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COLLECTED AND PREPARED FOR THE PURPOSE OP MAKING EVIDENT THE LEADING OBJECT IN SUGGESTING AND ESTABLISHING ^tia^t mmtumn. BY ONE OP THE ALUMNI. " For my brethren and companions' sahes : I will wish thee prosperitv I ea, because of the house of the Lord our God : I toill seek to do the good."— PsAhM cxxii, 8, 9. thee HALIFAX, FEBRUARY, 1836. ^ HALIFAX, N. S. GOSSI? & COADE, PRINTKRS. 1836. r" .♦■• PREFACE. The following Memoranda are intended to form a coUec- tiOR of evidence, to shew that the main design, in Founding and Supporting the King's College, at Windsor, was to uphold and extend the Established Church : that all the property, owned by the College, was^quired for this object, and from members of the Church, who would not have contributed towards the College, if they had noi believed that it was indissolubly connected with the Church. One inference from these facts, if they can be clearly esta- blished, will be plain ; namely, that any separation of the College from the Church, and any transfer of its property to another In- stitution unconnected with the Church, would be acts of violence, wholly unjustifiable. It may be proper to state, that ullhough almost every thing, contained in the following Memoranda, is clearly in my recollec- tion, I have diligently referred to documents in my possession, from which the Extracts have been faithfully copied. My name stood first upon the List of Students, at the Opening of tho Academy, at Windsor, in Nov. 1788 ; and I have been inti- mately connected with the Institution ever since. This is men- tioned only to show that I mur4 be well acquainted with nil it^ history ; and to justify the anxiety I feel for its preservation front irijnry and wrong. w m iia i »i i iw i iiii" i< wwMWPw>Mw*>«^rincipal Gentlemen of the County of Hants. Tliis address ex- pressed their happiness upon the establishment of a pubhc Semi- nary for Learning, vnder the guidance and government of the Bish- op. The Regulations for the Academy were r.iad, and 17 Stu- dents were admitted. The Cth Regulation provided for the weekly catechizin;2; of the Students ; and from that early day to the present time, the Catechism of the Church of England, and no other, has been used there. The 8th Regulation required that the daily prayers for the Academy, should be selected frcui the Lit- urgy of th^ Church of England. Thus was the first step hpppil^, aci^omplished, towards ere- \ 6 atlng a new era in the Literary history of Nova Scotia. Its ac- complishment was the subject of general gratification. No doubt of the connection between the Institution and the Established Church, was entertained. No murmur of dissatisfaction with that connection was heard. Most of the Bishop's Letters in this, and many succeeding j^ears, mention the Academy at Windsor, which seems to have engaged much of his thoughts, as calculated to promote the inter- est of the Church. In December 1788, he writes to Bishop Porteus, " It may not be displeasing to your Lordship, to be in " formed, that last month I opened an Academy at Windsor, a ** beautiful village about 45 miles from hence, and / hope this *' Institution will be of great service to the Church. In a letter to Richard Cumberland, Esq., the King's Agent for Nova Scotia, dated January 27, 1789, the Bishop writes, — ^' Our Academy goes on extremely well. At the next meeting of *' our Assembly, 1 shall endeavour to have the allowance of £400 '•' a year for the Academy made permanent. If I succeed in this, *' I shall then beg leave to apply for your assistance, which you *' were so good as to ofFer, in applying to Government for help " to enlarge the plan of this Seminary, and place it on a more " respectable foot." In March 1789, the Bishop informs the Archbishop of Can- terbury, — " The Legislature is now sitting, and will probably adopt " some measures, which I have recommended, relative to our *' Academy." In tbe following month the Bishop acquaints His Grace, that the Legislature had adopted those measures, and fully complied with his recommendation. " An Act of the Legislature is passed, by which the sum of .6400 sterling in perpetuity, is appropriated to the Seminary, which is to be erected into a College, when matters are ripe for it, and called King's Col- lege. The Governors, of whom the Bishop is one, are constituted a Corporation. The President is always to be a Clergyman of the Eslablishcd Church of England ; and the sum of JE500 is granted for purchasing a tract of land near Windsor, ^' o.i which to erect a suitable edifice." The Bishop expresses much thankfulness for the success widi which his endeavours were thus crowned, and adds, — " The Legislature has great merit in *' this business. No other British Colony in North America, " ever did so much to promote Literature. The Province has " gone to the utmost extent of its ability, and we must now look *' to the Parent Slate for help, to coi.iplete the design. This ii a a u (( u f m J " Institution mil be of great service to the Church. It will be " the means of diffusing useful knowledge, virtue, order, and '' loyalty, among the whole mass of the people." And then the claim, which is thus raised on the patronage of Government, is forcibly urged, by a full detai? of the circumstances, and situation of the Colony. The Bishop apprizes His Grace of his intention to request the services of Mr. Cumberland ; and accordingly a letter was written on the same day, to Mr. Cumberland, to engage his efforts to obtain assistance from Government, and the same arguments are repeated. " This Institution tcill be of great service *' to the Established Church ; it will be the me^ns of diffusing " useful knowledge, virtue, order and loyalty." Mr. Cumber- land is then informed, that a site for the proposed College will be chosen in the following week, and JE3000 are named, as tjie probable sum that will be required for the building. By these Memoranda, the design in suggesting the first Esta- blishment of an Academy, is made very evident. The intention of indissolubly connecting it, from its very commencement, with the Established Church, is most clear ; nor can it be imagined, how the Legislature could more effectually connect the primary Institution, while :n its infancy, with the EstabHshed Church, than by enacting permanently, that the President should always be a Clergyman of that Church ; and by nominating the principal Officers of Government, including the Bishop, all of tchom were Members of the Church, to be its perpetual Governors. These Governors adopted the regulations which had been previously drawn up ; and in full accordance with the Act of the Legislature, required tlic Catechism, and the Liturgy of the Church, to bo continually used in the Academy. Nothing'more was requisite, nor could more have been done, to secure this important connec- tion, that would have been suitable for such an Institution, in its infancy, when it was intended for the elementary Instruction, of very young persons, in the principles of Religion, and in Literature. As the history of the Institution advances, it will be seen, that this connection between it, and the Established Church, was always kept in view, as a very important characteristic, until the Royal Charter was obtained, which raised it to the rank and imr portance of a College and an University. In November 1789, a fevourablc report of the Academy was transmitted to the