Star.
London, England, 1825-12-20 00:00:00

LONDON UNIVERSITY.

Yesterday a Meeting of Shareholders of this Joint
Stock Company was held at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern,for the purposed electing 24 Gentlemen to form
a Council, in the room of the Provisional Committee.

At one o'clock there were about hued, ed Gentlemen
pie,ent, and Mr. BROUGHAM being unanimously called
to the char, he opened the proceedings of the day.
The Rev. Mr. Cox, the Provisional Secretary, then
read the circular which had called the present Meeting,
and stated that the Provisional Committee begged
leave to recommend to the notice of the Shareholders
the following twenty four Noblemen and Gentlemen:
Hon. James Abercrombie, M.P. Right Hem. Lord Auckland,
Alex. Baring, Esq. H.P. Geo. Dirkbect, M.D. Henry Broughams*,
Ed+ M.P. F.R.S. Thos. Campbell, Eli. Right Has. L.N Diaalsi
and Ward, Isaac Lyon Goldstuid, Esq. Mathias 0. Gregory,LL.D.
George Grote, jun. Esq. Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P. F. 11.3. Most
Noble the Marquis of Lansdowo, F.R.S. Zachary Macauky, Rog.
F.R.S. Sir James Mackintosh, M.P. F.E.S. James Mill, Esti.
Mom Noble the Duke of Norfolk, Lord John Russell, M.P. Ben j.
Shaw Esq..Jehn Smith, Esq. H.P. William Tooke, Esq. F.E.S.
Henry Warburton, Esq. F.R.S. Henry Waymouth, Esq. John
Wishavr. Esq. F.R.S. Thomas Wilson, Est
In answer to a question put by Dr. Gilchrist,
The CIIAIRMam stated, that the Provisional Com-
mittee bad no objection to the minutes of their proceed-
ns being read; but he begged it to be enJerstood that
the Committee, in proposing the names of twenty-fout
(leadsmen, had not the least idea of usurping any au-
thority which did not belting to them, but had done it
as the customary thing, leaving open the whole list of
Shareholders to be ballotted for, at the option of each
Proprietor—( Hear, hear.)
The Rev. Mr. Cox then read the minutes of the vari-
ous meetings of the Provisional Committee. The only
important facts that appeared in the course of them
were, that they had concluded a bargain for the large
blank space, at the end of Gower•sti eet, near Button-
square, and that a sum of 30,0001. had been paid down
for it, and that applications had been made to four,
and subsequently to s x architects, to send in designs,
for the buildings which were about to be undertaken un
that piece of ground.
A FROPRIaTott complained of the small competition
in the number of Architects fur sending in designs f. r
the University.
The CIIAIRUAW begged again to explain, that what-
ever the Provisional Committee had done was alma
gether, as their name implied, provisional, and was
liable to be approved, amended, or absolutely rejected
by the Shareholders. As soon as a Council of twenty-
lour were regularly appointed, a code of laws wotil,i be
drawn up by that Coui.cil, and submitted for approval
to a subsequent meeting of Shareholders, with whom,
of course, cite whole rear authority rested.
A GENTLEMAN observed that he was sorry, when the
Committee had undertaken to recommend a certain
number of Gentlemen to the Shareholders as fit persons
to lorm the Council, that they bad not nominated forty-
eight instead of tweaty-four, in wi ich case there would
have been somalling like choice for the Proprietors. '
Mr. THOMAS CAMPBELL begged co observe, that it
seemed to him ra,htr an unreasonable request that the
Committee should have guaranteed forty-eight persona
as eligible to the office of Members of Council, when,
he most candidly confess, that he had strained a point
in undertaking to recommend twenty-tour.
Scrutineers were then appointed, and the ballot commenced.

KEAN is playing with the greatest success at New
York. His apologetical and supplicatory letter com-
pletely allayed the excitement against him. At the
close of the second day's play he came (*.award and
begged pardon for his past conduct, and assured the
house they should have no future cause of complaint.
The opposition entirely died away in a few evenings,
and the theatre was nightly crowded with Ladies!
Jersey, on the Sd instant, a man named Beangie
was tried tor seducing the two daughters otitis present
wife by a former husbaual (the Rev. C. de Toiled), each.
o(whom had a child by him. lhe Court sentenced
him to sit month: in.prisonment—the last wt ek to lift
on breaii andi water pay a fine of 5')S. to the King,
i with costs, and be banished tl.e island tor fire y•-are.

