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London, England, 1825-07-02 00:00:00

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,4 liovtctment, siwuld dread. to - educate a 'people Whonytknow-
ipage would make acquainted with their: own •poweri?kiiit to
whom, by.comnionicating the blessingskif intelleqtaakimpiove..
ment;they would be placing swords in the handi.'tif`tlfine wkcirn
they had marked as victims, and; would-at tile Moment
t ea.'h them, how to use those weapons for the aelfievaitiAiicif teir
• freedom.--:(Clicers.)—That there should be no UnittetssitY in the
metropolis of the wretched country . which gtoaned under
,the hateful -.anti'. degrading daspetitsm'- of Ferdinarid, was
not strange. - That every opportunity •by which the
people of that unhappy land. coold hope to. raise 0 ‘,,, -
:selves from the sunken and 'pitiable. -condition • which
• :heir faithle.sstyrant had plunged them, should be cutoff, COt 1S
,excite no man's wonder, and was only consonant. sUith
other cruelties winch were practised upon that daiite'il-Popul,,
tion.--(11c:u1)-,—But it was not consonant with glory
city of London —it was not consonant with thclitterties.(,,
l(sstriOus and as imperishable as its glories) of that City, 0. t
its inhabitants should be without the means of education.
a place in which, more than in -any other; public -opinion wq,..
:openly expressed, and had a most potent effect 'orrallionbl,it`
measures—that this city, which might be called the very,
tlic,Empire, and from which every other part'of that Eta pire
took the, tune and received the impulse, should be without the'
means of Tefining,the understandiog.of its inhabitants, was.
state of things whin could not be too soon changed.—f,Cl:cers.)
lie did not mean that false and vicious refinement whieb ent
vated, hut that which; like-the•pollsh of the diamond, only serv-
• ed to show its solidity.—( hear!)—Mr. Campbell concluded, by
expresslng his warmest wishes for the success of the Institution,
which would reflect lasting credit on the age in which it was be-
gun, and which, to• after ages, and to men yet unborn, would
extend its utility and advantagei.—(Cheers.)
TheyesolutiOn was then carried.

Lord J. RUSSELL rose to move the next resolution, " That
provision being made for theolcvical in,structinn • in the national
Universities, amongst other bodies, it is not necessary to male
any express provision for that departnient'of education." 11 is
Lordship said, that the Universities taking 'upon themselves the
whole of the education of youth who became members of them,
and thus assuming the place of parents, took upon theniselveS
the task of their religious instruetjon. The proposed Univer-
sity, however, doing nothing of this kind, and the pupils rc-
maining under the paternal roof, any provision on the subject
of religion was unnecessary. -
11r. FLETCHER (of Stepney), In seconding the resolution,
expressed his satisfaction that this means- had been adopted of
preventing any conflict of opinions on the subject of religion,
,which might have formed an impediment to the success of this
valuable institution.

Mr.,ABE ItCROUBY., IMP., in the absence of 31r. S. RICE,
who was to have moved the next resolution, rose to propose it.
After the luminOus detail which had -been made. by Mr.
Brougham, the Hen. Pentleman would forbear to touch upon
any of the topiei which had been so ably stated. Ile should
confine himself to congratulating the City of London on the
prospectit now had of adding to the institutions which had al-
ready made it illustrious among nations,. one which was the
most illustrious and ihkmost useful of
:al.. He deprecated any
comparison of the proposed institution wi h the Universities of
Oxford and Cambridge. There were no-points of resemblance
between them, the paths they pursued were different, and they
only agreed. in diffusing the advantages of education. The
London University,' while it did not propose to become the rival
of those other serainatics,-offered to the inhabitants of London
the means of educating their children under their own roots,
and at a moderate expence. Those universities hadalleir an-
tiquity and their fame to support their reputation ;• and they
;had institutions and endowments, scholarships and fellowships,
enough to reward the industrious and.to support the indolent.—
The London University had. none of these advantages, and
would have no other fame than that of diffusing the light of
.learning over the compiOnily. 4e bad himself been edocated
at Oxford, and would. not be understood to saveoe word disre-
apectful to that institution, for which he had a warm and affec-
tionate veneration. The lion. (;entleman then moved— ,
" That as the proposed University will be estitbished In as
central a situation as possible with, regard to the whole metro-
polis,-it is confidently expected that the,evident facility, which it
will afford for the union .of .public instruction with parental
guardianship, cannot .fail of conciliating general approbation."
Mr. (ioLDsanwr seconded the resolution; • which was
carried..
Mr. IL Straw then Moved. the following resaluticns.:—
" That there shall be no exaction of tests or subacriptions.
" That the capital .be 300,000lativitted into StOft:ashares cf
-101)1. each. No person shall be allowed to suhscribf for more.
than ten shares ; atwitter of five shares two votes, Oaten shams
three votes. Every shareholder to receive not exceeding, five
per cent. dividend on Iris share. The annual paymezt of every
student to be 51.5.., and 11. ls..per annum -for the tiapa,of the li-
brary • other charges, if any, for apparatus, &c: -to.. be dete:-
minedhereafter by. the Council. Donations wall-be: received,
and every donor of 50/. shall have.the same patronage for life as
a shareholder of 1001. • •
" That the names of gentlemen who may wra.,...t0 become
shareholders be immediately sent to the Secretary:, or to the
,banking-houses of lilessrs..Sroith, Payne, and Smith Sir Jobn
Peering, Shaw, and Co. ; and Coutts and Co.. ,
" That a Building Committee be appointed :to ilkermine the
site and secure the ground for the edifice to be- elected, with
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power to add to their number. •
" That the thanks of this Meeting be given. 49, the Lord
Mayor, for his Presidency on this occasion.' •
Mr. MIAs moved the thanks of the meeting., to,the.Lord
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Mayor, and was seconded by
Dr. BlitxsEcx,, who said, that if he had inetirred the re-
proach of having made," the toe of the mechanic. tread on the
kibe of the courtier," the proposed Institution offered to the
higher class of society the means, of keeping alp, by superior
intellectual acquirements, the relative difference between them
land those who were placed below. them in society-7111w resola-
L sign_ was then carried. -.- •

