 He was a warm advocate for the relaxation of all religious tests on admission to university degrees.The petition which in March 1834 was presented to both Houses of Parliament with that object, lay at his rooms for signature.In May 1834, the pressure put upon Connop Thirlwall, afterwards Bishop of St. David's, by the Master, Dr. Christopher Wordsworth, which led Thirlwall to resign his tutorship, excited Musgrave's indignation.