The Sun. — 1850-03-18 (London, England)

THE OWENS COLLEGE, IN MANCHESTER.—In 1846 frequently visited Cirencester. On the preceding the late Mr. John Owens left a splendid bequest, amountshe was proceeding along the high road leading from ing to about 100,000/, for the purpose of founding a Ashton Keynes, when she met the prisoner, who was lished a report, containing a detailed account of the ge .college in Manchester., and the trustees have now pub- driving a horse and cart. Having frequently seen dot neral character and plan of the institution, in pursuance prisoner before, and knowing that he was going her way, of the directions of the testator. It is recommended that she asked him to give her a lift in his vehicle. He immethe subjects of instruction should include classical lite- diately consented, but as the cart was proceeding through rature, mathematics. natural philosophy, logic, moral Siddington loud cries of murder were heard in the and mental philosophy, history of political philosophy, cart. A man named Smith instantly went up to the and the English language and literature; with the addi- cart and tried to stop the horse, for the purpose of don, as needed, ef chemistry, various branches of natural learning what was the matter. The prisoner thereupon . history. physiology, and (with a special view to commer• threatened if he interfered that he would murder him. cial education) bock-keeping, the geography of commer- Feeling apprehensive for his own safety, he allowed the cial products, the history and progress of arts and ma- fellow to putt ed, who, on get ing some distance furnufactures, and the general principle of commercial ther, threw the female out, a-.d life her for dead. She jurisprudence. The six more important branches of was found at seven o'clock by Mr. Broad, a baker, quite knowledge are to be confined to as many professors, inteesible' in the turnpike-road. Her face was literally while the modern languages., book-keeping, and other smashed; her eyer, nose, and mouth were frightfully mucommercial studies, may be entrusted to occasional tilated, her jaw bone broken, and her teeth, withd partT of teachers and lecturers. The salaries of the professors, the jaw bone, were pickedb inothcetepubblicki;ockas and thehe it is proposed, should not at first exceed two-thirds cf wounds appear thhaevelatte,ernwies et d covered blood, and the expected annual income of the trust fund (3,0000, handle of a p or 1,700/., exclusive cf 2001. additional to one of the there wtabsea thatwl ;of blood in the bottom of the cart.. depositions taken at the poor creature's bedprofessors, as principal, and of the remuneration of occa.From side, it seemsthat sional teachers. The committee think it desirable that tt'e Owens College should be placed in connexion with by the prisoner, he attempted by farce, and even to _murder her., , He was fully committed to take the University of London; but at the same time they tried d' invi:o attention to the important subject of the establish- trial at the next asrie.s. ment in Manchester of a university, conferring its own The common mind may maintain its place miler degrees without resort to the metropolitan university.— common circumstances; the truly great alone overcome Leeds Mercury. the trials of prosperity or adversity; showing a humble