The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-21 00:00:00

UNIVERSITIES OF OXFOtil)

CAMBRIDGE. gel-
Under the administration of Lords Grey and s ; 5
bourne, the question of reforming the two Universittbei;
and rendering them Jess exclusive, made considvrtyys
progress, in as well as out of Parliament; and it
once confidently expected that, long before this, eenjos
derable changes would have been made. The Preeele
derance, however, of such Members as form the tst,.o
of the majority in the present Parliament, his ti 11.% it
back all hope of success for some time to come, !Lie,
is highly to the credit of that able member, Mr. Ch: for
that he still perseveres. His motion, this year, to
a commission of inquiry into " all matters relatitiig,.,
the privileges, revenues, trusts, and to the state of eerra
tion, learning and religion in the Universities of OP°
and Cambridge." of the
From the various details with which the speee- las s
Hon. Member for Weymouth abounded, we will The
few of those possessing most general interest. do.
Regius Protessorships in these Universities have .oell fes.
silents of 2401. each per annum; and the Arabic .LlThres
serships of 6401. There are eighteen canonries,
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benefices, and several other preferments anneltSel
variou ; Professorships. and several canonries att' 0
to Headships of Colleges.. The Universities bolo
perpetual copyright of all works they publish ; Whess
private authors have but forty-two years. Thq-o,
also a copy each of every work published 'two
United Kingdom. They are exempt from the Swyot.
of mortmain. They have the peculiar powtrs of els ;
ing degrees for practice in the Ecclesiastical Oldie
and with their degrees, individuals can pass throutse,
inns of court in considerably less time than other;al
"heir church patronage is immense. The Uni,v*tas
sf Cambridge has in its gift 305 livings, of wincA" sss
declared annual value is 113,000/. ; that of Oxior,,,m,
440 livings, of the value of which there is not -6 to
plete return ; but, if calculated upon the basis °',hsa
Cambridge return, their value will not be less L. 009
308,000 L per annum. Beside this the two iostitric7ooL
have the granting of privileges of the value of 1739 nee
per year to those who receive them. They naleFisof
half per cent. returned by Government on theaid so
duties on degrees, which duties, with fees, ere
them by the individuals. f
The Universities had at one time the monopoll 0„
printing of almanacs, and charged the Stationer s,ve
party 1,000/. per annum for its exercise. That booiloy
1775, declined to make the payment ; and the Ael,osl
posing a stamp Duty upon almanacs having
to
shortly after, the Universities possessed sufficient thus
slice to procure the insertion of a clause by whie,"seta:
500 L a year each was permanently secured to of
in the shape of the payment from the Bosir-ssse
Stamps and Taxes, and though, when the s'l33-es,
duty was repealed the revenue ceased to derive 6011
benefit from this source, yet the payment ig,the
continued ; though nothing is done in return I°,oll
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way of service to the public. The Universities
the Queen's printer the sole right of peintsirlfrofs
Scriptures ; and, until a recent period, their profi',ur
this source amounted to about 12,000 L per annoo
sides an additional advantage of 6,0001 a Yeal.',l' filet
drawback upon all the papers so used. When isi-egst
monopoly in Scotland was abolished, a short tints ,A
by the exertions of Dr. Thomson, of of Coition'
and one or two others, aided by The pees
paper—Scotch Bibles being saleable here, sues
brought at greatly reduced prices into cotoPer.ttet
with English ones, and necessarily reduced the,si. the
to the great benefit of the poor and the saving„h tit!
funds—or rather the increased exertions vvi:and
same funds—of Bible and Missionary Societies' fed'
Sabbath,schools ; the poor having been previousij "rte led
and the circulation of the Word of God greatly 01,40 e
for the profit of these great religious institutionV, vet'
monopoly has been virtually destroyed; but the the
sities still possess, in addition to the ordinary Vl': ;O
advantage of paying nu paper duty; and theitalso
the like exemption upon works printed in sever
guages. rsiSef
There are many particulars in which the Ilnifehettiet.f
need to be retormed, in order to render them,
in science, literature, or religion, worthy of the of
position they assume, and of the great advantage is
possess.
The main question, however, for general discuss )0
the religious exclusiveness of these institutions. t Scs
Cambridge persons not of the church establishineness'
admitted to study; but, whatever their attainment:Of
not take degrees. At Oxford, subscription to the !Aire /
nine articles is required, and therefore they are see, es
excluded. It is a common notion that these thers
elusively church foundations, and that therefore t Ist
is no hardship in the matter. But the tteoliC9
that the Universities were founded by Roman CO"ticeee
and various endowments were added in Cathollee.soas
Since the establishment of Protestantism, au,
professorships, &c., have been set up. So tbslstsa,
question of right, depending upon the views sh'd the
Lions of the feunders, Catholics and members I's
Establishment have an equal claim, in proportion As sh"
endowments made by the respective foundera• thong;
Protestant I )issenters, they have no such clailnk. L.
many eminent men, members of the Church, Pii„,,s
nopeeitiow
vacated their admission on the ground of
pediency and benefit; considering that Increasliudiee*
tion would give a stimulus to learning, soften Pro:oseals
remove animosities, and produce harmony arafniflieo.,l°6
classes of the people. Probably, ere long, tense a
may be met, by further additions, at the exPen.s,is
State, and on condition of all parties being eliglu ",:d or
The discussion upon this question has haPPen-fichlf
portunely, we think, while the scheme of more :do,
endowing a Roman Catholic College is under coestiv se
tion ; though no one, in or out of Parliament, airS 4
know has noticed the connexion of the two• ly eooll;
gest as a good point of resistance ta the WY; as
Bill, that some independent member should 113°/,`,"olho"
substitute for the whole grant, the admission of ref
lies to Oxford and Cambridge, as a matter 01.
arising from Catholic foundations ; leavino.
like other denominational institutions, to voluntar,
port.— Whitehaven Herald.

