The installation of Mr. Layard, as Lord Rector of the
Mariachal Col- lege and University of Aberdeen, took place on Thursday, in the pre- sence of a gathering of local officials and notables. Sir Andrew Leith Hay and Sir John Ogilvie acted as assessors. Mr. Layard, in his in- stallation speech, dwelt much on the subject of education; condemning the present system as one that overcharges the memory instead of cul- tivating the intellect and subjecting the mind to discipline. The war was a prominent topic ; and in treating it Mr. Layard traced most of our misfortunes to our defective system of education, and to the " reck- less manner in which merit is overlooked in public employments."
The weekly Manchester Peace gathering was held on Thursday instead of Tuesday. Mr. Bright made a long speech ; complaining that we are governed by "lords," and that our fleets and armies are commanded by tlld and inefficient men.
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