all. The first round of matches is now being played:-Reid and Myers have an almost indisputable claim to this trophy, no one else being likely to run them at all close.

It is somewhat early for Cricket fixtures, but our readers will be glad to hear that Friday and Saturday, June 21st and 22nd, have been very kindly left at our disposal by Mr. Fitzgerald, the Secretary to the M.C.C., either to play some other Public School, or the Club.

An "old," and well remembered Captain, F. R. Price, brings a strong team under the name of Fly by Nights, to try the metal of this year's Eleven: May the 17th and 18th, being the two days kindly granted by the Principal. The days of the Malborough Match, as yet, have not been settled: in all probability, the end of May, or beginning of June, will witness the Annual struggle with the rival School, which we hope to see brought to a successful termination.

The Balliol Eleven, under the Captaincy of R. T. Reid, is to make its appearance some time in May; but we cannot, as yet, speak with certainty as to the exact day.

Original Poetry.

The Twins.

In face and feature, form and limb,
I grew so like my brother,

That folks kept taking me for him,
And each for one another.