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Imperial Parliament of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, are chosen by the collective body of the Senate.

The UNIVERSITY Council are appointed by Grace of the Senate, and are consulted upon various occasions. The SOLICITOR is appointed by the Vice-Chancellor. The SYNDICS are members of the Senate, chosen to transact all special affairs relating to the University, such as the framing of laws, regulating fees, inspecting the library, buildings, printing, &c.

The SYNDICS of the UNIVERSITY PRESS, who meet in the parlour of the printing-office, cannot transact business unless five at least are present, the ViceChancellor being one.

The PROFESSORS of the different sciences have stipends allowed from various sources; some from the University chest, others from Government, or from appropriate estates left for that purpose. The annual income of the University chest is about £16,000. including about £3,000. of floating capital. This arises from stock in the funds, manors, lands, houses, fees for degrees, government annuity (for surrender of the privilege of printing almanacks), profits of the printing office, &c. &c.

The annual expenditure is about £12,000. disbursed to the various officers, professors, the library and schools, the university press, taxes, charitable donations, &c. &c. The whole is managed by the ViceChancellor of the year; and the accounts are examined by three auditors, appointed annually by the Senate.

The STATUTES of the University were printed in 1785 -a copy of which may be found in the Public Library, the Library of every College, and in the Senate-House, the Vice-Chancellor and the two Proctors for the time being have also each one. The book of Statutes is divided into the following heads:-Statuta AntiquaStatuta Henrici octavi-Statuta Regis Edwardi sextiStatuta Reginæ Elizabethæ anno primo regni sui editaStatuta Reginæ Elizabethæ anno duodecimo regni sui edita-Literæ Regiæ ad Academiam datæ-Interpretationes Statutorum-Senatusconsulta sive gratiæ-Decreta prefectorum-Juramenta et Formule. The statutes of the 12th of Elizabeth, and the Senatusconsulta, are those which are chiefly respected at this time. Many of the old statutes, decrees, interpretations, &c. are looked upon as obsolete or unnecessary in the present state of the University.

The TERMS of this University are three, and are fixed by invariable rules. OCTOBER or MICHAELMAS Term begins on the 10th of October, and ends on the 16th of December. LENT or JANUARY Term begins on the 13th of January, and ends on the Friday before Palm Sunday. EASTER or MIDSUMMER Term begins on the Wednesday se'nnight after Easter day, and ends on the Friday after Commencement day. ComMENCEMENT DAY is always the first Tuesday in July.

When any member of the Senate dies within the University during term, on application to the ViceChancellor, the University bell rings an hour; from which period non-term, as to lectures and disputations, commences for three days.

If any member of the Senate change his College, twenty-four hours only are allowed for that purpose; if he exceed that time he must again keep three terms, before he can be re-instated as a member, or qualified to vote.

The seventeen Colleges which constitute this University were founded by different individuals: all the founders in the first place enjoin the cultivation of religion, and next to that, polite literature and the sciences; all which combined were to set forth the Glory of God in his Works of Creation and Redemp

tion. Most of the statutes of the Colleges require the Fellows to be born in England-in particular counties, districts, &c. A few Colleges are perfectly open to all competitors for Fellowships, and it is particularly worthy of notice, that with regard to all, there is this law and determination: -" WHOSOEVER HATH ONE ENGLISH PARENT, ALTHOUGH HE BE BORN IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, SHALL BE ESTEEMED AS IF BORN IN THAT COUNTY TO WHICH HIS ENGLISH PARENT BELONGED. BUT IF BOTH PARENTS WERE ENGLISH, HE SHALL BE RECKONED OF THAT COUNTY TO WHICH HIS FATHER BELONGED."-Stat. Acad. p. 268.

The several orders in the different Colleges are as follow:

Ist. A MASTER OF HEAD, who is generally a Doctor of Divinity: excepting Trinity Hall, Caius College, and Downing College, where they may be Doctors of Law or Physic. The HEAD of King's is styled PROVOST; of Queen's, PRESIDENT.

2d. FELLOWS, who generally are Doctors, Bachelors of Divinity, Masters or Bachelors of Arts; some few Bachelors of Law or Physic, as at Trinity Hall and Caius; or Doctors of Law or Physic.

3d. NOBLEMEN GRADUATES, DOCTORS in the several faculties, BACHELORS of DIVINITY (who have been Masters of Arts), and MASTERS of ARTS, whose names are found upon the boards, are all members of the Senate. The expence of keeping the name upon the boards varies a little in some Colleges in general it is about £4. per annum.

4th. GRADUATES, who are neither members of the Senate nor in statu pupillari, are Bachelors of Divinity, denominated FOUR-AND-TWENTY-MEN, or TEN-YEARMEN. They are sanctioned by the statutes of Elizabeth, which allows persons who are admitted at any College, when 24 years of age and upwards, and in

priest's orders at the time of their admission, after 10 years (during the last two of which they must reside the greater part of three several terms) to become Bachelors of Divinity without taking any prior degree.

5. BACHELORS of Law and PHYSIC, who sometimes keep their names upon the boards till they become Doctors. This is a needless expence (as also to the Four-and-Twenty-Men Bachelors) unless they propose to derive some advantage from becoming members of the Senate.

6th. BACHELORS of ARTS who are in statu pupillari, and pay tutorage whether resident or not, and generally keep their names on the boards, either to shew their desire to offer themselves candidates for Fellowships or to become members of the Senate. If they erase their names, they save the expence of tutorage and College detrimenta; and nevertheless may take the degree of M.A. at the usual period, by putting their names on the College boards a few days previous to their incepting. Some of these are stiled BACHELOR COMMONERS, from the privilege of their being allowed to dine, &c. with the Fellows.

7th. FELLOW COMMONERS, who are generally the younger sons of the nobility, or young men of fortune, and have the privilege of dining at the Fellows' table, from whence the appellation possibly originated.

8th. PENSIONERS and SCHOLARS pay for their respective commons, rooms, &c. but the latter, from the enjoyment of scholarships, read the graces in hall, lessons in chapel, &c.

9th. SIZARS are generally men of inferior fortune. They usually have their commons free, and receive various emoluments.

LIST OF UNIVERSITY OFFICERS, &c.

CHANCELLORS.

The office of Chancellor is biennial, or tenable for such a length of time beyond two years as the tacit consent of the University may choose to allow, The election of a Chancellor must be within fourteen days after the vacancy. The Vice-Chancellor, Proctors, and a junior D.D. LL.D. or M.D. stand in scrutiny, and first write their votes. All members of the Senate then bring their votes written in the same form, and the Senior Proctor pronounces the election.

ELECTED

1688 Charles Duke of Somerset.

1748 Thomas-Holles Duke of Newcastle, Clare. 1768 Augustus-Henry Duke of Grafton, Pet. 1811 His Royal Highness William-Frederick

Duke of Gloucester, Trin.

HIGH STEWARDS.

The election is by a grace which passes two congregations.

1697 Charles Earl of Manchester.

1721 Arthur Earl of Anglesea, Mag.

1737 Thomas-Holles Duke of Newcastle, Clare. 1749 Philip Lord Hardwicke, Lord Chan.

1764 Philip Earl of Hardwicke, Bene't. 1793 Right Hon. William Pitt, Pemb.

1806 Philip Earl of Hardwicke, Queen's.

VICE-CHANCELLORS.

The election of a Vice-Chancellor always takes place on the 4th of November. The electors are the Doctors of the three faculties, and all other Regents and Non-Regents.

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