. The LOAD MAYOR expressed his gratitude for: the honour
just conferred on him, and his approbation of;.• the. Resolu-
tions of the. Meeting. Ale hoped the Loudon.TUniversicy
would meet. with national- support ; he was - always glad to
gratify his fellow citizens at all time, add to affbrd them every
opportunity, ,of assembling for the discussion of ttseful public
questions.
As the meeting was about breaking up,. Mrs Denman and
Mr. Gurney entered the room.
Mr. DENMAN then said he . hati to complain to the Lord
Mayor, that in the City of London, in which he-bad himself
the honour to hold a high ofticiabsituation, his psi sonalliberty
had been invaded—that he bouLtteen arrested .as he. was pa.ssing
. the door of the llty.of London Tavern, and tnnwelled to ascend
to that room and witness the conclusion of their proccedinp.—
(A laugh and'applause.)-r- Ile had entered the zoom within five
minutes, and tvas.delighted by the idea that he, was giving his
silent assent to that vote which thanked the Lord Mayor for a
new proof of hia.tleSire promote tvery -thing which was cal-
culated to promote the prosperity.- of ;that' gyeaCcity 'And the
happiness of his kilo-iv citizens.--(Apphtuse.)-,41e rejOii:ed
to hear ter entering, the room • that. the cause of -mutt, edu-
cation, and liberty„ had been so advanced by Ike "exertiens
of his Honourable Friends, as• to render urrneicessaii any
effort of his own :and he congratulated that city with •which
it was his pride to be conneard, upon the arrival' of that
great and important day.'. Ile felt that -the -.recollection of
having assisted in the labours of that. day, in -'huving 'par-
ticipated-in the diffusion of light,. in having aided in 'grati-
fying the desire for: knowledge and in the estahlishMent of
an institution supericit to all thereat which tit infttopottioh.
tains, even multipliet(an hundred times over,' siotthrbe to all
a reflection the most lileasing that - could 'be conbeiveiL He
thought that all who' contributed to promote theslostitotioti
would be entitled to the lasting gratitude of every•frientkohis
country,. and of the independence of -nations.---(itpolicsite,),.._
He could not (even had he been prepared forit) think d occu-
pying the time of the meeting ;• but when - told-Sy ..whoin lie
had been preceded, be was convinced that in every thing.whith
he could have offered he had been anticipated—but evesa if tint
so convinced, the appearanke of that assembly would be suffi-
cient to prove, that no arguments of his.were necessary to cot -
vince them of the advantages to be 4erived• from the proyosed
Institution. -He had been alWays proud of his •eharacter as a
citizen of London, but never so much so.as when-he and his
fellow-citizens came' foyward 'to promote: the intesett of Truth,
Justice, and Freedom; anti among the frequent secaaions of
that.nature which had occurred, never had he 'felt more proud
than in being able to exPiei.a.his concurrence in die, important
and interesting proCeedingso4bat day,' - • '
'Alr: GURNEY was called.folViariki;slaid he hati' only to ex-
press the pleasure he felt. at seeingtich a Meeting assembled
for such a,purpose, and to declare -Ivsi-conest.treave With the
sentiments Of the Meeting in the words of,.theL4entleman who
had jest addressed theirs. ••'• .• ,•••,
The.Lonn MAit'on then left the Chabl,f Asti-the .Meeting
broke up. • . • -1, •-•