Capping Ceremony.

The Capping Ceremony was held, as usual, in the Concert Chamber, on May 12th. The surprising feature of the affair was the subdued, almost funereal (that is, comparatively speaking) nature of the proceedings, which seemed rather to surprise the speakers. The interjections were mainly of the customary stupid variety, but were, on the whole, few in number. The choruses were sung better than they were last year. Mr. Levi opened the oratorical part of the proceedings with some long and inaudible remarks which were, no doubt, deeply interesting. Mr. C. J. Parr, the celebrity chosen for the afternoon, spoke his piece, in which he made some quite daring and progressive statements. He then shook with becoming fervour the hands of an infinity of graduates, and even condescended benevolently to pat some blessed ones on the back. Parr, thy smile was in itself an education! Prof. Hunter put in an appeal for residential colleges, and once more defied the Chancellor over something or other. During his speech the audience was scandalised by the horrid sight of one Murphy asleep in an attitude of well-earned but bored repose. We then went home.