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

THE CORNELL UNIVERSI7 Y.

Goldwin Smith proceeds immediately to Amoric3
to take his seat as a Professor in the Cornell Uni-
versity. Over two thousand applications for ad-
mission have been received by Mr. Cornell since
the publication of his letter stating that students at
the Cornell University would be able to support
themselves by manual labour. It is stated that
some of these applicants, if they possess sufficient
elementary training to enable them to enter the
lowest class, can be furnished with occupations•
part of the time, provided they are mechanics.
Others can be employed on the college farm, but
some time must elapse before all can be ad:nitted.
The university was inaugurated on the Bth i3stant.
Mr. Cornell himself delivering an address on the
charter and seals being presented by Lieutenant
Governor Woodford, who administered to Mr:
White the oath of office, handing an oaken caske";
bound with steel, containing the keys and the broad
seal of the university. Among the speakers Ware
Professor Agassiz and G. W. Curtis. This inte-
resting university stands at the head of Cayuga
Lake, about three-quarters of a mile from the town
of Ithaca, on a long, sloping ridge, which coin-
mands a grand view of the townandlake. Ithaca
in a deep valley in the midst of the choice fru,'
regions of central and western New York, bounded
by abrupt hills not exceeding 400 feet. The hal"
ings are just completed, and workmen are now bus
upon others, but Professor Agassiz was to Com-
mence a course of lectures. The Tribune thus de-
scribes the building :_,‘ The structures are two
one named Cascadilla Hall is 130 feet long, I-°°
feet wide, and four stories high, capable of aceonl-
molating 300 students, leaving 10 parlours with bed-
rooms attached ; also including a parlour 50 by 48'
The other building is 165 feet by 50, and four sto-
ries high, containing in the two wings rooms for 10'
students, and there are recitation and lecture room''
libraries and cabinets, with a laboratory iu the We'
men t. Another building of the same size for
sialt-
lar uses is in process of construction, and Will be
ready early in the winter. Still another building'
120 feet long, with two wings in addition, each 9,
feet long, containing laboratories for professors au'
students, general lecture room for chemistry, a la-
boratory for physics and lecture room, and a room
for veterinary surgery, besides an engine room 8/31'
workshops, is soon to be completed. A central
building is soon to be commenced in the spring'
about 200 feet long and 60 broad, planned t,
accommodate libraries and cabinets, a general
lecture room ; and in this is to be the chape,
The plan embraces more than a dozen other build'
ings for various uses, to he erected in the future'
Attached to the University are 300 acres of produc'
tive land, in a high state of cultivation. Upon the'
line of the buildings I have named are two gorges'
through which run good sized streams, each having
not less than 400 feet fall iu the cours3 of a 1161°'
giving a great variety of beautiful views of glens
and cascades, with a delightful mingling of green
fields and evergreen forests. Perhaps there is Ile
part of our country which presents a greater varlet/
of romantic scenery in close connection with 01
and pastoral life. So great are these attractions
that an illustrated volume has been published, by
Spence Spencer, of Ithaca, giving detailed deserif
tions of the various points of interest. Proper!
speaking, the Cornell University is the State Agri-
cultural College, organized agreeably, to the Act n'
Congress, by which large donations of land are
made ; but, in addition, Mr. Erza Cornell Iles
given land and money amounting to not less thaw
$600,000, so that his name has been applied to
the institution. The funds belonging to the Sts
being nearly as much, and by means of Mr. Ger:
nell's management, being increased perhaps to Ore:
times the grand total, they will suffice for givingo
to the people an education they could not nowber
else get.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Eveinnp

Amsterdam Short ... 11 181. ... ii 19
Do
Rotterdam — ... 12 0 .„ 12
Antwerp --••• 25 35 .., 25 40
Brussels — ... 25 35 ... 25 401.
Hamburgh — ... 13 91 ... 13 I°Ai
Paris
Ditto
Mrasoilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main . 120 ". 1201.
.. •••
Vienna — ..11 75 ~. 11 81)
Trieste --. 11 75 ... 11 80
Petersburg
321- .„ 321-
Copenhagen — ... 9 2u ~ . 9 1,2 h
Berlin
Madrid..
Cadiz —
... 47i ... 481
Leghorn
Milan — ... 27 40 ... 27 ,','
C smoa .. — ... 27 40 „. 27 ",3„
Naples
Palermo — ... 27 40 ... 27 an'
Messina
Lisbon — ... 521 ... 521
Oporto "
... 521 .„ 521
Rio Janeiro
New York

re-4
General B .rnside is making rapid Po„g
in building his new road from Indianapoltd,
V incennes, Indiana, 114 miles, which comPle:Tt
as it will be in a short time, comes under the 4:45..
charge of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and, -10..
fayette Compiny, the Columbus, Chicago anui.,ia,
diana Central Company, and the Pittsburgh,
of
cinnati and St. Louis Company, as part 01
through connection with these East and West line'
c.n a lease equivalent to (and so guarantee]
f
$199,500, or 7 per cent. upon the first and On
mortgage of $1,700,000 on the road, and ave,,
00,
per cent. upon the common stock of $l,3OO';DiS
The General has placed more than one-third 0' va
mortgage bonds (40 years to run) in Boston, 9 l
will soon offer the remainder in New York
Providence.

Births.
BAUMGARTNER —On the 20th inst., at Greenwood-P ar f
Newry, the wife of Colonel Bumgartner, C• 13" °
son,
C AIdPBELI 0
f a
0a thseon2.sth inst., at Cairnhill, Mrs. J. tr ilto
Campbell,
Na
GATES—On the 26th inst., at 43, Belgrave• road, the
of 1?. C. Gates, of a daughter.
Marriages. Sit
f•
JOHNSTON—S CORESEY—On the 23d inst., atJecibur,gm'vr o-
IVilliam Johnston, of Kirk-hill, to Georgians, vP"-
the Rey. William S' eorosby, D.D. 01°
SPERATI the 24th inst., at Croydol2z
A. Sp3rati, Eqq. of Ilighbury-park, to Ada -51110de'
only daughter of Thomas Birch, Ezq , of -Vino
Maida-vale.

Deaths. Lieu'
the 21th last , at Garrow Hill, York, L
tenant-Colonel George Barstow, R.A., aged 43. .01
LAURIE—On the 28th ult., at Bombay, Lieutenaut-Cel°
JohnJ. Laurie, aged 43. osicei
STACEY -On the 25th inst., at Northumberland-43
Regent's-park, John Stacey, Esq., aged 75. Sus U
STUART —On the 23d inst , at Ilayward's-heath, o'l.ool
Ca,,tain Sir Simeon Heu.ryStuart, Bart., late of the
Hussars, aged 78.
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