The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-18 00:00:00

THE FEMALE STUDENT QUESTION.

Some days ago we stated the case of Miss Gar-
rett's application for &doll's' oo to the anatomy and chemistry
classes in the University of St. Andrews ; that sbe had ma-
triculated, and paid the fees of these deems ; but that the
Senattut bad interposed, and enjoined the protestors to pre-
vent her attendance until they bad satisfied themselves
as to the legality and competency of her doing so.
It appears that they took the legal opinion of Mr.
Young and Mr. A. B. Clark ; and that the tenor
of that opinion had been unfavourable to Miss Garrett's
claim, as on Friday the following resolutions were canted
by a majority of the Seoatus :—" L That the Senatus Aca-
demicus, acting wider the clearly expressed opinion of
their able counsel, hold the alleged matriculation of Miss
Garrett to be caul and of no effect. 2. Seeing that it is
incompetent to any professor to issue a ticket conferring
academical privileges to a student not legally matri-
culated, the Sandia resolve that the tickets of the
anatomy and chemistry classes, issued to Miss Garrett,
are void and of no effect, and that the fees be returned."
Miss Garrett, on her part. laid a memorial narrating the
facts before the Lord Advocate, whose opinion is as follows :
—••• Edinburgh, Nov. 15, 1162.-11 the only question in-
volved in the memorial lad related to the power of the
Suety Academicus to permit the attendance of female stu-
deota on the lectures in the university on payment of the
matriculation and class fees, I should have hesitated to
say that such a course was not within the power of the
Senates Academicus bad they thought fit to consent to
it. The attendance of females on university lectures
is by no mesas without precedent, and I Hod nothing in the
charters or foundations of the University of St. Andrew's
which can be construed to deprive the Seoatus of the power
to unction such arrangements under such conditions and
regulations a. they might think reasonable. But the ad-
, mission of female students with a view, and with the right,
of graduation, and the other privileges of the students in
the university, is an innovation which the Senatua
Academicus, in my opinion, have no power to permit.
I do not thiuk that in the present case the memo-
rialist can maintain her right on the ground of special
ciontract. The &Datum Academicus never officially
gave consent to her admission, and it was not within
the power of any individual professor to innovate on the
established practice of the university without the authority
of the governing body." Mir aarrett may appeal to the
University Court against the decision of the Senator Ara-
demicus, and if that decision is confirmed she will be ex-
cluded from the college classes. As she does not care for
damages, and has little prospect of being successful in an
action for specific performance of the contract, there does
not appear to be any practical solution of the female student
question, except what may come from the University Com-
mission, which exists until January, or from the legisla-
tura —Scotsman.

IRISH MODRSTY.—It will be remembered that at
the late riot amongst the Irish hop-pickers in the West
Borough, an infant was very seriously injured by beiog
struck upon the head with a large that stone. The poor child
died a week or two since, and the officials of the railway
company were astonished the other day by rewiring a de-
mand for compensation from the parent* ! Of course the
application was reftwed.—Maiciscone Journal.