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L E T T E R 
I HAVE, in my laft letter, acknowledged 
the defecls which foreigners obferve in 
the general economy of Englifh Univerfi- 
ties. They are aftonifhed to find that our 
profeflbrlhips are commonly finecuresj that 
there is no continued feries of public lec- 
tures in arts or fciences; and that college 
tutors are almoft the only fources of infor- 
mation. This naturally creates furprize; 
becaufe, in all other Univerfities, the flu- 
dents have the advantage of daily public 
lectures, without vacation or interruption, 
during the greateft part of every year. What 
is the caufe of fuch laborious attention of 
the profeflbrs in thefe Univerfities? The 
anfwer is obvious. They are paid by their 
auditors, who are under no obligation to 
attend them; confequently their emolu- 
ments depend on their reputation. 
Thus have I candidly, and without re- 
ferve, recapitulated the articles of accufa- 
tion, which, in your hearing, have been fre- 
quently brought forward, in objection to 
an Engliih academical education; and I will 
now 
