To The Proprietors Of Eas...
'T'lle filowing extracts from certain public documents, respecting the Company's College at llayleyburv, are submitted with all due reverence to the advocates for that hopeful institution ! "If a Cellege be your object, we cannot carry it into effect without extraordinary powers: we must be vested with the authority of expulsion."_ lIr. AfalWtla's pamphlet. The principal and professors were called upon to correct and rectify a srstem of government, which it is at length acknowledged has~ been essentiaily defective for mnany years."-lbiden l '-Though we now exist in all that p}enitude of power which for years we contended for, though w e have the absolute and final power of expulsion, yet I despair of its effecting the object meant to be attained."-Ibid. "I can affirm, from my own knowledge, that they (the students) are beyond all comparison more free from the general Oices that relate to wine, women, gaming, extravagance, riding, shooting, and driving. than theunder-raduates atour Universities'"-Ibid. ' He then proceeded to touch, hut, as he said, with verv different feelings,on another topic-one on which he ratlher wishedto express his regret, thtan todwellat that time with anyseverity. Here thehon. chair- man adverted to those unhappy students who had, as he remarked, excluded themselves front the benefit of the institution by outrages, not only ungentlemanly and unprovoked, but unmanly and unwor- thy of the ritish clharacter ! They had brought disgrace upon themselves and their connexions, ana disgrace upon *.he college."- See the Report ofAf,r. Charks Grant's addres, to the Co/iege. COPY OF A LETTER r'SOM THE OFFICIAL OFFICER Or: THE COLLEG1 TO THE FRIEND OF OXE OF THE EXPELLED STUDENTS. s" East India College, Nov. 11, 1815. "SiT,-It is my painful duty to inform you officialy, that the council, not being able to detect the persons concerned its the outrage of Thursday evening, have been under the necessity of baving re- course to the statute, which enables them to select certain persons whom they conceive most likely to be concerned : Mr. - is, unhappily, amongst that number, andl I have taken for granted that he will be received into your house. I can only add, that I remain " Your obedient servant, (Signed) " B. BRIDGE, Registrar." TO THE PROPRIETORS O' EAST IVDIA STOCK.