Archbishop of Canterbury, by the Bishop, who wrote " I trust the liberality of Government, will enable us to (( u 8 ** proceed. This Seminary^ my Lord, will be of the utmost *' consequence both to Church and Stale. It will relieve many of " the evils under which we labour : it will diffuse the principles of useful knowledge, sound religion, virtue, order and loyalty, tJirough this and the neighbouring Colonies." Nothing could be more satisfactory than His Grace's reply to this letter, which is dated April 6, 1790. — " I embrace the opportunity of writing " to you, by the Mail, with the greatest satisfaction, m)- dear and very worthy Brother, because I can assure you, with perfect truth, that Mr. Grenville's anxious activity for the general good of those Provinces, where you so nobly distinguish yourself, as a good Bishop, as loell as for the particular interests of the Church of England therein, fully justify all my } "-edictions with respect to his exertions, and the probable benefits to be " derived from them. Many of the good things he has in hand, " you have already heard ; but what I have to speak to particu- larly now, is the new Seminary in Nova Scotia, of which I look upon you as the Parent. It will most certainly be made a Royal Foundation, and receive such aid of other kinds, from Government, as corresponds with such a description. I mean with respect to the building ; proper encouragement to Instruc- tors and Students, by holding out rewards to the latter, by Exhibitions to some of them, whose talents and improvements are most distinguished, to enable them to finish tiieir education in our English Universities, in order to return home again, with everv advantage they can reap from such distinction." " I wish you to furnish me with every thing which your knowledge of Nova Scotia, and your zeal for its welfare, can suggest to you, in regard to the College ; by which means I shall have the pleasure of being more useful, in my communications with the Secretary of State, than I can possibly be without them." A Letter from Mr. Cumberland, to the Bishop of Nova Scotia, arrived nearly at the same time, in which he says, " I *' have taken a friendly freedom with your Letters, by extracting from them all such passages as relate to public business, con- fident that they would make for your credit ; and I have the pleasure to assure you, that my expectations were fully an- ** swered, Jind that both Mr. Grenville and Mr. Pitt, have ex- pressed themselves very highly satisfied with your conduct, with your zeal, and your discretion. I have not neglected to make full use of your words elativc to the Establishment of thtj College. They could not be better, or more to the purpose. The President shall be a Clergyman of the Church of England. The Institution tcill be of great service to the Established it (( (i <( (( u ii, n ii. li. ii it a ii (( i( ii (( ii li li a u u Church. " I had a very full and satisfactory conversation with Mr. Grenville, respecting the College. It is not easy for me to tell you how entirely I was pleased with him, or he with the undertaking. I flatter myself I may safely predict, thai Govern- ment will meet your toarmest loishes ; I think your plan will be taken up with an high hand^ and that we shall transplant the Muses into a friendly soil." I flatter myself I shall get you some Boobs, and Instruments for an Observatory, if we live to see the Edifice in forwardness." To preserve as nearly as possible a Chronological order, in this detail, it may here be mentioned, that the Bishop had occa- sion to write to Lord Hawkesbury, before the receipt of the two last mentioned Letters, namely, on the 4th of Dec. 1789. Hav- ing had the honor of some personal acquaintance with his Lord- ship, the Bishop could not omit to give a full account of his fav- orite Seminary, explaining its objects and tendencies, as in the other Letters that have been quoted ; eulogizing the liberality of the Legislature, and earnestly requesting the powerful assistance of His Lordship, in procuring efiicient aid from England. Simi- lar Letters were also written about this time, to the Rev. Dr. Morice, Secretary to the Society for the Propagation of the Gos- pel, — to Mr. (afterward Sir Brook) Watson, and to several other friends of the Bishop, whose assistance in various ways, was ear- nestly solicited, both now, and frequently afterwards. On the 16th of December, 1789, Mr. Grenville had ad- dressed a Letter to the Bishop of Nova Scotia, signifying the King's pleasure, that the Bishop should transmit for His Majes- ty's information, a full account of the state of the Clergy of the Established Church, within the limits of his jurisdiction ; together with the Bishop's " opinion of any measures ichich it may be ne- cessary to pursue^ for placing the stale of Religion in His Ma- jestyh Colonies^ on a more respectable footing, particularly in the Province of Quebec, than it is represented to be in at the " present moment." This Letter from Mr. Grenville, called for a lengthy and detailed reply, which was written on the 20th of May, 1790, and V< iift assisted him in framing the <^iK?b Q C - Bilh It also contained a fav- :t/ ourable mention of the Seminary at Windsor, with its full history, ^ its objects, and the necessity for assistance from the Government. The Bishop's replies, to the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mr. Cumberland, contain the expression of his gratitude, for the fiiv- ourable regard manifested in England, towards the growing Insti- <.{. u 10 tution ; repeat the necessity for the expected Grant from Gov- ernment, and suggest several matters to be provided for, in the Charter ; but the Institution is never named without some refer- ence to its connection witli the Church, either expressed or implied. As the Institution at Windsor rose in importance, its connec- tion with the Church, to which it was intended to be an hand- maid, became more important also ; and acordingly increased attention was given to this connection. Mr. Grenville seemed fully alive to this object ; and in a very important letter to the Bishop of Nova Scotia, dated the 5th of June, 1790, acquainted him, that His Majesty was pleased to express his entire approba- tion of the design ; that as a Mark of the attention of Parliament towards the encouragement of Religion and Learning within the Colonies, a sum of JEIOOO was included in that year's Estimate, and voted by the House of Commons, towards the erection of a College in Nova Scotia. " I have also received His Majesty's " commands, to consider of further steps to be taken for the " promotion of those salutary objects, to which this Establish- " ment is directed. With this view His Majesty has been pleas- " ed to declare His intention of granting to this College a Royal " Charter." Grants of Land were promised for a permanent endowment, and the Bishop's opinion was desired as to such lands, as might be proper for that purpose. " And as His " Majesty conceives that it will be of the utmost benefit, both "' for the education of youth and for the maintenance of Religion, " within the several Provinces of His Dominions in North " America, that the Ecclesiastical Benefices there, should be filled " by persons properly instructed in the Principles of the Church " of England, His Majesty has directed me to prepare, and " submit to His consideration, a plan for establishing, within the " two Universities of this Kingdom, foundations for the mainte- ^ nance of a certain number of young men, being Natives of His North American Dominions. These persons are to be elected from the College in Nova Scotia, or from any similar Establishment which His Majesty may be pleased to found by His Charter, in any other British Colony in America. They axe to be sent to England, to finish their studies at an English University, and are to be entitled to the benefit of such foun- dations, as I have mentioned, for a certain number of years, '' at tlie expiration of which, tliey will, if properly qualified, '* be admitted into Holy Orders, that they m,ay supply such vacan- *' cies as may occasionally arise in tht Ecclesiastical Establish" " ment in British America.