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On The Discipline Of The University.
prehensive , and universal plan , of academical tuition , which , wl ? the advantages of their present foundations , might very easily be rendered superior to any Institutions of the kind in Europe . No other Universities possess such noble and spacious edifices lor the accommpdation of students ; no Universities are so munificently endowed ; no other Universities possess such public . and college libraries ; and certainly no seminaries of learning can boast so members of
many distinguished erudition in every branch of literature : but these singular advantages are sacrificed to an unavoidable ( unavoidable , in the present state of things ) compliance with ancient statutes , manners , and customs . I have , in my last letter , acknowledged the defects which foreigners observe in the general economy of English Universities . They astonished
are to find that our professorships are commonly sinecures ; that there is no continued series of public lectures in arts or sciences ; , and that college tutors are almost the only sources of information . This naturally creates surprise ; because , in all other Universities , the students have the advantage of daily public lectures , without vacation or interruptionduring the greatest part of ^
, very year . What is the cause of such laborious attention of the professors in these Universities ? The answer is obvious . They are paid by their auditors , who are under no obligation to attend them ; consequently their emoluments depend on their reputation .
Instance Of The Severity Of The Penal Laws
INSTANCE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PENAL LAWS
IN FORCE AGAINST ROMAN CATHOLICS IN THIS KINGDOM " , AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENT CENTUM ' .
XJrom " Warner ' s Topographical Remarks relating to the South-Western Part of Hampshire , " just published . ' } THE unjust and absurd penal statutes , enacted for the discovery and punishment of Popish priests exercising the duties of their function within this kingdomthe abrogation of which attests
, the good sense and liberality of the present age , found a victim in a blameless and amiable character , who finished his existence in I-turst-castle , after a confinement there of thirty years . This person was one Paul Atkinson ; a native of Yorkshire , born in the year 1655 . The tempting sum of one hundred pounds , which t . iese statutes held out as a reward to informeragainst the
any - transgressors of them , induced a miserable woman , a maid servant of Mr . Atkinson , who had been rescued from ruin , rags , and wretchedness by the benevolent priest , and received into his family , to betray her master . The harmless offender was instantly seized , snd Hurst-castle chosen to be the scene of his perpetual imprison-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On The Discipline Of The University.
prehensive , and universal plan , of academical tuition , which , wl ? the advantages of their present foundations , might very easily be rendered superior to any Institutions of the kind in Europe . No other Universities possess such noble and spacious edifices lor the accommpdation of students ; no Universities are so munificently endowed ; no other Universities possess such public . and college libraries ; and certainly no seminaries of learning can boast so members of
many distinguished erudition in every branch of literature : but these singular advantages are sacrificed to an unavoidable ( unavoidable , in the present state of things ) compliance with ancient statutes , manners , and customs . I have , in my last letter , acknowledged the defects which foreigners observe in the general economy of English Universities . They astonished
are to find that our professorships are commonly sinecures ; that there is no continued series of public lectures in arts or sciences ; , and that college tutors are almost the only sources of information . This naturally creates surprise ; because , in all other Universities , the students have the advantage of daily public lectures , without vacation or interruptionduring the greatest part of ^
, very year . What is the cause of such laborious attention of the professors in these Universities ? The answer is obvious . They are paid by their auditors , who are under no obligation to attend them ; consequently their emoluments depend on their reputation .
Instance Of The Severity Of The Penal Laws
INSTANCE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PENAL LAWS
IN FORCE AGAINST ROMAN CATHOLICS IN THIS KINGDOM " , AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENT CENTUM ' .
XJrom " Warner ' s Topographical Remarks relating to the South-Western Part of Hampshire , " just published . ' } THE unjust and absurd penal statutes , enacted for the discovery and punishment of Popish priests exercising the duties of their function within this kingdomthe abrogation of which attests
, the good sense and liberality of the present age , found a victim in a blameless and amiable character , who finished his existence in I-turst-castle , after a confinement there of thirty years . This person was one Paul Atkinson ; a native of Yorkshire , born in the year 1655 . The tempting sum of one hundred pounds , which t . iese statutes held out as a reward to informeragainst the
any - transgressors of them , induced a miserable woman , a maid servant of Mr . Atkinson , who had been rescued from ruin , rags , and wretchedness by the benevolent priest , and received into his family , to betray her master . The harmless offender was instantly seized , snd Hurst-castle chosen to be the scene of his perpetual imprison-