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PROVINCI4I. BANKS.

COLCIITSTEII, Dee: te.
The Odle' rin upon our banks has coin; ilea this
day ; but we arc happy to state that the confiJence of
the public. as to the stability.of th establishments,
fully restored. Tne doors Or toth wee set open at an
early hour in the morning, and w continued till a I •
hour iu the evening.
CHELTENHAM, Mc. 19.

With fhllings of pain, far b yond our power of ex-
prebsion, we announce the stoppage rf the very respect '
able firm of Messrs. Turner and Morris, the old
bank of this town, which took place on Saturday. We
are informed that Mr. Morris went a few days since to
London, taking with him valid secusities to the amount
of 75.0001. with the hope of being able to raise upon
them a sufficient ►upply to avert this calamity, and that
be returned on Saturday morning in the same situatisp,
as when he started. having been unable, owing to the
lamentable state of the Money-market, to procures's',
as many pence. It is said, however. that Messrs.
Turner and Morris are possessed of ample property',
though not immediately available, and that in the
course of a week they will be enabled to recommence,
their payments.—Cheltenham Journal .
Great efforts were made- last *eek to relieve Nor.'
with, where the late failure of one bank recently brought on a
run upon the others, and it is estimated that one house in Lom-
bard-street remitted to the amount of nearly five hundred thousand
pounds foe' that purpose.
By the letter: from Cornwall it appears that great
distress for specie existed; so much so, that change of say deserip
don was with difficulty obtained, btu no failures have occurred in
that quarter.
NAVAL 1?-1TE—.LIGENCE.

Arrived of the Wight, the Albino. ibtaisroartt, from Detains%
FA LIIOCIII, Dec. la.—Wind4rrivals or Wasp.
Put back the Sarah. Comm, for Gibraltar—she sailed from this
port on the 11th inst.

reanalyse, Dec. 19.—Wind W. to S.W.—Arrived the Maria
transpose from Quebec, in 27 days; and Charlotte Ilasn.wooo,
from llamburgb for Jersey. Sailed the Friendship, Kau, for.
Hull The ship Castle Forbes, Oao, for India, having completed
her repairs, and reloaded, is found to make so much water, that it
Is apprehended she must again discharge. •
iliac, Dec. 19.—Wind S. W. squally, with rain.—Arrived and
sailed for the River, the Wellington, Auzit from Jamaica; and
llyndman, frourDernerara. Arrived from the River,
and remain, with the rest of the outward bound, the Royal Char-
lotte, for Jamaica; Grecian, M.1.2)4144. Charleston; and the
George, FORSTII4 for the Havannab.
Linaroot., Dec. 18.—Wind the 141mbstan
—, from New York ; Niagara, Promise, Carrick,,lndian, Ho.
ratio, and Lady Gordon, from Quebec ; and the Cornwall, —,
from Bombay.
Nana% Nov. 25.—The English frigate the Turns, and the
Ratan cutter, sailed to-day from this port t the first is vino to
Algiers. The English schooner Farness sailed the day before
yesterday fur Malta, from which it arrived here on the 14th.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, Decoct= 19.
Sinn &TILED INV/Am—The Christiana and Louisa, from
Rotterdam • image Gerrit; from Amsterdam; Rose and Fin,
from Bubo.; Prince Eugene, from Alicant ; Jane, from Memel;
Alert, from Montreal ; Ajaz,frum Leer; Notch front Harlingen;
John, from Cadiz; Diadem, from Smyrna; Union, from Gunn.
sey ; Richmond, from Denim ' • Scotia. from Minot ; Hand Maid,
from Hamburgh; Calicot Castle and Alexander, from Mott* ;
Meragisary, from Messina ; Prosperity, from INlbet ; . Ann. from
Calais; Mayflower, Unity, Ocean, and Hazard, from- Ehuskirk •
Lady Dundee. from Marmon; Fox. from Ostend ; Shoo. km:
Dente; Sir H. Stanhope, from St. 4lichael's ; Hope, from Lisbon ;
111ahina and Caroline, fisen 111106 a; Watson, from Faro; Sarah,
from Quebec; and the Anstreni Hamburgh.