^' u (( 11 I y The Bishop was then called upon in pursuance of His Majesty's designs, to supply information respecting the probable number of Clergymen that may be required — the regular division of settled lands into Parishes — the allotment of Glebes, etc. " in order that proper steps may be taken for placing the Eccle- '' siastical Establishment of those Colonies on a fixed and perma- " nent fooling.''^ In reply the Bishop offered various suggestions for securing the usefulness of the College. He expressed his heartfelt interest in its success " as the most beneficial consequen- ces both to Church and State^ maybe expected from it." In con- clusion he wrote, — " To you, Sir, not only my hearty thanks, *' but iflose of every Member of tHe JSTational Churcd, and Bri- " tish Subject in America, are justly due for your attention to our " best inict'csts. Your aim is to promote them ; and it is a duty " peculiarly incumbent upon us, to co-operate with your mea- " sures, which are evidently marked by vigilance and wisdom." The exhibitions proposed by Lord Grenville, were after- wards abandoned, from an apprehension that the most promising youth, whom they would remove to England, might form new connections there, and never return to Nova Scotia. A volume might be filled with extracts from subsequent cor- respondence, with these, and many other distinguished persons, shewing the intention of all who manifested any interest in the King's College, to connect it with the cause of the Established Church, and the fact of such connection ; but it must surely bo unnecessary to occupy time, for the proof of a purpose, and a fact, so evident. Further grants of money were solicited and obtained, through the same Channels, upon the same grounds, and with the same intentions, until JE4000 were allotted by Parliament, in several separate grants, to the Building. The Warrant for the Charter was ordered about the year 1792, when the Chief Baron McDon- ald, was Attorney General J but it appears to have been neglected upon his quitting that Office. The attention of Government was then absorbed by the overwhelming events in Europe ; and the war with France, in the following year, prevented further attention from Ministers, to the distant object of a College in Nova Scotia. The Building was however erected, and the Institution pui ,ued an humble, but useful course, for the nine following years ; closely connected with the Established Church ; well known to be so connected ; and without any doubt, or disapprobation of such connection. In the latter end of the year 1800, the compiler of 12 these Memoranda, who had been educated chiefly at Windsor, sailed for England. He was entrusted by the Governors of the College, with the contributions of themselves, and a few other friends of the Institution, to the amount o^ €250, for the purchase of Books, as a foundation for •& Library for the College — and he was honored with a Commission to take any measures, which might be approveu by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (Dr. Moore) the Bishops of London and Rochester, (Drs. Porteus and Hors- ley,) and Scrope Bernard, Esqr., the Provincial Agent, to promote the interests of the King's College. Much exertion was made to promote these interests, in various ways, under the very honor- able patronage, which was readily afforded. But this exertion was made under the fullest conviction, that the Church and the College were indissolubly connected. The station and offices of the Patrons, under whom that exertion was made, were a guarantee for such connection. That connection was the plea under which assistance was solicited and obtained. Books to the amount of more than five limes the sum originally subscribed, were collected and forwarded to Nova Scotia ; and a permanent feeling of regard for the Institution was happily established, among a large portion of the English Bishops, and Clergy, and at the Universities in England and Ireland. And here it may be mentioned, that several of the most liberal conuibutors to the College, Avithheld their gifts, until they could be satisfied of a real connection between the College and the Church. To give satisfaction on this point, visits to the Universities were required, and they were success- ful. Mr. Wilberforce sought for more evidence of this, than any other individual, and requested a visit of several days, from the young representative of the College, that he might be strictly questioned on this point, by Mr. Wilberforce, and several of his friends. For this object, that pious benefactor put aside all other engagements, and being well satisfied of the fact, became an active and hberal Contributor, and was enrolled, with several others, to form a Conmiittcc, for promoting the prosperity of the Institution. The success of the application for a Library, encouraged the Writer to request the approval of his Patrons, for tracing the Ilislory of the neglected Charter. The use of the influential names of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishops of Lon- don and Rochester, were entrusted to his discretion. Mr. Ber- nard was his zealous coadjutor, and a most valuable guide, and able assistant, in the various ofliccs where enquiry was necessary. The result was, a satisfactory promise, that the Charter should forthwith be completed, and a permanent endowment asked for from Parliament. 13 I I "ill il Tlie objects of the College being advanced to this point, the writer returned to Nova Scotia ; made a full report of his ])roceedings to the Governors of the College, who well understood the \iews with which their commission had been executed, and honored him with a vote of thanks, which added to the pleasure he had feh, in his willing labours, to promote their objects. The Committee, who have already been alluded to, consisted of Scrope Bernard, Esquire, M. P. (afterwards Sir Scrope Ber- naid Morland,) Mr. Planta, an eminent Author, and Librarian of the British Museum ; William Wilberforce, M. P.; and John Wilmot, formerly Master in Chancery, and M. P. These highly respectable and benevolent Individuals, in fulfilment of their en- gagement to the writer, continued their zealous and successful exertions, to increase the Library and its fund, until they procur- ed a large addition to the Books, and jE400 in money. Imme- diately after the passing of the Charter, in May, 1802, they cir- culated a printed address, on behalf of their voluntary charge. Its language well explained and enforced, the primary object of the Institution, as the ground-work of their plea. It contained the following passages : — " The genuine patriot, the sincere Chris- " tian, and the lover of Classical Literature and Science, will '' rejoice