e to one
respectively; and of chancellor's prizemen who voted he had forty-five
against twelve. Of fellows of colleges he had two hundred and eighteen
against one hundred and twenty-eight, and his majority in this class
was highest where the elections to fellowships were open. The heads of
the colleges told a different tale. Of these, sixteen voted for Round
and only four for Gladstone. This discrepancy it was that gave its
significance to the victory. Sitting in the convocation house watching
the last casual voters drop in at the rate of two or three an hour
through the summer afternoon, the ever faithful Northcote wrote to Mr.
Gladstone at Fasque:--

Since I have been here, the contest has seemed even more
interesting than it did in London. The effect of the contest itself
has apparently been good. It has brought together the younger men
without distinction of party, and has supplied the elements of a
very noble party which will now look to you as a leader. I think
men of all kinds are prepared to trust you, and though each feels
that you will probably differ from his set in some particulars,
each seems disposed to waive objections for the sake of the general
good he expects....

The victory is not looked upon as 'Puseyite'; it is a victory of
the masters over the Hebdomadal board, and as such a very important
one. The Heads felt it their last chance, and are said to have
expressed themselves accordingly. The provost of Queen's, who is
among the dissatisfied supporters of Round, said the other day, 'He
would rather be represented by an old woman than by a young man.'
It is not as a Maynoothian that you are dreaded here, though they
use the cry against you and though that is the country feeling, but
as a possible reformer and a man who thinks. On the other hand, the
young men exult, partly in the hope that you will do something for
the university yourself, partly in the consciousness that they have
shown the strength of the magisterial party by carrying you against
the opposition of the Heads, and have proved their title to be
considered an important element of the university. They do not seem
yet to be sufficiently united to effect great things, but there is
a large amount of ability and earnestness which only wants
direction, and this contest has tended to unite them. 'Puseyism'
see