_army'in Spain, fell gloriously in the arths of victory, on 
Gatpentat ot Guest and sale buried in the citadel of 
that town. When the accounts of his victory and death 
reached his native town, a subscription, amounting to 
upwards of £4000, was immediately completed, and a 
~ bronzed pedestrian statue ordered to be erected to his 
_ in some cuous part of the city, under the’ 
direction of Mr John Flaxman, London. | 
' The university was founded, as before mentioned, 
* in°1450, in virtue of'a bull obtained from Pope Nicho- 
las V. by the solicitation of James II. and William 
Turnbull, Bishop of w. This institution, while 
“in its infancy, consisted of a chancellor, rector, dean of 
‘faculty, a principal, who taught theology, and three 
professors of philosophy. At the Reformation, this 
seminary suffered very materially; and it was not till 
after James VI. had granted a new charter of erection, 
and bestowed on it the teinds of theparish of Govan, that 
it recovered from the shock which it had received. In 
1617, the teinds of the parishes of Renfrew and Kilbride 
were annexed and ultimately conferred on it. In 1630, 
the temporalities of the bishopric of Galloway were ad- 
ded ; and in 1670, the teinds of Cadder, of Old and New 
Monkland, were conveyed to the college, by charter 
from Charles II. In 1693, after the Revolution, the 
sum of £300 per annum was granted to each of the 
Scottish universities, out of the property of the abolish- 
ed bishoprics of Scotland ; and the better to insure the 
payment of this sum, this university obtained from the 
shopric, \which has been periodically renewed ever 
‘since. These’ teinds, and the annual returns from he- 
ritable property, and donations received from indivi- 
duals:at various times, constitute the fund from which 
the professors’ salaries, and certain stipends are paid, 
the college buildings supported, and the other concerns 
ofthe university maintained. From its erection down to 
_the presenttime, thenumber of professorships have been 
‘increaséd. At present, the establishment consists of a lord 
chancellor, lord rector, dean of faculty, a reverend princi- 
ul, a reverend professor of divinity, professors of church 
istory, oriental: languages, natural philosophy, mathe- 
matics, moral philosophy; logic, Greek, humanity, civil 
law, medicine, anatomy, practical astronomy, and the re- 
ius professors ofnatural lecenp, surgery, and midwifery. 
‘he crown presents to the following chairs, viz. the prin- 
cipality, church history, civil law, medicine, anatomy, as- 
tronomy, natural history, sur , and midwifery. The 
college elects the chancellor, the dean of faculty, and the 
r s of divinity, oriental languages, natural phi- 
Risen? mathematics, moral philosophy, logic, Greek, 
ad:humanity. The rector and’ dean of faculty are 
chosen annually. In choosing the former, the mode of 
election is materially different from that of the other 
office-bearers. He is elected by what is called the Co- 
mitia, that is, a court consisting of the office-bearers and 
professors, and all the students who have matriculated, 
_ by enrolling their-names, and stating the place where 
{ they were born, and-the name of their father and his 
designation, &e. This court consists nearly of 1000 
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members, is divided into what is called the four na- 
tions, viz. the Glottiana, Transforthana, Loudoniana, 
F and Rothsaiana. The majority of the members of each 
i ~ nation constituting one vote, in case of an equality, the, 
“rector has the casting vote. .It has been usual to re- 
_ elect the rector for one year only, The regius profes- 
sors have no vote jn the faculty, except for the dean; 
they, however, vote in the Comitia, in common with the 
‘matriculated members. . 
‘The college has: a number of bursaries in its gift. 
; GLASGOW. 
crown a'lease for'19 years.of the teinds of the archbi-- 
501 
Among others, there are'ten for. Baliol. college, on Mr Glasgow», 
Snell’s mortification, at £70 each, arising from an estate 
in Warwickshire. . This distinguished seminary has 
penis at various times, some of the most eminent 
iterary characters of the in which they lived. 
Among others, may be padlied toe names of the celebra- 
ted poet and historian George Buchanan, Archbishop 
Spottiswood, Principal Leechman, Adam Smith, Hut- 
chison, Reid, Cullen, and Hunter. 
The late celebrated Mr John Anderson, professor of Andersoni- 
natural philosophy in the university of this city, by his an Institu- 
last will, disponed and conveyed his valuable apparatus, “"- 
museum, and library, and his other effects, to 81 trustees, 
whereof nine were to be tradesmen, nine agriculturists,. 
nine artists, nine manufacturers, nine physicians and 
surgeons, nine lawyers, nine divines, nine natural phi- 
losophers, and nine kinsmen or namesakes, for the pur- 
poses of establishing a college in this city, for the arts, 
medicine, law, and theology. At the professor’s de- 
cease, his trustees were incorporated by rin 1796. 
Pecuniary and other considerations have hitherto limit- 
ed the plan to physical science, comprehending natural 
philosophy, chemistry, materia medica and pharmacy, 
mathematics, and geography. Popular an scientife 
lectures, from its commencement, were continued to be 
delivered to both sexes, in this institution, by Dr Gar- 
net, with great approbation, till in 1799 he received an 
appointment in the royal institution of London, which 
had been formed.on the model of this primary institu- 
tion, Dr Garnet was succeeded by Dr Birkbeck, who, 
in addition to the branches taught by his predecessor, 
introduced a familiar system of philosophical and me- 
chanical information, to 500 operative. mechanics, free 
of all expence, exclusive of the exhibition of an exten- 
sive apparatus; particular models illustrative of the 
arts, were introduced, _ A subscription library for the 
use of this class, has been productive of beneficial ef- 
fects, , 4 
The late celebrated Dr William Hunter of London, 
was born in 1718, at. East Kilbride, a village. about 
8 miles south-east from, this city, and was educated at 
this university, By his last will, he left his splendid 
and very valuable museum in trust to the professors of 
the college of Glasgow, to be received by them acer- 
tain number of years after his death, which happen- 
ed in 1783. This collection was brought to Glasgow. 
in 1808. It consists of minerals and fossils, plants, 
shells, fishes, beasts, birds, insects and reptiles, ks, 
rare and valuable manuscripts, anatomical preparations, 
antiquities, original picares from the most eminent 
masters, and many other productions of nature and art. 
The coins and medals are of the first consideration ; the 
whole is estimated at £150,000. This collection is 
placed in a building erected in. the college garden for 
the express purpose ; and is shewn to the public on ap- 
plication to the trustees. 
The royal infirmary is a noble institution, supported Royal In- 
by voluntary contribution. By its charter, the manage. firmary. 
ment is placed in the lord-provost, who is, ex officio, 
president; the member of parliament; the dean of 
guild ; the convener of the trades-house ; the professors 
of medicine and anatomy ; the president of the faculty. 
of. physicians and surgeo 
Hunterian 
Museum, 
ms ; one member. from the 
town-council, merchants and trades-houses, and college ; 
three from the faculty, of physicians and. surgeons ; 
and ten from the general court of contributors. From 
31st December, 1813, to 31st. December, 1814, there 
have been admitted to the hospital 1267 patients, of 
whom 855 were medical, and 412 surgical; 666 of the 
gross number were men, and 601 women . Of 104 
