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London, England, 1827-05-01 00:00:00

LONDON UNIvERSITt

Yesterday was dirt day appointed for the ceremony
w laying the foundation-stone of the London Unifier-
sity. The spot which has been 'selected for the building
's situated at the end of Gower-street, and comprehend,
la
very eternise pfete of ground, which is enelosed by
Psi Cioster-street and the adjacent streets were
crowded with passengers and carriages moving towards
the place. As. upon suCh occasions as the present one,
fine weather is most desirable, it fortunately happened
that yesterday was one of the finest days we have en-
led this season. The weather being so propitious, there
;ma as will naturally be imagined. a vast number of
pewits present, desirods of beholding the ceremony
which was about to take place. The preparations
which had been made for the accommodation of the
awaspiny were very well calculated to secure that ob.
ject. The visitors, who were admitted by cards, were
conducted to an elevated platform, which was so much
inclined that toe most distant spectator conld.readily see
every particular of the ceremony. Immediately before
the platform on which the spectators stood, and at about
three yards distant from it, another 'platform had been
'erected, upon which the foundation stone of the build-
ing was placed. The number of persons present must
hate been upviards of 2000, the greatest proportion of
whom was composed of well-dressed Ladies. Every
house in the neighbourhood, which afforded the smallest
opportunity to beholders of witnessing,the operations of
Cho day, was crowded from the windows to the roof;
and even many windows in Gower•street, from which
so view of the scene toold by.aity chance have been
expected, were fillid'with company. At a evader past
three o'clock, the Duke of Sasses arrived upon the
!mind, and was greeted by the acclamations of the
people both ;us* and outside the paling. When he'
descended from his carriage, the band of the Sd Regi-
anent of Foot Geards, who had been upon the ground
one time before, pldying occasional airs, struck up
the national anthem of GOD save he King. In about,
ten minutes afterwards, the Royal Duke, attended by
the Committee and Stewards, went in procession to the
platform, upon which the foundation :stone was depo-
sited. The stone had been cut exactly in two. and in
the lower half there was formed a rectangular hollow,'
in which the medals, coins, &c. were to be placed. -i
The Architect then reed the inscription engraved
upon the coppervlate which was to be placed inside the
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After this inscription had been teed, the upper part of
the stone was gradually raised bribe help of ponies,
and his Royal Highness having received the coins,
medals, and inscription, deposited them in the hollow
formed for their reception. The two parts of the stone
Were then fastened together, and the whole was raised
from the ground. A bed of mortar was now laid upon
the grand by theworkmen, to which his Royal High.
mess added more, which he took from a silver plate, and',
aftrrwarils smoothed the while with a golden trowel,
upon which were inscribed the following words:—
. With this trowel was laid the first stone of London
University, by his Royil Highness Augustus Duke of
fosses, on the IlOtti of April, 1827. Mahon Wilkins,
archi,eett !stews. Lee and Co. builders." The stone was
dim gradually lowered amidst the cheers of the assem-
bly, the band playing « God save the King." His Royal
Highness, after having proved the stone with a perpen-
d.cular, struck it three times with a mallet, at the same
time saying, ..May GOD bless this undertaking which
'e have so happily commenced, and make it prosper
far the honour, happiness, and glory, not only of the
Metropolis, but of the whole country."
An Oration was then dtlivetud by' tbe Rae: Dr.
Maltby. in which he offered up a prayer to the Az-
nIGHTY to bless the present undertaking.
Dr.LXISHINOTOI stated, that be bad been chosen by
she Committee as the organ by which to eXpress their
opinions. He tematked that the London University
must effect good. The clouds of ignorance had passed
away, and the sun had broken forth and dispelled the
darkness which had hitherto prevailed. No man dared
now to assert that the blessings of education should not
be extended to every, even the lowest, of his Majesty's
subjects. He then expatiated oo the advantages which
one likely to arise from the establishment of a London
University, among Other things, in opening n•cloor to
Dissenters, who were excluded from the two great
Universities. The Learned Gentlesnaa concluded by
passing an eloquent compliment upon the public con=
duct of the Duke of Sussex. Attached to no party, be
vu a friend to liberality, and promoted by his mow.
tigutent any efforts of the subjects of this realm,what,
elet their political opinions, if their motives were proper
Lod praiseworthy.
The Duke of Sues= acknowledged the compliments
Which had beew paid to him in the eloquent speech of
14, 4atried Gentleman. He stated, that the proudest
gay of his life was that upon which he had laid the 4est
'tone of the London University, surrounded as he was
by Gentlemen of as high rank, (attune, and chatacter,
'I day in the kingdom. He was quite convinced

