, 1875-05-15
FAMILIAR TALK.
THE GRESHAM LECTURES.

uH9 OF tAD yA1t wealth jlH nbbftfoU 6Iu ACQUIRED.
11is father Was n ,norchaut pf,nce and ono Of Ii.
t,nnnc,1 agents ~ ,,sns p wTIr r. % tro. y, ~ ~
e,,sa ~ AseAn ~ l.e"f3 VAL: ~ t'St no
.a0 .o. ot.ee ot ' mayor 81 aonaon. Iho
seoa Tas ,a .a' "a An."TF T,a IN isesng ssn
teon year. .,,cco,sfr.t, cop,Ine.o1 lnnort,nt and
,,,f;,,,t ,,,,n.r 'a'po' A's'
..'s,st. -, $3.50, 'S."" "on s"o uo'e,.-
nion'e o. hnS'snd ma tho Ssthorlands. lla
raa sn!ghted b1 Elizabeth III i559. On ths
death Of his only hon, In 1864, be rcsolrc1 TO OK
nond TIM main nortion NJ hta vo,,tt, ~ ~.s,e,.
inv,itrt:,as ~. w.. ., ~" sAs,oua
us"1ssns 'nsA'u..o IN hsbE glAoa project
was sac erection o' honrsa Or eichango for tho
eencilt Of tho morchants Of London, who wtro
IN tho habit Of meeting in tho opnn mir. III.
building uaH formally on,nod II, 1;-n hy f,uao,,
1.,ixshe, whu na1no, 4 tho r"r., 1s-s,,a" =, %''"
hsr Thomas h1i!t htnpsnnas manaion At
Osterly 1ark, near DraEtford, where 10 freouont-
l5 entertained persons Of tho hi3host distinction.
oven tho Quesn horsolf tlelgnins 10 ' sit q. h,s
ho.pitab!o board. Ills toun.1o:iaonco was
sltuasca IN ltshopsgato ssfcot. BY the directions
Of hia will. the benevolent nohIcman provided
for tho erection aud support OF cicl,t alma.
t,nu.c, or,, f,r t,,o o,.Ja,rr. .tms
IN. torn.,nc,vo, ~ .tv.,. 80. - -. ssv:
t.s ,ss'.1 oo'A ,.s ""a slstu uP 10 LILO aso OK
s'4c laftof' Ns anar1tnontH being converted inta
senidenco ard ecttlro'roonla for sovon Professors
wlloee salaries were paid OH Of the noyal e.
Afj.
poutod by tho founder woru divinity. nllysir,
aa,1ot,urny, geou,ctrs, ay, rhetoric, mia m;,str
1ha number Of lectures prescribed bv liz
will w.s much reduced within lille
tnurs ttlsn cantEry after tho death or
tho Knight In t5,9. Tic attention OF Cromwell
VAS calico. duriu. the preteciora.o To- Ina mia.
inaprsen.en. OF lilo College. The following
letter. preserved In tue City Library at Huldhal
nccalon at lecst, tho control Of I'll election. The
nisafTo was addrcGsed to tho tifeEhcc, Cout1ni.-
tee OF tic City OF l.oi,t1o,, und date,i from Wto-
l,1l}, Jti, ituy t;l;: "fIent1crnou nj, rands -
an eiar:5oa tin afternoon Of . geo,netry pro.
fessor in Gsesharn col1itiGe, WOO derito Won to
suEpantl tho Salno for sonio tY1no till vo alIall
have an onportus!tio to npcalz with you in order
to TINT business. Your lowing friend Oliver
r." 1t tho tin.o Of the }.estoratiou, Gresham
College, YES stimulated to ,,nua,lal activity by
tho Royal Society. in ]GG1 Isaac Earrov oc-
euFlatl tho Chair u tieomet1y. nnd Hns
Mccss3ed BY l>s. Robert Hooacr iu
Egi. During tho fou. years between 1867
.na 1eti. tho Chair Of Astronomy MA
held by 'ttat uirnc,o Of q YOUTH uthat rarp
aud esflr prodigy OF universal scienco," Accord
ing 10 Ere!1n,-sir Christopher Wren. In 1TOj.
