The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-07 00:00:00

LAMPEIVII MUM.

The anniversary meeting in commemoration of laying do-
foundation stone of St. David's College, was held at Lad.
peter, Cardiganshire, on Friday week, when the late
Bishop of St. Ddvid's' several of the Rural Deans, among
whom were the Yetierable Archdeacon of Cardigan, and the
Rev. New Ifillinebantp, a greet many of the Cletgy,
and Revers! other highly respectable perfintla attended. The
proceedings of the thy commenced with divine service,
when the public prayers of the Church were delivered by
11 the Itcv. John Hughes, Minister of Lsrtipeter, and tao
mon was preached by the Ref?. Daniel Broten;liir,
front Matth. xvi. 18. " lJpon this r
s;
fjwill
build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it." After divine service, the Bishop, attended by
the Clergy and Laity, together with several ladies, went to
examine the pregress of the building of the College, the
fllerk of the works accompanying them to give au etpla.
nation of such particulars as might be required.
After Major LEWIS, of Llanayrdh, had addressed the
Meeting,
Mr. Mon rose, and obsetved, " I have often, my
Lord," (said Mr. Hood, addressing his Lordship) " heard
fears expressed, that the College, though built, will not
finally succeed for want of an endoWment. But, Ido not
hesitate fearlessly to assert, that the College Will almost,
if not entirely endow itself! Without attempting a nice
calculation, this may, I think, be briefly shown. The Col.
lege is intended fortixty.four students, but allowing four-
teen for vacancies, it will leave fifty as the average number
upon the books. If we take 501. as a nominal sum which
is to cover the whole of the student's expenoel fr the year,
it will produce an annual income from the fifty students Of
2,5001. This sum Would allow 5001. as a salary for the
Principal, 250/. to the Second Master, and 1001. to each of
the tivn Tutors, leaving a balance of 1,5501. for gen"'
expenses. But, if it be urged that 50/. a year for each
student is too high a sum, ds, from the general poverty of
the diocese, a sufficient number could hot be foetid to
enter, 1 answer, that the sum is merely nominal, and can
be lowered to meet the peculiar circumstances of the dio-
cese, because the respectability of the establishment, as
well as the various salaries paid to those Connected with it,
can be easily regulated by the sum fixed, as the charges.
to the students. Thus, if we strike oft 10/. a year, and
call the annual expense to each student 401. instead of sot.
it would give an income of 2000/. which would afrOtd 4001.
a year to the Principal (a sum equal to the fixed salary of
the Rector of the New School at Edinburgh), 2001. to the
Second Master, and 100/. to each of two Tutors, !eating a
balance of 12001., and after taking from this 10001. ore
hundred pounds a year for repair, and another hutidred for
servants' wages, there would remain 10001. to pay for
house-keeping at the rate of 201. fbr the bOard of each
student, a sum certainly quite equal to the essential
expenses, when it is considered that nothing more
than good plain food could be either required or expected.
The doubts respecting a want of patronage may, I am per-
suaded, be as easily disposed of, fbr there can be no per.
sons in the diocese, whatever be their stations in sociey.
if they are attached to the Established Church, who will
not admit the necessity of some such Establishment ; for
what, my Lord, I would ask, gives the English kstablishea
Church her pre-eminence ? It is not so much her wealth
or revenue, as it is the able and public education of her
Ministers, which, by eading to an association with divi-
fied and learned men, produces a collision of talent era a
spirit of emulation that imparts that dignity and decision
of character, which is calculated to command the respect,
while at the same time it teaches the young Divine how to
win the esteem of those amongst Whom he may be sent to
labour. If we reflect upon this point for a moment, my
Lord—if we consider the influence and value of the patro-
nage already given, and what may he yet afforded, and
lord. even to the number and respectability of the present
Meeting, if is I think impossible not to teed satisfied that
these fears and doubts can exist only in the minds of the
most painfully timed, or in the opinion of those who really
cannot have given themselves much trouble iu reflecting
upon the subject,"
After the Bishop of Sarum left the room,
Colonel LEWIS was called to the Chair. He proposed
the health of Dr. Jenkinson, the new Bishop of Sr.
David's, which was drank with three times three; and
after a few other toasts bad been drank, the company se-
parated. •