The transition of Mr. Lowe to the House of Lords
leaves a vacancy in the representation of the London University, and it is stated that a meeting of the Liberal party in that University will be held on Monday at the Freemasons' Tavern, to deliberate on the selection of a new candidate. Both the Master of the Rolls, Sir George Jesse], who is a graduate of London, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Sir John Lubbock, who unfortunately is not, but who is highly qualified in every other way, have already been put forward for the seat; and other gentle- men have been named. Whoever may be ultimately selected, it is tolerably certain that unless the Liberals should be divided, no conservative candidate will be started for the vacancy, The
Conservatives can muster a little over one-third of the con- stituency, but not more.
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