1606.] Account of the Eaft-India College in fertfordjarre. 
3. A courfe of leGtures on general polity, 
on the laws of England, and principles 
of the Britifh conftitution. 
VII. The college year is to be divided 
into two terms, each confifting of twenty 
weeks. In the laft week of the fecond 
term of each year, public examinations of 
all the ftudents will be holden by the pro- 
feflors in the different departments of lite- 
rature and f{cience, as arranged in the pre- 
ceding fection, under the fuperintendance 
of the principal. 
1. In Oriental literature. 
2. In mathematics and natural philo- 
fophy. 
3. In claffical and general literature. 
4. In law, hiftory, aud political econo- 
my. 
At the conclufion of the examinations, 
the principal and profeffors will, at a ge- 
neva! meeting appointed for the purpole, 
atrange the ftudents in four feparate lifts, 
according to their refpeétive merits in 
thefs departments. A copy of thefe lifts 
will be tranimitted by the principal to the 
Honsurable Court of Directors, for infer- 
tion in the public records of the Coimpa- 
ny. On this cecafion, the Honourable 
the Chairman, Deputy Charman, College 
Commitee, and fuch other of the Direc- 
to's as may think proper, will attend, to 
diftribute among the moft deferving du- 
dents in the feveral clafles fuch prizes and 
medals «s may be agiced upon with the 
principal by the college committee. 
Vill. Having thus pomted out what 
provilion has been made for the Kterary 
and intellectual improvement of the ftu- 
den's, it remains to aad fome obfervations 
on the morai and religious difcipline of 
the college. Concerning this important 
fubject a code of regulations has already 
been prefented to the Honourabie Court 
of Directors, fubject to fuch improvements 
and corrections as time and experience 
may hereafier fuggelt. But as the efficacy 
of thefe regulations will entirely depend 
upon the actual exertions of thofe profeffors 
whe, in fubordination:o the principal, are 
more immediately concerned in the difci- 
pline of the college, it may be proper to 
mention, that the perfors {cleied for this 
purpofe have, for many years, filied fitua- 
tions of truft and authosity in the two 
univerfitics : and they have undertaken 
to carry into effect thele regulations, un- 
der the ftrongeit impreffions of the impor- 
tance of the charge committed to them. 
IX. The annual {um to be paid to the 
malter of the {chool is feventy guineas ; 
which, without any additional charge, 
will include, befides the ulual courfe of 
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claffical inftru€tion, the French language, 
writing, arithmetic, mathematics, draw- 
ing, and dancing. 
The compenfation to be made to the 
Company by the fiudents of the college, 
at the commencement of each term, is fifty 
guineas ; for which they will be fupplied 
with every requifite accommodation dur- 
ing that term, a few articles excepted of 
private convenience. ‘The utmoft atten- 
tion will be given, inevery inftance, to the 
economy of the inftitution, confiltent with 
the comfort of its members. All extra- 
vagance among the ftudents will be difcou- 
raged : and, on this account, it 1s much 
to be defired that their pecuniary allow- 
ances may be moderate ; as a misjudged 
liberality in this refpect migint be highly 
injurious. 
The college and fclfool was opened 
for the recepnon of pupils and ftudenrs on 
Menday the 3d of February, 1806, The 
former term in each year will begin on the 
24 of February, and end on the 19th of 
June : the latter will begin on the 1ft of 
Auvguft, and end on the 21ft of Decem- 
ber. 
Although, as before flated, it be in- 
tend-d ihat an intimate conneétion fhould 
fubhit between the callege and the fchool, 
it is nevertnelefs to be underflood, that, 
whilft the coilege is excluively appropri- 
ate to perions defigned tor the civil fervice 
of the Company abroad, the {chool will be 
open to the public at large. 
X. The toregoing plan, it is prefumed, 
is founded upon the foundeft-principles of 
wifdom and judgment, and may be even- 
tually expected to produce the happieft ef. 
feéts upon the concerns of the Company 
in the Eaft. . The education of thofe def- 
tined to fill the important offices of magif- 
trates, ambafladors, provincial governors, 
and other high fituations, fhouid certainly 
be founded on the firm bafis of learning 
and {cience; on a knowledge of the prin- 
ciples of ethics and civil jurifprudence ; of 
general hiftory, and the laws of nations. 
To this fheuld be added, a more particular 
acquaintance with the language, hiliory, 
and manners, of thale nations among 
whom they are to exercite their refpective 
functions. The cultivation and improve. 
ment of their intellectual powers fhould be 
accompanied with fuch a courfe of moral 
difeipline as may tend toexcite and confirm 
in them habits of application, prudence, 
integrity, and juftice: and to render this 
fyfiem of education fuily efficient, it is ef- 
fential that it be inculcated and enforced 
under the fanétion and influence of tre 
Chriftian religion, An inflitution con- 
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