!that the present undertatlng must De producUve of
good. ‘t 'staid excite the old Universities to hesh
Mums, and force them to reform abuses. His Royal
Highness concluded, amidst the cheers of the aswmbly.
by repeating that the present was the happiest day of
his life.—His Royal Highnest and the Coinmittee then
left the platform, and the spectators dispersed, apparent-
ly highly gratified with the exhibition of the day.
The Royal Duke was loudly cheered by the people,
at his departure.
Amongst the company present, we observed—
The Duke of Norfolk, Bali of Contemn, Lord Auckland, Mr
R. Wilms, Mr. J. Sailt,b, M. P. Mr. lkousham, M.P. Dr. Lank-
lastea, NAP. Mr. Wats= Taylor. tke Has. Capt. Dona*, Me Ham
Doggies ird, Colonel Joan, Mr. Alderman Voluble% &c.

TH2 DINNER.
In the evening, the friends of and subsctibers to the
new University dined together in the Freemasons' Hall, 1
and we believe that on no previous occasion of a similar
nature was that room so crowded. Upwards of 420
persons sat down to dinner. His Royal Highness the
Duke of Sussex was in the chair, and amongst the
numerous company were all the distinguished indivi-
duals we have before mentioned as having been present
at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone, with the
addition rf the Marquis of Lantin)wto.
The cloth having been removed " the King" was
drank with three times three.

The
.next toast was i 4 the Duke of Clarence, the Lord
High Admiral of England,* and the rest of the Royal
family. It may be worth while to obtev7e, that as
,soon as the Roxal Chairman,',in proplaing.,the above
toast, stated the title of the new offices held by his,
Royal Brother, the room rang with acclamations for
several minutes.

The Duke of Noarout•then proposed the health of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who, he said,
had added to the illustrious title he inherited by birth,
that of the friend of the arts, and the patron of every
liberal institution in the metropolis—(Cheers.)
The toast was drank with three woes three.

His Royal. Wanness said, that he received what his
Noble Friend had been pleased tp say of him, more as
ac admonition than as a compliment, because it brought
to his recollection the principles on ahich his family
were seated on the throne of this country. He was re-
joiced at every circumstance which occurred to refresh
his memory on that subject, and never felt so happy its,
when he had an opportunity, of proving, by acts rather
than profession, how great was his attachment to the
cause of liberty and the diffusion** knowledger.-
(Cheers). He begged to repeat what he had stated in the
morning, that toe University of foindon bad been un-
dertaken with no feelings of jealousy or n1;will towards
the two great English Universities already existing, but
only to supply a deficiency which was notoriously fkt,
and had been created by changes in circumstances and
time since the foundation of those two gicat seminaries
of learning. He concluded by saying, that he never felt
more proud in his life than when he was laying the
foundation-stone of the new University in Elie presence
of some of the most honest and enlightened men of
whom this country could 'hoase—(Applause). He
then proposed—
,* Prosperity to the Ualvenilty of London," wil' was drunk
with three times three, and lead applies..
Mr. Bariuonau then rose amidst the most vehement
expressions of approbation. He rose, he said, in ac-
tensecence to the command imposed open him by the
if, to return thanks to the Royal Chairman for
the kind and cordial manner in which he had been
pleated to express himself towards the tit6w University,
and also to the company present, for the very gratifying
manner in which they had received the Mention of the
toast. The task had been imposed upon him, GOD knew,
not from any supposed peculiar fitness on his part to
execute it, but from a well grounded recollection that
he was amongst the earliest and most zealous promoters
of the good work they were met to celebrate. Two,
yeats bad not elapsed since be had the happiness of
attending a Meeting, at which, peradventure, a great
proportion of those whom be was now addressing were
present, for the purpose of promoting the foundation of
the new University, held in the middle of the City of
London, the cradle of all oar great establishments, and
of the civil and religious liberties of this land ; the place
where those liberties had first been nurtured—near the

