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London, England, 1830-04-09 00:00:00

THE GRESHAM LECTURERS.

Mr. RICKARDSOX atateda;i a resolution Was some time ago
carried in that Court for referring it ton Committee to inquire into
the best mode of rendering the Graham lectures more useful to the
public. Now be wished to inquire what had been done in pursuance
of that reference ?

Mr. OLDHAM, as the mover of that resolution, replied that mea-
sures had been taken in obedience to the reference. It might be te.
collected that the lectures which the great founder, Sir Thomas
Gresham, by his will provided to have delivered for the benefit of die
citizens of London, had for many years past been delivered at times
and places which rendered them entirely useless, and their delivery
a mere farce. The Committee to whom the subject was referred
considered that they might be delivered at a time when they
would he useful to busy and useful people—namely, at seven in the
evening, Instead of at one o'clock in the day, as at present. They
considered that they might be delivered at a more commodious place
than the Royal Exchange, and a conference was held with the ma-
nagers of the London Institution, to obtain their consent to permit
the lectures to be given at the commodious theatre of that in.
stitution. The managers met them in the most liberal spirit,
and agreed to provide the requisite accommodation for the lectures
and lecturers. All was going on in the most satisfactory manner,
when a difficulty arose in a quarter from which nothing but facili-
ties had been expected. The lecturers were strongly averse to any
alteration. (Hear, hear.) The committee took the opinions of the
Attorney and of the Solicitor-General on the subject, and those au.
thorilles were clearly of opinion that this Court had the power to
appoint for the delivery of the lectures any place within the
City of London. Strong objections were still made by the lecturers.
Thus the matter at present stood. One conclusion had been made,
by those members of the Committee engaged in the conference, that
it must be recommended to the Court that, whenever there might be
any new appointmenu of lecturers, such persons only should be ap-
pointed as would give securities for the due performance of their
duties. (Hear, hear.) It bad always appeared to him a disgrace
to the Citrthat a property yielding 700/. per annum, designed by the
great founder for the remuneration of such men, and the advance-
ment of intellectual cultivation in this metropolis, should be mis-
applied as at present.
Mr. R. L. Jonas expeesed his entire oiscurrence with the ob-
servations made by Mr. Oldasim It was proper, however, to state,
that some lecture's &dims& swedes flier his behaviour. The
Minoru of the Lonrho Latltetiw bed met the proposition in the
most liberal manna.

PARISH APPEALS.
Mr. LEMMA essoplehtil of the gammas expense occasioned to
parishes by the centinned peslpmement of parish appeals in conse-
quence of the neglect of the iddisensen or law officers. He mentioned
one instance where the wrens eseesiesed by delay was mere than
would have sufficed for the maintenance of the pauper more than
six years.
Sir PETER Lanais old that the postponement of the appeals
was not to be ascribed I 0 the non-attendance of Aldermen. He was
alwaysreado attend en any day which might be fixed foe the
of the appeals. The fault was with their Judge, the Re-
corder.

Mr. Alderman WOOD said that certainly be had often seen the
proceedings of the Sessions carried on without the presence of a suf.
defeat number of Aldermen.—((A laugh.)
Mr. GALLOWAY said that 1,01001. per annum, the auk of the
works' present salary, was amply sufficient to procure a man of the
highest architectural talents, and, therefore, would undoubtedly
suMoe for the remuneration of Mr. Montague. It was, perhaps, the
distraction occasioned by the multiplicity of this officer's multi-
farious duties to which might be ascribed those bungling archi.
tectural structures which disgraced the city under his administration.
(Haar, hear.)