It has two degrees. First, the simple relegation. This consists
in expulsion out of the aforesaid districts, for a period of from
two to three years ; af\er which the offender may indeed return,
but can no more be received as an academical burger. Secondly,
the sharper relegation, which adds to the simple relegation an
announcement of the fact to the magistracy of the place of
abode of the offender ; and according to the discretion of the
court, a confinement in an ordinary prison, previous to the
banishment is added ; and also the sharper relegation can be
extended to more than four years, the ordinary term, yes, even
to perpetual expulsion. Loss of honour is one of a class of
severe penalties which can only be pronounced by a civil court



of justice. Prenoas to an j amnUum abaauU and rel^ation,
the oniTeraity amtmaon must send intdligeoce to all tbe German
oniTenitiesy and to the city magistrates, of the cause of the pro-
secution, together with the signature of the culprit, and also
must affix a copy of the sentence on the hlack board, that is,
a black tablet, or board, in the university, to which all the an-
nouncements to its members are attached ; and at tbe same time
must advertise the parents, or those standing in their relation, of
the same. Causes of complaint, which a student considers him-
self to have against an academical officer, must be laid before
the academical amtmann, if such officer belong to the inferior
class of the servants of the High School When it affects a
head or teacher, then before the academical senate; if it afiects
the prorector, or academical senate, then it must be carried to
the curator of the university, who must receive it, and lay it
before the minister of the interior*



Through these brief sketches we hope to have given to the
reader a clear notion of the constitution of a German university,
in reference to its financial and judicial admiuistration. We
have so far had Heidelberg in our eye, and may be allowed to
do this, since however different the universities of Germany
may otherwise be, in spirit and manners, in these respects they
resemble each other. Upon the conformity of their present
constitution to their purpose, we may leave the reader to make
his own reflections. 