to see the blessings of the Mother Country, communica- '' ted to ihe distant region of North America, and from the Es- "■ tablishment of this Infant College, which, it is hoped, may " hereafter become, as the Charter expresses it, ' The Mother ' ov AN University,' will anticipate the most important and beneficial effects ; the general difTusion of sound learning ; the promotion of every liberal art and science ; and above ally the firm support of the Christian Religion, as professed and tattght by our Reformed Episcopal Church. (>. u a § 11 .c .c a u " In the New World, such an Institution was peculiarly necessary, and is likely to be attended with inestimable bene- fits. In the American College for which ice are now pleading, ihc Doctrines and Discipline of the Church of England, fixed on firm foundations, loill hand doicn, from age to age, the genuine principles of the Christian Religion, in their original purity, as the most valuable treasure which could be ser.ured to Posterity, by the provident wisdom of their ancestors." In August, 1802, the Charter arrived, with intelligence ihat the promised grant, of £1000, was obtained ; and with an intimation that more might be expected, if the Institution should riourish, and require additional support. Even the source's, from which the funds for this might be obtained, were pointed l\ 14 out. A general feeling of gratitude and satisfaction was now ex- cited, among all who felt any interest in the King's College ; and extensive benefits were naturally expected to flow from it. The original character of the Institution was preserved by the Charter, which was henceforward to be its fundamental law. Its connection with the Church was secured. The Archbishop of Canterbury, through whom all that had been effected in England for its welfare, had been obtained, was made its Patron, with the ])Ower of a negative on all Statutes, which may be regarded as I he key-stone of tlie connection between the College and the Church. The Bishop of the Diocese was also appointed Visitor of the College ; and it is well known to be the first duty of the Visitor, to take care that the intentions of the Founder are always preserved inviolate. In framing the Statutes in the following year, (1803,) a ma- jority of the Governors were, unhappily, induced to adopt some exclusive and objectionable Regulations ; some of which the Vis- itor immediately perceived, would be generally offensive to Dis- senters, from whom no complaint had hitherto been heard ; and others injurious to the Institution, and to the Church, on a differ- ent ground. In a correspondence in 1803, between the Visitor, and two of the other Governors, who were joined with him in a Committee, to prepare a Draft of the Statutes, in which those two Gentlemen, endeavoured to justify the course they were pur- suing, they expressed their entire concurrence in the view which this Paper gives, of one chief design in the original foundation of the College, however widely they differed from the Visitor, as to the mode of pursuing that object. Tliey wrote to him, — " We entirely concur with you, in the "• general principle you have laid down, ^ that Religious Instruc- '■'■ '■ tion according to the Church of England, is a principal oh- *' '■ ject of the Institution.'' " The earnest remonstrances of the Visitor, in this correspond- ence, and afterwards at the Board of Governors, were unheeded. The Statutes W'Cnt into operation, without the alterations wiiicli lie suggested. They were printed, and created much general dis- satisfaction ; and the prospects of the Institution were unpromis- ing. The Visitor, though much disheartened, entered a formal Protest against the Statutes ; and as his last resource, appealed to the Patron. Before his appeal reached England, the Patron was incapacitated for any business, by a distressing illness, under which His Grace lingered for two years, and then expired ; and of ne- cessity the appeal was unnoticed. 11 4 i 15 It is due to this eminent and excellent Prelate, to repeat, that through his kind interference, His Majesty, King George tiic Tiiird, who often spoke afFectionatcly of the College, in His Pro- vince of Nova Scotia, was led to take a warm personal interest in its welfare ; and through His Grace's earnest representations to Mr. Pitt, and Mr. Grenville, and other influential persons, the Parliamentary grants were obtained. The chief plea of His Grace, as might surely be expected, was the connection with the Church. Sot)n after the appointment of a successor to His Grace, in 1805, the Visitor addressed the new Patron, gave him a concise account of King's College, from its commencement, and solici- ted His Grace's interference against the objectionable Statutes. He stated that, in every step that was taken, he consulted the late Archbishop, who had warmly patronized the Institution, and whose directions were always followed. " To His Grace it loas " oioing, that His Majesty was pleased to countenance the de- " sign ; that he directed sums of money to be granted for the " erection of a suitable Edifice, and promised a Royal Charter. '' The design which I had in view was, that young men might be " prepared, by a religious and liberal education, for the Ministry, " and other Learned Professions. Religion was the leading ob- " ject. Languages and Sciences iccrc to be taughly as hand- maids {to use Lord Bacon's expression) to this most important of all objects. The good Archbishop's sentiments coincided with mine, and hence it was that when Mr. Grenville, then one of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, (now Lord " Grenville) did me the honor of writing to me on the subject, " by His Majesty's Order, the placing the Stale of Religion, in " His Majesty's Colonies, on a more respectable footing, was " the leading object, to which the Establishment of a College " was to be subservient. This idea runs throvgh all his commU' ^' nications, and to this all his enquiries point. I mention these " particulars, as they will show the ground of my protest against " some of our Statutes. (( In some Hints concerning King^s College, which were f)re- pared at this time, by the Visitor, for the information of the Pa- tron, he acknowledges the dissatisfaction which would necessarily be given to respectable Dissenters, by requiring subscription to the 39 Articles, at Matriculation, which would operate to the exclusion of their Children from the advantages of a Collegiate Education ; — but in the same paper he adverts to other objec- tionable statutes, and repeats that " //le Seminary teas primarily Ill r r lit) to lie lis he 16 *' intended to give a religious education, and to prepare young "• men for Holy Orders!" In a Letter to Lord Grenvillc, dated in April, 180G, the Visitor wrote, — *' Through the intervention of the late exeellent Jlrch- '■'■ bishop of Canterbury, I liad the honour of receivino; from Your " Lordship, several Letters relative to a Seminary of Learninc, " then newly erected in this Province. •"' Had the sentiments " which were then sujrs^ested hy Your Lordship on the subject, and " the late Archbishop, which perfectly coincided with mine, been " adopted and pursued, the Seminary had flourished, and the " benevolent views of the lloyal Founder, would have been real- " ized." The Dishop hero alluded to the very unpromising!; state of the College, under the inllueucc of olfensive Statutes, which threatened ^reat interference with