The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-28 00:00:00

THE COIMELL UNI VERSII Y.

Goldwin Smith proceeds immediately to Anlerica,
to take his seat us a Professor in the Cornell til3':
versity. Over two thousand applications for ad
mission have been received by Mr. Cornell ger t
the publication of his letter stating that students a
the Cornell University would be able to suPP(3/t
themselves by manual labour. It is stated that
some of these applicants, if they possess sufacie:t
elementary training to enable them to enter t
lowest class, can be furnished with oecapati°ll„;.-.
part of the time, provided they are mechann-ot
Others can be employed on the college far°39l3ed.
some time must elapse before all can be admitted
The university was inaugurated on the Bth instaile
Mr. Cornell himself delivering an address on"t
charter and seals being presented by Lieuterlla
Governor Woodford, who administered to
White the oath of office, handing an oaken c°sket,
—ad
bound with steel, containing the keys and the br°re
seal of the university.. Among the speakers viete,
Professor Agassiz and G. W. Curtis. This inn.D
resting university stands at the head of Carly
Lake, about three-quarters of a mile from the
of Ithaca, on a long, sloping ridge, which c:iies
mands a grand viewof the townandlake. Ithac
in a deep valley in the midst of the choice 'ci",d
regions of central and western New York, Wino.
by abrupt hills not exceeding 400 feet. The hilhisy
ings are just completed, and workmen are now "01..
upon others, but Professor Agassiz was to de.
mence a course of lectures. The Tribune thos o,
scribes the building :—" The structures are 1100
one named Cascadilla Hall is 180 feet long,
feet wide, and four stories high, capable of alea,
modating 300 students, leaving 10 parlours with "4g.
rooms attached ; also including a parlour 50 bi to.
The other building is 165 feet by 50, and four 00
ries high, containing in the two wings rooms `
students, and there are recitation and lecture rc°sB.
libraries and cabinets, with a laboratory iu the b.303i,
ment. Another building of the same size fors.l be
lar uses is in process of construction, and tiag,
ready early in the winter. Still another btl'irj.oo
120 feet long, with two wings in addition, eac"Bocl
feet long, containing laboratories for profess°r°
students, general lecture room for chemistrh:oo
boratory for physics and lecture room, and 3 and
for veterinary surgery, besides an engine room
workshops, is soon to be completed. A CeniDs,
building is soon to be commenced in the fed to
about 200 feet long and 60 broad, plan° evil
accommodate libraries and cabinets, a ge„„el,
lecture room; and in this is to be the , d.
The plan embraces more than a dozen other toe.
ings for various uses, to be erected in the filvdDe-
Attached to the University are 300 acres of Pr° tbe
tive land, in a high state of cultivation. 1-/P°ll,.creel
line of the buildings I have named are two gclog
through which run good sized streams, each 113,,v,i10f
not less than 400 feet fall in the cours3 of 3 7,1,03
giving a great variety of beautiful views of seen
and cascades, with a delightful mingling of
P.
no
fields and evergreen forests. Perhaps there
fiet,f
part of our country which presents a greater Ta`citi
of romantic scenery in close connection witlitioDe
and pastoral life. So great are these attraci, by
that an illustrated volume has been publishe'rip,
Spence Spencer, of Ithaca, giving detailed des
ea
tions of the various points of interest. r°l),ri•
speaking, the Cornell University is the State of
cultural College, organized agreeably to the •°:re
y a
Congress, by which large donatiOns of 137 Des
made ; but, in addition, Mr. Erza Cornell than
given land and money amounting to not less d to
X 600,000, so that his name has been aPPlie,tate
the institution. The funds belonging to the
being nearly as much, and by means of I‘-'-r. three
nell's management, being increased perhaps t°.viDg
times the grand total, they will suffice foranvil tore
to the people an education they could not °-
else get.

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„robdreso
General Barnside is making rapid rolig
in building his new road from Indiang ietey'
Vincennes, Indiana, 111 miles, which o°g11) joint
as it will be in a short time, comes under tiled 1Y
charge of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati, cudfayette Compauy, the Columbus, Chicago CO'
diana Central Company, and the Pittsburg o' die
cinnati and St. Louis Company, as Pg,,,t4t
through connection with these East and ”
c,n a lease equivalent to (and so guar-nd °ll.l'
$199,500, or 7 per cent. upon the first a„ver,t)
mortgage of $1,700,000 on the road, aouqo-0,0011;;
per cent. upon the common stock of s,.l;',.'d of 13„-ci
The General has placed more than one-0" a, A-a
in now i;
mortgage bonds (40 years to run)
will soon offer the remainder in New
Providence.

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BAUMGARTNER—On theStthhignst., at arreenr'fle'°;.
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CsNoitenmwry, the wife of Colonel Baumgartner' ''
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CAMPBELL-4 Oofn the 25th i
.sth inst., at Ceirnhill, lu'g r•-• wife
f If
GATES—On the 26th inst., at 43, Be Ig rave- road, the
of r. C. Gates, of a daughter.
Mairiages. i sir
JORNSTON—SCORESBY—On the 23d • et , 4t jeab3l.6l°'lsq of
William Johnston, of Kirk-hill, to Georgians, vil
the Rev. William Scoresby, D.D.:Ito
don, CArahe'ait
SPERA.TI —Bmcx—On the 24th inst., at Crolizavdgel
da IA
A. Sperati, Esq., of Highbury-park, tog , vine
only daughter of Thomas Birch, Bsq ,°` 1
Maida-vale.
Deaths. .„ orY, i)eti'
BARSTOW—On the 24th inst, at Garrow Ill",,, 13, nei
~colot-
enant-Colonel George Barstow, ILA., age- 4
LAURlE—Onice'
e, cl-t II
the 28th ult., at Bombay, Lieuteinenb
JohnJ. Laurie, aged 43.
STACEY —On the 25th inst , at Northuinnenall
e,
Regent's-park, John Stacey,. Esq., aged 75' nib, 51151500
STUART—On the 23d inst., at Hayward's-he,'"of the
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Captain Sir Simeon Henry Stuart, Bart.,
hussars, "-
Hussars, aged 78.
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Aliagga,"”NVlAZOSday, oOteinr 28, 1868