elt to be only a just tribute to the zeal, efficiency,
and success with which he has hitherto laboured in his office,
whilst, in addition to these qualifications, he possesses the no
less important one for the post he is about to fill, of a mind
singularly impartial, just, liberal, and candid.

'I hope that the other Professors of the College may be taken from
affiliated schools indiscriminately, the lectures being given as may
be most convenient, and as may be arranged by the College Council.

'It is intended by the College Council that the fees charged for
attendance at the Royal College should be much lower than those
heretofore charged at the Queen's Collegiate School. I do not
believe that the mere financial loss will be great, whilst I believe
a good education will, by this means, be placed within the reach of
many who cannot now afford it.

'I hope--but I express only my own personal wish, not that of the
Council, which, as yet, has pronounced no opinion--that some of the
changes introduced in most states of modern education will be made
here, and that especial attention will be given to the teaching of
some of the Eastern languages.

'It is almost impossible to overrate the importance of this both to
the Government and the community;--to the Government, as enabling it
to avail itself of the services of honest, competent, and
trustworthy interpreters; and to the general community, as relieving
both employer and employed from the necessity of depending on the
interpretation of men not always very competent, nor always very
scrupulous, whose mistakes or errors, whether wilful or accidental,
may often effect much injustice, and on whose fidelity life may not
unfrequently depend.

'I thank the members of the College Council for having accepted a
task which will, at first, involve much delicate tact, forbearance,
caution, and firmness, and the exercise of talents I know them to
possess, and which I am confident will be freely bestowed in working
out the success of the institution committed to their care.

'I thank the Principal and his staff for their past exertions, and I
count with confidence on their future labours.

'I thank the parents who, by their presence, have manifested their
interest in our undertaking, and their wishes for its success, and I
especially thank the ladies who have been drawn within these walls
by graver attractions than those which generally bring us to