forming the duties of his office, the Sub-Warden shall, upon the request of any three or more Fellows qualified to vote in the election of the Warden, convene a meeting of the Fellows so qualified, after notice sent to such of them as may be within the United Kingdom, for the consideration of the matter; and it shall be lawful for a majority of the Fellows present at such meeting to present a petition to the Visitor, setting forth the circumstances of the case, and praying the Visitor to inquire into the truth of them; and the Visitor shall institute such inquiry accordingly. And if, upon such inquiry, or upon a petition presented by the Warden (as the case may be), it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Visitor that the Warden has become permanently incapable of performing his duties, then the Visitor shall nominate such one of the Fellows as, by the vote of the greatest number of the Fellows qualified as aforesaid, and present at a meeting convened by the Sub-Warden, shall be chosen and presented to the Visitor for the purpose, if in his judgment fit for the office, to be Pro-Warden of the College, and shall assign to him for his maintenance, in addition to his Fellowship, so much (not exceeding one-third) of the Warden's emoluments as the Visitor shall think fit; provided that the Warden shall be at liberty to retain his lodgings. And such Pro-Warden shall, so long as the Warden shall retain his office, and be incapable of performing its duties, receive the proportion so assigned to him, and shall exercise and perform all the functions and duties and have all the powers and authorities of Warden; except the power of consenting to any commutation, regulation, or diminution of the Warden's emoluments, and shall be bound to residence in the same manner, and shall be liable to deprivation for the same causes and in the same manner. if any Pro-Warden shall die, resign his office,

vacate or be deprived of his Fellowship, or become incapable, the Visitor shall appoint a new Pro-Warden in the same manner. It shall be lawful for the Visitor, if at any time he shall be satisfied that the Warden's incapacity has ceased, and that he is capable of performing the duties of his office, to reinstate him in his powers and functions, and in the receipt of his whole emoluments.

5. The election of Fellows shall be vested in the Warden and such of the Fellows present at the time of election as shall have completed two years from the day of their admission as actual Fellows. That candidate shall be deemed elected for whom the greatest number of the electors present shall have voted. If there shall be an equality of votes the Warden shall have an additional casting vote.

6. The Warden and Fellows shall from time to time divide the Fellowships as nearly as may be into two moieties, whereof one moiety shall be termed Clerical Fellowships, and shall always be held by persons who have taken, or have declared their intention to take, Holy Orders. No person shall be eligible to a Clerical Fellowship who shall not either be a Deacon or Priest of the United Church of England and Ireland, or declare that he intends to take Holy Orders in the said Church; and a period of five years from the day of election shall be allowed to every person so declaring, within which he shall take Deacon's Orders at the least, or in default thereof shall vacate his Fellowship. Subject to the above provision, no Fellow shall be required, as a condition of retaining his Fellowship, to enter into Holy Orders, or, not being in Holy Orders, to study theology.

7. The election of Fellows shall take place on a stated day in each year, to be appointed by the Warden and Fellows (subject to the provision for

postponement hereinafter contained), and notice of every election, of the number of vacancies to be filled up, and of the conditions of election, shall be given by the Warden, in such manner as he shall deem best adapted to ensure publicity, at least thirty days before the day of election.

8. In elections to Fellowships no person shall be either entitled to preference or ineligible by reason of his place of birth or place of education, or of his being or not being of the kindred of Walter de Merton, or by reason of his pecuniary circumstances. No person shall be eligible who shall not have passed all the examinations required by the University for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, or who shall be in possession of any benefice, property, pension, or office which, if acquired after election, would have disqualified him for continuing a Fellow.

9. The intellectual qualifications of the candidates for Fellowships shall be tested by an examination in such subjects connected with the studies of the University as the Warden and Fellows shall determine; provided that the system of examinations shall be such as shall render Fellowships accessible, from time to time, to excellence in every branch of knowledge for the time being recognized in the Schools of the University; and the electors shall choose that candidate (being otherwise duly qualified according to the Statutes in force for the time being) who, after such examination, shall appear to them to be of the greatest merit, and most fit to be a Fellow of the College as a place of religion, learning, and education.

10. Every person elected to a Fellowship shall be entitled to receive, during the year of probation, the same emoluments as if he had been admitted an actual Fellow.

11. Every Fellow who shall marry shall thereupon vacate his Fellowship; provided that it shall

be lawful for the Warden and Fellows, if they shall think fit, to grant such Fellow a year of

grace.

12. Every Fellow who shall be instituted to an ecclesiastical benefice, or shall become entitled in possession either by descent or devolution, or by virtue of any testamentary or other gift or settlement, for his life or for any greater estate, to property, real or personal, or to any Government pension, or be admitted to any office tenable for life or during good behaviour (not being an academical office within the University of Oxford), and who shall retain such benefice, property, pension, or office, for twelve calendar months from the day of his institution, accession, or admission thereto, shall, if the annual value of such ecclesiastical benefice (being a benefice with cure of souls) clear of deductions (except for property or incometax), shall exceed Three hundred pounds, or if the annual income derivable by him from such property, pension, or office, or from any ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls, or from any two or more of the above-mentioned sources, (including or not including a benefice with cure of souls), clear of deductions as aforesaid, shall exceed Five hundred pounds, vacate his Fellowship at the expiration of such twelve calendar months; and for this purpose the income which the estimated value of any property would produce, if invested in Government securities at the price current at the time of the acquisition thereof, shall, in case of doubt, be considered to be the income derivable from such property. Except as aforesaid, no Fellow shall be disqualified for retaining his Fellowship by reason of his having become possessed of any property or income, or been instituted to any benefice.

13. In certain excepted cases Fellows may be elected and admitted without public notice of the vacancy, and without examination, and without

the period of probation required by the Statutes, and although the persons elected be married, and although they be in possession of any benefice, property, pension, or office, which would in ordinary cases render the possessor ineligible, and although they may not have passed the examinations required by the University for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, provided such persons are otherwise qualified for election. The excepted cases shall be as

follows:

(a.) Any Professor or Public Lecturer within the University, for whose election a majority of the votes of the Warden and all the Fellows qualified to vote in the election of Fellows shall have been given.

(6.) Any Principal of a Hall within the University, not being a private Hall, and any person of eminence in literature, science, or art, on whom the University in Convocation shall have conferred a degree, either by diploma or by decree of Convocation, or any honorary degree; provided that twothirds of the votes of the Warden and all the Fellows qualified to vote in the election of Fellows shall have been given for the election of such Principal or other person as last aforesaid.

14. The election in such excepted cases shall always be held more than thirty days before the usual stated day of election, and the electors may at the time of election determine the rank which the person elected shall hold in the College, without reference to the date of his election, provided that such rank shall confer no other than honorary privileges; provided also, that no married Fellow shall be entitled to rooms in the College, nor to any allowance in respect of rooms.

15. Any Fellow who shall marry or become