its usefulness. He pro- ceeded, — " The prof peril}/ of our College is so closely connected loith the welfare of the Church of England in these Colonics, that I have its interest greatly at heart. We want several Cler- gymen, and shall want more ; few can be obtained from Eng- land, and those few with the greatest difiiculty. The College at Windsor, is our jirincipal resource in this case, as icas ori- ginally intended ; and should that resource fail, the Church here, must inevitably bo much injured." This Letter was handed to Lord Grcnvilh^, by the writer, who was then in England, to whom His Lordship was referred for more particular information. In the conference which fol- lowed, His Lordship's views were fully and clearly explained, and were in complete unison with those of tho Visitor. As the time in which the interference of the new Patron, could be of any avail, had nearly expired, tho writer was especi- ally desired by the Visitor, to request the immediate attention of His Grace to the Statutes and the Protest. That attention was ])romptly afforded. His Grace was satisfied that alteration was necessary ; and on the 8th of July, 1800, he annulled the whole, by a written paper which was handed by His Grace to the late Attorney General, a Governor of the College, who was then in England, and thus received it, before the expiration of three years, from the fratning of the Statutes. Soon afterwards, the Patron prepared the alterations, which ho thought necessary, and for- warded them to Ilahfax. The restrictive Statute annulled by the Patron, was in no way necessary to the connection, between the College and tho Church ; but in every way likely to be injurious to both. Other alterations proposed by the Patron, were import- ant to the security of that connection. B''!' 'i i^ 17 A new Co})y of Statutes was prepared in pursuance of tlic Patron's suggestions, and duly ratified — but unfortunately this was a single ,Manuscript Copy. The printed copies remained unaltered, and as no new edition was printed, these were still given to those who required them. And here a curious fact may be mentioned : — one of these was the only copy (it is believed) the Earl of Dalhousie had seen, when he laid the foundation of Dal- housie College. Unaware of the alterations made by the Patron, he then sup))0sed, and publicly stated, that no Students could be admitted to King's College, without subscription to the 39 Arti- cles, a restriction which the Patron had wisely abolished, with other objectionable provisions, many years before that time. As in tiie earliest years of the King's College, the intention of connecting it with the Church, and die fact of that connection, were so evident, as to be incontrovertible, so it must be equally unquestionable, that such connection was always intended to be continued, and was actually continued up to the period of the granting of the Charter, and of the full operation of the Statutes, as amended by the Patron. Of the subsequent connection with the Ciiurch, to the present day, little need to be said. The Charter and the Statutes have proclaimed and enforced it — and no one who has any acquaintance with the College, is so ignorant as to be uninformed of it. If,; II t A few facts, and only a few, may be brought forward, to show- that the later measures of those most deeply interested in the Institution, have been pursued in the same spirit, and upon the same principles, which marked llic earlier eflbrts on its behalf. The College, although it had been very useful, and had adbrded a valuable education to many persons, had not attained the eminence that was desired, for it had not received the full assistance which had been expected find was required. The building was in a state of decay, and there were no funds for its repair. The number of Professorslii[)s and Scholarships was deficient. The Governors, therefore, thought it incumbent upon them, to make some vigorous eflbrt to obtain means for it's im- provement and enlargement. Accordingly, in the year 1821, a very earnest apj)eal was made to the Government, by a Memorial, addressed to Earl Balhurst, and signed by every Member of the Board. That Memorial recited the History of the Institution from its origin, — clearly stated the connection of that origin with the establishment of an Episcopal See, in Nova Scotia, — and contained the following passage. — " That by the Statutes" (the (Ti 5 i 18 the this ined * IVCIl i be llie Dal- tron, Id bo Arii- witii 1 t •oriected Statutes) " of King's College, which were framed after its Charter was obtained, and were closely copied from those of the University of Oxford, as well as by the Charier itself, and by the original design of i7's first promoters, it is insepa- rably connected with the Established Religion of the United Kingdom, and for the perpetual security of this important distinction, every new Statute that is proposed, and every alte- ration of an old Statute, are subject to the revision and re- •'' jection of His Grace, the Archbishop of Canterbury ; who is appointed by the Charter, the Patron of the Institution. The Seminary, therefore, is made the nursing mother of sound religious principles and unaffected piety, no less than of usefid ' learning, loyalty, and good morals." The sums required were so large, and the want of them so ])ressing, that as the Memorialists stated to Earl Bathurst, " fur- " ther silence would be an abandonment of the important trust that " has been confided to them. For the moment has now come, " when all the benefits of the Institution, must be materially "• abridged, and the risk of their entire loss must be incurred, if " a most earnest appeal is not made at once, to every public and " private source of liberality and benevolence, from which they "- may venture to hope for any assistance." A Resolution was unanimously adopted, that the writer of this paper, then recently elected to a SeaL at the Board, " should "• be requested to assist the objects of the Memorial, by writing to the Universities in the Parent Kingdom, the Societies for the Propagation of ike Gospel, and for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and to other public Bodies and individuals, and by explaining and urging the merits and wants of the Institution in such manner, as in his judgment, may best conduce to the obtaining the patronage and active assistance of all who may be disposed to promote the prosperity of King's College." u i( a (( C( A Circular letter was immodiately prepared, under tlie direction of the Board. It was accompanied by Copies of this Resolution, and of the Charier, and amended Statutes ; Jind con- tained the following passage. — " It can hardly be necessary to " dwell upon the importance of tats Institution to the prosperity " of the Established Church in these Colonies. This loas the " primary inducement to the first efforts for its Establishment, " audit now prompts the exertions that are renewed for its ad- " vancement.''