The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-10 00:00:00

the prospects of the institution. Another en- I LORD I. RU
couraging feature was that no less than 81 persons I
presented themselves for examination for a Bache-
lor's degree, and 30 persons who were not con-
nected with affiliated colleges, and a large propor-
tion of them were admitted to the honours of the
first class. Arrangements were made to carry on
examinations in the country in c n nection with
this University. Five examinations were already
held, and the results proved most satisfactory ; and
there were applications for four examinations this
year. There was a rumour that in Scotland a great
desire existed to obtain degrees in the London
University. If this rumour should turn out to be
a fact, it should be considered as a great compli•
ment to the institution. The senate had been en-
gaged in preparing the medical curriculum; that
was a most important matter, for they would all
admit that the great glory of the University was
their medical school. (Cheers.) It performed the
same functions with regard to the medical pro-
fession which Oxford and Cambridge did with
regard to the Church of England, and those
functions were creditably discharged. The
medical council had issued a manifesto with re-
gard to the course of medical training, aid in
Scotland the University had adopted the same
method of examination end conferring degrees.
They all knew how noble the medical profession
was; in hours of peace how instructing and agree-
able the conversation of a medical man was ; and in
hours of sorrow (here the noble lord became much
affected, and paused for a few moments) how con-
soling the conversation of a man of cultivated mind.
(Cheers.) It was, therefore, of the utmost import-
ance that the medical man should beta, person of
general education. When he considered what in-
dustry, intelligence, perseverance, and logical power
were necessary to qualify a man for this profession,
he was disposed to place it above that of the law.
It was therefore important to observe that those
who intended to devote themselves to the medical
profession should have, as a groundwork, a general
education. (Hear, hear.) For this purpose the Com-
mittee of the Senate had prepared a more severe
and perfect curriculum. In this country the im-
portance of science had been generally admitted,
and there was no doubt that we could show a
galaxy of names of men who had distinguished
themselves in that respect, and who were
inferior to none; but with regard to the general
diffusion of scientific acquirements we are not equal
to France. Our thoughts had been lately directed
to military matters, and so long as that spirit was
confined to defence, and not aggression, it was cre-
ditable to the country. In some cases this had cre-
ated a slight reaction with regard to education. He
had heard a highly-educated man compute how
many gunboats might have been built with the
money spent on public education. (Laughter.) Na-
yoleon I. laid it down as a maxim that a country
wishing to have a good supply of officers should
encourage science and art for the purposes of peace
or war. (Cheers.) He thought the course of educa-
tion in the University of London was admirably
adapted to both purposes. It encouraged as much
as possible the acquisition of that general know-
ledge which would fit a man for any position in
life. He was happy to find that the system adopted
by the university had received the sanction and ap-
probation of the scientific world. He was much
gratified with the appointment of double examiners
(Cheers.) Under this system no less than nine gra-
duates had been appointed as examiners. In ad-
dressing them last year he had the great advantage
of being in the Opposition ; but now he was con-
nected with the Government. He felt that it was
easier to criticise than to perform. Last year he
found fault with the Government for not having
sufficiently comprehensive views with regard to this
university, and for not providing the members with
a better habitation, ana also not giving them a Par-
liamentary representative. On that occasion he
quoted Cowley's description of what a university
should be, with its quadrangles, halls, chapels,
dining-rooms, &c., but now he was compelled to
descend from the poetic region of Cowley to the
prosaic dulness of Downing-street. • (Laughter.)
Owing to his connection with the Government, he
was now unable to answer as to what the nature
and extent of their future habitation would be.
With respect to the representation, he would rather
have a double representation, but the pledge of the
Government as to one member would be fulfilled,
and had been provided for in the Reform Bill. He
felt considerable satisfaction in the circumstance
that during the protracted debates on the Reform
Bill no objection whatever had been taken to the
proposal to have a representative in Parliament for
the London University. He trusted that Parlia-
ment would settle the long agitated question in the
present session. It would be imprudent in him to
count the one chicken before it was hatched, or in
any way interfere with the choice which the Uni-
versity might make in the selection of its represen-
tative ; but he hoped that their choice would be
uninfluenced by party spirit, and that they would
send to the House of Commons a man who would
not only be qualified to promote local interests, but
also those of literature and science. Having con-
gratulated the successful candidates and offered
words of encouragement to others, the noble earl
closed his observations by urging on them all, in
the observations of an old writer, to continue to
be curious and prudent spenders of time, so as best
to prevent or resist temptation, so as to become
profitable members of the Christian commonwealth,
and by the discharge of all their duties to magnify
God's name." (Cheers )
The meeting then separated.

A iIIISBAP ON TR E UNDERGROUND

BAILTV i Y.

On Saturday morning last a dray was driven to
the office of Adam's Express Company, Cherry-
street, and a large dry-goods box rolled out upon
the pavement. The box was addressed " Mrs. Mar-
garet NI. Thompson, care of Levin Coffin, Cincin-
nati, Ohio." The driver stated that he was ordered
to deliver it to the agent of the company, and re-
quest him to forward it without delay. He then
collected his drayage, and informed the agent that
the person sending it would call, pay carriage, and
get a receipt. The weight of the box was 2651 b. The
driver of the dray—or of the horse attached to the
dray—then very innocently remarked, " Master,
dat's de curiosest box I ever saw ; fdr every time I
roll it over the heavy side come down." The agent
thought it a curious box too • but time was press-
ing, and he sent it down to the depot of the Louis-
ville and Nashville Railroad, whence it departed
on the first train. What could it contain ? What
had Mrs. Thompson been getting in Nashville?
Who could she be ? And who was Mr. Coffin ?
The swift-winged express did not wait to ask these
questions. It bore the curions box along towards
its destination, and in due time landed it at Louis-
ville. Here it was hastened over to Jeffersonville
and hurried on to Seymour. At Seymour another
change of cars was necessary, and as the box
was hastily rolled from the Jeffersonville to the
Cincinnati and St. Louis train, the top accidentally
came off, and out popped—what ? For the life of
you you couldn't guess. A startled crowd gathered
around to see, and, to their surprise, it turned out
to be a full-grown negro man ? Here was a dis-
covery in which there was something of the se-
rious and a little more of the ludicrous. The negro
perspired hugely—his eyes rolled up and down like
one nearing the gate of the hereafter—but the fresh
air soon revived him. Ia changing the box from
the Louisville to the Jeffersonville cars it had been
turned up so that ho was head downward, and thus
he made the trip from Jeffersonville to Seymour,
nearly 50 miles. But for the mishap at Seymour
in a few hours he might have been delivered in
Cincinnati, probably to be buried—probably to
take a further trip on the underground railroad
Can-idaward. The negro was taken back to Louis-
ville. He belongs to Mr. Newton INP•Clure, of this
city, :and was shipped by a free negro, named
Nathan James. Whether James had any accom-
plices or not we are not informed. The matter will
be thoroughly sifted; and we suspect some agent
of the negro stealers will be found to have had a
hand in ft.—Nashville (Tenn.) Patriot.

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