* ‘Numerous privileges and immunities have been granted 
the borough is now governed. 
bers to parliament was in the twenty-fixth of Edward I. ; 
but, after the fiftieth of Edward ITL., no return appears to 
have been made till the twenty-firft of James I, when the 
prvvilege was reftored on a petition from the corporation. 
| he right of election is in the inhabitant houfeholders, refi- 
dent freemen, &c.; the number of voters is about 580. 
The burgefles were formerly. obliged to furnifh one man, 
completely armed, to attend the king in any warlike expe- 
tion. 
Hertford had formerly five churches ; four parochial, and 
one belonging to the priory: but only two are now and-' 
an re{pettively dedicated to All Saints, and St. Andrew. 
; Paige the principal church, is a large edifice, fituated 
in the fouth-ealt part of the town, and confifting of a nave, 
chancel, and fide aifles, with alow tower and {pire. The mo- 
ae. @ enum the moft ancient is a flab at 
the eait end of the fouth fide, to the memory of John Hun- 
tay formerly mafter cook to queen Catherine ; he 
: among the modern inferiptions is a long one 
ees rigs eligible, 
fantnefs of the furrounding country. The building will con~ 
‘tain and accommo 
fical and general literature, the Rees, Edward Lewton, 4 
‘the Rev. Jofeph Hallet Batten, A. M.—Profeffor of hiftory 
. profeffors as are in holy 
& by aclerical 
pointment 
HERTFORD. 
ufefal tendency, it will be expedient to give a detailed ae- 
count of its origin, eftablifhment, and 
ip . he fi i 
“ciated merchants, &c. of London, beouals known by the 
name of the Katt India company, having thought it neceffi 
to inftruét a number o men sty for their of 
) 
vice in the Eaft Indies, inftituted, in April 1805, a college 
ry 
for this purpofe; and very fhortly afterwards a as 
fixed on, and contraéts made with Mr, Wilkins, the archi- 
te&, to ere a fuitable edifice: the firft ftone hich 
arrangement, and appropriation, is hig creditable to 
the tafte and fcience of the arti ts fituation is alfo 
from the falubrity of the air, and plea- 
date 100 {tudents, befides matters, and 
neceffary attendants. About 30 of thefe ftudents are 
annually drawn off for India, By the flatutes of the college, 
fludents are to be admitted on the completion of their 15th 
year, and remain here till the age of 18, or till the court 
of directors fhall fend them to their refpetive deftinations. 
A nomination to the college on the part of the court is 
equivalent to an itumediate appointment, provided the advan- 
tages be not forfeited by the ftudents. The fcholars are 
intruded by courles of le€tures, much on the plan purfued 
in the univeriities. 
‘This inftitution is under the diredtion and authority of # 
and feveral profeffors, who conilitute the college- 
e prefent officers are ;—principal, the Rev. 
_§. A —Profeffors of mathematics 
principal 
uncil, 
Samuel Henley, D. D 
Q 
° 
eflors of claf- 
R. $.—Pro 
‘and natural philofopher, the Rev. Bewick Bridge, B. D, the 
Dealtry, 
homas Robert Malthus, 
M.—Profeffor of genetal polity and the laws of Englan 
M.— Profeffor o 
the Orient a vy 
; Moolvy Mirza Kheleel —Perfian writing~ 
Hyder.—Vifitor and counfellor 
*harles Wilkins, efq. F.R.S. 
bert Bellew, 
hem in the ncip 
i ne - * 
evidences, doétrines, an duties 
ft, in thi he « 
in this refpect, 
: Died hurch. 
of the hed ¢ ae 
; ‘cal member of the college council, 
