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London, England, 1809-12-11 00:00:00

JAmzi sent a mandate to' the "University..of corn.
•
bridge, and required a rnan' to be admitte-d to, a oe.
brie without taking. the Ocah'of Abjuration. I,oa
GEENVILLEWOUICI, I ainisure; exckiitn as loudly
any, mai), azainit. this .outrage. But when the
juration,Oatll. lias been :11.olished „under his new,,
should b. glact io know what the3LTLTIINIATty
DIFFERENCE will he to the .Universities, and how
the most bigwed devotees of. the Church. of Rome,
(for with black Monks perliaps we Sh:til "be less
troubled). are 'to be prevented, from obtaining maul-.
culatiqn, when there is No AbluytionOarli to
re
fuse, and NO test to decline. -Here also I :must re-.
mind you, that when religious disqugfication shall
cease amongst us; as to the. Church of ItOme;. it
must also cease as to the dissenters from out own
Church', and. our UniVersity will then become di-•
Vided into different bailiwicks or commatideties—
that Of, the Papists, the Church of England' men,
and the Dissenters ; and I am not certain whether
we must not add a -foUrth; for those who, wren
all tests are ab-lished, may think it prudent not to
declare ilientseltes of. any religion whatever, But •
under this' Inirtition treai-y; you may be •assured that
the circle which" the -SEavus-...SERVORCM will et
tor his share will not be the:least.. l'4otn, this exa-
mination of the Oaths by which we bind ourae4itS
before we are permitted to put 'on a -Corrimoner:SH
'gown, I feel myself led on to consider,a little the-
nature of that oath which Must _ail take on
Wednesday nextt-a d.ty think the most itnpor--
tint which has ever happened in the annals. of the
University—before we can be, suffered' to exercise
our choice between the three candidates for our
Chancellorship. You shalt' choose no 1)11e,, says the
oath--°c Pvisi quern habilenz et idoneanz cert.° sciver
.;
vet Pinker eiedideris." 'What is Lord Gitstivii:JA'a.
-fitness for this.office I wish to -know.—is it this—.
that he has contravened, opposed, and,neated
derisiOn and, contempt the repeated wishes, the. re-
corded .opinions, the .public addresses und
titions of:!,the • University ? Is it •the weaning
Of this office
.that our' Chancellor should thrOw ,
down and trample under foot . the ACTA Ptri.
-Lica: of our -Convocatiiin Who will
that sucb a person can with.any colour of propriety
be invested with the honour, the. trusi,.and the
power of tire 'first Magistraey 'of the University
The GRENVILLITES, and the supporters of the Ca-
tholic Bill, indeed atreCt to'be startled at the least
breath of.ot-sjetion 'to Lord GatsviLLE. They are .
ready to' declare not only that-he is-a. fit persOn, but
thennly man in England ix ho 'is fit • for t ,high
post; they insist that-the same urgoncy which re-
quires. the Catholic Bill requires his .Lordship's no-
mination to the vacant. Chair; that it is an affair of
immEpta.Prz and uncontioulable. NECESSITY" to
have hint' for our Chancellor. The salus 'Populi-
and the' salus Acadernim are with them (on&and the
same point ; they think thatli y- f the can FIRST
CARRY, ?PIE CONVOCATION HOUSE, they can after-,
.wards carry the Parliament, and next the
.ears.of the Sovereign himself, with the apostaey of
the University, from its ancient and reiterated sen-
timents'. Such are the views of the CittkiryiLia.res.-
BLit whoever considers the reform of.the Test LiIWS
as a measure of danger, iinpolicy,:.or disaster, will
hate a point deserving of some attention to settle
with' himself before the heatof party or the pressure
of solicitation is allowed to supersede the• dictates of
his own cool and unbiassed judgment ; .he will have
to convince his own mind in the moments of pri-
vate refietlion, how he can pledge his faith and
make his solemn asseveration before the assembled
body of the University, that he deems' that caned
date fit to preside over us, for, our gyce, our ho-
DOW, and proteation, whose AFFECTIONS consist
in DISOWNING us, and whose authority will be 'ek-
ereised for our destruClion. If it is. come to this,
'the academical. career is at-an end : it we'care not
whether, we are fostered or reputipted, guarded or
deserted, caressed 'with friendship 'or attacked with
hostility ; it we abjure to-day,our own remonstrances.
of yesterday ; if we make a public vow" on one day
and violate it as publicly the next'; if it be' indifferent
tons to preserve or throw away, that first and irn-
prescriptible right, the right of SELF-Dii.etick ;‘ if
these thing's ,are no longer a care or concern to us,
then,' but. not till then, may, Lard GRENVILLE be
raised to the Chair, which has been filled by CLA...
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1809.

I his morning came on to be tried before Lord
ELLENBORCA/GH and a Special Jury, the IndiEtment
preferred by Colonel WARDLE against Mr. WRIGHT
and Mrs. CLARKE. The public curiosity was so
much excited on this occasion, that soon after day-

light a crowd was collected at the. door of the
Court of King's Bench: Before nine o'cloc', the

crowd bad increased to such a degree, that, it was
found necessary to employ a great number of con-
stables to open a pasiage for the Council and Jury to
get into CoUri. The Dukes-of Yoax. and KENT
found the utmost ditficUlty in passing through the
cro-tx d.

At nine o'clock Lord ELLENBOROUGH having
taken his seat on the Bench, . and the Jury .being

sworn in, Mr. ARABIN, as Junior Counsel for the
Prosecution, opened the pleadings, stating the .fats
Which had occurred on the former trial, .the nwure
of the pre.sent charge against the Defendants,. and
their plea of the general issue.
Mr. ALLEY followed on the same side: he began
by expressing his regret at being left with>the whole
weight of Allis great cans: cn his weak 'shoulders,
his Client being dtp:ived of the able assistance of