raeuloria. was lnia !,cfore tho London nuthori-
ties, In Which compleinz vas u,ado that tho
Gresham lectures, ptch, in comp!,anco with tie
founders will silon,d be road t'erer.v iay in gr
fcets, for tho INSTRUCTION Of Youth aud othcra Of
this city In useful knowledge. " we're roaiiy d.
ltvored only in Torn Tins. 3forcoYer, tho
memorial asserted that although, Tho professory.
for this most part, appeared J" to bo Geutlomen OF
Civilty. lngenulty aud CandoT," t!iey rot Hoemod
very unwilling to pasfo11o tic services for whtch
they drow tlgir salaries, and excused theusolyea
tsoiu lectuyinE on tho meat frivolous p.etexts.
Tho Gresham Comui.teo--which consissu Of
sos Aldermen and eight Con,nonoss Of Tie City
OF Loninn, and twelyo Co,nuiouers for ti,e COM
mat.erh ut that TINA nor. indeed, sncs. M things
hsva gnno Oh from lad TO worno. until nj present
Tue cS}!ess h,s tailen into tho loses. condition
T.. 1-f1 ~, -,
~ -, tos od u1e1taam unanslon, having BE-
Ezclss oltice built pu i:y si:e, wills room Iu
tlr0 Royal Exchange Yas sct xt,art for the Iec.
~ 1Ts sn ta' ~ 1tsso1 bsps allowed 25o
original ,s,rv AVA s,th i,e.ot.t ssnn .n1 1as
rsas is oonrso ~ sasn rtnpss E. S1s so 10.
!s2o too average Number o1 portons RttondtnE
tho lecturcs waa but ten poe English Lecture and
thirtenu ~ all tho Latln lectures for tho tyholp
yo.r. In tell the prorent rnllaro bniidir1 M.u
. urectod at tie cotuer Of EayincRhll gtreet anI
Gresham ntreek nj 4 cost Of <.,5 nEN r. usn
opened ia lSf:3 but # is said that 1t most not
11fo than tHclrp Latin autt ty7nj1s Ynetjs1, fce.
llHos a1e read by tho Professors dur;nr fhn ve,r.
Iho co,1rso delivered last yenr iu Hillary 1esnl
fnruished tao Il, auccca4ion on certain DAYS OF
tho veok' between ito hours of ! snd s N III tie
ryes h,nnrons sesonnt ~ ii. Iaao,.,,a ofqnr
h, nuuInos se,Anui u ~ tesoin19 eHost
mnsslf OF their va1ao esd THO extent OF tiler In.
uneaee. sf "a afsser 70 ~ us INQUIRIES ta Was
unaole 70 nhsaftn my hnn,an ee'pg vi'o had
Sset neal.l = atesoam toSsoIe, hohcs oa search
1ot inlotmA1olt Was Conducted WITHOUT 6otdhpce
ana WIN tho feel!uE one has when cropping 1T
the dasS. IfeBentlng himself o. Grenltm Col
!esc. at nvo niou1sa bssoss 6. hs experience wss
~ iohoHs:
Possibly sll nrr !oos !oo-a rnen IN sesrch Of in-
sSrtassien: Z ~, tste havH 20 doubt did; for on
M MMihGc ansa nc a1,Msx 1sSeved from renaEka-
- ~ ut .ns soss Ranss Eef
ID EscaTna a. ay ~ M XXI. INN X I'M p.t
suee Of hs sasaae, itound yseii ths solitary tasnt
VI krtur..scno,, t,.sn:saed wi,h particularly bard
an sesto Of that peculiar mike which
hubpoted ~ Sonauee 70 tlto Preservation OF viR-
W. ~ ,h y s,',,.s II" Gk ~, 1ask y . M aoHn
sud e.l,er a.o,ll,tl t,e in trauaun wretchodnsss'
The lcctaro fhsatru presenl ',Ee*sy aspect. dim
.ne ~ peeaas
tusers anl Of audiences eoos assa.xnoe to thalr rei
2tfs1.c4l fne ha1l Ok 's'ps'E.
.,,s uhless 1 laose persons pseaeot themses1cs IN