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told me that for his part he would rather enjoy the reputation of 
Porson than that of Newton. 
If there be a tutor appointed for every particular science at Cam 
bridge, the objection which I have stated will be obviated ; but un- 
luckily Mr. Wainewright has given us no information whatever on 
the subject. , 
If the emoluments of the tutor depend upon the number of stu- 
dents attending his particular college, and if that number be deter- 
mined by the reputation of the tutor, then it is obvious that a strong 
motive is held out to him to discharge his duty as faithfully as ,pos- 
sible ; because the higher his reputation, the greater will his income 
become. ‘The salaries of the medical professors at Edinburgh (ex- 
cluding two or three late appointments by the Crown) amount to 
201. a year divided among five individuals, or 4/ per annum each. 
Hence their whole emoluments depend upon their students. If they 
neglect their duty, they will be sure to lose their class, and then the 
Professor’s chair will not be worth filling. But if the income of the 
Cambridge tutors does not depend upon their pupils, if they receive 
the same sum whether they do their duty or not, whether the 
number of their pupils be great or small, then in that case the 
powerful feeling of self-interest will be wanting to stimulate their 
exertion, and the chance of indolence and, carelessness will be 
greatly enhanced. The indolence of the established clergy has 
long been proverbial, while the activity of the dissenting clergy has 
always been conspicuous, because their success in life depends upon 
the opinion entertained of them by their hearers. 
It would have been very desirable if Mr. Wainewright had con- 
veyed information to us upon these two most material points, be- 
cause vpon them the value of Cambridge as a place of education 
must chiefly depend. 
Another piece of information scarcely less important is also want- 
ing. We should have been told how great a portion of each year it 
is necessary for the student who means to reap the proper advantages 
of the institution to reside at Cambridge. I have known some 
persons keep their terms, as it is called, and yet reside but a very 
short part of the year at an English University. If this be a common 
practice, or if it may be followed by every person ad libitum, it is 
obviaus that the University is converted in a great measure into a 
mere political establishment. 
But perhaps the most important information of all is the sum of 
money per annum which a student at Cambridge requires to put him 
on a footing with his associates. I have been told by ayoung, Gentle- 
man, a friend of mine, a student at Cambridge, that 300/. a-year 
was the least that he could ever spend. Suppose this to be consider- 
ably above the minimum, it may serve to give us some idea at least 
of the style of life which the generality of the students lead. Now 
a moment’s reflection must convince any person that if a young man 
yesides part of the year at Cambridge, and spends during that tims 
