The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-11 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
would at once have called upon the Editor of the
Times to insert this letter, in answer to a paragraph which
,PPeared in that paper of Monday, did I not know that pre-
Mice would render my object futile; such being the case, I
ask Journalist to i
you as an impartial give publicity to the fol-
iL
owing statements. It would be inconsistent in me to enter
I_,llto the merits or demerits of Mesmerism, but when it is ad-
duced as the only means of slandering and vilifying a man so far
above his enemies, I feel that I shall not be trespassing beyond
the bounds, when I ask 4, Whether the fact of Dr. Elliotson
Pursuing (as he conscientiously thinks) a new science, forms
s fi.
cient grounds for the Council to act in such a manner as
to compel him to resign ?"
se }The
hThe
—outwit urges in its defence that the interests of the
truth
and hospital demand this interference. I deny the
:nth of this paltry subterfuge, and ask whether the increased
ruMber of pupils entered to the class of Medicine and the
s' active of the hospital has any tendency to support their
litatement ?
With all the " hole and corner" proceedings resorted to by
the enemies of Dr. E., sufficient gratitude existed in the stu-
dents :4;) constitute a majority in his favour, which would have
een min i: greater had it not been for the indecent andilli-
beral eneou'rsgement given by " certain" Professors to the op-
ticslte party. One of these Professors in the triumph of sa-
vated
envY, endeavoured in the lecture-room to ridicule one
_ so lately had beenhis colleague INo doubt he expected
de-
ceived of applause 11;r thisgenerous act, but the result de-
,
Yrl4 The hisses of his class plainly told him, that
tith-"gu theirmindsmight be prejudiced, they were not
wholly debased
adThe Council have taken little or no c..otice of the resolutions
opted at our last meeting thereby castioq additional insult
sep:ta those whose interests 'they pretend so. carefully... to pro-
s • it is for the students to revenge this injustice, and I
J.'elik advisedly when I say that the Council will, ere long,
rI y regret their tampering with the independence of those
wvoin alone their institution owes its very existence:
It may be thought that lam a friend of Dr. E.'s. Tb
sot
the Caw. I have never spoken to him, except in his cepa-
ItYof lectures and physician ; but I think that to be robbed of
nIY foreintrusion.
e s Money ant; instruction at the same time is sufficient cause

I am, Sir, yours, &c.
AN UNIVERSITY STUDENT.

-- PicTuRES AT GREENWICH
fIOSPITAL.

t TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUZY.
s
a,--On Thursday last I availed myself of the opening of
t.l Greenwich Railway to that piaeg to show the magnificent
:111'11, }lLvital, and its Pictures and Chazpel, to two nephews,
aucl) werls' Paying me a visit during the Christmas holidays;
Much nclighted were we all with it. My dbject, however,
Inuaandadriessing
..vou, is to call your attention to the payment de-
" of thos,-. who wish to see the fine old records of our
al engagements, 'Tis true that only 3d. is the amount
se nianued; but how ,many a mechanic, and shopkeeper, or
:ant, holiday-making, can ill-afford, if at all, to pay this
MY attention was drawn to the circumstance on the
ill_e present occasion, by observing a boy of about twelve years of
7 closely following me, to hear my account of the different
selgfagements; and on asking him how he came there by him-
said his father (a small shopkeeper) and two sisters
Should the outside, but could not afford to lay out so much.
_ this be so 1 A charge of Id. would keep out idlers,
gud double the revenue.
Your obedientAN Servant,
OLD SAILOR.