The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-01 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.

Yesterday afternoon a genera meeting of the graduates
in this University was held at the Freemasons' Tavern,
to adopt measures for urging upon the Legislature the
claim of the University to be represented in Parliament.
Mr. Heywood, M.P., presided, and was supported by
the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, M.P., Mr. Thornely,
M.P., Mr. Collier, M.P., Mr. Carte; M.P., Dr. Bil-
ling, Dr. Carpenter, and other gentlemen.
In opening the proceedings, the Chairman remarked
on the necessity of an addition to the number of scien-
tific men in the House of Commons, and where the
medical profession was very inefficiently represented.
It had been objected to their movement that Chelsea
and Kensington had a prior claim to any vacant seats
that might occur in the House of Commons. While
recognising the claims of such bodies to be represented,
he (the Chairman) could see in those claims no valid
reason why the University of London should not
struggle for privileges to which it was certainly entitled.
Dr. Forster read a report, which stated at some
length the circumstances connected with the foundation
of the college, and its subsequent history. The
number of schools and colleges now affiliated to the
University was above 100, in which between 7,000
and 8,000 young men were under instruction. As
some of these pursued their studies at two places
at the same time, the number of students in con-
nection with the University might be estimated at
5,000, which was more than the number at Oxford,
Cambridge, and Dublin taken together. It was now a
matter of doubt which had the most wealth—Oxford,
Cambridge, or London. Upwards of 700 graduates
were now connected with the London University,
which would be a larger constituency than the 'Univer-
sity of Dublin possessed when the Reform Rill gave it a
second member. Upwards of 30 members of the House
of Commons had promised to support the claims of the
University, amongst the number being Lord J. Russell,
Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Hume,
and Lord D. Stuart.
On the motion of Mr. Thornely, M.P., seconded by
Mr. Collier, M.P., it was resolved, that the time had
come for erecting the University of London into a Par-
liamentary constituency.
On the motion of Mr. Mahon, M.P„ seconded by
Mr. Thorogood, a committee was appointed for pre-
paring the necessary details.
A subscription list for the purpose of meeting past and
future expenses was opened, and Mr. T. Field Gibson
was appointed treasurer.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman, who briefly ac
knowledged the compliment, closed the proceedings.

MINISTERS' MONEY, (IRELAND.—Mr. Charles Forster
paired off in favour of Mr. Fagan's motion, with Mr.
Walter against it, till eight o'clock ; and, on returning
to vote, at that hour, found the House up.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN GREEN PALEY.—We have to
record the demise of Captain Green Paley, son-in-law to
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Solicitor-General. The gallant officer
died suddenly on the 29th ult., having been ill but a
few hours. He was the husband of the only daughter
and child of Sir Fitzroy Kelly, and was the representa-
tive of an old Yorkshire family. So little was the event
expected, that on Saturday evening last, Mrs. Paley at-
tended the soiree given by Lady Derby, in company
with the Solicitor-General.
THE ESTIMATES.—It is said that the increase to the
army, in personnel and materiel, will include an addition
to the artillery branch of 2,000 men, 1,000 horses and
carriages, and ammunition waggons for 200 guns.
ABOLITION OF QUARANTINE. —The Lords of the
Council have directed Mr. Greville, one of the clerks of
the council, to acquaint the Commissioners of Customs,
for the information of their officers, at the several ports
throughout the kingdom, of the desire of their lordships
that the regulations contained in the Council letter of the
2d of September last—" that the officers of the customs
should examine very particularly the masters of vessels
uphtfl er detaindv iiss3luedkaehs
arriving from the Baltic and the North Sea, as to the
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state of health of their passengers and crew, more
especially with reference to cholera, and in the event of
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FRIENDine. OP THE CLERGY.—Yesterday a general
meeting of the subscribers to this charity—the objects of
which are, allowing permanent pensions to the widows
and orphan unmarried daughters of clergymen of the
Established Church, and affording temporary assistance
to necessitous clergymen and their families—was held at
the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose
of electing ten pensioners on the funds from a long list
of candidates. The Rev. Joseph Brown, M.A., having
taken the chair at one o'clock, stated the claims of the
society, and then declared the poll to be open. Mr.
Stephen J. Aldrich, the secretary, informed the meeting
that there were at present twenty pensioners on the
funds, receiving from 301. to 40/. per annum. During
the past year grants and loans had been made to 57 ne-
cessitous clergymen, to the amount of 660/. ; to the
wives of ditto, 10/. ; to 25 widows of ditto, 145/. ; to 34
daughters of ditto, 1811. ; making a total of 996/. The
funds were stated to be in a very flourishing condition.
At three o'clock the poll was closed, and the names of
the ten successful candidates having been announced, a,
vote of tanks was passed to the chairman, and the pro-
ceedings h
t erminated.
HEALTH OF LONDON DIMING THE WERIC.—The weekly
return continues to exhibit a comparatively favourable
condition of the public health. In the week that ended
last Saturday the deaths were 947, a number which
differs not much from that of the preceding week. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1842-51 the
sent time of 1,196. Compared with this estimated
faovreraingcreenasuniber w
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veisa mortality correetfinoortihserapacir :-
amount, the deaths actually returned last week show a
temperature fell to 45.6 deg. ; this was _
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f mortality, which rose`
1,101. reduction of 249. In the last week of Ocftoollboeretdhei mean
next week by an increase o
1,101. Under the influence of a higher temperature, the
mortality in the last three weeks declined, and was as
ber the mean temperature has been 54.2 deg.,
with another,
follows :-1,022, 922, 947. In the four weeks osflN2odyeeg:
m.
49.3 deg., and 45-7 deg., which, one
has fallen in each of the same weeks is 0 8
is 5 deg. above the average. Theamou-nt4 of rain that
1'77 in., and 1.46 in. Last week an inch of rain fell
on Friday alone. It may be supposed that excessive
rains, by thoroughly washing the drains and carrying off
injurious matters, tend to promote the public health,
and it is not till they have ceased that the effect of in-
creased evaporation
and death.aporationb Leginsastt wobek thedeeobserveed in aninlcrseassre.
of sickness

Latina again rose from 59 to 72,thoseKOM typhus fell
from 50 to 37. There were 7 deaths from small-pox and
15 from measles. Diseases from the respiratory organs
are at nearly the same amount as in the preceding week.
Last week the births of 855 boys and 816 girls, in all
1,671 children, were registered in London. The average
number in seven corresponding weeks of the years
1845-51 was 1,346. At the Royal Observatory, Green-
wich, the mean height of the barometer last week was i
29.369 in. The mean temperature was 45.7 deg., w},-
is 2.3 deg. above the average. The mean d _un
perature was highest on Sunday and 1- -.ally tern-
rose to 50.8 and 52 deg., or 7 ....eriday, when it
the average, The wind ueg. and 9 deg, 4bove
in the beginning of ;:no gencraY from the north
" FridaY allet Saiurda frolll the south-west
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