The London University Calendar is an imitation of the Calendars
of Cambridge and Oxford ; for which publications we never could see any great use. They pretend to give a list of the scholarships, exhibitions, and other foundation benefits in the different colleges—which they do in a most imperfect manner, but the Lendon University has none such, and therefore had not this occasion for a big book. There is a list of individuals who have gained honours in the Calendar of Cambridge; and the honours are so sparingly bestowed, that a thin calendar embraces the illustrious obscure for hell' a century : but ill the London University there are so many distinguished young gentlemen, that a book as big as the Ha' bible would not hold them in a few years. Differentlymanaged, and published in a less ambitious form, this work might have been more serviceable; but Mr. TAYLOR, apparently, did not wish to lose so fine an opportunity of informing the world that he charges five shillings for a great number of little registrations, Sc. Mr. TAYLOR is the University publisher, but the Crown Registrar.
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