^ 19 it(! If ', ;■« U< n >i;» fii Some kindly feeling; towards the College was excited by these Lcilers, but liltle efficient aid was procured in the two rollouin'^ years. The improbability of obtaining all that was reqrired, concurred \viili other circumstances in suggesting about tliis time, an atiemj)' ''^r uniting King's College and Dalhousio College, upon princi])i< 3 that would not inlcrCere with the primary objects of cither. Proposals were made for this purpose, — agreed upon by a Majority of the Coveruors of botli Institutions, and approved by the Earl o'' Dalhousie. Those proposals were accompanied by observations, which v/ere approved bv all the parties. They contained the lbllo\^ing explicit declaraUon. "* Especial provi- •' sion for the sound Instruction of the Members of the Esta- '■'• blished Church ; and |)articularl)* of those who are intended for '"- Holy Orders in that Church, is considered the primary object •■ of King's College." Tlic plan was resisted by some of the Governors' of King's College ; and a very able jirotcst against it, was entered on their Minutes. The Alumni were greatly opposed to it ; and the Pa- tron could not con.-ent, because it would require a violation of the Charter. It wuj therefore silently abandoned ; but the ne- cessity for increased exertion on behalf of King's College, became every day more urgent. The wjiter went to England in the early j)art of 1824, and under the same conuuission, with which he liad been honoured in 1321, he renewed the solicitations made at that time, and urged lliein by personal apjilications. Earl Bath- urst admit led the reasonableness and strength of the appeal to Government, — ac kr.owledged tliat more aid should be extended, — and intimated that such assislanco might be hoped for, at a more favourable time for ajiplications to Parliament. A. Paper was prej)ared by the Rev. C. Benson, the present Master of the Tiuipio, v.hich vas printofl and exiiMisively circu- lated. This greatly assisted in procuring benefactions, to the amount of ClOOO, of wJiich £500 have been continued annually, to the present time. The information conveycul by that paper, was chiefly taken from the Memorial of the Goveriiors of King's College to Earl Baihurst. It grounded the first necessity for the College, upon the erection of Nova Scotia into an Episcopal See, — stating that " to preserve those Doctrines, and that Liturgy " and discipline," (namely, those of the Church of England,) "- in their uni.bated puiity, it seemed necessary, at the same time, '' that the means of a riglit religious education should be provided. 20 by (( u ** both for those who were to teach, and those who were to be " taught the holy principles of our Churchy that they might live " and die in the faith and hope of their forefathers. For this ^' purpose the University at Windsor was established.''^ Letters which accompanied the printed paper, were addres- sed to many individual Members of the Churchy by the writer, in which he availed himself of the opinion gravely pronounced by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and stated " the existence of the ' Church, in an extensive portion of the Briti&h Empire, has been pubhciy pronounced by the highest Ecclesiastical author- ity in the Kingdom, to be dependent on the prosperity of that " Institution." The appeal in these Letters, and in the printed paper which accompanied them, v. ss made to the Members of the Church alone The plea was founded on the interests, and the wants of the Church, and the whole of the JC4000 thus ob- tained, was given by Members of the Church, and for the benefit of the Church. In 1832, a Memorial was addressed to Lord Goderlch, and signed by all the Governors. It referred to the former Memorial to Earl Balhurst, and stated, — " That in a Col- " ony like Nova Scotia, where a Majority of the People are not " Members of the Established Church, it is a matter of some " delicacy and difficulty, to secure any advantages to that Church, " however desirable it may be, on every account, to obtain them. " And yet this College, although diffusing it's general benefits ••' among all denominations of Christians, has uniformly proved, " «s if loas ahvays designed to be, an efficient liandm.aid to the " Church." It cannot be necessary to add any thing more, though much more might easily be produced, to prove the uninteirupted con- nection of the King's College at Windsor, with the Established Church, from the early period of the first suggestion of it in 1783, to the pres(!nt time. Those who have been its advocates, and its benefactors, In every period of its history, have been influen- ced by that connection, in cv^ry eflbri that has been made. All that belongs to tiie College, — its building ; its Library ; its little funded pro[)erty, formed by its benefactors ; its annual allowance from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel ; have ah been obtained on account of that connection. Even its grant from the Colonial Legislature, under the circumstances which led to its attainment, may be regar('cd in the same light. It may well therefore, be asked, if it be possible fairly to apply any part of this property to an Institution, which may have less intimate con- nection with the Church. Let the Survivors of the benefactors I;' 1 1 i* M 'I SI be consulted ; and if these are willing that the benefactions given for one object shall be applied to another, the unfair character of the change may be diminished : but until the consent of these persons is obtained, the property cannot be so alienated, without a violation of principle, which would have a tendency to diminish the force of moral obligation, and to loosen the security of all property, both public and private. It is possible that a part of this property may be transferred by some Act of the Legislature, from one Institution to another, wholly dissimilar ; but a very material portion of it is secure, even from the effect of such enactment. Notice has already been given, that the largest portion of the annual income, that which is re- ceived from the benevolence of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, amounting to ^500 sterling, will be witliheld at once, if any change is made ; and the twelve Scholarships, for- merly endowed by that Society, and now likely to be adopted by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, if the integrity of the character of the College is preserved, will certainly not be adopted, if that integrity is violated. Many of the facts which are disclosed and proved by this paper, have probably been unknown to those who have entertain- ed the question of alienating the property of King's College : but it is hoped and believed, that neither a Member of the Church, nor any respectable Dissenter, would be willing to take part in producing such alienation, when aware of the circum- «tances, which are thus brought to his knowledge. «:■:: 3n lof Ise fut Ish all sa APPENDIX. The foregoing Memoranda were prepai'ed in haste, and it is regretted that there is not sufficient time to obtain an accurate Lisf of the Alumni, previously to the arrival of the Charter. A por- tion of *he List has been supplied by the recollection of a Gentle- man (and Merchant of this Town,) whose name does hono'ir to the opening dawn of his Alma Mater. The following - Rule is known to be defective ; but it is hoped that no Individual will feel that he has been intentionally excluded from this " goodly fellowship.'' It i<: believed that more than Two Hundred persons entered the Institution before the Charter was obtained. No regular M.v- TRicuLA was kept ; but more than a hundred of those persons desired to pursue a Collegiate course. ' Any communication on this subject, or on any matter relative to King's College, may he directed to Charles H. Wallace, Esq., Hugh Harts- HORN£, Esq., H^lif^x, Of to Mr. Inglis, at the ^^ishop of Nova Scotia's. tUU' J^ames. John IngUs, D.D., James Bisset, William F. Bonnell, Gustavus Halliburton, George M. Halliburton, Samuel Head, Michael Head, Thomas Murray, Joshua Upham, Edward Arnold, James S. Arnold, James Geddes, Henry Best, ( Bishop of JNuva Scotia, and its \ Dependencies. Clergyman. Merchant. Merchant. Physician. Captain, R. N. Barrister. do Army. A. D. C. to the King. Physician. Merchant. 