The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-14 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE AT SANDHURST.

The Duke of Cambridge has recently paid a visit
to Sandhurst, and in company with several officers of
his staff made an official inspection of the gentlemen
cadets. After a minute inspection of the ranks had
taken place, the cadets marched past with admirable
precision and steadiness. The young gentlemen re-
ceived the compliments of the Commander-in-Chief
on their excellent knowledge of their duties. He like-
wise passed a high encomium on their admirable con-
duct during the past term. The "Very creditable condition
of the College seemed to impress his Royal Highness
with the importance of maintaining it as a lasting
institution. The school for gymnastics furnished
another proof of the proficiency of the cadets, and
after the distribution of prizes had taken place the
Duke took his departure, having expressed himself
highly pleased with the result of his visit.

THE lIYIVERSITY TESTS BILL.

"An Oxford Liberal" considers the amendments
introduced by Mr. Fawcett and Mr. Vernon Harcourt
to the University Tests Bill as injudicious, and likely
to lead to, greater evils than exist at present. The
proposition of Mr. Fawcett, which deals
with the question of clerical fellowships,
is sufficiently condemned by the fact that
the Prime Minister has declined to incorporate it in
the Government measure. . Mr. Harcourt's amend-
ments would prevent the future establishment of
denominational Colleges and Halls within. the Uni-
versities, and would thus have the effect of striking
out a large class who are persuaded that the
religious side of education is of its essence.
This class includes the large majority of Roman
Catholics, a considerable number of Protestant
Nonconformists and a large and increasing
proportion of members of the Church of England.
•' An Oxford Liberal " believes that the disestablish-
ment
of the Church of England is but a question of
time, but when it does take place there are sure
indications that the tendency of that Church will be
towards an increased ecclesiastical and sacerdotal
spirit. Looking fo this future, we must expect a
great accession to the ranks of those who, under
the inspiration of a corporate conscience will seek
for an educational system in harmony with their
convictions; and it is desirable that they should find
a place in the Universities instead of multiplying
purely sectarian establishments. The great danger
is the substitution of one 'doxy for another 'doxy,
while professing to abolish the dominion of 'doxies
altogether.

TIIE NEW M.P.B.

The recent elections for South Leicestershire and
the Isle of Wight have attracted a good deal of
interest, and some curiosity is consequently felt
respecting the new representatives. Mr. William
Unwin Heygate, who is henceforward to be the
champion and defender of the rights of South Leices-
tershire, was elected in the room of Lord Curzon,
lately moved to the Upper House. Mr. Heygate is
the son of a former Lord Mayor of London, Alder-
man Sir William Heygate, and was born in 1825.
After passing through college, where he took
honours, he was called to the bar in 1850,
but his tastes do not seem to have had a forensic
direction, for he does not practice, but is a magistrate
and deputy-lieutenant for Herts and Leicestershire,
and a captain in the Leicestershire Yeomanry. This
is not his first appearance at St. Stephen's, for he sat
for Leicester from 1861 to 1865, and also in 1868 as
member for Stamford. Mr. H eygate married in 1852,
the only daughter of the late Sir George Beaumont, of
Leicestershire. The new Conservative member for the
Isle of Wight ought to attain Parliamentary distinc-
tion in right of his name, for he rejoices in the title of
Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane.
He may be considered as the representative of
both services, for his father was admiral of
the fleet and his mother the daughter of
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Ross. He is a
magistrate and deputy lieutenant for Haddington
and Lanark, and first entered Parliament in 1841 as
member for Bridport. In 1846 he was unseated on
petition, but was re-elected for the same con stituency
the following year, the stern electoral morality of
the present day not being then in vogue. He has
had his share of unsuccessful contests, having been
defeated for Southampton and for the Isle of Wight
itself in 1868. He has some pretensions to lite-
rary celebrity, and informs his constituents that " he
clings to those constitutional principles which are
associated with our time-honoured institutions."