UNIVERSITY PRIVILEGES.—A case of considerable importance, as touch log upon
the privileges of the Universities, was mooted on Wednesday, before the Lord Chancellor. In 102, Dr. Frankland, then master of the free school of Coventry, left COO/. to the Master and Fellows of Ca- tharine Hall, from the produce of which a fellowship was directed to be maintailled for scholars educated at Coventry free school. In September last, the Reverend H. Inge, A.B. and Curate of the church of St. John the Baptist, Coventry, applied for the fellowship which was then vacant; but although Mr. Inge was the only Coventry scholar, the examiners passed him over, and appoiuted a Mr. Smith, who was not a Coventry scholar. Mr. Inge petitioned the King, as visiter of the foundation, far relief; and his petition was referred to the Chancellor. Sir Charles Wetherell, for the Master and Fellows, relied entirely on the allegatirsa that Mr. Inge was unwilling or unable satisfactorily to answer time q tions put to him ; and that, therefore, the Foundation did right in
e- lecting another, who, as Mr. Inge was the only Coventry Seholar
ing, was of necessity a scholar of another school. The Lord Chancellor said he would take time to consider the question ; and in the mean time, he wished counsel to furnish him with authorities, if there were any, for the position that colleges had a right to elect strangers to their vacant offices, if persons of the class designated by the founder were not in their opinion qualified.
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