The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-23 00:00:00

TIMES OF ELECTION.

The following- is an Abstract of Dates or Times to he ob-
served, distinguishing those fixed for this year and future

years :
Overseers to make out lists of burgesses, and deliver the same to
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town clerk, Nov. 7 this year—Sept. 5 in subsequent years.
Overseers to keep lists of burgesses for perusal, gratis, on demand,
between Nov. 7 and 1-7 this year---between Sept. » and 15 in
subsequent years.
Lists to be fixed up by town clerk at Court House, the week pre-
ceeding Nof. 17 this year—the week preceeding Sept. 15 in sub-
sequent years. •
Last day of claiming or objecting, Nov. 17 this year—Sept. 15 in
subsequent years ; Claims must be scut to the town clerk ; notice
of objections must be given to the toles clerks, and also to per-
sons objected to, er left on premises rated.
List of claims and objections to be made by town clerk, and fixed
up at Court House, and town clerk to keep copies for perusal,
and sell the same for ls. each, eight days before Dec. 1 this year
—eight days before Oct. 1 in subsequent years.
Lists to be revised after three days notice ; first year by banisters'
subsequent years by mayor and assessors of the mayor's ward,
between Dec. 1 and 15 this year—commencing •Oct. 15 neat
year, but between Oct. 1 and 15 in subsequent years.
Revisiorr of lists to be completed, signed, and delivered by the re-
visers to the town clerk, Dec, 15 this year—Oct. 15 in subse-
quent years.
Alphabetical ward lists to be made out by town clerk, Dec. 22 this
year—Oct. 22 in subsequent years, and to take effect from No-
vember 1 yearly.
Councillors to be elected Dec. 26 this year—Nov. 1 in subsequent
years; one-third annually to vacate office.
Mayor to publish lists of persons elected councillors, Dec. 28 at
two o'clock this year—Nov. 3 same hour in subsequent years.
Aldermen to be first elected Dee. 31 this year—Nov. 9,183 S, and
then one-half triennially.

Mayor to be elected January 1, 1839—Nov. 9 afterwards.
Sheriffs in certain towns to be appointed Jan. 1, 1836—Nov. 1 af-
terwards.

Town councils to meet at twelve o'clock, and quarterly afterwards,
except on special summons, Jan. 1, 1836—Nov. 9 afterwards.
Jan. 1, 1836—Town clerk, treasurer, and officers to be appointed.
March 1, yearly, commencinglB36—Two auditors to be elected for
each borough, with two assessors in bOroughs not warded ; and
two assessors for each ward in boroughs divided into wards.

May 1, 1836—Powers of present Justices to cease; also present
constitution of sessions to cease, and council may petition for a
grant of power to hold Sessions, and within ten days after such
grant made Coroner to be appointed by council, and Recorder to
be the sole Judge at Sessions in future.
Present members of corporate body to be trustees of charitable
estates now vested in the present corporation, until August 1,
1836, or until Parliament shall otherwise order.

EXCLUSION OF DR. LAMB.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

am induced to trouble you with a few lines, in
consequence of some observations that appeared last Wed-
nesday in your valuable Journal, touching the 'exclusion of
Dr. LAMB from the oilice of Vice-Chancellor.
This is the second insult, since the year 1823, that has
been offered to the upright and amiable Master of Corpus
Christi College, and solely because his opinions are liberal.
The question having become public, it should, I think, be
fully understood that—
" The very head and front of his offending
Hath this extent—no more ;"
For when we find a learned and anti-innovating body de-
parting from an old established custom, it is most natural to
suppose that there .are insuperable objections to the person
causing the exception, and which, in the exercise of their
duty, force them to act irregularly. The fact is, that, dur-
ing a certain electioneering time, Dr. Lamb gave vent to
his feelings in terms never fbrgotten, and assuredly, never,
forgiven. More zealous, perhaps, than cautious in the good
cause, the that fell from this warm-hearted and most
excellent man, were caught up by the opposite party, who
fail not to burl them against him, whenever a fit opportu-
nity occurs. The " enlightened (?) Heads " care no-
thing for Dr. Lamb's private worth. They know the
exemplariness of his conduct in all the duties he
performs—whether those of Master of a College in
which he is universally respected, or those of a parish
priest, or the more endearing, and scarcely less important
ones, of a father of a family. All this they know,
but he differs from them in opinion, and therefore
he would make a very bad Vice-Chancellor. Dr. LAMB,
I beg to observe, is no 71artlyjis; his views are open to the
world's. inspection ; his actions are never based on narrow
selfish motives. Another thing, also, tells much against him—
he is a friend to liberty of conscience ; as was once clearly
proved, when, on some tradesmen complaining of a certain
College Tutor, who wished to influence their votes, he
caused it to be publicly notified to them that they were to
act as they pleased, and have no fear as to the results.
Conduct like this,- so unpalatable here, has-centred against
him the hatred of the Heads of Colleges ; and any one at
all conversant with Cambridge Society, knows very well
that the greatest coldness exists among the Dons towards
Dr. LAMB.- -
Allow me, before I conclude, to add a remark upon that
passage of your article, in which you seem to think Ox-
FORD ought rather to be the scene of such disgraceful pro-
ceedings than CAMBRIDGE. Our leading men may possibly
be more liberal than those of OXFoRD, but if you mean to
imply that the University of CAMBRIDGE, taken en masse,
is snore so, I must beg to differ from you in toto. Would
that we had in our colleges half the 'reforming ardour of
which Oxford can boast ! With us, generally speak-
ing, liberal principles are held in abhorrence ; the
vast majority are Tories of the Wetherell school ;,
they hate the name even of Reform, although puicuing
studies which, more than all others, show the human mind
was not destined to be at a stand-still. No epithets too
vulgar can be applied to a Whig, although the men
of whom they are justly proud, professedly belong to that
party—SEDGEWICK, AIRY, HERSCHEL, .BABBAGE, BUL-
WEB, SHIMWALL, of European fame, besides a host of
others, whose labours have materially smoothed the paths
of science, and procured for them a name that will not
altogether perish. Minds of this calibre are not influenced
by the petty considerations that actuate others, through
spite and jealousy, to deprive the University of the services
Of a learned man like Mr. SIIIRLWALL, and a really honest
one, like Dr. LAMB.
I ought, perhaps, Sir, to apologise for entering into any
length upon a subject apparently local ; but, indeed, it is so
only apparently ; for the moment (as in this case) the prin-
ciples of liberty are invaded, the question concerns every
one.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your's very truly, •
A CANTAB.
Camb., Nov. 20, 1835.