We observe that there are two excellent candidates for the
seat in the Senate of the University of London, which is to be filled by the election of Convocation at its next meeting,—Dr. Buchanan and Mr. Newth. But as it is admitted to be the turn of Medicine and Science, and not of Arts, to fill up the vacancy, and as Dr. Buchanan, the adviser of Government on subjects connected with health and disease who has succeeded to Dr. Simon, is most eminent both in medicine and in the sciences on which medicine depends for its resources, we con- clude that the choice will fall for the present on Dr. Buchanan. Mr. Newth's turn may, as we hope, come later, for both as a scholar and as a teacher he has very high claims. Dr. Buchanan is known to be an admirable administrator, and has that charm of manner which adds indefinitely to the personal influence of learned and sagacious men.
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