The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-26 00:00:00

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LONDON UNIVERSITY.

Yesterday the General Annual Meeting of the
Proprietors of the London University was held in.
the theatre of that establishment. Amongst the
numerous persons of rank, or for eminence of talent,
we distinguished Earl Grey, Lord MiltOn, Lord
Auckland, Lord. Durham, Lord Calthorpe, Lord
Dundas, Sir George Philips, Mr. J. C. Hobhousi,
Mr. Fazakerley,- Mr. Tennyson, Mr. Warburton,
Mr. Sturch, Mr. Hume, Mr. Baring, Mr. Brougham,
Mr. Monk (of Reading), Colonel Jones, and many
Gentlemen of the., Bar. and of the. Learned Profes-
sions. - Lord Milton was unanimously voted to the
Chair. Mr. Fazakerley moved that the Report -of
the Council be .read, which .was seconded lay Mr.
Baring. The report was then read by Mr. Horner,
the Warden. • .

It set forth the general prosperity and rapid pro-
gress of the Institution, and the measures of the
Council, with respect to its funds, its library, mu-
seums, and other incidental departments. The re-
ceipts in the year. amounted to 59,803/. 12s. Its
expenditure 47,5681. 14s. 3d., leaving a balance
in hand of 12,2341. 17s. 9d. The donations in the
year had amounted to 7721. 10s., and,the receipts
from students applicable to the University were,
1,9021. ss. 10d. Amongst numerous presents to the
University, we noticed the Works of Swedenburgli,
in thirty-six volumes, presented by the Sweden-
burghian Society.—(Loud laughter.)—The Report
calculated the annual current expellees of the ITni-
versity at 5,5001. per annum, which would be pro-
duced by eleven hundred students. At present there
were 557, of which one hundred were of the Latin,
77 of the Greek, and 91 of the Mathematical classes.
It was calculated that the students would be three
times as numerous in the next year, and four times
as 'numerous in the yel.r following. It was deemed
necessary to establish a Clinical Hospital near the
University. The Dispensary had relieved in the
last six months 914 persons. The books of the
library were to be lent to students at their residences,
and the reading-rooms to be opened from five o'clock
till nine in the evening, as well as from ten o'clock
till four in the day time. The museums of Minera-
logy and Geology were not yet formed, and that of
Zoology not yet complete. Great importance was
attached to public examinations, and to the prizes in
the different classes. The chairs ollogic and moral
philosophy were not yet filled—the Ricardo lectures,
and a professorship of juridical science divided into
classes of civil
.law, the law of 'real properly and
equity.
FA2AKERLEY moved the printing of the Re-
port.

Mr. BARING seconded the motion.
,
After a few words relative to the management of
the library, BROUGHAM wished for the fullest
discussion, and for the most free intercourse be-
tween the Council and the Proprietors. The Coun-
cil had no intention of deviating from the great prin-
ciples on which the University had been founded.
All regulations Iyotildhe subOttinate to those prin-
ciples. -
Colonel JONRS had seen an advertisement in the"
newspapers, that divinity lectures were established
for the benefit of students of the Church of Eng-
land. He wished to know whether that advertise-
ment had been inserted with the knowle:lr:e of the
Council, and whether it had been paid i'or out of
the funds of the Society. The principles of the
University were, to patronize no sect whatever in
preference to another; and he had friends who were
not Christians, being Jews, who had sold their
shares, conceiving this to be a deviation from the
plan of the establishment.

Mr. BROUGHAM said,: that the Connell had no
knowledge of any such alvertisements. The prin-
ciple had been a non-interference with any religious
instructions within the walls of the University; and
consequently they could not interfere7with what took
place without those walls. As no religion-was taught
by the University, it was desirable that there should
be means of instruction in. the vicinity. It would
be an advantage if they embraced every sect, and he
should wish even to see a Jews Synagogue amongst
others; the principle being the abolition or disre, •
Bard of all such distinctions. ,
Mr. WARBURTON wished the Minutes of the
Council to be read on this subject.
These being read, it appeared that the Rev. Dr.
Lardner and Mr. Dale having applied to the Coun.
cil relative to those.divinity.leetures. in the vicinity,
the. Council had considered them as individual un•
dertakinas with which they had nu concern.
11 On the motion of Mr. flumE, a similar minute

was read relative to the application of Drs.. tox and
Fletcher, on the part of the Dissenters.
Mr. BARING was one who had subscribed for the
establishment of these religious lectures ; but if any
man imagined it was done on the principle of a pre-
ference of sects, he was mistaken. It was better to

leave each sect to its instructors outside the walls
of the University. He doubted whether the cause
of religion was promoted by the way in which it was,
mixed up with other studies in the two great Uni,
versities of the. country.
A GENTLEMAN said that the Dissenters were per,
fectly satisfied with the conduct of the Council. .
At half after four o'clock the proprietors pro,
ceeded to ballot for the new members of the Cowd-
en for the ensuing year.

asrnifectiPsi°)/viiiilu-egtt Carnac,
UNIVERSITY OF LONDONTrie following
members of the council were re-elect:et) :—,flis Grace the
Stephen Lush-
are new
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n7ucimlti.oe:nwo,
irfisiDsNorfolk,Gerae .e —Henry
5tJ an.he Li
aSmith,iluklThete ts.h
James
4 teinster. Samuel Jones
Lloyd; Esq. as Auditor.

A meeting of the clergy of the arcitdeaeonry
of Lon ion Was 14eld yesterday in the vestry of Saint Se-
Potelwe's e.linteh, pumant to the invitation of the vene-
rable artilideaeon of London (Dr. Pott), to consider the
prOrktty of pfetenting petitions to both Houses of Par-
liament against fitrther concessions to the Roman Catholics.
Out of a very large number assembled, only three clergy-
men were found to bold up their hands against the propo-
sed measure of petioning.—llforaing Joneurtl.

SOIREES rRANIAISES.—ENGLISH 0744}1A
HousE.—Mademoiselle Jenny Colon closed her.eery suc-
cessful engagement at thisibeetre last night, 'Afore an ex-
tremely crowded audience ; the performed in, thr9 differ,
ent pieces,. and. was received ,throughout with reiterated
applause. Among the fashionabies who honoured the per-
formances with their presence die noticed the following :
His Royal Highness the Duie of Sussex, his Grace the
Duke of Devonshire, the Mirquis of Worcester, the Mar-
quis of Ailesbury, Lord Sefton,. Lord Bury; Count Lo-
doff, Colonel Fitzgibbon, Captain Southeby, Major
Webster, Mr. De Roos, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Fitzgibbon.
Lady Forbes, Lady Gage, Lady Coates, Lady Gifford,
Lady Merrell, Countess Ludolff,' Mrs. Rottichild, &e.