spot where they had been watered by the most precious
blood of the noblest citizens; and he much deceived
himself if the institution, the foundation of which they
had met to celebrate, was not destined, with the blessing
of Diem PROTIDRICI, to have an extensive influence
in rendering the liberties to which he had Indere alluded
eternal in England, and to spread the light of knowledge
over the world---(Cheers). On the day which he had re-
ferred to, the circumstances under which he spoke were
very different from those which now surrounded him.
The advocates of the University had then to endure the
sneers of some, the more open taunts and jibes of others,
accompanied with the timidly expressed hopes of many
friends and the ardent good wishes and fond expecta-
tions of a large body of enlightened meth balanced how-
ever by the loudly expressed and deep execrations of
the enemies of human improvement, light, and liberty,
throughout the world—(Applause). Now, however,
the early clouds and mists which had hung over the
undertaking had disappeared, and the friends of the
new University had succeeded in raising the standard of
the establishment in triumph over its defeated ene-
mies. They had succeeded inlaying the foundation of
the University, amidst the plaudits of surrounding thew-
' sands, accompanied by the good lithos of their tied
every corner of the globe--(Cheers), The Councilhad
come to a fixed resolution shit in the selection of
teachers for the University, no such phrase as 11 ran*.
date° for votes should ever be pied in their presence.
The appointments would be given to those who were
found most worthy ; and if the merits, however
little known, should be found to surpass thoie of others
the most celebrated, only in the same proportion as the
dust which turned the balance, the former would
certainly be preferred. Instead of teaching only four
Of tier, or at the utmost six months in the year,
it was intended that the lectures at the new Uni-
versity should continue nine months in the year.—
After each lecture, the lecturer would devote an hoar to
examining, in turn, each of the pupils, to ascertain
whether he had understood the subject of his discourse.
The lecturer would then apply another hour, three
times in the week, if not six (the subject was under con-
sideration), to the further instruction of such of bb
pupils as displayed particular zeal in the search*eff
knowledge. By such means it was hoped that the
pupils 'might not only be encouraged-to learn what was
already known, but to dash into untried paths, and
become discoverers themselves—(Applause). The He-
, nonrable and Learned Gentleman then proceeded in a
strain of peculiar eloquence to defend himself from
a charge which had been made against him, of being
inimical to the two great English Universities, which,