3d I! nm It u. I II',, 14 A'*ames. John Tremaln, John Hammill, James Hammill Thomas C. Hammill, John Milledge, Rowland, Isaac Dechamp, George Taylor, Hugh McMonagle, John Emerson, Otto Emerson, Lawrence Hartshorne, Richard Leonard, Richard Inglis, Archibald Inglis, Simon Eraser, William Shey, John Clarke, Colin Campbell, David Campbell, George Day, William Day, Jacob Van Cortlandt Arthur Achmuty Courtlandi, John Cuimingham, Thomas Cochran, Charles W. Weeks, Joseph Cochran, H. H. Cogswell, Wm. Cochrane, Thomas Barclay, Beverley Barclay, George Barclay, William Gray, William Delancey, Alexander Gray, James Delancey, C. R. Fairbanks, William Thompson, Crofton Uniacke, Richard Uniacke, Thomas Hammill, Robert Hammill, Profession. Merchant. Army. do Army. Clergyman. do Merchant. Navy. Surgeon. Army. Navy. Merchant. Lieut. Colonel Army. Commissariat. Navy. Army. M. P. P. Army. do Army. do Merchant. English Bar. & Chief Justice. Clergyman. Navy. Member of Council. Lieutenant Colonel Army- Captain R. N. Law Student. Merchant. Merchant and Consul. Merchant. Master of the Rolls. English Barrister do Judge. Army. Armv. _ ^^ 24 il JVamc*. Benjamin G. Gray, Henry Hill, Cyrus Perkins, Henry Monk, William McGeachy, Henry Barclay, James Monk, William Monk, J. L. Starr, William Starr, Charles Thomas, Robert Christie, Hay field Howe, Alexander Howe, Delancey Barclay, John Delancey, Oliver Delancey, John Fairbanks, William Fairbanks, William Knapp, James Titus Knapp, Taylor, Sneden, William Robinson, John Bliss, James Tremain, James Boggs, Jones Fawson, Benning Wentworth, William Twining, James R. Dewolf, Simon Fitch, Patrick Wright, Mark Wright, Edward Boyd, William Hulme, James Hulme, Wylic, Wylio, Profession. Clergyman. Clergyman. Army. Merchant. Barrister. Armv. Barrister. Army. Navy. A. D. C. to the King. Army. Army. Merchant, do Commissariat. Merchant, do Navy. Physician. Merchant. M. P. P. Navy. Sherifl'. Army, do Engineers. Army. Attorney Gennrai. with others, some of whom were qualified for Degrees before the Charter was granted ; and a few subsequently received Hon- orary Degrees. I, ^r t ! if: !■' 25 The following Extract from the Matricula of the Uni- versity of Windsor, is given with more accuracy than could be obtained in the foregoing List. — Date of Mat. 1803. Dec. 17. 1803. Dec. 17. 1804. Jan. 13. Jan. 30. 180.5. Sep. 3. Sep. 13. 1807. Aug. 29. Sep. 9 1809. Sep. 1. Nov. 20. Nov. 20. 1810. Sep. 3. 1811. March. Aug. 15. Sep. 2. 1812. June 25. Sept. 3. 1613. May. 1814. March. June 23. June 25. Dec. 13. 1815. June. July C. Aug. 31 . Dec. 12. »\ames. Willm. P. G. Fraser, Harris Hatch, William B. Almon, AVilliam Hill, Robert Bayard, Roger Viets, Charles J. Morris, James W. Nutting, Andrew W. Cochran, Anthony Barclay, Edward J. Jarvis, Hibbert Binney, Charles Ingles, Thos. Paddock. John Boyd, James Cochran, John T. Twining, WiUiam B. Bhss, Sam. P. Fairbanks, John Lawson, Thomas Haliburton, Robt. Parker, Caleb A. Shreve, John Tlios. Murray, Henry Lewis Tremain, George W. Morris, Henry Bliss, Edward Monk, William Gray, Edwin Gilpin, Edward Morris, Robt. Fitz Uniacke, James B. Uniacke, Daniel L. Robinson, Lewis M. Wilkins, Richard Claiborne, George P. Bliss, Horatio N. Arnold, James Peters, Profesmri. Degree, AB CL AB C L AB AM AB AB AB AB CL AB AB Barrister. do Physician. D Judge. Physic ian> D Clergyman. Schoohnaster. Prothonotary. Judge. Chief Justice Clergyman. D Clergyman. Physician. do Att'y. Gen. Clergyman. D D Judge. A M Barrister. Att'y- Gen. A M Judge. A B Judge. A B Schoolmaster, A B Barrister. A B Clergyman. A M Barrister. A B Clergyman Clergyman. A M do A B do A M Barrister. A M do A B do A B Clergyman. Receiver General. Clergyman. A M Barrister. A B /| I i 26 Date of Mat. ree. CL AB C L AB AM AB AB AB AB CL AB AB D D AM AM AB A B AB A B AM AB A A M B A M A M A B A B iral. A M A B 1815. 1816. 1817. 1817. 1818. 1819. April 2. 5. Nov. 20. March. June. June 28. Nov. 1. Nov. 11. June Sep. 4. June. Sep. 2. 20. 24. Nov. 2. Dec. 18. 1820. Jan. 5. June. June. June 30. July 1. Sep. 1. Sept. 1. 5. 22. October. Nov. 17. December. 4th. 1821. Dec. 1822. March. May 6. June. Sept. 1. October. Nov. 29. Dec. 14. Barnes. Charles W. Wallace, Edmund A. Crawley, Frederick W. Morris, Charles Twining, James Shreve, George McCawley, Gilbert L. Wiggins, Henry W. Crawley, Alfred Gilpin, William Walker, Wm. B. King, John C. Hall, James Adair Griffith, C. Hill Wallace, Charles Inglis, Robert F. Hazen, William Wright, Charles W. H. Harris, Charles Fowle, Joshua W, Weeks, Otto S. Weeks, John T. Moody, William Winter, Hugh Hartshorne, Timothy R. Wetmore, John Pryor, Addington Parker, Frederick W. Miles, Henry E. Cogswell, E. S. Freer, Frederick S. Crawley, Martin Isaac Wilkins, James C. Cochran, Archibald Gray, Arnold, Jarvis, Wiggins, Profession. Degree. 'g. Samuel E. George S. Charles 0. Harry Kini John Black, John U. Jeffery, Robt. H. Peters, Edward C. Barss, Snow P. Freeman, Treasurer. Bap. Minister. Physician. Barrister. Clergyman. Professor. Clergyman. Clergyman. do do &Prof. Barrister. Clergyman. Barrister. Recorder. Barrister, do Clergyman. do Clergyman. Barrister. do B. Minister. Clergyman. B. Minister. Law Student. Barrister. Clergyman. do do do do Barrister. Clergyman. Army. Barrister. Merchant. Barrister. A M A B A M D D A B A P A M A B A B A B A B A B A M A M AB AB AM AB AB AM AB AB AM AM A M A M AB DC L AM AM 1 f;: , Date of Mat. ^ 1823. i' Feb. March. 1" April. 1} June 25. 1 Sep. 2. ;■' 22. 1 Nov. ii December. I| 1824. March. S.' June. ':•'' November. i82r). January. June. ii' 182G. 1 1327. Dec. 14. Sept. Sep. 1 . Dec. 11. A])ril 4. May. June. :, ; 1828. , 4 October. May. June. j December. 11 . ^:: 1829. January. April 10. 27 JSTames. John C. Haliburton, Abraham V. Wiggins, John S. Clarke, John H. Clarke, Richard B. Wiggins, Mather B. Desbrisay, Henry Pryor, Henry B. Twining, William Cogswell, Philip A. Knaut, Edward C. Campbell, Thomas H. White, John M. Campbell, Nathaniel W. Thomas, John James MiUidge, Andrev/ M. Uniacke, John Johnston, Henry J. Fitzgerald, Edward L. Brinley, Thomas J. Curren, Georce Hill, Georsre Botsford, Chipman Botsford, Joseph H. Clinch, John Stevenson, Joseph L. Triniingham, John AV. Ratchford, William E. Scovil, Charles Cogswell, John Dunn, P. M. Cunningham, John S. H. Smith, Charles J. Shreve, Reginald B. Porter, Benj. D. Eraser, William H. Snyder, John S. Thompson, Gustavus W. NicoUs, John H. Gray, Gore P. Despard, Augustus F. Welsford, C. Inglis Halliburton, Thos. C. Leaver, Profession. Degree. Barrister. Clergyman. Clergyman. Merchant. Clergyman. do Barrister. Clergyman. Merchant. BaiTister. Clergyman. Clergyman. Army. Farmer. Barrister. Barrister. Clergyman. Teacher. Barrister. Barrister. Barrister. Clergyman. do Clergyman. do St. of Physic. Clergyman. Barrister. Clergyman. Physician. Clergyman. Clergyman. Army. Barrister. St. ofTheol. Armv Barrister Clergyman. B M M M M AB AM A A A A A A B AM AB A B A B A M AM A M AB A M AB A A B B A A B B AM AB A A A A B B B B ■ \ . i, ree. V B \M \M \M AM AB AM A B AM AB A B A B A M AM AM AB A M AB AB AB AB AB AM AB AB AB AB AB 28 Dale of Mat. 1829. June. Sep. Dec. 1830. January. March. April. June. October. November 8. December. 