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quence of this very success each college at length felt 

 that it was strong enough to become a local University, 

 and at last this came about. Manchester has now 

 its own University with the name of Victoria attached 

 to it, while Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, and Shef- 

 field have each received a Charter of Incorporation, 

 so that each of these cities has its own University 

 complete in its various faculties. 



When the subject of applying for the original 

 Charter was under consideration, I received the follow- 

 ing three letters, the first from Lord Kelvin, and the 

 others from Professor Sir Benjamin Brodie. 



April ist, 1877, 



THE UNIVERSITY, GLASGOW. 

 DEAR ROSCOE, 



I was very glad to receive your note telling me that Owens 

 College is now thoroughly resolved to apply for a University 

 Charter. I hope you will be successful. Indeed, I cannot 

 doubt, considering the strength of your claim, that you will be 

 so. I do not believe that any existing University in our 

 country deserves better to be a University than does Owens 

 College. And I believe that Owens College being made a 

 University will be beneficial, not only to itself, but to 

 education throughout England, and generally to the cause 

 of Universities and University education. I return the 

 memorial, which came to me when I was on the point of 

 writing in reply to your previous note. 



Yours very truly, 

 W. THOMSON. 



June 2, 1876, 



BROCKHAM WARREN, REIGATE. 

 MY DEAR ROSCOE, 



I enclose to you a letter giving my views about the 

 foundation of a Manchester University. As I entertain a 

 very decided opinion on the question, and am much interested 

 in it, I have thought it well to give some of the reasons on 

 which my opinion rests. If you were simply going to do over 

 again what is already done at Oxford I should care less about 



