The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-18 00:00:00

TIONS.

"The Syndicate have directed their attention to the
remarks made by the University Commissioners respect-
ing those provisions of the foundation deeds of some pro-
fessorships and lectureships with the lapse of time and
altered circumstances have rendered inapplicable to the
present state of things and highly inexpedient, if not im-
possible, to be observed ; and they are of opinion that in
all such cases the spirit of the founders' intentions would
be more effectually complied with, if a careful, revision
were made of the statutes and regulations framed to
govern the foundations, with reference to present and
future wants and means of usefulness. The same re-
mark may be applied to some of the University scholar-
ships and other endowments.
" It is believed that in some of the cases referred to an
act of the Legislature would be required to enable the
University, in conjunction with the trustees or other per-
sons interested to make the desired alterations ; and
even in cases where the authority of her Majesty's courts
of equity would be sufficient, a great advantage would
be gained, if an opportunity were given of accomplishing
by less expensive and more expeditious means an object
involving the consideration of a multiplicity of details.
" The Syndicate are encouraged by the letter of her
Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department to
express their desire that the aid of Parliament should be
given to the University for this purpose; and they beg
leave to submit that the object in view might be accom-
plished in a satisfactory manner if enabling powers, to
be exercised for a limited term, were given by an act of
the Legislature to a board of persons, who should desire
the confidence of the University and of the country in .
the execution of a work requiring the greatest care and
prudence, and an intimate acquaintance as well with the
wants and duties of the University as with its constitu-
tion
and government. In suggesting this mode of pro-
ceeding, the Syndicate are mainly influenced by a desire
to avoid the evil of repeated and minute interference by
Parliament of the University.
" They venture further to suggest, that it should
be the duty of the board to receive and consider
all schemes proposed to it jointly by the Senate
and the trustees or other persons interested in any
University foundations, respecting the application
of the property or the regulations framed to govern
such foundations ; and that it should have the
power, adhering as much as may be to the spirit of the
intentions of the founders, to ratify and establish such
schemes subject to the sanction of the Queen in Council.
"It is fully believed that, if such an authority were •
created, both the University itself, and the persons in-
trusted with the charge and management of university
foundations, would willingly avail themselves of the aid
so afforded to give to those foundations the most useful
and efficient form which they are capable of receiving.
IV. SYNDICATE FOR REVISING THE STATUTES OF THE

UNIVERSITY.
"The Syndicate appointed to revise the Statutes of
the University, beside the proposal abovementioned for
a new council of legislation, made reports to the Senate,
dated Dec. 10, 1851, and March 23, 1852, respectively,
in which they recommended that graces should be of-
fered to the Senate for the introduction into the pro-
posed new body of statutes of various laws and regula-
tions effecting important alterations in the existing law
and practice of the :University. And having
revised the
whole body of statutes, with reference to existing and
authorised practice, they also printed and circulated in
the Senate a draught of the statutes representing the form
they would bear, if all the proposed alterations were
adopted.
" The University Commissioners, in many passages
of their report; express their approval of the proposi-
tions submitted by the syndicate to the Senate. In some
few instances, however, they recommend modifications
of those propositions, or the introduction of other mat.
ters, not recommended by the Syndicate, into the pro-
posed new body of statutes.
" Upon the publication of the Commissioners' Report
the the Syndicate proceeded to consider carefully the severs,
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