The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-27 00:00:00

LONDON UNIVERSITY.

A numerous meeting of the proprietors of this Univer-
sity, was held yesterday in the Theatre of the University,
to take into considerwi,tl the 314,1'1 I -eport of the Council
of Management. \V. Aherer.mhie, M. P., in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said that he woold not detain the meet-
ing by any observations of his owp, but would call upon
the Secretary to read the report.
After a short discussion upon matters of no public in-
terest, the Secretary proceeded to read the report of the
Council of Management, which stated that the Council
congratulated the meeting upon the improvements which
had taken place in the state of the University, and upon
the fact that the number of students was such as, upon
the reduced scale of expenditure, to enable the University
to meet the annual ordinary exrenses. Soon after the last
general meeting the professors unanimously proposed to the
Council to guarantee to the University during this session
an income of 3,1811., provided the ordinary expenditure
were restrained within certain limits, by means of re-
ductions which the professors pointed out. The Council
accepted the offer of the professors—and although the
increase in the income of the University rendered it un-
necessary to resort to this guarantee, yet it was gratifying
to the council to report this proof of the liberality and zeal
of the professors, and of their confidence in the ultimate
prosperity of the institution. The council had the highest
satisfaction in reporting the munificent donation of 1,0007.
to the University, by an unknown friend, under the name
of " A Patriot." This sum remained invested in the
Exchequer bill presented to the University, and the council
were considering the expediency of appropriating it in
same way which would be useful to the University, and
serve to perpetuate the memory of the gift. A heavy ex-
pense had been incurred by the necessity of providing ad-
ditional accommodation far the school the management of
which was much impeded by the dispersion of the classes
in distant and inconvenient rooms. The ball and the
rooms beneath it were now devoted to this part of the
establishment, and the space thus provided was so ample
as to afford accommodation not only for the present
large number of boys attending the school, but also to
admit of a considerable accession to the number. In
order to meet the expense of flooring the hall and fitting up
that part of the building, and of some alterations required
by the removal of the school (viz. 7391.), the ten proprie-
tors who had already advanced 1001. each, agreed to re-
ceive only one-half of their loins for the present, leaving
the remainder in the hands of the council, without inte-
rest. Tne loan of 4,0001. upon mortgage was effected
upon terms approved of by the proprietors at the special
general meeting in August last ; and all the debts of the
University were discharged, with the exception of the
moiety of the loan of 1,000/. already mentioned. Toe
subscriptions entered into pursuant to the resolution of
the last general meeting, amounted to the sum of 1731.
in donations, and 180/. in annual subscriptions. The con-
tinuance of the latter for a few years might be necessary to
meet the interest of the mortgage debt ; but there was
every reason to hope that the increase of the funds of the
University, derived from students, would shortly be such
as to enable it not only to discharge the ordinary annual
expenses of the institution, but also to keep down the in-
terest of the debt, and to provide a fund to accumulate for
its liquidation. The pecuniary capital might be thus
stated :-
1,487 shares paid
115 shares unpaid and due
Forfeited shares
Subscriptions
Donations 2,842
Donation of " A Patriot"
Donations to Ricardo Fund
Legacy of Mr. Clark 45
Making a total of cash received, or real --
capital, to the amount of £161,057
The mortgage amounting to 4,0001., and
the school debt to 500/., made a grand
total of

The expenditure of the institution, from the commence-
ment to the present time, might be stated thus :

Land
Buildings 96,240
Furniture and Fixtures 3,526
Philosophical and chymical apparatus 3,413
Museums 5,706
Expenses of Di.pensary 1,023
Libraries 2,886
Guarantees to Professors 6,298
Expenses of management 12,107
House carpenter's stores 243
School and play ground
Invested in Government Securities 1,545
Cash at bankers

Making a grand total of

It was gratifying to the council to observe that with one
or two trivial exceptions, the reduced estimate of ordinary
ex?enditure had been precisely verified.
The following was the statement of the number of stu-
dents in the University en the 22d of February, 1833, and
on the same day, 1834: 1833. 1834.
_ _

