174 Review: Charles Cardale Babington. 
Count Campello (Bishop-elect of the Italian Reform), the China 
Mission, can all tell of therybreadth and warmth of his sympathy. 
When, some ten years back, the Cambridge Seven went out to 
China, they turned a deaf ear to all denial; he and no other 
must take the chair. The large room in the Guildhall was 
crowded to the doors, and 600 undergraduates sat on the 
platform.’ 
His literary tastes do not seem to have been extensive. 
When the Rev. J. A. Babington informs us that ‘. . . he — 
devoured books of travel, biographies, histories, and fiction,’ 
the editorial foot-note runs, ‘this latter only of the highest 
ind’! He was most zealous for the welfare and prosperity 
of his own College (St. John’s), and took the deepest interest 
in the extension of the educational course at the University. 
n the Memorials is reprinted from the i 
Chronicle’ of 25th January 1840 his letter on Irish Distress, 
which shows that the interest he took in the Irish people 
commenced very early; that the Irish Church Mission had his 
warm sympathy is eae from many of the entries in the 
Journal (pp. 217-9, etc.) He was, however, most tolerant, — 
and in the Journal we read ‘(1834) Mar. 15. Signed a petition — 
to do away with all religious tests at the time of taking degrees 
in anything but Divinity.’ 
We do not find that music, painting, etc., had any attractions 
for him. In his earlier years he henine.d took a keen interest 
in Achaia. as the following entries show 
“1835. eb. 18. Attended a veieleticiey at Prof. Sedgwick’s, 
to consider what notice should be taken by the Liberal party of 
the University of the interference and improper influence that 
had been used by the Tory party at the late election for the 
town. It was determined to put out a declaration of our 
abhorrence of such conduct, and three men were appointed to 
draw one up before next Saturday. : 
‘Mar. 5. First meeting of the Society for Protecting the 
Independence of the Town. <A few members of the University 
5 were admitted honorary members, myself among the 
number. 
‘Mar. 16. Our declaration was published . . . . ‘fin con- 
Sequence of a very general impression. that intimidation and 
persecution were employed by some members of the University 
at the late elections for this town.” It protested against ‘‘ every 
species of undue interference, directly or indirectly, with that — 
- trust” (i.e, the some 4 as ‘fa gross breach of pobly cand os 
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