ne designated the two lights and glories of liters-
lure and science. Was it to be supposed that because
he had had the misfortune not to be educated in
the sacred banish of the muses on the CaM or the
Isis. that he would, like the animal, declare the hint
which was beyond his reach to be sour? He hoped that
those two celebrated seats of learning would continue to
flourish as heretofore, and he would be the last person
in the world to do anything which could tend to impair
their glory. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman said, he
would conclude by repeating the lines from one of our
sweett.t minstrels, which he had before quoted in re-
ference to the undertaking which they had assembled
to support. He then quoted the passage prophetically,
—now it was applicable as a description of past events:
" As some tall cilif thu lift. its awful form
"Swells front the vale and midway kavesihe stoma:
" limo& consul its breast the roiling clouds are spread.
" Eteroalitikshine settles on its head."
The CHAIRMAN then proposed 'I The Marquis of
Linsdown, and the University- of. Cambridge," which
was drat* with great applause.
The Marquis of Lansoower, en rising, was received.
with loud cheers. He felt himself highly honoured, he
said, in having his name coupled with the University
its which he had received his education. He felt the
greatest veneration (or that institution, and ha consi.
dered it by nu means inconsistent with that feeling to
express the molt ardent wishes for the prosperity of the'
new Unive. sity—(Appl muse). He, was persuaded that
the extension of science in one quarter could not be
prejodiclak-to its cultivation in another—(Applause).
" The 'loyal Hackie' war hest driak,stbee w Prosperity to the
City of London." and Mr. Alderman Venabks returned thanks.
" Prosperity to the City of Westminster" being drank, Mr. Hob-
house returned thanks. -
• The health at Lord Dudley" was drank with mock srellum.
Ansosgss the ithir toasts were—" Prosperity to the Universities
of Scotland and Iftlind ;" '" Henry deeirgeinis; 14. and the So.
eke' for the Promotion of Direful Knowledge:" a,
.the Duke of
Norfolk;" " the Mechanic? Institution," acc.
- The company did not Sepitate till a late hour.

'NAVAL

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Vass aseams went—The Edward tramport, of Loudon, co
the setth ult. sear the Llsard.
The Culebra. Castle galled from llessal on the Sith December,
Ssgir td January, sad St. Helms a the 6th Match.
The Mope, Wort; Ttemiadre, mad Belle Mame, from Bengal.have arrived. at fit. Helm.

—Tbe Cky rt Rdiobszgb, from Bengal, was off ike Cape of Geed
Hope abort the Is& of February. dismissed.
Aiseassa. Bart wt.—The Resoletion, Xmas, of Ms place,
smiled from litotterdain te,Loodon islet three flaPadis Iles sad has
not since been baud of.
Facaseers, graze s9.—Arrived the JolifTair, Resammiet, from
Mtn, in 24 days. fee Leaden.. Bpekq on thulrftli bums, io lat.
41. 81. tong. 30. the Friends, Jersey, Joao, from Antwerp
for Tarragona. 9.
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Aram. rm.—Arrived the Polperre, La Beam, from
Culls fog Lostdoa—sailed with March. On the 17th hastamt, off
the Kul, spoke the Jersey !ha 'Cadiz fir Landes. Balled the
Pima Royal, Kains,and ;framer teemperts, for Cork and Qseher.
Dun, Aran. 30.—wind 11.W.•••••Artived from London. the
Mat*" Knit, fee St. Las; Janes, Gasszes, for Bart:saws ;
Indian, Ilassavesi, lac Quebec ; and. Funchal, Kermesses. for
Medrke.
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this Port: Omni, maactsini sneer-
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log freight ; Mey, -Idatossr, tot Antwerp; 'Maidlisa, Otaminr,
for Liverpool; Dental TailliAllTe uncertain ; Snipe, Rams, for
Malaga.

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Haws. and frets Loedoo—last from Cowes • ship Asa.
Clairessa, from Mao; • ' brig Annie. Sc.,IT from LiverpooL
e7tb—Ship Jamaies,Au.sv frost !Averred.
estb--Beig Wellingues„ Halimas. from Cork ; ship Dorothy
Foster, Holier, from Newry Bay; ship Marlborough? Mmateses,
from. Lemke ; Beyer, WASATZLIN from Landes ; brig Paw
veneer, Rms.. from Liv
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Cabs; Imdy lierrby, free% hags'; H.M. ship
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vss. from H. IL brig Bastard.mosa. from Camp'eschy ;
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fesisity's Paekst lord Melville. Pima. from Paktum&
liskiety's 'Hp BaNkmaske; Lim, from Part se Priam
itieltra,ul:lllary.Joess. from Old Harbour; his Majesty's
packet Louisa, TUN, from Cutlasses; brig 'Dank. Gee.
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Mackin.

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