Faculty of arts B6
Of law 64
Of medicine 288
Pupils in the junior school... 229
The number of pupils entered between the Ist of Oc-
tober, 1832, and the 20th of February, 1633, was 250.
The number entered in the corresponding period of this ses-
sion was 318. The amount received for fees in 1833 was
6,1581. ; and this session it was 7,3431., leaving an in-
crease of 1,1851. The diminution of the number of law
.students might be attributed p to the fact of the Pro-
fessor of Jurisprudence having abstained from lecturing
during this session, and partly to the establishment of lec-
tures in the Inner Temple and at the law institution, the
immediate neighbourhood of •which places to the law
offices had tended to withdraw students from the class of
English law in the University. Professor Amos had given
notice of his intention to retire at the end of the present
session, and the council were about to take steps to fill up
the chair. The council stated their opinion of the benefits
accruing from the study of the law, and stated that
they looked forward to the time when a complete school
of law might be established, by filing the chair of civil
law, and of instituting professorships of the law of real
property, and of the doctrine and practice of courts of
equity. After adverting to the professorships of geography,
arts of design, and mineralogy, it proceeded to state
with reference to the hospital, that the expenses of build-
ing, already incurred, amounted to 4,0171. The sum
rquired to complete it was estimated at 2,000/, and to
furnish it 1,0001., making, with the expenses of manage-
ment, a total of 7,5561. The subscriptions and donations,
with Queen Caroline's Fund, amounted to 5,1831., so that
there was required to complete the building, 2,3971. This
sum was so small compared with the object to be attained,
that the council did not doubt that the North London
Hospital would be speedily opened. The establishment
of the hospital would save to the University an annual sum
of 150/, now expended in the Dispensary. The scheme
of management mentioned at the last meeting, continued
to answer the expectations of the Council. The Council
had t aken means to bring the objections of the Universities
of Oxford and Cambridge to their having a charter before
the Privy Council, and they trusted that before long their
just claims to a charter would be allowed., In the mean
time it was gratifying to the Council to mention that the
United Associate Synod of Scottish Ministers, in Septem-
ber last, resolved, at the instance of the Presbytery ta,
London, that the Synod would recognise attendance at
this University the same as at the Scotch Universities.—
(Cheers.) The architect's report of the state of the
building was most satisfactory. In conclusion the report
stated that the Council and the other officers of the Uni-
versity were full of zeal for the advancement of the inte-
rests of the University, and they congratulated the cro-
prietors upon the state and prospects of the establishment.
The report upon the motion of the Duke of Somerset,
seconded by Lord Ebrington, was received unanimously,
and ordered to be printed.
Mr. FRIEND, after congratulating the meeting upon
the very favourable report they had just heard, said that
be had an object to propose, or lather a suggestion to
make, which he hoped would meet with a favourable re
eption from the meeting. He wished that they would
establish a sort of scholarship, and as a beginning he
would propose that there should be two Hebrew pre-
miums, which might be raised by subscriptions to the
amount of 50/. He was sure that more than fifty gen-
tlemen would willingly give a contribution of 11. each,
to support such an object. This would be a very slight
demand upon their purses, and one which he would moat
gladly bear.
Mr. TOOKE said that the council would give the sug•
gestion a speedy consideration, and they should be glad to
receive any suggestions of this nature.
Dr. Cox said he need not inform the meeting that no
one was more hostile to the introduction of any subject
that was likely to excite the odium theologicum than be
was. There was, however, one subject upon which all
were agreed, he meant natural theology, and he thought
it would be of the greatest use, if a professorship of na-
tural philosophy were instituted.
The CHAIRMAN said that a motion of this kind could
not be brought forward without some previous notice.
He thought, therefore, that the hon. proprietor ought to
withdraw it.

The motion was accordingly withdrawn, and after a vote
of thanks to the chairwan and to Lord Ebrington, the
meeting separated.