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delightful descriptions of female lovelinesshi 0 Pi:
the pages of this interesting writer, he alludes t"
grant and balmy mouth and pearly set of teeth, e,
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WRONG SIDE 0! A STREET.—A remarae-I
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of the effect which this idea has upon proPeillgeOli
stanced in the fact of the immense premises of
Rundell and Bridge, on Ludgate-hill, having 10010
tor so long a period without finding a tenant, ad, fl'ej
in the most public thoroughfare in London, fiti
their spacious and admirably lighted galleries, ,I,4oseris
to very many trades. After having been to let bee
three years, during which period the rental in 0.,,°
gradually reduced to a fraction of what theY issieVs'
time coinntetn.ted, they have been leased to a Mr' or, if„"
late of Graham and Smith, who, it would acPe-s; tv,iB
connected with the late house of Everington
selector of the various Continental and Briiis,Theka
factures for which that establishment was celto'f", ado
an appointment rtquiring no ordinary judgic,foce
; and, it seems, that having acted in
the popular notion above alluded to, he intends 1"? of th
the public to bi% aid by giving it the beneo;,,,
e
thousands he has saved in the purchase of his lea cot
THE SHAPWICK MURDERS.—The wretch!, $ tr,
vict, Sarah Freeman, since her trial has assurno.„,
meanour somewhat more becoming her awful situati9"co
understand that she has generally behaved well si°o4,,
sentence, displays much shrewdness in her borer to
and understands everything she reads. She ho, Risk to
made no confession, nor has she expressed a 4teax,
see any one. Her brother, nevertheless, was Aura:,
ere
see her on Sunday, when, after affirming that „ irio;
body was against her." she strongly asserted her
cence, and attempted to criminate the relative Oleo
her. At present she exhibits so resolute a tone thattiN!, lir,
hopes are entertained of her making a confession.
„„
that her spirits are, at times, exceedingly good.
tion is fixed for Wednesday next.—Taunton Courier:___„/