Pennington, Jones Quain, John Ridout, Peter Mark Roget, Nassau William Senior, Joseph Henry Jerrard, James Craig Somerville, John Sims, Connop Thirlwall, James Walker, and Henry Warburton, the first Fellows.

AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows for the time being, shall constitute the Senate of the said University. AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That whenever a Vacancy shall occur in the Office of Chancellor of the said University, either by death, resignation, or otherwise, We, our Heirs or Successors, will, under our or their Sign Manual, nominate a fit and proper person to be the Chancellor, instead of the Chancellor occasioning such Vacancy. AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That the Office of Vice-Chancellor of the said University shall be an annual office; and the Vice-Chancellor hereinbefore named shall, at the expiration of one year from the first of July one thousand eight hundred and thirtyseven, go out of office, and the Members of the Senate shall, at a Meeting to be holden by them for that purpose, on some day within a month before the expiration of the tenure of the said office, of which due notice shall be given, elect some one of the Fellows of the said University to be the Vice-Chancellor, and so from time to time annually; or, in case of the death, resignation, or other avoidance of any such Vice-Chancellor before the expiration of his year of office, shall, at a Meeting to be holden by them for that purpose, as soon as conveniently may be, of which due notice shall be given, elect one other of the said Fellows to be Vice-Chancellor for the remainder of the year in which such death, resignation, or other avoidance shall happen.

AND WE DO further will and ordain, That if at any time, by death or otherwise, the number of the Fellows of the said University shall be reduced below the number of Twenty-five, exclusive of the Chancellor and ViceChancellor for the time being, then and in such case, and as often as the same shall happen, the Members of the Senate shall, as soon as conveniently may be, at a

Meeting to be holden for that purpose, of which due notice shall be given, elect Twelve or more fit and proper persons to be Fellows in addition to the then remaining Fellows; to the end, that by means of such Election the number of Thirty-six Fellows of the said University may be completed, exclusive of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of the said University.

AND WE reserve to Ourselves, our Heirs and Successors, to be the Visitor of the said University of London, with authority to do all those things which pertain to Visitors, as often as to Us, our Heirs and Successors, shall seem meet.

AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows for the time being shall have the entire management of, and superintendence over the Affairs, Concerns, and Property of the said University; and in all cases unprovided for by this our Charter, it shall be lawful for the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows to act in such manner as shall appear to them best calculated to promote the purposes intended by the said University; and the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows shall have full power, from time to time, to make and alter any by.. laws and regulations (so as the same be not repugnant to the laws of our realm, or to the general objects and provisions of this our Charter,) touching the Examination for Degrees, and the granting of the same, and touching the mode and time of convening the Meetings of the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, and in general touching all other matters whatsoever regarding the said University. And all such by-laws and regulations when reduced into writing, and after the Common Seal of the said University shall have been affixed thereto, shall be binding upon all persons Members thereof, and all Candidates for Degrees to be conferred by the same; all such by-laws and regulations having been first submitted to one of our Principal Secretaries of State, and approved of and countersigned by him.

AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That all

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questions which shall come before the Chancellor, ViceChancellor, and Fellows shall be decided by the Majority of the Members present; and the Chairman, at any such Meeting, shall have a Vote, and in case of an equality of Votes, a second or casting Vote.

That no question shall be decided at any Meeting, unless the Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor, and Five Fellows, or, in the absence of the Chancellor and ViceChancellor, unless Six Fellows at the least, shall be present at the time of such decision.

That at every Meeting of the said Chancellor, ViceChancellor and Fellows, the Chancellor, or in his absence the Vice-Chancellor, shall preside as Chairman, or in the absence of both, a Chairman shall be chosen by the Members present, or the major part of them.

AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows for the time being, shall have full power from time to time to appoint, and, as they shall see occasion, to remove, all Examiners, Officers, and Servants of the said University.

AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That once at least in every year the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows shall cause to be held an Examination of Candidates for Degrees, and on every such examination the Candidates shall be examined, either by Examiners appointed for the purpose from among the Fellows, by the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, or by other Examiners so to be appointed, and that on every such examination the Candidates shall be examined in as many branches of general knowledge as the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows shall consider the most fitting subjects of such examination.

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to extend the benefits of Colleges and Establishments already instituted, or which may be hereafter instituted for the promotion of Literature, Science, and Art, whether incorporated or not incorporated, by connecting them for such purposes with the University created by this our Royal Charter : WE do hereby further will and ordain, That all persons

shall be admitted as Candidates for the respective Degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, or Doctor of Laws, to be conferred by the said University of London, on presenting to the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, a Certificate from any of the Institutions hereinafter mentioned, to the effect that such Candidate has completed the Course of Instruction which the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, by regulation in that behalf, shall determine.

AND, That such Certificates as aforesaid may be granted from our College called University College, or from our College called King's College, both situate in London, or from such other Institution, corporate or unincorporated, as now is, or hereafter shall be established for the purposes of Education, whether in the Metropolis, or elsewhere within our United Kingdom, and as WE, our Heirs and Successors, under our or their Sign Manual, shall hereafter authorize to issue such Certificates.

AND, for the purpose of granting the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine, and for the improvement of Medical Education in all its branches as well in Medicine as in Surgery, Midwifery, and Pharmacy; WE do further hereby will and ordain, That the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, shall from time to time report to one of our Principal Secretaries of State what appear to them to be the Medical Institutions and Schools, whether corporate or unincorporated, in this our Metropolis or in other parts of our United Kingdom, from which, either singly, or jointly with other Medical Institutions and Schools in this country or in Foreign Parts, it may be fit and expedient, in the judgement of the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, to admit Candidates for Medical Degrees, and on approval of such Report by our said Secretary of State, shall admit all Persons as Candidates for the respective Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine to be conferred by the said University, on presenting to

the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, a Certificate from any such Institution or School, to the effect that such Candidate has completed the Course of Instruction which the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, by regulation in that behalf, shall determine; and it shall be lawful for the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, from time to time, with the approval of one of our Principal Secretaries of State, to vary, alter, and amend any such Reports, by striking out any of the said Institutions or Schools included therein, or by adding others thereunto.

AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, shall have power, after examination, to confer the several Degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Doctor of Laws, Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, and to examine for Medical Degrees in the four branches of Medicine, Surgery, Midwifery, and Pharmacy; and that such reasonable Fees shall be charged for the Degrees so conferred as the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, with the approbation of the Commissioners of our Treasury, shall from time to time direct; and such Fees shall be carried to one general Fee Fund for the payment of the expenses of the said University, under the directions and regulations of the Commissioners of our Treasury, to whom the accounts of Income and Expenditure of the said University shall, once in every year, be submitted, which Accounts shall be subject to such Examination and Audit as the said Commissioners may direct.

AND WE FURTHER WILL AND ORDAIN, That at the conclusion of every examination of the Candidates the Examiners shall declare the name of every Candidate whom they shall have deemed to be entitled to any of the said Degrees, and the Departments of Knowledge in which his proficiency shall have been evinced, and also his proficiency in relation to that of other Candidates; and he shall receive from the said Chancellor a Certificate, under the Seal of the said University of London,