1831. March. June. i 1835. nS'umes. Henry L. Owen, James Stewart Morris, Thos. G. S. Suther, Tims. B. Wilson, Tlios. N. Jeffery, Henry H. Hamihon, Robert Pliipps, William J. Almon, Robert Prescott, James J. Ritchie, George Townshend, Edward Cunard, Stephen Bos;gs, Harris H. Hatch, George H. McCoUa, Thos. Maynard, John E. W. Inghs, S. J. Scovil, George H. Dewolf, Arthur W. Millidge, Henry P. Hill, WiUiam S. Witham, John M. Stirling, William Howe, William M. Godfrey, James Hudson, Samuel L. Shannon, Nov. 17. Charles R. Porter, William M. Howe, Seeker Brough, Stephen Buchan, Michael W. Porter, James Cogswell, Charles W. Leaver, Sep. 1. Nov. 12. 1832. Jan. 10. June. 1833. Oct. 1. Dec. Dec. G. Ritchie Profession. Degree. Clergyman, A B Law Student. A B Divinity St. A B Law Student. A B Barrister. Divinity St. A B AB AB AB AB St. of Physic. St. at Law. do Clergyman. Merchant. St. at Law. do Barrister. St. at Law. Army. St. of Divinity. St. of Medicine. St. of Divinity. St. at Law. Merchant. St. of Divinity. Law Student. A Divinity Student. Clergyman St. at Law A B St. at Law. B HONORARY DEGREES. Jsames. Profession. Dei^rte. Aubrey G. Spencer, Archdeacon. D C L George 0. Stuart, do D CL John Millidge, Ciercvman. D C L T. B. Ro\vland. do. D C L 29 James Stuart, Ben. St. Croix, Profession. Degree. Ati'y. Gen. Physician. D C L D C L SiNcr the imprnssion of tlie first Fifty Copies of this Ap- pendix, a lively and afleclionate remembrance of King's College and of his Contemporaries there, has enabled Dr. Head to cor- rect and enlarge the preceding list. Other Gentlemen have kind- ly afforded their assistance for a similar purpose, — and more time would still be allowed to enable a number of Iiighly respectable and beloved King's College Men in New Brunswick and else- where, to transmit additional information ; if the Members and the friends of the University, were not urgent for the immediate distribution of the " Memoranda." II ^■^ I Robert Mazen, Esquire, Recorder of St. John ; and William Wright, Esquire, of the same place, will, it is hoped, excuse the liberty which an old schoolfellow, and sincere friend, takes with their names, in stating, that they will gladly become the channel of communication between their fellow students in New Brunswick and those in Halifax, whose names arc mention- ed at the commencement of the Appendix. It was suggested by a distinguished son of King's College, that the place of abode, as well as the Profession or Station in life, should be annexed to each name on the Register, in order to show that the benefits which King's College has conferred, have not been confined to Nova Scotia. But this could not be done without imposing too great an increase of labour on the Printers, who, with considerable inconvenience to themselves, have most promptly and satisfactorily executed their work. It will be found, however, that there are Alumni in the Canadas, in New Bruns- wick, in Prince Edward's Island, in Cape Breton, in Bermuda, and in Newfoundland, besides two or three in the Mother Coun- try, whom any U'liversity might be jiroud to claim. O'ac of these is too well known in this and the adjacent Province, by his diligent and successful exertion^', to promote the interests of both, to require to be more particularly indicated. The King's College cause will, it is belicverl, never languish in his hands, whenever it can he furthered by an able, judicious and zealous ad- \'Ocate. He pointed out a defect which existed in the system of Instruction dm^ing his C'oliegiatr course, — a defct ^^hi(•h has hap- ,![!: so pily been supplied by the appointment of the Rev. John Ste- venson", to the Mathematical Professorship. A talented supporter of King's College, has this moment given his opinion, that it should he underetood, that more than £300 a year, out of the annual grant of JE400 from the Colonial Legislature, is expended in maintaining the Academy or Colle- giate School, where elementary instruction is adequately imparted. The primary cost of the building exceeded £7000, and its repairs have always been provided for from the College Funds. £3000 from the Arms-fimd, were placed in the hands of the Governors of the College, for the erection of an Academy, by the late Sir George Prevost. This money, at the instance of Chief Justice Blowers, was not touched until it accumulated to £6000, and the difference between this last sum and the original cost of the structure,was supplied from the pecuniary resources of the College. That the cfTicicncy of the Collegiate School is essential to the prosperity of the College, is acknowledged by all who have any acquaintance with the concerns of either. The present Head Master is, (it is universally admitted), one of the best Scholars King's College has produced ; and it is his determination to exert his utmost energy to give a new character to the School. Mothers will have a sufficient gtiarantce for the kind treatment of their children, in the amiable disposition of the Lady, on whom will devolve the principal part of the arduous and important trust which is implied in the domestic management of the Establishment ; and by a reference to the authorized advertisement, it will be ascertained that the expense of education has been I'educed to the lowest scale. [It may here be noticed that tlie Steward of the College has voluntarily lowered the battels to the inconsiderable sum of Ten Shillings a week.] There are not many of those whose names appear on the Matricula, who will not learn with heartfelt sorrow, tliat the Presi- dent has been compelled to tender his resignation. The term (compelled) is employed, because the regulations of Government allow him no alternative. It is hoped, however, that some ar- rangement may yet be made, by which King's College will bo saved from a loss that will not be readily repaired. That elegant Scholar and perfect Gentleman, will pardon one, who was always a respectful and affectionate pupil, if he express his deep and grateful sense of the kindness and delicacy which he invariably experienced, tlironghotit tho whojn of h\n carenr at King'? Collepn. "il""jui wr ' "T^tt r7"T^J/T>i» "■• ', ' M Tlicio wuuld huvo l>een uo Sigiiutun.' to tliia Appendix, T>irt Qt the bidding of the Bishop, wjjose connection with this Panipli- let icrminuted with tlie " Memoranda." It is ilie deliglit of thn writer of those few hnrs, to declaro his ardent, increasing, and never-to-be-e tinguishod attachment to his Alma Mater ; and his fervent aspiration for her will ever be — " EsTO Pehpetua." CHARLES INGLIS, I" ♦ Errata. — In page 9 of the Memoranda, last paragraph, third line, for Q,uebec Bill, read, the Canada Jict o/1791. In the Sixth Line of the Appendix, page 22, for the word Rule, read, Roll. The following names of Alumni, who were at the College be- fore the date of the Charter, have been supplied since the printing of tl e List — J^ames. John Beardslcy, WilHam Bowen, M. G. Black, John Brittain, P. H. Clarke, Chalmers, Shubal Dimock, — Laird, Frederick Emerson, Hugh Emerson, John Fairbanks, Timothy Ruggles, Benning Monk, Wentworth Monk, James Thompson, Walton, William Bernard, George Harris, Frederick Hollcnd, Holland, Profc:sion. Teacher. Farmer. Merchant. Merchant. Teacher. vSolicitor General. Merchant. Army. Army. Army. Armv. 'J'- ! f > inrt laro lent Iver ihird rord e be- ating 4 » I! I ea